THE CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF INDIANAPOLIS INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF INDIANAPOLIS INC

EIN 35-0867985 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A520)

What they do

The Organizations Mission is to Create Extraordinary Learning Experiences Across The Arts, Sciences and Humanities That Have The Power to Transform The Lives of Children and Families. (Continued In Schedule O)

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Of every $100 spent, about $70.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders40 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

40.63%of revenue went to mission work70.2% of expenses · Program services

3.26%of revenue went to fundraising5.6% of expenses

$57.87spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

13.98%of revenue went to management and office costs24.2% of expenses

$10.30in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

42.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$84,385,831

Mission workProgram services$34,283,07140.63% of revenue70.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$11,800,27413.98% of revenue24.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$2,747,9073.26% of revenue5.6% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$35,554,57942.13% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$48,831,25257.87% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 70.2% mission · 24.2% management · 5.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 57.87% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 75.7% mission · 19.8% management · 4.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.40% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 67.3% mission · 28.2% management · 4.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.30% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 63.9% mission · 30.6% management · 5.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.96% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 72.4% mission · 22.5% management · 5.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 172.30% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 72.5% mission · 22.6% management · 4.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 126.68% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 69.1% mission · 26.2% management · 4.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 68.89% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 69.4% mission · 25.1% management · 5.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.05% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$84,385,831

Expenses$48,831,252

Annual surplus $35,554,579 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$34,283,071 · 70.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$11,800,274 · 24.2% of expenses

Fundraising$2,747,907 · 5.6% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$84,385,831

Expenses$48,831,252

Assets$502,915,800

Income$108,474,116

Contributions$36,237,900

Mission work (program services)$34,283,071

Fundraising$2,747,907

Management and general$11,800,274

Stocks and bonds$106,538,391

Accounting fees$159,970

Investing fees$4,825,911

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

JENNIFER PACE ROBINSONPRESIDENT AND CEO · 40 hrs/week $664,086Base $625,980 · Other $38,106

KATHY MATHENACOOCIO · 40 hrs/week $341,964Base $314,448 · Other $27,516

ELLA FRANKCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $288,964Base $261,444 · Other $27,520

KATHERINE M ALLENVP HUMAN RESOURCES · 40 hrs/week $273,713Base $227,941 · Other $45,772

MONICA RAMSEYVP OF EXPERIENCE DEVELOPMENT & FAMILY LEARNING · 40 hrs/week $272,751Base $233,774 · Other $38,977

TENE WRIGHTGENERAL COUNSEL · 40 hrs/week $237,225Base $220,531 · Other $16,694

ALLISON STITTLEAVP EXPERIENCE DEVELOPMENT & FAMILY LEARNING · 40 hrs/week $192,125Base $151,798 · Other $40,327

JEANNIE INFANTE SAGERVP OF ADVANCEMENT FROM 4/2/24 · 40 hrs/week $175,840Base $164,360 · Other $11,480

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (40)

JENNIFER PACE ROBINSONPRESIDENT AND CEO

KATHY MATHENACOOCIO

ELLA FRANKCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

KATHERINE M ALLENVP HUMAN RESOURCES

MONICA RAMSEYVP OF EXPERIENCE DEVELOPMENT & FAMILY LEARNING

TENE WRIGHTGENERAL COUNSEL

ALLISON STITTLEAVP EXPERIENCE DEVELOPMENT & FAMILY LEARNING

JEANNIE INFANTE SAGERVP OF ADVANCEMENT FROM 4/2/24

ALLISON STECKTRUSTEE

MU HASSANTRUSTEE

NIDHI AVASHIA-KHEMKATRUSTEE

RENEE WASHINGTONTRUSTEE

RICARDO GARCIA DE ALBATRUSTEE

RODNEY BYRNESTRUSTEE

SALLY SCHACHTCHAIR

SARA MORRISTRUSTEE

STEVE CAMPBELLTRUSTEE

MELISSA ROBERTSSECRETARY

TIM PARNELLTRUSTEE

TONYA COMBSTRUSTEE

VAIDY SUBRAMANIANTRUSTEE

VANITA KHANNA-YADAVTRUSTEE

WILLIAM D ZINKTRUSTEE

ZOE WEISSTRUSTEE

ANDREW J HELDTRUSTEE

CHRISTINA FUGATETRUSTEE

LAUREN G SPARKMANTRUSTEE

KATIE VICARSTRUSTEE

ASHLEY GARRYTREASURER

BRENDA HARRINGTONTRUSTEE

KASEY WAKEFIELDTRUSTEE

JULIE CARMICHAELTRUSTEE

JON HAUGTRUSTEE

JOE BROUGHERTRUSTEE

JESSICA DUNNIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

BRETT A PHEFFERTRUSTEE

JAMES C GILROY IIITRUSTEE

EZRA BURDIXVICE-CHAIR

EMILY STURMANTRUSTEE

C PERRY GRIFFITH IIITRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1952
Location: 3000 N MERIDIAN ST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46208-4716
County: Marion
In care of: % NICOLAS GARCIA
Primary officer: Ella Frank, CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(317) 334-3322

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CROWE LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A520)