ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization
ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM (EIN 86-0111675)
Tax period
2009-10-01 to 2010-09-30
Filed
2011-04-27
IRS object ID
201141179349300124
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Mission DescriptionThe mission of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is to inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation, and understanding of the Sonoran Desert.MissionDescription
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DescriptionGeneral Overview: The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a world-renowned zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden. Exhibits realistically re-create the natural landscape of the Sonoran Desert Region. Within the Museum grounds, visitors will see more than 300 animal species and 1,200 kinds of plants. There are almost 2 miles of paths traversing 21 acres of beautiful desert. The Museum is open for public visitation every day of the year. Since its opening in 1952, approximately 21,000,000 people from around the world have visited the Museum. Some 21,000 individuals and families currently hold memberships in the Museum. In fiscal year 2010, attendance at the Museum was 392,353 visitors. Each day, about 30 docents provide interpretations for visitors throughout the grounds on a variety of subjects ranging from fossils to vultures, from saguaros to riparian ecology. Our approximately 200 docents offer more than 20,000 on-grounds interpretations, annually, on some 40 different topics. Surveys reveal that over one-half of our visitors interact with docents during their visit to the Museum. Through our on-grounds concessionaires, the Museum has 2 gift shops and four dining areas. Program One: The Center for Sonoran Desert Studies.Since 2006, the Desert Museum's science and education programs have been housed in the Center for Sonoran Desert Studies. Initiatives undertaken by the Center are project-based, such that education and science staff work side-by-side to develop and deliver programs that are not only scientifically sound, but are also translated into public education and result in meaningful conservation efforts. Using this model, scientists and educators collaborate in ways that are more cost-effective, mutually beneficial for the project and the Museum, and attractive to both funders and community partners. All of the Center's programs partner broadly across the landscape of the U.S. and Mexican science, education, and conservation community. MAJOR PROGRAM AREAS IN THE CENTER FOR SONORAN DESERT STUDIES.I. Docent Program: Docents contributed 74,037 hours to the Museum in 2010.Docents are part of a Museum-wide volunteer program. Docents differ from other volunteers in the interpretive nature of their work and in the extensive training such work requires. ASDM docents are trained volunteers who interpret the natural history of the Sonoran desert region to Museum visitors and to groups within the community. In doing so, they help the Museum fulfill its conservation education mission. Docents are adults of all ages, walks of life, and educational backgrounds. There are currently nearly 200 docents volunteering one day per week (or more). A docent's primary responsibility is interpretation of the Museum grounds. Such interpretation consists of conducting tours for general visitors and performing interpretive programs or special activities such as theme talks, live animal interpretations, or being stationed at an exhibit. The Museum requires a minimum two-year commitment to the Docent Program. To maintain active status, docents are required to donate a minimum of 144 hours of interpretation per year on the Museum grounds.An extensive 15-week docent training is required and after successful completion, trainees are welcomed into the docent corps. Trainees meet at the Museum for a three-hour class, two weekday mornings each week for fifteen weeks (some classes are all day sessions). The first week consists of 4 morning orientation sessions. The classes are taught by Museum curatorial staff and educators. The curriculum is coordinated by the Interpretive Program Manager and focuses on such areas as causes of deserts, geology of the Sonoran Desert, ecological concepts, the flora and fauna of the region, interpretive methods and Museum philosophy. Trainees are required to spend time on the Museum grounds, observing docent tours and interpretive presentations. They must receive passing scores on section quizzes, a mid-term exam, and a final exam. Upon successful completion of the course, trainees attend a graduation ceremony and receive diplomas as they are welcomed into the Museum family. II. Youth and Community Outreach Education Program: Total Audience Served in 2010: 50,124.Youth Field Trips.The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a zoo, botanic garden and natural history museum all in one! Teachers can structure their field trips using a variety of activities available for download from the Museum's website. In addition, suggested classroom activities to be used pre- and post- trip can be downloaded. These help to extend and deepen the learning from a Desert Museum visit, and are available for elementary, middle and high school students. Visiting groups can also choose from 19 different Desert Discovery Classes and Labs offered in museum classroom facilities.Numbers Served in 2010: 27,000.Desert Ark.The Desert Ark is the Museum's outreach program, bringing the resources of the Museum, including expert educators and live animals, to all parts of Southern Arizona, from schools to senior centers, and from Ajo to Safford. The Museum offers 19 different Desert Ark programs, in addition to custom programs available by request.Numbers Served in 2010: 22,000.Teacher Workshops/Continuing Education.The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum provides teachers with opportunities to participate in classroom and outdoor workshops. These workshops provide them with tools and resources to help their students further their knowledge about Sonoran Desert natural history. Numbers Served in 2010: 349.Earth Camp.Earth Camps are hands-on, minds-on field camps which focus on sustainability issues and promote youth leadership skills. Students learn about the Sonoran Desert ecosystem and current environmental issues while hiking, camping and exploring our beautiful desert. ASDM offers both a High School and Middle School version of Earth Camp.Numbers Served in 2010: 74.Museum Explorers Camp.Hands-on, minds-on day camps for children in grades 1-6. Museum Explorers touch and observe live animals, conduct science experiments, create cool crafts, sketch in desert journals, sample desert foods, and explore behind the scenes at the Desert Museum. These camps are offered in both the summer and winter.Number Served in 2010: 143.Junior Docent Program.The Desert Museum Junior Docent program is designed for Tucson area boys and girls ages 13 to 18. Junior Docents receive training on the plants, animals and geology of the Sonoran Desert Region and how to interpret (teach) it to others. Desert Museum membership, special privileges and recognition, and the opportunity to help out with Museum events are just some of the benefits Junior Docents receive in addition to being part of a world famous museum! During their two-year term as a Junior Docent, teens typically develop self-confidence, public speaking ability and a great depth of natural history knowledge.Number served in 2010: 17.Coati Kids Club.This membership program for kids offers free admission all year long, eight special events for club members, a club t-shirt and explorer's pack and a semi-annual newsletter, just for kids. The Museum recently dedicated a "Forever Young Treehouse" as the official clubhouse of the Coati Club.Numbers served in 2010: 94 (about 29 families).Desert Rats.Created as a bridge program between the Coati Kids Club and the Junior Docent Program, the Desert Rats spend time exploring the Museum including getting a peek at all of the behind-the-scenes areas. They learn about the Museum's operations as well as the natural history of the flora and fauna of the region. They also gain interpretive skills to help prepare them to apply to become a Junior Docent. This is a one-year program that meets about once a month.Number Served in 2010: 20.Advanced Youth Interpreters.Advanced Youth Interpreters (AYI) are among a group of talented youth who have individually volunteered over 300 hours of their time and at least two years of service in the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's Junior docent Program. These AYI are skilled at interpretation and ready to provide leadership at the Museum and in the Tucson community. This program is meant to engage these youth, encourage the authentic application of their interpretation and leadership skills, and as a consequence, enrich our community beyond the Museum grounds. Numbers served in 2010: 15.Public Classes, Trips and Tours for Adults and Families.These programs are offered to the public throughout the year to create a better understanding of our Sonoran Desert through enjoyable and informative experiences, and provide opportunities to learn practical applications for working and playing in balance with our environment. Numbers served in 2010: 412.Description

