FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (EIN 36-2167011)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-11-07
IRS object ID: 202503119349303380
Schema version: 2024v5.2
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	2025-11-07T14:33:16-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	331498605	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	2024-01-01	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	RINA DEDHIA	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3126657240	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-10-31	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LU ANN TRAPP	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01506476	PTIN
Phone	3122071040	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-10-31	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JULIAN F 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	$698,318,637	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	80	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	79	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	717	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	425	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$5,670,816	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$1,314,899	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$62,597,727	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$44,767,255	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$28,373,983	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$30,406,582	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$19,516,556	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$39,994,666	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$426,671	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$354,062	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$110,061,595	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$114,814,441	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$843,079	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$496,866	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$46,411,688	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$42,873,399	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$70,000	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$225,248	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$6,740,467	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$47,580,951	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$51,673,454	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$94,905,718	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$95,268,967	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$15,155,877	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$19,545,474	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$867,046,918	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$932,857,968	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$178,261,454	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$173,819,539	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$688,785,464	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$759,038,429	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE FIELD MUSEUM IS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION CONCERNED WITH THE 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	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$32,000,012	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$496,866	GrantAmt
Revenue	$368,997	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. 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	$22,543,438	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$20,863,775	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 2024, THE MUSEUM WELCOMED MORE THAN 1,220,000 VISITORS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$16,308,854	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$79,654	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	$8,285,512	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$3,432,870	RevenueAmt
Desc	MUSEUM OUTREACH AND BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$8,285,512	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$3,432,870	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$79,137,816	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	158	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	717	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	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	80	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	79	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	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
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RINA DEDHIA	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 (93 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JULIAN F SIGGERS
PRESIDENT + CEO	35.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$840,238	$0	$34,178
JOHN L BUCKSBAUM
VICE CHAIR, FACILITIES & ADMIN SRVS	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR RICHARD A CHAIFETZ
VICE CHAIR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD W COLBURN
EXECUTIVE MEMBER AT LARGE	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT W CRAWFORD JR
VICE CHAIR, AUDIT	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARSHA A CRUZAN
VICE CHAIR, GOVERNANCE	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY T FOLAND
VICE CHAIR, MARKETING	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARSHALL B FRONT
VICE CHAIR, INVESTMENT	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILBUR H GANTZ III
CHAIR EMERITUS	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAREN Z GRAY-KREHBIEL
EXECUTIVE MEMBER AT LARGE	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID D HILLER
VICE CHAIR, INTEGRATIVE RESEARCH	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMEE C FIELD KANE
VICE CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY B KELLER
VICE CHAIR, SCIENCE ACTION	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JORGE M LEON
VICE CHAIR, RETIREMENT AND BENEFITS	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARGARET B MACLEAN
VICE CHAIR, COLLECTIONS	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BOBBY MEHTA
BOARD CHAIR	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL O'GRADY
SECRETARY	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JESSICA P SAROWITZ
VICE CHAIR, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESS & INCLUSION	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAI SHEKHAWAT
VICE CHAIR, DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW K SIMON
EXECUTIVE MEMBER AT LARGE	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAWN L SOLOMON
VICE CHAIR, EXHIBITIONS	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JASON M WORTENDYKE
VICE CHAIR, FINANCE	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ARJUN AGGARWAL
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN M BENTON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HOWARD B BERNICK
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER T BERTSCHY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMY E BEST
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATHLEEN M BOEGE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH BRADY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EULER BROPLEH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TRACY CAHILLANE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREGORY C CASE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW CLARKE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID COTTON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK J COZZI
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SIR PETER CRANE FRS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WENDELL DALLAS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
OSCAR A DAVID
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SANDY DEROMEDI
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAUREN JIGGETTS-DONOVAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARGERY KAMIN FEITLER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARSHALL FIELD V
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL E FLANNERY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NATASHA GALAVOTTI
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
F NEAL GRAM III
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JACK M GREENBERG
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JUDY GREFFIN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEWIS S GRUBER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN J HAMILL
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CARYN HARRIS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CONSTANCE T KELLER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHANNON M KENNEDY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD L KEYSER
BOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM C KUNKLER III
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH P LACHER JR
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMBASSADOR FAY HARTOG-LEVIN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD LEVIN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIANE VON SCHLEGELL LEVY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LISA MEANEY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID MOORE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NEIL S NOVICH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES J O'CONNOR JR
BOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER A O'HERLIHY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR DAVID OXTOBY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KENNETH O'KEEFE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ASUTOSH PADHI
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AURIE A PENNICK
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN F PODJASEK III
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER B POND
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN RAU
BOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS S RICKETTS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOAN RUBSCHLAGER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR DILARA SAYEED
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NYDIA S SEARLE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER L SHERMAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ADELE S SIMMONS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY L SMITH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS S SOULELES
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK TEBBE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARCUS VON KAPFF
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK R WALTER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EVERETT S WARD
BOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAURA S WASHINGTON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATRICK WOOD-PRINCE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ISAAC KWON
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & COO	35.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$377,394	$0	$29,815
LE MONTE G BOOKER SR
CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER - PART YEAR	35.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$282,727	$0	$38,425
CHARLES KATZENMEYER
VP, INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT	35.00	0.00			$329,160	$0	$27,425	Yes (X)
THORSTEN LUMBSCH
VP, SCIENCE & EDUCATION	35.00	0.00			$253,417	$0	$35,059	Yes (X)
PHILLIP HECK
CURATOR & DIRECTOR, INTG. RESEARCH CENTER	35.00	0.00			$248,612	$0	$40,516		Yes (X)
COLETTE HANDS
VP, PEOPLE & CULTURE	35.00	0.00			$227,742	$0	$8,257		Yes (X)
JAAP HOOGSTRATEN
HEAD OF EXHIBITIONS	35.00	0.00			$190,633	$0	$30,412		Yes (X)
STEVEN STROHMEIER
SR. DIRECTOR, INSTITUTIONAL GIVING	35.00	0.00			$190,683	$0	$27,037		Yes (X)
GARY FEINMAN
CURATOR	35.00	0.00			$183,904	$0	$30,268		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,124,510	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$301,392	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	53	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
ARAMARK MANAGEMENT SERVICES
27310 NETWORK PLACE	CHICAGO	IL	60673	HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES	$1,622,738
ARS ADVERTISING LLC
626 W JACKSON BLVD	CHICAGO	IL	60661	ADVERTISING	$1,484,085
GRACE CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC
345 N CANAL	CHICAGO	IL	60606	CONSTRUCTION	$1,360,454
MONTERREY SECURITY CONSULTANTS INC
2232 S BLUE ISLAND AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60608	SECURITY SERVICES	$1,236,786
INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES
12621 SOUTH LARAMIE AVENUE	ALSIP	IL	60803	ELECTRICAL SERVICES	$1,008,738

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	51	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$1,987,737	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$2,343,083	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$6,019,115	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$34,417,320	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$3,307,140	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$44,767,255	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
ADMISSIONS	900099	$18,287,982	$18,287,982
EVENT INCOME	900099	$5,843,857	$182,571	$5,661,286
COMMISSIONS	900099	$2,027,708	$2,027,708
TRAVELING EXHIBITS	900099	$1,511,126	$1,511,126
AUXILLARY PROGRAMS	900099	$1,222,591	$1,222,591

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,513,318	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,503,788	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$9,530	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$30,406,582	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$11,879,122	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$11,879,122	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,415	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,415	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$611,119,758	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$583,004,214	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$28,115,544	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$28,115,544	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$28,115,544	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$141,505	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$2,343,083	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$499,982	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$358,477	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$358,477	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$114,814,441	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$24,735,766	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$5,670,816	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$39,640,604	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$165,283	TotalAmt
Program Services	$165,283	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$148,712	TotalAmt
Program Services	$148,712	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$182,871	TotalAmt
Program Services	$182,871	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,247,838	TotalAmt
Program Services	$711,763	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$927,519	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$608,556	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,729,488	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,484,936	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,484,553	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,759,999	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$992,630	TotalAmt
Program Services	$829,237	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$76,752	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$86,641	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,479,168	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,577,173	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$423,704	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$478,291	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,424,275	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,987,663	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$211,882	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$224,730	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$349,567	TotalAmt
Management And General	$349,567	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$218,896	TotalAmt
Management And General	$218,896	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$110,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$110,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$225,248	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$225,248	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,611,544	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,611,544	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,969,464	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,693,356	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$385,782	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$890,326	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,519,785	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,474,995	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$44,790	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,805,570	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,510,030	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$670,859	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$624,681	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,116,997	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,548,086	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$483,809	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$85,102	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,102,469	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,102,469	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,503,876	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,201,323	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$282,356	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,197	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,718,089	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,535,150	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$59,378	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$123,561	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,059,648	TotalAmt
Program Services	$510,135	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$139,406	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$410,107	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,318,645	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,230,470	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26,845	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$61,330	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,136,393	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,916,992	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$126,268	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$93,133	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$304,740	TotalAmt
Management And General	$304,740	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
UNRELATED BUSINESS INCO	$414,157	$414,157
OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES	$289,651		$289,651
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS	$123,963	$82,667	$37,521	$3,775

