Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O - FORM 990 PART I LINE 1
Public Charity
THE CHILDRENS MUSEUM
Based in BOSTON, MA, THE CHILDRENS MUSEUM operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $22.1M in revenue, $12.5M in expenses, $75.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 84 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $6.3M.
EIN: 042103993
BOSTON, MA
Children's Museums
NTEE: A52
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$22.1M
Total Expenses$12.5M
Total Assets$75.7M
Grant Records84
Funding Total$6.3M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at The Childrens Museum
How The Childrens Museum divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$78
Programs
the work itself
$15
Management
running the organization
$7
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $78 for programs
$31
Visitor experiencethe goal of visitor experience is to provide high quality experiences for our large audience of diverse visitors, whether they come in as school or community groups…
$30
Education programsthe goal of education programs is to develop and implement interactive experiences that enhance the museum's exhibits for children and adults in the areas of STEM and…
$17
Exhibitionsthe goal of exhibitions is to develop, design and produce innovatively awesome experiences that engage children and adults in meaningful activities that inspire creativity, curiosity, experimentation, problem solving…
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
Operating Support/Annual Fund
$236,909
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$155,530
EDUCATION
$75,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$40,025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$40,025
Showing up to 5 of 84 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
SVP/CFO (UNTIL 10/14/24)
Amy Auerbach
TRUSTEE
Andrew Norton
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 2/1/25)
Ariel Foxman
TRUSTEE
Aunoy Banerjee
TRUSTEE
Carlos Vasquez
PRESIDENT/CEO
Carole Charnow
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $22.1M | $12.5M | $75.7M |
| 2024 | $11.9M | $10.3M | $64.9M |
| 2023 | $9.5M | $9.6M | $61.5M |
| 2022 | $15.5M | $8.4M | $60.8M |
| 2021 | $9.2M | $7.8M | $60.1M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $9.2M to $22.1M (+139%), with total assets most recently reported at $75.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.