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DISCOVERY PLACE INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
DISCOVERY PLACE INC (EIN 56-0529944)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2021-01-14
IRS object ID
202130149349301308
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-01-14T13:56:58-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Line11861 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityMCLEANCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22102ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN560529944EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DISCOVERY PLACE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDISCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7043481964PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 NORTH TRYON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHARLOTTECityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28202ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCATHERINE WILSON HORNEPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7043481964PhoneNum
Signature2021-01-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonYONG ZHANG CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01249785PTIN
Phone7033366400PhoneNum
Preparation2021-01-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCATHERINE WILSON HORNEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 NORTH TRYON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHARLOTTECityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$11,421,584GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.DISCOVERYPLACE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1947FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionWE INSPIRE CURIOUS THINKERS TO DISCOVER THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND NATURE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body25VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent25VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee275TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers432TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$44,160TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$32,046NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,132,159PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,246,813CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$7,596,341PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$5,204,147CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$10,833PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,842CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,119,140PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$726,875CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$12,858,473PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$10,179,677CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$8,052,428PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,651,050CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$30,566PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$816,807CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$6,724,933PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$5,433,253CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$14,807,927PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$13,084,303CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,949,454PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,904,626CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$113,216,963TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$111,200,822TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,153,354TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,314,373TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$111,063,609NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$107,886,449NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionWE EXIST TO TRANSFORM THE WAY SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND NATURE ARE EXPLORED AND LEARNED THOUGH INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS, FILMS, WORKSHOPS AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS. WE STRIVE TO INSPIRE DREAMS, RAISE ASPIRATIONS AND MOTIVATE A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$6,208,038ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,935,401RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, MUSEUM EXPERIENCES AND EXHIBITS: DISCOVERY PLACE, INC. OPERATES FOUR MUSEUMS THAT SERVED OVER 512,000 GUESTS IN FY20, INCLUDING NEARLY 43,000 THROUGH AN ECONOMIC ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM. (AS THE MUSEUMS CEASED IN-PERSON VISITATION ON MARCH 13, 2020 DUE TO COVID19, ATTENDANCE YEAR OVER YEAR DECREASED BY APPROXIMATELY 250,000 PEOPLE AND DISCOVERY PLACE PIVOTED TO DIGITAL EXPERIENCES). IN MARCH, ALL COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS (WHICH PRIMARILY SERVE LOW-INCOME YOUTH, SENIORS, AND TITLE 1 SCHOOLS) THAT PROVIDE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND HIGH QUALITY STEM EDUCATION, PIVOTED TO AN ONLINE PLATFORM THAT INCLUDE LIVE, REMOTE PROGRAMMING AS WELL AS ON-DEMAND FREE EXPERIENCES. BEFORE AND DURING COVID19, SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS CONTINUED TO BE MADE ON A CAPITAL FACILITIES PROJECT FOR DISCOVERY PLACE NATURE, AND WE RECOGNIZED RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION REVENUE RELATED TO THE FUTURE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MUSEUM.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,273,279ExpenseAmt
Revenue$953,882RevenueAmt
DescWORKSHOPS/FIELD TRIPS/CLASSES/OUTREACH/CAMPS: DISCOVERY PLACE, INC. PROVIDED STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH INCLUDING 497 WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES, 1,017 FIELD TRIPS, 519 OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AND 106 CAMPS DURING THE YEAR. OUTREACH PROGRAMS SERVE SCHOOLS, AFTERSCHOOL GROUPS, HOMESCHOOL GROUPS, AND COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING THOSE THAT ARE UNDERSERVED. THROUGH THIS DIVERSE PROGRAMMING WE BUILD BOTH COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS THAT SUPPORT LEARNING, COMMUNITY CONNECTEDNESS, AND FUTURE ASPIRATIONS. DISCOVERY PLACE SUPPORTED THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING 466 TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN STEM. DUE TO COVID19, MANY PROGRAMS WERE ADAPTED TO DIGITAL AND SUMMER CAMPS WHERE HELD IN-PERSON WITH INCREASED SAFETY PROTOCOLS AT THREE OF THE FOUR MUSEUMS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,604ExpenseAmt
Revenue$57,625RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATIONAL MERCHANDISE RELATED TO THE MUSEUM'S EXEMPT PURPOSE IS OFFERED FOR SALE TO MUSEUM VISITORS AS AN EXTENSION OF THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE PROVIDED BY THE MUSEUM.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

RevenueRevenueAmtDescDescExpenseExpenseAmt
$1,237,344MEMBERSHIP
$606,710MISCELLANEOUS$1,505,490
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$1,505,490TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$1,844,054TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$9,990,411TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
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 AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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 Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document69IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee275EmployeeCnt
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
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Independent Voting Member25IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 FldNCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldSCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CATHERINE W HORNEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7043481964PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 NORTH TRYON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHARLOTTECityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (38 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MARTY FOLEY
CHAIRMAN4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUTHER LOCKWOOD
VICE CHAIRMAN FOR GOVERNANCE4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA BOWLES
TREASURER/VICE CHAIRMAN FOR INTERNAL AFFAIRS4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER MCCONNELL
SECRETARY4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL CAMUTI
VICE CHAIRMAN FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADITYA BHASIN
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALFRED DAWSON
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOAN LORDEN
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRYAN DELANEY
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS ESAMANN
