Public Charity

VIRGINIA LIVING MUSEUM INC

Based in NEWPORT NEWS, VA, VIRGINIA LIVING MUSEUM INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $5.5M in revenue, $6.2M in expenses, $21.5M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 29 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $806K.

EIN: 546055922 NEWPORT NEWS, VA Natural History & Natural Science Museums NTEE: A56 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.5M
Total Expenses$6.2M
Total Assets$21.5M
Grant Records29
Funding Total$806K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE MUSEUM CONNECTS PEOPLE TO NATURE BY DELIVERING EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, PROGRAMS, EXHIBITS, EVENTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ENGAGE LEARNERS OF ALL AGES ON A 23 ACRE CAMPUS SETTING. INDOOR AND OUTDOOR LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE AQUARIUMS, NATURE PRESERVE, NATIVE ANIMAL HABITATS, GARDENS, OBSERVATORY, PLANETARIUM, AND BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL CLASSROOMS.

Where $100 goes at Virginia Living Museum Inc

How Virginia Living Museum Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $88 for programs

$37
The museum is one of 14 institutions in the u.S
42% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,000 animals; 15 programs
$36
We connect people to nature through educational programs, in classrooms, on the museum floor, outside, or offsite and virtually
41% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 950 programs; 815 volunteers; 35,000 students
$15
The museum provides fun education through active discovery centers such as tidal pool, wild & well, conservation command center and many living exhibits indoors and outside on an…
17% 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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$100,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$27,836
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$253,616
2023
LIVING STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS
$25,000

Showing up to 5 of 29 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Amy Mccarthy
TRUSTEE Ashby C Kilgore
TRUSTEE Brian Skinner
TRUSTEE Bryan Caccavale
TRUSTEE Chris Stephan
COO David Niebuhr

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$662,934 20 grants
Education
$50,000 2 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$17,648 2 grants
Environment & Conservation
$10,200 1 grant
Unspecified
$65,500 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.5M $6.2M $21.5M
2024 $6.4M $5.7M $21.1M
2023 $5.2M $5.5M $19.4M
2021 $4.3M $4.0M $20.4M
2020 $4.1M $4.4M $18.7M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.1M to $5.5M (+34%), with total assets most recently reported at $21.5M.

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