The Woodlands Children's Museum is $12,500 richer, courtesy of the coin-fed meters lining Market Street's Central Park.

Market Street announced Monday, July 27, that its Change for Charity program selected the Panther Creek Drive museum as its latest quarterly beneficiary, according to a report by Woodlands Online. The donation pushes the program's cumulative giving past $350,000 for local nonprofits since its launch.

The program works simply: shoppers and diners drop spare change into voluntary meters stationed around Central Park at the mixed-use property on Six Pines Drive. Each quarter, Market Street picks a new nonprofit to receive whatever the meters collect.

"We are thrilled and honored to benefit from the Change for Charity program and appreciate Market Street's generous support for nonprofits in our community," Jennifer Kraus, interim executive director of The Woodlands Children's Museum, told Woodlands Online. "Funding is a tremendous help as we enjoy a busy summer season full of magical activities for children and families."

The museum has operated on Panther Creek Drive since 2001 and is open Tuesdays through Saturdays. It expanded its programming in June 2026 with Quiet Discovery Hours for neurodiverse families, part of an active summer slate that Kraus said the donation will help sustain.

Market Street, managed by Trademark Property Company under General Manager Noemi Gonzalez, opened in 2004 and has housed the Change for Charity meters for an undisclosed number of years. The program's start date is not listed in public materials, though the $350,000 cumulative figure reflects consistent quarterly giving across multiple recipients.

The next quarterly Change for Charity recipient has not been announced.