Please Touch Museum
Donations deductiblePlease Touch Museum's network
15 people3 organisationsi15 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (3) 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
15 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Tuli Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| AMY LIM | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Angeline Arumainayagam | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Carrie Robinson | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Christyn L Rossman | Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| David M Davis | Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Gabriel Weissman | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Greg Millhauser | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Karen Griffith Gryga | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kristen D HAN | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Monica J Harmon | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Orcel Kounga | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Timothy Vecchiarelli | Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Tracey Santilli | Vice Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Virginia G Susini | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
14 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles McGee Hassrick | Director of Exhibits | 2022 |
| Donna Saul Millen | COO and Treasurer (From 12/2020) | since 2021 |
| Jane Federowicz | Chief People & Culture Officer | since 2023 |
| Jennifer Sanchez | Dir of Marketing & Comm Thru 4.2019 | 2019 |
| John G Lapres | CFO & Treasurer Until 12/2018 | since 2018 |
| Judy Meyers | Director of Human Resources | since 2018 |
| Mark Page | Sr. Director Operations | since 2023 |
| Nikki Dicaro | CFO & Treasurer Eff 1.2019 | since 2019 |
| Olivia Thomas | Chief Learning Officer | since 2022 |
| Patricia D Wellenbach | President & CEO | since 2018 |
| Polly McKenna-Cress | Chief Engagement Officer Thru 3.2019 | 2019 |
| Samantha Gibb Roff | Chief Development Officer | since 2020 |
| Timothy Doyle | Sr. Director Finance | 2024 |
| Tracy Curvan | Chief Revenue/Strategy Officer | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia D Wellenbach | President & CEO | 40 | $350k | $16k | |
| Donna Saul Millen | Chief Operating Officer | 40 | $187k | $5k | |
| Tracy Curvan | Chief Operating/Growth Officer | 40 | $182k | $14k | |
| Jane Federowicz | Chief People & Culture Officer | 40 | $167k | $19k | |
| Olivia Thomas | Chief Learning Officer | 40 | $159k | $17k | |
| Louisa Hanshew | Sr. Director Development | 40 | $154k | $13k | |
| Mark Page | Sr. Director Operations | 40 | $138k | $11k | |
| Tracey Santilli | Chair | 3 | $0 | ||
| Gabriel Weissman | Vice Chair | 3 | $0 | ||
| Kristen D Han | Secretary | 3 | $0 | ||
| Angeline Arumainayagam | Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| David M Davis | Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Karen Griffith Gryga | Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Monica J Harmon | Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Orcel Kounga | Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Michael Kusy | Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth McNichol | Member (eff. 02/2025) | 3 | $0 | ||
| Greg Millhauser | Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Christyn L Rossman | Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Virginia G Susini | Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Shawn Tuli | Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Timothy Vecchiarelli | Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Melissa Volin | Member | 3 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Please Touch Museum
- EIN
- 232109376
- Address
- 4231 Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, PA, 19131-3719
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- Please touch museum enriches the lives of children by creating learning opportunities through play. This is where lifelong learning begins and curiosity is encouraged. Our mission is to change a child's life as they discover the power of learning through play. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A520 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
- 1976
- Principal officer
- Tracy Curvan (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 1979
- 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 Tuli
≥8years on the filingsKaren Griffith Gryga
≥6years on the filingsChristyn L Rossman
≥6years on the filingsDavid M Davis
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $39m
- Total liabilities
- $3.4m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $35.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $7.6m
- Program service revenue
- $5.7m
- Employees
- 101
- Volunteers
- 16
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $11.4m | $12.4m | Deficit $982k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Please Touch Museum likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 22 June 1979
- Registered agent
- Not stated
Officers (2)
- Melissa Weiler Gerber President
- Melissa Weiler Gerber Governor
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.