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THE EXPLORATORIUM: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
THE EXPLORATORIUM (EIN 94-1696494)
Tax period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed
2024-04-29
IRS object ID
202431209349300128
Schema version
2022v5.0
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)
Return2024-04-29T13:47:51-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN420714325PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RSM US LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1920 5TH AVENUE SUITE 2800AddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98104ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN941696494EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE EXPLORATORIUMBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTHEEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4155284444PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line117 PIER STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP941111455ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLAURA ZANDERPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4155284444PhoneNum
Signature2024-04-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstLAURAPersonFirstNm
Person LastZANDERPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSUE ROBISONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00560072PTIN
Phone2062814444PhoneNum
Preparation2024-04-25PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLINDSAY BIERMANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line117 PIER STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP941111455ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$108,567,667GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.EXPLORATORIUM.EDUWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1968FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE EXPLORATORIUM IS A PUBLIC LEARNING LABORATORY EXPLORING THE WORLD THROUGH SCIENCE, ART, AND HUMAN PERCEPTION.OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE INQUIRY-BASED EXPERIENCES THAT TRANSFORM LEARNING WORLDWIDE.OUR VISION IS A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE THINK FOR THEMSELVES AND CAN CONFIDENTLY ASK QUESTIONS, QUESTION ANSWERS, AND UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND THEM.WE VALUE LIFELONG LEARNING AND TEACHING, CURIOSITY AND INQUIRY, OUR COMMUNITY, ITERATION AND EVIDENCE, INTEGRITY AND AUTHENTICITY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND INCLUSION AND RESPECT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body41VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent40VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee659TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers93TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI-$130,919TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$48,610,555PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$24,434,650CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$25,897,818PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$30,146,997CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,519,893PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$4,079,711CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,543,125PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,362,819CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$79,571,391PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$61,024,177CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$33,101,222PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$37,744,027CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$3,068,285CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$26,120,149PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$27,016,220CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$59,221,371PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$64,760,247CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$20,350,020PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$3,736,070CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$275,042,102TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$284,732,614TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$37,380,833TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$48,867,190TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$237,661,269NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$235,865,424NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE EXPLORATORIUM IS A PUBLIC LEARNING LABORATORY EXPLORING THE WORLD THROUGH SCIENCE, ART, AND HUMAN PERCEPTION. OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE INQUIRY-BASED EXPERIENCES THAT TRANSFORM LEARNING WORLDWIDE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$28,979,231ExpenseAmt
Revenue$10,486,667RevenueAmt
DescMUSEUM AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE:WE'RE AN R&D LABORATORY THAT EXPERIMENTS WITH CUTTING-EDGE IDEAS. WE CREATE, EXPERIMENT, TEST, AND BUILD NEARLY EVERYTHING AT THE EXPLORATORIUM OURSELVES, ALWAYS LOOKING FOR THE MOST INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT IDEAS TO PURSUE, OFTEN PUSHING THE LIMITS OF WHAT'S POSSIBLE. IN THIS SENSE, WE'RE A CLASSIC RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION, CONSTANTLY CREATING NEW ACTIVITIES, WEBSITES, EVENTS, ARTWORKS, EXHIBITS, AND MORE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$13,108,889ExpenseAmt
Revenue$15,143,177RevenueAmt
DescGLOBAL COLLABORATIONS:WE LEARN AND SHARE WITH PARTNERS WORLDWIDE. BY DRAWING ON THE EXPLORATORIUM'S BROAD EXPERTISE, GLOBAL COLLABORATIONS IS ABLE TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF CREATIVE SERVICESFROM MASTER PLANNING TO PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TO EXHIBIT FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION. WE LIKE TO BE AS FAR UPSTREAM IN OUR CLIENTS' CREATIVE PROCESS AS POSSIBLE, EXPLORING THE RICH QUESTIONS THAT LEAD TO TRULY AUTHENTIC, INNOVATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$10,079,272ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,343,006RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATOR ENGAGEMENT:WE'RE AT THE FOREFRONT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION. BY MAKING SCIENCE VISIBLE, TOUCHABLE, AND ACCESSIBLE TO A WIDE VARIETY OF PEOPLE AT THE MUSEUM, ONLINE, AND IN THE CLASSROOM. OUR EXPLORE-FOR-YOURSELF WAY OF LEARNING AND TEACHING INFLUENCES SCIENCE EDUCATION WORLDWIDE. OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS PROVIDE EDUCATORS WITH THE SKILLS, TOOLS, AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO APPLY INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING AND TEACHING IN THEIR CLASSES. WE ALSO DESIGN PROGRAMS THAT MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE TRADITIONALLY SEPARATE WORLDS OF FORMAL (SCHOOL) AND INFORMAL (MUSEUM) EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$52,167,392TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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 ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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 BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document379IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee659EmployeeCnt
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
