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← CONNECTICUT SCIENCE CENTER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CONNECTICUT SCIENCE CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,663,152
Total expenses
$11,984,629
Contributions and grants received
$6,187,131
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,429,111
Investment income
$573,754
Other revenue
$473,156
Total assets, end of year
$115,479,780
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,742,324
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$112,737,456
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,711,294
Management and general expenses
$3,509,713
Fundraising expenses
$763,622
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,711,294

Program services were 64.3% 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

    $677,809

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $324,003

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,915,741

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,269,578

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GENERAL ADMISSION

    total $2,117,365 · related or exempt $2,117,365

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

    total $311,746 · related or exempt $311,746

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $295,497 · excluded $295,497

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,972,322

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

    securities $3,694,065

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $278,257

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $278,257 · excluded $278,257

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $138,105

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

    $324,003

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $209,573

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$71,468 · excluded -$71,468

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $512,159

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $248,415

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $263,744 · excluded $263,744

  • 11a · Other revenue: CAFE & FUNCTION COMMISSIONS

    total $144,788 · excluded $144,788

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $136,092 · excluded $136,092

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $280,880

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $543,075 · program services $331,946 · management and general $164,335 · fundraising $46,794

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,548,440 · program services $2,168,950 · management and general $1,073,770 · fundraising $305,720

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $28,668 · program services $17,519 · management and general $8,674 · fundraising $2,475

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $467,397 · program services $285,693 · management and general $141,450 · fundraising $40,254

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $317,165 · program services $193,843 · management and general $95,964 · fundraising $27,358

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $7,337 · management and general $7,337

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $49,280 · management and general $49,280

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $21,014 · fundraising $21,014

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $60,219 · management and general $60,219

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $247,635 · program services $128,980 · management and general $114,855 · fundraising $3,800

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $345,797 · program services $15,305 · management and general $330,492

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $705,431 · program services $481,698 · management and general $201,418 · fundraising $22,315

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $146,083 · program services $63,620 · management and general $74,904 · fundraising $7,559

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $21,038 · program services $19,562 · management and general $1,476

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,246,440 · program services $1,235,545 · management and general $8,934 · fundraising $1,961

  • 17 · Travel

    total $26,211 · program services $18,937 · management and general $5,092 · fundraising $2,182

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $76,025 · program services $35,444 · management and general $37,729 · fundraising $2,852

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,336,867 · program services $2,134,542 · management and general $941,316 · fundraising $261,009

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $205,562 · program services $131,494 · management and general $57,989 · fundraising $16,079

  • 24a · Other expenses: EXHIBITS

    total $379,656 · program services $379,656

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK SERVICE

    total $76,838 · program services $13,332 · management and general $63,506

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $64,031 · program services $44,128 · management and general $19,903

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $62,071 · program services $10,681 · management and general $49,145 · fundraising $2,245

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,349 · program services $419 · management and general $1,925 · fundraising $5

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $931,996 · end of year $1,305,631

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,227,075 · end of year $1,011,281

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $234,840 · end of year $355,881

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $108,924 · end of year $94,392

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $526,452 · end of year $483,672

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

    $148,904,295

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

    $49,968,723

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $101,953,307 · end of year $98,935,572

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $14,971,098 · end of year $12,249,520

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,043,831

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $556,146 · end of year $630,713

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,634,833 · end of year $1,071,302

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,040,309

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $114,948,684 · end of year $110,387,071

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,814,029 · end of year $2,350,385

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

DEDICATED TO INSPIRING LIFE-LONG LEARNING THROUGH INTERACTIVE AND INNOVATIVE EXPERIENCES THAT EXPLORE OUR CHANGING WORLD THROUGH SCIENCE

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO INSPIRE LIFE-LONG LEARNING THROUGH THE OPERATION OF A STATE-WIDE SCIENCE CENTER.

