Public Charity

CURIODYSSEY

CURIODYSSEY, of SAN MATEO, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $5.3M in revenue, $6.5M in expenses, $13.5M in total assets. 85 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 941262434 SAN MATEO, CA Natural History & Natural Science Museums NTEE: A56 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.3M
Total Expenses$6.5M
Total Assets$13.5M
Grant Records85
Funding Total$6.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

CURIODYSSEY, A SCIENCE PLAYGROUND AND ZOO, INSPIRES A LOVE FOR SCIENCE AND CURIOSITY ABOUT THE WORLD TO CREATE A BRIGHTER FUTURE. WE DO THIS BY LETTING KIDS LOOSE TO OBSERVE WHAT IS, ASK "WHAT IF AND LET THE NATURAL WORLD ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS. WE GIVE KIDS THE REAL POWER OF SCIENCE.

Where $100 goes at Curiodyssey

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

$69 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$16 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $69 for programs

$21
School/service volunteers:Curiodyssey offers an active school services program to bay area schools that includes on-site and classroom-based programs and field trips
31% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 370 volunteers; 12,000 hours
$20
Exhibits/public programs:this year we completed the fourth year of the stemcorps mentor program, connecting 20 students with 20 mentors in biweekly virtual 1:1 mentor sessions where different STEM…
29% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 20 students; 20 mentors; 733 campers
$15
Wildlife habitats:Curiodyssey houses nearly 70 animals- from newts and millipedes to eagles and river otters
22% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 70 animals

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alison Keenan
DIRECTOR Amar Mehta
SECRETARY Anne Campbell
DIRECTOR Anu Datta
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 9/25) Aragon Burlingham
CHAIR Ashish Motivala

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$4,691,502 53 grants
Arts & Culture
$1,073,169 16 grants
Research & Policy
$443,700 7 grants
Environment & Conservation
$410,000 1 grant
Animal Welfare
$155,788 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.3M $6.5M $13.5M
2024 $6.4M $7.5M $14.6M
2023 $5.9M $6.7M $16.3M
2022 $7.7M $5.0M $16.5M
2021 $5.4M $3.7M $14.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $5.3M, with total assets most recently reported at $13.5M.

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

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