FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (EIN 36-2167011)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-11-06
IRS object ID: 201803109349302395
Schema version: 2017v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-11-06T17:43:46-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	381357951	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PLANTE & MORAN PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA 9TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60606	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	362167011	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	FIEL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3129229410	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1400 SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606052827	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LE MONTE G BOOKER SR	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3129229410	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-10-30	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LU ANN TRAPP	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01506476	PTIN
Phone	3122071040	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-10-17	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	69.136.173.86	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-10-30	IPDt
IP Tm	12:48:21	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	BC3C601473DBFA21F2EC98090FDE5B85B06AE70F	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	RICHARD W LARIVIERE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1400 SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606052827	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$180,932,353	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.FIELDMUSEUM.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1893	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE MUSEUM IS AN INDEPENDENT CENTER OF LEARNING THAT ENGAGES IN RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	79	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	78	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	734	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	703	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$4,201,005	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$697,655	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$38,223,933	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$48,662,844	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$35,836,777	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$32,479,741	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$16,593,478	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$42,638,109	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$193,219	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$193,226	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$90,460,969	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$123,587,468	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$194,921	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$265,850	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$33,253,625	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$33,848,083	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$212,574	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$283,603	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$4,534,360	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$46,743,600	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$44,629,337	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$80,404,720	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$79,026,873	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$10,056,249	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$44,560,595	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$677,332,895	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$731,436,598	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$204,761,616	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$205,043,754	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$472,571,279	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$526,392,844	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE FIELD MUSEUM IS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION CONCERNED WITH THE DIVERSITY AND RELATIONSHIPS IN NATURE AND AMONG CULTURES. IT PROVIDES COLLECTION-BASED RESEARCH AND LEARNING FOR GREATER PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE WORLD (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) IN WHICH WE LIVE. ITS COLLECTIONS, PUBLIC LEARNING PROGRAMS, AND RESEARCH ARE INSEPARABLY LINKED TO SERVE A DIVERSE PUBLIC OF VARIED AGES, BACKGROUNDS AND KNOWLEDGE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$29,096,919	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$261,191	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,068,291	RevenueAmt
Desc	SCIENCE & EDUCATION: SCIENCE AND EDUCATION CONSISTS OF FOUR COMPLEMENTARY CENTERS-THE COLLECTIONS CENTER, THE INTEGRATIVE RESEARCH CENTER, THE SCIENCE ACTION CENTER, AND THE LEARNING CENTER. TOGETHER, THESE CENTERS ADVANCE THE MUSEUM'S MISSION OF UNDERSTANDING THE PAST, EXPLORING ITS PRESENT, AND SHAPING A FUTURE FOR THE EARTH THAT IS RICH WITH BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY. THE COLLECTIONS AMOUNT TO OVER 30,000,000 NATURAL OBJECTS AND MAN-MADE ARTIFACTS SPANNING THE MUSEUM'S FOUR DISCIPLINES - ANTHROPOLOGY, BOTANY, GEOLOGY, AND ZOOLOGY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$15,670,162	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$4,659	GrantAmt
Revenue	$21,599,993	RevenueAmt
Desc	PUBLIC PROGRAMS: THE MUSEUM BRINGS SCIENCE TO LIFE WITH MORE THAN 400,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE DEVOTED TO EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMS. IN 2017, THE MUSEUM WELCOMED MORE THAN 1,560,000 VISITORS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$11,697,531	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$231,305	RevenueAmt
Desc	MUSEUM SERVICES: THE MUSEUM HAS APPROXIMATELY 1,300,000 SQUARE FEET FOR WHICH MUSEUM SERVICES PROVIDES ENGINEERING, MAINTENANCE, AND SECURITY, AS WELL AS DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE SCIENCE AND EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$10,000,154	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$9,580,152	RevenueAmt
Desc	MUSEUM OUTREACH, BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AND STRATEGIC SCIENCE INITIATIVES	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$10,000,154	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$9,580,152	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$66,464,766	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (1)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	0	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	0	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	Yes (1)	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	144	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	734	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	79	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	78	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AZ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LE MONTE G BOOKER SR	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3126657240	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1400 S LAKESHORE DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606052496	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (96 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
RICHARD LARIVIERE
PRESIDENT + CEO	35.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$597,742	$0	$162,648
SUSAN M BENTON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JUDSON BERGMAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HOWARD B BERNICK
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMY E BEST
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NORMAN R BOBINS
VICE CHAIR, AUDIT	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN L BUCKSBAUM
VICE CHAIR, FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN A CANNING JR
BOARD MEMBER	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREGORY C CASE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR RICHARD A CHAIFETZ
