Public Charity

DISCOVERY GATEWAY CHILDREN'S MUSEUM

DISCOVERY GATEWAY CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, of SALT LAKE CITY, UT, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.6M in revenue, $3.8M in expenses, $3.4M in total assets. 14 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $538K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 942562430 SALT LAKE CITY, UT Children's Museums NTEE: A52 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.6M
Total Expenses$3.8M
Total Assets$3.4M
Grant Records14
Funding Total$538K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

DISCOVERY GATEWAY CHILDREN'S MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE CHILDREN OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES TO IMAGINE, DISCOVER, AND CONNECT WITH THEIR WORLD TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THE MUSEUM FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND PROVIDING THEM WITH A LEARNING EXPERIENCE THAT IS INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.

Where $100 goes at Discovery Gateway Children's Museum

How Discovery Gateway Children's 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
Provided hands-on, interactive, educational exhibits and programs emphasizing early childhood, arts and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) for 300,472 guests on-site and 22,981 through community outreach events…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 300,472 guests; 22,981 events
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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

Finance Committee Chair Adam Macklin
Board Member Jeff Miller
Chair Jennifer Tarazon
Board Member Jen Shaffer
Executive Director Kathleen Bodenlos
Board Member Kathleen Christy

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$523,139 10 grants
Unspecified
$15,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.6M $3.8M $3.4M
2024 $3.3M $3.2M $3.5M
2023 $3.3M $2.9M $3.4M
2022 $3.5M $2.8M $3.1M
2021 $2.7M $2.1M $2.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.7M to $3.6M (+33%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.4M.

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

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