Public Charity

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, of BOSTON, MA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $56.5M in revenue, $71.0M in expenses, $519.9M in total assets. 167 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $35.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 042103916 BOSTON, MA Science & Technology Museums NTEE: A57 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$56.5M
Total Expenses$71.0M
Total Assets$519.9M
Grant Records167
Funding Total$35.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE IS TO INSPIRE A LIFELONG LOVE OF SCIENCE IN EVERYONE. THROUGH EXHIBITS, CURRICULA, PROGRAMS, AND EVENTS, BOTH LIVE AND VIRTUAL, WE AIM TO MAKE SCIENCE AND SCIENTIFIC THINKING ACCESSIBLE, ENGAGING, AND RELEVANT. WE COLLABORATE ACROSS DISCIPLINES TO HELP PEOPLE EVERYWHERE SEE AND APPRECIATE THE SCIENCE IN EVERYTHING. OUR VISION IS A WORLD IN WHICH SCIENCE BELONGS TO EACH OF US FOR THE GOOD OF ALL OF US.

Where $100 goes at Museum of Science

How Museum of Science divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$75 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $75 for programs

$27
Exhibits include over 900 standing exhibits, housed in 132,000 sq ft of gallery and related space, providing hands-on experiences in all areas of science, technology, and their social…
35% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 900 exhibits
$20
Public programs include exhibit interpretation, lecture series, live animal demonstrations (the museum is accredited by the association of zoos and aquariums), physical science demonstrations, lightning shows in the…
27% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 906,900 visitors
$11
Theaters include the charles hayden planetarium, offering presentations, events, and demonstrations of astronomy and space science topics, current discoveries, and other science/technology-inspired programming
15% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 465,900 visitors

Plus 2 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,921,702
2024
Operating Support/Annual Fund
$248,333
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$184,000

Showing up to 5 of 167 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Abraham N Ceesay
VICE-CHAIR Adam M Koppel
CHAIR Alexis A Borisy
TRUSTEE Andrea Kaneb
TRUSTEE Anjali Fedson Hack
TRUSTEE Becky Duseau

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$21,208,176 102 grants
Arts & Culture
$5,551,805 23 grants
Research & Policy
$3,414,621 8 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$1,672,862 9 grants
Education
$624,385 16 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $56.5M $71.0M $519.9M
2024 $211.9M $67.8M $512.8M
2023 $72.5M $66.0M $356.6M
2022 $71.5M $58.6M $344.8M
2021 $53.5M $49.6M $361.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $53.5M to $56.5M (+6%), with total assets most recently reported at $519.9M.

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