Public Charity

CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION

CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION, of LOS ANGELES, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $39.3M in revenue, $130.2M in expenses, $215.1M in total assets. 100 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $34.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 952210527 LOS ANGELES, CA Science & Technology Museums NTEE: A57 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$39.3M
Total Expenses$130.2M
Total Assets$215.1M
Grant Records100
Funding Total$34.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

CSCF ASPIRES TO STIMULATE CURIOSITY AND INSPIRE SCIENCE LEARNING IN EVERYONE BY CREATING FUN, MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES, BECAUSE WE VALUE SCIENCE AS AN INDISPENSABLE TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING OUR WORLD, ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVENESS, AND ENRICHING PEOPLE'S LIVES.

Where $100 goes at California Science Center Foundation

How California Science Center Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$93 Programs the work itself
$4 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $93 for programs

$83
Gallery and exhibits
89% of program spending
$6
Operations
6% of program spending
$2
Educational programs
3% of program spending

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

TRUSTEE Adam Parrish
TRUSTEE Alan J Fohrer
TRUSTEE Alex Rose
TRUSTEE Allan M Frew
SRVP, CAO Alyson Goodall
TRUSTEE Andrew F Barth

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$21,995,366 53 grants
Education
$7,822,500 15 grants
Health & Medicine
$2,591,220 4 grants
Arts & Culture
$935,530 15 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$130,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $39.3M $130.2M $215.1M
2024 $59.2M $115.2M $310.5M
2023 $77.5M $93.7M $362.6M
2022 $131.4M $38.8M $378.8M
2021 $24.4M $15.6M $155.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $24.4M to $39.3M (+61%), with total assets most recently reported at $215.1M.

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

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