EIN 94-2943891

Discovery Children's Museum

Name: Discovery Children's Museum financials for 2024
Creator: Cause IQ
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

IRS 501(c) type

501(c)(3)

Num. employees

125

City

Las Vegas

State

Nevada

Year formed

1984

Most recent tax filings

2024-06-01

NTEE code, primary

A52: Childrens Museums

Description

The mission of the Discovery Children's Museum is to provide a vibrant and engaging environment through exhibits and programs where children from economically and culturally diverse backgrounds actively participate in playful learning experiences that ignite a love of lifelong learning. The mission of Discovery Children's Museum is to provide a vibrant and engaging environment through exhibits and programs where children from economically culturally diverse backgrounds actively participate in playful learning experiences that ignite a love of lifelong learning.

Also known as...

Childrens Museum

Total revenues

$8,835,223

2024

Total expenses

$6,499,620

2024

Total assets

$44,968,876

2024

Num. employees

125

2024

Program areas at Discovery Children's Museum

Promote and advance the education and interest of southern Nevada residents in the arts and sciences, and any other charitable, educational or eleemosynary activity.

Who funds Discovery Children's Museum

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits

Grantmaker	Grantmaker tax period	Description	Amount
Windsong Trust	2023-12	Educational Program Support	$1,000,000
Olympia Companies Southern Highlands Charitable Foundation	2023-12	To Help Support the Organization's Charitable Purpose	$150,000
Lapan Memorial Sunshine Foundation	2023-12	Support	$109,000
...and 19 more grants received totalling $1,653,691

Personnel at Discovery Children's Museum

Name	Title	Compensation	Date of data
Melissa D. Kaiser	Chief Executive Officer	$241,988	2025-03-16
Shirley Cohen-Matthew	Chief Financial Officer		2025-01-27
Gary Haleamau	Vice President of Operations		2024-10-14
Jodi Gutstein	Vice President of Marketing and Communications	$113,878	2024-10-14
Caitlin Shea	Vice President of Development	$109,517	2024-10-14
...and 1 more key personnel

Financials for Discovery Children's Museum

Revenues	FYE 06/2024	FYE 06/2023	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$4,655,215	$4,509,353	3.2%
Program services	$2,133,031	$2,146,065	-0.6%
Investment income and dividends	$257,593	$156,086	65%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	-
Royalty revenue	$0	$0	-
Net rental income	$0	$0	-
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$0	$0	-
Net income from fundraising events	$677,660	$481,643	40.7%
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0	-
Net income from sales of inventory	$510,938	$595,205	-14.2%
Miscellaneous revenues	$600,786	$22,340	2589.3%
Total revenues	$8,835,223	$7,910,692	11.7%

Form 990s for Discovery Children's Museum

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2024-06	2025-01-27	990	View PDF
2023-06	2023-12-20	990	View PDF
2022-06	2023-01-18	990	View PDF
2021-06	2021-12-03	990	View PDF
2020-06	2021-02-26	990	View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

Organizations like Discovery Children's Museum

Organization	Type	Location	Revenue
The Children's Museum of Houston	501(c)(3)	Houston, TX	$21,240,344
Miami Children's Museum	501(c)(3)	Miami, FL	$10,661,313
Long Island Children's Museum (LICM)	501(c)(3)	Garden City, NY	$6,911,167
Boston Children's Museum	501(c)(3)	Boston, MA	$9,481,204
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose	501(c)(3)	San Jose, CA	$6,085,138
Betty Brinn Children's Museum	501(c)(3)	Milwaukee, WI	$2,498,642
Mississippi Childrens Museum (MCM)	501(c)(3)	Jackson, MS	$4,787,786
Hands on Childrens Museum	501(c)(3)	Olympia, WA	$5,919,829
The Children's Museum of Denver	501(c)(3)	Denver, CO	$11,680,088
Discovery Center of Springfield (DCS)	501(c)(3)	Springfield, MO	$2,629,949

Data update history

April 3, 2025

Posted financials

Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024

March 27, 2025

Updated personnel

Identified 5 new personnel

March 25, 2025

Received grants

Identified 9 new grant, including a grant for $1,000,000 from Windsong Trust

December 23, 2024

Received grants

Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $33,530 from Tides Foundation

October 15, 2024

Updated personnel

Identified 2 new personnel

Nonprofit Types

Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities

Issues

Arts, cultural, and humanitiesChildren

Characteristics

Fundraising eventsReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations

General information

Address: 360 Promenade Pl; Las Vegas, NV 89106
Metro area: Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
County: Clark County, NV
Website URL: discoverykidslv.org/
Phone: (702) 382-3445
Facebook page: DiscoveryChildrensMuseum
Twitter profile: @discoverylv

IRS details

EIN: 94-2943891
Fiscal year end: June
Taxreturn type: Form 990
Year formed: 1984
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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