BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES (EIN 16-6000178)
Tax period
2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed
2017-04-13
IRS object ID
201701039349300210
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2017-04-13T08:14:52-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1369 FRANKLIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBUFFALOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14202ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN166000178EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name ControlBUFFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7168965200PhoneNum

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CityBUFFALOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARISA WIGGLESWORTHPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7168965200PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionBUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES (THE SOCIETY) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES THE BUFFALO MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND THE TIFFT NATURE PRESERVE TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE ENJOYMENT AND BENEFITS OF THE SCIENCES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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RICHARD B DOPKINS
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EDMUND A EGAN MD
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RANJANA KADLE PHD JD
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PHILIP C ACKERMAN
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KARL KREBS
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RAYMOND C VAUGHAN PHD
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DAVID HODGE
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MARY ANN KRESSE
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STEVEN A PERRIGO
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REV LORENE H POTTER
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LAURENCE K RUBIN ESQ
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SCOTT R STENCLIK
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RONALD J TANSKI
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CYNTHIA A SCHWARTZ
BOARD MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSICA R FIELDS ESQ CPA
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KAREN WALLACE
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NORMA J NOWAK PHD
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LAURIE DANN
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MARK J TRABERT
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TIMOTHY R HOGUES
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HOPE KIANKA
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MARISA WIGGLESWORTH
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MARK MORTENSON
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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ADMISSIONS900099$364,716$364,716
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$562,053ExclusionAmt

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Fundraising$45,383FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$138,524ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$78,940ProgramServicesAmt
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Management And General$49,858ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Fundraising$75,128FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Interest InterestGrp

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Management And General$14,331ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Fundraising$90,624FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Fundraising$100FundraisingAmt

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DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS$37,562$28,563$2,374$6,625
RENTALS$18,617$18,617
STAFF DEVELOPMENT$4,267$1,712$736$1,819

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Management And General$58ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$200FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$724,034ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$653,520FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$503,531BOYAmt
EOY$814,035EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,428,508BOYAmt
EOY$6,472,664EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,650,820BOYAmt
EOY$12,773,007EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$20,803,115EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$387,905BOYAmt
EOY$319,971EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,000BOYAmt
EOY$89,788EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$191,724BOYAmt
EOY$88,714EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$269,842BOYAmt
EOY$418,936EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$900,471BOYAmt
EOY$917,409EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,177,123BOYAmt
EOY$18,238,524EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,161,600BOYAmt
EOY$1,301,324EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$345,858BOYAmt
EOY$345,858EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,684,581BOYAmt
EOY$19,885,706EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$535,631ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$665,494NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,658,037CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,884,679CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,140,910CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,029,819CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,746,822CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,460,267TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,658,037CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,884,679CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,140,910CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,029,819CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,746,822CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,460,267TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,735,075SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$13,725,192PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$290,534CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$291,414CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$379,018CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$363,641CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$346,896CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,671,503TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$24,662CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,860CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,470CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,510CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$25,982CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$92,484TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$17,224,254TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$6,562,734GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.79690PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.79380PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$345,858BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$32,564InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$24,237OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$354,185EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$371,291BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$936InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$24,497OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$345,858EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$375,456BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$20,492InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$24,657OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$371,291EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$368,978BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$31,921InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$25,443OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$375,456EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$345,858BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$47,285InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$24,165OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$368,978EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.98000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.02000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$32,096OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$32,096BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,814,078OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,384,753DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,429,325BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,907,327OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,032,480DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,874,847BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$136,396OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$136,396BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,472,664TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONTRACT ADVANCESDesc
Amt$418,936Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$418,936TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,191,879TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$665,494NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$76,842OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$742,336RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,449,543RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$49,858InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$49,858RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,499,401TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,990,754TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$76,842OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$76,842ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,913,912ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$49,858InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$49,858ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,963,770TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:CONSISTENT WITH PREDOMINANT INDUSTRY PRACTICE, THE SOCIETY'S CONTRIBUTED COLLECTIONS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED. COLLECTIONS CONSIST OF OVER 750,000 ARTIFACTS AND SPECIMENS THAT HAVE BEEN FORMALLY ACCESSIONED UNDER THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTION MANAGEMENT POLICY. CONSISTENT WITH THE PRACTICE OF MANY MUSEUMS, THE SOCIETY DOES NOT INSURE ITS COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITS. THE STATEMENTS ABOVE ARE ALSO APPLICABLE TO PART III, LINE 4.
PART V, LINE 4:ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE COMPRISED OF FUNDS PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED FOR EDUCATION AND CURATORIAL SERVICES AND EARNINGS ON THESE FUNDS WHICH ARE TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED. TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED EARNINGS ARE APPROPRIATED AND EXPENDED BASED UPON THE SOCIETY'S SPENDING POLICY.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUES FOR 990 PURPOSES.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUES FOR 990 PURPOSES.
PARTS XI AND XII, LINE 2D.DIRECT EXPENSES OF SPECIAL EVENTS HAVE BEEN NETTED WITH REVENUES AS SHOWN ON SCHEDULE G, PART II.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1MUSEUM'S GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$150,698GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$128,298CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$22,400GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$4,575RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$29,478FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$700EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$16,130OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2BEEROLOGYEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$49,615GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$49,615GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$1,086RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$6,355FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$350EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$6,990OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$45,928GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$27,774CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$18,154GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$7,164FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$4,014OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$246,241GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$156,072CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$90,169GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$5,661RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$42,997FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$1,050EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$27,134OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$76,842DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$13,327NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARK MORTENSONPersonNm
TitleFORMER PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 9/15)TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$116,824BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$27,500BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$4,208DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$4,766NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$153,298TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescVARIOUS PROGRAM AND EVENT SUPPLIESDesc
Contribution143ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$38,503NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE 990 IS REVIEWED AT THE BOARD MEETING BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE TO APPROVE THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS, MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE HAVING BOARD DELEGATED POWER, OFFICER AND KEY INDIVIDUAL OF THE SOCIETY MUST ANNUALLY COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF MANAGERS APPROVE THE COMPENSATION FOR TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES IN THE PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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