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INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY DISCOVERY CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY DISCOVERY CENTER INC (EIN 83-3364739)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-10
IRS object ID
202631309349300303
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$1,293PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$427,639CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,596,204CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,822,746CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,735,515CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,742,166CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,324,270TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,137CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,137TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$427,639CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,596,204CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,822,746CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,735,515CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,751,303CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,333,407TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$27,333,407PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$244CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,213CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$79,077CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$623,566CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$271,060CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$987,160TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$244CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,213CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$79,077CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$623,566CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$271,060CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$987,160TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$251CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$337CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$113CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$214CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$915TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$427,883CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,609,668CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,902,160CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,359,194CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,022,577CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,321,482TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509Yes (X)First5Years509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part III, Line 12FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOther income is from credit card cash back.ExplanationTxt

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

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,473,864OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,473,864BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,138,898OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,138,898BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,390OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,390BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$19,625,152TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule D, Part VI, Line 1eFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDepositsExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$20,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesIndependent appraisalMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescBaby Grand PianoDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$35,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAverage of appraisals for the baby grand piano model.MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bForm 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b - Before filing, a draft of Form 990 is sent to the board members for review and comment.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cForm 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c - The Conflict of Interest Policy is reviewed and signed annually by Officers and Board Members. All are required to disclose any potential or actual interests that could give rise to conflicts, and if there were any, the conflicts are documented.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15Salary for the Executive Director was determined by using data from the American Alliance of Museums and from a recruitment firm. Previous experience was also considered.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 - The International Dark Sky Discovery Center (IDSDC) believes in transparency and accountability to the public by making available information on IDSDC's governance and documents and on IDSDC's financial condition. The information is made available in a timely manner upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24eForm 990, Part IX, Line 24e - Dark Sky Preservation Committee expenses: $21,986 and Miscellaneous Expenses: $17,710.