ROBERSON MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
ROBERSON MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER (EIN 37-1844297)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-14
IRS object ID
202601349349304585
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Activity Or MissionTHE MUSEUM IS A REGIONAL MUSEUM OF ART, SCIENCE, AND LOCAL HISTORY SERVING THE UPPER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY REGION OF NY AND PA AND IS ACCREDITTED BY THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS, A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS, AND HOME TO A DIGITAL PLANETARIUM.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTHE MUSEUM IS A REGIONAL MUSEUM OF ART, SCIENCE, AND LOCAL HISTORY SERVING THE UPPER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY REGION OF NY AND PA AND IS ACCREDITTED BY THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS, A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS, AND HOME TO A DIGITAL PLANETARIUM.MissionDesc
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DONALD HARRIS
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TSHIJUKA NELSON
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MARY O'MALLEY-TRUMBLE
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Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,568,484ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$23,054NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$812,796PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$422,526CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$636,580CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$597,676CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$628,867CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,830,562CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,116,211TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$422,526CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$636,580CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$597,676CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$628,867CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,830,562CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,116,211TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$516,408SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$4,599,803PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,070CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$25,239CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$23,569CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$38,803CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$79,514CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$184,195TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$539,412CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$539,412TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$5,839,818TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.78770PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.95740PublicSupportPY170Pct
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
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets SalefalseSolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$501,071BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$50,993InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$42,549OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$509,515EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RfalseRelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$151,545OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$151,545BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,839,053OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,325,866DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,513,187BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$722,452OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$526,717DepreciationAmt
Book Value$195,735BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$944,369OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$783,822DepreciationAmt
Book Value$160,547BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,021,014TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
beneficial interest in perpetual trust$309,740
CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS$823,767
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET - OPERATING LEASE$3,517
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,137,024TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
lease liability$3,517
SECURITY DEPOSIT$2,442
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$5,959TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 1a: If organization elected under SFAS 116 to not report are, historical treasures, oTHE ORGANIZATION GIVES PRIORITY TO THE CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE COLLECTIONS AND ACTS TO PRESERVE THE COLLECTIONS' PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL INTEGRITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPREHENSIVE POLICIES ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE COLLECTIONS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED AND ARE EXPENSED AT COST WHEN ACQUIRED. GAINS AND LOSES ON DEACCESSION ARE RECORDED BASED ON THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONOR RESTRICTIONS AT THE DATE OF DONATION. PROCEEDS FROM THE DISPOSAL OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE USED FOR PRESERVATION OR ACQUISITION OF COLLECTION ITEMS, NOT TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS OR FACILITY MAINTENANCE.
Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose.ROBERSON IS ACCREDITED WITH THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS (AAM). rOBERSON ADHERES TO THE AAM'S BEST PRACTICES FOR COLLECTIONS STEWARDSHIP AND USES ITS COLLECTIONS FOR EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMING FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. ROBERSON'S SCIENCE PROGRAMS UTILIZE COLLECTIONS, LABORATORY FACILITIES, AND ITS DIGITAL PLANETARIUM. ROBERSON IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1wine and food festEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$25,130GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$25,130GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$2,184OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2misc eventsEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$12,644GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$12,644GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$8,612OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$37,774GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$37,774GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$10,796OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$10,796DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$26,978NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2ROBERT ROBERSON AND BROOKE ROBERSON CUSHMAN ARE FATHER AND DAUGHTER.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bTHE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE FORM 990 AND DELIVERED IT TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BEFORE FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cTHE BYLAWS PROVIDE FOR A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE QUESTIONNAIRE, WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED, EXECUTED, AND REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15aANNUALLY, BOARD OF DIRECTORS PERFORMS A PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND DISCUSSES COMPENSATION AT THAT TIME.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR REVIEW UPON REQUEST AND TO SOME EXTENT ON WEBSITES SUCH AS THOSE OF PHILANTHROPIC REPORTING/RATING ORGANIZATIONS. ROBERSON MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER IS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE PRIVACY OF ITS DONORS AND DOES NOT SHARE OR SELL DONOR PERSONAL INFORMATION.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ROBERSON FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line130 FRONT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBINGHAMTONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP13905ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN166333993EIN
Primary ActivitiesFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ROBERSON MUSEUMPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501C3ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Statusline 12c type iii-fiPublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ROBERSON FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypecTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$37,974InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationcashMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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