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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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $2,498,033

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $9,545,642

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $13,713,349

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $573,666

  • 2a · Program service revenue: LA COUNTY SUPPORT

    total $24,399,000 · related or exempt $24,399,000

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MUSEUM ADMISSION FEES

    total $9,621,860 · related or exempt $9,621,860

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MUSEUM USE & SERVICES

    total $2,700,835 · related or exempt $2,700,835

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME

    total $19,030 · related or exempt $19,030

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,738,732 · unrelated business $21,029 · excluded $6,717,703

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $755,095

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $755,095

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $755,095 · excluded $755,095

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $42,996,865

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

    securities $30,203,507

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $12,793,358

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $12,793,358 · excluded $12,793,358

  • 11a · Other revenue: SHOPS, CAFE & PHOTO EX

    total $1,463,456 · excluded $1,463,456

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $225,765 · excluded $225,765

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,689,221

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 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

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $28,525,852 · program services $24,051,793 · management and general $1,436,964 · fundraising $3,037,095

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $937,319 · program services $747,695 · management and general $83,822 · fundraising $105,802

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,324,544 · program services $2,932,876 · management and general $950,652 · fundraising $441,016

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,320,190 · program services $1,573,537 · management and general $510,041 · fundraising $236,612

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $274,276 · program services $175,646 · management and general $34,128 · fundraising $64,502

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $206,826 · program services $103,765 · management and general $90,176 · fundraising $12,885

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $156,534 · fundraising $156,534

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,442,642 · management and general $1,442,642

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,505,067 · program services $1,664,062 · management and general $898,852 · fundraising $942,153

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,256,503 · program services $266,502 · management and general $820,485 · fundraising $169,516

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $751,504 · program services $408,558 · management and general $175,820 · fundraising $167,126

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $908,676 · program services $476,701 · management and general $367,866 · fundraising $64,109

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,533,063 · program services $2,317,322 · management and general $109,043 · fundraising $106,698

  • 17 · Travel

    total $137,415 · program services $87,566 · management and general $23,494 · fundraising $26,355

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,691,468 · program services $3,866,996 · management and general $4,823,150 · fundraising $1,322

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,457,631 · program services $1,201,600 · management and general $171,905 · fundraising $84,126

  • 24a · Other expenses: MUSEUM USE

    total $5,862,234 · program services $477,520 · management and general $5,320,605 · fundraising $64,109

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $1,717,085 · program services $740,029 · management and general $921,013 · fundraising $56,043

  • 24c · Other expenses: PRINTING & PHOTOGRAPHY

    total $431,491 · program services $330,411 · management and general $45,388 · fundraising $55,692

  • 24d · Other expenses: EXHIBIT BUILDING & SUPP

    total $140,439 · program services $70,458 · management and general $61,232 · fundraising $8,749

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,747,733 · program services $3,651,746 · fundraising $1,095,987

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $33,694 · end of year $34,888

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $63,307,431 · end of year $61,191,521

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $9,095,503 · end of year $10,239,090

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $817,757 · end of year $900,751

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $388,747 · end of year $1,442,582

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

    $315,092,313

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

    $140,843,021

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $159,936,431 · end of year $174,249,292

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $130,839,033 · end of year $143,313,607

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $71,606,153 · end of year $75,761,435

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $18,828,127 · end of year $19,916,931

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $18,055,545 · end of year $9,828,447

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,434,640 · end of year $1,488,281

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $128,179,953 · end of year $127,963,994

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $16,844,621 · end of year $36,843,444

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $20,027,067 · end of year $21,578,163

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $156,979,009 · end of year $163,244,290

  • 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

  • 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

  • Victoria Aparece

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stacey Armato

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anissa Balson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Keith Berglund

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michelle Black

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Esther Chao

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Dever

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charlene Dimas-Peinado

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Edwards

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alan Epstein

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William M Garland III

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Genow

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen A Hoffman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael H Jones

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deborah Kallick

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rita Kampalath

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lorri Kampfner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Keller

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Vince Lawler

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Margaret Levy

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joseph Lumarada

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Walter Marks

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gregg Martin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Diane G Medina

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Moss

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Noramae Munster

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Naomi Nakagama-Kurata

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joan Payden

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jenna Perlstein

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marty Preciado

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Procop

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Naomi Rainey-Pierson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mikaela Randolph

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter Scranton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Stibel

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cynthia Telles

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jun Xu

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Heather De Roos

    CHAIR OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Curtis C Jung

    PRESIDENT, BOARD OF GOVERN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alex Kendall

    VP, BOARD OF TRUSTEES

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Megan McGowan-Epstein

    PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lori 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
  • Leslie 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
  • Paul 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
  • Luis 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
  • Nooshin 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
  • Shana 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
  • Chebon 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
  • Mara 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
  • Sabrina 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
  • Stephen 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
  • Laurel 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
  • Maurice 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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