2020-07-09T16:41:14-05:00 2019-12-31 911433436 LAKE KENNEDY MCCULLOCH CPAS PS 425 CAINES ST STE A FRIDAY HARBOR WA 982500971 990 2019-01-01 911007501 THE WHALE MUSEUM WHAL 3603784710 PO BOX 945 FRIDAY HARBOR WA 98250 RICH OSBORNE PHD PRESIDENT 3603784710 2020-06-30 JAMES MILES P00119643 3603782496 2020-06-30 64.88.174.3 2020-07-09 16:41:14 CD P 1E25781F0F1534497275C14FE0209DCF254A9315 1E25781F0F1534497275C14FE0209DCF254A9315 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z THE WHALE MUSEUM RICH OSBORNE PHD 1455 S FORKS AVE FORKS WA 98331 1064027 false X WWW.WHALEMUSEUM.ORG X 1976 WA THE WHALE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE STEWARDSHIP OF WHALES AND THE SALISH SEA ECOSYSTEM THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. 8 8 28 120 0 307965 245924 515796 566137 83 127 133982 148957 957826 961145 0 0 526319 545009 0 85891 352891 342945 879210 887954 78616 73191 883248 952792 389259 385612 493989 567180 X THE WHALE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE STEWARDSHIP OF WHALES AND THE SALISH SEA ECOSYSTEM THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. false false 273491 THE WHALE MUSEUM SAW OVER 30,000 VISITORS, FROM EVERY CONTINENT EXCEPT ANTARCTICA. THE MUSEUM'S GALLERY OF WHALES CONTINUES TO BE AN IMPORTANT FOCAL POINT IN DISSEMINATING OUR MESSAGE OF CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE SALISH SEA AND ITS WILDLIFE TO OUR VISITORS. THE GALLERY HOSTED A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSEUM'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY; INSTALLED A SHORT-TERM INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT AFTER THREE ANNOUNCED DEATHS IN THE SRKW COMMUNITY; AND INSTALLED THE DISPLAY OF A PACIFIC WHITE SIDED DOLPHIN SKELETON, A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN THE CURATOR, LOCAL ARTIST MATTHEW PALMER, AND FORMER TWM CURATOR ALBERT SHEPHERD. FACILITIES PROJECTS INCREASED AND MAINTAINED ACCESSIBILITY, USABILITY, AND COMFORT FOR VISITORS, RESEARCHERS, AND STAFF. THE MUSEUM MADE IT UPGRADES TO HELP SAFEGUARD THE SECURITY OF OUR COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INFORMATION, AND RESEARCH. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTALLATION OF A DRINKING FOUNTAIN/BOTTLE FILLING STATION FULFILLED A LONG HELD GOAL TO INCREASE VISITOR COMFORT IN THE MUSEUM AND REDUCE PLASTIC WASTE IN THE ECOSYSTEM. 75970 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SERVED MORE THAN 5,382 TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND LAY NATURALISTS THROUGH MORE THAN 188 PROGRAMS, TOURS AND WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON MARINE SCIENCE, LOCAL ECOLOGY AND HISTORY. THE MUSEUM HELD EVENTS INCLUDING GEAR UP/DOWN WORKSHOPS FOR NATURALISTS, A 24- HOUR HAZWOPER TRAINING, AN IN-DEPTH ELWHA RIVER/SALMON WORKSHOP, TWO POD NODS; AND LECTURES, VOLUNTEER TRAININGS, A WORKSHOP ON WINTER BIRDS OF THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS, AND TWO MARINE NATURALIST TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE ORCA ADOPTION PROGRAM PROVIDED EDUCATION PACKETS ABOUT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE ENDANGERED SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCA COMMUNITY TO 2,931 ORCA ADOPTERS. THE MONTHLY E-NEWS WAS SENT ON AVERAGE TO 16,347 SUBSCRIBERS. THE PRINTED CETUS NEWSLETTERS WERE PUBLISHED SPRING AND FALL AND SENT TO 2,853 MUSEUM MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES. 141,743 IN DONATIONS WAS RECEIVED FROM 790 GENEROUS CONTRIBUTORS. 410236 THE WHALE MUSEUM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROGRAMS INCLUDED SOUNDWATCH (EDUCATION AND RESEARCH) WHICH OPERATED ON THE WATER FROM MAY-SEPTEMBER FOR 74 DAYS. SOUNDWATCH SPENT 290 HOURS MONITORING ENDANGERED MARINE MAMMALS, 771 HOURS ON THE WATER TRAVELING 4,688 NAUTICAL MILES, AND CONTACTED 1,796 PEOPLE IN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. SAN JUAN COUNTY MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING NETWORK (SJCMMSN) RESPONDED TO 199 STRANDING CALLS, COMPLETED 116 FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, AND CONDUCTED 26 NECROPSIES ON DECEASED MARINE MAMMALS. SJCMMSN PRESENTED IN FRONT OF LOCAL CLASSROOMS, PRESENTED PUBLIC "DOCK TALKS", AND HOSTED MULTIPLE LARGE WHALE DISENTANGLEMENT TRAININGS. THE MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS NETWORK ADDED NEARLY 6,000 SIGHTINGS ENTRIES TO THE SIGHTINGS DATABASE VIA THE WHALE HOTLINE AND OTHER SOURCES. A PAPER TITLED "TAHLEQUAH'S STORY: DOCUMENTATION OF EPIMELETIC BEHAVIOR IN SOUTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALE J35" WAS SUBMITTED TO MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE. A PAPER TITLED "MAXIMIZING SURVEILLANCE THROUGH SPATIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING HOT SPOTS" WAS PUBLISHED IN MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE MARCH 2019. 759697 true true false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 7 0 false 28 false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true false false X FINANCE MANAGER 3603474710 62 1ST ST N FRIDAY HARBOR WA 98250 X RICH OSBORNE PHD PRESIDENT 0.50 X X 0 0 0 AMY VIRA VICE PRESIDE 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MARK GREEN TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 SHELLEY ALAN SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 JOHN ASCHOFF DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER HERRON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRIAN CANTWELL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRIAN CARLSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 false false false 5484 240440 245924 RESEARCH SERVICES 541700 344788 344788 MUSEUM ADMISSIONS 713990 172718 172718 TUITIONS 611600 31373 31373 TOURS 611600 17258 17258 566137 127 127 46745 2914 43831 205094 99968 105126 105126 961145 105253 566137 450115 382597 18005 49513 48307 39129 3381 5797 46587 36804 4193 5590 1500 1500 45703 44789 457 457 15377 14147 1230 69767 52001 4186 13580 4580 3618 275 687 49977 41479 4999 3499 53039 53039 5880 4763 588 529 20697 17385 1242 2070 23400 21060 1407 933 18903 15312 2268 1323 PROGRAM EXPENSES & SUPPLI 15089 14183 604 302 ASSET PURCHASES <2,500 7580 7125 303 152 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 4079 3834 163 82 OTHER EXPENSES 3772 3546 151 75 3602 3386 144 72 887954 759697 42366 85891 181179 184926 3974 67397 25994 48768 11506 13519 1298840 661645 660595 637195 987 883248 952792 49340 60372 339919 325240 389259 385612 X 493989 567180 493989 567180 883248 952792 73191 X false false X 412378 384742 426146 307965 245924 1777155 412378 384742 426146 307965 245924 1777155 1777155 99 108 57 264 515796 566137 1081933 2859352 494464 0.62150 0.79140 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 515,796 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 368015 368015 930825 661645 269180 637195 FUNDRAISING 46745 46745 2914 46745 46745 2914 2914 43831 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE WHALE MUSEUM SAW OVER 30,000 VISITORS, FROM EVERY CONTINENT EXCEPT ANTARCTICA. THE MUSEUM'S GALLERY OF WHALES CONTINUES TO BE AN IMPORTANT FOCAL POINT IN DISSEMINATING OUR MESSAGE OF CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE SALISH SEA AND ITS WILDLIFE TO OUR VISITORS. THE GALLERY HOSTED A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSEUM'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY; INSTALLED A SHORT-TERM INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT AFTER THREE ANNOUNCED DEATHS IN THE SRKW COMMUNITY; AND INSTALLED THE DISPLAY OF A PACIFIC WHITE SIDED DOLPHIN SKELETON, A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN THE CURATOR, LOCAL ARTIST MATTHEW PALMER, AND FORMER TWM CURATOR ALBERT SHEPHERD. FACILITIES PROJECTS INCREASED AND MAINTAINED ACCESSIBILITY, USABILITY, AND COMFORT FOR VISITORS, RESEARCHERS, AND STAFF. THE MUSEUM MADE IT UPGRADES TO HELP SAFEGUARD THE SECURITY OF OUR COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INFORMATION, AND RESEARCH. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTALLATION OF A DRINKING FOUNTAIN/BOTTLE FILLING STATION FULFILLED A LONG HELD GOAL TO INCREASE VISITOR COMFORT IN THE MUSEUM AND REDUCE PLASTIC WASTE IN THE ECOSYSTEM. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SERVED MORE THAN 5,382 TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND LAY NATURALISTS THROUGH MORE THAN 188 PROGRAMS, TOURS AND WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON MARINE SCIENCE, LOCAL ECOLOGY AND HISTORY. THE MUSEUM HELD EVENTS INCLUDING GEAR UP/DOWN WORKSHOPS FOR NATURALISTS, A 24- HOUR HAZWOPER TRAINING, AN IN-DEPTH ELWHA RIVER/SALMON WORKSHOP, TWO POD NODS; AND LECTURES, VOLUNTEER TRAININGS, A WORKSHOP ON WINTER BIRDS OF THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS, AND TWO MARINE NATURALIST TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE ORCA ADOPTION PROGRAM PROVIDED EDUCATION PACKETS ABOUT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE ENDANGERED SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCA COMMUNITY TO 2,931 ORCA ADOPTERS. THE MONTHLY E-NEWS WAS SENT ON AVERAGE TO 16,347 SUBSCRIBERS. THE PRINTED CETUS NEWSLETTERS WERE PUBLISHED SPRING AND FALL AND SENT TO 2,853 MUSEUM MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES. 141,743 IN DONATIONS WAS RECEIVED FROM 790 GENEROUS CONTRIBUTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C THE WHALE MUSEUM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROGRAMS INCLUDED SOUNDWATCH (EDUCATION AND RESEARCH) WHICH OPERATED ON THE WATER FROM MAY-SEPTEMBER FOR 74 DAYS. SOUNDWATCH SPENT 290 HOURS MONITORING ENDANGERED MARINE MAMMALS, 771 HOURS ON THE WATER TRAVELING 4,688 NAUTICAL MILES, AND CONTACTED 1,796 PEOPLE IN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. SAN JUAN COUNTY MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING NETWORK (SJCMMSN) RESPONDED TO 199 STRANDING CALLS, COMPLETED 116 FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, AND CONDUCTED 26 NECROPSIES ON DECEASED MARINE MAMMALS. SJCMMSN PRESENTED IN FRONT OF LOCAL CLASSROOMS, PRESENTED PUBLIC "DOCK TALKS", AND HOSTED MULTIPLE LARGE WHALE DISENTANGLEMENT TRAININGS. THE MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS NETWORK ADDED NEARLY 6,000 SIGHTINGS ENTRIES TO THE SIGHTINGS DATABASE VIA THE WHALE HOTLINE AND OTHER SOURCES. A PAPER TITLED "TAHLEQUAH'S STORY: DOCUMENTATION OF EPIMELETIC BEHAVIOR IN SOUTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALE J35" WAS SUBMITTED TO MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE. A PAPER TITLED "MAXIMIZING SURVEILLANCE THROUGH SPATIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING HOT SPOTS" WAS PUBLISHED IN MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE MARCH 2019. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO REVIEW BEFORE IT IS SUBMITTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A 2% COST OF LIVING SALARY INCREASE WAS APPLIED IN 2019 FROM 2018 SALARY LEVEL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST, THE WHALE MUSEUM WILL MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.