FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (EIN 36-2167011)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-11-11
IRS object ID: 202133159349303853
Schema version: 2020v4.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-11-11T10:56:26-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	381357951	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PLANTE & MORAN PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA 9TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60606	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	362167011	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	FIEL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3129229410	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1400 S DUSABLE LAKE SHORE DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606052827	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LE MONTE G BOOKER SR	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3129229410	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-11-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	LE	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	MONTE G BOOKER SR	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LU ANN TRAPP	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01506476	PTIN
Phone	3122071040	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-11-08	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	JULIAN SIGGERS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1400 S DUSABLE LAKE SHORE DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606052827	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$114,783,034	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.FIELDMUSEUM.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1893	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE MUSEUM IS AN INDEPENDENT CENTER OF LEARNING THAT ENGAGES IN RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	74	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	73	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	602	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	660	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$481,641	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$39,351,332	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$33,285,111	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$27,845,067	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$5,271,570	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$23,052,590	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$15,671,270	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$271,459	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$107,746	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$89,977,530	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$54,120,205	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$575,489	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$417,568	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$35,543,803	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$31,998,329	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$253,589	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$82,677	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$3,805,357	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$43,624,043	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$35,039,954	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$79,996,924	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$67,538,528	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$9,980,606	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$13,418,323	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$765,226,846	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$813,785,937	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$200,971,529	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$205,686,559	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$564,255,317	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$608,099,378	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE FIELD MUSEUM IS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION CONCERNED WITH THE DIVERSITY AND RELATIONSHIPS IN NATURE AND AMONG CULTURES. IT PROVIDES COLLECTION-BASED RESEARCH AND LEARNING FOR GREATER PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE WORLD (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) IN WHICH WE LIVE. ITS COLLECTIONS, PUBLIC LEARNING PROGRAMS, AND RESEARCH ARE INSEPARABLY LINKED TO SERVE A DIVERSE PUBLIC OF VARIED AGES, BACKGROUNDS AND KNOWLEDGE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	Yes (1)	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$26,628,066	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$410,551	GrantAmt
Revenue	$524,750	RevenueAmt
Desc	SCIENCE & EDUCATION: SCIENCE AND EDUCATION CONSISTS OF FOUR COMPLEMENTARY CENTERS-THE COLLECTIONS CENTER, THE INTEGRATIVE RESEARCH CENTER, THE SCIENCE ACTION CENTER, AND THE LEARNING CENTER. TOGETHER, THESE CENTERS ADVANCE THE MUSEUM'S MISSION OF UNDERSTANDING THE PAST, EXPLORING ITS PRESENT, AND SHAPING A FUTURE FOR THE EARTH THAT IS RICH WITH BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY. THE COLLECTIONS AMOUNT TO OVER 30,000,000 NATURAL OBJECTS AND MAN-MADE ARTIFACTS SPANNING THE MUSEUM'S FOUR DISCIPLINES - ANTHROPOLOGY, BOTANY, GEOLOGY, AND ZOOLOGY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$13,848,987	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$7,017	GrantAmt
Revenue	$3,546,369	RevenueAmt
Desc	PUBLIC PROGRAMS: THE MUSEUM BRINGS SCIENCE TO LIFE WITH MORE THAN 400,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE DEVOTED TO EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMS. IN 2020, THE MUSEUM WELCOMED MORE THAN 315,000 VISITORS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$10,282,724	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$120,381	RevenueAmt
Desc	MUSEUM SERVICES: THE MUSEUM HAS APPROXIMATELY 1,300,000 SQUARE FEET FOR WHICH MUSEUM SERVICES PROVIDES ENGINEERING, MAINTENANCE, AND SECURITY, AS WELL AS DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE SCIENCE AND EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$6,408,528	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$612,294	RevenueAmt
Desc	MUSEUM OUTREACH AND BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$6,408,528	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$612,294	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$57,168,305	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (1)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	0	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	0	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	Yes (1)	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	106	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	602	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	Yes (1)	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	74	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	73	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LE MONTE G BOOKER SR	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3126657240	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1400 S DUSABLE LAKE SHORE DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606052496	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (90 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
RICHARD LARIVIERESEE SCHED J
PRESIDENT + CEO THRU JULY 2020	50.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$1,127,996	$0	$19,200
CHARLES KATZENMEYER
VP, INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT	35.00			$291,380	$0	$15,277	Yes (X)
LE MONTE G BOOKER SR
CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER/INTERIM CEO	35.00		Yes (X)	$278,206	$0	$23,846
RAYMOND DETHORNE
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER	35.00			$247,722	$0	$18,487	Yes (X)
THORSTEN LUMBSCH
VP, SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	35.00			$232,983	$0	$22,722	Yes (X)
JULIAN F SIGGERS
PRESIDENT + CEO STARTING SEP. 2020	35.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$239,918	$0	$3,356
OLIVIER RIEPPEL
CURATOR AND SECTION HEAD	35.00			$205,703	$0	$21,443		Yes (X)
R L GRANDE
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CURATOR	35.00			$196,234	$0	$27,578		Yes (X)
GARY FEINMAN
CURATOR	35.00			$167,681	$0	$20,232		Yes (X)
LORI BRESLAUER
GENERAL COUNSEL	35.00			$167,909	$0	$18,496		Yes (X)
GINEVRA RANNEY
SR. DIR, IND PHIL & PRIN GIVING	35.00			$154,463	$0	$22,607		Yes (X)
WILBUR H GANTZ III
BOARD CHAIR	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CONSTANCE T KELLER
CHAIR EMERITUS, VICE CHAIR	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW K SIMON
SECRETARY	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN L BUCKSBAUM
VICE CHAIR, FACILITIES & ADMIN SVCS	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR RICHARD A CHAIFETZ
VICE CHAIR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD W COLBURN
BOARD MEMBER/EXECUTIVE COM	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT W CRAWFORD JR
VICE CHAIR, AUDIT	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARSHA A CRUZAN
VICE CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARSHALL B FRONT
VICE CHAIR, INVESTMENT	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JUDY GREFFIN
VICE CHAIR, FINANCE	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CARYN HARRIS
BOARD MEMBER/EXECUTIVE COM	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID D HILLER
VICE CHAIR, INTEGRATIVE RSCH	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY B KELLER
VICE CHAIR, SCIENCE ACTION	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARGARET B MACLEAN
VICE CHAIR, COLLECTIONS	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BOBBY MEHTA
VICE CHAIR, LEARNING	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL O'GRADY
BOARD MEMBER/EXECUTIVE COM	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JESSICA P SAROWITZ
BOARD MEMBER/EXECUTIVE COM	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAWN L SOLOMON
VICE CHAIR, EXHIBITIONS	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK TEBBE
VICE CHAIR, TECHNOLOGY	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
W ROCKWELL WIRTZ
VICE CHAIR, MARKETING	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JASON M WORTENDYKE
VICE CHAIR, RETIREMENT AND BENEFITS	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ARJUN AGGARWAL
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT P ARTHUR
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN M BENTON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HOWARD B BERNICK
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMY E BEST
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT BLACKWELL JR
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN A CANNING JR
BOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREGORY C CASE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID COTTON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK J COZZI
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SIR PETER CRANE FRS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KERMIT R CRAWFORD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
OSCAR A DAVID
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROGER K DEROMEDI
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DANIEL DIERMEIER
BOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARSHALL FIELD V
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL E FLANNERY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY T FOLAND
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES S FRANK
BOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN Z GRAY-KREHBIEL
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JACK M GREENBERG
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEWIS S GRUBER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ADNAAN HAMID
BOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMEE C FIELD KANE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL L KEISER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHANNON M KENNEDY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD L KEYSER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM C KUNKLER III
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JORGE M LEON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD LEVIN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIANE VON SCHLEGELL LEVY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NEIL S NOVICH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES J O'CONNOR JR
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER A O'HERLIHY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KENNETH O'KEEFE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ASUTOSH PADHI
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AURIE A PENNICK
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN F PODJASEK III
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER B POND
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SCOTT RAFFERTY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN RAU
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS S RICKETTS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN W ROWE
BOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR DILARA SAYEED
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NYDIA S SEARLE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR MICHAEL E SEVERINO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAI SHEKHAWAT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER L SHERMAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ADELE S SIMMONS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY L SMITH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JUDSON B SNYDER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS S SOULELES
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARCUS VON KAPFF
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK R WALTER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EVERETT S WARD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAURA S WASHINGTON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MELVIN D WILLIAMS
BOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATRICK WOOD-PRINCE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,310,195	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$213,244	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	39	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
HILL MECHANICAL CORPORATION
11045 GAGE AVE	FRANKLIN PARK	IL	60131	CONSTRUCTION	$2,449,118
ARAMARK MANAGEMENT SERVICES
27310 NETWORK PLACE	CHICAGO	IL	60673	HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES	$580,932
GREENBRANCH COMMUNICATIONS
1913 N SHEFFIELD	CHICAGO	IL	60614	GRAPHIC DESIGN AND PRINT	$520,046
TARGET DATA INC
626 W JACKSON BLVD	CHICAGO	IL	60661	MARKETING	$441,664
ACCESS DIRECT MARKETING LLC
209 DES PLAINES AVE	FOREST PARK	IL	60137	DIRECT MAILING	$260,496

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	30	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$924,044	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$1,965,109	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$7,041,438	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$23,354,520	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$396,276	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$33,285,111	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
ADMISSIONS	900099	$2,595,487	$2,595,487
TRAVELING EXHIBITS	900099	$673,503	$673,503
EVENT INCOME	900099	$520,835	$53,059	$467,776
COMMISSIONS	900099	$452,941	$452,941

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,028,804	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,014,939	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$13,865	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$5,271,570	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,177,783	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$6,177,783	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$15,036	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$15,036	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$70,009,718	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$60,516,231	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$9,493,487	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,493,487	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$9,493,487	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$23,816	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$1,965,109	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$146,598	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$122,782	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$122,782	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$54,120,205	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,789,929	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$481,641	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$15,563,524	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$191,058	TotalAmt
Program Services	$191,058	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$122,247	TotalAmt
Program Services	$122,247	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$104,263	TotalAmt
Program Services	$104,263	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,254,449	TotalAmt
Program Services	$590,785	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,025,415	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$638,249	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,562,471	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,247,522	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,294,882	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,020,067	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$591,441	TotalAmt
Program Services	$509,704	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,051	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$50,686	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,620,154	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,119,849	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$190,058	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$310,247	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,969,814	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,697,586	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$103,415	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$168,813	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$134,928	TotalAmt
Management And General	$134,928	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$188,100	TotalAmt
Management And General	$188,100	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$86,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$86,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$82,677	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$82,677	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,179,080	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,179,080	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,329,434	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,419,838	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$689,574	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$220,022	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,101,950	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,098,950	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$3,000	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,833,256	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,378,870	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$287,484	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$166,902	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,653,079	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,114,003	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$524,281	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,795	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$107,553	TotalAmt
Program Services	$107,553	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,596,615	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,309,264	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$279,148	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,203	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$350,373	TotalAmt
Program Services	$294,768	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$46,839	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,766	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$139,809	TotalAmt
Program Services	$109,278	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,704	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,827	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,967,488	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,893,769	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,557	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$48,162	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,953,068	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,778,951	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$122,977	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$51,140	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$224,263	TotalAmt
Management And General	$224,263	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS	$103,404	$37,182	$64,421	$1,801
UNRELATED BUSINESS INCO	$48,189		$48,189
OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES	$42,865	$42,865

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$67,538,528	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,168,305	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,564,866	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,805,357	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,530,905	BOYAmt
EOY	$787,600	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,523,918	BOYAmt
EOY	$45,556,205	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,948,652	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,682,661	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,571,242	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,828,018	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$118,468	BOYAmt
EOY	$93,304	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,566,403	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,061,471	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$465,173,216	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$251,108,218	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$222,541,647	BOYAmt
EOY	$214,064,998	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$109,494,851	BOYAmt
EOY	$95,969,990	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$372,775,596	BOYAmt
EOY	$423,888,805	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,155,164	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,852,885	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$765,226,846	BOYAmt
EOY	$813,785,937	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,718,508	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,840,728	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,073,086	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,498,342	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$162,892,106	BOYAmt
EOY	$162,010,247	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$6,339,255	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,287,829	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,997,987	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$200,971,529	BOYAmt
EOY	$205,686,559	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$249,622,346	BOYAmt
EOY	$262,814,094	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$314,632,971	BOYAmt
EOY	$345,285,284	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$564,255,317	BOYAmt
EOY	$608,099,378	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$765,226,846	BOYAmt
EOY	$813,785,937	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$13,418,323	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$55,872,930	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$1,389,454	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$34,818,310	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$45,408,951	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$44,694,330	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$35,946,290	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$27,829,700	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$188,697,581	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,686,336	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,483,967	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,409,280	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,577,460	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,455,411	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$27,612,454	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$40,504,646	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$50,892,918	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$50,103,610	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$41,523,750	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$33,285,111	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$216,310,035	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$35,480,187	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$180,829,848	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,805,228	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,373,105	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,281,597	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,042,438	