2026-03-04T18:36:31-06:00 2025-06-30 621142155 PUGH & COMPANY PC 315 N CEDAR BLUFF RD SUITE 200 KNOXVILLE TN 37923 990 2024-07-01 237039472 THE MUSE KNOXVILLE MUSE 8655941494 PO BOX 6204 516 N BEAMAN ST KNOXVILLE TN 37914 ALLISON COMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8655941494 2026-03-03 1 1 JACOB HOUSTON CPA P02026873 8657690660 2026-03-03 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ALLISON COMER PO BOX 6204 516 N BEAMAN ST KNOXVILLE TN 37914 1796688 0 X WWW.THEMUSEKNOXVILLE.COM X 1960 TN TO PROVIDE THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF OUR REGION EDUCATION, ENRICHMENT, EXCITEMENT, AND ENTERTAINMENT THROUGH ENGAGING EXPERIENCES IN SCIENCE AND ART. 18 18 59 1882 0 0 624120 771268 875829 918787 8543 9507 18421 33391 1526913 1732953 0 0 0 0 1032947 1076930 0 0 6187 442210 526824 1475157 1603754 51756 129199 2076016 2115457 394821 305064 1681195 1810393 X TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER ALL CHILDREN THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES. OUR VISION IS TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY THE BEST PLACE FOR ALL TO LEARN THROUGH THE POWER OF PLAY. 0 0 1134836 918787 MUSE KNOXVILLE IS A CHILDREN'S SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATH (STEAM) MUSEUM LOCATED IN TENNESSEE. ONSITE, CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT THE STARS IN OUR FULL-DOME PLANETARIUM, PLAY WITH OUR STEAM EXHIBITS, AND PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS LIKE "STEAM SPROUTS." OFFSITE, MUSE KNOXVILLE IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF SCIENCE OUTREACH PROGRAMMING IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED TEACHERS FACILITATE HANDS-ON STEAM LESSONS IN PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE CLASSROOMS ACROSS 24 COUNTIES. SINCE MUSE'S INCEPTION IN 2013 THEY HAVE SERVED OVER ONE MILLION INDIVIDUALS THROUGH VARIED PROGRAMMING. IN SPRING OF 2020 AND IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, MUSE KNOXVILLE INTRODUCED AND DEVELOPED TAKE-HOME LEARNING KITS CALLED AMUSEMENTS KITS TO HELP CHILDREN CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN HANDS-ON STEAM LEARNING IN THE SAFETY OF THEIR HOMES. 1134836 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 59 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 TN X ALLISON COMER 8655941494 PO BOX 6204 KNOXVILLE TN 37914 DR ANGELIQUE ADAMS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 TRAVIS HARRIS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC ROBERTSON TRUSTEE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTY ALTMAN BOARD CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 JIMM ALLEN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 GAYATRI MAHADEVAN TREASURER 10.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN DOBBS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN BILLINGS BOARD CHAIR ELECT 10.00 X 0 0 0 J BRANDON ROSS II TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DENISE DEAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SHANNON JACKSON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR JULIA MAYER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN SERGENT TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DARRIS UPTON BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ALLISON COMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (CURREN 40.00 X 89962 0 0 SEEMA SINGH TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN LONGMIRE SECRETARY 10.00 X 0 0 0 89962 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37529 337876 395863 45926 771268 ADMISSIONS 900099 301703 301703 MEMBERSHIPS 900099 199204 199204 PROGRAM OUTREACH 900099 187555 187555 BIRTHDAY PARTIES 900099 120252 120252 SPONSORSHIPS 900099 110073 110073 918787 18691 18691 9184 -9184 -9184 -9184 0 37529 6357 -6357 -6357 86035 48194 37841 37841 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 1907 1907 1907 1732953 949351 0 12334 99481 70461 29020 854198 612201 241997 49565 32217 17348 73686 47896 25790 27040 17576 9464 6187 6187 12872 8367 4505 76523 49778 26745 137309 92173 45136 28444 24245 4199 11432 7887 3545 117826 76587 41239 10263 6671 3592 MERCHANT AND PAYPAL FEE 31785 30967 818 EDUCATION AND EXHIBITS 26606 26376 230 ASSOCIATION AND CONFERE 10685 6945 3740 PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTI 9359 6083 3276 20493 18406 2087 1603754 1134836 462731 6187 512075 803550 928752 657789 3259 4966 11898 13013 33380 32427 1175900 598004 586652 577896 0 25816 2076016 2115457 85756 137757 162527 167307 146538 0 394821 305064 X 491981 632613 1189214 1177780 1681195 1810393 2076016 2115457 129199 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 745494 759940 1655127 542216 725342 4428119 108000 9802 16571 45926 180299 853494 759940 1664929 558787 771268 4608418 4608418 2172 58 1049 8544 17875 29698 169202 115507 320 1907 286936 4925052 3712285 0.93570 0.93990 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6187 0 0 6187 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: AS PART OF A CROSS-STATE GROUP CALLED THE SCIENCE ALLIANCE FOR STATE FUNDING TO OFFSET THE COST OF OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO TN STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND TEACHERS. TO ENCOURAGE CONTINUATION OF THE GOVERNOR'S AND LEGISLATORS' SUPPORT FOR FUNDING IN THE RECURRING BUDGET. THE CONTRACT IS HELD WITH ADVENTURE SCIENCE CENTER, AND THEY BILL US MONTHLY FOR OUR SHARE OF THE OVERALL LOBBYING BUDGET. X X 0 270220 143826 126394 874192 441592 432600 31488 12586 18902 577896 1730959 0 1730959 1994 1994 1732953 1601760 0 1601760 1994 1994 1603754 PART III, LINE 4: REPRESENTS SCIENTIFIC COLLECTION USED IN EXHIBITS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 1,994. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 1,994. X USE OF PROPERTY 1 40905 FAIR MARKET VALUE X GOODS AND SUPPLIES 1 5020 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (CHAIR, CHAIR-ELECT, TREASURER, & SECRETARY) REVIEW AND APPROVE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 SALARY SURVEYS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS PART OF AN ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS. 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