Public Charity

LAKE ERIE NATURE AND SCIENCE CENTER

LAKE ERIE NATURE AND SCIENCE CENTER, of BAY VILLAGE, OH, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $2.8M in revenue, $3.2M in expenses, $8.5M in total assets. 29 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $736K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 340845030 BAY VILLAGE, OH Science & Technology Museums NTEE: A57 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.8M
Total Expenses$3.2M
Total Assets$8.5M
Grant Records29
Funding Total$736K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

LAKE ERIE NATURE & SCIENCE CENTER EDUCATES AND INSPIRES EACH OF US TO UNDERSTAND, APPRECIATE, AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR NATURAL WORLD. SERVING MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR WITH ANIMAL EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS, PLANETARIUM SHOWS, AND WILDLIFE REHABILITATION SERVICES, AND

Where $100 goes at Lake Erie Nature and Science Center

How Lake Erie Nature and Science Center divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $79 for programs

$28
Animal exhibits, programs and wildlife rehabilitation
35% of program spending
$28
Nature-based preschool and field trips for school age children: the center provides young children and students with hands-on nature exploration, planetarium visits and animal encounters that complement social…
35% of program spending
$23
Space science education
30% of program spending
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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

BOARD MEMBER Allen Waddle
BOARD MEMBER Bruce Cady
TREASURER Bryan Gacka
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Catherine Timko
VICE PRESIDENT Char Shryock
BOARD MEMBER Chris Winczewski

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$638,295 23 grants
Education
$59,763 3 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$27,200 1 grant
Unspecified
$10,599 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.8M $3.2M $8.5M
2024 $2.1M $1.5M $8.4M
2023 $1.8M $1.3M $7.5M
2022 $1.7M $1.1M $6.5M
2021 $1.2M $797K $6.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.2M to $2.8M (+134%), with total assets most recently reported at $8.5M.

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