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THE NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER OF GREENSBORO INC DBA GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER
THE NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER OF GREENSBORO INC DBA GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER (North Carolina) receives grants from 65 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,632,390 to it, the largest being AMG CHARITABLE GIFT FOUNDATION ($1,898,319). 43 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $24M
- Funders on record
- 65
- Grants received
- $5.6M
- Net assets
- $36M
What The Natural Science Center of Greensboro Inc Dba Greensboro Science Center does
Mission
The mission of the center is inspiring curiosity and connecting communities through science and conservation. We accomplish this by providing ever-evolving experiences where exploration and imagination intersect, igniting a lifelong passion for science and the natural world.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Museum, zoo, and aquarium: for the fiscal year ending june 30, 2025, the center welcomed 597,933 guests. The facility is home to more than 1,500 rare and endangered species and plays an active role in international conservation through participation in breeding programs for species including pygmy hippos, red pandas, asian fishing cats, african penguins, and sumatran tigers.through these efforts, the center has provided millions of children, families, school groups, and lifelong learners with opportunities to engage with global ecosystems, experience real-world science and stem education, and understand north carolina's connection to international conservation initiatives.the center remains north carolina's only science attraction to hold dual accreditation from both the association of zoos & aquariums (aza) and the american alliance of museums (aam), a distinction achieved by only fourteen institutions nationwide. As the center has expanded its programs and facilities, its audience has grown accordingly. In the past fiscal year, the center welcomed guests from 96 north carolina counties, all 50 states, and multiple countries worldwide.as north carolina's first accredited inland…
$4,679,413 spent$5,148,526 earned by the program73% of program spendingEducational programs: in alignment with its mission, the center delivers a wide range of programs designed to spark curiosity and deepen understanding of science and conservation.for the fiscal year ending june 30, 2025, the center reached 17,380 students and teachers through 382 educational programs, extending classroom learning into real-world experiences. In addition, more than 882 guests participated in 106 classes and camps, while 976 guests enjoyed unique opportunities to engage directly with staff and animals through 201 behind-the-scenes programs.educational offerings span a diverse spectrum: from week-long science camps and sensory-friendly nights to hands-on gallery experiences like science on the spot, shark week activities, and participation in the nc science festival. These programs ensure that learners of all ages and abilities can connect with science in ways that are both meaningful and memorable.
$928,059 spent$297,222 earned by the program15% of program spendingSkywild and flyway: complementing the center's mission of connecting people with the natural world, the center's aerial adventure park offers guests the chance to experience animal behaviors in a uniquely physical and immersive way. Suspended high above the zoo, the course challenges participants to waddle, leap, brachiate, and crawl, mirroring the movements of the animals below while also providing an exciting outdoor workout. Since opening in 2015, skywild has become a signature experience, welcoming 8,443 guests in the fiscal year ending june 30, 2025.to further expand adventure opportunities, the center introduced the flyway zipline in 2022. This thrilling ride carries guests across lake sloan, offering breathtaking bird's-eye views of country park. In fiscal year 2025, 1,708 guests took flight on the flyway, adding yet another memorable way to connect recreation, nature, and discovery.
$401,965 spent$306,847 earned by the program6% of program spendingGift shop: among the 597,933 guests who visited the center in the fiscal year ending june 30, 2025, many extended their experience through a stop at the center's gift shop. Far more than a traditional retail space, the shop curates a wide selection of educational products, mission-focused merchandise, and science- and conservation-themed items designed to inspire curiosity long after a visit concludes. Each purchase offers guests an opportunity to continue their journey of discovery at home while supporting the center's mission of connecting people with animals, science, and conservation.omnisphere: the center's omnisphere theater, with its impressive 40-foot dome ceiling, brings science and the arts to life in breathtaking ways. Powered by our super mediaglobe full-dome projection system, the theater delivers immersive experiences in digital, laser, and large-format 3d.in the fiscal year ending june 30, 2025, the theater inspired 40,212 guests with shows ranging from big bird's guided tour of the night sky to awe-inspiring astronaut perspectives of earth and the cosmos.the omnisphere also transforms into an evening entertainment venue, where guests enjoy laser light shows set to…
$359,069 spent$1,568,911 earned by the program6% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $6,368,506.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $28M to $41M (+44%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 16% · 2018 13% · 2019 14% · 2020 12% · 2021 11% · 2022 25% · 2023 13% · 2024 1% · 2025 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
69% of THE NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER OF GREENSBORO INC DBA GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (58% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Glenn Dobrogosz
CEO
Board chair
Tara Burgio-Wheelihan
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 13 funders to 22 funders, grant income fell $861k → $260k.
10 of 65 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 43% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $836k from 3 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money THE NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER OF GREENSBORO INC DBA GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER raised.
From the IRS filings of THE NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER OF GREENSBORO INC DBA GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 65 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER OF GREENSBORO INC DBA GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER leans on a few funders — its largest provides 34% of grant income and the top three 55%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
52% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER OF GREENSBORO INC DBA GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 87% · 2018 58% · 2019 54% · 2020 41% · 2021 36% · 2022 26% · 2023 34% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
56% of THE NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER OF GREENSBORO INC DBA GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 66% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
83% of THE NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER OF GREENSBORO INC DBA GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER's grant income comes from North Carolina funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.4M arriving through sponsors registered in 8 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER OF GREENSBORO INC DBA GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 550 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 550 arts & culture nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like THE NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER OF GREENSBORO INC DBA GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In North Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
55% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
91%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER OF GREENSBORO INC DBA GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER?
- THE NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER OF GREENSBORO INC DBA GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER (North Carolina) receives grants from 65 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,632,390 to it, the largest being AMG CHARITABLE GIFT FOUNDATION ($1,898,319). 43 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER OF GREENSBORO INC DBA GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER have?
- IRS filings report 65 organizations giving $5,632,390 in grants to THE NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER OF GREENSBORO INC DBA GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER, 43 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER OF GREENSBORO INC DBA GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER?
- AMG CHARITABLE GIFT FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,898,319 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER OF GREENSBORO INC DBA GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Carolina. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 65 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing