Form 990 for tax year 2023

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

• 1b · Membership dues

  $523,724

• 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

  $7,295,991

• 1g · Noncash contributions included above

  $89,593

• 2a · Program service revenue: EXHIBIT ADMISSIONS

  total $1,700,420 · related or exempt $1,700,420

• 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

  total $984,545 · related or exempt $984,545

• 2c · Program service revenue: PLANETARIUM ADMISSIONS

  total $49,997 · related or exempt $49,997

• 2d · Program service revenue: THEATER ADMISSIONS

  total $24 · related or exempt $24

• 3 · Investment income

  total $206,956 · excluded $206,956

• 5 · Royalties

  total $194,002 · excluded $194,002

• 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

  securities $149,192 · other assets $13,111

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

  securities $0 · other assets $0

• 7c · Gain or loss

  securities $149,192 · other assets $13,111

• 7d · Net gain or loss

  total $162,303 · excluded $162,303

• 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

  $362,870

• 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

  $68,058

• 8c · Net income from fundraising events

  total $294,812 · excluded $294,812

• 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS OTHER ITEMS

  total $275,953 · related or exempt $275,953

• 11e · Other revenue, total

  $275,953

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

• 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

  total $868,184 · program services $205,247 · management and general $262,185 · fundraising $400,752

• 7 · Other salaries and wages

  total $3,990,375 · program services $2,490,037 · management and general $1,341,158 · fundraising $159,180

• 8 · Pension plan contributions

  total $233,229 · program services $45,153 · management and general $179,706 · fundraising $8,370

• 9 · Other employee benefits

  total $367,568 · program services $71,161 · management and general $283,216 · fundraising $13,191

• 10 · Payroll taxes

  total $352,353 · program services $205,503 · management and general $115,107 · fundraising $31,743

• 11a · Fees: management

  total $629,899 · program services $153,030 · management and general $475,889 · fundraising $980

• 11b · Fees: legal

  total $14,047 · management and general $9,955 · fundraising $4,092

• 11c · Fees: accounting

  total $42,000 · management and general $42,000

• 11f · Fees: investment management

  total $11,308 · management and general $11,308

• 11g · Fees: other

  total $105,817 · program services $66,245 · management and general $20,982 · fundraising $18,590

• 12 · Advertising and promotion

  total $240,226 · program services $161,445 · management and general $1,364 · fundraising $77,417

• 13 · Office expenses

  total $451,718 · program services $377,838 · management and general $70,997 · fundraising $2,883

• 14 · Information technology

  total $24,991 · program services $5,223 · management and general $19,498 · fundraising $270

• 16 · Occupancy

  total $464,233 · program services $1,187 · management and general $461,595 · fundraising $1,451

• 17 · Travel

  total $27,482 · program services $14,557 · management and general $7,922 · fundraising $5,003

• 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

  total $15,401 · program services $5,182 · management and general $8,469 · fundraising $1,750

• 20 · Interest

  total $228,334 · management and general $228,334

• 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

  total $2,151,230 · program services $1,837,548 · management and general $307,127 · fundraising $6,555

• 23 · Insurance

  total $155,664 · management and general $155,664

• 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

  total $496,867 · program services $151,088 · management and general $345,779

• 24b · Other expenses: FILM PRINT RENTAL

  total $159,000 · program services $159,000

• 24c · Other expenses: RENTAL EXPENSES

  total $74,150 · program services $35,754 · management and general $38,396

• 24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

  total $28,160 · program services $737 · management and general $9,133 · fundraising $18,290

• 24e · All other expenses

  total -$200,317 · program services $15,472 · management and general -$218,825 · fundraising $3,036

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

• 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

  beginning of year $3,393,644 · end of year $2,723,266

• 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

  beginning of year $10,227,559 · end of year $6,300,287

• 4 · Accounts receivable

  beginning of year $20,741 · end of year $29,325

• 8 · Inventories for sale or use

  beginning of year $18,786 · end of year $48,407

• 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

  beginning of year $41,946 · end of year $130,950

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

  $107,229,012

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

  $47,857,880

• 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

  beginning of year $53,040,362 · end of year $59,371,132

• 12 · Investments: other securities

  beginning of year $2,402,871 · end of year $2,668,159

• 15 · Other assets

  beginning of year $209,094 · end of year $215,875

• 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  beginning of year $2,650,409 · end of year $2,055,021

• 19 · Deferred revenue

  beginning of year $334,657 · end of year $347,522

• 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

  beginning of year $1,450,000 · end of year $3,290,000

• 25 · Other liabilities

  beginning of year $259,034 · end of year $281,515

• 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

  beginning of year $42,591,718 · end of year $51,626,557

• 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

  beginning of year $22,069,185 · end of year $13,886,786

Itemized on Schedule J with no Part VII listing of the same name on this return:

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3

A BOARD APPROVED AGREEMENT IS IN PLACE FOR THE PRESIDENT.

PART I, LINE 5

TAMMY MCKINNEY SALARY BASED ON CONTRIBUTION REVENUE GOALS.