2022-10-03T17:01:48-04:00 2021-12-31 911433436 LAKE KENNEDY MCCULLOCH CPAS PS 425 CAINES ST STE A FRIDAY HARBOR WA 982500971 990 2021-01-01 911007501 THE WHALE MUSEUM WHAL 3603784710 PO BOX 945 FRIDAY HARBOR WA 98250 MARK GREEN PRESIDENT 3603784710 2022-09-26 MARK GREEN 888008888 JAMES MILES P00119643 3603782496 2022-09-26 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z THE WHALE MUSEUM MARK GREEN 100 EAST ST E114 FRIDAY HARBOR WA 98250 1541760 false X WWW.WHALEMUSEUM.ORG X 1976 WA THE WHALE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE STEWARDSHIP OF WHALES AND THE SALISH SEA ECOSYSTEM THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. 8 7 24 75 0 232176 486243 564467 727199 79 91 153792 203518 950514 1417051 0 0 621908 622537 0 104021 302602 416828 924510 1039365 26004 377686 1079112 1285529 485928 321182 593184 964347 X THE WHALE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE STEWARDSHIP OF WHALES AND THE SALISH SEA ECOSYSTEM THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. false false 202512 THE WHALE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION DESPITE THE LATEST TUMULTUOUS EVENTS. THE MUSEUMS GALLERY OF WHALES REMAINED TO BE AN IMPORTANT FOCAL POINT IN DISSEMINATING OUR MESSAGE OF CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE SALISH SEA AND ITS WILDLIFE TO OUR GUESTS. THE NUMBER OF VISITORS WHO TOURED THE MUSEUM INCREASED TO 25,000. FACILITIES PROJECTS INCREASED AND MAINTAINED ACCESSIBILITY,USABILITY, AND COMFORT FOR VISITORS, RESEARCHERS, AND STAFF. THE MUSEUM MADE IT UPGRADES TO HELP SAFEGUARD THE SECURITY OF OUR COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INFORMATION, AND RESEARCH. 250973 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL, SERVED MORE THAN 1,957 TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND LAY NATURALISTS THROUGH 130 PROGRAMS, TOURS AND WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON MARINE SCIENCE, LOCAL ECOLOGY, AND HISTORY. AT LEAST 910 PARTICIPANTS WERE CHILDREN. VIRTUAL PROGRAM REQUESTS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY WHEREBY WE REACHED A MUCH BROADER AUDIENCE WITH OUR MISSION. THIS EQUATED TO OVER 107 PROGRAM HOURS AND AMONG THE MANY GROUPS SERVED, INCLUDED 26 AMERICAN CRUISE LINE GROUPS, 18 ROAD SCHOLAR GROUPS, AND 10 BACKROAD GROUPS. THE MUSEUM ALSO HELD EVENTS INCLUDING GEAR UP AND GEAR DOWN WORKSHOPS FOR NATURALISTS, LECTURES, A WORKSHOP ON NOAAS SPECIES IN THE SPOTLIGHT, AND THREE MARINE NATURALIST TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE ORCA ADOPTION PROGRAM REMAINED ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR TWM PROGRAMS REFLECTING GENEROUS ENGAGEMENT BY THE PUBLIC. PROVIDED EDUCATION PACKETS ABOUT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE ENDANGERED SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCA COMMUNITY TO APPROXIMATELY NEW 2,000 ORCA ADOPTERS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIPS AND ORCA ADOPTIONS CONSTITUTED 2994, INCLUDING 46 CLASSROOMS AND 145 FAMILY ADOPTIONS. THE MUSEUMS MONTHLY E-NEWS WAS SENT ON AVERAGE TO OVER 29,000 SUBSCRIBERS. THE PRINTED CETUS NEWSLETTERS WERE PUBLISHED IN THE SPRING AND FALL AND SENT TO APPROXIMATELY 6,500 MUSEUM MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES. 435402 THE WHALE MUSEUMS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROGRAMS INCLUDED SOUNDWATCH (EDUCATION AND RESEARCH) WHICH OPERATED ON THE WATER FROM MAY-SEPTEMBER FOR 99 DAYS. SOUNDWATCH SPENT 480.0 HOURS MONITORING MARINE MAMMALS, 587 HOURS ON THE WATER TRAVELING 4,453 NAUTICAL MILES, AND CONTACTED 1,463 PEOPLE IN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. SAN JUAN COUNTY MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING NETWORK (SJCMMSN) RESPONDED TO 143 STRANDING CALLS, COMPLETED 124 FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, AND CONDUCTED 16 NECROPSIES ON DECEASED MARINE MAMMALS. SJCMMSN GAVE SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS IN LOCAL CLASSROOMS ON SALISH SEA MARINE MAMMOLOGY. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SJCMMSN, SOUNDWATCH CONDUCTED 250 HOURS OF AND HOSTED NEARLY 30 PUBLIC DOCK TALKS, AN OFF-WATER PUBLIC EDUCATION PLATFORM WITH VISUAL AIDS AND OUTREACH MATERIALS FOR DISTRIBUTION. TOGETHER WITH THE SOUNDWATCH PROGRAM, SJCMMSN PROVIDED LARGE WHALE DISENTANGLEMENT TRAINING FOR THEIR TEAM AND PUBLISHED 5 PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS. THE WHALE MUSEUMS SIGHTINGS NETWORK ADDED OVER 5,000 REPORTS TO THE SIGHTINGS ARCHIVE. THESE REPORTS ARE THE RESULT OF THE ONGOING COLLABORATION BETWEEN DATA-SHARING PARTNERS, STATE/FEDERAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS, THE WHALE HOTLINE, THE WHALE MUSEUM STAFF, AND THE EFFORTS OF THE PUBLIC AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS. 888887 true true false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 6 0 false 24 false false false false false false false false false X 8 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X ALLA ABATO FINANCE MANAGER 3603474710 62 1ST ST N FRIDAY HARBOR WA 98250 X RICH OSBORNE PHD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 AMY VIRA DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARK GREEN PRESIDENT 0.50 X X 0 0 0 SHELLEY ALAN SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER HERRON VICE-PRESIDE 0.50 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN CARLSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRIAN GETTING DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 NANCY HEACOX TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 false false false 6805 479438 486243 RESEARCH SERVICES 541700 510050 510050 MUSEUM ADMISSIONS 713990 165149 165149 TUITIONS 611600 45934 45934 TOURS 611600 6065 6065 ROUNDING 1 1 727199 91 91 51074 51074 277153 124709 152444 152444 1417051 152535 727199 501309 426113 20052 55144 67844 54954 4749 8141 53384 42173 4805 6406 1580 1580 93153 91289 932 932 22408 20615 1793 92914 64109 5575 23230 8545 6750 513 1282 34988 29040 3499 2449 50109 50109 2360 1912 236 212 14926 12537 896 1493 26874 25350 917 607 19067 15444 2288 1335 PROGRAM EXPENSES & SUPPLI 38835 36505 1553 777 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 3248 3053 130 65 ASSET PURCHASES <2,500 2823 2654 113 56 EQUIPMENT REPAIRS & MAINT 2765 2599 111 55 2233 2101 88 44 1039365 888887 46457 104021 373363 564104 10401 39965 69767 62654 6604 15094 1310449 706737 618977 603712 1079112 1285529 38255 28181 447673 293001 485928 321182 X 593184 964347 593184 964347 1079112 1285529 X 377686 -6523 X false false X 426146 307965 245924 232176 486243 1698454 426146 307965 245924 232176 486243 1698454 1698454 57 57 515796 566137 564467 727199 2373599 4072110 1024969 0.41710 0.49240 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 1,646,400 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 368015 368015 942434 706737 235697 603712 FUNDRAISING 51074 51074 51074 51074 51074 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL, SERVED MORE THAN 1,957 TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND LAY NATURALISTS THROUGH 130 PROGRAMS, TOURS AND WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON MARINE SCIENCE, LOCAL ECOLOGY, AND HISTORY. AT LEAST 910 PARTICIPANTS WERE CHILDREN. VIRTUAL PROGRAM REQUESTS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY WHEREBY WE REACHED A MUCH BROADER AUDIENCE WITH OUR MISSION. THIS EQUATED TO OVER 107 PROGRAM HOURS AND AMONG THE MANY GROUPS SERVED, INCLUDED 26 AMERICAN CRUISE LINE GROUPS, 18 ROAD SCHOLAR GROUPS, AND 10 BACKROAD GROUPS. THE MUSEUM ALSO HELD EVENTS INCLUDING GEAR UP AND GEAR DOWN WORKSHOPS FOR NATURALISTS, LECTURES, A WORKSHOP ON NOAAS SPECIES IN THE SPOTLIGHT, AND THREE MARINE NATURALIST TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE ORCA ADOPTION PROGRAM REMAINED ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR TWM PROGRAMS REFLECTING GENEROUS ENGAGEMENT BY THE PUBLIC. PROVIDED EDUCATION PACKETS ABOUT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE ENDANGERED SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCA COMMUNITY TO APPROXIMATELY NEW 2,000 ORCA ADOPTERS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIPS AND ORCA ADOPTIONS CONSTITUTED 2994, INCLUDING 46 CLASSROOMS AND 145 FAMILY ADOPTIONS. THE MUSEUMS MONTHLY E-NEWS WAS SENT ON AVERAGE TO OVER 29,000 SUBSCRIBERS. THE PRINTED CETUS NEWSLETTERS WERE PUBLISHED IN THE SPRING AND FALL AND SENT TO APPROXIMATELY 6,500 MUSEUM MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C THE WHALE MUSEUMS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROGRAMS INCLUDED SOUNDWATCH (EDUCATION AND RESEARCH) WHICH OPERATED ON THE WATER FROM MAY-SEPTEMBER FOR 99 DAYS. SOUNDWATCH SPENT 480.0 HOURS MONITORING MARINE MAMMALS, 587 HOURS ON THE WATER TRAVELING 4,453 NAUTICAL MILES, AND CONTACTED 1,463 PEOPLE IN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. SAN JUAN COUNTY MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING NETWORK (SJCMMSN) RESPONDED TO 143 STRANDING CALLS, COMPLETED 124 FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, AND CONDUCTED 16 NECROPSIES ON DECEASED MARINE MAMMALS. SJCMMSN GAVE SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS IN LOCAL CLASSROOMS ON SALISH SEA MARINE MAMMOLOGY. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SJCMMSN, SOUNDWATCH CONDUCTED 250 HOURS OF AND HOSTED NEARLY 30 PUBLIC DOCK TALKS, AN OFF-WATER PUBLIC EDUCATION PLATFORM WITH VISUAL AIDS AND OUTREACH MATERIALS FOR DISTRIBUTION. TOGETHER WITH THE SOUNDWATCH PROGRAM, SJCMMSN PROVIDED LARGE WHALE DISENTANGLEMENT TRAINING FOR THEIR TEAM AND PUBLISHED 5 PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS. THE WHALE MUSEUMS SIGHTINGS NETWORK ADDED OVER 5,000 REPORTS TO THE SIGHTINGS ARCHIVE. THESE REPORTS ARE THE RESULT OF THE ONGOING COLLABORATION BETWEEN DATA-SHARING PARTNERS, STATE/FEDERAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS, THE WHALE HOTLINE, THE WHALE MUSEUM STAFF, AND THE EFFORTS OF THE PUBLIC AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO REVIEW BEFORE IT IS SUBMITTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A 2% COST OF LIVING SALARY INCREASE WAS APPLIED IN 2021 FROM 2020 SALARY LEVEL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST, THE WHALE MUSEUM WILL MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 PRIOR YEAR TRUE UPS -6,523