ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM (EIN 86-0111675)
Tax period
2017-10-01 to 2018-09-30
Filed
2019-06-05
IRS object ID
201941569349300944
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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MissionTHE MISSION OF THE ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM IS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO LIVE IN HARMONY WITH THE NATURAL WORLD BY FOSTERING LOVE, APPRECIATION, AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE SONORAN DESERT.MissionDesc
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DescTHE ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM IS A WORLD-RENOWNED ZOO, NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND BOTANICAL GARDEN. EXHIBITS REALISTICALLY RE-CREATE THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE OF THE SONORAN DESERT REGION. WITHIN THE MUSEUM GROUNDS, VISITORS WILL SEE OVER 230 SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND 1,200 KINDS OF PLANTS. THERE ARE ALMOST 2 MILES OF PATHS TRAVERSING 21 ACRES OF BEAUTIFUL DESERT. THE MUSEUM IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC VISITATION EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR. SINCE ITS OPENING IN 1952, APPROXIMATELY 22,848,000 PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD HAVE VISITED THE MUSEUM. OVER 21,000 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES CURRENTLY HOLD MEMBERSHIPS IN THE MUSEUM. IN FISCAL YEAR 2018, ATTENDANCE AT THE MUSEUM WAS 381,655 VISITORS.Desc

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DescCONSERVATION EDUCATION AND SCIENCE DEPARTMENT: CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND SCIENCE STAFF WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE TO DEVELOP AND DELIVER PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT ONLY SCIENTIFICALLY SOUND, BUT ARE ALSO TRANSLATED INTO PUBLIC EDUCATION AND RESULT IN MEANINGFUL CONSERVATION EFFORTS. USING THIS MODEL, SCIENTISTS AND EDUCATORS COLLABORATE IN WAYS THAT ARE MORE COST-EFFECTIVE, MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL FOR THE PROJECT AND THE MUSEUM, AND ATTRACTIVE TO BOTH FUNDERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S PROGRAMS PARTNER BROADLY ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE OF THE U.S. AND MEXICAN SCIENCE, EDUCATION, AND CONSERVATION COMMUNITY.MAJOR PROGRAM AREAS IN THE CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND SCIENCE DEPARTMENT:I. DOCENT PROGRAM: DOCENTS CONTRIBUTED 58,000 HOURS TO THE MUSEUM IN 2018DOCENTS ARE PART OF A MUSEUM-WIDE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, BUT DOCENTS DIFFER FROM OTHER VOLUNTEERS IN THE INTERPRETIVE NATURE OF THEIR WORK AND IN THE EXTENSIVE TRAINING SUCH WORK REQUIRES. ASDM DOCENTS ARE TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WHO INTERPRET THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE SONORAN DESERT REGION TO MUSEUM VISITORS AND TO GROUPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. IN DOING SO, THEY HELP THE MUSEUM FULFILL ITS CONSERVATION EDUCATION MISSION. DOCENTS ARE ADULTS OF ALL AGES, WALKS OF LIFE, AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 203 DOCENTS VOLUNTEERING ONE DAY PER WEEK (OR MORE). A DOCENT'S PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY IS INTERPRETATION OF THE MUSEUM GROUNDS. SUCH INTERPRETATION CONSISTS OF CONDUCTING TOURS FOR GENERAL VISITORS AND PERFORMING INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS OR SPECIAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THEME TALKS, LIVE ANIMAL INTERPRETATIONS, OR BEING STATIONED AT AN EXHIBIT.THE MUSEUM REQUIRES A MINIMUM TWO-YEAR COMMITMENT TO THE DOCENT PROGRAM. TO MAINTAIN ACTIVE STATUS, DOCENTS ARE REQUIRED TO DONATE A MINIMUM OF 144 HOURS OF INTERPRETATION PER YEAR ON THE MUSEUM GROUNDS. AN EXTENSIVE 15-WEEK DOCENT TRAINING IS REQUIRED AND AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION, TRAINEES ARE WELCOMED INTO THE DOCENT CORPS. TRAINEES MEET AT THE MUSEUM FOR A THREE-HOUR CLASS, TWO WEEKDAY MORNINGS EACH WEEK FOR FIFTEEN WEEKS (SOME CLASSES ARE ALL DAY SESSIONS). THE FIRST WEEKCONSISTS OF 4 MORNING ORIENTATION SESSIONS. THE CLASSES ARE TAUGHT BY MUSEUM CURATORIAL STAFF AND EDUCATORS. THE CURRICULUM IS COORDINATED BY THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION EDUCATION & SCIENCE AND FOCUSES ON SUCH AREAS AS CAUSES OF DESERTS, GEOLOGY OF THE SONORAN DESERT, ECOLOGICAL CONCEPTS, THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE REGION, INTERPRETIVE METHODS AND MUSEUM PHILOSOPHY. TRAINEES ARE REQUIRED TO SPEND TIME ON THE MUSEUM GROUNDS, OBSERVING DOCENT TOURS AND INTERPRETIVE PRESENTATIONS. THEY MUST RECEIVE PASSING SCORES ON SECTION QUIZZES, A MID-TERM EXAM, AND A FINAL EXAM. THE NEXT DOCENT TRAINING CLASS IS SCHEDULED FOR LATE SUMMER 2019.II. YOUTH AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM: TOTAL AUDIENCE SERVED IN 2018: 37,666YOUTH FIELD TRIPSTHE ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM IS A ZOO, BOTANIC GARDEN AND NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM ALL IN ONE! TEACHERS CAN STRUCTURE THEIR FIELD TRIPS USING A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, SUGGESTED CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES TO BE USED PRE AND POST- TRIP CAN BE DOWNLOADED. THESE HELP TO EXTEND AND DEEPEN THE LEARNING FROM A DESERT MUSEUM VISIT, AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. VISITING GROUPS CAN ALSO CHOOSE FROM 13 DIFFERENT DESERT DISCOVERY CLASSES AND LABS OFFERED IN MUSEUM CLASSROOM FACILITIES. NUMBERS