Hands On Children's Museum
Olympia, WA
- UEI
- X1Q7NEFBCJV4
- CAGE
- 5ADX5
- Primary NAICS
- Not on record
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 414 Jefferson St NE, Olympia, WA 98501, USA
- Website
- hocm.org
- Founded
- 1987
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Media
- Movies & Entertainment
- SIC code
- 84 Museums, Botanical, Zoological Gardens
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Hands On Children's Museum, headquartered in Olympia, Washington, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization that receives federal grant funding to support youth arts programming, STEAM education, and museum education initiatives as a prime recipient under the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The vendor does not hold federal contracts and operates exclusively in the grant space.
The museum's federal grant footprint spans three agencies over the past five years. The Institute of Museum and Library Services has awarded three grants totaling $1.47 million: a $1.09 million National Leadership Grants for Museums award (CFDA 45.312) in September 2024 to develop a toolkit for museum professionals on building programs for families impacted by incarceration, in partnership with the Regnier Family Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City and the Sciencenter in Ithaca, New York; a $379,404 Museums for America grant (CFDA 45.301) in September 2023 to expand maker programs for young children through off-site community-based outreach to low-income and rural schools, youth organizations, and tribes; and a $404,858 Museums for America grant in September 2021 to conduct an "Inspired Chefs" early childhood STEAM initiative incorporating cooking classes, a kitchen tools exhibit, and seed-to-table garden programming in partnership with the Olympia Farmers Market, local chefs, and South Puget Sound Community College. The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded three project grants supporting arts programming for youth and a visiting artist programming series for young museum visitors and their families (grant awards in January 2023, January 2025, and January 2026). The National Commission on Libraries and Information Science contributed two awards. Combined obligated dollars across all eight awards total $2.5 million, with eight distinct grant awards spread across 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. One award is scheduled for completion within the next twenty-four months.
Quick answers
Is Hands On Children's Museum registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Hands On Children's Museum's SAM.gov registration is active through September 21, 2027.
What is Hands On Children's Museum's most recent federal award?
Hands On Children's Museum's most recent federal grant award is To support arts programming for youth (19454874426), from National Endowment for the Arts, on January 1, 2026.
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