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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MAINE DISCOVERY MUSEUM.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 14 November 2024. 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
$802,616
Total expenses
$1,121,356
Contributions and grants received
$371,983
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$384,466
Investment income
$1,146
Other revenue
$45,021
Total assets, end of year
$2,507,497
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,652,661
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$854,836
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$860,569
Management and general expenses
$180,451
Fundraising expenses
$80,336
Program service expenses (Part III)
$860,569

Program services were 76.7% 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)

    $254,708

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $117,275

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $229,301 · related or exempt $229,301

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIPS

    total $87,097 · related or exempt $87,097

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

    total $51,867 · related or exempt $51,867

  • 2d · Program service revenue: FACILITY RENTAL

    total $16,201 · related or exempt $16,201

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,146 · excluded $1,146

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $24,724

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $24,724 · excluded $24,724

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $39,777

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $19,480

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $20,297 · related or exempt $20,297

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $77,000 · management and general $77,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $458,646 · program services $419,300 · management and general $17,717 · fundraising $21,629

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $29,238 · program services $23,238 · management and general $5,000 · fundraising $1,000

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $44,385 · program services $34,385 · management and general $8,000 · fundraising $2,000

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,185 · management and general $5,185

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $32,329 · program services $14,548 · management and general $14,548 · fundraising $3,233

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,971 · management and general $5,971

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $58,084 · program services $26,138 · management and general $26,138 · fundraising $5,808

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $69,155 · program services $62,239 · management and general $3,458 · fundraising $3,458

  • 20 · Interest

    total $13,071 · program services $13,071

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

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

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,758 · program services $4,879 · management and general $4,879

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM COSTS

    total $56,686 · program services $56,686

  • 24b · Other expenses: MAINE SCIENCE FESTIVAL

    total $51,561 · program services $51,561

  • 24c · Other expenses: EVENTS PLANNING

    total $43,208 · fundraising $43,208

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISC

    total $25,110 · program services $12,555 · management and general $12,555

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $15,749 · program services $15,749

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $161,623 · end of year $112,523

  • 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 $949,870

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $1,251

  • 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 $96,567

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $65,866 · end of year $1,071,616

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $491,559 · end of year $441,478

  • 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 $753,369

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $140,312 · end of year $101,467

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 $860,569 · Revenue $386,402

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kate Dickerson

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $77,000
    From this org
    $77,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Andrea Dickinson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emil Genest

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tammy L Higgins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shane Malory

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jared O'Roak

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donna L Oxley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kelly Pearson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jaclyn Silk

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Malorie Sprague

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anne-Marie Storey

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nichole Trainor

    SECRETARY

    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
27 August 2026
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202612409349300506

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