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The Childrens Museum

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990990-T FY2023
Other · BOSTON, MA · EIN 04-2103993

About

See schedule o - form 990 part i line 1

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
113
Volunteers
150

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$9.5M
Expenses
$9.6M
Assets
$61.5M
Liabilities
$11.3M

Financial history

$15.5M$7.8M$0
1617181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $9.5M · Peak FY2022: $15.5M · Avg: $10.7M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$28K
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES - ARMENIA, AZERBIJAN, BELARUS,
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)
SOUTH ASIA
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
NORTH AMERICA
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$69K
Grants Given
THE CHILDRENS MUSEUM
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Address

308 Congress ST
Boston, MA, 02210-101

Governance

Voting board members34
Independent members34
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %40.2%
Permanent endowment %26.1%
Endowment held by related orgNo
Public records
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