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HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE (EIN 74-1036131)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-07
IRS object ID
201643129349300984
Schema version
2015v2.0
Source
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DescSince its establishment in 1909, the Houston Museum of Natural Science has served as a valuable resource for the Houston community, offering extensive collections, exciting interactive exhibits, immersive environments, engaging films, compelling traveling exhibitions, and comprehensive classroom experiences. In its permanent venues - drawing from its diverse collections of over 1.5 million objects - the Museum provides visitors with opportunities to expand their knowledge of anthropology, malacology, mineralogy, paleontology, entomology, chemistry, physics, biology, and other disciplines. The 400-seat Wortham Giant Screen Theatre presents relevant and entertaining films covering a wide variety of scientific topics. The Burke Baker Planetarium provides state-of-the-art, immersive learning adventures in astronomy and related subject matter. The Cockrell Butterfly Center is a living rain forest, allowing visitors to observe plants and insects and learn their roles in a natural ecosystem. The George Observatory in Brazos Bend State Park is a direct link to the planets and stars, giving visitors the opportunity to stargaze with a variety of telescopes, including the 36-inch Gueymard Research Telescope, one of the largest telescopes in the U.S. available to the public.The Museum's main entrance gift store offers Museum-related toys and educational items, a book room with science titles for all ages, and limited-time only special exhibit products. The gem and mineral store offers lapidary sculptures, ancient fossils, and rare minerals to extend visitors' interests in these items beyond the exhibit.The Museum is also available for rental after-hours so that its amazing collections and exhibits can be viewed in a more intimate setting.Desc

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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$770,520TotalAmt
Program Services$563,999ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$134,909ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$71,612FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$841,829TotalAmt
Program Services$616,423ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$147,245ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$78,161FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,198TotalAmt
Management And General$74,198ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$282,830TotalAmt
Management And General$282,830ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,473,902TotalAmt
Program Services$1,355,614ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$77,819ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,469FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$555,608TotalAmt
Program Services$555,608ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,198,153TotalAmt
Program Services$850,166ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$81,181ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$266,806FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,826TotalAmt
Program Services$6,826ProgramServicesAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,210,931TotalAmt
Program Services$952,407ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$167,846ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$90,678FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$267,438TotalAmt
Program Services$209,362ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,520ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,556FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,481TotalAmt
Management And General$15,481ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$343,993TotalAmt
Program Services$343,993ProgramServicesAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,946,712TotalAmt
Program Services$2,289,588ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$463,579ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$193,545FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$586,330TotalAmt
Program Services$435,589ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$123,587ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,154FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Collection purchases$5,127,577$5,127,577
Exhibit expenses$1,136,047$1,136,047
Other event expenses$322,946$87,140$15,168$220,638
Film rental$315,869$315,869

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$504,680TotalAmt
Program Services$237,641ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$108,270ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$158,769FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,177,892TotalAmt
Program Services$23,826,017ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,495,570ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,856,305FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,700BOYAmt
EOY$31,700EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,091,863BOYAmt
EOY$9,756,163EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,643,061BOYAmt
EOY$35,003,360EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$96,876BOYAmt
EOY$57,374EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,486,736BOYAmt
EOY$1,818,426EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$638,842BOYAmt
EOY$182,577EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$130,766,007LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$54,519,942LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,443,887BOYAmt
EOY$76,246,065EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,795,291BOYAmt
EOY$37,821,250EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,404,761BOYAmt
EOY$29,862,830EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$596BOYAmt
EOY$1,261EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,173,318BOYAmt
EOY$3,173,318EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$187,806,931BOYAmt
EOY$193,954,324EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,151,449BOYAmt
EOY$5,744,872EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$623,854BOYAmt
EOY$1,144,317EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,897,787BOYAmt
EOY$9,697,787EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,673,090BOYAmt
EOY$16,586,976EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$115,752,793BOYAmt
EOY$113,600,222EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,125,284BOYAmt
EOY$31,976,276EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,255,764BOYAmt
EOY$31,790,850EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$172,133,841BOYAmt
EOY$177,367,348EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$187,806,931BOYAmt
EOY$193,954,324EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$10,859,841ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$5,626,334NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

