2024-05-28T06:42:37-05:00 2023-12-31 311451941 FLYNN & COMPANY INC 7800 E KEMPER ROAD CINCINNATI OH 452491614 990 2023-01-01 311665954 CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY CENTER CINC 5133215186 3489 OBSERVATORY PL CINCINNATI OH 45208 ALICIA CULMAN PRESIDENT 5133215186 2024-05-13 1 ALICIA CULMAN 999009999 0 AMY KUCEWICZ CPA P01953439 5135309200 2024-05-13 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ALICIA CULMAN 3489 OBSERVATORY PLACE CINCINNATI OH 45208 794683 0 X WWW.CINCINNATIOBSERVATORY.ORG X 1998 OH THE MISSION OF THE CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY IS TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY AND HERITAGE OF AN HISTORIC 19TH CENTURY OBSERVATORY AND TO EDUCATE, ENGAGE, AND INSPIRE OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT ASTRONOMY AND SCIENCE. 17 17 16 70 0 0 469216 554091 127569 129704 0 0 33443 71775 630228 755570 0 0 0 0 531533 556689 0 0 96382 272810 315111 804343 871800 -174115 -116230 1296671 1247574 470176 469052 826495 778522 X THE MISSION OF THE CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY IS TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY AND HERITAGE OF AN HISTORIC 19TH CENTURY OBSERVATORY AND TO EDUCATE, ENGAGE, AND INSPIRE OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT ASTRONOMY AND SCIENCE. 0 0 204785 30950 EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH - THE OBSERVATORY PROVIDES HANDS-ON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS) DISCIPLINES ALIGNED WITH OH, KY & IN K-12 CURRICULUM STANDARDS. WE OFFER A VARIETY OF STANDARD AND CUSTOMIZED PROGRAMS WHICH CENTER AROUND THE DEFINITION OF SCIENCE, INQUIRY, THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD, CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING. IN 2020, BEFORE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE WERE SLATED TO FOCUS OUR WORK ON INCREASING OUR UNDERSERVED ENGAGEMENT, WHICH REMAINS A PRIORITY AS WE SHIFT TO ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORMS AND PROGRAMS. WHILE OUR NUMBERS WERE NOT WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN ABSENT A PANDEMIC, WE WERE STILL ABLE TO WORK WITH 5,000 STUDENTS IN PERSON (JAN-MAR 2020) AND AN ADDITIONAL 3,000 STUDENTS VIA ONLINE OUTREACH. WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH STUDENTS PRE-K THROUGH GRADE 12. GRADE 3-5 PROGRAMS DIRECTLY ALIGN WITH STATE STANDARDS, WHILE OTHER ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVELS SHOW THE VALUABLE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CONNECTION OF ASTRONOMY AND SPACE SCIENCE CONTENT WITH OTHER AREAS OF THE STUDENT'S STUDY. GRADE 9-12 PROGRAMMING CONNECTS TO THEIR PHYSICS CURRICULUM. 186632 22786 GENERAL PUBLIC - THE OBSERVATORY WORKED WITH OVER 37,000 PEOPLE IN 2019, THE LARGEST NUMBER IN OUR HISTORY WHO HAVE BENEFITED FROM OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH AND YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. THAT NUMBER DIPPED CONSIDERABLY DUE TO THE 2020 PANDEMIC, AS WE CLOSED OUR DOORS FOR MANY MONTHS, HOWEVER, WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND OUR SHIFT TO ONLINE PROGRAMMING BY OFFERING INTERACTIVE CLASSES, TOURS AND PROGRAMS ONLINE. STILL, IN 2020, WE REACHED MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE (10,000 PEOPLE THROUGH IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING AND 10,000 PEOPLE VIA ONLINE LEARNING). WE PROVIDE SCIENCE AND HISTORY PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH THE HISTORY OF THE OBSERVATORY AND ITS HISTORICAL WORK. THE OBSERVATORY HOSTS CLASSES FOR ALL AGES AND EXPERIENCE LEVELS, OFFERING HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS FOR NEW TELESCOPE OWNERS AND THOSE PURSUING ASTRO-PHOTOGRAPHY, AND MONTHLY LECTURE SERIES FOR IN-DEPTH ADVANCED TOPICS SHOWCASING OBSERVATORY STAFF AND OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS AND ASTRONOMERS. BEYOND OUR FACILITY, THE OBSERVATORY HOSTS STARGAZES AT SCHOOLS, NURSING HOMES, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER NONPROFITS, AND CITY, COUNTY AND STATE PARKS. 196475 75968 HISTORIC FACILITY - IN 2020, DURING OUR COVID-19 CLOSURE, WE CONTINUED TO BE STEWARDS OF THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, INCLUDING REFINISHING THE HARDWOOD FLOORS IN BOTH BUILDINGS AND TELESCOPE DOME ROOMS, AND OTHER MINOR REPAIRS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THIS NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK. ALSO DEVELOPED PLANS FOR THE CATALOGUING, CONSERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE OBSERVATORY'S COLLECTION OF OBJECTS, HISTORIC BOOKS AND ARCHIVES. 587892 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 7 0 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 KY OH X ANNA HEHMAN 5133215186 3489 OBSERVATORY PLACE CINCINNATI OH 45208 X ALICIA CULMAN PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNA COUTTS VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EMILY WALLACE TREASURER AND DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH M BAYER SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOANNE PEDERSEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL COWAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMALENE BENSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AL SCHEIDE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEGAN OKUN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN B PINNEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK PLANO CLARK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN WORLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINA ALKAMHAWI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN ANDRES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN SEIBERT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCES YOUN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN STEPHENSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76034 189605 288452 554091 PROGRAM INCOME 561000 129704 129704 129704 19139 0 19139 19139 19139 67178 25732 41446 41446 24571 13381 11190 11190 755570 129704 0 71775 468120 325083 83037 60000 55131 38285 9780 7066 33438 23221 5931 4286 39842 39842 335 335 12269 8589 2453 1227 25293 18969 6324 102519 87142 10251 5126 8895 6399 2496 30684 26082 3068 1534 8550 4875 3675 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 27683 11224 16459 BANK & MERCHANT FEES 22130 15491 6639 OTHER PROGRAM COSTS 18320 18320 DEVELOPMENT 10169 10169 8422 4212 4210 871800 587892 187526 96382 71326 84157 9944 8530 8567 8566 989240 472178 548960 517062 657874 629259 1296671 1247574 11384 23105 44217 45487 414575 400460 470176 469052 X 378170 319831 448325 458691 826495 778522 1296671 1247574 -116230 68257 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 306842 432861 360325 469216 554091 2123335 306842 432861 360325 469216 554091 2123335 1139743 983592 96075 55689 18653 0 170417 25537 5536 10059 17472 52636 111240 2404992 111240 0.40900 0.45740 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 0 843156 46016 856172 33000 804958 71198 33000 843156 728728 112230 36000 804958 930331 434347 495984 33424 32949 475 25485 4882 20603 517062 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 228799 CONTRIBUTION RECEIVABLE 400460 629259 LEASE LIABILITY (IN-KIND) 400460 400460 X PART III, LINE 4: THE OBSERVATORY'S COLLECTIONS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CONTEXT FOR OUR EDUCATIONAL AND HISTORY PROGRAMMING AND TOURS. ITEMS IN THE COLLECTION ARE EXHIBITED TO ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE OF OUR VISITORS AND TO HELP BRING TO LIFE THE OBSERVATORY'S STORY FOR THOSE WHO VISIT OUR NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK. PART V, LINE 4: LONG-TERM, ON-GOING SOURCE OF INCOME TO COVER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. PART X, LINE 2: THE PROVISIONS OF THE ASC STANDARD, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES FOR ALL ENTITIES, INCLUDING NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASC TOPIC, ACCOUNTING FOR CONTINGENCIES, UNDER WHICH LIABILITIES FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ARE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN IT BECOMES PROBABLE A LIABILITY HAS BEEN INCURRED AND THE AMOUNT CAN BE REASONABLY ESTIMATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ARE FULFILLED BY A NON-EMPLOYEE CPA (A PART-TIME, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR) REPORTING DIRECTLY TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THIS RETURN WAS PREPARED BY THE CPA FIRM AND IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT AND TREASURER PRIOR TO THE FILING. IT WILL BE PROVIDED TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS SOON AS PRACTICAL AFTER THE FILING IS COMPLETE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AT EACH ANNUAL BOARD MEETING, AT KEY COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND WHEN A NEW DIRECTOR JOINS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY REVIEWING COMPARABILITY DATA AND BY INTERVIEWS WITH DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES OF OTHER NON-PROFITS WITH SIMILAR BUDGETS AND MISSIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 OUR FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR,ORG, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVILABLE AT THE OHIO SECRETARY OF STATE'S WEBSITE, AND ALL THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 OUR FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR,ORG, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVILABLE AT THE OHIO SECRETARY OF STATE'S WEBSITE, AND ALL THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY FOUNDATION 3489 OBSERVATORY PL CINCINNATI OH 45208 851009031 TO RAISE FUNDS FOR AND TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE CINCINN OH 501(C)(3) LINE 12B, II CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY CENTER 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY FOUNDATION C 189605 CASH