ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM (EIN 86-0111675)
Tax period
2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Filed
2026-08-06
IRS object ID
202622189349300422
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-08-06T13:09:01-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN860683059PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BEACHFLEISCHMAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11985 E RIVER ROAD SUITE 201AddressLine1Txt
CityTUCSONCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85718ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN860111675EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUMBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlARIZBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5208831380PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12021 NORTH KINNEY ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityTUCSONCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP857439719ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHOLLIE COLAHANPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone5208831380PhoneNum
Signature2026-07-30SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonMONICA A VERA CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01456278PTIN
Phone5203214600PhoneNum
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Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerHOLLIE COLAHANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line12021 NORTH KINNEY ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityTUCSONCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP857439719ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$35,287,273GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.DESERTMUSEUM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1952FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateAZLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSONORAN DESERT EDUCATION THROUGH ZOOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, GEOLOGICAL, ART, AND CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body16VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent15VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee217TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers433TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$462,879TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$196,766NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,712,960PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$12,282,566CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$8,095,876PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$8,426,942CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$629,258PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,281,871CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,811,321PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,846,423CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$16,249,415PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$23,837,802CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$8,627,356PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$9,423,944CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$89,253CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$523,724CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$6,018,240PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$5,819,159CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$14,645,596PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$15,332,356CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,603,819PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$8,505,446CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$66,126,728TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$78,950,261TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,034,323TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,827,955TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$64,092,405NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$77,122,306NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionWE INSPIRE PEOPLE TO LIVE IN HARMONY WITH THE NATURAL WORLD BY FOSTERING LOVE, APPRECIATION, AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE SONORAN DESERT.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$9,557,291ExpenseAmt
Revenue$8,378,339RevenueAmt
DescTHE ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM IS A WORLD-RENOWNED BIOPARK COMPRISED OF MULTIPLE COMPONENTS, INCLUDING REGIONAL ZOO, BOTANICAL GARDEN, AQUARIUM, RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, ART INSTITUTE, AND NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM. THE MUSEUM SITS ON 98 ACRES OF LEASED PROPERTY, 21 OF WHICH ARE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, WITH 2 MILES OF WALKING PATHS WHERE GUESTS VIEW EXHIBITS THAT REALISTICALLY RE-CREATE THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE VIBRANT SONORAN DESERT REGION. VISITORS MAY ENCOUNTER MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED ANIMAL SPECIES, CURATED GARDENS WITH OVER ONE THOUSAND VARIETIES OF PLANTS, TWO ART GALLERIES, AND A SIMULATED CAVE WITH A MINERAL GALLERY. THE MUSEUM IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC VISITATION EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR. SINCE ITS OPENING IN 1952, OVER 24 MILLION PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD HAVE VISITED THE MUSEUM. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, ATTENDANCE AT THE MUSEUM WAS 393,926 VISITORS AND THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS. EXHIBITS AND GARDENS: THE MUSEUM'S LARGEST AND MOST IMPACTFUL PROGRAM IS ITS EXHIBITS AND GARDENS. THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS 21 INTERPRETED ACRES WITH TWO MILES OF WALKING PATHS THROUGH VARIOUS DESERT HABITATS, OVER TWO HUNDRED ANIMAL SPECIES, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PLANT SPECIMENS FROM MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND TAXA, ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL MINERAL COLLECTIONS, AND TWO ART GALLERIES. EXIT SURVEYS REVEAL THE IMPACT OF A DESERT MUSEUM VISIT: VISITORS TELL US THAT THEY LEARN ABOUT NEW SUBJECTS AND ISSUES, THEY FEEL CLOSER TO NATURE, AND THEY HAVE A DEEPER APPRECIATION FOR THE SONORAN DESERT AFTER THEIR VISIT.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,997,213ExpenseAmt
Revenue$953,383RevenueAmt
DescCONSERVATION, EDUCATION AND SCIENCE PROGRAMSSINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1952, THE ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM HAS PUT CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND SCIENCE AT THE CORE OF ITS MISSION. FROM HELPING TO ESTABLISH PROTECTED ISLANDS AND COASTAL WETLANDS IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, TO BREEDING AND REINTRODUCTION PROGRAMS FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES SUCH AS THE MEXICAN GRAY WOLF, THICK-BILLED PARROT, AND NUMEROUS FISH, AMPHIBIANS, AND REPTILES, TO DOCUMENTING THE BIODIVERSITY THAT HELPED ESTABLISH THE IRONWOOD FOREST NATIONAL MONUMENT, THE MUSEUM'S CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN WIDELY RECOGNIZED FOR MANY DECADES. OF EQUAL IMPORTANCE ARE THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS WHICH TOUCH NEARLY 200,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR, INCLUDING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THESE PROGRAMS HELP TO FOSTER LOVE, APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF OUR DESERT HOME.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$635,103ExpenseAmt
Revenue$202,710RevenueAmt
DescART INSTITUTETHE MISSION OF THE ASDM ART INSTITUTE IS "CONSERVATION THROUGH ART EDUCATION." WE SEEK TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN NATURE-FOCUSED ART CLASSES AND INSPIRE NEW CONSERVATION ADVOCATES. TO THIS END, WE OFFER ART CLASSES, ART EXHIBITS, AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE MUSEUM'S ART COLLECTION. ART CLASSES:ART PROFESSIONALS TEACH ALL ART CLASSES, AND CLASS CONTENT EMPHASIZES OUR LIVING COLLECTIONS AND SONORAN DESERT SETTING. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE ART INSTITUTE SERVED 1,261 STUDENTS ON-SITE. 27 INSTRUCTORS TAUGHT 174 DIFFERENT ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES. FOUR STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM THE NATURE ART CERTIFICATE PROGRAM AND 112 BRAND NEW STUDENTS ENTERED THE PROGRAM. ON OUR WEBSITE, WE OFFER 10 FREE VIDEOS, VIEWED BY OVER 1,200 PEOPLE. WE ALSO PROVIDE A VIDEO CLASS SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE; IT CURRENTLY HAS 114 SUBSCRIBERS AND 258 VIDEOS.TOTAL AUDIENCE SERVED IN 2025: 2,575PERMANENT COLLECTION:VANISHING CIRCLES IS A PERMANENT ART COLLECTION COMPRISING 92 ORIGINAL PAINTINGS DEPICTING DISAPPEARING WILDLIFE, PLANTS, AND HABITATS OF THE SONORAN DESERT. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM HAS A SMALL PERMANENT COLLECTION OF 49 ART PIECES NAMED THE BALDWIN COLLECTION. WE ALSO HAVE A COLLECTION OF 73 WORKS BY SHERIDAN OMAN, 108 BY MANABU SAITO, AND 68 BY RHONDA SPENCER. IN 2020, WE ACQUIRED A COLLECTION OF 23 ORIGINAL SCRATCHBOARD PIECES BY PRISCILLA BALDWIN DEPICTING ANIMALS FROM THE MUSEUM. THIS COLLECTION IS NOW ON PERMANENT DISPLAY IN THE BALDWIN BUILDING. IN 2024 WE PURCHASED A SCULPTURE FOR THE GROUNDS CALLED "MORE BEES PLEASE" IT SERVES TO CALL AWARENESS TO OUR POLLINATOR GARDENS. IN 2025 THREE MORE PIECES BY PRISCILLA BALDWIN WERE DONATED TO THE COLLECTION.TOTAL PIECES IN THE ART COLLECTION IN 2025: 435GALLERY EXHIBITS:WE HOST 8 TO 12 UNIQUE ART EXHIBITS ANNUALLY IN THE IRONWOOD GALLERY AND BALDWIN EDUCATION GALLERY. THESE ART EXHIBITS SERVE THE MISSION OF THE DESERT MUSEUM BY REVEALING THE BEAUTY OF THE SONORAN HABITAT AND WILDLIFE TO OUR VISITORS THROUGH VISUAL ARTS. IN 2025, WE HAD 51,435 VISITORS IN OUR IRONWOOD GALLERIES AND 4,545 IN OUR BALDWIN GALLERIES. IN TOTAL, WE PRODUCED AND OPENED ELEVEN UNIQUE ART EXHIBITS. THESE LIVE SHOWS ARE AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY ON OUR WEBSITE, MAKING THEM ACCESSIBLE TO AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE.THIRTY-SIX VOLUNTEERS STAFF OUR GALLERIES. THEIR JOB IS TO FACILITATE ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN GUESTS AND EXHIBITS; THEY HELP VISITORS DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN ART, SCIENCE, AND CONSERVATION.IN 2025, WE HOSTED A MUSEUM WIDE STEEL SCULPTURE EXHIBITION. THE ARTIST LOANED US THE FOUR INTERACTIVE STEEL SCULPTURES AT NO COST TO THE MUSEUM.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$12,189,607TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document83IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee217EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members16GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Phone5208833012PhoneNum

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Address Line12021 NORTH KINNEY ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityTUCSONCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP857439719ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

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CRAIG IVANYI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$191,066$0$30,655
HOLLIE COLLAHAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL C BALDWIN
TRUSTEE EMERITUS2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHERYL CHARLES
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRIE CORRELL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELSEY DAYLE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LILY GRAVES
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUSKIN HARTLEY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ABBY HUNGWE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANGELA FAITH LISTON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEE MCLAUGHLIN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEN A MINTEER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY V PRICE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAITLIN RIGGS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK SLINGERLAND
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID SMALLHOUSE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RJAY TEJERA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA K HARRIS
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNA HEYER
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANA SUTTON JD
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID BAKER
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE FLANAGAN
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN DENHAM
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$131,612$0$20,852
AMANDA PERKINS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$118,477$0$1,232
LYNNAE WENKER
DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY40.00$130,559$0$13,877Yes (X)
STEPHANE POULIN
DIRECTOR OF COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITS40.00$113,431$0$20,763Yes (X)
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Total Other Compensation$87,379TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
SMYTH INDUSTRIES INC
4010 E ILLINOIS STREETTUCSONAZ85714CONSTRUCTION$1,226,396
SOUTH OF THE BORDER TOURS
7937 E CORONADO ROADTUCSONAZ85750TOUR GUIDE SERVICES$291,540
DARK HORSE MEDIA LLC
4441 E 5TH STREETTUCSONAZ85711MEDIA MARKETING$278,616
MARK WRIGHT CONSTRUCTION INC
3326 N WINSTEL BLVDTUCSONAZ85716CONSTRUCTION$254,657
DINO DON INC
1640 RIDLEY CREEK ROADMEDIAPA19063EXHIBITION RENTALS$206,000
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K13CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$222,647MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$123,926FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$441,111GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$11,494,882AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$219,077NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$12,282,566TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS712110$5,437,350$5,437,350
MEMBERSHIP DUES712110$1,833,499$1,833,499
EDUCATION712110$953,383$953,383
ART INSTITUTE712110$202,710$202,710
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$8,426,942TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,076,031TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,076,031ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$834TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$834ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$323,570RealAmt
Personal$33,533PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$71,590RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$251,980RealAmt
Personal$33,533PersonalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$285,513TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$33,533RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$251,980ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$10,500,573SecuritiesAmt
Other$2,000OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$10,296,733SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$203,840SecuritiesAmt
Other$2,000OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$205,840TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$205,840ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$119,259FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$123,926ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$103,394FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$15,865TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$15,865ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$7,375GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$0GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,375TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$7,375ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$2,501,132GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$977,754CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,523,378TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,060,499RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$462,879UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
OTHER MISC. REVENUE713990$8,411$8,411
VENDING MACHINES713990$5,047$5,047
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$13,458OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$9,534,432RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$462,879UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,557,925ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$684,459TotalAmt
Program Services$155,455ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$529,004ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,058,168TotalAmt
Program Services$6,022,336ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$801,753ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$234,079FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$151,861TotalAmt
Program Services$124,257ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,482ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,122FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$912,247TotalAmt
Program Services$769,615ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$118,287ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,345FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$617,209TotalAmt
Program Services$500,254ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$98,758ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,197FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,828TotalAmt
Program Services$29,511ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,460ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$857FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,900TotalAmt
Program Services$43,532ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,104ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,264FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,253TotalAmt
Fundraising$89,253FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,634TotalAmt
Management And General$92,634ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$684,726TotalAmt
Program Services$366,273ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$318,453ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$387,400TotalAmt
Program Services$15,121ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$372,279ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$722,859TotalAmt
Program Services$652,150ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,505ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$68,204FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$183,707TotalAmt
Program Services$38,449ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,890ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$58,368FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,419TotalAmt
Program Services$1,419ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$721,748TotalAmt
Program Services$721,748ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$372,679TotalAmt
Program Services$367,463ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,847ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$369FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,859TotalAmt
Program Services$35,477ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,421ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,961FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,201,356TotalAmt
Program Services$1,178,051ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,783ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,522FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$302,972TotalAmt
Program Services$297,095ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,241ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$636FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
OTHER EXPENSES$427,673$349,640$66,486$11,547
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR$266,906$266,906
ANIMAL CARE$254,855$254,855
UBTI EXCISE TAX$46,638$46,638

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,332,356TotalAmt
Program Services$12,189,607ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,619,025ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$523,724FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,999,171BOYAmt
EOY$1,432,810EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$725,179BOYAmt
EOY$1,742,874EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$361,418BOYAmt
EOY$7,304,841EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$183,476BOYAmt
EOY$77,685EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$656,719BOYAmt
EOY$739,379EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$320,102BOYAmt
EOY$228,445EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$48,515,823LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$35,284,415LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,370,597BOYAmt
EOY$13,231,408EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,633,771BOYAmt
EOY$44,082,433EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,876,295BOYAmt
EOY$10,110,386EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,126,728BOYAmt
EOY$78,950,261EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$962,255BOYAmt
EOY$883,247EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,015,830BOYAmt
EOY$898,444EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,238BOYAmt
EOY$46,264EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,034,323BOYAmt
EOY$1,827,955EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,002,375BOYAmt
EOY$47,314,482EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,090,030BOYAmt
EOY$29,807,824EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,092,405BOYAmt
EOY$77,122,306EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,126,728BOYAmt
EOY$78,950,261EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$8,505,446ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$4,524,455NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,200,316CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,733,920CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,088,956CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,610,366CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,170,423CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$52,803,981TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$112,299CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$96,345CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$85,025CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$102,594CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$112,143CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$508,406TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,312,615CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,830,265CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,173,981CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,712,960CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,282,566CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$53,312,387TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$14,452,311SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$38,860,076PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$718,792CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,245,849CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,299,624CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,564,973CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,400,435CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,229,673TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$37,221CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$353,249CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$329,190CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$237,598CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$221,006CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,178,264TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$60,720,324TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$44,453,176GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.64000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.68660PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets SaleYes (1)SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$31,615,392BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$8,350,597ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,537,341InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,221,095OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$73,266AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$41,208,969EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$26,740,108BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,769,817ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,930,245InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,721,049OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$103,729AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$31,615,392EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$23,336,201BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,072,916ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,334,977InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$943,278OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$60,708AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$26,740,108EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$23,331,734BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,006,085ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$4,091,116InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$178,176OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$88,678AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$23,336,201EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$12,889,577BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,812,346ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,821,511InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$4,878,495OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$70,195AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$23,331,734EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.75000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.25000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$226,500InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$226,500BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$42,242,284OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$31,284,404DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,957,880BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,411,626OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,974,962DepreciationAmt
Book Value$436,664BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,635,413OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$25,049DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,610,364BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$13,231,408TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
ASSETS HELD IN CHARITABLE TRUSTS$9,901,441
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST$162,681
OPERATING LEASE ASSET$46,264
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$10,110,386TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$46,264Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$46,264TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$28,367,147TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$4,524,455NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,301DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$4,525,756RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$23,841,391RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$92,634InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$96,223OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$3,589RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$23,837,802TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,337,246TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$1,301DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$96,223OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$97,524ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$15,239,722ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$92,634InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$92,634ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$15,332,356TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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 NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED, OR AS DECREASES IN NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS 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. OBJECTS ARE DEACCESSIONED ACCORDING TO THEIR VALUE AND REPLACEABILITY. LIVING PLANTS AND ANIMALS FOR WHICH THERE IS NO FORESEEABLE FUTURE NEED ARE DONATED TO OTHER ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS. NO SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION ITEMS WERE DEACCESSIONED DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025.
PART V, LINE 4:THE MUSEUM'S BOARD DESIGNATED RESERVES AND ENDOWMENTS CONSIST OF INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES. THE ENDOWMENTS INCLUDE BOTH DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS, AND AS REQUIRED BY GAAP, NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON THE EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS.
PART X, LINE 2:ASC 740 FOOTNOTE FROM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: THE MUSEUM IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER BOTH FEDERAL (INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3)) AND ARIZONA INCOME TAX LAWS, AND IS CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 509(A)(1). INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE MUSEUM'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE, HOWEVER, MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBTI). THE MUSEUM IS REQUIRED TO FILE INFORMATIONAL RETURNS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE PURPOSES AND, IF IT HAS UBTI, FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS. FROM TIME TO TIME, THE MUSEUM MAY BE SUBJECT TO PENALTIES AND INTEREST ASSESSED BY VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES, WHICH ARE CLASSIFIED AS ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES, IF THEY OCCUR.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES -71,590. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -16,694. PLANT PURCHASES -7,939.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES 71,590. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 16,694. PLANT PURCHASES 7,939.
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 F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATESRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedEDUCATIONAL TRIPS TO DIFFERENT REGIONS IN MEXICOSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$145,010RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$145,010SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$145,010TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationACCRUAL METHODExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ANGELETTI GROUPBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1365 SOUTH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityMORRISTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07960ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityCAMPAIGN FEASIBILITY STUDYActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$89,253RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$89,253NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$89,253TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$89,253TotalNetToOrganizationAmt

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$202,380GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$123,926CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$78,454GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$31,016NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$23,530FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$3,624EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$28,530OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2WINE DOWNEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$40,805GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$40,805GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$7,337FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$1,150EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$8,207OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$243,185GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$123,926CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$119,259GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$31,016NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$30,867FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$4,774EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$36,737OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$103,394DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$15,865NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CRAIG IVANYI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$188,948$0$0$0$2,118$0$6,220$0$24,435$0$221,721$0$0$0
BRIAN DENHAM
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$131,362$0$0$0$250$0$5,372$0$15,480$0$152,464$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGIFT CARDS WERE GROSSED UP FOR PAYROLL TAXES AND ADDED TO WAGES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Closely Held Stock SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$40,956NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesNYSEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Collectibles CollectiblesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$20,270NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesESTIMATESMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)WATER1$112,143MUNICIPAL WATER RATE
Yes (X)AUCTION ITEMS107$30,696ESTIMATES
Yes (X)OTHER277$15,012ESTIMATES
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, COLUMN (B):PART I, COLUMN (B) REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RATHER THAN THE NUMBER OF ITEMS RECEIVED.
PART I, LINE 32B:ORGANIZATION USES A THIRD PARTY TO ACCEPT AND PROCESS DONATED VEHICLES.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZED 433 VOLUNTEERS, WHICH INCLUDE 15 BOARD MEMBERS, 8 BOARD COUNCIL ADVISORS, 170 DOCENTS, AND 240 OTHER VOLUNTEERS. OUR DOCENTS AND VOLUNTEERS ASSIST GUESTS WITH WAYFINDING AND EDUCATION ABOUT OUR MISSION, COLLECTIONS, AND SONORAN DESERT SETTING. DURING 2025, DOCENTS CONTRIBUTED OVER 32,500 HOURS IN INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ON MUSEUM GROUNDS AND IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA COMMUNITIES. OTHER VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 54,000 HOURS IN SERVING AS CLERICAL AND LIBRARY AIDES, GREETERS, BOTANY AND GEOLOGY ASSISTANTS, AND IN VARIOUS OTHER CAPACITIES.
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 11BA DRAFT COPY OF FORM 990 WITH SCHEDULE B DONOR NAMES AND ADDRESSES REDACTED 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 REVIEW OF THE DRAFT BY THE FINANCE COUNCIL, A COPY OF FORM 990 WITH SCHEDULE B DONOR NAMES AND ADDRESSES REDACTED 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 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 TRUSTEES 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 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE MANAGEMENT EVALUATION COUNCIL, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD, THE VICE-CHAIR, AND THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE FINANCE COUNCIL AND SUCH OTHER TRUSTEES AS MAY BE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS USING BOTH LOCAL ANNUAL COMPENSATION SURVEY DATA AS WELL AS THE COMPENSATION SURVEY DATA PROVIDED BY VARIOUS APPLICABLE SALARY SURVEYS. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER'S COMPENSATION IS CALCULATED USING SALARY GRADES THAT REPRESENT A SIMILAR POSITION ALIKE IN RESPONSIBILITY AND SCOPE AND ARE BASED ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS INCLUDING AVERAGE MARKET PAY, THE MUSEUM'S ABILITY TO PAY, AND INTERNAL EQUITY. SALARY GRADES ARE ESTABLISHED BASED ON THE COMPETITIVE MARKET USING VARIOUS APPLICABLE SALARY SURVEYS.
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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