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$95,268,967	TotalAmt
Program Services	$79,137,816	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,390,684	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,740,467	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$701,134	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,007,767	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$126,663,282	BOYAmt
EOY	$54,550,875	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,447,165	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,754,885	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,712,608	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,284,241	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,566	BOYAmt
EOY	$46,692	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,561,657	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,059,614	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$491,717,624	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$297,853,602	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$198,135,009	BOYAmt
EOY	$193,864,022	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$106,289,707	BOYAmt
EOY	$174,014,039	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$397,735,181	BOYAmt
EOY	$471,284,730	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,743,609	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,991,103	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$867,046,918	BOYAmt
EOY	$932,857,968	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,243,923	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,864,822	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,513,137	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,174,596	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$158,727,766	BOYAmt
EOY	$157,326,071	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,776,628	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,454,050	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$178,261,454	BOYAmt
EOY	$173,819,539	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	$297,233,856	BOYAmt
EOY	$327,472,957	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$391,551,608	BOYAmt
EOY	$431,565,472	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$688,785,464	BOYAmt
EOY	$759,038,429	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$867,046,918	BOYAmt
EOY	$932,857,968	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$19,545,474	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$50,707,491	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	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	$27,829,700	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$48,141,973	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$47,862,534	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$55,856,483	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$39,931,368	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$219,622,058	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,455,411	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,118,867	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,164,196	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,741,244	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,835,887	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$27,315,605	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$33,285,111	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$53,260,840	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$53,026,730	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$62,597,727	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$44,767,255	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$246,937,663	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$33,394,036	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$213,543,627	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,192,819	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,590,691	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,353,266	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$9,336,436	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$11,883,537	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$40,356,749	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$281,633	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$394,923	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,314,899	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,991,455	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$289,285,867	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$108,998,956	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.73820	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.76070	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	$125,899	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$125,899	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 $110,000 IN 2024 FOR LOBBYING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM IS A MEMBER OF MUSEUMS IN THE PARK, APPROXIMATELY $8,757 OF FEES SUPPORT LOBBYING AT THE STATE LEVEL. A SMALL AMOUNT OF STAFF TIME IS SPENT ON ADVOCACY, ADDING $7,142.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included	$0	RevenuesIncludedAmt
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	$558,174,270	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$10,799,802	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$81,700,444	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$23,332,782	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$627,341,734	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$489,084,778	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$11,630,612	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$87,019,208	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$29,560,328	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$558,174,270	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$594,523,476	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$5,431,128	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$89,161,826	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$21,708,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$489,084,778	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$538,652,610	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$11,762,278	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$64,950,377	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$19,412,525	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,429,264	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$594,523,476	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.43983	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.32890	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.23127	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	$339,354,403	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$214,167,935	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$125,186,468	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$113,156,860	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$68,030,342	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$45,126,518	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$38,939,892	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$15,655,325	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$23,284,567	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$266,469	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$266,469	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$193,864,022	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
EQUITY SECURITY FUNDS	$402,843,128	F
HEDGED EQUITY FUNDS	$63,971,099	F
ABSOLUTE RETURN FUNDS	$254,589	F
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	$1,760,000	C
CREDIT ORIENTATED FUNDS	$2,455,914	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$471,284,730	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	INTEREST RATE SWAP	Desc
Amt	$3,454,050	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$3,454,050	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$164,475,469	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$50,707,491	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$565,082	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$51,272,573	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$113,202,896	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$1,611,544	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$1,611,544	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$114,814,440	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$94,222,505	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$565,082	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$565,082	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$93,657,423	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$1,611,544	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$1,611,544	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$95,268,967	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 2024.
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 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, 2024, NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES WERE RECORDED.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 499,982. IN-KIND DONATIONS 65,100.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 499,982. IN-KIND DONATIONS 65,100.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (18 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
SOUTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICE	SCIENCE & EDUCATION	$658,901
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	PROGRAM SERVICE	SCIENCE & EDUCATION	$16,461
EUROPE (ICELAND & GREENLAND)	PROGRAM SERVICE	SCIENCE & EDUCATION	$328,321
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	PROGRAM SERVICE	SCIENCE & EDUCATION	$69,944
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	PROGRAM SERVICE	SCIENCE & EDUCATION	$14,894
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	PROGRAM SERVICE	SCIENCE & EDUCATION	$101
EUROPE (ICELAND & GREENLAND)	FUNDRAISING		$4,842
NORTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICE	SCIENCE & EDUCATION	$38,347
SOUTH ASIA	PROGRAM SERVICE	SCIENCE & EDUCATION	$1,238
EUROPE (ICELAND & GREENLAND)	PROGRAM SERVICE	PUBLIC PROGRAM	$69,632
NORTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICE	PUBLIC PROGRAM	$65,747
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	PROGRAM SERVICE	PUBLIC PROGRAM	$781
SOUTH AMERICA	GRANT MAKING	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$67,990
EUROPE	GRANT MAKING	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$19,610
SUB SAHARAN AFRICA	GRANT MAKING	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$64,171
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	GRANT MAKING	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$12,000
NORTH AMERICA	GRANT MAKING	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$19,100
CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN	INVESTMENTS		$75,323,103

