Bucks County Children's museum's mission is to provide an environment that connects all children to the world around them and inspires learning through play.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 18 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $212K a year · 30% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
27 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$730K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+88% vs prior year
Spent
$573K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +88%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$424K
FY2021$323K
FY2022$503K
FY2023$874K
FY2024$723K
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$573K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$459K
FY2021$337K
FY2022$460K
FY2023$543K
FY2024$560K
FY2025$573K
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2025▲ +59%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$832K
FY2021$852K
FY2022$842K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$2.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2007.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $450K Management & general 15% · $88K Fundraising 6% · $36K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Pres/Executi
$85,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly Krumenacker’s $85K as Pres/Executi is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kelly Krumenacker$85,000$82,500$77,500$69,758$72,563$67,115

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Inspires learning through play, connecting children to their world.

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1 program · $450K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The museum provides educational interactive exhibits that encourage exploration, discovery and play. The museum also offers educational programming, field trips and group visits.

$450Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$809K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$488K
Investment incomeLn 3$60K
Money outPt IX
$573K
Ln 25
Programscol B$450K
Managementcol C$88K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$730K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$809K
Government grantsLn 1e$93K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$488K
Investment incomeLn 3$60K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$155K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$491K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$421K
Other assetsLn 15$546K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$730K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$709K$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$653K$491K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$96K$421K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$764K$730K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$88K$35K$26K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$124K$100K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$16K$2K$840
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$2K$6K$385
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$4K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$20K$2K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$207K$196K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$38K$36K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$5K$3K$991
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$36K$150
Total functional expensesLn 25$573K$450K$88K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$573K$784K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $723K$560K$163K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $874K$543K$331K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $503K$460K$44K$842K 990 PDF
FY2021 $323K$337K−$14K$852K 990 PDF
FY2020 $424K$459K−$35K$832K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,357,075 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $222,585$809,221
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $464,914$487,876
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35,443$59,978
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $722,942$1,357,075
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $213,758$229,946
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $345,946$343,295
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $559,704$573,241
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $163,238$783,834
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,357,075 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$92,618
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$716,603
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$809,221
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $487,876$487,876
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $59,978$59,978
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $487,876 · Excluded from tax $59,978$1,357,075
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $573,241 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,000 · Management $26,250 · Fundraising $26,250$87,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $99,540 · Management $24,720$124,260
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,715 · Management $1,631 · Fundraising $840$18,186
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,500$9,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,878 · Management $5,748 · Fundraising $385$8,011
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,914 · Management $3,373$7,287
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,625 · Management $1,929 · Fundraising $7,048$28,602
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $196,393 · Management $10,336$206,729
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $36,177 · Management $1,904$38,081
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,834 · Management $2,642 · Fundraising $991$8,467
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,468 · Management $150$36,618
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $449,544 · Management $88,183 · Fundraising $35,514$573,241
Part X · Balance sheet $2,940,757 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $72,701$155,352
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $636,179$1,144,221
X-4 Accounts receivable$183,068
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $95,708$420,876
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $652,987$491,395
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $675,840$545,845
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,154,053$2,940,757
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,688$80,146
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $46,514$44,946
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $712,523$605,332
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $763,725$730,424
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,362,548$1,951,769
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $27,780$258,564
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,390,328$2,210,333
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,154,053$2,940,757
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,210,333 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,357,075
XI-2 Total expenses$573,241
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$783,834
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,390,328
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$36,171
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,210,333

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