The Upper Peninsula children's museum's mission is to engage youth and families to discover through interactive exhibits and learning opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 124 volunteers and 21 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$88K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$452K
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$419K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$569K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$452K
FY2024▲ +1%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$335K
FY2021$337K
FY2022$369K
FY2023$447K
FY2024$452K
Expenses
$419K
FY2024▲ +14%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$306K
FY2021$319K
FY2022$332K
FY2023$367K
FY2024$419K
Net assets
$569K
FY2024▲ +6%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$401K
FY2021$419K
FY2022$456K
FY2023$536K
FY2024$569K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1995.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $292K Management & general 28% · $118K Fundraising 2% · $10K

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

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$70,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Hanley’s $70K as Executive Di is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jessica Hanley$70,000$45,000$10,385——
Nheena Weyer Ittner——$34,308$46,315$42,027

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.

See Upper Peninsula Childrens Museum INC executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Engages youth and families through interactive exhibits and learning opportunities.

Questions for Upper Peninsula Childrens Museum INC

Tap to ask. Upper Peninsula Childrens Museum INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Upper Peninsula Childrens Museum INC answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $292K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The upper peninsula children's museum provides interactive, hands-on exhibits and related innovative programs for children and families that are educational in nature and design. Approximately 40,000 individuals are educated through visits to the museum and other methods each year.

$292Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$14K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$452K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$228K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$166K
Other incomeLn 4–11$58K
Money outPt IX
$419K
Ln 25
Programscol B$292K
Managementcol C$118K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$569K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$313K
Total assetsLn 16$657K
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$166K
Government grantsLn 1e$74K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$228K
Investment incomeLn 3$671
Other incomeLn 4–11$58K
Total revenueLn 12$452K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$313K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$313K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$330K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$657K
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K
Net assetsLn 32$569K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 6124
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$256K$313K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$365K$330K
Total assetsLn 16$633K$657K
LiabilitiesLn 26$97K$88K
Net assetsLn 32$536K$569K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$5K$60K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$194K$173K$20K$826
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$9K$11K$483
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$7K$305$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$592
TravelLn 17$5K$1K$4K$124
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$4K$1K$97
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K$361
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$50K$44K$5K$705
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$8K$4K$300
Total functional expensesLn 25$419K$292K$118K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $452K$419K$33K$569K 990 PDF
FY2023 $447K$367K$80K$536K 990 PDF
FY2022 $369K$332K$37K$456K 990 PDF
FY2021 $337K$319K$19K$419K 990 PDF
FY2020 $335K$306K$29K$401K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $452,246 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $125,957$165,547
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $243,906$228,199
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $910$671
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $76,085$57,829
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $446,858$452,246
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $247,652$284,347
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $119,345$134,743
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $366,997$419,090
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $79,861$33,156
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $452,246 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $10,464 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$12,296
VIII-1e Government grants$74,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$79,251
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$165,547
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $228,199$228,199
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $671$671
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $25,176$25,176
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$27,519
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission −$5,330−$5,330
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $222,869 · Unrelated business $35,640 · Excluded from tax $671$452,246
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $419,090 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $4,624 · Management $59,925 · Fundraising $5,451$70,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $173,283 · Management $19,840 · Fundraising $826$193,949
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,099 · Management $10,816 · Fundraising $483$20,398
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,620$11,620
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,293 · Management $305 · Fundraising $1,799$9,397
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,656$3,656
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,728 · Management $592$3,320
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,050 · Management $4,295 · Fundraising $124$5,469
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,249 · Management $1,291 · Fundraising $97$5,637
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,740$2,740
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $20,311$20,311
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,656 · Management $361$11,017
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43,903 · Management $5,239 · Fundraising $705$49,847
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,927 · Management $3,502 · Fundraising $300$11,729
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $291,519 · Management $117,786 · Fundraising $9,785$419,090
Part X · Balance sheet $656,838 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $256,182$312,797
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,839$12,016
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $365,004$330,368
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,657$1,657
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $632,682$656,838
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,020$12,034
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $96,641$87,641
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $536,041$569,197
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $536,041$569,197
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $632,682$656,838
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $569,197 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$452,246
XI-2 Total expenses$419,090
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,156
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$536,041
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$569,197

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

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.