Vendor · #4864 by total payments to the State of Delaware

Delaware Museum of Nature and Science

Delaware Museum of Nature and Science has been paid $336,964 by the State of Delaware since FY2023, primarily through Legislative Branch's Office of Controller General division.

In 29 documentsARP federal fundsNamed in legislationRecent payments
$337K
total payments · FY23–FY26
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Aug 10, 2022First payment
Jun 17, 2026Last payment
113Payments
38Documents
1Bills
6Programs
5Agencies

Relationships

Documents

Where this vendor appears in the archived record — with the exact pages, so you never have to hunt through a PDF.

Appropriation Bill FY27 Grants-in-Aid Act 2027 1 mention
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… 000$ 54 Delaware Greenways 32,569$ 55 Delaware Juneteenth Association 63,000$ 56 Delaware Museum of Nature and Science 17,000$ 25,000$ 57 Delaware Preservation Fund 30,000$ 58 Delaware Sport …

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Appropriation Bill HB 230 — Original / Not Amended 2026 1 mention
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… uneteenth Association 63,000$ 46 Delaware Military Heritage and Education Foundation 25,000$ 47 Delaware Museum of Nature and Science 17,000$ 48 Delaware Preservation Fund 30,000$ 49 Delaware Sports Museum and Hall …

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Appropriation Bill HB 230 — Session Law 2026 1 mention
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… uneteenth Association 63,000$ 46 Delaware Military Heritage and Education Foundation 25,000$ 47 Delaware Museum of Nature and Science 17,000$ 48 Delaware Preservation Fund 30,000$ 49 Delaware Sports Museum and Hall …

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… Museum Enhancements and Improvements for a Safe, Exciting and Engaging DCM Visitor Experience 50,000$ Delaware Museum of Nature and Science Inc 33,628$ Replacement of Back Patio at the Museum of Nature & Science 33,628$ …

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Appropriation Bill SB 327 — Original / Not Amended 2025 1 mention
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… eteenth Association 63,000$ 53 Delaware Military Heritage and Education Foundation 25,000$ 54 Delaware Museum of Nature and Science 17,000$ 55 Delaware Nature Society 160,000$ 56 Delaware Preservation Fund 30,000$ …

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Appropriation Bill SB 327 — Session Law 2025 1 mention
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… eteenth Association 63,000$ 53 Delaware Military Heritage and Education Foundation 25,000$ 54 Delaware Museum of Nature and Science 17,000$ 55 Delaware Nature Society 160,000$ 56 Delaware Preservation Fund 30,000$ …

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Appropriation Bill HB 197 — Original / Not Amended 2024 1 mention
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… 46 Delaware Military Heritage and Education Foundation 25,000$ 47 Delaware Museum of Natural HistoryDelaware Museum of Nature and Science 17,000$ 48 Delaware Nature Society 160,000$ 49 Delaware Preservation Fund 30,000$ …

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Appropriation Bill HB 197 — Session Law 2024 1 mention
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… re Juneteenth Association 46 Delaware Military Heritage and Education Foundation 47 Delaware Museum of Natural HistoryDelaware Museum of Nature and Science 48 Delaware Nature Society 49 Delaware Preservation Fund 50 Delaware Sports Commission 51 Delaware Spo …

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… Military Heritage and Education Foundation 200,000$ Delaware Military Museum Improvements 200,000$ Delaware Museum of Nature and Science 100,000$ Museum Metamorphosis Phase 2 Capital Projects 100,000$ 3 of 13 Delaware Gener …

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Appropriation Bill SB 252 — Original / Not Amended 2023 0 mentions
Appropriation Bill SB 252 — Session Law 2023 0 mentions
Appropriation Bill HB 265 — Original / Not Amended 2022 0 mentions