VICE CHAIR, RETIREMENT AND BENEFITS	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD W COLBURN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EDUARDO F CONRADO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KENNETH W COQUILLETTE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID COTTON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK J COZZI
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SIR PETER CRANE FRS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KERMIT R CRAWFORD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT W CRAWFORD JR
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARSHA A CRUZAN
VICE CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
OSCAR A DAVID
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LOUIS T DELGADO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROGER K DEROMEDI
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DANIEL DIERMEIER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD ELDEN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES M FALCONE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARSHALL FIELD V
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL E FLANNERY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES S FRANK
VICE CHAIR, SCIENCE ACTION	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARSHALL B FRONT
VICE CHAIR, INVESTMENT	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILBUR H GANTZ III
VICE CHAIR, COLLECTIONS	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RONALD J GIDWITZ
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT H GORDON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JACK M GREENBERG
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JUDY GREFFIN
VICE CHAIR, FINANCE	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KELLY J GRIER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEWIS S GRUBER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ADNAAN HAMID
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CARYN HARRIS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID D HILLER
VICE CHAIR, INTEGRATIVE RESEARCH	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMEE C FIELD KANE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TODD KAPLAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL L KEISER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CONSTANCE T KELLER
BOARD CHAIR	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY B KELLER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD L KEYSER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM C KUNKLER III
VICE CHAIR, GOVERNANCE	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RANDOLPH R KURTZ
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIANE VON SCHLEGELL LEVY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARGARET B MACLEAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR PATRICIA MARROQUIN NORBY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
W JAMES MCNERNEY JR
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BOBBY MEHTA
VICE CHAIR, LEARNING	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CLARE MUNANA
VICE CHAIR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MADHAVAN NAYAR
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NEIL S NOVICH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES J O'CONNOR JR
BOARD MEMBER	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL O'GRADY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER A O'HERLIHY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID C PARRY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AURIE A PENNICK
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN F PODJASEK III
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER B POND
VICE CHAIR, EXHIBITIONS	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD S PRICE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN RAU
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUGLAS P REGAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS S RICKETTS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN W ROWE
CHAIR EMERITUS	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL J SACKS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JESSICA P SAROWITZ
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NYDIA SEARLE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR MICHAEL E SEVERINO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAI SHEKHAWAT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALEJANDRO SILVA
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ADELE S SIMMONS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW K SIMON
SECRETARY	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAWN L SOLOMON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS S SOULELES
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK TEBBE
VICE CHAIR, TECHNOLOGY	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK R WALTER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EVERETT S WARD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAURA S WASHINGTON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MELVIN D WILLIAMS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
W ROCKWELL WIRTZ
VICE CHAIR, MARKETING	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PATRICK WOOD-PRINCE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JASON M WORTENDYKE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LE MONTE BOOKER
CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER	35.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$265,749	$0	$32,961
CHARLES KATZENMEYER
VP, INSITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT	35.00	0.00			$264,061	$0	$23,769	Yes (X)
THORSTEN LUMBSCH
VP, SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	35.00	0.00			$178,860	$0	$25,986	Yes (X)
RAYMOND DETHORNE
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER	35.00	0.00			$262,830	$0	$25,861	Yes (X)
SHAWN VANDERZIEL
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER	35.00	0.00			$179,511	$0	$20,534	Yes (X)
DEBRA MOSKOVITS
VP, STRATEGIC SCIENCE INITITATIVES	35.00	0.00			$215,727	$0	$23,322	Yes (X)
R L GRANDE
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CURATOR	35.00	0.00			$198,151	$0	$34,322		Yes (X)
OLIVIER RIEPPEL
CURATOR AND SECTION HEAD	35.00	0.00			$191,013	$0	$26,622		Yes (X)
EVA BYNUM
DIRECTOR, SCIENCE ACTION CENTER	35.00	0.00			$188,032	$0	$21,663		Yes (X)
LORI BRESLAUER
GENERAL COUNSEL	35.00	0.00			$155,124	$0	$30,457		Yes (X)
GARY FEINMAN
CURATOR	35.00	0.00			$163,442	$0	$24,374		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,860,242	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$452,519	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	31	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
THE HILL GROUP
11045 GAGE AVE	FRANKLIN PARK	IL	60131	CONSTRUCTION	$2,668,989
DEPUE MECHANICAL INC
113 S RIDGE ROAD	MINOOKA	IL	60447	CONSTRUCTION	$1,400,551
OMD USA LLC
195 BROADWAY	NEW YORK	NY	10007	ADVERTISING	$971,802
MONTERREY SECURITY CONSULTANTS INC
2232 S BLUE ISLAND AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60608	SECURITY SERVICES	$807,420
ORTIZ BUILDERS INC
3607 W 26TH STREET	CHICAGO	IL	60623	CONSTRUCTION	$679,853

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	38	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$2,417,026	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$6,875,766	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$39,370,052	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$847,896	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$48,662,844	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
ADMISSIONS	900099	$17,708,702	$17,708,702
EVENT INCOME	900099	$4,281,656	$155,246	$4,126,410
TRAVELING EXHIBITS	900099	$3,340,147	$3,340,147
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$2,230,679	$2,230,679
COMMISSIONS	900099	$2,163,882	$2,163,882

