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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,262,233
Total expenses
$3,226,395
Contributions and grants received
$1,618,431
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$461,347
Investment income
$49,169
Other revenue
$133,286
Total assets, end of year
$7,105,221
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,337,821
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,767,400
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,010,026
Management and general expenses
$216,369
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,010,026

Program services were 93.3% 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

    $31,852

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $393,382

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,193,197

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAMS

    total $209,341 · related or exempt $209,341

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CAYUGA NATURE CENTER

    total $174,177 · related or exempt $174,177

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PUBLICATIONS

    total $77,829 · related or exempt $77,829

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $49,169 · excluded $49,169

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $20,726

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $20,726

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $20,726 · related or exempt $20,726

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $202,924

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $122,061

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $80,863 · related or exempt $80,514 · unrelated business $349

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISC REVENUE

    total $31,697 · related or exempt $31,697

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $31,697

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $15 · program services $15

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $170,760 · program services $170,760

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $13,128 · program services $13,128

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $305,016 · program services $305,016

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,389,012 · program services $1,389,012

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $261 · management and general $261

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,525 · management and general $15,525

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $781 · management and general $781

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $211,073 · program services $211,073

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $19,996 · management and general $19,996

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $225,468 · program services $225,468

  • 17 · Travel

    total $20,302 · program services $20,302

  • 20 · Interest

    total $107,931 · management and general $107,931

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $316,433 · program services $312,581 · management and general $3,852

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $101,750 · program services $101,750

  • 24a · Other expenses: GRAT/SUBCONTRACTOR REIM

    total $66,079 · program services $66,079

  • 24b · Other expenses: WEB SITE EXPENSE

    total $43,951 · program services $43,951

  • 24c · Other expenses: PRINTINGS AND PUBLICATI

    total $41,528 · program services $41,528

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER EXP

    total $32,654 · management and general $32,654

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $144,732 · program services $109,363 · management and general $35,369

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $544,219 · end of year $182,425

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $399,223 · end of year $389,574

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,210,014 · end of year $420,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $82,590 · end of year $98,159

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $134,262 · end of year $134,262

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $78,143

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

    $13,991,528

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

    $8,684,342

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,942,589 · end of year $5,307,186

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $430,457 · end of year $494,972

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $297,790 · end of year $323,254

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $162,419 · end of year $120,024

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $10,000

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,627,647 · end of year $2,884,543

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,011,804 · end of year $1,801,840

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,633,694 · end of year $1,965,560

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

DISSEMINATE HUMAN UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY OF LIFE ON EARTH. THE INSTITUTION CONDUCTS AND FACILITATES PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH, AND COMMUNICATES KNOWLEDGE RESULTING FROM THIS RESEARCH. IT HOUSES, CURATES, AND MAKES AVAILABLE SPECIMEN COLLECTIONS AND A RESEARCH LIBRARY; PUBLISHES TECHNICAL AND POPULAR PALEONTOLOGICAL BOOKS AND JOURNALS; AND PROMOTES EDUCATION IN EARTH HISTORY AND PALEONTOLOGY BY PROVIDING EXHIBITS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS TO SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS AT ALL LEVELS THROUGH THE MUSEUM OF THE EARTH.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION (PRI) SERVES SOCIETY BY INCREASING AND DISSEMINATING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF LIFE ON EARTH. FOUNDED IN 1932, PRI HAS OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS IN RESEARCH, COLLECTIONS, PUBLICATIONS, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. PRI'S MUSEUM OF THE EARTH OPENED IN 2003 TO PROVIDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE OUR WORLD THROUGH A MIX OF SPECIMEN-RICH NATURAL HISTORY DISPLAYS, INTERACTIVE SCIENCE EXHIBITS, AND ART EXHIBITIONS. IN 2013, THE CAYUGA NATURE CENTER BECAME PRI'S NEWEST PUBLIC VENUE FOR EDUCATION. THE NATURE CENTER, FOUNDED IN 1981, PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTDOOR EDUCATION. PRI'S GOAL IS TO TRANSFORM IT INTO A PREMIER EDUCATIONAL CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING ABOUT THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE CAYUGA LAKE BASIN, INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE, ECOLOGY, AND THE LOCAL FAUNA AND FLORA, AS WELL AS HUMAN IMPACTS ON THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT.

  • THE MUSEUM'S 8,000-SQUARE-FOOT PERMANENT EXHIBITION TAKES VISITORS ON A JOURNEY THROUGH 4.5 BILLION YEARS OF HISTORY, FROM THE EARTH'S ORIGIN TO THE PRESENT DAY. THROUGH HANDS-ON, VISUAL EXHIBITIONS AND OUTREACH, THE MUSEUM OF THE EARTH ENCOURAGES CRITICAL THINKING ABOUT LIFE ON EARTH IN THE PAST AND TODAY, AND HOW OUR SPECIES IS AFFECTING THE NATURAL WORLD.

    Expenses $3,010,026 · Revenue $420,107

  • THE NATURE CENTER CULTIVATES AN AWARENESS, APPRECIATION, AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH OUTDOOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.

    Revenue $174,177

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Beth Mielbrecht

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris McRoberts

    FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR, T

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lindsay Anderson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian Bauer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patrick Beary

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rob Beutner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ann Nancy Budd

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Phoebe Cohen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nan Crystal Arens

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Linda C Ivany

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marvin Pritts

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nigel Hughes

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Pritchard

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Cronin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Larry Baum

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ken Rother

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Warren Allmon

    EXEC. DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    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.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCH J PART II
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS SALARY OF $95,000 IS PAID BY CORNELL UNIVERSITY, AN UNRELATED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • CAYUGA NATURE CENTER

    501(C)(3) · ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION · NY

    Directly controlled by PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521349349309282

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