LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER INC (EIN 22-2302253)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-05-16
IRS object ID
201611379349300996
Schema version
2014v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-05-16T09:50:03-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN271728945PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1665 FIFTH AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN222302253EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLIBEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2012001000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1222 JERSEY CITY BOULEVARDAddressLine1Txt
CityJERSEY CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJANICE ERZMONEITPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2012001000PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGARRETT M HIGGINSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00543209PTIN
Phone2122862600PhoneNum
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Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPAUL HOFFMANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1222 JERSEY CITY BOULEVARDAddressLine1Txt
CityJERSEY CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07305ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$25,953,013GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.LSC.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1980FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNJLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionLSC OFFERS EXCEPTIONAL SCIENCE LEARNING ONSITE, OFFSITE, AND ONLINE. WE ENGAGE LEARNERS OF ALL AGES IN SCIENCE EXCITEMENT AND PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body23VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent23VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee322TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers424TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$684,426TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$190,958NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$9,218,644PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$10,533,866CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$9,854,673CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$365,147PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$381,878CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,212,817PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,357,997CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$19,430,025PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$22,128,414CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$39,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$9,671,480PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,239,880CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$14,019,316PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$14,565,797CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$23,690,796PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$24,039,641CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$4,260,771PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,911,227CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$86,677,461TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$89,834,263TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$12,170,811TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$17,477,215TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$74,506,650NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$72,357,048NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionLIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER (LSC) IS A MAJOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT SCIENCE CENTER DEVOTED TO STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS) EDUCATION. THE CENTER'S MISSION IS TO GET LEARNERS OF ALL AGES EXCITED ABOUT THE POWER, PROMISE, AND PURE FUN OF SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY.MORE THAN HALF A MILLION GUESTS VISIT LSC ANNUALLY INCLUDING SOME 210,000 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. OF THOSE, APPROXIMATELY 40% ARE LOW-INCOME, UNDERSERVED YOUTH, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR TEACHERS.LSC IS HOUSED IN A DRAMATIC 300,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY ON THE JERSEYCITY BANK OF THE HUDSON RIVER IN LIBERTY STATE PARK, NEW JERSEY, WITHDRAMATIC VIEWS OF LOWER MANHATTAN AND THE STATUE OF LIBERTY. IT OFFERS 12 EXHIBITION GALLERIES, LIVE SCIENCE PROGRAMS, THREE THEATERS INCLUDING THE NATION'S LARGEST IMAX DOME THEATER, AND A FULL SERVICE CAF AND GIFT SHOP.SPECIAL WEEKEND AND HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING INCORPORATES A WIDE VARIETY OF EXCITING EXPERIENCES INCLUDING MEETING VISITING SCIENTISTS, TRYING OUT NEW TECHNOLOGY, AND EVEN ENJOMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$18,844,013ExpenseAmt
Grant$39,000GrantAmt
Revenue$9,170,247RevenueAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE OLIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER HAS BROAD AMBITIONS AND SOUND STRATEGIES TO CHANGE THE FACE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION IN NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND. IN ADDITION TO ITS ENGAGING EXHIBITION AND THEATER OFFERINGS, AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN ACHIEVING THAT OBJECTIVE IS THE JENNIFER A. CHALSTY CENTER FOR SCIENCE LEARNING AND TEACHING. THE JENNIFER A. CHALSTY CENTER PROVIDES OUTSTANDING AND AFFORDABLE EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. SCHOOL RESIDENCIES ARE AVAILABLE THERE FOR SPECIAL NEEDS, HOME SCHOOLERS, AND OTHER STUDENTS, WHILE THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED "LIVE FROM SURGERY" PROGRAM, WHERE STUDENTS OBSERVE AND DISCUSS PROCEDURES AND RISK FACTORS WITH OPERATING STAFF VIA TELECONFERENCING DURING LIVE SURGERY, TAKES PLACE IN THE THEATER. IN ADDITION TO THE 100-SEAT THEATER, THE CHALSTY CENTER ENCOMPASSES FIVE FULLY-EQUIPPED LABS, A CENTRAL FORUM, AND TEACHER RESOURCE CENTER FOR TRAINING PROGRAMS. LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER ALSO CONDUCTS CURRICULUM-LINKED ONSITE, OFFSITE, AND ONLINE PROGRAMS INCLUDING FIELD TRIPS, CLASSROOM AND LAB INSTRUCTION, INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS IN BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL SETTINGS, TRAVELING SCIENCE PRESENTATIONS, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD SCIENCE PROGRAMMING. THE INSTITUTION OFFERS MUSEUM STRATEGIC PLANNING AND DESIGN SERVICES, ANNUALLY HOSTS HUNDREDS OF PRIVATE EVENTS FROM BIRTHDAY PARTIES TO HIGH-END PRODUCT LAUNCHES, HOSTS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES, AND SHOWCASES PUBLIC SCIENCE- AND TECHNOLOGY- RELATED EVENTS FROM ROBOTICS COMPETITIONS TO LIVE ANIMAL SHOWS TO ROCKETRY LESSONS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$18,844,013TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonJANICE ERZMONEITPersonNm
Phone2012531296PhoneNum

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State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (39 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
WILLIAM A TANSEY
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALMA DEMETROPOLIS
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSH S WESTON
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA OVERDECK
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT J HARIRI
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE L LEVY
TREASURER/SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID BARRY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRED BERTOLDO
TRUSTEE EFFECTIVE 7/10/141.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA M BOWDEN
TRUSTEE THROUGH 2/6/151.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER A CHALSTY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN A COLE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES J COLEMAN
TRUSTEE THROUGH 9/15/141.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JON CUMMINGS
TRUSTEE THROUGH 7/2/141.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN CUMMINGS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD M HODOSH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMIL JACOBS
TRUSTEE THROUGH 10/31/141.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGORY KHOST
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA G KOSTER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RALPH LAROSSA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER J MAGOVERN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GLENN POMERANTZ
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLYN SLASKI
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS J STANTON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN STRAHLMAN
TRUSTEE THROUGH 2/5/151.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIJAY SWARUP
TRUSTEE EFFECTIVE 10/30/141.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONY TRAMONTIN
TRUSTEE EFFECTIVE 7/10/141.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD VEZZA
TRUSTEE THROUGH 11/4/141.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AJAY WAGHRAY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCUS WELDON
TRUSTEE EFFECTIVE 10/30/141.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL HOFFMAN
PRESIDENT & CEO70.00Yes (X)$416,126$0$42,739
JEFFREY SASSON
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER60.00Yes (X)$206,643$0$18,498
CHRISTINE ARNOLD-SCHROEDER
VP EXTERNAL AFFAIRS60.00Yes (X)$169,082$0$48,342
DANIEL MENELLY
VP STEM EDUCATION THROUGH 2/20/1560.00Yes (X)$165,018$0$19,499
PATRICK MCQUILLAN
VP STEM EDUCATION EFFECTIVE 5/25/1560.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANICE ERZMONEIT
CONTROLLER & DIRECTOR OF FINANCE60.00Yes (X)$145,809$0$42,840
ANN NEUMANN
EXHIBITION DESIGN LEAD50.00$117,857$0$19,686Yes (X)
ELLEN LYNCH
EXHIBITION OPERATIONS LEAD50.00$112,287$0$16,787Yes (X)
JESSICA ORTIZ
DIRECTOR OF GRANTS40.00$109,976$0$19,222Yes (X)
CONNIE CLAMAN
FORMER CFO0.00$162,148$0$3,196Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,604,946TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$230,809TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K10IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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ISS FACILITY SERVICES
81 DORSA AVENUELIVINGSTONNJ07039BUILDING ENGINEERS$1,316,663
DELTA BUILDING SERVICES CORP
43 CHESTNUT STREETRUTHERFORDNJ07070MAINTENANCE SERVICES$744,079
AD LUBOW
ONE PENN PLAZA FL 53NEW YORKNY10119ADVERTISING SERVICES$410,631
IPS CORPORATE SECURITY
16-00 ROUTE 208 SOUTH SUITE 301FAIR LAWNNJ07410SECURITY SERVICES$356,930
ENTECH CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
10602 SATELLITE BLVDORLANDOFL32837CREATIVE SERVICES$256,282
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K13CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$1,898,991MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$2,659,111FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$3,650,443GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,325,321AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$561,481NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$10,533,866TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
ADMISSIONS611710$6,433,672$6,433,672
MUSEUM PROGRAMS611710$1,386,575$1,386,575
SCHOOL CONTRACTS611710$1,350,000$1,350,000
MUSEUM EXHIBIT DESIGN611710$684,426$684,426
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$9,854,673TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$81,004TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$81,004ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,538,243RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$344,851RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,193,392RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,193,392TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$218,040UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$975,352ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,383,433SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,082,559SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$300,874SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$300,874TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$300,874ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$109,660FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$2,659,111ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$397,189FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$287,529TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$287,529ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
SOLAR REN. ENERGY CERT.900099$247,038$247,038
VENDING MACHINE900099$73,706$73,706
UTILITIES REBATE900099$47,449$47,449

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$83,941TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$83,941ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$452,134OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$22,128,414TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$9,170,247RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$902,466UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,521,835ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,000TotalAmt
Program Services$39,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,339,345TotalAmt
Program Services$377,091ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$722,059ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$240,195FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$165,344TotalAmt
Management And General$165,344ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,386,962TotalAmt
Program Services$5,092,052ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$622,538ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$672,372FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$275,182TotalAmt
Program Services$179,567ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,740ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,875FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$570,241TotalAmt
Program Services$394,684ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$141,818ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,739FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$697,770TotalAmt
Program Services$402,586ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$226,152ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$69,032FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$84,703TotalAmt
Program Services$10,494ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,039ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$170FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$357,439TotalAmt
Program Services$176,581ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$178,896ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,962FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$126,750TotalAmt
Management And General$126,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,178TotalAmt
Management And General$26,178ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,026,290TotalAmt
Program Services$956,935ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,355ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$782,736TotalAmt
Program Services$782,736ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$484,842TotalAmt
Program Services$377,078ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,396ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$72,368FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,127TotalAmt
Program Services$58,274ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,632ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,221FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$291,534TotalAmt
Program Services$291,534ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,004,059TotalAmt
Program Services$4,305,310ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$643,526ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$55,223FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$119,706TotalAmt
Program Services$89,154ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,440ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,112FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$197,106TotalAmt
Program Services$165,446ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,819ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,841FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$424,952TotalAmt
Program Services$369,708ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,994ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,250FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,806,726TotalAmt
