ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM (EIN 86-0111675)
Tax period
2018-10-01 to 2019-09-30
Filed
2020-02-24
IRS object ID
202010559349300346
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2018v3.1
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MissionTHE MISSION OF THE ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM IS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO LIVE IN HARMONY WITH THE NATURAL WORLD BY FOSTERING LOVE, APPRECIATION, AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE SONORAN DESERT.MissionDesc
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DescTHE ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM IS A WORLD-RENOWNED ZOO, NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND BOTANICAL GARDEN. EXHIBITS REALISTICALLY RE-CREATE THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE OF THE SONORAN DESERT REGION. WITHIN THE MUSEUM GROUNDS, VISITORS WILL SEE OVER 230 SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND OVER 1,400 KINDS OF PLANTS. THERE ARE ALMOST 2 MILES OF PATHS TRAVERSING 21 ACRES OF BEAUTIFUL DESERT. THE MUSEUM IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC VISITATION EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR. SINCE ITS OPENING IN 1952, APPROXIMATELY 23,252,000 PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD HAVE VISITED THE MUSEUM. OVER 17,000 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES CURRENTLY HOLD MEMBERSHIPS IN THE MUSEUM. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019, ATTENDANCE AT THE MUSEUM WAS 404,465 VISITORS.Desc

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DescCONSERVATION EDUCATION AND SCIENCE DEPARTMENT: CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND SCIENCE STAFF WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE TO DEVELOP AND DELIVER PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT ONLY SCIENTIFICALLY SOUND, BUT ARE ALSO TRANSLATED INTO PUBLIC EDUCATION AND RESULT IN MEANINGFUL CONSERVATION EFFORTS. USING THIS MODEL, SCIENTISTS AND EDUCATORS COLLABORATE IN WAYS THAT ARE MORE COST-EFFECTIVE, MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL FOR THE PROJECT AND THE MUSEUM, AND ATTRACTIVE TO BOTH FUNDERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S PROGRAMS PARTNER BROADLY ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE OF THE U.S. AND MEXICAN SCIENCE, EDUCATION, AND CONSERVATION COMMUNITY.MAJOR PROGRAM AREAS IN THE CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND SCIENCE DEPARTMENT:I. DOCENT PROGRAM: DOCENTS CONTRIBUTED 54,033 HOURS TO THE MUSEUM IN 2019DOCENTS ARE PART OF A MUSEUM-WIDE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, BUT DOCENTS DIFFER FROM OTHER VOLUNTEERS IN THE INTERPRETIVE NATURE OF THEIR WORK AND IN THE EXTENSIVE TRAINING SUCH WORK REQUIRES. ASDM DOCENTS ARE TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WHO INTERPRET THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE SONORAN DESERT REGION TO MUSEUM VISITORS AND TO GROUPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. IN DOING SO, THEY HELP THE MUSEUM FULFILL ITS CONSERVATION EDUCATION MISSION. DOCENTS ARE ADULTS OF ALL AGES, WALKS OF LIFE, AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 203 DOCENTS VOLUNTEERING ONE DAY PER WEEK (OR MORE). A DOCENT'S PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY IS INTERPRETATION OF THE MUSEUM GROUNDS. SUCH INTERPRETATION CONSISTS OF CONDUCTING TOURS FOR GENERAL VISITORS AND PERFORMING INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS OR SPECIAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THEME TALKS, LIVE ANIMAL INTERPRETATIONS, OR BEING STATIONED AT AN EXHIBIT.THE MUSEUM REQUIRES A MINIMUM TWO-YEAR COMMITMENT TO THE DOCENT PROGRAM. TO MAINTAIN ACTIVE STATUS, DOCENTS ARE REQUIRED TO DONATE A MINIMUM OF 144 HOURS OF INTERPRETATION PER YEAR ON THE MUSEUM GROUNDS. AN EXTENSIVE 15-WEEK DOCENT TRAINING IS REQUIRED AND AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION, TRAINEES ARE WELCOMED INTO THE DOCENT CORPS. TRAINEES MEET AT THE MUSEUM FOR A THREE-HOUR CLASS, TWO WEEKDAY MORNINGS EACH WEEK FOR FIFTEEN WEEKS (SOME CLASSES ARE ALL DAY SESSIONS). THE FIRST WEEKCONSISTS OF 4 MORNING ORIENTATION SESSIONS. THE CLASSES ARE TAUGHT BY MUSEUM CURATORIAL STAFF AND EDUCATORS. THE CURRICULUM IS COORDINATED BY THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION EDUCATION & SCIENCE AND FOCUSES ON SUCH AREAS AS CAUSES OF DESERTS, GEOLOGY OF THE SONORAN DESERT, ECOLOGICAL CONCEPTS, THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE REGION, INTERPRETIVE METHODS AND MUSEUM PHILOSOPHY. TRAINEES ARE REQUIRED TO SPEND TIME ON THE MUSEUM GROUNDS, OBSERVING DOCENT TOURS AND INTERPRETIVE PRESENTATIONS. THEY MUST RECEIVE PASSING SCORES ON SECTION QUIZZES, A MID-TERM EXAM, AND A FINAL EXAM. THE NEXT DOCENT TRAINING CLASS IS SCHEDULED FOR LATE SUMMER 2021.II. YOUTH AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM: TOTAL AUDIENCE SERVED IN 2019: 38,443.YOUTH FIELD TRIPSTHE ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM IS A ZOO, BOTANIC GARDEN AND NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM ALL IN ONE! TEACHERS CAN STRUCTURE THEIR FIELD TRIPS USING A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, SUGGESTED CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES TO BE USED PRE AND POST- TRIP CAN BE DOWNLOADED. THESE HELP TO EXTEND AND DEEPEN THE LEARNING FROM A DESERT MUSEUM VISIT, AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. VISITING GROUPS CAN ALSO CHOOSE FROM 13 DIFFERENT DESERT DISCOVERY CLASSES AND LABS OFFERED IN MUSEUM CLASSROOM FACILITIES. NUMBERS SERVED IN 2019: 28,550.DESERT ARKTHE DESERT ARK IS THE MUSEUM'S OUTREACH PROGRAM, BRINGING THE RESOURCES OF THE MUSEUM, INCLUDING EXPERT EDUCATORS AND LIVE ANIMALS, TO ALL PARTS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA, FROM SCHOOLS TO SENIOR CENTERS, AND FROM AJO TO SAFFORD. THE MUSEUM OFFERS 13 DIFFERENT DESERT ARK PROGRAMS, IN ADDITION TO CUSTOM PROGRAMS AVAILABLE BY REQUEST. NUMBERS SERVED IN 2019: 9,893.SUMMER CAMPS HANDS-ON, MINDS-ON DAY AND OVERNIGHT CAMPS FOR CHILDREN IN GRADES 1-9. DESERT