2026-02-24T14:50:31-06:00 2025-06-30 882730877 CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC 101 SOUTH 5TH STREET STE 2100 LOUISVILLE KY 40202 990 2024-07-01 311005850 THE KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER INC KENT 5025616100 727 WEST MAIN STREET LOUISVILLE KY 402022681 MICHAEL NORMAN PRESIDENT & CEO 5025616100 2026-02-19 1 1 MELANIE MCPEAK P01346034 8885871719 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MICHAEL NORMAN 727 WEST MAIN STREET LOUISVILLE KY 402022681 6781990 0 X WWW.KYSCIENCECENTER.ORG X 1980 KY KENTUCKY 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. 36 36 192 96 -8781 0 1610256 1822870 4052899 4156404 130108 128740 100467 130705 5893730 6238719 0 0 0 0 3982290 4020411 0 0 371939 2773035 2590133 6755325 6610544 -861595 -371825 7360384 7092193 1276941 1302610 6083443 5789583 X OUR 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. 0 0 3030770 2204531 EXHIBITS & 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. 1515525 1019983 ONSITE 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. 674367 471822 OFFSITE 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. 5220662 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 1 192 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 KY X MICHAEL NORMAN 5025607174 727 WEST MAIN STREET LOUISVILLE KY 402022681 AARON BUTLER NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALI FAROOQUI NON-COMPENSATED BOARD (FROM 07/24) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA WILSON NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW RENDA NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BECKY JOHNSON NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BHANU CALVERT NON-COMPENSATED BOARD (FROM 07/24) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BILL SEIFRIT NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CARMEN MORENO-RIVERA NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS TEELEY NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTIEN RUSSELL NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE RIESER NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CORINNE MURPHY NON-COMPENSATED BOARD (FROM 07/24) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID TANDY IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DERRICK MILLER NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GIAVONNE RONDO CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 GRACIE BECHT NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HEIDI KONYNENBELT NON-COMPENSATED BOARD (TO 03/25) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY ENG NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN RILEY NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH HAMILTON NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN COOK VICE CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KYLE MILLER NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LILLY MCGLONE NON-COMPENSATED BOARD (FROM 07/24) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MASON LEICHHARDT NON-COMPENSATED BOARD (FROM 07/24) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA WHITEHEAD SECRETARY / GENERAL COUNSEL 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SHAFFER NON-COMPENSATED BOARD (TO 10/24) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK WILLIAMS NON-COMPENSATED BOARD (FROM 07/24) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL DEMARCO JR NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RON VONDERHAAR NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RUSS COMPTON NON-COMPENSATED BOARD (FROM 07/24) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SAM ELLINGTON TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SANDRA BAKER NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT SKINNER NON-COMPENSATED BOARD (FROM 07/24) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN HORTON NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SIBUSISO NGUBENI NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS GRAY JR NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 VEENA REDDY NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM BILLY TAYLOR NON-COMPENSATED BOARD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL NORMAN PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 0.00 X 203526 0 21479 REBECCA BAIRD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 0.00 X 109743 0 14172 ERYN WALKER CHIEF PEOPLE & CULTURE OFFICER 40.00 0.00 X 127837 0 13054 MELLISA BLANKENSHIP CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 0.00 X 117677 0 19383 558783 0 68088 4 0 1 0 GDI SERVICES INC 24300 SOUTHFIELD ROAD SUITE 300 SOUTHFIELD MI 48075 BUILDING MAINTENANCE 229931 1 143004 1216400 463466 122883 1822870 GROUPS AND PROGRAMS 900099 1491805 1491805 ADMISSIONS 900099 1189409 1189409 MEMBERSHIP 900099 898753 898753 PARKING 900099 576437 576437 4156404 112237 112237 180777 127629 53148 53148 -8781 61929 240649 224146 16503 16503 16503 18625 143004 68058 -49433 -49433 239807 123438 116369 116369 OTHER INCOME 900099 10621 10621 10621 6238719 3696336 -8781 728294 349367 67574 191695 90098 3077450 2565983 337579 173888 47485 40571 5406 1508 265249 218687 28327 18235 280860 223641 38347 18872 32000 32000 16750 16750 6874 6874 476048 371982 61984 42082 258572 258572 186874 44890 132456 9528 65962 49065 3897 13000 471747 432057 39690 34714 32541 2105 68 13872 13872 724167 677482 46685 35776 7376 28400 EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES 156246 156246 THEATER FILM FEES 61993 61993 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 45681 9145 31876 4660 GIFT SHOP 2857 2857 6610544 5220662 1017943 371939 112707 94614 2326711 2298165 244592 106283 236592 386875 62600 75159 63464 66484 24304102 21187067 3476626 3117035 837092 932652 0 14926 7360384 7092193 461803 519310 815138 768374 0 14926 1276941 1302610 X 5123530 4731409 959913 1058174 6083443 5789583 7360384 7092193 -371825 77965 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3348378 5143073 2457834 1610256 1822870 14382411 3348378 5143073 2457834 1610256 1822870 14382411 192778 14189633 66046 76666 119812 160135 174166 596825 189327 341791 461625 406494 587058 1986295 16965531 15664014 0.83640 0.84310 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER 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. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 16750 0 0 16750 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: THE 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. X 0 858520 5000 102285 965805 743587 3000 111933 858520 651215 5000 87372 743587 795279 5000 -149064 651215 670059 5000 190220 70000 795279 0.02334 0.97666 0 0 6308505 5956182 352323 638795 619608 19187 17356802 14611277 2745525 3117035 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 14926 14926 X 6566277 77965 5400 83365 6482912 6874 -251067 -244193 6238719 6860137 5400 251067 256467 6603670 6874 6874 6610544 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. ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT 161629 143004 18625 22736 350 44972 161629 143004 18625 22736 350 44972 68058 -49433 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 MICHAEL NORMAN PRESIDENT & CEO 197366 0 6160 0 0 0 6360 0 15119 0 225005 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE PRESIDENT & CEO RECEIVED A DISCRETIONARY BONUS IN LIEU OF A SALARY INCREASE AT THE SAME PERCENTAGE AS THE ORGANIZATION'S OTHER FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. X EXHIBITS 1 122883 FMV 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B COPY 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 12C ALL 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 15A THE 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 19 FINANCIAL 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.