Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1712 Willow Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA
- Website
- ncchildrensmuseum.org
- Founded
- 2006
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Education Services
- Education
- SIC code
- 82 Educational Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill | R25GM154384 | $133,952 |
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About the company
The North Carolina Children's Museum, doing business as Kidzu Childrens Museum, is a Chapel Hill, North Carolina–based nonprofit operating as a woman-owned business that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient and sub-recipient to support educational programming and community engagement work. The organization holds no federal contracts and operates exclusively in the federal grant space, with four awards across four distinct grantor agencies since 2018.
Kidzu's federal footprint centers on museum programming and community-serving educational initiatives. As a prime grant recipient, the museum received a project grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in January 2024 to support artist residencies. More substantially, the Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Kidzu a $425,998 project grant under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) effective September 1, 2023, running through August 31, 2026. That grant funds development of a framework for supporting refugee communities, including regular family programming, a skills-development volunteer program for teenage refugees, and a best-practices toolkit designed for dissemination to other informal learning environments and cultural centers. The project targets 300 families and up to 40 teen volunteers. In its sub-recipient role, Kidzu collaborates with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on a July 2025 sub-award focused on developing and exploring preliminary efficacy of STEM-focused playgroups for young children with and without disabilities and their caregivers.
Customer concentration is dispersed across federal grant programs. The four known grantors—IMLS, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences, and the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science—each represent one award. Combined obligated dollars across all federal awards total $759 thousand, with award activity averaging one per year across the past four years. The organization operates as a prime recipient on 75% of its federal footprint, with one sub-award through a university prime grantee.
Quick answers
Is The North Carolina Children's Museum registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. The North Carolina Children's Museum's SAM.gov registration is active through June 23, 2027.
What is The North Carolina Children's Museum's CAGE code?
The North Carolina Children's Museum's CAGE code is 6AFH1, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is CYXNFC5EUKN3.
What is The North Carolina Children's Museum's most recent federal award?
The North Carolina Children's Museum's most recent federal grant award is To support a series of artist residencies at the kidzu children's museum (19261127824), from National Endowment for the Arts, on January 1, 2024.
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- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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