2020-10-07T09:41:40-07:00 2019-12-31 760269860 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2019-01-01 741036131 Houston Museum of Natural Science HOUS 7136394629 5555 Hermann Park Drive Houston TX 77030 Jill M Lee CFO 2020-10-07 true Barbara Murphy P01386215 7134395739 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Joel A Bartsch 5555 Hermann Park Drive Houston TX 77030 84895925 false X www.hmns.org X 1909 TX The Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS) serves as a valuable resource for the Houston community, offering extensive collections, exciting interactive exhibits, immersive environments, engaging films, compelling traveling exhibitions, and comprehensive classroom experiences. 65 65 947 640 4475 2799 22001211 30966923 16152815 17112465 1365026 1971582 1752485 1514198 41271537 51565168 8000 8000 0 16291923 17259626 0 2570375 30432642 19038712 46732565 36306338 -5461028 15258830 217371444 244558701 29192728 32913964 188178716 211644737 The mission of the Houston Museum of Natural Science shall be to preserve andadvance the general knowledge of natural science; to enhance in individuals theknowledge of and delight in natural science and related subjects; and to maintainand promote a museum of the first class. false false 25471697 15476804 Since its establishment in 1909, the Houston Museum of Natural Science has served as a valuable resource for the Houston community, offering extensive collections, exciting interactive exhibits, immersive environments, engaging films, compelling traveling exhibitions, and comprehensive classroom experiences. In its permanent venues - drawing from its diverse collections of over 1.5 million objects - the Museum provides visitors with opportunities to expand their knowledge of anthropology, malacology, mineralogy, paleontology, entomology, chemistry, physics, biology, and other disciplines. The 400-seat Wortham Giant Screen Theatre presents relevant and entertaining films covering a wide variety of scientific topics. The Burke Baker Planetarium provides state-of-the-art, immersive learning adventures in astronomy and related subject matter. The Cockrell Butterfly Center is a living rain forest, allowing visitors to observe plants and insects and learn their roles in a natural ecosystem. The George Observatory in Brazos Bend State Park is a direct link to the planets and stars, giving visitors the opportunity to stargaze with a variety of telescopes, including the 36-inch Gueymard Research Telescope, one of the largest telescopes in the U.S. available to the public.The Museum's main entrance gift store offers Museum-related toys and educational items, a book room with science titles for all ages, and limited-time only special exhibit products. The gem and mineral store offers lapidary sculptures, ancient fossils, and rare minerals to extend visitors' interests in these items beyond the exhibit.The Museum is also available for rental after-hours so that its amazing collections and exhibits can be viewed in a more intimate setting. 3454424 8000 2787137 The Museum's educational efforts are aimed at children and adults alike. Through hands-on interactive opportunities such as summer camps, field trips, outreach programming, teacher trainings, lecture series, and curator-led travel opportunities the Museum seeks to provide an inspirational learning environment that promotes scientific inquiry as a mode of thinking and engages the public in the wonders of science. 28926121 true true false false false false false true false true true true false false false false true false false false true false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false true 160 0 true 947 true true true false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 65 65 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X Jill M Lee 7136394610 5555 Hermann Park Drive Houston TX 77030 Joel A Bartsch President 40.00 0.00 X 377251 0 11528 Jill M Lee CFO 40.00 0.00 X 208066 0 20585 Angel Deleon VP Bldg Operations 40.00 0.00 162265 0 17766 Mark Belcher Director of IT 40.00 0.00 159338 0 15297 Lisa Rebori VP Collect & Exhib 40.00 0.00 147646 0 12873 Latha Thomas VP Mktg & Comm 40.00 0.00 152644 0 6666 Erin Blatzer VP Budgeting 40.00 0.00 151551 0 7198 Stephen Sachnik CFO 4/28-12/31/18 40.00 0.00 126741 0 11531 Al Walker Chairman 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ernie D Cockrell II Vice Chairman 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Tim Cejka Treasurer 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 S Reed Morian Secretary 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 T Mark Kelly Imm. 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position. Purchases of collection items are reflected first as expense and then 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 statement as donations or as assets. Proceeds from deaccessions or insurance recoveries are reflected as increases in the appropriate net asset classes.Description of collections The Museum maintains over 1.5 million artifacts and natural history specimens in its permanent collections. Collections are maintained in the following disciplines: anthropology (including archaeology and ethnology), botany, entomology, gems and minerals, malacology, paleontology, science history and technology, and vertebrate zoology. The artifacts and specimens come from worldwide locations and were acquired by the Museum through gifts from the general public, staff field collection and salvage efforts, and purchases and exchanges with other scientific organizations. The Museum uses the artifacts and specimens for public exhibition, as loans to other museums, and for educational programs and research.Stewardship policy for collections The Museum is responsible for the preservation of its collections in perpetuity. Under the direction of the Collections Committee, the Board of Trustees of the Museum, the President of the Museum, the Director of Collections, and the Curatorial Staff, collections continue to be cared for, used, and expanded. The proceeds of any sales of collection items are used to acquire other items for collections. The Museum maintains cataloged records of accessions, deaccessions, and items in each particular collection. Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose. See above for the description of the organization's collections included in the text of the footnote in the organization's audited financial statements. Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. The endowment funds support the operations of the Museum. Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Gift Shop COGS $1434606 Rental expenses $479196 Central Amer/Caribbean 0 0 Investments 12045446 12045446 12045446 true false true true false false Part I, Line 3f - Investments and Expenditures The amount reported in Part I, Line 3, column f represents the fair market value of foreign investments held by the organization as of 12/31/19. false 2019 Gala 979750 706365 273385 90529 15607 211785 979750 706365 273385 90529 15607 211785 317921 -44536 true 0 0 Wilhelmina Robertson Excellence Award 2 4000 Evelyn Frensley Scholarship 2 4000 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Through the generosity of the Cockrell Foundation, the Houston Museum of Natural Science offers the Evelyn Frensley Scholarship for Outstanding Achievement in Science or Mathematics. A $2,000 award goes to high school juniors at two high schools in Harris County. Of special interest to the Museum review committee is a description of plans for college and future career and a description of projects or activities that demonstrate ability and interest in science or mathematics. Scholarship applications are available on the website. In recognition of the fine educators of Houston, the Museum presents the Wilhelmina C. Robertson Excellence in Science or Mathematics Teaching Award. This award of $2,000 will go to one K-5th grade science or math teacher, and one 6th-12th grade science or math teacher who demonstrates significant ability and dedication to teaching in either discipline in Harris County. Nomination applications are available on the website. X X X X X false false false false false false false false false Angel Deleon VP Bldg Operations 162265 6238 11528 180031 Erin Blatzer VP Budgeting 151551 7170 28 158749 Jill M Lee CFO 208066 9057 11528 228651 Joel A Bartsch President 377251 11528 388779 Latha Thomas VP Mktg & Comm 152644 6638 28 159310 Lisa Rebori VP Collect & Exhib 147646 6706 6167 160519 Mark Belcher Director of IT 159338 6507 8790 174635 Stephen Sachnik CFO 4/28-12/31/18 126741 5364 6167 138272 X 3 3995117 FMV X 1 450 FMV X 2 375 FMV X Auction items 25 48885 FMV X Equipment 1 2500 FMV X Video Content 1 30000 FMV X Trees 1 13548 FMV false true false Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a: Explanation of Delegated Broad Authority to Committee The Executive Committee supervises the operation of the Museum in accordance with the policies established by the Board of Trustees. The Executive Committee also approves all temporary and/or traveling exhibitions presented by the Museum President and staff. The Executive Committee annually approves a written statement of purpose which each sub-committee must maintain and follow. The Executive Committee consists of the Chairman, Immediate Past Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, President of the Museum Guild, President of the Museum and respective chairs of the following committees: Accessions/De-accessions and Collections, Exhibits, Education and Community Outreach. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et Laurie Morian and S. Reed Morian have a family relationship.Ernie H. Cockrell and Ernie D. Cockrell II have a family relationship. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process An independent CPA firm prepares the return. The CFO & CEO review the return with a partner of the CPA firm. A copy of the approved form is provided to all Board members prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts HMNS Board members and senior management staff are required to complete a questionnaire annually which discloses any interests that might result in or have the appearance of a conflict of interest. They must also remove themselves from any participation in the particular activity or negotiation or face disciplinary action. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The Compensation Committee comprised of board members determines the compensation of the CEO, Executive Director & top management officials based on comparable data from comparable institutions. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees See above for process followed for individuals described in question 15b. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Available to the public upon request.