TX 501(c)(3)

HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE

HOUSTON, TX Founded 1948 EIN 741036131
A560: Arts, Culture, Humanities $65,965,222 budget Filed 2024 50% data quality

The Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS) serves as a valuable resources for the Houston community, offering extensive collections, exciting interactive exhibits, immersive environments, engaging films, compelling traveling exhibitions, and comprehensive classroom experiences.

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Total received from foundations
$66.1M
412 grants from 151 funders · 2016–2025
Annual revenue
$82,073,962
Annual expenses
$65,965,222
Total assets
$308,228,843
Months of operating reserves
56.1
assets / monthly burn
Funding history · IRS 990-PF public records

Who funds HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE

$66.1M
Total received
151
Distinct funders
412
Grants on record
2016–2025
Span of records

Top funders by cumulative giving

  1. 1
    DAN L DUNCAN FOUNDATION
    Cedar Rapids, IA · 5 grants · last 2023
    $24.29M
    cumulative
  2. 2
    The Cockrell Foundation
    Houston, TX · 6 grants · last 2023
    $8.32M
    cumulative
  3. 3
    GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
    Houston, TX · 33 grants · last 2022
    $4.54M
    cumulative
  4. 4
    AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION
    Hudson, OH · 3 grants · last 2022
    $3.40M
    cumulative
  5. 5
    The Brown Foundation Inc
    Houston, TX · 11 grants · last 2025
    $3.35M
    cumulative
  6. 6
    TING TSUNG & WEI FONG CHAO FOUNDATION
    Cedar Rapids, IA · 9 grants · last 2024
    $3.09M
    cumulative
  7. 7
    HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCE
    Houston, TX · 3 grants · last 2022
    $2.23M
    cumulative
  8. 8
    MORIAN FOUNDATION
    Houston, TX · 3 grants · last 2024
    $1.95M
    cumulative
  9. 9
    The Glassell Family Foundation Inc
    Houston, TX · 4 grants · last 2024
    $1.52M
    cumulative
  10. 10
    EIN 760524871
    · 2 grants · last 2019
    $1.10M
    cumulative
  11. 11
    ALBERT & ETHEL HERZSTEIN
    Houston, TX · 2 grants · last 2023
    $1.00M
    cumulative
  12. 12
    THE BENTON FAMILY FOUNDATION
    Houston, TX · 2 grants · last 2023
    $910K
    cumulative

Where the money came from (United States)

Texas counties the money came from

9 TX counties with funders on record
  1. 1 Harris 247 grants · $30.3M
  2. 2 Fort Bend 10 grants · $208K
  3. 3 Smith 6 grants · $65K
  4. 4 Dallas 6 grants · $31K
  5. 5 Bexar 5 grants · $15K
  6. 6 Travis 2 grants · $12K
  7. 7 Jefferson 3 grants · $7K
  8. 8 Galveston 2 grants · $250
  9. 9 El Paso 1 grant · $24
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Filing and contact details

Officer
Randa Duncan Williams
Chairman
Contact email
info@hmns.org
Last 990 filed
2024
most recent IRS filing
Year founded
1948
IRS ruling year
EIN
741036131
NTEE classification
A560
Arts, Culture, Humanities
From Form 990

Programs and activities

The Museum's educational efforts are aimed at children and adults alike. Through hands-on interactive opportunities such as summer camps, field trips, outreach programming, teacher trainings, lecture series, and curator-led travel opportunities the Museum seeks to provide an inspirational learning environment that promotes scientific inquiry as a mode of thinking and engages the public in the wonders of science.
Data provenance

About this profile

Built from the IRS Business Master File, Form 990 and 990-EZ filings, and public website enrichment. Funding history is derived from IRS Form 990-PF Schedule I grant records for private foundations. Data accuracy depends on how recently the organization filed. The data-quality score reflects how many fields are populated.

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