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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 Members41GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member40IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SHAWN POWELL CONTROLLERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4155284444PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line117 PIER STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP941111455ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (56 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
WILLIAM BILL F MELLIN
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTHA EHMANN CONTE
VICE-CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERTA KATZ
VICE-CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON FLANAGAN
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAMAR BUNTS
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAVIN AGRAWAL
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GENO ARMSTRONG
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARREN BECHTEL
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY BENGIER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDSAY BIERMAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE W COGAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
W BREWSTER ELY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS FOSTER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN FOSTER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN C FRITZ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN HEILIGER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANCES HELLMAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
F SCOTT HINDES
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGORY HUNTER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIMI ITO
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL R JACOBSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES JONES
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTIN LAUBER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL MARINEAU
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALISON MAUZE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY HOPE MH MCQUISTON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH G MOORE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REMY NTSHAYKOLO
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAUL PERLMUTTER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAMERON PHLEGER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VINCENT L RICCI
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALBERT BERT RICHARDS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIJAY SHRIRAM
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG SILVERSTEIN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL SKIFFER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
E PAYSON SKIP SMITH
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER VAN NATTA
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IRVENIA WATERS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REMY WILKINSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN YUE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ESTHER WOJCICKI
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY TONY F EARLEY JR
DIRECTOR (THRU 3/23)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA A CARBONE
DIRECTOR (THRU 6/23)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICKEY HART
DIRECTOR (THRU 6/23)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AARON VERMUT
DIRECTOR (THRU 6/23)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK BIERMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR37.50Yes (X)$511,137$0$5,469
LAURA ZANDER
CHIEF FINANCIAL & OPERATING OFFICER37.50Yes (X)$305,738$0$38,775
ROBERT SEMPER
CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER37.50$302,784$0$16,266Yes (X)
PHOEBE WHITE
MANAGING DIRECTOR37.50$281,012$0$14,088Yes (X)
BLAIR WINN
SR. DIR. OF INST. ADVANCEMENT37.50$246,443$0$22,107Yes (X)
THOMAS ROCKWELL
SR. CREATIVE DIR. OF GLBL COLLABS37.50$241,439$0$31,065Yes (X)
JULIE NUNN
DIR. OF SALES & MARKETING37.50$186,119$0$19,529Yes (X)
JESSICA PARKER
SR. DIR. OF EDUC ENGAGEMENT37.50$167,900$0$23,873Yes (X)
ANNE HOLMES
SR. DIR. OF SCIENCE ARTS & RSRCH37.50$147,792$0$20,069Yes (X)
ANNE RICHARDSON
SR. DIR. OF GLOBAL COLLABS37.50$144,334$0$24,392Yes (X)
CHRIS FLINK
FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0.00$16,371$0$1,634Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,551,069TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$217,267TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K65IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
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
SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES USA
1001 N RENGSTORFF AVEMOUNTAIN VIEWCA94043SECURITY SERVICE$680,690
POWER ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION CO
1501 VIKING ST SUITE 200ALAMEDACA94501CONSTRUCTION SERVICE$545,464
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
901 MISSION STSAN FRANCISCOCA94103ADVERTISING$471,318
KANOPI STUDIOS
5922 INDUS DRIVERENONV89502WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT$426,751
PACIFIC STUDIO INC
5311 SHILSHOLE AVE NWSEATTLEWA98107EXHIBIT FABRICATION$420,387
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K36CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$884,779FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$5,358,839GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$18,191,032AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$886,016NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$24,434,650TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
GLOBAL COLLABORATIONS900099$15,143,177$15,143,177
ADMISSIONS & MEMBERSHIPS900099$9,660,812$9,660,812
WORKSHOPS & EDUCATION900099$3,339,639$3,339,639
CONSULTING900099$917,440$917,440
SPONSORSHIPS900099$113,205$113,205

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$972,724TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$972,724RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$30,146,997TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,753,421TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$130,919UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,884,340ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$57TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$57ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$3,452,507RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,457,916RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,994,591RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,994,591TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,994,591ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$47,022,117SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$44,695,827SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,326,290SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,326,290TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,326,290ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$181,734FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$884,779ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$639,416FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$457,682TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$457,682ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$1,576,184GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$750,331CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$825,853TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$825,853RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$61,024,177TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$30,859,645RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$130,919UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$5,860,801ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,667,114TotalAmt
Program Services$302,784ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,117,887ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$246,443FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,976,733TotalAmt
Program Services$25,134,283ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,301,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,541,073FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,769,983TotalAmt
Program Services$3,902,968ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$569,357ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$297,658FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,330,197TotalAmt
Program Services$2,023,921ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$189,766ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$116,510FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,073,470TotalAmt
Program Services$7,895,776ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,481,122ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$696,572FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,768,902TotalAmt
Program Services$1,714,633ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$187ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$54,082FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$691,437TotalAmt
Program Services$618,956ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,591ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,890FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,918,618TotalAmt
Program Services$2,244,224ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$656,629ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,765FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,020,380TotalAmt
Program Services$994,003ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,078ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,299FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$158,962TotalAmt
Program Services$124,964ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,164ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,834FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,480,420TotalAmt
Program Services$5,181,077ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$273,534ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,809FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRODUCTION SUPPLIES$3,724,806$2,860,135$857,321$7,350
STIPENDS$627,584$627,584$0
GIFT IN KIND$9,557$9,557
RENTAL EXP LN 6B-$1,457,916-$1,457,916

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,760,247TotalAmt
Program Services$52,167,392ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,524,570ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,068,285FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,150,478BOYAmt
EOY$8,481,183EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$289,338BOYAmt
EOY$4,366,967EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,532,510BOYAmt
EOY$7,268,699EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,306,027BOYAmt
EOY$750,856EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,142,756BOYAmt
EOY$1,166,538EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,538,859BOYAmt
EOY$1,799,438EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$230,737,293LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$68,413,253LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$166,143,649BOYAmt
EOY$162,324,040EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,090,026BOYAmt
EOY$52,428,929EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,848,459BOYAmt
EOY$32,493,793EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$13,652,171EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$275,042,102BOYAmt
EOY$284,732,614EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,153,149BOYAmt
EOY$7,020,352EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,594,606BOYAmt
EOY$5,767,944EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,889,992BOYAmt
EOY$21,149,096EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$743,086BOYAmt
EOY$14,929,798EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,380,833BOYAmt
EOY$48,867,190EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$142,415,524BOYAmt
EOY$141,859,290EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,245,745BOYAmt
EOY$94,006,134EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$237,661,269BOYAmt
EOY$235,865,424EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$275,042,102BOYAmt
EOY$284,732,614EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$3,736,070ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,940,225NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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$27,035,658CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$28,114,682CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$32,097,486CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$48,610,555CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$24,434,650CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$160,293,031TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$27,035,658CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$28,114,682CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$32,097,486CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$48,610,555CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$24,434,650CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$160,293,031TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$34,175,454SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$126,117,577PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,748,792CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,301,643CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,532,578CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,960,450CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,336,904CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,880,367TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$164,749CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$250,240CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,795CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$43,920CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$181,734CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$652,438TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$179,825,836TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$112,528,024GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.70130PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.72060PublicSupportPY170Pct
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
