NonprofitsDiscovery Museum Inc

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Discovery Museum Inc

BRIDGEPORT, CT

Total revenue

$1.8M

Total expenses

$2.6M

Net assets

$4.5M

Grants received

$2.4M

142 grants

EIN

060740527

Tax year

2024

Mission

The Discovery Museum strives to engage, excite, and educate young learners through experiences and programs that inspire wonder and ignite creativity as the foundation for a lifetime love of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning.The Museums core audience is young learners ages 5-14 who connect to us with their teachers and classmates during the school day or by themselves or with their families, mentors, or social groups after school, on weekends, during school vacations or in the summer. We provide a hardy portfolio of STEM learning experiences including; unmediated gallery-based exploration of STEM focused temporary and permanent exhibits; over 80 unique onsite and offsite mediated demonstrations and learning labs; a Challenger Learning Center space exploration simulation; Planetarium shows; unique grant-funded school-museum science learning partnerships; and an engaging 7-week summer STEM learning program.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$771K
Program service revenue$685K
Investment income$68K
Other revenue$324K
Total revenue$1.8M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$1.4M
Fundraising$377K
Other expenses$1.2M
Total expenses$2.6M
Total assets$5.6M
Net assets$4.5M

People

12 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Erika Eng

Executive Dir.

Board

$120K

40 hrs/wk

Vance Hanckck Esq

Secretary

Board

1 hrs/wk

Michael P Alfano

Co-Chairman

Board

1 hrs/wk

Mary Servino

Vice Chair

Board

1 hrs/wk

Ani Chaghatzbanian

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Melinda Formica

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Peter Ward

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Todd Michalka

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Robert Panza

Chairman

Board

2 hrs/wk

David Zieff CPA

Treasurer

Board

3 hrs/wk

Jaime Moss

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Dr Jani Pallis PhD

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 142 of 142

FromAmountPurposeYear
$200K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2024
$149K
TO SUPPORT CHILDREN & FAMILIES
2024
$20K
DISCOVERY SCIENCE LOWELL AND LAWRENCE
2024
$20K
OPERATING GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.
2024
$10K
STEM ACCELERATORS: FUTURE INNOVATORS
2024
$8K
PROVIDE OPERATING FUNDS
2024
$5K
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
2024
$5K
GENERAL DONATION
2024
$4K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2024
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING
2024
$3K
OPERATIONS
2024
$2K
To support the Traveling Science Workshop provide interactive science experiences to PreK through eighth grade children in their classrooms.
2024
$2K
Program support
2024
$500
Youth Program
2024
$200K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$100K
FOR THE NEIL GORDON FUND
2023
$100K
CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS
2023
$80K
TO SUPPORT CHILDREN & FAMILIES
2023
$50K
CT SUMMER AT THE MUS
2023
$35K
ONGOING PROGRAM SPONSOR
2023
$33K
Discovery science - Lowell
2023
$20K
DISCOVERY SCIENCE: LOWELL AND LAWRENCE
2023
$20K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND FAMILIES
2023
$10K
STEM Education Travelling Science Workshops TSW
2023
$10K
GENERAL DONATION
2023
$10K
GENERAL
2023
$10K
summer programs fund
2023
$10K
SCIENCE WORKSHOPS IN LOWELL SCHOOLS
2023
$10K
DISCOVERY STEM ENRICHMENT FUND
2023
$5K
COMMUNITY
2023
$5K
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
2023
$5K
HANDS ON MUSEUM FOR SCIENCE AND NATURE
2023
$5K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$5K
OPEN DOOR CONNECTIONS
2023
$5K
PROVIDE OPERATING FUNDS
2023
$3K
K-12 summer programs
2023
$3K
OPERATIONS
2023
$3K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2023
$2K
Program support
2023
$600
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$500
Youth Program
2023
$200K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$100K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$72K
TO SUPPORT CHILDREN & FAMILIES
2022
$50K