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK CHATMAN
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRED DUMAS
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMIE MCLAWHORN
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN LEARY
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLIE MORRIS
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOCLYN BALANDA
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSE COSTA
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUSTIN HARLOW
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KERRI MAST
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEE FITE
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA BODFORD
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM DUNN
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM ZWENG MD
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDSAY MCCULLOUGH
TRUESTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TROY TOZZI
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WALTER PRICE
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NAZY WEEKS
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICH CAMPBELL
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE WILSON HORNE
PRESIDENT & CEO50.00Yes (X)$368,945$0$41,093
SARAH B LANE
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER50.00Yes (X)$159,971$0$28,102
DEANNA DYCUS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER THROUGH 5/31/1950.00Yes (X)$109,761$0$6,633
ANNE IBEKWE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER50.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOAN PHILIPP
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER THROUGH 12/31/1950.00Yes (X)$113,643$0$23,745
MICHAEL KEATING
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER50.00Yes (X)$120,398$0$22,329
DEBRA SMUL
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER50.00Yes (X)$137,691$0$14,061
ERVIN GOURDINE
CHIEF TALENT OFFICER50.00Yes (X)$122,970$0$18,834
TIFFERNEY M WHITE
CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER50.00Yes (X)$174,780$0$23,466
COURTNEY HURD
PROGRAM DIRECTOR40.00$109,831$0$3,327Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,417,990TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$181,590TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K8IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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THE BUDD GROUP INC
PO BOX 890856CHARLOTTENC28289JANITORIAL$404,677
HANDS ON STUDIO LLC
6230 3RD STREET SOUTHST PETERSBURGFL33705MARKETING$290,894
CAPACITY INTERACTIVE CONSULTING
1239 BROADWAY SUITE 1103NEW YORKNY10001DIGITAL MEDIA$265,365
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
CENTRAL PARK WEST AT 79TH STREETNEW YORKNY10024EXHIBIT PROVIDER$250,914
IMAX CORPORATION
EXHIBIT PROVIDER$136,6002525 SPEAKMAN DRIVEMISSISSAUGAONTARIOCAL5K 1B1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$60,083FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$903,558GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,283,172AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$25,720NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,246,813TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS/WORKSHOPS713990$3,889,283$3,889,283
MEMBERSHIP FEES713990$1,237,344$1,237,344
MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM REVENUE900099$77,520$77,520
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$5,204,147TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,416TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,416ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$95,900RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$95,900RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$95,900TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$95,900ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,015,945SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,013,520SecuritiesAmt
Other$1,999OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,425SecuritiesAmt
Other-$1,999OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$426TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$426ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$122,717FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$60,083ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$122,717FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$161,296GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$103,671CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$57,625TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$57,625RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPARKING REVENUEDesc
Business532000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$573,350TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$529,190RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$44,160UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$573,350OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,179,677TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,790,962RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$44,160UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$97,742ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,486,420TotalAmt
Program Services$487,384ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$810,963ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$188,073FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,107,461TotalAmt
Program Services$3,888,477ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$752,660ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$466,324FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$153,923TotalAmt
Program Services$117,521ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,490ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,912FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$460,761TotalAmt
Program Services$343,883ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,065ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,813FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$442,485TotalAmt
Program Services$332,310ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,059ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,116FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,660TotalAmt
Management And General$17,660ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,297TotalAmt
Management And General$60,297ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,404TotalAmt
Management And General$3,404ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$928,240TotalAmt
Program Services$782,909ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$145,331ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$518,614TotalAmt
Program Services$479,322ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,977ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,315FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$448,668TotalAmt
Program Services$320,474ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,656ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,538FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,693TotalAmt
Program Services$120,693ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$550,778TotalAmt
Program Services$548,650ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,128ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,257TotalAmt
Program Services$33,162ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,140ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,955FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,359,099TotalAmt
Program Services$1,305,859ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,240ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$132,094TotalAmt
Program Services$110,199ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,895ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
EXHIBIT/MUSEUM PROGRAMS$786,086$755,788$30,298
MISC$281,555$239,404$42,151
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$116,892$91,328$25,564
PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS$37,916$33,048$4,463$405

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,084,303TotalAmt
Program Services$9,990,411ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,277,085ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$816,807FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$279,429BOYAmt
EOY$816,247EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$797,318BOYAmt
EOY$697,182EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,294,944BOYAmt
EOY$3,105,694EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$163,926BOYAmt
EOY$195,423EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,052BOYAmt
EOY$23,128EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$666,022BOYAmt
