FORT COLLINS MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY NONPROFIT PARTNER: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: FORT COLLINS MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY NONPROFIT PARTNER (EIN 74-2541265)
Tax period: 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed: 2015-09-08
IRS object ID: 201532519349300113
Schema version: 2014v5.0
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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-09-08T08:43:57-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	461497033	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EKS&H LLLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7979 E TUFTS AVENUE SUITE 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	DENVER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	802372521	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	742541265	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FORT COLLINS MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	FKA DISCOVERY CENTER SCIENCE MUSEUM	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	FORT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9702216738	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	408 MASON COURT	AddressLine1Txt
City	FORT COLLINS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80524	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOSEPH KRUSE	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9702216738	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-08-31	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DORI EGGETT	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00645252	PTIN
Phone	3037409400	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-04-25 22:37:26Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JOSEPH KRUSE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	408 MASON COURT	AddressLine1Txt
City	FORT COLLINS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80524	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,079,927	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.FCMOD.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1989	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE MUSEUM CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN & HAVE FUN WHILE EXPLORING SCIENCE AND CULTURE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	38	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	150	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$577,378	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$332,102	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$800,512	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$630,549	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$7,784	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$56,362	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$41,107	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$6,349	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,426,781	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,025,362	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	$690,902	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$773,041	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$164,967	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$986,109	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,138,846	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,677,011	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,911,887	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$250,230	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$886,525	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$12,155,432	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$11,104,523	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$566,770	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$406,157	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$11,588,662	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$10,698,366	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE MUSEUM CREATES MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO LEARN, REFLECT AND HAVE FUN THROUGH HANDS-ON AND COLLECTIONS-BASED EXPLORATIONS IN SCIENCE AND CULTURE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,577,841	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$630,549	RevenueAmt
Desc	FORT COLLINS MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY WELCOMED OVER 92,000 GENERAL ADMISSION VISITORS DURING 2014. THE MUSEUM OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF CULTURAL AND SCIENCE RELATED PROGRAMS TO SUPPLEMENT THE RICHNESS OF THE EXHIBIT GALLERY FLOOR, TO PROVIDE FULFILLING EXPERIENCES THAT ALLOW VISITORS OF ALL AGES TO ENGAGE INFORMALLY, TO LEARN INTENSIVELY, AND OCCASIONALLY, TO ACHIEVE LIFE-CHANGING EPIPHANIES. IN 2014, THESE PROGRAMS DIRECTLY SERVED GENERAL ADMISSION VISITORS, SCHOOL FIELD TRIP GROUPS, AND INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS IN PREREGISTERED PROGRAMS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,577,841	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	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	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	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	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	5	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	38	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	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	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	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DONNA JARED	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	9704162767	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	408 MASON COURT	AddressLine1Txt
City	FORT COLLINS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80524	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
BOB BACON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVE VANDERMEER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHAD JONES
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARTINA WILKINSON
PRESIDENT - TERM END 10/1	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CHRIS BANKS
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
HUGH GRINOLDS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WAYNE SUNDBERG
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOEL FUNK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN JONES
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HOLLY OSBORN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KRISTI BENNINGSDORF
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOE KRUSE
PRESIDENT - TERM BEG 10/1	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DARIN ATTENBERRY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOUG HUTCHINSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TOM GENDRON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANNETTE GEISELMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - TERM END 3/17	40.00		$24,176	$0	$0	Yes (X)
WILLIAM WOLVINGTON
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		$66,267	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DONNA JARED
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - TERM BEG 10/23	40.00		$14,942	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$105,385	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

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

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	300 WOLF DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	WEST DEPTFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	08086	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	EXHIBIT FABRICATOR	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$207,371	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$33,001	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$20,750	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$278,351	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$332,102	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSION FEES	900099	$560,242	$560,242
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FE	900099	$70,307	$70,307

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$630,549	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,962	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$12,962	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$43,400	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$43,400	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$43,400	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$43,400	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$2,969	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$33,001	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$26,904	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$23,935	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$23,935	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$57,945	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$27,661	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$30,284	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$30,284	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,025,362	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$630,549	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$62,711	ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$773,041	TotalAmt
Program Services	$603,960	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,799	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$120,282	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,079	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,382	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,034	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,663	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,805	TotalAmt
Management And General	$60,805	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,237	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,743	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,425	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$69	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,199	TotalAmt
Management And General	$11,199	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$377,535	TotalAmt
Program Services	$358,658	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,877	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$89,852	TotalAmt
Program Services	$88,127	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,725	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
EXHIBITS	$356,195	$356,195
FEES	$63,422	$54,744	$5,138	$3,540
SUPPLIES	$43,203	$37,392	$665	$5,146
MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT	$20,242	$4,495	$192	$15,555

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,077	TotalAmt
Program Services	$40,145	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$220	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,712	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,911,887	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,577,841	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$169,079	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$164,967	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$228,278	BOYAmt
EOY	$167,593	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,012,125	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,455,692	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,960,417	BOYAmt
EOY	$891,286	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,755	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,679	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,345	BOYAmt
EOY	$52,486	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$6,327,347	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$860,638	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,901,461	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,466,709	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,008,051	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,048,078	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,155,432	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,104,523	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$161,302	BOYAmt
EOY	$82,484	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$55,468	BOYAmt
EOY	$73,673	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$350,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$250,000	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$566,770	BOYAmt
EOY	$406,157	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,484,440	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,341,167	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,392,802	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,643,779	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$711,420	BOYAmt
EOY	$713,420	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,588,662	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,698,366	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,155,432	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,104,523	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$886,525	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$3,771	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,267,269	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,260,223	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,468,058	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$577,378	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$332,102	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,905,030	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$100,208	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$73,665	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$152,772	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$833,039	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$660,833	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,820,517	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$74,487	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$66,340	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$49,979	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$190,806	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,441,964	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,400,228	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,670,809	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,410,417	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$992,935	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,916,353	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,880,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$600,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,679,158	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$269,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$50,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,478,658	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,880,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$600,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,679,158	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$269,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$50,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,478,658	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$7,437,695	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$37,618	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$62,178	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$129,241	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,784	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,962	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$249,783	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$37,618	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$62,178	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$129,241	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,784	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,962	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$249,783	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$871	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$63	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$9,514	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,480,453	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,462,469	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,800,050	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,426,781	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,005,897	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,175,650	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.52470	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.49570	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.01760	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.18800	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$895,563	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$52,157	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$949,720	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$771,865	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$16,686	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$107,012	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$895,563	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$706,350	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$65,515	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$771,865	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$729,827	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$23,477	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$706,350	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$659,426	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$77,065	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$736,491	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.75120	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.24880	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,865,916	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$549,751	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,316,165	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$174,729	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$108,529	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$66,200	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$286,702	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$202,358	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$84,344	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$5,466,709	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DOME SHOWS	$117,044
ENDOWMENT AT CFNC	$931,034

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$1,048,078	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	NOTE PAYABLE - RELATED PARTY	Desc
Amt	$250,000	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$250,000	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,066,584	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$3,771	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$44,993	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$41,222	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,025,362	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,025,362	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,956,880	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$44,993	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$44,993	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,911,887	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,911,887	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:	TAXPAYER KEEPS ALL ITS HISTORICAL AND SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITS OFF BALANCE SHEET.
PART X, LINE 2:	THE MUSEUM APPLIES A MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY TO REFLECT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF IMPACT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. AFTER EVALUATIING THE TAX POSITION TAKEN, NONE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE UNCERTAIN; THEREFORE, NO AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013. INCOME FROM ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE MUSEUM'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME. THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013. IF INCURRED, INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH TAX POSITIONS ARE RECORDED IN THE PERIOD ASSESSED AS ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL EXPENSE. NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES HAVE BEEN ASSESSED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014 OR 2013.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 15,132. PROFESSIONAL FEES 2,200. COST OF GOODS SOLD 27,661.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 15,132. PROFESSIONAL FEES 2,200. COST OF GOODS SOLD 27,661.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	DISCOVERY DASH	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$35,970	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$33,001	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$2,969	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$8,803	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$18,101	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$35,970	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$33,001	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$2,969	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$8,803	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$18,101	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$26,904	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$23,935	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Yes (X)	CATERING	0	$27,921
Yes (X)	SUPPLIES	0	$9,093

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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 (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM REVIEWS IN DETAIL WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO PROVIDES A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEW. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SUBMITS AN ANNUAL STATEMENT TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT IS ENGAGED TO PROVIDE COMPARABILITY DATA AND BENCHMARKING. DOCUMENTATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION IS RECORDED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	AVAIABLE UPON REQUEST.
RELATIONSHIP WITH FORT COLLINS MUSEUM AND CITY OF FORT COLLINS:	DURING MARCH 2008, THE MUSEUM ENTERED INTO AN OPERATING AGREEMENT (THE "AGREEMENT") WITH THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS (THE "CITY"), WHICH OWNED AND OPERATED THE FORT COLLINS MUSEUM ("FCM"). THE MUSEUM AND THE CITY WISHED TO JOINTLY CREATE A PREMIER EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS BY COMBINING THE CURRENT OPERATIONS OF THE FCM AND MUSEUM INTO ONE INSTITUTION. IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FACILITY FOR THE COMBINED MUSEUM, IT WAS DECIDED TO CO-LOCATE BOTH ORGANIZATIONS IN ONE FACILITY, 200 MATHEWS STREET, WHICH WAS THE LOCATION OF THE FCM. THE CO-LOCATION WAS EFFECTIVE JUNE 2009 THROUGH DECEMBER 2011. DURING 2012, THE NEW MUSEUM FACILITY WAS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED AND WAS OPENED FOR PUBLIC ACCESS AT WHICH TIME THE COMBINED INSTITUTION, FORT COLLINS MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY, BEGAN OPERATING AT ITS NEW LOCATION AT 408 MASON COURT.