2023, By the Numbers
kidSTREAM Children's Museum
An emerging children's museum, coming soon to Ventura County, CA.
This past year has been a story of momentum. Earlier in the year, our board approved a phased construction strategy that prioritizes opening as soon as possible so that we can begin scaling the impact we are making in our community. Our Phase 1 construction plan includes all 19,000 sq. ft. of our outdoor exhibit space, renovation of the Vision Room, and construction of the entry way, admissions lobby/storefront, and restrooms. Below you will find updates on 3 key areas as we prepare for 2024, which we believe will be our most exciting year yet!
1. Construction: we are approaching groundbreaking!
In 2023, most of our expenses were in support of finalizing our design and engineering documents. By the time you are reading this update, our construction documents will soon be sent to the city for plan check, which is the final step before being issued a permit to begin construction!
2. Fundraising: your support has helped us hit new milestones!
3. Impact: our outreach efforts continue, even before opening!
In addition to having a presence at community events, our outreach efforts this year have been focused on STREAM access kits, with everything a child needs to explore and learn about an element of STREAM, which we then distribute free-of-charge to children across the community.
Thank you for your ongoing support! Together we are making strides in bringing a children's museum to Ventura County that will impact the lives of children and families for generations.
To make an end of year gift to the museum, visit: https://kidstream.networkforgood.com/
Executive Director at Amgen, Board President at kidSTREAM Children’s Museum
1 年A big thank you to the teams at Amgen, Bank of America, MannKind Corporation, Southern California Edison (SCE), and The Trade Desk for being a big part of our outreach and access efforts this year by helping us build over 800 STREAM Kits which are making their way into the hands of children and families across the region! It's been exciting to see the joy and excitement in a child's eyes when they receive a box, knowing that hours of exploring, learning, and inspiration are in their future when they get home and unpack it! Looking forward to working with the entire team kidSTREAM Children's Museum and our community to close our capital campaign and open the museum so that we can scale our impact next year!
Executive Director at kidSTREAM Children's Museum
1 年Nothin' to it but to do it!