TX 501(c)(3)

FORT WORTH MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND HISTORY

FORT WORTH, TX Founded 1948 EIN 750755335
A500: Arts, Culture, Humanities $11,695,909 budget Filed 2023 80% data quality

DEDICATED TO LIFELONG LEARNING AND ANCHORED BY OUR RICH COLLECTIONS, THE FORT WORTH MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND HISTORY ENGAGES OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY THROUGH CREATIVE, VIBRANT PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITS INTERPRETING SCIENCE AND THE STORES OF TEXAS AND THE SOUTHWEST.

Total received from foundations
$10.7M
180 grants from 75 funders · 2016–2025
Annual revenue
$25,329,362
Annual expenses
$11,695,909
Total assets
$69,355,003
Months of operating reserves
71.2
assets / monthly burn
Funding history · IRS 990-PF public records

Who funds FORT WORTH MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND HISTORY

$10.7M
Total received
75
Distinct funders
180
Grants on record
2016–2025
Span of records

Top funders by cumulative giving

  1. 1
    Ft Worth, TX · 2 grants · last 2018
    $3.00M
    cumulative
  2. 2
    Ft Worth, TX · 3 grants · last 2024
    $2.02M
    cumulative
  3. 3
    Chicago, IL · 3 grants · last 2024
    $700K
    cumulative
  4. 4
    Fort Worth, TX · 26 grants · last 2022
    $541K
    cumulative
  5. 5
    Boston, MA · 1 grant · last 2023
    $510K
    cumulative
  6. 6
    Dallas, TX · 2 grants · last 2018
    $400K
    cumulative
  7. 7
    Iselin, NJ · 2 grants · last 2025
    $350K
    cumulative
  8. 8
    Ft Worth, TX · 1 grant · last 2016
    $275K
    cumulative
  9. 9
    Plano, TX · 1 grant · last 2024
    $250K
    cumulative
  10. 10
    Dallas, TX · 3 grants · last 2024
    $238K
    cumulative
  11. 11
    Chicago, IL · 1 grant · last 2022
    $235K
    cumulative
  12. 12
    Fort Worth, TX · 3 grants · last 2024
    $205K
    cumulative

Where the money came from (United States)

Texas counties the money came from

6 TX counties with funders on record
  1. 1 Tarrant 89 grants · $1.6M
  2. 2 Dallas 18 grants · $917K
  3. 3 Collin 1 grant · $250K
  4. 4 Travis 1 grant · $10K
  5. 5 Brazos 1 grant · $8K
  6. 6 Bexar 4 grants · $7K
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Filing and contact details

Officer
MARIANNE AULD
CHAIR
Contact email
Last 990 filed
2023
most recent IRS filing
Year founded
1948
IRS ruling year
EIN
750755335
NTEE classification
A500
Arts, Culture, Humanities
From Form 990

Programs and activities

DISCOVERY LAB ON WHEELS PROVIDES PROGRAMMING TO A VARIETY OF AUDIENCES FROM SCHOOL CLASSROOMS TO COMMUNITY AND LIBRARY PROGRAMS. DLW ALSO PROVIDES PROGRAMMING TO ADULT AUDIENCES THROUGH OUR LIFE SCIENCE LECTURES AND RECOLLECTIONS PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE TAILORED TO ADULTS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA OR IN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. DURING FY2023 THE DISCOVERY LAB ON WHEELS PROGRAM VISITED 93 LOCATIONS, 3,929 CHILDREN AND 593 ADULTS. DISCOVERY LAB ON WHEELS 2023-2024 SERVED 44 LOCATIONS, 6,485 CHILDREN AND 1,046 ADULTS. THE FAMILY MUSEUM NIGHTS PROGRAM PROVIDES SCHOOLS WITH THE OPPORTUITY TO BRI
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES CONSIST OF RENTAL INCOME, NET INCOME FROM SALES OF INVENTORY, PARKING FEES, AND OTHER PROGRAM REVENUES.
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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