KENNETH C GRIFFIN MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

KENNETH C GRIFFIN MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY

EIN 36-2167797 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A570)

What they do

The Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (the Museum), A 501(c)(3) Corporation, is The Largest Science Museum In The Western Hemisphere and Home to Thousands of Artifacts. for 90 Years, The Museum Has Been A Premier Destination In Chicago, Illinois. The Museums Mission is to Inspire The Inventive Genius In Everyone, and Its Vision is Rooted In The Museums Historic Rotunda Engraving: Science Discerns The Laws of Nature, Industry Applies Them to The Needs of Humankind. The Museum Welcomes Over 1.4 Million Guests Annually and is The Top Chicago Museum Field Trip Destination for Students. Through Its Education Programs, The Museum Engages Over Half A Million Participants Annually In Science Education Programs.

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Of every $100 spent, about $84.40 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 leaders100 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

79.25%of revenue went to mission work84.4% of expenses · Program services

4.83%of revenue went to fundraising5.1% of expenses

$93.84spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

9.77%of revenue went to management and office costs10.4% of expenses

$6.95in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

35.5%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$66,431,592

Mission workProgram services$52,645,58379.25% of revenue84.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$6,489,3449.77% of revenue10.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$3,207,4754.83% of revenue5.1% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$4,089,1906.16% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$62,342,40293.84% 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: 84.4% mission · 10.4% management · 5.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.84% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 83.3% mission · 11.3% management · 5.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.36% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 82.8% mission · 10.9% management · 6.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.82% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 82.0% mission · 11.9% management · 6.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 27.48% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 81.8% mission · 11.6% management · 6.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.15% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 82.7% mission · 9.9% management · 7.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.56% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 83.4% mission · 9.7% management · 6.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.53% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 81.7% mission · 11.1% management · 7.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 118.76% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$66,431,592

Expenses$62,342,402

Annual surplus $4,089,190 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)$52,645,583 · 84.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$6,489,344 · 10.4% of expenses

Fundraising$3,207,475 · 5.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$66,431,592

Expenses$62,342,402

Assets$433,034,472

Income$285,378,654

Contributions$23,562,202

Mission work (program services)$52,645,583

Fundraising$3,207,475

Management and general$6,489,344

Stocks and bonds$142,281,366

Accounting fees$179,184

Investing fees$662,073

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

A CHEVY HUMPHREYPRESIDENT & CEO/TRUSTEE · 35 hrs/week $923,879Base $806,812 · Other $117,067

DAVID WOODYVP - EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS, CCO · 35 hrs/week $394,496Base $368,243 · Other $26,253

JONATHAN ASSELLVP - CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 35 hrs/week $359,642Base $312,669 · Other $46,973

SYEDA SOOFIAVP - CHIEF OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE · 35 hrs/week $324,670Base $276,815 · Other $47,855

HSINGHUA CHENVP - CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER · 35 hrs/week $303,992Base $291,800 · Other $12,192

JESSICA CHAVEZRUTH D. & KEN M. DAVEE VP, EDUCATION · 35 hrs/week $302,884Base $263,311 · Other $39,573

LAURA HERRERAVP - CHIEF MARKETING & REVENUE · 35 hrs/week $282,047Base $236,074 · Other $45,973

ANNE RASHFORDVP - GOVT AFFAIRS/CHIEF BUS OFFICER · 35 hrs/week $256,645Base $234,796 · Other $21,849

ROBERT DIPASQUANTONIOAVP - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY · 35 hrs/week $232,841Base $203,116 · Other $29,725

PATRICIA WARDAVP - EXHIBITIONS & PARTNERSHIPS · 35 hrs/week $197,515Base $176,859 · Other $20,656

DINA TORRISI MARTINVP - GENERAL COUNSEL · 35 hrs/week $194,863Base $163,093 · Other $31,770

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (100)

A CHEVY HUMPHREYPRESIDENT & CEO/TRUSTEE

DAVID WOODYVP - EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS, CCO

JONATHAN ASSELLVP - CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

SYEDA SOOFIAVP - CHIEF OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE

HSINGHUA CHENVP - CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

JESSICA CHAVEZRUTH D. & KEN M. DAVEE VP, EDUCATION

LAURA HERRERAVP - CHIEF MARKETING & REVENUE

ANNE RASHFORDVP - GOVT AFFAIRS/CHIEF BUS OFFICER

ROBERT DIPASQUANTONIOAVP - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

PATRICIA WARDAVP - EXHIBITIONS & PARTNERSHIPS

DINA TORRISI MARTINVP - GENERAL COUNSEL

ALLAN E BULLEY JRVICE CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE

ALLISON P RANNEYTRUSTEE

ANDREW CLARKETRUSTEE

ANN C WILLIAMSTRUSTEE

ANN M DRAKEVICE CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE

ANTHONY B DAVISVICE CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE

ARTHUR R VELASQUEZLIFE TRUSTEE

BARBARA L BOWLESTRUSTEE

BARRY L MACLEANVICE CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE

BYRON T BRAZIER DMINTRUSTEE

CATHERINE P GREENSPONTRUSTEE

CATHY BIRKELANDTRUSTEE

CHARLES K BOBRINSKOYLIFE TRUSTEE

CHRIS CARTWRIGHTTRUSTEE

CHRISTOPHER M CRANETRUSTEE (UNTIL 4/13/24)

