FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (EIN 36-2167011)
Tax period: 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed: 2015-11-16
IRS object ID: 201533209349311858
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-11-16T15:22:20-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	381357951	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PLANTE & MORAN PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA 9TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60606	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	362167011	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	FIEL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3129229410	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1400 SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606052827	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RICHARD W LARIVIERE	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT AND CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3129229410	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-11-05	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LU ANN TRAPP	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01506476	PTIN
Phone	3122071040	PhoneNum
Preparation	2015-11-05	PreparationDt

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	RICHARD W LARIVIERE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1400 SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606052827	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$144,709,976	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.FIELDMUSEUM.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1893	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE MUSEUM IS AN INDEPENDENT CENTER OF LEARNING THAT ENGAGES IN RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	80	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	72	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	763	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	522	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$4,416,546	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$946,745	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$26,179,054	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$51,540,413	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$24,565,925	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$26,811,015	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$17,116,663	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$16,049,296	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,908,552	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$911,054	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$69,770,194	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$95,311,778	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$334,308	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$437,876	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$30,527,918	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$28,238,379	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$71,003	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$55,842	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$3,548,983	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$43,755,452	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$42,738,765	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$74,688,681	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$71,470,862	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$4,918,487	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$23,840,916	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$628,334,683	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$648,291,562	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$217,412,783	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$210,716,046	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$410,921,900	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$437,575,516	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE FIELD MUSEUM IS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION CONCERNED WITH THE DIVERSITY AND RELATIONSHIPS IN NATURE AND AMONG CULTURES. IT PROVIDES COLLECTION-BASED RESEARCH AND LEARNING FOR GREATER PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE WORLD IN WHICH WE LIVE. ITS COLLECTIONS, PUBLIC LEARNING PROGRAMS, AND RESEARCH ARE INSEPARABLY LINKED TO SERVE A DIVERSE PUBLIC OF VARIED AGES, BACKGROUNDS AND KNOWLEDGE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$27,142,279	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$431,932	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,487,019	RevenueAmt
Desc	SCIENCE & EDUCATION: SCIENCE AND EDUCATION CONSISTS OF THREE COMPLEMENTARY CENTERS-THE COLLECTIONS CENTER, THE INTEGRATIVE RESEARCH CENTER, AND THE SCIENCE ACTION CENTER. TOGETHER, THESE CENTERS ADVANCE THE MUSEUM'S MISSION OF UNDERSTANDING THE PAST, EXPLORING ITS PRESENT, AND SHAPING A FUTURE FOR THE EARTH THAT IS RICH WITH BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY. THE COLLECTIONS AMOUNT TO OVER 25,000,000 NATURAL OBJECTS AND MAN-MADE ARTIFACTS SPANNING THE MUSEUM'S FOUR DISCIPLINES - ANTHROPOLOGY, BOTANY, GEOLOGY, AND ZOOLOGY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$12,950,096	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$5,944	GrantAmt
Revenue	$14,322,078	RevenueAmt
Desc	PUBLIC PROGRAMS: THE MUSEUM BRINGS SCIENCE TO LIFE WITH MORE THAN 400,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE DEVOTED TO EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMS. IN 2014, THE MUSEUM WELCOMED MORE THAN 1,200,000 VISITORS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$10,545,351	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	MUSEUM SERVICES: THE MUSEUM HAS APPROXIMATELY 1,300,000 SQUARE FEET FOR WHICH MUSEUM SERVICES PROVIDES ENGINEERING, MAINTENANCE, AND SECURITY, AS WELL AS DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE SCIENCE AND EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$9,684,606	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$11,001,919	RevenueAmt
Desc	MUSEUM OUTREACH AND BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$9,684,606	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$11,001,919	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$60,322,332	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	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	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	Yes (1)	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	144	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	763	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	0	Form8899Filedind
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	80	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	72	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	Yes (1)	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
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RICHARD W LARIVIERE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3126657210	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1400 S LAKESHORE DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606052496	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (96 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
JAMES L ALEXANDER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN M BENTON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS L BERNARDIN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HOWARD B BERNICK
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NORMAN R BOBINS
VICE CHAIRMAN, AUDIT	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOHN L BUCKSBAUM
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BARBARA BYRD-BENNETT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN A CANNING JR
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREGORY C CASE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR RICHARD A CHAIFETZ
VICE CHAIRMAN, RETIREMENT AND BENEFITS	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
RICHARD W COLBURN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KENNETH W COQUILLETTE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SIR PETER CRANE FRS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT W CRAWFORD JR
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARSHA A CRUZAN
VICE CHAIRMAN, DEVELOPMENT	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LOUIS T DELGADO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROGER K DEROMEDI
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD ELDEN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES M FALCONE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL W FERRO JR
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICK FEZELL
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMEE C FIELD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARSHALL FIELD V
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL E FLANNERY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY T FOLAND
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES S FRANK
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARSHALL B FRONT
VICE CHAIRMAN, INVESTMENT	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
J ERIK FYRWALD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILBUR H GANTZ III
VICE CHAIRMAN, SCIENCE	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
RONALD J GIDWITZ
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RUTH ANN M GILLIS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUE LING GIN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT H GORDON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANTONIO J GRACIAS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JACK M GREENBERG
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JUDY GREFFIN
VICE CHAIRMAN, FINANCE	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LEWIS S GRUBER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ADNAAN HAMID
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID G HERRO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID D HILLER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TERRY A JENKINS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TODD KAPLAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRYANT L KEIL
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL L KEISER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CONSTANCE T KELLER
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
RICHARD L KEYSER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM C KUNKLER III
VICE CHAIRMAN, GOVERNANCE	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
RANDOLPH R KURTZ
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD W LARIVIERE
PRESIDENT + CEO	35.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$605,819	$0	$36,039	Yes (X)
DIANE VON SCHLEGELL LEVY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TIMOTHY J MCCARTY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
W JAMES MCNERNEY JR
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BOBBY MEHTA
VICE CHAIRMAN, PUBLIC PROGRAMS	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CLARE MUNANA
VICE CHAIRMAN, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
NEIL S NOVICH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES J OCONNOR JR
VICE CHAIRMAN, FACILITIES	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MICHAEL OGRADY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID C PARRY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AURIE A PENNICK
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PETER B POND
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JB PRITZKER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH W REESE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOUGLAS P REGAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
M JUDE REYES
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS S RICKETTS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN W ROWE
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
PATRICK G RYAN JR
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL J SACKS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NYDIA SEARLE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAI SHEKHAWAT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALEJANDRO SILVA
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ADELE S SIMMONS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW K SIMON
SECRETARY	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MAUREEN DWYER SMITH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL TANG
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK TEBBE
VICE CHAIRMAN, TECHNOLOGY	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DAVID M TOLMIE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK R WALTER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
EVERETT S WARD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAURA S WASHINGTON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREGORY D WASSON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KELLY R WELSH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
W ROCKWELL WIRTZ
VICE CHAIRMAN, MARKETING	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LINDA S WOLF
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PATRICK WOOD-PRINCE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
J W CROFT
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	35.00	0.00		$314,984	$0	$22,911	Yes (X)
DEBRA MOSKOVITS
VP, SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	35.00	0.00		$176,393	$0	$12,687		Yes (X)
LAURA SADLER
SENIOR VP, PUBLIC MUSEUM	35.00	0.00		$280,932	$0	$21,232		Yes (X)
CHARLES KATZENMEYER
VP, INSITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT	35.00	0.00		$233,435	$0	$15,260			Yes (X)
R L GRANDE
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CURATOR	35.00	0.00		$197,480	$0	$22,185			Yes (X)
OLIVIER RIEPPEL
CURATOR	35.00	0.00		$187,659	$0	$17,180			Yes (X)
SHAWN VANDERZIEL
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER	35.00	0.00		$168,820	$0	$12,346			Yes (X)
GARY FEINMAN
CURATOR	35.00	0.00		$158,440	$0	$15,845			Yes (X)
JOHN W MCCARTER JR
FORMER PRES, EMERITUS (SEE SCHED O)	0.00	0.00		$208,348	$0	$9,477				Yes (X)
ROBERT MARTIN
CURATOR EMERITUS	0.00	0.00		$340,690	$0	$15,365				Yes (X)
JONATHAN HAAS
CURATOR EMERITUS	0.00	0.00		$232,270	$0	$10,475				Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,105,270	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$211,002	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	30	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (1)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
HILL MECHANICAL CORPORATION
11045 GAGE AVENUE	FRANKLIN PARK	IL	60131	CONSTRUCTION	$1,360,440
SUPERIOR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
7515 SANTA FE DRIVE	HODGKINS	IL	60525	CONSTRUCTION	$1,329,250
ORTIZ BUILDERS INC
3607 WEST 26TH STREET	CHICAGO	IL	60623	CONSTRUCTION	$1,197,297
OMD USA LLC
PO BOX 533202	CHARLOTTE	NC	28290	ADVERTISING	$1,160,364
TBGEC INC BEST GUARANTED ELECTRICAL
5300C MCDERMOTT DRIVE	BERKELEY	IL	60163	CONSTRUCTION	$638,581

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	36	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$1,859,650	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$8,663,940	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$41,016,823	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$1,017,088	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$51,540,413	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
ADMISSIONS	900099	$12,370,162	$12,370,162
EVENT INCOME	900099	$4,669,202	$279,538	$4,389,664
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$2,806,972	$2,806,972
TRAVELING EXHIBITS	900099	$1,951,916	$1,951,916
COMMISSIONS	900099	$1,826,192	$1,826,192

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,186,571	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,186,571	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$26,811,015	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,809,893	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$26,882	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$3,783,011	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$245,206	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$245,206	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$61,268,993	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$49,029,590	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$12,239,403	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,239,403	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$12,239,403	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$137,972	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$1,859,650	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$368,608	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$230,636	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$230,636	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$896,484	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$896,484	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$896,484	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$95,311,778	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$22,421,351	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$4,416,546	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$16,933,468	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$88,815	TotalAmt
Program Services	$88,815	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$147,786	TotalAmt
Program Services	$147,786	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$201,275	TotalAmt
Program Services	$201,275	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,470,996	TotalAmt
Program Services	$490,971	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$520,229	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$459,796	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,446,828	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,440,683	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,387,542	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,618,603	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$349,840	TotalAmt
Program Services	$294,495	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,457	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,888	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,183,324	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,363,322	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$436,436	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$383,566	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,787,391	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,504,626	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$150,498	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$132,267	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$243,260	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,213	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$232,322	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,725	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$248,940	TotalAmt
Management And General	$248,940	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62,600	TotalAmt
Management And General	$62,600	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,842	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$55,842	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,015,203	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,015,203	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,047,565	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,474,789	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$97,949	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$474,827	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,753,757	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,747,758	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,999	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,602,358	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,623,037	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,758,260	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$221,061	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$994,098	TotalAmt
Program Services	$835,277	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$158,821	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$411,877	TotalAmt
Program Services	$411,877	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,904,786	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,550,523	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$300,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$53,763	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,806,808	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,542,658	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$199,336	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$64,814	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,450	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,450	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,509,223	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,326,245	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$130,147	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$52,831	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$319,253	TotalAmt
Management And General	$319,253	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	UNRELATED BUSINESS INCO	Desc
Total	$421,275	TotalAmt
Management And General	$421,275	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$387,312	TotalAmt
Program Services	$272,982	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$114,330	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,470,862	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60,322,332	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,599,547	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,548,983	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$748,901	BOYAmt
EOY	$614,911	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,516,358	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,785,246	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,798,122	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,453,828	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,757,579	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,327,992	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$126,611	BOYAmt
EOY	$133,101	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$429,786,977	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$181,393,360	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$252,528,194	BOYAmt
EOY	$248,393,617	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$207,016,250	BOYAmt
EOY	$195,241,541	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$132,393,775	BOYAmt
EOY	$151,969,276	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,448,893	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,372,050	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$628,334,683	BOYAmt
EOY	$648,291,562	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,380,573	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,373,675	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,744,268	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,632,141	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$167,000,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$167,000,000	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,400,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,300,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,887,942	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,410,230	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$217,412,783	BOYAmt
EOY	$210,716,046	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$242,324,408	BOYAmt
EOY	$244,668,013	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$82,777,937	BOYAmt
EOY	$85,927,043	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$85,819,555	BOYAmt
EOY	$106,980,460	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$410,921,900	BOYAmt
EOY	$437,575,516	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$628,334,683	BOYAmt
EOY	$648,291,562	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$23,840,916	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$5,515,440	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$8,328,140	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	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$25,679,446	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$36,609,705	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$35,500,504	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$23,508,548	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$48,657,237	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$169,955,440	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,853,762	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,276,236	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,592,178	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,607,427	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,690,148	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$29,019,751	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$31,533,208	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$42,885,941	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$41,092,682	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$29,115,975	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$54,347,385	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$198,975,191	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$15,574,013	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$183,401,178	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,624,304	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,024,427	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,707,156	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,300,242	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,055,098	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$20,711,227	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$723,912	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$734,497	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$705,088	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$611,914	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$946,745	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,722,156	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$584,520	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$464,548	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$266,743	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year	$896,484	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,212,295	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$225,620,869	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$122,364,136	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.81290	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.83070	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (1)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$76,404	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	0	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$76,404	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE MUSEUM DEVOTED AN INSUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS ACTIVITIES TO MONITORING AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATURES IN AN EFFORT TO FURTHER LEGISLATION WHICH MIGHT BENEFIT THE MUSEUM. IN ADDITION TO MINIMAL EMPLOYEE TIME ALLOCATED TO LOBBYING, A CONSULTANT WAS PAID $60,000 FOR THEIR SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THESE ACTIVITIES IN 2014. THE CONSULTANT PROVIDES STRATEGIC COUNSEL TO THE MUSEUM REGARDING RELATIONS MATTERS AND PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL STAFF TO CARRY OUT GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included	$0	RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included	$1	AssetsIncludedAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$341,408,704	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,113,504	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$16,912,794	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$14,827,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,015,203	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$346,592,799	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$299,203,583	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$6,398,159	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$51,278,220	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$14,586,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$885,258	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$341,408,704	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$274,221,882	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,772,738	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$35,343,073	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$14,300,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$834,110	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$299,203,583	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$300,540,857	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,708,392	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$3,207,966	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$26,000,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$819,401	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$274,221,882	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$275,936,197	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$6,908,166	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$32,449,462	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$14,000,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$752,968	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$300,540,857	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.58900	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.24500	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.16600	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	$304,975,080	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$109,924,376	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$195,050,704	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$96,875,189	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$54,962,188	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$41,913,001	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$22,293,178	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$16,506,796	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,786,382	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,643,530	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$5,643,530	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$248,393,617	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
EQUITY SECURITY FUNDS	$16,318,029	F
FIXED INCOME SECURITIES FUNDS	$12,249,257	F
HEDGED EQUITY FUNDS	$45,330,524	F
ABSOLUTE RETURN FUNDS	$76,146,933	F
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	$1,924,533	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$151,969,276	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ACCRUED PENSION COSTS	$3,180,095
INTEREST RATE SWAP	$20,230,135

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$23,410,230	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$97,552,883	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$5,515,440	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$75,000	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$8,696,748	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$3,256,308	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$94,296,575	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$1,015,203	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$1,015,203	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$95,311,778	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$70,899,267	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$75,000	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$368,608	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$443,608	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$70,455,659	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$1,015,203	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$1,015,203	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$71,470,862	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:	THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS ARE COMPRISED OF OBJECTS OF HISTORICAL, CULTURAL OR SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING ITS EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING ITS CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. THE COLLECTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A POLICY THAT REQUIRES PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF COLLECTION ITEMS TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE ENDOWMENT, WITH EARNINGS TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTIONS OR PROVIDE FOR THE DIRECT CARE OF EXISTING COLLECTIONS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRACTICE GENERALLY FOLLOWED BY MUSEUMS, THE VALUE OF OBJECTS IN THE COLLECTIONS IS EXCLUDED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; COLLECTIONS ARE REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT A NOMINAL VALUE OF $1. SUCH COLLECTIONS HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE MUSEUM'S INCEPTION. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED, OR AS DECREASES IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF THE ASSETS USED TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS ARE RESTRICTED BY DONORS. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED AS INCREASES IN NET ASSETS. THERE WERE NO SALES OF COLLECTION ITEMS IN 2014.
PART III, LINE 4:	THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS ARE COMPRISED OF ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, OR SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE. MUCH OF THE COLLECTION IS FEATURED IN THE MUSEUM'S GENERAL COLLECTION WHICH IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION. THE COLLECTION IS ALSO USED FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND SCHOLARLY RESEARCH. THROUGH EXHIBITION AND STUDY, THE MUSEUM ACTS AS AN INDEPENDENT CENTER OF LEARNING FOCUSED ON DIVERSITY IN THE WORLD'S PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS AND CULTURES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
PART V, LINE 4:	THE ASSETS OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS SHALL BE INVESTED TO OBTAIN THE GREATEST "TOTAL RETURN" COMMENSURATE WITH THE RISKS DEEMED APPROPRIATE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE INVESTMENT POLICY. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE TO 1) ACHIEVE LONG-TERM GROWTH THROUGH CAPITAL APPRECIATION AS WELL AS INCOME AND 2) PRESERVE THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ASSETS OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND BY OBTAINING A "REAL RETURN" EQUAL TO OR IN EXCESS OF NORMAL ANNUAL SPENDING-ENDOWMENT WITHDRAWALS TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUM.
PART X, LINE 2:	THE MUSEUM IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXATION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND A COMPARABLE STATE OF ILLINOIS STATUTE. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE TAX YEARS ENDED 2011, 2012, 2013 AND 2014 ARE STILL OPEN TO AUDIT FOR BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE PURPOSES. THE MUSEUM HAS A POLICY TO RECORD INTEREST AND PENALTIES (IF ANY) RELATED TO INCOME TAX MATTERS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. THE MUSEUM HAS DETERMINED THAT ITS TAX POSITIONS SATISFY THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT CRITERION. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES WERE RECORDED.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 368,608. PENSION-RELATED CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC PENSION COST -537,600. GAIN ON EXTINGUISHMENT OF ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION 8,865,740.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 368,608.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (20 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC	PROGRAM SERVICE	PUBLIC PROGRAMS	$30,000
EUROPE (ICELAND & GREENLAND)	PROGRAM SERVICE	PUBLIC PROGRAMS	$378,188
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA	PROGRAM SERVICE	PUBLIC PROGRAMS	$1,754
NORTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICE	PUBLIC PROGRAMS	$478,748
SOUTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICE	PUBLIC PROGRAMS	$263
EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC	PROGRAM SERVICE	SCIENCE & EDUCATION	$70,972
EUROPE (ICELAND & GREENLAND)	PROGRAM SERVICE	SCIENCE & EDUCATION	$525,418
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA	PROGRAM SERVICE	SCIENCE & EDUCATION	$159,771
NORTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICE	SCIENCE & EDUCATION	$775
RUSSIA & NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES	PROGRAM SERVICE	SCIENCE & EDUCATION	$10,000
SOUTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICE	SCIENCE & EDUCATION	$458,694
SOUTH ASIA	PROGRAM SERVICE	SCIENCE & EDUCATION	$2,500
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	PROGRAM SERVICE	SCIENCE & EDUCATION	$386,974
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	INVESTMENTS		$110,115,589
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	GRANTMAKING	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$168,987
NORTH AMERICA	GRANTMAKING	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$1,260
SOUTH AMERICA	GRANTMAKING	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$23,996
SOUTH ASIA	GRANTMAKING	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$4,120
EUROPE (ICELAND & GREENLAND)	GRANTMAKING	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$2,360
EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC	GRANTMAKING	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$552

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$1,645,114	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$111,175,807	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$112,820,921	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA, FASO,	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$106,290	WIRE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA, FASO,	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$16,920	WIRE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	2	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (2 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA, FASO,	4	$38,824	WIRE
STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA, FASO,	1	$12,900	CHECK

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (1)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (1)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (1)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	Yes (1)	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	STAFF MAKE VISITS TO MONITOR WORK BEING DONE OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE GRANTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SD&A	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5757 W CENTURY BLVD SUITE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOS ANGELES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90045	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	TELEMARKETING	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$53,280	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$55,842	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	-$2,562	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$53,280	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$55,842	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	-$2,562	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ID	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TX	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WY	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	WOMEN'S BOARD GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$1,747,412	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$1,659,912	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$87,500	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$296,537	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	WOMEN'S BOARD LUNCHEON	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$114,625	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$95,875	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$18,750	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$47,871	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	3	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$135,585	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$103,863	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$31,722	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$24,199	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$1,997,622	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$1,859,650	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$137,972	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$368,607	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$368,607	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$230,635	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
506 S WRIGHT	URBANA	IL	61801	376000511	501(C)(3)	$15,565	$0	STIPEND FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
5801 S ELLIS AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60637	362177139	501(C)(3)	$9,125	$0	STIPEND FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
CENTERS FOR NEW HORIZONS
4150 S KING DR	CHICAGO	IL	60653	362729721	501(C)(3)	$16,550	$0	STIPEND FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
MUJERES LATINAS
2124 W 21ST PLACE	CHICAGO	IL	60608	362877520	501(C)(3)	$30,750	$0	STIPEND FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
THE CELADON GROUP
37 W SUMMIT DR	REDWOOD CITY	CA	94062	202194470		$5,000	$0	STIPEND FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
PUBLIC ALLIES INC
735 N WATER ST	MILWAUKEE	WI	53202	521759564		$7,250		STIPEND FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	4	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	2	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	STIPENDS FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	52	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$147,786	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	A DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATOR REVIEWS ALL OF THE REQUESTS FOR PAYMENTS AND SIGNS OFF ON THE REQUEST BEFORE PAYMENT IS ISSUED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (1)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
RICHARD W LARIVIERE
PRESIDENT + CEO	$582,819	$0	$23,000	$0	$0	$0	$27,322	$0	$8,717	$0	$641,858	$0	$0	$0
J W CROFT
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	$302,734	$0	$12,250	$0	$0	$0	$14,206	$0	$8,705	$0	$337,895	$0	$0	$0
DEBRA MOSKOVITS
VP, SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	$167,893	$0	$8,500	$0	$0	$0	$7,955	$0	$4,732	$0	$189,080	$0	$0	$0
LAURA SADLER
SENIOR VP, PUBLIC MUSEUM	$150,278	$0	$0	$0	$130,654	$0	$12,670	$0	$8,562	$0	$302,164	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES KATZENMEYER
VP, INSITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT	$223,435	$0	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$10,528	$0	$4,732	$0	$248,695	$0	$0	$0
R L GRANDE
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CURATOR	$194,480	$0	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$8,906	$0	$13,279	$0	$219,665	$0	$0	$0
OLIVIER RIEPPEL
CURATOR	$182,659	$0	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$8,463	$0	$8,717	$0	$204,839	$0	$0	$0
SHAWN VANDERZIEL
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER	$160,320	$0	$8,500	$0	$0	$0	$7,614	$0	$4,732	$0	$181,166	$0	$0	$0
GARY FEINMAN
CURATOR	$154,940	$0	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$7,146	$0	$8,699	$0	$174,285	$0	$0	$0
JOHN W MCCARTER JR
FORMER PRES, EMERITUS (SEE SCHED O)	$0	$0	$0	$0	$208,348	$0	$9,396	$0	$81	$0	$217,825	$0	$208,348	$0
ROBERT MARTIN
CURATOR EMERITUS	$0	$0	$0	$0	$340,690	$0	$15,365	$0	$0	$0	$356,055	$0	$123,173	$0
JONATHAN HAAS
CURATOR EMERITUS	$0	$0	$0	$0	$232,270	$0	$10,475	$0	$0	$0	$242,745	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1A	THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT RECEIVED SOCIAL CLUB DUES. THE PURPOSE OF THE SOCIAL CLUB DUES ARE FOR BUSINESS USES RELATED TO ENTERAINING GUESTS, FUNDRAISING, AND NETWORKING.
PART I, LINES 4A-B	LAURA SADLER'S 2014 W-2 COMPENSATION INCLUDES A POST-EMPLOYMENT PAYMENT OF $130,654. THE MUSEUM'S MANAGEMENT APPROVED THIS PAYMENT IN RECOGNITION OF THE 17 YEARS OF SERVICE SHE PROVIDED TO THE MUSEUM. IN 2013, THE MUSEUM OFFERED RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PACKAGES TO CERTAIN STAFF MEMBERS. ROBERT MARTIN AND JONATHAN HAAS RETIRED IN 2013 AND QUALIFIED FOR THE RETIREMENT INCENTIVE THAT WAS PAID OUT IN 2013 AND 2014. THE ONLY MUSEUM EMPLOYEE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MUSEUM'S SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN IS JOHN W. MCCARTER, JR. MR. MCCARTER RECEIVED A DISTRIBUTION OF $19,994 FROM THE NONQUALIFED RETIREMENT PLAN IN CALENDAR YEAR 2014.
PART I, LINE 7	IN 2014, THE MUSEUM MADE A ONE-TIME PAYMENT TO SELECT STAFF BASED ON PERFORMANCE AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B (III) - OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION	JOHN W. MCCARTER JR'S 2014 W-2 COMPENSATION INCLUDES $208,348 OF PREVIOUSLY ACCRUED COMPENSATION. PER THE RETIRING CEO & PRESIDENT'S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, A PAID SABBATICAL APPROVED BY THE MUSEUM'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES STARTED ON 10/1/2012. THIS EXPENSE WAS FULLY ACCRUED AS OF 12/31/2011 AND REPORTED AS DEFERRED COMPENSATION IN THE PRIOR 990S. THIS SABBATICAL IS IN RECOGNITION OF THE RETIRING CEO & PRESIDENT'S 16 YEARS OF SERVICE AND EXTENSIVE LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO THE MUSEUM.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (9 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
JOHN W ROWE
TRUSTEE OF THE MUSEUM AND CHAIRMAN EMERITUS, EXELON CORPORATION	$2,251,953	THE MUSEUM PURCHASES ELECTRICAL SERVICE FROM CONSTELLATION NEW ENERGY, A SUBSIDIARY OF EXELON CORPORATION. THE RATES PAID ARE COMPETITIVE WITH MARKET RATES.	0
KELLY R WELSH
TRUSTEE OF THE MUSEUM AND EXEC VP & GEN COUNS OF NORTHERN TRUST	$528,463	NORTHERN TRUST PROVIDES FINANCIAL SERVICES TO THE FIELD MUSEUM. THE RATES PAID ARE COMPETITIVE WITH MARKET RATES.	0
DOUGLAS P REGAN
TRUSTEE OF THE MUSEUM AND MIDWEST CHAIRMAN AT JP MORGAN	$3,604,462	JP MORGAN PROVIDES FINANCIAL SERVICES TO THE MUSEUM RELATED TO THE MUSEUM'S OUTSTANDING BONDS. THE RATES PAID ARE COMPETITIVE WITH MARKET RATES.	0
WILLIAM C KUNKLER III
TRUSTEE OF THE MUSEUM AND WIFE IS A DIRECTOR AT NORTHERN TRUST.	$528,463	NORTHERN TRUST PROVIDES FINANCIAL SERVICES TO THE FIELD MUSEUM. THE RATES PAID ARE COMPETITIVE WITH MARKET RATES.	0
JOHN A CANNING JR
TRUSTEE OF THE MUSEUM AND BOARD MEMBER AT EXELON	$2,251,953	THE MUSEUM PURCHASES ELECTRICAL SERVICE FROM CONSTELLATION NEW ENERGY, A SUBSIDIARY OF EXELON CORPORATION. THE RATES PAID ARE COMPETITIVE WITH MARKET RATES.	0
SUE LING GIN
TRUSTEE OF THE MUSEUM AND BOARD MEMBER AT EXELON	$2,251,953	THE MUSEUM PURCHASES ELECTRICAL SERVICE FROM CONSTELLATION NEW ENERGY, A SUBSIDIARY OF EXELON CORPORATION. THE RATES PAID ARE COMPETITIVE WITH MARKET RATES.	0
MICHAEL O'GRADY
TRUSTEE OF THE MUSEUM AND EXEC VP & GEN COUNS OF NORTHERN TRUST	$528,463	NORTHERN TRUST PROVIDES FINANCIAL SERVICES TO THE FIELD MUSEUM. THE RATES PAID ARE COMPETITIVE WITH MARKET RATES.	0
RUTH ANN M GILLIS
TRUSTEE OF THE MUSEUM AND EXEC VP & CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER, EXELON CORPORATION	$2,251,953	THE MUSEUM PURCHASES ELECTRICAL SERVICE FROM CONSTELLATION NEW ENERGY, A SUBSIDIARY OF EXELON CORPORATION. THE RATES PAID ARE COMPETITIVE WITH MARKET RATES.	0
GREGORY C CASE
TRUSTEE OF THE MUSEUM AND PRESIDENT/CEO OF AON CORPORATION	$530,820	AON CORPORATION PROVIDES CONSULTING SERVICES TO THE MUSEUM FOR ITS RETIREMENT BENEFIT PROGRAM. THE RATES PAID ARE COMPETITIVE WITH MARKET RATES.	0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	47	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$1,017,088	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Scientific Specimens ScientificSpecimensGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	429	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$0	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Archaeological Artifacts ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	11	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$0	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (1)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 32B:	THE STOCK GIFTS GO INTO THE MUSEUM'S ACCOUNT AT NORTHERN TRUST, AND THEN NORTHERN TRUST SELLS THE STOCK ON BEHALF OF THE MUSEUM THE DAY AFTER THE RECEIPT. NORTHERN TRUST DEPOSITS PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF SECURITIES INTO THE MUSEUM'S ACCOUNT.
PART I, LINE 33:	THE MUSEUM DOES NOT REPORT CONTRIBUTIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS AS REVENUE AS PERMITTED UNDER GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. THE MUSEUM DOES NOT CAPITALIZE ITS COLLECTION AS ALLOWED UNDER SFAS 116.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER JAMEE C. FIELD HAS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER MARSHALL FIELD V. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER AURIE A. PENNICK HAS A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER MARSHALL FIELD V. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER J. B. PRITZKER HAS A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER MICHAEL W. FERRO JR. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS JOHN W. ROWE, JOHN A. CANNING JR., AND RUTH ANN M. GILLIS HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER LINDA S. WOLF HAS A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER JACK M. GREENBERG. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS JOHN W. ROWE, JACK M. GREENBERG, AND JUDY GREFFIN HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER NEIL S. NOVICH HAS A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH FORMER PRESIDENT EMERITUS JOHN W. MCCARTER JR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 5	IN 2014, THE MUSEUM DISCOVERED THAT A NON-MANAGEMENT STAFF MEMBER HAD STOLEN A TOTAL AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY $900,000 OVER A PERIOD OF MULTIPLE YEARS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS DISMISSED; A FORENSIC AUDIT AND INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED; LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS NOTIFIED; CASH HANDLING PROCEDURES WERE AUDITED AND REVISED, INCLUDING MORE STRINGENT CONTROLS AND MONITORING. THE LOSS AND INVESTIGATION COSTS WERE FULLY RECOVERED THROUGH THE MUSEUM'S INSURANCE PROGRAM, LESS A $10,000 DEDUCTIBLE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE BOARD RETAINS THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PREPARE THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990. MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE COMPLETED FORM 990. A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. A FULL COPY OF THE 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE MUSEUM'S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AS A CONDITION OF THEIR SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE LOGGED WITH AND MONITORED BY THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION OF THE CEO. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES AND DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE CEO'S SALARY ARE HELD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE CURRENT CEO'S BASE SALARY WAS INITIALLY DETERMINED AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM USED DURING THE HIRING PROCESS. THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS ARE DOCUMENTED VIA EXECUTED EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS CHANGES TO THE CEO'S COMPENSATION, SUCH AS INCREASES OR BONUSES, AS APPROPRIATE. THE CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER CONDUCTS SALARY ANALYSIS OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES WITH APPROVAL BY THE CEO AS NEEDED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE MUSEUM'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS UPON REQUEST. THE MUSEUM'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH APPLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES OR THROUGH REQUEST AT THE MUSUEM'S PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION (AND AT MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION).
FORM 990, PART VII, COLUMN (D) - REPORTABLE COMPENSATION	JOHN W. MCCARTER JR'S 2014 W-2 COMPENSATION INCLUDES $208,348 OF PREVIOUSLY ACCRUED COMPENSATION. PER THE RETIRING CEO & PRESIDENT'S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, A PAID SABBATICAL APPROVED BY THE MUSEUM'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES STARTED ON 10/1/2012. THIS EXPENSE WAS FULLY ACCRUED AS OF 12/31/2011 AND REPORTED AS DEFERRED COMPENSATION IN THE PRIOR 990S. THIS SABBATICAL IS IN RECOGNITION OF THE RETIRING CEO & PRESIDENT'S 16 YEARS OF SERVICE AND EXTENSIVE LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO THE MUSEUM.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, CONSERVATION, AND EXHIBITION DESIGN FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 7,474,789. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 97,949. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 474,827. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,047,565.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	PENSION-RELATED CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC PENSION COST -537,600. GAIN ON EXTINGUISHMENT OF ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION 8,865,740.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MUSEUM CAMPUS CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1400 SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60605	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	364272361	EIN
Primary Activities	ATTRACT VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM CAMPUS' CENTRALLY LOCATED FACILITIES	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	LINE 11A, I	PublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd