NonprofitsMcauliffe-Shepard Discovery Center Corporation

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Mcauliffe-Shepard Discovery Center Corporation

CONCORD, NH

Total revenue

$1.2M

Total expenses

$1.3M

Net assets

$350K

Grants received

$352K

15 grants

EIN

455337441

Tax year

2024

Mission

Inspiring generations through activities in astronomy, aviation, earth and space science.

Programs

2 programs

Educational workshops, events and outreach programs. The workshops, events and outreach programs include summer stem camps for youth, an aerospace festival for families, stem monthly homeschool workshops, and a science and engineering program for vocational-technical high school students. Outreach visits to schools and community venues such as libraries, using education tools such as a portable inflatable planetarium, telescopes and/or meteorite samples.

Expenses: $151K

Planetarium shows on astronomy, space science, and earth science. Our planetarium shows are targeted to young children and other shows for the general public with subjects such as the night sky, black holes, planets and moons with water and ice, the early space race, the solar system, asteroids and comets, abenaki culture, the northern lights and aviation, and exploration of the universe.

Expenses: $282K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$549K
Program service revenue$548K
Investment income
Other revenue$136K
Total revenue$1.2M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$750K
Fundraising$82K
Other expenses$575K
Total expenses$1.3M
Total assets$573K
Net assets$350K

People

14 listed

NameRoleCompensation

MELISSA M EDWARDS

EXECUTIVE DI

Board

$62K

40 hrs/wk

DR JULIA DUPUIS

DIRECTOR

Board

3 hrs/wk

DR JAMES R MACKAY

DIRECTOR

Board

3 hrs/wk

BRIAN PARSONS

DIRECTOR

Board

3 hrs/wk

J STEPHAN LUNDQUIST MS

SECRETARY

Board

6 hrs/wk

CHRISTOPHER WOLFE

TREASURER

Board

6 hrs/wk

A BARTHOLOMEW FROMUTH ESQ

CHAIR

Board

6 hrs/wk

RICHARD A MCKENNA

DIRECTOR

Board

3 hrs/wk

HON ROBERT LETOURNEAU

DIRECTOR

Board

3 hrs/wk

HAROLD TURNER

DIRECTOR

Board

3 hrs/wk

DANIEL BURSCH

DIRECTOR

Board

3 hrs/wk

JEROMY GRIMMETT

DIRECTOR

Board

3 hrs/wk

DR STEVEN J DAVIS

VICE CHAIR

Board

6 hrs/wk

DR STEWART LEVENSON

DIRECTOR

Board

3 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 15 of 15

FromAmountPurposeYear
$43K
For general operating support, scholarships
2024
$28K
For general support
2023
$22K
PURCHASE OF A VEHICLE
2023
$22K
EXPAND EDUCATION OUTREACH STEM PROGRAM
2023
$10K
Annual Fund
2023
$150K
NEW CONSTRUCTION
2022
$10K
Annual Fund
2022
$8K
To cover the costs of tuition to U.S. Space Camp
2022
$7K
DIALOGUE AND DELIBERATION CHALLENGE GRANT
2022
$11K
IF/THEN GENDER REPRESENTATION GRANT + TOOLKIT
2020
$10K
Annual Fund
2020
$9K
TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
2020
$8K
for general support and scholarship
2020
$9K
TO SUPPORT TWELVE STUDENTS' TUITION AND MEALS AT SUMMER CAMP IN THE TOUCH THE FUTURE, INC. PROGRAM.
2017

Funded by

$352K from 8 funders · 15 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Foundation

$150K · 1 grant · 2022

New Hampshire Charitable Foundation

$88K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

The Brown Foundation Inc

$30K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

The Mcininch Foundation

$22K · 1 grant · 2023

Cogswell Benevolent Trust

$22K · 1 grant · 2023

The Sophron Foundation

$18K · 2 grants · 2017–2020

Association Of Science-Technology

$18K · 2 grants · 2020–2022

Trust Uw Oleonda Jameson

$5K · 1 grant · 2021

Details

EIN455337441
NTEE codeA57
Subsection03
Ruling date2012-12
Formed2012
Employees35
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