← TALLAHASSEE MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND NATURAL SCIENCE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by TALLAHASSEE MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND NATURAL SCIENCE INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $3,011,671
Total expenses: $2,924,408
Contributions and grants received: $1,414,020
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $1,231,527
Investment income: $96,158
Other revenue: $269,966
Total assets, end of year: $3,985,951
Total liabilities, end of year: $369,311
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $3,616,640
Program services expenses (Part IX): $2,365,288
Management and general expenses: $357,965
Fundraising expenses: $201,155
Program service expenses (Part III): $2,365,288

Program services were 80.9% 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

$266,910
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$770,103
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$377,007
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$16,050
2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

total $906,303 · related or exempt $906,303
2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS

total $325,224 · related or exempt $325,224
3 · Investment income

total $38,760 · excluded $38,760
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $1,245,623
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $1,188,214 · other assets $11
7c · Gain or loss

securities $57,409 · other assets -$11
7d · Net gain or loss

total $57,398 · excluded $57,398
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$280,477
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$188,611
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total $91,866 · excluded $91,866
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$405,110
10b · Cost of goods sold

$267,026
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $138,084 · related or exempt $52,827 · unrelated business -$10,585 · excluded $95,842
11a · Other revenue: BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND OTHER

total $28,713 · excluded $28,713
11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

total $7,628 · excluded $7,628
11c · Other revenue: FACILITIES RENTAL

total $3,675 · excluded $3,675
11e · Other revenue, total

$40,016

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $310,422 · program services $77,606 · management and general $135,789 · fundraising $97,027
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $1,193,289 · program services $1,118,210 · management and general $50,899 · fundraising $24,180
9 · Other employee benefits

total $123,649 · program services $110,304 · management and general $9,205 · fundraising $4,140
10 · Payroll taxes

total $108,372 · program services $86,980 · management and general $13,045 · fundraising $8,347
11b · Fees: legal

total $12,495 · management and general $12,495
11c · Fees: accounting

total $23,389 · management and general $23,389
11f · Fees: investment management

total $16,384 · management and general $16,384
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $176,027 · program services $176,027
13 · Office expenses

total $127,030 · program services $109,122 · management and general $16,368 · fundraising $1,540
16 · Occupancy

total $101,904 · program services $81,788 · management and general $12,267 · fundraising $7,849
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $14,913 · program services $12,968 · management and general $1,945
20 · Interest

total $246 · program services $214 · management and general $32
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $284,378 · program services $228,242 · management and general $34,232 · fundraising $21,904
23 · Insurance

total $165,985 · program services $133,220 · management and general $19,980 · fundraising $12,785
24a · Other expenses: ANIMAL CARE

total $61,905 · program services $61,905
24b · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP EXPENSES

total $42,914 · program services $42,914
24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

total $39,341 · program services $34,210 · management and general $5,131
24d · Other expenses: COLLECTIONS & EXHIBITS

total $32,552 · program services $32,552
24e · All other expenses

total $89,213 · program services $59,026 · management and general $6,804 · fundraising $23,383

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $402,830 · end of year $228,806
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $462,685 · end of year $26,053
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $50,952 · end of year $143,651
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $27,084 · end of year $17,975
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $55,330 · end of year $66,441
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $40,637 · end of year $61,819
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$6,474,082
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$3,898,508
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $1,698,640 · end of year $2,575,574
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $1,089,770 · end of year $865,632
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $94,550 · end of year $103,518
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $198,515 · end of year $218,277
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $235,660 · end of year $47,516
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $2,730,434 · end of year $3,376,640
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $568,769 · end of year $240,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE TALLAHASSEE MUSEUM INSPIRES PEOPLE TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES, COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD THROUGH AN ENHANCED UNDERSTANDING OF OUR REGION'S NATURAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS.

THE TALLAHASSEE MUSEUM IS A REGIONAL MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND NATURAL SCIENCE, CONSISTING OF 52 ACRES AND 24 HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY BUILDINGS. THE SITE INCLUDES PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITS AND FACILITIES FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND PRESENTATIONS, SPECIAL EVENTS AND SUPPORT SERVICES. THE MUSEUM SERVES APPROXIMATELY 128,274 PEOPLE ANNUALLY, WITH 116,509 VISITORS ON-SITE AND 11,755 THROUGH ITS OFF-SITE AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS.

Expenses $2,238,759 · Revenue $76,845
THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS EXHIBITS AND COLLECTIONS IN THE MUSEUM AND ON THE GROUNDS. THESE INCLUDE A LIVING COLLECTION OF NATIVE ANIMALS EXHIBITED IN NATURAL HABITAT ENCLOSURES AND CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL EXHIBITS.

Expenses $94,457 · Revenue $829,458
THE MUSEUM ALSO RUNS SUMMER NATURE AND HISTORY CAMP PROGRAMS, EARLY CHILDHOOD/PRESCHOOL CLASSES, AND NUMEROUS OTHER EDUCATIONAL DEMONSTRATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, CLASSES, AND TOURS DURING THE YEAR. OVER 6,493 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN APPROXIMATELY 195 PROGRAMS PRESENTED BY THE MUSEUM EACH YEAR.

Expenses $32,072 · Revenue $325,224

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

Russell S DawsRUSSELL S DAWS

PRESIDENT/CE

Total calculated

$200,233

From this org

$176,597

From related orgs

$0

Other

$23,636

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$176,597

Bonus

not reported

Other

not reported

Deferred

$23,636

Nontaxable benefits

not reported

Filer's total

$200,233
Rebekka WadeREBEKKA WADE

VP/COO

Total calculated

$112,792

From this org

$111,946

From related orgs

$0

Other

$846

Hours/week

40
Lauren ApplewhiteLAUREN APPLEWHITE

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Park BroomePARK BROOME

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Eryn CalabroERYN CALABRO

1ST VICE CHA

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Bryan DeslogeBRYAN DESLOGE

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Amy GroffAMY GROFF

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Malinda HortonMALINDA HORTON

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
George Avant JrGEORGE AVANT JR

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Larry KubiakLARRY KUBIAK

2ND VICE CHA

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Claude LillyCLAUDE LILLY

CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Allen McConnaughhayALLEN MCCONNAUGHHAY

IMMED PAST C

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Ana MelendezANA MELENDEZ

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Scott MixonSCOTT MIXON

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Richard MooreRICHARD MOORE

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Kim OrtloffKIM ORTLOFF

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Ken SilvestriKEN SILVESTRI

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Kimberly SmileyKIMBERLY SMILEY

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Nancy Stepina-RobisonNANCY STEPINA-ROBISON

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Rob VickersROB VICKERS

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Tre' WarrenTRE' WARREN

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Abbey WattABBEY WATT

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3

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 · Written employment contract
3 · Compensation survey or study
3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings

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
6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
7 · Other non-fixed payments
8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6A: PERFORMANCE BONUS: THE MUSEUM SHALL PROVIDE TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO A YEAR END PERFORMANCE BONUS IN THE AMOUNT OF 100% OF THE NET OPERATING INCOME, UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 6,000. IN THE EVENT THAT THE MUSEUM'S NET OPERATING INCOME EXCEEDS 6,000, THE PRESIDENT/CEO WILL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL BONUS OF 10% OF THE NET OPERATING INCOME IN EXCESS OF 6,000, UP TO A MAXIMUM OF AN ADDITIONAL 6,000.

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: 17 April 2025
IRS schema version: 2023v6.0
Source object: 202531089349301803

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