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THE COLORADO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
THE COLORADO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (EIN 84-0518447)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-09-12
IRS object ID
201902559349301500
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Matthew Burkett
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Christopher S Chavez
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James H Crocker
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Peter A Dea
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Wayne Hutchens
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Walter A Koelbel Jr
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David L Liniger
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Christine Marquez-Hudson
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Anne M McCarthy
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M Ray Thomasson
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Edward M Warner
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George Sparks
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Edward Scholz
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Mary Hacking
VP of Visitors40.00$187,853$0$15,559Yes (X)
Serena Bruzgo
VP of Development40.00$187,787$0$15,598Yes (X)
Gabriela Chavarria
VP of Research & Collections40.00$180,846$0$5,337Yes (X)
Nancy Walsh
VP of Museum Partnerships40.00$168,072$0$22,066Yes (X)
Eric Boen
Director of Technology40.00$134,918$0$20,325Yes (X)
Megan Fisher
Director of Advancement40.00$123,739$0$11,589Yes (X)
Ashley Alexander
Director of Membership40.00$122,979$0$15,388Yes (X)
Tina Martinez
Director of Museum Prgms40.00$122,708$0$6,757Yes (X)
Amanda Bennett
Director of Marketing40.00$121,181$0$6,466Yes (X)
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Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Rental Expense$2,271,047$2,264,099$4,517$2,431
Employee Development$659,195$236,331$389,272$33,592
Lease Expense$560,722$560,722

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Management And General$93,442ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Management And General$7,913,434ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,482,514FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,594TotalAmt
Program Services$106,875ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,719FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,220,697BOYAmt
EOY$9,368,748EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,188,658BOYAmt
EOY$7,267,212EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,653,975BOYAmt
EOY$10,724,705EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,085,240BOYAmt
EOY$3,254,671EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$448,055BOYAmt
EOY$490,618EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,251,568BOYAmt
EOY$1,253,149EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$16,867,369LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$14,107,971LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,168,427BOYAmt
EOY$2,759,398EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,536BOYAmt
EOY$50,216EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,064,156BOYAmt
EOY$35,168,717EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,199,235BOYAmt
EOY$2,472,826EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$454,751BOYAmt
EOY$905,377EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,653,986BOYAmt
EOY$3,378,203EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,555,582BOYAmt
EOY$17,816,856EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,854,588BOYAmt
EOY$13,973,658EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,410,170BOYAmt
EOY$31,790,514EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,064,156BOYAmt
EOY$35,168,717EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$12,381,161ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$817NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,176,334CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,312,544CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,145,570CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,972,017CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$27,367,658CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$79,974,123TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,371,106CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,837,139CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,071,728CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,423,694CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,523,447CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,227,114TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$373,230CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$217,683CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$292,889CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$285,998CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$256,146CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,425,946TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$23,920,670CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$24,367,366CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,510,187CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$22,681,709CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$37,147,251CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$126,627,183TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$7,426,348SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$119,200,835PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$97,691CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$124,208CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$197,870CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$150,874CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$232,116CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$802,759TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,778CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$19,778TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$134,961CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$154,569CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$294,144CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$338,051CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$311,149CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,232,874TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$128,682,594TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$112,370,123GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.92630PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98360PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$30,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$30,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$47,243,856FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$47,273,856FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

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

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

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

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

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

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

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

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

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

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$179,158CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$407,250CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$239,908CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$30,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$856,316TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,867,369OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,107,971DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,759,398BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,759,398TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$63,136,714TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$817NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$817RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$63,137,531RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$63,137,531TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$50,756,370TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$50,756,370ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$50,756,370TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 1a:The Museum's collections, which were acquired through purchases, contributions, and active field collecting since the Museum's inception, are not recognized as assets on the statement of financial position. Purchases of collection items are recorded as decreases in unrestricted net assets in the year in which the items are acquired. Contributed collection items are not reflected on the financial statements. Proceeeds from deaccessions or insurance recoveries are reflected as increases in the appropriate net asset classes.
Part III, Line 4:The Museum's collections are made up of approximately 4.3 million objects of scientific and historical significance that are held for educational, research, scientific, and curatorial purposes. These items are cataloged, preserved, and cared for, and activities verifying their existence and assessing their condition are performed continuously. The collections are subject to both accession and de-accession policies including a policy that requires proceeds from their sales to be used to support the Museum's collections.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

