ADLER PLANETARIUM: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
ADLER PLANETARIUM (EIN 36-6210902)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2020-02-21
IRS object ID
202030529349300018
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2020-02-21T09:59:26-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN381357951PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA 9TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN366210902EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ADLER PLANETARIUMBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlADLEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3129227827PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11300 SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARCIA HEUSERPersonNm
Person TitleVP FOR FINANCE & ADMIN/CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3129227827PhoneNum
Signature2020-02-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonLU ANN TRAPPPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01506476PTIN
Phone3122071040PhoneNum
Preparation2020-02-20PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address70.190.130.52IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMICHELLE B LARSON PHDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11300 SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60605ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$24,244,806GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ADLERPLANETARIUM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1930FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionADLER'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE UNIVERSE AND EACH OTHER UNDER THE SKY WE ALL SHARE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body57VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent57VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee308TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers366TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$113TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$7,305,598PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$10,483,760CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$6,735,259PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$6,379,815CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$848,827PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,094,758CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,344,721PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,224,446CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$16,234,405PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$19,182,779CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$9,786,649PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$10,331,809CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,606,083CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$9,315,506PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$9,167,942CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$19,102,155PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$19,499,751CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,867,750PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$316,972CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$61,932,351TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$60,915,489TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$34,271,548TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$35,884,614TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$27,660,803NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$25,030,875NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ADLER PLANETARIUM ('ADLER') IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CULTURAL INSTITUTION WHOSE MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE UNIVERSE AND EACH OTHER UNDER THE SKY WE ALL SHARE. IT ASPIRES TO BE THE WORLD'S PREMIER CENTER FOR ENGAGING IN ASTRONOMY AND SPACE SCIENCE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$15,788,341ExpenseAmt
Revenue$6,379,815RevenueAmt
DescWHETHER THE ADLER PLANETARIUM IS INTRODUCING A GUEST TO THE RING NEBULA, A NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL TO A COMMUNITY PARTNER, A RESEARCH TEAM TO A NETWORK OF CITIZEN SCIENTISTS, OR ONE STAFF MEMBER TO ANOTHER, THE MUSEUM'S FOCUS ON MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS DATES BACK NEARLY A CENTURY. TODAY, THE MUSEUM HOSTS MORE THAN HALF A MILLION VISITORS EACH YEAR AND REACHES MILLIONS MORE THROUGH YOUTH PROGRAMS, NEIGHBORHOOD SKYWATCHING EVENTS, ONLINE CITIZEN SCIENCE, AND OTHER OUTREACH PROJECTS. IT IS HOME TO A DEDICATED ASTRONOMY RESEARCH DEPARTMENT AND A WORLD-CLASS COLLECTION OF ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTS, RARE BOOKS, WORKS ON PAPER, AND OTHER ARTIFACTS THAT CAPTIVATE VISITORS AND RESEARCHERS ALIKE.WITH THE ADLER'S SUPPORT, PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS, AND ABILITIES GAIN THE CONFIDENCE TO EXPLORE THEIR UNIVERSE TOGETHER AND RETURN TO THEIR COMMUNITIES READY TO THINK CRITICALLY AND CREATIVELY ABOUT ANY CHALLENGE THAT COMES THEIR WAY.IN 2019, NEARLY 512,000 VISITORS-INCLUDING MORE THAN 50,000 STUDENTS ON FIELD TRIPS-EXPERIENCED THE MUSEUM'S INTERACTIVE EXHIBITIONS; IMMERSED THEMSELVES IN LIVE PLANETARIUM SHOWS; CHALLENGED THEMSELVES WITH HANDS-ON, MINDS-ON PROGRAMS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, THE ARTS, AND MATHEMATICS (STEAM); AND DISCOVERED STORIES OF EXPLORATION, IMAGINATION, AND PERSEVERANCE IN HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS THEY SAW ON DISPLAY HERE AT THE MUSEUM OR READ ABOUT IN OUR PUBLIC ONLINE COLLECTIONS CATALOGUE. THE ADLER ALSO DELIVERED ON ITS PROMISE TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE-LITERALLY. OUR ASTRONOMERS AND VOLUNTEERS VISITED 25 NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND CHICAGO AND LED FREE TELESCOPE OBSERVING FOR MORE THAN 2,200 OF OUR NEIGHBORS. IN CELEBRATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE APOLLO MOON LANDING, WE ASKED RESIDENTS ALL OVER THE CITY TO SHARE THEIR BIG DREAMS (OR "MOONSHOTS") WITH US AND COMMISSIONED 13 STREET ARTISTS TO HELP THEM BRING THEIR VISIONS TO LIFE IN COLORFUL MURALS.MAKING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE, IDEAS, AND OUR UNIVERSE DOESN'T JUST FEEL GOOD-IT DRIVES SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS. WHEN PEOPLE FEEL WELCOME IN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY, THEY DELIVER REAL RESULTS.IN 2019, ADLER TEENS HUNTED FOR METEORITES 200 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF LAKE MICHIGAN, HELPED OUR SCIENTISTS LAUNCH THE FIRST-EVER LIGHT-POLLUTION SURVEY OF CHICAGO, AND ORGANIZED TO EDUCATE OTHERS AND FIGHT LIGHT POLLUTION IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. THROUGH ZOONIVERSE.ORG, AN ONLINE CITIZEN-SCIENCE PORTAL CO-FOUNDED BY THE ADLER, NEARLY 2 MILLION VOLUNTEERS AROUND THE WORLD-MANY OF WHOM HAVE NO FORMAL SCIENTIFIC TRAINING-CONTRIBUTE TO REAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROJECTS. TO DATE, ZOONIVERSE VOLUNTEERS HAVE CLASSIFIED MORE THAN 1.7 MILLION GALAXIES, INSPECTED MORE THAN 200,000 TUBERCULOSIS BACTERIA TO FIGHT ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE, DISCOVERED NEW EXOPLANETS, AND HELPED RESEARCH TEAMS ACROSS DISCIPLINES TACKLE HUGE DATA SETS.THROUGH THE WONDER OF SPACE SCIENCE, THE ADLER CONNECTS PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES, AND INSTITUTIONS SO WE CAN EXPLORE OUR UNIVERSE TOGETHER AND USE OUR COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD FOR EVERYONE.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$15,788,341TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document54IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee308EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members57GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member57IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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 FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARCIA HEUSERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3129227827PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11300 SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60605ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (73 entries)

