2023-10-06T10:31:56-05:00 2022-12-31 381357951 PLANTE & MORAN PLLC 8181 E Tufts Ave Suite 600 Denver CO 80237 990 2022-01-01 840518447 Colorado Museum of Natural History COLO 3033706156 2001 Colorado Boulevard DENVER CO 80205 Edward D Scholz VP of Finance & Business Operations 3033706156 2023-10-02 1 Edward Scholz 999009999 1 Dori J Eggett P00645252 3037409400 2023-10-02 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Denver Museum of Nature and Science Edward D Scholz 2001 Colorado Boulevard DENVER CO 80205 54382429 0 X www.dmns.org X 1900 CO Be a catalyst! Ignite our community's passion for nature and science. 30 30 658 819 0 0 37077345 29316822 14574010 15647919 42996 19 4134349 6343514 55828700 51308274 319654 378378 0 0 25285798 29122625 39662 5445 3154220 16148784 19593588 41793898 49100036 14034802 2208238 33823512 37001421 6328947 7298618 27494565 29702803 X Be a catalyst! Ignite our community's passion for nature and science. 0 0 20680753 34230 15647919 Exhibits, Digital Media, Programs & Partnerships: To advance its mission of igniting our community's passion for nature and science, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science presents a dynamic menu of permanent and temporary exhibits (Survival of the Slowest, Guitar, Egypt: The Time of the Pharaohs, Mazes & Brain Games, Apollo, and Unseen Oceans), engaging programming, films in the newly renovated Infinity theater, offsite science play areas and awe-inspiring shows in its digital Planetarium. Diverse program offerings for people of all ages include exciting science theater shows and facilitations, lectures, documentary film screenings, school break camps, and family activity programs. ExciteEd programs for schools include rigorous teacher professional development classes and school group Field Trips. In 2022, the Museum served 1.8 million adults, families, and students, including 650,000 offsite in the community and virtually. 6374462 194148 Science Division: Museum researchers contribute to scientific knowledge through collection and analysis of data, which are then used to generate and publish new understandings about the earth, its inhabitants, and beyond. The Science staff manages, preserves, and provides access to the Museum's collection of 4.3 million objects and specimens. During 2022, staff fielded 587 research requests from collaborators inside and outside the museum. The Science Division also engaged in abundant educational outreach, communicating science to 126,234 members of the general public and its research community through courses, events, tours, lectures, and fieldtrips in 2022 alone. 4,445 of these guests attended collection open houses or behind the scenes tours of the Avenir Collections Center, and 44,404 of these guests attended virtual programs. Science staff supervised 33 interns, hosted 20 Teen Science Scholars, and mentored 24 undergraduate and graduate students. Our volunteer program continued to rebound following the pandemic in 2020. In 2022, 320 returning volunteers contributed over 46,000 hours. In addition, staff published 26 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, produced 20 popular books, book chapters, articles, and other non-peer reviewed publications, and were cited 1,944 times. Research highlights for 2022 include earth sciences publications on using fossil turtle shells to estimate timing and burial depth of terrestrial rocks (Petermann, Lyson, Hagadorn), documenting that placental mammals evolved brains before brawn after the end-Cretaceous extinction event (Lyson), and describing a new species of fossil laurel from the Cretaceous of Utah (Maccracken). Zoology publications included several on Rocky Mountain bird species and their genetic responses to shifting climate (Spellman), natural history of a spider ant symbiont (Cushing), and genomic insights into chipmunk diversification, along with recognition of two new species (Demboski). Anthropology published a comprehensive catalog of the Peace Medal collection (Nash) and a study of Moche worldview concepts (Koons). 9097252 150000 6306986 Educational Programs: In 2022, diverse program offerings included After Hours virtual lectures, in-person facilitated family programs, summer and school break camps, numerous virtual program offerings, a Dia Del Nino celebration, Scientists in Action broadcasts from the field, and many more. ExciteEd programs for schools included teacher professional development classes, field trips and overnight stays at the Museum, virtual science labs, camps and offsite programs. We launched our Museum on Wheels: Curiosity Cruiser and a new community engagement team and together they connected nearly 18,000 people with nature and science by going to their events and communities. 