Sciencenter Discovery Museum
Donations deductibleSciencenter Discovery Museum's network
19 people13 organisationsi19 people and 13 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Violet dotted lines (13) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
19 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 19 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Rosario Chair | Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Shawn Wilczynski Chair | Past Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Amanda Harriger | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Andrea Ippolito | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Brian Bauer | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Chantal Champagne | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Conrad Wolan | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Costa Lambrou | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| ED Malone | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Eric Toftegaard | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kavita Bala | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Maddie Thompson | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Mark Jauquet | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mary Opperman | Vice Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Michael Britt | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Mickie Sanders-Jauquet | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nozomi Nishimura | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| QI Zhang | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Victoria Zeppelin | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Fagan | CFO & VP of Administration | since 2022 |
| Dean Briere | Executive Director (Until November 2019) | since 2018 |
| Michelle Kortenaar | Executive Director (November 2019 Thru Present) | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Kortenaar | Executive Director | 40 | $163k | $5k | |
| Chris Fagan | CFO & VP of Administration | 40 | $113k | $14k | |
| Amanda Harriger | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrea Ippolito | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian Bauer | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chantal Champagne | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Conrad Wolan | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Costa Lambrou | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ed Malone | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eric Rosario | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eric Toftegaard | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kavita Bala | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maddie Thompson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Jauquet | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mary Opperman | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Britt | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mickie Sanders-Jauquet | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nozomi Nishimura | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Qi Zhang | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shawn Wilczynski | Past Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Victoria Zeppelin | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Sciencenter Discovery Museum
- EIN
- 222470652
- Address
- 601 1st St, Ithaca, NY, 14850-3507
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Cultivate an engaged community of curious, collaborative, critical thinkers. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A570 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1983
- Principal officer
- Michelle Kortenaar (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 1983
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsShawn Wilczynski
≥7years on the filingsEric Toftegaard
≥7years on the filingsMichael Britt
≥7years on the filingsQI Zhang
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $12.3m
- Total liabilities
- $857k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $11.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.5m
- Program service revenue
- $1.6m
- Employees
- 34
- Volunteers
- 100
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.7m | $3.4m | $1.4m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.