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EIN 36-3565001

DuPage Children's Museum (DCM)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
103
City
Naperville
State
Illinois
Year formed
1987
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
A52: Childrens Museums
Description
DuPage Children’s Museum’s mission is to stimulate curiosity, creativity, thinking and problem solving in young children through self-directed, open-ended experiences; integration of the arts, science and math; the child-adult learning partnership.
Total revenues
$5,956,647
2023
Total expenses
$5,069,310
2023
Total assets
$13,028,641
2023
Num. employees
103
2023

Program areas at DCM

Dupage Children's Museum offers a variety of programs designed to stimulate the creativity and problem-solving skills among young children as well as programs to support the adults who work with and care for children. Due to the covid-19 pandemic, most of the programming and outreach was through virtual learning and online opportunities. These programs include creativity programs for children, stem-based learning labs for elementary school children as well as arts-centric after school and summer camps, in addition, the Museum provides community support and resources for children with autism spectrum disorders, visual impairments and/or mobility impairments. These programs served 294,102 participants during its 2022 - 23 fiscal year.

Who funds DuPage Children's Museum (DCM)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Ronald L McDaniel FoundationCharitable$300,000
Lego Community Fund UsThe Lego Playful Learning Museum Network$211,025
NCRC Community Development Fund (NCRC)Illinois Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Funds$155,000
...and 18 more grants received totalling $832,645

Personnel at DCM

NameTitleCompensation
Andrea J. IngramPresident and Chief Executive Officer$246,242
Gerilyn JohnsonChief Financial Officer$127,729
Julie LaknerChief of Creativity and Communications$106,796
Renee MiklosikChief of Development
Brett NicholasChief of Play and Learning
...and 3 more key personnel

Financials for DCM

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,946,838
Program services$2,940,789
Investment income and dividends$20,268
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$771
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$29,463
Miscellaneous revenues$18,518
Total revenues$5,956,647

Form 990s for DCM

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-04-30990View PDF
2022-062023-05-09990View PDF
2021-062022-05-09990View PDF
2020-062021-05-26990View PDF
2019-062020-09-18990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

Organizations like DCM

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Children's MuseumWest Hartford, CT$2,534,999
Boston Children's MuseumBoston, MA$9,481,204
Miami Children's MuseumMiami, FL$10,661,313
Minnesota Children's MuseumSaint Paul, MN$9,787,249
Please Touch MuseumPhiladelphia, PA$12,855,902
And Oro ValleyTucson, AZ$4,079,338
The Children's Museum of DenverDenver, CO$11,680,088
Kidsquest Children's MuseumBellevue, WA$3,685,368
The Iowa Children's MuseumCoralville, IA$1,812,328
Imagine Children's MuseumEverett, WA$5,269,725
Data update history
December 28, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $211,025 from Lego Community Fund Us
November 25, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $15,000 from Joy In Childhood Foundation
August 19, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
August 8, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesChildren
Characteristics
MembershipsLobbyingReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
301 N Washington St
Naperville, IL 60540
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
County
DuPage County, IL
Website URL
dupagechildrens.org/ 
Phone
(630) 637-8000
Facebook page
DCMFanPage 
Twitter profile
@dupagechildrens 
IRS details
EIN
36-3565001
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1987
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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