LINCOLN CHILDRENS MUSEUM: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
LINCOLN CHILDRENS MUSEUM (EIN 47-0716636)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-06-18
IRS object ID
201811699349301026
Schema version
2017v2.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-06-18T15:17:29-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN470625816PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LUTZ AND COMPANY PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line113616 CALIFORNIA ST STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityOMAHACityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP681545336ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN470716636EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LINCOLN CHILDRENS MUSEUMBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLINCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4024770128PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11420 P STAddressLine1Txt
CityLINCOLNCityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP68508ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTARA KNUTHPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone4024770128PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJODY K DECKER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00089143PTIN
Phone4024968800PhoneNum
Preparation2018-05-29PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTARA KNUTHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11420 P STAddressLine1Txt
CityLINCOLNCityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP68508ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,345,004GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.LINCOLNCHILDRENSMUSEUM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1987FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE LINCOLN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM PROVIDES A UNIQUE SETTING FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS TO LEARN THROUGH DISCOVERY AND ACTIVE EXPERIMENTATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body18VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent18VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee68TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers695TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$585,135PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$563,709CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$579,126PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$642,051CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$45,411PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$38,810CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$94,745PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$42,093CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,304,417PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,286,663CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$731,729PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Other Expenses$754,528PYOtherExpensesAmt
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PY Total Expenses$1,486,257PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,529,973CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$181,840PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$243,310CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$7,146,282TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$7,026,162TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$483,544TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$289,736TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,662,738NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,736,426NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE LINCOLN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INVITES CHILDREN TO CREATE, DISCOVER AND LEARN THROUGH THE POWER OF PLAY.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,077,221ExpenseAmt
Revenue$684,144RevenueAmt
DescPROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING WHEREBY CHILDREN CAN LEARN ABOUT THE NATURAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF THE WORLD THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES AND EXHIBITS.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document4IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee68EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members18GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member18IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TARA KNUTHBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone4024774000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11420 P STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityLINCOLNCityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP68508ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

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LAYNE SUP
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIM KELLER
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ANDREW WILLIS
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN T CONNOR III
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY HOFFSCHNEIDER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRACY SANFORD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRITTA MUHLEISEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA BAIER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLI HOGELAND
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK WALKER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUSTIN REINEKE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAUREN PUGLIESE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN BADAMI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT CLARKE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH GOMEZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUSSELL RIPA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELE GOOD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOLLY LEWIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TARA KNUTH
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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All Other Contributions$149,071AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$563,709TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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ADMISSIONS900099$390,968$390,968
PROGRAM FEES900099$197,922$197,922
FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM900099$53,161$53,161
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Total Program Service Revenue$642,051TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Exclusion$36,357ExclusionAmt

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Securities$20,000SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$17,547SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$2,453SecuritiesAmt

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Total Revenue Column$2,453TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,453ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$73,774GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
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DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$9,113OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$83,202TotalAmt
Management And General$83,202ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Total$544,358TotalAmt
Program Services$361,760ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$99,967FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$37,447ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,603ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,361FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$33,747ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,841ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,105FundraisingAmt

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Total$25,135TotalAmt
Program Services$3,686ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,527ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$922FundraisingAmt

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Total$9,502TotalAmt
Management And General$9,502ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$34,427TotalAmt
Program Services$30,984ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,443ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$53,675TotalAmt
Program Services$38,316ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,359ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$45,424TotalAmt
Program Services$25,994ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,430ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$3,248TotalAmt
Program Services$3,248ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$2,306ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$933ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$560FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$2,772TotalAmt
Program Services$2,356ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$416ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$400,832TotalAmt
Program Services$381,983ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,849ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$33,856TotalAmt
Program Services$23,700ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,770ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,386FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
TELEPHONE AND UTILITIES$51,750$43,396$7,999$355
FUNDRAISING EXPENSES$23,000$23,000
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$22,825$19,401$3,424
EXHIBIT EXPENSE$13,302$13,302

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Program Services$55,595ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,965ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,202FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$1,529,973TotalAmt
Program Services$1,077,221ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$306,894ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$145,858FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$189,464BOYAmt
EOY$100,544EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$251,925BOYAmt
EOY$253,426EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$56,973BOYAmt
EOY$37,300EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$27,572BOYAmt
EOY$3,685EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$17,238BOYAmt
EOY$19,422EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,075BOYAmt
EOY$11,626EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$8,435,250LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$4,323,598LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,419,771BOYAmt
EOY$4,111,652EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,177,264BOYAmt
EOY$2,488,507EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,146,282BOYAmt
EOY$7,026,162EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,370BOYAmt
EOY$83,763EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$180,184BOYAmt
EOY$185,973EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$220,990BOYAmt
EOY$20,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$483,544BOYAmt
EOY$289,736EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,344,200BOYAmt
EOY$6,471,526EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$318,538BOYAmt
EOY$264,900EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,662,738BOYAmt
EOY$6,736,426EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,146,282BOYAmt
EOY$7,026,162EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$243,310ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$316,998NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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$871,536CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$915,819CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$689,473CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$575,964CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$563,709CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,616,501TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$454,810CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$494,265CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$579,126CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$675,031CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,693,346TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,370,629CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,183,738CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,155,090CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,238,740CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,309,847TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$6,309,847PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$68,612CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$56,213CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$45,138CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$36,357CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$274,288TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$68,612CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$56,213CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$45,138CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$36,357CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$274,288TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$82,988CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$82,336CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$94,745CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,113CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$353,552TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,513,988CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,522,229CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,322,287CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,294,973CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,284,210CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,937,687TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.90950PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.89590PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.03950InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.04300InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,177,264BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$355,808InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$35,063OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$9,502AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$2,488,507EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,003,022BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$174,242InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,177,264EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,009,206BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$4,084InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,100OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,003,022EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,857,803BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$161,964InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$10,561OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,009,206EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,572,440BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$289,363InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,857,803EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,358,742OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,866,510DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,492,232BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$193,261OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$167,386DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,875BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,883,247OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,289,702DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,593,545BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,111,652TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,218,867TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$316,998NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$615,206DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$932,204RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,286,663RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,286,663TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,145,179TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$615,206DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$615,206ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,529,973ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,529,973TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE MUSEUM FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF FASB CODIFICATION TOPIC 740-10 RELATED TO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE MUSEUM'S FEDERAL RETURNS OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) FOR DECEMBER 31, 2016, 2015 AND 2014 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED.
PART V, LINE 4:THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ESTABLISHED A FUND AT THEIR DIRECTION, TO BE HELD AND MANAGED AS A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF THE LINCOLN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. THE BOARD MAY, AT ITS DISCRETION, MAKE ADDITIONS TO THE FUND FROM TIME TO TIME AS THEY SEE FIT. THE BOARD HAS ESTABLISHED AN ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE PRUDENT INVESTMENT OF THIS FUND. WITHDRAWLS FROM THE FUND SHALL BE LIMITED TO EXHIBIT REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, RENOVATION AND MAJOR BUILDING REPAIRS. REQUEST FOR FUNDS SHALL BE MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, ENDORSED BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND THEN SENT TO THE ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE GIVEN AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. AT THE EXPIRATION OF THIS TIMEFRAME, THE FORM IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. CONCERNS BROUGHT FORTH DURING THE REVIEW PERIOD WILL BE ADDRESSED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANY DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST HAS A DUTY TO DISCLOSE SUCH INTEREST. ONCE DISCLOSED, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADDRESSES THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT ACCORDING TO THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY, INCLUDING FAILURE TO DISCLOSE, ARE GROUNDS FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD ARE REQUIRED TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT AND PLEDGE ADHERENCE TO THE POLICY AT LEAST ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE 2016 WORKFORCE SURVEY REPORT CONDUCTED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS AND ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS WAS USED AS THE COMPENSATION BENCHMARK FOR ALL PAID POSITIONS AT THE LINCOLN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. THE RANGES FOR EACH POSITION ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN THE 25TH AND 75TH PERCENTILE OF ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR IN SIZE AND SCOPE TO THE LINCOLN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. IF POSITIONS ARE FOUND TO BE BELOW THIS RANGE, A MARKET ADJUSTMENT IS PERFORMED TO ENSURE A FAIR AND COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION PACKAGE IS GIVEN TO STAFF. ANNUAL REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED TO EACH PAID STAFF POSITION AND MERIT RAISES OF 1% TO 4% ARE AWARDED TO THE EXTENT WARRANTED. THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS SUBJECT TO THE SAME PARAMETERS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND IS REVIEWED IN JULY OF EACH YEAR BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NO OFFICERS ARE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR DUTIES ON BEHALF OF THE LINCOLN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19IN THE INTEREST OF TRANSPARENCY TO COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND DONORS, THE MUSEUM WILLINGLY MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND IRS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROCESS: 1. INTERESTED PERSONS SHALL CONTACT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO REVIEW DOCUMENTS. IN MAKING SUCH CONTACT, INTERESTED PERSONS SHALL CLEARLY IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AND MAKE KNOWN THE INTENT UNDER WHICH THEY ARE MAKING SUCH A REQUEST. 2. AT THE APPOINTED TIME, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL MAKE REQUESTED DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE INTERESTED PERSON(S) AND MAKE HIMSELF/HERSELF AVAILABLE TO SAID PERSON(S) DURING THE ENTIRETY OF THE REVIEW TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL POINTS OF CLARIFICATION IF NEEDED. 3. INTERESTED PARTIES MAY REQUEST COPIES OF ANY OR ALL OF SAID DOCUMENTS DURING, BUT NOT IN LIEU OF, THE APPOINTED TIME.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES IN THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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