NonprofitsWitte Museum

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Witte Museum

SAN ANTONIO, TX

Total revenue

$15.7M

Total expenses

$13.1M

Net assets

$63.1M

Grants received

$8.1M

234 grants

EIN

741400537

Tax year

2024

Mission

The witte museum inspires people to shape the future of texas through transformative and relevant experiences in nature, science and culture.

Programs

2 programs

The witte museum held 728 public programs in this period, including dinosaurs, health and wellness and stem subjects. Approximately 43,150 people attended student, family, and adult programs, gallery theater and demonstrations, educator workshops, programs, and live remote learning.

Expenses: $3.2M

The witte museum store offers a variety of books, educational toys and limited-time-only special products related to the exhibits and public programming. These items provide take-away experiences that reinforce the transformative experiences in nature, science and culture of the museum.

Expenses: $2.4M

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$10.5M
Program service revenue$2.5M
Investment income$286K
Other revenue$2.4M
Total revenue$15.7M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$5.1M
Fundraising$905K
Other expenses$8.0M
Total expenses$13.1M
Total assets$82.3M
Net assets$63.1M

People

35 listed

NameRoleCompensation

VICTORIA BATES

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Board

$139K

55 hrs/wk

DIRK ELMENDORF

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Board

$57K

40 hrs/wk

MICHAEL BOLNER

AT LARGE

Board

2 hrs/wk

ERIC HONEYMAN

AT LARGE

Board

2 hrs/wk

BILL ANDERSON

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

INIGO ARZAC

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

WALTER BERNAL

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

TAYLOR DAWSON

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

DON GONZALES

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

ERIKA GONZALEZ

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

JIM HALFF

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

MIKE HOWARD

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

ROBERT HUNT

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

ESTEBAN LOPEZ

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARK METCALFE

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

KARMA NILSSON

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

RON NIRENBERG

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

AARONETTA PIERCE

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

ANDRE'A PITTS

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

ROB SIGMAN

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

JACK STEIN

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

REBECCA VIAGRAN

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

BRANDI VITIER

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

ERIK WALSH

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

RYAN PAPE

BOARD CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

SUSAN NAYLOR

VICE BOARD CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

XAVIER URRUTIA

SECRETARY

Board

2 hrs/wk

JOE MCLAUCHLAN

TREASURER

Board

2 hrs/wk

RYAN BERG

PAST CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

PEGGY WALKER

AT LARGE

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARISE MCDERMOTT

PRESIDENT AND CEO (FORMER)

