Childrens Museum Corporation of Rutherford County
Donations deductibleRevenue
$2m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$2.4m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$5.5m
$331k liabilities
Net assets
$5.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
18
4.9 years on average
Staff
47
46 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
Childrens Museum Corporation of Rutherford County's network
18 people6 organisationsi18 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Violet dotted lines (6) 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
18 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 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akashia Anderson Murphy | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Allison Belt | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Beau Noblitt | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Bernie Steen | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Elisabeth Harper Rood | Past President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Garth Bentley | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Larry Pavey | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lauren Knox | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nick Christiansen | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Paul Seegert | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Paula Harris | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Rachel White | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rick Sain | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Rita ASH | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sharon Pertiller | President Elect | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Stephanie Lasley | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Susan Wilson | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Thomas Campion (also filed as Tom Campion) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tara Macdougall | CEO | since 2018 |
| Veronica Bosnak | CFO | since 2018 |
| Veronica Bosniak | CFO | since 2020 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tara Macdougall | CEO | 40 | $138k | $6k | |
| Veronica Bosnak | CFO | 40 | $106k | $10k | |
| Elisabeth Harper Rood | Past President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Garth Bentley | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rachel White | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nick Christiansen | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tom Campion | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rita Ash | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bernie Steen | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stephanie Lasley | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paula Harris | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lauren Knox | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Larry Pavey | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rick Sain | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sharon Pertiller | President Elect | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paul Seegert | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Akashia Anderson Murphy | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susan Wilson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Allison Belt | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Beau Noblitt | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Childrens Museum Corporation of Rutherford County
- EIN
- 621273308
- Address
- 502 Se Broad St, Murfreesboro, TN, 37130-4237
- State
- Tennessee
- Mission
- Discovery center at murfree spring is a hands-on museum and nature center dedicated to inspiring and educating children and strengthening families through creative 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
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1986
- Principal officer
- Tara Macdougall (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 1987
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBernie Steen
≥8years on the filingsPaula Harris
≥8years on the filingsRick Sain
≥8years on the filingsThomas Campion
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
- $5.5m
- Total liabilities
- $331k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $5.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $867k
- Program service revenue
- $1.1m
- Employees
- 47
- Volunteers
- 46
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 | $2m | $2.3m | Deficit $278k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.