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THE COLORADO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
THE COLORADO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (EIN 84-0518447)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-09-11
IRS object ID
201412549349300226
Schema version
2013v3.0
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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Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Address Line1475 Lincoln Street Suite 200AddressLine1
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Address Line12001 Colorado BoulevardAddressLine1
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PersonEdward ScholzPersonNm
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DescVisitor Experience & Programs: To advance its vision of promoting science literacy and critical thinking, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science presents a dynamic program of permanent and temporary exhibits (Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age and MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition), educational films in its IMAX theater, and awe inspiring shows in its digital Planetarium. Total Museum attendance in 2013 was 1.4 million.Desc

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M Ray Thomasson
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Edward M Warner
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George Sparks
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Bridget Coughlin
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Mary Hacking
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Scott Sampson
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Dave Noel
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Maryanne Murphy
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,109,715BOYAmt
EOY$1,481,292EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$10,488,024LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$7,829,385LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,968,481BOYAmt
EOY$2,658,639EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,625,402BOYAmt
EOY$37,053EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,525,524BOYAmt
EOY$29,015,575EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,238,720BOYAmt
EOY$5,109,866EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$560,120BOYAmt
EOY$598,639EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,001BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,848,841BOYAmt
EOY$5,708,505EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,490,243BOYAmt
EOY$19,842,437EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,186,440BOYAmt
EOY$3,464,633EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,676,683BOYAmt
EOY$23,307,070EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,525,524BOYAmt
EOY$29,015,575EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$17,384,802ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$15,189NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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$21,198,142CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$22,073,777CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$27,258,957CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$33,062,124CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,982,851CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$123,575,851TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,076,417CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,490,529CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,795,436CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,381,508CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,646,134CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$34,390,024TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$378,961CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$217,700CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$352,367CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$398,866CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$252,987CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,600,881TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$27,653,520CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$28,782,006CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$34,406,760CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$40,842,498CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$27,881,972CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$159,566,756TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,018,380SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$153,548,376PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$303,997CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$197,428CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$240,502CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$213,373CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$165,675CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,120,975TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$100,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$100,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$100,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$100,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$147,556CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$547,556TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$161,235,287TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$93,540,601GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.95230PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92190PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$50,882FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$50,882FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$59,982,955FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$60,033,837FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$44,348CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$33,538CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$32,855CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$50,882CurrentYearAmt
Total$161,623TotalAmt

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$10,488,024OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,829,385DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,658,639BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,658,639TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$45,334,701TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$15,189NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$15,189RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$45,319,512RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$45,319,512TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$62,704,314TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$62,704,314ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$62,704,314TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 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 1.4 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 continously. 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.
Part X, Line 2:The Museum follows the Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes accounting standard which requires the Museum to determine whether a tax position (and the related tax benefit) is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, based solely on the technical merits of the position. The Museum believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are significant to the financial statements. The Museum's federal Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990) for the years ended December 31, 2010 through 2012, are subject to examination by the IRS, generally for three years after they were filed.

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/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
Thompson & Associates
112 Westwood Pl 250BrentwoodTN37027Planned giving consultant0$0$60,500$0
Aria Communications Corporation
11900 Wayzata BlvdMinnetonkaMN55305Phone solicitations0$0$27,673$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$88,173TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1Museum after DarkNameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$830,228GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$663,676CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$166,552GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$55,279FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$111,273OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$830,228GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$663,676CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$166,552GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$55,279FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$111,273OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$166,552DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DMNS FoundationBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12001 Colorado BoulevardAddressLine1
CityDenverCity
StateCOState
ZIP Code80205ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN841035262RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(c)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$1,003,150CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantGeneral operating supportPurposeOfGrantTxt

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

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Teacher stipends for attending educational seminars.296$89,383
Offset of bus rentals342$87,563

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFunds expended for restricted purposes are tracked and reported by the Foundation.ExplanationTxt

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 (6 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$296,310$0$30,000$0$0$0$12,750$0$0$0$339,060$0$0$0
Edward Scholz
Treasurer/VP of Fin & Bus Ops$157,362$0$20,000$0$0$0$10,000$0$3,533$0$190,895$0$0$0
Bridget Coughlin
Secretary/VP of Dev & Prog$149,857$0$20,000$0$0$0$10,000$0$9,941$0$189,798$0$0$0
Mary Hacking
Assistant Secretary/VP of Visitor Ex$171,727$0$15,000$0$0$0$9,750$0$6,602$0$203,079$0$0$0
Scott Sampson
VP of Research & Collections$150,951$0$15,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$165,951$0$0$0
Dave Noel
VP of Facilities & Special Projects$156,690$0$5,000$0$0$0$8,500$0$6,992$0$177,182$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescPhone and InsDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$252,987NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesReported by donorMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 33:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe 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 42 accessions of donated objects in 2013 with a combined estimated value in excess of $364,000.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The 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 upon request. The conflict of interest policy is also made available upon request. Financial Statements are published in DMNS's annual report and supplied upon request.
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 FoundationBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12001 Colorado BlvdAddressLine1
CityDenverCity
StateCOState
ZIP Code80205ZIPCode
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 OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
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