2019-11-11T12:18:21-06:00 2018-12-31 911433436 LAKE KENNEDY MCCULLOCH CPAS PS 425 CAINES ST STE A FRIDAY HARBOR WA 982500971 990 2018-01-01 911007501 THE WHALE MUSEUM WHAL 3603784710 PO BOX 945 FRIDAY HARBOR WA 98250 RICH OSBORNE PHD PRESIDENT 3603784710 2019-11-11 JAMES MILES P00119643 3603782496 2019-11-11 64.88.174.3 2019-11-11 12:18:21 CS P 1358955F6F262AFAD5307B2969065725700636FB 1E25781F0F1534497275C14FE0209DCF254A9315 2018 2020-03-31 21:24:44Z THE WHALE MUSEUM RICH OSBORNE PHD 1455 S FORKS AVE FORKS WA 98331 1066259 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. 6 6 27 137 0 211175 307965 445250 515796 57 83 91355 133982 747837 957826 0 0 491957 526319 0 81934 310083 352891 802040 879210 -54203 78616 810077 883248 394704 389259 415373 493989 X THE WHALE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE STEWARDSHIP OF WHALES AND THE SALISH SEA ECOSYSTEM THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. false false 258178 THE WHALE MUSEUM WELCOMED 32,940 VISITORS, INCLUDING FAMILIES, SCHOOL GROUPS, AND TOURS. VISITORS RECEIVED EDUCATION AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES ABOUT THE SALISH SEA ECOSYSTEM AND ITS WILDLIFE. THE MUSEUM COMPLETED PRESERVATION AND ACCESSIBILITY PROJECTS TO ENSURE THE WELLBEING OF OUR VISITORS AND COLLECTIONS: WORKED WITH THE CITY OF FRIDAY HARBOR TO INSTALL AN ADA ACCESSIBLE RAMP/SIDEWALK AT THE MUSEUM ENTRANCE. WE UPGRADED THE SECURITY SYSTEM AND INSTALLED A LARGE SCALE HVAC SYSTEM. THE HVAC WILL HELP NORMALIZE TEMPERATURES/HUMIDITY IN THE EXHIBIT HALL, EXTENDING THE LIFE OF OUR FRAGILE SPECIMENS WHILE ALSO INCREASING VISITOR COMFORT. WE IMPROVED AND CATALOGED OUR EXTENSIVE RESEARCH LIBRARY FOR CONTINUING INCLUSION AS A NON-CIRCULATING REFERENCE COLLECTION FOR THE SAN JUAN ISLAND LIBRARY SYSTEM. 256101 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SERVED MORE THAN 5,982 TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND LAY NATURALISTS THROUGH MORE THAN 216 PROGRAMS, TOURS AND WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON MARINE SCIENCE, LOCAL ECOLOGY AND HISTORY. THE MUSEUM HELD EVENTS INCLUDING GEAR UP/DOWN WORKSHOPS FOR NATURALISTS, AN EARTH DAY WORKSHOP, TWO POD NODS, LECTURES, VOLUNTEER TRAININGS, A WORKSHOP ON WINTER BIRDS OF THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS, AND TWO MARINE NATURALIST TRAINING PROGRAMS. IN THE SUMMER OF 2018, THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT TRAGEDIES IN THE COMMUNITY OF ENDANGERED ORCAS.WITH THIS NEWS BEING AIRED WORLDWIDE, THE WHALE MUSEUM WAS ONE OF THE FIRST SOURCES PEOPLE TURNED TO FOR INFORMATION, GAINING ONLINE FOLLOWERS AND SUPPORTERS. THE ORCA ADOPTION PROGRAM PROVIDED EDUCATION PACKETS ABOUT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE ENDANGERED SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCA COMMUNITY TO 3,470 ORCA ADOPTERS. THE MONTHLY E-NEWS WAS SENT TO 16,278 SUBSCRIBERS. THE PRINTED CETUS NEWSLETTERS WERE PUBLISHED SPRING AND FALL AND SENT TO 3,300 MUSEUM MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES. 242409 THE WHALE MUSEUM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROGRAMS INCLUDED SOUNDWATCH (EDUCATION AND RESEARCH) WHICH OPERATED ON THE WATER FROM MAY-SEPTEMBER FOR 87 DAYS. SOUNDWATCH SPENT 439 HOURS MONITORING ENDANGERED MARINE MAMMALS, 547 HOURS ON THE WATER, TRAVELING 4,133 NAUTICAL MILES, AND CONTACTED 1,551 PEOPLE IN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. THE LIMEKILN LIGHTHOUSE RESEARCH FACILITY CONDUCTED SEASOUND ACOUSTICS RESEARCH (RECORDING UNDERWATER SOUNDS AND WHALE VOCALIZATION) AND STREAMED LIVE VIA INTERNET AND LOCAL RADIO NEARLY 365 DAYS. THE MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS NETWORK ADDED 12,330 SIGHTINGS TO THE SIGHTINGS DATABASE VIA THE WHALE HOTLINE AND OTHER SOURCES. THE SAN JUAN COUNTY MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING NETWORK RESPONDED TO 204 STRANDING CALLS AND CONDUCTED 157 FIELD INVESTIGATIONS. THE MUSEUM HELD ITS 3RD ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM. 756688 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 27 false false false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false true true true true true true true true true false false X FINANCE MANAGER 3603474710 62 1ST ST N FRIDAY HARBOR WA 98250 X SHELLEY ALAN SECRETARY 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 JOHN ASCHOFF PRESIDENT 0.50 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER HERRON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 RICH OSBORNE PHD PRESIDENT X X 0 0 0 false false false 4978 302987 307965 RESEARCH SERVICES 541700 294275 294275 MUSEUM ADMISSIONS 713990 172789 172789 TUITIONS 611600 27475 27475 TOURS 611600 21257 21257 515796 83 83 71819 10944 60875 170596 97489 73107 73107 957826 73190 515796 438445 372678 17538 48229 41165 33343 2882 4940 46709 36900 4204 5605 47346 46400 473 473 19966 18369 1597 52001 37300 3120 11581 4668 3688 280 700 32619 27074 3262 2283 43927 43927 5125 4151 513 461 19686 16536 1181 1969 36782 33106 2206 1470 16231 13147 1948 1136 DEVELOPMENT EXPENSE 33083 31098 1323 662 PROGRAM EXPENSES & SUPPLI 22009 20689 880 440 ASSET PURCHASES <2,500 9326 8766 373 187 EQUIPMENT REPAIRS & MAINT 5169 4859 207 103 4953 4657 198 98 879210 756688 40588 81934 65974 181179 12275 3974 30993 25994 10870 11506 1298840 638245 689965 660595 810077 883248 39927 49340 354777 339919 394704 389259 X 415373 493989 415373 493989 810077 883248 78616 X false false X 426688 412378 384742 426146 307965 1957919 426688 412378 384742 426146 307965 1957919 1957919 85 99 108 57 349 515796 515796 2474064 242498 0.79140 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 348000 X X X X false 368015 368015 930825 638245 292580 660595 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII THE MUSEUM HAS AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS, BOOKS, RECORDINGS AND OTHER MEDIA THAT ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. FUNDRAISING 71819 71819 10944 71819 71819 10944 10944 60875 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE WHALE MUSEUM WELCOMED 32,940 VISITORS, INCLUDING FAMILIES, SCHOOL GROUPS, AND TOURS. VISITORS RECEIVED EDUCATION AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES ABOUT THE SALISH SEA ECOSYSTEM AND ITS WILDLIFE. THE MUSEUM COMPLETED PRESERVATION AND ACCESSIBILITY PROJECTS TO ENSURE THE WELLBEING OF OUR VISITORS AND COLLECTIONS: WORKED WITH THE CITY OF FRIDAY HARBOR TO INSTALL AN ADA ACCESSIBLE RAMP/SIDEWALK AT THE MUSEUM ENTRANCE. WE UPGRADED THE SECURITY SYSTEM AND INSTALLED A LARGE SCALE HVAC SYSTEM. THE HVAC WILL HELP NORMALIZE TEMPERATURES/HUMIDITY IN THE EXHIBIT HALL, EXTENDING THE LIFE OF OUR FRAGILE SPECIMENS WHILE ALSO INCREASING VISITOR COMFORT. WE IMPROVED AND CATALOGED OUR EXTENSIVE RESEARCH LIBRARY FOR CONTINUING INCLUSION AS A NON-CIRCULATING REFERENCE COLLECTION FOR THE SAN JUAN ISLAND LIBRARY SYSTEM. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SERVED MORE THAN 5,982 TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND LAY NATURALISTS THROUGH MORE THAN 216 PROGRAMS, TOURS AND WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON MARINE SCIENCE, LOCAL ECOLOGY AND HISTORY. THE MUSEUM HELD EVENTS INCLUDING GEAR UP/DOWN WORKSHOPS FOR NATURALISTS, AN EARTH DAY WORKSHOP, TWO POD NODS, LECTURES, VOLUNTEER TRAININGS, A WORKSHOP ON WINTER BIRDS OF THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS, AND TWO MARINE NATURALIST TRAINING PROGRAMS. IN THE SUMMER OF 2018, THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT TRAGEDIES IN THE COMMUNITY OF ENDANGERED ORCAS.WITH THIS NEWS BEING AIRED WORLDWIDE, THE WHALE MUSEUM WAS ONE OF THE FIRST SOURCES PEOPLE TURNED TO FOR INFORMATION, GAINING ONLINE FOLLOWERS AND SUPPORTERS. THE ORCA ADOPTION PROGRAM PROVIDED EDUCATION PACKETS ABOUT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE ENDANGERED SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCA COMMUNITY TO 3,470 ORCA ADOPTERS. THE MONTHLY E-NEWS WAS SENT TO 16,278 SUBSCRIBERS. THE PRINTED CETUS NEWSLETTERS WERE PUBLISHED SPRING AND FALL AND SENT TO 3,300 MUSEUM MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES. 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 87 DAYS. SOUNDWATCH SPENT 439 HOURS MONITORING ENDANGERED MARINE MAMMALS, 547 HOURS ON THE WATER, TRAVELING 4,133 NAUTICAL MILES, AND CONTACTED 1,551 PEOPLE IN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. THE LIMEKILN LIGHTHOUSE RESEARCH FACILITY CONDUCTED SEASOUND ACOUSTICS RESEARCH (RECORDING UNDERWATER SOUNDS AND WHALE VOCALIZATION) AND STREAMED LIVE VIA INTERNET AND LOCAL RADIO NEARLY 365 DAYS. THE MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS NETWORK ADDED 12,330 SIGHTINGS TO THE SIGHTINGS DATABASE VIA THE WHALE HOTLINE AND OTHER SOURCES. THE SAN JUAN COUNTY MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING NETWORK RESPONDED TO 204 STRANDING CALLS AND CONDUCTED 157 FIELD INVESTIGATIONS. THE MUSEUM HELD ITS 3RD ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM. 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. THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN RECENT YEARS. 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.