NonprofitsChildrens Museum Inc

Arts & Culture

Childrens Museum Inc

HOUSTON, TX

Total revenue

$14.3M

Total expenses

$15.3M

Net assets

$52.7M

Grants received

$10.9M

146 grants

EIN

742178563

Tax year

2023

Mission

The mission of the children's museum of houston is to transform communities through innovative, child-centered learning.

Programs

3 programs

Community outreach programs serving low-income families in under-resourced neighborhoods include a) programs that increase the quality of experiential learning opportunities for children participating in after school centers and summer camps; and b) programs that equip parents to engage their children in learning at home using inexpensive and readily available supplies. In FY24, these programs achieved attendance of 136,836 through outreach at 333 locations across Greater Houston. All programing is provided free of charge to participants in collaboration with partners that include Title I schools, afterschool centers, community centers, healthcare clinics, low-income housing apartments, library branches and faith-based organizations.

Expenses: $1.3M

Visitor services including facilitation of exhibits and programs, volunteers, service support, and conveniences including parking.

Expenses: $324K

The Gift Shop - The Gift Shop sells an array of unique, educational toys and games for children aged birth to 12 years old. Merchandise sold includes stimulating science and math products that are related to the visitor's experience in the Museum. Many items are used in the exhibits and programs throughout the Museum. All products relate to the Museum's exhibits and programs. The Cafe - The Cafe offers nutritious food for any time of the day so visitors can enjoy a healthy and affordable meal without having to leave the Museum. S.E.C.R.E.T - A fee-based interactive experience designed to take a child's (8 and over) museum experience to the next level. Using state-of-the art technology, kids report to duty and are assigned a S.E.C.R.E.T. mission. The museum combines radio frequency identification (RFID) technology with hands-on educational elements that encourage problem solving, critical thinking, data analysis, programming and teamwork which helps the visitor to solve puzzles, discover hidden agendas and thwart the villains' schemes.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$6.6M
Program service revenue$5.7M
Investment income$1.2M
Other revenue$917K
Total revenue$14.3M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$8.9M
Fundraising$909K
Other expenses$6.4M
Total expenses$15.3M
Total assets$54.9M
Net assets$52.7M

People

50 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Rayanne Darensbourg

Chief Executive Officer

Board

$193K

40 hrs/wk

JULIA LAURETO

Chief Financial Officer

Board

$177K

40 hrs/wk

PAMELA JOUBERT DAVIS

V.P. OF OPERATIONS

Board

1 hrs/wk

Paula McCann Harris

Secretary

Board

1 hrs/wk

SAUL SOLOMON

TREASURER

Board

2 hrs/wk

BRADLEY F BRACEWELL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

Bryan Wooten

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CAROLINE BEAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DANIEL ZEPLAIN

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Devorah Krieger

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

DR KATHRYN RABINOW

LIFETIME MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

Erin Smith

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Eva Pawelek

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

GAIL ADLER

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Gilbert Andrew Garcia

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Jacqueline Richert

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JAMES T THOMPSON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JEFFREY SCOFIELD

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

JP Ramirez

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

Julian Duncan

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JULIE ALEXANDER

LIFETIME MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

Kelly Coleman MD

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Kevin ALEXANDER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LAURIE ALLEN

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Marc Adler

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MAYA POMROY

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

ALISON POWELL

V.P. OF STRATEGIC PLANNING

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL HOLTHOUSE

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

NANCY ALLEN

LIFETIME MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

RACHEL LEAMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

Randal Wichuk

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

Rishma Mohamed

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

Rodolfo Cooper

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Ryan Smith

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

Shawnie McBride

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SILAS GIRGIS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

