DISCOVERY PLACE INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
DISCOVERY PLACE INC (EIN 56-0529944)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-01-18
IRS object ID
201900189349301305
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2019-01-18T16:03:26-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN420714325PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RSM US LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1230 N ELM ST STE 1100AddressLine1Txt
CityGREENSBOROCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27401ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN560529944EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DISCOVERY PLACE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDISCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7043726261PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCATHERINE WILSON HORNEPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7043726261PhoneNum
Signature2019-01-18SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonYONG ZHANGPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01249785PTIN
Phone3362724551PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address108.171.131.186IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-01-18IPDt
IP Tm17:03:13IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCATHERINE WILSON HORNEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 NORTH TRYON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHARLOTTECityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$22,496,425GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.DISCOVERYPLACE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1947FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionWE INSPIRE CURIOUS THINKERS TO DISCOVER THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND NATURE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body31VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent31VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee270TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers437TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$208,984TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$27,261NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,199,844PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$12,603,973CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$6,849,365PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$7,319,779CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$19,215PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$13,415CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$942,338PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,059,847CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$13,010,762PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$20,997,014CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$7,046,808PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,621,275CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$63,000PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$109,349CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$789,361CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$8,132,151PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$6,594,407CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$15,241,959PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$14,325,031CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,231,197PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$6,671,983CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$106,845,783TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$115,249,740TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,007,107TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,075,929TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$104,838,676NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$113,173,811NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionWE EXIST TO TRANSFORM THE WAY SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND NATURE ARE EXPLORED AND LEARNED THOUGH INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS, FILMS, WORKSHOPS AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS. WE STRIVE TO INSPIRE DREAMS, RAISE ASPIRATIONS AND MOTIVATE A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$8,001,245ExpenseAmt
Revenue$4,185,718RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITS: DISCOVERY PLACE, INC. OPERATES AN INTERACTIVE SCIENCE MUSEUM, TWO CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS AND A NATURE MUSEUM FOR THE PUBLIC. DISCOVERY PLACE, INC. SERVED OVER 770,000 GUESTS DURING THE YEAR. DISCOVERY PLACE'S WELCOME PROGRAM IS AN ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM FOR NC AND SC FAMILIES THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE EBT OR WIC PROGRAM. WELCOME VISITORS CAN VISIT ANY OF THE DISCOVERY PLACE MUSEUMS AS OFTEN AS THEY LIKE FOR $1 PER FAMILY MEMBER. DISCOVERY PLACE, INC. SERVED NEARLY 62,000 WELCOME VISITORS DURING THE YEAR.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,366,858ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,342,034RevenueAmt
DescWORKSHOPS/FIELDTRIPS/CLASSES/OUTREACH/CAMPS: DISCOVERY PLACE, INC. PROVIDED SCIENCE BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH INCLUDING 1,318 WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES, 1,722 FIELDTRIPS, 2,217 OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND 101 CAMPS DURING THE YEAR. OUTREACH PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED TO SCHOOLS, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, HOME SCHOOL GROUPS, AND COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING AT-RISK COMMUNITIES. OUTREACH PROGRAMS PROMOTE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATH AND NATURE. DISCOVERY PLACE ALSO PROVIDED NEARLY 3,000 TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATH AND NATURE DURING THE YEAR.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$54,963ExpenseAmt
Revenue$242,412RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATIONAL MERCHANDISE RELATED TO THE MUSEUM'S EXEMPT PURPOSE IS OFFERED FOR SALE TO MUSEUM VISITORS AS AN EXTENSION OF THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE PROVIDED BY THE MUSEUM.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtRevenueRevenueAmtDescDesc
$269,875$1,571,598MEMBERSHIP
$1,741,204$66,965MISCELLANEOUS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$2,011,079TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$1,638,563TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$11,434,145TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document96IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee270EmployeeCnt
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
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member31IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldSCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DEANNA DYCUSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7043726261PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 N TRYON STAddressLine1Txt
CityCHARLOTTECityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (36 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
LUTHER LOCKWOOD
CHAIRMAN4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTY FOLEY
VICE CHAIRMAN FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA BOWLES
TREASURER AND VICE CHAIRMAN FOR INTERNAL AFFAIRS4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR JOAN LORDEN
SECRETARY4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK MCGOLDRICK
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOCLYN BALANDA
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADITYA BHASIN
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA BODFORD
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICH CAMPBELL
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL CAMUTI
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK CHATMAN
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSE COSTA
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUSTIN HARLOW
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEIBERT DANIELSON
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALFRED DAWSON
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRED DUMAS
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS ESAMANN
