LINCOLN CHILDRENS MUSEUM: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
LINCOLN CHILDRENS MUSEUM (EIN 47-0716636)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-09-24
IRS object ID
202632679349300838
Schema version
2025v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-09-24T11:34:23-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN470625816PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LUTZ AND COMPANY PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line113616 CALIFORNIA ST STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityOMAHACityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP681545336ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN470716636EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LINCOLN CHILDREN'S MUSEUMBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLINCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4024770128PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11420 P STAddressLine1Txt
CityLINCOLNCityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP68508ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTARA KNUTHPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4024770128PhoneNum
Signature2026-09-24SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonROSE PINKMANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02134111PTIN
Phone4024968800PhoneNum
Preparation2026-09-24PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTARA KNUTHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11420 P STAddressLine1Txt
CityLINCOLNCityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP68508ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,192,600GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.LINCOLNCHILDRENSMUSEUM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1987FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE LINCOLN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM PROVIDES A UNIQUE SETTING FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS TO LEARN THROUGH DISCOVERY AND ACTIVE EXPERIMENTATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent18VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Program Service Revenue$1,000,770PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,000,354CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$191,249PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$495,069CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$185,885PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$182,442CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,020,864PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,350,126CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$2,532,967CYTotalExpensesAmt
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CY Revenues Less Expenses-$182,841CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$343,964TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$343,177TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$9,168,068NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$8,994,937NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE LINCOLN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INVITES CHILDREN TO CREATE, DISCOVER AND LEARN THROUGH THE POWER OF PLAY.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,644,730ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,089,353RevenueAmt
DescPROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING WHEREBY CHILDREN CAN LEARN ABOUT THE NATURAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF THE WORLD THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES AND EXHIBITS. IN THE CURRENT YEAR, THERE WAS DONATED IN-KIND RENT AND SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $721,371.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

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TARA KNUTH
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$129,384$0$15,370
HALEIGH CARLSON
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MACKENZIE LONG
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MICHELLE ZLOMKE
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KAYLA ABEL
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JAYDON PENCE
PAST PRESIDENT1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
GREG BUCKLEY
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ERIN CLARK
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SHANNON FALLON
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
BEN MARTENS
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
HOLLY LEWIS
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
BLAKE SIMPSON
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JEFF SHEETS
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ALEX RICAURTE
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DANIEL SIEDHOFF
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARCUS PLOUZEK
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
COURTNEY THORSON
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
KRAMER LYONS
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
QUINN KNUDSEN
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Noncash Contributions$7,492NoncashContributionsAmt
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MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$319,506$319,506
PROGRAM FEES900099$168,080$168,080
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Securities$1,056,115SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$743,948SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$312,167SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
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Other Revenue Total$6,880OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Fundraising$86,853FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$496,275ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$204,213FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Fundraising$22,473FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$37,922ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,856ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,611FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$35,306ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,768FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$103,290ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$95,022ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,054FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$43,698ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,500FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$14,636ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,586ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,887FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$1,958ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$140ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$699FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$7,965ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$569ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,845FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Program Services$621,757ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,444ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,630FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$33,383ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$341ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$341FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
RELOCATION EVALUATION$246,575$246,575
SECURITY EXPENSE$68,012$680$66,652$680
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$61,968$620$60,728$620
UTILITIES$57,570$576$56,419$575

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$46,648TotalAmt
Program Services$34,369ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,742ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,537FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,532,967TotalAmt
Program Services$1,644,730ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$495,951ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$392,286FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$2,482,857BOYAmt
EOY$2,454,041EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$657BOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$262,200BOYAmt
EOY$354,000EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,971BOYAmt
EOY$7,914EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,683BOYAmt
EOY$39,465EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,001BOYAmt
EOY$37,539EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$9,371,991LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$6,313,058LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,577,280BOYAmt
EOY$3,058,933EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$3,108,835BOYAmt
EOY$3,383,074EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,548BOYAmt
EOY$3,148EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,512,032BOYAmt
EOY$9,338,114EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$113,569BOYAmt
EOY$110,119EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$230,395BOYAmt
EOY$233,058EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$343,964BOYAmt
EOY$343,177EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,767,208BOYAmt
EOY$8,695,937EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$400,860BOYAmt
EOY$299,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,168,068BOYAmt
EOY$8,994,937EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,512,032BOYAmt
EOY$9,338,114EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$9,710NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,240,004CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$476,418CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$642,960CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$672,261CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,751,251TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,011,189CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,151,673CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,089,572CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,089,353CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,974,250TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,251,193CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,628,091CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,732,532CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,761,614CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,725,501TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$33,984TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$33,984TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$9,691,517PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$78,409CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$141,347CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$238,012CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$281,240CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$272,893CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,011,901TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$78,409CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$141,347CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$238,012CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$281,240CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$272,893CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,011,901TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,318CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,895CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,433CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,092CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,880CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,618TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,435,798CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,400,435CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,874,536CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,020,864CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,041,387CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,773,020TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.89960PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.91460PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.09390InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.07820InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,108,835BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$409,136InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$134,897OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,383,074EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,866,824BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$340,721InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$98,710OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,108,835EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,565,667BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$381,157InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$80,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,866,824EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,018,874BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$437,009InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$16,198AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$2,565,667EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,662,656BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$373,283InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$17,065AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,018,874EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,801,780OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,007,108DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,794,672BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$254,473OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$154,840DepreciationAmt
Book Value$99,633BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,315,738OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,151,110DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,164,628BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,058,933TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,073,716TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$9,710NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$713,880DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$723,590RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,350,126RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,350,126TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,246,847TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$713,880DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$713,880ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,532,967ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,532,967TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE MUSEUM IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES AS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE MUSEUM IS NOT CONSIDERED A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WILL NOT REFLECT A PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES, EXCEPT FOR THE TAX ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024, THE MUSEUM HAD NO TAX LIABILITY FOR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE MUSEUM FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF FASB CODIFICATION TOPIC 740-10 RELATED TO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE MUSEUM'S FEDERAL RETURNS OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) FOR DECEMBER 31, 2024, 2023 AND 2022 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED.
