Program areas at Pretend City the Children's Museum Orange County
For 2022, 188,880 children and adults visited Pretend City Children's Museum. That number included 4,492 children and chaperones experiencing Pretend City via 77 subsidized school or group field trips, which included 453 students coming via 6 fully funded scholarships field trips. 5,025 adults and children enjoyed the educational learning Pretend City has to offer while attending birthday parties hosted at the museum. Over 9,000 free admission tickets were distributed to nonprofit organizations and communities throughout Orange County. Through our Good to go! Program initiative, Pretend City screened 671 children for developmental delay. Additionally, many children received a free screening from one of the following: vision, dental, fine/gross motor, speech & language, bmi, and audiology during our Way to play days. Pretend City was able to serve 2,564 children and family members at our free neurodivergent family nights and 1,521 children and family members attended our baby Steps development mornings.
Who funds Pretend City the Children's Museum Orange County
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Pretend City the Children's Museum Orange County
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Maria Tinajero-Dowdle | Chief Operating Officer | $79,955 | 2022-12-31 |
| Sue Harrison | Chief Development Officer / Director of Development | $153,633 | 2022-12-31 |
| Ellen Pais | Executive Director | $175,000 | 2023-11-15 |
| Tiffany Patterson | Director of Finance | $75,849 | 2022-07-19 |
| Phi Nguyen | Human Resources Director | | 2022-07-19 |
| ...and 12 more key personnel |
Financials for Pretend City the Children's Museum Orange County
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $7,289,089 | $3,994,738 | 82.5% |
| Program services | $2,498,328 | $1,290,059 | 93.7% |
| Investment income and dividends | $1,204 | $392 | 207.1% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $1,391 | $50 | 2682% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $21,192 | $22,203 | -4.6% |
| Total revenues | $9,811,204 | $5,307,442 | 84.9% |
Organizations like Pretend City the Children's Museum Orange County
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Austin Children's Museum | 501(c)(3) | Austin, TX | $6,388,532 |
| Betty Brinn Children's Museum | 501(c)(3) | Milwaukee, WI | $2,520,010 |
| Children's Museum Tucson and Oro Valley | 501(c)(3) | Tucson, AZ | $2,864,364 |
| The Children's Museum of Denver | 501(c)(3) | Denver, CO | $10,418,960 |
| The Muse Knoxville | 501(c)(3) | Knoxville, TN | $2,454,452 |
| Greensboro CHILDREN'S Museum (GCM) | 501(c)(3) | Greensboro, NC | $3,391,439 |
| Louisiana Childrens Museum | 501(c)(3) | New Orleans, LA | $3,091,991 |
| The Children's Museum of Houston | 501(c)(3) | Houston, TX | $14,587,002 |
| The Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discover | 501(c)(3) | Reno, NV | $3,968,903 |
| Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose | 501(c)(3) | San Jose, CA | $6,150,873 |
Data update history
January 19, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 18, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
December 29, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanitiesChildren
Characteristics
MembershipsFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 29 Hubble
- Irvine, CA 92618
- Metro area
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- County
- Orange County, CA
- Website URL
- pretendcity.org/Â
- Phone
- (949) 428-3900
- Facebook page
- pretendcitychildrensmuseumÂ
- Twitter profile
- @pretendcityÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 33-0761254
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1997
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A52: Childrens Museums
- NAICS code, primary
- 7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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