NonprofitsAkron Fossils & Science Center

Science & Technology

Akron Fossils & Science Center

COPLEY, OH

Total revenue

$288K

Total expenses

$277K

Net assets

$124K

Grants received

$17K

4 grants

EIN

202545942

Tax year

2024

Mission

Akron Fossils & Science Center exists to provide visitors of all ages with balanced, affordable, and hands-on educational oppotunities to explore the science of the world past, present, and future. One segment of our center explores creation science education.

Programs

3 programs

We offer science classes primarily for homeschool groups in biology, physics, astronomy, chemistry, anatomy, physiology, and botany. These classes meet once a week for 28 weeks for students in K-12th grade. Particiants can pick individual classes or enroll in multiple classes for an all day bundle. We also offer custom group classes and family classes as well. 105 students were enrolled in our science classes in 2024.

Expenses: $47K

We provide summer hands-on science camps for children in K-8th grade. These include dinosaur adventure camp, wacky science camp, space exploration camp, creature feature camp, crime scene investigator camp, and STEAM (exciting electricity) camp. 265 children were enrolled in our camps in 2024.

Expenses: $36K

Our science center provides guests with hands-on guided tours and science activities. We have exhibits that display fossils, and visitors can hold real fossils, as well as make and take home replicas. We also have live animals that can also be touched and held. We have a 4500 sq ft museum and 2 acre outdoor adventure park. Our creation science museum is dedicated to comparing and contrasting scientific models like intelligent design and evolution on the origin of the universe, and catastrophism and uniformitarianism modesl on the geologic record. Multiple views on the topics are provided. 5,425 people attended our science center and museum in 2024.

Expenses: $36K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$62K
Program service revenue$220K
Investment income
Other revenue$6K
Total revenue$288K

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$177K
Fundraising$15K
Other expenses$100K
Total expenses$277K
Total assets$128K
Net assets$124K

People

15 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Jodie L Brewer

Executive Director

Board

$40K

40 hrs/wk

Carolann Velotta

Secretary

Board

$26K

20 hrs/wk

Erin Corbett

Board member

Board

$22K

20 hrs/wk

Angela Powers

Board member

Board

$9K

10 hrs/wk

Alexandria Schall

Board member

Board

$142

0.5 hrs/wk

William M Sanderson II

President

Board

10 hrs/wk

Kurt Siegfried

Board member

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

Greg Spickard

Board member

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

Al Gotch

Vice President

Board

1 hrs/wk

Mark Turnbow

Board member

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

Lynn Turnbow

Board member

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

Todd Styer

Board member

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

David Robles

Board member

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

Gary Gage

Board member

Board

5 hrs/wk

Bill Heidinger

Board member

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 4 of 4

FromAmountPurposeYear
$1K
SUPER SCIENCE SATURDAY PROGRAM
2023

Funded by

$17K from 2 funders · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Samuel Reese Willis Foundation Inc

$15K · 2 grants · 2020–2024

The Rc Musson And Katharine Musson

$2K · 2 grants · 2021–2023

Details

EIN202545942
NTEE codeU50
Subsection03
Ruling date2005-10
Formed2004
Employees29
Volunteers50
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