WALTER WEATHERS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

Winnie Dodson

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL AVERY

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANDREW SAROFIM

Co-V.P. of Board Activities

Board

1 hrs/wk

BRAD MORGAN

PAST BOARD PRESIDENT

Board

2 hrs/wk

CHARLENE PATE

V.P. OF SPECIAL INITIATIVE

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHRIS JOSEPH

Member at Large

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHERYL MCCALLUM

Chief Strategy Officer

Staff

$227K

45 hrs/wk

Tracy Golden

Chief Development Officer

Staff

$175K

45 hrs/wk

KEITH OSTFELD

DIRECTOR OF EXHIBIT DEVELOPMENT

Staff

$151K

45 hrs/wk

WENDY WRIGHT

GRANT WRITER

Staff

$142K

45 hrs/wk

HENRY YAU

DIRECTOR OF PR AND PROMOTION

Staff

$136K

45 hrs/wk

LISA WILLIAMS

DIRECTOR OF GALLERY EDUCATION

Staff

$129K

45 hrs/wk

Alejandro Chaib

Controller

Staff

$129K

45 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

Heartland Scenic Studio Inc

Design and Consulting for new/updated exhibits

$689K

Velociti ServicesJanCo FS3 LLC

Janitorial and Cleaning Services

$297K

GB Tech Inc

IT Services

$277K

Hector Vargas Valdez JCJH Construction

Paint , Repair and Maintenance exhibits services

$269K

Argyle Design Inc

Design and Consulting for new/updated exhibits

$187K

Grants received

Showing 146 of 146

FromAmountPurposeYear
$423K
General support
2024
$240K
Early childhood and youth education
2024
$155K
ARTS, CULTURE
2024
$100K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2024
$23K
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$22K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2024
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
Open Doors Program
2024
$4K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$596K
General support
2023
$294K
Early childhood and youth education
2023
$150K
ARTS, CULTURE
2023
$149K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$100K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2023
$99K
CHARACTER THROUGH CHILDRENS MUSEUMS
2023
$90K
TO PROVIDE CAMP ADVENTURE! SUMMER PROGRAM FOR 400 UNDERSERVED STUDENTS.
2023
$44K
External project support
2023
$30K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$23K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$17K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$15K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2023
$11K
HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$10K
Support Charitable Programs
2023
$10K
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
2023
$10K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2023
$9K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$8K
IMPROVE COMMUNITY
2023
$6K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$5K
Open Doors Fund
2023
$161
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$2.5M
RELIGION & CULTURAL INST INITIATIVE
2022
$626K
General support
2022
$294K
Early childhood and youth education
2022
$150K
ARTS, CULTURE
2022
$114K
General support
2022
$113K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$82K
PROVIDE CAMP ADVENTURE! SUMMER PROGRAM FOR 400 UNDERSERVED STUDENTS
2022
$55K
General support
2022
$46K
External Project Support
2022
$40K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
$26K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$25K
CHANGE IN MIND GRANT STIPEND
2022
$20K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2022
$10K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2022
$8K
Support Charitable Programs
2022
$5K
Open Doors Program Fund
2022
$5K
Open Doors Program Fund
2022
$1K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$960
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$600
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$300
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$250
General & Unrestricted
2022
$150
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$150
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$38
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$217K
Children and youth education
2021
$97K
RELIGION & CULTURAL INST INITIATIVE
2021
$65K
Children and youth education
2021
$50K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2021
$34K
External Project Support
2021
$31K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$23K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$23K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$20K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2021
$10K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
2021
$180
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$229K
Houston's Kids & General Support
2020
$205K
General support
2020
$110K
To provide Camp Adventure! summer learning program for elementary school children in Third and Fifth Wards
2020
$57K
In support of 1) Parent Stars programming at 8 Title I schools in Fort Bend County; and 2) virtual programming at the Fort Bend Childrens Discovery Center
2020
$53K
Summer Programming for Edison Middle School
2020
$50K
This agreement is between the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation and the Children's Museum, dated April 3, 2020, to develop and provide digital content for families and restock FLIP kits at public libraries across Houston.
2020
$38K
CULTURE & ARTS
2020
$35K
This grant agreement is between the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation and Children's Museum to increase the number of low-income children served through Camp Adventure! 2020 summer learning program amid COVID-19.
2020
$32K
External Project Support
2020
$30K
FFACES/EXHIBIT COLLATERAL PAYMENTS
2020
$26K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$25K
40 for 40 Campaign
2020
$16K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$10K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
2020
$10K
Underwriting for the 2020 'A Marvelous Night' Gala in October, in honor of Lauren and Brad Morgan; the donor advisor will not be attending
2020
$10K
2020 'A Marvelous Night' Gala - Superior Superman
2020
$9K
ARTS & CULTURE
2020
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$5K
Family Literacy Involvement Program (FLIP)
2020
$5K
2020 'A Marvelous Night' Gala
2020
$3K
Randy Allen Golf Classic
2020
$3K
Birdie Sponsorship for the 2020 Randy Allen Spring Golf Classic
2020
$3K
This grant is Birdie sponsorship for the 2020 Spring Golf Classic. Please list this grant as coming from Matt Goossen. The donor advisor will be attending.
2020
$1K
General Operations
2020
$1K
In support of the 2020 Randy Allen Golf Classic
2020
$1K
This grant is in support of the 2020 Friends and Family Luncheon, in honor of Kristy Bradshaw and Rishma Mohamed. The donor advisor will not be attending. Please list this grant as coming from Mrs. Emily Burguires Dalicandro.
2020
$1K
This grant is for the 2020 virtual gala. The donor advisor will not be attending. Please list this grant as coming from Lacey and Matt Goossen.
2020
$750
THE CREW 2020-2021. Please acknowledge support as coming from Lacey and Matt Goossen.
2020
$250
Thank you on behalf of the Next Gen Donor Institute at Greater Houston Community Foundation.
2020
$50
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$30
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$193K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$144K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$40K
FFACES/EXHIBIT COLLATERAL PAYMENTS
2019
$27K
External Project Support
2019
$25K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2019
$194K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$109K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$100K
This grant is for the 2018 Spring Golf Classic.
2018
$38K
External Project Support
2018
$26K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2018
$25K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$10K
General support
2018
$8K
LITTLE TIKES PARTNERSHIP
2018
$3K
FUNDING FOR ADMISSION FOR 400 LOW INCOME CHILDREN AT TITLE 1 SCHOOLS
2018
$85
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$109K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$34K
JLH Community Project Support
2017
$16K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2017

Funded by

$10.9M from 41 funders · 146 grants · 2017–2024

Lilly Endowment Inc

$2.7M · 3 grants · 2021–2023

Houston Arts Alliance

$2.0M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

United Way of Greater Houston

$1.3M · 6 grants · 2020–2024

Greater Houston Community Foundation

$907K · 21 grants · 2018–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$685K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

American Endowment Foundation

$608K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Houston Museum District Association

$387K · 2 grants · 2018–2019

Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation

$367K · 5 grants · 2020–2023

Details

EIN742178563
NTEE codeA520
Subsection03
Ruling date1982-11
Formed1981
Employees289
Volunteers2162
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