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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by WHITAKER CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,268,678
Total expenses
$4,659,354
Contributions and grants received
$1,965,851
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$749,386
Investment income
$122,658
Other revenue
$430,783
Total assets, end of year
$26,425,894
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,997,808
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$23,428,086
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,535,965
Management and general expenses
$1,663,696
Fundraising expenses
$459,693
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,535,965

Program services were 54.4% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,043,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $922,851

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SCIENCE CENTER

    total $423,653 · related or exempt $423,653

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PERFORMANCE THEATER

    total $135,781 · related or exempt $135,781

  • 2c · Program service revenue: DIGITAL CINEMA

    total $96,002 · related or exempt $82,647 · unrelated business $13,355

  • 2d · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $57,897 · related or exempt $57,897

  • 2e · Program service revenue: TICKETING FEES

    total $36,053 · related or exempt $36,053

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $250,982 · excluded $250,982

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $330,380

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $330,380

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $330,380 · unrelated business $330,380

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

    securities $128,324

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$128,324

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$128,324 · excluded -$128,324

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $775

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $775 · related or exempt $775

  • 11a · Other revenue: EVENT CATERING COMMISSIONS

    total $64,627 · unrelated business $64,627

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $35,001 · related or exempt $35,001

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $99,628

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $348,230 · program services $190,890 · management and general $69,646 · fundraising $87,694

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $984,498 · program services $234,103 · management and general $693,213 · fundraising $57,182

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $24,589 · program services $5,265 · management and general $14,851 · fundraising $4,473

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $112,474 · program services $24,968 · management and general $76,478 · fundraising $11,028

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $124,572 · program services $38,816 · management and general $74,510 · fundraising $11,246

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,887 · management and general $1,887

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $16,500 · management and general $16,500

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $36,925 · management and general $36,925

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $245,909 · program services $24,080 · management and general $18,204 · fundraising $203,625

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $56,544 · program services $50,780 · fundraising $5,764

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,481 · program services $22 · management and general $9,753 · fundraising $3,706

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $84,341 · management and general $84,341

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $397,874 · program services $374,877 · management and general $22,997

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,548 · program services $6,115 · fundraising $433

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,485 · program services $821 · management and general $5,567 · fundraising $1,097

  • 20 · Interest

    total $57,066 · management and general $57,066

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,064,190 · program services $1,004,573 · management and general $59,617

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $94,640 · program services $61,437 · management and general $33,203

  • 24a · Other expenses: EXHIBIT COSTS

    total $333,350 · program services $290,976 · management and general $125 · fundraising $42,249

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $176,435 · program services $8,045 · management and general $168,382 · fundraising $8

  • 24c · Other expenses: PRODUCTION COSTS

    total $116,761 · program services $116,761

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $66,644 · program services $37,151 · management and general $28,726 · fundraising $767

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $288,411 · program services $66,285 · management and general $191,705 · fundraising $30,421

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $567,123 · end of year $671,515

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $165,535 · end of year $201,148

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $6,459 · end of year $8,377

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

    $42,867,477

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

    $23,285,193

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $20,497,007 · end of year $19,582,284

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,070,353 · end of year $5,298,176

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $604,033 · end of year $664,394

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $423,685 · end of year $943,351

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $244,488 · end of year $356,128

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,679,462 · end of year $1,493,735

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $207,334 · end of year $204,594

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,256,747 · end of year $19,725,527

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,098,794 · end of year $3,702,559

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO SERVE AS THE CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC, ARTISTIC, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE REGION'S QUALITY OF LIFE AND ECONOMIC VITALITY.

  • SCIENCE CENTER - WITH THREE FLOORS OF IMAGINATIVE, ENGAGING EXHIBITS, THE SCIENCE CENTER IS AN IRRESISTIBLE INVITATION TO EXPLORE THE SCIENCES, PERFORM EXPERIMENTS, AND DISCOVER MORE ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND YOU. FROM KIDSPLACE - A KID-SIZED CITYSCAPE JUST FOR CHILDREN AGES 5 AND UNDER - TO FORCES OF NATURE - A MIND-BLOWING EXAMINATION OF HOW WEATHER AND GEOLOGY AFFECT PLANET EARTH - THERE IS SOMETHING FOR CURIOUS MINDS OF ALL AGES. LIVE SCIENCE THEATER PERFORMANCES, PROGRAMS AND FASCINATING EXHIBITS ABOUT PHYSICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES ALL COMBINE TO MAKE A VISIT TO THE SCIENCE CENTER AN EXTRAORDINARY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE CLEVERLY DISGUISED AS A WHOLE LOT OF FUN.

    Expenses $1,157,030 · Revenue $635,251

  • PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE - EXPERIENCE THE INTIMACY AND IMPACT OF LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AT CENTRAL PA'S FINEST PERFORMANCE VENUE. OUTSTANDING ACOUSTICS, BEAUTIFUL DECOR, AND OVER 600 COMFORTABLE SEATS - EACH WITH AN UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW NEVER MORE THAN 65 FEET FROM THE STAGE - MAKE WHITAKER CENTER THE PERFECT SPACE FOR LIVE MUSIC, THEATER, DANCE AND MORE. WHITAKER CENTER HOSTS EVERYTHING FROM NATIONALLY TOURING ACTS TO LOCAL RESIDENT COMPANIES, JAZZ TO CLASSICAL TO FOLK, OPERA TO BALLET TO MUSICAL COMEDY. FROM MONTH TO MONTH AND YEAR TO YEAR, YOU NEVER KNOW WHO WILL BE GRACING OUR BROADWAY-STYLE STAGE. BUT YOU CAN BE SURE THEY WILL CREATE AN UNFORGETTABLE EVENING.

    Expenses $861,894 · Revenue $135,781

  • DIGITAL CINEMA - YOU HAVEN'T SEEN A MOVIE UNTIL YOU'VE SEEN A DIGITAL CINEMA MOVIE. CENTRAL PA'S BIGGEST SCREEN TURNS ANY MOVIE INTO A TOTAL IMMERSION EXPERIENCE. THE SCREEN ITSELF IS 65 FEET HIGH AND 80 FEET WIDE. THAT'S A FULL SIX STORIES TALL. THE POWERFUL 6-CHANNEL, 16,000 WATT SURROUND SOUND SYSTEM MAKES EVERY FILM SOUND AS BIG AS IT LOOKS. FROM UNDER THE SEA TO OUTER SPACE, EDUCATIONAL FILMS TO HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS, 2D TO STATE-OF-THE-ART 3D, DIGITAL CINEMA MAKES EVERY MOVIE EXPERIENCE A MOMENT TO REMEMBER.

    Expenses $303,010

  • PNC INNOVATION ZONE AND OTHER SUPPORTING PROGRAMS

    Expenses $214,031 · Revenue $775

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Theodore Black

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $253,287
    From this org
    $233,073
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,214
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $233,073
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,900
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,314
    Filer's total
    $253,287

  • Meghan Clark

    COO AND VP OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $148,137
    From this org
    $140,528
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,609
    Hours/week
    50

  • Marsha Everton

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicole Conway

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matthew Schroeder

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Nehilla

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephen Gierasch

    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Bee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Luke Bernstein

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lynette Chappell Williams JD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • George Connor

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kristen Delgrosso

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matthew Eisel CFA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeshanah Fox

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Gentzel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shannon Gierasch

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nora Habig

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Heather Hall

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jim Holder

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Korber

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steven Lewis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alka Patel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael 'Gus' Schmedlen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Schreiber

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Vogel CPA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jill Walmer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian D Wassell CPA Cmaa

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Catherine Wilsbach PE Leed Ap

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jodi Woleslagle

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Frederick Withum III

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve Yurich

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 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

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
2022
Filed
2 August 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202422209349301462

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