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THE KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
THE KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER INC (EIN 31-1005850)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-02-24
IRS object ID
202640559349301734
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-02-24T14:50:31-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN882730877PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1101 SOUTH 5TH STREET STE 2100AddressLine1Txt
CityLOUISVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationKYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP40202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN311005850EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlKENTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5025616100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1727 WEST MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityLOUISVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationKYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP402022681ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL NORMANPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5025616100PhoneNum
Signature2026-02-19SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMELANIE MCPEAKPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01346034PTIN
Phone8885871719PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMICHAEL NORMANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1727 WEST MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityLOUISVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationKYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP402022681ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,781,990GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.KYSCIENCECENTER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1980FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateKYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionKENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER IS A LEADER IN HANDS-ON, INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING, ENGAGING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN EXPLORING SCIENCE THROUGH INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES. WITH THREE FLOORS OF DYNAMIC EXHIBITS, IMMERSIVE FILMS ON A 4-STORY SCREEN, AND DAILY PROGRAMMING, THE SCIENCE CENTER SERVES AS A HUB FOR CURIOSITY AND DISCOVERY. WE PROVIDE TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR CAREGIVERS AND EDUCATORS, INSPIRE CRITICAL THINKING IN LEARNERS OF ALL AGES, AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE HOW SCIENCE CONNECTS TO EVERYDAY LIFE. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS, OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS, WE EXTEND OUR MISSION BEYOND THE MUSEUM WALLS, EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES ACROSS KENTUCKY AND BEYOND TO EMBRACE SCIENCE AS A PATHWAY TO UNDERSTANDING AND INNOVATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body36VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent36VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee192TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers96TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI-$8,781TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,610,256PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,822,870CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$4,052,899PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$4,156,404CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$130,108PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$128,740CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$100,467PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$130,705CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,893,730PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,238,719CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$3,982,290PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,020,411CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$371,939CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,773,035PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,590,133CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,755,325PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,610,544CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$861,595PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$371,825CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$7,360,384TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$7,092,193TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,276,941TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,302,610TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,083,443NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$5,789,583NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionOUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE CURIOSITY AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO EXPLORE AND EXPERIMENT WITH SCIENCE IN ALL ITS FORMS. WE EMBRACE A "DO SCIENCE" PHILOSOPHY: PLAY, TINKER, COLLABORATE, TEST, EXPERIMENT, LEARN FROM MISTAKES, AND TRY AGAIN. KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER PROVIDES A NEUTRAL SPACE TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SCIENCE, FOSTERING CURIOSITY AND COLLABORATION ACROSS GENERATIONS AND BACKGROUNDS.WE BELIEVE SCIENCE MATTERS. IT EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS, STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES, AND FUELS THE WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW. STEAM SKILLS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR FACING THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY, AND SCIENCE LITERACY CREATES A FOUNDATION FOR LIFELONG LEARNING AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE. BY MAKING SCIENCE PERSONAL, PARTICIPATORY, AND FUN, KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER ENSURES THAT CURIOSITY HAS NO LIMITS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,030,770ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,204,531RevenueAmt
DescEXHIBITS & FLAGSHIP - THE KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER WAS NAMED THE STATE SCIENCE CENTER OF KENTUCKY BY THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN 2002 AND ACTIVELY SERVES INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH AND INDIANA. IN 2025, KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER IMPACTED 100% OF KENTUCKY COUNTIES AND 93% OF INDIANA COUNTIES. IT IS THE LARGEST HANDS-ON SCIENCE CENTER IN KENTUCKY WITH INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS AND ACTIVITY STATIONS, A LARGE-FORMAT THEATER EXPERIENCE WITH A SCREEN THAT EXTENDS FOUR STORIES HIGH, TEACHING LABORATORIES, ON- AND OFF-SITE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, PULSE OF SURGERY (OPEN HEART SURGERY) PROGRAM, AND DISTANCE LEARNING CAPABILITIES. THE KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER FEATURES INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS AND ENGAGING PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT FAMILIES, ADULTS, SCHOOLS, AND BUSINESSES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,515,525ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,019,983RevenueAmt
DescONSITE EDUCATION - KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER SERVES STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM ACROSS KENTUCKY AND INDIANA THROUGH SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS, WHERE TEACHERS CAN SELECT LABS, CLASSES, MOVIES FROM THE SCIENCE CENTER LIBRARY, AND PRE- AND POST-VISIT ACTIVITIES THAT NOT ONLY ENHANCE THEIR STUDENTS' EXPERIENCE BUT SATISFY STATEWIDE CURRICULUM STANDARDS. DAILY OPERATIONS AND EXHIBITS AT THE FLAGSHIP LOCATION IN LOUISVILLE INCLUDE CHANGING FACILITATED WALK-UP SCIENCE EXPERIENCES, AND THEMED ACTIVITIES AND DEMONSTRATIONS. SCHOOL'S OUT SCIENCE CAMPS RUN ALL SUMMER LONG, AND ON DAYS THAT THE JEFFERSON COUNTRY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IS OUT OF CLASS, PROVIDING ENRICHING OUT-OF-SCHOOL EXPERIENCES UPON WHICH PARENTS CAN RELY. IN ADDITION, FAMILY MOVIE EVENTS, THEMED SCIENCE CELEBRATION WEEKENDS, AND EVENTS SPECIFICALLY FOR ADULTS REPRESENT THE FLAGSHIP FACILITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THESE POWERFUL OPPORTUNITIES BRING SCIENCE TO LIFE IN REAL, EXCITING AND NON-FORMAL WAYS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$674,367ExpenseAmt
