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BISBEE SCIENCE EXPLORATION & RESEARCH CENTER INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $471K · expenses $396K · assets $154K

Also known as
CENTER INC
EIN
83-2355488
Address
PO BOX 375, BISBEE, AZ 85603-0375
Website
BISBEESCIENCELAB.ORG
NTEE code
B05
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2019
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Mission

THE MISSION OF THE BISBEE SCIENCE EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH CENTER, INC. IS TO FOSTER THE EXPLORATION, TEACHING, AND PRACTICE OF SCIENCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC LITERACY BY THE PUBLIC AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE SCIENTIFIC INQUIRIES NEEDED FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR LIVES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Jacquelyn A Esteves (former) Executive Director2020-2021 $44,605$54,898 1
Unpaid officers and directors · 12 people
NameLatest titleYearsOrganizations
Rita Lloyd Mills TREASURER2023-2025 1
Jason Macoviak SECRETARY2021-2025 1
Jennifer Mcbeth BOARD MEMBER2020-2025 1
Etta Kralovec BOARD MEMBER2020-2025 1
Melanie Greene CHAIR2020-2025 1
Bruce Syrett BOARD MEMBER2025 1
Lori Gunnell VICE CHAIR2025 1
Sharon Christie (former) TREASURER2023-2024 1
Joseph Sepp Sprietsma (former) Board Member2022 1
Robert Quinarar (former) Vice Chairperson2020-2022 1
Joseph Galloway-Seprietzma (former) Board Member2020-2021 1
Theresa Coleman (former) Board Member2020 1

People by year

2025 · 7 people listed · none paid · 9 employees · 45 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JENNIFER MCBETH BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ETTA KRALOVEC BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
BRUCE SYRETT BOARD MEMBER6 $0$0$0 $01
RITA LLOYD MILLS TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
JASON MACOVIAK SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
MELANIE GREENE CHAIR10 $0$0$0 $01
LORI GUNNELL VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 7 employees · 110 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RITA LLOYD MILLS BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JASON MACOVIAK BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER MCBETH SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
ETTA KRALOVEC BOARD CHAIRPERSON10 $0$0$0 $01
SHARON CHRISTIE TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
MELANIE GREENE CEO20 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid · 10 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Rita Lloyd Mills Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Jason Macoviak Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Jennifer McBeth Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Etta Kralovec Board Chairperson10 $0$0$0 $01
Sharon Christie Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Melanie Greene CEO20 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid · 8 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joseph Sepp Sprietsma Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Jason Macoviak Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Jennifer McBeth Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Etta Kralovec Board Chairperson10 $0$0$0 $01
Robert Quinarar Vice Chairperson5 $0$0$0 $01
Melanie Greene Secretary Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $45K · 1 employee
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jacquelyn A Esteves Executive Director40 $44,605$0$0 $44,6051
Joseph Galloway-Seprietzma Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Jason Macoviak Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Jennifer McBeth Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Etta Kralovec Chairperson10 $0$0$0 $01
Robert Quinarar Vice Chairperson5 $0$0$0 $01
Melanie Greene Secretary Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $10K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jacquelyn A Esteves Executive Director40 $10,293-- $10,2931
Etta Kralovec Chairperson10 $0-- $01
Robert Quinarar Vice Chairperson5 $0-- $01
Melanie Greene Secretary Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Joseph Galloway-Seprietzma Board Member2 $0-- $01
Theresa Coleman Board Member2 $0-- $01
Jennifer McBeth Board Member2 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$470,953$395,540 $154,070$152,539 $463,453$7,500 $0945
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$171,475$160,510 $78,671$77,126 $161,475$10,000 $07110
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$258,647$277,710 $71,655$61,161 $254,025$3,130 $154,506104
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$322,153$191,739 $91,446$80,253 $322,133$0 $08-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$256,106$174,994 $95,475$88,022 $154,325$0 $44,6051-
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$68,596$66,796 $10,693$7,994 $68,596- ---

