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Kenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and

EIN: 36-2167797Chicago, ILZIP: 606372093
A570 - Arts, Culture & Humanities501(c)(3)

Mission

The Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (the Museum), a 501(c)(3) corporation, is the largest science museum in the Western hemisphere and home to thousands of artifacts. For 90 years, the Museum has been a premier destination in Chicago, Illinois. The Museum's mission is to inspire the inventive genius in everyone, and its vision is rooted in the Museum's historic rotunda engraving: Science discerns the laws of nature, industry applies them to the needs of humankind. The Museum welcomes over 1.4 million guests annually and is the top Chicago museum field trip destination for students. Through its education programs, the Museum engages over half a million participants annually in science education programs.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$66.4M$0$433M
2023$58.4M$0$422.2M

Compensation

2024

A Chevy Humphrey
$623,827
$180,000
$2,985
$923,879
David Woody
$288,603
$35,000
$44,640
$394,496
Jonathan Assell
$300,169
$12,500
$0
$359,642
Syeda Soofia
$250,859
$25,000
$956
$324,670
Hsinghua Chen
$246,800
$45,000
$0
$303,992
Jessica Chavez
$242,960
$20,000
$351
$302,884
Laura Herrera
$225,727
$10,000
$347
$282,047
Anne Rashford
$195,986
$35,000
$3,810
$256,645
Robert Dipasquantonio
$187,231
$14,000
$1,885
$232,841
Dina Torrisi Martin
$152,007
$10,000
$1,086
$194,863
Smita N Shah
$0
$0
$0
$0
Kristofer K Swanson
$0
$0
$0
$0
John A Canning Jr
$0
$0
$0
$0
Michelle L Collins
$0
$0
$0
$0
Andrew Clarke
$0
$0
$0
$0
Rita Sola Cook
$0
$0
$0
$0
Kevin Cross
$0
$0
$0
$0
Richard Edelman
$0
$0
$0
$0
Edward L Kaplan
$0
$0
$0
$0
Michelle Russell
$0
$0
$0
$0
Lester Crown
$0
$0
$0
$0
William J Devers Jr
$0
$0
$0
$0
Dennis J FitzSimons
$0
$0
$0
$0
Eugene A Tracy
$0
$0
$0
$0
Arthur R Velasquez
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jeffrey R Applebaum
$0
$0
$0
$0
Pat A Basu
$0
$0
$0
$0
Christopher M Crane
$0
$0
$0
$0
James T Glerum Jr
$0
$0
$0
$0
Catherine P Greenspon
$0
$0
$0
$0
Justin Ishbia
$0
$0
$0
$0
Robert S Murley
$0
$0
$0
$0
James R Kackley
$0
$0
$0
$0
Robert S Morrison
$0
$0
$0
$0
Cathy Birkeland
$0
$0
$0
$0
Byron T Brazier DMin
$0
$0
$0
$0
Daniela O'Leary-Gill
$0
$0
$0
$0
Virginia K Simmons
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ralph Wanger
$0
$0
$0
$0
John P Keller
$0
$0
$0
$0
Walter E Massey PhD
$0
$0
$0
$0
William A Osborn
$0
$0
$0
$0
James A Skinner
$0
$0
$0
$0
Barbara L Bowles
$0
$0
$0
$0
Stephanie Braming CFA
$0
$0
$0
$0
Richard H Copans
$0
$0
$0
$0
James J Drury III
$0
$0
$0
$0
Myetie Hamilton
$0
$0
$0
$0
H John Livingston
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ann C Williams
$0
$0
$0
$0
Chris Cartwright
$0
$0
$0
$0
Katherine C Doyle
$0
$0
$0
$0
Opella Ernest
$0
$0
$0
$0
W James Farrell
$0
$0
$0
$0
Allison P Ranney
$0
$0
$0
$0
Michael A Reinsdorf
$0
$0
$0
$0
Melody A Spann-Cooper
$0
$0
$0
$0
Leonard Wanger
$0
$0
$0
$0
Charles K Bobrinskoy
$0
$0
$0
$0
William M Goodyear
$0
$0
$0
$0
Edward M Liddy
$0
$0
$0
$0
Shundrawn A Thomas
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jere D Fluno
$0
$0
$0
$0
Cindy Pritzker
$0
$0
$0
$0
Doug Boersma
$0
$0
$0
$0
Piyush Chaudhari
$0
$0
$0
$0
Kelley Conway
$0
$0
$0
$0
Joshua Earnest
$0
$0
$0
$0
Stephanie J Hickman
$0
$0
$0
$0
Steven Hunter
$0
$0
$0
$0
Rashad R Johnson PE
$0
$0
$0
$0
Vikram Karnani
$0
$0
$0
$0
Michael P Krasny
$0
$0
$0
$0
John F Podjasek III
$0
$0
$0
$0
Manuel Sanchez
$0
$0
$0
$0
Elizabeth Ziegler
$0
$0
$0
$0
James A Gordon
$0
$0
$0
$0
Terry E Newman
$0
$0
$0
$0
Uma M Amuluru
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

A Chevy Humphrey
$591,615
$172,500
$1,876
$873,638
David Woody
$296,303
$25,000
$1,876
$348,103
Jonathan Assell
$253,404
$45,000
$0
$342,599
Syeda Soofia
$235,869
$17,500
$897
$301,088
Sheila M Cawley
$232,240
$0
$1,181
$272,106
Hsinghua Chen
$217,150
$20,000
$0
$248,360
Robert Dipasquantonio
$180,169
$10,000
$1,177
$219,637
Anne Rashford
$175,100
$20,382
$3,429
$219,013
Jessica Chavez
$160,393
$20,000
$230
$212,158
Uma M Amuluru
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jeffrey R Applebaum
$0
$0
$0
$0
Pat A Basu
$0
$0
$0
$0
Cathy Birkeland
$0
$0
$0
$0
Doug Boersma
$0
$0
$0
$0
Barbara L Bowles
$0
$0
$0
$0
Stephanie Braming CFA
$0
$0
$0
$0
Byron T Brazier DMin
$0
$0
$0
$0
Chris Cartwright
$0
$0
$0
$0
Piyush Chaudhari
$0
$0
$0
$0
Andrew Clarke
$0
$0
$0
$0
Kelley Conway
$0
$0
$0
$0
Rita Sola Cook
$0
$0
$0
$0
Richard H Copans
$0
$0
$0
$0
Kevin Cross
$0
$0
$0
$0
James S Crown
$0
$0
$0
$0
Katherine C Doyle
$0
$0
$0
$0
James J Drury III
$0
$0
$0
$0
Richard Edelman
$0
$0
$0
$0
Joshua Earnest
$0
$0
$0
$0
Opella Ernest
$0
$0
$0
$0
W James Farrell
$0
$0
$0
$0
Greg Franks
$0
$0
$0
$0
James T Glerum Jr
$0
$0
$0
$0
Catherine P Greenspon
$0
$0
$0
$0
Myetie Hamilton
$0
$0
$0
$0
Stephanie J Hickman
$0
$0
$0
$0
Steven Hunter
$0
$0
$0
$0
Justin Ishbia
$0
$0
$0
$0
Rashad R Johnson PE
$0
$0
$0
$0
Edward L Kaplan
$0
$0
$0
$0
Vikram Karnani
$0
$0
$0
$0
Michael P Krasny
$0
$0
$0
$0
H John Livingston
$0
$0
$0
$0
Matthew M Maloney
$0
$0
$0
$0
Tom McGuinness
$0
$0
$0
$0
Robert S Murley
$0
$0
$0
$0
Daniela O'Leary-Gill
$0
$0
$0
$0
Louis V Pinkham
$0
$0
$0
$0
John F Podjasek III
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jason Pritzker
$0
$0
$0
$0
Michael A Reinsdorf
$0
$0
$0
$0
Michelle Russell
$0
$0
$0
$0
Manuel Sanchez
$0
$0
$0
$0
Smita N Shah
$0
$0
$0
$0
Virginia K Simmons
$0
$0
$0
$0
Melody A Spann-Cooper
$0
$0
$0
$0
Kristofer K Swanson
$0
$0
$0
$0
Shundrawn A Thomas
$0
$0
$0
$0
Leonard Wanger
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ralph Wanger
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ann C Williams
$0
$0
$0
$0
Elizabeth Ziegler
$0
$0
$0
$0
Charles K Bobrinskoy
$0
$0
$0
$0
John A Canning Jr
$0
$0
$0
$0
Lester Crown
$0
$0
$0
$0
William J Devers Jr
$0
$0
$0
$0
Dennis J FitzSimons
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jere D Fluno
$0
$0
$0
$0
J Ira Harris
$0
$0
$0
$0
James R Kackley
$0
$0
$0
$0
John P Keller
$0
$0
$0
$0
Richard H Lenny
$0
$0
$0
$0
Edward M Liddy
$0
$0
$0
$0
Walter E Massey PhD
$0
$0
$0
$0
Robert S Morrison
$0
$0
$0
$0
Terry E Newman
$0
$0
$0
$0
James J O'Connor
$0
$0
$0
$0
William A Osborn
$0
$0
$0
$0
Cindy Pritzker
$0
$0
$0
$0
Louis A Simpson
$0
$0
$0
$0
James A Skinner
$0
$0
$0
$0
Eugene A Tracy
$0
$0
$0
$0
Arthur R Velasquez
$0
$0
$0
$0
Benjamin S Graham
$0
$0
$0
$0
Eric P Lefkofsky
$0
$0
$0
$0
Michelle L Collins
$0
$0
$0
$0

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