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SANTA FE CHILDRENS MUSEUM INC

EIN 85-0335070 SANTA FE, NM

Revenue 2024
$2,307,579
Expenses 2024
$2,018,274

Program services were 72.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A520
Classification
2000
Street
1050 OLD PECOS TRAIL

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).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

DISCOVERING THE JOYS OF LEARNING, PLAY, AND COMMUNITY. THE SANTA FE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM BUILDS UPON A CHILD'S SENSE OF JOY AND DISCOVERY BY CULTIVATING HABITS OF INQUIRY IN THE ARTS, SCIENCES, AND HUMANITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

DISCOVERING THE JOYS OF LEARNING, PLAY, AND COMMUNITY.

  • SANTA FE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM (SFCM) IS A NON-PROFIT CULTURAL INSTITUTION THAT HELPS CHILDREN DISCOVER THE JOYS OF LEARNING, PLAY, AND COMMUNITY. FOR 39 YEARS, OUR INNOVATIVE BILINGUAL PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITS HAVE PROVIDED HANDS-ON EXPLORATION AND INFORMAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. SFCM WAS INCORPORATED IN 1985, BECOMING THE FIRST CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. THE BUILDING, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE HISTORIC ARMORY FOR THE ARTS CAMPUS IN SANTA FE, WAS ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED IN THE 1930S. TODAY, SFCM IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION OF ITS KIND IN THE REGION, SERVING 60,000 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ANNUALLY THROUGH DYNAMIC EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS, AND CULTURAL EVENTS. OUR KEY FOCUS IS TO ENSURE "ACCESS FOR ALL" BY REDUCING BARRIERS AND INTERWEAVING THE MULTICULTURAL HERITAGE UNIQUE TO NEW MEXICO AS WE HONOR AND CELEBRATE IT.

    Expenses $293,312 · Revenue $124,506

  • STARGAZER IS A POP-UP PLANETARIUM THAT CAN BE SET UP NEARLY ANYWHERE TO IGNITE INTEREST IN THE SCIENCES, ASTRONOMY, AND BEYOND. SINCE JANUARY 2021, STARGAZER HAS REACHED 33,868 CHILDREN IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO COUNTIES. OUR BILINGUAL EDUCATOR TAKES STARGAZER TO K-12 STUDENTS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND DELIVERS A TRANSFORMATIVE MULTILINGUAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO TEACH "STEM READY!" SCIENCE STANDARDS APPROPRIATE TO THE GRADE LEVEL OF EACH CLASS. DUE TO A GENEROUS GRANT, STARGAZER TRIPS TO PUBLIC AND TITLE 1 SCHOOLS IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ARE FREE AND AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS, CAMPS, AND OTHER LOCATIONS FOR A MODEST FEE.

    Expenses $586,625 · Revenue $249,010

  • THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM HAS BEEN ORGANIZING EXCELLENT DAY CAMPS IN THE TOWN FOR MANY YEARS. THESE CAMPS ARE DESIGNED TO TEACH STEM AND ART CONCEPTS, AS WELL AS PRACTICAL SKILLS SUCH AS CODING AND CARPENTRY TO CHILDREN AGED 5-9. MOREOVER, THE MUSEUM OFFERS FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD IT.

    Expenses $586,625 · Revenue $249,010

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Melanie Maxon

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Nicole Pearson

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Hansen

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marisa Cornelas

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Denzler Cassidy

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kristi Salazar Martinez

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Meghan Montelibano Gorman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Anunez

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeremy Perea

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donna Jralph

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marco Pserna

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Hannah Hausman

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $93,540
    From this org
    $93,540
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Olivia Belen-Sloan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Unica Viramontes

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $2,307,579
    Expenses
    $2,018,274
    Contributions
    $1,671,755
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,392,525
    Expenses
    $1,532,857
    Contributions
    $877,184
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,738,300
    Expenses
    $1,296,265
    Contributions
    $1,264,437
    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
    $1,516,731
    Expenses
    $1,049,468
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,785,102
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,181,268
    Expenses
    $732,402
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,293,141
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $979,556
    Expenses
    $861,373
    Assets (EOY)
    $908,541
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $916,666
    Expenses
    $800,565
    Assets (EOY)
    $802,754
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $792,310
    Expenses
    $690,493
    Assets (EOY)
    $688,626
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $792,310
    Expenses
    $690,493
    Assets (EOY)
    $688,626
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $424,366
    Expenses
    $449,699
    Assets (EOY)
    $588,928
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $664,380
    Expenses
    $748,505
    Assets (EOY)
    $712,345
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $784,002
    Expenses
    $737,962
    Assets (EOY)
    $873,706

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.