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← HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$82,073,962
Total expenses
$65,965,222
Contributions and grants received
$44,950,418
Grants paid
$8,000
Program service revenue
$32,232,572
Investment income
$2,650,117
Other revenue
$2,240,855
Total assets, end of year
$308,228,843
Total liabilities, end of year
$56,255,931
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$251,972,912
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$53,642,790
Management and general expenses
$8,156,529
Fundraising expenses
$4,165,903
Program service expenses (Part III)
$53,642,790

Program services were 81.3% 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

    $1,364,049

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $43,586,369

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $442,361

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Admission fees

    total $21,357,369 · related or exempt $21,357,369

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Membership fees

    total $4,566,906 · related or exempt $4,566,906

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Educational prog. fees

    total $2,445,813 · related or exempt $2,445,813

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Parking garage revenue

    total $2,376,310 · related or exempt $2,376,310

  • 2e · Program service revenue: Tours/commissions

    total $1,486,174 · related or exempt $1,486,174

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $620,000 · unrelated business $9,576 · excluded $610,424

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $2,339,262

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $386,583

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $1,952,679

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $1,952,679 · related or exempt $1,462,402 · excluded $490,277

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $12,121,579 · other assets $35,613

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

    securities $10,127,075 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,994,504 · other assets $35,613

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,030,117 · unrelated business $4,560 · excluded $2,025,557

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $1,089,133

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

    $1,364,049

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $1,257,566

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$168,433 · excluded -$168,433

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $4,602,448

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $4,145,839

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $456,609 · related or exempt $456,609

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $8,000 · program services $8,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,588,330 · program services $1,152,155 · management and general $266,720 · fundraising $169,455

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $18,406,190 · program services $13,283,753 · management and general $3,132,356 · fundraising $1,990,081

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $495,616 · program services $357,353 · management and general $84,547 · fundraising $53,716

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,461,704 · program services $1,053,874 · management and general $249,387 · fundraising $158,443

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,425,580 · program services $1,029,060 · management and general $242,471 · fundraising $154,049

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $114,135 · management and general $114,135

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $79,318 · management and general $79,318

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $197,600 · management and general $197,600

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,720,704 · program services $2,655,376 · management and general $906,784 · fundraising $158,544

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,650,369 · program services $1,605,028 · management and general $54 · fundraising $45,287

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,275,048 · program services $1,093,966 · management and general $979,622 · fundraising $201,460

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,156,258 · program services $878,301 · management and general $170,895 · fundraising $107,062

  • 17 · Travel

    total $284,651 · program services $161,315 · management and general $106,127 · fundraising $17,209

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,232,235 · program services $3,232,235

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,980,340 · program services $3,619,292 · management and general $827,622 · fundraising $533,426

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $993,615 · program services $695,078 · management and general $213,622 · fundraising $84,915

  • 24a · Other expenses: Collection purchases

    total $20,179,804 · program services $20,179,804

  • 24b · Other expenses: Exhibit expenses

    total $1,312,927 · program services $1,233,755 · management and general $79,172

  • 24c · Other expenses: Service maintenance

    total $705,143 · program services $520,746 · management and general $92,695 · fundraising $91,702

  • 24d · Other expenses: Repair & Maintenance

    total $552,809 · program services $439,436 · management and general $68,940 · fundraising $44,433

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,144,846 · program services $444,263 · management and general $344,462 · fundraising $356,121

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $32,000 · end of year $33,999

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $22,728,677 · end of year $18,744,185

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $36,438,235 · end of year $49,636,592

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $59,824 · end of year $320,892

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $3,691,696 · end of year $4,714,393

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,160,345 · end of year $1,983,671

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

    $232,250,957

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

    $83,661,958

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $141,260,346 · end of year $148,588,999

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $38,233,940 · end of year $42,797,467

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $31,190,478 · end of year $35,467,786

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $2,151 · end of year $2,151

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,734,269 · end of year $5,938,708

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,865,823 · end of year $5,351,794

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,276,741 · end of year $3,501,537

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $37,985,634 · end of year $47,402,600

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $129,146,787 · end of year $126,098,883

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $103,256,976 · end of year $125,874,029

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The mission of the Houston Museum of Natural Science shall be to preserve and advance the general knowledge of natural science; to enhance in individuals the knowledge of and delight in natural science and related subjects; and to maintain and promote a museum of the first class.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS) serves as a valuable resources for the Houston community, offering extensive collections, exciting interactive exhibits, immersive environments, engaging films, compelling traveling exhibitions, and comprehensive classroom experiences.

  • See Schedule OSince its establishment in 1909, the Houston Museum of Natural Science has served as a valuable resource for the Houston community, offering extensive collections, exciting interactive exhibits, immersive environments, engaging films, compelling traveling exhibitions, and comprehensive classroom experiences. In its permanent venues - drawing from its diverse collections of over 1.5 million objects - the Museum provides visitors with opportunities to expand their knowledge of anthropology, malacology, mineralogy, paleontology, entomology, chemistry, physics, biology, and other disciplines. The 400-seat Wortham Giant Screen Theatre presents relevant and entertaining films covering a wide variety of scientific topics. The Burke Baker Planetarium provides state-of-the-art, immersive learning adventures in astronomy and related subject matter. The Cockrell Butterfly Center is a living rain forest, allowing visitors to observe plants and insects and learn their roles in a natural ecosystem. The George Observatory in Brazos Bend State Park is a direct link to the planets and stars, giving visitors the opportunity to stargaze with a variety of telescopes, including the 36-inch Gueymard Research Telescope, one of the largest telescopes in the U.S. available to the public.

    Expenses $50,847,283 · Grants $8,000 · Revenue $31,705,770

  • The Museum's educational efforts are aimed at children and adults alike. Through hands-on interactive opportunities such as summer camps, field trips, outreach programming, teacher trainings, lecture series, and curator-led travel opportunities the Museum seeks to provide an inspirational learning environment that promotes scientific inquiry as a mode of thinking and engages the public in the wonders of science.

    Expenses $2,795,507 · Revenue $2,445,813

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Randa Duncan Williams

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • S Reed Morian

    Vice Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Matthew J Assiff

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Tim Cejka

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Al Walker

    Imm. Past Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Brady F Carruth

    Exec. Committee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alfred C Glassell III

    Exec. Committee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • George Lindahl III

    Exec. Committee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William C Montgomery

    Exec. Committee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carroll R Ray

    Exec. Committee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Stavros

    Exec. Committee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • George W Strake III

    Exec. Committee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Garry Tanner

    Exec. Committee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eugene Werlin Jr

    Exec. Committee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • F Fox Benton III

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ernest H Cockrell

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael G Cousins

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carolyn Davis

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Neil W Duffin

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Douglas C Elliott

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • George R Farris

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jason Fertitta

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff B Gustavson

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Randall B Hale

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anne Hamman Brollier

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tracey Henderson

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maynard Holt

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Holthouse

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter D Huddleston

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John W Johnson

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TMark Kelly

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sippi K Khurana MD

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Truett Latimer

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joella Mach

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sean M Maher

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ronald N McMillan

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Derrick Mitchell

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael K Mithoff

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laurie N Morian

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William E Pritchard III

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jason Sabat

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lias J Steen

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Samuel E Stubbs

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rusty Walter

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James D Weaver

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Harry P Weitzel

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William M Wheless III

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John P Wilkirson

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David W Williams

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeanie Kilroy Wilson

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Wu

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joel A Bartsch

    President

    Total calculated
    $703,054
    From this org
    $670,608
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,446
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $670,608
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,646
    Filer's total
    $703,054
  • Jill M Lee

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $386,077
    From this org
    $353,661
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,416
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $353,661
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,616
    Filer's total
    $386,077
  • Eugenia K Dermas

    Chief Development Officer

    Total calculated
    $548,844
    From this org
    $522,294
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,550
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $522,294
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,750
    Filer's total
    $548,844
  • Angel DeLeon

    SVP, HR/Bldg Operations

    Total calculated
    $300,166
    From this org
    $270,420
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,746
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $270,420
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,100
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,646
    Filer's total
    $300,166
  • Erin Blatzer

    SVP, Budgeting

    Total calculated
    $301,755
    From this org
    $273,909
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,846
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $273,909
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,646
    Filer's total
    $301,755
  • Latha Thomas

    SVP, Marketing

    Total calculated
    $243,594
    From this org
    $230,308
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,286
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $230,308
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,265
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21
    Filer's total
    $243,594
  • Lisa Rebori

    SVP, Collection/Exhibit

    Total calculated
    $249,644
    From this org
    $231,201
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,443
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $231,201
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,743
    Filer's total
    $249,644
  • Melodie Wade

    SVP, Digital Marketing

    Total calculated
    $185,328
    From this org
    $172,682
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,646
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,682
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,646
    Filer's total
    $185,328
  • Mark Belcher

    Director of IT

    Total calculated
    $229,646
    From this org
    $210,122
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,524
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,122
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,774
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,750
    Filer's total
    $229,646
  • Oscar Ruiz

    VP, Museum Facilities

    Total calculated
    $179,494
    From this org
    $163,209
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,285
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,209
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,535
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,750
    Filer's total
    $179,494
  • Nicole Temple

    VP, Education

    Total calculated
    $169,156
    From this org
    $153,027
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,129
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,027
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,379
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,750
    Filer's total
    $169,156
  • Victor Ticas

    Dir. Exhibit Prod.

    Total calculated
    $197,459
    From this org
    $176,791
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,668
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,791
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,220
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,448
    Filer's total
    $197,459
  • Nicholaus Gaytan

    Controller

    Total calculated
    $179,652
    From this org
    $162,918
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,734
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,918
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,984
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,750
    Filer's total
    $179,652

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
22 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423279349300102

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