ROBERSON MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
ROBERSON MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER (EIN 37-1844297)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-04-22
IRS object ID
202511129349300521
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2025-04-22T11:49:10-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Tax Period Begin2023-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN371844297EIN

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Business Name ControlROBEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6077720660PhoneNum

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CityBINGHAMTONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonMICHAEL GRASSOPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6077720660PhoneNum
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Principal OfficerMICHAEL GRASSOPrincipalOfficerNm

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Gross Receipts$3,939,383GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ROBERSON.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2016FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MUSEUM IS A REGIONAL MUSEUM OF ART, SCIENCE, AND LOCAL HISTORY SERVING THE UPPER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY REGION OF NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE MISSION STATEMENT. ROBERSON MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS (AAM), IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS (ASTC) AND IS HOME TO A DIGITAL PLANETARIUM.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Contributions Grants$823,024PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$63,577PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$140,615CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$95,759PYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$1,303,652CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$90,897PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$163,017TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MUSEUM IS A REGIONAL MUSEUM OF ART, SCIENCE, AND LOCAL HISTORY SERVING THE UPPER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY REGION OF NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE MISSION STATEMENT. ROBERSON MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS (AAM), IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS (ASTC) AND IS HOME TO A DIGITAL PLANETARIUM. ROBERSON ENGAGES AND EDUCATES A DIVERSE POPULATION BY PROVIDING REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS IN ART, HISTORY AND SCIENCE.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Officer Mailing AddressYes (1)OfficerMailingAddressInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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SPENCER SMITH
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STACEY DUNCAN
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PAMELA MISCHEN
TRUSTEE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT BOECKE
TRUSTEE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK DOYLE
TRUSTEE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK GORGOS
PRESIDENT0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID GUY
VICE PRESIDENT0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DON HARRIS
TRUSTEE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
M BROOKE ROBERSON CUSHMAN
TRUSTEE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID SCHUMANN
TRUSTEE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHLEEN LAKE
TRUSTEE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM STRONG
TRUSTEE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT S ROBERSON
TREASURER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOAN LACEY
TRUSTEE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GLENN SMALL
TRUSTEE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TSHIJUKA NELSON
TRUSTEE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY O'MALLEY-TRUMBLE
TRUSTEE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL GRASSO
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Program Services$57,587ProgramServicesAmt
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Program Services$464,874ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,629ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$57,732FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$34,475ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,316ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,534FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$28,802ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,973ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,787FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$36,774ProgramServicesAmt

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Program Services$4,958ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$5,951TotalAmt
Program Services$1,435ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$4,516FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$31,002TotalAmt
Program Services$11,375ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,627ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Program Services$144,262ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,703ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,203FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$146,444TotalAmt
Program Services$146,444ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$76,715ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,033ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,690FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES$24,489$9,614$12,888$1,987
PROGRAM EXPENSES$18,736$18,736
EXHIBIT EXPENSES$10,427$10,427
OUTSIDE SERVICES$1,150$1,122$28

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Program Services$1,047,600ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$161,423ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$94,629FundraisingAmt

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BOY$370,843BOYAmt
EOY$684,427EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$664,716BOYAmt
EOY$547,471EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$297,659BOYAmt
EOY$2,569,706EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$11,349BOYAmt
EOY$2,814EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$19,916BOYAmt
EOY$17,553EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$7,814BOYAmt
EOY$11,751EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$10,032,504LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$7,959,998LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$2,030,278BOYAmt
EOY$2,072,506EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$440,834BOYAmt
EOY$496,504EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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BOY$301,858BOYAmt
EOY$314,220EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$4,145,267BOYAmt
EOY$6,716,952EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$72,246BOYAmt
EOY$97,396EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,814BOYAmt
EOY$137,231EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$18,957BOYAmt
EOY$16,616EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$163,017BOYAmt
EOY$251,243EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,237,267BOYAmt
EOY$3,148,323EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$744,983BOYAmt
EOY$3,317,386EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$3,982,250BOYAmt
EOY$6,465,709EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$4,145,267BOYAmt
EOY$6,716,952EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$30,160NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Investment Expense-$2,983InvestmentExpenseAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$422,526CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$636,580CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$597,676CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$628,867CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,891,557TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$422,526CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$636,580CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$597,676CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$628,867CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,891,557TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$2,891,557PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,070CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$25,239CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,569CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$38,803CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$128,563TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$3,020,120TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$119,874GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.95740PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.96390PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$151,545OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$151,545BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$620,800OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$374,280DepreciationAmt
Book Value$246,520BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,145,300OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,501,567DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,643,733BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$543,465OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$515,520DepreciationAmt
Book Value$27,945BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$571,394OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$568,631DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,763BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,072,506TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
SECURITY DEPOSITS$3,978
LEASE LIABILITY$12,638
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$16,616TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,810,001TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$30,160NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$30,160RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,840,161RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$2,983InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$22,890OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$19,907RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,820,254TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,326,542TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$22,890OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$22,890ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,303,652ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,303,652TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING POLICIES GENERALLY FOLLOWED BY MUSEUMS, THE VALUE OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS IS NOT REFLECTED IN THE COMBINED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS POLICY REQUIRES THAT THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF COLLECTION ITEMS BE USED FOR ACQUISITIONS TO THE COLLECTIONS. IF THE ASSETS USED TO PURCHASE COLLECTION ITEMS ARE SOURCED FROM RESTRICTED FUNDS, PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THOSE ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS INCREASES IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN THAT FUND UNTIL AN ACQUISITION IS MADE. THE MUSEUM CHANGED ITS POLICY FOR COLLECTIONS DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018. THE CHANGE IN POLICY IS DUE TO THE RE-CHARTERING OF THE MUSEUM UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THE MUSEUM HAS PREVIOUSLY CARRIED ITS COLLECTIONS ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AND CONSIDERED THEM TO BE TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS. THE NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF REGENTS UNDER SECTION 3.27, "CHARTERING AND RESTORATION OF MUSEUMS AND HISTORICAL SOCIETIES WITH COLLECTIONS," SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT COLLECTIONS SHALL NOT BE CAPITALIZED. SEE NOTE 17 FOR THE EFFECT OF THE PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT. THE VALUE IS ESTIMATED TO BE $1,445,136.
PART III, LINE 4:ROBERSON IS ONE OF ONLY 5% OF ALL MUSEUMS IN THE UNITED STATES TO EARN ACCREDITATION WITH THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS (AAM), A DISTINCTION IT HAS HELD SINCE 1973. ROBERSON ADHERES TO AAM'S BEST PRACTICES FOR COLLECTIONS STEWARDSHIP AND USES ITS COLLECTIONS FOR EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC. ROBERSON'S SCIENCE PROGRAMS UTILIZE COLLECTIONS, LABORATORY FACILITIES AND ITS DIGITAL PLANETARIUM. ROBERSON IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY CENTERS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2LINE 2 EXPLANATION - ROBERT S. ROBERSON AND M. BROOKE ROBERSON CUSHMAN ARE FATHER AND DAUGHTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BLINE 11B EXPLANATION - THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, WITH AUDIT OVERSIGHT, REVIEWED THE FORM 990 AND DELIVERED IT TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BEFORE FILING. THE COMMITTEE INCLUDES SEVERAL FINANCIAL EXPERTS. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE AUDITED AND RECEIVED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BY-LAWS (ARTICLE XIII) PROVIDE FOR A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE QUESTIONNAIRE, WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED, EXECUTED AND REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AANNUALLY, BOARD OF DIRECTORS PERFORMS A PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND DISCUSSES COMPENSATION AT THAT TIME
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR REVIEW UPON REQUEST AND TO SOME EXTENT ON WEBSITES SUCH AS THOSE OF PHILANTHROPIC REPORTING/RATING ORGANIZATIONS. ROBERSON MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER IS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE PRIVACY OF OUR DONORS. ROBERSON DOES NOT SHARE OR SELL DONOR'S PERSONAL INFORMATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 2ROBERT S. ROBERSON AND M. BROOKE ROBERSON CUSHMAN ARE FATHER AND DAUGHTER

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ROBERSON FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line130 FRONT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBINGHAMTONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP13905ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN166333933EIN
Primary ActivitiesPROVIDE FIN. ASSIST. TO ROBERSON MUSEUMPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501 (C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE_7_ORGANIZATION_PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ROBERSON FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeCTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$37,919InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationFMVMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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