Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Arts and culture
Cleveland, Ohio
EIN 34-0714338
Tax-exempt since 1930

Firms paid: 4
Fees reported, 2021–2022: $831K
Fees reported in 2022: $224K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $21.4M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2022

$223,580 to 4 fundraisers · $118,950 in professional fundraising fees on the return

Fundraisers Cleveland Museum of Natural History paid in 2022, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Twist Creative Inc.Campaign materials	Campaign materials	$108,715
Resnicow and Associates Inc.Campaign communication strategy	Campaign communication strategy	$67,215
Grants PlusGrant writingCampaign grant writing	Campaign grant writing	$40,650
Lbd ConsultingCampaign editorial support	Campaign editorial support	$7,000

All firms paid

Fundraisers Cleveland Museum of Natural History reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Twist Creative Inc.	2021–2022 · 2 years	$512,540
Resnicow and Associates Inc.	2021–2022 · 2 years	$232,235
Grants PlusGrant writing	2021–2022 · 2 years	$79,650
Lbd Consulting	2022	$7,000

Form 990 Snapshot

Cleveland Museum of Natural History's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2022	$21.4M	$15.6M	$4.0M	$119K
2021	$27.6M	$19.2M	$4.2M	$608K
2020	$26.6M	$21.9M	$3.0M	—
2019	$18.0M	$12.7M	$3.5M	—
2018	$17.9M	$13.0M	$3.2M	—
2017	$28.8M	$22.4M	$3.2M	—

Fees are what Cleveland Museum of Natural History reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.