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Nonprofit · EIN 22-2302253

LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER INC

Tax-exempt · JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305

Financials

$40.3M$29.9M2022$35.7M$30.9M2023$39.7M$33.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$39,690,001$33,319,712$6,370,289$169,176,018$32,017,825$137,158,193
June 30, 2024990$35,741,456$30,905,602$4,835,854$151,286,127$20,814,032$130,472,095
June 30, 2023990$40,343,463$29,921,074$10,422,389$145,135,950$19,852,509$125,283,441
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$15,647,250
of which government grants
$5,941,515
Membership dues
$2,466,253
Program service revenue
$16,257,366
Investment income
$1,839,580
Net rental income
$2,451,413
Net gain from sales of assets
$106,411
Net income from fundraising events
-$510,470
Other revenue
$5,945,805

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$87,735
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$2,223,775
Other salaries and wages
$9,397,915
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$13,901,554
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$179,212
Accounting fees
$78,500
Occupancy
$7,035,064
Travel
$148,380
Depreciation
$5,974,794
Program services (functional)
$26,090,216
Management and general (functional)
$5,091,361
Fundraising (functional)
$2,138,135

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$151,286,127
Total assets, end of year
$169,176,018
Total liabilities, end of year
$32,017,825
Net assets, end of year
$137,158,193
Land, buildings and equipment
$103,242,103
Publicly traded securities
$5,227,258
Net assets without donor restrictions
$93,456,266
Net assets with donor restrictions
$43,701,927
Gross unrelated business income
$559,112
Gross receipts
$41,379,359
Employees
290
Volunteers
55
Year formed
1980
State of legal domicile
NJ