Programs

ProgramAgencyAmountYears
Office of Controller General Legislative Branch $133,628 FY23–FY26
Refunds & Grants Other Elective Offices $63,750 FY23–FY26
Red Clay Consolidated Sch Dist Dept of Education $44,777 FY23–FY26
Office of the Secretary Dept of Natrl Res and Env Cont $30,128 FY23–FY26
Las Americas Aspira Dept of Education $14,416 FY23–FY26
Brandywine School District Dept of Education $14,265 FY23–FY26
Red Clay Esser III #11-21 Federal — American Rescue Plan $927 FY23

Money

Where it goes
By category
Grants in Aid
$197K
Student Body Activity
$36K
Other Professional Service
$32K
Instructional Services
$24K
Instr Support Services
$20K
Which pot of money
General Fund
$257K
General Fund
$40K
Las Americas Aspira Local
$14K
Odyssey Local
$7K
Local Funds
$6K
By fiscal year
FY23$137K
FY24$30K
FY25$93K
FY26$77K
State credit-card purchases $11K · 3 years
Fiscal yearAmountTransactions
FY23$5,64613
FY24$3,40512
FY26$1,8205
Who swipes, and for what
DepartmentCategoryAmountTransactions
Appoquinimink School DistrictGift Card Novelty and... $3,4137
Dept of Natrl Res and Env ContGift Card Novelty and... $2,1202
Red Clay Consolidated Sch DistGift Card Novelty and... $1,5853
Providence Creek Acad Chtr SchGift Card Novelty and... $1,1582
Del Tech and Comm CollegeGift Card Novelty and... $1,1513
Kuumba Academy Charter SchoolGift Card Novelty and... $7232
Services for Children Youth...Gift Card Novelty and... $2094
Services for Children Youth...Tourist Attractions and... $1741
Gateway Lab SchoolGift Card Novelty and... $1042
Academia Antonia AlonsoGift Card Novelty and... $911

Source: state employee credit-card dataset, matched by merchant name. FY2025 is missing from the state portal.

How the spending is booked 10 account lines
AccountAmountLine items
Grants in Aid$197,37817
Student Body Activity$35,89763
Other Professional Service$32,3084
Instructional Services$23,5407
Instr Support Services$20,3107
Instructional Supplies$12,6208
Energy Savings Program$5,6251
Cost Share$4,6241
Grants$4,1102
Student Travel$5202

Fund and account lines come from the expenditure-detail dataset (source ↗), which itemizes payments at a finer grain than the checkbook.

Yearly totals — full table 4 fiscal years
Fiscal yearTotalChecks
FY23$137,39216
FY24$29,61125
FY25$93,00130
FY26$76,95942
Browse every payment 113 checks →
Recent payments latest 15 checks
DateDepartmentCategoryAmount
Jun 17, 2026 Dept of EducationInstructional Supplies $1,050
Jun 17, 2026 Dept of EducationStudent Body Activity $47
Jun 16, 2026 Dept of EducationStudent Body Activity $1,400
Jun 11, 2026 Dept of EducationInstructional Supplies $2,100
Jun 9, 2026 Dept of EducationInstructional Services $1,070
Jun 9, 2026 Dept of EducationOther Professional Service $2,180
Jun 3, 2026 Dept of EducationInstructional Services $4,280
May 18, 2026 Dept of EducationInstructional Services $3,210
May 14, 2026 Dept of EducationInstructional Supplies $2,100
May 11, 2026 Dept of EducationStudent Body Activity $175
May 8, 2026 Dept of Natrl Res and Env ContEnergy Savings Program $5,625
May 4, 2026 Dept of EducationStudent Body Activity $388
Apr 30, 2026 Dept of StateGrants $640
Apr 14, 2026 Dept of EducationInstructional Services $4,280
Apr 13, 2026 Dept of EducationStudent Body Activity $350

Source: State of Delaware checkbook · synced 2026-07-25. Open source dataset ↗

Source datasets

State checkbook (payments) · synced 2026-07-25 data.delaware.gov/d/5s6n-7hpx ↗
ARP transparency (federal funds) data.delaware.gov/d/e2rw-zi3s ↗
Document archive 6,110 verified state documents · methodology
Legislation legis.delaware.gov ↗