Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $84,474,155
- Total expenses
- $72,597,432
- Contributions and grants received
- $25,757,024
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $36,740,725
- Investment income
- $19,532,090
- Other revenue
- $2,444,316
- Total assets, end of year
- $487,050,097
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $197,702,329
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $289,347,768
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $46,451,904
- Management and general expenses
- $18,737,734
- Fundraising expenses
- $7,407,794
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $46,451,904
Program services were 64.0% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$2,498,033
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$9,545,642
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$13,713,349
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$573,666
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2a · Program service revenue: LA COUNTY SUPPORT
total $24,399,000 · related or exempt $24,399,000
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2b · Program service revenue: MUSEUM ADMISSION FEES
total $9,621,860 · related or exempt $9,621,860
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2c · Program service revenue: MUSEUM USE & SERVICES
total $2,700,835 · related or exempt $2,700,835
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2d · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME
total $19,030 · related or exempt $19,030
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3 · Investment income
total $6,738,732 · unrelated business $21,029 · excluded $6,717,703
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6a · Gross rents
real property $755,095
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $755,095
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $755,095 · excluded $755,095
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $42,996,865
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $30,203,507
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $12,793,358
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $12,793,358 · excluded $12,793,358
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11a · Other revenue: SHOPS, CAFE & PHOTO EX
total $1,463,456 · excluded $1,463,456
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11b · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE
total $225,765 · excluded $225,765
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11e · Other revenue, total
$1,689,221
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $2,268,940 · program services $1,307,121 · management and general $450,456 · fundraising $511,363
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $28,525,852 · program services $24,051,793 · management and general $1,436,964 · fundraising $3,037,095
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $937,319 · program services $747,695 · management and general $83,822 · fundraising $105,802
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $4,324,544 · program services $2,932,876 · management and general $950,652 · fundraising $441,016
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $2,320,190 · program services $1,573,537 · management and general $510,041 · fundraising $236,612
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11b · Fees: legal
total $274,276 · program services $175,646 · management and general $34,128 · fundraising $64,502
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $206,826 · program services $103,765 · management and general $90,176 · fundraising $12,885
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $156,534 · fundraising $156,534
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $1,442,642 · management and general $1,442,642
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11g · Fees: other
total $3,505,067 · program services $1,664,062 · management and general $898,852 · fundraising $942,153
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,256,503 · program services $266,502 · management and general $820,485 · fundraising $169,516
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13 · Office expenses
total $751,504 · program services $408,558 · management and general $175,820 · fundraising $167,126
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14 · Information technology
total $908,676 · program services $476,701 · management and general $367,866 · fundraising $64,109
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16 · Occupancy
total $2,533,063 · program services $2,317,322 · management and general $109,043 · fundraising $106,698
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17 · Travel
total $137,415 · program services $87,566 · management and general $23,494 · fundraising $26,355
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $8,691,468 · program services $3,866,996 · management and general $4,823,150 · fundraising $1,322
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23 · Insurance
total $1,457,631 · program services $1,201,600 · management and general $171,905 · fundraising $84,126
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24a · Other expenses: MUSEUM USE
total $5,862,234 · program services $477,520 · management and general $5,320,605 · fundraising $64,109
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24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE
total $1,717,085 · program services $740,029 · management and general $921,013 · fundraising $56,043
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24c · Other expenses: PRINTING & PHOTOGRAPHY
total $431,491 · program services $330,411 · management and general $45,388 · fundraising $55,692
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24d · Other expenses: EXHIBIT BUILDING & SUPP
total $140,439 · program services $70,458 · management and general $61,232 · fundraising $8,749
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24e · All other expenses
total $4,747,733 · program services $3,651,746 · fundraising $1,095,987
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $33,694 · end of year $34,888
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $63,307,431 · end of year $61,191,521
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $9,095,503 · end of year $10,239,090
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $817,757 · end of year $900,751
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $388,747 · end of year $1,442,582
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$315,092,313
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$140,843,021
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $159,936,431 · end of year $174,249,292
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $130,839,033 · end of year $143,313,607
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $71,606,153 · end of year $75,761,435
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $18,828,127 · end of year $19,916,931
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $18,055,545 · end of year $9,828,447
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $1,434,640 · end of year $1,488,281
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20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $128,179,953 · end of year $127,963,994
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $16,844,621 · end of year $36,843,444
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $20,027,067 · end of year $21,578,163
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $156,979,009 · end of year $163,244,290
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $113,332,041 · end of year $126,103,478
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE WONDER, DISCOVERY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR NATURAL AND CULTURAL WORLDS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH PERMANENT AND TRAVELING EXHIBITS, PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SEE SCHEDULE O
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THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL & PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, DISPLAYS PERMANENT & TEMPORARY EXHIBITS, MAINTAINS COLLECTIONS, AND CONDUCTS RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WITH A MISSION TO INSPIRE WONDER, DISCOVERY & RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR NATURAL & CULTURAL WORLDS.
