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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by ROCHESTER MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,111,872
Total expenses
$8,536,129
Contributions and grants received
$3,490,257
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,655,914
Investment income
$482,661
Other revenue
$483,040
Total assets, end of year
$28,233,424
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,650,210
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$22,583,214
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,150,245
Management and general expenses
$712,519
Fundraising expenses
$673,365
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,150,245

Program services were 83.8% 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

    $585,795

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $100,071

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,751,402

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,052,989

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $8,360

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS AND PROGRAMS

    total $2,655,914 · related or exempt $2,655,914

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $278,423 · excluded $278,423

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $385,934

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $385,934

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $385,934 · excluded $385,934

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,649,208

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

    securities $1,444,970

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $204,238

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $204,238 · excluded $204,238

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $107,517

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

    $100,071

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $133,042

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$25,525 · excluded -$25,525

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $232,239

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $128,623

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $103,616 · excluded $103,616

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $18,652 · excluded $18,652

  • 11b · Other revenue: DEACCESSION REVENUE

    total $363 · excluded $363

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $19,015

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $264,481 · program services $101,358 · management and general $130,514 · fundraising $32,609

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,557,047 · program services $2,953,217 · management and general $247,748 · fundraising $356,082

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $35,145 · program services $26,178 · management and general $5,096 · fundraising $3,871

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $329,855 · program services $273,473 · management and general $30,540 · fundraising $25,842

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $280,245 · program services $225,664 · management and general $26,235 · fundraising $28,346

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $69,374 · management and general $69,374

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $483,556 · program services $339,798 · management and general $70,929 · fundraising $72,829

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $418,509 · program services $352,884 · management and general $1,452 · fundraising $64,173

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $196,542 · program services $153,347 · management and general $26,073 · fundraising $17,122

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $152,880 · program services $105,018 · management and general $34,264 · fundraising $13,598

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $19,222 · program services $19,222

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $718,441 · program services $693,125 · management and general $12,658 · fundraising $12,658

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $68,311 · program services $50,562 · management and general $9,587 · fundraising $8,162

  • 20 · Interest

    total $166,692 · program services $146,539 · management and general $17,618 · fundraising $2,535

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,178,141 · program services $1,131,015 · management and general $23,563 · fundraising $23,563

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $134,980 · program services $129,674 · management and general $2,653 · fundraising $2,653

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $245,796 · program services $238,430 · management and general $2,361 · fundraising $5,005

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRAVELING EXHIBIT RENTA

    total $164,808 · program services $164,808

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND M

    total $49,583 · program services $44,159 · management and general $1,262 · fundraising $4,162

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,521 · program services $1,774 · management and general $592 · fundraising $155

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $90,587 · end of year $373,359

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,496,294 · end of year $1,255

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $826,816 · end of year $527,194

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $259,194 · end of year $298,638

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $77,818 · end of year $50,156

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $345,982 · end of year $185,255

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

    $38,022,893

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

    $22,526,498

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $14,738,857 · end of year $15,496,395

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $13,972,101 · end of year $11,032,623

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $334,251 · end of year $268,549

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,588,302 · end of year $997,606

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $611,595 · end of year $794,226

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,853,095 · end of year $3,858,378

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $26,179 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $19,183,319 · end of year $17,351,919

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,879,410 · end of year $5,231,295

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE ROCHESTER MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER IS TO INSPIRE A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL THROUGH CURIOSITY, EXPLORATION, AND PARTICIPATION IN SCIENCE, CULTURE AND THE NATURAL WORLD.

  • IN 2022, THE RMSC SERVED 21,961 STUDENTS/GROUPS THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE, HANDS-ON, MINDS-ON AND INQUIRY-BASED APPROACH TO LEARNING ABOUT SCIENCE, CULTURE, AND THE NATURAL WORLD, OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED ACROSS DISCIPLINES, ARE INFORMED BY THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS), AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF REAL-WORLD 21ST CENTURY SKILLS SUCH AS CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND FORMING EVIDENCE-BASED CONCLUSIONS.

