Form 990 for tax year 2024

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

• 1b · Membership dues

  $390,035

• 1c · Fundraising events

  $2,121,621

• 1e · Government grants (contributions)

  $4,929,929

• 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

  $23,015,934

• 2a · Program service revenue: Admissions

  total $2,265,087 · related or exempt $2,265,087

• 2b · Program service revenue: Educational Programs

  total $494,047 · related or exempt $494,047

• 3 · Investment income

  total $2,478,365 · excluded $2,478,365

• 6b · Less rental expenses

  real property $2,596

• 6c · Rental income or loss

  real property -$2,596

• 6d · Net rental income or loss

  total -$2,596 · unrelated business -$2,596

• 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

  other assets $2,500

• 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

  other assets $143,855

• 7c · Gain or loss

  other assets -$141,355

• 7d · Net gain or loss

  total -$141,355 · excluded -$141,355

• 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

  $84,487

• 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

  $2,121,621

• 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

  $645,824

• 8c · Net income from fundraising events

  total -$561,337 · excluded -$561,337

• 10a · Gross sales of inventory

  $272,039

• 10b · Cost of goods sold

  $126,677

• 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

  total $145,362 · related or exempt $145,362

• 11a · Other revenue: Birthday Parties

  total $101,556 · excluded $101,556

• 11b · Other revenue: Misc. Other

  total $23,616 · related or exempt $23,616

• 11e · Other revenue, total

  $125,172

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

• 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

  total $536,393 · program services $347,482 · management and general $138,473 · fundraising $50,438

• 7 · Other salaries and wages

  total $2,925,883 · program services $2,027,211 · management and general $604,421 · fundraising $294,251

• 8 · Pension plan contributions

  total $61,724 · management and general $61,724

• 9 · Other employee benefits

  total $205,304 · program services $152,622 · management and general $35,071 · fundraising $17,611

• 10 · Payroll taxes

  total $283,286 · program services $152,793 · management and general $112,561 · fundraising $17,932

• 11b · Fees: legal

  total $23,656 · program services $17,325 · management and general $6,331

• 11c · Fees: accounting

  total $52,957 · program services $15,889 · management and general $29,035 · fundraising $8,033

• 11g · Fees: other

  total $978,923 · program services $331,586 · management and general $513,472 · fundraising $133,865

• 12 · Advertising and promotion

  total $344,034 · program services $229,016 · management and general $114,218 · fundraising $800

• 13 · Office expenses

  total $295,054 · program services $241,248 · management and general $43,706 · fundraising $10,100

• 14 · Information technology

  total $131,915 · program services $115,071 · management and general $15,199 · fundraising $1,645

• 16 · Occupancy

  total $370,777 · program services $319,998 · management and general $50,779

• 17 · Travel

  total $87,283 · program services $28,815 · management and general $54,730 · fundraising $3,738

• 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

  total $356,695 · program services $304,586 · management and general $52,109

• 23 · Insurance

  total $265,740 · program services $229,273 · management and general $36,467

• 24a · Other expenses: Materials & Supplies

  total $630,728 · program services $554,859 · management and general $69,168 · fundraising $6,701

• 24b · Other expenses: Exhibit Fees & Rentals

  total $341,543 · program services $334,043 · management and general $7,500

• 24c · Other expenses: Capital campaign

  total $300,619 · program services $31,362 · management and general $269,257

• 24d · Other expenses: Other Costs

  total $71,684 · program services $22,341 · management and general $46,970 · fundraising $2,373

• 24e · All other expenses

  total $71,190 · program services $60,442 · management and general $10,748

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

• 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

  beginning of year $500 · end of year $973,408

• 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

  beginning of year $4,998,101 · end of year $3,474,173

• 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

  beginning of year $6,048,098 · end of year $18,982,253

• 4 · Accounts receivable

  beginning of year $8,166 · end of year $3,879

• 8 · Inventories for sale or use

  beginning of year $23,784 · end of year $1,939

• 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

  beginning of year $297,904 · end of year $242,279

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

  $35,807,623

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

  $2,895,205

• 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

  beginning of year $15,497,749 · end of year $32,912,418

• 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

  beginning of year $57,836,804 · end of year $57,365,903

• 15 · Other assets

  beginning of year $542,122 · end of year $459,305

• 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  beginning of year $887,045 · end of year $3,320,358

• 19 · Deferred revenue

  beginning of year $1,249,446 · end of year $1,040,033

• 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

  beginning of year $18,542,467 · end of year $33,167,471

• 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

  beginning of year $64,574,270 · end of year $76,887,695

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 3

The board approves the salaries of the President and the CEO.