EIN 22-3199269

Stepping Stones Museum for Children

Name: Stepping Stones Museum for Children financials for 2022
Creator: Cause IQ
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

IRS 501(c) type

501(c)(3)

Num. employees

156

City

Norwalk

State

Connecticut

Year formed

1992

Most recent tax filings

2022-12-01

NTEE code, primary

A52: Childrens Museums

Description

Stepping Stones Museum for Children broadens and enriches educational opportunities for children ages 10 and under while enhancing their understanding of the world. The museum creates an environment that inspires lifelong learning, providing exceptional and meaningful interactive experiences that spark children's curiosity, imagination, and creativity. It is a premier multidimensional educational resource located in Norwalk, CT.

Total revenues

$6,485,556

2022

Total expenses

$8,932,125

2022

Total assets

$13,790,786

2022

Num. employees

156

2022

Program areas at Stepping Stones Museum for Children

Stepping Stones is a premier multidimensional educational resource that provides exceptional and meaningful interactive learning experiences that enrich the lives of Children and families. The Museum's learning purpose is to spark Children's curiosity, imagination and interests by engaging them in playful exploration of interactive learning experiences and shared moments of discovery with parents, caregivers, and educators, exciting and preparing them for an increasingly complex, changing and diverse future.

Who funds Stepping Stones Museum for Children

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits

Grantmaker	Grantmaker tax period	Description	Amount
Connecticut Humanities	2023-06	Kids Free Summer Mus	$102,970
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program	2022-06	For Recipient's Exempt Purpose	$65,000
Fairfield County's Community Foundation	2022-06	For General Support.	$35,000
...and 14 more grants received

Personnel at Stepping Stones Museum for Children

Name	Title	Compensation	Date of data
Rhonda Kiest	President and Chief Executive Officer / Chief Executive Officer and President	$218,984	2022-12-31
Cristina Matos	Acting Elli Classrooms Director / Vice President , Teaching and Learning / Family and Teacher Resource Center / Elli Education Director	$136,911	2022-12-31
Meryl Kaplan	Director of Finance	$113,532	2022-12-31
Scot Sedley	Senior Director , Institutional Giving / Director of Special Projects	$105,130	2022-12-31
Amanda Connell	Director of Human Resources / Human Resources Manager	$108,872	2022-12-31
...and 11 more key personnel

Financials for Stepping Stones Museum for Children

Revenues	FYE 12/2022	FYE 12/2021	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$1,933,526	$4,241,274	-54.4%
Program services	$4,418,911	$2,153,514	105.2%
Investment income and dividends	$35,546	$17,778	99.9%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	-
Royalty revenue	$0	$0	-
Net rental income	$0	$0	-
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$19,239	$55,549	-65.4%
Net income from fundraising events	$-38,858	$-50,429	22.9%
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0	-
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0	-
Miscellaneous revenues	$117,192	$1,954,761	-94%
Total revenues	$6,485,556	$8,372,447	-22.5%

Form 990s for Stepping Stones Museum for Children

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2022-12	2023-10-31	990	View PDF
2021-12	2022-08-30	990	View PDF
2020-12	2021-09-03	990	View PDF
2019-12	2021-02-22	990	View PDF
2018-12	2019-10-29	990	View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

Organizations like Stepping Stones Museum for Children

Organization	Type	Location	Revenue
Childrens Museum of Atlanta (CMA)	501(c)(3)	Atlanta, GA	$3,874,116
The Children's Museum of Houston	501(c)(3)	Houston, TX	$21,240,344
Minnesota Children's Museum	501(c)(3)	Saint Paul, MN	$9,787,249
Grand Rapids Childrens Museum (GRCM)	501(c)(3)	Grand Rapids, MI	$2,122,912
Providence Children's Museum	501(c)(3)	Providence, RI	$2,246,076
Austin Children's Museum	501(c)(3)	Austin, TX	$6,388,532
Betty Brinn Children's Museum	501(c)(3)	Milwaukee, WI	$2,520,010
Mississippi Childrens Museum (MCM)	501(c)(3)	Jackson, MS	$5,406,362
Children's Museum	501(c)(3)	West Hartford, CT	$3,055,900
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh	501(c)(3)	Pittsburgh, PA	$8,342,305

Data update history

January 10, 2024

Posted financials

Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022

January 9, 2024

Updated personnel

Identified 3 new personnel

December 25, 2023

Received grants

Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust / Eileen J Daly Ttee

October 21, 2023

Received grants

Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $15,000 from The Pitney Bowes Foundation

October 15, 2023

Updated personnel

Identified 1 new personnel

Nonprofit Types

Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities

Issues

Arts, cultural, and humanitiesChildren

Characteristics

MembershipsFundraising eventsState / local levelEndowed supportFundraising races, competitions, and tournamentsTax deductible donations

General information

Address: 303 W Ave; Norwalk, CT 06852
Metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
Website URL: steppingstonesmuseum.org/
Phone: (203) 899-0606
Facebook page: steppingstonesmuseum
Twitter profile: @steppingstones

IRS details

EIN: 22-3199269
Fiscal year end: December
Taxreturn type: Form 990
Year formed: 1992
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78): Yes

Categorization

NTEE code, primary: A52: Childrens Museums
NAICS code, primary: 7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
Parent/child status: Central organization

Blog articles

Free account sign-up

Want updates when Stepping Stones Museum for Children has new information, or want to find more organizations like Stepping Stones Museum for Children?

Create free Cause IQ account

Stepping Stones Museum for Children

Program areas at Stepping Stones Museum for Children

Who funds Stepping Stones Museum for Children

Personnel at Stepping Stones Museum for Children

Financials for Stepping Stones Museum for Children

Form 990s for Stepping Stones Museum for Children

Organizations like Stepping Stones Museum for Children

Nonprofits

Product

Customers

About