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,754,675	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,752,675	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$2,000	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$32,479,741	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,257,718	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$72,595	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$5,185,123	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$115,387	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$115,387	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$94,183,461	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$56,803,070	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$37,380,391	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$37,380,391	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$37,380,391	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$233,202	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$2,417,026	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$541,815	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$308,613	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$308,613	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$123,587,468	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$28,351,331	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$4,201,005	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$42,372,288	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,659	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,659	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$147,732	TotalAmt
Program Services	$147,732	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$81,459	TotalAmt
Program Services	$81,459	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,279,561	TotalAmt
Program Services	$770,637	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$842,219	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$666,705	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,993,959	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,797,340	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,517,968	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,678,651	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,290,933	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,094,324	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$93,334	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$103,275	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,440,731	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,307,777	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$538,002	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$594,952	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,842,899	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,524,261	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$155,541	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$163,097	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$104,661	TotalAmt
Management And General	$104,661	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$173,317	TotalAmt
Management And General	$173,317	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$60,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$283,603	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$283,603	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$990,011	TotalAmt
Management And General	$990,011	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,212,838	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,468,867	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$345,290	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$398,681	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,086,455	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,077,893	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,365	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,197	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,185,564	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,462,764	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,312,975	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$409,825	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,482,639	TotalAmt
Program Services	$960,474	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$522,165	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$252,177	TotalAmt
Program Services	$252,177	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,170,233	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,788,607	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$319,349	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$62,277	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,021,172	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,584,089	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$321,888	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$115,195	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,289,469	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,109,706	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$127,861	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$51,902	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$395,787	TotalAmt
Management And General	$395,787	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	UNRELATED BUSINESS INCO	Desc
Total	$205,014	TotalAmt
Management And General	$205,014	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,026,873	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,464,766	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,027,747	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,534,360	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,777,972	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,190,946	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$56,555,127	BOYAmt
EOY	$44,620,031	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,572,399	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,669,283	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,967,510	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,752,944	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$138,680	BOYAmt
EOY	$129,294	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,478,173	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,982,729	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$449,334,759	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$218,626,411	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$233,875,850	BOYAmt
EOY	$230,708,348	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$100,972,136	BOYAmt
EOY	$151,251,939	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$230,488,810	BOYAmt
EOY	$249,835,058	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,506,238	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,296,026	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$677,332,895	BOYAmt
EOY	$731,436,598	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,978,645	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,095,623	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,525,803	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,082,573	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$165,223,585	BOYAmt
EOY	$164,325,427	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,033,583	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,540,131	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$204,761,616	BOYAmt
EOY	$205,043,754	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$233,026,714	BOYAmt
EOY	$248,716,175	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$86,066,331	BOYAmt
EOY	$116,586,258	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$153,478,234	BOYAmt
EOY	$161,090,411	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$472,571,279	BOYAmt
EOY	$526,392,844	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$677,332,895	BOYAmt
EOY	$731,436,598	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$44,560,595	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$9,768,034	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$507,064	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$23,508,548	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$48,657,237	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$60,529,880	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$34,818,310	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$45,408,951	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$212,922,926	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,607,427	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,690,148	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,717,121	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,686,336	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,483,967	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$28,184,999	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$29,115,975	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$54,347,385	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$66,247,001	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$40,504,646	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$50,892,918	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$241,107,925	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$43,870,951	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$197,236,974	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,300,242	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,055,098	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,818,730	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,805,228	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,373,105	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$23,352,403	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$611,914	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$946,745	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$859,697	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$848,736	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$697,656	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,964,748	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$896,484	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total	$896,484	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$269,321,560	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$157,893,407	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.73230	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.76050	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	Yes (1)	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (1)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	Yes (1)	MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members	$50	MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$1,500	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (1)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$72,609	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$74,159	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE MUSEUM DEVOTED AN INSUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS ACTIVITIES TO MONITORING AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATURES IN AN EFFORT TO FURTHER LEGISLATION WHICH MIGHT BENEFIT THE MUSEUM. IN ADDITION TO MINIMAL EMPLOYEE TIME ALLOCATED TO LOBBYING, A CONSULTANT WAS PAID $60,000 FOR THEIR SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THESE ACTIVITIES IN 2017. THE CONSULTANT PROVIDES STRATEGIC COUNSEL TO THE MUSEUM REGARDING RELATIONS MATTERS AND PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL STAFF TO CARRY OUT GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included	$0	RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included	$1	AssetsIncludedAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$369,482,719	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$19,764,374	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$49,700,979	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$16,304,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$990,011	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$421,654,061	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$346,238,286	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$20,783,608	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$19,381,431	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$15,874,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,046,606	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$369,482,719	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$346,592,799	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$12,782,333	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,678,313	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$14,787,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,028,159	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$346,238,286	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$341,408,704	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,113,504	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$16,912,794	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$14,827,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,015,203	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$346,592,799	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$299,203,583	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$6,398,159	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$51,278,220	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$14,586,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$885,258	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$341,408,704	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.51650	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.16410	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.31940	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$315,127,812	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$157,200,607	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$157,927,205	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$103,446,810	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$49,934,698	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$53,512,112	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$27,999,315	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$11,491,106	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$16,508,209	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,760,822	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$2,760,822	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$230,708,348	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (6 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
EQUITY SECURITY FUNDS	$119,032,883	F
FIXED INCOME SECURITIES FUNDS	$119,788	F
HEDGED EQUITY FUNDS	$48,125,666	F
ABSOLUTE RETURN FUNDS	$80,786,980	F
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	$1,760,000	C
OTHER FUNDS	$9,741	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$249,835,058	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ACCRUED PENSION COSTS	$3,581,359
INTEREST RATE SWAP	$17,958,772

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$21,540,131	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$132,573,217	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$9,768,034	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$172,975	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$34,751	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$9,975,760	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$122,597,457	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$990,011	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$990,011	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$123,587,468	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$78,751,652	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$172,975	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$541,815	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$714,790	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$78,036,862	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$990,011	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$990,011	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$79,026,873	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:	THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS ARE COMPRISED OF OBJECTS OF HISTORICAL, CULTURAL OR SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING ITS EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING ITS CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. THE COLLECTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A POLICY THAT REQUIRES PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF COLLECTION ITEMS TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE ENDOWMENT, WITH EARNINGS TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTIONS OR PROVIDE FOR THE DIRECT CARE OF EXISTING COLLECTIONS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRACTICE GENERALLY FOLLOWED BY MUSEUMS, THE VALUE OF OBJECTS IN THE COLLECTIONS IS EXCLUDED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; COLLECTIONS ARE REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION AT A NOMINAL VALUE OF $1. SUCH COLLECTIONS HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE MUSEUM'S INCEPTION. 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 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 DEACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED AS INCREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS. THERE WERE NO SALES OF COLLECTION ITEMS IN 2017 OR 2016.
