THE EXPLORATORIUM: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
THE EXPLORATORIUM (EIN 94-1696494)
Tax period
2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed
2023-05-08
IRS object ID
202331289349303498
Schema version
2021v4.2
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)
Return2023-05-08T15:17:02-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN420714325PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RSM US LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1920 5TH AVENUE SUITE 2800AddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98104ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN941696494EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE EXPLORATORIUMBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTHEEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4155284444PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line117 PIER STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP941111455ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLAURA ZANDERPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4155284444PhoneNum
Signature2023-05-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstLAURAPersonFirstNm
Person LastZANDERPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSUE ROBISONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00560072PTIN
Phone2062814444PhoneNum
Preparation2023-05-04PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLINDSAY BIERMANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line117 PIER STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP941111455ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$106,670,073GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.EXPLORATORIUM.EDUWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1968FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE EXPLORATORIUM IS A PUBLIC LEARNING LABORATORY EXPLORING THE WORLD THROUGH SCIENCE, ART, AND HUMAN PERCEPTION.OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE INQUIRY-BASED EXPERIENCES THAT TRANSFORM LEARNING WORLDWIDE.OUR VISION IS A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE THINK FOR THEMSELVES AND CAN CONFIDENTLY ASK QUESTIONS, QUESTION ANSWERS, AND UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND THEM.WE VALUE LIFELONG LEARNING AND TEACHING, CURIOSITY AND INQUIRY, OUR COMMUNITY, ITERATION AND EVIDENCE, INTEGRITY AND AUTHENTICITY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND INCLUSION AND RESPECT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body44VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent43VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee571TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers43TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI-$36,419TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$32,097,486PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$48,610,555CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$11,176,445PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$25,897,818CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$4,305,673PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,519,893CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$410,134PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,543,125CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$47,989,738PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$79,571,391CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$2,140,764CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$18,927,335PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$26,120,149CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$46,912,545PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$59,221,371CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,077,193PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$20,350,020CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$286,875,309TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$275,042,102TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$60,670,769TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$37,380,833TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$226,204,540NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$237,661,269NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE EXPLORATORIUM IS A PUBLIC LEARNING LABORATORY EXPLORING THE WORLD THROUGH SCIENCE, ART, AND HUMAN PERCEPTION. OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE INQUIRY-BASED EXPERIENCES THAT TRANSFORM LEARNING WORLDWIDE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$28,928,756ExpenseAmt
Revenue$6,391,231RevenueAmt
DescMUSEUM AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE:WE'RE AN R&D LABORATORY THAT EXPERIMENTS WITH CUTTING-EDGE IDEAS. WE CREATE, EXPERIMENT, TEST, AND BUILD NEARLY EVERYTHING AT THE EXPLORATORIUM OURSELVES, ALWAYS LOOKING FOR THE MOST INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT IDEAS TO PURSUE, OFTEN PUSHING THE LIMITS OF WHAT'S POSSIBLE. IN THIS SENSE, WE'RE A CLASSIC RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION, CONSTANTLY CREATING NEW ACTIVITIES, WEBSITES, EVENTS, ARTWORKS, EXHIBITS, AND MORE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$11,789,184ExpenseAmt
Revenue$14,148,565RevenueAmt
DescGLOBAL COLLABORATIONS:WE LEARN AND SHARE WITH PARTNERS WORLDWIDE. BY DRAWING ON THE EXPLORATORIUM'S BROAD EXPERTISE, GLOBAL COLLABORATIONS IS ABLE TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF CREATIVE SERVICESFROM MASTER PLANNING TO PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TO EXHIBIT FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION. WE LIKE TO BE AS FAR UPSTREAM IN OUR CLIENTS' CREATIVE PROCESS AS POSSIBLE, EXPLORING THE RICH QUESTIONS THAT LEAD TO TRULY AUTHENTIC, INNOVATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$8,997,285ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,618,441RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATOR ENGAGEMENT:WE'RE AT THE FOREFRONT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION. BY MAKING SCIENCE VISIBLE, TOUCHABLE, AND ACCESSIBLE TO A WIDE VARIETY OF PEOPLEAT THE MUSEUM, ONLINE, AND IN THE CLASSROOM. OUR EXPLORE-FOR-YOURSELF WAY OF LEARNING AND TEACHING INFLUENCES SCIENCE EDUCATION WORLDWIDE. OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS PROVIDE EDUCATORS WITH THE SKILLS, TOOLS, AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO APPLY INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING AND TEACHING IN THEIR CLASSES. WE ALSO DESIGN PROGRAMS THAT MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE TRADITIONALLY SEPARATE WORLDS OF FORMAL (SCHOOL) AND INFORMAL (MUSEUM) EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$49,715,225TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document311IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee571EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members44GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member43IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SHAWN POWELL CONTROLLERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4155284444PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line117 PIER STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP941111455ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (53 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ROBERTA KATZ
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAVIN AGRAWAL
VICE-CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM BILL F MELLIN
VICE-CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
VINCENT L RICCI
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH G MOORE
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GENO ARMSTRONG
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARREN BECHTEL
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY BENGIER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAMAR BUNTS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA A CARBONE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE COGAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTHA EHMANN CONTE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY TONY F EARLEY JR
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
W BREWSTER ELY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON FLANAGAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG FLYNN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS FOSTER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN C FRITZ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICKEY HART
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN HEILIGER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANCES HELLMAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
F SCOTT HINDES
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGORY HUNTER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIMI ITO
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL R JACOBSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES JONES
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTIN LAUBER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL MARINEAU
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALISON MAUZE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY HOPE MCQUISTON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAUL PERLMUTTER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAMERON PHLEGER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALBERT BERT RICHARDS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIJAY SHRIRAM
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG SILVERSTIEN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL SKIFFER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
E PAYSON SKIP SMITH
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER VAN NATTA
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AARON VERMUT
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IRVENIA WATERS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REMY WILKINSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STAN WOJCICKI
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN YUE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS FLINK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR37.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$352,445$0$16,889
LAURA ZANDER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER37.50Yes (X)$231,074$0$31,378
ROBERT SEMPER
CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER37.50$196,504$0$5,415Yes (X)
SILVA RAKER
SR. BUS. DIR. OF GLOBAL COLLABOR37.50$175,399$0$10,976Yes (X)
PHOEBE WHITE
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER37.50$228,995$0$6,690Yes (X)
BLAIR WINN
SR. DIR. OF INST. ADVANCEMENT37.50$209,571$0$15,298Yes (X)
THOMAS ROCKWELL
SR. CREATIVE DIR. OF GLBL COLLAB37.50$205,122$0$23,207Yes (X)
JULIE NUNN
SR. DIR OF MARKETING37.50$162,197$0$16,837Yes (X)
ROBYN HIGDON
SR. DIR OF MUSEUM EXPERIENCE37.50$165,099$0$10,477Yes (X)
ANNE JENNINGS
SR. DIR OF ORGANIZATIONAL37.50$157,244$0$22,085Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,083,650TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$159,252TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K45IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
PACIFIC STUDIOS
5311 SHILSHOLE AVE NWSEATTLEWA98107EXHIBIT DEVELOPMENT$750,000
UNIVERSAL SERVICES ASSOCIATES
5 HORNE DRFOLCROFTPA19032CONSULTING$472,794
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
901 MISSION STSAN FRANCISCOCA94103ADVERTISING$443,943
SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES
901 MISSION STSAN FRANCISCOCA94043SECURITY$346,409
HOPPERT ENTERPRISES
1085 DEER RUN LANEWOODBURNOR97071EXHIBIT FABRICATION$276,288
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K23CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$1,095,188FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$9,923,160GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$37,592,207AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,605,923NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$48,610,555TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
GLOBAL COLLABORATIONS900099$14,148,565$14,148,565
ADMISSIONS & MEMBERSHIPS900099$6,880,240$6,880,240
WORKSHOPS & EDUCATION900099$2,685,491$2,685,491
CONSULTING900099$1,298,922$1,298,922
SPONSORSHIPS900099$330,903$330,903

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$553,697TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$553,697RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$25,897,818TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$698,741TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$36,419UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$735,160ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$3,244,122RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$685,689RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$2,558,433RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,558,433TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,558,433ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$27,094,586SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$25,273,434SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,821,152SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,821,152TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,821,152ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$43,920FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$1,095,188ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$650,550FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$606,630TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$606,630ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$1,080,331GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$489,009CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$591,322TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$591,322RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$79,571,391TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$26,158,237RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$36,419UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$4,839,018ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,921,453TotalAmt
Program Services$971,120ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$740,762ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$209,571FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,837,403TotalAmt
Program Services$20,760,092ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,695,411ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,381,900FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,276,710TotalAmt
Program Services$3,515,431ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$501,833ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$259,446FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,065,656TotalAmt
Program Services$1,724,784ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$216,933ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$123,939FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,292,392TotalAmt
Program Services$9,022,402ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,269,990ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,100,560TotalAmt
Program Services$2,044,055ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,333ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$50,172FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$507,438TotalAmt
Program Services$429,282ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,886ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$59,270FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,167,571TotalAmt
Program Services$2,565,868ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$586,710ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,993FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$265,042TotalAmt
Program Services$257,174ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,375ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$493FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$109,253TotalAmt
Program Services$73,775ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,324ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,154FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,382,646TotalAmt
Program Services$5,860,454ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$498,803ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,389FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRODUCTION SUPPLIES$3,365,434$2,764,863$593,099$7,472
STIPENDS$408,448$406,614$1,834
GIFT IN KIND$207,054$5,000$198,923$3,131
RENTAL EXP LN 6B-$685,689-$685,689

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,221,371TotalAmt
Program Services$49,715,225ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,365,382ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,140,764FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,937,479BOYAmt
EOY$8,150,478EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$289,338BOYAmt
EOY$289,338EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,232,644BOYAmt
EOY$10,532,510EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,810,909BOYAmt
EOY$1,306,027EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,072,646BOYAmt
EOY$1,142,756EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,125,912BOYAmt
EOY$1,538,859EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$229,049,484LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$62,905,835LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$171,251,709BOYAmt
EOY$166,143,649EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,229,634BOYAmt
EOY$56,090,026EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,925,038BOYAmt
EOY$29,848,459EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$286,875,309BOYAmt
EOY$275,042,102EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,858,006BOYAmt
EOY$7,153,149EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,905,812BOYAmt
EOY$7,594,606EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,906,951BOYAmt
EOY$21,889,992EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$743,086EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,670,769BOYAmt
EOY$37,380,833EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,196,323BOYAmt
EOY$142,415,524EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$102,008,217BOYAmt
EOY$95,245,745EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$226,204,540BOYAmt
EOY$237,661,269EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$286,875,309BOYAmt
EOY$275,042,102EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$20,350,020ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$8,893,291NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$27,131,807CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$27,035,658CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$28,114,682CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$32,097,486CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$48,610,555CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$162,990,188TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$27,131,807CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$27,035,658CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$28,114,682CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$32,097,486CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$48,610,555CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$162,990,188TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$33,981,755SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$129,008,433PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,918,961CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,748,792CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,301,643CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,532,578CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,960,450CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,462,424TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$117,724CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$164,749CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$250,240CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,795CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$43,920CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$588,428TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$179,041,040TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$102,976,763GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.72060PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.73230PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFUNDRAISING INCOME - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 117,724. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 164,749. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 250,240. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 11,795. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 43,920.ExplanationTxt

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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$82,854,673BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$225,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$6,358,413InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,255,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$74,466,260EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$65,796,163BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$20,680,511InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,622,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$82,854,674EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$65,451,922BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,741,766ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$375,475InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,773,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$65,796,163EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$62,026,268BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,303,014ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,722,640InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,600,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$65,451,922EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$53,893,524BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$6,210,649ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,253,095InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,331,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$62,026,268EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.03000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.81000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.16000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$190,952,957OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$31,547,897DepreciationAmt
Book Value$159,405,060BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$23,707,978OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$20,322,878DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,385,100BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,388,549OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,035,060DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,353,489BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$166,143,649TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$29,848,459BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$29,848,459TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$743,086Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$743,086TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$73,609,293TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$8,893,291NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,105,945DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$1,825,248OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$5,962,098RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$79,571,391RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$79,571,391TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$62,152,564TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$1,105,945DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$1,825,248OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,931,193ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$59,221,371ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$59,221,371TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE EXPLORATORIUM HAS ADOPTED INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICIES FOR ENDOWED ASSETS THAT ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY ITS ENDOWMENT WHILE SEEKING TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ENDOWED ASSETS. THE INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICIES WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE. THE INVESTMENT POLICY ESTABLISHES AN ACHIEVABLE RETURN OBJECTIVE THROUGH DIVERSIFICATION OF ASSET CLASSES. TO ACCOMPLISH THE LONG-TERM RATE OF RETURN OBJECTIVES, THE EXPLORATORIUM RELIES ON A TOTAL RETURN STRATEGY IN WHICH INVESTMENT RETURNS ARE ACHIEVED THROUGH BOTH CAPITAL APPRECIATION (REALIZED AND UNREALIZED) AND CURRENT YIELD (INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS). THE EXPLORATORIUM TARGETS A DIVERSIFIED ASSET ALLOCATION WITH AN EMPHASIS ON EQUITY-BASED INVESTMENTS, WITHIN PRUDENT RISK PARAMETERS. THE SPENDING POLICY DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO BE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY FROM THE EXPLORATORIUM'S VARIOUS ENDOWED FUNDS FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. THE EXPLORATORIUM ADOPTED A SPENDING POLICY CALLED THE TOBIN RULE. THE TOBIN RULE AIMS TO PROVIDE A STEADY ENDOWMENT EARNINGS WITHDRAWAL REGARDLESS OF LARGE CHANGES TO THE MARKET VALUE OF THE ENDOWMENT. THE TOBIN RULE IS DEFINED BY THE EXPLORATORIUM AS 80% OF THE PRIOR YEARS DRAW TIMES INFLATION, PLUS 20% OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S 12/31 MARKET VALUE, TIMES A 4.5% SPENDING RATE.
PART X, LINE 2:THE EXPLORATORIUM HAS RECEIVED RULINGS FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AND THE CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD GRANTING IT EXEMPTION FROM INCOME TAXES. THE EXPLORATORIUM FILES EXEMPT ORGANIZATION RETURNS AND, IF APPLICABLE, UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. AND CALIFORNIA JURISDICTIONS. THE EXPLORATORIUM'S TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2018, 2019, 2020 AND 2021 ARE OPEN FOR POTENTIAL IRS/CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD EXAMINATION. TO DATE, THE EXPLORATORIUM HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BY EITHER TAXING AUTHORITY OF ANY PENDING EXAMINATION. THE EXPLORATORIUM FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) 740-10, INCOME TAXES, RELATING TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE EXPLORATORIUM'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THERE WERE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES AS OF JUNE 30, 2022 OR 2021. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE EXPLORATORIUM IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE U.S., FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES FOR THE YEARS BEFORE JUNE 30, 2019.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSE REPORTED ON LINE 6B 685,689. FUNDRAISING EXPENSE ON LINE 8B 650,550. COGS REPORTED ON LINE 10B 489,009.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSE REPORTED ON LINE 6B 685,689. FUNDRAISING EXPENSE ON LINE 8B 650,550. COGS REPORTED ON LINE 10B 489,009.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICPROGRAM SERVICESEXHIBIT SALES AND RENTAL$15,296
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICAPROGRAM SERVICESEXHIBIT SALES AND RENTAL$3,416,702
SOUTH AMERICAPROGRAM SERVICESPROGRAM SERVICES$5,647,173
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)PROGRAM SERVICESEXHIBIT SALES AND RENTAL$524
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANINVESTMENTINVESTMENT$5,510,325
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$14,590,020SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$14,590,020TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesYes (1)BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 3:THE ORGANIZATION USES GAAP TO REPORT EXPENDITURES IN A FOREIGN REGION.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,031,124GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,003,394CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$27,730GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$0CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$0NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$0RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$216,780FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$114,500EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$239,438OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2WONDER FUNDAYEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$82,110GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$72,745CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$9,365GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2$0CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$0NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$0RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$43,034FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$3,603EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$12,798OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$25,874GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$19,049CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$6,825GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events$0CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$0NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$0RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$12,951FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$680EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$6,766OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,139,108GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,095,188CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$43,920GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$272,765FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$118,783EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$259,002OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$650,550DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$606,630NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CHRIS FLINK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$351,949$0$0$0$496$0$7,979$0$8,910$0$369,334$0$0$0
LAURA ZANDER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$230,739$0$0$0$335$0$6,733$0$24,645$0$262,452$0$0$0
PHOEBE WHITE
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$228,675$0$0$0$320$0$6,690$0$0$0$235,685$0$0$0
THOMAS ROCKWELL
SR. CREATIVE DIR. OF GLBL COLLAB$204,829$0$0$0$293$0$5,894$0$17,313$0$228,329$0$0$0
BLAIR WINN
SR. DIR. OF INST. ADVANCEMENT$209,275$0$0$0$296$0$5,959$0$9,339$0$224,869$0$0$0
ROBERT SEMPER
CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER$196,229$0$0$0$275$0$4,244$0$1,171$0$201,919$0$0$0
SILVA RAKER
SR. BUS. DIR. OF GLOBAL COLLABOR$87,016$0$0$0$88,383$0$0$0$10,976$0$186,375$0$0$0
ANNE JENNINGS
SR. DIR OF ORGANIZATIONAL$157,018$0$0$0$226$0$4,437$0$17,648$0$179,329$0$0$0
JULIE NUNN
SR. DIR OF MARKETING$161,966$0$0$0$231$0$4,536$0$12,301$0$179,034$0$0$0
ROBYN HIGDON
SR. DIR OF MUSEUM EXPERIENCE$103,792$0$0$0$61,307$0$1,642$0$8,835$0$175,576$0$0$0

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CALIFORNIA INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC DEV BANKBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN630304653BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued2018-08-31BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$49,200,000IssuePriceAmt
PurposeSEE PART VIPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Total Proceeds$49,200,000TotalProceedsAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$590,291IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Substantial Completion2013SubstantialCompletionYr
Refunding Tax Exempt Bonds0RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds0RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease ArrangementsYes (1)AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (1)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To RebateYes (1)ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate IssueYes (1)VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (1)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (1)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, SECTION A: COLUMN (F)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE PURPOSE OF THIS ISSUE WAS TO REFINANCE THE EXPLORATORIUM'S THEN-EXISTING TAXABLE DEBT INTO THE TAX-EXEMPT REVENUE BONDS CONVERTING FROM A VARIABLE INTEREST RATE MODE AT 1 MONTH LIBOR PLUS 2.00% INTO A FIXED INTEREST RATE OBLIGATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution19ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,597,792NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$3,131NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOSTMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescSOFTWAREDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$5,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING IN PART I, COLUMN (B), THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BRSM LLP AND THE EXPLORATORIUM STAFF WORK TOGETHER TO GATHER THE REQUIRED TAX INFORMATION NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE FORM 990. THE INITIAL DRAFT RETURNS WERE REVIEWED BY RSM AND THE EXPLORATORIUM STAFF, ITEMS WERE DISCUSSED AND REVIEWED. RECOMMENDED CHANGES WERE REFLECTED IN THE RETURN AND A DRAFT TAX RETURN WAS PREPARED. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE RECEIVED THE FINAL VERSION OF THE TAX RETURNS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE APPROPRIATE TAX AUTHORITIES. THE BOARD HAS DELEGATED MONITORING AND REVIEW OF FINANCIAL MATTERS TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. FULL FORM 990 COPIES OF THE RETURNS ARE PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE EXPLORATORIUM REQUIRES THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CFO, AND DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES DISCLOSE IN WRITING WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT LEAST ANNUALLY AND DURING THE YEAR AS NECESSARY. IF ANY CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, THE CONCERNS ARE IMMEDIATELY ELEVATED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. AT THAT TIME THE BOARD MEMBER MAY BE ASKED TO LEAVE MEETINGS OR ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON CERTAIN ISSUES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER COMPENSATION USING SURVEYS AND OTHER COMPARABLE DATA. THESE DECISIONS ARE PROPERLY DOCUMENTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE COMPANY MAINTAINS FOR PUBLIC RECORD COPIES OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHICH ARE ALL AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6104(D).
PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B:AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK ARE PAYROLL HOURS. ACTUAL HOURS ARE MUCH GREATER.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 8,075,353. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 715,744. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,791,097. OTHER OUTSIDE SERVCICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 947,049. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 554,246. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,501,295.

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