Great Lakes Museum of Science Environment and Technology
Great Lakes Museum of Science Environment and Technology reported $9.5 million in revenue and $10.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.46 went to program services, $9.40 to management and general costs and $10.14 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 57.4% of the total. Government grants made up 6.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $236,239 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 115% 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 $10MFor context, the median across 192 covered science & technology charities: $84.33 programs, $15.67 management, $0.00 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 $9.5MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.5% | 83.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.4% | 15.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 10.1% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.19 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 57.4% | 51.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 6.5% | 3.2% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 29.1% | 19.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $236,239 | $513,729 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.28% | 1.72% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 38.2 | 14.7 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 46 of 47 | 94.3% |
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 expenseEducation: this year, Great Lakes Science center (glsc) continued expanding access to our education programs, working with a wider range of cleveland area schools.there were a number of program high points this year. Glsc worked with partners across the state to launch the inaugural ohio space week, celebrating ohio's contributions, past, present, and future, to the aeronautics and space industries. Events included how space technology affects everything from national security to transportation to scientific discovery. Students, professionals, and the public engaged in interactive offerings…
Exhibits: this year glsc unveiled a new exhibition, handle with care, presented by the ron and lydia harrington family foundation and a full transformation of science phenomena, across the entire second floor of exhibits. Handle with care invites our youngest visitors and their caregivers to explore the power of empathy, creativity, and imagination through play. Grounded in the latest research in developmental psychology, this immersive play-based experience encourages children to experiment, collaborate, and problem-solve while introducing early STEM concepts and foundational engineering…
Visitation and membership: total attendance this year was 251,202. Free days increased from our typical 4 to a total of 7 this year, with 43,527 people visiting for free. Glsc furthers its mission and strategic plan goals for membership and marketing using a data-informed decision-making process. Marketing efforts include a mix of earned, owned, and paid media initiatives, designed to reach core and specially identified audiences reliably and efficiently. Glsc marketing is using increasingly data-driven marketing approaches. (continued on schedule o)digital ad spend continues to be the most…
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 Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $201,162 | $0 | $35,077 | $236,239 |
| VP OF DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $117,310 | $0 | $21,046 | $138,356 |
| VP OF OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $112,350 | $0 | $25,723 | $138,073 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $82,936 | $0 | $11,692 | $94,628 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Great Lakes Museum of Science Environment and Technology (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $322K (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–1b47 · 46 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 2No
- 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 5146
- Volunteers Part I, line 612
Private foundation grants it received
19 private foundations reported grants to Great Lakes Museum of Science Environment and Technology totaling $464K 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.
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Of every $100 Great Lakes Museum of Science Environment and Technology spent in FY2025, $80.46 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Great Lakes Museum of Science Environment and Technology's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Great Lakes Museum of Science Environment and Technology reported that 80.5% of its $10.4 million in expenses went to program services, 9.4% to management and general and 10.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Great Lakes Museum of Science Environment and Technology pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Great Lakes Museum of Science Environment and Technology reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $236,239, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Great Lakes Museum of Science Environment and Technology get its money?
Of $9.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 57.4% came from contributions and grants (including 6.5% from government grants) and 29.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Great Lakes Museum of Science Environment and Technology a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 31-1258416 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 202622249349302107 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202502269349301020 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202422279349300917 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202342229349301544 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202232249349300008 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202142289349300724 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 31-1258416: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.