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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by DISCOVERY STATION AT HAGERSTOWN INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$267,495
Total expenses
$334,289
Contributions and grants received
$190,104
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$73,493
Investment income
$584
Other revenue
$3,314
Total assets, end of year
$814,789
Total liabilities, end of year
$728,606
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$86,183
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$263,768
Management and general expenses
$51,317
Fundraising expenses
$19,204
Program service expenses (Part III)
$263,768

Program services were 78.9% 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

    $30,707

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $56,339

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $103,058

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,400

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS AND MEMBERS

    total $61,366 · related or exempt $61,366

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FIELD TRIP AND PARTY F

    total $12,127 · related or exempt $12,127

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $584 · excluded $584

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $7,430

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

    $30,707

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $9,309

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$1,879 · excluded -$1,879

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $860

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $262

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $598 · excluded $598

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $7,556

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $3,261

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $4,295 · related or exempt $4,295

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $300 · related or exempt $300

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $300

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $53,929 · program services $37,749 · management and general $10,787 · fundraising $5,393

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $46,881 · program services $32,817 · management and general $9,376 · fundraising $4,688

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,877 · program services $3,414 · management and general $976 · fundraising $487

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $7,354 · program services $5,148 · management and general $1,471 · fundraising $735

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,194 · management and general $18,194

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,604 · program services $2,604

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,555 · program services $4,115 · management and general $1,262 · fundraising $2,178

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $134,119 · program services $124,058 · management and general $5,032 · fundraising $5,029

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,860 · program services $3,860

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,022 · program services $3,720 · management and general $151 · fundraising $151

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,757 · program services $1,094 · management and general $3,663

  • 24a · Other expenses: EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS

    total $34,316 · program services $34,316

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $9,567 · program services $8,849 · management and general $359 · fundraising $359

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES, MEMBERSHIPS, LICE

    total $2,254 · program services $2,024 · management and general $46 · fundraising $184

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $115,048 · end of year $55,633

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,484 · end of year $1,200

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $12,589 · end of year $6,433

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

    $68,592

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

    $49,187

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $23,427 · end of year $19,405

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $30,312 · end of year $27,464

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,334 · end of year $704,654

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $13,621 · end of year $21,594

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $17,808 · end of year $12,692

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,356

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $694,320

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $106,409 · end of year $26,719

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $59,464

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

DISCOVERY STATION AT HAGERSTOWN, INC. IS A HANDS-ON MUSEUM THAT PROVIDES LIFE-LONG LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EACH YEAR. WE CREATE AN ENVIRONMNET THAT STIMULATES CURIOSITY FOR DISCOVERY, EXPLORATION, AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION THROUGH EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATH (STEAM) PRINICPLES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

DISCOVERY STATION AT HAGERSTOWN, INC. IS A HANDS-ON MUSEUM THAT PROVIDES LIFE-LONG LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EACH YEAR. WE CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT STIMULATES CURIOSITY FOR DISCOVERY, EXPLORATION, AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION THROUGH EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATH (STEAM) PRINCIPLES.

  • A "HANDS ON" MUSEUM WHICH INCLUDES INTERACTIVE AND STATIC DISPLAYS AND PROGRAMS ENCOURAGING VISITOR PARTICIPATION TO LEARN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART AND MATH (STEAM). PROGRAMS AND CLASSES ARE DESIGNED TO INSTRUCT PARTICIPANTS IN THESE TOPICS.

    Expenses $263,768 · Revenue $78,088

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sharon Ahrens

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Scott Bowen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lauren Brenneman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peter Craig

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kim Halsey

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Brittany Leppert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sarah Nadeau

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Aaron Peteranecz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steven Stitely

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brenda Paul

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Josef Chlebowski

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Brandi Sprenkle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gershom James

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laurie Chrzanowski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jordan Wygant

    INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $23,865
    From this org
    $23,865
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Brittany Wedd

    PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $30,065
    From this org
    $26,977
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,088
    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
2022
Filed
20 July 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202322269349301447

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