COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC (EIN 84-6037753)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-09-19
IRS object ID
202402639349300335
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-09-19T10:55:09-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN450250958PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EIDE BAILLY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15299 DTC BLVD STE 1000AddressLine1Txt
CityGREENWOOD VILLAGECityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80111ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN846037753EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOLOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3032794591PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 10AddressLine1Txt
CityGOLDENCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80401ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPAUL HAMMONDPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3032794591PhoneNum
Signature2024-09-18SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKYLE FRITCH CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01313374PTIN
Phone9702238825PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-08-08 14:25:15ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUMBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPAUL HAMMONDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 10AddressLine1Txt
CityGOLDENCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80401ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,755,060GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.COLORADORAILROADMUSEUM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1964FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionACQUIRE, PRESERVE, AND EXHIBIT LOCOMOTIVES, CARS, ARTIFACTS AND RECORDS PERTAINING TO CO RAILROADS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,573,433PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$146,561CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$539,389TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$707,672TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$11,697,215NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$12,034,654NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF THE COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION, INC. IS TO PRESERVE AND CONVEY THE RICH HISTORY OF RAILROADING IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION THROUGH ACQUISITION, RESEARCH, EXHIBITION, AND EDUCATION.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Revenue$1,045,203RevenueAmt
DescTHE MUSEUM EXISTS TO SHARE COLORADO'S RICH RAILROAD HERITAGE WITH THE WIDEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE IN A HANDS-ON AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL FASHION BY PRESERVING AND MAKING ACCESSIBLE IMPORTANT HISTORIC ARTIFACTS, ARTWORK AND DOCUMENTS, AND BY OFFERING OUTSTANDING INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITY. THE MUSEUM HAS SYSTEMATICALLY ACQUIRED A COLLECTION OF OVER 100 HISTORIC RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVES, PASSENGER AND FREIGHT CARS DATING FROM 1879 TO THE PRESENT, AND ALSO MANAGES ONE OF THE LARGEST ARCHIVES OF RAILROAD PRINT, PHOTOGRAPHIC AND RESEARCH MATERIALS IN THE UNITED STATES. IT IS DEDICATED TO SHARING COLORADO'S RICH RAILROAD HISTORY THROUGH THE USE OF BOTH SMALL AND LARGE ARTIFACTS, ALONG WITH ARCHIVAL MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH RAILROADING IN COLORADO AND THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION. THE MUSEUM'S RESEARCH LIBRARY IS THE SECOND LARGEST OF ITS KIND, AND LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF WESTERN RAILROADS AND THEIR LINES. AUTHORS OF ALL GENRES MAY BE FOUND RESEARCHING TIMETABLES, PAYROLL RECORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THEIR PROJECTS. THE MUSEUM LIBRARY IS ALSO HOME TO AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF RAILROAD RELATED ART, SOME OF IT PAINTED BY WORLD-FAMOUS ARTISTS, AND DONATED TO THE MUSEUM BY DEDICATED COLLECTORS. THIS COLLECTION IS SOMETIMES LOANED TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS. SINCE 1961 THE MUSEUM HAS PUBLISHED OVER 50 SCHOLARLY BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS ON THE RAILROADS OF COLORADO AND THE WEST THAT ARE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BY HISTORIANS. THE COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM HAS BEEN RANKED AMONG THE TOP 25 DENVER AREA ATTRACTIONS BY DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL AND AS ONE OF THE TOP 10 PAID ATTRACTIONS BY VISIT DENVER.THE COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF ITS FULL-SIZE RAIL VEHICLE COLLECTION. THE IMPORTANCE OF RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF HISTORIC ROLLING STOCK CANNOT BE OVERSTATED. BY ENSURING THAT VISITORS ARE ABLE TO VIEW AND SOMETIMES RIDE PAINSTAKINGLY RESTORED RAILROAD ARTIFACTS, WE ARE ABLE TO BRING HISTORY TO LIFE AND TO INSPIRE OUR GUESTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW RAILROADS HAVE TRANSFORMED OUR STATE, THE NATION, AND THE ENTIRE WORLD. TOUR HOSTS ADDRESS THE WAYS IN WHICH RAILROADS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DYNAMIC ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND AGRICULTURAL CHANGES IN THE AMERICAN WEST, AND HELPED CREATE MODERN-DAY COLORADO.Desc

