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Filing year 2024

THE DISCOVERY MUSEUM INC

Bridgeport, Connecticut·EIN 06-0740527·NTEE A500 · Arts, Culture & Humanities·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1.8M
Total assets
$5.6M
Total expenses
$2.6M
Reported officers
12
Mission

The Discovery Museum strives to engage, excite, and educate young learners through experiences and programs that inspire wonder and ignite creativity as the foundation for a lifetime love of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning.The Museums core audience is young learners ages 5-14 who connect to us with their teachers and classmates during the school day or by themselves or with their families, mentors, or social groups after school, on weekends, during school vacations or in the summer. We provide a hardy portfolio of STEM learning experiences including; unmediated gallery-based exploration of STEM focused temporary and permanent exhibits; over 80 unique onsite and offsite mediated demonstrations and learning labs; a Challenger Learning Center space exploration simulation; Planetarium shows; unique grant-funded school-museum science learning partnerships; and an engaging 7-week summer STEM learning program.

Executive compensation

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Executive Dir.
Officer (Unspecified)
$125k
$135k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Northeast region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 11 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE DISCOVERY MUSEUM INC equaled 5% of the organization's total expenses. The median for arts, culture & humanities organizations is 11%.

This organization (2024)
5%
Sector median
11%
Middle half of sector
5% to 20%

Based on 17,098 arts, culture & humanities organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Climbed 16%
over 2 years

From $108k in 2022 to $125k in 2024.

$108k
2022
$123k
2023
$125k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 8% in real terms$125k to $135k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Northeast region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about THE DISCOVERY MUSEUM INC

What are THE DISCOVERY MUSEUM INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE DISCOVERY MUSEUM INC reported $1.8M in total revenue and $2.6M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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