Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-0714338 · Arts, culture and humanities · Rank 14,320 by total revenue
Our vision: to explore, engage, and empower for a better tomorrow.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $31,637,866
- Total expenses
- $26,327,697
- Total assets
- $437,275,018
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $9,431,078
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $11,601,242
- Employees
- 224
- Salary base per employee
- $42,103
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (42)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia Winner | CEO | Officer | 60 | $723,992 |
| Melissa Santee | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER | Officer | 60 | $297,975 |
| Meenakshi Sharma | SENIOR VP & CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER | Officer | 60 | $230,491 |
| Patricia Lohiser | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | Officer | 60 | $223,453 |
| Gavin Svenson | CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER | Officer | 60 | $198,638 |
| Byron A Dasilva | VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Susan Donlan | CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| James L Hambrick | VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Douglas McCreery | SECRETARY | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Kenneth Outcalt | TREASURER | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Alayne L Reitman | VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Sally Z Sears | CHAIR EMERITUS | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Richard S Ames | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Manikantan Aryapadi | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| John A Baco | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Edward Barksdale | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| James R Bright | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Barbara Brown | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Frances S Buchholzer | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kari A Cunningham | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Michael Esposito | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Michael Gallagher | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Albert M Green | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jonathon L Grimm | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Thomas A Hamilton | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Peter Hellman | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| William Hlavin | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Donald Insul | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Woods King IV | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kristie T Kohl | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| James Lambo | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Stephen J McHale | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Judith K McMillan | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Marjorie L Moore | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Thomas M Morley | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Maynard H Murch V | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Joseph M Shafran | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Reginald C Shiverick | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Frederick G Stueber | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Elizabeth Voudouris | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ronald M Vranich | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Michael A Weiss | STANDING DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $2,525,916, which is 26.8% of the $9,431,078 salary base shared by 224 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia Winner | CEO | Officer | 60 | $703,292 | $0 | $20,700 | $723,992 |
| Melissa Santee | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER | Officer | 60 | $215,609 | $0 | $82,366 | $297,975 |
| Meenakshi Sharma | SENIOR VP & CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER | Officer | 60 | $199,213 | $0 | $31,278 | $230,491 |
| Patricia Lohiser | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | Officer | 60 | $192,606 | $0 | $30,847 | $223,453 |
| Gavin Svenson | CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER | Officer | 60 | $153,262 | $0 | $45,376 | $198,638 |
| Tom Connors | SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE CEO | Highly paid employee | 60 | $160,968 | $0 | $28,706 | $189,674 |
| Christopher Gelles | DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL MEDIA | Highly paid employee | 60 | $129,782 | $0 | $54,136 | $183,918 |
| Julia Ross | CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR | Highly paid employee | 60 | $163,958 | $0 | $9,520 | $173,478 |
| Diane Strachan | INDIV.PHILAN.&PLANNED GIVING | Highly paid employee | 60 | $135,436 | $0 | $25,856 | $161,292 |
| Kathleen Derose | FINANCE MANAGER | Highly paid employee | 60 | $116,742 | $0 | $26,263 | $143,005 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202601289349301425 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 34-0714338
- Organization website (as filed): www.cmnh.org