Nonprofit screen
Screen a listNational Children Museum
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$6.0Mrevenue
FY2025 · −35% in 3 yrs77staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Where the money goes FY2025 · $7.2M spent
Programs$5.3M74%Management and general$1.2M16%Fundraising$732k10%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$2.0M in FY2023, −$378k in FY2024 and −$1.2M in FY2025. Cash covers 1.5 months.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
20 of 20 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 7 of its 7 returns, 20% of revenue in FY2025. $1.4M is traced federal awards from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
990 Part VIII · USAspending37funders
$288ka year, last 3 years
50%from its largest funder
Funder’18’19’20’21’22’23Latino Economic Development CorporationStopped after FY2022$285k$142k–Gates FoundationOn and off$250k$94kThe Annette M Lerner and Theodore N Lerner Family Foundation IncStopped after FY2020$100k$100k–Clark Charitable Foundation Inc Dba a James & Alice B Clark FoundationOn and off$50k$50kKimsey FoundationOn and off$100kJoseph E Robert Jr Charitable TrustOn and off$50kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$427k$186k$26k$36k17 other fundersUp to $25k a year each$27k$19k$25k$94k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped