Public Charity

WILMINGTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC

WILMINGTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC is a Public Charity headquartered in WILMINGTON, NC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $958K revenue, $866K expenses, $2.0M total assets. 14 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $251K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 562043649 WILMINGTON, NC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$958K
Total Expenses$866K
Total Assets$2.0M
Grant Records14
Funding Total$251K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

MISSION: "IGNITING YOUNG MINDS TO EXPLORE THROUGH INTERACTIVE PLAY". OUR MISSION IS GUIDED BY THREE PRINCIPLES WHERE WE EMPOWER CHILDREN TO: IMAGINE - WE ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO BE CURIOUS AND LEARN THROUGH PLAY. EXPLORE - WE INVITE CHILDREN TO DISCOVER SCIENCE, HEALTH, THE ARTS AND LITERACY THROUGH OUR EXHIBITS, ACTIVITIES, AND EVENTS. ENGAGE - WE ACTIVELY SUPPORT POSITIVE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ALL CHILDREN, OUR COMMUNITY, AND OUR PLANET FOR TODAY AND THE FUTURE.

Sample Grants Received

2024
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S STATED MISSION
$25,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$10,000
2022
The Children's Museum of Wilmington to provide a welcoming and engaging environment that promotes hands-on art, science and literacy-focused learning for all children and their families.This grant will support half of the capital expenditures requested and the Title 1 schools discounts.
$86,400

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Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Allie Wallace
BOARD MEMBER Anna Bennett
BOARD MEMBER Barbara Gasquet-Carrera
BOARD MEMBER Caroline Blanton
TREASURER Carrie Rankin
BOARD MEMBER Chris Utesch

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Top Grant Purposes

The Children's Museum of Wilmington to provide a welcoming and engaging environment that promotes hands-on art, science and literacy-focused learning for all children and their families.This grant will support half of the capital expenditures requested and the Title 1 schools discounts.
$86,400 1 grant
Museum
$50,000 2 grants
Charitable Support
$36,800 3 grants
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S STATED MISSION
$25,000 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$18,100 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $958K $866K $2.0M
2024 $956K $786K $2.1M
2023 $953K $748K $1.8M
2022 $942K $777K $1.7M
2021 $572K $611K $1.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $572K to $958K (+68%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.0M.

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