ADLER PLANETARIUM: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
ADLER PLANETARIUM (EIN 36-6210902)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-02-27
IRS object ID
201920589349301607
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Activity Or MissionTHE ADLER PLANETARIUM'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE EXPLORATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF OUR UNIVERSE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Assets EOY$61,932,351TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$35,280,293TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$34,271,548TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ADLER PLANETARIUM ('ADLER') IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CULTURAL INSTITUTION WHOSE MISSION IS TO INSPIRE EXPLORATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF OUR UNIVERSE. IT ASPIRES TO BE THE WORLD'S PREMIER CENTER FOR EXPERIENCING AND LEARNING SPACE SCIENCE.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$14,633,540ExpenseAmt
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DescTHE ADLER PLANETARIUM IS A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. THE MUSEUM'S SCIENTISTS, HISTORIANS, AND EDUCATORS INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF EXPLORERS BY EQUIPPING VISITORS WITH THE SKILLS AND DESIRE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR UNIVERSE. DURING THE YEAR, MORE THAN 534,000 VISITORS, INCLUDING MORE THAN 47,400 STUDENTS ON FIELD TRIPS, EXPERIENCED THE MUSEUM'S INTERACTIVE EXHIBITIONS, LIVE PLANETARIUM SHOWS, HANDS-ON AND MINDS-ON STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS) EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND WORLD-CLASS COLLECTIONS. APPROXIMATELY 60,000 VISITORS PARTICIPATED IN THE CHICAGO'S ECLIPSE FEST, HELD AT THE ADLER, ON AUGUST 21, 2017.WHEN MAX ADLER FOUNDED THE ADLER PLANETARIUM IN MAY OF 1930, HE RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF ESTABLISHING A COLLECTION OF ASTRONOMICAL ARTIFACTS TO TELL THE HISTORY OF HUMANITY'S EXPLORATION OF THE UNIVERSE. TODAY THE ADLER COLLECTIONS CONTAIN ALMOST 3,000 ARTIFACTS FROM THE 12TH THROUGH THE 20TH CENTURIES REPRESENTING MANY TYPES OF ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTS, RANGING FROM MEDIEVAL ASTROLABES AND ARMILLARY SPHERES TO SUNDIALS, PLANETARIA, AND TELESCOPES FROM THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION TO 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. IT IS THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF SUCH MATERIAL IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE AND ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IN THE WORLD. PORTIONS OF THESE COLLECTIONS ARE ON DISPLAY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN EXHIBITS MUSEUM-WIDE. THE ADLER IS CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTING ITS COLLECTIONS ACCESS INITIATIVE, INCLUDING THE IMAGING OF ALL 3D COLLECTIONS ITEMS AND ENHANCING THE ONLINE PRESENCE TO MAKE IT MORE USER-FRIENDLY. A LARGE NUMBER OF DIGITIZED ITEMS HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE ON THE DIGITAL COLLECTIONS CATALOG, WHICH CONSTITUTES AN IMPORTANT RESEARCH TOOL FOR SCHOLARS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS ALIKE.AMONG PLANETARIA WORLDWIDE, THE ADLER HAS TAKEN THE LEAD IN ESTABLISHING AN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS RESEARCH GROUP IN A MUSEUM SETTING, EXPANDING SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE IN A WAY THAT WELCOMES ALL IN THE JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY. ADLER PLANETARIUM ASTRONOMERS POSSESS A RICH AND DIVERSE EXPERTISE IN MANY AREAS OF ASTRONOMY AS WELL AS OTHER CLOSELY RELATED SCIENCE FIELDS SUCH AS PARTICLE PHYSICS AND GEOPHYSICS. ADLER RESEARCHERS INITIATE PROJECTS AT THE LEADING EDGE OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE THAT LEAD TO PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS ENGINEERING EXPERIENCES AND STUDENT MENTORING. THE ADLER ASTRONOMY DEPARTMENT HAS PARTICULARLY STRONG EXPERTISE IN STUDYING STAR FORMATION, ASTEROID CHARACTERIZATION, AND ASTROPHYSICAL DATA MINING. THE ADLER PLANETARIUM IS ALSO A GLOBAL LEADER IN DEVELOPING VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES THAT ALLOW PEOPLE EVERYWHERE TO EXPLORE AND EXPERIENCE THE UNIVERSE, AND SHARING THESE THROUGH DOME SHOWS AND MUSEUM EXPERIENCES. DAILY VISITORS TO THE ADLER CAN ENJOY MYRIAD OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT SPACE SCIENCE VIA OUR ASTRONOMERS AND FACILITATORS, EXHIBITS, IMMERSIVE SKY SHOWS, AND TELESCOPE OBSERVING ON OUR TERRACE OR THROUGH OUR DOANE OBSERVATORY. FOR YOUNGER GUESTS, PLANET EXPLORERS ALLOWS THEM TO EXPERIENCE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BLAST OFF IN A ROCKET, SLEEP IN A SPACE BED, AND CONDUCT SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS. THE MUSEUM'S SUMMER CAMPS, FOR CHILDREN AGES 3-17, PROVIDE AN EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY.THE ADLER SUPPORTS SCHOOL GROUPS AND ENHANCED EDUCATION FROM SKY SHOWS TO FIELD TRIP GUIDES TO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE EXPERIENCES. THE ADLER IS A NATIONAL LEADER IN SCIENCE EDUCATION AND SPONSORS PUBLIC SYMPOSIA AND LECTURES, WHICH ARE ALSO SHARED WITH A ROBUST COMMUNITY OF ONLINE SUPPORTERS THROUGH THE ADLER'S WEBSITE (WWW.ADLERPLANETARIUM.ORG) AND VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. THE ADLER PLANETARIUM'S TEEN PROGRAMS ARE A RESPECTED AND INFLUENTIAL FORCE IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING IN CHICAGO'S STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS) ECOSYSTEM. TEENS COME TO THE ADLER TO DO ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DESIGN THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS TO AUTHENTIC ENGINEERING CHALLENGES. OUR INNOVATIVE AND ENGAGING TEEN PROGRAMS RANGE FROM OUR FAR HORIZONS EFFORT, DESIGNING AND BUILDING EXPERIMENTS THAT FLY TO THE STRATOSPHERE ON A HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON, TO OUR PROJECT AQUARIUS EFFORT, COLLABORATING WITH ASTRONOMERS, GEOLOGISTS, AND ECOLOGISTS IN PIONEERING A METHOD TO RECOVER SUBMERGED METEORITE FRAGMENTS IN LAKE MICHIGAN, TO LEARNING TO CODE THROUGH OUR VIDEO GAME MAKING WORKSHOPS. THE ADLER PLANETARIUM IS ALSO A FOUNDING PARTNER OF ZOONIVERSE.ORG, AN ONLINE GLOBAL INITIATIVE THAT HAS ENGAGED OVER 1.7 MILLION PEOPLE IN FRONTIER SCIENCE THROUGH OVER 90 ACTIVE ONLINE CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECTS.IN 2014, THE ADLER PILOTED AN OUTREACH PROGRAM TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES CALLED 'SCOPES IN THE CITY. WITH 'SCOPES IN THE CITY, ADLER ASTRONOMERS, STAFF, AND VOLUNTEERS LEAD FREE TELESCOPE OBSERVING PROGRAMS