Program Services$4,181,852ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$576,807ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,067FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$139,282TotalAmt
Program Services$84,902ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,208ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$172FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EXHIBIT RENTALS$300,369$300,369
SPECIAL ACTIVITY COSTS$148,249$147,689$560
FILM PRINTS$37,650$37,650

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$118,099TotalAmt
Program Services$23,321ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$93,057ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,721FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,039,641TotalAmt
Program Services$18,844,013ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,955,748ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,239,880FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,630,417BOYAmt
EOY$2,969,077EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$354,228BOYAmt
EOY$6,570,337EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,338,087BOYAmt
EOY$2,690,551EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$720,049BOYAmt
EOY$775,098EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$212,951BOYAmt
EOY$439,422EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$151,522,939LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$78,318,760LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,699,487BOYAmt
EOY$73,204,179EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,722,242BOYAmt
EOY$2,931,839EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$253,760EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,677,461BOYAmt
EOY$89,834,263EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,812,869BOYAmt
EOY$1,918,639EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,543,709BOYAmt
EOY$2,410,450EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,346,233BOYAmt
EOY$9,795,126EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,468,000BOYAmt
EOY$3,353,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,170,811BOYAmt
EOY$17,477,215EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,793,514BOYAmt
EOY$67,087,420EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,088,993BOYAmt
EOY$2,645,485EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,624,143BOYAmt
EOY$2,624,143EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,506,650BOYAmt
EOY$72,357,048EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,677,461BOYAmt
EOY$89,834,263EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,911,227ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$238,376NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
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$9,542,834CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,498,466CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,791,889CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,218,644CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,533,866CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$59,585,699TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,542,834CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,498,466CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,791,889CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,218,644CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,533,866CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$59,585,699TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,176,300SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$57,409,399PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,204,485CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$922,946CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$789,073CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$805,192CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,056,356CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,778,052TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$279,048CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$317,858CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$170,083CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$307,106CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$452,134CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,526,229TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$65,889,980TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$40,813,173GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.87130PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.55540PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$131,368OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$131,368TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION PAID OPTIMUS PARTNERS, LLC FOR ITS SERVICES IN THE AREA OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND STRATEGIC CONSULTING WITH RESPECT TO LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER'S BUSINESS INTERESTS IN NEW JERSEY AND NEW JERSEY'S POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND NY/NJ BI-STATE AGENCIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Assets Included$25,463,513AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,842,541BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$89,298InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,931,839EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,701,720BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$435,821InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$295,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,842,541EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,505,169BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$111,179ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$293,372InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$208,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,701,720EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,922,315BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$17,146InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$400,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,505,169EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,383,271BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$539,044InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,922,315EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00240BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.89510PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.10250TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$122,493,672OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$54,285,941DepreciationAmt
Book Value$68,207,731BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,565,754OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,556,758DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,008,996BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$25,463,513OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$21,476,061DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,987,452BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$73,204,179TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$22,632,078TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$238,376NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$742,040OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$503,664RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$22,128,414RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$22,128,414TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,781,680TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$742,040OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$742,040ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$24,039,640ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$24,039,640TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 4:LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER HAS TWELVE EXHIBITION GALLERIES GEARED TOWARD CHILDREN AND ADULTS. THE EXHIBITS SERVE A CRITICAL ROLE IN REALIZING THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO BRING EXCITEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO CHILDREN, FAMILIES, TEACHERS AND OTHERS BY OFFERING CREATIVE AND PARTICIPATORY WAYS TO LEARN ABOUT STEM TOPICS.