36152467 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 132 0 1 658 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X Edward Scholz 3033706156 2001 Colorado Boulevard DENVER CO 80205 Kristin Richardson Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Richard Ambrose Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Levin Appel Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Matthew Burkett Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Christopher S Chavez Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 John M Couzens Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jandell Allen-Davis Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Peter A Dea Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 John E Freyer Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Henry H Gordon Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Steven C Halstedt Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jena Hausmann Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Happy Haynes Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 John M Levisay Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 David L Liniger Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Naresh Mandava MD Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Christine Marquez-Hudson Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Anne M McCarthy Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Stephen G McConahey Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Susan B McIntire Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Montgomery C Cleworth Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Don Law Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mark S Sexton Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Leo M Tilman Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Spiecker Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jenny Hopkins Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Alice Jackson Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Hal Logan Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jesus Salazar Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Paul Washington Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 George Sparks President & CEO 40.00 X 464535 0 15854 Edward Scholz VP, Finance & Business Operations 40.00 X 277287 0 23058 Nancy Walsh VP, Experiences & Partnerships 40.00 X 239736 0 26618 Freeda Warren VP, Advancement & Marketing 40.00 X 228938 0 677 Eric Boen Director, Technology 40.00 X 159292 0 22616 Nicole Lucero-Holub Director, Human Resources 40.00 X 145404 0 21631 Jeffrey Joplin Director, Facilities 40.00 X 140387 0 13999 Ashley Bassim Director, Controller 40.00 X 155562 0 5549 Elizabeth Davis Director, Experiences & Partnerships 40.00 X 139298 0 16811 1950439 0 146813 41 0 1 0 HASELDEN CONSTRUCTION INC 6950 S POTOMAC ST CENTENNIAL CO 80112 Construction 892212 BEST SERVICE STAFFING LLC 494 SHERIDAN BLVD STE C102 LAKEWOOD CO 80226 Temporary labor staffing 389926 DIG STUDIO INC 1521 15TH ST DENVER CO 80202 Exhibit design 309965 VERTIX BUILDERS INC 3762 PURITAN WAY UNIT 1 FREDERICK CO 80516 Construction 255358 ELASTICITY LLC 1008 LOCUST ST STE 300 ST LOUIS MO 63101 Marketing 251598 9 3868723 17801675 7646424 581169 29316822 Admissions 900099 10189002 10189002 Memberships 900099 4802285 4802285 Educational/outreach 900099 656632 656632 15647919 2810 2810 36528 36528 2791 -2791 -2791 -2791 9080313 3071364 6008949 6008949 Administrative fees 561000 200000 200000 Miscellaneous 900099 98037 98037 298037 51308274 21954905 0 36547 378378 378378 1276703 678020 370722 227961 23753101 18449834 3583721 1719546 710672 567045 91828 51799 1704411 1384030 199247 121134 1677738 1308636 234883 134219 40859 40859 42893 42893 5445 5445 3223117 2325234 749767 148116 1718747 92091 1611007 15649 4071935 1832076 1702399 537460 4790459 4647934 32988 109537 696900 615450 40983 40467 923100 770437 133557 19106 393737 5313 388412 12 Capital Improvements 2727991 2667097 60894 Employee Development 617015 173167 425758 18090 Lease Expense 224666 224666 122169 33059 83431 5679 49100036 36152467 9793349 3154220 15203328 18513327 5024467 5027277 1606953 1001229 7741206 8181742 378483 492280 1624761 1407754 20999550 18621738 2244314 2377812 33823512 37001421 3322586 4516450 2490292 2782168 516069 0 6328947 7298618 X 19959840 17290726 7534725 12412077 27494565 29702803 33823512 37001421 2208238 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 27367658 20817120 21838064 25385302 16522012 111930156 9523447 9752325 9488655 11150369 12438111 52352907 256146 243158 531049 541674 356699 1928726 37147251 30812603 31857768 37077345 29316822 166211789 6762270 159449519 232116 235720 130166 71835 39338 709175 311149 389620 250144 273325 298037 1522275 168443239 76570833 0.94660 0.94180 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 42893 42893 45902923 45945816 1000000 250000 0 0 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 4000000 6000000 162015 22500 47500 42893 274908 250000 250000 250000 250000 1000000 1500000 25000 25000 X X X 0 20999550 18621738 2377812 2377812 51308274 0 51308274 0 51308274 49100036 0 49100036 0 49100036 Part III, Line 1a: The Museum's collections, which were acquired through purchases, contributions, and active field collecting since the Museum's inception, are not recognized as assets on 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. Contributed collection items are not reflected on the financial statements. Proceeeds from deaccessions or insurance recoveries are reflected as increases in the appropriate net asset classes. Part III, Line 4: The Museum's collections are made up of approximately 4. 