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEE FITE
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA PARKER HUDSON
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN LEARY
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STUART MALTER
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KERRI MAST
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER MCCONNELL
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL MCDERMOTT
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL MORRISSETT
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WALTER PRICE
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREA SMITH
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CECIL STODGHILL
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTA S TILLMAN
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TROY TOZZI
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM ZWENG MD
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE WILSON HORNE
PRESIDENT & CEO50.00Yes (X)$316,351$0$23,468
SARAH B LANE
CAO50.00Yes (X)$146,578$0$17,180
DEANNA DYCUS
CFO50.00Yes (X)$138,981$0$14,994
JOAN PHILIPP
COO50.00Yes (X)$123,371$0$8,718
DEBRA SMUL
CMO50.00Yes (X)$127,035$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$852,316TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$64,360TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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ISS FACILITIES SERVICES
PO BOX 991SAN ANTONIOTX78294JANITORIAL$447,091
BIG HOUSE MARKETING
1000 NC MUSIC FACTTORY BLVD STE C6CHARLOTTENC28206ADVERTISING$250,596
MUSEUM OF NEW ZELAND TE PAPA TONGAREWA
EXHIBIT PROVIDER$142,50055 CABLE STREETWELLINGTONNZ6011
AUSTRAILIAN MUSEUM
EXHIBIT PROVIDER$120,0001 WILLIAM STREETSYDNEYAS2010NEW SOUTH WALES
ALEXANDER HAAS INC
3520 PIEDMONT RD STE 300ATLANTAGA30305FUNDRAISING CONSULTING$109,349
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
Fundraising$135,735FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$1,088,513GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$11,379,725AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$7,263,329NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$12,603,973TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
ADMISSIONS/WORKSHOPS713990$5,682,816$5,529,352$153,464
MEMBERSHIP FEES713990$1,571,598$1,571,598
MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM REVENUE900099$65,365$65,365
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$7,319,779TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,919TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,919ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$102,100RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$102,100RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$102,100TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$102,100ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,357,273SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,345,777SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$11,496SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,496TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$11,496ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$40,765FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$135,735ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$113,186FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$72,421TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$72,421ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$282,860GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$40,448CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$242,412TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$242,412RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPARKING REVENUEDesc
Business532000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$787,756TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$55,520UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$732,236ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$787,756OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$20,997,014TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$7,408,727RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$208,984UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$775,330ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$916,677TotalAmt
Program Services$259,124ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$493,795ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$163,758FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,553,813TotalAmt
Program Services$4,527,956ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$716,181ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$309,676FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$257,115TotalAmt
Program Services$189,644ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,163ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,308FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$476,182TotalAmt
Program Services$396,664ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,559ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,959FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$417,488TotalAmt
Program Services$308,685ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$75,898ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,905FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,963TotalAmt
Management And General$24,963ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,552TotalAmt
Management And General$30,552ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$109,349TotalAmt
Fundraising$109,349FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,296TotalAmt
Management And General$2,296ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,047,950TotalAmt
Program Services$847,837ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$169,709ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,404FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$699,662TotalAmt
Program Services$672,965ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,697ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$602,093TotalAmt
Program Services$513,189ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,848ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,056FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$237,269TotalAmt
Program Services$237,269ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$588,669TotalAmt
Program Services$586,311ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,358ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$174,197TotalAmt
Program Services$98,746ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,142ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,309FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,793,313TotalAmt
Program Services$1,694,067ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$99,246ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$108,022TotalAmt
Program Services$108,022ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EXHIBIT/MUSEUM PROGRAMS$438,939$418,191$9,459$11,289
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$233,508$176,418$57,090
PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS$111,149$86,312$591$24,246
POSTAGE, DUES, AND SUBS$41,368$14,314$20,121$6,933

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$460,457TotalAmt
Program Services$298,431ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$115,857ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,169FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,325,031TotalAmt
Program Services$11,434,145ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,101,525ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$789,361FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$273,401BOYAmt
EOY$251,150EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$794,324BOYAmt
EOY$717,872EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,207,806BOYAmt
EOY$2,513,873EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$462,824BOYAmt
EOY$420,947EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,210BOYAmt
EOY$16,305EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$600,028BOYAmt
EOY$823,513EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$45,361,481LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$31,413,722LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,296,147BOYAmt
