2026-06-16T15:30:25-07:00 2025-12-31 391810886 Krause & Associates SC 1214 Bridge Street Grafton WI 53024 990 2025-01-01 391691578 DISCOVERY WORLD LTD DISC 4147658602 500 N HARBOR DRIVE MILWAUKEE WI 53202 NICOLE BRAY CFO 4147658602 2026-05-06 true David Krause P00064346 2623779988 2026-06-16 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z NICOLE BRAY 500 N HARBOR DR MILWAUKEE WI 53202 17618687 false X discoveryworld.org X 2004 WI Discovery World educates, motivates,mobilizes and inspires the innovators and entrepreneurs of the 21st century. We connect innovation, science, and technology with exploration, environment, and our Great Lakes freshwater resources through interactive exhibits and experimental learning programs. 43 43 127 247 -75934 0 2898753 10397710 4286071 4498277 457745 676548 49793 104710 7692362 15677245 50000 0 4955316 4620241 0 483950 4030540 4110886 8985856 8781127 -1293494 6896118 48248410 55440237 1294115 1263874 46954295 54176363 Discovery World educates, motivates,mobilizes and inspires the innovators and entrepreneurs of the 21st century. We connect innovation, science, and technology with exploration, environment, and our Great Lakes freshwater resources through interactive exhibits and experimental learning programs. false false 7263905 50000 4498277 Discovery World is an extraordinary experience devoted to sharing the wonders of science and igniting a love of endless exploration. We are the spark of joy in a childs eyes when they make a connection with a living creature. We are the sudden and satisfying Aha when you discover something you didnt even know you were looking for. We are the beginning of your lifelong learning adventure. Here at our world-class facility on Lake Michigans shoreline (part of the largest freshwater system in the world!), a new discovery is always just around the corner, from exploring the underwater wonders of the Reiman Aquarium to launching rockets and hopping aboard the semi-truck of the Great Lakes. Bring your whats, whens, and whys; and embark on a path to discovering the answers to all of your curiosities-and unearthing new ones along the way! Our love of science knows no bounds. We empower you to learn virtually anywhere with classroom activities, exciting summer camps, and more. And, as part of the STEM ecosystem, we also touch on disciplines in technology, engineering, and mathematics. 7263905 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false false false true false false true false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 32 0 127 true true true false false false false true true false false false false X 43 43 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false WI X X X NICOLE BRAY 4147658602 500 N HARBOR DR MILWAUKEE WI 53202 JOHN EMMERICH CEO AND PRESIDENT 55.00 X X 226683 0 28927 CARL SCHOETTEL CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 55.00 X 152340 0 31831 NICOLE BRAY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 55.00 X 100280 0 4125 BRUCE KEYES CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHAD MELNICK VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LORI RICHARDS VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HEATHER HIPKE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KELLEN KASPER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH ALT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM BELLMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHAD CUNDIFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIRK DEBBINK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN DETTMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STAN DILLON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MUSTAFA EMIR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA GIMBEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN GOLLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KARL GOUVERNEUR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUTH HARPER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERYL HOPKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERRY HUSA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN KAGE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WARD KOMOROWSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK KRESSIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE LAMACCHIA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY JO LAYDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA MCCORD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERENCE MCMAHON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN MICHALSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE MILNE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES MUNDSCHAU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TESSA MYERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMIT NANAVATI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL PHILLIPS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADONICA RANDALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NEIL RIEGELMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MITUL RUSTAGI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERE SACKERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH SCALF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MOLLY SCHWEIGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF SIPPEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROGER SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILLIP STOLLENWERK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HUSSIEN TALB DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN WAGNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN BAUER ROTATED OFF BOARD DURING 2025 1.00 X 0 0 0 479303 0 64883 3 false true false PSAB 13040 W LISBON ROAD BROOKFIELD WI 53005 OFFICE CLEANING 348807 TEAM LOGIC IT W175N11081 STONEWOOD DRIVE GERMANTOWN WI 53022 IT 112050 GILBANE BUILDING COMPANY 101 W PLEASANT ST MILWAUKEE WI 53202 EXHIBITS 854295 OTIS ELEVATOR 9000 N DEERBROOK TRAIL MILWAUKEE WI 53223 MAINTENANCE 308057 MIDWEST ENGINEERED SYSTEMS INC W238N1800 ROCKWOOD WAUKESHA WI 53188 EXHIBITS 105876 5 343746 10053964 110199 10397710 ADMISSIONS 713990 2495613 0 0 MEMBERSHIP INCOME 713990 835674 0 0 EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS 713990 659147 0 0 CAMPS 713990 507843 0 0 4498277 580868 0 580868 351902 498618 -146716 -146716 83949 -230665 1347016 1251336 95680 95680 0 0 95680 268350 343746 171655 96695 0 96695 56177 19833 36344 36344 MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT CATERING 459420 118387 0 118387 0 118387 15677245 4582226 -75934 773243 50000 50000 479302 159591 183701 136010 3317085 2459837 629493 227755 106862 73733 22890 10239 416902 292709 91751 32442 300090 201260 71803 27027 17036 0 17036 0 46177 20797 22206 3174 32430 0 32430 0 468856 160292 302055 6509 77845 6112 67762 3971 138555 84921 33072 20562 566223 424667 141556 0 7611 3664 1443 2504 20163 12098 8065 0 2262344 1807065 455279 0 287941 169878 115657 2406 MAINTENANCE 989505 766775 222730 0 SUPPLIES 259186 194320 55480 9386 EXHIBIT SUPPLIES AND PROGRAMS 348943 348277 333 333 EVENTS 24909 24909 0 0 -1436838 3000 -1441470 1632 8781127 7263905 1033272 483950 2241155 1517175 4804583 3686002 1349324 2669548 164987 165056 145241 148942 90185015 55716708 36455691 34468307 1115901 3880643 1971528 8904564 48248410 55440237 485735 432350 40000 451564 499943 349983 280268 6833 11313 1294115 1263874 X 42224935 41812825 4729360 12363538 46954295 54176363 48248410 55440237 6896118 325950 X false true X true false X 0 0 5980290 3386243 3202923 2898753 10397710 25865919 1491171 3405489 4235971 4286701 4498277 17917609 0 0 7471461 6791732 7438894 7185454 14895987 43783528 131041 305577 268850 451814 7685961 8843243 541466 797296 791488 0 0 2130250 672507 1102873 1060338 451814 7685961 10973493 32810035 103432 65748 231979 425439 580868 1407466 103432 65748 231979 425439 580868 1407466 316482 312125 235100 242592 268350 1374649 7891375 7169605 7905973 7853485 15745205 46565643 0.70460 0.84500 0.03020 0.02520 X Pt III Ln 12 Other Income Part III, Line 12 Description: SPECIAL EVENTS 2021: 316482. 2022: 312125. 2023: 235100. 2024: 242592. 2025: 268350. 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Pt XII, Line 2d PER IRS INSTRUCTIONS, EXPENSES RELATED TO RENTAL INCOME, FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND SALE OF INVENTORY ARE NETTED FROM REVENUE ON FORM 990. THE AMOUNTS ARE REPORTED GROSS ON THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Pt V, Line 4 Discovery Worlds investments consist of endowment funds established to support Discovery Worlds mission for innovation and education. As required by generally accepted accounting principles, net assets associated with endowment funds, including funds designated by the Board of Directors to function as endowments, are classified and reported based on the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions. Pt X, Line 2 Discovery World is a not-for-profit corporation as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is exempt from federal income taxes on related income pursuant to Section 501(a) of the Code. Discovery World evaluates its tax positions and assesses their uncertainty, if any, through review and application of various sources of tax authority including statutes, regulations, rulings, court cases and widely held administrative practices. Discovery World informational returns are subject to examination by the IRS, generally for three years after they were filed. Management believes that no uncertain tax positions exist for Discovery World. GALA 612096 343746 268350 91410 9600 70645 612096 343746 268350 91410 9600 70645 171655 96695 true MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER INC 1450 N LINCOLN MEMORIAL DR MILWAUKEE WI 53202 391284450 501(c)(3) 50000 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT 1 0 false false false false false false false false false JOHN EMMERICH 206183 0 20500 0 0 0 9067 0 19860 0 255610 0 0 0 CARL SCHOETTEL 152340 0 0 0 0 0 6093 0 25798 0 184231 0 0 0 FUNDRAISING EVENT 1 69617 FAIR MARKET VALUE false true false Pt VI, Line 11b The finance committee of the board of directors reviews a draft of the 990 and related schedules prior to filing with the IRS. Pt VI, Line 12c Board members complete a conflict of interest form, which is kept on file. The CEO reviews for potential conflicts. Pt VI, Line 19 Public documents are available upon request during normal business hours. Pt VI, Line 1a Directors Sang Kim and Jeff Ticknor are employees of the Organizations main financial institution. Pt VI, Line 15a Discovery World has established a Compensation Committee, a sub-committee of the Governance Committee, to ensure the Discovery World Board determines the adequacy and reasonableness of the total compensation paid to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and other Officers or Key Employees. The Committee is chaired by a Discovery World Board Director and includes a minimum of three additional Board Directors and/or non-Director Members who bring the experience and expertise required for the work of the committee. The committee is provided staff support by the Discovery World Director of Human Resources. The Committee meets at least bi-annually and as often as its chair or a majority of its members deems necessary or appropriate, either in person, telephonically or electronically, and at such times, places and manner as its chair and chairs staff may determine. The Committee conducts an annual review of the CEOs performance, reviews market comparability data to assure reasonableness of total compensation ranges, and recommends the CEO compensation package to the Executive Committee for further action. The Committee produces a written report at the conclusion of each meeting, which includes an attendance record, a copy of the agenda and a full report of Committee discussions with documented recommendations and decisions. Pt VI, Line 15b See above PtVI, Line 15b