PART III, LINE 4:	THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, OR SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE. MUCH OF THE COLLECTION IS FEATURED IN THE MUSEUM'S GENERAL COLLECTION WHICH IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION. THE COLLECTION IS ALSO USED FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND SCHOLARLY RESEARCH. THROUGH EXHIBITION AND STUDY, THE MUSEUM ACTS AS AN INDEPENDENT CENTER OF LEARNING FOCUSED ON DIVERSITY IN THE WORLD'S PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS AND CULTURES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
PART V, LINE 4:	THE ASSETS OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS SHALL BE INVESTED TO OBTAIN THE GREATEST "TOTAL RETURN" COMMENSURATE WITH THE RISKS DEEMED APPROPRIATE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE INVESTMENT POLICY. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE TO 1) ACHIEVE LONG-TERM GROWTH THROUGH CAPITAL APPRECIATION AS WELL AS INCOME AND 2) PRESERVE THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ASSETS OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND BY OBTAINING A "REAL RETURN" EQUAL TO OR IN EXCESS OF NORMAL ANNUAL SPENDING-ENDOWMENT WITHDRAWALS TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUM.
PART X, LINE 2:	THE MUSEUM IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXATION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND A COMPARABLE STATE OF ILLINOIS STATUTE. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE MUSEUM HAS A POLICY TO RECORD INTEREST AND PENALTIES (IF ANY) RELATED TO INCOME TAX MATTERS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. THE MUSEUM HAS DETERMINED THAT ITS TAX POSITIONS SATISFY THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT CRITERION. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016, NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES WERE RECORDED.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	PENSION-RELATED CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC PENSION COST -507,064. SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 541,815.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 541,815.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (21 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC	PROGRAM SERVICES	SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	$40,433
CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN	PROGRAM SERVICES	SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	$15,430
EUROPE (ICELAND & GREENLAND)	PROGRAM SERVICES	SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	$67,114
NORTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	$9,979
RUSSIA & NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES	PROGRAM SERVICES	SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	$1,340
SOUTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	$320,933
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	$42,890
ANTARCTICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	$3,358
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	$1,007
SOUTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	PUBLIC PROGRAM	$366,441
EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC	PROGRAM SERVICES	PUBLIC PROGRAM	$76,730
EUROPE (ICELAND & GREENLAND)	PROGRAM SERVICES	PUBLIC PROGRAM	$331,981
NORTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	PUBLIC PROGRAM	$162,679
NORTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	MUSEUM OUTREACH	$26,000
NORTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	MUSEUM SERVICES	$65,166
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	GRANT MAKING	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$35,285
EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC	GRANT MAKING	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$7,759
SOUTH ASIA	GRANT MAKING	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$17,625
SOUTH AMERICA	GRANT MAKING	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$7,620
EUROPE (ICELAND & GREENLAND)	GRANT MAKING	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$13,170
CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN	INVESTMENTS		$79,215,617

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$501,477	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$80,327,080	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$80,828,557	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA, FASO,	RegionTxt
Purpose Of Grant	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant	$35,285	CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	WIRE	MannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Assistance	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	TypeOfAssistanceTxt
Region	SOUTH ASIA	RegionTxt
Recipient	1	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$15,000	CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	CHECK	MannerOfCashDisbursementTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (1)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (1)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (1)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	Yes (1)	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	STAFF MAKE VISITS TO MONITOR WORK BEING DONE OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE GRANTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