EOY$615,044EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$46,155,100LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$34,329,727LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,602,193BOYAmt
EOY$11,825,373EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$394,891BOYAmt
EOY$395,334EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,329,293BOYAmt
EOY$7,407,365EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$300,000BOYAmt
EOY$300,000EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,372,895BOYAmt
EOY$85,820,032EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$113,216,963BOYAmt
EOY$111,200,822EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,510,763BOYAmt
EOY$1,369,694EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$642,591BOYAmt
EOY$1,944,679EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,153,354BOYAmt
EOY$3,314,373EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,758,453BOYAmt
EOY$15,613,760EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$92,305,156BOYAmt
EOY$92,272,689EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$111,063,609BOYAmt
EOY$107,886,449EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$113,216,963BOYAmt
EOY$111,200,822EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,904,626ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$95,439NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts-$887,455DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$519,482OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,660,686CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,199,844CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,603,973CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,132,159CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,246,813CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,843,475TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,942,350CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,846,108CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,805,263CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,844,691CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,809,030CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,247,442TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,603,036CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,045,952CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,409,236CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,976,850CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,055,843CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$44,090,917TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,222,198SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$37,868,719PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$165,086CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$94,511CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$104,019CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$114,476CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$97,316CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$575,408TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$36,120CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$33,609CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$27,261CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$37,013CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$33,046CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$167,049TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$682,657CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$714,894CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$773,001CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$789,223CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$651,907CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,611,682TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$48,445,056TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$34,564,939GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.78170PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.77730PublicSupportPY170Pct
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
ExplanationPARKING AND EXHIBIT RENTALS - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 682,657. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 692,944. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 732,236. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 739,573. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 529,190. FUNDRAISING EVENTS GROSS - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 21,950. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 40,765. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 49,650. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 122,717.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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,364,429BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$40,267InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$233,033OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,171,663EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,285,779BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$168,867ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$142,816InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$233,033OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,364,429EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,230,057BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$282,443InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$226,721OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,285,779EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,914,911BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$525,421InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$210,275OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,230,057EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,100,824BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$926,616ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$112,529InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$4,914,911EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.01540BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.87140PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.11320TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,410,847OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,965,065DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,445,782BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,824,301OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,355,549DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,468,752BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,199,526OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,815,324DepreciationAmt
Book Value$384,202BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$25,720,426OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$23,193,789DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,526,637BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$11,825,373TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEQUITY AND FIXED INCOME INSTRUMENTSDesc
Book Value$7,407,365BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$7,407,365TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
BENEFICIAL INTERESTS$23,391,114
DEFERRED COMMITMENT FROM CITY OF CHARLOTTE$55,097,844
LIFE INSURANCE POLICY CONTRIBUTION$23,493
DEFERRED COMMITMENT FROM TOWN OF HUNTERSVILLE$6,983,490
DEFERRED COMMITMENT FROM TOWN OF ROCKINGHAM$324,091
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$85,820,032TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,849,777TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$95,439NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$2,832,195DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$519,482OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$3,447,116RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,402,661RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$3,404InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$226,388OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$222,984RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,179,677TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,026,937TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$3,719,650DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$226,388OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$3,946,038ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$13,080,899ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$3,404InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$3,404ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$13,084,303TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:DONATED COLLECTIONS RECEIVED SINCE DISCOVERY PLACE'S INCEPTION ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION.
