Arts & Culture
The Childrens Museum
BOSTON, MA
Total revenue
$11.9M
Total expenses
$10.3M
Net assets
$53.9M
Grants received
$7.4M
92 grants
EIN
042103993
Tax year
2023
Mission
Boston children's museum engages children and families in joyful discovery experiences that instill an appreciation of our world, develop foundational skills, and spark a lifelong love of learning. Boston children's museum is a welcoming, imaginative, child-centered learning environment that supports diverse families in nurturing their children's creativity and curiosity. We promote the healthy development of all children so that they will fulfill their potential and contribute to our collective wellbeing and future prosperity.
Programs
3 programs
Education programsthe goal of education programs is to develop and implement interactive experiences that enhance the museum's exhibits for children and adults in the areas of stem and steam, visual and performing arts, health and wellness, cultures, early childhood development and learning, and community engagement. Education programs include self-guided and structured school programs, school readiness programs in partnership with community agencies, designated programs for children and families with special needs, science discovery programs, art studio workshops, performing arts demonstrations and workshops, and live theater expressly geared to young visitors.
Exhibitionsthe goal of exhibitions is to develop, design and produce innovatively awesome experiences that engage children and adults in meaningful activities that inspire creativity, curiosity, experimentation, problem solving, and collaboration. Exhibits are powerful tools for play and learning, and for opening the imagination to new worlds and ideas. With a great depth and breadth of staff expertise in the arts, stem/steam, health and wellness, cultures and early childhood education, the museum creates exhibits that may appear deceptively simple but are founded in the theory and practice of how children and families learn best.
Memberships
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Expenses
People
44 listed
CAROLE CHARNOW
PRESIDENT/CEO
$257K
35 hrs/wk
AMY AUERBACH
SVP/CFO
$173K
35 hrs/wk
HANNAH CORNU
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
$49K
35 hrs/wk
JASON JANOFF
TRUSTEE
—
0.38 hrs/wk
DEBORAH JOELSON
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 10/10/23)
—
0.5 hrs/wk
MIEKO KAMII
TRUSTEE
—
0.5 hrs/wk
LIAM PATRICK
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 10/10/23)
—
0.38 hrs/wk
GILES LI
TRUSTEE
—
0.38 hrs/wk
AUNOY BANERJEE
TRUSTEE
—
0.38 hrs/wk
JULIE GORDON
TRUSTEE
—
0.38 hrs/wk
KELLY HILLER
TRUSTEE, SECRETARY
—
0.5 hrs/wk
DAVID BURT
TRUSTEE
—
0.38 hrs/wk
KEEGAN CALDWELL
TRUSTEE
—
0.38 hrs/wk
RYAN MURPHY
TRUSTEE
—
0.38 hrs/wk
SYLVIA STEVENS-EDOUARD
TRUSTEE
—
0.5 hrs/wk
PAUL LEONE
TRUSTEE
—
0.38 hrs/wk
MELISSA WORTH
TRUSTEE
—
0.38 hrs/wk
DEBORAH ROBBINS
TRUSTEE
—
0.38 hrs/wk
DEIRDRE PHILLIPS
TRUSTEE
—
0.38 hrs/wk
DOROTHY YU
TRUSTEE
—
0.38 hrs/wk
PAT BROPHY
TRUSTEE
—
0.38 hrs/wk
ROBIN MOUNT
TRUSTEE
—
0.38 hrs/wk
CARLOS VASQUEZ
TRUSTEE
—
0.38 hrs/wk
HELEN ROSENFELD
TRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR
—
0.5 hrs/wk
JESSICA GUO
TRUSTEE
—
0.38 hrs/wk
CHRIS LAGAN
TRUSTEE
—
0.38 hrs/wk
LIANNE LEVENTHAL
TRUSTEE
—
0.38 hrs/wk
SARAH LINDSTROM
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/19/23)
—
0.38 hrs/wk
ANDREW NORTON
TRUSTEE
—
0.38 hrs/wk
NEAL BOYLE
TRUSTEE (AS OF 10/10/23)
—
0.38 hrs/wk
RANA MURPHY
TRUSTEE (AS OF 3/9/24)
—
0.38 hrs/wk
EMILY SCHUR
TRUSTEE (AS OF 10/10/23)
—
0.38 hrs/wk
JEROME SMITH
TRUSTEE (AS OF 10/10/23)
—
0.38 hrs/wk
ARIEL FOXMAN
TRUSTEE
—
0.38 hrs/wk
THOMAS MCCROREY
TRUSTEE, TREASURER
—
0.5 hrs/wk
ANTHONY BORDON
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 10/10/23)
—
0.38 hrs/wk
RENEE BOYNTON-JARRETT
TRUSTEE
—
0.38 hrs/wk
NIRAV DAGLI
TRUSTEE
—
0.5 hrs/wk
RICK DIMINO
TRUSTEE
—
0.5 hrs/wk
DAVID HEALY
TRUSTEE, CHAIRMAN
—
3.75 hrs/wk
MICHAEL TRAVIS
VP OF DEVELOPMENT
$199K
35 hrs/wk
MELISSA HIGGINS
VP OF PROGRAMS & EXHIBITS
$134K
35 hrs/wk
CHARLAYNE MURRELL-SMITH
VP OF CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
$130K
35 hrs/wk
JERI APPIER
CONTROLLER & SENIOR DIRECTOR, FINANCE
$121K
35 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
NORTHEASTERN MECHANICAL INC
HVAC SERVICE & REPAIR
CBRE INC
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
ACP CLEANING INC
MUSEUM AND TENANT CLEANING
SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES US
MUSEUM AND BUILDING SECURITY
CUSTOM COMPUTER SPECIALISTS INC
IT AND NETWORK MONITORING SERVICES
Grants received
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Funded by
$7.4M from 33 funders · 92 grants · 2017–2024
$1.6M · 3 grants · 2020–2023
$1.6M · 8 grants · 2017–2023
$1.5M · 2 grants · 2020–2022
$579K · 10 grants · 2017–2023
$320K · 3 grants · 2017–2019
$299K · 7 grants · 2022–2023
$289K · 7 grants · 2017–2023
$278K · 6 grants · 2018–2023