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,192,819	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$32,695,187	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$848,736	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$697,656	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,009,600	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,242,752	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$3,798,744	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$252,803,966	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$123,179,364	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.71530	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.66640	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (1)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	0	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (1)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$94,877	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$94,877	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE FIELD MUSEUM RETAINED METCALF FEDERAL RELATIONS FOR $76,500 IN 2020 FOR LOBBYING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM IS A MEMBER OF MUSEUMS IN THE PARK, APPROXIMATELY $10,000 OF FEES SUPPORT LOBBYING AT THE STATE LEVEL. A SMALL AMOUNT OF STAFF TIME IS SPENT ON ADVOCACY, ADDING $8,377.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Assets Included	$1	AssetsIncludedAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$473,458,005	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$9,825,097	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$75,946,081	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$19,397,493	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,179,080	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$538,652,610	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$401,529,493	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$11,734,955	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$81,435,037	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$20,151,004	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,090,476	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$473,458,005	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$421,654,061	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$23,077,473	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$23,988,603	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$18,170,931	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,042,507	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$401,529,493	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$369,482,719	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$19,764,374	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$49,700,979	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$16,304,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$990,011	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$421,654,061	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$346,238,286	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$20,783,608	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$19,381,431	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$15,874,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,046,606	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$369,482,719	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.46484	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.33083	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.20433	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$326,348,266	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$180,556,247	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$145,792,019	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$107,450,146	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$57,353,606	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$50,096,540	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$29,857,987	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$13,198,365	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$16,659,622	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,516,817	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,516,817	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$214,064,998	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
EQUITY SECURITY FUNDS	$302,300,820	F
HEDGED EQUITY FUNDS	$61,691,671	F
ABSOLUTE RETURN FUNDS	$58,136,314	F
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	$1,760,000	C

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$423,888,805	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ACCRUED PENSION COSTS	$1,373,502
INTEREST RATE SWAP	$23,624,485

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$24,997,987	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$110,350,107	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$55,872,930	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$1,536,052	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$57,408,982	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$52,941,125	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$1,179,080	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$1,179,080	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$54,120,205	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$66,506,046	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$146,598	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$146,598	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$66,359,448	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$1,179,080	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$1,179,080	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$67,538,528	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:	THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS ARE COMPRISED OF OBJECTS OF HISTORICAL, CULTURAL OR SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING ITS EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING ITS CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. THE COLLECTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A POLICY THAT REQUIRES PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF COLLECTION ITEMS TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE ENDOWMENT, WITH EARNINGS TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTIONS OR PROVIDE FOR THE DIRECT CARE OF EXISTING COLLECTIONS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRACTICE GENERALLY FOLLOWED BY MUSEUMS, THE VALUE OF OBJECTS IN THE COLLECTIONS IS EXCLUDED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; COLLECTIONS ARE REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION AT A NOMINAL VALUE OF $1. SUCH COLLECTIONS HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE MUSEUM'S INCEPTION. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED, OR AS DECREASES IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF THE ASSETS USED TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS ARE RESTRICTED BY DONORS. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED AS INCREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS. THERE WERE NO SALES OF COLLECTION ITEMS IN 2020 OR 2019.
PART III, LINE 4:	THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, OR SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE. MUCH OF THE COLLECTION IS FEATURED IN THE MUSEUM'S GENERAL COLLECTION WHICH IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION. THE COLLECTION IS ALSO USED FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND SCHOLARLY RESEARCH. THROUGH EXHIBITION AND STUDY, THE MUSEUM ACTS AS AN INDEPENDENT CENTER OF LEARNING FOCUSED ON DIVERSITY IN THE WORLD'S PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS AND CULTURES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
PART V, LINE 4:	THE ASSETS OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS SHALL BE INVESTED TO OBTAIN THE GREATEST "TOTAL RETURN" COMMENSURATE WITH THE RISKS DEEMED APPROPRIATE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE INVESTMENT POLICY. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE TO 1) ACHIEVE LONG-TERM GROWTH THROUGH CAPITAL APPRECIATION AS WELL AS INCOME AND 2) PRESERVE THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ASSETS OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND BY OBTAINING A "REAL RETURN" EQUAL TO OR IN EXCESS OF NORMAL ANNUAL SPENDING-ENDOWMENT WITHDRAWALS TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUM.
PART X, LINE 2:	THE MUSEUM IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXATION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND A COMPARABLE STATE OF ILLINOIS STATUTE. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE MUSEUM HAS A POLICY TO RECORD INTEREST AND PENALTIES (IF ANY) RELATED TO INCOME TAX MATTERS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. THE MUSEUM HAS DETERMINED THAT ITS TAX POSITIONS SATISFY THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT CRITERION. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019, NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES WERE RECORDED.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	PENSION-RELATED CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC PENSION COST 1,389,454. SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 146,598.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 146,598.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (13 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC	PROGRAM SERVICES	SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	$4,702
CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN	PROGRAM SERVICES	SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	$3,000
EUROPE (ICELAND & GREENLAND)	PROGRAM SERVICES	SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	$13,968
NORTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	$11,072
SOUTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	$67,630
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	$6,625
EUROPE (ICELAND & GREENLAND)	PROGRAM SERVICES	PUBLIC PROGRAM	$26,439
NORTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	PUBLIC PROGRAM	$75,729
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	GRANT MAKING	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$65,863
SOUTH AMERICA	GRANT MAKING	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$16,000
CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN	INVESTMENTS		$109,744,192
SOUTH ASIA	PROGRAM SERVICES	SCIENCE & EDUCATION	$398
NORTH AMERICA	GRANT MAKING	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$22,400

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$209,165	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$109,848,853	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$110,058,018	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA, FASO,	RegionTxt
Purpose Of Grant	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant	$65,863	CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	WIRE	MannerOfCashDisbursementTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (2 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	SOUTH AMERICA	1	$16,000	CHECK
STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	NORTH AMERICA	1	$22,400	CHECK

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (1)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (1)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (1)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	Yes (1)	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:	STAFF MAKE VISITS TO MONITOR WORK BEING DONE OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE GRANTS.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
PATRICIA HURLEY
205 W WACKER DRIVE STE 1400	CHICAGO	IL	60606	EVENT CONSULTANT	0	$1,837,634	$55,000	$1,782,634
DCM TELEMARKETING
261 W 35TH ST SUITE 600	NEW YORK	NY	10001	TELEMARKETING	0	$5,720	$0	$5,720
MARTS & LUNDY
1200 WALL STREET WEST	LYNDHURST	NJ	07071	CAMPAIGN CONSULTANT	0	$0	$5,677	-$5,677
ALEXANDER ROSS GROUP
2406 PRAIRIE AVE	EVANSTON	IL	60201	CAMPAIGN CONSULTANT	0	$0	$22,000	-$22,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$1,843,354	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$82,677	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$1,760,677	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	WOMEN'S BOARD GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$1,837,634	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$1,837,134	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$500	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$132,201	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	WOMEN'S BOARD LUNCHEON	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$102,775	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$99,475	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$3,300	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$8,247	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$48,516	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$28,500	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$20,016	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$6,150	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$1,988,925	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$1,965,109	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$23,816	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$146,598	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$146,598	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$122,782	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 4080	FLAGSTAFF	AZ	86011	742579628	GOV'T	$4,319	STIPEND FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
5835 KIMBARK AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60637	362177139	GOV'T	$120,758	STIPEND FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM
21 NORTH PARK ST	MADISON	WI	53715	396006492	GOV'T	$27,643	STIPEND FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
426 AUDITORIUM ROAD	EAST LANSING	MI	48824	386005987	GOV'T	$11,770	STIPEND FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE
37 S WABASH AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60603	362167725	501 C 3	$7,017	STIPEND FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
TCA HEALTH
1029 E 130TH ST	CHICAGO	IL	60628	362743287	501 C 3	$19,550	STIPEND FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	6	Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	STIPENDS FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	15	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$122,246	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	A DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATOR REVIEWS ALL OF THE REQUESTS FOR PAYMENTS AND SIGNS OFF ON THE REQUEST BEFORE PAYMENT IS ISSUED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (1)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	Yes (1)	InitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption Proc	Yes (1)	RebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
RICHARD LARIVIERESEE SCHED J
PRESIDENT + CEO THRU JULY 2020	$426,391	$0	$96,793	$0	$604,812	$0	$11,400	$0	$7,800	$0	$1,147,196	$0	$212,400	$0
CHARLES KATZENMEYER
VP, INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT	$291,380	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,550	$0	$6,727	$0	$306,657	$0	$0	$0
LE MONTE G BOOKER SR
CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER/INTERIM CEO	$278,206	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,700	$0	$18,146	$0	$302,052	$0	$0	$0
RAYMOND DETHORNE
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER	$247,722	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,063	$0	$13,424	$0	$266,209	$0	$0	$0
THORSTEN LUMBSCH
VP, SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	$232,983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,296	$0	$13,426	$0	$255,705	$0	$0	$0
JULIAN F SIGGERS
PRESIDENT + CEO STARTING SEP. 2020	$239,918	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,356	$0	$243,274	$0	$0	$0
OLIVIER RIEPPEL
CURATOR AND SECTION HEAD	$205,703	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,028	$0	$13,415	$0	$227,146	$0	$0	$0
R L GRANDE
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CURATOR	$196,234	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,232	$0	$19,346	$0	$223,812	$0	$0	$0
GARY FEINMAN
CURATOR	$167,681	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,871	$0	$13,361	$0	$187,913	$0	$0	$0
LORI BRESLAUER
GENERAL COUNSEL	$167,909	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,963	$0	$11,533	$0	$186,405	$0	$0	$0
GINEVRA RANNEY
SR. DIR, IND PHIL & PRIN GIVING	$154,463	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,251	$0	$19,356	$0	$177,070	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1A	THE PRESIDENT RECEIVED SOCIAL CLUB DUES. THE PURPOSE OF THE SOCIAL CLUB DUES ARE FOR BUSINESS USES RELATED TO ENTERTAINING GUESTS, FUNDRAISING, AND NETWORKING. THE PRESIDENT'S SPOUSE ALSO RECEIVED TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENTS RELATED TO HER DUTIES AS A VOLUNTEER OF THE MUSEUM.
PART I, LINES 4A-B	IN ADDITION TO THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PAYOUTS EXPLAINED BELOW, THE FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO RECEIVED $266,643 REPORTED ON A 2020 FORM 1099 RELATED TO CONSULTATION SERVICES TO ASSIST WITH THE TRANSITION TO NEW LEADERSHIP AFTER HIS RETIREMENT. DURING 2020, THE FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO RETIRED AND RECEIVED A PAYOUT OF PREVIOUSLY ACCRUED DEFERRED COMPENSATION, APPLICABLE INVESTMENT EARNINGS AND ADJUSTMENTS. THE TOTAL AMOUNT REFLECTED ON THE 2020 FORM W-2 RELATED TO THE PRIOR DEFERRED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT WAS $338,169.
PART I, LINE 7	THE FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO RECEIVED A BONUS AS REFLECTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART I. THE BONUS WAS APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND WAS BASED ON THE MUSEUM'S PRIOR YEAR PERFORMANCE AND AGREED UPON GOALS TO ASSIST WITH THE TRANSITION TO NEW LEADERSHIP AFTER HIS RETIREMENT.
PART I, LINE 8	THE NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO WAS HIRED IN SEPTEMBER 2020 AND IS PAID PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT THAT WAS SUBJECT TO THE INITIAL CONTRACT EXCEPTION. THE PROCESS USED TO HIRE THE PRESIDENT AND CEO AND THE APPLICABLE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FOLLOWED THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION PROCEDURE.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN	861091967	BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP	45204E2LI	CUSIPNum
Bond Issued	2019-06-12	BondIssuedDt
Issue Price	$87,160,000	IssuePriceAmt
Purpose	CURRENT REFUNDING	PurposeDesc
Defeased	0	DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing	0	PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Retired	$1,900,000	RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds	$87,160,000	TotalProceedsAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds	$960,000	IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Other Spent Proceeds	$86,200,000	OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Refunding Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (1)	RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds	0	RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation Made	Yes (1)	FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec Maint	Yes (1)	AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form8038TFiledInd
Variable Rate Issue	Yes (1)	VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec	0	HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC	0	GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested	0	GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs	Yes (1)	WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action	Yes (1)	ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I (A)(F)	CURRENT REFUNDING OF PRIOR ISSUE ISSUED ON 7/30/2015, WHICH WAS A REFUNDING OF PRIOR ISSUES ISSUED ON 12/03/1985; 11/08/1990; 4/15/1998; 3/22/2000
PART II, LINE 11	PROCEEDS USED BY 7/1/2020 TO CURRENTLY REFUND PRIOR ISSUE BONDS FROM 7/30/2015, WHICH WERE A REFUNDING OF PRIOR ISSUE BONDS FROM 12/03/1985, 11/08/1990, 4/15/1998, AND 3/22/2000.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	23	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$396,276	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Scientific Specimens ScientificSpecimensGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	411	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$0	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Archaeological Artifacts ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	14	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$0	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (1)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 32B:	THE STOCK GIFTS GO INTO THE MUSEUM'S ACCOUNT AT NORTHERN TRUST, AND THEN NORTHERN TRUST SELLS THE STOCK ON BEHALF OF THE MUSEUM THE DAY AFTER THE RECEIPT. NORTHERN TRUST DEPOSITS PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF SECURITIES INTO THE MUSEUM'S ACCOUNT.
PART I, LINE 33:	THE MUSEUM DOES NOT REPORT CONTRIBUTIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS AS REVENUE AS PERMITTED UNDER GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. THE MUSEUM DOES NOT CAPITALIZE ITS COLLECTION AS ALLOWED UNDER SFAS 116.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3	ON MARCH 14, 2020, THE MUSEUM CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC AND REMAINED CLOSED UNTIL JULY 17, 2020 IN ACCORDANCE WITH DIRECTIVES ISSUED BY THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (STATE) AND CITY OF CHICAGO (CITY) DUE TO THE COVID-19 GLOBAL PANDEMIC. THE MUSEUM REOPENED ON JULY 17, 2020 AND OPERATED AT A REDUCED CAPACITY UNTIL NOVEMBER 20, 2020 WHEN THE MUSEUM CLOSED AGAIN TO THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH DIRECTIVES ISSUED BY THE STATE AND THE CITY. THESE CLOSURES RESULTED IN REDUCED REVENUE RELATED TO ADMISSION, MEMBERSHIP, PROGRAM SERVICE FEES AND BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AND WAS MITIGATED BY EXPENSE ADJUSTMENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS JAMEE C. FIELD KANE, MARSHALL FIELD V, AND CARYN HARRIS HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS BOBBY MEHTA, AND KERMIT R. CRAWFORD HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS BOBBY MEHTA, MICHAEL O'GRADY AND WILLIAM C. KUNKLER III HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS JOHN A. CANNING, JR., THOMAS S. SOULELES, BOBBY MEHTA, AND JAI SHEKHAWAT HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER JOHN A. CANNING JR. HAS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER JOHN F. PODJASEK III. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER CONSTANCE T. KELLER HAS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER JEFFREY B. KELLER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE BOARD RETAINS THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PREPARE THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990. MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE COMPLETED FORM 990. A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. A FULL COPY OF THE 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE MUSEUM'S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AS A CONDITION OF THEIR SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE LOGGED WITH AND MONITORED BY THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION OF THE CEO. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED A COMPENSATION SUB-COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF SIX TRUSTEES, EACH OF WHICH IS A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE CEO'S COMPENSATION AND BONUS PROGRAM AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR FINAL APPROVAL. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DECISIONS REGARDING THE CEO'S COMPENSATION ARE HELD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CEO ARE DOCUMENTED VIA AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AND WRITTEN BONUS PLAN (APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE). THE CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER CONDUCTS A SALARY BENCHMARK ANALYSIS FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES WITH OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS AND EXTERNAL SURVEYS ON A BIENNIAL BASIS; THIS INFORMATION IS SHARED WITH THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND CEO FOR THEIR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE MUSEUM'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS UPON REQUEST. THE MUSEUM'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH APPLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES OR THROUGH REQUEST AT THE MUSEUM'S PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION (AND AT MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION).
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	PENSION-RELATED CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC PENSION COST 1,389,454.