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PRADIP K PATIATH
BOARD CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY L CARBONE
BOARD VICE CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA P JOJO
BOARD VICE CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN H HERBST
BOARD TREASURER1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL T MUELLER
BOARD SECRETARY1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CYNTHIA L BALLEW
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUSSELL F BARTMES
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAJ BHATIA
BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLYN BOWMAN
BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LIAM CAFFREY
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA I CELESIA
BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONALD C CLARK JR
BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK M CLARK
BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EARLE M COMBS III
BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL P COONEY
TRUSTEE - PART YEAR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRYAN C CRESSEY
BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID A CROWN PHD
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J DOUGLAS DONENFELD
BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL R EDER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN W ESTEY
BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHEL J FELDMAN
BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID W FOX
BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RYAN GARINO
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY S GERRIE
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT N GORDON
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOWARD S GOSS
BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM J GRUBER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAJ P GUPTA PE
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BERNARD L HENGESBAUGH
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SETH E JACOBSON
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEFAN C JAMES
TRUSTEE - PART YEAR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLYDE KOFMAN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER J LANGAS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA H LEWIS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHYLLIS M LOCKETT
TRUSTEE - PART YEAR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN S LOUIS MD
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAPTAIN JAMES A LOVELL JR
BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BROOKE MACLEAN
TRUSTEE - PART YEAR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FIDEL MARQUEZ JR
TRUSTEE - PART YEAR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARYANN N MCNALLY
BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID MINTZER PHD
BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES C MURRAY
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH NEBENZAHL
BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES J O'CONNOR SR
BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES J O'CONNOR JR
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICK PALDRMIC
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DUNCAN J PALMER
TRUSTEE - PART YEAR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DUSHAN PETROVICH
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IRENE SIRAGUSA PHELPS
BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IAN C RADOMSKI
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AARON C RUDBERG
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW F SAUER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL SEEDMAN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRAD SERLIN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GURPREET SINGH
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAROLD BYRON SMITH
BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KECIA STEELMAN
BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL D STEINBERG
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT C SWANSON
BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY L TOULOUSE
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TINA M TROMICZAK
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER O VANDERVOORT PHD
BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAY N WHIPPLE JR
BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE - PART YEAR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD J WILLIAMS
BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE B LARSON
PRESIDENT & CEO35.000.00Yes (X)$455,799$0$11,759
MARCIA J HEUSER
VP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION/CFO35.000.00Yes (X)$217,651$0$7,628
KATE BRUEGGEMANN
VP, DEVELOPMENT35.000.00$212,977$0$11,738Yes (X)
SARAH COLE
VP, GUEST EXPERIENCE35.000.00$157,050$0$12,777Yes (X)
RYUTARO MIZUNO
VP, MARKETING & COMMUNICATION35.000.00$172,235$0$19,580Yes (X)
LAURA TROUILLE
VP, CITIZEN SCIENCE35.000.00$124,948$0$5,225Yes (X)
SHERRIE BOWEN
CONTROLLER35.000.00$109,031$0$9,323Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER COMERFORD
VP, ENTERPRISE STRATEGY & SOLUTIONS/CIO35.000.00$171,935$0$16,904Yes (X)
ANDREW JOHNSTON
VP, ASTRONOMY & COLLECTIONS35.000.00$145,370$0$1,816Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,766,996TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$96,750TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K9IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
DIVERSE FACILITY SOLUTIONS INC
12838 S CICERO AVEALSIPIL60803JANITORIAL SERVICES$564,384
THINKWELL GROUP INC
2710 MEDIA CENTER DRIVELOS ANGELESCA90065MASTER PLANNING SERVICES$334,036
TROOP CONTRACTING
648 EXECUTIVE DRIVEWILLOWBROOKIL60527CONSTRUCTION SERVICES$148,602
PAUSE FOR THOUGHT LLC
222 BROADWAY 19TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10038DESIGN SERVICES$145,554
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$736,278MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$2,120,916FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$2,479,703GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$5,146,863AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$118,989NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$10,483,760TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS900099$5,963,404$5,963,404
SKY SHOWS900099$148,167$148,167
SUMMER CAMPS900099$147,908$147,908
OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE900099$120,336$120,336
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$6,379,815TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,103,643TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$113UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,103,530ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,123,704RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,123,704RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,123,704TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,123,704ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,537,717SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,546,602SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$8,885SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$8,885TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$8,885ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$128,130FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$2,120,916ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$515,425FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$387,295TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$387,295ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
FOOD SERVICE AND CONCESSIONS900099$464,861$464,861
MISCELLANEOUS900099$23,176$23,176
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$488,037OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$19,182,779TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,379,815RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$113UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,319,091ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,267,752TotalAmt
Program Services$332,415ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$467,956ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$467,381FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,597,228TotalAmt
Program Services$6,399,487ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$793,132ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$404,609FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$213,745TotalAmt
Program Services$184,663ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,308ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,774FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$541,830TotalAmt
Program Services$413,901ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,538ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,391FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$711,254TotalAmt
Program Services$559,913ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$80,765ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$70,576FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,059TotalAmt
Management And General$100,059ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,200TotalAmt
Management And General$70,200ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,684TotalAmt
Management And General$69,684ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,565,609TotalAmt
Program Services$887,489ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$240,421ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$437,699FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$627,251TotalAmt
Program Services$597,535ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$770ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,946FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$607,793TotalAmt
Program Services$492,933ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,087ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$76,773FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$212,002TotalAmt
Program Services$186,923ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,391ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,688FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$541,594TotalAmt
Program Services$527,731ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,746ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,117FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$195,281TotalAmt
Program Services$168,102ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,234ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,945FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$769,361TotalAmt
Program Services$769,361ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,121,880TotalAmt
Program Services$3,101,726ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,436ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,718FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$188,596TotalAmt
Program Services$182,554ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,248ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,794FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CLEANING AND MAINTENANC$538,081$520,339$12,473$5,269
EQUIPMENT, LEASES AND R$266,535$253,946$9,376$3,213
FOOD SERVICE AND CONCES$74,112$33,606$19,602$20,904

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$219,904TotalAmt
Program Services$175,717ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,901ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising-$6,714FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,499,751TotalAmt
Program Services$15,788,341ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,105,327ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,606,083FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$336,535BOYAmt
EOY$301,187EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,451,213BOYAmt
EOY$4,722,014EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,751,241BOYAmt
EOY$1,614,921EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$527,163BOYAmt
EOY$487,228EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$256,864BOYAmt
EOY$267,302EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$74,222,794LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$50,910,822LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,704,874BOYAmt
EOY$23,311,972EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,655,679BOYAmt
EOY$30,201,352EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,537BOYAmt
EOY$9,513EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$229,245BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,932,351BOYAmt
EOY$60,915,489EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,708,541BOYAmt
EOY$1,585,721EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,083,194BOYAmt
EOY$1,168,843EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,000,000BOYAmt
EOY$27,000,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,479,813BOYAmt
EOY$6,130,050EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,271,548BOYAmt
EOY$35,884,614EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,677,594BOYAmt
EOY$13,417,946EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,385,823BOYAmt
EOY$6,964,588EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,597,386BOYAmt
EOY$4,648,341EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,660,803BOYAmt
EOY$25,030,875EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,932,351BOYAmt
EOY$60,915,489EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$316,972ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$435,784NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$364,623PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$2,384,117OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,981,470CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,390,346CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,652,029CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,612,570CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,820,471CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$40,456,886TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,770,185CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,759,997CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,781,466CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,693,028CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,663,289CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,667,965TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,751,655CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,150,343CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,433,495CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,305,598CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,483,760CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$49,124,851TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,996,681SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$45,128,170PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,760,404CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,792,880CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,804,693CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,986,015CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,227,347CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,571,339TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$691,223CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$673,275CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$700,944CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$667,738CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$616,167CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,349,347TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$62,045,537TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$32,444,883GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.72730PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.75010PublicSupportPY170Pct
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
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 11,254. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 30,396. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 22,728. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 23,289. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 23,176. FUNDRAISING - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 148,550. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 112,250. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 121,510. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 107,210. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 128,130. RAFFLE - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 10,700. FOOD SERVICE AND CONCESSIONS - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 520,719. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 530,629. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 556,706. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 537,239. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 464,861.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
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,508,543BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,050,800ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$246,559InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$210,656OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,595,246EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,222,250BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$100,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$357,379InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$171,086OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,508,543EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,970,436BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$414,781InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$162,967OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,222,250EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,187,859BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$29,309InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$188,114OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,970,436EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,364,849BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$22,654InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$199,644OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,187,859EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.83080PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.16920TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$41,849,999OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$24,743,231DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,106,768BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,633,466OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,461,947DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,171,519BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,163,397OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,176,580DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,986,817BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$21,575,932OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$19,529,064DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,046,868BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$23,311,972TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED PENSION BENEFIT PLAN LIABILITY$5,091,247
RETIREMENT ANNUITY DUE TO FORMER OFFICER BENEFICIARY$45,103
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS$248,310
INTEREST RATE SWAPS LIABILITY$745,390
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,130,050TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,877,434TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$435,784NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$197,247DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$1,868,692OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$1,235,661RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$19,113,095RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$69,684InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$69,684RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$19,182,779TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$20,142,739TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$197,247DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$515,425OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$712,672ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$19,430,067ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$69,684InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$69,684ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$19,499,751TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ACCOUNTING PRACTICES GENERALLY FOLLOWED BY MUSEUMS, THE ADLER'S COLLECTIONS, WHICH WERE ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE ADLER'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. THE ADLER'S COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF APPROXIMATELY 10,000 ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC, AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. THE COLLECTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A POLICY THAT REQUIRES PROCEEDS FROM THEIR SALES TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTIONS.
PART III, LINE 4:FROM ITS INCEPTION, THE ADLER PLANETARIUM HAS HELD ONE OF THE WORLD'S FOREMOST COLLECTIONS OF INSTRUMENTS RELATED TO ASTRONOMY. TODAY, THE ADLER POSSESSES A MAJOR COLLECTION OF HISTORIC SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS; COLLECTIONS OR RARE BOOKS AND OF WORKS ON PAPER DEALING WITH ASTRONOMY, SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED SUBJECTS; A COLLECTION OF REPLICAS AND SIMILAR "HANDS-ON" OBJECTS USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES; AND ARCHIVES PERTAINING TO THE HISTORY OF THE ADLER ITSELF. THE ADLER'S HISTORIC SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT COLLECTION NOW CONTAINS OVER 2,800 THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARTIFACTS DATING FROM THE 12TH THROUGH THE 20TH CENTURIES, RANGING FROM MEDIEVAL ASTROLABES AND ARMILLARY SPHERES TO SUNDIALS, PLANETARIUM, AND TELESCOPES FROM THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION TO THE INSTRUMENTS OF THE PRESENT CENTURY FOR CELESTIAL NAVIGATION. THE RARE BOOK COLLECTION (NUMBERING ABOUT 2,400) AND WORKS ON PAPER COLLECTION (755 WORKS) COVER SUBJECTS RELATED TO ASTRONOMY. THE EDUCATIONAL COLLECTION FURNISHES REALISTIC MODELS AND REPLICAS FOR USE BY THE EDUCATORS ON THE MUSEUM FLOOR AND OFF-SITE, IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE USE OF DELICATE ARTIFACTS WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE.
PART V, LINE 4:THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE TO BE USED PRIMARILY FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE FACILITIES OF THE ADLER PLANETARIUM. THE ADLER PLANETARIUM HAS ADOPTED INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICIES FOR ENDOWMENT ASSETS THAT ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF FUNDING TO PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY ITS ENDOWMENT WHILE SEEKING TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT DIRECT EXPENSES 515,425. CHANGE IN VALUE OF DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN -1,412,547. UNREALIZED GAIN ON INTEREST RATE SWAP -971,570.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT DIRECT EXPENSES 515,425.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1CELESTIAL BALLEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,992,236GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,887,086CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$105,150GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$119,221FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$4,850EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$323,526OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2WOMEN IN SPACE SCIENCEEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$256,810GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$233,830CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$22,980GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$15,406RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$37,941FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$14,481OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$2,249,046GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$2,120,916CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$128,130GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$15,406RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$157,162FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$4,850EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$338,007OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$515,425DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$387,295NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 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
MICHELLE B LARSON
PRESIDENT & CEO$365,151$0$50,212$0$40,436$0$11,000$0$759$0$467,558$0$0$0
MARCIA J HEUSER
VP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION/CFO$217,385$0$0$0$266$0$7,026$0$602$0$225,279$0$0$0
KATE BRUEGGEMANN
VP, DEVELOPMENT$212,977$0$0$0$0$0$6,586$0$5,152$0$224,715$0$0$0
SARAH COLE
VP, GUEST EXPERIENCE$157,050$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$12,777$0$169,827$0$0$0
RYUTARO MIZUNO
VP, MARKETING & COMMUNICATION$172,235$0$0$0$0$0$7,511$0$12,069$0$191,815$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER COMERFORD
VP, ENTERPRISE STRATEGY & SOLUTIONS/$171,935$0$0$0$0$0$7,318$0$9,586$0$188,839$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ATHE PRESIDENT AND CEO, MICHELLE LARSON, HAD A MEMBERSHIP WITH THE CHICAGO CLUB FOR HOLDING BUSINESS RELATED MEETINGS. THERE IS NO PERSONAL USE OF THIS MEMBERSHIP SO THE BENEFIT IS NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION TO THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. THIS MEMBERSHIP WAS DISCONTINUED IN OCTOBER 2018.
