Public Charity

THE MAGIC HOUSE

THE MAGIC HOUSE is a Public Charity headquartered in ST LOUIS, MO. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $9.6M revenue, $9.1M expenses, $37.2M total assets. 71 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 510138441 ST LOUIS, MO Children's Museums NTEE: A52 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$9.6M
Total Expenses$9.1M
Total Assets$37.2M
Grant Records71
Funding Total$4.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MAGIC HOUSE, ST. LOUIS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM WILL ENGAGE ALL CHILDREN WITH HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT SPARK IMAGINATION, PIQUE CURIOSITY, ENHANCE CREATIVITY AND DEVELOP PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS WITHIN A PLACE OF BEAUTY, WONDER, JOY AND MAGIC.

Where $100 goes at The Magic House

How The Magic House divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $79 for programs

$62
Museum experience
78% of program spending
$15
Public programs
19% of program spending
$2
School and community programs
3% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 32,000 students; 91,000 children
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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

2025
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
$50,000
2024
CAMPAIGN GIFT. THE GRANT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS: IN JANUARY OF 2025, AND ANNUALLY IN JANUARY OF 2026, 2027, 2028, AND 2029, BOOK SMART WITH ST. LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MAGIC HOUSE GALA
$289,800
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$263,250
2024
ARTS, CULTURE
$96,000
2024
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
$71,000

Showing up to 5 of 71 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PAST CHAIR Alex Lee
BOARD MEMBER Amy Schnettgoecke
BOARD MEMBER Andrew Smolik
SECRETARY Brenda Mckee
BOARD MEMBER Brian P Delaney
BOARD MEMBER Caroline Saunders

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,285,433 36 grants
Arts & Culture
$1,596,125 20 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$659,350 4 grants
Human & Social Services
$260,000 6 grants
Education
$51,250 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $9.6M $9.1M $37.2M
2024 $10.8M $9.4M $36.9M
2023 $11.6M $9.0M $35.1M
2022 $6.8M $8.1M $30.0M
2021 $8.7M $7.0M $33.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $8.7M to $9.6M (+11%), with total assets most recently reported at $37.2M.

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