PATRICIA HURLEY
205 W WACKER DR STE 1400	CHICAGO	IL	60606	EVENT CONSULTANT	0	$2,310,842	$111,538	$2,199,304
SD&A
5757 W CENTURY BLVD SUITE 300	LOS ANGELES	CA	90045	TELEMARKETING	0	$50,183	$39,017	$11,166
MARTS & LUNDY
1200 WALL STREET WEST	LYNDHURST	NJ	07071	CAMPAIGN CONSULTANT	0	$0	$91,183	-$91,183
ALEXANDER ROSS GROUP
2406 PRAIRIE AVE	EVANSTON	IL	60201	CAMPAIGN CONSULTANT	0	$0	$41,865	-$41,865

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$2,361,025	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$283,603	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$2,077,422	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	WOMEN'S BOARD GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$2,358,899	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$2,179,042	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$179,857	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$447,509	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	WOMEN'S BOARD LUNCHEON	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$249,590	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$222,035	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$27,555	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$64,256	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$41,739	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$15,949	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$25,790	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$30,050	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$2,650,228	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$2,417,026	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$233,202	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$541,815	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$541,815	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$308,613	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORRO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1111 SPRING GARDEN STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	GREENSBORRO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	27412	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	566001468	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	GOVERNMENT	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$32,000	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	STIPEND FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	STIPENDS FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	34	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$147,732	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	A DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATOR REVIEWS ALL OF THE REQUESTS FOR PAYMENTS AND SIGNS OFF ON THE REQUEST BEFORE PAYMENT IS ISSUED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (1)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
RICHARD LARIVIERE
PRESIDENT + CEO	$597,742	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$151,399	$0	$11,249	$0	$760,390	$0	$0	$0
LE MONTE BOOKER
CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER	$252,999	$0	$12,750	$0	$0	$0	$15,459	$0	$17,502	$0	$298,710	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES KATZENMEYER
VP, INSITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT	$251,561	$0	$12,500	$0	$0	$0	$17,745	$0	$6,024	$0	$287,830	$0	$0	$0
THORSTEN LUMBSCH
VP, SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	$178,860	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,726	$0	$11,260	$0	$204,846	$0	$0	$0
RAYMOND DETHORNE
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER	$250,330	$0	$12,500	$0	$0	$0	$14,601	$0	$11,260	$0	$288,691	$0	$0	$0
SHAWN VANDERZIEL
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER	$170,998	$0	$8,513	$0	$0	$0	$14,510	$0	$6,024	$0	$200,045	$0	$0	$0
DEBRA MOSKOVITS
VP, STRATEGIC SCIENCE INITITATIVES	$205,477	$0	$10,250	$0	$0	$0	$17,343	$0	$5,979	$0	$239,049	$0	$0	$0
R L GRANDE
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CURATOR	$196,083	$0	$2,068	$0	$0	$0	$16,514	$0	$17,808	$0	$232,473	$0	$0	$0
OLIVIER RIEPPEL
CURATOR AND SECTION HEAD	$189,103	$0	$1,910	$0	$0	$0	$15,373	$0	$11,249	$0	$217,635	$0	$0	$0
EVA BYNUM
DIRECTOR, SCIENCE ACTION CENTER	$186,182	$0	$1,850	$0	$0	$0	$3,843	$0	$17,820	$0	$209,695	$0	$0	$0
LORI BRESLAUER
GENERAL COUNSEL	$147,623	$0	$7,501	$0	$0	$0	$12,637	$0	$17,820	$0	$185,581	$0	$0	$0
GARY FEINMAN
CURATOR	$161,820	$0	$1,622	$0	$0	$0	$13,276	$0	$11,098	$0	$187,816	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1A	THE PRESIDENT RECEIVED SOCIAL CLUB DUES. THE PURPOSE OF THE SOCIAL CLUB DUES ARE FOR BUSINESS USES RELATED TO ENTERAINING GUESTS, FUNDRAISING, AND NETWORKING. THE CEO'S SPOUSE IS OCCASIONALLY REIMBURSED FOR BONA FIDE BUSINESS EXPENSES IN HER CAPACITY AS A VOLUNTEER, SIMILAR TO OTHER VOLUNTEERS, PER THE VOLUNTEER TRAVEL EXPENSE POLICY.
PART I, LINE 4B	THE ONLY EMPLOYEE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MUSEUM'S SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN IS RICHARD W. LARIVIERE. (NO DISTRIBUTION WAS MADE, BUT $129,800 WAS ADDED TO THE PLAN).