Support for several museum programs for calendar year 2022
2022
$39K
KIDS FREE SUMMER MUS
2022
$26K
BLINDNESS PROJECTS
2022
$20K
DISCOVERY SCIENCE: LOWELL AND LAWRENCE
2022
$20K
DISCOVERY STEM ENRICHMENT FUND
2022
$18K
EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$18K
The Discovery Museum is an educational organization which seeks to connect audiences of all ages with Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) learning.
2022
$15K
FOR OUTREACH PROGRAM
2022
$12K
CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES
2022
$11K
CHILDREN'S EDUCATION
2022
$10K
STEM EDUCATION
2022
$8K
GENERAL
2022
$5K
Discovery science - Lowell
2022
$5K
FOR ARTS AND CULTURE.
2022
$5K
HANDS ON MUSEUM FOR SCIENCE AND NATURE
2022
$5K
PROVIDE OPERATING FUNDS
2022
$4K
OPEN DOOR CONNECTIONS
2022
$4K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2022
$2K
Program Support
2022
$2K
Funding for Traveling Science workshops
2022
$1K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$500
Youth Program
2022
$500
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$18K
CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES
2021
$15K
SUPPORT BRIDGE TO THE
2021
$12K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$10K
EXEMPT PURPOSE
2021
$5K
GENERAL
2021
$5K
HANDS ON MUSEUM FOR SCIENCE AND NATURE
2021
$5K
COVID EMERGENCY GRANT
2021
$5K
COMMUNITY
2021
$4K
OPEN DOOR ACCESS PROGRAMS
2021
$3K
PROVIDE OPERATING FUNDS
2021
$2K
Program Support
2021
$2K
This will support hands on STEM school programs for elementary school and middle school students in Avidia's service area during the 2021-2022 school year.
2021
$1K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2021
$100K
RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
2020
$27K
DISCOVERY BRIDGEPORT STEM ENRICHMENT FUND
2020
$25K
To fund expenses related to reopening the museum after the COVID-19 shutdown
2020
$25K
MUSEUM RE-OPENING POST PANDAMIC
2020
$20K
CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES
2020
$20K
SUPPORT THE COVID-19 CRISIS AND TO ASSIST WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S EXPENSES RELATED TO RE-OPENING THE MUSEUM
2020
$20K
DISCOVERY SCIENCE: LOWELL AND LAWRENCE
2020
$18K
EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$16K
FOR ARTS AND CULTURE.
2020
$15K
TO PROMOTE SCIENCE AND NATURE EDUCATION
2020
$15K
GEN CHARITABLE
2020
$12K
SUPPORT GENERAL PURPOSES
2020
$10K
CHILDREN'S EDUCATION
2020
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GIFT TO ASSIST WITH THE MISSION OF THE CHARITY
2020
$10K
HANDS ON SCIENCE LEARNING
2020
$6K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2020
$5K
COVID EMERGENCY GRANT
2020
$5K
TO SUPPORT THE STEM ACCELERATORS PROGRAM
2020
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2020
$5K
General operations
2020
$3K
PROVIDE OPERATING FUNDS
2020
$3K
OPEN DOOR ACCESS PROGRAMS
2020
$3K
GENERAL
2020
$3K
COMMUNITY
2020
$2K
To support hands-on STEM school programs for Marlboro elementary and middle school students
2020
$2K
SCIENCE AND NATUREHANDS-ON MUSEUM
2020
$2K
UNRESTRICTED
2020
$2K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2020
$1K
Gift for new exhibits at the museum.
2020
$1K
Program Support
2020
$400
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
$250
OPERATING FUNDS
2020
$15K
EXEMPT PURPOSE
2019
$8K
Mighty STEM for Girls
2019
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2018
$5K
STEM ACCELERATORS PROGRAM
2018
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$800
OPERATING FUNDS
2018
$200
GENERAL PURPOSE
2018

Funded by

$2.4M from 63 funders · 142 grants · 2018–2024

The Sheth Sangreal Foundation

$600K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Elizabeth M Pfriem Foundation

$300K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Manton Foundation

$200K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Nbt Charitable Trust

$100K · 1 grant · 2023

Nor' Easter Foundation Inc

$100K · 1 grant · 2020

Connecticut Humanities Council Inc

$89K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

National Grid Foundation

$80K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

The Sudbury Foundation

$76K · 7 grants · 2018–2023

Details

EIN060740527
NTEE codeA500
Subsection03
Ruling date1961-02
Formed1958
Employees125
Volunteers250
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