PART V, LINE 4:THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ESTABLISHED A FUND AT THEIR DIRECTION, TO BE HELD AND MANAGED AS A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF THE LINCOLN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. THE BOARD MAY, AT ITS DISCRETION, MAKE ADDITIONS TO THE FUND FROM TIME TO TIME AS THEY SEE FIT. THE BOARD HAS ESTABLISHED AN ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE PRUDENT INVESTMENT OF THIS FUND. WITHDRAWLS FROM THE FUND SHALL BE LIMITED TO EXHIBIT REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, RENOVATION AND MAJOR BUILDING REPAIRS. REQUEST FOR FUNDS SHALL BE MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, ENDORSED BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND THEN SENT TO THE ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1PLAY PUTT POUREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$48,914GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$39,089CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$9,825GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$700CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$6,283RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$8,408OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2SIPS & SCIENCEEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$42,129GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$23,854CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$18,275GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$12,314RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$3,823OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$91,043GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$62,943CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$28,100GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$700CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$18,597RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$12,231OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$31,528DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$3,428NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE GIVEN AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. AT THE EXPIRATION OF THIS TIMEFRAME, THE FORM IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. CONCERNS BROUGHT FORTH DURING THE REVIEW PERIOD WILL BE ADDRESSED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANY DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST HAS A DUTY TO DISCLOSE SUCH INTEREST. ONCE DISCLOSED, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADDRESSES THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT ACCORDING TO THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY, INCLUDING FAILURE TO DISCLOSE, ARE GROUNDS FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD ARE REQUIRED TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT AND PLEDGE ADHERENCE TO THE POLICY AT LEAST ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE 2016 WORKFORCE SURVEY REPORT CONDUCTED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS AND ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS WAS USED AS THE COMPENSATION BENCHMARK FOR ALL PAID POSITIONS AT THE LINCOLN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. THE RANGES FOR EACH POSITION ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THE 25TH AND 75TH PERCENTILE OF ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR IN SIZE AND SCOPE TO THE LINCOLN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. IF POSITIONS ARE FOUND TO BE BELOW THIS RANGE, A MARKET ADJUSTMENT IS PERFORMED TO ENSURE A FAIR AND COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION PACKAGE IS GIVEN TO STAFF. ANNUAL REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED TO EACH PAID STAFF POSITION AND MERIT RAISES OF 1% TO 4% ARE AWARDED TO THE EXTENT WARRANTED. THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS SUBJECT TO THE SAME PARAMETERS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND IS REVIEWED IN JULY OF EACH YEAR BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NO OFFICERS ARE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR DUTIES ON BEHALF OF THE LINCOLN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19IN THE INTEREST OF TRANSPARENCY TO COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND DONORS, THE MUSEUM WILLINGLY MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND IRS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROCESS: 1. INTERESTED PERSONS SHALL CONTACT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO REVIEW DOCUMENTS. IN MAKING SUCH CONTACT, INTERESTED PERSONS SHALL CLEARLY IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AND MAKE KNOWN THE INTENT UNDER WHICH THEY ARE MAKING SUCH A REQUEST. 2. AT THE APPOINTED TIME, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL MAKE REQUESTED DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE INTERESTED PERSON(S) AND MAKE HIMSELF/HERSELF AVAILABLE TO SAID PERSON(S) DURING THE ENTIRETY OF THE REVIEW TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL POINTS OF CLARIFICATION IF NEEDED. 3. INTERESTED PARTIES MAY REQUEST COPIES OF ANY OR ALL OF SAID DOCUMENTS DURING, BUT NOT IN LIEU OF, THE APPOINTED TIME.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES IN THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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