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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DISCOVERY STATION AT HAGERSTOWN INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$181,264
Total expenses
$146,778
Contributions and grants received
$135,018
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$45,162
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$1,084
Total assets, end of year
$726,381
Total liabilities, end of year
$649,806
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$76,575
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$127,230
Management and general expenses
$19,548
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$127,230

Program services were 86.7% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $2,664

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $39,900

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $92,454

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $29,149 · related or exempt $29,149

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PARTIES AND FIELD TRIPS

    total $15,398 · related or exempt $15,398

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SPECIAL EVENTS

    total $615 · related or exempt $615

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $2,325

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1,241

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,084 · related or exempt $1,084

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $61,969 · program services $55,772 · management and general $6,197

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $4,612 · program services $4,151 · management and general $461

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,223 · management and general $3,223

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $6,322 · management and general $6,322

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $51,908 · program services $51,908

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,345 · management and general $3,345

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,159 · program services $2,159

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,505 · program services $2,505

  • 24a · Other expenses: EXHIBITS & PROGRAMS

    total $9,960 · program services $9,960

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES MEMBERSHIPS LICENSE

    total $775 · program services $775

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $17,009 · end of year $8,132

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,484

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year -$2,320

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $11,983 · end of year $2,234

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

    $68,592

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

    $57,231

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $15,383 · end of year $11,361

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $25,557

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $704,654 · end of year $704,654

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,117 · end of year $2,359

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $24,304 · end of year $7,818

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $9,357 · end of year $17,321

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $698,883 · end of year $622,308

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $42,089 · end of year $76,575

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

DISCOVERY STATION AT HAGERSTOWN INC IS A HANDS ON MUSEUM THAT PROVIDES LIFE LONG LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EACH YEAR. WE CREAT AN INVIRONMENT THAT STIMULATES CURIOSITY FOR DISCOVER, EXPLORATION, AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION THROUGH EXHIBITS.

  • A HANDS ON MUSEUM WHICH INCLUDES INTERACTIVE AND STATIC DISPLAYS AND PROGRAMS ENCOURAGING VISITOR PARTICIPATION TO LEARN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART AND MATH (STEAM). PROGRAMS AND CLASSES ARE DESIGNED TO INSTRUCT PARTICIPANTS IN THESE TOPICS.

    Expenses $127,230 · Revenue $45,162

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Josef Chlebowski

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Steven Stitely

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Tyler Adkins

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523189349307487

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