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	$1,131,811	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$75,643,372	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$76,775,183	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA, FASO	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$51,660	WIRE	$0
SOUTH AMERICA	STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	$25,000	WIRE	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	2	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (6 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	1	$12,500	WIRE
STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA	1	$12,000	WIRE
STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	NORTH AMERICA	1	$19,100	CHECK
STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	SOUTH AMERICA	2	$13,085	WIRE
STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	SOUTH AMERICA	1	$6,055	CHECK
STIPEND FOR RESEARCH	SUBSAHARAN AFRICA	1	$7,891	WIRE

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	STAFF MAKE VISITS TO MONITOR WORK BEING DONE OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE GRANTS.	ExplanationTxt

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 (3 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	$1,956,403	$70,000	$1,886,403
WILLARD EARL WHITE
2323 N CENTRAL AVE UNIT 603	PHOENIX	AZ	85004	FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT	0	$50,000	$15,000	$35,000
DONALD A CAMPBELL & COMPANY INC
190 S LASALLE STREET STE 2875	CHICAGO	IL	60603	FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT	0	$0	$210,248	-$210,248

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$2,006,403	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$295,248	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$1,711,155	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	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	WOMEN'S BOARD GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$1,956,403	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$1,862,622	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$93,781	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$350,871	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	WOMEN'S BOARD LUNCHEON	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$410,500	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$389,400	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$21,100	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$138,611	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$117,685	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$91,061	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$26,624	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$10,500	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$2,484,588	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$2,343,083	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$141,505	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$499,982	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$499,982	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$358,477	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
5835 KIMBARK AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60637	362177139	GOV'T	$72,387	$0	STIPEND FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
777 GLADES ROAD	BOCA RATON	FL	33431	650385587	GOV'T	$12,721	$0	STIPEND FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM
800 WELLS ST	MILWAUKEE	WI	53233	391723105	GOV'T	$33,274	$0	STIPEND FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
9500 GILMAN DRIVE	LA JOLLA	CA	92093	956006144	GOV'T	$42,637	$0	STIPEND FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	4	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	STIPENDS FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	42	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$148,712	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	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	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	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	Yes (1)	InitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption Proc	Yes (1)	RebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 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
JULIAN F SIGGERS
PRESIDENT + CEO	$828,238	$0	$0	$0	$12,000	$0	$16,992	$0	$17,186	$0	$874,416	$0	$0	$0
ISAAC KWON
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & COO	$377,394	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,303	$0	$25,512	$0	$407,209	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES KATZENMEYER
VP, INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT	$329,160	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$19,744	$0	$7,681	$0	$356,585	$0	$0	$0
LE MONTE G BOOKER SR
CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER - PART YEAR	$282,727	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,484	$0	$21,941	$0	$321,152	$0	$0	$0
PHILLIP HECK
CURATOR & DIRECTOR, INTG. RESEARCH C	$207,088	$0	$0	$0	$41,524	$0	$15,004	$0	$25,512	$0	$289,128	$0	$0	$0
THORSTEN LUMBSCH
VP, SCIENCE & EDUCATION	$253,417	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,874	$0	$17,185	$0	$288,476	$0	$0	$0
COLETTE HANDS
VP, PEOPLE & CULTURE	$227,742	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$577	$0	$7,680	$0	$235,999	$0	$0	$0
JAAP HOOGSTRATEN
HEAD OF EXHIBITIONS	$190,633	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,227	$0	$17,185	$0	$221,045	$0	$0	$0
STEVEN STROHMEIER
SR. DIRECTOR, INSTITUTIONAL GIVING	$190,683	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,722	$0	$15,315	$0	$217,720	$0	$0	$0
GARY FEINMAN
CURATOR	$183,904	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,092	$0	$17,176	$0	$214,172	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 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 BENEFITS RELATED TO HER DUTIES AS A VOLUNTEER OF THE MUSEUM.
PART I, LINE 8	THE 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	$7,000,000	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	66	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$965,885	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	15	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$0	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Archaeological Artifacts ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	11	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$0	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	CT SCANNER	Desc
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$2,341,255	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

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 (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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 MEMBER CONSTANCE T. KELLER HAS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER JEFFREY B. KELLER. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS BOBBY MEHTA, MICHAEL O'GRADY, AND WILLIAM KUNKLER III HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS THOMAS S. SOULELES, BOBBY MEHTA, AND JAI SHEKHAWAT HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
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. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE CEO'S COMPENSATION 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 (APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE). THE VICE PRESIDENT OF PEOPLE & CULTURE 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 IX, LINE 11G	SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, CONSERVATION, AND EXHIBITION DESIGN FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 9,693,356. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 385,782. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 890,326. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,969,464.