2017-04-28T11:09:13-07:00 2016-06-30 West Rhode & Roberts 2741 4th Ave San Diego CA 92103 990 2015-07-01 951643375 SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY SAND 6192323821 PO BOX 121390 SAN DIEGO CA 92112 SUSAN LOVEALL VP/CFO/COO 2017-04-24 true CHRISTOPHER M ROBERTS P00235008 6196155380 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z 14933464 false false X WWW.SDNHM.ORG X CA TO INTERPRET THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND EXHIBITS; TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF THE EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE PENINSULA OF BAJA CALIFORNIA; AND TO INSPIRE IN ALL A RESPECT FOR NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 29 29 212 741 275069 -11309 12321632 7660422 7848752 6398102 240969 430769 305967 354234 20717320 14843527 199243 269908 0 6552886 6207419 0 906877 10118672 6454679 16870801 12932006 3846519 1911521 49150724 50173834 2119275 1930463 47031449 48243371 X TO INTERPRET THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND EXHIBITS; TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF THE EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE PENINSULA OF BAJA CALIFORNIA; AND TO INSPIRE IN ALL A RESPECT FOR NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. false false 4779808 3359082 EXHIBITS: PRESERVATION AND DISPLAY OF NATURAL OBJECTS DOCUMENTING THE GEOLOGICAL HISTORY AND BIODIVERSITY OF THE REGION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT. 3505820 2364382 SCIENCE: PROFESSIONAL STUDY OF THE REGION'S PALEONTOLOGICAL HISTORY AND CURRENT BIODIVERSITY TO FURTHER PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND CONSERVATION. 1266068 440202 PUBLIC PROGRAMS: INFORMAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS SUCH AS CLASSES, LECTURES, FIELD TRIPS, AND EXPEDITIONS THAT PROMOTE LIFELONG LEARNING IN THE FIELD OF NATURAL SCIENCES. 1248269 234436 10799965 true true false false false false false true false true true false false true false true true false false false true true false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 30 0 true 212 true true true false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 29 29 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA X SUSAN LOVEALL 6192550213 1288 EL PRADO SAN DIEGO CA 92101 GEORGANNE HOCTOR Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANITA BUSQUETS Vice Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY DAWE Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARY YANG PHD Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERTO ARJONA Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TERRI BUCHANAN Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 AUSTIN BLUE Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALLISON HENDERSON CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNE BULLARD Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA LINDSAY Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA DEE ROHM Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN DEBEER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN GARSSON Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE KAY PHD Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MELVIN SPIESE Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS MORGAN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEROME NAVARRA Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY KIM Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEMI ROGOZIENSKI Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEETTE LOEFFLER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH MUNOZ Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL DAYTON PHD Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TOM FLEMING Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TOM HAZARD Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RAND NEWMAN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF BLOCK Past Chair 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TOM OBERBAUER Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JON SCHMID Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JASON SHIDLER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HAGER President & CEO 40.00 0.00 X 276294 0 3344 SUSAN LOVEALL VP/CFO/COO 40.00 0.00 X 163619 0 4891 EOWYN BATES VP INST. ADVANCE 40.00 0.00 X 102827 0 0 MICHAEL WALL VP PUBLIC PROG 40.00 0.00 X 112434 0 5379 ANN LADDON DIR OF SPEC PROJ 40.00 0.00 X 130181 0 4891 THOMAS DEMERE DIR OF PALEO SERV 40.00 0.00 X 143200 0 4891 928555 23396 6 false true false 0 276652 708953 6674817 54858 7660422 ADMISSIONS 900099 3359082 3359082 EDUCATION 611600 234436 234436 GRANTS AND CONTRACTS 900099 2364382 2364382 Membership Dues & Assessments 713990 440202 440202 6398102 430769 430769 0 0 0 0 276652 89937 -89937 -89937 0 0 FACILITY RENTAL 531390 275069 275069 OTHER INCOME 900099 169102 169102 444171 14843527 6567204 275069 340832 0 0 269908 269908 0 714442 561299 67903 85240 0 4404049 3450971 417954 535124 48926 24760 24166 467001 418127 47912 962 573001 304930 163151 104920 0 34431 11282 23149 46250 46250 0 0 0 841462 807872 28066 5524 620943 620943 38807 27984 8661 2162 0 0 1560431 1400660 138468 21303 0 0 0 760 760 0 1395891 1252967 123867 19057 15511 15511 RENT EQUIPMENT 513082 513082 EXHIBITS 217246 209318 7928 EQUIPMENT 192863 166728 25988 147 TRAVEL 173592 158162 191 15239 803410 584701 109438 109271 12932006 10799965 1225164 906877 2885568 2855487 0 2692733 774724 537998 465167 0 0 575723 626537 14730 19466 698405 435731 46137066 23981226 20658580 22155840 13417034 15568444 0 0 0 7669953 7272438 49150724 50173834 1766377 1291512 137770 113951 525000 215128 2119275 1930463 X 20629508 22536860 11776759 8393574 14625182 17312937 47031449 48243371 49150724 50173834 1911521 -699599 X false true X true false X 5996416 5649933 12730895 12738552 8100624 45216420 0 0 5996416 5649933 12730895 12738552 8100624 45216420 6243615 38972805 147149 170778 601042 240969 430769 1590707 0 395219 251596 126040 382744 444171 1599770 48406897 0.80510 0.69930 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X false 16152341 2861281 -271109 617518 18124995 16107761 305000 319423 579843 16152341 11964322 2674166 1957580 488307 16107761 11120373 211989 1106557 474597 11964322 11849599 125444 -334828 519842 11120373 0.95520 0.04480 true false false 31696826 15745688 15951138 6226246 1976526 4249720 7253227 5778628 1474599 960767 480384 480383 22155840 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CHARITABLE TRUST 4987984 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST 2284453 COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITS 1 7272438 X 14233865 -699599 89937 -609662 14843527 14843527 13021943 89937 89937 12932006 12932006 Part III, Line 1a: If organization elected under SFAS 116 to not report are, historical treasures, o THE MUSEUM HOUSES APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MILLION NATURAL HISTORY SPECIMENS IN COLLECTIONS DATING BACK AS FAR AS THE 1870S. THE SPECIMENS INCLUDE PLANTS, BIRDS, MAMMALS, INSECTS, REPTILES, AMPHIBIANS, MARINE INVERTEBRATESM FOSSILS, AND MINERALS MAINLY FROM WESTERN UNITED STATES, BAJA CALIFORNIA, AND NORTHERN MEXICO. IN ADDITION, THE MUSUEM'S LIBRARY INCLUDES 56,000 VOLUMES WITH SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT AND RARE VOLUMES ON NATURAL HISTORY. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS ARE EXPENSED WHEN ACQUIRED. Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS TOTAL APPROXIMATELY 8 MILLION SPECIMENS, SOME DATING FROM THE 1870'S. THE COLLECTIONS AND RELATED RESEARCH ARE CENTERED AROUND THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA/BAJA REGION. THE COLLECTIONS REPRESENT A RICH AND VITAL SOURCE FOR INVESTIGATIONS IN MANY OF THE FUNDAMENTAL ARENAS OF MODERN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE, EVOLUTION, BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGY. Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. THE MUSEUM'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE RESTRICTED TO USE PER THE REQUEST OF THE DONORS. A LARGE PORTION OF THE FUNDS ARE RESTRICTED TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUM'S SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND RELATED COLLECTIONS. Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Museum is exempt from federal income tax pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is also exempt from state income tax. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Codification No. 740-10, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes, which sets a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Museum has reviewed its positions for all open tax years and has determined that it has no uncertain tax positions requiring accrual or disclosure. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 GALA EXPENSES $89937 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S GALA EXPENSES $89937 true NORTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 9801 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE EXHIBITIONS 239707 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE EDUCATOR TRAINING 20400 269908 269908 NEW ZEALAND RESEARCH & TRAINING 239707 WIRES & CHEC FMV NORTH AMERICA EDUCATOR TRAINING 20400 WIRES & CHEC FMV NORTH AMERICA SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 9801 WIRES & CHEC FMV 4 3 false false false false false false X false ANNUAL GALA 276652 276652 89937 276652 276652 89937 89937 -89937 X X X X X false true false false false false false false false false MICHAEL HAGER President & CEO 276294 3344 279638 SUSAN LOVEALL VP/CFO/COO 163619 4891 168510 X Catering 1 3218 FMV X CATERING 1 5049 FMV X CATERING 1 5000 FMV X CATERING 1 5000 FMV X CATERING 1 5000 FMV X CATERING 1 5000 FMV X CATERING 1 5000 FMV X CATERING 1 5000 FMV X CATERING 1 5000 FMV X Catering 7 11591 FMV false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: PUBLIC PROGRAMS: INFORMAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS SUCH AS CLASSES, LECTURES, FIELD TRIPS, AND EXPEDITIONS THAT PROMOTE LIFELONG LEARNING IN THE FIELD OF NATURAL SCIENCES. Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder MEMBERS MEET ANNUALLY TO VOTE ON ANY CHANGES TO BY-LAWS AND TO ELECT BOARD OFFICERS FOR THE COMING YEAR. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process SUBMITTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF BOARD FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT; FORWARDED TO THE FULL BOARD SUBSEQUENT TO THE REVIEW OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts ALL BOARD DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY REVIEW, SIGN AND SUBMIT A COPY OF THE MUSEUM'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS THEY MAY HAVE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO AND TOP MANAGEMENT, THROUGH THE USE OF SURVEYS, AND COMPARISON OF OTHER SIMILAR COMPANIES. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available MADE AVAILABLE BOTH UPON REQUEST AND ON THE MUSEUM'S PUBLIC WEBSITE.