3 million objects of scientific and historical significance that are held for educational, research, scientific, and curatorial purposes. These items are cataloged, preserved, and cared for, and activities verifying their existence and assessing their condition are performed continuously. The collections are subject to both accession and de-accession policies including a policy that requires proceeds from their sales to be used to support the Museum's collections. 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Decisions are based on general performance by personnel. X Phone and Insurance 1 356699 FMV X Software 1 220470 FMV X Labor 1 4000 FMV X Collections 16 0 2 0 1 1 Part I, Line 32b: The Museum partners with Cars Helping Charities, that will collect a donated vehicle from the donor, sell it, and then forward the proceeds net of appropriate expenses to the Museum. Cars Helping Charities distributes the appropriate tax forms to the donor and the Museum. The Museum files the necessary paperwork with the IRS. Part I, Line 33: The Museum's collections, which were acquired through purchases, contributions, and active field collecting since the Museum's inception, are not recognized as assets on 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. Contributed collection items are not reflected on the financial statements. Proceeds from deaccessions or insurance recoveries are reflected as increases in the appropriate net asset classes. The Museum had 16 accessions of donated objects in 2022 with a combined estimated value in excess of $181,650. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The completed Form 990 is reviewed by the Audit and Finance Committee, and subsequently by the Governing Board of the Museum prior to submission to the Internal Revenue Service. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Conflict of interest disclosures are completed yearly by trustees, officers, and key employees. Potential conflicts, whether initially disclosed or subsequently discovered, are reviewed by the Nominating and Governance Committee to determine if a conflict actually exists. The Nominating and Governance Committee provides a report of conflicts and Committee decisions to the Board yearly, Trustees, officers, or directors that may have a conflict are prohibited from participating at both the Committee and/or Board level in deliberations regarding any potential or actual conflict. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees is responsible for evaluating the performance, compensation, and benefits of the President/CEO as well as those in a position to exercise substantial influence over the affairs of the Museum, including the officers and senior administrative staff. The Compensation Committee solicits feedback annually from the Board of Trustees and senior staff regarding the President/CEO's performance. This feedback is reviewed and discussed by the Compensation Committee in conjunction with comparable salary data, After deliberation, the Committee's recommendations are presented to the Board of Trustees Chair who informs the President/CEO of compensation and benefits for the upcoming year. The Chair reports final salary decisions to the entire Board of Trustees at the next available board meeting. The President/CEO conducts, annually, a performance review of each member of the Senior Leadership Team. Using comparable salary data and compensation adjustment guidelines reviewed by the Board of Trustees, the President/CEO determines the compensation and benefits for each member of the Senior Leadership Team. The President/CEO then presents this information to the Compensation Committee for their review and approval. Minutes are kept for each meeting of the Compensation Committee. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Governing documents are publicly filed with the Secretary of State and are available on DMNS's website. The conflict of interest policy is also made available on the website. Financial Statements are published in DMNS's annual report and are available on the DMNS website. DMNS Foundation 2001 Colorado Blvd Denver CO 80205 841035262 Support the activities of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science CO 501(c)(3) Line 7 N/A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DMNS Foundation C 3868723 FMV