Putnam Museum and Science Center
Donations deductiblePutnam Museum and Science Center's network
22 people11 organisationsi22 people and 11 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (22). Violet dotted lines (11) 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
22 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 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Smith Chair | Chairman | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Amanda Crowell | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ben Palmer | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Brad Martell | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Dana Wilkinson | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| David A Johnston (also filed as David Johnston) | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Frank J Klipsch | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Gale Hoff | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Heather Dunn | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jade Burkholder | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jason Gordon | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Joe Judge | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Kelli Jacque Grubbs | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Malavika Shrikhande | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Michael Reyes | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mike Matson | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Mike Poster | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Richard A Clewell | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Richard Parades | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| TIM Hanely | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Torri Smith | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Victoria Graves | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin J Johnson | VP Museum Ex | since 2022 |
| Cindy Diehl Yang | CEO | 2024 |
| DEB Baker | CFO | 2019 |
| Drue Curry | VP Operation | since 2019 |
| Elizabeth M Turner | VP Strategic | since 2020 |
| Kara L Fedje | VP Learning | 2021 |
| Kelly M LAO | VP Museum Ex | since 2023 |
| Kimberly Findlay-Bracky | President/Ce | 2019 |
| Leslie Klipsch | VP Marketing | since 2022 |
| Rachael Mullins | President/Ce | since 2021 |
| Rachael Mullins-Steiner | President/Ce | 2020 |
| Sarah Kern | VP Finance | since 2019 |
| Tonisha Ladlee | VP of Develo | since 2020 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drue Curry | VP Operation | 37.5 | $91k | $9k | |
| Cinthia Diehl Yang | CEO | 37.5 | $80k | $10k | |
| Jade Burkholder | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Jesica Daniel Clark | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Richard A Clewell | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Amanda Crowell | Secretary | $0 | |||
| Eric Dobson | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Heather Dunn | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Jason Gordon | Vice-Chairma | $0 | |||
| Victoria Graves | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Kelli Jacque Grubbs | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Tim Hanely | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Gale Hoff | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Joe Judge | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Frank J Klipsch | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Brad Martell | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Mike Matson | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Ben Palmer | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Richard Parades | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Adam Pelzer | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Mike Poster | Treasurer | $0 | |||
| Michael Reyes | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Gregory Schermer | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Kerry Smith | Chairman | $0 | |||
| Torri Smith | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Dana Wilkinson | Trustee | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Putnam Museum and Science Center
- EIN
- 420680474
- Address
- 1717 W 12th St, Davenport, IA, 52804-3547
- State
- Iowa
- Mission
- The putnam exists to: preserve our region's treasures - to care for and utilize them to illuminate our human and natural history, and to evoke the memories and stories the artifacts and specimens tell. Educate people of all ages in immersive and lasting ways with combined "hands-on, minds on" experiences that only the putnam can provide. Connect people to each other and to the history and... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A540 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
- 1867
- Principal officer
- Cinthia Diehl Yang (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1938
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsKerry Smith
≥7years on the filingsAmanda Crowell
≥7years on the filingsDavid A Johnston
≥7years on the filingsGale Hoff
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
- $13.9m
- Total liabilities
- $2m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $11.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.2m
- Program service revenue
- $573k
- Employees
- 55
- Volunteers
- 93
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 | $3.1m | $3.4m | Deficit $320k |
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.Putnam Museum And Science Center 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: Iowa Secretary of State, active business entities (data.iowa.gov ez5t-3qay). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Iowa Secretary of State. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Iowa
- Entity type
- Revised Domestic Non-Profit
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 1 December 1925
- Registered agent
- L & W Agents, Inc. (city and state not held)