AT PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND BUSINESSES IN CHICAGO AND SUBURBAN CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS. DEPENDING ON THE SPECIFIC DATES, TIMES AND LOCATIONS OF THE 'SCOPES IN THE CITY EVENTS, ATTENDEES ARE ABLE TO OBSERVE THE SUN, MOON, JUPITER, SATURN, AND MORE. IN 2014, ADLER STAFF FACILITATED FOUR PROGRAMS. IN 2018, WE ARE ON TRACK TO FACILITATE MORE THAN THIRTY-FIVE PROGRAMS.IN SUMMER 2018, THE ADLER DEBUTED THE #LOOKUP COMMUNITY TELESCOPE PROGRAM. THE #LOOKUP COMMUNITY TELESCOPE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED WITH A SIMPLE GOAL: INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE THEIR OWN SKY OBSERVING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC. TWENTY EDUCATORS FROM CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND THE CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT PARTICIPATED IN A HANDS-ON WORKSHOP TO LEARN HOW TO OPERATE A TELESCOPE. THOSE EDUCATORS WILL RECEIVE A TELESCOPE IN FALL 2018 TO USE WITH THEIR VARIOUS AUDIENCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ONGOING VIDEOCONFERENCE SUPPORT SESSIONS AND FUTURE IN-PERSON WORKSHOP SESSIONS WILL SUPPORT THIS COHORT OF EDUCATORS GOING FORWARD INTO FUTURE YEARS.Desc
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (74 entries)

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BOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE B LARSON PHD
PRESIDENT AND CEO35.000.00Yes (X)$418,557$0$12,318
MARCIA HEUSER
VP, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION/CFO35.000.00Yes (X)$194,108$0$26,107
CATHLEEN BRUEGGEMANN
VP, DEVELOPMENT35.000.00$192,579$0$12,706Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER COMERFORD
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER35.000.00$169,789$0$22,165Yes (X)
SARAH COLE
VP, GUEST EXPERIENCE35.000.00$141,100$0$21,256Yes (X)
ANDREW JOHNSTON
VP, ASTRONOMY & COLLECTIONS35.000.00$141,136$0$0Yes (X)
MARC LAPIDES
CHIEF MARKETING & DEVELOP. OFFICER35.000.00$106,586$0$5,507Yes (X)
ERIN WILSON
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING35.000.00$106,065$0$3,708Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,469,920TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$103,767TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K8IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DIVERSE FACILITY SOLUTIONS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line112838 S CICERO AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityALSIPCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60803ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesJANITORIAL SERVICESServicesDesc
Compensation$445,221CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$850,171MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$1,617,544FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$2,584,668GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,253,215AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$133,123NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,305,598TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS900099$6,239,764$6,239,764
CAMPS AND ASTRO OVERNIGHTS900099$339,285$339,285
SKY SHOWS900099$108,881$108,881
OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE900099$47,329$47,329
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$6,735,259TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$818,898TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,703UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$817,195ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,167,117RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,167,117RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,167,117TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,167,117ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$375,376SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$345,447SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$29,929SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$29,929TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$29,929ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$107,210FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$1,617,544ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$490,134FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$382,924TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$382,924ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
FOOD SERVICE AND CONCESSIONS900099$537,239$537,239
MISCELLANEOUS900099$23,289$23,289
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$560,528OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,234,405TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,735,259RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,703UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,191,845ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$909,038TotalAmt
Program Services$713,071ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$106,127ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$89,840FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,509,199TotalAmt
Program Services$5,908,345ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$858,720ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$742,134FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$195,143TotalAmt
Program Services$140,230ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,604ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,309FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$474,122TotalAmt
Program Services$373,317ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,055ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,750FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$699,147TotalAmt
Program Services$594,943ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$79,495ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,709FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,839TotalAmt
Program Services$20,669ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,258ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,912FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,660TotalAmt
Program Services$56,521ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,910ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,229FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,503TotalAmt
Management And General$69,503ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,677,664TotalAmt
Program Services$1,182,942ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$244,373ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$250,349FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$530,449TotalAmt