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DescriptionThe Art Institute.The Art Institute at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum promotes conservation of the Sonoran Desert Region through art classes, art exhibits and stewardship of the museum art collection for area residents and visitors from across the United States and around the world.The Art Institute's overarching goals are to provide art classes related to our living collections and the region/ to organize and interpret existing art collections and to create gallery exhibits that feature art by both adults and children that are relevant and inspiring to serve the mission of the Desert Museum. In fiscal year 2010, the Art Institute served 446 students.Our Nature Illustration certificate program is the only one of its kind in the United States. These classes are designed around an art curriculum with a focus on Sonoran Desert subject matter. Students acquire knowledge about the subjects of their work such as raptors, mammals, desert birds, reptiles, and plants in addition to learning how to draw or paint or photograph. There are 12 required courses and 100 hours of elective classes that precede the portfolio review. After completion of all requirements, students receive a Certificate of Completion in Nature Illustration. The certificate provides incentive for students to pursue and grow their knowledge of the Sonoran Desert region. The PastPerfect Museum software for our inventory, documentation and maintenance of our art collections is up and running. This software is used by 7,000 museums in the US and it will be more than adequate for many decades of use here at the museum.Vanishing Circles is a collection of original paintings that will go on exhibit for the first time here at the Museum in January 2011. An exhibit catalog/book has been compiled to accompany the exhibit. It will serve to extend the interpretive value of the exhibit and will be available for purchase both at the opening and in the gift store. The Vanishing Circles Collection will also be available as a traveling exhibit.The Ironwood Gallery continues to have four to six different exhibits throughout the year. These art exhibits serve the mission of the Desert Museum by extending the museum experience; interpreting both habitat and wildlife to our visitors. There are 40 volunteers who give their time to keep the gallery open to the public, 7 days a week. Our visitors are guaranteed an accessible, educational experience that promotes appreciation and understanding of the Sonoran Desert.We continue to participate in the Sonoran Desert Florilegium Program. The Sonoran Desert Florilegium Program seeks to promote and preserve botanical art of the Sonoran Desert Region and directs its efforts to collect, exhibit and archive the historical, contemporary and future botanical art focused on this region. The Art Institute is offering classes in creating plates for a florilegium as part of the SDF program. We are also offering classes in drawing legumes, which is a preparation for collaboration on a book between the University of Arizona and the Boyce Thompson Arboretum on Legumes of Arizona. This class has been enthusiastically received by our students.Our photography classes have been rapidly expanding to meet the needs of our students and we have created new classes that allow students to go behind the scenes to take pictures of our living collections. These classes continue to have a waiting list of students who wish to attend and we have added more classes this year to accommodate this growth.Description
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EOY17108795EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY4727978BOY
EOY4444601EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY2672328BOY
EOY2156354EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY625880BOY
EOY689367EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY28124760BOY
EOY26747318EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY693687BOY
EOY690483EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY224996BOY
EOY254022EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY160606BOY
EOY136059EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1079289BOY
EOY1080564EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY21612548BOY
EOY20436935EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1544077BOY
EOY1293294EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY3888846BOY
EOY3936525EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY27045471BOY
EOY25666754EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY28124760BOY
EOY26747318EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2XPubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years2368398CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years2631168CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years5425681CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year2834663CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year2552832CurrentTaxYear
Total15812742Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years6017616CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years4646251CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years4082009CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year3607495CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year3499066CurrentTaxYear
Total21852437Total

Value Of Svcs Fclts Furnishd By Govt ValueOfSvcsFcltsFurnishdByGovt

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years53775CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years52980CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years33848CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year41276CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year51721CurrentTaxYear
Total233600Total

Total509 Total509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years8439789CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years7330399CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years9541538CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year6483434CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year6103619CurrentTaxYear
Total37898779Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years488274CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years510898CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year420000CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year260361CurrentTaxYear
Total1679533Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years488274CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years510898CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year420000CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year260361CurrentTaxYear
Total1679533Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total50936219246PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years398763CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years1087129CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years1038027CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year791422CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year817677CurrentTaxYear
Total4133018Total

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years2939CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Total2939Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years401702CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years1087129CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years1038027CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year791422CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year817677CurrentTaxYear
Total4135957Total

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years55219CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years7726CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year28825CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Total91770Total

Other Income509 OtherIncome509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years65000CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years6473CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years8839CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year11726CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year2375CurrentTaxYear
Total94413Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years8961710CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years8424001CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years10596130CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year7315407CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year6923671CurrentTaxYear
Total42220919Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage5090.85790PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage0.88280PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage0.09800InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage0.08030PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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)
Collect Used For Public ExhibitionXCollectUsedForPublicExhibition
Collect Used For Scholar ResearchXCollectUsedForScholarResearch
Collect Used For PreservationXCollectUsedForPreservation
Collect Used For Loan Or Exch PrgrmsXCollectUsedForLoanOrExchPrgrms
Solicited Assets For Sale1SolicitedAssetsForSale

Current Year CurrentYear

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance6760305BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions4903Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses668313InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures832260OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses24886AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance6576375EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance7821852BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions6184Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-162702InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures870480OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses34549AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance6760305EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance0.35000BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance0.60000PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance0.05000TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis601500InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value601500BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis115000InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis31575994OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation15901872Depreciation
Book Value15789122BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis2325711OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation1707676Depreciation
Book Value618035BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis100138OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value100138BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings17108795TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValueMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
Hedge Funds1243253F
NTCC Collective Funds913101F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities2156354TotalOfBookValueSecurities

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
Liability Under Trust Agreement$80,923
Capital Leases Payable$55,136
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts136059TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue6433889TotalRevenue
Total Expenses8691671TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year-2257782ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments879065NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments879065TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS-1378717ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt7331887TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments879065NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990879065RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal6452822RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included30122InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Other Revenues Not Included-49055OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt-18933RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9906433889TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt8710604TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included49055OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F99049055ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal8661549ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included230122InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt30122ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9908691671TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanationReturn ReferenceReturnReference
Part III, Line 1a:The collections, which were acquired through purchases and contributions since the Museum's inception, are not recognized as assets on the statement of financial position. 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 or permanently 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 de-accessions or insurance recoveries are reflected as increases in the appropriate net asset classes.
Part III, Line 4:The Museum's collections consist substantially of living and nonliving natural history objects related to the Museum's interpretive region (the Sonoran Desert and adjacent habitats). Collections are held for educational, research, scientific, and curatorial purposes. With the exception of certain free-living organisms, collections are catalogued, preserved, and cared for, and activities verifying their existence and assessing their condition are performed continuously.
Part V, Line 4:The Museum's endowment funds consist of generous gifts from donors who, over the years, have been touched by the mission of the museum. In addition to these donor generated funds, the Board of Trustees set aside a quasi-endowment fund to help build long-term reserves for the future operations of the Museum. A percentage of the earnings from these endowment funds are used for a variety of purposes which include general operating needs as well as donor imposed restrictions for programs such as education, the Art Institute, and science and research.Description of Intended Use of Endowment Funds:
Part X:Line 2, FIN 48 Footnote: Effective October 1, 2009, the Museum was required to adopt the revised provisions of ASC 740, relating to uncertain tax positions. These standards require management to perform an evaluation of all tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Museum's tax returns to determine whether the tax positions meet a "more likely than not" standard of being sustained under examination by the applicable taxing authorities. This evaluation is required to be performed for all open tax years, as defined by the various statutes of limitations, for federal and state purposes. The Museum is only subject to income taxes on unrelated business taxable income (UBTI). As a result, the Museum is required to file informational returns for federal and state purposes and, if it has UBTI, federal and state income tax returns. With limited exceptions, the Museum is no longer subject to tax examination for any years earlier than 2006 for federal and 2005 for state. Management has performed its evaluation of tax positions taken on all open tax returns and has determined that there were no positions taken that do not meet the "more likely than not" standard.Description of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48:
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Rental Expenses: -49055.
Part XIII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rental Expenses: 49055.
Part III, Line 5: In addition to items donated for its collections, the Museum receives donations of art and similar assets to be auctioned at its annual Gala.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1GalaNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1289261GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1160644CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1128617GrossRevenueEvent1
Food And Beverage Event129471FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1102155OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total289261GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total160644CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events128617GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events29471FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events102155OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events131626DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary-3009NetIncomeSummary

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArt

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions31NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F99015990NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesDonor EstimateMethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Books And Publications BooksAndPublications

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Noncash Contribs Rptd F9901118NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesDonor EstimateMethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoods

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Noncash Contribs Rptd F9909520NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesDonor EstimateMethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions1NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F99013999NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesTrading PriceMethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Collectibles Collectibles

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions38NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F9909583NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesDonor EstimateMethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Food Inventory FoodInventory

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions2NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990250NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesDonor EstimateMethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Scientific Specimens ScientificSpecimens

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions11NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F99016610NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesDonor EstimateMethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxDescriptionDescriptionNumber Of ContributionsNumberOfContributionsNoncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
XEquipment1014679Donor Estimate
XAuction Items136110Donor Estimate
XOther41161Donor Estimate
XWater151721Donor Estimate
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of8283 Received0NumberOf8283Received
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts1ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4The Organization's Bylaws have been amended. The Audit and Finance Council was renamed the Finance Council, and a separate Audit Committee was formed under Article V Section 3. The Audit Committee will assist the Board in areas relating to the finance reporting process. The Exhibits, Collections, and Facilities Council was dissolved.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6There is one class of members, all of whom have the same voting rights which are to elect new Trustees by ballot.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aMembers elect Trustees by ballot.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11A draft copy of the 990 is given to the members of the Finance Council. The members of the Finance Council, along with the CEO and CFO, review all schedules and narratives for accuracy and completeness. After the approval of the Finance Council, a copy of Form 990 is forwarded to all Board members prior to filing the return.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cNew members of the Board of Trustees and new employees are required to review a copy of the conflict of interest policy and acknowledge in writing that s/he has done so. Annually, each board member and employee completes a disclosure form identifying any relationship, positions or circumstances in which s/he is involved that could contribute to a conflict of interest arising. Prior to Board of Trustees or committee action on a contract or transaction involving a conflict of interest, a director or committee member having a conflict of interest and who is in attendance at the meeting shall disclose all facts material to the conflict of interest. Board members who have a conflict of interest are not permitted to participate or hear the Board of Trustee's or committee's discussion of the matter except to disclose the material facts and to respond to questions. An employee who is not a member of the Board of Trustees discloses to his/her supervisor any conflict of interest that such employee has with respect to a contract or transaction.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The CEO's compensation is determined by the Compensation Council which consists of independent Board members and is a sub Council of the Board of Trustees. The CEO's compensation is determined on an annual basis using both local compensation survey data as well as the annual compensation survey data provided by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums. The Council met in May 2010 to set the new CEO's compensation beginning July 2010 and the proposed amount was discussed in Executive Committee with the full Board, voted upon and approved by the Board, at the May 2010 Board meeting. The Chief Financial Officer's compensation is based upon both local compensation survey data as well as the annual compensation survey provided by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums. Salary and benefits for this position are increased or decreased based upon the same percentages as all other staff. The CFO salary data is provided to the Board of Trustees for informational purposes and is recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees. The CFO compensation amount was set in September 2010 for fiscal year 2011.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.

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