Nonprofit · EIN 51-0220694
CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF RICHMOND
Tax-exempt · RICHMOND, VA 23220
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $7,278,000 | $4,072,926 | $3,205,074 | $13,328,015 | $1,344,517 | $11,983,498 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,937,192 | $3,762,072 | $175,120 | $10,067,444 | $1,557,882 | $8,509,562 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,644,292 | $3,236,814 | $407,478 | $9,832,168 | $1,728,955 | $8,103,213 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,314,493
- of which government grants
- $114,202
- Membership dues
- $610,295
- Program service revenue
- $1,691,929
- Investment income
- $186,710
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$7,357
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$28,948
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $113,816
- Other revenue
- $84,868
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $205,464
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,721,490
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,198,254
- Professional fundraising fees
- $108,024
- Accounting fees
- $31,143
- Occupancy
- $569,884
- Travel
- $11,624
- Depreciation
- $342,545
- Program services (functional)
- $3,000,353
- Management and general (functional)
- $576,173
- Fundraising (functional)
- $496,400
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,067,444
- Total assets, end of year
- $13,328,015
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,344,517
- Net assets, end of year
- $11,983,498
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,329,545
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,630,944
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,168,039
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,815,459
- Gross receipts
- $7,780,849
- Employees
- 115
- Volunteers
- 498
- Year formed
- 1977
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle Ripperton | Executive Director Officer | 50 | $159,124 | $30,053 |
| Chris Way | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Gordon Crenshaw | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Lynn Mussatt | Immediate Past Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Sally Tate | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Kelley | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ashley Peterson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Markham Smith | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Becky Mann | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bentley Chan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brendan Staley | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chelsea Carroll | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dana Callahan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Doug Stroup | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Heidi Siegmund | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Campbell | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lara D'Antonio | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Curzi | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Loretta Tabb | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Martha Schley K Smith | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Bigelow | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Colleen Beers | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Paulin Cheatham | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rayhan Daudani | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Shawn Harrigan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sigmund Collins | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Davies | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tamarah Holmes | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ted Moore | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| William Muangala | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle Ripperton | Executive Director Officer | 50 | $151,121 | $26,088 |
| Chris Way | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Gordon Crenshaw | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Lynn Mussatt | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sally Tate | Chair Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Kelley | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ashley Peterson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Markham Smith | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Becky Mann | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bentley Chan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brendan Staley | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chelsea Carroll | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dana Callahan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Doug Stroup | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lara D'Antonio | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Loretta Tabb | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Martha Schley K Smith | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Bigelow | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Colleen Beers | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Paulin Cheatham | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rayhan Daudani | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Shawn Harrigan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sigmund Collins | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tamarah Holmes | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ted Moore | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| William Muangala | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIELLE RIPPERTON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $145,816 | $5,902 |
| LYNN MUSSATT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| J MELVIN WATKINS | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KAMRAN KHAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY VANHUSS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| GORDON CRENSHAW | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY BEAZLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY COLLEEN BEERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULIN CHEATHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SIGMUND COLLINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY FARRELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN HARRIGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS HARRISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY KELLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAJ MALHOTRA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM MUANGALA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY PETERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA MARKHAM SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA SCHLEY K SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDAN STALEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG STROUP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORETTA TABB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY TATE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS WAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2626 W BROAD ST, RICHMOND, VA 23220-1904
- In care of
- % CHARLOTTE JENSEN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Danielle Ripperton, 2626 W Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220
- Signed the 990
- Danielle Ripperton, Executive Director
- Phone
- (804) 474-7000
- Website
- www.cmorva.org
- Return prepared by
- Forvis Mazars LLP
Mission
AS A NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF RICHMOND'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE GROWTH IN ALL CHILDREN BY ENGAGING FAMILIES IN LEARNING THROUGH PLAY.
Program accomplishments
- Museum Experience: CMoR is more than a fun place to play indoors and outdoors (though it's definitely that!) - it's an active, involved opportunity for the whole family to grow and learn together. From fundamental concepts to socialization skills, research shows that play has a positive impact on a child's academic performance - and the more often they engage in play at an environment like the one shared at CMoR, the more likely they are to find success inside the classroom. In FY25, CMoR saw total attendance of 284,905 guests.Expenses $2,294,890 · revenue $981,464
- Education & Outreach: Play is a critical element to encourage healthy development in children, fostering skills that will stay with them well into adolescence and adulthood. At CMoR, children's growth is inspired by engaging families in the power of play, knowing that everyone can learn more - and develop more rapidly - when families play together. Our exhibits and experiences fuel children's problem-solving skills, motor development skills, language skills, spatial skills and coordination, communication and negotiation skills, creative skills, and pre-reading and reading comprehension skills. The Museum facilitated 824 field trips, which consisted of 16,329 students, through In-Museum, Museum-To-Go, and virtual field trips.Expenses $513,373 · revenue $624,905
- Museum Shop: The Museum Shop carries educational toys, games, art and craft supplies, musical instruments, and hands-on projects that support children's learning experiences.Expenses $38,793 · revenue $113,816
- The CMoR Book Bank distributes books to children from low-income households; in FY25, we distributed 16,534 books, primarily to children for the home libraries. 42% of field trips were free or reduced price through our Access for All scholarship program and 549 scholarship memberships donated to families in need. Nearly 39,300 visitors utilized our Museums for All program, which provides discount admission to families who access SNAP, WIC, and/or EBT benefits. A monthly evening for children with disabilities and their families welcomed 1,132 attendees to experience the Museum with lower sensory inputs, a cool-down room, and volunteers from VCU's occupational therapy program. In the lead up to the new school year, CMoR helped to prepare families for kindergarten readiness with programs and activities focused on tips for early literacy, social-emotional support, healthy habits, and ways for caregivers to support learning in and out of the classroom. Legendary Santa celebrated its 88th season in Richmond (at CMoR since 2005), continuing the timeless tradition of visiting Santa as he shares stories, memories, and love for all children. During the Legendary Santa visit, children have the opportunity to visit the Holiday Village, which explores holidays from six different cultures. In addition to all museum programming, CMoR updated exhibits as well as brought in a traveling exhibit for the summer. The community recognized CMoR's impact with awards from the Best of Virginia 2025 and Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplaces 2025.Expenses $153,297 · revenue $85,560
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 51-0220694
- 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
- 1978
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A520)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $13,328,015
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,780,849
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $7,278,000 | $4,072,926 | $13,328,015 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,937,192 | $3,762,072 | $10,067,444 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,644,292 | $3,236,814 | $9,832,168 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $4,347,352 | $2,626,059 | $8,094,641 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 51-0220694).
Questions about CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF RICHMOND
- What is the EIN of CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF RICHMOND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF RICHMOND is 51-0220694.
- Is CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF RICHMOND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1978.
- Are donations to CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF RICHMOND tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF RICHMOND 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 CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF RICHMOND due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF RICHMOND last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF RICHMOND?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Danielle Ripperton.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF RICHMOND?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 30 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $159,124 (Danielle Ripperton, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF RICHMOND have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,278,000, expenses of $4,072,926 and total assets of $13,328,015 at year end.
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