PART I, LINE 7	THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS THE MUSEUM'S PERFORMANCE FOR THE PRIOR YEAR AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION FOR A BONUS PAYMENT FOR THE PRESIDENT. IN 2017, THE MUSEUM ALSO MADE A ONE-TIME PAYMENT TO SELECT STAFF BASED ON PERFORMANCE.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN	861091967	BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued	2015-07-30	BondIssuedDt
Issue Price	$88,500,000	IssuePriceAmt
Purpose	CURRENT REFUNDING	PurposeDesc
Defeased	0	DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing	0	PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Retired	$1,250,000	RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds	$88,500,000	TotalProceedsAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds	$341,000	IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Other Spent Proceeds	$88,159,000	OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Current Refunding	Yes (1)	CurrentRefundingInd
Advance Refunding	0	AdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation Made	Yes (1)	FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec Maint	Yes (1)	AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed	0	Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet	Yes (1)	RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate	Yes (1)	ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due	Yes (1)	NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue	Yes (1)	VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec	0	HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC	0	GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested	0	GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs	Yes (1)	WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action	Yes (1)	ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
DATE REBATE COMPUTATION PERFORMED	ISSUER NAME: ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITY DATE THE REBATE COMPUTATION WAS PERFORMED: 03/01/2017
PART I (A)(F)	CURRENT REFUNDING OF PRIOR ISSUES ISSUED ON 12/03/1985; 11/08/1990; 4/15/1998; 3/22/2000
PART II, LINE 11	PROCEEDS USED BY 9/01/2015 TO CURRENTLY REFUND PRIOR ISSUE BONDS.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	45	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$847,896	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Scientific Specimens ScientificSpecimensGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	420	ContributionCnt

Archaeological Artifacts ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	8	ContributionCnt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (1)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 32B:	THE STOCK GIFTS GO INTO THE MUSEUM'S ACCOUNT AT NORTHERN TRUST, AND THEN NORTHERN TRUST SELLS THE STOCK ON BEHALF OF THE MUSEUM THE DAY AFTER THE RECEIPT. NORTHERN TRUST DEPOSITS PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF SECURITIES INTO THE MUSEUM'S ACCOUNT.
PART I, LINE 33:	THE MUSEUM DOES NOT REPORT CONTRIBUTIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS AS REVENUE AS PERMITTED UNDER GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. THE MUSEUM DOES NOT CAPITALIZE ITS COLLECTION AS ALLOWED UNDER SFAS 116.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS JAMEE C. FIELD KANE, MARSHALL FIELD V, AND CARYN HARRIS HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS JOHN W. ROWE, JOHN A. CANNING JR., AND AMY BEST HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS JOHN W. ROWE, BOBBY MEHTA, AND KERMIT R. CRAWFORD HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS JOHN W. ROWE, MICHAEL O'GRADY AND WILLIAM C. KUNKLER III HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS JOHN A. CANNING, JR., THOMAS S. SOULELES, AND JAI SHEHAWAT HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER JOHN A. CANNING JR. HAS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER JOHN F. PODJASEK III. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER NORMAN R. BOBINS HAS A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER JOHN F. PODJASEK III BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER MICHAEL E. FLANNERY HAS A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER HOWARD B. BERNICK BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS WILLIAM C. KUNKLER III AND ROGER K. DEROMEDI HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER CONSTANCE T. KELLER HAS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER JEFFREY B. KELLER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE BOARD RETAINS THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PREPARE THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990. MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE COMPLETED FORM 990. A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. A FULL COPY OF THE 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE MUSEUM'S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AS A CONDITION OF THEIR SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE LOGGED WITH AND MONITORED BY THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION OF THE CEO. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED A COMPENSATION SUB-COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF SIX TRUSTEES, EACH OF WHICH IS A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE CEO'S COMPENSATION AND BONUS PROGRAM AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR FINAL APPROVAL. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DECISIONS REGARDING THE CEO'S COMPENSATION ARE HELD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CEO ARE DOCUMENTED VIA AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AND WRITTEN BONUS PLAN (APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE). THE CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER CONDUCTS A SALARY BENCHMARK ANALYSIS FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES WITH OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS AND EXTERNAL SURVEYS ON A BIENNIAL BASIS; THIS INFORMATION IS SHARED WITH THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND CEO FOR THEIR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE MUSEUM'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS UPON REQUEST. THE MUSEUM'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH APPLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES OR THROUGH REQUEST AT THE MUSUEM'S PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION (AND AT MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION).
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, CONSERVATION, AND EXHIBITION DESIGN FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 9,468,867. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 345,290. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 398,681. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,212,838.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	PENSION-RELATED CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC PENSION COST -507,064.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MUSEUM CAMPUS CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1400 SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60605	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	364272361	EIN
Primary Activities	ATTRACT VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM CAMPUS' CENTRALLY LOCATED FACILITIES	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	LINE 12A, I	PublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd