DISCOVERY MUSEUMS INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: DISCOVERY MUSEUMS INC (EIN 04-2741645)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-09-09
IRS object ID: 201312529349300356
Schema version: 2012v2.1
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 J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-09-09T08:50:52-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	042571780	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	21 EAST MAIN STREET	AddressLine1
City	WESTBORO	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	01581	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	042741645	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE DISCOVERY MUSEUMS INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	DISC	NameControl
Phone	9782644201	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	177 MAIN STREET	AddressLine1
City	ACTON	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	01720	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	LEES STUNTZ	Name
Title	BOARD PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	9782644201	Phone
Date Signed	2013-08-20	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DAVID KELLEHER CPA	Name
PTIN	P01059560	PTIN
Phone	5083669100	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-08-20	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	LEES STUNTZ	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	177 MAIN STREET	AddressLine1
City	ACTON	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	01720	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	1339895	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	DISCOVERYMUSEUMS.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1981	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	MA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO INSPIRE ENDURING CURIOSITY AND LOVE OF LEARNING THROUGH INTERACTIVE DISCOVERY, HANDS-ON INQUIRY AND SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	20	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	20	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	83	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	96	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	907857	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	484437	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	737262	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	724536	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	13008	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	7217	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	39097	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	72075	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	1697224	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	1288265	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	864656	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	945242	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	61978	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	263786	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	489244	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	462257	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	1353900	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	1469477	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	343324	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-181212	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	2252803	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	2115340	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	511686	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	541364	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	1741117	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	1573976	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	TO INSPIRE ENDURING CURIOSITY AND LOVE OF LEARNING THROUGH INTERACTIVE DISCOVERY, HANDS ON INQUIRY AND SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	1086238	Expense
Revenue	743002	Revenue
Description	THE MUSEUM ENCOURAGES CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND EDUCATORS TO EXPLORE THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE, NATURE, HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS BY ENGAGING VISITORS IN POSITIVE INNOVATIVE EXPERIENCES. THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND HANDS-ON EXHIBITS MAKE CONCEPTS TANGIBLE SO CHILDREN OF ALL AGES ARE ABLE TO CONNECT THEIR NEW UNDERSTANDING WITH REAL LIFE.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	1086238	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	1	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	1	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	1	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	1	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	1	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	1	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	1	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	0	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	20	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	83	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	0	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	1	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	1	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	0	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	0	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	0	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	0	Form1098CFiled
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	20	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	20	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	0	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	0	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	1	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	1	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	1	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	1	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Other Website	X	OtherWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	9782644201	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	177 MAIN ST	AddressLine1
City	ACTON	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	01720	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (22 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
LEES STUNTZ
PRESIDENT	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
MAXWELL B HALL
CLERK	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
DANIEL COOK
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
LENORE HENRY
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
DAVID LINNARD
TREASURER	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
BRUCE ENDERS
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
MICHAEL E KATIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
BILL RYAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
THOMAS BEAUDOIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
THOMAS WITKIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
KELLEY ANN LEIMKUHLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
JOAN APPLETON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
STEPHEN P GIULIETTI
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
PATRICIA CHISHOLM
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
WENDY BAKER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
RUSSELL LAYTON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
DON MACKENZIE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
ROBERT FERRARA
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
JD CHESLOFF
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
JAROD BLOOM
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
NEIL GORDON
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	40.00		X	148596	0	5969
KAVITA KATTI
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE	35.00		X	48023	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	196619	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	5969	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	1	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	1	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Membership Dues	190164	MembershipDues
Fundraising Events	28664	FundraisingEvents
Government Grants	12100	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	253509	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	484437	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
ADMISSIONS	713990	543727	543727
EDUCATION PROGRAMS	611710	179313	179313
MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	900099	1496	1496

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	724536	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	7217	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$7,217	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	45824	Real

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	0	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	45824	Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	45824	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$45,824	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	39531	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	28664	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	31746	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	7785	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$7,785	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	38350	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	19884	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	18466	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	18466	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1288265	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	743002	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$60,826	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	202588	Total
Program Services	54098	ProgramServices
Management And General	78936	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	69554	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	663213	Total
Program Services	586185	ProgramServices
Management And General	3735	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	73293	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	13664	Total
Program Services	12416	ProgramServices
Management And General	691	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	557	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	65777	Total
Program Services	48597	ProgramServices
Management And General	6316	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	10864	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	266	Total
Program Services	194	ProgramServices
Management And General	20	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	52	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	16146	Total
Program Services	11766	ProgramServices
Management And General	1227	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3153	Fundraising

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	61978	Total
Fundraising	61978	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	18866	Total
Program Services	18866	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	66516	Total
Program Services	47655	ProgramServices
Management And General	4694	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	14167	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7850	Total
Program Services	5720	ProgramServices
Management And General	597	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1533	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	84126	Total
Program Services	70065	ProgramServices
Management And General	6885	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7176	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	27592	Total
Program Services	26953	ProgramServices
Management And General	40	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	599	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5613	Total
Program Services	4090	ProgramServices
Management And General	427	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1096	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	17533	Total
Program Services	14602	ProgramServices
Management And General	1435	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1496	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	97196	Total
Program Services	80949	ProgramServices
Management And General	7955	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	8292	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12753	Total
Program Services	10621	ProgramServices
Management And General	1044	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1088	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
PROGRAM RELATED CONSULT	40923	40923
EXHIBITS AND WORKSHOPS	28778	28778
OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES	28467	14128	5451	8888
MISCELLANEOUS	9632	9632

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1469477	Total
Program Services	1086238	ProgramServices
Management And General	119453	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	263786	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	81950	BOY
EOY	90959	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	513016	BOY
EOY	515847	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	361336	BOY
EOY	318023	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	52044	BOY
EOY	16790	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	15263	BOY
EOY	18320	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3355	BOY
EOY	1306	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	2684364	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	1711077	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1063211	BOY
EOY	973287	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	157534	BOY
EOY	175980	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5094	BOY
EOY	4828	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2252803	BOY
EOY	2115340	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	107896	BOY
EOY	147746	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	349446	BOY
EOY	341717	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	54344	BOY
EOY	51901	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	511686	BOY
EOY	541364	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	749730	BOY
EOY	728714	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	858262	BOY
EOY	712137	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	133125	BOY
EOY	133125	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1741117	BOY
EOY	1573976	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2252803	BOY
EOY	2115340	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-181212	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconciliation Unrealized Invest	14071	ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
Reconcilation Other Changes	0	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XII	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	357357	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	611648	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	626412	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	907857	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	484437	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2987711	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	357357	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	611648	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	626412	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	907857	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	484437	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2987711	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	381019	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	2606692	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	7665	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	3561	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	6479	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	13008	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	7216	CurrentTaxYear
Total	37929	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	68395	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	51289	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	60917	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	39097	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	80779	CurrentTaxYear
Total	300477	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	3326117	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	3515119	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.78370	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.91390	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170
General Explanation	SCHEDULE A, PART IV, SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: SCHEDULE A, PART II, SECTION B, LINE 10E- OTHER INCOME: NET RENTAL INCOME 45,824 NET INCOME FROM SALE OF INVENTORY 18,466 NET INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING 16,489 TOTAL TO SCHEDULE A, PART II, SECTION B, LINE 10E 80,779	GeneralExplanation

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	157534	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	18446	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	175980	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	169067	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-11533	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	157534	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	146322	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	500	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	22245	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	169067	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	132625	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	13697	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	146322	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus4 Years CurrentYearMinus4Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	131625	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	1000	Contributions
End Of Year Balance	132625	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.75650	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	0.24350	TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	0	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	0	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	25000	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	25000	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	2157929	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	1298588	Depreciation
Book Value	859341	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	120334	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	109766	Depreciation
Book Value	10568	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	381101	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	302723	Depreciation
Book Value	78378	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	973287	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	SEWER BETTERMENT OBLIGATION	Description
Amount	$51,901	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	51901	TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIII	X	FootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1403966	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	14071	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	50000	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Other Revenues	51630	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	115701	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	1288265	RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	1288265	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1571107	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	50000	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Other Expenses Included	51630	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	101630	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	1469477	ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	1469477	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:	PART X, LINE 2:	THE MUSEUM FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES STANDARD, WHICH REQUIRES THE MUSEUM TO REPORT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, RELATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES, AND TO ADJUST ITS UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES ACCORDINGLY. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011, THE MUSEUM DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS TO REPORT. THE MUSEUM FILES INFORMATION RETURNS IN THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL AND MASSACHUSETTS STATE JURISDICTIONS. THESE RETURNS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:		COST OF GOODS SOLD 19,884. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE ON THE 990 31,746.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:		COST OF GOODS SOLD 19,884. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE ON THE 990 31,746.
		COGS: THIS RECONCILING AMOUNT IS COST OF GOODS SOLD FROM THE GIFT SHOP. IT IS SHOWN AS A GIFT SHOP EXPENSE ON THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT PURPOSES, HOWEVER, FOR TAX RETURN PURPOSES IT IS SHOWN AS A SUBTRACTION FROM REVENUE.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	X	MailSolicitations
Special Fundraising Events	X	SpecialFundraisingEvents
Agreement Ref Fundraising	1	AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation (4 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	ActivityActivity	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFunds	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceipts	Amount Retained By ContractorAmountRetainedByContractor	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganization	Name Of IndividualNameOfIndividual
WAYLAND GROUP
323 BOSTON POST ROAD	SUDBURY	MA	01776	CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING	0	0	42373	0
(no name)
213 LINCOLN STREET	NEWTON	MA	02461	CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING	0	0	8804	0	ELIZABETH GARVIN
CONSULTECON INC
545 CONCORD AVE 210	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02138	CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING	0	0	5000	0
HELLENGA PROJECTS
471 N OAK STREET	ELMHURST	IL	60126	CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING	0	0	5800	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	61977	TotalRetainedByContractors

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	30TH ANNIVERSARY GALA	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	68195	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	28664	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	39531	GrossRevenueEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event1	13610	RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	15033	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event1	1645	EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	1458	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total	68195	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	28664	CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	39531	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events	13610	RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events	15033	FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events	1645	EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	1458	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	31746	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	7785	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	0	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	0	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	0	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	0	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	NEIL GORDON	NamePerson
Title	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	Title
Base Compensation Filing Org	142684	BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs	0	CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org	5912	BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs	0	BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org	0	OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs	0	OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org	0	DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs	0	DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	5969	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs	0	NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org	154565	TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs	0	TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs	0	CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. A COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO BEING FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE DISCOVEY MUSEUMS HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE MUSEUM REQUIRES ANNUAL REVIEW AND SIGN-OFF OF THIS POLICY BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND HIRING COMMITTEE REVIEW AND APPROVE THE CEO'S COMPENSATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. EMPLOYEE SALARY RAISES ARE REVIEWED BY THE CEO AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD BEFORE IMPLEMENTING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL TAX FILINGS ARE AVAILABLE VIA THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE MUSEUM'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR REVIEW OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.