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Screen a listScience Museum of Minnesota
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
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$40Mrevenue
FY2025 · +38% in 3 yrs453staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−9.9%
Months of reserve0.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+0.9%
Middle half of peersMedianScience Museum of Minnesota
Where the money goes FY2025 · $44M spent
Programs$37M85%Management and general$4.0M9%Fundraising$2.7M6%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$4.9M in FY2023, −$4.9M in FY2024 and −$4.0M in FY2025. Cash covers 0.4 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
42 of 43 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
56 of the 90 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 15% of revenue in FY2025. $20M is traced federal awards from National Science Foundation.
990 Part VIII · USAspending145funders
$3.6Ma year, last 3 years
18%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Cargill FoundationSince FY2020$771k$678k$481k$50kMuseum of ScienceStopped after FY2021$760k$214k$740k$196k$13k–Trane Technologies Charitable FoundationOn and off$281k$544kG O Forward Charitable TrustSince FY2021$268k$322k$233kMinnesota Historical SocietyEvery year since FY2017$63k$108k$138k$90k$85k$267k$39kGreater Twin Cities United WayStopped after FY2022$180k$160k$118k$82k$75k$38k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$1.6M$1.3M$1.4M$1.4M$704k$675k$1.7M110 other fundersUp to $610k a year each$400k$364k$712k$1.3M$1.3M$853k$2.3M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped