2012-05-09T07:58:22-07:00 2011-06-30 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2010-07-01 742178563 Childrens Museum Inc dba The Childrens Museum of Houston CHIL 7135221138 1500 Binz Houston TX 77004 Richard W Daigneault 2012-05-09 Jody Blazek 7134395739 X 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Tammie J Kahn 1500 Binz Houston TX 77004 18459298 false false X www.cmhouston.org X 1981 TX The Children's Museum of Houston was founded to create a venue to inspire passion for learning through educational exhibits and programs. The Museum encourages hands-on experimentation utilizing all of the senses. 39 39 246 5000 0 3905545 4789452 3401758 2970414 552512 701467 1342221 1298349 9202036 9759682 0 0 4962756 5257075 0 631519 5536138 5726692 10498894 10983767 -1296858 -1224085 43357948 43427021 851551 882076 42506397 42544945 X The purpose of the Children's Museum of Houston is transforming communities through innovative, child-centered learning. false false 7133793 2574505 Exhibitions and education - This program provides children and families a hands-on experience utilizing all of their senses. Through multilingual and nonverbal information, children learn about history and culture, health and human development, science and technology, and the arts. The Museum rents exhibits to other museums for their exhibition. The exhibit is shipped to the host museum for a contracted period of time. Sometimes, the Museum rents the entire museum to groups when the museum is closed in the evenings. 1177336 395909 Membership and public outreach - The Children's Museum provides outreach programs to schools and local community organizations that focus on school readiness skills, reading, math, and science. 562352 883512 The gift shop sells unique educational toys and games for children ages birth to age 12. Merchandise sold includes stimulating science and math products that are related to the visitor's experience in the museum. The Cafe offers nutritious eats and treats for any time of day so visitors can enjoy a healthy and delicious meal without having to leave the Museum. 294001 9167482 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 50 0 true 246 true false false false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false X 39 39 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false false false X X Richard W Daigneault 7135357260 1615 Binz Houston TX 77004 William J Hill 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Tiffany Avery Smith 1.00 X 0 0 0 Theodore J Wojnar Jr 1.00 X 0 0 0 Thad Hill 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tammie J Kahn 45.00 X 142000 0 36672 Suzette Caldwell 1.00 X 0 0 0 Stephen Trauber 1.00 X 0 0 0 Stephen D Daniel 1.00 X 0 0 0 Shelly Mulanax 1.00 X 0 0 0 Richard W Daigneault 45.00 X 166375 0 5560 Randolph F Allen 1.00 X 0 0 0 Paul B Murphy Jr 1.00 X 0 0 0 Park Shaper 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Mike Medrano 1.00 X 0 0 0 Michael J Plank 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael H Holthouse 1.00 X 0 0 0 Melissa Garlington 45.00 X 144478 0 6672 Mary Tere Perusquia 1.00 X 0 0 0 Marc Melcher 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lee A Lahourcade 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Lance Gilliam 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Kaushik Paul 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kathryn LE Rabinow 1.00 X 0 0 0 Julie Brook Alexander 1.00 X 0 0 0 Hillary Stratton 1.00 X 0 0 0 Helen Wilson 1.00 X 0 0 0 Greg J Micek 1.00 X 0 0 0 Gina Luna 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Gina Gaston Elie 1.00 X 0 0 0 Geoffrey Bracken 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Ernie Cockrell 1.00 X 0 0 0 Duncan Underwood 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Leslie M Miller 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Jennifer Rochlis Zumbado 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Barbara G Samuels 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Daniel F Castaneda 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Cheryl McCallum 45.00 X 128720 0 6672 Charlotte Christman 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Charlene Pate 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Arthur J Brass 1.00 X 0 0 0 Anita Smith 2.00 X 0 0 0 Alfred Jackson 1.00 X 0 0 0 Aaron Howes 1.00 X 0 0 0 581573 55576 4 false true false 0 787229 1121469 753833 2126921 4789452 Workshop/educ. fees 900099 395909 395909 Facility rental 532000 573603 573603 Exhibit rental 900099 138000 138000 Admission fees 900099 1862902 1862902 2970414 277923 277923 0 0 508746 156013 352733 352733 352733 8252270 7828726 423544 423544 423544 253927 1121469 191823 62104 62104 0 1406566 523054 883512 883512 0 9759682 3853926 1116304 0 0 0 0 357109 357109 0 4152685 3462334 325842 364509 0 383262 300192 60395 22675 364019 293411 43641 26967 0 0 35165 35165 0 0 72058 72058 846612 732707 62739 51166 257634 240858 16776 1298761 1116157 80154 102450 0 0 807980 768429 28656 10895 135043 130677 2359 2007 0 0 0 0 1584426 1509822 50285 24319 210419 200411 6780 3228 Repair and maintenance 185616 175980 6496 3140 Other expenses 45241 7458 18889 18894 Exhibit expense 217297 217297 Dues & subscriptions 30440 11749 17422 1269 0 10983767 9167482 1184766 631519 756514 1270607 1803557 2231025 3083389 1709512 456226 347041 0 0 0 108038 110670 42816 54991 33337824 7685354 26975958 25652470 9682596 10811520 448854 1239185 0 0 0 43357948 43427021 489056 482823 362495 399253 851551 882076 X 27916048 27020606 6214911 7148901 8375438 8375438 42506397 42544945 43357948 43427021 X -1224085 1262633 X false true true X true true X 10776677 10596987 9282196 3905545 4789452 39350857 0 0 10776677 10596987 9282196 3905545 4789452 39350857 3016563 36334294 898054 769045 786748 786985 786669 4027501 0 0 43378358 18061079 0.83760 0.77700 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 10443378 1960609 72058 12331929 9996414 919504 400000 72540 10443378 9258852 3000000 -1798186 400000 64252 9996414 0.67920 0.32080 false false false 2977070 2977070 22050734 5503885 16546849 562316 389955 172361 7747704 1791514 5956190 25652470 9759682 10983767 -1224085 1262633 1262633 38548 11106270 1262633 1262633 9843637 72058 -156013 -83955 9759682 11067722 156013 156013 10911709 72058 72058 10983767 Part XIII, Line 2d Part XIII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Rental expenses $156013 Part V, Line 4 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. To support general operations of the museum. false Gala 1148235 924004 224231 2555 86085 8250 11510 P&F lunch 135264 115634 19630 18876 35761 3577 2 91897 81831 10066 18397 6812 1375396 1121469 253927 2555 123358 44011 21899 191823 62104 X X X false false false false false false false false false false Tammie J Kahn 142000 30000 6672 178672 Richard W Daigneault 166375 5560 171935 Melissa Garlington 144478 6672 151150 Form 990, Part VI - Supplemental Information The organization's governing body has delegated authority to act on its behalf in certain cirumstances to the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is composed of the officers of the corporation and 2 at large members. The Executive Committeeshall exercise the authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the corporation. The Executive Committee has no authority to amend, alter or repeal any part of the By-Laws; elect, appoint or remove any member of the committee or any Director of Officer of the corporation; amend the articles of incorporation, adopt a plan of merger or plan of consolidation with another corporation; or authorize the voluntary dissolution of the corporation. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Governing documents, conflict of interest policy are not available for public inspection. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Board members and key employees are required to complete and submit a conflict of interest statement to the executive director on an annual basis. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process The authority to review the Form 990 is delegated by the Board of Directors to the Finance Committee. The Finance Committee and the Executive Committee review the Form 990 with the Executive Director and the Director of Finance prior to filing. The Form 990 is made available to the board of directors prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Form 990, Part III, Line 4d : Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Visitor services - provide support for visitors such as box office, admissions services, and parking.