ExplanationFUNDRAISING INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 164,749. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 250,240. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 11,795. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 43,920. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 181,734.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 D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$74,466,260BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$6,307,364InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,700,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$654,971AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$77,418,653EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$82,854,673BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$225,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$6,358,413InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,255,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$74,466,260EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$65,796,163BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$20,680,511InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,622,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$82,854,674EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$65,451,922BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,741,766ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$375,475InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,773,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$65,796,163EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$62,026,268BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,303,014ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,722,640InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,600,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$65,451,922EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.03000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.78000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.19000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$191,122,412OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$34,946,619DepreciationAmt
Book Value$156,175,793BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$24,710,383OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$21,758,474DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,951,909BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,904,498OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,708,160DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,196,338BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$162,324,040TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$32,493,793BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$32,493,793TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$14,929,798Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$14,929,798TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$67,030,176TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,940,225NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,218,111DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$3,158,336RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$63,871,840RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$2,847,663OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$2,847,663RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$61,024,177TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$68,826,021TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$1,218,111DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$2,847,663OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$4,065,774ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$64,760,247ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$64,760,247TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE EXPLORATORIUM HAS ADOPTED INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICIES FOR ENDOWED ASSETS THAT ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY ITS ENDOWMENT WHILE SEEKING TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ENDOWED ASSETS. THE INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICIES WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE. THE INVESTMENT POLICY ESTABLISHES AN ACHIEVABLE RETURN OBJECTIVE THROUGH DIVERSIFICATION OF ASSET CLASSES. TO ACCOMPLISH THE LONG-TERM RATE OF RETURN OBJECTIVES, THE EXPLORATORIUM RELIES ON A TOTAL RETURN STRATEGY IN WHICH INVESTMENT RETURNS ARE ACHIEVED THROUGH BOTH CAPITAL APPRECIATION (REALIZED AND UNREALIZED) AND CURRENT YIELD (INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS). THE EXPLORATORIUM TARGETS A DIVERSIFIED ASSET ALLOCATION WITH AN EMPHASIS ON EQUITY-BASED INVESTMENTS, WITHIN PRUDENT RISK PARAMETERS. THE SPENDING POLICY DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO BE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY FROM THE EXPLORATORIUM'S VARIOUS ENDOWED FUNDS FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. THE EXPLORATORIUM ADOPTED A SPENDING POLICY CALLED THE TOBIN RULE. THE TOBIN RULE AIMS TO PROVIDE A STEADY ENDOWMENT EARNINGS WITHDRAWAL REGARDLESS OF LARGE CHANGES TO THE MARKET VALUE OF THE ENDOWMENT. THE TOBIN RULE IS DEFINED BY THE EXPLORATORIUM AS 80% OF THE PRIOR YEARS DRAW TIMES INFLATION, PLUS 20% OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S 12/31 MARKET VALUE, TIMES A 4.5% SPENDING RATE.
PART X, LINE 2:THE EXPLORATORIUM HAS RECEIVED RULINGS FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AND THE CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD GRANTING IT EXEMPTION FROM INCOME TAXES. THE EXPLORATORIUM FILES EXEMPT ORGANIZATION RETURNS AND, IF APPLICABLE, UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. AND CALIFORNIA JURISDICTIONS. THE EXPLORATORIUM'S TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019, 2020, 2021 AND 2022 ARE OPEN FOR POTENTIAL IRS/CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD EXAMINATION. TO DATE, THE EXPLORATORIUM HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BY EITHER TAXING AUTHORITY OF ANY PENDING EXAMINATION. THE EXPLORATORIUM FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) 740-10, INCOME TAXES, RELATING TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE EXPLORATORIUM'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THERE WERE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES AS OF JUNE 30, 2023 OR 2022. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE EXPLORATORIUM IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE U.S., FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES FOR THE YEARS BEFORE JUNE 30, 2020.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSE REPORTED ON LINE 6B -1,457,916. FUNDRAISING EXPENSE ON LINE 8B -639,416. COGS REPORTED ON LINE 10B -750,331.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSE REPORTED ON LINE 6B 1,457,916. FUNDRAISING EXPENSE ON LINE 8B 639,416. COGS REPORTED ON LINE 10B 750,331.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC00PROGRAM SERVICES`EXHIBIT SALES AND RENTALS$1,134,319
SOUTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICESEXHIBIT SALES AND RENTALS$1,707,511
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA00PROGRAM SERVICESEXHIBIT SALES AND RENTALS$42,500
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA00PROGRAM SERVICESEXHIBIT SALES AND RENTALS$1,183,843
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN00INVESTMENTINVESTMENT$5,730,442
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$9,798,615SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$9,798,615TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesYes (1)BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 3:THE ORGANIZATION USES GAAP TO REPORT EXPENDITURES IN A FOREIGN REGION.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$852,336GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$784,456CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$67,880GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$0CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$0NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$0RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$259,394FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$13,425EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$276,234OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2WONDER FUNDAYEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$79,163GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$59,518CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$19,645GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2$0CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$0NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$0RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$50,503FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$1,800EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$16,914OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$135,014GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$40,805CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$94,209GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events$0CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$0NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$0RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$8,688FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$12,458OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,066,513GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$884,779CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$181,734GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$318,585FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$15,225EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$305,606OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$639,416DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$457,682NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 (11 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
MARK BIERMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$453,132$0$57,500$0$505$0$0$0$5,469$0$516,606$0$0$0
LAURA ZANDER
CHIEF FINANCIAL & OPERATING OFFICER$297,845$0$7,500$0$393$0$15,223$0$23,552$0$344,513$0$0$0
ROBERT SEMPER
CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER$302,360$0$0$0$424$0$15,131$0$1,135$0$319,050$0$0$0
PHOEBE WHITE
MANAGING DIRECTOR$280,619$0$0$0$393$0$14,031$0$57$0$295,100$0$0$0
THOMAS ROCKWELL
SR. CREATIVE DIR. OF GLBL COLLABS$241,095$0$0$0$344$0$12,289$0$18,776$0$272,504$0$0$0
BLAIR WINN
SR. DIR. OF INST. ADVANCEMENT$246,095$0$0$0$348$0$12,425$0$9,682$0$268,550$0$0$0
JULIE NUNN
DIR. OF SALES & MARKETING$185,855$0$0$0$264$0$9,418$0$10,111$0$205,648$0$0$0
JESSICA PARKER
SR. DIR. OF EDUC ENGAGEMENT$167,654$0$0$0$246$0$8,800$0$15,073$0$191,773$0$0$0
ANNE RICHARDSON
SR. DIR. OF GLOBAL COLLABS$144,121$0$0$0$213$0$7,609$0$16,783$0$168,726$0$0$0
ANNE HOLMES
SR. DIR. OF SCIENCE ARTS & RSRCH$147,578$0$0$0$214$0$7,637$0$12,432$0$167,861$0$0$0
CHRIS FLINK
FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$16,371$0$0$0$0$0$827$0$807$0$18,005$0$0$0

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CALIFORNIA INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC DEV BANKBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN630304653BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued2018-08-31BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$49,200,000IssuePriceAmt
PurposeSEE PART VIPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Total Proceeds$49,200,000TotalProceedsAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$590,291IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Substantial Completion2013SubstantialCompletionYr
Refunding Tax Exempt Bonds0RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds0RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease ArrangementsYes (1)AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (1)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To RebateYes (1)ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate IssueYes (1)VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (1)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (1)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, SECTION A: COLUMN (F)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE PURPOSE OF THIS ISSUE WAS TO REFINANCE THE EXPLORATORIUM'S THEN-EXISTING TAXABLE DEBT INTO THE TAX-EXEMPT REVENUE BONDS CONVERTING FROM A VARIABLE INTEREST RATE MODE AT 1 MONTH LIBOR PLUS 2.00% INTO A FIXED INTEREST RATE OBLIGATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution21ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$876,459NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesSELLING PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution23ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$9,557NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesPURCHASE PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BRSM LLP AND THE EXPLORATORIUM STAFF WORK TOGETHER TO GATHER THE REQUIRED TAX INFORMATION NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE FORM 990. THE INITIAL DRAFT RETURNS WERE REVIEWED BY RSM AND THE EXPLORATORIUM STAFF, ITEMS WERE DISCUSSED AND REVIEWED. RECOMMENDED CHANGES WERE REFLECTED IN THE RETURN AND A DRAFT TAX RETURN WAS PREPARED. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE RECEIVED THE FINAL VERSION OF THE TAX RETURNS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE APPROPRIATE TAX AUTHORITIES. THE BOARD HAS DELEGATED MONITORING AND REVIEW OF FINANCIAL MATTERS TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. FULL FORM 990 COPIES OF THE RETURNS ARE PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE EXPLORATORIUM REQUIRES THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CFO, AND DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES DISCLOSE IN WRITING WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT LEAST ANNUALLY AND DURING THE YEAR AS NECESSARY. IF ANY CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, THE CONCERNS ARE IMMEDIATELY ELEVATED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. AT THAT TIME THE BOARD MEMBER MAY BE ASKED TO LEAVE MEETINGS OR ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON CERTAIN ISSUES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER COMPENSATION USING SURVEYS AND OTHER COMPARABLE DATA. THESE DECISIONS ARE PROPERLY DOCUMENTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE COMPANY MAINTAINS FOR PUBLIC RECORD COPIES OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHICH ARE ALL AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6104(D).
PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B:AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK ARE PAYROLL HOURS. ACTUAL HOURS ARE MUCH GREATER.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 7,006,193. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,953,689. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 71,860. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,031,742. OTHER OUTSIDE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 889,583. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 527,433. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 624,712. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,041,728.