EOY$13,947,759EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$904,741BOYAmt
EOY$376,166EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,341,861BOYAmt
EOY$8,243,037EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,644,441BOYAmt
EOY$87,639,118EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$106,845,783BOYAmt
EOY$115,249,740EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,367,103BOYAmt
EOY$1,571,787EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$640,004BOYAmt
EOY$504,142EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,007,107BOYAmt
EOY$2,075,929EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,874,470BOYAmt
EOY$20,637,855EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,944,134BOYAmt
EOY$70,535,351EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,020,072BOYAmt
EOY$22,000,605EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$104,838,676BOYAmt
EOY$113,173,811EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$106,845,783BOYAmt
EOY$115,249,740EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$6,671,983ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$708,284NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts-$980,201DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$1,935,069OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,822,943CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,343,538CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,660,686CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,199,844CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,603,973CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,630,984TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,999,412CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,970,228CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,942,350CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,846,108CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,805,263CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,563,361TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,822,355CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,313,766CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,603,036CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,045,952CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,409,236CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$44,194,345TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,211,882SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$37,982,463PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$137,981CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$578,724CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$165,086CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$94,511CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$104,019CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,080,321TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$35,438CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21,358CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$36,120CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$33,609CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$27,261CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$153,786TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$543,899CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$560,040CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$682,657CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$714,894CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$773,001CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,274,491TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$48,702,943TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$31,305,175GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.77990PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.82820PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPARKING AND EXHIBIT RENTALS - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 477,628. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 560,040. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 682,657. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 692,944. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 732,236. MISCELLANEOUS - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 66,271. FUNDRAISING EVENTS GROSS - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 21,950. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 40,765.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,100,824BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$926,616ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$112,529InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$4,914,911EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,330,465BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$773,384ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$3,025InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$4,100,824EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,899,032BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,100,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$331,433InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$3,330,465EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.01410BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.86890PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.11700TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,160,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$7,160,000BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,075,149OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,209,547DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,865,602BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,991,228OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,495,056DepreciationAmt
Book Value$496,172BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$25,135,104OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$21,709,119DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,425,985BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$13,947,759TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEQUITY AND FIXED INCOME INSTRUMENTSDesc
Book Value$8,243,037BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$8,243,037TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
BENEFICIAL INTERESTS$23,471,091
DEFERRED COMMITMENT FROM CITY OF CHARLOTTE$55,989,980
LIFE INSURANCE POLICY CONTRIBUTION$23,493
DEFERRED COMMITMENT FROM TOWN OF HUNTERSVILLE$7,395,720
DEFERRED COMMITMENT FROM TOWN OF ROCKINGHAM$758,834
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$87,639,118TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$26,618,909TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$2,643,353NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$2,827,204DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$5,470,557RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$21,148,352RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$2,296InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$153,634OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$151,338RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$20,997,014TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$18,283,774TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$3,807,405DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$153,634OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$3,961,039ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$14,322,735ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$2,296InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$2,296ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$14,325,031TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:DONATED COLLECTIONS RECEIVED SINCE DISCOVERY PLACE'S INCEPTION ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION.
PART III, LINE 4:COLLECTION OF NATURAL HISTORY OBJECTS WHICH INCLUDE ROCKS AND MINERALS, SHELLS, FOSSILS, AND TAXIDERMY OBJECTS USED IN PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS IN THE MUSEUM AND FOR REFERENCE MATERIALS IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS CONDUCTED BY THE MUSEUM.
PART V, LINE 4:THE INTENDED PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENTS IS TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE MUSEUM. ANY DISBURSEMENTS RECEIVED FROM THE ENDOWMENTS ARE USED TO SUBSIDIZE OPERATING EXPENSES.