PART III, LINE 4:COLLECTION OF NATURAL HISTORY OBJECTS WHICH INCLUDE ROCKS AND MINERALS, SHELLS, FOSSILS, AND TAXIDERMY OBJECTS USED IN PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS IN THE MUSEUM AND FOR REFERENCE MATERIALS IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS CONDUCTED BY THE MUSEUM.
PART V, LINE 4:THE INTENDED PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENTS IS TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE MUSEUM. ANY DISBURSEMENTS RECEIVED FROM THE ENDOWMENTS ARE USED TO SUBSIDIZE OPERATING EXPENSES.
PART X, LINE 2:DISCOVERY PLACE IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC). THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ISSUED GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED DISCOVERY PLACE'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT DISCOVERY PLACE HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST -500,713. CHANGE IN SPENDABLE INCOME 1,020,195.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GIFT SHOP COST OF GOODS SOLD -103,671. FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES -122,717.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GIFT SHOP COST OF GOODS SOLD 103,671. FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 122,717.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2B AND SCHEDULE D, PART XIII, LINE 2ADISCOVERY PLACE, INC. ENTERED INTO A NON-CANCELABLE OPERATING LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE FOR THE DISCOVERY PLACE BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THE MAIN BUILDING, THE OMNIMAX DOME THEATER, THE PARKING DECK AND THE ANNEX BUILDING. DISCOVERY PLACE, INC. PAYS $1 ANNUALLY FOR THE LEASE, WHICH INCLUDES STRUCTURAL REPAIRS. DISCOVERY PLACE, INC. HAS RECOGNIZED THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE BUILDING RENTAL AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE LEASE AGREEMENT AS A TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSET. THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE CONTRIBUTION IS BEING AMORTIZED OVER THE 50 YEAR LEASE TERM DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS PROBABLE THAT THE LEASE WILL BE RENEWED. DISCOVERY PLACE, INC. ENTERED INTO NON-CANCELABLE OPERATING LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY OF ROCKINGHAM FOR THE DISCOVERY PLACE KIDS ROCKINGHAM MUSEUM AND WITH THE TOWN OF HUNTERSVILLE FOR THE DISCOVERY PLACE KIDS MUSEUM. DISCOVERY PLACE PAYS $1 ANNUALLY FOR EACH LEASE, WHICH INCLUDES UTILITIES AND STRUCTURAL REPAIRS. DISCOVERY PLACE, INC. HAS RECOGNIZED THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE BUILDING RENTAL AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE LEASE AGREEMENTS AS A TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSET. THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE CONTRIBUTION FOR ROCKINGHAM IS BEING AMORTIZED OVER THE 10 YEAR INITIAL LEASE TERM DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE LEASE RENEWAL IS BASED ON SPECIFIC ATTENDANCE AND OPERATING CRITERIA WHICH THE PROBABILITY OF MEETING CANNOT BE DETERMINED. THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE CONTRIBUTION FOR HUNTERSVILLE IS BASED ON 30 YEARS DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS PROBABLE THAT THE LEASE WILL BE RENEWED. THE ENTIRE DEFERRED COMMITMENT OF THESE LEASES IS BEING ADJUSTED FOR ON SCHEDULE D OF THE 990 AS A GIFT IN KIND OF DONATED SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$182,800GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$60,083CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$122,717GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$4,714NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$45,611RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$41,702FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$15,121EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$15,569OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$182,800GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$60,083CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$122,717GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$4,714NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$45,611RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$41,702FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$15,121EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$15,569OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$122,717DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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 (4 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
