NonprofitsMinnesota Childrens Museum

Arts & Culture

Minnesota Childrens Museum

SAINT PAUL, MN

Total revenue

$9.7M

Total expenses

$9.7M

Net assets

$39.1M

Grants received

$6.6M

98 grants

EIN

411354181

Tax year

2023

Mission

Sparking children's learning through play

Programs

1 program

Traveling Exhibit Production & Design: The Museum is the leading producer of traveling exhibits for the children's museum industry, reaching hundreds of thousands of individuals annually. The Museum's current portfolio consists of 12 active exhibits, which are rented to children's museums, science museums, and other family-serving entities across North America. The Museum's traveling exhibit program leverages the Museum's core strength of producing engaging exhibits that foster children's learning. Traveling exhibit production and design includes exhibit maintenance for active exhibits on tour throughout North America, along with the design and production of new exhibits to build the Museum's portfolio of traveling exhibits.

Expenses: $1.2M

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$3.5M
Program service revenue$5.6M
Investment income$637K
Other revenue$60K
Total revenue$9.7M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$5.5M
Fundraising$623K
Other expenses$4.2M
Total expenses$9.7M
Total assets$42.3M
Net assets$39.1M

People

47 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Dianne Krizan

President

Board

$233K

40 hrs/wk

Fola Tiamiyu

Dir of Finance & Technolog

Board

$108K

40 hrs/wk

Andrea Piepho

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Bryan Holloway

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Benjamin Ollendick

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Carmen Johnson

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Chris Kelley

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Clayton O'Toole

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Cody Warren

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

David Benedict

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Debra Bauler

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Derek Naill

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Dexter Davis

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Elisa Rasmussen

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Elizabeth Cummings

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Elizabeth Rominski

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Frank Bedo

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Grady Davis

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Jeanne Junker

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Jennifer Bratton

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Jim Mancini

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

John Henningsgard

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Julie Joyce

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Katie Milliken

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Drew Zinkel

Chair of the Board

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Kimberlee Sinclair

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Larriss Maldonado

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Marcus Ploeger

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Mark Hubler

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Michael Fiddelke

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Nicole Garrison

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Sara Swenson

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Scott Peterson

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Stephen Friend

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Su Ryeon Kang

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Tricia Brackeen

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Will Brady

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Ken Hanley

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Suzette Huovinen

Past Chair

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Matt Brown

Treasurer

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Kate McRoberts

Secretary

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Adrian Chiu

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Andrea Jaffee

Director

Board

1.2 hrs/wk

Joseph Olson

VP of Museum Experience

Staff

$162K

40 hrs/wk

Robert Ingrassia

VP of External Relations

Staff

$146K

40 hrs/wk

Briana Geurink

VP of Philanthropy

Staff

$133K

40 hrs/wk

Allison Gredesky

Director of Talent Resources

Staff

$102K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

TK Elevator

Elevator Upgrade/Installation

$277K

Brin Glass Service

Building Improvements

$109K

Grants received

Showing 98 of 98

FromAmountPurposeYear
$65K
Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice Exhibit National Tour
2024
$22K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$7K
DONOR ADVISED, ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES
2024
$473K
Arts & Cultural Heritage Grants
2023
$343K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$100K
CHARACTER THROUGH CHILDRENS MUSEUMS
2023
$65K
Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice Exhibit National Tour
2023
$20K
COMMUNITY VITALITY
2023
$20K
General Support
2023
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
2023
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$14K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$11K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$6K
DONOR-ADVISED, ARTS- CULTURE- HUMANITIES
2023
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$274K
REGRANT OF MN LEGACY AMENDMENT FUNDING FOR CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS
2022
$201K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
$100K
General Support
2022
$88K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$55K
Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice Exhibit National Tour
2022
$50K
SUPPORT CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
2022
$32K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$20K
COMMUNITY VITALITY
2022
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$11K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$10K
TRAVELING EXHIBITS PROGRAM
2022
$6K
ARTS AND HUMANITIES - PROGRAM
2022
$6K
DONOR-RECOMMENDED, ARTS & CULTURE
2022
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$750
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
2022
$469K
REGRANT OF MN LEGACY AMENDMENT FUNDING FOR CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS
2021
$353K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2021
$200K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$192K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2021
$56K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$56K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$20K
ARTS AND CULTURE GRANT
2021
$20K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$20K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$12K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$6K
ARTS & CULTURE
2021
$5K
TRAVELING EXHIBITS PROGRAM
2021
$495K
LEGACY CHILDREN'S OF MINNESOTA
2020
$140K
SUPPORT CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
2020
$100K
MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2020
$41K
Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice Exhibition
2020
$30K
EXHIBIT COLLATERAL/DESIGN TEAM PARTICIPATION PAYMENTS
2020
$30K
2020 ARTS AND CULTURE GRANT
2020
$24K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2020
$10K
General Support
2020
$7K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$7K
THE RESILIENCY CAMPAIGN
2020
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$6K
Matching Gift
2020
$5K
GENERAL CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
2020
$3K
ARTS AND HUMANITIES - PROGRAM
2020
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
2020
$30
MATCHING GIFTS FOR COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS
2020
$159K
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM GRANT
2019
$40K
EXHIBIT COLLATERAL/DESIGN TEAM PARTICIPATION PAYMENTS
2019
$13K
Charitable Donation
2019
$9K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2019
$8K
General Charitable Operation
2019
$5K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$5K
Program Support
2019
$3K
Program Support
2019
Program Support
2019
$438K
REGRANT OF MN LEGACY AMENDMENT FUNDING FOR CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS
2018
$76K
CHARITABLE
2018
$50K
SPECIAL FUND/PROJECT
2018
$10K
LITTLE TIKES PARTNERSHIP
2018
$7K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2018
$603K
REGRANT OF MN LEGACY AMENDMENT FUNDING FOR CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS
2017
$10K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2017

Funded by

$6.6M from 33 funders · 98 grants · 2017–2024

Minnesota Humanities Center

$2.9M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Charities Aid Foundation America

$773K · 5 grants · 2019–2023

Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

$453K · 2 grants · 2020–2021

The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation

$370K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

The Blackbaud Giving Fund

$275K · 4 grants · 2018–2022

David B Jones Foundation

$226K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

St Croix Valley Foundation

$200K · 1 grant · 2021

Mayo Clinic

$190K · 2 grants · 2020–2022

Details

EIN411354181
NTEE codeA520
Subsection03
Ruling date1979-07
Formed1979
Employees191
Volunteers100