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← DON HARRINGTON DISCOVERY CENTER FOUNDATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DON HARRINGTON DISCOVERY CENTER FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,916,318
Total expenses
$2,273,308
Contributions and grants received
$784,700
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$921,634
Investment income
$1,062,144
Other revenue
$147,840
Total assets, end of year
$11,675,862
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,831,986
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,843,876
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,975,699
Management and general expenses
$194,423
Fundraising expenses
$103,186
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,975,699

Program services were 86.9% 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

    $37,202

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $747,498

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS - EXHIBITS

    total $443,321 · related or exempt $443,321

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS - OTHER

    total $210,255 · related or exempt $210,255

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIPS

    total $202,946 · related or exempt $202,946

  • 2d · Program service revenue: BIRTHDAY PARTIES

    total $65,112 · related or exempt $65,112

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $121,504 · excluded $121,504

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $19,185

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $19,185

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $19,185 · excluded $19,185

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $5,130,927 · other assets $244,091

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

    securities $4,434,378

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $696,549 · other assets $244,091

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $940,640 · excluded $940,640

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $17,720

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

    $37,202

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $28,244

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$10,524

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $89,200

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $46,207

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $42,993 · related or exempt $42,993

  • 11a · Other revenue: INSURANCE PROCEEDS

    total $61,880 · related or exempt $61,880

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $34,306 · related or exempt $34,306

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $96,186

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $140,100 · program services $84,060 · management and general $28,020 · fundraising $28,020

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $889,728 · program services $792,718 · management and general $54,415 · fundraising $42,595

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $111,541 · program services $91,674 · management and general $9,478 · fundraising $10,389

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $74,366 · program services $64,573 · management and general $4,921 · fundraising $4,872

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $22,500 · management and general $22,500

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $27,324 · management and general $27,324

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $26,470 · program services $24,455 · fundraising $2,015

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $32,011 · program services $31,529 · management and general $332 · fundraising $150

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $94,034 · program services $80,929 · management and general $8,737 · fundraising $4,368

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,361 · program services $2,357 · management and general $313 · fundraising $691

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $479,666 · program services $456,513 · management and general $23,153

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $92,352 · program services $78,499 · management and general $9,235 · fundraising $4,618

  • 24a · Other expenses: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

    total $62,246 · program services $62,246

  • 24b · Other expenses: EXHIBIT

    total $49,412 · program services $49,412

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $48,758 · program services $47,202 · management and general $385 · fundraising $1,171

  • 24d · Other expenses: COMPUTER

    total $39,585 · program services $34,216 · management and general $3,384 · fundraising $1,985

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $79,854 · program services $75,316 · management and general $2,226 · fundraising $2,312

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $338,202 · end of year $333,581

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $60,357 · end of year $23,250

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $20,000 · end of year $10,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $66,814 · end of year $40,388

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $15,554 · end of year $21,782

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $153,944 · end of year $362,794

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

    $14,032,926

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

    $7,813,117

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,729,673 · end of year $6,219,809

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $4,807,618 · end of year $4,664,258

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $497,186 · end of year $577,550

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $12,526 · end of year $11,276

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,079,702 · end of year $2,243,160

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,414,679 · end of year $4,647,232

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,188,069 · end of year $4,196,644

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE DON HARRINGTON DISCOVERY CENTER (DHDC) CREATES MOMENTS OF DISCOVERY THAT REVEAL THE INNER WORKINGS OF OUR WORLD TO LEARNERS ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS. THE CENTER NOW OPERATES TWO SITE: DHDC AND WILDCAT BLUFF NATURE CENTER.

  • THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIVE IN HEALTH AND SCIENCE RELATED AREAS. EXHIBITS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED FOR MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF ALL AGES.

    Expenses $1,936,820 · Revenue $905,737

  • EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVORS RELATING TO CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCES BY PROVIDING NATURE TRAILS, NATURAL LANDSACAPING AND INDIGENOUS WILDLIFE.

    Expenses $38,879 · Revenue $15,897

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Wendy Taylor

    CHIEF EXEC.

    Total calculated
    $141,699
    From this org
    $128,144
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,555
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jarred Cooley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kirk Crutcher

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alisa Fox

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Zachary Garrett

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amy Hamilton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sam Holder

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Jenkins

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Taylor Kelley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • La'Toya Louis

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Collin McCartt

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joseph Papp

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Desirae Renfroe

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kelsey Reynolds

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Margarita Rocha

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202523219349320177

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