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

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
Aria Communications Corporation
11900 Wayzata BlvdMinnetonkaMN55305Phone solicitations0$0$22,934-$22,934
Thompson & Associates
112 Westwood Pl 250BrentwoodTN37027Planned giving consultant0$0$66,000-$66,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$88,934TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$88,934TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Museum After DarkEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$501,080GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$349,082CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$151,998GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$43,189FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$108,809OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$501,080GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$349,082CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$151,998GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$43,189FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$108,809OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$151,998DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule G, Part I, Line 2b, Column (v)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFundraising consultant and phone solicitationsExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (4 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Teacher stipends for attending educational seminars.6$1,838
Offset of bus rentals54$149,203
RCD Internships44$83,117
ACTS Fund (Includsivity Fund)1$150,000

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
George Sparks
President & CEO$343,283$0$4,350$0$0$0$13,750$0$759$0$362,142$0$0$0
Edward Scholz
Treasurer/VP Fin. & Bus. O$208,428$0$0$0$0$0$10,600$0$5,415$0$224,443$0$0$0
Mary Hacking
VP of Visitors$187,853$0$0$0$0$0$9,623$0$5,936$0$203,412$0$0$0
Serena Bruzgo
VP of Development$187,787$0$0$0$0$0$9,750$0$5,848$0$203,385$0$0$0
Gabriela Chavarria
VP of Research & Collections$180,846$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$5,337$0$186,183$0$0$0
Nancy Walsh
VP of Museum Partnerships$168,072$0$0$0$0$0$8,925$0$13,141$0$190,138$0$0$0
Eric Boen
Director of Technology$134,918$0$0$0$0$0$7,142$0$13,183$0$155,243$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Phone and Insurance1$256,146FMV
Yes (X)Collections39$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 32b:The Museum partners with Cars Helping Charities, that will collect a donated vehicle from the donor, sell it, and then forward the proceeds net of appropriate expenses to the Museum. Cars Helping Charities distributes the appropriate tax forms to the donor and the Museum. The Museum files the necessary paperwork with the IRS.
Part I, Line 33:The Museum's collections, which were acquired through purchases, contributions, and active field collecting since the Museum's inception, are not recognized as assets on the statement of financial position. Purchases of collection items are recorded as decreases in unrestricted net assets in the year in which the items are acquired. Contributed collection items are not reflected on the financial statements. Proceeds from deaccessions or insurance recoveries are reflected as increases in the appropriate net asset classes. The Museum had 39 accessions of donated objects in 2018 with a combined estimated value in excess of $75,000.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe completed Form 990 is reviewed by the Audit and Finance Committee, and subsequently by the Governing Board of the Museum prior to submission to the Internal Revenue Service.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cConflict of interest disclosures are completed yearly by trustees, officers, and key employees. Potential conflicts, whether initially disclosed or subsequently discovered, are reviewed by the Nominating and Governance Committee to determine if a conflict actually exists. The Nominating and Governance Committee provides a report of conflicts and Committee decisions to the Board yearly. Trustees, officers, or directors that may have a conflict are prohibited from participating at both the Committee and/or Board level in deliberations regarding any potential or actual conflict.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees is responsible for evaluating the performance, compensation, and benefits of the President/CEO as well as those in a position to exercise substantial influence over the affairs of the Museum, including the officers and senior administrative staff. The Compensation Committee solicits feedback annually from the Board of Trustees and senior staff regarding the President/CEO's performance. This feedback is reviewed and discussed by the Compensation Committee in conjunction with comparable salary data. After deliberation, the Committee's recommendations are presented to the Board of Trustees Chair who informs the President/CEO of compensation and benefits for the upcoming year. The Chair reports final salary decisions to the entire Board of Trustees at the next available board meeting. The President/CEO conducts, annually, a performance review of each member of the Senior Leadership Team. Using comparable salary data and compensation adjustment guidelines reviewed by the Board of Trustees, the President/CEO determines the compensation and benefits for each member of the Senior Leadership Team. The President/CEO then presents this information to the Compensation Committee for their review and approval. Minutes are kept for each meeting of the Compensation Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Governing documents are publicly filed with the Secretary of State and are available on DMNS's website. The conflict of interest policy is also made available on the website. Financial Statements are published in DMNS's annual report and are available on the DMNS website.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gAudit: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 55,600. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 55,600. Professional services: Program service expenses 4,745,490. Management and general expenses 415,560. Fundraising expenses 186,130. Total expenses 5,347,180.
Form 990, Part XII, line 2cThis process has not changed from the prior year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DMNS FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

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