WESTCHESTER CHILDRENS MUSEUM

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

A52

Classification

1200

Street

PO BOX 397

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 · 2023

• FAMILY ACCESS MEMBERSHIPDESCRIPTION: FAMILY ACCESS MEMBERSHIP (FAM) IS WESTCHESTER CHILDREN'S MUSEUM'S UNIQUE INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE ECONOMIC BARRIERS AND MAKE THE MUSEUM ACCESSIBLE TO ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.CONTENT: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES QUALIFYING LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH ALL THE BENEFITS OF OUR PREMIUM MUSEUM MEMBERSHIP AT A SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED COST OF ONLY $25, REPRESENTING MORE THAN A 90% DISCOUNT FROM REGULAR PRICING. FAM MEMBERS RECEIVE THE SAME ACCESS AND PRIVILEGES AS STANDARD MEMBERS, INCLUDING UNLIMITED FREE ADMISSION, DISCOUNTS ON PROGRAMS, AND SPECIAL MEMBER EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.WHERE: FAM IS AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES THROUGHOUT WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND BEYOND. THE PROGRAM HAS SUCCESSFULLY EXPANDED MUSEUM ACCESSIBILITY WITH FAM MEMBERS NOW COMPRISING 21% OF OUR TOTAL MEMBERSHIP BASE, MORE THAN DOUBLE THE COUNTY'S GENERAL POVERTY RATE OF 9.3%. THIS INITIATIVE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO OUR REMARKABLE GROWTH, WITH OVERALL MEMBERSHIP INCREASING BY 61% AND TOTAL MUSEUM VISITORS REACHING 108,000 IN 2024.

  Expenses $897,720

• BIRTHDAY PARTIESDESCRIPTION: IN OUR BIRTHDAY PARTIES, OUR MUSEUM FACILITATORS LEAD PERSONALIZED CELEBRATORY EXPERIENCES FOR SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED GROUPS OF CHILDREN, WHO COME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO COMMEMORATE A CHILD'S SPECIAL DAY.CONTENT: THESE BIRTHDAY PARTIES INCLUDE DEDICATED PLAYTIME THROUGHOUT THE MUSEUM'S HANDS-ON EXHIBITS AND ACTIVITIES, PLUS EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO A PRIVATE BIRTHDAY ROOM FOR CAKE AND CELEBRATIONS. PARTIES CAN BE ENHANCED WITH OPTIONAL HANDS-ON STEAM WORKSHOPS LED BY OUR MUSEUM FACILITATORS. THE WORKSHOP TOPIC IS CHOSEN AHEAD OF TIME BY THE PARTY ORGANIZER FROM OUR MENU OF CREATIVE OPTIONS, INCLUDING SILLY SLIME, PLAY-DOH, PAINT EXTRAVAGANZA, AND ARTS + CRAFTS.WHERE: BIRTHDAY PARTIES ARE HELD IN THE MUSEUM ON WEEKENDS (9:30-11:30, 12:30-2:30, 3:30-5:30) AND WEEKDAYS (2:30-4:30), ACCOMMODATING UP TO 25 CHILDREN PLUS PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, WITH FULL ACCESS TO THE MUSEUM ON THE DAY OF THE PARTY AVAILABLE (WCM STAFF, USUALLY A PLAYWORKER), NO FOOD IS HANDLED/SERVED DURING THE PARTIES.

  Expenses $40,749 · Revenue $356,604

• FIELD TRIPSDESCRIPTION: IN OUR FIELD TRIPS, OUR MUSEUM EDUCATORS LEAD PLAYFUL LEARNING VISITS FOR LARGE NUMBERS OF CHILDREN, WHO USUALLY COME FROM A REGIONAL SCHOOL OR OTHER ORGANIZATION BY BUS OR CARPOOL. CONTENT: THESE FIELD TRIPS ARE USUALLY A COMBINATION OF FACILITATED/GUIDED PLAY IN VARIOUS ACTIVITY/EXHIBIT LOCATIONS WITHIN THE MUSEUM, WITH THE OPTION TO ADD A HANDS-ON STEAM WORKSHOP LED BY OUR MUSEUM EDUCATORS. THE OPTIONAL ADD-ON WORKSHOP TOPIC IS CHOSEN AND SCHEDULED AHEAD OF TIME BY THE SCHOOL ORGANIZER, CHOSEN FROM OUR MENU OF TOPICS IN THE EDUCATOR'S GUIDE. WHERE: FIELD TRIPS ARE HELD IN THE MUSEUM EVERY WEEKDAY, IN WHICH UP TO 6 CLASSROOMS PER DAY, ALONG WITH THEIR TEACHERS AND CHAPERONES, HAVE FULL ACCESS TO THE HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES IN THE MUSEUM.

  Expenses $5,376 · Revenue $329,624

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

• MARVIN CAMPBELL

  PRESIDENT

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• KATIE VERNACE

  VICE PRESIDENT

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• CAROLYN CARR SPENCER

  TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JAIME STEERS

  ASSISTANT TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• DENISE SEEDOR

  SECRETARY

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• IZZY COPUS

  ASSISTANT SECRETARY

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• PETER LARKIN

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• KIM JEFFREY

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• LAVANYA MISRA

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• MARC OXMAN

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• NAZANINE SCHEUER

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• KIM SPARBER

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• CORINNE ZOLA

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• THOMAS SULLIVAN

  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $156,090

  From this org

  $116,124

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $39,966

  Hours/week

  40

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $106,124

  Bonus

  $10,000

  Other

  $0

  Deferred

  $0

  Nontaxable benefits

  $39,966

  Filer's total

  $156,090

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2023

  Revenue

  $1,340,538

  Expenses

  $1,493,561

  Contributions

  $597,540

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $995,657

  Expenses

  $1,076,835

  Contributions

  $599,150

  Grants paid

  $0

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

  Revenue

  $642,322

  Expenses

  $736,157

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,319,308

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $574,008

  Expenses

  $736,157

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,319,308

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $955,137

  Expenses

  $610,213

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,380,606

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $749,485

  Expenses

  $709,636

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,663,250

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,706,299

  Expenses

  $796,964

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,825,670

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $661,872

  Expenses

  $701,495

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,244,930

• 2012 · 990-PF

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $24,282

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,823

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.

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

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $35,900

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $25,350

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• ASSOCIATION OF CHILDRENS MUSEUMS INC

  $15,000

  2022 · FFACES HOSTING GRANT

• THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST

  $15,000

  2024 · FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.

• THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST

  $10,000

  2023 · FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.

• THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND

  $7,764

  2022 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $0

  2025 · GENERAL SUPPORT

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