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← DISCOVERY CENTER GREAT LAKES

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by DISCOVERY CENTER GREAT LAKES.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,379,559
Total expenses
$508,219
Contributions and grants received
$2,246,681
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$121,035
Investment income
$11,843
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$8,886,742
Total liabilities, end of year
$663,426
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,223,316
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$438,567
Management and general expenses
$21,444
Fundraising expenses
$48,208
Program service expenses (Part III)
$438,567

Program services were 86.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $1,230,721

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $264,985

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $750,975

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RENTAL INCOME

    total $72,158 · related or exempt $72,158

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PARTNER SLIP RENTALS

    total $48,667 · related or exempt $48,667

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PRIVATE SEASONAL

    total $210 · related or exempt $210

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $11,843 · excluded $11,843

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $117,851 · program services $94,280 · management and general $5,893 · fundraising $17,678

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $59,420 · program services $47,536 · management and general $2,971 · fundraising $8,913

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $22,874 · program services $18,300 · management and general $1,143 · fundraising $3,431

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $13,270 · program services $10,616 · management and general $663 · fundraising $1,991

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,720 · program services $2,176 · management and general $136 · fundraising $408

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $13,695 · program services $10,956 · management and general $685 · fundraising $2,054

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $85 · management and general $85

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $27,120 · program services $21,696 · management and general $1,356 · fundraising $4,068

  • 17 · Travel

    total $354 · program services $354

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,505 · program services $1,204 · management and general $75 · fundraising $226

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $157,340 · program services $157,022 · management and general $318

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,081 · program services $15,265 · management and general $954 · fundraising $2,862

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENTS AND EXIBITS

    total $27,599 · program services $26,896 · management and general $176 · fundraising $527

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $17,887 · program services $14,309 · management and general $895 · fundraising $2,683

  • 24c · Other expenses: CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $12,998 · program services $10,399 · management and general $649 · fundraising $1,950

  • 24d · Other expenses: LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF FIX

    total $4,948 · management and general $4,948

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $9,472 · program services $7,558 · management and general $497 · fundraising $1,417

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,027,117 · end of year $1,222,628

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $125,322 · end of year $815,542

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,027 · end of year $77,688

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $20,892

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $7,584,752

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $834,760

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,198,911 · end of year $6,749,992

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,401 · end of year $644,087

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $19,339

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,409,485 · end of year $7,282,774

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $942,491 · end of year $940,542

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO CONNECT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES AND NEEDS TO THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH RECREATION, EDUCATION, HISTORY, SCIENCE AND STEWARDSHIP.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CONNECT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES AND NEEDS TO THE GREAT LAKES.

  • DISCOVERY CENTER AND PIER - THE DISCOVERY CENTER IS A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ROTARY CAMPS TO PROVIDE A CAMPUS FOR FIVE OF THE REGION'S NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH FOCUSES ON WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES. MORE THAN 40,000 GUESTS VISIT THE SITE EACH YEAR, PRIMARILY TO VISIT THE GREAT LAKES CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, BUT ALSO TO PARTICIPATE IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS' ON-SITE PROGRAMS. THE DISCOVERY PIER IS A COLLECTION OF FOUR GREAT LAKES TALL SHIPS AND OTHER HISTORIC WOODEN BOATS. MORE THAN 15,000 PASSENGERS A YEAR TAKE CRUISES ON TWO OF THE SCHOONERS. ONE OF THE TALL SHIPS HOSTS A THERAPEUTIC PROGRAM FOR YOUTH FROM AT-RISK ENVIRONMENTS EACH SUMMER. ANOTHER OF THE SCHOONERS OPERATES AN UNDERWATER REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE SCIENCE PROGRAM FOR HIGH AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ITS DECK AND TAKES STUDENTS OUT ON THE BAY TO LEARN ABOUT FRESHWATER ECOLOGY. IT IS ALSO A PLACE WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN VIEW THE TALL SHIPS, FISH FROM THE PIER, PICNIC, OR SIMPLY ENJOY THE VIEW.

    Expenses $438,567 · Revenue $121,035

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Robert Stow

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Elaine Wood

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mack Beers

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kate Redman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Steve Feringa

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Beth Karczewski

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Deborah Kasemeyer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Sid Lammers

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Greg Luyt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Rick Summers

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mike Wills

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mike Brown

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jerry Ring

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Matthew McDonough

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $142,818
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $130,221
    Other
    $12,597
    Hours/week
    45 + 10 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
8 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202313199349300626

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