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← PORT TOWNSEND MARINE SCIENCE CENTER

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PORT TOWNSEND MARINE SCIENCE CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$909,740
Total expenses
$1,012,904
Contributions and grants received
$757,525
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$153,113
Investment income
$46,622
Other revenue
-$47,520
Total assets, end of year
$3,518,962
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,718,220
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,800,742
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$681,156
Management and general expenses
$219,755
Fundraising expenses
$111,993
Program service expenses (Part III)
$681,156

Program services were 67.2% 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

    $227,189

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $171,325

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $359,011

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SCHOOL/EDUCATION PROGR

    total $153,113 · related or exempt $153,113

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $12,326 · excluded $12,326

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $165,639

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $170,772

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$5,133

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$5,133 · unrelated business -$5,133

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $34,296

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

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $34,296

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $34,296 · excluded $34,296

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $227,189

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $33,785

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$33,785 · excluded -$33,785

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $117,329

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $125,931

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$8,602 · related or exempt -$8,602

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $92,423 · program services $54,606 · management and general $37,213 · fundraising $604

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $468,724 · program services $337,609 · management and general $67,841 · fundraising $63,274

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $89,365 · program services $63,754 · management and general $14,156 · fundraising $11,455

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $55,585 · program services $38,646 · management and general $10,104 · fundraising $6,835

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $40,125 · management and general $40,125

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $59,803 · program services $33,610 · management and general $25,993 · fundraising $200

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,718 · program services $2,200 · management and general $518

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $27,020 · program services $12,661 · management and general $2,882 · fundraising $11,477

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $16,466 · program services $2,723 · management and general $12,157 · fundraising $1,586

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $24,156 · program services $20,819 · management and general $3,337

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,456 · program services $5,642 · management and general $244 · fundraising $1,570

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $38,194 · program services $34,855 · management and general $2,387 · fundraising $952

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,638 · program services $253 · management and general $2,385

  • 24a · Other expenses: 21.50 % USE OF FLAGSHIP

    total $46,772 · program services $46,772

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $24,235 · program services $20,951 · management and general $306 · fundraising $2,978

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $14,643 · program services $3,974 · management and general $107 · fundraising $10,562

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,928 · program services $1,428 · fundraising $500

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $653 · program services $653

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $501,080 · end of year $279,068

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $27,326 · end of year $27,192

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,982 · end of year $6,285

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $34,170 · end of year $22,162

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $80 · end of year $80

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

    $3,742,999

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

    $1,096,313

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,714,347 · end of year $2,646,686

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $359,603 · end of year $536,489

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,000 · end of year $1,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $24,612 · end of year $17,218

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,718,692 · end of year $1,689,594

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $8,333 · end of year $11,408

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,587,951 · end of year $1,250,472

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $300,000 · end of year $550,270

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE PORT TOWNSEND MARINE SCIENCE CENTER INSPIRES CONSERVATION OF THE SALISH SEA.

  • THE PORT TOWNSEND MARINE SCIENCE CENTER (PTMSC) ACHIEVES ITS MISSION BY ENGAGING WITH THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE AQUARIUM, MUSEUM, GALLERY, THE GRAY WHALE SKELETON ON UNION WHARF, AND TRAVELING EXHIBITS IT CURATES; PARTICIPATING IN COLLABORATIVE CITIZEN SCIENCE AND RESTORATION PROJECTS; COORDINATING COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES; PROVIDING A SUITE OF K-12 EDUCATION EXPERIENCES AND RESOURCES; AND HOSTING AN ANNUAL CALENDAR OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ONLINE. OVERALL, PTMSC SERVED MORE THAN 38,500 PEOPLE IN 2024.AQUARIUM AND MUSEUM EXHIBITS IN FORT WORDEN STATE PARK WELCOMED 11,200 VISITORS IN 2024. OVER 14,800 PEOPLE VISITED THE DOWNTOWN LOCATION AT FLAGSHIP LANDING WHERE, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE GALLERY HOSTED SEVERAL ORIGINAL EXHIBITS INCLUDING THE WORKSPACE/EXHIBITS: FOSSIL LAB, REPAIR IT!, ORCA: SHARED WATERS, SHARED HOME, AND INSPIRED BY SEA & SCIENCE: THE FIBER ART OF CARLA STEHR. ADDITIONALLY, VISITORS PARTICIPATED IN UNIQUE PROGRAMMING SUCH AS MICROSCOPE FRIDAYS, SKETCHING FROM THE COLLECTIONS, AN ELEPHANT SEAL ARTICULATION EXPERIENCE, AND FOUND MARINE-THEMED BOOKS, CRAFTS, AND ARTWORK BY LOCAL ARTISTS IN THE STORE. SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR PREK TO COLLEGE STUDENTS GREW IN 2024. A TOTAL OF 1,650 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN INDOOR LABS AND CLASSES, AND OUTDOOR FIELD EXPERIENCES. STAFF AND EDUCATION PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS ALSO BROUGHT LIVE PROGRAMMING AND COLLECTIONS RESOURCES TO AREA SCHOOLS WHO WERE UNABLE TO ARRANGE FIELD TRIPS. CRITICAL CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING NETWORK, SOUND TOXINS, AND INTERTIDAL MONITORING ATTRACTED VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS. ADDITIONALLY, PTMSC WAS ONCE AGAIN CONTRACTED TO TRAIN JEFFERSON AND CLALLAM COUNTY COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT INVASIVE GREEN CRABS ALONG LOCAL SHORELINES. SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES SUCH AS REPAIR EVENTS AND BEACH CLEAN UPS, AS WELL AS WILDLIFE CRUISES, LOW TIDE WALKS AND SUMMER CAMPS FILLED TO CAPACITY. THE FUTURE OF OCEANS LECTURE SERIES HOSTED 5 IN-PERSON PRESENTATIONS. THERE WERE MORE THAN 10,900 PARTICIPANTS IN THESE AND OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMS. WHEN NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, THE AQUARIUM FACILITIES ALSO SUPPORTED ONGOING CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION EFFORTS SUCH AS THE LARVAL DUNGENESS CRAB RESEARCH PROJECT AND THE PINTO ABALONE RESTORATION PROJECT.

    Expenses $681,156 · Revenue $144,511

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Jassen Bowman

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John Mackey

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Doug Rogers

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Diane Baxter

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Linda Dacon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mike Hens0n

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rob Wamstad

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Diane Quinn

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $81,175
    From this org
    $81,175
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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
2024
Filed
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543189349301224

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