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Perot Museum of Nature & Science reported $103.1 million in revenue and $30.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $75.91 went to program services, $13.06 to management and general costs and $11.03 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 83.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $530,942 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 17 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 891% 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 $31MFor 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 $103M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$82.57 $85M
- Government grants$0.80 $831K
- Program service revenue$14.33 $15M
- Investment income$2.30 $2.4M
Other revenue was negative: −$281K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 75.9% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.1% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 11.0% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 83.6% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.8% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 14.4% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $530,942 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.73% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 17 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 103.8 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 34 of 34 | 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 expenseOpening december 1, 2012, the Perot Museum is a result of a successful $185 million capital campaign to unite three institutions (the dallas museum of natural history, the science place and the dallas children's museum) into one interactive building. With the mission to "inspire minds through Nature and Science," the museum provides a wide variety of activities including in-depth permanent exhibits, temporary exhibits, hands-on interactives, onsite school programs, school outreach programs, discovery camps, films and weekend activities for adults, children, and families. During fiscal year…
The museum is dedicated to inspiring children to pursue STEM careers by providing engaging educational tools. The museum provides hands-on learning programs for school children that support the texas essential knowledge and skills (teks) standards. To ensure accessibility of Perot Museum programs, particularly to schools serving students on free or reduced lunch, the museum provides financial aid with funds contributed by individuals, corporations and foundations for this purpose. In fiscal year 2025, the museum served over 282,000 participants onsite and offsite through field trips, school…
The Perot Museum opened a new collections facility in march 2020, allowing the museum's collections to be consolidated into one, state-of-the-art facility. This facility provides ample lab and work spaces to support continued research of the collections. In addition, Perot Museum partners with local and regional organizations to conduct field research and fossil preservation
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $496,046 | $0 | $34,896 | $530,942 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $290,476 | $0 | $51,835 | $342,311 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $292,494 | $0 | $32,678 | $325,172 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $290,340 | $0 | $29,718 | $320,058 |
| CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $257,295 | $0 | $32,833 | $290,128 |
| VP OF EXHIBITIONS AND OPERATIONS Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $174,971 | $0 | $30,119 | $205,090 |
| CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $175,755 | $0 | $26,813 | $202,568 |
| SR. DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $155,737 | $0 | $12,747 | $168,484 |
17 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Perot Museum of Nature & Science (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.1M (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–1b34 · 34 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 4No
- 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 5190
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,454
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| BECK ARCHITECTURE Outdoor space architectural fees | $914,954 |
| HILLWOOD URBAN SERVICES Facilities management and dev service | $526,755 |
| TONY FAY PUBLIC RELATIONS LLC Public relations | $174,000 |
| GILLIS ARTS CONSULTING Development writing & strategy | $169,763 |
| STAGE 2 LIGHTING A/v services/equipment rental for events | $158,174 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 10 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
52 private foundations reported grants to Perot Museum of Nature & Science totaling $1.6M 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 Perot Museum of Nature & Science spent in FY2025, $75.91 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Perot Museum of Nature & Science's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Perot Museum of Nature & Science reported that 75.9% of its $30.7 million in expenses went to program services, 13.1% to management and general and 11.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Perot Museum of Nature & Science pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Perot Museum of Nature & Science reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $530,942, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Perot Museum of Nature & Science get its money?
Of $103.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 83.6% came from contributions and grants (including 0.8% from government grants) and 14.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Perot Museum of Nature & Science a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 75-6067569 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 202612239349302306 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202512209349301716 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202412069349300216 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202332279349300438 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202212229349301101 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202112109349300411 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 75-6067569: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.