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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PEROT MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$103,102,766
Total expenses
$30,698,351
Contributions and grants received
$86,190,125
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$14,812,563
Investment income
$2,380,997
Other revenue
-$280,919
Total assets, end of year
$276,142,442
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,558,435
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$265,584,007
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$23,302,665
Management and general expenses
$4,009,131
Fundraising expenses
$3,386,555
Program service expenses (Part III)
$23,302,665

Program services were 75.9% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $114

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $2,489,291

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,899,201

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $830,956

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $80,970,563

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,367,933

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSION FEES - GENER

    total $9,937,472 · related or exempt $9,937,472

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PARKING REVENUE

    total $2,351,154 · related or exempt $2,351,154

  • 2c · Program service revenue: EDUCATION PROGRAMS

    total $983,835 · related or exempt $983,835

  • 2d · Program service revenue: THEATER ADMISSIONS

    total $780,202 · related or exempt $780,202

  • 2e · Program service revenue: STORE COMMISSIONS

    total $607,339 · related or exempt $607,339

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $152,561 · related or exempt $152,561

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,071,155 · unrelated business $38,227 · excluded $2,032,928

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $1,130,670

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $641,262

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $489,408

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $489,408 · excluded $489,408

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $11,680,634

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

    securities $11,370,792

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $309,842

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $309,842 · excluded $309,842

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $145,552

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

    $1,899,201

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $942,702

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$797,150 · excluded -$797,150

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $26,823 · excluded $26,823

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $26,823

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,061,771 · program services $825,471 · management and general $889,732 · fundraising $346,568

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,025,899 · program services $5,216,729 · management and general $498,657 · fundraising $1,310,513

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $233,146 · program services $147,844 · management and general $48,458 · fundraising $36,844

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $477,541 · program services $319,438 · management and general $95,085 · fundraising $63,018

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $645,455 · program services $402,287 · management and general $124,216 · fundraising $118,952

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $490,157 · program services $490,157

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $61,038 · program services $17,721 · management and general $40,974 · fundraising $2,343

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $183,360 · management and general $183,360

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $133,419 · management and general $133,419

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,180,819 · program services $658,470 · management and general $129,429 · fundraising $392,920

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,251,335 · program services $1,147,017 · fundraising $104,318

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,340,352 · program services $693,423 · management and general $103,109 · fundraising $543,820

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,370,881 · program services $1,270,663 · management and general $73,218 · fundraising $27,000

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $421,581 · program services $421,581

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,579,831 · program services $4,579,831

  • 17 · Travel

    total $158,523 · program services $85,524 · management and general $39,500 · fundraising $33,499

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $89,988 · program services $12,566 · management and general $73,289 · fundraising $4,133

  • 20 · Interest

    total $446 · management and general $446

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,267,254 · program services $6,262,209 · fundraising $5,045

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $618,632 · program services $531,549 · management and general $83,526 · fundraising $3,557

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $1,399,018 · management and general $1,399,018

  • 24b · Other expenses: CATERING & HOSPITALITY

    total $543,552 · program services $83,572 · management and general $84,694 · fundraising $375,286

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM SERVICES & EQUI

    total $164,353 · program services $136,613 · management and general $9,001 · fundraising $18,739

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,740,560 · end of year $2,010,248

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $34,189,655 · end of year $53,062,834

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,329,620 · end of year $53,818,603

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $312,548 · end of year $295,778

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $485,827 · end of year $1,664,442

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

    $211,542,881

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

    $87,694,288

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $119,202,859 · end of year $123,848,593

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $31,226,152 · end of year $34,285,126

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $524,448 · end of year $316,329

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,158,432 · end of year $6,840,489

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,814,053 · end of year $3,489,872

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $449,716 · end of year $616,574

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $6,769,933 · end of year $6,451,989

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $164,822,146 · end of year $171,100,141

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $25,314,253 · end of year $94,483,866

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO INSPIRE MINDS THROUGH NATURE AND SCIENCE.

  • OPENING DECEMBER 1, 2012, THE PEROT MUSEUM IS A RESULT OF A SUCCESSFUL $185 MILLION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO UNITE THREE INSTITUTIONS (THE DALLAS MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, THE SCIENCE PLACE AND THE DALLAS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM) INTO ONE INTERACTIVE BUILDING. WITH THE MISSION TO "INSPIRE MINDS THROUGH NATURE AND SCIENCE," THE MUSEUM PROVIDES A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING IN-DEPTH PERMANENT EXHIBITS, TEMPORARY EXHIBITS, HANDS-ON INTERACTIVES, ONSITE SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAMS, DISCOVERY CAMPS, FILMS AND WEEKEND ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE MUSEUM SERVED OVER 933,000 VISITORS THROUGH ON-SITE VISITS, INCLUDING OVER 110,000 STUDENTS ON 1,512 FIELD TRIPS. THE TRAVELING EXHIBIT IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 WAS BUG LAB.