CINDY PRITZKERLIFE TRUSTEE

DANIELA OLEARY-GILLTRUSTEE

DAVID A FISHERTREASURER/TRUSTEE

DAVID J VITALECHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE

DENNIS J FITZSIMONSLIFE TRUSTEE

DG MACPHERSONVICE CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE

DOUG BOERSMATRUSTEE

DOUGLAS M COOKVICE CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE

DUNCAN A MACLEANVICE CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE

E SCOTT SANTIVICE CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE

EDWARD L KAPLANTRUSTEE

EDWARD M LIDDYLIFE TRUSTEE

ELIZABETH ZIEGLERTRUSTEE

EUGENE A TRACYLIFE TRUSTEE

FRANK M CLARKVICE CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE

H JOHN LIVINGSTONTRUSTEE

JAMES A GORDONLIFE TRUSTEE

JAMES A SKINNERLIFE TRUSTEE

JAMES J DRURY IIITRUSTEE

JAMES R KACKLEYLIFE TRUSTEE

JAMES T GLERUM JRTRUSTEE

JASON PRITZKERTRUSTEE (UNTIL 11/06/24)

JEFFREY R APPLEBAUMTRUSTEE

JERE D FLUNOLIFE TRUSTEE

JOHN A CANNING JRLIFE TRUSTEE

JOHN F PODJASEK IIITRUSTEE

JOHN P KELLERLIFE TRUSTEE

JOSEPH M ERLINGERVICE CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE

JOSHUA EARNESTTRUSTEE

JUSTIN ISHBIATRUSTEE

KATHERINE C DOYLETRUSTEE

KELLEY CONWAYTRUSTEE

KENT P DAUTENVICE CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE

KEVIN CROSSTRUSTEE

KRISTOFER K SWANSONTRUSTEE

LEONARD WANGERTRUSTEE

LESTER CROWNLIFE TRUSTEE

LOUIS V PINKHAMTRUSTEE (UNTIL 6/19/24)

MANUEL SANCHEZTRUSTEE

MATTHEW J BOLERVICE CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE

MELODY A SPANN-COOPERTRUSTEE

MICHAEL A REINSDORFTRUSTEE (UNTIL 6/19/24)

MICHAEL P KRASNYTRUSTEE

MICHELLE RUSSELLTRUSTEE

MICHELLE L COLLINSSECRETARY/TRUSTEE

MYETIE HAMILTONTRUSTEE

OPELLA ERNESTTRUSTEE

PAT A BASUTRUSTEE

PEDRO DEJESUS JRVICE CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE

PIYUSH CHAUDHARITRUSTEE

RALPH WANGERTRUSTEE

RASHAD R JOHNSON PETRUSTEE

RICHARD EDELMANTRUSTEE

RICHARD H COPANSTRUSTEE

RICHARD H LENNYLIFE TRUSTEE (UNTIL 6/19/24)

RITA SOLA COOKTRUSTEE

ROBERT A LIVINGSTONVICE CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE

ROBERT F PASINVICE CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE (UNTIL 7/8/24)

ROBERT S MORRISONLIFE TRUSTEE

ROBERT S MURLEYTRUSTEE

SHEILA A PENROSEVICE CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE

SHUNDRAWN A THOMASTRUSTEE

SMITA N SHAHTRUSTEE

STEPHANIE BRAMING CFATRUSTEE

STEPHANIE J HICKMANTRUSTEE

STEVEN HUNTERTRUSTEE

TERRY E NEWMANLIFE TRUSTEE

TOM MCGUINNESSTRUSTEE (UNTIL 6/19/24)

UMA M AMULURUTRUSTEE

VIKRAM KARNANITRUSTEE

VIRGINIA K SIMMONSTRUSTEE

W JAMES FARRELLTRUSTEE

WALTER E MASSEY PHDLIFE TRUSTEE

WILLIAM A OSBORNLIFE TRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1938
Location: 5700 S DUSABLE LAKE SHORE DR, CHICAGO, IL 60637-0000
County: Cook
In care of: % KATHERINE GARANT
Primary officer: A Chevy Humphrey, President and CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(773) 684-1414

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: RSM US LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A570)