EIN 51-0138441

The Magic House

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
264
Year formed
1975
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The Magic House, St. Louis Children’s Museum will engage all children with hands-on learning experiences that spark imagination, pique curiosity, enhance creativity and develop problem-solving skills within a place of beauty, wonder, joy and magic.
Total revenues
$6,836,049
2022
Total expenses
$8,099,367
2022
Total assets
$30,033,443
2022
Num. employees
264
2022

Program areas at The Magic House

Museum experience - The Magic House opened in 1979 to provide an educational facility for The children of The greater st. louis area. The museum is committed to hands-on learning and provides multi-curricular exhibits for children ages 1 to 11 years within a 55,000 square foot facility on three acres of outdoor space. In 2019, The Magic House opened a satellite location in The city of st. louis, made for kids, a 7,000 square foot makerspace with a strong focus on stem education for children ages 4 to 14 years. Attendance at The Magic House approximated 460,000 and 345,000 in 2022 and 2021, respectively. The attendance at made for kids in 2022 and 2021 approximated 40,000 and 24,000, respectively.
School and community programs - The Magic House offers facilitated field trip programs for students ages 3 to 14 that connect to classroom curriculum and meet state and national standards. These educational programs take place at both The Magic House and our satellite location in The city of st. louis, made for kids, and cover steam (science, technology, engineering, arts and math), social studies, and financial literacy. In 2022, The Magic House provided in-person field trip programs to 18,000 students, as well as virtual programs to an additional 5,500 students. Magic House educators also served students through steam family nights and outreach programs in their schools. Through The Magic House's access for all initiative, free admission and interactive experiences were provided to more than 60,000 children and families in need in 2022. This was accomplished by providing monthly public free family nights at both locations, free admission on a daily basis to foster families, big brother big sister pairs, and active-duty military families and family nights for not-for-profit youth organizations, field trips for under-resourced schools, and free memberships to families in The city of st. louis through The st. louis public library.
Public programs - The Magic House offers a wide variety of public programs. These include parent-child classes; art and cultural workshops and performances; summer camps; scout programs; birthday parties; and special events such as earth day, fall farm festival and big truck day.

Who funds The Magic House

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Blackbaud Giving FundGeneral Support$359,763
Schwab Charitable FundArts, Culture & Humanities$132,800
St Louis Community Foundation2022 Watlow Sponsorship of the Made for Kids Robotics Team As Part of Our Stem Talent Continuum Team Efforts.$113,450
...and 29 more grants received totalling $1,122,931

Personnel at The Magic House

NameTitleCompensation
Paula BurdgeChief Operating Officer$110,557
Cheryl DarrChief Financial Officer$163,050
Elizabeth HartmanDirector of Human Resources$103,284
Elizabeth FitzgeraldPresident$249,984
John T DrexlerChair$0
...and 7 more key personnel

Financials for The Magic House

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,713,603
Program services$4,464,222
Investment income and dividends$176,951
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$83,567
Net income from fundraising events$-85,041
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$455,895
Miscellaneous revenues$26,852
Total revenues$6,836,049

Form 990s for The Magic House

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-05-04990View PDF
2021-122022-04-25990View PDF
2020-122021-06-07990View PDF
2019-122020-09-18990View PDF
2018-122019-12-27990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
October 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $359,763 from The Blackbaud Giving Fund
August 19, 2023
Received grants
Identified 23 new grant, including a grant for $250,000 from Jerry and Judy Kent Family Foundation
August 11, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 6, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 30, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesChildren
Characteristics
MembershipsFundraising eventsEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
516 S Kirkwood Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63122
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
County
St. Louis County, MO
Website URL
magichouse.org/ 
Phone
(314) 822-8900
Facebook page
TheMagicHouse 
Twitter profile
@themagichouse 
IRS details
EIN
51-0138441
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1975
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A52: Childrens Museums
NAICS code, primary
7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
Parent/child status
Independent
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