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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DISCOVERY CENTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,502,696
Total expenses
$3,890,107
Contributions and grants received
$2,471,757
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$937,480
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$93,459
Total assets, end of year
$8,470,334
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,744,181
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,726,153
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,434,323
Management and general expenses
$455,784
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,434,323

Program services were 88.3% 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

    $207,812

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $1,493,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $612,320

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $158,625

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $111,250

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $518,858 · related or exempt $518,858

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CLASSES/PROGRAMS

    total $242,314 · related or exempt $242,314

  • 2c · Program service revenue: EXPLORADOME

    total $176,308 · related or exempt $176,308

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $110,728

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $72,989

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $37,739 · related or exempt $37,739

  • 11a · Other revenue: TEMPORARY RENTAL OF SP

    total $31,265 · related or exempt $31,265

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $24,455 · related or exempt $24,455

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $55,720

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $106,805 · program services $86,105 · management and general $20,700

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,376,241 · program services $1,115,757 · management and general $260,484

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $166,566 · program services $134,324 · management and general $32,242

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $113,273 · program services $91,751 · management and general $21,522

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $17,101 · program services $16,759 · management and general $342

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $173,171 · program services $154,477 · management and general $18,694

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $140,547 · program services $126,492 · management and general $14,055

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,700 · program services $16,199 · management and general $501

  • 20 · Interest

    total $413,413 · program services $372,072 · management and general $41,341

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $905,048 · program services $871,204 · management and general $33,844

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $53,249 · program services $47,924 · management and general $5,325

  • 24a · Other expenses: PURCHASED SERVICES

    total $272,483 · program services $272,483

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE

    total $41,151 · program services $39,093 · management and general $2,058

  • 24c · Other expenses: ROYALTIES

    total $37,771 · program services $37,771

  • 24d · Other expenses: SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS

    total $18,823 · program services $16,941 · management and general $1,882

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $37,765 · program services $34,971 · management and general $2,794

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $67,873 · end of year $43,276

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $18,355 · end of year $1,648

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $20,408 · end of year $5,188

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $31,468 · end of year $55,543

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

    $21,190,082

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

    $14,597,944

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,818,996 · end of year $6,592,138

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,008,348 · end of year $1,772,541

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $652,088 · end of year $664,064

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $104,571 · end of year $107,496

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $1,940,365 · end of year $1,829,115

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $491,447 · end of year $438,458

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $315,000 · end of year $400,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,348,413 · end of year $1,305,048

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,113,564 · end of year $3,726,153

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OPERATION OF A "HANDS-ON" PARTICIPATORY SCIENCE MUSEUM, LARGE FORMAT THEATER, AND PLANETARIUM, WHICH SERVED APPROX. 103,123 VISITORS IN 2024. OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A FULL RANGE OF WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, TEACHER TRAINING, REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIRS, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS-BOTH AT THE MUSEUM AND AT OUTREACH LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT UPSTATE NEW YORK, FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, SCHOOL GROUPS, AND CHILDREN AT RISK.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OPERATION OF A "HANDS-ON" PARTICIPATORY SCIENCE MUSEUM, LARGE FORMAT THEATER, AND PLANETARIUM, WHICH SERVED 116,038 VISITORS IN 2024. OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A FULL RANGE OF WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, TEACHER TRAINING, REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS-BOTH AT THE MUSEUM AND AT OUTREACH LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT UPSTATE NEW YORK, FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, SCHOOL GROUPS, AND CHILDREN AT RISK.

  • OPERATION OF A HANDS-ON PARTICIPATORY SCIENCE MUSEUM, LARGE FORMAT THEATER, AND PLANETARIUM. OTHER ACTIVITIES: FULL RANGE OF WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, TEACHER TRAINING, REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS-BOTH AT THE MUSEUM AND AT OUTREACH LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT UPSTATE NY.

    Expenses $3,434,323 · Revenue $1,030,939

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • John Spina

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tony Stewart

    VICE CHAIR #1

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karyn Gerling

    VICE CHAIR #2

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Howard Hollander

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alfred Boudreau

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Schneckenburger

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Philip Bousquet

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nitch Jones

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Donna Desiato

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ruth Chen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard Sykes

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Leone

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Schlosser

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • George McGuire

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dana Corcoran

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terry Madden

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sam Edelstein

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Ruston

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cami Riley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Milt Stevenson IV

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeffrey Rubenstein

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elaine Rubenstein

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leila Giancone

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terry Hopkins

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lauren Kochian

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $142,406
    From this org
    $133,591
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,815
    Hours/week
    22 + 18 related

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.

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • MOST ELT SERVICES LLC

    TO RUN THE EXTENDED LEARNING TIME PROGRAM · NY · assets $0

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 August 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202532319349300413

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