Totals
- Total revenue
- $6,446,548
- Total expenses
- $7,061,940
- Contributions and grants received
- $5,569,265
- Grants paid
- $417
- Program service revenue
- $757,040
- Investment income
- $60,901
- Other revenue
- $59,342
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,692,417
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $10,045,184
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $647,233
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $5,091,315
- Management and general expenses
- $1,223,794
- Fundraising expenses
- $746,831
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $5,091,315
Program services were 72.1% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$91,000
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$3,560,290
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,917,975
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$177,857
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2a · Program service revenue: WORKSHOPS/CAMP/EVENTS
total $568,030 · related or exempt $568,030
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2b · Program service revenue: ADMISSION FEES
total $133,862 · related or exempt $133,862
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2c · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES
total $55,148 · related or exempt $55,148
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3 · Investment income
total $60,140 · excluded $60,140
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6a · Gross rents
real property $86,275
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $35,123
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $51,152
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $51,152 · excluded $51,152
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $161,768
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $161,007
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $761
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $761 · excluded $761
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$26,505
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$91,000
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$144,286
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$117,781 · excluded -$117,781
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $125,971 · excluded $125,971
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11e · Other revenue, total
$125,971
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $417 · program services $417
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $204,889 · program services $67,534 · management and general $55,657 · fundraising $81,698
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,517,409 · program services $2,537,840 · management and general $564,804 · fundraising $414,765
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $58,454 · program services $43,180 · management and general $14,559 · fundraising $715
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $239,782 · program services $143,989 · management and general $75,607 · fundraising $20,186
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $267,623 · program services $190,915 · management and general $41,434 · fundraising $35,274
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $90,131 · management and general $90,131
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $4,736 · management and general $4,736
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11g · Fees: other
total $499,230 · program services $353,290 · management and general $49,848 · fundraising $96,092
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $6,911 · program services $4,437 · management and general $283 · fundraising $2,191
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13 · Office expenses
total $110,558 · program services $76,249 · management and general $25,821 · fundraising $8,488
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14 · Information technology
total $116,642 · program services $71,027 · management and general $27,843 · fundraising $17,772
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16 · Occupancy
total $1,247,046 · program services $1,133,002 · management and general $60,432 · fundraising $53,612
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17 · Travel
total $52,898 · program services $40,613 · management and general $6,379 · fundraising $5,906
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $7,589 · program services $3,322 · management and general $3,615 · fundraising $652
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $132,392 · program services $20,820 · management and general $111,572
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23 · Insurance
total $30,174 · program services $5,691 · management and general $24,483
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES
total $195,042 · program services $188,957 · management and general $456 · fundraising $5,629
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24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
total $140,579 · program services $104,383 · management and general $33,299 · fundraising $2,897
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24c · Other expenses: SECURITY
total $89,287 · program services $89,287
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24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN
total $39,607 · program services $5,818 · management and general $32,835 · fundraising $954
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24e · All other expenses
total $10,544 · program services $10,544
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $597,936 · end of year $1,011,556
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $209,192 · end of year $97,032
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $495,516 · end of year $212,534
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $102,977 · end of year $8,095
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,084,796
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$483,927
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $710,786 · end of year $600,869
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $567,753 · end of year $453,428
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $7,415,523 · end of year $8,308,903
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $171,044 · end of year $519,546
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $330,892 · end of year $399,337
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $8,142,528 · end of year $9,126,301
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,455,219 · end of year $647,233
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
KID MUSEUM IS OUR REGION'S PIONEERING EXPERIENTIAL MUSEUM AND EDUCATIONAL MAKERSPACE. WE FOSTER THE "MIND OF A MAKER" IN KIDS AND YOUTH, EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION WITH THE SKILLS TO INVENT THE FUTURE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
ESTABLISHED EDUCATIONAL NONPROFIT IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. METRO AREA THAT OFFERS HANDS-ON, MAKER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS, TEENS, FAMILIES, AND EDUCATORS. ITS UNIQUE PROGRAMS FOCUS ON ENGAGING YOUTH IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATH (STEAM), BUILDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND HELPING DIVERSIFY THE TALENT PIPELINE OF THE FUTURE. SINCE ESTABLISHING A PROOF-OF-CONCEPT SITE IN 2014, KID MUSEUM HAS SERVED MORE THAN 435,000 VISITORS. AT ITS TWO MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD FACILITIES, IT FOSTERS THE "MIND OF A MAKER" TO EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION WITH THE SKILLS TO INVENT THE FUTURE. AS A LEADER IN INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING, KID PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY TO DISMANTLE STRUCTURAL INEQUITIES AND ENABLE ALL STUDENTS TO UNLOCK THEIR FULLEST CREATIVE POTENTIAL.
