Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Donations deductibleCleveland Museum of Natural History's network
40 people19 organisationsi40 people and 19 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (40). Violet dotted lines (19) 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
56 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 42 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 56 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Z Sears Chair | Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| A Chace Anderson | Life Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Alayne L Reitman (also filed as Alayne Reitman) | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Albert M Green PHD | Standing Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Amos H Crowley III | Honorary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Barbara Brown PHD | Standing Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ben Vinson III PHD (also filed as Ben Vinson) | Vice Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Betty K Pinkney PHD JD | Honorary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Bill L Hlavin PHD (also filed as William Hlavin PHD) | Standing Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Claiborne R Rankin | Life Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dan T Moore III | Honorary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Diane D Christ | Honorary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Donald Insul | Standing Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Douglas McCreery | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Edward M Barksdale JR MD | Standing Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Elizabeth Voudouris | Standing Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Frances S Buchholzer (also filed as Fran Buchholzer) | Standing Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Frederick G Stueber | Standing Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| G Russell Lincoln | Honorary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| George R Klein | Honorary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Gordon D Kinder | Honorary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James L Hambrick | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James R Bright | Standing Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jamie Lambo | Standing Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Janet E Neary | Life Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John Baco | Standing Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jonathon L Grimm | Standing Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joseph M Shafran | Standing Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Judith K McMillan | Standing Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kenneth Outcalt | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kristie T Kohl | Standing Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Laura Duda | Standing Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lucy Ireland Weller | Standing Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Manikantan Aryapadi | Standing Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Maria Teresa Tejada | Honorary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marjorie L Moore (also filed as Marjorie Moore) | Standing Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mary LOU Ferbert | Honorary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Maynard H Murch V (also filed as Maynard H V Murch) | Standing Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael A Weiss MD PHD | Standing Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Michael Esposito | Standing Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Michael Gallagher DDS | Standing Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Peter Hellman | Standing Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Peter J Krembs | Honorary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Reginald C Shiverick | Standing Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Richard B Fratianne MD | Honorary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Richard S Ames (also filed as Richard Ames) | Standing Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ronald M Vranich | Standing Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Stephen J McHale (also filed as Stephen McHale) | Standing Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Susan Donlan | Standing Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Thomas A Hamilton | Standing Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Thomas A Tormey | Honorary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Thomas M Morley | Standing Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| William B Bolton | Honorary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| William C McCoy JR (also filed as William C McCoy) | Life Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| William J O'Neill JR | Honorary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Woods King IV | Standing Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
19 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Koslow | Director of Information Technology | 2023 |
| Brian Kenyon | CFO/COO (Through 8/2018) | 2018 |
| Cathy Fishbach | Ex-Officio, Wc President | since 2018 |
| Denise FAY-Shen SU | Director of Partnerhips & Programs | 2021 |
| Diane Strachan | Individual Philanthropy and Planned Giving | 2023 |
| Gavin Svenson | Chief Science Officer | since 2022 |
| Jean Sureck | Chief HR & Operations Officer | since 2021 |
| John Keller | Director of Development | 2019 |
| Julia Ross | Campaign Director | since 2021 |
| Katherine Miller | Ex-Officio, Friends of CMNH President | since 2022 |
| Katie Millier | Ex-Officio, Wc President | since 2020 |
| Meenakshi Sharma | Cso | since 2019 |
| Melissa Santee | Chief Philanthropy Officer | since 2020 |
| Mohan Kurup | Director of Info Tech | 2018 |
| Patricia Lohiser | Sr Director of Finance | since 2022 |
| Sheryl Hoffman | Dir of Philanthropy & Giving | 2019 |
| Sonia M Winner | President & CEO | since 2018 |
| Thomas Connors | Chief Communications Officer | since 2018 |
| TIM Martin | CFO (Through 2/2020) | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia Winner | CEO | 60 | $703k | $21k | |
| Melissa Santee | Chief Advancement Officer | 60 | $216k | $82k | |
| Meenakshi Sharma | Senior VP & Chief Strategy Officer | 60 | $199k | $31k | |
| Patricia Lohiser | Senior Director of Finance | 60 | $193k | $31k | |
| Julia Ross | Campaign Director | 60 | $164k | $10k | |
| Tom Connors | Special Advisor to the CEO | 60 | $161k | $29k | |
| Gavin Svenson | Chief Science Officer | 60 | $153k | $45k | |
| Diane Strachan | Indiv.Philan.&Planned Giving | 60 | $135k | $26k | |
| Christopher Gelles | Director of Digital Media | 60 | $130k | $54k | |
| Kathleen Derose | Finance Manager | 60 | $117k | $26k | |
| Richard S Ames | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Manikantan Aryapadi | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| John A Baco | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Edward Barksdale | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| James R Bright | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Barbara Brown | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Frances S Buchholzer | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kari A Cunningham | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Byron A Dasilva | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susan Donlan | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Esposito | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Gallagher | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Albert M Green | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jonathon L Grimm | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| James L Hambrick | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Thomas A Hamilton | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Peter Hellman | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| William Hlavin | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Donald Insul | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Woods King IV | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kristie T Kohl | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Lambo | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Douglas McCreery | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stephen J McHale | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Judith K McMillan | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marjorie L Moore | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Thomas M Morley | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maynard H Murch V | Standing Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kenneth Outcalt | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alayne L Reitman | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Cleveland Museum of Natural History
- EIN
- 340714338
- Address
- 1 Wade Oval Dr, Cleveland, OH, 44106-1767
- State
- Ohio
- Mission
- To inspire, through science and education, a passion for nature, the protection of natural diversity, the fostering of health, and leadership to a sustainable future. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A560 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
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1920
- Principal officer
- Sonia M Winner (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1930
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsSally Z Sears
≥8years on the filingsA Chace Anderson
≥8years on the filingsAlayne L Reitman
≥8years on the filingsAmos H Crowley III
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $437.3m
- Total liabilities
- $96.4m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $340.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $24m
- Program service revenue
- $3.8m
- Employees
- 224
- Volunteers
- 218