  • PUBLIC AUDIENCES SERVED:THE CONNECTICUT SCIENCE CENTER MAINTAINED ITS PROGRESSIVE RECOVERY FROM THE PANDEMIC IN 2022, RESTORING CAPACITY WHILE INCREASING SERVICE REVENUES ON PACE WITH A MULTI-YEAR RECOVERY PLAN. THE SCIENCE CENTER EXCEEDED ALL OF ITS MEASURED OBJECTIVES FOR VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION VALUE AS RATED BY CUSTOMERS AND ITS FIRST INTERNALLY DEVELOPED EXHIBITION, FOREST OF ILLUSIONS, ENJOYED AN ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE. THE SCIENCE CENTER ADOPTED A NEW 10-YEAR STRATEGIC VISION TO BE A WORLD CLASS SCIENCE CENTER WITH INTEGRATED IN-PERSON AND ONLINE EXPERIENCES EXPLORING THE STEM TOPICS, ISSUES, AND CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME. THE SCIENCE CENTER SECURED CAPITAL FUNDING COMMITMENTS FROM THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AND BEGAN PRIVATE FUNDRAISING TO SUPPORT THE STRATEGIC VISION.THE CONNECTICUT SCIENCE CENTER CONTINUED TO FOLLOW COVID RELATED ON-SITE PROTOCOLS, INCLUDING LIMITING THE NUMBER OF VISITORS PERMITTED IN THE BUILDING. WITH THE HELP OF A STATE SPONSORED FREE SUMMER INITIATIVE, THE SCIENCE CENTER SERVED 231,000 VISITORS ON SITE, 9% MORE THAN IN 2021 AND 23% FEWER THAN THE LAST PRE- PANDEMIC YEAR, 2019.WITH THE CONTINUED SLOW RETURN OF SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS, THE SCIENCE CENTER DELIVERED 600 OUTREACH PROGRAMS ACROSS CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS AND 111 VIRTUAL PROGRAMS TO OVER 21,000 INDIVIDUALS. ADDITIONALLY, THE SCIENCE CENTER PRESENTED 2 STEM CAREER SHOWCASES INTRODUCING OVER 800 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO REPRESENTATIVES FROM 13 COMPANIES.

    Expenses $7,192,567 · Revenue $2,117,365

  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS:OVER 1,000 TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN THE SCIENCE CENTER'S PROFESSIONAL COACHING AND LEARNING SESSIONS THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH BOTH THE CT STATE SCIENCE FRAMEWORK STANDARDS AND THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS). WHETHER TEACHERS ARE PROVIDING IN-PERSON, DISTANCE LEARNING, OR A HYBRID, THE SCIENCE CENTER'S PROGRAMS ARE FLEXIBLE AND SUPPORTIVE TO MEET EDUCATORS' NEEDS.

    Expenses $518,727 · Revenue $311,746

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Lizabeth Zlatkus

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Len Wolman

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Douglas K Anderson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Burke

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephanie C Bush

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jay Cartisano

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Edward W Cassidy

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas M Daugherty

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrick Dempsey

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Evanko

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James A Fairweather PhD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jerry Fan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donald L Filer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rhona Free

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew C Glassman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Glidden

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lori Hess

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Monica Hoffman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Geoff Hunt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marja Hurley MD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Martin John

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gladis Kersaint PhD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ajay Kumar MD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles Lee PhD Facmg

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John F Lundgren

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Meryl Mallery

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William C Malugen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew J Mandell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Maybury

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jane Milas

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alison Nelson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marie C Obrien

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Darcy Oconnor

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Parekh PhD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kwesi Quaye

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Rawlins

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Theodore S Sergi PhD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cynthia Vodopivec

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Zell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matt Fleury

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $379,426
    From this org
    $354,482
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,944
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $295,476
    Bonus
    $59,006
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,781
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,163
    Filer's total
    $379,426
  • Lisa Mottola

    VP ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $163,649
    From this org
    $153,061
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,588
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,563
    Bonus
    $12,498
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,868
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,720
    Filer's total
    $163,649
  • Patricia Faulds

    VP VISITOR EXPERIENCE & PR

    Total calculated
    $152,865
    From this org
    $142,675
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,190
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,219
    Bonus
    $11,456
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,515
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,675
    Filer's total
    $152,865
  • April Paterno

    VP DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $140,955
    From this org
    $120,995
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,960
    Hours/week
    40
  • Tracy Shirer

    VP ADVANCEMENT & MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $138,735
    From this org
    $122,280
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,455
    Hours/week
    40

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 · 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

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
8 May 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202321289349302762

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