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IN ITS ELEVENTH YEAR OF OPERATIONS, AND ITS FOURTH AT THE FLAGSHIP LOCATION AT BETHESDA METRO CENTER, KID MUSEUM IS OPEN SIX DAYS A WEEK, SERVING THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND EDUCATORS EACH YEAR WITH A RANGE OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. ITS PROGRAMS ARE BUILT AROUND HANDS-ON, TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT BUILD SKILLS IN CODING, ENGINEERING DESIGN, AND INVENTION, AND PREPARE KIDS TO TAKE ON LIFE'S CHALLENGES WITH CREATIVITY, CURIOSITY, AND COMPASSION.1) OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMSKID MUSEUM PROVIDES YOUTH WITH THE SKILLS AND EXPANDED MINDSET TO BECOME INNOVATORS OF THE FUTURE THROUGH ENGAGING, HANDS-ON PROGRAMMING FROM WEEK-LONG SUMMER CAMPS AND DAILY CAMPS, TO MULTI-WEEK AFTER-SCHOOL CLASSES AND MIDDLE SCHOOL MAKER NIGHTS. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM PROVIDES VIBRANT WEEKEND EXPERIENCES DESIGNED TO ENGAGE THE WHOLE FAMILY. IN FY25, KID MUSEUM CONTINUED ITS IN-PERSON WEEKEND PROGRAMMING, SERVING VISITORS THROUGH OPEN EXPLORE TIME, BIRTHDAY PARTIES, WORKSHOPS, AND COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS.2) SCHOOL PROGRAMSKID MUSEUM OFFERS RIGOROUS, CURRICULUM BASED PROGRAMS, WITH A SERIES OF EXPERIENCES THAT COMBINE TECHNICAL SKILLS (EG. CODING, ELECTRONICS, ENGINEERING DESIGN) WITH 21ST CENTURY LEARNING INCLUDING CRITICAL THINKING, CREATIVITY, AND COLLABORATION. THE ANNUAL INVENT THE FUTURE CHALLENGE BRINGS THESE LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO THOUSANDS OF AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE MUSEUM ALSO PROVIDES RIGOROUS, STANDARDS-ALIGNED CURRICULAR PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, REACHING THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS INCLUDING THOSE FROM TITLE I AND HIGH-POVERTY SCHOOLS THROUGH THE KID INVENTORS PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, KID MUSEUM REACHES THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS THROUGH SINGLE VISIT MAKER DISCOVERY FIELD TRIPS, EXPLORING HANDS-ON TECHNICAL AND BUILDING SKILLS, AS WELL AS DEEP DIVE WORKSHOPS AND OPEN BUILD EXPERIENCES IN WHICH STUDENTS PURSUE THEIR OWN PROJECT BUILDS. KID MUSEUM ALSO CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO BROADEN THE ACCESS AND REACH OF ITS PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.3) TEEN PROGRAMSKID MUSEUM'S TEEN VOLUNTEER PROGRAM TRAINS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO GUIDE VISITORS THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPLORATIONS. THESE TRAINED STUDENTS THEN SERVE AS ACTIVITY FACILITATORS DURING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, FAMILY WEEKEND PROGRAMS, AND AT CAMPS. IN FY25, KID MUSEUM ALSO CONTINUED ITS INTENSIVE TEEN INNOVATORS PROGRAM THAT ALLOWED TEENS TO DELVE INTO STEM, MAKER, AND LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS STRENGTHEN THEIR TECH AND MAKER SKILLS. ALL COHORTS OF THE TEEN PROGRAM EXPLORE COLLEGE AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN STEM AND NON-STEM FIELDS.4) EDUCATOR PROGRAMSKID MUSEUM'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES EDUCATORS WITH THE SKILLS, RESOURCES, AND INSPIRATION NEEDED TO SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE STEM-BASED MAKER EDUCATION INTO EVERYDAY CLASSROOMS. IN FY25, KID MUSEUM CONTINUED ITS MODEL FOR SUPPORTING SCHOOLS IN SYSTEMIC INTEGRATION OF MAKER LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM. TEACHERS DELIVERED A STUDENT CURRICULUM, PARTICIPATED IN COHORT-WIDE TRAINING WORKSHOPS, AND PARTNERED WITH KID MUSEUM STAFF FOR INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING.5) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTIN FY25, KID MUSEUM FURTHER REFINED ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FUNCTION, PERFORMING OUTREACH TO LOCAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNITIES AT LITTLE TO NO COST TO THE PARTICIPANTS. KID ALSO COLLABORATED WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTINUE TO BROADEN ITS REACH AND DEEPEN PARTNERSHIPS IN THE REGION. STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THAT ARE TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAMS WITHIN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS AT KID MUSEUM DURING THE WEEK AND WEEKENDS. KID MUSEUM ALSO BUILT OUT ITS RESEARCH AND EVALUATION FUNCTION TO FURTHER REFINE ITS IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THESE PROGRAMS.
Expenses $5,091,315 · Grants $417 · Revenue $757,040
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Cara LesserCARA LESSER
FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $186,640
- From this org
- $154,661
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $31,979
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $154,661
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,100
- Nontaxable benefits
- $26,879
- Filer's total
- $186,640
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David GoldbergDAVID GOLDBERG
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robby BrewerROBBY BREWER
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Brian TaffBRIAN TAFF
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jill ChessenJILL CHESSEN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sam AlemayehuSAM ALEMAYEHU
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Georges AndreGEORGES ANDRE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Susan HendricksonSUSAN HENDRICKSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Shanika HopeSHANIKA HOPE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Corinna LathanCORINNA LATHAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alexandre ReneALEXANDRE RENE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Antonio TijerinoANTONIO TIJERINO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jacqueline EylJACQUELINE EYL
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $151,634
- From this org
- $146,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,634
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $146,000
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,380
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,254
- Filer's total
- $151,634
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Monica Goodwyn-CaulMONICA GOODWYN-CAUL
CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $151,206
- From this org
- $145,056
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,150
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $145,056
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,380
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,770
- Filer's total
- $151,206
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Holly ChristensenHOLLY CHRISTENSEN
CHIEF OPERATING OFFIER
- Total calculated
- $148,237
- From this org
- $142,250
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,987
- Hours/week
- 40
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Amy KurzAMY KURZ
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $151,582
- From this org
- $137,891
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,691
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $122,891
- Bonus
- $15,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,691
- Filer's total
- $151,582
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Phyllis KimPHYLLIS KIM
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $149,352
- From this org
- $137,743
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,609
- Hours/week
- 40
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 7
- AMY KURZ RECEIVED A $20,000 BONUS DIVIDED INTO 4 QUARTERS DURING FIRST YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT. THREE $5000 PAYMENTS WERE MADE IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202601349349308805
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