Form 990 for tax year 2024

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

• 1b · Membership dues

  $2,573,330

• 1e · Government grants (contributions)

  $5,680,687

• 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

  $3,098,408

• 2a · Program service revenue: Admission Fees

  total $8,784,565 · related or exempt $8,784,565

• 2b · Program service revenue: Venue Income

  total $1,591,734 · related or exempt $1,591,734

• 2c · Program service revenue: Activity Fees

  total $1,907,060 · related or exempt $1,907,060

• 2f · All other program service revenue

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

• 3 · Investment income

  total $1,071,747 · excluded $1,071,747

• 6c · Rental income or loss

  real property $0 · personal property $0

• 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

  other assets $38,983

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

  other assets $67,578

• 7c · Gain or loss

  securities $0 · other assets -$28,595

• 7d · Net gain or loss

  total -$28,592 · excluded -$28,592

• 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

  $247,372

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

  $0

• 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

  $68,056

• 8c · Net income from fundraising events

  total $179,316 · excluded $179,316

• 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.

• 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

  total $215,794 · program services $215,794

• 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

  total $151,820 · program services $151,820

• 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

  total $0 · program services $0

• 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

  total $672,817 · program services $571,369 · management and general $80,389 · fundraising $21,059

• 7 · Other salaries and wages

  total $9,050,889 · program services $7,686,182 · management and general $1,081,414 · fundraising $283,293

• 8 · Pension plan contributions

  total $992,002 · program services $842,426 · management and general $118,526 · fundraising $31,050

• 9 · Other employee benefits

  total $1,313,477 · program services $1,115,429 · management and general $156,936 · fundraising $41,112

• 10 · Payroll taxes

  total $694,114 · program services $589,454 · management and general $82,934 · fundraising $21,726

• 11b · Fees: legal

  total $1,271 · program services $1,016 · management and general $92 · fundraising $163

• 11c · Fees: accounting

  total $28,400 · management and general $28,400

• 11d · Fees: lobbying

  total $76,275 · management and general $76,275

• 11g · Fees: other

  total $2,076,705 · program services $1,659,919 · management and general $150,391 · fundraising $266,395

• 12 · Advertising and promotion

  total $762,146 · program services $761,385 · management and general $761

• 13 · Office expenses

  total $486,556 · program services $411,523 · management and general $70,939 · fundraising $4,094

• 16 · Occupancy

  total $1,288,726 · program services $1,251,226 · management and general $41,891 · fundraising -$4,391

• 17 · Travel

  total $250,054 · program services $216,430 · management and general $24,993 · fundraising $8,631

• 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

  total $9,350 · program services $8,076 · management and general $860 · fundraising $414

• 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

  total $2,987,459 · program services $2,987,459

• 23 · Insurance

  total $396,362 · program services $352,116 · management and general $44,246

• 24a · Other expenses: Repairs & Maintenance

  total $858,764 · program services $858,764

• 24b · Other expenses: Supplies

  total $482,489 · program services $477,665 · management and general $4,824

• 24c · Other expenses: Animal Feed

  total $430,253 · program services $430,253

• 24e · All other expenses

  total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

• 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

  beginning of year $2,661,147 · end of year $1,458,601

• 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

  beginning of year $20,028,769 · end of year $14,781,556

• 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

  beginning of year $132,490 · end of year $120,690

• 4 · Accounts receivable

  beginning of year $1,158,879 · end of year $1,811,429

• 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

  end of year $0

• 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

  end of year $0

• 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

  beginning of year $81,417 · end of year $37,725

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

  $110,694,662

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

  $45,788,006

• 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

  beginning of year $62,535,476 · end of year $64,906,656

• 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

  beginning of year $5,573,398 · end of year $8,724,463

• 12 · Investments: other securities

  beginning of year $0

• 13 · Investments: program-related

  beginning of year $33,686 · end of year $31,875

• 15 · Other assets

  beginning of year $5,984,260 · end of year $6,561,490

• 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  beginning of year $3,297,164 · end of year $1,586,953

• 18 · Grants payable

  beginning of year $1,213,027 · end of year $1,078,262

• 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

  end of year $0

• 25 · Other liabilities

  beginning of year $4,320,624 · end of year $4,639,654

• 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

  beginning of year $88,766,458 · end of year $90,723,847

• 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

  beginning of year $592,249 · end of year $405,769

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments

BONUSES WERE PROVIDED TO EMPLOYEES TO REWARD THEIR EFFORTS.