SERVED IN 2018: 27,241DESERT ARKTHE DESERT ARK IS THE MUSEUM'S OUTREACH PROGRAM, BRINGING THE RESOURCES OF THE MUSEUM, INCLUDING EXPERT EDUCATORS AND LIVE ANIMALS, TO ALL PARTS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA, FROM SCHOOLS TO SENIOR CENTERS, AND FROM AJO TO SAFFORD. THE MUSEUM OFFERS 13 DIFFERENT DESERT ARK PROGRAMS, IN ADDITION TO CUSTOM PROGRAMS AVAILABLE BY REQUEST. NUMBERS SERVED IN 2018: 10,425SUMMER CAMPS HANDS-ON, MINDS-ON DAY AND OVERNIGHT CAMPS FOR CHILDREN IN GRADES 1-9. DESERT MUSEUM CAMPERS OBSERVE LIVE ANIMALS, CONDUCT SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS, CREATE COOL CRAFTS, SKETCH IN DESERT JOURNALS, HARVEST AND PREPARE DESERT FOODS, CAMP IN THE DESERT AND EXPLORE BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE DESERT MUSEUM. NUMBER SERVED IN 2018: 114JUNIOR DOCENT PROGRAMTHE DESERT MUSEUM JUNIOR DOCENT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR TUCSON AREA BOYS AND GIRLS AGES 13 TO 18. JUNIOR DOCENTS RECEIVE TRAINING ON THE PLANTS, ANIMALS AND GEOLOGY OF THE SONORAN DESERT REGION AND HOW TO INTERPRET (TEACH) IT TO OTHERS. DESERT MUSEUM MEMBERSHIP, SPECIAL PRIVILEGES AND RECOGNITION, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OUT WITH MUSEUM EVENTS ARE JUST SOME OF THE BENEFITS JUNIOR DOCENTS RECEIVE IN ADDITION TO BEING PART OF A WORLD FAMOUS MUSEUM! DURING THEIR TWO-YEAR TERM AS A JUNIOR DOCENT, TEENS TYPICALLY DEVELOP SELF-CONFIDENCE, PUBLIC SPEAKING ABILITY AND A GREAT DEPTH OF NATURAL HISTORY KNOWLEDGE. NUMBER SERVED IN 2018: 14COATI KIDS CLUBTHIS MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM FOR KIDS OFFERS FREE ADMISSION ALL YEAR LONG, EIGHT SPECIAL EVENTS FOR CLUB MEMBERS, A CLUB T-SHIRT AND EXPLORER'S PACK AND A SEMI-ANNUAL NEWSLETTER, JUST FOR KIDS. IN ADDITION, EIGHT SONORAN DESERT FOCUSED SPECIAL EVENTS SUCH AS A MOUNTAINS, MINES AND MINERALS HIKE, A MEET THE BEETLES! CLASS, AND A MT. LEMMON SKY SCHOOL OVERNIGHT ADVENTURE WERE OFFERED TO CLUB MEMBERS.NUMBERS SERVED IN 2018: 84 CLUB MEMBERS REPRESENTING 40 FAMILIES, CLUB EVENTS INCLUDED 280 PARTICIPANTSPUBLIC CLASSES, TRIPS AND TOURS FOR ADULTS AND FAMILIESTHESE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO CREATE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR SONORAN DESERT AND TECHNIQUES AND TIPS FOR DESERT LIVING. CLASSES ARE OFFERED ON TOPICS SUCH AS NATURALHISTORY, GARDENING, WATER HARVESTING, COOKING WITH NATIVE FOODS. THE TRIPS OFTEN HAVE MORE OF AN ETHNOGRAPHIC BENT, SUCH AS THE HOPI AND NAVAJO COUNTRY TOUR. OUR INTERNATIONAL TRIPS ARE THEMED ON SOUTHWESTERN CULTURE AND ITS DEEPER ORIGINS.NUMBERS SERVED IN 2018: 438Desc

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DescTHE ART INSTITUTE:THE ART INSTITUTE AT THE ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM PROMOTES CONSERVATION OF THE SONORAN DESERT REGION THROUGH ART CLASSES, ART EXHIBITS AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE MUSEUM ART COLLECTION FOR AREA RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD.THE ART INSTITUTE'S OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY VISUAL ARTS EXPERIENCE FOR ALL AGES. CLASSES ARE TAUGHT BY PROFESSIONALS AND RELATE TO OUR LIVING COLLECTIONS AND THE REGION TO ORGANIZE AND INTERPRET EXISTING ART COLLECTIONS AND TO CREATE GALLERY EXHIBITS THAT ARE RELEVANT AND INSPIRING TO SERVE THE MISSION OF THE DESERT MUSEUM. IN FISCAL YEAR 2018, THE ART INSTITUTE SERVED 853 STUDENTS, OFFERED 205 DIFFERENT ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES, TAUGHT BY 27 INSTRUCTORS. STUDENTS CAME FROM 28 DIFFERENT STATES AND 4 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. 3 STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM AND THERE WERE 135 BRAND NEW STUDENTS WHO ENTERED THE PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, 13 VISITING MASTER ARTIST WORKSHOPS TOOK PLACE.OUR NATURE ILLUSTRATION CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IS THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES. THESE CLASSES ARE DESIGNED AROUND AN ART CURRICULUM WITH A FOCUS ON SONORAN DESERT SUBJECT MATTER. STUDENTSACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE SUBJECTS OF THEIR WORK SUCH AS RAPTORS, MAMMALS, DESERT BIRDS, REPTILES, AND PLANTS IN ADDITION TO LEARNING HOW TO DRAW, PAINT, PHOTOGRAPH AND WORK IN A VARIETY OF ILLUSTRATION MEDIA. THERE ARE 15 REQUIRED COURSES AND 100 HOURS OF ELECTIVE CLASSES THAT PRECEDE THE PORTFOLIO REVIEW. AFTER COMPLETION OF ALL REQUIREMENTS, STUDENTS RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION IN NATURE ART. THE CERTIFICATE PROVIDES INCENTIVE FOR STUDENTS TO PURSUE AND GROW THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE SONORAN DESERT REGION. VANISHING CIRCLES IS A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL PAINTINGS DEPICTING DISAPPEARING WILDLIFE, PLANTS AND HABITATS OF THE SONORAN DESERT, CREATED BY INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ARTISTS. IN 2018 THE MUSEUM ADDED 4 PAINTINGS TO THE COLLECTION. VANISHING CIRCLES WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND TRAVEL, ACTING AS A MULTI-MEDIA INTERPRETIVE TOOL FOR THE SONORAN DESERT REGION AND TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION THROUGH VISUAL ARTS EDUCATION. THE IRONWOOD GALLERY AND BALDWIN EDUCATION GALLERY CONTINUES TO HAVE 8 TO 12 DIFFERENT EXHIBITS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND DISPLAYS OVER 400 UNIQUE PIECES OF ART BY OVER 200 DIFFERENT ARTISTS. THESE ART EXHIBITS SERVE THE MISSION OF THE DESERT MUSEUM BY EXTENDING THE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE, INTERPRETING BOTH HABITAT AND WILDLIFE TO OUR VISITORS. THERE ARE 56 VOLUNTEERS WHO GIVE THEIR TIME TO KEEP THE GALLERY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, 7 DAYS A WEEK. OUR VISITORS ARE GUARANTEED AN ACCESSIBLE, EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT PROMOTES APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE SONORAN DESERT. IN 2018 THE GALLERY HAD OVER 49,475 VISITORS. THE GALLERY EXHIBITS EXPANDED TO THE BALDWIN EDUCATION BUILDING. A ROSTER OF REGIONAL EXHIBITS HELD IN THE EDUCATION BUILDING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE IRONWOOD GALLERY IS ANOTHER CREATIVE EXPERIENCE FOR GUESTS. IN 2018 11 ART EXHIBITS WERE PRODUCED, 9 ART OPENINGS TOOK PLACE, 321 DIFFERENT PIECES OF ART WERE DISPLAYED CREATED BY 2270 ARTISTS. 40 PIECES OF ART WERE SOLD.Desc