Revenue$471,822RevenueAmt
DescOFFSITE EDUCATION - OUR SCIENCE TRAVELS TO YOU PROGRAMS INCLUDE DISTANCE LEARNING, ASSEMBLY PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY OR SCHOOL-WIDE SCIENCE FESTIVALS, HANDS-ON CLASS SESSIONS, AFTER-SCHOOL SCIENCE CLUBS AND MORE. ADDITIONALLY, SCIENCE IN PLAY2GO, THE MOBILE VERSION OF KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER'S PROGRESSIVE NEXT-GENERATION LEARNING EXPERIENCE, EMPOWERS CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO LEARN TOGETHER THROUGH THE POWER OF PLAY, IMPROVING KINDERGARTEN READINESS. SCIENCE IN PLAY2GO TRAVELS TO KENTUCKY LIBRARIES, SERVING 3-MONTH RESIDENCIES THAT GIVE FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH THE CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE HIGH QUALITY SCIENCE LITERACY EXPERIENCES IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$5,220,662TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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 Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
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 Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document16IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee192EmployeeCnt
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
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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
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldKYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MICHAEL NORMANBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5025607174PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1727 WEST MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityLOUISVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationKYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP402022681ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (42 entries)

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AARON BUTLER
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALI FAROOQUI
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD (FROM 07/24)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREA WILSON
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW RENDA
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BECKY JOHNSON
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BHANU CALVERT
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD (FROM 07/24)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL SEIFRIT
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARMEN MORENO-RIVERA
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS TEELEY
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTIEN RUSSELL
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE RIESER
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CORINNE MURPHY
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD (FROM 07/24)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID TANDY
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DERRICK MILLER
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GIAVONNE RONDO
CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
GRACIE BECHT
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HEIDI KONYNENBELT
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD (TO 03/25)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HENRY ENG
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN RILEY
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEITH HAMILTON
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTIN COOK
VICE CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
KYLE MILLER
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LILLY MCGLONE
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD (FROM 07/24)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MASON LEICHHARDT
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD (FROM 07/24)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA WHITEHEAD
SECRETARY / GENERAL COUNSEL1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MICHAEL SHAFFER
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD (TO 10/24)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK WILLIAMS
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD (FROM 07/24)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL DEMARCO JR
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON VONDERHAAR
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUSS COMPTON
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD (FROM 07/24)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAM ELLINGTON
TREASURER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SANDRA BAKER
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT SKINNER
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD (FROM 07/24)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SEAN HORTON
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SIBUSISO NGUBENI
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS GRAY JR
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VEENA REDDY
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM BILLY TAYLOR
NON-COMPENSATED BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL NORMAN
PRESIDENT & CEO40.000.00$203,526$0$21,479Yes (X)
REBECCA BAIRD
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.000.00$109,743$0$14,172Yes (X)
ERYN WALKER
CHIEF PEOPLE & CULTURE OFFICER40.000.00$127,837$0$13,054Yes (X)
MELLISA BLANKENSHIP
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.000.00$117,677$0$19,383Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$558,783TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$68,088TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GDI SERVICES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line124300 SOUTHFIELD ROAD SUITE 300AddressLine1Txt
CitySOUTHFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48075ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesBUILDING MAINTENANCEServicesDesc
Compensation$229,931CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$143,004FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$1,216,400GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$463,466AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$122,883NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,822,870TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
GROUPS AND PROGRAMS900099$1,491,805$1,491,805
ADMISSIONS900099$1,189,409$1,189,409
MEMBERSHIP900099$898,753$898,753
PARKING900099$576,437$576,437
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$4,156,404TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$112,237TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$112,237ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$180,777RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$127,629RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$53,148RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$53,148TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$8,781UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$61,929ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$240,649SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$224,146SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$16,503SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,503TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$16,503ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$18,625FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$143,004ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$68,058FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$49,433TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$49,433ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$239,807GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$123,438CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$116,369TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$116,369RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$10,621TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$10,621ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$10,621OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,238,719TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,696,336RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$8,781UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$728,294ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$349,367TotalAmt
Program Services$67,574ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$191,695ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$90,098FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,077,450TotalAmt
Program Services$2,565,983ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$337,579ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$173,888FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,485TotalAmt
Program Services$40,571ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,406ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,508FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$265,249TotalAmt
Program Services$218,687ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,327ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,235FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$280,860TotalAmt
Program Services$223,641ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,347ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,872FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,000TotalAmt
Management And General$32,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,750TotalAmt
Management And General$16,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,874TotalAmt
Management And General$6,874ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$476,048TotalAmt
Program Services$371,982ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,984ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$42,082FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$258,572TotalAmt
Program Services$258,572ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$186,874TotalAmt
Program Services$44,890ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$132,456ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,528FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,962TotalAmt
Program Services$49,065ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,897ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,000FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$471,747TotalAmt
Program Services$432,057ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,690ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,714TotalAmt
Program Services$32,541ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,105ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$68FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,872TotalAmt
Management And General$13,872ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$724,167TotalAmt
Program Services$677,482ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,685ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,776TotalAmt
Program Services$7,376ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,400ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES$156,246$156,246
THEATER FILM FEES$61,993$61,993
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE$45,681$9,145$31,876$4,660
GIFT SHOP$2,857$2,857

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,610,544TotalAmt
Program Services$5,220,662ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,017,943ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$371,939FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$112,707BOYAmt
EOY$94,614EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,326,711BOYAmt
EOY$2,298,165EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$244,592BOYAmt
EOY$106,283EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$236,592BOYAmt
EOY$386,875EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,600BOYAmt
EOY$75,159EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,464BOYAmt
EOY$66,484EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$24,304,102LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$21,187,067LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,476,626BOYAmt
EOY$3,117,035EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$837,092BOYAmt
EOY$932,652EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$14,926EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,360,384BOYAmt
EOY$7,092,193EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$461,803BOYAmt
EOY$519,310EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$815,138BOYAmt
EOY$768,374EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$14,926EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,276,941BOYAmt
EOY$1,302,610EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,123,530BOYAmt
EOY$4,731,409EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$959,913BOYAmt
EOY$1,058,174EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,083,443BOYAmt
EOY$5,789,583EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,360,384BOYAmt
EOY$7,092,193EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$371,825ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$77,965NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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$3,348,378CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,143,073CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,457,834CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,610,256CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,822,870CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,382,411TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,348,378CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,143,073CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,457,834CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,610,256CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,822,870CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,382,411TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$192,778SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$14,189,633PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$66,046CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$76,666CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$119,812CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$160,135CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$174,166CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$596,825TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$189,327CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$341,791CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$461,625CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$406,494CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$587,058CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,986,295TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$16,965,531TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$15,664,014GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.83640PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.84310PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 3,451. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 7,259. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 19,916. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 10,231. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 10,621. PARKING - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 185,876. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 334,532. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 441,709. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 396,263. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 576,437.ExplanationTxt

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersYes (1)VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$16,750DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$16,750TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CONSULTANT'S EFFORTS WILL FOCUS ON SECURING STATE FUNDING FOR THE KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE CONSULTANT WILL ALSO WORK TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PUBLIC SUPPORT OF THE KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER AMONG KEY STATE LEADERS AND STAKEHOLDERS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$858,520BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$102,285InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$965,805EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$743,587BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$111,933InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$858,520EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$651,215BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$87,372InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$743,587EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$795,279BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$149,064InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$651,215EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$670,059BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$190,220InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$70,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$795,279EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.02334BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.97666PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,308,505OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,956,182DepreciationAmt
Book Value$352,323BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$638,795OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$619,608DepreciationAmt
Book Value$19,187BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,356,802OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,611,277DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,745,525BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,117,035TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$14,926Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$14,926TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,566,277TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$77,965NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$5,400DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$83,365RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,482,912RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$6,874InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$251,067OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$244,193RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,238,719TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,860,137TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$5,400DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$251,067OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$256,467ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,603,670ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$6,874InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$6,874ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,610,544TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASC, KSC DOES NOT CAPITALIZE DONATED OR PURCHASED COLLECTIONS. SUCH COLLECTIONS CONSIST ENTIRELY OF HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS, SCIENTIFIC SPECIMENS, AND ART OBJECTS. SUCH DONATIONS AND ACQUISITIONS NEED NOT BE RECOGNIZED SINCE THEY ARE ADDED TO COLLECTIONS THAT ARE HELD FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH PURPOSES IN FURTHERANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE RATHER THAN FINANCIAL GAIN; ARE PROTECTED, KEPT UNENCUMBERED, CARED FOR, AND PRESERVED; AND ARE SUBJECT TO A POLICY THAT REQUIRES THE PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF COLLECTION ITEMS TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTIONS OR FOR COLLECTION MAINTENANCE. 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 NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS IF THE ASSETS USED TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS ARE RESTRICTED BY DONORS. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED AS INCREASES IN THE APPROPRIATE NET ASSET CLASSES. THE VALUE OF THE COLLECTION IS INDETERMINABLE AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024.
PART III, LINE 4:THE ORGANIZATION HAS COLLECTIONS THAT INCLUDE A MINERAL COLLECTION, A MUMMY, STUFFED ANIMALS, AND VARIOUS ITEMS THAT WERE ONCE PART OF THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM. WE INCORPORATE THESE ITEMS INTO THE INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT GALLERY TO WHICH THEY PERTAIN.
PART V, LINE 4:THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF TWO DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS AND ONE BOARD DESIGNATED FUND ESTABLISHED TO FUND EXHIBIT REPAIRS AND OPERATIONS.
PART X, LINE 2:KSC HAS RECEIVED A DETERMINATION LETTER FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE INDICATING THAT IT QUALIFIES AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO INCOME TAXES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. KSC RECOGNIZES UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS USING THE "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" APPROACH AS DEFINED IN THE ASC. NO LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAS BEEN RECORDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD -123,438. RENTAL EXPENSES -127,629.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD 123,438. RENTAL EXPENSES 127,629.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$161,629GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$143,004CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$18,625GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$22,736FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$350EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$44,972OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$161,629GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$143,004CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$18,625GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$22,736FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$350EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$44,972OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$68,058DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$49,433NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL NORMANPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$197,366BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$6,160BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$6,360DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$15,119NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$225,005TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE PRESIDENT & CEO RECEIVED A DISCRETIONARY BONUS IN LIEU OF A SALARY INCREASE AT THE SAME PERCENTAGE AS THE ORGANIZATION'S OTHER FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescEXHIBITSDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$122,883NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BCOPY IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. THIS IS AFTER REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY THE LOUISVILLE METRO MAYOR ARE SUBJECT TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ETHICS FOUND IN MCO 21.01 - 21.99. DIRECTORS ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLY WITH ALL ASPECTS OF THE CODE OF ETHICS, INCLUDING AVOIDANCE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES. ISSUES ARE DIRECTED TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO ETHICS COMMISSION FOR REVIEW AND RESOLUTION. DIRECTORS ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSION RULINGS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S SALARY WAS DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF HIRE BY THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE CHAIR. THEIR REVIEW INCLUDED MARKET SURVEYS AND COMPARABILITY DATA OF OTHER NON-PROFIT CEO SALARIES. THE CEO'S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE ON FILE AT SITE AND ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN AN AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE COMPRISED EXCLUSIVELY OF DIRECTORS WHO SELECT THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE COMMITTEE MEETS WITH THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR PRIOR TO AND AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT, WHICH MAY INCLUDE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WITHOUT MANAGEMENT IN ATTENDANCE.