Public Charity

PUTNAM MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER

PUTNAM MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER, of DAVENPORT, IA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.9M in revenue, $3.4M in expenses, $13.9M in total assets. 54 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 420680474 DAVENPORT, IA History Museums NTEE: A54 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.9M
Total Expenses$3.4M
Total Assets$13.9M
Grant Records54
Funding Total$3.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE PUTNAM EXISTS TO: PRESERVE OUR REGION'S TREASURES - TO CARE FOR AND UTILIZE THEM TO ILLUMINATE OUR HUMAN AND NATURAL HISTORY, AND TO EVOKE THE MEMORIES AND STORIES THE ARTIFACTS AND SPECIMENS TELL. EDUCATE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN IMMERSIVE AND LASTING WAYS WITH COMBINED "HANDS-ON, MINDS ON" EXPERIENCES THAT ONLY THE PUTNAM CAN PROVIDE. CONNECT PEOPLE TO EACH OTHER AND TO THE HISTORY AND SCIENCE THAT SHAPE THE CULTURES AND ENVIRONMENTS OF THE EARTH.

Where $100 goes at Putnam Museum and Science Center

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

$68 Programs the work itself
$26 Management running the organization
$6 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $68 for programs

$32
Exhibits and education
47% of program spending
$21
Visitor services
30% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 80,000 people
$11
Collections and curatorial services
17% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,348 individuals; 4,500 people

Plus 1 more program. 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
OUR MISSION IS TO: A) PRESERVE OUR REGION'S TREASURES; B) EDUCATE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN IMMERSIVE AND LASTING WAYS; C) CONNECT PEOPLE TO EACH OTHER AND TO THE HISTORY AND SCIENCE THAT SHAPE THE CULTURES AND ENVIRONMENTS OF THE EARTH
$262,140
$121,075
2024
MISSION AND PROJECT SUPPORT, PUTNAM COMMUNITY ACCESS FUND
$48,350
$11,000

Showing up to 5 of 54 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Adam Pelzer
SECRETARY Amanda Crowell
TRUSTEE Ben Palmer
TRUSTEE Brad Martell
CEO Cinthia Diehl Yang
TRUSTEE Dana Wilkinson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,725,131 28 grants
Education
$807,462 10 grants
Youth Development
$299,388 4 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$90,000 4 grants
Arts & Culture
$59,939 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.9M $3.4M $13.9M
2024 $3.1M $3.4M $12.0M
2023 $3.5M $3.1M $12.4M
2022 $5.4M $3.2M $12.2M
2021 $2.8M $2.5M $10.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.8M to $3.9M (+41%), with total assets most recently reported at $13.9M.

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

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