Wise Wonders Childrens Museum Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$463k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$388k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$355k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$355k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
14
3.8 years on average
Staff
0
20 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Wise Wonders Childrens Museum Inc's network
14 people3 organisationsi14 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). 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
14 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 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 14 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Rentz | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ashley ERB (also filed as Ashley Erb) | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Brandy Dangerfield | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Carrie Sullivan | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Carson Williams | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Dana Andersson | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Desiree Caskey | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Genia Castro Waller | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jake Milliron | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Joe Olivo (also filed as Joe Olivo) | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kelly Grauman | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lucas Forcella | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Melissa Koch | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Whitney Oden | Vice President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Bolenbaugh | Executive Director | 2020 |
| Shawna Bonini | Executive DIrector | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Forcella | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kelly Grauman | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Allison Rentz | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ashley Erb | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Desiree Caskey | Board Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Brandy Dangerfield | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joe Olivo | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melissa Koch | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carrie Sullivan | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jake Milliron | Board Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Genia Castro Waller | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carson Williams | Board Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| Dana Andersson | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Whitney Oden | Vice President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Shawna Bonini | Executive Director | 35 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Wise Wonders Childrens Museum Inc
- EIN
- 364809044
- Address
- 3024 2nd Ave N, Billings, MT, 59101-2015
- State
- Montana
- Mission
- Our mission at wise wonders science and discovery museum is to engage curious, creative, and scientific minds in a playful learning environment for all children and families. Central to this mission is supporting stem education through fun and interactive exhibits that support le (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A52 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
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2014
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsBrandy Dangerfield
≥6years on the filingsCarrie Sullivan
≥6years on the filingsLucas Forcella
≥6years on the filingsWhitney Oden
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $355k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $355k
- Contributions and grants received
- $191k
- Program service revenue
- $268k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 20
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 | $360k | $350k | $10k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.