    Expenses $3,236,201 · Revenue $1,202,579

  • THE RMSC'S PROGRAMS AND OFFERINGS AT THE SCIENCE MUSEUM, STRASENBURGH PLANETARIUM, AND CUMMING NATURE CENTER COLLECTIVELY INSPIRE A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL THROUGH ENGAGING INFORMAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM), NATURAL HISTORY, AND CULTURAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES, WHICH INCREASE SCIENCE LITERACY AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PROBLEM-SOLVING AND INNOVATIVE THINKING. DURING 2022 AS VISITATION RATES RETURN TO THEIR NEW NORMAL IN A POST COVID ERA WE WERE ABLE TO DIRECTLY SERVE 166,373 VISITORS AND A MEMBERSHIP LEVEL OF 6,324, THROUGH IN PERSON AND DIGITAL EXPERIENCES.

    Expenses $3,148,968 · Revenue $1,453,335

  • THE RMSC COLLECTS, PRESERVES, AND MAKES ACCESSIBLE MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION OBJECTS AND SPECIMENS IN FOUR BROAD CATEGORIES: NATURAL SCIENCES, REGIONAL HISTORY/HUMAN CULTURES, LIBRARY/ARCHIVES, AND TEACHING COLLECTIONS. THESE OBJECTS ARE INTEGRAL TO TELLING THE STORY OF ROCHESTER'S NATURAL, CULTURAL, AND INNOVATIVE PAST AND PRESENT. THE DEDICATED RMSC COLLECTIONS TEAM RESPONDS TO MORE THAN 2,000 INQUIRIES ANNUALLY AND CONNECTS THE PUBLIC WITH OUR OBJECTS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AND BY INCLUDING THESE OBJECTS IN PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITS TO PROVIDE CONTEXT AND CONNECTIONS, TELLING STORIES AND ADDING LAYERS THAT BRING MUSEUM EXPERENCES TO LIFE..

    Expenses $765,076

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alexis Vogt

    VICE CHAIR, ADVANCEMENT & TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Amy Cote

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Anthony Adams

    VICE CHAIR, GOVERNANCE & TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Bruce Baker

    VICE CHAIR (UNTIL JUNE 2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Debra Ross

    VICE CHAIR (UNTIL MARCH 2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • George Gibson

    TRUSTEE (UNTIL FEB. 2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Hillary Olson

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $197,387
    From this org
    $193,849
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,538
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $193,849
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,487
    Nontaxable benefits
    $51
    Filer's total
    $197,387

  • Jacqueline B Lee

    VICE CHAIR, FINANCE & TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • James Donnelly

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Jeffrey Allen

    TRUSTEE (UNTIL JUNE 2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • John Bruning

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • John Carver

    VICE CHAIR, VISITOR EXPERIENCE & TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Kathleen Giuffrida

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Lesli Meyers-Small PhD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Nicholas Berno

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Robert Maggs

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Sophia Maggelakis PhD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Stephanie Dickman

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Thomas Mitchell

    VICE CHAIR (UNTIL JUNE 2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Victoria Van Voorhis

    VICE CHAIR & BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Virgil Joseph

    TRUSTEE (UNTIL JULY 2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Wendi Heinzelman PhD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Laurie Adams

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Todd Camenisch PhD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Lori Weber-Baxter

    TRUSTEE (UNTIL NOV. 2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Jacqueline Holliday

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Anurag Shrivastava MD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Joseph Carbone

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Brittaney Wells

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Malik Evans

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Mike Ganguzza

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Dr James Meyer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Daniel Pieters

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Tamara Mayberry

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • David Pestke

    TREASURER & VP OF FINANCE & OPS

    Total calculated
    $82,068
    From this org
    $70,632
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,436
    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 · 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
22 June 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202331779349300538

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