Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati Museum Center inspires people of all ages to learn more about our world through science, regional history, and educational, engaging and meaningful experiences.
Cincinnati Museum Center at a glance
In short: Cincinnati Museum Center gave $626K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $626K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $625,997
- -90.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $625,997
- -90.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $625,997
- Total assets
- $329,600,250
- -3.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Cincinnati Museum Center funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Cincinnati Museums Foundation ($626K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Cincinnati Museum Center gives
- Giving fell 52% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $626K (2025) to $23.0M (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $626K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Museums Foundation Cincinnati, OH | Unrestricted Grant | $625,997 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $329,600,250 | $34,467,370 | $28,754,196 | $625,997 | 1 | $92,963 |
| 2024 | $340,786,064 | $33,189,765 | $33,386,410 | $6,852,623 | 1 | $528,606 |
| 2023 | $321,982,380 | $26,899,097 | $24,831,523 | $823,555 | 1 | $1,040,358 |
| 2022 | $306,991,423 | $34,020,074 | $22,989,698 | $1,291,934 | 1 | $1,696,056 |
| 2021 | $310,486,338 | $36,167,004 | $40,266,675 | $22,997,409 | 1 | $761,144 |
| 2020 | $282,646,725 | $49,474,377 | $22,180,112 | — | — | $443,450 |
About Cincinnati Museum Center
Based on IRS filings
Cincinnati Museum Center is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Cincinnati, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $329.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $626K. Net investment income was $93K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cincinnati Museum Center is led by Elizabeth W. Pierce, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 7 of 46 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elizabeth W. Pierce
President & CEO
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$311K (2020) → $415K (2025)
Tim Steigerwald
Chair
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anya Sanchez
Outgoing Trustee
Trustee → Outgoing Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beverly Grant
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debra Merchant
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donna Zaring
Outgoing Trustee
Trustee → Outgoing Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
E. Thomas Fernandez
Outgoing Trustee
Trustee → Outgoing Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edward D. Diller
Trustee
Past Chair → Outgoing-Past Chair, 2022
Outgoing-Past Chair → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Ellen Adcock
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pete Blackshaw
Outgoing Trustee
Trustee → Outgoing Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Fregolle Jr.
Trustee
Vice Chair → Outgoing-Vice Chair, 2023
Outgoing-Vice Chair → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas H. Quinn Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Niall De Lacy
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Coley
Outgoing Trustee
Trustee → Outgoing Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ken Robinson
Outgoing Trustee & Nurfc Vice Chair
Trustee & Nurfc Vice Chair → Outgoing Trustee & Nurfc Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Whitney Gaskins PhD
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Mulvihill Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tamela Zimmerman MD
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brendon Cull
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Sullivan
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Habel
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Kenny
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Hopkins
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Moira Weir
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carey Sanders
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Evaline Alessandrini
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Holly Mazzocca
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Meyer
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert McDonald
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sam Hubbard
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandeep Makkar
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jill Berkemeier
CFO
Vice President of Administrator & CFO → CFO, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$193K (2020) → $307K (2025)
Whitney Owens
Chief Learning Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$132K (2020) → $164K (2025)
Scott Schuster
Vice President of Philanthropy
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$160K (2021) → $219K (2025)
Cody Hefner
Vice President of Marketing
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$122K (2023) → $157K (2025)
Jason Perkins
Vice President of Technology
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$132K (2025)
Yin Yang
Controller
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$121K (2025)
Allison Kropp
Vice Chair
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David L. Hausrath
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George H. Vincent
General Counsel
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Zimmerman
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jane Garvey
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julia Poston
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan B. Esler
Past Chair
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2024
Immediate Past Chair → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Hinebaugh
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Zaunbrecher
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: David Zlatic (2020–2024) — CTO
- Former: Timothy Steigerwald (2020–2024) — Chair
- Former: Katie Haag (2022–2024) — Associate Vice President & Philanthropy
- Former: Andrew J. Walter (2020–2023) — Outgoing-Trustee
- Former: Gary Z. Lindgren (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jeffery P. Hopkins (2020–2023) — Past Chair
- Former: Katy Hollister (2020–2023) — Outgoing-Trustee
- Former: Kevin Ward (2020–2023) — Outgoing-Trustee
- Former: Martine Dunn (2020–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Matthew Sheakley (2020–2023) — Outgoing-Treasurer
- Former: Philip Lanham (2022–2023) — Trustee & Nurfc Vice Chair
- Former: Cynthia Walker Kenny (2020–2022) — Outgoing-Vice Chair
- Former: Mabe Rodrigues (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Martin Mooney (2020–2022) — Outgoing-Trustee
- Former: Mary Zalla (2020–2022) — Outgoing-Vice Chair
- Former: Peter Horton (2020–2022) — Outgoing-Trustee
- Former: Phillip C. Long (2020–2022) — Outgoing-Vice Chair
- Former: Rodney Maggard (2020–2022) — Associate Vice President & Facilities
- Former: Brain Coley (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Andy Dalton (2020) — Trustee
- Former: David Duszynski (2020) — President Mms
- Former: Judith K. Stein MD (2020) — Outgoing Trustee
- Former: Lori Landrum (2020) — Outgoing Trustee
- Former: Reverend Damon Lynch Jr. (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Ron Delyons (2020) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $415K, to Elizabeth W Pierce (President & CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Cincinnati Museum Center
How much does Cincinnati Museum Center give each year?
Cincinnati Museum Center gave $626K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6.9M across 1 grant.
How large is Cincinnati Museum Center?
Cincinnati Museum Center reported $329.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $34.5M.
What is Cincinnati Museum Center?
Cincinnati Museum Center is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Cincinnati, OH. It holds $329.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Cincinnati Museum Center operate?
Cincinnati Museum Center has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Cincinnati Museum Center's EIN?
Cincinnati Museum Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1212634. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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