Public Charity

MARBLES KIDS MUSEUM

Based in RALEIGH, NC, MARBLES KIDS MUSEUM operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $13.0M in revenue, $8.1M in expenses, $33.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 61 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.1M.

EIN: 581647538 RALEIGH, NC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$13.0M
Total Expenses$8.1M
Total Assets$33.9M
Grant Records61
Funding Total$2.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OMARBLES SPARKS IMAGINATION, DISCOVERY AND LEARNING THROUGH PLAY. 1. READY SET LEARN. PLAY BUILDS INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS FOR SUCCESS IN LEARNING AND IN LIFE. 2. BE HEALTHY BE ACTIVE. PLAY PROMOTES PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH. 3. CREATE INNOVATE. PLAY ENCOURAGES IMAGINATION, CREATIVITY AND SELF-EXPRESSION. 4. EXPLORE EXPERIMENT. PLAY LEADS TO DISCOVERY AND KINDLES CURIOSITY. 5. CONNECT. PLAY TEACHES COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION, STRENGTHENS FAMILIES AND UNITES OUR COMMUNITY.

Where $100 goes at Marbles Kids Museum

How Marbles Kids Museum divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$73 Programs the work itself
$21 Management running the organization
$6 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $73 for programs

$73
In fy2024-2025 (fy25), marbles welcomed almost 544,000 visitors from all 50 states, 98 north carolina counties and every corner of wake county to experience the power of play
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 544,000 visitors; 50,100 participants; 3,000 kids
Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook
Add this to your website

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.

Officers & Directors

VP, FINANCE April Ward
DIRECTOR Bernette Stivers
CHIEF ACTIVATION OFFICER Britt Thomas
DIRECTOR Christian Bigsby
DIRECTOR Connie Carrigan
DIRECTOR Dana Martinez

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,073,680 39 grants
Arts & Culture
$876,831 16 grants
Health & Medicine
$51,000 1 grant
Education
$50,000 2 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $13.0M $8.1M $33.9M
2024 $9.2M $7.4M $31.3M
2023 $7.3M $6.8M $31.0M
2022 $9.7M $5.4M $10.0M
2021 $4.0M $4.0M $8.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.0M to $13.0M (+227%), with total assets most recently reported at $33.9M.

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

See the full picture for MARBLES KIDS MUSEUM

Complete financials, all 61 grant records, officer compensation, year-over-year trend charts, a geographic grant map, and data exports — across 880,000+ organizations.

Full Financial History Complete Grant Activity Officer Compensation Year-over-Year Charts Geographic Grant Map Data Exports
Start Free Trial → Log In
7-day free trial Cancel any time