COSMOSPHERE INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: COSMOSPHERE INC (EIN 48-6120520)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-09-17
IRS object ID: 201812609349301216
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 D
Schedule G
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-09-17T11:40:09-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	480841034	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LINDBURG VOGEL PIERCE FARIS CHARTERED	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2301 N HALSTEAD - P O BOX 2047	AddressLine1Txt
City	HUTCHINSON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	675042047	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	486120520	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COSMOSPHERE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COSM	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6206622305	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1100 N PLUM	AddressLine1Txt
City	HUTCHINSON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	67501	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	STEVEN BIRDSALL	PersonNm
Person Title	VP OF FINANCE & CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6206659358	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-08-30	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	BILLY J KLUG	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00707301	PTIN
Phone	6206690461	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-08-30	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	98.190.8.202	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-08-30	IPDt
IP Tm	09:35:44	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	BC1B9A740CA3550533D5A7245BBE9C76B39CF30B	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	032F7E8087D19CE0125752517796A462BF70BD82	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2018-06-14 16:35:46Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JIM REMAR	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1100 N PLUM	AddressLine1Txt
City	HUTCHINSON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	67501	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,913,667	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.COSMO.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1965	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	KS	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE EXPLORATION OF SPACE BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, EXHIBITS, AND EXPERIENCES THAT ARE EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING THRU THE OPERATION OF A PUBLIC MUSEUM AND PLANETARIUM.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	115	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	80	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,630,097	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,674,388	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,664,040	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,607,789	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$272	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$302	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,564,463	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,313,047	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,858,872	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,595,526	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,914,197	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,973,344	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$13,160	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$103,944	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$220,417	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,873,948	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,509,612	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,801,305	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,586,900	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$57,567	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$8,626	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$10,259,832	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$10,850,983	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,041,573	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,282,567	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,218,259	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$9,568,416	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE EXPLORATION OF SPACE BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, EXHIBITS, AND EXPERIENCES THAT ARE EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING THRU THE OPERATION OF A PUBLIC MUSEUM AND PLANETARIUM.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$3,437,634	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$2,974,111	RevenueAmt
Desc	COSMOSPHERE AND SPACE CENTER WITH EXHIBITS AND GIFT SHOP SERVING STUDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,437,634	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	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	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
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	0	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	21	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	115	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	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	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	STEVEN BIRDSALL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6206622305	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1100 N PLUM	AddressLine1Txt
City	HUTCHINSON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	67501	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
LEANN COX
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR MILT DOUGHERTY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JORDAN FEE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LISA GARCIA
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CHAD GERICKE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TROY HUTTON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARLA MCKEE
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOE ONTJES
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JADE PIROS DE CARVALHO
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TONY SCHLEICH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICK STAAB
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERIC STEINLE
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
SHAWN WYATT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD HOLLOWELL
C.E.O.	40.00		$122,891	$0	$26,727	Yes (X)
JIM REMAR
C.O.O.	40.00		$108,520	$0	$17,307	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$231,411	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$44,034	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
HUTTON CONSTRUCTION
2229 SW ST	WICHITA	KS	67213	FOOD COURT REMODEL	$255,204
ASSOCIATED INTEGRATED MARKETING
300 N MEAD ST STE 104	WICHITA	KS	67202	MARKETING ADVERTISING & PROMOTION	$229,635

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$136,923	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$116,350	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$581,491	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$709,503	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$130,121	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$24,380	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,674,388	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ADMISSIONS TO PROGRAMS	Desc
Business	611710	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,607,789	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,607,789	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,607,789	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$302	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$302	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$7,520	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$116,350	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$60,795	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$53,275	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$53,275	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$560,638	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$257,346	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$303,292	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$303,292	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ARTIFACT RENTAL INCOME	611710	$377,475	$377,475
OTHER INCOME	611710	$342,800	$342,800
MUSEUM PROJECT INCOME	611710	$322,755	$322,755

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$20,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$20,000	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,063,030	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,595,526	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,974,111	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$52,973	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$231,411	TotalAmt
Program Services	$67,986	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$140,284	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,141	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,465,313	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,080,276	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$330,812	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$54,225	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$276,620	TotalAmt
Program Services	$187,203	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$76,804	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,613	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,239	TotalAmt
Management And General	$14,239	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,852	TotalAmt
Management And General	$21,852	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$103,944	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$103,944	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,877	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,877	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$147,449	TotalAmt
Program Services	$124,762	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,746	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,941	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,730	TotalAmt
Management And General	$16,730	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$521,390	TotalAmt
Program Services	$521,390	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$130,213	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,326	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$104,887	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
SUPPLIES	$563,833	$474,877	$79,967	$8,989
MEDIA COSTS	$389,850	$387,575		$2,275
UTILITIES	$237,820	$237,820
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	$142,275	$135,301	$6,974

