Form 990 for tax year 2023

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

• 1b · Membership dues

  $3,307,814

• 1c · Fundraising events

  $1,723,787

• 1e · Government grants (contributions)

  $6,203,220

• 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

  $17,322,963

• 1g · Noncash contributions included above

  $756,646

• 2a · Program service revenue: General Admissions

  total $12,432,670 · related or exempt $12,432,670

• 2b · Program service revenue: Special Exhibits

  total $3,095,358 · related or exempt $3,095,358

• 2c · Program service revenue: U-505 Exhibit

  total $1,742,784 · related or exempt $1,742,784

• 2d · Program service revenue: Giant Dome Theater

  total $1,495,427 · related or exempt $1,495,427

• 2e · Program service revenue: Coal Mine Exhibit

  total $777,168 · related or exempt $777,168

• 2f · All other program service revenue

  total $1,517,074 · related or exempt $1,517,074

• 3 · Investment income

  total $7,168,387 · excluded $7,168,387

• 5 · Royalties

  total $666 · excluded $666

• 6a · Gross rents

  real property $1,009,325

• 6b · Less rental expenses

  real property $356,266

• 6c · Rental income or loss

  real property $653,059

• 6d · Net rental income or loss

  total $653,059 · unrelated business $653,059

• 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

  securities $164,495,717

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

  securities $169,086,822

• 7c · Gain or loss

  securities -$4,591,105

• 7d · Net gain or loss

  total -$4,591,105 · excluded -$4,591,105

• 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

  $120,500

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

  $1,723,787

• 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

  $708,272

• 8c · Net income from fundraising events

  total -$587,772 · excluded -$587,772

• 9a · Gaming: gross income

  $5,575

• 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

  $7,000

• 9c · Net income from gaming

  total -$1,425 · excluded -$1,425

• 10a · Gross sales of inventory

  $720,117

• 10b · Cost of goods sold

  $110,328

• 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

  total $609,789 · unrelated business $348,980 · excluded $260,809

• 11a · Other revenue: Parking & Guest Srvs

  total $2,360,850 · excluded $2,360,850

• 11b · Other revenue: Food Court

  total $1,917,094 · excluded $1,917,094

• 11d · All other revenue

  total $1,267,061 · related or exempt $649,389 · unrelated business $617,672

• 11e · Other revenue, total

  $5,545,005

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

• 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

  total $2,399,512 · program services $1,151,483 · management and general $810,456 · fundraising $437,573

• 7 · Other salaries and wages

  total $17,215,323 · program services $13,680,580 · management and general $1,981,052 · fundraising $1,553,691

• 8 · Pension plan contributions

  total $538,162 · program services $406,940 · management and general $76,589 · fundraising $54,633

• 9 · Other employee benefits

  total $2,090,503 · program services $1,448,283 · management and general $347,757 · fundraising $294,463

• 10 · Payroll taxes

  total $1,330,109 · program services $1,005,783 · management and general $189,296 · fundraising $135,030

• 11b · Fees: legal

  total $356,619 · management and general $356,619

• 11c · Fees: accounting

  total $110,366 · management and general $110,366

• 11d · Fees: lobbying

  total $122,959 · management and general $122,959

• 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

  total $102,000 · fundraising $102,000

• 11f · Fees: investment management

  total $601,895 · management and general $601,895

• 11g · Fees: other

  total $7,158,945 · program services $6,500,743 · management and general $532,288 · fundraising $125,914

• 12 · Advertising and promotion

  total $2,415,229 · program services $2,415,229

• 13 · Office expenses

  total $785,123 · program services $756,672 · management and general $17,763 · fundraising $10,688

• 14 · Information technology

  total $1,254,031 · program services $887,152 · management and general $305,668 · fundraising $61,211

• 16 · Occupancy

  total $1,347,759 · program services $1,239,353 · management and general $108,406

• 17 · Travel

  total $768,532 · program services $575,036 · management and general $64,288 · fundraising $129,208

• 20 · Interest

  total $1,539,871 · program services $1,539,871

• 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

  total $10,655,185 · program services $10,283,921 · management and general $371,264

• 23 · Insurance

  total $573,070 · program services $526,976 · management and general $46,094

• 24a · Other expenses: Building Maintenance

  total $2,410,815 · program services $2,289,592 · management and general $121,223

• 24b · Other expenses: Program Development

  total $1,338,940 · program services $1,221,768 · management and general $6,141 · fundraising $111,031

• 24c · Other expenses: Exhibit Fab. & Maint.

  total $799,218 · program services $799,218

• 24d · Other expenses: Bank & Credit Card Fees

  total $167,159 · program services $143,823 · management and general $23,336

• 24e · All other expenses

  total $789,194 · program services $480,518 · management and general $207,612 · fundraising $101,064

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

• 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

  beginning of year $3,971,000 · end of year $3,058,266

• 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

  beginning of year $42,941,684 · end of year $49,064,798

• 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

  beginning of year $9,770,558 · end of year $8,424,988

• 4 · Accounts receivable

  beginning of year $8,982,327 · end of year $1,869,533

• 8 · Inventories for sale or use

  beginning of year $71,427 · end of year $86,055

• 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

  beginning of year $753,121 · end of year $3,104,311

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

  $424,120,425

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

  $274,890,919

• 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

  beginning of year $137,417,381 · end of year $149,229,506

• 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

  beginning of year $142,473,164 · end of year $122,232,340

• 12 · Investments: other securities

  beginning of year $59,203,578 · end of year $81,633,763

• 15 · Other assets

  beginning of year $4,018,052 · end of year $3,497,273

• 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  beginning of year $9,658,113 · end of year $7,768,798

• 19 · Deferred revenue

  beginning of year $12,572,344 · end of year $13,927,485

• 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

  beginning of year $48,978,266 · end of year $29,691,639

• 25 · Other liabilities

  beginning of year $925,981 · end of year $1,078,132

• 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

  beginning of year $270,137,978 · end of year $300,846,236

• 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

  beginning of year $67,329,610 · end of year $68,888,543

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Lines 4a-b

Severance payments during 2023 include: Curt Gruber - $11,124 and Bradley Schiever - $29,423. These payments are reported as taxable compensation on Part II, column (B)(iii). Eligible executives participate in non-qualified deferred compensation plans organized under code Section 457(f). Contributions to the 457(f) plan during 2023 include: A. Chevy Humphrey - $65,452