Organizations Filed Purposes:
EDVENTURE INSPIRES CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND THE ADULTS WHO CARE ABOUT THEM TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF LEARNING.
EDVENTURE IS THE LARGEST CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IN THE SOUTHEAST WITH THREE LOCATIONS IN SC (COLUMBIA, MYRTLE BEACH AND HARTSVILLE), WELCOMING OVER 230,000 VISITORS A YEAR. THE MUSEUM'S ENRICHING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITS ENGAGE VISITORS THROUGH PLAY-BASED LEARNING, BLENDING LITERACY, STEAM EDUCATION, HEALTH NUTRITION AND WELLNESS, AND CAREER AWARENESS. BY FOCUSING ON THESE AREAS, EDVENTURE ANNUALLY PROVIDES OVER 2,300 FREE BOOKS TO UNDERSERVED HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH ITS CHILDREN'S BOOK BANK, OVER 5300 FREE SUMMER MEALS TO BRIDGE THE SUMMER NUTRITION GAP, MORE THAN 7800 CHILDREN WITH HEALTH AND DENTAL PROGRAMMING/SCREENINGS, OVER 83,000 STEAM EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND NEARLY 100 TEENS WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS YES EVERY CHILD. 25% OF EDVENTURE'S GUESTS ATTEND FOR FREE OR WITH A REDUCED ADMISSION.
WHEN SCHOOL IS NOT IN SESSION, EDVENTURE FOCUSES ON ADDRESSING THE "SUMMER LEARNING SLIDE" THROUGH ITS CAMP EDVENTURE PROGRAM. ANNUALLY, CAMP EDVENTURE PROVIDES MORE THAN 1500 STUDENTS WITH ACADEMIC AND NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT FOR FULL DAYS WHEN SCHOOLS ARE NOT IN SESSION. THROUGH A VARIETY OF STEAM-BASED CAMP OPTIONS, CHILDREN EXPERIENCE A FUN, HANDS-ON LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT HELPS THEM STAY AHEAD OF THE SUMMER LEARNING SLIDE AND BE MORE PREPARED FOR WHEN SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION. MORE THAN 25% OF CAMP EDVENTURE STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN EITHER FREE OR REDUCE LUNCH WHILE AT SCHOOL. DUE TO EDVENTURE'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE ALL CHILDREN WITH A HEALTHY, AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, EDVENTURE PROVIDES FREE LUNCH TO ALL PARTICIPATING CAMPERS.IN MARCH 2020, COVID-19 STRUCK AND LIKE MANY MUSEUMS AROUND THE COUNTRY, EDVENTURE WAS FORCED TO CLOSE ITS DOORS ON MARCH 17, REMAINING CLOSED FOR THE NEXT 112 DAYS. ALTHOUGH EDVENTURE WAS ABLE TO REOPEN IN MID JULY 2020, MANY OF ITS STANDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES BOTH IN THE MUSEUM AND OUT IN THE COMMUNITY WERE NOT ABLE TO RESUME DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Lisa W Hailey | PRESIDENT/CEO | 40 | $128,866 |
| Nikole Williams | DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION | 40 | $124,687 |
| Meredith Timberlake | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 40 | $68,609 |
| Fred Mutz | CFO (BEGINNING 4/1/2019) | 40 | $42,940 |
| Tasha Derrick | CFO (UNTIL 2/28/2019) | 40 | $40,995 |
| Tonya Dorsey | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| John Sumbera Iv | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Dwayne Porter | VICE CHAIR GOVERNANCE | 1 | $0 |
| Jamie Becker | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Margaret Peg Skalican | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Chip James | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Sue Williams | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Livingston | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jamelle Ellis | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Bradley Anderson | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Data for this page was sourced from XML published by IRS (
public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202111119349300546_public.xml