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$319,084	TotalAmt
Program Services	$190,241	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$116,554	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,289	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,586,900	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,437,634	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$928,849	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$220,417	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$39,473	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,445	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$263,999	BOYAmt
EOY	$437,277	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$213,511	BOYAmt
EOY	$220,730	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$97,411	BOYAmt
EOY	$120,189	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$21,334,018	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$15,742,077	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,558,096	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,591,941	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,087,342	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,453,401	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,259,832	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,850,983	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$305,975	BOYAmt
EOY	$230,456	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$407,101	BOYAmt
EOY	$471,723	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$328,497	BOYAmt
EOY	$580,388	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,041,573	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,282,567	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,872,291	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,842,950	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,297,308	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,642,525	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,048,660	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,082,941	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,218,259	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,568,416	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,259,832	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,850,983	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$8,626	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$341,531	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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	$1,265,878	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,161,070	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,043,510	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$888,850	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$964,885	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,324,193	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$712,876	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$733,581	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$726,102	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$741,247	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$709,503	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,623,309	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,978,754	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,894,651	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,769,612	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,630,097	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,674,388	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,947,502	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$175,642	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$9,771,860	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$108	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$187	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$179	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$272	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$302	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,048	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$9,948,550	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$8,937,908	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.98220	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.98040	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$615,039	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$615,039	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$8,220,026	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$6,137,089	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,082,937	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,698,802	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,587,903	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,110,899	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$6,800,151	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,017,085	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,783,066	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$5,591,941	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
INVESTMENT IN COSMOSPHERE FOUNDATION	$3,076,185
INTEREST RECEIVABLE	$18
CONSTRUCTION IN PROCESS	$1,377,198

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$4,453,401	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
NOTES PAYABLE - LOC	$495,000
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS	$85,388

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$580,388	TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART III, LINE 1A:

THE ORGANIZATION IS IN POSSESSION OF NUMEROUS SPACE ARTIFACTS ON LOAN FROM SUCH AGENCIES AS THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION AND NASA. MOST OF THESE ITEMS ARE ON PERMANENT LOAN AND ARE OF SUCH A NATURE THAT THEY CANNOT BE VALUED. MANY OTHER ARTIFACTS WHICH THE ORGANIZATION HAS TITLE TO ARE OF SUCH A NATURE THAT THEY CANNOT BE VALUED. THEY ARE NOT RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THESE REASONS. ALL ARTIFACTS WHICH HAVE BEEN PURCHASED ARE CAPITALIZED AND ARE INCLUDED IN PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT. THE ORGANIZATION HAS POLICIES IN PLACE TO RESTORE AND PRESERVE THESE ARTIFACTS IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THEIR VALUE.

PART III, LINE 4:

THE ORGANIZATION IS IN POSSESSION OF NUMEROUS SPACE ARTIFACTS USED FOR THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	0	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
ARTS CONSULTING GROUP
292 NEWBURY STREET SUITE 315	BOSTON	MA	021152801	REVITALIZATION SUPPORT	0	$0	$60,202	$0
DANILLER COMPANY
3724 JEFFERSON ST SUITE 302	AUSTIN	TX	78731	MAILING CAMPAIGN	0	$0	$23,742	$0
RUFFALO NOEL LEVITZ
1025 KIRKWOOD PKWY	CEDAR RAPIDS	IA	52404	CROWDFUNDING SUSCRIPTION	0	$0	$20,000	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	$103,944	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	EVERYTHING UNDER THE STARS	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$123,870	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$116,350	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$7,520	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$11,763	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$3,292	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$45,740	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$123,870	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$116,350	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$7,520	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$11,763	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$3,292	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$45,740	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$60,795	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$53,275	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Historical Artifacts HistoricalArtifactsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	52	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$0	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	AUCTION ITEMS	Desc
Contribution	44	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$24,380	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	ESTIMATED RETAIL	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	PRESIDENT & CFO REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. THE GOVERNING BODY REVIEWS AT THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD CHAIR REVIEWS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	BOARD REVIEWS & APPROVES
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE OFFICE OF THE ORGANIZATION
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS-COSMOSPHERE FOUNDATION 341,531.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEARS, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COSMOSPHERE FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1100 NORTH PLUM	AddressLine1Txt
City	HUTCHINSON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	67501	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	742856815	EIN
Primary Activities	SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	KS	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	12A	PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NA	N/A	DirectControllingNACd
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	Yes (1)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd