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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,320,596
Total expenses
$3,722,835
Contributions and grants received
$1,378,953
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,724,207
Investment income
$145,677
Other revenue
$71,759
Total assets, end of year
$15,580,833
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,538,082
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,042,751
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,733,104
Management and general expenses
$551,256
Fundraising expenses
$438,475
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,733,104

Program services were 73.4% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $340,601

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $217,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $821,352

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $49,571

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $680,296 · related or exempt $680,296

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAMS

    total $586,870 · related or exempt $586,870

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $303,791 · related or exempt $303,791

  • 2d · Program service revenue: EXHIBIT RENTAL INCOME

    total $153,250 · related or exempt $153,250

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $108,677 · excluded $108,677

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $37,000

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

    other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $37,000

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $37,000 · excluded $37,000

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $43,371

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

    $340,601

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $100,791

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$57,420 · excluded -$57,420

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $171,046

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $73,504

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $97,542 · related or exempt $97,542

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $31,637 · excluded $31,637

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $31,637

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $251,468 · program services $35,408 · management and general $131,372 · fundraising $84,688

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,632,692 · program services $1,275,934 · management and general $162,438 · fundraising $194,320

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $28,046 · program services $9,662 · management and general $14,927 · fundraising $3,457

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $97,965 · program services $73,813 · management and general $11,725 · fundraising $12,427

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $153,778 · program services $106,704 · management and general $24,515 · fundraising $22,559

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $42,387 · management and general $42,387

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $13,115 · management and general $13,115

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $47,708 · program services $47,540 · management and general $168

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $67,810 · program services $50,588 · management and general $669 · fundraising $16,553

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $515,787 · program services $399,110 · management and general $92,172 · fundraising $24,505

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,431 · program services $12,431

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $35,884 · program services $22,121 · management and general $4,942 · fundraising $8,821

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $474,365 · program services $436,416 · management and general $23,718 · fundraising $14,231

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $76,340 · program services $62,413 · management and general $11,074 · fundraising $2,853

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $140,053 · program services $87,782 · management and general $1,628 · fundraising $50,643

  • 24b · Other expenses: EXHIBITS

    total $52,251 · program services $52,251

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA

    total $49,730 · program services $38,484 · management and general $8,248 · fundraising $2,998

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $20,075 · program services $11,497 · management and general $8,158 · fundraising $420

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $10,950 · program services $10,950

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,300 · end of year $1,350

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,462,672 · end of year $1,832,401

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $475,082 · end of year $573,217

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $12,320 · end of year $37,054

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $22,395 · end of year $30,280

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $24,082 · end of year $27,572

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

    $15,293,476

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

    $10,326,082

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,607,813 · end of year $4,967,394

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,845,633 · end of year $338,249

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,411,500 · end of year $7,773,316

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $194,338 · end of year $255,014

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $229,539 · end of year $233,517

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,147,914 · end of year $3,049,551

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,472,833 · end of year $10,509,830

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,818,173 · end of year $1,532,921

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO IGNITE AND FUEL A PASSION FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ARTS AND MATH THROUGH DYNAMIC INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES.

  • SEE SCHEDULE OTHE MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY SERVED OVER 191,000 INDIVIDUALS IN ITS FACILITY WITH HANDS-ON EXHIBITS AND ON SITE PROGRAMMING IN 2023. THE MUSEUM PROVIDED UNIQUE IN-HOUSE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS FROM 46 OF THE 75 ARKANSAS COUNTIES AND FROM 2 OTHER STATES.

    Expenses $2,478,291 · Revenue $1,497,722

  • SEE SCHEDULE OIN 2023, THE MUSEUM SERVED APPROXIMATELY 51,000 STUDENTS IN THE STATE WITH EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $176,179 · Revenue $267,119

  • SEE SCHEDULE OTHE ARKANSAS DISCOVERY NETWORK IS A PROGRAM OF THE MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY. THE NETWORK IS A CONSORTIUM OF LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS, WHICH ARE LOCATED IN MULTIPLE SITES ACROSS THE STATE OF ARKANSAS AND ARE DEDICATED TO SERVING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS WITH HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS, PROGRAMMING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE NETWORK, THE PARTNER LOCATIONS ARE STRENGTHENED TO BETTER SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COLLABORATION WITH PEERS.

    Expenses $78,634 · Revenue $56,908

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Wade Radke

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melissa Bandy

    INCOMING CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bob Childress

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lisa Richardson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jim Hazlewood

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Neill Linebarier

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Bishawn Morris

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Megan Eves

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Considine

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Annice Steadman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cindy Kolb

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marilyn Woessner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Ballard

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brad McBride

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniel Robinson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Doug Shackelford

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jordan Culver

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sidney Leasure

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Nauman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chad Jameson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shamim Okolloh

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gert Clark

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Burgess

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cassandra Tucker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Hildebrand

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marie Knox

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nan Selz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Lesieur

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tami Bean

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kelley Bass

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $148,853
    From this org
    $138,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,253
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jon Dor

    PAST CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $89,153
    From this org
    $83,800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,353
    Hours/week
    40
  • Lisa Paden

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $13,462
    From this org
    $13,462
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
25 July 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202442959349300419

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