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Bronx Childrens Museum

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Bronx, NY501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 26-0579140Revenue $2.5M in FY2024

On file with the IRSbronxchildrensmuseum.orgPo Box 1381, 10451-1381 · Bronx, NYTax-exempt since Mar 2008Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Bronx Childrens Museum celebrates the natural curiosity, creativity and compassion inherent in all children. We recognize the individuality of each child and aspire to guide them in close partnership with those who care for them.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 28 volunteers and 23 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $706K a year · 43% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$278K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 70% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $14K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$477K
75% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 75% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 24 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
+118% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$162K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2024▲ +118%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$2.5M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.6M
Net assets
$162K
FY2024▼ -25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$215K
FY2024$162K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2008.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $1.8M Management & general 25% · $640K Fundraising 6% · $155K

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

28 people listed on the 990; $278K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Denise Adusei
Executive Director
$158,560Pt VII · Sec A
Jenell Horton
Dir. of Operations & Finance
$119,219Pt VII · Sec A
Sapan Vyas
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shaun Belle
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Peter Sherman
Vice President (through 7/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Richard Stein
Secretary (through 9/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Denise Adusei’s $159K as Executive Director is at the 70th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Denise Adusei$158,560$139,394———
Carla Precht—$91,029$156,201$141,750$157,442
Thu-Nhi Nguyen-Petit—$53,768$122,649$105,000$109,346
Jenell Horton$119,219$62,339———

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 children's curiosity, creativity, and compassion through engaging experiences.

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3 programs · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Museum educators operated 8 programs including 2 after school programs (little friends of the museum, green arts), 2 in-school program (nature of the bronx and dream big after school), and 1 public arts programs (studio saturdays).

$1.8Mprogram expense
02

Nature of the Bronx

The museum provided in-school steam programming under the umbrella of nature of the bronx. The program was provided to 14 schools and 820 children. The program consisted in-person progams with BXCM educators, supply boxes of materials for each participating teacher and student, and a field trip to a bronx waterway.

Pt IX · col B
03

The museum provided outdoor festivals through out the bronx bringing our arts programs to street fairs and parks in the bronx

Pt IX · col B

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
Hispanic Federation INCFY2025$11K
The Fullgraf FoundationFY2025$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$14K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$157K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$640K
Fundraisingcol D$155K
Owns and owesPt X
$162K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$212K
Total assetsLn 16$639K
LiabilitiesLn 26$477K
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$314K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$143K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$157K
Investment incomeLn 3$887
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$822
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$212K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$212K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$639K
LiabilitiesLn 26$477K
Net assetsLn 32$162K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 628
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K$212K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K$19K
Total assetsLn 16$384K$639K
LiabilitiesLn 26$168K$477K
Net assetsLn 32$215K$162K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$304K$147K$157K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.0M$217K$37K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$15K$2K$226
Other employee benefitsLn 9$83K$80K$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$123K$105K$17K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$73K$73K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$218K$166K$53K
Office expensesLn 13$72K$51K$12K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$128K$128K
TravelLn 17$11K$2K$8K
InterestLn 20$26K$26K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$56K$54K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$201K$25K$70K$106K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$1.8M$640K$155K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.5M$2.6M−$53K$162K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$2.5M−$1.4M$215K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$3.2M−$1.4M$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.6M−$63K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.8M−$637K$3.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,529,009 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,142,972$2,365,405
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,100$156,709
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $71$887
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $118$6,008
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,158,261$2,529,009
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 $1,733,026$1,792,083
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $803,635$789,643
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,536,661$2,581,726
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,378,400−$52,717
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members24
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 $2,529,009 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,582 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$142,936
VIII-1e Government grants$313,665
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,908,804
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,365,405
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $156,709$156,709
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $65$65
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $822$822
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,426$1,426
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $161,291 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,313$2,529,009
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,581,726 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $146,907 · Management $156,852$303,759
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,010,360 · Management $216,811 · Fundraising $37,193$1,264,364
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,696 · Management $2,424 · Fundraising $226$17,346
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $80,498 · Management $1,223 · Fundraising $1,424$83,145
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $104,602 · Management $17,256 · Fundraising $1,611$123,469
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $73,400$73,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $165,667 · Management $52,593$218,260
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $50,988 · Management $12,272 · Fundraising $8,787$72,047
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $127,899$127,899
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,171 · Management $8,405$10,576
IX-20 InterestManagement $25,941$25,941
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,436$4,436
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $53,504 · Management $2,482$55,986
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,285 · Management $70,000 · Fundraising $105,813$201,098
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,787,013 · Management $639,659 · Fundraising $155,054$2,581,726
Part X · Balance sheet $638,666 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $86,542$212,245
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $224,688$393,168
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $36,352$9,766
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $23,127$18,691
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,461$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,537$4,796
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $383,707$638,666
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $110,670$236,633
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $50,000$234,849
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,746$5,040
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $168,416$476,522
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $140,291−$216,606
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $75,000$378,750
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $215,291$162,144
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $383,707$638,666
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $162,144 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,529,009
XI-2 Total expenses$2,581,726
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$52,717
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$215,291
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$430
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$162,144

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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