PART V, LINE 4:THE CENTER HAS ONE ENDOWMENT FUND ESTABLISHED FOR UNRESTRICTED PURPOSES. THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS NOT IN THE POSSESSION OF THE ORGANIZATION, BUT IS HELD AND ADMINISTERED FOR THE ORGANIZATION BY BANK OF AMERICA. PRIOR YEAR CONTRIBUTIONS FIGURES IN THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS FINANCIAL SUMMARY HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO REFLECT FINAL AUDIT FINANCIAL STATEMENT NUMBERS.
PART X, LINE 2:THE CENTER RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE CENTER HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE CENTER IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO 2011.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT DIRECT EXPENSES 397,189. RENT EXPENSE 344,851.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT DIRECT EXPENSES 397,189. RENT EXPENSE 344,851.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$2,669,071GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$2,568,111CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$100,960GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$155,820FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$231,734OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2SCIENCE/MAGICEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$99,700GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$91,000CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$8,700GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$6,250FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$3,385OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$2,768,771GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$2,659,111CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$109,660GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$162,070FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$235,119OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$397,189DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$287,529NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSTIPENDSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient39RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$39,000CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION OFFERS A STIPEND TO HIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE "PARTNERS OF SCIENCE" PROGRAM. RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED THROUGH AN INTERVIEW AND MUST MEET ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
PAUL HOFFMAN
PRESIDENT & CEO$355,352$0$60,000$0$774$0$24,879$0$17,860$0$458,865$0$0$0
JEFFREY SASSON
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER$205,497$0$0$0$1,146$0$17,599$0$899$0$225,141$0$0$0
CHRISTINE ARNOLD-SCHROEDER
VP EXTERNAL AFFAIRS$168,318$0$0$0$764$0$16,096$0$32,246$0$217,424$0$0$0
DANIEL MENELLY
VP STEM EDUCATION THROUGH 2/20/15$164,692$0$0$0$326$0$10,353$0$9,146$0$184,517$0$0$0
JANICE ERZMONEIT
CONTROLLER & DIRECTOR OF FINANCE$145,261$0$0$0$548$0$14,142$0$28,698$0$188,649$0$0$0
CONNIE CLAMAN
FORMER CFO$0$0$0$0$162,148$0$0$0$3,196$0$165,344$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4ACONNIE CLAMAN, FORMER VP/CFO, RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $165,344, AS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III)/COLUMN (D).
PART I, LINE 7PAUL HOFFMAN RECEIVED A DISCRETIONARY BONUS IN THE AMOUNT OF $60,000 AS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(II).

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$561,481NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS ON PART I, COLUMN (B).ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE RETURN IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY AND IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMPANY'S STAFF. THE DRAFT PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM IS THEN CAREFULLY REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERING ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES THAT REQUIRES, IN PART, THAT NO INDIVIDUAL MAY PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS OR DECISIONS ON ANY MATTER IN WHICH HE OR SHE HAS A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST. ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND TO INDICATE WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION DOES BUSINESS WITH AN ENTITY IN WHICH THEY HAVE A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST. WHEN A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IDENTIFIED, THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY THE CFO AND THE CONTROLLER, AND IF FURTHER CLARIFICATION IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS, EXTERNAL LEGAL COUNSEL IS CONSULTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER BOARD, ACTING THROUGH A COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF SOLELY OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES, FROM TIME TO TIME CONDUCTS A REVIEW TO DETERMINE COMPARABLE COMPENSATION RANGES FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING FOR THE CEO, WHICH MAY INCLUDE REFERENCE TO COMPENSATION SURVEYS OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS' FORMS 990 AS WELL AS POTENTIAL COMPETING EMPLOYMENT OFFERS. THE LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER SETS COMPENSATION WITHIN THE RANGE OF REASONABLE COMPENSATION IN THE COMPETITIVE MARKETPLACE. THE PROCESS WAS LAST PERFORMED IN 2015. NO INDIVIDUAL HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST PARTICIPATES IN THE REVIEW OR DECISION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT CURRENTLY MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SCITECH SCITY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1222 JERSEY CITY BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityJERSEY CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07305ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN473288450EIN
Primary ActivitiesOPERATE A SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARKPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNJLegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$0TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$200,000EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTERBusinessNameLine1Txt

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