2024-05-09T14:50:08-07:00 2023-06-30 330783983 West Rhode & Roberts 2741 4th Ave San Diego CA 92103 990 2022-07-01 951709290 SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF MAN DBA MUSEUM OF US SAND 6192392001 1350 EL PRADO BALBOA PARK SAN DIEGO CA 92101 MICAH D PARZEN PHD JD CEO 2024-05-09 true MICAH D PARZEN PHD JD 999009999 true Cheryl Rhode P00234939 6196155380 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z 1350 EL PRADO BALBOA PARK SAN DIEGO CA 92101 3071898 false X WWW.MUSEUMOFUS.ORG X 1915 CA INSPIRING HUMAN CONNECTIONS BY EXPLORING THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE. 22 22 36 22 -134497 2573033 1454458 1379840 1334813 218910 186355 -5349 -53012 4166434 2922614 0 0 1967076 2257805 0 319810 1013919 914233 2980995 3172038 1185439 -249424 7933744 7947569 267806 263982 7665938 7683587 The San Diego Museum of Man, dba Museum of Us, sits on the unceded ancestral homelands of the Kumeyaay Nation, in San Diegos Balboa Park. The Museum of Us extends its respect and gratitude to the Kumeyaay peoples who have lived here for millennia. The Museum was founded in 1915, as part of the citys Panama-California Exposition. On August 2, 2020, the Museum announced its change of name to Museum of Us. This new name is a registered Doing Business As until a full legal change is executed. At its founding, the Museum was the epitome of an early 20th century institution of its kind; a place defined by its ethnographic collections and their traditional western European academic display. In January 2012, its Board of Directors adopted a three-year strategic plan for change that identified a new mission: Inspiring human connections by exploring the human experience. The institutional objective for the Museum of Us is to be San Diegos dynamic place to go to learn from each other, reflect on false false 2273702 1406152 The new name represents a commitment to equity, access, and our decolonizing/anti-racism work a journey that has been ongoing since our mission shift and will continue into the future. This change means holding ourselves accountable to our colonial past and present, so that we can transform into a more equitable organization. We must do better for our community and future generations. Our organizational practices, policies, and culture are changing to reflect the requests and needs of our internal and external communities. These shifts result from the guidance of our partners: elders, artists, community members, ambassadors, and scholars within Black, Indigenous, and communities of color.After a prolonged California state mandated pandemic closure, we reopened in April 2021, and are welcoming approximately 100K visitors annually. This number represents a new business model where we are opened to the public five days per week, as compared to seven pre-pandemic. Almost 20% of this total is admitted free of charge or through scholarships. The audience identifies as follows: (1) Average age 35.5, (2) Female 51%, (3) White/Caucasian 46%, (4) African American 6%, (5) Hispanic/Latino 29%, (6) Asian 11%, and (7) Other, including Native American 8%. Geographic distribution: (1) San Diego County - 39%, (2) Rest of California 14%, (3) Rest of the United States 31%, and (4) International 16%.The Museum holds accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, and a member of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience. On January 25, 2018, the Nonprofit Institute at the University of San Diego awarded the Museum its Kaleidoscope Award for good governance. Charity Navigator rates the Museum at four out of four stars, and has done so for seven consecutive years.In recent years, a cluster of social justice oriented exhibits, which include Race: Are We So Different?, Hostile Terrain 94, and Maya Peoples: Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth are representative of our overall work to offer community driven programming which centers the voices of communities that have not been typically represented in museums historically. In addition to on-site offerings, we offer a selection of digital exhibits on the Googles Arts and Culture app. The Museum is also home to the iconic California Tower, which we opened to guided public tours in 2015.Our Cultural Resources Department (previously known as the Collections Department) is tasked with caring for more than 131,000 documented ethnographic materials, more than 350,000 archaeological cultural resources, and over 100,000 photographic images; all stewarded within a decolonized paradigm. To that end, the Museum passed policies in 2017 and 2018 that require documented consent from descendent communities to hold human remains or any indigenous belongings at the Museum. These policies commit the Museum to repatriating any indigenous item that it holds without such consent. Since 2017, weve been working with our Kumeyaay partners, other Native American communities, and indigenous peoples across the world to put these policies into action. 2273702 true true false false false false false true false true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 23 0 true 36 true true true false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 22 22 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X MICAH D PARZEN 6192392001 1350 EL PRADO BALBOA PARK SAN DIEGO CA 92101 MICAH D PARZEN PHD JD CEO 40.00 0.00 X 257860 0 13272 ERIN SPIEWAK Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 168475 0 5430 Lester Haddan SR DR DEV & EXTERN 40.00 0.00 103326 0 691 GEORGE A RAMIREZ Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Emily Young Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DARRELL JACKSON Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELIF GOKCIGDEM Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MYRA MASIEL-ZAMORA Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARIANO DIAZ Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SANDRA TIMMONS Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ZANETA ENCARNACION Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RICKY SHABAZZ Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT GRIMES Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NORA JAFFE Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 THERESA AMBO Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EVA TRUJILLO Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ELLEN WADDELL Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MEGAN THOMAS Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MARNIE CHENEY Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KURT CHILCOTT Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHANNON BARTLETT Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH GOLTZ Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ILEANA OVALLE VICE CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 YANDRO VALDEZ Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 YURIKO ANTON Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 529661 19393 3 false true false 0 524566 929892 15695 1454458 ADMISSIONS 900099 1317968 1317968 EDUCATION CLASSES 900099 15595 15595 PROGRAM EVENTS 900099 1250 1250 1334813 186355 186355 0 52823 52823 14787 149284 -134497 -134497 -134497 0 0 0 8896 8896 8896 OTHER INCOME 900099 19766 19766 19766 2922614 1407402 -134497 195251 0 0 0 0 471959 325652 84952 61355 0 1430935 1038940 196253 195742 0 194313 134075 34977 25261 160598 110813 28908 20877 0 0 0 0 0 15327 15327 211376 102836 108540 0 82624 19341 60408 2875 0 0 0 0 0 34882 9369 25300 213 0 0 117691 112984 2354 2353 0 FACILITIES MAINTENANCE 334520 324750 9770 FEES & OTHER CHARGES 45386 44114 1272 MISCELLANEOUS 29494 26189 3305 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 23890 5688 18202 19043 18951 92 3172038 2273702 578526 319810 1330560 339908 41402 943795 0 194858 39526 0 0 0 3770 3820 0 3876792 2725194 1269289 1151598 5093865 5468922 0 0 0 0 7933744 7947569 265156 261332 2650 2650 267806 263982 X 6886531 6816817 779407 866770 7665938 7683587 7933744 7947569 -249424 267073 X false true X true false X 1289527 1046226 1929597 2573033 1454458 8292841 0 0 1289527 1046226 1929597 2573033 1454458 8292841 833388 7459453 211991 147655 104589 218910 186355 869500 -13242 -42705 -123855 -118288 -134497 -432587 9209 7643 282618 38928 19766 358164 9087918 0.82080 0.83340 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X false 487129 82363 569492 538396 -51267 487129 439451 98945 538396 436715 2736 439451 432773 3942 436715 0.70240 0.29760 true false false 1329534 1019992 309542 15507 15507 2531751 1689695 842056 1151598 X 3341267 267073 17623 149284 433980 2907287 15327 15327 2922614 3323618 17623 149284 166907 3156711 15327 15327 3172038 Part III, Line 1a: If organization elected under SFAS 116 to not report are, historical treasures, o IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PRACTICE FOLLOWED BY MANY MUSEUMS, CULTURAL RESOURCES PURCHASED BY OR DONATED TO THE MUSEUM ARE NOT CAPITALIZED IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. ALL ANCESTORS (HUMAN REMAINS) ARE SUBJECT TO THE POLICY ON CURATION OF HUMAN REMAINS WHICH PROHIBITS THEIR PUBLIC DISPLAY WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF DESCENDENT COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, APPROPRIATE STEWARDSHIP REQUIRES EXTENSIVE, ONGOING, IN-DEPTH CONSULTATION WITH DESCENDENT COMMUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT PROPER CULTURAL CARE WHILE IN STORAGE AND UNDERSTAND THE APPROPRIATE USE OF ITEMS IN EXHIBITS, PROGRAMMING, AND RESEARCH PROJECTS. THESE CONSULTATION ACTIVITIES ARE ALSO DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUMS COLONIAL PATHWAYS POLICY WHICH PAVES THE WAY FOR THE RETURN OF ANY CULTURAL RESOURCE THAT CAME INTO THE MUSEUMS POSSESSION BY WAY OF A COLONIAL PATHWAY.THE MUSEUM IS NOT PRESENTLY PURCHASING CULTURAL RESOURCES. HOWEVER, WHEN ITEMS HAVE BEEN PURCHASED IN THE PAST THEY HAVE BEEN RECORDED AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED, OR IN TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF THE NET ASSETS USED TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS ARE RESTRICTED BY THE DONOR. CONTRIBUTED CULTURAL RESOURCES ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WHEN PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE RECEIVED, THEY ARE REFLECTED AS INCREASES IN THE APPROPRIATE NET ASSET CLASSES. Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose. THE MUSEUM IS SAN DIEGOS ONLY INSTITUTION DEDICATED TO ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY AND HAS DISTINGUISHED ITSELF NATIONALLY WITH ITS GROUNDBREAKING DECOLONIZING WORK WHICH PRIORITIZES THE VOICES OF NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE STEWARDING OF CULTURAL RESOURCES. Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. INTEREST FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE MUSEUM, UNLESS OTHERWISE RESTRICTED. Part X : FIN48 Footnote Museum of Us is exempt from federal income tax pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is also exempt from state income tax. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Codification No. 740-10, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes, which sets a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Museum of Us has reviewed its positions for all open tax years and has determined that it has no uncertain tax positions requiring accrual or disclosure. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 FACILITY RENTAL EXPENSES $149284 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S FACILITY RENTAL EXPENSES $149284 X X X X X false false false false false false false false false ERIN SPIEWAK Executive Dir. 168475 5430 173905 MICAH D PARZEN PHD JD CEO 257860 13272 271132 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE REVIEW OF THE 990 IS A MULTI-STEP PROCESS:1.THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHICH ARE AUDITED BY INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, ARE A SOURCE DOCUMENT FOR THE 990. SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS PRESENT A DRAFT OF THE AUDITED STATEMENTS TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ALONG WITH THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER THEN PRESENT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE FULL BOARD FOR ACCEPTANCE.2.SENIOR MANAGEMENT PRESENTS AND REVIEWS A DRAFT OF THE 990 TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES INTERNAL WELLBEING COMMITTEE. ADDITIONAL REVIEW AND TRUSTEE EDUCATION IS PROVIDED BY A BOARD MEMBER WITH A CPA AND EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN 990 PREPARATION.3.THE DRAFT OF THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD, AND ALL TRUSTEES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND COMMENT BEFORE THE 990 IS FINALIZED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE MUSEUMS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY. EACH TRUSTEE IS ASKED TO REVIEW THE POLICY, DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND SIGN THE POLICY.THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES ARE PART OF THE MUSEUMS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY:1. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT MAY AFFECT A MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION SHALL BE DISCLOSED BY THE TRUSTEE TO THE BOARD AND MADE A MATTER OF RECORD AS SOON AS THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT IS DETERMINED.2. THE INTERESTED TRUSTEE SHALL NOT VOTE ON SUCH MATTER AND SHALL NOT ATTEMPT TO EXERT INFLUENCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE MATTER. HE OR SHE MAY BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE, BUT HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST.3. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING SHALL REFLECT THAT A DISCLOSURE WAS MADE AND THE INTERESTED TRUSTEES ABSTENTION FROM VOTING.4. A TRUSTEE WHO RECEIVES COMPENSATION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THE CORPORATION FOR SERVICES IS PRECLUDED FROM VOTING ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO THAT TRUSTEES COMPENSATION.5. A MEMBER OF ANY COMMITTEE WHOSE JURISDICTION INCLUDES COMPENSATION MATTERS AND WHO RECEIVES COMPENSATION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THE CORPORATION FOR SERVICES IS PRECLUDED FROM VOTING ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO THAT MEMBERS COMPENSATION. 6. NO TRUSTEE OR COMMITTEE MEMBER WHOSE JURISDICTION INCLUDES COMPENSATION MATTERS AND WHO RECEIVES COMPENSATION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THE CORPORATION, EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY, IS PROHIBITED FROM PROVIDING INFORMATION TO ANY COMMITTEE REGARDING COMPENSATION. 7. FOR ANY MATTER IN WHICH THE TRUSTEE HAS A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST, THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES SHALL APPLY PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO THE TRANSACTION:a. THE BOARD DETERMINES IN GOOD FAITH THAT THE CORPORATION WILL ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT;b. THE BOARD DETERMINES IN GOOD FAITH THAT THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE CORPORATION; ANDc. THE BOARD DETERMINES IN GOOD FAITH AFTER REASONABLE INVESTIGATION THAT THE CORPORATION COULD NOT HAVE OBTAINED A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS ARRANGEMENT WITH REASONABLE EFFORT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.d. IF THE TRANSACTION IS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL BY A COMMITTEE ANDi. IT WAS NOT REASONABLY PRACTICABLE TO OBTAIN APPROVAL OF THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO THE TRANSACTION; ANDii. THE BOARD, AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE CONDITIONS OF SECTIONS 7A AND 7B OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WERE SATISFIED, RATIFIES THE TRANSACTION AT ITS NEXT MEETING FOLLOWING APPROVAL BY THE COMMITTEE BY A VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE TRUSTEES THEN IN OFFICE WITHOUT COUNTING THE VOTE OF THE INTERESTED TRUSTEE.8. ANY PERSON WHO HAS KNOWLEDGE OF ANY ACTION OR CONDUCT THAT APPEARS CONTRARY TO THE MUSEUMS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND PROCEDURES SHALL REPORT THE SAME TO THE CEO OF THE CORPORATION OR THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD.9. THE MUSEUMS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND PROCEDURES APPLY TO THE MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AS IF EACH COMMITTEE MEMBER WERE A TRUSTEE.10. EACH TRUSTEE MUST BE ADVISED OF THE MUSEUMS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND PROCEDURES PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF THE TRUSTEES TERM OF OFFICE. IF A TRUSTEE OR SOMEONE WITH WHOM A TRUSTEE HAS A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP (I.E. A FAMILY MEMBER OR CLOSE COMPANION) HAS OR HAS HAD, A FINANCIAL, EMPLOYMENT, OR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH AN APPLICANT, GRANTEE, OR VENDOR TO THE CORPORATION, THE TRUSTEE MUST DISCLOSE THIS FACT IN WRITING TO THE CORPORATE SECRETARY. EACH TRUSTEE AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: (1) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE MUSEUMS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND PROCEDURES; (2) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY AND PROCEDURES; (3) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY AND PROCEDURES; AND (4) UNDERSTANDS THE CORPORATION IS CHARITABLE AND TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES.11. A MASTER LIST OF ALL DISCLOSED POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IS COMPILED ANNUALLY AND REVIEWED PERIODICALLY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Annually, the Executive Director prepares an analysis of compensation of the Museums CEO to present to the Executive Committee. The analysis considers data from the California Association of Museums and the American Alliance of Museums financial and salary data and other available nonprofit compensation surveys. The Executive Committee, and then the full board, reviews and approves the compensation for the CEO based on the comparability data and performance. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The Executive Committee reviews the annual compensation of all key employees as part of the comprehensive budget review and approval process. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE MUSEUM POSTS THE LAST THREE YEARS OF ITS FORM 990 INFORMATION RETURNS AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON ITS WEBSITE: WWW.MUSEUMOFMAN.ORG.THE MUSEUMS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.