Program Services$7,258ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$520,601ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,590FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$671,966TotalAmt
Program Services$508,597ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$71,011ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$92,358FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$196,085TotalAmt
Program Services$156,849ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,726ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,510FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$548,860TotalAmt
Program Services$439,033ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,211ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,616FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$168,011TotalAmt
Program Services$155,685ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,326ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$752,085TotalAmt
Program Services$601,593ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$94,838ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$55,654FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,152,370TotalAmt
Program Services$2,521,581ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$397,514ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$233,275FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$188,305TotalAmt
Program Services$151,916ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,932ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,457FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CLEANING AND MAINTENANC$553,760$442,953$69,829$40,978
EQUIPMENT, LEASES AND R$452,973$401,882$28,435$22,656
FOOD SERVICE AND CONCES$113,284$93,064$4,853$15,367

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$143,692TotalAmt
Program Services$163,091ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,556ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising-$36,955FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,102,155TotalAmt
Program Services$14,633,540ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,793,877ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,674,738FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$547,087BOYAmt
EOY$336,535EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,813,074BOYAmt
EOY$5,451,213EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,354,250BOYAmt
EOY$1,751,241EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$578,063BOYAmt
EOY$527,163EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,436BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$278,369BOYAmt
EOY$256,864EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$73,493,816LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$47,788,942LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,149,034BOYAmt
EOY$25,704,874EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,501,865BOYAmt
EOY$27,655,679EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,619BOYAmt
EOY$19,537EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$327BOYAmt
EOY$229,245EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,281,124BOYAmt
EOY$61,932,351EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,769,715BOYAmt
EOY$1,708,541EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,063,916BOYAmt
EOY$1,083,194EOYAmt

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$5,446,662BOYAmt
EOY$4,479,813EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,280,293BOYAmt
EOY$34,271,548EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,434,339BOYAmt
EOY$17,677,594EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,069,372BOYAmt
EOY$6,385,823EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,497,120BOYAmt
EOY$3,597,386EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,000,831BOYAmt
EOY$27,660,803EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,281,124BOYAmt
EOY$61,932,351EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,867,750ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,280,182NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$1,247,540OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$7,957,236CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,981,470CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,390,346CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,652,029CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,612,570CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,593,651TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,745,795CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,770,185CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,759,997CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,781,466CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,693,028CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,750,471TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,703,031CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,751,655CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,150,343CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,433,495CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,305,598CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$48,344,122TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,001,458SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$45,342,664PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,496,216CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,760,404CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,792,880CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,804,693CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,986,015CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,840,208TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$531,381CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$691,223CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$673,275CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$700,944CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$667,738CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,264,561TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$60,448,891TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$31,412,679GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.75010PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.75670PublicSupportPY170Pct
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. FUNDRAISING - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 119,800. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 148,550. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 112,250. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 121,510. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 107,210. RAFFLE - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 11,800. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 10,700. FOOD SERVICE AND CONCESSIONS - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 399,781. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 520,719. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 530,629. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 556,706. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 537,239.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,929,191BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$78,035ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$548,268InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$190,645OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,364,849EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.79790PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.20210TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$23,348,231DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,501,768BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,486,090OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,314,850DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,171,240BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,507,517OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,357,014DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,150,503BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$21,650,210OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,768,847DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,881,363BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$25,704,874TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED PENSION BENEFIT PLAN LIABILITY$3,950,285
RETIREMENT ANNUITY DUE TO FORMER OFFICER BENEFICIARY$48,237
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS$481,291
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,479,813TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$19,392,254TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,280,182NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$209,496DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$1,737,674OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$3,227,352RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$16,164,902RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$69,503InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$69,503RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$16,234,405TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$19,732,282TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$209,496DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$490,134OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$699,630ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$19,032,652ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$69,503InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$69,503ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$19,102,155TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS 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 RELATING TO ASTRONOMY. TODAY, THE ADLER POSSESSES A MAJOR COLLECTION OF HISTORIC SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS; COLLECTIONS OF 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 VALUE OF THE ORIGINAL GIFT.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT DIRECT EXPENSES 490,134. CHANGE IN VALUE OF DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN 687,172. UNREALIZED GAIN ON INTEREST RATE SWAP 560,368.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT DIRECT EXPENSES 490,134.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1CELESTIAL BALLEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,541,869GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,457,819CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$84,050GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$134,350FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$4,687EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$300,232OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2WOMEN IN SPACE SCIENCEEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$182,885GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$159,725CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$23,160GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$34,565FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$16,300OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,724,754GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,617,544CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$107,210GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$168,915FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$4,687EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$316,532OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$490,134DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$382,924NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
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 (5 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 PHD
PRESIDENT AND CEO$328,935$0$48,750$0$40,872$0$10,800$0$1,518$0$430,875$0$0$0
MARCIA HEUSER
VP, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION/CFO$193,879$0$0$0$229$0$7,030$0$19,077$0$220,215$0$0$0
CATHLEEN BRUEGGEMANN
VP, DEVELOPMENT$187,579$0$0$0$5,000$0$4,941$0$7,765$0$205,285$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER COMERFORD
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER$169,789$0$0$0$0$0$7,105$0$15,060$0$191,954$0$0$0
SARAH COLE
VP, GUEST EXPERIENCE$141,100$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$21,256$0$162,356$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ATHE PRESIDENT AND CEO, MICHELLE LARSON, HAS 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.
PART I, LINE 4ATHE FORMER CHIEF MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT OFFICER RECEIVED A LUMP SUM SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $49,410 DURING THE YEAR.
PART I, LINE 7BONUSES WERE PAID TO CERTAIN PERSONS LISTED IN PART VII, SECTION A AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND PRESIDENT AND CEO 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
Contribution12ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$61,033NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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$72,090NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED DISCLOSURES PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 6104. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THIS TIME.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN VALUE OF DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN 687,172. UNREALIZED GAIN ON INTEREST RATE SWAP 560,368.

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