Funders of this organization

8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $182,548 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHERN ARIZONA DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2022, 2024 3$84,000 2024$20,000
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ARIZONA SCIENCE CENTER Public charity Fuzzy filed as “BISBEE SCIENCE EXPLORATION & RESEARCH CENTER” 2023 1$45,550 2023$45,550
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ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$20,000 2022$20,000
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$11,200 2021$11,200
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THE LEGACY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BISBEE SCIENCE EXPLORATION & RESEARCH CENTER” 2021-2024 4$8,710 2024$1,210
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MUSEUM OF SCIENCE Public charity Exact 2022 1$8,000 2022$8,000
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BRADAN LANE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BISBEE SCIENCE EXPLORATION & RESEARCH CENTER” 2023 1$5,000 2023$5,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BISBEE SCIENCE EXPLORATION & RESEARCH CENTER INC” 2020-2023 4$88 2023$32
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $395,540 spent · pay $162,390 · grants $0 · events $3,289
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $182,339$178,061$4,278- 46.1%
Other salaries and wages $148,132$129,212$18,920- 37.5%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXHIBITS, SUPPL $23,805$21,676$2,129- 6.0%
Payroll taxes $14,258$11,417$2,841- 3.6%
Occupancy $6,985$6,985-- 1.8%
Insurance $5,451-$5,451- 1.4%
Fees: accounting $4,385-$4,385- 1.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,289$2,389$900- 0.8%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $2,693$108$2,585- 0.7%
Travel $1,848$1,848-- 0.5%
Office expenses $1,182$314$868- 0.3%
Other (as described)VEHICLE EXPENSES $676$67$609- 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $497-$497- 0.1%
Total$395,540100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $160,510 spent · pay $88,036 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $79,462$79,462-- 49.5%
Fees: management $41,976$33,816$8,160- 26.2%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXHIBITS, SUPPL $12,085$11,000$1,085- 7.5%
Payroll taxes $8,574$8,574-- 5.3%
Insurance $8,201-$8,201- 5.1%
Travel $4,603$110$4,493- 2.9%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $2,509$2,509-- 1.6%
Fees: accounting $1,940-$1,940- 1.2%
Other (as described)VEHICLE EXPENSES $516-$516- 0.3%
Office expenses $415-$415- 0.3%
Occupancy $182-$182- 0.1%
Other (as described)RECONCILIATION DISCREPA $47-$47- 0.0%
Total$160,510100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $277,710 spent · pay $169,134 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $154,506$154,506-- 55.6%
Other (as described)Program exhibits, supplies, postage, printing $44,966$44,966-- 16.2%
Other (as described)Summer camp $25,500$25,500-- 9.2%
Payroll taxes $14,628$7,314$7,314- 5.3%
Other (as described)Outside services $10,875$10,875-- 3.9%
Insurance $7,841-$7,841- 2.8%
Fees: management $7,800-$7,800- 2.8%
Travel $5,437-$5,437- 2.0%
Fees: accounting $2,470-$2,470- 0.9%
Other (as described)Dues subscriptions $2,218$286$1,932- 0.8%
Occupancy $750-$750- 0.3%
All other expenses $719-$719- 0.3%
Total$277,710100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $191,739 spent · pay $105,955 · grants $0 · events $6,390
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: disqualified persons $85,329$42,665$42,664- 44.5%
Other (as described)Program exhibits, supplies, postage, printing $23,487$23,487-- 12.2%
Fees: management $19,177-$19,177- 10.0%
Other (as described)Internships $14,039$14,039-- 7.3%
Other salaries and wages $13,096$13,096-- 6.8%
Payroll taxes $7,530$4,292$3,238- 3.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $6,390-$6,390- 3.3%
Occupancy $5,413$2,707$2,706- 2.8%
Advertising and promotion $4,711-$4,711- 2.5%
Office expenses $4,035$1,759$1,759$517 2.1%
Insurance $3,462-$3,462- 1.8%
Fees: accounting $1,990-$1,990- 1.0%
Other (as described)Dues subscriptions $1,628$814$814- 0.8%
Other (as described)Meals $1,452-$1,452- 0.8%
Total$191,739100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $174,994 spent · pay $48,387 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)In-Kind personnel $70,452$70,452-- 40.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $44,605$22,300$22,305- 25.5%
Other (as described)Internships $15,569$15,569-- 8.9%
Fees: management $12,029-$12,029- 6.9%
Insurance $6,412$6,412-- 3.7%
Other (as described)Program exhibits, books, postage, printing, supplies $6,296$6,296-- 3.6%
Advertising and promotion $5,396$5,396-- 3.1%
Fees: accounting $4,061-$4,061- 2.3%
Payroll taxes $3,782$1,868$1,914- 2.2%
Information technology $2,471$2,471-- 1.4%
Travel $2,281-$2,281- 1.3%
Occupancy $1,086-$1,086- 0.6%
Office expenses $554-$554- 0.3%
Total$174,994100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $66,796 spent · pay $10,293 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $30,375 45.5%
Fees to independent contractors $21,779 32.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $10,293 15.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,349 6.5%
Total$66,796100%

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