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Please Touch Museum reported $13.7 million in revenue and $12.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $77.10 went to program services, $16.59 to management and general costs and $6.31 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 55.5% of the total. Government grants made up 24.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $366,338 (President & CEO). 13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 118% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12MFor context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 77.1% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 16.6% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.3% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.10 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 55.5% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 24.0% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 41.3% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $366,338 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.95% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 13 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 34.4 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 16 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThrough interactive exhibits and curriculum-based educational programing developed to foster critical thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration skills, the museum provides children the opportunity to develop skills to be successful in school and life
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President & CEO Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $350,336 | $0 | $16,002 | $366,338 |
| Chief Operating/Growth Officer Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $182,209 | $0 | $13,743 | $195,952 |
| Chief Operating Officer Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $186,873 | $0 | $5,306 | $192,179 |
| Chief People & Culture Officer Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $166,821 | $0 | $18,702 | $185,523 |
| Chief Learning Officer Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $159,440 | $0 | $16,621 | $176,061 |
| Sr. Director Development Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $154,173 | $0 | $13,346 | $167,519 |
| Sr. Director Operations Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $137,709 | $0 | $11,041 | $148,750 |
13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Please Touch Museum (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $420K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b16 · 16 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5101
- Volunteers Part I, line 616
Private foundation grants it received
16 private foundations reported grants to Please Touch Museum totaling $629K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
Correct a figure or respond
Every number above is copied from Please Touch Museum's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Please Touch Museum, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Please Touch Museum spent in FY2025, $77.10 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Please Touch Museum's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Please Touch Museum reported that 77.1% of its $12.4 million in expenses went to program services, 16.6% to management and general and 6.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Please Touch Museum pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Please Touch Museum reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $366,338, for the role of President & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Please Touch Museum get its money?
Of $13.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 55.5% came from contributions and grants (including 24.0% from government grants) and 41.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Please Touch Museum a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-2109376 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202612269349300621 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202511829349300011 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202402219349301770 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202302059349300775 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202201799349301310 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202140699349300534 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-2109376: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.