ROBERSON MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: ROBERSON MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER (EIN 37-1844297)
Tax period: 2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed: 2023-05-15
IRS object ID: 202301359349302270
Schema version: 2021v4.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-05-15T08:43:20-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	203859496	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VIEIRA & ASSOCIATES CPAS PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	111 GRANT AVE STE 106	AddressLine1Txt
City	ENDICOTT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	13760	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	371844297	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ROBERSON MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ROBE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6077720660	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	30 FRONT ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	BINGHAMTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	13905	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MICHAEL GRASSO	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6077720660	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-05-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	MICHAEL	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	GRASSO	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SCOTT M HOTALEN CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00445875	PTIN
Phone	6077231272	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-05-09	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MICHAEL GRASSO	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	30 FRONT ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	BINGHAMTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	13905	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,735,166	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.ROBERSON.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2016	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE 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
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	16	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	44	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	389	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$576,026	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,118,985	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$197,726	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$363,893	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$62,956	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$77,579	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$41,625	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$89,287	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$878,333	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,649,744	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$525,391	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$645,098	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$79,676	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$617,743	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$613,638	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,143,134	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,258,736	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$264,801	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$391,008	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,113,407	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$4,050,668	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$241,449	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$164,498	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,871,958	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,886,170	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE 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
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,030,720	ExpenseAmt
Desc	ROBERSON OPERATES A MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER TO PROMOTE ARTS, HISTORY AND SCIENCES (BOTH NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL) THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, PARTNERSHIP COLLABORATIONS AND SCHOOL AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING. ROBERSON'S FACILITIES INCLUDE GALLERIES, STUDIOS, A THEATER, LABS AND A DIGITAL PLANETARIUM. ITS COLLECTIONS ARE EXTENSIVE AS WELL AS DIVERSE.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,030,720	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	6	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	44	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	16	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	Yes (1)	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6077720660	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	30 FRONT ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	BINGHAMTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	13905	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
JUDY GHOSIN
TRUSTEE	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SPENCER SMITH
TRUSTEE	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STACEY DUNCAN
SECRETARY	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
PAMELA MISCHEN
TRUSTEE	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID DIXON
TRUSTEE	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PATRICK DOYLE
TRUSTEE	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK GORGOS
PRESIDENT	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DAVID GUY
VICE PRESIDENT	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DON HARRIS
TRUSTEE	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
M BROOKE ROBERSON CUSHMAN
TRUSTEE	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID SCHUMANN
TRUSTEE	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATHLEEN LAKE
TRUSTEE	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TIM STRONG
TRUSTEE	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT S ROBERSON
TREASURER	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DAN ZIMMERMAN
TRUSTEE	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GLENN SMALL
TRUSTEE	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL GRASSO
EXECUTIVE DIR.	40.00		$55,880	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$55,880	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$45,259	MembershipDuesAmt
Related Organizations	$35,652	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$303,347	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$734,727	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,118,985	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROGRAMS	713990	$273,737	$273,737
ADMISSIONS	713990	$90,156	$90,156

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$363,893	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$42,939	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$42,939	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$39,255	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$39,255	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$39,255	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$39,255	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$90,001	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$74	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$55,435	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$34,566	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$74	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$34,640	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$34,640	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$24,372	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$7,586	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$16,786	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$16,786	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$55,647	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$22,401	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$33,246	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$33,246	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,649,744	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$436,394	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$94,365	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,880	TotalAmt
Program Services	$43,791	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,617	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,472	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$498,901	TotalAmt
Program Services	$390,967	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$59,082	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$48,852	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,182	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,392	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,362	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,428	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,135	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,365	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,346	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,424	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,432	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,837	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,595	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,467	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,467	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,323	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,043	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$3,280	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,987	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,434	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,553	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$161,783	TotalAmt
Program Services	$142,144	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,562	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,077	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$262,421	TotalAmt
Program Services	$262,421	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$73,380	TotalAmt
Program Services	$63,654	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,005	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,721	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES	$17,519	$6,879	$9,218	$1,422
PROGRAM EXPENSES	$16,709	$16,709
EXHIBIT EXPENSES	$6,617	$6,617

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,258,736	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,030,720	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$148,340	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$79,676	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$162,021	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,447	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$797,101	BOYAmt
EOY	$997,612	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$193,744	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,201	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,055	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,704	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,310	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,845	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,856	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$9,736,470	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$7,670,707	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,291,782	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,065,763	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$492,466	BOYAmt
EOY	$426,290	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$345,287	BOYAmt
EOY	$281,591	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,113,407	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,050,668	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$60,198	BOYAmt
EOY	$95,245	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$69,666	BOYAmt
EOY	$65,275	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$109,585	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,978	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$241,449	BOYAmt
EOY	$164,498	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,177,397	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,112,250	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$694,561	BOYAmt
EOY	$773,920	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,871,958	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,886,170	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,113,407	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,050,668	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$391,008	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$175,984	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Investment Expense	-$3,013	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$197,799	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$523,309	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$654,040	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$605,908	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$422,526	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$636,580	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,842,363	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$523,309	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$654,040	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$605,908	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$422,526	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$636,580	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,842,363	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$2,842,363	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$16,939	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$19,387	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$23,882	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$17,070	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$25,239	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$102,517	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$2,944,880	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.96520	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.95980	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd

Land LandGrp

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

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$620,800	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$343,966	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$276,834	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,863,503	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$6,262,608	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,600,895	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$530,646	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$496,789	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$33,857	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$569,976	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$567,344	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,632	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,065,763	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	INTEREST IN TRUST	Desc
Book Value	$281,591	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$281,591	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SECURITY DEPOSITS	Desc
Amt	$3,978	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$3,978	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,649,744	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,649,744	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,649,744	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,258,736	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,258,736	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,258,736	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

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.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	LINE 2 EXPLANATION - ROBERT S. ROBERSON AND M. BROOKE ROBERSON CUSHMAN ARE FATHER AND DAUGHTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	LINE 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 12C	THE 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 15A	ANNUALLY, BOARD OF DIRECTORS PERFORMS A PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND DISCUSSES COMPENSATION AT THAT TIME
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING 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 2	ROBERT S. ROBERSON AND M. BROOKE ROBERSON CUSHMAN ARE FATHER AND DAUGHTER

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ROBERSON FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	30 FRONT STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BINGHAMTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	13905	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	166333933	EIN
Primary Activities	PROVIDE FIN. ASSIST. TO ROBERSON MUSEUM	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501 (C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	LINE_7_ORGANIZATION_	PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NA	N/A	DirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ROBERSON FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	C	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$35,652	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	FMV	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt