Nonprofit · EIN 94-2427733
SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Tax-exempt · SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $18,018,138 | $1,767,854 | $16,250,284 | $19,287,770 | $112,334 | $19,175,436 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,876,063 | $1,351,655 | $524,408 | $2,481,147 | $100,761 | $2,380,386 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,317,767 | $1,311,517 | $6,250 | $1,824,445 | $73,971 | $1,750,474 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $17,599,194
- of which government grants
- $155,452
- Membership dues
- $54,220
- Program service revenue
- $138,772
- Investment income
- $192,142
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $68,733
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $83,897
- Other revenue
- $88,030
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $8,038
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $236,124
- Other salaries and wages
- $733,336
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,154,812
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $13,086
- Occupancy
- $135,575
- Travel
- $10,920
- Depreciation
- $13,171
- Program services (functional)
- $1,058,208
- Management and general (functional)
- $461,279
- Fundraising (functional)
- $248,367
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,481,147
- Total assets, end of year
- $19,287,770
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $112,334
- Net assets, end of year
- $19,175,436
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $50,490
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,005,802
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,351,234
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $15,824,202
- Gross receipts
- $18,976,929
- Employees
- 26
- Volunteers
- 55
- Year formed
- 1977
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUCY LOGSDON | DIR OF OPERA Trustee or director | 40 | $107,491 | $13,209 |
| FELICIA VAN STOLK | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | 40 | $102,141 | $13,285 |
| SUSAN PEARCE | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES M BROWN | BOARD VICE P Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIANA REBAGLIATI | BOARD SECRET Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE DAVENPORT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY ECKHARDT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISON RUSSELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3.25 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIDA ERICKSON | BOARD TREASU Trustee or director, Officer | 1.4 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN GNEKOW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.4 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELA BERNAL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.4 | $0 | $0 |
| HILARY BENTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MONIKA KRACH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH BROTHERS BOT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.6 | $0 | $0 |
| KATRINA HERMSTAD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.4 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUCY LOGSDON | DIR OF OPERA Trustee or director | 40 | $104,464 |
| FELICIA VAN STOLK | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | 40 | $61,229 |
| JAMES M BROWN | BOARD VICE P Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| STEVE DAVENPORT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.3 | $0 |
| GAGE DAYTON | BOARD TREASU Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 |
| TERRY ECKHARDT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| ELIDA ERICKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MEGAN GNEKOW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.7 | $0 |
| MARK HYLKEMA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| SUSAN PEARCE | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 2.88 | $0 |
| JULIANA REBAGLIATI | BOARD SECRET Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ALISON RUSSELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FELICIA VAN STOLK | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $101,538 |
| LUCY LOGSDON | DIR OF OPERA Officer | 40 | $48,185 |
| ANGELA WARD | DIR OF OPERA Officer | 40 | $38,996 |
| JAMES M BROWN | BOARD VICE P Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| STEVE DAVENPORT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| GAGE DAYTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| TERRY ECKHARDT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| ELIDA ERICKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| MEGAN GNEKOW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SUSAN PEARCE | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JULIANA REBAGLIATI | BOARD SECRET Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ALISON RUSSELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| LAURA SMITH | BOARD TREASU Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1305 E CLIFF DR, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062-3722
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SUSAN PEARCE
- Signed the 990
- FELICIA VAN STOLK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (831) 420-6115
- Website
- WWW.SANTACRUZMUSEUM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SANTA CRUZ PACIFIC ACCOUNTING & TAX PC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2427733 or by the name SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH NATURE AND SCIENCE TO INSPIRE STEWARDSHIP OF THE NATURAL WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- OUR MUSEUM SERVES OVER 30,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS PER YEAR THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO CONNECT WITH THE REGION'S RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE, SUCH AS: FAMILY PROGRAMS INCLUDING FIELD TRIPS, LECTURES, AND FESTIVAL; YEAR-ROUND SERIES OF LECTURES AND FIELD-BASED WORKSHOPS WITH NATURAL HISTORY EXPERTS; ON-SITE DOCENT-LED SCHOOL TOURS; AND, FIELD-BASED SCHOOL PROGRAMS. WE ALSO OFFER A VARIETY OF EXHIBITS, SUCH AS PERMANENT EXHIBITS ON THE REGION'S ANIMALS & HABITATS, GEOLOGY, AND CULTURAL HERITAGE AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITS WHICH ROTATE TWO-THREE TIMES EACH YEAR. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS A COLLECTION OF OVER 16,000 NATURAL HISTORY SPECIMENS AND CULTURAL ARTIFACTS FOR STUDY.Expenses $1,058,208 · grants $8,038 · revenue $138,772
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
- 94-2427733
- 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
- 1977
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A560)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $19,287,770
- Income (IRS master file)
- $18,976,929
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $18,018,138 | $1,767,854 | $19,287,770 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,876,063 | $1,351,655 | $2,481,147 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,317,767 | $1,311,517 | $1,824,445 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,117,680 | $1,016,423 | $1,783,030 | 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 94-2427733).
Questions about SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
- What is the EIN of SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY is 94-2427733.
- Is SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1977.
- Are donations to SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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 SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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 SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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 SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SUSAN PEARCE.
- Who are the officers and directors of SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $107,491 (LUCY LOGSDON, DIR OF OPERA).
- How much revenue does SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $18,018,138, expenses of $1,767,854 and total assets of $19,287,770 at year end.
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