MUSEUM CAMPERS OBSERVE LIVE ANIMALS, CONDUCT SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS, CREATE COOL CRAFTS, SKETCH IN DESERT JOURNALS, HARVEST AND PREPARE DESERT FOODS, CAMP IN THE DESERT AND EXPLORE BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE DESERT MUSEUM. NUMBER SERVED IN 2019: 115JUNIOR DOCENT PROGRAMTHE DESERT MUSEUM JUNIOR DOCENT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR TUCSON AREA BOYS AND GIRLS AGES 13 TO 18. JUNIOR DOCENTS RECEIVE TRAINING ON THE PLANTS, ANIMALS AND GEOLOGY OF THE SONORAN DESERT REGION AND HOW TO INTERPRET (TEACH) IT TO OTHERS. DESERT MUSEUM MEMBERSHIP, SPECIAL PRIVILEGES AND RECOGNITION, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OUT WITH MUSEUM EVENTS ARE JUST SOME OF THE BENEFITS JUNIOR DOCENTS RECEIVE IN ADDITION TO BEING PART OF A WORLD FAMOUS MUSEUM! DURING THEIR TWO-YEAR TERM AS A JUNIOR DOCENT, TEENS TYPICALLY DEVELOP SELF-CONFIDENCE, PUBLIC SPEAKING ABILITY AND A GREAT DEPTH OF NATURAL HISTORY KNOWLEDGE. NUMBER SERVED IN 2019: 19COATI KIDS CLUBTHIS MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM FOR KIDS OFFERS FREE ADMISSION ALL YEAR LONG, EIGHT SPECIAL EVENTS FOR CLUB MEMBERS, A CLUB T-SHIRT AND EXPLORER'S PACK AND A SEMI-ANNUAL NEWSLETTER, JUST FOR KIDS. IN ADDITION, EIGHT SONORAN DESERT FOCUSED SPECIAL EVENTS SUCH AS A MOUNTAINS, MINES AND MINERALS HIKE, A MEET THE BEETLES! CLASS, AND A MT. LEMMON SKY SCHOOL OVERNIGHT ADVENTURE WERE OFFERED TO CLUB MEMBERS.NUMBERS SERVED IN 2019: 82 CLUB MEMBERS REPRESENTING 35 FAMILIES, CLUB EVENTS INCLUDED 174 PARTICIPANTSPUBLIC CLASSES, TRIPS AND TOURS FOR ADULTS AND FAMILIESTHESE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO CREATE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR SONORAN DESERT AND TECHNIQUES AND TIPS FOR DESERT LIVING. CLASSES ARE OFFERED ON TOPICS SUCH AS NATURALHISTORY, GARDENING, WATER HARVESTING, COOKING WITH NATIVE FOODS. THE TRIPS OFTEN HAVE MORE OF AN ETHNOGRAPHIC BENT, SUCH AS THE HOPI AND NAVAJO COUNTRY TOUR. OUR INTERNATIONAL TRIPS ARE THEMED ON SOUTHWESTERN CULTURE AND ITS DEEPER ORIGINS.NUMBERS SERVED IN 2019: 473CONSERVATION PROGRAMSSAVING AQUATIC SPECIES SPRINGS, STREAMS AND RIVERS IN THE SONORAN DESERT HAVE ALL BEEN DECLINING IN RECENT YEARS DUE TO A DECADE-LONG DROUGHT, AND DIVERSION OF WATER FOR HUMAN NEEDS. MANY SPECIES THAT LIVE IN OR AROUND THIS WATER ARE THREATENED OR ENDANGERED DUE THE LOSS OF HABITAT. THE MUSEUM WORKS WITH PARTNERS, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES TO HOLD, BREED AND SUPPLEMENT THE POPULATIONS OF THESE SPECIES IN THE WILD. FOR EXAMPLE, FOR OVER 20 YEARS, THE DESERT MUSEUM HAS PARTNERED WITH THE ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT TO BREED AND REPATRIATE TARAHUMA FROGS (LITHOBATES TARAHUMARAE). THESE FROGS WERE EXTIRPATED FROM ARIZONA IN THE 1980S. THE DESERT MUSEUM REVIVED ITS GENETIC POOL OF FROGS WITH TADPOLES, COLLECTED FROM YECORA, SONORA, MEXICO, AND WAS THE FIRST INSTITUTION TO PRODUCE THESE FROGS IN CAPTIVITY. THE BREEDING COLLECTION HAS BEEN HOUSED AT THE MUSEUM AND SUCCESSFULLY PROPAGATED FOR MANY YEARS. ASDM HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONSERVATION OF OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES AS WELL, INCLUDING:-RANID FROGS: ASDM DEVELOPED HOUSING AND HUSBANDRY METHODS FOR LEOPARD FROGS AND THEIR RELATIVES THAT ACCELERATED AND MAXIMIZED DEVELOPMENT OF TADPOLES AND FROGLETS IN A SEMI-NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, PRODUCING MORE HEALTHY ANIMALS FOR RELEASE. - MEXICAN GARTER SNAKES: ASDM WAS THE FIRST TO PRODUCE THESE SNAKES IN CAPTIVITY. - SONOYTA MUD TURTLE: ASDM WAS THE FIRST TO BREED THIS TURTLE IN CAPTIVITY, A SPECIES LISTED AS ENDANGERED IN OCTOBER 2017. - MANY OTHERS: ASDM MAINTAINS ASSURANCE POPULATIONS OF: SONOYTA PUPFISH, YAQUI CHUB, GILA TOPMINNOW, YAQUI TOPMINNOW, SONORA CHUB, BEAUTIFUL SHINER, YAQUI CATFISH, AND GILA CHUB, AMONG OTHERS. - ASDM MAINTAINS THESE ANIMALS FOR REINTRODUCTION: SONOYTA PUPFISH, YAQUI CHUB, YAQUI TOPMINNOW, MEXICAN GARTER SNAKE, GILA CHUB, SONOYTA MUD TURTLE AND TARAHUMARA FROGS SONORAN DESERT BEE DIVERSITY BEES ARE AMONG THE MOST ABUNDANT AND DIVERSE ANIMAL GROUPS IN THE SONORAN DESERT. ONE REASON FOR THIS HIGH DIVERSITY IS THAT THE SONORAN DESERT REGION HOLDS A GREAT VARIETY OF HABITATS, FROM SOME OF THE HOTTEST, DRIEST PLACES ON THE CONTINENT THAT RECEIVE FEWER THAN THREE INCHES OF RAIN ANNUALLY, TO THE COOL, MOIST CONIFEROUS FORESTS ATOP THE ISOLATED MOUNTAIN RANGES KNOWN AS SKY ISLANDS THAT SPECKLE THE REGION. AS PRIMARY POLLINATORS OF MANY DESERT PLANTS, BEES ARE ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT MEMBERS OF THESE HABITATS, ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM SCIENTISTS ARE WORKING TO DOCUMENT, DESCRIBE AND UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION OF BEE DIVERSITY IN OUR REGION AND HOW CLIMATE CHANGE AND HABITAT DISTURBANCE MAY ALTER THIS DISTRIBUTION IN THE FUTURE.Desc

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DescTHE ART INSTITUTE:THE MISSION OF THE ASDM ART INSTITUTE IS "CONSERVATION THROUGH ART EDUCATION." WE ENDEAVOR TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN NATURE-FOCUSED ART CLASSES WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING CONSERVATION ADVOCATES. TO THIS END WE OFFER ART CLASSES, ART EXHIBITS AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE MUSEUM ART COLLECTION FOR AREA RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD.THE ART INSTITUTE'S OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY VISUAL ARTS EXPERIENCE FOR ALL AGES. CLASSES ARE TAUGHT BY PROFESSIONALS AND RELATE TO OUR LIVING COLLECTIONS AND THE REGION. ART EXHIBITS ARE CURATED TO INSPIRE A NEW WAY OF THINKING ABOUT THE NATURAL WORLD. THE PERMANENT TRAVELING COLLECTION IS USED TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT OUR REGION IN FARAWAY PLACES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019, THE ART INSTITUTE SERVED 1291 STUDENTS, OFFERED 228 DIFFERENT ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES, TAUGHT BY 27 INSTRUCTORS. STUDENTS CAME FROM 31 DIFFERENT STATES AND FOUR DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. TWO STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM AND THERE WERE 135 BRAND NEW STUDENTS WHO ENTERED THE PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, 13 VISITING MASTER ARTIST WORKSHOPS TOOK PLACE.OUR NATURE ILLUSTRATION CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IS UNIQUE TO OUR MUSEUM. THE MUSEUM BECOMES THE CLASSROOM WHILE STUDENTS HAVE THE OPTION OF DRAWING DESERT BOTANICALS, BIRDS, MAMMALS, AND/OR INSECTS. THERE ARE A WIDE VARIETY OF CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING OIL PAINTING, NATURE JOURNALING, MIXED MEDIA AND PHOTOGRAPHY. MOST COURSES CONSIST OF EXERCISES, CRITIQUES, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS. THE NATURE ART PROGRAM MUST BE COMPLETED IN ITS ENTIRETY IN ORDER FOR A STUDENT TO RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF THIRTEEN CORE COURSES AND 100 HOURS OF ELECTIVE COURSES.VANISHING CIRCLES IS A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL PAINTINGS DEPICTING DISAPPEARING WILDLIFE, PLANTS AND HABITATS OF THE SONORAN DESERT, CREATED BY INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ARTISTS. IN 2019, THE MUSEUM ADDED TWO PAINTINGS TO THE COLLECTION. VANISHING CIRCLES WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND TRAVEL, ACTING AS A MULTI-MEDIA INTERPRETIVE TOOL FOR THE SONORAN DESERT REGION AND TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION THROUGH VISUAL ARTS EDUCATION. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM HAS A SMALL PERMANENT COLLECTION OF 48 ART PIECES THAT COMPRISE THE SONORAN COLLECTION. THESE PIECES ARE ROTATED AND PERMANENTLY DISPLAYED THROUGHOUT THE MUSEUM. THE IRONWOOD GALLERY AND BALDWIN EDUCATION GALLERY CONTINUE TO HAVE 8 TO 12 DIFFERENT EXHIBITS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND DISPLAYS OVER 400 UNIQUE PIECES OF ART BY OVER 200 DIFFERENT ARTISTS. THESE ART EXHIBITS SERVE THE MISSION OF THE DESERT MUSEUM BY EXTENDING THE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE, INTERPRETING BOTH HABITAT AND WILDLIFE TO OUR VISITORS. THERE ARE 58 VOLUNTEERS WHO GIVE THEIR TIME TO KEEP THE GALLERY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, 7 DAYS A WEEK. OUR VISITORS ARE GUARANTEED AN ACCESSIBLE, EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT PROMOTES APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE SONORAN DESERT. IN 2019, THE GALLERY HAD OVER 52,927 VISITORS. A ROSTER OF REGIONAL EXHIBITS HELD IN THE BALDWIN GALLERY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE IRONWOOD GALLERY IS ANOTHER CREATIVE EXPERIENCE FOR GUESTS. IN 2019, 9 ART EXHIBITS WERE PRODUCED, 9 ART OPENINGS TOOK PLACE, 401 DIFFERENT PIECES OF ART WERE DISPLAYED CREATED BY 360 ARTISTS. 45 PIECES OF ART WERE SOLD.Desc
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CityTUCSONCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP857438918ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (28 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
MICHAEL C BALDWIN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG BARKER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHANE C BURGESS DVMPHD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE N DAVEY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN ERICKSEN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY E FLETCHER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J FELIPE GARCIA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA K HARRIS PHD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUSSELL L JONES
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSE LEVER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANGELA FAITH LISTON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM H LOMICKA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA LOVALLO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOBBY PRESENT
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY V PRICE PHD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANNON ROOSA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALYCE SADONGEI
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER W SALTER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN P SCHAEFER PHD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEXANDER G SCHAUSS PHD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER WAND
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIK BAKKEN
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN E BONINE PHD
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
STEVEN K BRIGHAM
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SHANNAN MARTY
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOAN SCOTT
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CRAIG IVANYI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$133,600$0$20,125Yes (X)
CAROLYN CARSON
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00$89,807$0$8,672Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$223,407TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$28,797TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
SOUTH OF THE BORDER TOURS
7937 E CORONADO ROADTUCSONAZ85750TOUR GUIDE SERVICES$182,680
DARK HORSE MEDIA LLC
4441 E 5TH STREETTUCSONAZ85711MEDIA MARKETING$168,843
ALPHAGRAPHICS
2500 N COYOTE DRIVE 110TUCSONAZ85745PRINTING$122,891
OFFICETEAM
5255 E WILLIAMS CIRCLE 6800TUCSONAZ85711TEMPORARY LABOR AND PLACEMENT$105,013
CRAFT CULINARY CONCEPTS LLC
1 CARDINALS DRIVEGLENDALEAZ85305CATERING$101,774
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$724,333MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$176,441FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$72,484GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,454,698AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$190,921NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,427,956TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS713990$4,663,823$4,663,823
MEMBERSHIP DUES713990$1,161,380$1,161,380
EDUCATION713990$547,863$547,863
OTHER713990$336,903$336,903
ART INSTITUTE713990$141,462$141,462
