Please Touch Museum: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 23-2109376)

Patricia D Wellenbach’s $350K as President & CEO is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Patricia D Wellenbach	$350,336	$335,000	$315,000	$353,462	$245,000	$242,404
Donna Saul Millen	$186,873	$188,731	$179,596	$176,769	$15,692	—
Tracy Curvan	$182,209	$169,039	$157,211	$177,116	—	—
Jane Federowicz	$166,821	$154,904	$118,462	—	—	—
Olivia Thomas	$159,440	$144,615	$131,731	$120,473	—	—
Samantha Gibb Roff	—	—	$136,585	$158,100	$112,200	$109,482
Louisa Hanshew	$154,173	—	—	—	—	—
Mark Page	$137,709	$127,164	$112,692	—	—	—

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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Empower children to learn and grow through the joy of play.

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1 program · $7.1M · in their own filed words · FY2021

01

Through interactive exhibits and curriculum-based educational programing developed to foster critical thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration skills, the museum provides children the opportunity to develop skills to be successful in school and life.

$7.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

The Philadelphia Cultural Fund INCFY2024$500K

Oos Charitable CorporationFY2024$220K

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$101K

The Pew Charitable TrustsFY2024$80K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$67K

Independence Blue Cross FoundationFY2024$50K

Cencora Impact FoundationFY2024$14K

G Fred and Sylvia Dibona Family FoundationFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 15 funders$1.1M

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$10.4M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.4M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.3M

Other incomeLn 4–11$429K

Money outPt IX

$9.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$7.1M

Managementcol C$1.6M

Fundraisingcol D$436K

Owns and owesPt X

$32.5M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M

Total assetsLn 16$34.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M

PeoplePt VI, VII

23

listed · VII A

PaidVII A6

Voting boardVI 1a16

IndependentVI 1b16

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.4M

Government grantsLn 1e$4.5M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$25K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$82K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$218K

Other incomeLn 4–11$429K

Gains on assetsLn 7$134K

Total revenueLn 12$10.4M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$2.5M

SavingsLn 2$341K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.6M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25.9M

Other assetsLn 15$1.2M

Total assetsLn 16$34.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M

Net assetsLn 32$32.5M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5101

VolunteersI 616

Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember

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 FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$3.0M	$2.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$3.1M	$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$26.5M	$25.9M
Total assetsLn 16	$36.1M	$34.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$4.1M	$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32	$32.0M	$32.5M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$508K	$245K	$230K	$33K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$3.0M	$2.2M	$569K	$265K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$20K	$17K	$1K	$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$210K	$145K	$47K	$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$260K	$180K	$58K	$22K
Legal feesLn 11b	$79K	$20K	$59K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$129K	$45K	$45K	$39K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$16K		$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$381K	$275K	$78K	$28K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$338K	$331K		$7K
Office expensesLn 13	$403K	$263K	$141K
OccupancyLn 16	$452K	$420K	$30K	$2K
TravelLn 17	$24K	$10K	$10K	$4K
InterestLn 20	$20K		$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$1.6M	$1.5M	$135K	$14K
InsuranceLn 23	$253K	$190K	$63K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1.4M	$1.3M	$68K	$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$9.1M	$7.1M	$1.6M	$436K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$13.7M	$12.4M	$1.3M	$35.6M	990 PDF
FY2024	$11.4M	$12.4M	−$982K	$33.9M	990 PDF
FY2023	$12.9M	$11.4M	$1.5M	$34.3M	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$10.4M	$9.1M	$1.3M	$32.5M	990 PDF
FY2021	$4.5M	$6.2M	−$1.7M	$32.0M	990 PDF
FY2020	$6.3M	$6.8M	−$482K	$33.4M	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 $10,425,352 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,361,320$5,448,330

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,677,643$4,329,450

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $259,455$218,161

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $229,966$429,411

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,528,384$10,425,352

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 $2,827,431$4,033,139

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,394,346$5,107,689

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,221,777$9,140,828

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,693,393$1,284,524

Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16

VI-1b Independent voting members16

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 $10,425,352 across 11 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$81,800

VIII-1e Government grants$4,513,871

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$852,659

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$24,669

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,448,330

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,329,450$4,329,450

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $84,659$84,659

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $403,201$403,201

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $133,502$133,502

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $26,210$26,210

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,329,450 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $647,572$10,425,352

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,140,828 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $245,110 · Management $230,077 · Fundraising $32,524$507,711

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,200,954 · Management $568,667 · Fundraising $265,118$3,034,739

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $17,243 · Management $1,148 · Fundraising $2,088$20,479

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $145,440 · Management $46,668 · Fundraising $17,733$209,841

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $180,039 · Management $58,422 · Fundraising $21,908$260,369

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $19,681 · Management $59,043$78,724

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $45,150 · Management $45,150 · Fundraising $38,700$129,000

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $15,815$15,815

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $274,697 · Management $77,829 · Fundraising $28,210$380,736

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $331,367 · Fundraising $6,662$338,029

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $262,760 · Management $140,581$403,341

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $420,184 · Management $29,798 · Fundraising $1,716$451,698

IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,954 · Management $9,673 · Fundraising $4,060$23,687

IX-20 InterestManagement $20,332$20,332

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,466,177 · Management $135,295 · Fundraising $13,976$1,615,448

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $189,534 · Management $63,178$252,712

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,326,676 · Management $67,724 · Fundraising $3,767$1,398,167

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,134,966 · Management $1,569,400 · Fundraising $436,462$9,140,828

Part X · Balance sheet $34,246,323 assets, 18 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,631,648$2,476,289

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $391,967$340,988

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,540,267$1,395,564

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $327,605$165,123

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $370,530$231,950

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $26,529,507$25,856,540

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,059,150$2,554,070

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,219,871$1,225,799

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $36,070,545$34,246,323

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $461,945$405,623

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,181,343$134,250

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $758,942$499,900

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $700,000$700,000

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,102,230$1,739,773

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $27,705,326$29,025,495

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,262,989$3,481,055

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,968,315$32,506,550

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $36,070,545$34,246,323

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $32,506,550 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$10,425,352

XI-2 Total expenses$9,140,828

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,284,524

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,968,315

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$746,289

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$32,506,550

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