2024-06-27T23:46:11-05:00 2023-12-31 911663574 LARSON GROSS PLLC 2211 RIMLAND DR 422 BELLINGHAM WA 98226 990 2023-01-01 911898141 SPARK MUSEUM OF ELECTRICAL INVENTION SPAR 3607383886 1312 BAY ST BELLINGHAM WA 982254322 JOHN JENKINS PRESIDENT/CEO 3607383886 2024-06-20 1 JOHN JENKINS 999009999 1 STEVE FORBES-CPA P00012098 3607344280 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JOHN JENKINS 1312 BAY ST BELLINGHAM WA 982254322 366540 0 X WWW.SPARKMUSEUM.ORG X 1985 WA INTERACTIVE MUSEUM ILLUSTRATING THE DEVELOPMENT & USE OF ELECTRICITY, RADIO AND OTHER INVENTIONS 6 5 3 26 0 0 198946 110518 123316 175259 0 0 9075 48179 331337 333956 0 0 0 0 145433 146918 0 0 1895 101629 110962 247062 257880 84275 76076 181153 253293 4142 206 177011 253087 AN INTERACTIVE MUSEUM OFFERING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES THROUGH GALLERIES AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT ILLUSTRATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF ELECTRICITY, RADIO & THE RELATED INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF HUMAN HISTORY. 0 0 183245 177524 THE MUSEUM OFFERS INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH ITS EXTENSIVE COLLECTION THAT FOLLOWS A CONTINUOUS THREAD OF ELECTRICAL INVENTION AND DISCOVERY. VOLUNTEER DOCENTS AND MUSEUM STAFF PROVIDE GUIDED TOURS OF THE COLLECTION, WHICH CONTAINS A WEALTH OF UNIQUE AND RARE ARTIFACTS DATING FROM THE EARLIEST DAYS OF SCIENTIFIC ELECTRICAL EXPERIMENTS IN THE 1600S THROUGH THE 1940S AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO. VISITORS ALSO ARE INVITED TO EXPERIENCE THE MEGAZAPPER, ONE OF THE LARGEST TESLA COILS IN THE COUNTRY. 18205 STUDENTS AND CLUBS OF ALL AGES VISIT SPARK MUSEUM EACH YEAR ON ORGANIZED SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS AND GROUP VISITS. STAFF AND VOLUNTEER DOCENTS PROVIDE SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES BASED ON GRADE LEVEL AND GROUP NUMBERS. THE MUSEUM ALSO PROVIDES ONLINE STEM RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS. 183245 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 WA X LARSON GROSS PLLC 3607344280 1312 BAY ST BELLINGHAM WA 982254322 X JOHN JENKINS PRESIDENT/CEO 8.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK CHESTNUT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEOFFREY VOGEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE CLARK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE FORBES TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBORAH HANUSCIN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SANDY WARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14018 28991 34689 32820 110518 ADMISSIONS 712110 175259 175259 175259 8125 0 8125 8125 8125 45550 28991 17841 27709 27709 22618 14743 7875 7875 OTHER INCOME 712110 4470 4470 4470 333956 195729 0 27709 134551 107641 26910 12367 9894 2473 8440 8440 31393 23545 7848 15032 2405 11124 1503 1232 924 308 35724 26793 8931 4182 3136 1046 11040 8280 2760 VOLUNTEER-RELATED 1468 235 1086 147 OPERATING SUPPLIES 1436 229 1063 144 MISCELLANEOUS 1015 163 751 101 257880 183245 72740 1895 135341 169499 1666 9069 9069 275601 202542 36743 73059 181153 253293 4011 131 206 4142 206 X 177011 253087 177011 253087 181153 253293 76076 0 X 0 0 0 X 49650 64051 48736 198946 110518 471901 165890 42277 81196 139956 197877 627196 215540 106328 129932 338902 308395 1099097 0 0 0 1099097 2280 975 1350 8125 12730 2280 975 1350 8125 12730 17736 2222 4470 24428 217820 106328 148643 342474 320990 1136255 0.96730 0.97400 0.01120 0.00610 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 0 186814 134532 52282 24403 24403 0 64384 43607 20777 73059 PART III, LINE 4: THE SPARK MUSEUM COLLECTION CONTAINS A WEALTH OF UNIQUE AND RARE ARTIFACTS DATING FROM THE EARLIEST DAYS OF SCIENTIFIC ELECTRICAL EXPERIMENTS IN THE 1600S THROUGH THE 1940S AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO. ARTIFACTS FROM THE LABORATORIES OF THE EARLY PIONEERS OF ELECTRICITY, FROM MAGNETS AND LEYDEN JARS TO EDISON LIGHT BULBS, MAGNIFICENT VACUUM TUBES, TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES, ALL ARE WELL-REPRESENTED AT THE HISTORY MUSEUM IN BELLINGHAM. THOUSANDS OF RADIOS ARE IN THE COLLECTION, RANGING FROM THE EARLY "HERZIAN-WAVE" DEVICES TO A COMPLETE SET OF EARLY ATWATER KENT "BREADBOARDS" TO SCORES OF EXCEPTIONAL AND BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED FLOOR AND TABLE-TOP RADIOS. THE COLLECTION ALSO INCLUDES RARE MUSIC BOXES, EARLY PHONOGRAPHS, AND MANY EXAMPLES OF RADIO BROADCASTING TECHNOLOGY AND MEMORABILIA FROM THE BEST-KNOWN RADIO COMPANIES AND BROADCASTERS. OTHER RARE PIECES INCLUDE THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF 19TH-CENTURY ELECTROMAGNETIC APPARATUS FOUND IN ANY PRIVATE COLLECTION, AND RARE AND ORIGINAL BOOKS, TREATISES AND SCIENTIFIC PAPERS BY SUCH AUTHORS AS GILBERT, NEWTON, GALILEO, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, VOLTA, HERTZ AND MARCONI. THESE TEXTS ILLUSTRATE THE CRUCIAL STEPS AND TURNING POINTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRICITY AND RADIO. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT RECORD THEIR COLLECTION ON THE BALANCE SHEET OF THE INTERNAL ACCOUNTING RECORDS. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE A REQUIREMENT TO PREPARE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WITH FOOTNOTES AT THE PRESENT TIME. ANNUAL GALA 74541 28991 45550 1600 10385 5856 74541 28991 45550 1600 10385 5856 17841 27709 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERSHIPS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT INCLUDE ADMISSION, ADVANCED NOTICE OF EVENTS, SUBSCRIPTIONS TO MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS, AND DISCOUNTS ON MERCHANDISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFTED FORM 990 IS SHARED WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS THROUGH EMAILING OF DRAFT FOR APPROVAL, THEN THEY SHARE THEIR QUESTIONS & REQUESTED CHANGES WITH THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS WHO PREPARED THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRED BOARD MEMBERS TO SIGN ANNUAL STATEMENTS NOTING NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND COMPLIANCE IS REVIEWED PERIODICALLY AT BOARD MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON DIRECT REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION.