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SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization
SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA (EIN 41-0706172)
Tax period
2009-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Filed
2011-05-10
IRS object ID
201121309349301617
Schema version
2009v1.7
Source
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Mission DescriptionTHE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO "TURN ON SCIENCE: REALIZING THE POTENTIAL OF POLICY MAKERS, EDUCATORS AND INDIVIDUALS TO ACHIEVE FULL CIVIC AND ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION IN THE WORLD."MissionDescription
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DescriptionEXHIBIT EXHIBITION, PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION & OPERATIONSExpenses in this area cover the exhibition of traveling exhibits, and the production and distribution of Science Museum of Minnesota (SMM)-produced exhibits. For FY10, these included The Current Science Initiative, Earthscapes, Compact Fluid Power, Future Earth ,Math Core, Brighter Future, Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network, Lost Egypt, Titanic, The Dead Sea Scrolls, Biology Base Camp, University Research Outreach/Engagement Center, and the replication of the award-winning RACE: Are We So Different? exhibition. Science Museum-produced exhibits - including Wild Music, Playing with Time, Robots, RACE: Are We So Different?, and more - traveled to museums and science centers across the country, reaching more than 1.3 million people with their science education messages. Total Attendance for fiscal year ended 6/30/10 totaled 749,619. In FY10, SMM hosted traveling exhibits including Dead Sea Scrolls, Molecules and Health, and Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition.Description

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DescriptionEducation DivisionThe Science Museum of Minnesota's Education Division creates and delivers educational programs that increase the public's understanding of science, technology, engineering, and math and that serve to attract youth to science and science careers. The Education Division incorporates 12 departments and approximately 25 grant-funded projects. Programs that serve K-12 School Audiences include the following:School Outreach delivers museum programs throughout Minnesota and the surrounding states to both school and non-school audiences. Programs include science demonstrations and assemblies, weeklong science residencies, Museum Trunks, and an array of educational resources, products, and materials for the classroom. In 2009/10 School Outreach programs reached 75,351 students in their classrooms. Professional Development programs for teachers including science content conferences, inquiry institutes/workshops, and science house - a teacher resource center served over 1,300 teachers totaling over 16,000 contact hours of inservice programming. The School Services and School Visits Departments provide weeklong science residencies (Investigator Clubs), science enrichment classes, pre and post field trip visit materials linking our exhibits with state science/math standards, and a weekly online newsletter for science educators. School field trips participation reached 98,880 this past year. The Warner Nature Center which is an affiliated program of the museum provides school, adult, family, and youth audiences with a number of environmental education and environmental science activities and programs. This past year approximately 14,000 students, families, and adults participated in WNC educational programs.Besides serving the K-12 school audiences, SMM developed and conducted a broad array of educational programs for out of school audiences. The Youth and Family Programs Department offers science enrichment classes, workshops, special weekend events, and weeklong science camps for children (3-13) and families covering a broad, multi-disciplined array of STEM content. This past year over 11,000 youth participated in these programs at the museum and multiple community sites away from the museum. The Learning Technologies Center (LTC) is an applied educational research and development center organized to support informal science learning experiences through creative and meaningful applications of digital technologies. The LTC serves as a project funded incubator for developing new methods and web-based approaches for integrating digital and information technologies into exhibits and ongoing museum programs. LTC provided a variety of camps, workshops, and programs for youth, adults and families that reached over a thousand participants this past year. Another significant museum program is The Kitty Andersen Youth Science Center (YSC) which is an endowed Center that engages and integrates underserved teen youth into the museum's programs and operations. The YSC provides a coordinated pathway of learning and working opportunities in the museum for youth between the ages of 13-18. Several hundred youth, working in teams and mentored by adult staff and volunteers, engage in scientific research, exhibit development, community outreach, and special museum events each year. The Adult and Group Programs offers overnight camp-ins for youth and family groups, a variety of adult science lectures and classes, and occasional family field trips and tours for the community and the museum's membership. In FY09/10 a total of 4,500 adults and youth participated in these programs. The Computer Education Center develops and delivers several thousand software and computer training classes a year for approximately 11,500 museum members, and business or professional audiences.Description

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DescriptionSCIENCE DIVISIONANTHROPOLOGY:The Science Museum of Minnesota's Anthropology Department has curatorial responsibilities for the museum's worldwide collections of archaeological and ethnological artifacts. In 2009/2010 the Anthropology Department accessioned a variety of collections to enhance our holdings. Numerous job shadows, interviews, and other educational opportunities were provided. Staff also used a number of "community curators" to help identify artifacts and get the correct voice for exhibitions as well as to enhance our permanent records for each object. We are continuing to germinate seeds of indigenous species from the Museums permanent collection for research and outreach purposes.BIOLOGY:Biology staff conducts and collaborates on research, and maintains, builds, and exhibits collections of vertebrate and invertebrate animals and planet specimens. In 2009/2010, the biologist gave the weekly on-floor presentations demonstrating specimen preparation to school groups and other museum visitors, and worked with children participating in various museum education programs. The Biologist continued his ongoing project collecting plant specimens in Wadena County, Minnesota, completed contract work for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and continued to add biological specimens to the museum's collections. The Biologist continues to participate in a program mentoring and introducing urban youth to deer hunting and related environmental/ecological activities, including buckthorn removal. PALEONTOLOGY:The Paleontology Department is concerned with collecting, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting paleontological materials, involving an intensive program of preparation and systematic classification which puts the organisms within a context of their fundamental relationships. In 2009/2010, Museum paleontologists conducted field research projects in Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota and South Carolina. Numerous specimens and suites of specimens were added to the Museum's collections.COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION: (Collections Services)The Science Museum of Minnesota's Collections Services are responsible for the health, safety, and security of the museum's collections in storage, on exhibit, and on loan. Staff maintains, preserves, organizes and catalogs the collections. The planning of Collections Management continued to focus on digitization of the collections to make them more accessible to a broader audience. Collections staff gave numerous tours of lab facilities and collections to countless community, educational, and donor groups. Conservation staff performed treatment on an ongoing maintenance of collections and prepared artifacts for exhibit. Integrated Pest Management and environmental monitoring was continued for the entire museum. Collections staff gave a number of talks at conferences about collections planning, moving collections, and the continued need of collaboration in what we do in our industry. We continue to help with all aspects of the installing and taking down of our traveling exhibitions. In the past year about 570 people toured our collections and about 47 researchers studied at SMM. More than 2750 specimens and artifacts were added to the collection this year.ST. CROIX WATERSHED RESEARCH STATION:The Museum's St. Croix Watershed Research Station conducts ecological research at the watershed scale and managed staff research projects during 2009/2010. Studies continued on the role of mercury in the environment, with concentration on the role of methylmercury in forested wetlands. Studies of the St. Croix River included analysis of wetland environmental histories, development of a watershed model to provide technical information to water management organizations, and restoration of several prairies in the watershed. Several cooperative projects with the National Park Service continue to focus on development of protocols for inventory and monitoring of resources in national parks of the Great Lakes Region. Three outreach events were held for members of the station's Friend Group; approximately 125 people attended the annual St. Croix River Research Rendezvous sponsored by the research station; and Artist at Pine Needles residencies continue to be a success.Description

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BOY3856984BOY
EOY3220629EOY

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

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BOY20700000BOY
EOY20000000EOY

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BOY2024169BOY
EOY1922535EOY

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BOY31542644BOY
EOY30830029EOY
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Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

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BOY89111472BOY
EOY85518982EOY

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY8289569BOY
EOY10373425EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY17325813BOY
EOY17502021EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY114726854BOY
EOY113394428EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY146269498BOY
EOY144224457EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required1FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed1FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years10001905CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years11852918CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years13935124CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year15519256CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year15067386CurrentTaxYear
Total66376589Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years10001905CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years11852918CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years13935124CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year15519256CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year15067386CurrentTaxYear
Total66376589Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total3932094AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total17062444495PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years96349CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years96246CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years105569CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year396129CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year661926CurrentTaxYear
Total1356219Total

Net UBI NetUBI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years209084CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years232878CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years217197CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year235904CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year352CurrentTaxYear
Total895415Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years79571CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year16690CurrentTaxYear
Total96261Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support68724484TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc97078384GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage1700.90860PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.88710PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Protection Of Natural HabitatXProtectionOfNaturalHabitat
Preservation Of Open SpaceXPreservationOfOpenSpace
Total Number Of Easements2TotalNumberOfEasements
Total Acreage67.00TotalAcreage
Nmbr States In Which Easements Held1NmbrStatesInWhichEasementsHeld
Written Policy Monitoring1WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Staff Hours Spent On Enforcement80.00StaffHoursSpentOnEnforcement
Expenses Incurred For Enforcement5000ExpensesIncurredForEnforcement
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied1Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Collect Used For Public ExhibitionXCollectUsedForPublicExhibition
Collect Used For Scholar ResearchXCollectUsedForScholarResearch
Collect Used For PreservationXCollectUsedForPreservation
Collect Used For Loan Or Exch PrgrmsXCollectUsedForLoanOrExchPrgrms
Solicited Assets For Sale0SolicitedAssetsForSale

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance37649657BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions69936Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses1993537InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures2337240OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance37375890EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance47360567BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions126500Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-9822123InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures15287OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance37649657EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance0.48500BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance0.51500PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis2429155OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value2429155BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis95035330OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation28266097Depreciation
Book Value66769233BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis8090182OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation7202869Depreciation
Book Value887313BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis60122515OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation43281092Depreciation
Book Value16841423BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings86927124TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValueMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
Cash and Short term Investments14353962F
Beneficial interest in trusts1189105F
Limited Partnerships18585922F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities34128989TotalOfBookValueSecurities
Total Revenue36454073TotalRevenue
Total Expenses38903879TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year-2449806ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments1997924NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Other-$880,544OtherAmount
Total Adjustments1117380TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS-1332426ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt39026417TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments1997924NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Other Revenues-880544OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F9901117380RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal37909037RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included-1454964OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt-1454964RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99036454073TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt40358843TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included1454964OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F9901454964ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal38903879ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99038903879TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (10 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Part II, Line 5:Explanation of Easements Enforcement Policies:Written policies are in place regarding monitoring, inspecting, responding to violations and enforcing conservation easements. Our easments contain provisions granting us the right of access to the property for purposes of inspecting the easement. The policy regarding response to violations and enforcement set forth procedures regarding the identification, documentation, and classification of responses to easement violations. It also includes a process for addressing violations.
Part II, Line 9:Description of How Organization Reports Conservation Easements:Part II line 9-The Museum does not record any value for conservation easements in its revenue and expense statement or balance sheet.
Part III, Line 1a:The Museum's collections are not recognized as assets on the statement of financial position. Purchases of collections are recorded as decreases in unrestricted net assets in the year in which the items are acquired or as temporarily restricted net assets if a donor makes a contribution intended to fund the subsequent purchase of collections. Contributions of collections are not reflected on the financial statements.
Part III, Line 4:The Science Museum of Minnesota has a collection of nearly two million artifacts and specimens from the disciplines of anthropology, biology, paleontology and geology. These objects are used as the basis for research and scholarly publications by Science Museum curators, as well as visiting scientists. The collections enable collaboration with other members of the scientific community through loans and trades of casts and specimens with other institutions. The museum's stewardship of this collection ensures the physical integrity of its individual pieces, as well as preparing artifacts and specimens for public exhibition.
Part V, Line 4:Description of Intended Use of Endowment Funds:The Museum typically spends 4-6% of the endowment's assets every year to fund general operations of the Museum or donor specified purposes which are aligned with the mission of the Museum. Any excess earnings are reinvested to augment the endowment and to compensate for inflation and recessions in future years.
Part X:Description of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48:The Internal Revenue Service has determined that the Museum is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Museum is also exempt from state income taxes. However, any unrelated business income may be subject to taxation. In accordance with the accounting standard on Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, the Museum addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under this guidance, the Museum may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merit of the position. Examples of tax positions include the tax-exempt status of the Museum and various positions related to the potential sources of unrelated business taxable income. There were no significant unrecognized tax benefits identified or recorded as liabilities during fiscal year 2010. Open tax years subject to examination by the U.S. and state taxing authorities are for the years 2007 to 2009, which statutes expire in 2011 to 2013, respectively.
Part XI, Line 8 - Other Adjustments:CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN TRUSTS: 50272. Unrealized loss on interest rate swap: -930816.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN TRUSTS: 50272. Unrealized loss on interest rate swap: -930816.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Event Expense: -156623. MUSEUM STORE EXPENSE: -950900. RENTAL PROPERTY EXPENSE: -347441.
Part XIII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:MUSEUM STORE EXPENSE: 950900. RENTAL PROPERTY EXPENSE: 347441. Event Expense: 156623.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

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Mail SolicitationsXMailSolicitations
Email SolicitationsXEmailSolicitations
Phone SolicitationsXPhoneSolicitations
In Person SolicitationsXInPersonSolicitations
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsXSolicitationOfNonGovtGrants
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsXSolicitationOfGovtGrants
Special Fundraising EventsXSpecialFundraisingEvents
Agreement Ref Fundraising0AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation

Name Of Organization NameOfOrganization

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Business Name Line1Aria CommunicationBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityFundraisingActivity
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFunds
Gross Receipts0GrossReceipts
Amount Retained By Contractor28569AmountRetainedByContractor
Net To Organization-28569NetToOrganization
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors28569TotalRetainedByContractors
Total Net To Organization-28569TotalNetToOrganization
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStates

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1Dead Sea ScrollsNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1107675GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event190985CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event116690GrossRevenueEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event1393RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event175588FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event17300EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event173342OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total107675GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total90985CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events16690GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events393RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events75588FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events7300EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events73342OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events156623DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary-139933NetIncomeSummary

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (4 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
DR ERIC J JOLLY
401430012500000026510068900559830000
MR DUANE KOCIK
1694580550000016399020170193374000
Ms Jill Rudnitski
154618020000000041380160756000
Mr Michael Day
1353900550000012270012000154360000

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (3 entries)

RelationshipRelationshipAmount Of TransactionAmountOfTransactionDescription Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransactionSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
Richard Kelly Board member
Business471784The Science Museum of Minnesota purchases utilites with Xcel Energy during their normal course of business in which Richard Kelly is employed by Xcel Energy. The Board member abstained from decisions made regarding business transactions with the interested person's organization.0
Deborah-Burke Board member
Business87508The Science Museum of Minnesota contracts banking services with US Bank such as lines of credit, credit cards, checking accounts, investment accounts, during their normal course of business in which Deborah-Burke is employed by US Bank. The Board member abstained from decisions made regarding business transactions with the interested person's organization.0
John Stanoch Board member
Business268185The Science Museum of Minnesota purchases telephone services with Qwest Communications during their normal course of business in which John Stanoch is employed by Qwest Communications. The Board member abstained from decisions made regarding business transactions with the interested person's organization.0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions13NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990142915NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesAverage of high/lowMethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Securities Closely Held Stock SecuritiesCloselyHeldStock

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions1NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F9905422NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts1ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanationReturn ReferenceReturnReference
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1The bylaws of the Science Museum of Minnesota Section 5.2 state "The Executive Committee shall have the authority of the Board of Trustees in the management of the business of this corporation in the interval between meetings of the Board of Trustees, and the Executive Committee shall at all times be subject to the control and direction of the Board of Trustees. The Executive Committee's includes : Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman of the Board, Board Secretary, Treasurer of the Board, and Chairman of the following Committes: Finance and Administration, Audit, Nominating and Board Development, Collections, Compensation."
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The Science Museum of Minnesota's Form 990 is made available to the Museum's Board of Trustees prior to it's review and approval by the Museum's audit committee. It should be noted that the Board of Trustees has delegated authority for the review and approval of the Form 990 to the Museum's audit committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe Conflict of Interest Policy is validated on an annual basis for Board members and senior staff. The policy covers both the responsible person and any family members. Prior to any transaction involving a conflict of interest, senior staff or committee member having a conflict of interest shall disclose all facts material to the conflict of interest. A person who has a conflict of interest with respect to a contract or transaction that will be voted on at a meeting shall not be counted in determining the presence of a quorum for the purposes of the votes. Such a person shall not attempt to exert his or her personal influence with respect to the matter. An employee who is not a member of the Board of Trustees of the Science Museum of Minnesota shall disclose to his/her supervisor any conflict of interest that such employee has with respect to a contract or transaction. Such disclosure shall be made as soon as the conflict of interest is known to the employee. Employees shall refrain from any action that may influence the Science Museum of Minnesota's participation in such contract of transaction. During fiscal year 2009/2010 the Board of Trustees did not report any conflicts.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Executive and Compensation Committee is comprised of members of the Board of Trustees. The committee will annually review and report on the Presidential performance against objectives and recommend the Presidential compensation changes to the Board of Trustees based on performance and comparatives of a selected peer group. Other officer's compensation is reviewed on a regular basis based upon performance against objectives and comparatives of a selected peer group. In 2010 the Science Museum contracted with an external compensation consultant to evaluate all benchmark politions including the CEO, the Senior Management Team and keyleadership roles. Depending on the role, the comparative market data was a blend of not-for-profit and for-profit organizations locally, regionally or nationally. All benchmark politions were slotted into new pay ranges and some adjustments were made to ensure the roles better reflected the market.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Governing documents and the conflict of interest policy are available upon request. The public inspection copy of the Form 990 and 990T are also available upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 2cThe process for the oversight of the audit has not changed from prior year.Oversight of the audit
fORM 990, Part I, line 1The Science Museum of Minnesota is one of the state's oldest and best-known cultural institutions, with a history dating back to 1907. The Museum's mission statement is "Turn on the science: realizing the potential of policy makers, educators and individuals to achieve full civic and economic participation in the world." The Science Museum's facility is a cornerstone of St. Paul's riverfront revitalization project and serves more than one million people each year with a unique combination of cutting-edge technology, high-tech entertainment, engaging temporary exhibitions, and a world-class collection of fossils and artifacts spanning billions of years of the earth's history. The Science Museum of Minnesota is the most-visited museum in the five-state region and consistently ranks first in the Twin Cities rankings for favorite museums and favorite family outings. Additionally, the Science Museum of Minnesota is one of the nation's most prolific producers of original science exhibits. Drawing on research from the museum's own staff, the Science Museum creates exhibits that continue to be enjoyed by millions.Organization's mission