SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

120 KELLOGG BLVD W, SAINT PAUL, MN 55102-1202

In care of

% AMY JO JOHNSON

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

ALISON BROWN, 120 W KELLOGG BLVD, ST PAUL, MN 55102

Signed the 990

ALISON BROWN, PRESIDENT AND CEO

Phone

(651) 221-9418

Website

WWW.SMM.ORG

Return prepared by

BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP

Mission

THE MUSEUM'S MISSION STATEMENT IS "TURN ON THE SCIENCE: INSPIRE LEARNING. INFORM POLICY. IMPROVE LIVES."

Program accomplishments

• MUSEUM EXPERIENCES:THE SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA IS AN ESSENTIAL CULTURAL INSTITUTION IN DOWNTOWN ST. PAUL, ENGAGING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VISITORS ANNUALLY IN THE JOY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM). MOST KNOWN FOR ITS EXPANSIVE CAMPUS FULL OF ARTIFACTS, INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS, AND STATE-OF-THE-ART DIGITAL OMNITHEATER, THE SCIENCE MUSEUM IS INTERNATIONALLY RESPECTED FOR ITS STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMMING, GROUNDBREAKING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, AND PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN FY25, WE EXPERIENCED MILLIONS OF ENGAGEMENTS THROUGH ONSITE, OFFSITE, AND OUTREACH PROGRAMMING.-414,333 PEOPLE MADE A VISIT TO THE MUSEUM, OF WHICH 64,463 WERE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MUSEUM CULTURAL AND INCOME-BASED ACCESS RATES.-11,831 PEOPLE ATTENDED CELEBRATION DAYS, OUR ANNUAL EVENT SERIES HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPACTS AND CAREERS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS, ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS, NATIVE AMERICANS, LATIN AMERICANS, AND WOMEN AND GIRLS IN STEM.-NEARLY 20,000 MUSEUM FANS ENGAGED THE MUSEUM THROUGH MEMBERSHIP, ALIGNING THEMSELVES WITH OUR FORWARD THINKING MISSION.-NEARLY 1 MILLION PEOPLE LEARNED MORE ABOUT THE MUSEUM'S MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES THROUGH OUR WEBSITE.
  Expenses $11,316,604 · revenue $7,870,461
• THE WORK OF THE SCIENCE MUSEUM'S CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND COLLECTIONS (CRC) MAKES A PROFOUND IMPACT ON MINNESOTA'S UNDERSTANDING AND SCIENCE. SCIENCE MUSEUM SCIENTISTS IN THE FIELD AND IN OUR LABS COLLECT AND ANALYZE SAMPLES AND OBJECTS THAT DRIVE DECISIONS TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY, TEACH US ABOUT OUR CHANGING PLANET, CONTRIBUTE TO GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE, AND DEVELOP OUR STEM WORKFORCE. CRC SCIENTISTS AND SPECIALISTS ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND US, BRINGING TOGETHER OUR SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES (ANTHROPOLOGY, BIOLOGY, COLLECTIONS STEWARDSHIP, HYDROLOGY, AND PALEONTOLOGY) TO SYNERGISTICALLY AMPLIFY THE IMPACTS OF OUR RESEARCH, PARTNERING WITH DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE MUSEUM TO SHARE THEIR FINDINGS WITH A DIVERSE ARRAY OF AUDIENCES.OUR STAFF CARE FOR A COLLECTION OF MORE THAN TWO MILLION OBJECTS. THROUGH THEIR CONTINUED RESEARCH AND UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THESE OBJECTS, WE CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT OUR CULTURES, OUR CLIMATE, AND OUR WILDLIFE MOVING FORWARD. CONTINUING TO MAKE THESE COLLECTIONS DIGITALLY ACCESSIBLE TO BROAD AUDIENCES WAS A FOCUS OF FY25.KEY PROJECTS:-DIGITIZING THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS IS AN INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC PRIORITY. IN FY25, OUR SCIENTISTS DIGITIZED 17,318 OBJECT CATALOG RECORDS, TRIPLING THE NUMBER FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE TEAM WORKED HARD TO PHOTOGRAPH 8,057 IMAGES OF FOSSILS, SEDIMENT CORES, SEEDS, MAYA TEXTILES, MAMMAL SPECIMENS, AND OBJECTS FROM RECENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEYS, DOUBLING THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S.-HOSTING COMMUNITY VISITS TO THE COLLECTION FOR CONSULTATIONS AND ELEVATING THE AWARENESS OF OUR COLLECTIONS WITH CULTURAL PARTNERS. IN FY25, WE WORKED WITH DAKOTA AND OJIBWE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ELDERS, SCHOLARS, AND TRIBAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICERS.-ADDING TO OUR EXISTING FOSSIL COLLECTIONS FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE MASS EXTINCTION EVENT 66 MILLION YEARS AGO.-STUDYING THE INVASIVE DIATOM DIDYMOSPHENIA IN STREAMS ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR.-UNDERSTANDING HOW HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS FORM IN RELATIVELY PRISTINE ECOSYSTEMS LIKE THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS AND SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST.-STUDYING THE IMPACTS OF RISING SALT LEVELS IN MINNESOTA LAKES.-INVENTORY AND DIGITIZATION OF ETHNOGRAPHIC SEED COLLECTION, FOLLOWING COMMUNITY INTEREST AND FEEDBACK FROM COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS.-INVENTORY AND DIGITIZATION OF TEXTILES AND OTHER ETHNOGRAPHIC COLLECTIONS FROM HIGHLAND MAYA COMMUNITIES OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO, AND WORKING WITH CULTURAL ADVISORS LOCALLY AND IN CHIAPAS TO ENSURE THE RECORDS ARE ACCESSIBLE AND USEFUL FOR MAYA WEAVERS.-CONTINUING 20-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE'S GREAT LAKES INVENTORY AND MONITORING NETWORK TO MONITOR WATER QUALITY AND GUIDE AQUATIC RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN SEVEN UPPER MIDWEST NATIONAL PARK UNITS.OUR ST. CROIX WATERSHED RESEARCH STATION IS CURRENTLY LEADING RESEARCH ON THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, NUTRIENT POLLUTION, AND ROAD SALT ON THE HEALTH OF OUR LAKES AND RIVERS. THROUGH THIS WORK, AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FEDERAL, INDIGENOUS, AND STATE PARTNERS, WE ARE WORKING TO FIND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ECOLOGICAL ISSUES FACING OUR WATERSHEDS. IN FY25, OUR RESEARCH STATION SCIENTISTS ANALYZED 4,524 WATER SAMPLES, BUILDING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF MINNESOTA'S CHANGING WATERWAYS AND FURTHERING CLIMATE RESEARCH.
  Expenses $8,231,955 · revenue $5,831,311
• STEM EQUITY & EDUCATION:THE SCIENCE MUSEUM FACILITATES A HOST OF ONSITE PROGRAMS AND OFFSITE OUTREACH TO ADDRESS OPPORTUNITY GAPS IN K-12 STEM EDUCATION, FOSTERING A CHILDHOOD INTEREST IN SUBJECTS THAT EVENTUALLY TRANSLATE TO LIFELONG STEM CAREERS. FY25 CONTINUED TO BUILD ON THIS MISSION THROUGH IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING, WITH ENGAGEMENTS INCREASING MOST NOTABLY AMONG SCHOOL OUTREACH AND OFF-SITE PROGRAMMING. K-12 PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS:-STEM EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS TRAVELED STATEWIDE TO DELIVER PROGRAMMING THROUGH MORE THAN 50,000 ENGAGEMENTS, REACHING STUDENTS IN 52 MINNESOTA COUNTIES. THE WILLINGNESS AND CAPABILITY TO TRAVEL REMAINS A UNIQUE PART OF THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORTS EQUITY AND ACCESS TO SCIENCE ACROSS THE STATE.-THE MUSEUM SUPPORTED MORE THAN 81,000 FIELD TRIP ENGAGEMENTS IN FY25 AND IMPLEMENTED NEW EDUCATOR GUIDES TO ASSIST WITH ONSITE LEARNING, INCLUDING AN UPDATED LEARNING TOOL TO ACCOMPANY THE MUSEUM'S INDIGENOUS HISTORY EXHIBIT WE MOVE AND WE STAY.-THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY AWARDS FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED ALMOST 4,300 STUDENTS IN FY25. AWARDS CONNECT STUDENTS WITH SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA PROGRAMMING BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR BUSES TO ATTEND FIELD TRIPS AND REDUCED PRICING FOR ASSEMBLIES AND RESIDENCIES.-THE MUSEUM'S IDEAL CENTER DELIVERED EQUITY-FOCUSED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR K-12 EDUCATORS, TRANSFORMING THE INCLUSION PHILOSOPHIES OF NEARLY 500 EDUCATORS FROM 12 MINNESOTA COUNTIES IN FY25.-MORE THAN 3,000 YOUTH RECEIVED HANDS-ON STEM INSTRUCTION THROUGH THE KITTY ANDERSEN YOUTH SCIENCE CENTER.MEANWHILE, OUR KITTY ANDERSEN YOUTH SCIENCE CENTER IS AN OFT-EMULATED MODEL FOR HOW TO ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE IN STEM. BY CREATING A PATHWAY FOR STUDENTS TO ADVANCE THROUGH OUR PROGRAMMING FROM YOUTH TO ADULTHOOD, WE NOT ONLY INSTILL IN LEARNERS THE SENSE THAT THEY CAN BECOME SCIENTISTS, BUT ALSO BUILD THE SKILLS REQUIRED TO LAUNCH A MEANINGFUL CAREER.
  Expenses $2,551,810 · revenue $1,605,024
• OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE UNALLOCATED COSTS INCLUDING COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING, VOLUNTEERS, AND EVALUATION AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT MUSEUM MEMBERS AND VISITORS.
  Expenses $15,216,518 · revenue $407,964

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.

IRS record

EIN

41-0706172

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

1943

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Arts, culture and humanities (A560)

Assets (IRS master file)

$114,237,657

Income (IRS master file)

$65,393,458

Filing history

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 41-0706172).

Questions about SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA

What is the EIN of SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA?

The employer identification number (EIN) of SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA is 41-0706172.

Is SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1943.

Are donations to SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA 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 SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA 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 SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA 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 SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ALISON BROWN.

Who are the officers and directors of SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 59 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $361,685 (ALISON BROWN, PRESIDENT AND CEO).

How much revenue does SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $40,123,238, expenses of $44,110,876 and total assets of $114,237,657 at year end.

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