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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by MUSE KNOXVILLE.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,454,452
Total expenses
$1,695,917
Contributions and grants received
$1,664,929
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$798,843
Investment income
-$32,765
Other revenue
$23,445
Total assets, end of year
$2,148,568
Total liabilities, end of year
$442,579
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,705,989
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,384,517
Management and general expenses
$304,426
Fundraising expenses
$6,974
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,384,517

Program services were 81.6% 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

    $11,815

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $349,968

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,303,146

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $9,802

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $303,551 · related or exempt $303,551

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIPS

    total $234,546 · related or exempt $234,546

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PROGRAM OUTREACH

    total $110,547 · related or exempt $110,547

  • 2d · Program service revenue: BIRTHDAY PARTIES

    total $93,116 · related or exempt $93,116

  • 2e · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIPS

    total $57,083 · related or exempt $57,083

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,049 · excluded $1,049

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

    other assets $33,814

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$33,814

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$33,814 · excluded -$33,814

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $11,815

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $21,606

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$21,606 · excluded -$21,606

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $81,650

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $36,599

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $45,051 · related or exempt $45,051

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $76,170 · program services $61,838 · management and general $14,332

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $927,992 · program services $754,638 · management and general $173,354

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $22,466 · program services $17,973 · management and general $4,493

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $83,056 · program services $66,445 · management and general $16,611

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $21,592 · program services $17,274 · management and general $4,318

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $6,974 · fundraising $6,974

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $41,767 · program services $33,414 · management and general $8,353

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $75,014 · program services $60,011 · management and general $15,003

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $103,392 · program services $84,112 · management and general $19,280

  • 17 · Travel

    total $26,625 · program services $24,210 · management and general $2,415

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,046 · program services $4,037 · management and general $1,009

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $68,222 · program services $54,578 · management and general $13,644

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,823 · program services $7,058 · management and general $1,765

  • 24a · Other expenses: EDUCATION AND EXHIBITS

    total $84,361 · program services $83,265 · management and general $1,096

  • 24b · Other expenses: RENT IN KIND

    total $76,550 · program services $61,240 · management and general $15,310

  • 24c · Other expenses: MERCHANT AND PAYPAL FEE

    total $31,474 · program services $25,306 · management and general $6,168

  • 24d · Other expenses: CORPORATE EXPENSE

    total $15,048 · program services $12,042 · management and general $3,006

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $21,345 · program services $17,076 · management and general $4,269

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $459,534 · end of year $288,511

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $25,000 · end of year $1,208,583

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,555 · end of year $2,636

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $9,885

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $22,971 · end of year $23,074

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

    $1,054,399

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

    $438,520

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $501,800 · end of year $615,879

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $75,513 · end of year $123,707

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $136,583 · end of year $156,026

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $175,315 · end of year $162,846

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $406,694 · end of year $392,172

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $221,755 · end of year $1,313,817

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER ALL CHILDREN THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES. OUR VISION IS TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY THE BEST PLACE FOR ALL TO LEARN THROUGH THE POWER OF PLAY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF OUR REGION EDUCATION, ENRICHMENT, EXCITEMENT, AND ENTERTAINMENT THROUGH ENGAGING EXPERIENCES IN SCIENCE AND ART.

  • MUSE KNOXVILLE IS A CHILDREN'S SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATH (STEAM) MUSEUM LOCATED IN TENNESSEE. ONSITE, CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT THE STARS IN OUR FULL-DOME PLANETARIUM, PLAY WITH OUR STEAM EXHIBITS, AND PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS LIKE "STEAM SPROUTS." OFFSITE, MUSE KNOXVILLE IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF SCIENCE OUTREACH PROGRAMMING IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED TEACHERS FACILITATE HANDS-ON STEAM LESSONS IN PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE CLASSROOMS ACROSS 24 COUNTIES. SINCE MUSE'S INCEPTION IN 2013 THEY HAVE SERVED OVER ONE MILLION INDIVIDUALS THROUGH VARIED PROGRAMMING. IN SPRING OF 2020 AND IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, MUSE KNOXVILLE INTRODUCED AND DEVELOPED TAKE-HOME LEARNING KITS CALLED AMUSEMENTS KITS TO HELP CHILDREN CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN HANDS-ON STEAM LEARNING IN THE SAFETY OF THEIR HOMES.

    Expenses $1,384,517 · Revenue $843,894

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

Listed in Part VII

  • DR ANGELIQUE ADAMS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TRAVIS HARRIS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ERIC ROBERTSON

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • KRISTY ALTMAN

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • BRANDON BRUCE

    PAST BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • JUSTIN COUCH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RYAN DOBBS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOHN BILLINGS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BRANDON ROSS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DENISE DEAN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • STEPHEN JENKINS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SHANNON JACKSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JULIA MAYER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOHN SERGENT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DARRIS UPTON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ALLISON COMER

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (CURRENT)

    Total calculated
    $69,919
    From this org
    $69,919
    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
2022
Filed
4 December 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202333469349300963

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