Mission
PROVIDES A HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENT THAT CELEBRATES CHILDHOOD, INSPIRES LEARNING AND ENCOURAGES SELF-DIRECTED EXPLORATION FOR CHILDREN.
Public Charity
GRAND RAPIDS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
GRAND RAPIDS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, of GRAND RAPIDS, MI, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $2.9M in revenue, $3.7M in expenses, $4.1M in total assets. 30 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $519K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 383088234
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
Children's Museums
NTEE: A52
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.9M
Total Expenses$3.7M
Total Assets$4.1M
Grant Records30
Funding Total$519K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Grand Rapids Children's Museum
How Grand Rapids Children's Museum divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 10 years.
$74
Programs
the work itself
$15
Management
running the organization
$11
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $74 for programs
$74
Informal hands on learning environment that nurtures the desire in children to explore and discover the world in which we live
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
STATE OF PLAY UNDERWRITING
$20,000
PLAYFUL MIND PROGRAMMING AND FIELD TRIP SCHOLARSHIPS; STATE OF PLAY
$5,496
CULTURE & ARTS
$70,000
REGRANT EXPENDITURE
$20,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$15,600
Showing up to 5 of 30 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
PRESIDENT ELECT
Ben Brenner
BOARD MEMBER
Dale Rietberg
TREASURER AND SECRETARY
Erik Schumacher
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Erin Crison
BOARD MEMBER
Jason Joseph
BOARD MEMBER
Jason Schnelker
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.9M | $3.7M | $4.1M |
| 2024 | $796K | $817K | $4.9M |
| 2023 | $2.2M | $2.3M | $3.0M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $1.7M | $2.8M |
| 2021 | $961K | $1.0M | $2.8M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $961K to $2.9M (+199%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.