Mahalo
Jacksonville, FL

HANDS ON CHILDRENS MUSEUM INC

EIN 59-3450375
Arts, Culture & Heritage Museums & Visual Arts Children & youth
Mission

"Where learning is child's play!" Hands On Children's Museum promotes hands-on, experiential learning for young children and families through interactive exhibits, educational field trips, and community programs that reinforce school-based learning.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

About HANDS ON CHILDRENS MUSEUM INC

Hands On Children's Museum is a small, community-based children's museum located in Jacksonville, Florida that operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The organization provides interactive exhibits and age-appropriate programming designed to stimulate curiosity, creative play, and foundational learning skills. The museum hosts regular educational field trips and group visits, offers specialty programming such as anatomy-focused presentations (the "Stuffee" program), birthday and membership options, and other hands-on activities that support classroom learning. In recent years the museum has remained an active, donor-facing organization with continued public programming and up-to-date IRS filings; its most recently reported fiscal year shows modest revenues, a positive net income, and net assets consistent with continued local operations.

Notable achievements

Established long-term local presence

Incorporated and operating since the late 1990s, the museum has served the Jacksonville community for multiple decades as a neighborhood resource for early childhood education.

Sustained visitor reach

The museum serves a substantial number of children, families, and school groups annually (commonly reported in the tens of thousands), supporting local school curricula through scheduled field trips and group programming.

Recent positive fiscal result

Most recent publicly reported fiscal data show the organization ending the year with positive net income and net assets, demonstrating recent financial stability for ongoing program delivery.

At a glance

Total assets
$331K
Annual revenue
$322K
Tax status
501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN
59-3450375
Location
Jacksonville, FL
On Mahalo since
May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Registered and operating as a tax‑exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit with current Form 990 filings.
Listed and described as a family and education resource in local visitor and community directories.
Profiled on nonprofit information services and databases used by donors and grantmakers, reflecting transparency of recent tax filings and basic financials.

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