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The Children's Museum Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker West Hartford, CT EIN: 06-0896043 Website

The childrens museum groups mission is to inspire lifelong learning among children and their caregivers by providing experiential learning opportunities covering steam, health nature and the environment. With a focus on at need communities the museum group strives to find pathways to personal, academic and professional growth and to foster an appreciation of the natural world with a goal of developing curious, confident and innovative children, creating the basis for successful adults. The museum group has three distinct but complementary lines of revenuegenerating centers of excellence. The museum offers onsite interactive exhibits for young children, live animals and an extensive selection of steam education programs that are offered within communities throughout Connecticut and neighboring states. The childrens museum preschool, colocated within the museum location, is a naeyc accredited, full day, yearroundlicensed early childhood education facility for ages 35yrs.

Key facts about The Children's Museum Inc

EIN
06-0896043
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024
Total assets
$4,988,338

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$5.0M

-16.1% YoY

Revenue

$2.6M

+3.4% YoY

Net Investment Income

$69K

+19.3% YoY

Expenses

$3.0M

+15.0% YoY

About The Children's Museum Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Children's Museum Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in West Hartford, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $5.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $69K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Hartford

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 4 grants2023 0 grants2024

In 2023 it made 4 grants totaling $159K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2024.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M$4M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$4,988,338$5,942,928$6,156,476
Revenue$2,622,338$2,534,999$3,055,900
Expenses$2,959,216$2,572,400$2,584,650
Net Investment Income$68,858$57,723$-14,454

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 12, 2024)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Children's Museum Inc is led by Ayesha Clarke, Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 18 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Ayesha Clarke

    Chair

    Trustee → Chairperson, 2022

    Chairperson → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Calibey

    Director

    Trustee → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert A. Cushman MD

    Director

    Trustee → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Luis Diez-Morales MD

    Director

    Trustee → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Giannetta-Ramos

    Director

    Trustee → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Kersey

    Director

    Trustee → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenny Gaffney

    Director

    Trustee → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Tafrate

    Director

    Trustee → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leslie Torres-Rodiguez PhD

    Director

    Trustee → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Morgan Hilyard

    Director

    Trustee → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Julson

    Director

    Trustee → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Xan Maries McGivney

    Director

    Trustee → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pietervan Dokkum

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tyron Harris

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Werle

    Executive Di

    Executive Director → Executive Di, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $12K (2020) → $0 (2024)

  • Deborah Ullman

    Vice Chair

    Co-Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Milligan

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cherie Griffith-Dunn

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Judy Rosenthal (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Bree Pelczar (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Sabrina Tucker-Barrett (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Pieter van Dokkum (2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Clifton E. McPherson Ph D. (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael Bell (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Mike Casparino (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Peter Stevens (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Erin Concepcion (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Leslie Torres Rodriguez (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Cheryl Hoey (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: David Jepson (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Rohan Freeman (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Rolf Knoll MD (2020–2021) — Co-Vice Chair
  • Former: Stephanie Barnes (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Moraima Gutierrez (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Sonja Williams (2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

Michael Werle — Executive Dir.: $48KMichael WerleExecutive Dir.$48K

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $48K, to Michael Werle (Executive Dir.).

Frequently asked questions about The Children's Museum Inc

How large is The Children's Museum Inc?

The Children's Museum Inc reported $5.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.6M.

What is The Children's Museum Inc?

The Children's Museum Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in West Hartford, CT. It holds $5.0M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does The Children's Museum Inc operate?

The Children's Museum Inc has awarded grants in Connecticut.

What is The Children's Museum Inc's EIN?

The Children's Museum Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-0896043. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

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