2019-05-09T13:41:32-07:00 2018-06-30 330783983 West Rhode & Roberts 2741 4th Ave San Diego CA 92103 990 2017-07-01 951643375 SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY SAND 6192323821 PO BOX 121390 SAN DIEGO CA 92112 MARK OROZCO CFO/COO 2019-05-01 true CHERYL RHODE P00234939 6196155380 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z 13857513 false false X WWW.SDNHM.ORG X CA TO INTERPRET THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND EXHIBITS; TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF THE EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE PENINSULA OF BAJA CALIFORNIA; AND TO INSPIRE IN ALL A RESPECT FOR NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 25 25 229 717 -462083 -462083 3645142 4922790 6035412 5266072 1263340 1142166 108493 -163884 11052387 11167144 27482 24827 0 6196345 5814332 0 807283 5515127 4850285 11738954 10689444 -686567 477700 50245833 51225515 1468221 1480579 48777612 49744936 TO INTERPRET THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND EXHIBITS; TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF THE EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE PENINSULA OF BAJA CALIFORNIA; AND TO INSPIRE IN ALL A RESPECT FOR NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. false false 4112247 3213172 PUBLIC PROGRAMS: THE MUSEUM OFFERS PUBLIC ACCESS TO EXHIBITIONS ON FIVE FLOORS, A 3-D GIANT SCREEN THEATER, AND EDUCATION CLASSROOMS. INFORMAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE EXHIBITONS THAT PRESERVE AND DISPLAY NATURAL OBJECTS DOCUMENTING THE GEOLOGICAL HISTORY AND BIODIVERSITY OF THE REGION, EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, LECTURES, AND EXPEDITIONS IN THE FIELD OF NATURAL SCIENCES. 3531919 2122667 SCIENCE: THE MUSEUMS BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER OF THE CALIFORNIANS (BRCC) SERVES AS THE LEADER FOR THE PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF SCIENTIFIC SPECIMANS THAT DOCUMENT THE BIODIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND BAJA CALIFORNIA. THE EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF THE OF BRCC SUPPORT THE MUSEUM SCIENTISTS RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS. 1417629 268292 EDUCATION: THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER (ESEC) IS A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE OF PROGRAMS THAT INSPIRE UNDERSTANDING, RESPECT AND RESPONSIBLE ACTION FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT. THE MUSEUM OFFERS LIFELONG LEARNING THROUGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND EDUCATOR RESOURCES. 9061795 true true false false false false false true false true true false false true false true true false false false true true true false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 19 0 true 229 true true true false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 25 25 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA X JUDY GRADWOHL 6192550213 1288 EL PRADO SAN DIEGO CA 92101 GEORGANNE HOCTOR Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANITA BUSQUETS CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY DAWE Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN HILL Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERTO ARJONA VICE CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 TERRI BUCHANAN Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 AUSTIN BLUE Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STANLEY MALOY PHD Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE BULLARD Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA LINDSAY Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA DEE ROHM Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN DEBEER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN GARSSON Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RAND NEWMAN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RON OTTINGER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN DOWNING Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN KIM Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEMI ROGOZIENSKI Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEETTE LOEFFLER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH MUNOZ Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF WITT Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE MCDONALD Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TOM OBERBAUER Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JON SCHMID Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JASON SHIDLER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY GRADWOHL President & CEO 40.00 0.00 X 279544 0 2400 MARCOS OROZCO III CFO/COO 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EOWYN BATES VP INST. ADVANCE 40.00 0.00 X 118545 0 0 MICHAEL WALL VP RESEARCH/CONSERVATION 40.00 0.00 X 102558 0 7681 MARY BETH REDMOND-JONES VP ENGAGEMENT & EDUCATION 40.00 0.00 X 104042 0 5328 TOM DEMERE DIR OF PALEO SERV 40.00 0.00 X 139402 0 5328 SUSAN LOVEALL FORMER VP & CFO/COO 40.00 0.00 X 117019 0 5328 861110 26065 6 true true false 0 125991 856252 3940547 53889 4922790 ADMISSIONS 900099 2528144 2528144 CONTRACTS 900099 2122667 2122667 EDUCATION 611600 268292 268292 Membership Dues & Assessments 713990 346969 346969 5266072 848691 848691 0 0 709668 1171751 -462083 -462083 -462083 1744673 1451198 293475 293475 293475 27560 125991 67420 -39860 -39860 0 0 OTHER INCOME 900099 338059 338059 338059 11167144 5604131 -462083 1102306 0 0 24827 24827 0 715369 572469 72056 70844 0 4253021 3711984 56501 484536 47839 47839 260896 172496 62164 26236 537207 418264 76540 42403 0 12998 5570 7428 39445 39445 0 0 0 510593 451362 58450 781 359255 359255 41505 35014 4127 2364 0 0 1386998 1148073 207068 31857 159334 155654 161 3519 0 24090 15303 4162 4625 0 0 1449564 1301145 128630 19789 0 RENTAL EQUIPMENT 184573 184573 FILM 107356 107356 BANK FEES 82446 71023 10951 472 Printing and Publications 75690 54432 21258 416438 278565 46702 91171 10689444 9061795 820366 807283 2055454 2421960 0 736327 725960 469914 457830 0 0 545927 618253 7274 13873 310824 100432 47421670 26900966 21151313 20520704 17328880 17995452 0 0 0 7639920 8371051 50245833 51225515 1245095 1352572 123740 128007 99386 1468221 1480579 X 21168727 21324683 10251861 10920892 17357024 17499361 48777612 49744936 50245833 51225515 477700 489624 X false true X true false X 12730895 12738552 8100624 4071973 5297319 42939363 0 0 12730895 12738552 8100624 4071973 5297319 42939363 4720162 38219201 601042 240969 430769 762029 848691 2883500 0 126040 382744 444171 503955 1047727 2504637 48327500 0.79080 0.81570 X X X X X false 19927897 39140 1632045 805706 20793376 18124995 5000 2484148 686246 19927897 16152341 2861281 -271109 617518 18124995 16107761 305000 319423 579843 16152341 11964322 2674166 1957580 488307 -75472 0.84160 0.15840 true false false 31696826 17863797 13833029 7371137 2355538 5015599 7392940 6137196 1255744 960767 544435 416332 20520704 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CHARITABLE TRUST 5910172 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST 2460878 COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITS 1 8371051 X 11724188 489624 67420 557044 11167144 11167144 10756864 67420 67420 10689444 10689444 Part III, Line 1a: If organization elected under SFAS 116 to not report are, historical treasures, o THE MUSEUM HOUSES NEARLY EIGHT MILLION NATURAL HISTORY SPECIMENS IN COLLECTIONS. THE SPECIMENS INCLUDE PLANTS, BIRDS, MAMMALS, INSECTS, REPTILES, AMPHIBIANS, MARINE INVERTEBRATES, FOSSILS, AND MINERALS MAINLY FROM WESTERN UNITED STATES, BAJA CALIFORNIA, AND NORTHERN MEXICO. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM'S LIBRARY INCLUDES SOME 25,000 TITLES IN 90,000 VOLUMES WITH SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT AND RARE VOLUMES ON NATURAL HISTORY. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS ARE EXPENSED WHEN ACQUIRED. Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS TOTAL APPROXIMATELY 8 MILLION SPECIMENS, SOME DATING FROM THE 1870'S. THE COLLECTIONS AND RELATED RESEARCH ARE CENTERED AROUND THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA/BAJA REGION. THE COLLECTIONS REPRESENT A RICH AND VITAL SOURCE FOR RESEARCH IN MANY OF THE FUNDAMENTAL ARENAS OF MODERN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE, EVOLUTION, BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGY. Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. THE MUSEUM'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE RESTRICTED TO USE PER THE REQUEST OF THE DONORS. A LARGE PORTION OF THE FUNDS ARE RESTRICTED TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUM'S SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Museum is exempt from federal income tax pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is also exempt from state income tax. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Codification No. 740-10, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes, which sets a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Museum has reviewed its positions for all open tax years and has determined that it has no uncertain tax positions requiring accrual or disclosure. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 GALA EXPENSES $67420 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S GALA EXPENSES $67420 true NORTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 24827 24827 24827 NORTH AMERICA SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 23026 WIRES & CHEC FMV 1 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH NORTH AMERICA 2 1801 WIRES & CHEC FMV false false false false false false X false ANNUAL GALA 153551 125991 27560 67420 153551 125991 27560 67420 67420 -39860 X X X X X false true false false false false false false false false JUDY GRADWOHL President & CEO 279544 2400 281944 SUSAN LOVEALL FORMER VP & CFO/COO 117019 5328 122347 X CATERING 1 4671 FMV X CATERING 1 10000 FMV X CATERING 1 5000 FMV X CATERING 1 5000 FMV X CATERING 1 5000 FMV X CATERING 1 5000 FMV X CATERING 1 5000 FMV X CATERING 1 4218 FMV X CATERING 1 5000 FMV X CATERING 1 5000 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder MEMBERS MEET ANNUALLY AND REVIEW THE ORGANIZATIONS FINANCIALS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH. NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE INTRODUCED TO THE MEMBERSHIP AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER THEN FORWARDED TO THE FULL BOARD SUBSEQUENT TO THE REVIEW OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY REVIEW, SIGN AND SUBMIT A COPY OF THE MUSEUM'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS THEY MAY HAVE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, USING SALARY SURVEYS AND COMPARISON TO OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available MADE AVAILABLE BOTH UPON REQUEST AND ON THE MUSEUM'S PUBLIC WEBSITE.