Nonprofit · EIN 22-2287569
DISCOVERY CENTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Tax-exempt · SYRACUSE, NY 13202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,520,659 | $3,911,570 | -$390,911 | $7,794,811 | $4,459,569 | $3,335,242 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,502,696 | $3,890,107 | -$387,411 | $8,470,334 | $4,744,181 | $3,726,153 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,091,168 | $3,898,009 | $193,159 | $8,965,448 | $4,851,884 | $4,113,564 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,533,080
- of which government grants
- $698,395
- Membership dues
- $232,317
- Program service revenue
- $864,163
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $66,056
- Other revenue
- $123,416
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $105,498
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,393,346
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,764,373
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $143,330
- Travel
- $8,611
- Depreciation
- $862,081
- Program services (functional)
- $3,437,830
- Management and general (functional)
- $473,740
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,470,334
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,794,811
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,459,569
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,335,242
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,166,994
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,335,242
- Gross receipts
- $3,579,096
- Employees
- 45
- Volunteers
- 219
- Year formed
- 1983
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN KOCHIAN | PRESIDENT Officer | 22 | $131,091 | $9,572 |
| TONY STEWART | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEILA GIANCONE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARYN GERLING | 2ND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD HOLLANDER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALFRED BOUDREAU | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP BOUSQUET | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE BRUNNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH CHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA CORCORAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA DESIATO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW FLAMIK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY HOPKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NITCH JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LEONE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE MCGUIRE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAMI RILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELAINE RUBENSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY RUBENSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT RUSTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SCHLOSSER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SCHNECKENBURGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN SPINA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MILT STEVENSON IV | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD SYKES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN KOCHIAN | PRESIDENT Officer | 22 | $133,591 | $8,815 |
| JOHN SPINA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY STEWART | VICE CHAIR #1 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARYN GERLING | VICE CHAIR #2 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD HOLLANDER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALFRED BOUDREAU | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SCHNECKENBURGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP BOUSQUET | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NITCH JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA DESIATO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH CHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD SYKES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LEONE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SCHLOSSER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE MCGUIRE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA CORCORAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY MADDEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM EDELSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT RUSTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMI RILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MILT STEVENSON IV | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY RUBENSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAINE RUBENSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEILA GIANCONE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY HOPKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN KOCHIAN | PRESIDENT Officer | 22 | $122,661 | $7,911 |
| JOHN SPINA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY STEWART | VICE CHAIR #1 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARYN GERLING | VICE CHAIR #2 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEMIR TERON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALFRED BOUDREAU | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SCHNECKENBURGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP BOUSQUET | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD HOLLANDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NITCH JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA DESIATO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH CHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD SYKES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LEONE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SCHLOSSER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE MCGUIRE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA CORCORAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY MADDEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM EDELSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT RUSTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMI RILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MILT STEVENSON IV | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY RUBENSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAINE RUBENSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEILA GIANCONE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 500 SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET, SYRACUSE, NY 13202-1245
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- LAUREN KOCHIAN, 500 SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET, SYRACUSE, NY 13202
- Signed the 990
- LAUREN KOCHIAN, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (315) 425-9068
- Website
- WWW.MOST.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GROSSMAN ST AMOUR CPAS PLLC
Mission
OPERATION OF A "HANDS-ON" PARTICIPATORY SCIENCE MUSEUM, LARGE FORMAT THEATER, AND PLANETARIUM, WHICH SERVED APPROX. 105,628 VISITORS IN 2025. OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A FULL RANGE OF WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, TEACHER TRAINING, REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIRS, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS-BOTH AT THE MUSEUM AND AT OUTREACH LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT UPSTATE NEW YORK, FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, SCHOOL GROUPS, AND CHILDREN AT RISK.
Program accomplishments
- OPERATION OF A HANDS-ON PARTICIPATORY SCIENCE MUSEUM, LARGE FORMAT THEATER, AND PLANETARIUM. OTHER ACTIVITIES: FULL RANGE OF WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, TEACHER TRAINING, REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS-BOTH AT THE MUSEUM AND AT OUTREACH LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT UPSTATE NY.Expenses $3,437,830 · revenue $987,579
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 22-2287569
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1980
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A570)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,794,811
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,579,096
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,520,659 | $3,911,570 | $7,794,811 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,502,696 | $3,890,107 | $8,470,334 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,091,168 | $3,898,009 | $8,965,448 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,919,191 | $3,405,681 | $9,101,599 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 22-2287569).
Questions about DISCOVERY CENTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- What is the EIN of DISCOVERY CENTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DISCOVERY CENTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY is 22-2287569.
- Is DISCOVERY CENTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1980.
- Are donations to DISCOVERY CENTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DISCOVERY CENTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of DISCOVERY CENTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DISCOVERY CENTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DISCOVERY CENTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LAUREN KOCHIAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of DISCOVERY CENTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 25 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $131,091 (LAUREN KOCHIAN, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does DISCOVERY CENTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,520,659, expenses of $3,911,570 and total assets of $7,794,811 at year end.
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