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Jessica Aronoff’s $239K as CEO (thru 07/2024) is at the 92nd 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Esther Netter	—	$193,222	$248,240	$249,099	$254,399	$259,647
Jessica Aronoff	$239,391	$180,178	$178,369	$159,894	$143,873	$40,491
Lisa Sherman-Colt	—	$150,870	$122,050	—	—	—
Carly Harrill	—	—	$150,100	$138,951	$128,319	$117,348
Amy Shapiro	—	—	—	—	—	$121,919
Christopher Jackson	—	$121,282	$19,630	—	—	—
Anneliese Sinzinger	$114,507	—	—	—	—	—

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

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Empowers young people to become responsible community members who positively shape the world.

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1 program · $4.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Museum

Cayton children's museum offers 21,000 square feet of discovery-based exhibits and immersive play, arts, and cultural activities designed for children 0 to 8 and their families.

$4.2Mprogram 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 · FY2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$210K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$76K

The Bessemer Giving FundFY2024$18K

Jewish Community Foundation of the JewishFY2024$12K

Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$10K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$10K

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$8K

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$357K

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.7M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M

Investment incomeLn 3$72K

Money outPt IX

$5.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$4.2M

Managementcol C$728K

Fundraisingcol D$567K

Owns and owesPt X

$3.6M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$245K

Total assetsLn 16$18.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$15.0M

PeoplePt VI, VII

17

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a13

IndependentVI 1b13

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M

Government grantsLn 1e$13K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$522K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M

Investment incomeLn 3$72K

Other incomeLn 4–11$12K

Gains on assetsLn 7$33K

Total revenueLn 12$2.7M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$129K

SavingsLn 2$116K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$245K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.5M

Other assetsLn 15$10.5M

Total assetsLn 16$18.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$15.0M

Net assetsLn 32$3.6M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 555

VolunteersI 650

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.3M	$245K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$1.1M	$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$6.5M	$5.5M
Total assetsLn 16	$22.0M	$18.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$15.7M	$15.0M
Net assetsLn 32	$6.3M	$3.6M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$244K	$50K	$72K	$123K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.6M	$1.4M	$47K	$173K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$121K	$18K	$100K	$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$162K	$120K	$17K	$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$150K	$118K	$10K	$22K
Legal feesLn 11b	$18K		$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$202K		$202K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$5K		$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$305K	$175K	$34K	$97K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$166K	$124K	$11K	$31K
Office expensesLn 13	$189K	$91K	$87K	$10K
Information technologyLn 14	$147K	$123K	$4K	$20K
OccupancyLn 16	$644K	$601K	$22K	$21K
TravelLn 17	$115K	$76K	$9K	$30K
InterestLn 20	$55K		$55K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$1.2M	$1.2M	$13K
InsuranceLn 23	$79K	$73K	$2K	$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$107K	$84K	$16K	$7K
All other expensesLn 24e	$9K	$3K	$4K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$5.5M	$4.2M	$728K	$567K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$2.7M	$5.5M	−$2.8M	$3.6M	990 PDF
FY2024	$3.8M	$5.9M	−$2.1M	$6.3M	990 PDF
FY2023	$4.9M	$6.4M	−$1.5M	$8.4M	990 PDF
FY2022	$4.6M	$5.5M	−$850K	$9.9M	990 PDF
FY2021	$3.4M	$4.6M	−$1.2M	$10.8M	990 PDF
FY2020	$5.0M	$6.5M	−$1.5M	$11.2M	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,708,189 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,217,110$1,228,352

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,320,652$1,396,313

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $77,390$71,587

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $194,879$11,937

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,810,031$2,708,189

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,780,904$2,264,856

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $34,100$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,097,570$3,207,354

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,912,574$5,472,210

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,102,543−$2,764,021

Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13

VI-1b Independent voting members13

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 $2,708,189 across 12 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $96,744 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$326,171

VIII-1c Fundraising events$522,161

VIII-1e Government grants$13,304

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$366,716

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,228,352

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,396,313$1,396,313

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $38,580$38,580

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $33,250$33,250

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $33,007$33,007

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$192,066−$192,066

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $74,009$74,009

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,429,563 · Unrelated business $78,357 · Excluded from tax −$28,083$2,708,189

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,472,210 across 19 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,974 · Management $71,537 · Fundraising $122,980$244,491

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,367,119 · Management $47,156 · Fundraising $172,701$1,586,976

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $18,075 · Management $99,860 · Fundraising $3,425$121,360

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $120,380 · Management $16,875 · Fundraising $24,445$161,700

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $117,732 · Management $10,344 · Fundraising $22,253$150,329

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $18,342$18,342

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $201,540$201,540

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,131$5,131

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $174,564 · Management $33,519 · Fundraising $96,866$304,949

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $124,026 · Management $10,724 · Fundraising $31,485$166,235

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $90,809 · Management $87,412 · Fundraising $10,343$188,564

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $122,811 · Management $4,100 · Fundraising $20,468$147,379

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $601,400 · Management $21,953 · Fundraising $20,821$644,174

IX-17 TravelPrograms $76,196 · Management $8,723 · Fundraising $29,950$114,869

IX-20 InterestManagement $55,000$55,000

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,152,893 · Management $12,937$1,165,830

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $73,364 · Management $2,444 · Fundraising $3,099$78,907

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $84,330 · Management $16,437 · Fundraising $6,555$107,322

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,175 · Management $3,867 · Fundraising $2,070$9,112

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,176,848 · Management $727,901 · Fundraising $567,461$5,472,210

Part X · Balance sheet $18,566,377 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,129,524$128,994

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $189,121$115,757

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,807,736$1,203,652

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $114,419$84,335

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,544,647$5,455,190

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,119,850$1,080,413

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,106,742$10,498,036

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $22,012,039$18,566,377

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $558,572$361,204

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $363,004$319,657

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,790,365$12,328,850

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,711,941$15,009,711

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,074,165$2,921,332

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,225,933$635,334

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,300,098$3,556,666

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $22,012,039$18,566,377

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,556,666 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,708,189

XI-2 Total expenses$5,472,210

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,764,021

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,300,098

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$20,589

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,556,666

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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