CHILDRENS DISCOVERY MUSEUM

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

A50

Classification

2000

Street

404 LONG AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

• In 2025, the Children's Discovery Museum (CDM) provided invaluable, free services to the community, welcoming over 9000 visitors through its doors. Among these, 25% were first-time guests, reflecting the museum's growing impact and outreach. To meet increasing demand and broaden accessibility, CDM expanded its offerings and extended its operating hours, allowing more families to take advantage of the museum's resources. This growth enabled CDM to provide even more diverse programming and engaging educational experiences, all accessible without financial barriers. The free admission model ensures every child and family, regardless of income, can benefit from hands-on exhibits, interactive learning, and community-focused events, highlighting the museum's dedication to inclusivity and community enrichment. As families continue to face the social and emotional impacts of COVID-19, CDM's expanded hours and enhanced programs create a supportive space for children to reconnect, learn, and heal through play. By fostering a safe and joyful environment, the museum plays a critical role in helping children rebuild essential social skills, resilience, and confidence, supporting the community's recovery and growth in the post-pandemic landscape.

  Expenses $42,638 · Grants $32,566

As filed on the 2025 return.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $62,915

  Expenses

  $61,145

  Contributions

  $62,639

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2024

  Revenue

  $135,883

  Expenses

  $85,301

  Contributions

  $133,399

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $54,113

  Expenses

  $90,863

  Contributions

  $49,610

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $49,511

  Expenses

  $79,818

  Contributions

  $49,511

  Grants paid

  — not reported

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $81,768

  Expenses

  $79,348

  Assets (EOY)

  $97,586

• 2020 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $86,436

  Expenses

  $73,149

  Assets (EOY)

  $94,378

• 2019 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $98,409

  Expenses

  $66,935

  Assets (EOY)

  $81,092

• 2018 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $64,748

  Expenses

  $47,708

  Assets (EOY)

  $49,625

• 2018 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $64,748

  Expenses

  $47,708

  Assets (EOY)

  $49,625

• 2017 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $60,102

  Expenses

  $40,632

  Assets (EOY)

  $32,585

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2016

Tax period

1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016

Principal officer

Erin Harnish

Mailing address

700 Lincoln St Ste 200Kelso WA 98626

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 2 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• THE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION

  $20,000

  2025 · 2025 SUPPORT

• THE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION

  $15,000

  2024 · 2025 SUPPORT

• UNITED WAY OF COWLITZ COUNTY

  $6,000

  2022 · UNRESTRICTED

• MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

  $5,362

  2024 · UNRESTRICTED

Other IRS files