EIN 01-0527022

Maine Discovery Museum

Name: Maine Discovery Museum 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

Bangor

State

Maine

Year formed

1998

Most recent tax filings

2023-12-01

NTEE code, primary

A52: Childrens Museums

Description

Maine Discovery Museum operates an independent and permanent children's museum open to the public, with a mission to educate children and families, encourage creativity, nurture a sense of wonder, and challenge all to learn in new and innovative ways. The museum also offers summer camps providing educational experiences for children of all ages, school outreach programs providing unique hands-on learning experiences, and exhibits within the museum that provide an immersive environment not duplicated anywhere else.

Total revenues

$809,430

2023

Total expenses

$1,008,014

2023

Total assets

$1,669,381

2023

Num. employees

2023

Program areas at Maine Discovery Museum

Summer camp provides educational experiences for children of all ages. Our school outreach programs provide unique hands on learning experiences. Our exhibits within the Museum provide an immersive environment not duplicated anywere else.

Who funds Maine Discovery Museum

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits

Grantmaker	Grantmaker tax period	Description	Amount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	2023-06	For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes	$24,100
Penobscot Foundation for Developmental Services	2024-06	My Day To Play Programming	$20,000
Davis Family Foundation	2023-12	Stem Education for Maine	$20,000
...and 6 more grants received

Personnel at Maine Discovery Museum

Name	Title	Compensation	Date of data
Kate Dickerson	Executive Director	$53,920	2024-02-12
Anne-Marie Storey	President / Board Member	$0	2022-12-31
Jaclyn Silk	Vice President / Board Member	$0	2022-12-31
Shane Mallory	Treasurer	$0	2022-12-31
Nichole Trainor	Secretary	$0	2022-12-31
...and 6 more key personnel

Financials for Maine Discovery Museum

Revenues	FYE 12/2023	FYE 12/2022	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$400,143	$304,704	31.3%
Program services	$386,402	$275,765	40.1%
Investment income and dividends	$703	$66	965.2%
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	$1,697	$21,213	-92%
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0	-
Net income from sales of inventory	$20,485	$7,623	168.7%
Miscellaneous revenues	$0	$0	-
Total revenues	$809,430	$609,371	32.8%

Form 990s for Maine Discovery Museum

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2023-12	2024-11-14	990	View PDF
2022-12	2024-02-12	990	View PDF
2021-12	2022-11-14	990	View PDF
2020-12	2021-11-15	990	View PDF
2019-12	2021-02-24	990	View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

Organizations like Maine Discovery Museum

Organization	Type	Location	Revenue
Greensboro Childrens Museum (GCM)	501(c)(3)	Greensboro, NC	$1,568,406
Childrens Museum of Atlanta (CMA)	501(c)(3)	Atlanta, GA	$3,874,116
Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago	501(c)(3)	Glenview, IL	$3,942,171
Moxi the Wolf Museum of Exploration Innovation	501(c)(3)	Santa Barbara, CA	$3,801,952
Children's Museum	501(c)(3)	West Hartford, CT	$2,534,999
Childrens Museum of the Lowcountry (CML)	501(c)(3)	Charleston, SC	$3,307,863
Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine	501(c)(3)	Portland, ME	$3,338,115
The Children's Museum of Cleveland (CMC)	501(c)(3)	Cleveland, OH	$3,073,894
The Iowa Children's Museum	501(c)(3)	Coralville, IA	$2,045,334
Tulsa Childrens Museum	501(c)(3)	Tulsa, OK	$3,870,490

Data update history

October 21, 2024

Received grants

Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $5,000 from Libra Foundation

June 5, 2024

Posted financials

Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022

May 22, 2024

Updated personnel

Identified 1 new personnel

May 18, 2024

Received grants

Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $2,500 from Fisher Charitable Foundation

December 27, 2023

Received grants

Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $20,000 from Penobscot Foundation for Developmental Services

Nonprofit Types

Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities

Issues

Arts, cultural, and humanitiesChildren

Characteristics

MembershipsFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations

General information

Address: 74 Main St; Bangor, ME 04401
Metro area: Bangor, ME
County: Penobscot County, ME
Website URL: mainediscoverymuseum.org/
Phone: (207) 262-7200

IRS details

EIN: 01-0527022
Fiscal year end: December
Taxreturn type: Form 990
Year formed: 1998
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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Form 990s for Maine Discovery Museum

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