Arts, Culture & Humanities
Adventure Science Center Nashville
NASHVILLE, TN
Total revenue
$7.3M
Total expenses
$6.6M
Net assets
$24.3M
Grants received
$2.8M
64 grants
EIN
620479192
Tax year
2024
Mission
The mission of the adventure science center is to open every mind to the wonders of science and technology, fostering a better understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
Programs
2 programs
General operations: during fy25, adventure science center reached more than 260,000 people through visitation and stem programing for students and community members. Open thursday-monday, adventure science center delivers innovative exhibitions, field trip programs, science demonstrations, planetarium shows, and outreach program designed to adhere to state and national education standards.
Planetarium: with an ever-changing lineup of shows, the state-of-the-art sudekum planetarium presents exciting full dome education productions produced internally and leased from outside vendors. Planetarium show offerings included: nightwatch, arora, astronaut, dream to fly, explore, habitat earth, incoming!, mars: the ultimate voyage, nightwatch, one world, one sky: big bird's adventure, our place in space, polaris, rusty rocket's last blast, stars, the stellars mission: green, to worlds beyond, and wonderful sky. Laser show offerings included: david bowie, fright light, elo, laser holidays, taylor swift, pink floyd: the dark side of the moon, pop 'til you drop and prince.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
30 listed
LEAH MELBER
PRESIDENT AND CEO
$307K
40 hrs/wk
KAREN MUSACCHIO
CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER
$200K
40 hrs/wk
NICOLE BAXTER
TRUSTEE
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0.25 hrs/wk
JOSH DAILEY
TRUSTEE
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0.25 hrs/wk
ERIN FOGLIA
TRUSTEE
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0.25 hrs/wk
JULIAN FOX
TRUSTEE
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0.25 hrs/wk
JOHN GAWALUCK
TRUSTEE
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0.25 hrs/wk
LISA HELTON
TRUSTEE
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0.25 hrs/wk
WINSTON JUSTICE
TRUSTEE
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0.25 hrs/wk
MATT KISBER
TRUSTEE
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0.25 hrs/wk
PAUL KLEINE-KRACHT
TRUSTEE
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0.25 hrs/wk
JEN LACEY
TRUSTEE
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0.25 hrs/wk
JOSH TRUSLEY
CHAIR
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0.5 hrs/wk
MINH LE
TRUSTEE
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0.25 hrs/wk
KELLY MAYES
TRUSTEE
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0.25 hrs/wk
DAVID MCGOWAN
TRUSTEE
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0.25 hrs/wk
RANKIN MCGUGIN
TRUSTEE
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0.25 hrs/wk
SHANNON MYERS
TRUSTEE
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0.25 hrs/wk
RANDALL NOEL
TRUSTEE
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0.25 hrs/wk
AVI SPIELMAN
TRUSTEE
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0.25 hrs/wk
MICHELLE CUMMINGS STEELE
TRUSTEE
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0.25 hrs/wk
MARC STENGEL
TRUSTEE
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0.25 hrs/wk
PIRJIN LASER
TRUSTEE
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0.25 hrs/wk
LAUREN JACQUES
SECRETARY
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0.25 hrs/wk
MICHAEL PAYNE
TREASURER
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0.5 hrs/wk
MISSY ACOSTA
TRUSTEE
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0.25 hrs/wk
ADRIENNE BATTLE
TRUSTEE
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0.25 hrs/wk
JOEL ABRAMSON
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
$153K
40 hrs/wk
MORGAN REHNBERG
VP EXHIBITS AND EXPERIENCE
$146K
40 hrs/wk
SUZANNA BEST
VP MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
$114K
40 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
EVANS & SUTHERLAND
PLANETARIUM CONSULTANTS & EQUIPMENT SUPP
COUNTERPOINT MESSAGING
ADVERTISING CONSULTANTS AND PURCHASERS
ROTO GROUP LLC
EXHIBIT DESIGN
Grants received
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$2.8M from 21 funders · 64 grants · 2017–2024
$1.1M · 3 grants · 2020–2023
$919K · 5 grants · 2019–2023
$238K · 29 grants · 2018–2024
$100K · 1 grant · 2023
$97K · 4 grants · 2018–2024
$75K · 1 grant · 2024
$51K · 3 grants · 2020–2021
$27K · 3 grants · 2017–2019