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$9,426,025CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,027,536CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,146,507CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$27,364,959CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$22,673,088CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$94,638,115TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,426,025CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,027,536CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,146,507CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$27,364,959CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$22,673,088CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$94,638,115TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$25,030,074SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$69,608,041PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$788,769CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$944,229CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$912,093CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,090,788CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,446,058CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,181,937TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$101,820,052TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$79,596,681GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.68360PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.67220PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets SalefalseSolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$35,101,617BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$535,086ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,476,405InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,610,601OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$32,549,697EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$35,010,245BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$462,856ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,202,159InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,573,643OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$35,101,617EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$32,441,134BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$596,964ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,507,129InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,534,982OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$35,010,245EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$29,513,882BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$411,229ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,865,810InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,349,787OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$32,441,134EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$31,548,445BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$569,152ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$960,277InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,643,438OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$29,513,882EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.93620PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.06380TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RfalseRelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$85,135InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$150,896OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$236,031BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$104,270,052OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$44,979,506DepreciationAmt
Book Value$59,290,546BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,441,528OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$723,773DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,717,755BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,784,251OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,816,663DepreciationAmt
Book Value$967,588BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,034,145OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$11,034,145BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$76,246,065TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Book Value Securities$29,862,830TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$35,970,544TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$5,626,334NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$24,837DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$5,601,497RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$41,572,041RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$282,830InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$1,817,138OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$1,534,308RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$40,037,733TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$30,737,037TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$24,837DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$1,817,138OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,841,975ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$28,895,062ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$282,830InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$282,830ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$29,177,892TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 1a: If organization elected under SFAS 116 to not report are, historical treasures, oCollections are not reported as assets in the statement of financial position. Purchases of collection items are reflected 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 the appropriate net asset classes.Description of collections The Museum maintains over 1.5 million artifacts and natural history specimens in its permanent collections. Collections are maintained in the following disciplines: anthropology (including archaeology and ethnology), botany, entomology, gems and minerals, malacology, paleontology, science history and technology, and vertebrate zoology. The artifacts and specimens come from worldwide locations and were acquired by the Museum through gifts from the general public, staff field collection and salvage efforts, and purchases and exchanges with other scientific organizations. The Museum uses the artifacts and specimens for public exhibition, as loans to other museums, and for educational programs and research.Stewardship policy for collections The Museum is responsible for the preservation of its collections in perpetuity. Under the direction of the Collections Committee, the Board of Trustees, the President of the Museum, the Director of Collections, and the Curatorial Staff, collections continue to be cared for, used, and expanded. The proceeds of any sales of collection items are used to acquire other items for collections. The Museum maintains cataloged records of accessions, deaccessions, and items in each particular collection.
Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose.See above for the description of the organization's collections included in the text of the footnote in the organization's audited financial statements.
Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.The endowment funds support the operations of the Museum.
Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/SGift Shop COGS $1246797 Special Events DDB $272117 Rental expenses $298224

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCentral Amer/CaribbeanRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedInvestmentsTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$11,864,709RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$11,864,709SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$11,864,709TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (true)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (true)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 3f - Investments and ExpendituresFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe amount reported in Part I, Line 3, column f represents the fair market value of foreign investments held by the organization as of 12/31/15.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event12015 GalaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,150,329GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$776,261CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$374,068GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$15,700NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$110,489FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$9,648EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$206,791OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,150,329GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$776,261CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$374,068GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$15,700NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$110,489FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$9,648EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$206,791OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$342,628DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$31,440NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Wilhelmina Robertson Excellence Award2$4,000
Evelyn Frensley Scholarship2$4,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceGrantmaker's Description of How Grants are UsedFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThrough the generosity of the Cockrell Foundation, the Houston Museum of Natural Science offers the Evelyn Frensley Scholarship for Outstanding Achievement in Science or Mathematics. A $2,000 award goes to high school juniors at two high schools in Harris County. Of special interest to the Museum review committee is a description of plans for college and future career and a description of projects or activities that demonstrate ability and interest in science or mathematics. Scholarship applications are available on the website. In recognition of the fine educators of Houston, the Museum presents the Wilhelmina C. Robertson Excellence in Science or Mathematics Teaching Award. This award of $2,000 will go to one K-5th grade science or math teacher, and one 6th-12th grade science or math teacher who demonstrates significant ability and dedication to teaching in either discipline in Harris County. Nomination applications are available on the website.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcfalseRebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Barbara Hawthorn
VP Development$139,293$6,359$4,617$150,269
Joel A Bartsch
President$284,432$7,982$292,414
Stephen G Sachnik
CFO$234,418$8,999$4,617$248,034

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Auction items37$54,811FMV
Yes (X)Raffle item1$15,700FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, EtLaurie Morian and S. Reed Morian have a family relationship.Ernie H. Cockrell and Ernie D. Cockrell II have a family relationship.Gary Petersen and Elizabeth Petersen have a family relationship.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessAn independent CPA firm prepares the return. The CFO & CEO review the return with a partner of the CPA firm. A copy of the approved form is provided to all Board members prior to filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsHMNS Board members and staff are required to complete a questionnaire annually which discloses any interests that might result in or have the appearance of a conflict of interest. They must also remove themselves from any participation in the particular activity or negotiation or face disciplinary action.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementThe Compensation Committee comprised of board members determines the compensation of the CEO, Executive Director & top management officials based on comparable data from comparable institutions.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesSee above for process followed for individuals described in question 15b.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableAvailable to the public upon request.