Delaware Museum of Nature and Science

WILMINGTON, DE EIN: 51-0083535 Website

THE MUSEUM IS AN EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION FORMED TO IGNITE A LIFE-LONG PASSION FOR EXPLORING, DISCOVERING, AND VALUING NATURE AND SCIENCE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$29.6M

-1.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$30K

-54.5% YoY

Grant Count

1

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$30K

-9.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M$4M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$29,587,265$30,156,953$29,399,998
Revenue$2,569,200$2,967,313$2,364,916
Expenses$3,905,710$3,684,316$3,177,636
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$709,637$365,156$447,322
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$39K$78K$117K$155K0 grants20200 grants20212 grants20222 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI$30K

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

WILLIAM H SPRUANCEEXEC. DIR.,TRUSTEE LIAISON$131K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
EDA MONTGOMERY PHDPRESIDENT1
RICHARD F CAIRNSVICE PRESIDENT1
GEORGE B TRAMMELLTREASURER1
JOHN S LARSONSECRETARY1
MYOSHI C AUBAINTRUSTEE1
NICHOLAS BROKAW PHDTRUSTEE1
NINA BURNAFORD ESQTRUSTEE1
DEIRDRE DOHERTY PHDTRUSTEE1
E BRADFORD DU PONT JRTRUSTEE1
SAMUEL I HYLANDTRUSTEE1
JENNIFER KMIECTRUSTEE1
IAN R MCCONNELTRUSTEE1
EDWARD T NOVAKTRUSTEE1
ALOK PATELTRUSTEE1
ELYSE RATSEPTRUSTEE1
DAVID A RUSENKO CPATRUSTEE1
FABRICE VERON PHDTRUSTEE1
TIMOTHY B WEYMOUTHTRUSTEE1
WILLIAM H SPRUANCEEXEC. DIR.,TRUSTEE LIAISON40$131,132

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

Coral GablesNew Haven

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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