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Computer History Museum

Public charity · Grantmaker Mountain View, CA EIN: 77-0507525 Website

Chm decodes technology - its computing past, digital present, and future impact on humanity.

Computer History Museum at a glance

Total assets
$72,658,741
-2.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$17,860,375
-1.5% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$365,200
-46.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$20,304,172
+16.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Computer History Museum funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

AnaheimDurhamStanford

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 3 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2021 it made 3 grants totaling $100K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Leland Stanford Junior University Stanford, CAGeneral Assistance$50,000
Gaphealth Technologies Anaheim, CAGeneral Assistance$30,000
Calla Health Foundation Durham, NCGeneral Assistance$20,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$72,658,741$17,860,375$20,304,172——$365,200
2024$74,331,833$18,124,802$17,444,701——$685,387
2023$71,705,070$15,673,690$15,861,001——$202,038
2022$71,201,906$9,533,407$13,930,093——$112,707
2021$77,337,441$10,514,361$13,165,946$100,0003$-5,407
2020$71,401,475$10,596,016$14,163,395——$-13,411
2019$72,256,441$10,033,140$14,984,693——$798

About Computer History Museum

Based on IRS filings

Computer History Museum is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Mountain View, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $72.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $365K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Computer History Museum is led by Dan'l Lewin, CEO & President on every filing since 2019; 12 of 50 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dan'l Lewin

    CEO & President

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $278K (2019) → $462K (2025)

  • Marc Etkind

    CEO

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Smith

    Board Member & Chair

    Board Member & Chair of the Board → Board Member & Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anges Tong

    Director & Finance Systems

    Finance Manager → Director & Finance Systems, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $115K (2019) → $162K (2025)

  • Michelle Foster

    Director Phil. - Legacy & Major

    Director & Philanthropy → Director Phil. - Legacy & Major Gifts, 2023

    Director Phil. - Legacy & Major Gifts → Director Phil. - Legacy & Major, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $156K (2020) → $128K (2025)

  • Michelle Dreyband

    Director Phil. - Campaign & Major Gifts

    Director Phil. - Campaign & Major Gifts → Director Phil. - Campaign & Maj, 2024

    Director Phil. - Campaign & Maj → Director Phil. - Campaign & Major Gifts, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $142K (2023) → $172K (2025)

  • Kelly Spaulding

    Director of Philanthropy

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $149K (2025)

  • George Holmes

    CFO & Vice President Finance

    CFO → CFO & Vice President Finance, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $203K (2019) → $240K (2025)

  • Kirsten Tashev

    Vice President Collections & Exhibitio

    Vice President Collections & Exhibition → Vice President Collections & Exhibitions Officer, 2023

    Vice President Collections & Exhibitions Officer → Vice President Collections & Exhibitio, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $174K (2019) → $205K (2025)

  • Michelle Mertz

    CDO & Vice President Development

    CDO → CDO & Vice President Development, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $253K (2019) → $277K (2025)

  • Heidi Quicksilver

    Vice President & CIO

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $31K (2023) → $229K (2025)

  • Rachel Wilner

    Vice President & Cmbo

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $83K (2023) → $233K (2025)

  • Alisa B. Weber

    Controller

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $142K (2024) → $149K (2025)

  • Rory Brown Doh

    Vice President Facilities

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $147K (2025)

  • Chitra Balasubramanian

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Rossetti

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Emerson

    Board Member

    Board Member & Secretary of the Board → Board Member & Secretary, 2023

    Board Member & Secretary → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Yarnold

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane Souvaine

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eileen Fagan

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gardner Hendrie

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ike Nassi

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Sonsini

    Board Member & Vice Chair

    Board Member → Board Member & Vice Chair of Board, 2022

    Board Member & Vice Chair of Board → Board Member & Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Daugherty

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Karpas

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Harding

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Tran

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Cunningham

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David House

    Board Member & Vice Chair

    Board Member & Vice Chair of the Board → Board Member & Vice Chair of Board, 2022

    Board Member & Vice Chair of Board → Board Member & Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Martin

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donald Proctor

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Teague

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory Badros

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory Papadopoulos

    Board Member

    Board Member & Vice Chair of Board → Board Member & Vice Chair, 2023

    Board Member & Vice Chair → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Kindall Hurd III

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ray Rothrock

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Redelfs

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Friel

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Durant

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christpher James Wanstrath

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Martinez

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neil Macdonald

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Whitney Ames

    Board Member & Secretary

    Board Member → Board Member & Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danah Boyd

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frederick Grant Saviers

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Handley

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Seamus Blackley

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wade Loo

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret O'Mara

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sune Hojgaard Sorensen

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (53)
  • Former: C. Gordon Bell (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Debby Meredith (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Lore Harp McGovern (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Marguerite Gong Hancock (2019–2024) — Vice President Innovation & Cpo
  • Former: Sanjay Nair (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Lewis C. Lee (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Maryanna Saenko (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Rory Brown (2024) — Vice President, Facilities & Workspace Op
  • Former: Valerie Alston (2024) — Senior Director of Museum Services & Sales
  • Former: Bobby R. Johnson Jr. (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Gary Matsushita (2019–2023) — Technical Ops Advisor
  • Former: Grant Saviers (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Janet Wong (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: John Mashey (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Laurie Yoler (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Dave Evans (2020–2023) — CIO & Vice President Info Tech
  • Former: James Amaral (2020–2023) — Controller
  • Former: Paula Jabloner (2020–2023) — Senior Director & Research Archives
  • Former: Dorothy Hayes (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Caroline Donahue (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Chris Fralic (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: David Anderson (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Paul Gray (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Marie Jackson (2020–2022) — CMO & Vice President Marketing
  • Former: John Biscevic (2021–2022) — Director, It Strategy & Program Management
  • Former: Nancy Duarte (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Robert Theis (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Alyssa Allen (2022) — Chief Business Officer
  • Former: Chuck House (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: John Shoch (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Jackson Busch (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Chris Malachowsky (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Dave House (2019–2020) — Board Member & Vice Chair of the Board
  • Former: Dave Martin (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Don Proctor (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Dotty Hayes (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Grady Booch (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Greg Badros (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Greg Papadopoulos (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Jack Busch (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Judy Bruner (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Karen Appleton Page (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Lauren Silver (2019–2020) — Vice President Education
  • Former: Len Shustek (2019–2020) — Board Member & Chair of the Board · Filing note: Thru 420
  • Former: Rich Redelfs (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Rob Theis (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Steve Smith (2019–2020) — Board Member & Chair of the Board
  • Former: Tom Friel (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Palak Joshi (2020) — Director & Philanthropy
  • Former: Amanda Reilly (2019) — Director of Fdn & Gov Rel · Filing note: Thru 10/2018
  • Former: Kathryn Phelan (2019) — Director of Philanthropy
  • Former: Lisa Katchman (2019) — Controller
  • Former: Martin Duursma (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

Dan'l Lewin — CEO & President (Thru 04/25): $462KDan'l LewinCEO & President (Thru 04/25)$462KMichelle Mertz — CDO, VP Development: $277KMichelle MertzCDO, VP Development$277KGeorge Holmes — CFO, VP Finance: $240KGeorge HolmesCFO, VP Finance$240KRachel Wilner — VP, CMBO: $233KRachel WilnerVP, CMBO$233KHeidi Quicksilver — VP, CIO: $229KHeidi QuicksilverVP, CIO$229KKirsten Tashev — VP Collections & Exhibitio: $205KKirsten TashevVP Collections & Exhibitio$205KMichelle Dreyband — DIR Phil. - Campaign & Major Gifts: $172KMichelle DreybandDIR Phil. - Campaign & Major…$172KAnges Tong — Director, Finance Systems: $162KAnges TongDirector, Finance Systems$162KKelly Spaulding — Director of Philanthropy: $149KKelly SpauldingDirector of Philanthropy$149KAlisa B Weber — Controller: $149KAlisa B WeberController$149KRory Brown DOH 412024 — VP Facilities: $147KRory Brown DOH 412024VP Facilities$147KMichelle Foster — DIR Phil. - Legacy & Major: $128KMichelle FosterDIR Phil. - Legacy & Major$128K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $462K, to Dan'l Lewin (CEO & President (Thru 04/25)). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Computer History Museum

How large is Computer History Museum?

Computer History Museum reported $72.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $17.9M.

What is Computer History Museum?

Computer History Museum is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Mountain View, CA. It holds $72.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Computer History Museum operate?

Computer History Museum has awarded grants in California, North Carolina.

What is Computer History Museum's EIN?

Computer History Museum's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0507525. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 9, 2022)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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