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Expense$789,562ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,447,395RevenueAmt
DescSTARTING IN NOVEMBER OF 2014 AND RUNNING FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS EACH WINTER HOLIDAY SEASON, THE STORY OF "THE POLAR EXPRESS" IS RE-CREATED. THIS THEATRICAL PRODUCTION BLENDS TOGETHER ACTORS, STAGE PRODUCTIONS, DRAMATIC ENTRANCES, AND QUIET MOMENTS OF REFLECTION AS GUESTS ARE IMMERSED IN THE SIGHTS, SOUNDS AND INTRIGUE OF THIS CLASSIC CHILDREN'S TALE. AND OF COURSE, THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION IS THEMED AROUND A MAGICAL TRAIN RIDE, HELPING TO CONNECT COLORADO'S RICH RAILROAD HERITAGE WITH THE BROADER INFLUENCES OF AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name Line1BONNIE PRATERBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone3032794591PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JAMES SMITH
PRESIDENT0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATY ZIEGLER
VICE PRESIDENT0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM RICHARDSON
SECRETARY0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL MAGLIERI
TREASURER0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG JUNDA
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF LILLO
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELE MILLER
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAUREN GIEBLER
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARLENE PAKISH
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEITH HAYES
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN BUSH
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL HAMMOND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$115,529$0$11,254
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$11,254TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$474,875GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$364,141AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$839,016TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SPECIAL EXHIBITS712110$1,744,112$1,744,112
ADMISSIONS712110$489,942$489,942
MEMBERSHIPS712110$123,282$123,282

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,367,896TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$193,279TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$193,279ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$17,200RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$17,200RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$17,200TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$17,200ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$337,669GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$212,967CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Exclusion$210,479ExclusionAmt

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Total$126,783TotalAmt
Program Services$63,391ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,357ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,035FundraisingAmt

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Total$850,670TotalAmt
Program Services$568,093ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$171,375ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$111,202FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$2,756TotalAmt
Program Services$2,343ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$413ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$61,520ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,886ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,069FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$199,627TotalAmt
Program Services$100,938ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$91,965ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,724FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$25,703TotalAmt
Program Services$9,284ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,419ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$141,593TotalAmt
Program Services$126,210ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,923ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,460FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$134,300TotalAmt
Program Services$67,150ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,150ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$148,024TotalAmt
Program Services$137,158ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,866ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$11,177TotalAmt
Program Services$11,177ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$188,869TotalAmt
Program Services$169,982ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,887ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$78,294TotalAmt
Program Services$70,189ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,105ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
POLAR EXPRESS EXPENSES$789,562$789,562
EQUIPMENT EXPENSES$293,887$292,275$1,612
THOMAS EVENT EXPENSE$176,660$176,660
MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT$50,488$50,488