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (28 entries)

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TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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JOHN D DOERR DDS
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LYNN ERICKSEN
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J FELIPE GARCIA
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LISA K HARRIS PHD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUSSELL L JONES
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSE LEVER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANGELA FAITH LISTON
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LISA LOVALLO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHANNAN MARTY
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BOBBY PRESENT
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ALYCE SADONGEI
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PETER W SALTER
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JOHN P SCHAEFER PHD
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PETER WAND
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CHANDLER WARDEN
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WILLIAM H LOMICKA
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ERIK BAKKEN
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
KEVIN E BONINE PHD
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
NANNON ROOSA
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOAN SCOTT
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CRAIG IVANYI
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CAROLYN CARSON
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
DESERT MOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION
8061 W TANGERINE ROADMARANAAZ85658BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$1,484,073
SIMPLY BITS
5225 N SABINO CANYON ROADTUCSONAZ85750IT SERVICES$227,763
SOUTH OF THE BORDER TOURS
7937 E CORONADO ROADTUCSONAZ85750TOUR GUIDE$192,715
ALPHAGRAPHICS
2500 N COYOTE DRIVE 110TUCSONAZ85745PRINTING SERVICES$160,726
DARK HORSE MEDIA LLC
4441 E 5TH STREETTUCSONAZ85711ADVERTISING MEDIA$136,378
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K8CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$589,013MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$206,209FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$73,185GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,026,485AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$197,119NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,894,892TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS713990$4,106,524$4,106,524
MEMBERSHIP DUES713990$1,347,618$1,347,618
EDUCATION713990$450,186$450,186
OTHER713990$411,201$411,201
ART INSTITUTE713990$131,573$131,573
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$6,447,102TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$364,993TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$364,993ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,980TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,980ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$838,514RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$74,339RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$764,175RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$764,175TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$764,175ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,392,066SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,889,394SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$502,672SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$502,672TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$502,672ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$158,103FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$206,209ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$169,742FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$11,639TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$11,639ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$5,775GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$0GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,775TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$5,775ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$39,462GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$28,308CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,154TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$11,154RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescVENDING MACHINESDesc
Business713990BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$3,939TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,939RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$3,939OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,985,043TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,462,195RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,627,956ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$257,204TotalAmt
Management And General$257,204ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,787,918TotalAmt
Program Services$3,920,931ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$659,066ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$207,921FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$95,422TotalAmt
Program Services$78,266ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,478ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,678FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$745,794TotalAmt
Program Services$632,849ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$84,078ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,867FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$432,519TotalAmt
Program Services$347,781ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$68,974ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,764FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,620TotalAmt
Program Services$5,582ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$751ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$287FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,090TotalAmt
Program Services$32,960ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,434ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,696FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,500TotalAmt
Fundraising$13,500FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$194,510TotalAmt
Management And General$194,510ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$433,777TotalAmt
Program Services$248,662ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$148,598ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,517FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$183,534TotalAmt
Program Services$21,567ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$161,867ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$100FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$577,368TotalAmt
Program Services$352,775ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,857ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$185,736FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,593TotalAmt
Program Services$30,552ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,050ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,991FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,153TotalAmt
Program Services$3,153ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$468,898TotalAmt
Program Services$468,898ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$258,304TotalAmt
Program Services$257,715ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$368ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$221FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,497TotalAmt
Program Services$29,863ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,847ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,787FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,145,630TotalAmt
Program Services$1,145,630ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$103,182TotalAmt
Program Services$93,895ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,084ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$203FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
ANIMAL EXPENSE$401,280$401,280
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR$192,133$191,595$538
OTHER EXPENSES$192,038$165,884$2,804$23,350

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,627,964TotalAmt
Program Services$8,429,838ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,696,516ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$501,610FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,350BOYAmt
EOY$17,800EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,750,464BOYAmt
EOY$1,029,231EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$506,391BOYAmt
EOY$389,169EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$134,684BOYAmt
EOY$64,229EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$222,309BOYAmt
EOY$201,754EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,894BOYAmt
EOY$83,207EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$42,659,579LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$26,561,509LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,573,734BOYAmt
EOY$16,098,070EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,230,445BOYAmt
EOY$10,103,692EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$539,778BOYAmt
EOY$526,194EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,025,049BOYAmt
EOY$28,513,346EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$986,700BOYAmt
EOY$772,368EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$593,838BOYAmt
EOY$461,396EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,427BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,583,965BOYAmt
EOY$1,233,764EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,572,265BOYAmt
EOY$21,537,153EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,705,578BOYAmt
EOY$1,577,182EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,163,241BOYAmt
EOY$4,165,247EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,441,084BOYAmt
EOY$27,279,582EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,025,049BOYAmt
