Totals
- Total revenue
- $612,470
- Total expenses
- $731,339
- Contributions and grants received
- $612,138
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $332
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $780,929
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,396
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $779,533
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $315,968
- Management and general expenses
- $124,028
- Fundraising expenses
- $291,343
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $315,968
Program services were 43.2% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$500,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$112,138
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3 · Investment income
total $332 · excluded $332
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $160,096 · program services $80,048 · management and general $40,024 · fundraising $40,024
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $182,138 · program services $72,855 · management and general $36,428 · fundraising $72,855
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $1,396 · program services $624 · management and general $312 · fundraising $460
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $36,620 · program services $16,361 · management and general $8,181 · fundraising $12,078
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $28,764 · program services $12,851 · management and general $6,426 · fundraising $9,487
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11b · Fees: legal
total $1,803 · management and general $1,803
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $2,200 · management and general $2,200
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $154,471 · fundraising $154,471
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11g · Fees: other
total $26,737 · program services $26,737
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $46,069 · program services $46,069
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13 · Office expenses
total $14,055 · program services $4,638 · management and general $7,449 · fundraising $1,968
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14 · Information technology
total $42,445 · program services $25,467 · management and general $16,978
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16 · Occupancy
total $5,426 · program services $5,426
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17 · Travel
total $8,123 · program services $8,123
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $1,568 · management and general $1,568
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $14,521 · program services $14,521
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23 · Insurance
total $2,248 · program services $2,248
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24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSE
total $2,659 · management and general $2,659
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $870,178 · end of year $720,230
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $261 · end of year $1,558
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$72,605
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$23,773
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $63,353 · end of year $48,832
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $7,674 · end of year $7,809
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $2,500 · end of year $2,500
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $45,699 · end of year $1,396
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $825,630 · end of year $722,011
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $72,637 · end of year $57,522
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
BREAKING BARRIERS TO IGNITE THE CURIOSITY IN ALL OF US.
Activities or mission (Part I)
FMSM IS COMMUNITY PROJECT TO DESIGN AND BUILD A DESTINATION SCIENCE MUSEUM FOR THE FM REGION.
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THE FARGO-MOORHEAD SCIENCE MUSEUM OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO THE FM REGION WHICH IGNITES CURIOSITY IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND MEDICINE (STEMM). FMSM ENGAGES WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT ADMISSION-FREE PUBLIC EVENTS AT LIBRARIES AND PARKS AND TARGETS UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGH MOBILE STEMM OUTREACH. IN 2023, FMSM PROVIDED EIGHTY HOURS OF STEMM PROGRAMMING ACROSS 17 COMMUNITY EVENTS TO 2,841 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THESE EFFORTS WERE SUPPORTED BY EIGHT DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS COMMITTED TO BRINGING FREE STEMM OUTREACH TO AREA EVENTS. OUR PROGRAMS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HANDS-ON INTERACTIONS WITH REAL SCIENCE WHICH MAKES SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS CONCRETE FOR PARTICIPANTS AND CAN CREATE LIFE-LONG ENTHUSIASM FOR SCIENCE. FMSM STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS SPENT HUNDREDS OF HOURS CONTINUING TO BUILD THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND CULTIVATING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND DONORS. THE FMSM EDUCATION COMMITTEE WORKED WITH GYROSCOPE INC. TO FINALIZE THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE PLAN. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED A $500,000 GRANT FROM THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL COSTS DURING THIS PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SELECTED THE FUTURE MUSEUM SITE, DEVELOPED THE FMSM STRATEGIC PLAN, AND RECEIVED RESULTS OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDY PREPARED BY CONSULTECON INC. THE BOARD ALSO RESEARCHED COST ESTIMATES FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR A BUILDING WHERE CURIOUS MINDS OF ALL AGES CAN EXPLORE AND ENGAGE IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND MEDICINE SUBJECTS COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS STEMM.
Expenses $315,968
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Gwen McCartneyGWEN MCCARTNEY
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Jessie RockJESSIE ROCK
PAST CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 7.5
-
Anne StollANNE STOLL
TREASURER (STARTED 7/2023)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 7.5
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Danni MelquistDANNI MELQUIST
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 7.5
-
Stephanie DaySTEPHANIE DAY
DIRECTOR (LEFT 4/2023)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Christina SniderCHRISTINA SNIDER
CAMPAIGN CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 7.5
-
Jae DewaldJAE DEWALD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
-
Breanna KompelienBREANNA KOMPELIEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
-
David SchlossmanDAVID SCHLOSSMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
-
Bobbi BrickerBOBBI BRICKER
TREASURER (LEFT 3/2023)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 7.5
-
Ken BrazerolKEN BRAZEROL
PAST CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
-
James HandJAMES HAND
DIRECTOR (STARTED 5/2023)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
-
Sandy KorbelSANDY KORBEL
DIRECTOR (STARTED 11/2023)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
-
Susan MathisonSUSAN MATHISON
DIRECTOR (STARTED 7/2023)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Mark VoigtMARK VOIGT
DIRECTOR (LEFT 6/2023)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Josephine BalengerJOSEPHINE BALENGER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $160,014
- From this org
- $155,414
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,600
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $155,414
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $1,471
- Nontaxable benefits
- $3,129
- Filer's total
- $160,014
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 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
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
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
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
- 2023
- Filed
- 14 November 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202443209349303134
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