EIN 64-0850010

Mississippi Childrens Museum (MCM)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
140
Year formed
1996
Most recent tax filings
2023-05-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
To provide unparalleled experiences that ignite a thirst for discovery, knowledge, and learning in all children. To inspire Mississippi's children from all backgrounds to discover and achieve their potential.
Total revenues
$5,406,362
2023
Total expenses
$6,170,551
2023
Total assets
$39,014,947
2023
Num. employees
140
2023

Program areas at MCM

The Mississippi Children's Museum (mcm) seeks to empower and inspire our state's children, regardless of their social, educational, or economic background. The mission of mcm is to create unparalleled experiences to inspire excellence and a lifelong joy of learning. The 40,000 square foot Museum in the jackson location and 25,000 square foot Museum in the meridian location are designed around five primary initiatives, with correlating exhibits, programs, and outreach efforts. These initiatives include literacy, science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (steam); health and nutrition; cultural arts and Mississippi heritage - the keys to helping children mature into healthy and productive adult learners. Mcm provides place-based and outreach experiences that include interactive permanent exhibits; weekly and monthly educational programs and events; field trips; professional development workshops; on-site and off-site outreach programs; summer and seasonal camps; annual visiting exhibits from other Children's museums and science centers; community enrichment series; mcm traveling exhibits; community event outreach; and online programming. Mcm also offers a cafe; a Museum store; birthday parties; facility rentals; seasonal temporary exhibits and events; three annual fundraisers; youth and community volunteer programs; and a splash pad and pollinators garden, both free to the public. As our community was reeling from challenges posed by covid-19, mcm responded to community needs by providing a safe space for daily virtual schooling for over 100 jackson public school students. The Museum continues those services today by providing a robust, daily afterschool program serving nearly 150 students from six jackson public schools across the city. Mcm believes that this level of consistent, one-on-one, remedial instruction and relationship-building will have long-term, positive impacts on the trajectory of each student's academic career and well-being.on march 26, 2021, despite a worldwide pandemic, mcm in concert with the leadership of east Mississippi opened to the public a state-of-the-art, $17 million dollar satellite Museum in meridian, Mississippi. Since opening, mcm-meridian has exceeded projections having already welcomed over 50,000 visitors from 40 states and 2 foreign countries. Mcm-meridian is fully operational, offering weekly programming, special events, school field trips, birthday parties, and more. As a testament to our community service and resilience through the height of the pandemic, the institute of Museum and library services (imls) announced mcm as a recipient of the 2021 national medal for Museum and library service, the nation's highest honor given to museums and libraries that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities. Out of 30 national finalists and one of only three museums to receive the honor, mcm is one of the youngest museums to be awarded the imls national medal.

Who funds Mississippi Childrens Museum (MCM)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Riley FoundationConstructionexhibitssummer Work Program$404,000
Ergon FoundationGeneral Support$200,000
W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF)Inspire Early Childhood Development and Student Learning By Exposing Parents and Children To Hands-On Early Literacy Experiences and Providing Educators With Access To Cutting Edge Teaching Resources$140,000
...and 17 more grants received

Personnel at MCM

NameTitleCompensation
Susan GarrardPresident and Chief Executive Officer$147,000
Sarah SkeltonChief Financial Officer
Barbara ZellerExecutive Director
Courtney CroweDirector of Museum Experiences
Patti ReissDirector of Learning Experiences
...and 14 more key personnel

Financials for MCM

RevenuesFYE 05/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,683,484
Program services$2,484,499
Investment income and dividends$221,376
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-258,130
Net income from fundraising events$145,602
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$129,531
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$5,406,362

Form 990s for MCM

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-052024-02-16990View PDF
2022-052023-02-21990View PDF
2021-052022-03-02990View PDF
2020-052021-04-13990View PDF
2019-052020-09-04990View PDF
...and 13 more Form 990s
Data update history
August 2, 2024
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $200,000 from Ergon Foundation
June 2, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $404,000 from The Riley Foundation
January 26, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 13 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesChildren
Characteristics
Political advocacyFundraising eventsState / local levelEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 12870
Jackson, MS 39236
Metro area
Jackson, MS
County
Hinds County, MS
Website URL
mschildrensmuseum.org/ 
Phone
(601) 981-5469
Facebook page
MississippiChildrensMuseum 
Twitter profile
@mschildsmuseum 
IRS details
EIN
64-0850010
Fiscal year end
May
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1996
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
Central organization
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