    Expenses $18,660,635 · Revenue $13,828,728

  • THE MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO INSPIRING CHILDREN TO PURSUE STEM CAREERS BY PROVIDING ENGAGING EDUCATIONAL TOOLS. THE MUSEUM PROVIDES HANDS-ON LEARNING PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN THAT SUPPORT THE TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (TEKS) STANDARDS. TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY OF PEROT MUSEUM PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY TO SCHOOLS SERVING STUDENTS ON FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH, THE MUSEUM PROVIDES FINANCIAL AID WITH FUNDS CONTRIBUTED BY INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS FOR THIS PURPOSE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE MUSEUM SERVED OVER 282,000 PARTICIPANTS ONSITE AND OFFSITE THROUGH FIELD TRIPS, SCHOOL PROGRAMS, CAMPS, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

    Expenses $3,430,685 · Revenue $983,835

  • THE PEROT MUSEUM OPENED A NEW COLLECTIONS FACILITY IN MARCH 2020, ALLOWING THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS TO BE CONSOLIDATED INTO ONE, STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY. THIS FACILITY PROVIDES AMPLE LAB AND WORK SPACES TO SUPPORT CONTINUED RESEARCH OF THE COLLECTIONS. IN ADDITION, PEROT MUSEUM PARTNERS WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO CONDUCT FIELD RESEARCH AND FOSSIL PRESERVATION.

    Expenses $1,211,345

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Yasmin Bhatia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Carlson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott Greene

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joan Buchanan Hill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maria-Cristina Jaramillo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Santiago Jorba

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Katz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Manoj Kutty

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Suzanne Perot McGee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pamela Okada

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Perot

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Royce Ramey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Liz Ryan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sachin Schroff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Earl Simpkins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicole Small

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marlene Sughrue

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Vaughn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bill Wade

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kelvin Walker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Abigail Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter Balyta

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shelly Dee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephanie Knight

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hamilton Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John McGuire

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Melo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alice Rodriguez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Corrigan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Henderson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William Lane Britain

    CHAIR ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nancy Best

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Andrew Gould

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Meghna Banerjee Sharma

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Linda Abraham-Silver

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $530,942
    From this org
    $496,046
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,896
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $428,311
    Bonus
    $65,805
    Other
    $1,930
    Deferred
    $13,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,696
    Filer's total
    $530,942
  • Anne Woods

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $325,172
    From this org
    $292,494
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,678
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $259,059
    Bonus
    $32,136
    Other
    $1,299
    Deferred
    $11,827
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,851
    Filer's total
    $325,172
  • David Humphries

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $342,311
    From this org
    $290,476
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,835
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $260,436
    Bonus
    $27,913
    Other
    $2,127
    Deferred
    $11,987
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,848
    Filer's total
    $342,311
  • Katherine Stenesen

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $320,058
    From this org
    $290,340
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,718
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $257,753
    Bonus
    $32,136
    Other
    $451
    Deferred
    $7,561
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,157
    Filer's total
    $320,058
  • Lorea Seidel

    CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $290,128
    From this org
    $257,295
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,833
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $231,726
    Bonus
    $24,205
    Other
    $1,364
    Deferred
    $10,370
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,463
    Filer's total
    $290,128
  • Michael Spiewak

    VP OF EXHIBITIONS AND OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $205,090
    From this org
    $174,971
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,119
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,644
    Bonus
    $13,629
    Other
    $1,698
    Deferred
    $7,185
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,934
    Filer's total
    $205,090
  • Chantel Boudreaux

    SR. DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $168,484
    From this org
    $155,737
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,747
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,632
    Bonus
    $11,240
    Other
    $865
    Deferred
    $4,494
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,253
    Filer's total
    $168,484
  • Drex Owusu

    CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $202,568
    From this org
    $175,755
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,813
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,148
    Bonus
    $12,250
    Other
    $357
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,813
    Filer's total
    $202,568
  • Ashley Chellgren

    SR. DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $159,391
    From this org
    $154,821
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,570
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,271
    Bonus
    $11,354
    Other
    $196
    Deferred
    $4,570
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $159,391
  • Meghan Irwin

    SR. DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $159,280
    From this org
    $149,420
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,860
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,860
    Bonus
    $11,354
    Other
    $206
    Deferred
    $5,949
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,911
    Filer's total
    $159,280
  • Samantha Sanders

    SR. DIRECTOR OF INSIGHTS & ANALYTICS

    Total calculated
    $165,024
    From this org
    $147,896
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,128
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,424
    Bonus
    $11,288
    Other
    $184
    Deferred
    $5,917
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,211
    Filer's total
    $165,024
  • Kelly Rosales

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $159,443
    From this org
    $137,716
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,727
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $128,923
    Bonus
    $8,340
    Other
    $453
    Deferred
    $1,702
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,025
    Filer's total
    $159,443

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

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4B
ONE OFFICER AND TWO KEY EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. THERE WERE NO DISTRIBUTIONS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD.
PART I, LINE 7
THE PEROT MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE OFFERS A DISCRETIONARY ANNUAL BONUS TO MUSEUM EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT STAFF WHO MEET ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
11 August 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202612239349302306

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