EIN 06-0740527

Discovery Museum and Planetarium

Name: Discovery Museum and Planetarium financials for 2023
Creator: Cause IQ
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

IRS 501(c) type

501(c)(3)

Num. employees

City

Bridgeport

State

Connecticut

Year formed

1958

Most recent tax filings

2023-06-01

NTEE code, primary

A57: Science and Technology Museums

Description

The Discovery Museum and Planetarium is a 501(c)(3) organization and southern Connecticut's pre-eminent science and planetarium resource for more than 60,000 visitors, school children, and teachers.

Also known as...

The Discovery Museum

Total revenues

$2,158,543

2023

Total expenses

$2,139,517

2023

Total assets

$6,652,240

2023

Num. employees

2023

Program areas at Discovery Museum and Planetarium

Educational and guest services programs: develop and deliver high-quality informal science programming supporting current national and local science education standards. Support classroom teachers to achieve their science learning goals through in-house, outreach, and professional development programming. Act as a resource to enhance science literacy among our visitors and community at large.

Who funds Discovery Museum and Planetarium

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits

Grantmaker	Grantmaker tax period	Description	Amount
Elizabeth M Pfriem Foundation	2022-12	To Support Children & Families	$71,500
Connecticut Humanities	2023-06	Kids Free Summer Mus	$39,280
Blind Federation of America (NFB)	2022-12	Blindness Projects	$26,016
...and 7 more grants received

Personnel at Discovery Museum and Planetarium

Name	Title	Compensation	Date of data
Erika Eng	Executive Director	$107,923	2023-12-12
Jillian Wyckoff	Director of Finance		2022-02-07
Michelle Lewis	Director of Community		2023-12-12
Elliot Severn	Technology Director		2023-12-12
Tana Barnes	Director of Guest Services and Administration		2022-02-07
...and 16 more key personnel

Financials for Discovery Museum and Planetarium

Revenues	FYE 06/2023	FYE 06/2022	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$1,196,006	$2,284,362	-47.6%
Program services	$671,760	$350,469	91.7%
Investment income and dividends	$27,476	$17,756	54.7%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	-
Royalty revenue	$0	$0	-
Net rental income	$196,185	$241,885	-18.9%
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$54,129	$61,466	-11.9%
Net income from fundraising events	$-14,814	$0	-999%
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0	-
Net income from sales of inventory	$22,869	$11,164	104.8%
Miscellaneous revenues	$4,932	$1,001	392.7%
Total revenues	$2,158,543	$2,968,103	-27.3%

Form 990s for Discovery Museum and Planetarium

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2022-06	2023-04-17	990	View PDF
2021-06	2022-03-24	990	View PDF
2020-06	2021-04-06	990	View PDF
2019-06	2020-01-28	990	View PDF
2018-06	2019-05-14	990	View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

Organizations like Discovery Museum and Planetarium

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Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum	501(c)(3)	Mcminnville, OR	$3,402,341
Adventure Science Center - Nashville	501(c)(3)	Nashville, TN	$7,180,119
Connecticut Science Center	501(c)(3)	Hartford, CT	$9,663,152
Chabot Space and Science Center Foundation	501(c)(3)	Oakland, CA	$6,940,839
Da Vinci Science Center (DSC)	501(c)(3)	Allentown, PA	$10,350,448
Science Center of Iowa (SCI)	501(c)(3)	Des Moines, IA	$10,760,381
Discovery World	501(c)(3)	Milwaukee, WI	$5,434,169
Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum	501(c)(3)	Denver, CO	$5,314,037
Petroleum Museum	501(c)(3)	Midland, TX	$2,573,801
National Museum of Nuclear Science and History	501(c)(3)	Albuquerque, NM	$2,166,618

Data update history

December 31, 2023

Received grants

Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $71,500 from Elizabeth M Pfriem Foundation

December 12, 2023

Updated personnel

Identified 1 new personnel

October 21, 2023

Received grants

Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $20,000 from The Pitney Bowes Foundation

August 9, 2023

Posted financials

Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021

June 27, 2023

Received grants

Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $53,000 from Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated

Nonprofit Types

Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities

Issues

EducationArts, cultural, and humanities

Characteristics

LobbyingFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersTax deductible donations

General information

Address: 4450 Park Ave; Bridgeport, CT 06604
Metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
County: Fairfield County, CT
Website URL: shudiscovery.org/
Phone: (203) 372-3521
Facebook page: TheDiscoveryMuseumAndPlanetarium
Twitter profile: @discoverybpt

IRS details

EIN: 06-0740527
Fiscal year end: June
Taxreturn type: Form 990
Year formed: 1958
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78): Yes

Categorization

NTEE code, primary: A57: Science and Technology Museums
NAICS code, primary: 7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
Parent/child status: Independent

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