NonprofitsDiscovery World Ltd

Education

Discovery World Ltd

MILWAUKEE, WI

Total revenue

$7.7M

Total expenses

$9.0M

Net assets

$47.0M

Grants received

$3.8M

189 grants

EIN

391691578

Tax year

2024

Mission

Discovery World educates, motivates,mobilizes and inspires the innovators and entrepreneurs of the 21st century. We connect innovation, science, and technology with exploration, environment, and our Great Lakes freshwater resources through interactive exhibits and experimental learning programs.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.9M
Program service revenue$4.3M
Investment income$458K
Other revenue$50K
Total revenue$7.7M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$5.0M
Fundraising$724K
Other expenses$4.0M
Total expenses$9.0M
Total assets$48.2M
Net assets$47.0M

People

44 listed

NameRoleCompensation

BRYAN WUNAR

CEO AND PRESIDENT-THRU NOVEMBER 15

Board

$216K

55 hrs/wk

CARL SCHOETTEL

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Board

$141K

55 hrs/wk

JAMES KARLS

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - THRU SEPTEMBER 19

Board

$129K

55 hrs/wk

JOHN EMMERICH

CEO AND PRESIDENT

Board

$123K

55 hrs/wk

THERESE SCHNEIDER

VP EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Board

$106K

55 hrs/wk

KELLEN KASPER

SECRETARY

Board

1 hrs/wk

KAREN BAUER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ADAM BELLMER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHAD CUNDIFF

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DIRK DEBBINK

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KAREN DETTMER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

STAN DILLON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MUSTAFA EMIR

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOSHUA GIMBEL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHN GOLLER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KARL GOUVERNEUR

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RUTH HARPER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SHERRY HUSA

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BRIAN KAGE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

WARD KOMOROWSKI

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KATHERINE LAMACCHIA

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARY JO LAYDEN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

TERENCE MCMAHON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RYAN MICHALSKI

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BRUCE MILNE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

TESSA MYERS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

AMIT NANAVATI

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOEL PHILLIPS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ADONICA RANDALL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

NEIL RIEGELMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MITUL RUSTAGI

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

TERE SACKERSON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MOLLY SCHWEIGER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ROGER SMITH

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

PHILLIP STOLLENWERK

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

HUSSIEN TALB

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BENJAMIN WAGNER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

NICOLE COOK

ROTATED OFF BOARD DURING 2024

Board

1 hrs/wk

VARUN LAROYIA

ROTATED OFF BOARD DURING 2024

Board

1 hrs/wk

KATIE MULDOON

ROTATED OFF BOARD DURING 2024

Board

1 hrs/wk

BRUCE KEYES

CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHAD MELNICK

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LORI RICHARDS

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

HEATHER HIPKE

TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

ROTO GROUP LLC

EXHIBITS

$451K

PSAB

OFFICE CLEANING

$340K

TEAM LOGIC IT

IT

$157K

JOHNSON CONTROLS

EXHIBITS

$123K

Grants received

Showing 189 of 189

FromAmountPurposeYear
$268K
LIFE OF WATER
2024
$75K
STEM PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITS
2024
$10K
General Support
2024
$5K
SUPPORT FOR 2024
2024
$4K
OPERATING EXPENSES
2024
$3K
EMPOWERING WISCONSIN'S UNDER-RESOURCED FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND ACCESS
2024
$3K
FOR PROGRAM USE/FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR PROGRAM USE.
2024
$400
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$50
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$550K
General Operating, Education support
2023
$90K
Multi Year Cap Improvements
2023
$75K
STEM PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITS
2023
$63K
EDUCATION/COMMUNITY
2023
$63K
DISCOVERY WORLD EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO BATTERMAN SCHOOLS OF CHOICE 2023 & 2024
2023
$59K
RE-ENGINEERING AND RESTORATION OF THE WIND LEAVES SCULPTURE
2023
$25K
EDUCATION
2023
$10K
ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. MILWAUKEE'S PREMIER, NON-PROFIT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
2023
$10K
LEGO Robot Engineer summer camp sponsorship fund
2023
$10K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2023
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$5K
General Operations
2023
$5K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT
2023
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$5K
Annual appeal
2023
$5K
EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS
2023
$5K
SUPPORT FOR 2023
2023
$4K
OPERATING EXPENSES
2023
$4K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$3K
PROGRAM SERVICES
2023
$1K
OPERATING EXP
2023
$400
FUNDRAISING FOR THEIR SUMMER SCIENCE CAMP
2023
$400
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$396K
EDUCATION/COMMUNITY
2022
$96K
SUSTAINING SUPPORT
2022
$90K
Multi Year Cap Improvements
2022
$75K
STEM PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITS
2022
$63K
DISCOVERY WORLD EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO BATTERMAN SCHOOLS OF CHOICE
2022
$27K
GENERAL DONATIONS
2022
$26K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$23K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$16K
DONOR DESIGNATIONS
2022
$15K
ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. MILWAUKEE'S PREMIER, NON-PROFIT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
2022
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
Matching Gift
2022
$10K
INDOOR RECREATION
2022
$8K
General Operations
2022
$5K
ANNUAL APPEAL
2022
$5K
PROGRAM FOR SCIENCE AND INQUIRY - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR MILWAUKEE'S EDUCATORS
2022
$5K
STEM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMING
2022
$5K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2022
$5K
Education programs
2022
$5K
ANNUAL APPEAL
2022
$5K
FREE ACCESS FOR DESERVING FAMILIES
2022
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$3K
EDUCATION
2022
$3K
OPERATING EXPENSES
2022
$2K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$1K
General Operations
2022
$250
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
$89K
Multi Year Capital Improvements
2021
$58K
EDUCATION/COMMUNITY
2021
$29K
DONOR DESIGNATIONS
2021
$26K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$22K
CULTURE & ARTS
2021
$15K
ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. MILWAUKEE'S PREMIER, NON-PROFIT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
2021
$10K
INDOOR RECREATION
2021
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$10K
SUPPORT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER
2021
$5K
ANNUAL APPEAL
2021
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$5K
Children's science education
2021
$5K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2021
$4K
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVE FOR STEM EDUCATION TO WISCONSIN'S YOUTH
2021
$3K
OPERATING EXPENSES
2021
$1K
FAMILY ACCESS TO PROGRAMS
2021
$400
YOUTH PROGRAM
2021
$80K
Multi Year Cap Improvements
2020
$50K
STEM PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITS
2020
$50K
DISCOVERY WORLD EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO BATTERMAN SCHOOLS OF CHOICE
2020
$50K
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$36K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$25K
DENIS SULLIVAN SCHOONER
2020
$20K
General Support
2020
$15K
ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. MILWAUKEE'S PREMIER, NON-PROFIT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
2020
$15K
EDUCATION
2020
$11K
DONOR DESIGNATION PLEDGE PAYMENTS
2020
$10K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2020
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$10K
EDUCATION/COMMUNITY
2020
$10K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2020
$10K
EDUCATION
2020
$10K
Cash Contribution
2020
$9K
Support STEM Programs
2020
$8K
DISCOVERY WORLD @ HOME
2020
$5K
STEM EDUCATIONAL PROG.
2020
$5K
STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
2020
$5K
PISI TEACH THE TEACHER PROJECT
2020
$4K
EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY YOUTH SUPPORT
2020
$4K
EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY YOUTH SUPPORT
2020
$4K
OPERATING EXPENSES
2020
$4K
PROGRAM SERVICES
2020
$3K
OPERATING COSTS
2020
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$2K
IGNITE THE SPARK VIRTUAL GALA
2020
$2K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$1K
EDUCATION
2020
$1K
SUPPORT A PUBLIC CHARITY
2020
$723
EDUCATION
2020
$400
YOUTH PROGRAM
2020
$250
MATCHING GIFTS
2020
$168
EDUCATION
2020
$167
EDUCATION
2020
$125
EMPLOYEE MATCHING GRANT
2020
$63
EDUCATION
2020
$20
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$59K
DONOR DESIGNATION PLEDGE PAYMENTS
2019
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING
2019
$7K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$2K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2019
$26K
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
2018
$25K
OPERATING EXPENSES
2018
$14K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$10K
SUPPORT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER
2018
$5K
CAPITAL PROJECT
2018
$5K
Program Support
2018
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2018
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$4K
OPERATING EXPENSES
2018
$3K
PROGRAM SERVICES
2018
$2K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2018
$1K
THE RITE-HITE FOUNDATION MAKES CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE GENERAL CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF THE RECIPIENTS LISTED. THE FOUNDATION HAS NOT DESIGNATED THESE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES.
2018
$490
EDUCATION
2018
$300
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2018
$250
Support to help provide education
2018
$125
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$150K
To provide technology and science programs
2017
$15K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$10K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2017
$8K
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
2017
$3K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2017

Funded by

$3.8M from 80 funders · 189 grants · 2017–2024

Rockwell Automation Charitable Corp

$550K · 1 grant · 2023

The Cudahy Foundation

$528K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc

$430K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Todd Wehr Foundation Inc

$349K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Les Paul Foundation

$275K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Theodore W Batterman

$175K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

United Way Of Greater Milwaukee &

$114K · 4 grants · 2019–2022

Details

EIN391691578
NTEE codeB300
Subsection03
Ruling date1991-09
Formed2004
Employees174
Volunteers289
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