Public Charity

ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS INC

Based in ARLINGTON, VA, ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $4.2M in revenue, $4.0M in expenses, $3.3M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 10 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $796K.

EIN: 954087882 ARLINGTON, VA Children's Museums NTEE: A52 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.2M
Total Expenses$4.0M
Total Assets$3.3M
Grant Records10
Funding Total$796K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS WILL STRENGTHEN ALL CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS THROUGH LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE.

Where $100 goes at Association of Children's Museums Inc

How Association of Children's Museums Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$87 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $87 for programs

$27
Education and child development
31% of program spending
$20
Membership services
24% of program spending
$17
Meetings and conferences
20% of program spending

Plus 4 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.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT & CEO Arthur Affleck
MEMBER Atiba Edwards
MEMBER UNTIL APR 25 Brenda Baker
MEMBER Brindha Muniappan
MEMBER Caroline Payson
MEMBER Charlayne Murrell-Smith

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$740,000 7 grants
Youth Development
$50,000 1 grant
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$5,782 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.2M $4.0M $3.3M
2024 $3.4M $3.9M $3.3M
2023 $3.6M $4.3M $3.6M
2022 $2.9M $3.1M $3.7M
2021 $4.1M $2.1M $4.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $4.2M, with total assets most recently reported at $3.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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