PART X, LINE 2:DISCOVERY PLACE IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC). THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ISSUED GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED DISCOVERY PLACE'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT DISCOVERY PLACE HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GIFT SHOP COST OF GOODS SOLD -40,448. FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES -113,186.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GIFT SHOP COST OF GOODS SOLD 40,448. FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 113,186.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2B AND SCHEDULE D, PART XIII, LINE 2ADISCOVERY PLACE, INC. ENTERED INTO A NON-CANCELABLE OPERATING LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE FOR THE DISCOVERY PLACE BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THE MAIN BUILDING, THE OMNIMAX DOME THEATER, THE PARKING DECK AND THE ANNEX BUILDING. DISCOVERY PLACE, INC. PAYS $1 ANNUALLY FOR THE LEASE, WHICH INCLUDES STRUCTURAL REPAIRS. DISCOVERY PLACE, INC. HAS RECOGNIZED THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE BUILDING RENTAL AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE LEASE AGREEMENT AS A TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSET. THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE CONTRIBUTION IS BEING AMORTIZED OVER THE 50 YEAR LEASE TERM DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS PROBABLE THAT THE LEASE WILL BE RENEWED. DISCOVERY PLACE, INC. ENTERED INTO NON-CANCELABLE OPERATING LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY OF ROCKINGHAM FOR THE DISCOVERY PLACE KIDS ROCKINGHAM MUSEUM AND WITH THE TOWN OF HUNTERSVILLE FOR THE DISCOVERY PLACE KIDS MUSEUM. DISCOVERY PLACE PAYS $1 ANNUALLY FOR EACH LEASE, WHICH INCLUDES UTILITIES AND STRUCTURAL REPAIRS. DISCOVERY PLACE, INC. HAS RECOGNIZED THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE BUILDING RENTAL AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE LEASE AGREEMENTS AS A TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSET. THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE CONTRIBUTION FOR ROCKINGHAM IS BEING AMORTIZED OVER THE 10 YEAR INITIAL LEASE TERM DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE LEASE RENEWAL IS BASED ON SPECIFIC ATTENDANCE AND OPERATING CRITERIA WHICH THE PROBABILITY OF MEETING CANNOT BE DETERMINED. THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE CONTRIBUTION FOR HUNTERSVILLE IS BASED ON 30 YEARS DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS PROBABLE THAT THE LEASE WILL BE RENEWED. DISCOVERY PLACE, INC. ENTERED INTO A NON-CANCELABLE OPERATING LEASE AGREEMENT WITH BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STEM DEVELOPMENT CENTER. DISCOVERY PLACE, INC. PAYS $1 ANNUALLY FOR THE LEASE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN PROGRAM PERFORMANCE GOALS AND METRICS. DISCOVERY PLACE, INC. HAS RECOGNIZED THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE BUILDING RENTAL BY THE LEASE AGREEMENT AS A TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSET. THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE CONTRIBUTION WAS AMORTIZED OVER A 4 YEAR LEASE TERM WHICH EXPIRED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018. THE ENTIRE DEFERRED COMMITMENT OF THESE LEASES IS BEING ADJUSTED FOR ON SCHEDULE D OF THE 990 AS A GIFT IN KIND OF DONATED SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALEXANDER HAAS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13520 PIEDMONT RD STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityATLANTACityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30305ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityCONSULTING ON CAPITAL CAMPAIGNActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$109,349RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$109,349NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$109,349TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$109,349TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$176,500GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$135,735CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$40,765GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$1,050NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$112,136OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$176,500GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$135,735CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$40,765GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$1,050NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$112,136OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$113,186DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$72,421NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDISCOVERY PLACE CONTRACTED WITH ALEXANDER HAAS, INC FOR MONTHLY CONSULTING FEES PLUS REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES AS INCURRED. REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES TOTALED $1,349.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CATHERINE WILSON HORNE
PRESIDENT & CEO$270,846$0$30,000$0$15,505$0$13,750$0$9,718$0$339,819$0$0$0
SARAH B LANE
CAO$139,078$0$0$0$7,500$0$5,680$0$11,500$0$163,758$0$0$0
DEANNA DYCUS
CFO$132,104$0$0$0$6,877$0$6,766$0$8,228$0$153,975$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Real Estate Commercial RealEstateCommercialGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$7,160,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$25,100NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesRETAILMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)TESLA COIL1$67,000DONOR PROVIDED
Yes (X)FLIGHTS/MILES1$6,108FMV
Yes (X)SUPPLIES2$5,120RETAIL VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, COLUMN (B):THE NUMBER IN COLUMN B REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS.
