2025-09-10T14:05:12-05:00 2024-12-31 331498605 PLANTE & MORAN PLLC 8181 E Tufts Ave Suite 600 Denver CO 80237 990 2024-01-01 840518447 Colorado Museum of Natural History COLO 3033706156 2001 Colorado Boulevard DENVER CO 80205 George Sparks President & CEO 3033706156 2025-09-03 1 1 Dori J Eggett P00645252 3037409400 2025-08-27 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Denver Museum of Nature and Science George Sparks 2001 Colorado Boulevard DENVER CO 80205 60273176 0 X www.dmns.org X 1900 CO Be a catalyst! Ignite our community's passion for nature and science. 27 27 503 905 0 0 29855159 33200333 17515249 16576463 649640 532831 7689283 6925344 55709331 57234971 377040 402783 0 0 34217469 37791265 21973 73775 3586194 25025718 23886669 59642200 62154492 -3932869 -4919521 34399828 27667970 8629894 6817557 25769934 20850413 X Be a catalyst! Ignite our community's passion for nature and science. 0 0 27758012 16209 16576463 Exhibits and Experiences: To advance its mission of igniting our community's passion for nature and science, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science presents a dynamic menu of permanent and temporary exhibits (Mysteries of the Ice Ages, Orcas, The Power of Poison, Animals of the Rainforest, Wild Color), films in the newly renovated Infinity theater, offsite science play areas and awe-inspiring shows in its digital Planetarium. In 2024, the Museum debuted a pop-up exhibit and giant screen film featuring an exciting T-Rex discovery with DMNS scientists and opened a new outdoor Nature Play space in the nearby City Park. In total, the Museum served 2.1 million adults, families, and students, including 777K offsite in the community and virtually. 11143259 150000 6884672 Educational Programs & Community Engagement: In 2024, we offered a wide variety of programs for ECE-12th grade students and teachers, families, young adults and seniors. We collaborated with SCFD organizations, schools, scientists, libraries, community-based leaders and other organizations to connect more people with nature & science, share learning and resources, and create meaningful experiences. Field trips to the Museum for school groups, organized youth groups and home school collaboratives are always free. In addition to free days that created financial access to the Museum throughout the year, we implemented multiple themed free days to welcome groups that have been underrepresented in science including: Girls and Science, Dia del Nino, Juneteenth, and Out! At the Museum. Through all of these efforts, we served 318,594 people through educational and community programs at the Museum, in the community and schools, and virtually. 8084767 236574 2068 Science Division: In 2024, the Science Division, comprising over 60 staff, managed and provided access to the Museum's vast collection of 4.3 million objects and specimens. Museum scientists made significant, world-class discoveries through their work in the field, laboratory, and with existing collections, expanding knowledge of the Earth, its inhabitants, and beyond. Beyond their contributions to peer-reviewed articles, books, book chapters, and popular articles, the staff actively delivered scientific outreach. This included courses, events, collection tours, lectures, and field trips, which saw engagement with 36,700 members of the public. The Division's commitment to education was also evident in their supervision of interns and mentorship of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as hosting high school students. 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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. X X X X X X 1 VM WILSON CONSULTING 1524 Birchwood Cir Franklin TN 37064 Planned giving consultant 0 0 13775 -13775 PEARSON GROUP LLC 1000 N MILWAUKEE AVE CHICAGO IL 60642 DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY CONSULTANT 0 0 60000 -60000 73775 -73775 CO 1 Inclusivity Grant Fund 711 Park Ave W Denver CO 80205 0 150000 Inclusivity grant 1 School Bus Reimbursed 84 16209 Science Internship 19 236574 Part I, Line 2: As part of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District renewal, the Museum has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mile High United Way to Contribut $150,000 annually. 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Decisions are based on general performance by personnel. X Phone, Insurance & Accounting Services 1 748718 FMV X Software 1 237538 FMV 0 1 1 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. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The 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 12c Conflict 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 15 The 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 19 Governing 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. DMNS Foundation 2001 Colorado Blvd Denver CO 80205 841035262 Support the activities of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science CO 501(c)(3) Line 7 N/A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DMNS Foundation C 4737423 FMV