Expenses $46,451,904 · Revenue $36,740,725
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Victoria ApareceVICTORIA APARECE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stacey ArmatoSTACEY ARMATO
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Anissa BalsonANISSA BALSON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Keith BerglundKEITH BERGLUND
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michelle BlackMICHELLE BLACK
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Esther ChaoESTHER CHAO
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Susan DeverSUSAN DEVER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Charlene Dimas-PeinadoCHARLENE DIMAS-PEINADO
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nancy EdwardsNANCY EDWARDS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alan EpsteinALAN EPSTEIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
William M Garland IIIWILLIAM M GARLAND III
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Richard GenowRICHARD GENOW
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Karen A HoffmanKAREN A HOFFMAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael H JonesMICHAEL H JONES
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Deborah KallickDEBORAH KALLICK
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rita KampalathRITA KAMPALATH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lorri KampfnerLORRI KAMPFNER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Richard KellerRICHARD KELLER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Vince LawlerVINCE LAWLER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Margaret LevyMARGARET LEVY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joseph LumaradaJOSEPH LUMARADA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Walter MarksWALTER MARKS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gregg MartinGREGG MARTIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Diane G MedinaDIANE G MEDINA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Richard MossRICHARD MOSS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Noramae MunsterNORAMAE MUNSTER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Naomi Nakagama-KurataNAOMI NAKAGAMA-KURATA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joan PaydenJOAN PAYDEN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jenna PerlsteinJENNA PERLSTEIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marty PreciadoMARTY PRECIADO
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert ProcopROBERT PROCOP
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Naomi Rainey-PiersonNAOMI RAINEY-PIERSON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mikaela RandolphMIKAELA RANDOLPH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Peter ScrantonPETER SCRANTON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeff StibelJEFF STIBEL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cynthia TellesCYNTHIA TELLES
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jun XuJUN XU
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Heather De RoosHEATHER DE ROOS
CHAIR OF THE BOARD
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Curtis C JungCURTIS C JUNG
PRESIDENT, BOARD OF GOVERN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alex KendallALEX KENDALL
VP, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Megan McGowan-EpsteinMEGAN MCGOWAN-EPSTEIN
PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lori Bettison-VargaLORI BETTISON-VARGA
PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $848,271
- From this org
- $513,411
- From related orgs
- $287,548
- Other
- $47,312
- Hours/week
- 44
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $513,411 + $287,548 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $30,500 + $16,812 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $543,911 + $304,360 related
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Leslie NegrittoLESLIE NEGRITTO
CFO, COO, SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $429,238
- From this org
- $398,738
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $30,500
- Hours/week
- 44
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $398,738
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $30,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $429,238
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Paul BessirePAUL BESSIRE
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $417,099
- From this org
- $395,782
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,317
- Hours/week
- 44
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $395,782
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $21,317
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $417,099
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Luis ChiappeLUIS CHIAPPE
SR. VP, RESEARCH & COLLECTIONS
- Total calculated
- $426,282
- From this org
- $395,782
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $30,500
- Hours/week
- 44
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $395,782
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $30,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $426,282
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Nooshin NathanNOOSHIN NATHAN
CHIEF TALENT OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $348,187
- From this org
- $317,737
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $30,450
- Hours/week
- 44
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $317,737
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $30,450
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $348,187
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Shana MathurSHANA MATHUR
CHIEF STRATEGY & EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $356,333
- From this org
- $325,833
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $30,500
- Hours/week
- 44
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $325,833
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $30,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $356,333
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Chebon Dee MarshallCHEBON DEE MARSHALL
CHIEF OF STAFF
- Total calculated
- $198,015
- From this org
- $193,063
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,952
- Hours/week
- 44
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $185,563
- Bonus
- $7,500
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,952
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $198,015
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Mara NaiditchMARA NAIDITCH
ASSOC VP, STRATEGIC CONTENT MKTG
- Total calculated
- $197,569
- From this org
- $185,566
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,003
- Hours/week
- 44
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $185,566
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $12,003
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $197,569
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Sabrina BurrisSABRINA BURRIS
ASSOC VP, IDEA INITIATIVES
- Total calculated
- $182,485
- From this org
- $177,170
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,315
- Hours/week
- 44
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $177,170
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,315
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $182,485
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Stephen Manuel De La RosaSTEPHEN MANUEL DE LA ROSA
ASSOC VP, FINANCIAL PLANNING
- Total calculated
- $216,300
- From this org
- $201,054
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,246
- Hours/week
- 44
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $201,054
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $15,246
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $216,300
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Laurel Elizabeth DickowLAUREL ELIZABETH DICKOW
VP, LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT
- Total calculated
- $215,659
- From this org
- $199,684
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,975
- Hours/week
- 44
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $199,684
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $15,975
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $215,659
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Maurice OchoaMAURICE OCHOA
ASSOC VP, OPERATION, FACILITIES
- Total calculated
- $216,651
- From this org
- $188,392
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,259
- Hours/week
- 44
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $188,392
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $28,259
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $216,651
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
- 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
- 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
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
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 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)
- PART I, LINE 1A
- DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE MUSEUM PROVIDED HOUSING ALLOWANCE FOR THE PRESIDENT.
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.
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 7 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202611329349307261
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