Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF THE DESERT.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $655,021
- Total expenses
- $908,768
- Contributions and grants received
- $361,938
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $224,528
- Investment income
- $11,277
- Other revenue
- $57,278
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,114,269
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,880,165
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $4,234,104
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $782,281
- Management and general expenses
- $100,442
- Fundraising expenses
- $26,045
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $782,281
Program services were 86.1% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$7,500
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$354,438
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2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSION
total $183,994 · related or exempt $183,994
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2b · Program service revenue: OTHER - PROGRAM
total $31,402 · related or exempt $31,402
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2c · Program service revenue: GIFT SHOP
total $9,132 · related or exempt $9,132
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3 · Investment income
total $11,277 · excluded $11,277
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6a · Gross rents
real property $40,211
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $40,211
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $40,211 · excluded $40,211
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$21,264
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$4,305
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $16,959
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11a · Other revenue: MISC INCOME
total $108 · related or exempt $108
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11e · Other revenue, total
$108
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $115,792 · program services $88,002 · management and general $20,842 · fundraising $6,948
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $215,288 · program services $163,619 · management and general $38,752 · fundraising $12,917
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $32,870 · program services $24,981 · management and general $5,917 · fundraising $1,972
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $25,724 · program services $19,551 · management and general $4,630 · fundraising $1,543
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $13,042 · program services $6,521 · management and general $6,521
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11g · Fees: other
total $5,036 · program services $5,036
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13 · Office expenses
total $34,978 · program services $32,530 · management and general $1,399 · fundraising $1,049
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16 · Occupancy
total $118,246 · program services $113,516 · management and general $4,730
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17 · Travel
total $7,179 · program services $6,892 · management and general $287
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $6,956 · program services $6,678 · management and general $278
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20 · Interest
total $43,269 · program services $40,240 · management and general $1,731 · fundraising $1,298
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $170,167 · program services $163,360 · management and general $6,807
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23 · Insurance
total $18,037 · program services $17,316 · management and general $721
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES
total $28,805 · program services $28,805
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24b · Other expenses: PROPERTY TAXES
total $22,813 · program services $21,900 · management and general $913
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24c · Other expenses: CONTRACT SERVICES
total $19,334 · program services $19,334
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24d · Other expenses: POSTAGE AND PRINTING
total $10,551 · program services $9,811 · management and general $422 · fundraising $318
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24e · All other expenses
total $20,681 · program services $14,189 · management and general $6,492
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $44,952 · end of year $238,005
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $30,095 · end of year $52,152
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $1,676 · end of year $5,094
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $57,331
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$11,792,032
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$6,271,507
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $4,561,450 · end of year $5,520,525
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $407,747
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $263,624 · end of year $241,162
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $53,798 · end of year $39,336
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $9,778 · end of year $56,848
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $751,747 · end of year $1,783,981
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,494,221 · end of year $4,234,104
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY MUSEUM OF THE DESERT IS A VALUABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF LEARNING ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM. THE MUSEUM INSPIRES PERSONAL GROWTH BY ENGAGING CURIOSITY AND CREATIVITY THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPLORATIONS OF EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS.
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THE MUSEUM'S PRIMARY PROGRAM SERVICE IS TO INSPIRE AND PROMOTE INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY AND SELF-EXPRESSION THROUGH VARIOUS INVENTIVE AND INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS AT ITS FACILITY IN RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIFORNIA. THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM INCLUDES DISCOVERY CAMPS, ART AND SCIENCE CAMPS, WORKSHOPS, AND FIELD TRIPS.
Expenses $782,281 · Revenue $655,021
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Cindy BurresonCINDY BURRESON
CEO
- Total calculated
- $108,465
- From this org
- $97,172
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,293
- Hours/week
- 40
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Catherine RobinsonCATHERINE ROBINSON
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David MeyerDAVID MEYER
IMMEDIATE PA
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Katie SticeKATIE STICE
IMMEDIATE PA
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Wes OliphantWES OLIPHANT
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jamie SteinbergJAMIE STEINBERG
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Anthony HenryANTHONY HENRY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Amir AfsarAMIR AFSAR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Laura Hunt LittleLAURA HUNT LITTLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Erika UnruhERIKA UNRUH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ruairi M ClerkinRUAIRI M CLERKIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marco RosssettiMARCO ROSSSETTI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Blaine AmideiBLAINE AMIDEI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Angela ChenANGELA CHEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael O'KeefeMICHAEL O'KEEFE
EX-OFFICIO
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Karina QuintanillaKARINA QUINTANILLA
EX-OFFICIO
- 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
- 2023
- Filed
- 8 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202541289349304109
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