About Providence Children's Museum

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Come play, come learn!

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A quick look at Providence Children's Museum's history, mission, values, audience, programs and more.

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Come play, come learn!

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Museum History1975Children’s Museum, Inc. incorporated inPawtucket, RI.

1977Children’s Museum, housed in the Pitcher-Goff House in Pawtucket, opened to thepublic.

1979Janice O’Donnell joins the staff asadministrative assistant.

Named changed to Children’s Museumof Rhode Island.

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198236,000 visitors

Museum participates in AAM’s MuseumAssessment Program (MAP); assessor calls it“one of the finest in the genre and a leaderamong small children’s museums nationally.”

1983Grandparents Guild founded

First annual campaign – raises $37k

Huestis marionettes accepted

1984First annual golf tournament

1985First director Jane Jerry leaves for new children’s museum in Houston;O’Donnell appointed director.

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1986Museum on Wheels created – brings traveling exhibit You Who?! to schoolsand festivals

40,000 visitors to Museum, another 20,000 reached by Museum on Wheels

1987Museum celebrates 10th anniversary.

Museum membership up 42% to 853 families.

1990Visitationtops 55,000

1992FamiliesTogetherlaunched

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1993Museum identifies Providence as futurehome; city support secured

1994Museum purchases 100 South Street

Capital Campaign begins

1995Capital Campaign achieves 50% of$3 million goal

Awarded grants from NationalEndowments of Arts andHumanities

1996Construction at 100South Street begins

Kresge Foundationissues $300,000challenge grant

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1997Museum relocates to Providence

Capital Campaign tops $3 million

Museum welcomes first AmeriCorps team

1998114,000 visitors

Learning Clubs and Head Start/Good Startbegin

Providence Preservation Society Award forAdaptive Reuse

1999Free at 5 on Friday begins

Annual Campaign raises $204k

Arts & Business Council Award forInstitutional Excellence

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2000Children’s Garden created

ACM/MetLife Promising Practice Award

Philanthropy and Strategic OperatingPlans

200225 years of wonder anniversarycelebration

2003Families Together top finalist forInnovation in American Government Award

2004Annual Campaign raises record $310,500

6,800 people in 1,900 families and groups are members

Marketing Study finds visitation is 36% market share

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2006One-millionth visitor to Providence location

Families Together wins MetLife/ACM PromisingPractice Replication Award

2007Play Works capital campaign launched

American Academy of Pediatrics proclaims play isessential to healthy child development

2008Interior and exterior building renovationsincluding new windows

Major new exhibit – Play Power – opens

Museum blog launched

Play Works campaign halfway to $1.5 million goal

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2009Museum wins New England MuseumAssociation Leaders in Innovation Award

Mortgage on 100 South Street paid off

Record numbers – 162,356 visitors, 8,082members

2010The Climber and Underland open in TheChildren’s Garden

Play Works campaign exceeds goal – raises$1.8 million

Numbers of visits and members continue togrow plus 12,000 served off-site

Museum provides training and professionaldevelopment for a dozen partner organizations

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The Museum welcomes children and adults of all backgrounds and from allcommunities. Its focus is on serving southern New England children, ages 1to 11, and the adults who care for them by:

• Presenting hands-on, play-filled exhibits and programs that explore the arts,culture, history and science.• Fostering children’s cognitive, social, emotional and physical development byembracing a wide range of abilities, learning styles and forms of creative expression.• Creating environments in which visitors share with and learn from one another, aswe learn from them.• Being accessible and responsive to all families - culturally, physically andeconomically.• Working in partnership with other organizations to meet the needs of childrenand families.• Increasing awareness and knowledge of the ways in which children and familieslearn.

The mission of Providence Children's Museum is to inspireand celebrate learning through active play and exploration.

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• Respect for children, their caregivers,each other and the differences among us

• Life-long love of learning

• The vital role of play in learning andcreativity

• The quality and beauty of our learningenvironment

• Accessibility for all people

• Integrity in all we do

The shared values of Providence Children’s Museumstaff and volunteers include:

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• 162,614 visitors in 2010

• 28% visit for free

• 23% of all general visitors live in low-income neighborhoods

• 26% of visits are made by over 2,300member families

• Most (89%) visit in family groups

• Most live within 30 miles – 67% areRhode Islanders

Audience

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• Families Together – a collaborationwith the state’s child welfare agency– brings court-separated familiestogether at the Children’s Museum

• The Museum is an AmeriCorps site.AmeriCorps members serve inner-city children through Head Start andLearning Clubs

• The Museum provides professionaldevelopment training to Head Startteachers, childcare workers andsocial workers.

Programs & Partnerships

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• 20 full time and 15 parttime staff members

• 13 AmeriCorps members

• Over 250 volunteers,interns and college work-study students serve morethan 11,000 hours annually

• 30-member Board ofDirectors

Volunteers & Staff

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Organizational Chart

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• $2 million operatingbudget

• 44% earned

• 31% government grantsand contracts

• 25% private donations

Financials