Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MAINE DISCOVERY MUSEUM.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 27 August 2026. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue: $809,430 changed to $802,616
Total expenses: $1,008,014 changed to $1,121,356
Contributions and grants received: $400,143 changed to $371,983
Program service revenue: $386,402 changed to $384,466
Investment income: $703 changed to $1,146
Other revenue: $22,182 changed to $45,021
Total assets, end of year: $1,669,381 changed to $2,507,497
Total liabilities, end of year: $694,389 changed to $1,652,661
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $974,992 changed to $854,836
Program services expenses: $760,964 changed to $860,569
Management and general expenses: $222,421 changed to $180,451
Fundraising expenses: $24,629 changed to $80,336
Program service expenses (Part III): $760,964 changed to $860,569

Totals

Total revenue: $809,430
Total expenses: $1,008,014
Contributions and grants received: $400,143
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $386,402
Investment income: $703
Other revenue: $22,182
Total assets, end of year: $1,669,381
Total liabilities, end of year: $694,389
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $974,992
Program services expenses (Part IX): $760,964
Management and general expenses: $222,421
Fundraising expenses: $24,629
Program service expenses (Part III): $760,964

Program services were 75.5% 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.

1e · Government grants (contributions)

$183,797
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$216,346
2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

total $230,864 · related or exempt $230,864
2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIPS

total $87,166 · related or exempt $87,166
2c · Program service revenue: PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

total $50,171 · related or exempt $50,171
2d · Program service revenue: FACILITY RENTAL

total $18,201 · related or exempt $18,201
3 · Investment income

total $703 · excluded $703
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$37,629
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$35,932
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total $1,697 · excluded $1,697
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$39,965
10b · Cost of goods sold

$19,480
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $20,485 · related or exempt $20,485

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $72,380 · management and general $72,380
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $390,967 · program services $347,001 · management and general $22,337 · fundraising $21,629
9 · Other employee benefits

total $30,867 · program services $23,867 · management and general $6,000 · fundraising $1,000
10 · Payroll taxes

total $44,385 · program services $33,385 · management and general $9,000 · fundraising $2,000
11c · Fees: accounting

total $5,185 · management and general $5,185
11g · Fees: other

total $32,698 · management and general $32,698
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $5,971 · management and general $5,971
13 · Office expenses

total $47,506 · management and general $47,506
16 · Occupancy

total $70,819 · program services $70,819
20 · Interest

total $13,169 · program services $13,071 · management and general $98
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $126,220 · program services $126,220
23 · Insurance

total $9,758 · management and general $9,758
24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM COSTS

total $89,053 · program services $89,053
24b · Other expenses: MAINE SCIENCE FESTIVAL

total $41,799 · program services $41,799
24c · Other expenses: MISC

total $11,488 · management and general $11,488
24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

total $9,643 · program services $9,643
24e · All other expenses

total $6,106 · program services $6,106

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $161,623 · end of year $141,613
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $6,632 · end of year $6,659
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $209,027 · end of year $22,869
4 · Accounts receivable

end of year $61,046
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $11,520
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$4,022,245
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$2,585,051
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $1,450,850 · end of year $1,437,194
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $58,344 · end of year $96,660
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $65,866 · end of year $72,357
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $491,559 · end of year $482,372
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

beginning of year $50,307 · end of year $43,000
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $1,033,264 · end of year $834,237
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $140,312 · end of year $140,755

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MAINE DISCOVERY MUSEUM HELPS PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO DISCOVER THE WORLD AROUND THEM THROUGH CREATIVE EXPLORATION AND SCIENCE.

SUMMER CAMP PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. OUR SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAMS PROVIDE UNIQUE HANDS ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES. OUR EXHIBITS WITHIN THE MUSEUM PROVIDE AN IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENT NOT DUPLICATED ANYWERE ELSE.

Expenses $760,964 · Revenue $386,402

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

Kate DickersonKATE DICKERSON

EXECUTIVE DI

Total calculated

$72,380

From this org

$72,380

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40
Andrea DickinsonANDREA DICKINSON

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0
Emil GenestEMIL GENEST

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0
Tammy L HigginsTAMMY L HIGGINS

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0
Shane MalorySHANE MALORY

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0
Jared O'RoakJARED O'ROAK

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0
Donna L OxleyDONNA L OXLEY

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0
Kelly PearsonKELLY PEARSON

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0
Jaclyn SilkJACLYN SILK

VICE PRESIDE

Total calculated

$0
Malorie SpragueMALORIE SPRAGUE

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0
Anne-Marie StoreyANNE-MARIE STOREY

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0
Nichole TrainorNICHOLE TRAINOR

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

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: 14 November 2024
IRS schema version: 2023v5.0
Source object: 202443199349310724

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