Mission
OUR GOAL IS TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THROUGH PLAY, WE PROVIDE ENGAGING, INTERACTIVE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART AND MATH (STEAM)LEARNING AND IMAGINATIVE PLAY THROUGH HANDS ON EXHIBITS.
Public Charity
WHEEL AND COG CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
WHEEL AND COG CHILDREN'S MUSEUM is a Public Charity headquartered in HUTCHINSON, MN. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $190K revenue, $181K expenses, $82K total assets. 9 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $265K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 813324797
HUTCHINSON, MN
Children's Museums
NTEE: A52
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$190K
Total Expenses$181K
Total Assets$82K
Grant Records9
Funding Total$265K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Wheel and Cog Children's Museum
How Wheel and Cog Children's Museum divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.
$97
Programs
the work itself
$3
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $97 for programs
$97
We continue to offer more services to our members and nonmembers through the use of our expanded event space and through community outreach
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
REGRANT OF MN LEGACY AMENDMENT FUNDING FOR NAMED GRANTEE
$30,000
REGRANT OF MN LEGACY AMENDMENT FUNDING FOR NAMED GRANTEE
$91,747
CAR SERVICE STATION; MEMBERSHIPS AND DOWN ON THE FARM
$10,000
LEGACY CHILDREN'S OF MINNESOTA
$28,005
REGRANT OF MN LEGACY AMENDMENT FUNDING FOR NAMED GRANTEE
$11,995
Showing up to 5 of 9 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TREASURER
Arianna Zaske
CENTER DIREC
Deborah Newman
MARKETING CH
Jean Hallberg
EXECUTIVE DI
Jessica Sabrowsky
SECRETARY
Kathy Nordby
BOARD MEMBER
Rosie Eiden
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $190K | $181K | $82K |
| 2024 | $159K | $184K | $74K |
| 2023 | $210K | $203K | $102K |
| 2022 | $152K | $127K | $116K |
| 2021 | $104K | $75K | $67K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $104K to $190K (+82%), with total assets most recently reported at $82K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.