PART I, LINE 32B:DISCOVERY PLACE NATURE CONSULTANT FOR FUNDRAISING.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6DISCOVERY PLACE ENGAGES 622 ADULT AND TEEN VOLUNTEERS THAT PROVIDED NEARLY 23,000 HOURS OF SERVICE DURING THE YEAR. THESE VOLUNTEERS ARE VITAL TO THE ORGANIZATION'S SUCCESS AND PROVIDE SERVICES THROUGHOUT OUR FACILITIES. VOLUNTEERS HELP FEED AND CARE FOR THE ANIMALS; SUPERVISE AND SUPPORT SUMMER CAMPS; PERFORM LIVE PROGRAMS AND SCIENCE DEMONSTRATIONS; ASSIST IN OUR LABS; AND ENGAGE WITH VISITORS THROUGHOUT THE MUSEUMS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BIT IS DISCOVERY PLACE'S POLICY THAT DISCOVERY PLACE'S EXTERNAL AUDITOR, A CERTIFIED CPA FIRM, PREPARES THE ORGANIZATION'S IRS FORM 990. ONCE PREPARED, THE IRS FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY DISCOVERY PLACE'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. ONCE REVIEWED BY STAFF, THE IRS FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF THE IRS FORM 990 IN HARD COPY OR EMAIL (DELIVERED TO EACH TRUSTEE'S REGISTERED MAILING OR EMAIL ADDRESS) NO LESS THAN 5 DAYS PRIOR TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING WHEN THE 990 BOARD RESOLUTION WILL OCCUR. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL REVIEW THE IRS FORM 990 THAT IS FILED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S BEHALF BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. A BOARD RESOLUTION IS REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR THE IRS FORM 990 TO BE FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY (BY RE-SIGNING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AGREEMENT) ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES AND EMPLOYEES ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. EMPLOYEES RECEIVE PERIODIC TRAINING ON THE DEFINITION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ANY NEW BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS THAT MAY GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS ARE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15CEO COMPENSATION: THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES AND APPROVES THE CEO'S COMPENSATION THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROCESS: A FORMAL EVALUATION/REVIEW OF THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE. REVIEW BENCHMARKING DATA FROM LIKE ORGANIZATIONS. TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION THE STATE OF THE DISCOVERY PLACE'S FINANCIAL POSITION. KEY EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION: KEY EMPLOYEES ARE TREATED LIKE ANY OTHER EMPLOYEE AT DISCOVERY PLACE. THEY ARE EVALUATED BY THEIR SUPERVISOR (THE CEO) AND THE RATING OF THE EVALUATION IS USED TO DETERMINE THEIR PAY INCREASE BASED ON THE SAME RATING AND PAY RATE SCALE USED FOR ALL DISCOVERY PLACE EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME SET FORTH IN SECTION 6104(D). THE REQUEST CAN BE FULFILLED BY PROVIDING A COPY OF SAID DOCUMENTS OR ALLOWING INSPECTION AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE. ADDITIONALLY, THE MOST RECENT ANNUAL REPORT INCLUDING FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN FTHE ORGANIZATION, IN A FULL TRANSPARENCY POSTURE TO REPORTING, IS REPORTING ALL BENEFITS IN FULL IN COLUMN F, PART VII AND IS NOT APPLYING THE $10,000 PER ITEM EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN BENEFITS.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C, AUDIT COMMITTEE:THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S PROCESS OF EVALUATION HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 1IN JUNE 2018, THE DISCOVERY PLACE RECEIVED A NONCASH CONTRIBUTION OF REAL PROPERTY WITH AN APPRAISED VALUE OF $7,160,000 FROM A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (THE BANK). PRIOR TO THE DONATION, DISCOVERY PLACE HAD A 4 YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT ON THE PROPERTY WITH THE BANK FOR $1 ANNUALLY SUBJECT TO CERTAIN PROGRAM PERFORMANCE GOALS AND METRICS. THE 4 YEAR LEASE TERM ENDED DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018 AND THE PROPERTY WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DONATED TO DISCOVERY PLACE. THE PROPERTY HOUSES DISCOVERY PLACE'S EDUCATION STUDIO, A FACILITY DEDICATED TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST: 980,533. CHANGE IN SPENDABLE INCOME FROM BENEFICIAL INTERESTS: 954,536.

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