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Program Services$72,545ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,618ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,501FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,395,532TotalAmt
Program Services$2,768,965ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$446,576ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$179,991FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,089,463BOYAmt
EOY$3,847,985EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$124,532BOYAmt
EOY$130,436EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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EOY$10,668EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$115,159BOYAmt
EOY$111,819EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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EOY$10,000EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$4,804,004LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,390,332LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,357,221BOYAmt
EOY$2,413,672EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$6,550,229BOYAmt
EOY$6,217,746EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,236,604BOYAmt
EOY$12,742,326EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$471,753BOYAmt
EOY$620,685EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,636BOYAmt
EOY$86,987EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$539,389BOYAmt
EOY$707,672EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,308,271BOYAmt
EOY$10,744,003EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,388,944BOYAmt
EOY$1,290,651EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,697,215BOYAmt
EOY$12,034,654EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,236,604BOYAmt
EOY$12,742,326EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$146,561ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$299,099NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$108,221OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$791,155CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$812,307CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,792,743CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,599,842CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$839,016CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,835,063TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,292,010CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,309,029CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,007,007CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,426,665CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,705,565CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,740,276TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,083,165CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,121,336CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,799,750CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,026,507CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,544,581CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,575,339TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$28,272CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$46,857CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$65,516CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$74,805CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$79,088CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$294,538TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$28,272CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$46,857CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$65,516CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$74,805CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$79,088CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$294,538TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$16,280,801PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$173,822CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$168,404CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$159,340CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$168,674CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$210,479CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$880,719TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$173,822CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$168,404CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$159,340CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$168,674CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$210,479CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$880,719TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,256,987CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,289,740CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,959,090CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,195,181CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,755,060CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,456,058TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.93270PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.93600PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.05050InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.04990InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,234,860BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$559,187InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$5,799,547EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,348,892BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$20,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$134,032InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$5,234,860EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,685,158BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$48,126ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$615,608InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$5,348,892EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,768,247BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$176,653InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$259,742OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,685,158EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,109,851BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$733,396InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$75,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,768,247EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.92032BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.07967PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$758,215OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$758,215BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,510,091OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,091,798DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,418,293BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$535,698OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$298,534DepreciationAmt
Book Value$237,164BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,413,672TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,852,840TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$299,099NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$11,648DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$310,747RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,542,093RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,542,093TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,407,180TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$11,648DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$11,648ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,395,532ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,395,532TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS, WHICH WERE ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS, ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED, OR AS TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF THE ASSETS USED TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS ARE RESTRICTED BY DONORS. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, SCIENTIFIC SPECIMENS, AND ART OBJECTS THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC, AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. THE COLLECTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A POLICY THAT REQUIRES PROCEEDS FROM THEIR SALES TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTIONS. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED AS INCREASES IN THE APPROPRIATE NET ASSET CLASSES.
PART V, LINE 4:THE MUSEUM'S ENDOWMENT WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE DISCRETIONARY OPERATING INCOME AND FUNDING FOR THE RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COLLECTION ITEMS. THE ENDOWMENT INCLUDES DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS AND UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS DESIGNATED FOR ENDOWMENT BY THE MUSEUM'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
PART X, LINE 2:THE MUSEUM IS ORGANIZED AS A COLORADO NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3), QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION, AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE MUSEUM IS REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. THE MUSEUM HAS DETERMINED IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX AND HAS NOT FILED AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) WITH THE IRS.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PERFORMS AN INITIAL REVIEW OF THE 990 DRAFT AND THEN REVIEWS THE FINAL COMPLETED 990 WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL TRUSTEES AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT ANNUALLY DISCLOSING WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE IN A POSITION TO INFLUENCE A DECISION THAT MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL GAIN OR GAIN FOR A RELATED PARTY AS A RESULT OF THE BUSINESS DEALINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION. DISCLOSURE OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP IN AN ENTITY WITH WHICH THE ORGANIZATION DOES BUSINESS IS ALSO A REQUIRED DISCLOSURE. TRUSTEES AND EMPLOYEES MUST IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO AN OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION SO THAT SAFEGUARDS CAN BE ESTABLISHED TO PROTECT ALL PARTIES. IF CONFLICTS ARE DETERMINED, THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM THE MEETING/DECISION AND WILL REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON THE MATTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL ANALYSIS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE BASED ON EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE. THE ANALYSIS IS BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA FROM OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DENVER METRO AREA AS WELL AS ON THE AVAILABLE FUNDING OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE/BOARD MEETS AT THE END OF THE YEAR TO REVIEW THE UPCOMING ANNUAL BUDGET, INCLUDING COMPENSATION AMOUNT FOR EMPLOYEES. THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES IN THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:COLLECTION FOR ITEMS PURCHASED -108,221.

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