PART I, LINE 7BONUSES WERE PAID TO CERTAIN PERSONS LISTED IN PART VII, SECTION A AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BASED ON SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT CRITERIA THAT THE BOARD SET.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution8ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$47,640NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescFOOD - EVENTSDesc
Contribution13ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$71,349NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
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
ExplanationTHE AMOUNT LISTED IN COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1AN "EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE" CONSISTING OF THE CHAIR, VICE CHAIRS, TREASURER, SECRETARY, PRESIDENT AND CEO, AND SIX (6) ADDITIONAL TRUSTEES (ONE OF WHICH MAY BE THE IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR) ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL, WHEN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS NOT IN SESSION, HAVE AND EXERCISE ALL OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THE ILLINOIS NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ACT. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL REPORT ON ITS ACTIVITIES TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT THE BOARD'S LEGALLY CONVENED MEETINGS. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO SHALL SERVE AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2BOARD MEMBERS JAMES J. O'CONNOR, SR. AND JAMES J. O'CONNOR, JR. HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION AND IF ANY QUESTIONS ARISE DURING THEIR REVIEW, THEY ARE ADDRESSED WITH THEIR PAID TAX PREPARER. A PRESENTATION OF THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WHO HAS BEEN DELEGATED THE REVIEW RESPONSIBILITY. ALL BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE A COPY OF THE FINAL FORM 990, INCLUDING ALL APPLICABLE SCHEDULES, PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CIT IS THE POLICY OF THE ADLER PLANETARIUM, ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND COMMITTEES TO ENSURE THAT BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES IN ALL OF THEIR ACTIVITIES AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST-ACTUAL, POTENTIAL OR PERCEIVED-WHILE PERFORMING THEIR MUSEUM-RELATED DUTIES. IN PARTICULAR, NO PERSONS SHOULD OBTAIN OR APPEAR TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ADVANTAGES FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR RELATIVES, OR THEIR CLOSE ASSOCIATES AS A RESULT OF THEIR AFFILIATION AS A BOARD MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE. ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE ANNUALLY. THE DISCLOSURES ARE REVIEWED BY EXECUTIVE STAFF AND IF A CONFLICT IS DETERMINED TO EXIST, THE MATTER IS BROUGHT TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER REVIEW. THE IMPLICATIONS IN PRACTICE FOR THIS POLICY VARY FROM ACTIVITY TO ACTIVITY AND THIS GENERAL POLICY SHOULD NOT LIMIT THE COOPERATION AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE THAT IS NECESSARY FOR THE EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF THE ORGANIZATION. IN ADDITION, THE ADLER IS A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS AND SUBSCRIBES TO THE CODE OF ETHICS FOR MUSEUMS. IN SUBSCRIBING TO THIS CODE, THE ADLER ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACTIONS OF EMPLOYEES OF THEIR GOVERNING AUTHORITY AND VOLUNTEERS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF MUSEUM-RELATED DUTIES. A COPY OF THE CODE OF ETHICS FOR MUSEUMS IS GIVEN TO ALL NEW EMPLOYEES. IF A CONFLICT IS DETERMINED BETWEEN A BOARD MEMBER AND THE ORGANIZATION, THE CONFLICT IS NOTED AND THE BOARD MEMBER IS ASKED TO ABSTAIN FROM ANY DISCUSSION OF OR VOTING ON ISSUES RELATED TO THAT CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15IN FALL 2011, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD (COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS AND THE ADLER PRESIDENT AND CEO) INITIATED A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF SALARIES AND BENEFITS FOR ALL STAFF POSITIONS, INCLUDING TOP MANAGEMENT, THAT WAS CONCLUDED IN SPRING 2012 AND FURTHER UPDATED IN LATE 2012. DATA FROM LOCAL AND NATIONAL MUSEUMS, SCIENCE CENTERS, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND CHICAGO-BASED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FIRMS AND OTHER EMPLOYERS WAS CONSIDERED. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS ASSUMED THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. IN ADDITION, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SURVEYS, ON A PERIODIC BASIS, SIMILAR SIZED AND LOCATED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO ATTRACT, RETAIN, AND REWARD HIGH-PERFORMING INDIVIDUALS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO USING COMPARABILITY DATA. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO DOES NOT TAKE PART IN ANY DECISIONS REGARDING HER OWN COMPENSATION. CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION OF THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ARE KEPT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE NOT REQUIRED DISCLOSURES PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 6104. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THIS TIME. THE ADLER MAKES ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN VALUE OF DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN -1,412,547. UNREALIZED GAIN ON INTEREST RATE SWAP -971,570.

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