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
PAUL HOFFMANPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
70$1,052,692$126,755
TAMOUR KOUSHAEVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
60$350,499$47,451
CHRISTINE ARNOLD-SCHROEDERVP EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Officer
60$306,360$64,024
IOWAKA BARBERCHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
Officer
60$276,608$36,058
LISA HAYWARDSR. DIRECTOR, INDIV. GIVING
Highest-paid employee
50$203,665$22,184
LIZA REICH RAWSONHEAD, EXHIBITION DEV. & DESIGN
Highest-paid employee
50$182,532$43,111
IVORY WILLIAMSVP STEM EDUCATION
Highest-paid employee
50$180,911$42,228
PAUL MARSHVP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
50$163,250$47,964
KRISTINA REINTAMMSR. DIRECTOR, INSTIT. GIVING
Highest-paid employee
50$143,193$30,259
DAVID BARRYCO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
STEVEN R HOWE JRCO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SHERI BRONSTEINVICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ALMA DEMETROPOLISVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
LAURA OVERDECKVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RICHARD M HODOSHVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
19 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BRUCE L LEVYTREASURER/SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JOSH S WESTONCHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
KENNETH BURKETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JEANETTE CALANDRATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CLARISSA GONCALVESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LINDSAY HANSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RALPH IZZOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
W NEVINS MCCANN JDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHIRAG PATELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARC O PAVESETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
AL REBATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMESON SCHRIBERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
REGINA SCULLYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ANTHONY T SKIADASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CAROLINE TILLETTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TIMOTHY TRACYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GREG TUSARTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JENN YETTKETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NING YUANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 34 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
PAUL HOFFMANPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
70$1,015,695$124,542
TAMOUR KOUSHAEVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
60$350,953$48,160
CHRISTINE ARNOLD-SCHROEDERVP EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Officer
60$284,498$62,975
IOWAKA BARBERCHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
Officer
60$261,640$32,990
LISA HAYWARDSR. DIRECTOR, INDIV. GIVING
Highest-paid employee
50$196,451$21,155
IVORY WILLIAMSVP STEM EDUCATION
Highest-paid employee
50$169,918$44,484
LIZA REICH RAWSONHEAD, EXHIBITION DEV. & DESIGN
Highest-paid employee
50$170,918$40,349
PAUL MARSHVP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
50$155,346$45,422
KRISTINA REINTAMMSR. DIRECTOR, INSTIT. GIVING
Highest-paid employee
50$136,537$39,924
DAVID BARRYCO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
STEVEN R HOWE JRCO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SHERI BRONSTEINVICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ALMA DEMETROPOLISVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
LAURA OVERDECKVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RICHARD M HODOSHVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
BRUCE L LEVYTREASURER/SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOSH S WESTONCHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JEANETTE CALANDRATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICK COUSSOULETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLARISSA GONCALVESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT J HARIRITRUSTEE (THRU JAN 2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RALPH IZZOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
W NEVINS MCCANN JDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN MUSTOKOFF AKSELRADTRUSTEE (THRU OCT 2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHIRAG PATELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARC O PAVESETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AL REBATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMESON SCHRIBERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTHONY T SKIADASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLINE TILLETTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIMOTHY TRACYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANET TRUNCALETRUSTEE (THRU JAN 2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREG TUSARTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NING YUANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 35 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
PAUL HOFFMANPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
70$1,011,462$123,227
TAMOUR KOUSHAEVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
60$323,649$36,485
CHRISTINE ARNOLD-SCHROEDERVP EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Officer
60$278,921$63,012
IOWAKA BARBERCHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
Officer
60$243,007$30,808
LIZA REICH RAWSONHEAD, EXHIBITION DEV. & DESIGN
Highest-paid employee
50$161,228$40,146
IVORY WILLIAMSVP STEM EDUCATION
Highest-paid employee
50$153,722$43,141
LISA HAYWARDSR. DIRECTOR, INDIV. GIVING
Highest-paid employee
50$177,309$19,124
PAUL MARSHVP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
50$144,005$41,200
KRISTINA REINTAMMSR. DIRECTOR, INSTIT. GIVING
Highest-paid employee
50$131,026$32,371
DAVID BARRYCO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
STEVEN R HOWE JRCO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SHERI BRONSTEINVICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ALMA DEMETROPOLISVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
LAURA OVERDECKVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RICHARD M HODOSHVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
BRUCE L LEVYTREASURER/SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOSH S WESTONCHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
