Form 990 for tax year 2023

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

• 1b · Membership dues

  $1,263,643

• 1c · Fundraising events

  $1,259,582

• 1e · Government grants (contributions)

  $18,160

• 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

  $4,043,928

• 1g · Noncash contributions included above

  $507,194

• 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSON FEES

  total $4,212,391 · related or exempt $4,212,391

• 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION SERVICE FEES

  total $1,380,502 · related or exempt $1,380,502

• 2f · All other program service revenue

  total $66,869 · related or exempt $66,869 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

• 3 · Investment income

  total $1,187,391 · excluded $1,187,391

• 6a · Gross rents

  real property $1,548,493

• 6b · Less rental expenses

  real property $352,081

• 6c · Rental income or loss

  real property $1,196,412 · personal property $0

• 6d · Net rental income or loss

  total $1,196,412 · related or exempt $1,196,412

• 7c · Gain or loss

  securities $0 · other assets $0

• 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

  $123,425

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

  $1,259,582

• 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

  $487,894

• 8c · Net income from fundraising events

  total -$364,469 · excluded -$364,469

• 10a · Gross sales of inventory

  $1,756,531

• 10b · Cost of goods sold

  $1,671,756

• 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

  total $84,775 · related or exempt $84,775

• 11d · All other revenue

  total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

• 11e · Other revenue, total

  $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

• 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

  total $922,597 · program services $717,606 · management and general $128,061 · fundraising $76,930

• 7 · Other salaries and wages

  total $6,349,580 · program services $4,938,770 · management and general $881,353 · fundraising $529,457

• 9 · Other employee benefits

  total $1,095,849 · program services $855,506 · management and general $167,299 · fundraising $73,044

• 10 · Payroll taxes

  total $545,572 · program services $428,999 · management and general $71,900 · fundraising $44,673

• 11b · Fees: legal

  total $7,348 · management and general $7,348

• 11c · Fees: accounting

  total $58,275 · management and general $58,275

• 11f · Fees: investment management

  total $54,373 · management and general $54,373

• 11g · Fees: other

  total $1,642,245 · program services $1,305,194 · management and general $219,423 · fundraising $117,628

• 12 · Advertising and promotion

  total $437,706 · management and general $437,706

• 16 · Occupancy

  total $956,597 · program services $894,444 · management and general $50,228 · fundraising $11,925

• 17 · Travel

  total $121,618 · program services $105,521 · management and general $14,842 · fundraising $1,255

• 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

  total $1,030,939 · program services $979,759 · management and general $34,673 · fundraising $16,507

• 23 · Insurance

  total $297,214 · program services $282,459 · management and general $9,996 · fundraising $4,759

• 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

  total $789,449 · program services $702,606 · management and general $79,046 · fundraising $7,797

• 24b · Other expenses: EXHIBIT MAINTENANCE

  total $664,513 · program services $664,513

• 24c · Other expenses: Printing

  total $129,841 · program services $116,804 · management and general $2,966 · fundraising $10,071

• 24d · Other expenses: Dues and Subscriptions

  total $110,023 · program services $69,709 · management and general $37,004 · fundraising $3,310

• 24e · All other expenses

  total $118,532 · program services $43,299 · management and general $64,027 · fundraising $11,206

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

• 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

  beginning of year $2,888,760 · end of year $4,433,941

• 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

  beginning of year $8,914,060 · end of year $6,587,552

• 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

  beginning of year $5,781,346 · end of year $4,227,619

• 4 · Accounts receivable

  beginning of year $836,959 · end of year $705,960

• 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

  beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

• 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

  beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

• 8 · Inventories for sale or use

  beginning of year $345,964 · end of year $366,410

• 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

  beginning of year $150,806 · end of year $110,498

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

  $40,847,465

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

  $26,121,595

• 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

  beginning of year $13,955,873 · end of year $14,725,870

• 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

  beginning of year $20,691,415 · end of year $23,619,888

• 12 · Investments: other securities

  beginning of year $0

• 13 · Investments: program-related

  beginning of year $0

• 15 · Other assets

  beginning of year $2,580 · end of year $90,107

• 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  beginning of year $938,630 · end of year $1,335,277

• 19 · Deferred revenue

  beginning of year $898,085 · end of year $858,535

• 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

  beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

• 25 · Other liabilities

  beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

• 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

  beginning of year $21,746,676 · end of year $21,595,055

• 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

  beginning of year $29,984,372 · end of year $31,078,978

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 Arrangement used to establish the top management official's compensation

The president and past president conduct a compensation study, which includes comparability data, on an annual basis. This was most recently conducted in fiscal year 2024. The president and past president then propose merit and bonus/incentive compensation for the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Executive Officer, and key employees to the independent board's Compensation Committee for review and approval. The committee contemporaneously substantiated the deliberation and decision.