The campaign for 100,000 smiling faces!
Enriching childhood through play, social connections, and fun because childhood matters!
"As a northern Colorado resident for the past 35 years, the mother of two sons and grandmother of two grandsons, I cannot tell you how we have longed for a resource such as the Children's Museum of Northern Colorado. So many children and families in our communities cannot or choose not to make the trek to other cities where such resources are available for children to learn and grow. As one of the fastest areas growing in Colorado, we need valuable and exciting learning opportunities for our children and families and the Children's Museum of Northern Colorado will be just that. The cooperative nature of the planning for this museum also is a wonderful model for how the northern Colorado communities can and do collaborate to bring needed and desired resources to our area."
-Dr. Janet Alcorn, Director of the Tointon Institute for Educational Change
"It was exciting for me and a real honor to be part of the exhibit design planning for the Children's Museum of Northern Colorado. Families are going to love bonding and learning through play when they visit. The museum will make a significant impact on the growth and education of Northern Colorado's children."
-Sarah S. Weeks, M.S.Ed., Impact and Education Director for The Ottercares Foundation
We inspire children through playful exploration.
Conceptualized by a group of community members, educators, and business leaders, the
Children's Museum of Northern Colorado (CMNC) became a non-profit 501(c)3 organization in
2017. We strive to be the only dedicated children's museum serving the Northern Colorado
region.
We have spent the last several years building a regionally represented board of directors,
gaining community support, and finding a centrally located site for our campus. Through the
generous support from the McWhinney Corporation, a site located within a planned mixed use
urban development near the I-25/Hwy 34 interchange has been selected as the perfect
location for the CMNC.
We recognize the importance of doing our due diligence and conducted two feasibility studies:
a market feasibility study as well as a philanthropic feasibility study. Both studies provided us
with valuable data that our region in Northern Colorado can successfully support a Children's
Museum.
In 2021, the board established the goal of being campaign ready, and identified a three-prong
approach to arrive at that point. Staff has been hired, work teams and committees were
established, including a campaign steering committee composed of board members and
community advocates.
In 2022 we completed a revised architectual study to right size our campaign goals.
Organization name
Children's Museum of Northern Colorado
other names
CMNC, Inspire! Children's Museum Northern Colorado
2017
Tax id (EIN)
82-1578667
Category
Youth Development
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
PO Box 239Larimer County, CO, US