Nonprofit · EIN 31-1212634
CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER
Also known as JILL BERKEMEIER
Tax-exempt · CINCINNATI, OH 45203
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $34,467,370 | $28,754,196 | $5,713,174 | $329,600,250 | $14,799,072 | $314,801,178 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $17,520,314
- of which government grants
- $598,064
- Program service revenue
- $14,078,913
- Investment income
- $92,963
- Royalties
- $1,898
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $54,890
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $94,251
- Other revenue
- $2,775,180
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $625,997
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $870,129
- Other salaries and wages
- $8,723,410
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $12,039,298
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $145,508
- Accounting fees
- $67,353
- Occupancy
- $3,607,656
- Travel
- $114,030
- Depreciation
- $4,205,551
- Program services (functional)
- $18,689,399
- Management and general (functional)
- $6,643,827
- Fundraising (functional)
- $3,420,970
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $340,786,064
- Total assets, end of year
- $329,600,250
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $14,799,072
- Net assets, end of year
- $314,801,178
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $229,657,094
- Publicly traded securities
- $140,212
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $273,474,766
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $41,326,412
- Gross unrelated business income
- $334,329
- Gross receipts
- $34,893,076
- Employees
- 266
- Volunteers
- 424
- Year formed
- 1987
- State of legal domicile
- OH
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH W PIERCE | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $414,893 | $52,791 |
| JILL BERKEMEIER | CFO Officer | 40 | $306,859 | $16,537 |
| SCOTT SCHUSTER | VP OF PHILANTHROPY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $219,167 | $48,964 |
| CODY HEFNER | VP OF MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,157 | $19,015 |
| WHITNEY OWENS | CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $163,915 | $8,812 |
| YIN YANG | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,834 | $19,965 |
| JASON PERKINS | VP OF TECHNOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,539 | $6,730 |
| ALLISON KROPP | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANYA SANCHEZ | OUTGOING TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY GRANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDON CULL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN COLEY | OUTGOING TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN SULLIVAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAREY SANDERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS HABEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
31 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID HAUSRATH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DEBRA MERCHANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DONNA ZARING | OUTGOING TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| E THOMAS FERNANDEZ | OUTGOING TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EDWARD DILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EVALINE ALESSANDRINI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GEORGE H VINCENT | GENERAL COUNSEL Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GREG KENNY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HOLLY MAZZOCCA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HON JEFFREY HOPKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAMES ZIMMERMAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JANE GARVEY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JEFFREY HINEBAUGH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JULIA POSTON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KAREN MEYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KEN ROBINSON | OUTGOING TRUSTEE, NURFC VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARY ELLEN ADCOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MOIRA WEIR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NIALL DE LACY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETE BLACKSHAW | OUTGOING TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT FREGOLLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT MCDONALD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SAM HUBBARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SANDEEP MAKKAR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN ESLER | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN ZAUNBRECHER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TAMELA ZIMMERMAN MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THOMAS H QUINN JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIM STEIGERWALD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| WHITNEY GASKINS PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM MULVIHILL JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1301 WESTERN AVE, CINCINNATI, OH 45203-1118
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ELIZABETH PIERCE, 1301 WESTERN AVENUE, CINCINNATI, OH 45203
- Signed the 990
- JILL BERKEMEIER, VP ADMINISTRATION AND CFO
- Phone
- (513) 287-7000
- Return prepared by
- COHNREZNICK ADVISORY LLC
Mission
CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER INSPIRES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR WORLD THROUGH SCIENCE, REGIONAL HISTORY, AND EDUCATIONAL, ENGAGING AND MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES.
Program accomplishments
- THREE MUSEUMS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 363 DAYS EACH YEAR. CINCINNATI HISTORY MUSEUM, CINCINNATI MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE, AND DUKE ENERGY CHILDREN'S MUSEUM PROVIDE PUBLIC EXHIBITS AND INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES. WE CREATE EXHIBITS THAT TRAVEL TO OTHER MUSEUMS IN NORTH AMERICA AND ALSO HOST TEMPORARY EXHIBITS THAT WE RENT FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPLEMENT THE TOPICS PRESENTED IN OUR PERMANENT MUSEUM EXHIBITS. OMNIMAX LARGE-FORMAT FILM THEATER PRESENTS FILMS ON NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY TOPICS. WE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PRODUCTION OF FILMS SHOWN WORLDWIDE. FILMS ARE OFTEN SELECTED TO COMPLEMENT CURRENT EXHIBIT TOPICS, ENHANCING OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR REGIONAL AUDIENCE.Expenses $11,846,793 · grants $625,997 · revenue $15,016,068
- COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH. PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF OBJECTS IN OUR COLLECTIONS FOR USE BY CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF SCIENTISTS AND HISTORIANS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING OBJECTS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THEM FOR OUR MUSEUM EXHIBITS. OUR STAFF CONDUCTS FIELD INVESTIGATIONS IN PALEONTOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY AND ZOOLOGY TO INCREASE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE PROCESSES, EARTH AND HUMAN HISTORY. THIS RESEARCH PROVIDES INFORMATION AND MATERIAL FOR EXHIBITS AND FOR ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN POPULAR AND SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS. 1.8 MILLION OBJECTS, ARTIFACTS AND DOCUMENTS ARE CURATED BY CMC , INCLUDING A NUMBER OF EXCLUSIVE AND BEST IN CLASS COLLECTIONS.Expenses $1,464,073
- EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, DAY CAMPS, OVERNIGHT CAMPS, LECTURES AND TOURS THAT INTERPRET AND EXPAND ON MUSEUM EXHIBIT THEMES. ONE LARGE AND TWO SMALL THEATER SPACES ARE USED FOR LIVE PERFORMANCES THAT BRING HISTORICAL EVENTS TO LIFE, PROVIDING REINFORCEMENT OF TOPICS AND AN ADDITIONAL AVENUE FOR MISSION DELIVERY. SCHOOL GROUP PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED IN OUR MUSEUMS AND ALSO AT SCHOOL SITES. DOCENTS ARE STATIONED IN ALL MUSEUM EXHIBIT AREAS TO INTERACT WITH VISITORS AND ENHANCE THE VISITOR'S LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.Expenses $5,378,533 · revenue $814,967
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-1212634
- 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
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A500)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $329,600,250
- Income (IRS master file)
- $34,893,076
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $26,899,097 | $24,831,523 | $321,982,380 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $34,020,074 | $22,989,698 | $306,991,423 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER
- What is the EIN of CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER is 31-1212634.
- Is CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER 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 CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER 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 CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER 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 CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ELIZABETH PIERCE.
- Who are the officers and directors of CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 46 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $414,893 (ELIZABETH W PIERCE, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $34,467,370, expenses of $28,754,196 and total assets of $329,600,250 at year end.
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