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Screen a listThe Iowa Children's Museum
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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)
$2.0Mrevenue
FY2025 · −9% in 3 yrs72staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−9.4%
Months of reserve4.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+2.0%
Middle half of peersMedianIowa Children's Museum
Where the money goes FY2025 · $2.1M spent
Programs$1.6M76%Management and general$295k14%Fundraising$216k10%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$22k in FY2023, −$297k in FY2024 and −$184k in FY2025. Cash covers 4.9 months, above the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
19 of 19 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 9 of its 9 returns, 7% of revenue in FY2025. $812k is traced federal awards from National Science Foundation.
990 Part VIII · USAspending26funders
$221ka year, last 3 years
57%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Charles Stewart Mott FoundationOn and off$75k$325k$25k$25kGreenState Credit UnionOn and off$15k$25k$25k$30k$30k$30kRobert E Yager Charitable TrustSince FY2021$25k$16k$15kSTEM Next Opportunity FundOn and off$55kRotary District 6000 Humanitarian and Educational Foundation IncStopped after FY2019$10k$26k–Delta Dental of Iowa FoundationNew in FY2023$16kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$5k$20k$24k$28k$34k$25k$46k11 other fundersUp to $15k a year each$36k$3k$2k$17k$3k$16k$3k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped