2024-11-15T13:56:41-05:00 2023-12-31 463046333 Davis Nagy and Company LLC 1000 S Cleve Mass Rd S119 Fairlawn OH 44333 990 2023-01-01 202545942 Akron Fossils and Science Center AKRO 2080 S Cleveland Massillon Rd Copley OH 443211917 William M Sanderson II President 3306653466 2024-11-15 true true Sharon L Nagy CPA P00099224 3306659405 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z William M Sanderson II 262577 false X www.AkronFossils.com X 2004 OH Akron Fossils & Science Center exists to provide visitors of all ages with balanced, affordable, and hands-on educational oppotunities to explore the science of the world past, present, and future. One segment of our center explores creation science education. 13 9 25 4590 0 39103 30024 196696 215254 4 5 6248 10464 242051 255747 0 0 140755 168523 0 10131 90867 94741 231622 263264 10429 -7517 123241 117413 3600 5289 119641 112124 Akron Fossils & Science Center exists to provide visitors of all ages with balanced, affordable, and hands-on educational oppotunities to explore the science of the world past, present, and future. One segment of our center explores creation science education. false false 57323 11012 All other educational programs. This can include guest lecturers, who are leading scientists in their field. The center also hosts birthday parties for children which are science based including Jungle Jamboree, Getting Dusty Digging for Dinos, Amazing Astronomy, and Wacky Mad Science. We also offer overnight lock-ins and adventure trips. 41732 83404 We offer science classes primarily for homeschool groups in biology, physics, astronomy, chemistry, anatomy, physiology, and botany. These classes meet once a week for 28 weeks for students in K-12th grade. Particiants can pick individual classes or enroll in multiple classes for an all day bundle. We also offer custom group classes and family classes as well. 66 students were enrolled in our science classes in 2021. 35202 63229 We provide summer hands-on science camps for children in K-8th grade. These include dinosaur adventure camp, wacky science camp, space exploration camp, creature feature camp, crime scene investigator camp, and STEAM (exciting electricity) camp. 159 children were enrolled in our camps in 2021. 31722 57602 Our science center provides guests with hands-on guided tours and science activities. We have exhibits that display fossils, and visitors can hold real fossils, as well as make and take home replicas. We also have live animals that can also be touched and held. We have a 4500 sq ft museum and 2 acre outdoor adventure park. Our creation science museum is dedicated to comparing and contrasting scientific models like intelligent design and evolution on the origin of the universe, and catastrophism and uniformitarianism modesl on the geologic record. Multiple views on the topics are provided. 4,189 people attended our science center and museum in 2021. 31722 57602 165979 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 true 25 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 13 9 true false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false OH X William M Sanderson II 3306653466 2080 S Cleveland Massillon Rd Copley OH 443211917 Jodie L Brewer Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X X 37692 0 0 Carolann Velotta Secretary 20.00 0.00 X X 26500 0 0 David Robles Board member 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Todd Styer Board member 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gary Gage Board member 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bill Heidinger Board member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alexandria Schall Board member 20.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lynn Turnbow Board member 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kurt Siegfried Board member 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nick Reinfeld Board member 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Greg Spickard Board member 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Turnbow Board member 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Al Gotch Vice President 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 William M Sanderson II President 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 64192 0 0 0 false false false 17159 12865 30024 9 713990 57602 57602 Classes 611600 83404 83404 Camps 713990 63229 63229 Parties misc 713990 11019 11019 215254 5 5 4590 17159 4590 4590 12704 6830 5874 5874 255747 221133 4590 0 66267 37692 21431 7144 86559 86559 2652 2652 13045 10758 1715 572 2600 2600 75 75 1242 1242 7908 1722 5013 1173 953 953 28698 28698 18 18 817 817 20073 63 20010 Licenses and bank fees 5234 5234 Animal expenses 1958 1958 Class expenses 6732 6732 Camp expenses 5202 5202 13231 12641 590 263264 165979 87154 10131 32489 26438 259 360 836 958 88157 88157 88157 1500 1500 123241 117413 3600 5289 3600 5289 X 119641 112124 119641 112124 123241 117413 -7517 0 X false false false X 98428 37654 23150 20587 12865 192684 116556 78874 142317 196696 215254 749697 214984 116528 165467 217283 228119 942381 34211 8300 4000 12990 4510 64011 34211 8300 4000 12990 4510 64011 878370 14 1 3 4 5 27 14 1 3 4 5 27 30 30098 19000 49128 215028 146627 184470 217287 228124 991536 0.88590 0.82090 0.00000 0.00000 X 34022 34022 54135 54135 88157 Credit cards payable 1900 Gift cards outstanding 693 Sales tax payable 451 Payroll taxes payable 2245 5289 Silent auct Golf outing Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2 Board members Mark Turnbow and Lynn Turnbow are married. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 Although every board member did not review the 990 prior to filing, key members were involved in preparation and reviewed prior to filing. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 Governming documents are made available upon request, either electronically or in print.