CHRISTOPHER S BOERNERTRUSTEE (THRU OCT 2022)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEANETTE CALANDRATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNIFER A CHALSTYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLARISSA GONCALVESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT J HARIRITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RALPH IZZOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAM KHICHITRUSTEE (THRU FEB 2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BOB LOCKETTTRUSTEE (THRU FEB 2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY MANDLERTRUSTEE (THRU FEB 2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
W NEVINS MCCANN JDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN MUSTOKOFF AKSELRADTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHIRAG PATELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARC O PAVESETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AL REBATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTHONY T SKIADASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANET TRUNCALETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREG TUSARTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NING YUANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
222 JERSEY CITY BLVD, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305-4636
In care of
% JANICE ERZMONEIT
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
PAUL HOFFMAN, 222 JERSEY CITY BOULEVARD, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305
Signed the 990
TAMOUR KOUSHA, EVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Phone
(201) 200-1000
Return prepared by
PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER HAS BROAD AMBITIONS AND SOUND STRATEGIES TO CHANGE THE FACE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION IN NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND. IN ADDITION TO ITS ENGAGING EXHIBITION AND THEATER OFFERINGS, AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN ACHIEVING THAT OBJECTIVE IS THE CENTER FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING. THE 19,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY IS DEDICATED TO DELIVERING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS, GUESTS, TEACHERS, AND VISITORS. IT IS THE HOME OF LSC'S INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED "LIVE FROM SURGERY" PROGRAM, WHERE STUDENTS OBSERVE AND DISCUSS PROCEDURES AND RISK FACTORS WITH OPERATING STAFF VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING DURING LIVE SURGERY. IT ALSO FEATURES SEVEN WORKING LABS INCLUDING THE MAKERLAB, AS WELL AS THE STUDIO FOR ELECTRONIC FIELD TRIPS. IN THIS SPACE, LSC PROVIDES OUTSTANDING AND AFFORDABLE EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. SCHOOL RESIDENCIES ARE AVAILABLE THERE FOR SPECIAL NEEDS, HOME SCHOOLERS, AND OTHER STUDENTS. LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER ALSO CONDUCTS CURRICULUM-LINKED ONSITE, OFFSITE, AND ONLINE PROGRAMS INCLUDING FIELD TRIPS, CLASSROOM AND LAB INSTRUCTION, INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS IN BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL SETTINGS, TRAVELING SCIENCE PRESENTATIONS, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD SCIENCE PROGRAMMING. THE INSTITUTION ANNUALLY HOSTS HUNDREDS OF PRIVATE EVENTS FROM BIRTHDAY PARTIES TO HIGH-END PRODUCT LAUNCHES, HOSTS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES, AND SHOWCASES PUBLIC SCIENCE- AND TECHNOLOGY- RELATED EVENTS FROM ROBOTICS COMPETITIONS TO LIVE ANIMAL SHOWS TO ROCKETRY LESSONS.
    Expenses $25,445,182 · grants $87,735 · revenue $16,257,366
  • LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER'S SCITECH SCITY WILL BE A "BUSINESS OPTIMIZER", A NEW BREED OF INNOVATION CENTER THAT MAXIMIZES COMMERCIAL SUCCESS AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STARTUPS. THE WORD SCITY (PRONOUNCED "CITY"), FROM SCIENCE + CITY, IS LSC'S PORTMANTEAU FOR A CITY INFUSED WITH SCIENTIFIC CREATIVITY AND ACTIONABLE OPTIMISM ABOUT BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL OF US. ENVISAGED AS A SMALL-SCALE "CITY OF TOMORROW", SCITECH SCITY ASPIRES TO BE AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COMMUNITY WHERE BUSINESSES TEST - AND RESIDENTS AND VISITORS EXPERIENCE - NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BEFORE THEY COME TO MARKET. THE 30-ACRE INNOVATION CAMPUS WILL CONSIST OF: LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER, THE MOST VISITED CULTURAL INSTITUTION IN NEW JERSEY AND THE LARGEST IMMERSIVE SCIENCE LEARNING CENTER IN THE NJ-NYC METROPOLITAN AREA, EDGE WORKS, THE ECONOMIC AND CREATIVE HUB FOR SCITECH SCITY CONSISTING OF 120,000 SQUARE FEET OF MULTI-FUNCTION WORKSPACE FOR TECHNOLOGY STARTUPS, ENTREPRENEURS AND SKUNK WORKS PROJECTS OF ESTABLISHED COMPANIES, AND A STATE-OF-THE-ART CONFERENCE CENTER AND TECH EXHIBITION SPACE; LIBERTY SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL, A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE-INTERESTED STUDENTS IN HUDSON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, SCHOLARS VILLAGE, RESIDENTIAL HOUSING FOR ENTREPRENEURS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND TECH-SAVVY FAMILIES, AND A PUBLIC COMMONS AND PLAZA, CONSISTING OF A LARGE OUTDOOR AREA AND COMMON AREA SPACE FOR SOCIALIZING AND ENJOYMENT THAT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
    Expenses $645,034

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
22-2302253
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1982
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$169,176,018
Income (IRS master file)
$41,379,359

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$39,690,001$33,319,712$169,176,018IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$35,741,456$30,905,602$151,286,127IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$40,343,463$29,921,074$145,135,950XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$29,310,016$23,968,927$130,660,221IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 22-2302253).

Questions about LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER INC

What is the EIN of LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER INC is 22-2302253.
Is LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
Are donations to LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names PAUL HOFFMAN.
Who are the officers and directors of LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 34 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,052,692 (PAUL HOFFMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $39,690,001, expenses of $33,319,712 and total assets of $169,176,018 at year end.

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