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$6,851,431TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$302,854TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$302,854ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,433TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,433ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$865,651RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$59,437RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$806,214RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$806,214TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$806,214ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,327,536SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,159,160SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$168,376SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$168,376TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$168,376ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$239,793FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$176,441ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$193,178FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$46,615TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$46,615ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$10,525GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$0GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,525TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$10,525ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$50,106GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$21,228CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$28,878TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$28,878RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescVENDING MACHINESDesc
Business713990BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$3,913TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,913RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$3,913OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,651,195TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,884,222RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,339,017ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$283,941TotalAmt
Management And General$283,941ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,087,131TotalAmt
Program Services$4,298,492ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$611,333ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$177,306FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$91,547TotalAmt
Program Services$82,003ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,328ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$216FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$746,378TotalAmt
Program Services$647,953ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$79,142ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,283FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$459,820TotalAmt
Program Services$380,038ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,416ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,366FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,636TotalAmt
Program Services$9,298ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,243ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,095FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,650TotalAmt
Program Services$35,882ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,796ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$972FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,868TotalAmt
Management And General$33,868ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$543,099TotalAmt
Program Services$324,920ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$181,608ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,571FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$212,764TotalAmt
Program Services$9,561ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$203,203ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$574,868TotalAmt
Program Services$448,211ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$68,301ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$58,356FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,521TotalAmt
Program Services$55,211ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,670ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,640FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,446TotalAmt
Program Services$3,446ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$433,716TotalAmt
Program Services$433,313ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$403ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$300,614TotalAmt
Program Services$297,725ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,275ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$614FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,030TotalAmt
Program Services$16,785ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,018ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$227FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,223,653TotalAmt
Program Services$1,199,675ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,200ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,778FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,813TotalAmt
Program Services$104,059ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,600ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$154FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
ANIMAL EXPENSE$419,470$419,470
OTHER EXPENSES$360,624$334,196$17,369$9,059
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR$300,048$300,048
BAD DEBT$261$22$239

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,357,898TotalAmt
Program Services$9,400,308ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,630,714ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$326,876FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,800BOYAmt
EOY$14,500EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,029,231BOYAmt
EOY$1,097,430EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$389,169BOYAmt
EOY$282,945EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,229BOYAmt
EOY$100,975EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$201,754BOYAmt
EOY$193,162EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,207BOYAmt
