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THE COLORADO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
THE COLORADO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (EIN 84-0518447)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-10-15
IRS object ID
202112889349302616
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Nancy Walsh
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Serena Bruzgo
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Gabriela Chavarria
VP Research & Collections40.000.00$195,264$0$9,337Yes (X)
Eric Boen
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Bryce Snellgrove
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Ashley Alexander
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Megan Fisher
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,397,608BOYAmt
EOY$5,016,870EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,770,091BOYAmt
EOY$9,746,677EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,662,202BOYAmt
EOY$3,215,699EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$454,319BOYAmt
EOY$386,202EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,214,836BOYAmt
EOY$1,308,192EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$19,688,626LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$16,497,072LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,139,588BOYAmt
EOY$3,191,554EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,982BOYAmt
EOY$52,982EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,497,005BOYAmt
EOY$33,907,845EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,866,602BOYAmt
EOY$4,778,876EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$367,544BOYAmt
EOY$1,871,516EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$5,087,357EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,017,655EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,234,146BOYAmt
EOY$12,755,404EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,000,417BOYAmt
EOY$10,825,056EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,262,442BOYAmt
EOY$10,327,385EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,262,859BOYAmt
EOY$21,152,441EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,497,005BOYAmt
EOY$33,907,845EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$10,110,418ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$9,145,570CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,972,017CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$27,367,658CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$20,817,120CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,838,064CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$92,140,429TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,071,728CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,423,694CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,523,447CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,752,325CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,488,655CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$47,259,849TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$292,889CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$285,998CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$256,146CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$243,158CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$531,049CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,609,240TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$18,510,187CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$22,681,709CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$37,147,251CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$30,812,603CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$31,857,768CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$141,009,518TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$7,128,817SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$133,880,701PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$197,870CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$150,874CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$232,116CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$235,720CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$130,166CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$946,746TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$19,778CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$19,778TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$294,144CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$338,051CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$311,149CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$389,620CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$250,144CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,583,108TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$143,559,150TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.93260PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92840PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$22,500FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$22,500FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$48,393,639FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$48,416,139FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$4,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$6,000,000LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$239,908CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$30,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$162,015CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$22,500CurrentYearAmt
Total$454,423TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$250,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$250,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,500,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$19,688,626OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$16,497,072DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,191,554BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,191,554TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCity Bond AdvancesDesc
Amt$1,017,655Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,017,655TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$41,393,270TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$41,393,270RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$41,393,270TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$51,503,688TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$51,503,688ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$51,503,688TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 1a:The Museum's collections, which were acquired through purchases, contributions, and active field collecting since the Museum's inception, are not recognized as assets on the statement of financial position. Purchases of collection items are recorded as decreases in unrestricted net assets in the year in which the items are acquired. Contributed collection items are not reflected on the financial statements. Proceeeds from deaccessions or insurance recoveries are reflected as increases in the appropriate net asset classes.
Part III, Line 4:The Museum's collections are made up of approximately 4. 3 million objects of scientific and historical significance that are held for educational, research, scientific, and curatorial purposes. These items are cataloged, preserved, and cared for, and activities verifying their existence and assessing their condition are performed continuously. The collections are subject to both accession and de-accession policies including a policy that requires proceeds from their sales to be used to support the Museum's collections.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
QCSS INC
21925 W Field PkwyDeer ParkIL60010Phone solicitations0$0$17,053-$17,053
THOMPSON & ASSOCIATES
112 Westwood Pl 250BrentwoodTN37027Planned giving consultant0$0$55,000-$55,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$72,053TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$72,053TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2b, Column (v):(I) NAME OF FUNDRAISER: QCSS Inc (I) ADDRESS OF FUNDRAISER: 21925 W Field Pkwy, Deer Park, IL 60010
Part I, Line 2b, Column (v):Fundraising consultant and phone solicitations

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (3 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Inclusivity Grant Fund1$150,000
School Bus Reimbursed26$5,200
Science Internship24$37,650

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
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 (6 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
George Sparks
President/CEO$319,480$0$75,000$0$433$0$8,375$0$174$0$403,462$0$0$0
Edward Scholz
VP Finance & Bus. O.$208,993$0$35,000$0$512$0$3,216$0$5,208$0$252,929$0$0$0
Nancy Walsh
VP of Museum Partnerships & Programs$179,488$0$28,000$0$512$0$3,975$0$12,914$0$224,889$0$0$0
Serena Bruzgo
VP of Development & Marketing$186,972$0$25,000$0$512$0$3,925$0$5,596$0$222,005$0$0$0
Gabriela Chavarria
VP Research & Collections$174,763$0$20,000$0$501$0$3,425$0$5,912$0$204,601$0$0$0
Eric Boen
Director of Technology$141,731$0$4,000$0$360$0$2,176$0$13,327$0$161,594$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 4aBryce Snellgrove received a severance payment of $65,000 in November 2020.
Part I, Line 7Each year, bonuses are discussed and approved by the Compensation Committee. Decisions are based on general performance by personnel.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Phone and Insurance1$531,050FMV
Yes (X)Software1$203,850Software
Yes (X)Collections24$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received6Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 32b:The Museum partners with Cars Helping Charities, that will collect a donated vehicle from the donor, sell it, and then forward the proceeds net of appropriate expenses to the Museum. Cars Helping Charities distributes the appropriate tax forms to the donor and the Museum. The Museum files the necessary paperwork with the IRS.
Part I, Line 33:The Museum's collections, which were acquired through purchases, contributions, and active field collecting since the Museum's inception, are not recognized as assets on the statement of financial position. Purchases of collection items are recorded as decreases in unrestricted net assets in the year in which the items are acquired. Contributed collection items are not reflected on the financial statements. Proceeds from deaccessions or insurance recoveries are reflected as increases in the appropriate net asset classes. The Museum had 24 accessions of donated objects in 2020 with a combined estimated value in excess of $100,000.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe completed Form 990 is reviewed by the Audit and Finance Committee, and subsequently by the Governing Board of the Museum prior to submission to the Internal Revenue Service.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cConflict of interest disclosures are completed yearly by trustees, officers, and key employees. Potential conflicts, whether initially disclosed or subsequently discovered, are reviewed by the Nominating and Governance Committee to determine if a conflict actually exists. The Nominating and Governance Committee provides a report of conflicts and Committee decisions to the Board yearly, Trustees, officers, or directors that may have a conflict are prohibited from participating at both the Committee and/or Board level in deliberations regarding any potential or actual conflict.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees is responsible for evaluating the performance, compensation, and benefits of the President/CEO as well as those in a position to exercise substantial influence over the affairs of the Museum, including the officers and senior administrative staff. The Compensation Committee solicits feedback annually from the Board of Trustees and senior staff regarding the President/CEO's performance. This feedback is reviewed and discussed by the Compensation Committee in conjunction with comparable salary data, After deliberation, the Committee's recommendations are presented to the Board of Trustees Chair who informs the President/CEO of compensation and benefits for the upcoming year. The Chair reports final salary decisions to the entire Board of Trustees at the next available board meeting. The President/CEO conducts, annually, a performance review of each member of the Senior Leadership Team. Using comparable salary data and compensation adjustment guidelines reviewed by the Board of Trustees, the President/CEO determines the compensation and benefits for each member of the Senior Leadership Team. The President/CEO then presents this information to the Compensation Committee for their review and approval. Minutes are kept for each meeting of the Compensation Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Governing documents are publicly filed with the Secretary of State and are available on DMNS's website. The conflict of interest policy is also made available on the website. Financial Statements are published in DMNS's annual report and are available on the DMNS website.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DMNS FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12001 Colorado BlvdAddressLine1Txt
CityDenverCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80205ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN841035262EIN
Primary ActivitiesSupport the activities of the Denver Museum of Nature & SciencePrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 7PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd