Staten Island Children's Museum

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237379930
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Staten Island, NY, USA
Phone
7182732060
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Children's Museums

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,113,003
Expenses
$2,020,399
Assets
$5,438,119
Liabilities
$495,901

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BONNIE LAUDER (PRESIDENT)
  • DAVID L OLDHAM (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • DINA ROSENTHAL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • DINA ROSENTHAL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $212,575 total reported compensation
  • JENNIFER DUDLEY (DEPUTY DIRECTOR): $157,018 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The museum is committed to achieving these goals through programming that emphasizes direct and authentic hands-on experiences conducted in a welcoming environment. Furthermore, the museum encourages participation by visitors of all abilities and endeavors to reach beyond its walls to serve as an educational resource for the members of our diverse community, especially families and schools.the museum experienced reduced earned revenue due to partial facility closure related to city-funded hvac upgrades sept 2024-jan 2025.the museum's revenue model is primarily government appropriations and institutional grants, and it does not operate large-scale fundraising events or a dedicated development department. Fundraising expenses reflect limited contracted grant writing services and a portion of staff time devoted to institutional grants and annual appeals.

What it reported doing in 2024

Exhibits and public programs: the museum's permanent exhibits engage children in educational and entertaining experiences through innovative and creative play. Public programs enhance the exhibits with hands on workshops, programs and performances for children and their families related to art, science, culture, music, and the humanities.school programs and internships: the education department develops and implements programs that enhance the nyc public school core curriculum standards. Programs are in-depth experiences at the museum, in the school and after-school.(continued on schedule "o")partnering with the local high schools, the museum offers an immersive 20 week internship program for staten island high school students providing public speaking, college preparation and work readiness skills.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.1%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 83.1%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: $15.02 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.4%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.69; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 18.3%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.1% of revenue deployed · 83.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $213K · 15 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 51/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 49/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.