2025-05-15T15:59:42-05:00 2024-06-30 521186096 RUBINO AND COMPANY CHARTERED 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE SUITE 300 BETHESDA MD 208171818 990 2023-07-01 454070908 MOCO KIDSCO INC MOCO 3018975437 6400 DEMOCRACY BLVD BETHESDA MD 20817 CARA LESSER FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3018975437 2025-05-15 1 0 KAY VOLLANS CPA P01404047 3015643636 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KID MUSEUM INC CARA LESSER 6400 DEMOCRACY BLVD BETHESDA MD 20817 6887920 0 X WWW.KID-MUSEUM.ORG X 2011 MD ESTABLISHED, EDUCATIONAL NONPROFIT IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. METRO AREA THAT OFFERS HANDS-ON, MAKER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS, TEENS, FAMILIES, AND EDUCATORS. ITS UNIQUE PROGRAMS FOCUS ON ENGAGING YOUTH IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATH (STEAM), BUILDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND HELPING DIVERSIFY THE TALENT PIPELINE OF THE FUTURE. SINCE ESTABLISHING A PROOF-OF-CONCEPT SITE IN 2014, KID MUSEUM HAS SERVED MORE THAN 400,000 VISITORS. AT ITS TWO MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD FACILITIES, IT FOSTERS THE "MIND OF A MAKER" TO EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION WITH THE SKILLS TO INVENT THE FUTURE. AS A LEADER IN INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING, KID PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY TO DISMANTLE STRUCTURAL INEQUITIES AND ENABLE ALL STUDENTS TO UNLOCK THEIR FULLEST CREATIVE POTENTIAL. 12 11 58 180 0 0 3971766 4736830 3135024 1614635 17261 58794 8700 -66047 7132751 6344212 0 1109 0 0 3300541 4090744 0 0 859789 3314231 3043838 6614772 7135691 517979 -791479 11486705 10099683 9252394 8644464 2234311 1455219 X KID MUSEUM IS OUR REGION'S PIONEERING EXPERIENTIAL MUSEUM AND EDUCATIONAL MAKERSPACE. WE FOSTER THE "MIND OF A MAKER" IN KIDS AND YOUTH, EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION WITH THE SKILLS TO INVENT THE FUTURE. 0 0 5353154 1109 1614635 IN ITS TENTH YEAR OF OPERATIONS, AND ITS SECOND FULL YEAR AT OUR FLAGSHIP LOCATION AT BETHESDA METRO CENTER, KID MUSEUM IS OPEN SIX DAYS A WEEK, SERVING THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND EDUCATORS EACH YEAR WITH A RANGE OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. OUR PROGRAMS ARE BUILT AROUND HANDS-ON, TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT BUILD SKILLS IN CODING, ENGINEERING DESIGN, AND INVENTION, AND PREPARE KIDS TO TAKE ON LIFE'S CHALLENGES WITH CREATIVITY, CURIOSITY, AND COMPASSION.1) OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMSKID MUSEUM PROVIDES YOUTH WITH THE SKILLS AND EXPANDED MINDSET TO BECOME INNOVATORS OF THE FUTURE THROUGH ENGAGING, HANDS-ON PROGRAMMING FROM WEEK-LONG SUMMER CAMPS AND DAILY CAMPS, TO MULTI-WEEK AFTER-SCHOOL CLASSES. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM PROVIDES VIBRANT WEEKEND EXPERIENCES DESIGNED TO ENGAGE THE WHOLE FAMILY. IN FY24, KID MUSEUM CONTINUED ITS IN-PERSON WEEKEND PROGRAMMING, SERVING VISITORS THROUGH OPEN EXPLORE TIME, BIRTHDAY PARTIES, WORKSHOPS, AND COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS.2) SCHOOL PROGRAMSKID MUSEUM OFFERS RIGOROUS, CURRICULUM BASED PROGRAMS, WITH A SERIES OF EXPERIENCES THAT COMBINE TECHNICAL SKILLS (EG. CODING, ELECTRONICS, ENGINEERING DESIGN) WITH 21ST CENTURY LEARNING INCLUDING CRITICAL THINKING, CREATIVITY, AND COLLABORATION. THE ANNUAL INVENT THE FUTURE CHALLENGE BRINGS THESE LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO THOUSANDS OF AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE MUSEUM ALSO PROVIDES RIGOROUS, STANDARDS-ALIGNED CURRICULAR PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, REACHING THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS INCLUDING THOSE FROM TITLE I AND HIGH-POVERTY SCHOOLS THROUGH OUR KID INVENTORS PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, KID MUSEUM REACHES HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS THROUGH SINGLE VISIT MAKER DISCOVERY FIELD TRIPS, EXPLORING HANDS ON TECHNICAL AND BUILDING SKILLS, AS WELL AS DEEP DIVE WORKSHOPS AND OPEN BUILD EXPERIENCES IN WHICH STUDENTS PURSUE THEIR OWN PROJECT BUILDS. WE HAVE ALSO CONTINUED OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO BROADEN ACCESS AND REACH OF OUR PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.3) TEEN PROGRAMSKID MUSEUM'S TEEN VOLUNTEER PROGRAM TRAINS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO GUIDE VISITORS THROUGH OUR HANDS-ON EXPLORATIONS. THESE TRAINED STUDENTS THEN SERVE AS ACTIVITY FACILITATORS DURING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, FAMILY WEEKEND PROGRAMS, AND AT CAMPS. IN FY24, KID MUSEUM ALSO CONTINUED ITS INTENSIVE TEEN INNOVATORS PROGRAM THAT ALLOWED TEENS TO DELVE INTO STEM, MAKER, AND LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS STRENGTHEN THEIR TECH AND MAKER SKILLS. THE FY24 TEEN INNOVATORS PROGRAM ALSO CONTAINED THE FIRST AI INTEGRATION COHORT, WHICH EXPLORED THE WAYS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MAKING INTERSECT. ALL COHORTS OF THE TEEN PROGRAM EXPLORE COLLEGE AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN STEM AND NON-STEM FIELDS.4) EDUCATOR PROGRAMSKID MUSEUM'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES EDUCATORS WITH THE SKILLS, RESOURCES, AND INSPIRATION NEEDED TO SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE STEM-BASED MAKER EDUCATION INTO EVERYDAY CLASSROOMS. IN FY24, KID MUSEUM CONTINUED ITS MODEL FOR SUPPORTING SCHOOLS IN SYSTEMIC INTEGRATION OF MAKER LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM. TEACHERS DELIVERED A STUDENT CURRICULUM, PARTICIPATED IN COHORT-WIDE TRAINING WORKSHOPS, AND PARTNERED WITH KID MUSEUM STAFF FOR INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING.5) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTIN FY24, KID MUSEUM FURTHER REFINED ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FUNCTION, PERFORMING OUTREACH TO LOCAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNITIES AT LITTLE TO NO COST TO THE PARTICIPANTS. STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THAT ARE TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAMS WITHIN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS AT KID MUSEUM DURING THE WEEK AND WEEKENDS. KID MUSEUM ALSO BUILT OUT ITS RESEARCH AND EVALUATION FUNCTION TO ALLOW US TO FURTHER REFINE OUR IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THESE PROGRAMS. 5353154 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 93 0 1 58 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MD X HOLLY CHRISTENSEN 3019414905 3 BETHESDA METRO CENTER SUITE 100 BETHESDA MD 20814 CARA LESSER FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 153528 0 23953 DAVID GOLDBERG CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBBY BREWER VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JILL CHESSEN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SAM ALEMAYEHU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGES ANDRE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN HENDRICKSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHANIKA HOPE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CORINNA LATHAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL LIN DIRECTOR (END 2/2024) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRE RENE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN TAFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANTONIO TIJERINO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE EYL CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 40.00 X 143577 0 4292 MONICA GOODWYN-CAUL CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE OFFICER 40.00 X 142047 0 7702 HOLLY CHRISTENSEN CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 137491 0 5786 SUSAN HULLINGER MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 134524 0 2554 DOROTHY JONES-DAVIS CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER 40.00 X 128448 0 11673 839615 0 55960 7 0 1 0 BLUE GOOSE SOLUTIONS LLC 6139 OXON HILL ROAD 1165 OXON HILL MD 20745 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, STRATEGIC PARTNERS 175000 1 95720 2925434 1715676 202073 4736830 WORKSHOPS/CAMP/EVENTS 900099 1425947 1425947 ADMISSION FEES 900099 139691 139691 PROGRAM FEES 900099 48997 48997 1614635 41945 41945 20400 2428 17972 17972 17972 442142 425293 16849 16849 16849 15130 95720 115987 -100857 -100857 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 16838 16838 16838 6344212 1614635 0 -7253 1109 1109 197066 68973 68973 59120 3374671 2622689 370068 381914 52484 33912 12037 6535 200764 155795 25611 19358 265759 199147 35704 30908 58035 58035 696827 489879 9569 197379 29802 18873 379 10550 122867 80685 21222 20960 123829 90490 16621 16718 1241386 1084349 96638 60399 45118 33599 8036 3483 10078 2720 6944 414 134279 19379 114900 27781 12826 14352 603 PROGRAM EXPENSES 235261 225708 1070 8483 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 120340 111295 4813 4232 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 79916 32628 21126 26162 SECURITY 78145 41203 36650 292 40174 27895 12279 7135691 5353154 922748 859789 2263498 597936 209192 213488 495516 115445 102977 1062322 351536 743543 710786 567753 8150731 7415523 11486705 10099683 177171 171044 225284 330892 8849939 8142528 9252394 8644464 X 2234311 1455219 2234311 1455219 11486705 10099683 -791479 19548 -7161 0 X 0 0 0 X 1423051 2260455 2766002 3971766 4736830 15158104 507429 283920 186400 186400 186990 1351139 1930480 2544375 2952402 4158166 4923820 16509243 614673 15894570 25961 62345 88306 4576 16838 21414 16618963 8780071 0.95640 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 291674 26223 265451 313551 159262 154289 457097 166051 291046 710786 SECURITY DEPOSIT 88643 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 7326880 7415523 LEASE LIABILITY 8142528 8142528 FETE FOR THE FUTURE 110850 95720 15130 33697 82290 110850 95720 15130 33697 82290 115987 -100857 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CARA LESSER FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 153528 0 0 0 0 0 4983 0 18970 0 177481 0 0 0 X 2 198090 FMV X SUPPLIES 2 3983 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMITTEES THAT MAY ACT ON BEHALF OF THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B INFORMATION REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS COLLECTED BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, TREASURER, AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND SENT TO OUR PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. ONCE A DRAFT OF THE FORM IS PREPARED, IT IS SHARED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED WITH THE PREPARERS. AFTER THE BOARD CONFIRMS THE ACCURACY OF THE FORM, IT IS PROMPTLY FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C KID MUSEUM HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO EACH BOARD MEMBER AND EACH EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO READ AND SIGN A STATEMENT IN THE BEGINNING OF EACH YEAR SIGNIFYING THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE POLICY. THE COPY OF THE SIGNED STATEMENT BY EMPLOYEES WILL BE MAINTAINED WITH THE EMPLOYMENT RECORDS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA, AND CONTEMPORAENOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 KID MUSEUM MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.