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Name:	Children's Museum of Richmond
Address:	2626 W. Broad Street
	Richmond, VA 23220
Phone:	804-474-7000
Web Address:	www.childrensmuseumofrichmond.org
Also known as: CMoR

Children's Museum of Richmond meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

The museum hosts more than twenty special events throughout the year that highlight the diversity of the Richmond community, celebrate cultural traditions and promote literacy and learning. Current programming includes: o The Children’s Museum of Richmond offers Field Trip programs ranging from pre-kindergarten to third grade facilitated classes. These programs emphasize Math, Science, English, History and Art. All programs are aligned with the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) and Virginia’s Foundation Blocks for Early Learning standards. o Monthly facilitated Art Classes are held for children age 3-6. o The museum strives to be accessible to everyone in the community and is open exclusively six Mondays per year for Special Needs classes and offers exclusive evenings for families with Special Needs children. o The Children’s Museum continues to strengthen existing partnerships and build new ones to provide services to economically disadvantaged children. Museum partners include William Byrd Community House; St. James’s Children’s Center; Chesterfield County Schools; Richmond, Henrico and Petersburg Head Starts Programs; Early Childhood Development Council; Commonwealth Parenting and others.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, Children's Museum of Richmond's program expenses were:

Education Services	2,278,852
Total Program Expenses:	$2,278,852

Chief Executive : Karen S. Coltrane, President & CEO

Compensation*:

$96,122

Chair of the Board: Iris E. Holliday
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Manager, Regional State & Local Affairs, Dominion

Board Size: 16

Paid Staff Size: 51

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, telephone, invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals, internet

Fund raising costs were 13% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $714,043, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Children's Museum of Richmond's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011.

Source of Funds
Admission Charges	810,963
Contritbutions and grants	714,043
Member Dues	551,655
Other Revenue	333,405
Realized/Unrealized gain on investments	200,010
Museum Shop Sales	191,974
Program Activities	134,059
Interest./ Dividend Income	24,132
Gain on Disposal of Property	5,870
Total Income	$2,966,111

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 71%  Fund Raising: 3%  Administrative: 6%  Other Expenses: 20%

Total income				$2,966,111
	Program expenses			$2,278,852
	Fund raising expenses			90,222
	Administrative expenses			197,546
	Other Expenses			644,434
Total expenses				$3,211,054
Expenses in Excess of Income				(244,943)
Beginning net assets				8,022,342
Ending net assets				7,777,399
Total liabilities				378,165
Total assets				$8,155,564