EOY$188,712EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$43,021,270LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$27,785,161LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,098,070BOYAmt
EOY$15,236,109EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,103,692BOYAmt
EOY$10,892,589EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$526,194BOYAmt
EOY$522,780EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,513,346BOYAmt
EOY$28,529,202EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$772,368BOYAmt
EOY$666,934EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$461,396BOYAmt
EOY$439,634EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,233,764BOYAmt
EOY$1,106,568EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,537,153BOYAmt
EOY$21,359,495EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,577,182BOYAmt
EOY$1,881,441EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,165,247BOYAmt
EOY$4,181,698EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,279,582BOYAmt
EOY$27,422,634EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,513,346BOYAmt
EOY$28,529,202EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$293,297ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$147,432NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$2,813OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,284,089CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,346,718CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,793,937CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,821,707CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,355,472CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,601,923TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,971,815CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,153,740CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,809,782CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,486,564CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,901,537CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,323,438TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$67,445CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$52,099CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$76,898CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$73,185CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$72,484CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$342,111TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,323,349CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,552,557CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,680,617CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,381,456CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,329,493CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$51,267,472TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$922,940CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,368,387CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,242,316CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,730,486CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$892,090CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,156,219TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$922,940CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,368,387CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,242,316CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,730,486CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$892,090CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,156,219TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$43,111,253PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$884,880CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$746,013CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,090,951CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,205,487CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,172,938CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,100,269TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$884,880CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$746,013CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,090,951CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,205,487CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,172,938CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,100,269TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,020CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,775CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$57,140CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$70,935TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,839CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,412CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,457CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,939CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,913CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,560TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,211,068CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,310,002CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,775,025CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,596,657CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,563,484CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$56,456,236TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.76360PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.74610PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.09030InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.08920InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets SaleYes (1)SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,392,009BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$446,844ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$232,989InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$33,624OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$35,192AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$9,070,274EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,632,063BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$127,504ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$357,339InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$309,614OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$34,511AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$8,392,009EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,901,262BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$699,498ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$700,116InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$601,767OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$67,046AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$7,632,063EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,157,993BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$516,031ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$635,706InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$824,618OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$108,259AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$7,376,853EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,885,914BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,742,649ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$266,861InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$90,485OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$113,224AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$7,157,993EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.52130BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.46100PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.01770TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$226,500InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$226,500BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$39,305,271OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$24,739,797DepreciationAmt
Book Value$14,565,474BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,475,232OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,045,364DepreciationAmt
Book Value$429,868BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,267OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$14,267BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$15,236,109TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,577,341TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$147,432NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$147,432RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$11,724,773RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$33,868InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$107,446OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$73,578RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,651,195TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,434,289TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$110,259OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$110,259ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$11,324,030ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$33,868InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$33,868ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$11,357,898TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:THE COLLECTIONS, WHICH WERE ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS 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 NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED, OR AS DECREASES IN NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS IF THE ASSETS USED TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS ARE RESTRICTED BY DONORS. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PROCEEDS FROM DE-ACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED AS INCREASES IN THE APPROPRIATE NET ASSET CLASSES.
PART III, LINE 4:THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS CONSIST SUBSTANTIALLY OF LIVING AND NONLIVING NATURAL HISTORY OBJECTS RELATED TO THE MUSEUM'S INTERPRETIVE REGION (THE SONORAN DESERT AND ADJACENT HABITATS). COLLECTIONS ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CERTAIN FREE-LIVING ORGANISMS, COLLECTIONS ARE CATALOGUED, PRESERVED AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. OBJECTS ARE DE-ACCESSIONED ACCORDING TO THEIR VALUE AND REPLACEABILITY. LIVING PLANTS AND ANIMALS FOR WHICH THERE IS NO FORESEEABLE FUTURE NEED ARE DONATED TO OTHER ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS. NO SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION ITEMS WERE DE-ACCESSIONED DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019.
PART V, LINE 4:THE MUSEUM'S OPERATING RESERVE AND ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF AN INDIVIDUAL FUND ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES. THE ENDOWMENT INCLUDES BOTH DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS, AND AS REQUIRED BY GAAP, NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON THE EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONOR IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS.
PART X, LINE 2:ASC 740 (FIN 48) FOOTNOTE FROM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: THE MUSEUM IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER BOTH FEDERAL (INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3)) AND ARIZONA INCOME TAX LAWS, AND IS CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 509(A)(2). INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE MUSEUM'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE, HOWEVER, MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBTI). THE MUSEUM IS REQUIRED TO FILE INFORMATIONAL RETURNS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE PURPOSES AND, IF IT HAS UBTI, FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS. FROM TIME TO TIME, THE MUSEUM MAY BE SUBJECT TO PENALTIES AND INTEREST ASSESSED BY VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES, WHICH ARE CLASSIFIED AS ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES, IF THEY OCCUR.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES -59,437. FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES -48,009.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES 59,437. UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES 2,813. FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 48,009.
PART III, LINE 5:IN ADDITION TO ITEMS DONATED FOR ITS COLLECTIONS, THE MUSEUM RECEIVES DONATIONS OF ART AND SIMILAR ASSETS TO BE AUCTIONED AT ITS ANNUAL GALA.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$309,096GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$175,941CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$133,155GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$58,901NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$48,519FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$700EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$37,049OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2PARTY FOR THE PLANETEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$36,430GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$500CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$35,930GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$2,911FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$2,296EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$6,113OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$70,708GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$70,708GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$21,430FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$3,037EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$12,222OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$416,234GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$176,441CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$239,793GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$58,901NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$72,860FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$6,033EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$55,384OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$193,178DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$46,615NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCRAIG IVANYIPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$133,600BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$4,195DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$15,930NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$153,725TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,790NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesDONOR ESTIMATEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Closely Held Stock SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$36,870NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesTRADING PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Collectibles CollectiblesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution13ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$16,645NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesDONOR ESTIMATEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)WATER1$72,484DONOR ESTIMATE
Yes (X)AUCTION ITEMS176$56,066DONOR ESTIMATE
Yes (X)OTHER16$6,065DONOR ESTIMATE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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
ExplanationPART I, COLUMN (B) REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RATHER THAN THE NUMBER OF ITEMS RECEIVED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CON'T:NATIVE AND HERITAGE FOODS ASDM HAS A LONG HISTORY OF TEACHING PEOPLE ABOUT THE "SONORAN SUPERMARKET" - THE BOUNTY OF THE DESERT THAT HAS SUSTAINED PEOPLE IN THIS REGION FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS. CURRENT PROGRAMS FOCUS ON SAGUARO, PRICKLY PEAR, CHOLLA, MESQUITE AND AGAVE. ASDM IS A MAJOR PARTNER IN TUCSON'S MISSION GARDENS AND AGAVE HERITAGE FESTIVAL. ASDM SCIENTISTS AND EDUCATORS HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE RESEARCH THAT LED TO TUCSON'S DESIGNATION AS A UNESCO WORLD CITY OF GASTRONOMY. A FOCUS OF THIS RESEARCH HAS BEEN HERITAGE FRUIT TREES. DURING THE COLONIAL PERIOD, SPANISH SETTLERS INTRODUCED NEW FOODS TO SONORAN DESERT GARDENS, INCLUDING POMEGRANATES, FIGS, PEARS, PEACHES AND QUINCES. OVER HUNDREDS OF YEARS, PEOPLE SELECTED THE TREES THAT WERE BEST ADAPTED TO THIS CLIMATE, PRODUCING THE MOST FRUIT WITH THE BEST TASTE. THESE TREES ARE NOW IN GARDENS AND ORCHARDS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT SONORA, MEXICO AND SOUTHERN ARIZONA. THE KINO HERITAGE FRUIT TREES PROJECT IS WORKING TO RESTORE THESE TREES TO HISTORICAL ORCHARDS, AND BRING THEIR DIVERSITY AND QUALITY TO PEOPLE IN THE REGION TODAY. SAVING OUR SAGUAROS TODAY, THE SURVIVAL OF THE SAGUARO, THE ICON OF THE SONORAN DESERT, IS THREATENED BY A GRASS! RAPID SPREAD OF BUFFELGRASS (CENCHRUS CILIARIS) AND THE CONVERSION OF FIRE-RESISTANT DESERT TO FLAMMABLE GRASSLAND RIVALS CLIMATE CHANGE AND DROUGHT AS OUR REGION'S MOST PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. FIRES THAT KILL NATIVE PLANTS AND DAMAGE WILDLIFE HABITAT CREATE EVEN MORE SPACE FOR BUFFELGRASS, WHICH NOT ONLY SURVIVES, BUT THRIVES ON FIRE. EVEN IN THE ABSENCE OF FIRE, BUFFELGRASS OUTCOMPETES NATIVE PLANTS FOR SPACE, SUNLIGHT, MOISTURE, AND NUTRIENTS, THREATENING THE LONG-TERM PERSISTENCE OF PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES, AS WELL AS ENTIRE NATURAL COMMUNITIES. BUFFELGRASS ALSO POSES A THREAT TO OUR QUALITY OF LIFE AND REGIONAL ECONOMY. ECOTOURISM IS A CORNERSTONE OF THE ECONOMY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA, AND THE SAGUARO IS THE SYMBOL OF OUR COMMUNITY. WITHOUT CONTINUED EFFORT TO CONTROL THIS GRASS, THE SAGUAROS WE SEE TODAY IN THE TUCSON MOUNTAINS AND THE CATALINA FOOTHILLS WILL LIKELY BE THE LAST SAGUAROS TO STAND IN THESE LANDSCAPES. INDEPENDENT EFFORTS, BY THEMSELVES, CANNOT MANAGE THIS PROBLEM. OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN FORTUNATE IN THAT MUNICIPAL, COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS, PRIVATE CITIZENS, BUSINESSES, AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS CAME TOGETHER IN 2008, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA BUFFELGRASS COORDINATION CENTER (SABCC), TO FIGHT THIS THREAT. SABCC SUCCESSFULLY JUMPSTARTED THE FIGHT AGAINST BUFFELGRASS, RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS, MAPPING BUFFELGRASS ACROSS THE REGION, AND COORDINATING CONTROL EFFORTS ACROSS JURISDICTIONS. WHEN SABCC COMPLETED ITS MISSION TO CREATE THE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO FIGHT THIS INVASION, THE ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM TOOK ON THE COORDINATING ROLE. THE MUSEUM IS ALSO MONITORING THE IMPACTS OF A BUFFELGRASS FIRES ON SAGUAROS, LEADING CITIZEN CONSERVATION GROUPS IN BUFFELGRASS PULLS, AND PROVIDING EXTENSIVE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. NATURE-CULTURE-COMMUNITY: THE BIODIVERCITY PROJECT THE BIODIVERCITY PROJECT IS A NEW COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO INCREASE BIODIVERSITY IN URBAN SPACES BY PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY GARDENS, WATER HARVESTING AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS. ITS GOALS ARE TO: 1. CREATE HEALTHIER HABITAT FOR PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE BY A) ORGANIZING EVENTS TO REMOVE FLAMMABLE BUFFELGRASS AND OTHER INVASIVE GRASSES, B) WORKING WITH GARDENERS TO ESTABLISH POLLINATOR HABITAT IN AND AROUND COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL GARDENS, AND C) COLLABORATING ON OTHER PROJECTS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST 2. INSTILL APPRECIATION FOR THE VALUE OF BIODIVERSITY IN BOTH URBAN AND WILD PLACES BY PROVIDING EDUCATION (VIA EVENTS, CLASSES AND THE INTERNET) ABOUT THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF BACK-YARD AND COMMUNITY GARDENS, LIVING WITH URBAN WILDLIFE, THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF SPENDING TIME IN NATURE AND OTHER TOPICS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THERE IS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS, ALL OF WHOM HAVE THE SAME VOTING RIGHTS WHICH ARE TO ELECT NEW TRUSTEES BY BALLOT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AMEMBERS ELECT TRUSTEES BY BALLOT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA DRAFT COPY OF FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO THE MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COUNCIL. THE MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COUNCIL, ALONG WITH THE CEO AND CFO, REVIEW ALL SCHEDULES AND NARRATIVES FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS. AFTER THE APPROVAL OF THE FINANCE COUNCIL, A COPY OF FORM 990 IS FORWARDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CNEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND NEW EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ACKNOWLEDGE IN WRITING THAT S/HE HAS DONE SO. ANNUALLY, EACH BOARD MEMBER AND EMPLOYEE COMPLETES A DISCLOSURE FORM IDENTIFYING ANY RELATIONSHIP, POSITIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH S/HE IS INVOLVED THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISING. PRIOR TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR COMMITTEE ACTION ON A CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION INVOLVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, A DIRECTOR OR COMMITTEE MEMBER HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND WHO IS IN ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETING SHALL DISCLOSE ALL FACTS MATERIAL TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE NOT PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE OR HEAR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE'S OR COMMITTEE'S DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER EXCEPT TO DISCLOSE THE MATERIAL FACTS AND TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS. AN EMPLOYEE WHO IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DISCLOSES TO HIS/HER SUPERVISOR ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT SUCH EMPLOYEE HAS WITH RESPECT TO A CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS BOARD DISCRETIONARY AND IS DETERMINED BY THE MANAGEMENT EVALUATION COUNCIL WHICH CONSISTS OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD, THE VICE-CHAIR AND THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE FINANCE COUNCIL AND SUCH OTHER TRUSTEES AS MAY BE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS USING BOTH LOCAL ANNUAL COMPENSATION SURVEY DATA AS WELL AS THE COMPENSATION SURVEY DATA PROVIDED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS & AQUARIUMS MEMBER COMPENSATION SURVEY THAT IS PUBLISHED EVERY TWO YEARS. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER'S COMPENSATION IS CALCULATED USING SALARY GRADES THAT REPRESENT A SIMILAR POSITION ALIKE IN RESPONSIBILITY AND SCOPE AND ARE BASED ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS INCLUDING: AVERAGE MARKET PAY, THE MUSEUM'S ABILITY TO PAY AND INTERNAL EQUITY. SALARY GRADES ARE ESTABLISHED BASED ON THE COMPETITIVE MARKET USING STATE AND LOCAL SALARY SURVEYS AND THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS & AQUARIUMS MEMBER COMPENSATION SURVEY. SALARY AND BENEFITS FOR THIS POSITION ARE INCREASED OR DECREASED BASED ON THE SAME ANNUAL PERCENTAGE INCREASE AS ALL OTHER STAFF.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:LOSSES ON UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES -2,813.

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