Public Charity

Creative Discovery Museum

Based in Chattanooga, TN, Creative Discovery Museum operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $5.4M in revenue, $6.4M in expenses, $23.6M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 82 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.3M.

EIN: 621509462 Chattanooga, TN Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$5.4M
Total Expenses$6.4M
Total Assets$23.6M
Grant Records82
Funding Total$2.3M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

To inspire all children to explore, innovate, create, and play.

Officers & Directors

Trustee Bailey Howard
Trustee Betsy Cake
Trustee Caitlin Studer
Secretary Christie Burbank
Trustee Christopher Reneau
Trustee Dori Waller

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$579,000 8 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$220,700 7 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$205,800 7 grants
PROVIDE FUNDING TO UPGRADE MUSEUM.
$150,000 3 grants
SUPPORT
$150,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $5.4M $6.4M $23.6M
2023 $5.3M $5.9M $25.1M
2022 $6.3M $4.4M $25.3M
2020 $5.0M $3.6M $18.5M
2019 $7.4M $4.4M $15.9M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $7.4M to $5.4M (-27%), with total assets most recently reported at $23.6M.

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