EOY$28,513,346EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,357,079ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$515,081NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$3,500OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,042,647CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,284,089CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,346,718CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,793,937CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,821,707CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,289,098TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,653,676CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,971,815CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,153,740CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,655,363CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,486,564CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$26,921,158TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$45,091CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$67,445CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$52,099CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$76,898CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$73,185CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$314,718TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,741,414CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,323,349CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,552,557CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,526,198CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,381,456CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$48,524,974TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,489,970CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$922,940CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,368,387CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,242,316CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,730,486CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,754,099TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,489,970CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$922,940CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,368,387CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,242,316CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,730,486CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,754,099TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$39,770,875PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$826,513CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$884,880CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$746,013CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,090,951CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,205,487CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,753,844TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$826,513CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$884,880CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$746,013CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,090,951CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,205,487CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,753,844TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,020CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$8,020TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,752CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,839CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,412CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,452CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,939CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,394TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,570,679CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,211,068CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,310,002CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,620,601CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,590,882CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$53,303,232TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.74610PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.78170PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.08920InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.08880InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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 SaleYes (1)SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,632,063BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$127,504ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$357,339InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$160,775OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$34,511AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$7,921,620EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,901,262BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$699,498ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$700,116InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$601,767OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$67,046AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$7,632,063EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,157,993BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$516,031ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$635,706InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$824,618OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$108,259AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$7,376,853EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,885,914BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,742,649ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$266,861InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$90,485OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$113,224AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$7,157,993EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,944,465BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$715,358ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$347,529InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,010,730OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$110,708AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,885,914EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.51000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.47000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.02000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$226,500InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$226,500BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$39,107,598OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$23,694,499DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,413,099BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,325,481OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,867,010DepreciationAmt
Book Value$458,471BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$16,098,070TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,502,626TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$515,081NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$515,081RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$13,017,707RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$41,675InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$74,339OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$32,664RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$12,985,043TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,664,126TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$77,839OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$77,839ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,586,287ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$41,675InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$2OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$41,677ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,627,964TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:THE COLLECTIONS, WHICH WERE ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE MUSEUM'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, OR AS DECREASES IN TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF THE ASSETS USED TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS ARE RESTRICTED BY DONORS. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PROCEEDS FROM DE-ACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED AS INCREASES IN THE APPROPRIATE NET ASSET CLASSES.
PART III, LINE 4:THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS CONSIST SUBSTANTIALLY OF LIVING AND NONLIVING NATURAL HISTORY OBJECTS RELATED TO THE MUSEUM'S INTERPRETIVE REGION (THE SONORAN DESERT AND ADJACENT HABITATS). COLLECTIONS ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CERTAIN FREE-LIVING ORGANISMS, COLLECTIONS ARE CATALOGUED, PRESERVED AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY.
PART V, LINE 4:THE MUSEUM'S ENDOWMENT AND OPERATING RESERVE CONSISTS OF AN INDIVIDUAL FUND ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES. THE ENDOWMENT INCLUDES BOTH DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS, AND AS REQUIRED BY GAAP, NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON THE EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS.
PART X, LINE 2:FIN 48 (ASC 740) FOOTNOTE FROM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: THE MUSEUM IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER BOTH FEDERAL (INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3)) AND ARIZONA INCOME TAX LAWS, AND IS CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 509(A)(2). INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE MUSEUM'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE, HOWEVER, MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBTI). GAAP REQUIRES MANAGEMENT TO PERFORM AN EVALUATION OF ALL TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE MUSEUM'S TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TAX POSITIONS MEET A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD OF BEING SUSTAINED UNDER EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. THIS EVALUATION IS REQUIRED TO BE PERFORMED FOR ALL OPEN TAX YEARS, AS DEFINED BY THE VARIOUS STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, FOR FEDERAL AND STATE PURPOSES. THE MUSEUM IS REQUIRED TO FILE INFORMATIONAL RETURNS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE PURPOSES AND, IF THEY HAVE UBTI, FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS. MANAGEMENT HAS PERFORMED ITS EVALUATION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON ALL OPEN TAX YEARS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO POSITIONS TAKEN THAT DO NOT MEET THE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD. FROM TIME TO TIME, THE MUSEUM MAY BE SUBJECT TO PENALTIES AND INTEREST ASSESSED BY VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES, WHICH ARE CLASSIFIED AS ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES, IF THEY OCCUR.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES -74,339.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES 74,339. UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES 3,500.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:ROUNDING 2.
PART III, LINE 5:IN ADDITION TO ITEMS DONATED FOR ITS COLLECTIONS, THE MUSEUM RECEIVES DONATIONS OF ART AND SIMILAR ASSETS TO BE AUCTIONED AT ITS ANNUAL GALA.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$364,312GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$206,209CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$158,103GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$1,605RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$53,060FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$115,077OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$364,312GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$206,209CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$158,103GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$1,605RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$53,060FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$115,077OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$169,742DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$11,639NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$450NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesDONOR ESTIMATEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$950NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesDONOR ESTIMATEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$234NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesDONOR ESTIMATEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Closely Held Stock SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution5ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$51,746NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesTRADING PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Collectibles CollectiblesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution10ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$6,521NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesDONOR ESTIMATEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Scientific Specimens ScientificSpecimensGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$3,800NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesDONOR ESTIMATEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)WATER1$73,185DONOR ESTIMATE
Yes (X)AUCTION ITEMS127$57,734DONOR ESTIMATE
Yes (X)OTHER10$2,499DONOR ESTIMATE
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
ExplanationPART I, COLUMN (B) REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RATHER THAN THE NUMBER OF ITEMS RECEIVED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THERE IS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS, ALL OF WHOM HAVE THE SAME VOTING RIGHTS WHICH ARE TO ELECT NEW TRUSTEES BY BALLOT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AMEMBERS ELECT TRUSTEES BY BALLOT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA DRAFT COPY OF FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO THE MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COUNCIL. THE MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COUNCIL, ALONG WITH THE CEO AND CFO, REVIEW ALL SCHEDULES AND NARRATIVES FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS. AFTER THE APPROVAL OF THE FINANCE COUNCIL, A COPY OF FORM 990 IS FORWARDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CNEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND NEW EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ACKNOWLEDGE IN WRITING THAT S/HE HAS DONE SO. ANNUALLY, EACH BOARD MEMBER COMPLETES A DISCLOSURE FORM IDENTIFYING ANY RELATIONSHIP, POSITIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH S/HE IS INVOLVED THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISING. PRIOR TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR COMMITTEE ACTION ON A CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION INVOLVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, A DIRECTOR OR COMMITTEE MEMBER HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND WHO IS IN ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETING SHALL DISCLOSE ALL FACTS MATERIAL TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE NOT PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE OR HEAR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE'S OR COMMITTEE'S DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER EXCEPT TO DISCLOSE THE MATERIAL FACTS AND TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS. AN EMPLOYEE WHO IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DISCLOSES TO HIS/HER SUPERVISOR ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT SUCH EMPLOYEE HAS WITH RESPECT TO A CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS BOARD DISCRETIONARY AND IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH CONSISTS OF INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS USING BOTH LOCAL ANNUAL COMPENSATION SURVEY DATA AS WELL AS THE COMPENSATION SURVEY DATA PROVIDED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS & AQUARIUMS MEMBER COMPENSATION SURVEY THAT IS PUBLISHED EVERY TWO YEARS. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER'S COMPENSATION IS CALCULATED USING SALARY GRADES THAT REPRESENT A GROUPING OF POSITIONS THAT ARE ALIKE IN RESPONSIBILITY AND SCOPE AND ARE BASED ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS INCLUDING: AVERAGE MARKET PAY, THE MUSEUM'S ABILITY TO PAY AND INTERNAL EQUITY. SALARY GRADES ARE ESTABLISHED BASED ON THE COMPETITIVE MARKET USING STATE AND LOCAL SALARY SURVEYS AND THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS & AQUARIUMS MEMBER COMPENSATION SURVEY. SALARY AND BENEFITS FOR THIS POSITION ARE INCREASED OR DECREASED BASED ON THE SAME ANNUAL PERCENTAGE INCREASE AS ALL OTHER STAFF.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:LOSSES ON UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES -3,500.

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