Magic House
Donations deductibleMagic House's network
40 people37 organisationsi40 people and 37 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 (38) 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
40 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 34 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 40 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lee Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John T Drexler Chair | Past Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Alicia McDonnell | Board Member (Thru 8/23) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Amy Schnettgoeke | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Andrew Smolik | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Beverly L Propst | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brenda McKee | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Caroline Saunders | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Carrie Schafer | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Claire David | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Courtney Hill | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Daniel Shlien | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Gene Toombs IV | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Gwendolyn Taylor | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Harvey Wallace | Board Member (Thru 8/23) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Henry Graham | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jessica Willingham | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jill Arbet | Board Member (Thru 8/23) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John Sheehan | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kimberely Hodge-Bell | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Linda Hunter | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lisa Potts | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mary Steward | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Melissa Markwort | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Michael Hall | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michael Zambrana | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Paisley Matthews | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Quinn Kiley | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Rahul Deshpande | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Ryan Martin | Board Member (Thru 8/23) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Salvador Hernandez | Board Member (Thru 8/23) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sara Miller | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sarah Bowman | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sekhar Prabhakar | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Sharonica Hardin-Bartley | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Steve Grabow | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Steve O'Loughlin | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sumit Verma | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| TIM NEY | Vice Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Travis R Kearbey (also filed as Travis Kearbey) | Board Member (Thru 8/23) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cheryl Darr | CFO | since 2018 |
| Elizabeth Fitzgerald | President | since 2018 |
| Elizabeth Hartman | Director of Human Resources | since 2022 |
| Paula Burdge | COO | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Fitzgerald | President | 40 | $305k | $24k | |
| Cheryl Darr | CFO | 40 | $192k | $17k | |
| Paula Burdge | COO | 40 | $133k | $13k | |
| Elizabeth Hartman | Director of HR | 40 | $114k | $13k | |
| Vicki Peckron | Director of Development | 40 | $113k | $12k | |
| Mason Glenn | Director of Facilities | 40 | $102k | $12k | |
| Tim Ney | Chair | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Linda Hunter | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Quinn Kiley | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sharonica Hardin-Bartley | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gene Toombs IV | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| John T Drexler | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brenda McKee | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alex Lee | Past Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Bowman | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susan Brown | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Garry W Clark | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian P Delaney | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rahul Deshpande | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steve Grabow | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Henry Graham | Board Member (Thru 9/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Hall | Board Member (Thru 9/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Salvador Hernandez | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kimberly Hodge-Bell | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jason Kohut | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mansoor Mahmood | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melissa Markwort | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paisley Matthews | Board Member (Thru 9/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tim McLaughlin | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sara Miller | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steve O'loughlin | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Claire Pond | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ian Pope | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Potts | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cassandra Sanford | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Caroline Saunders | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carrie Schafer | Board Member (Thru 9/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Amy Schnettgoecke | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Sheehan | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Daniel Shlien | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Magic House
- EIN
- 510138441
- Address
- 516 S Kirkwood Rd, Saint Louis, MO, 63122-5926
- State
- Missouri
- Mission
- The magic house, st. Louis children's museum will engage all children with hands-on learning experiences that spark imagination, pique curiosity, enhance creativity and develop problem-solving skills within a place of beauty, wonder, joy and magic. (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
- 1975
- Principal officer
- Elizabeth Fitzgerald (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 1977
- 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 filingsAlex Lee
≥8years on the filingsJohn T Drexler
≥8years on the filingsAlicia McDonnell
≥8years on the filingsBeverly L Propst
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
- $37.2m
- Total liabilities
- $4.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $32.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.9m
- Program service revenue
- $5.1m
- Employees
- 251
- Volunteers
- 230