DISCOVERY MUSEUM INC

BRIDGEPORT, CT, 06604-1015 (203) 372-3521 Est. 1958 EIN 06-0740527
A500— Arts, Culture & Humanities Form 990 501(c)(3)
www.discoverymuseum.org

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.

Financials

Total Revenue
$1,848,902
Total Expenses
$2,571,715
Net Assets
$4,490,961
125 employees 250 volunteers
From latest filing (tax period ending 2025-06-30)

Financial Health

Operating Reserve
21.0 months Healthy
Net assets / monthly expenses
Year-over-Year Change
Revenue ↓ 7.2%
Expenses ↑ 1.7%
Revenue Sources
Contributions 41.7% Earned revenue 37.1% Investment 3.7% Other 18.0%
Expense Breakdown
Program 73.5% Management 11.8% Fundraising 14.7%

Officers & Key Employees (12)

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Filing History (8 filings)

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2024 Form 990
Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025
$1,848,902 $2,571,715$4,490,961
2023 Form 990
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024
$1,992,079 $2,528,452$5,127,518
2022 Form 990
Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2023
$2,158,543 $2,139,517$5,614,841
2021 Form 990
Jul 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2022
$2,968,103 $1,739,708$5,591,392
2020 Form 990
Jul 1, 2020 to Jun 30, 2021
$1,104,623 $1,174,839$4,631,599
2019 Form 990
Jul 1, 2019 to Jun 30, 2020
$1,651,467 $1,593,545$4,515,356
2018 Form 990
Jul 1, 2018 to Jun 30, 2019
$1,726,602 $1,931,032$4,459,623
2017 Form 990
Jul 1, 2017 to Jun 30, 2018
$1,339,752 $1,901,442$4,627,612

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EIN: 06-0740527 · Source: IRS Form 990 e-file data