CATHERINE WILSON HORNE
PRESIDENT & CEO$367,840$0$1,105$0$0$0$34,495$0$6,598$0$410,038$0$0$0
SARAH B LANE
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER$159,971$0$0$0$0$0$16,583$0$11,519$0$188,073$0$0$0
DEBRA SMUL
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER$137,691$0$0$0$0$0$13,243$0$818$0$151,752$0$0$0
TIFFERNEY M WHITE
CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER$174,780$0$0$0$0$0$16,898$0$6,568$0$198,246$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$8,233NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesSALES PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescSUPPLIESDesc
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$17,487NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesDONOR PROVIDEDMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
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 NUMBER IN COLUMN B REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF DONORS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6DISCOVERY PLACE HAD 432 VOLUNTEERS WHICH COMPRISES OF ADUT AND TEENS. THEY PROVIDED ROUGHLY 15,534 HOURS OF SERVICE DURING THE YEAR. THESE VOLUNTEERS ARE VITAL TO THE ORGANIZATION'S SUCCESS THEY PROVIDE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION. VOLUNTEERS HELP FEED AND CARE FOR THE ANIMALS; SUPERVISE AND SUPPORT SUMMER CAMPS; PERFORM LIVE PROGRAMS AND SCIENCE DEMOSTRATIONS; ASSIST IN LABS; AND ENGAGE WITH VISITORS THROUGHOUT THE MUSEUMS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BIT IS DISCOVERY PLACE'S POLICY THAT DISCOVERY PLACE'S EXTERNAL AUDITOR, A CERTIFIED CPA FIRM, PREPARES THE ORGANIZATION'S IRS FORM 990. ONCE PREPARED, THE IRS FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY DISCOVERY PLACE'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. ONCE REVIEWED BY STAFF, THE IRS FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF THE IRS FORM 990 IN HARD COPY OR EMAIL (DELIVERED TO EACH TRUSTEE'S REGISTERED MAILING OR EMAIL ADDRESS) NO LESS THAN 5 DAYS PRIOR TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING WHEN THE 990 BOARD RESOLUTION WILL OCCUR. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL REVIEW THE IRS FORM 990 THAT IS FILED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S BEHALF BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. A BOARD RESOLUTION IS REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR THE IRS FORM 990 TO BE FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY (BY RE-SIGNING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AGREEMENT) ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES AND EMPLOYEES ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. EMPLOYEES RECEIVE PERIODIC TRAINING ON THE DEFINITION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ANY NEW BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS THAT MAY GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS ARE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15CEO COMPENSATION: THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES AND APPROVES THE CEO'S COMPENSATION THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROCESS: A FORMAL EVALUATION/REVIEW OF THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE. REVIEW BENCHMARKING DATA FROM LIKE ORGANIZATIONS. TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION THE STATE OF THE DISCOVERY PLACE'S FINANCIAL POSITION. KEY EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION: KEY EMPLOYEES ARE TREATED LIKE ANY OTHER EMPLOYEE AT DISCOVERY PLACE. THEY ARE EVALUATED BY THEIR SUPERVISOR (THE CEO) AND THE RATING OF THE EVALUATION IS USED TO DETERMINE THEIR PAY INCREASE BASED ON THE SAME RATING AND PAY RATE SCALE USED FOR ALL DISCOVERY PLACE EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME SET FORTH IN SECTION 6104(D). THE REQUEST CAN BE FULFILLED BY PROVIDING A COPY OF SAID DOCUMENTS OR ALLOWING INSPECTION AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE. ADDITIONALLY, THE MOST RECENT ANNUAL REPORT INCLUDING FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN FTHE ORGANIZATION, IN A FULL TRANSPARENCY POSTURE TO REPORTING, IS REPORTING ALL BENEFITS IN FULL IN COLUMN F, PART VII AND IS NOT APPLYING THE $10,000 PER ITEM EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN BENEFITS.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C, AUDIT COMMITTEE:THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S PROCESS OF EVALUATION HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST: -500,713. CHANGE IN SPENDABLE INCOME FROM BENEFICIAL INTERESTS: 1,020,195.