Staff

$175K

40 hrs/wk

MICHELLE EVERIDGE

DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND COO

Staff

$116K

45 hrs/wk

ELIZABETH STRICKER

CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER

Staff

$113K

40 hrs/wk

MENDI ETHEREDGE

CHIEF OF ADVANCEMENT

Staff

$104K

40 hrs/wk

BEATRICE QUINTANILLA-ABERCROMBIE

CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Staff

$102K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

Linda M Perez

Rent

$113K

WEAVER AND TIDWELL LLP

AUDIT & TAX

$112K

Grants received

Showing 200 of 234

FromAmountPurposeYear
$271K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$70K
ASSIST CHILDREN
2024
$60K
CHARITABLE
2024
$60K
Kenedy Family Exhibition
2024
$50K
LAND STEWARDSHIP AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
2024
$35K
NATURE AND SCIENCE PROGRAMS
2024
$25K
Arts & Culture
2024
$21K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2024
$20K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2024
$20K
General Operations
2024
$15K
TO FUND ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
2024
$10K
OPERATIONS
2024
$7K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2024
$3K
CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL AN SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT
2024
$3K
PROMOTES LIFELONG LEARNING
2024
$1K
FOR THE ORGS CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2024
$268K
SUPPORT PROGRAMS
2023
$250K
UNRESTRICTED OPERATING FUNDS
2023
$139K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$125K
ECLIPSE OUTREACH PROGRAMMING IN SAN ANTONIO
2023
$125K
CULTURE & ARTS
2023
$75K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$74K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$65K
ASSIST CHILDREN
2023
$60K
CHARITABLE
2023
$50K
LAND STEWARDSHIP AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
2023
$40K
WHITE SHAMAN PRESERVE
2023
$30K
TO FUND ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$29K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS
2023
$20K
WITTE MUSEUM SUMMER 2024 CERAMICS EXHIBITION
2023
$15K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2023
$15K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$14K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2023
$12K
EDUCATIONAL
2023
$10K
Operational Support
2023
$10K
General Operations
2023
$10K
ARTS, CULTURE
2023
$10K
SUPPORT THE TEXAS TERRAIN THROUGH TIME GALLERY IN THE EXPLORE YOUR WORLD EXHIBITION
2023
$10K
OPERATIONS
2023
$10K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2023
$8K
THE MCDERMOTT FUND
2023
$8K
General Support
2023
$7K
DONOR DESIGNATION
2023
$6K
SUPPORT THE MUSEUM
2023
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2023
$5K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$3K
CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL AN SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT
2023
$3K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2023
$1K
FOR THE ORGS CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2023
$1K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2023
$1K
WITTE FOR ALL: ACCESS FOR ALL
2023
$500
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$500
PROJECT SUPPORT
2023
$500
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$250
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2023
$172K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$167K
TO SUPPORT THE "LAND STEWARDSHIP AMBASSADORS" PROGRAM WHICH AIMS TO BRING AWARENESS TO LAND STEWARDSHIP PRINCIPLES, PROMOTING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND INSPIRING STUDENTS TO OBTAIN CAREERS IN LAND STEWARDSHIP.
2022
$150K
UNRESTRICTED OPERATING FUNDS
2022
$150K
UNRESTRICTED OPERATING FUNDS
2022
$124K
CULTURE & ARTS
2022
$100K
FREE ADMISSION FOR TITLE I SCHOOLS
2022
$100K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2022
$100K
SUPPORT OF WITTE OPERATIONS
2022
$60K
ASSIST CHILDREN
2022
$60K
NATURE AND SCIENCE PROGRAMS
2022
$50K
CHARITABLE
2022
$40K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2022
$40K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2022
$40K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$37K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$35K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$30K
TO FUND ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$25K
ICONIC TEXAS ART - FUNDING IS CONTINGENT ON SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED PLANS THAT INCORPORATE DIVERSITY OF CULTURES
2022
$25K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$15K
General Operations
2022
$15K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR
2022
$12K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2022
$10K
GENERAL FUNDING
2022
$10K
OPERATIONS
2022
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2022
$5K
SUPPORT THE MUSEUM
2022
$5K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$3K
CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL AN SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT
2022
$1K
GENERAL FUNDS
2022
$1K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2022
$1K
FOR THE ORGS CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2022
$500
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$500
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$150K
RE-ROOF THE BODY ADVENTURE BUILDING
2021
$150K
UNRESTRICTED OPERATING FUNDS
2021
$100K
Texas Museums 360 Program Grant
2021
$70K
CULTURE & ARTS
2021
$54K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$54K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$40K
CHARITABLE
2021
$33K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2021
$12K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2021
$11K
CHARITABLE
2021
$5K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2021
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$2K
FOR THE ORGS CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2021
$1K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2021
$500
GENERAL FUND
2021
$232K
SUPPORT PROGRAMS
2020
$223K
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE
2020
$150K
UNRESTRICTED OPERATING FUNDS
2020
$104K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$60K
EMERGENCY GRANT TO HELP SUPPLEMENT THE OPERATING BUDGET DUE TO THE PANDEMIC
2020
$55K
DONATION TO THEATRE STAR CEILING
2020
$50K
Operational Support
2020
$50K
ASSIST CHILDREN
2020
$50K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2020
$38K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2020
$35K
CHARITABLE
2020
$30K
LAND STEWARDSHIP AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
2020
$30K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR
2020
$25K
WITTE WHERE YOU ARE ONLINE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
2020
$18K
PUBLIC EDUCATION
2020
$15K
TO FUND ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$14K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2020
$11K
CHARITABLE
2020
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$10K
CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2020
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
2020
$10K
CHARITY
2020
$10K
SPONSORSHIP
2020
$10K
General Operations
2020
$10K
To provide engaging and educational experiences in nature, science and culture
2020
$8K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2020
$8K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$5K
SUPPORT PROGRAM
2020
$5K
Operating Support
2020
$5K
CHARITABLE
2020
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2020
$3K
SUPPORT MUSEUM OF NATURE, SCIENCE, AND CULTURE
2020
$2K
CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT
2020
$1K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2020
$1K
THE PURPOSE IS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF TEXAS THROUGH RELEVANT AND TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES IN NATURE, SCIENCE AND CULTURE.
2020
$1K
FOR THE ORGS CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2020
$600
EMPLOYEE MATCHING GRANT
2020
$500
MEXICAN JOURNALISTS IN TEXAS & CROSS-BORDER JOURNALISM
2020

Funded by

$8.1M from 99 funders · 234 grants · 2017–2024

Dickson-Allen Foundation

$850K · 5 grants · 2020–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$610K · 7 grants · 2018–2023

San Antonio Area Foundation

$572K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

John R & Greli N Less Charitable Trust

$500K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Triple Dawson Family Foundation

$500K · 2 grants · 2020–2023

Ferguson Kittie Nelson Foundation F5129900

$395K · 2 grants · 2019–2022

National Philanthropic Trust

$319K · 3 grants · 2021–2023

The Orr Family Foundation

$280K · 6 grants · 2018–2024

Details

EIN741400537
NTEE codeA50
Subsection03
Ruling date1932-11
Formed1926
Employees101
Volunteers250
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