2024-10-28T12:19:44-04:00 2023-12-31 911433436 LAKE KENNEDY MCCULLOCH CPAS PS 425 CAINES ST STE A FRIDAY HARBOR WA 982500971 990 2023-01-01 911007501 THE WHALE MUSEUM WHAL 3603784710 PO BOX 945 FRIDAY HARBOR WA 98250 RICHARD OSBORNE PHD PRESIDENT 3603784710 2024-10-18 false JAMES MILES P00119643 3603782496 2024-10-18 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z THE WHALE MUSEUM RICHARD OSBORNE PHD PO BOX 1628 FORKS WA 98331 1432739 false X WWW.WHALEMUSEUM.ORG X 1976 WA THE WHALE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE STEWARDSHIP OF WHALES AND THE SALISH SEA ECOSYSTEM THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. 8 8 24 103 0 703617 876047 205619 238127 85 61 180604 196685 1089925 1310920 0 0 746549 845325 0 125841 350945 463361 1097494 1308686 -7569 2234 1258228 1222229 301450 261662 956778 960567 X THE WHALE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE STEWARDSHIP OF WHALES AND THE SALISH SEA ECOSYSTEM THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. false false 1126202 THE WHALE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION DESPITE THE CONTINUED IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC. THE MUSEUM'S GALLERY OF WHALES REMAINED TO BE AN IMPORTANT FOCAL POINT IN DISSEMINATING OUR MESSAGE OF CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE SALISH SEA AND ITS WILDLIFE TO OUR GUESTS. THE NUMBER OF VISITORS WHO TOURED THE MUSEUM INCREASED TO 25,683. FACILITIES PROJECTS MAINTAINED ACCESSIBILITY, USABILITY, AND COMFORT FOR VISITORS, RESEARCHERS, AND STAFF. IT UPGRADES CONTINUED TO HELP SAFEGUARD THE SECURITY OF OUR COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INFORMATION, AND RESEARCH. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL, SERVED MORE THAN 3,515 TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND LAY NATURALISTS THROUGH 196 PROGRAMS, TOURS AND WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON MARINE SCIENCE, LOCAL ECOLOGY, AND HISTORY. AT LEAST 1,029 PARTICIPANTS WERE CHILDREN. VIRTUAL PROGRAM REQUESTS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY WHEREBY WE REACHED A MUCH BROADER AUDIENCE WITH OUR MISSION. THIS EQUATED TO OVER 165 PROGRAM HOURS AND AMONG THE MANY GROUPS SERVED, INCLUDED 60 AMERICAN CRUISE LINE GROUPS, 42 ROAD SCHOLAR GROUPS, AND 6 BACKROAD GROUPS. THE MUSEUM ALSO HELD EVENTS INCLUDING GEAR UP AND GEAR DOWN WORKSHOPS FOR NATURALISTS, LECTURES, AND THREE MARINE NATURALIST TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE OREA ADOPTION PROGRAM REMAINED ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR TWM PROGRAMS REFLECTING GENEROUS ENGAGEMENT BY THE PUBLIC. IT PROVIDED EDUCATION PACKETS ABOUT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE ENDANGERED SOUTHERN RESIDENT OREA COMMUNITY TO APPROXIMATELY NEW 2,000 ORCA ADOPTERS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIPS AND ORCA ADOPTIONS CONSTITUTED 2,200,. INCLUDING 30 CLASSROOMS AND 100 FAMILY ADOPTIONS. THE MUSEUM'S MONTHLY E-NEWS WAS SENT ON AVERAGE TO AN AVERAGE OF 21,500 SUBSCRIBERS. THE PRINTED CETUS NEWSLETTERS WERE PUBLISHED IN THE SPRING AND FALL AND SENT TO APPROXIMATELY 4,500 MUSEUM MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES. THE WHALE MUSEUM'S SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROGRAMS INCLUDED SOUNDWATCH (EDUCATION AND RESEARCH) WHICH OPERATED ON THE WATER FROM MAY-SEPTEMBER FOR 101 DAYS. SOUNDWATCH SPENT 492 HOURS MONITORING MARINE MAMMALS, 645 HOURS ON THE WATER TRAVELING 3,560 NAUTICAL MILES, AND CONTACTED 1,380 PEOPLE IN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. SAN JUAN COUNTY MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING NETWORK (SJCMMSN) RESPONDED TO 131 STRANDING CALLS, COMPLETED 96 FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, AND CONDUCTED 11 NECROPSIES ON DECEASED MARINE MAMMALS. SJCMMSN GAVE SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS IN LOCAL CLASSROOMS ON SALISH SEA MARINE MAMMOLOGY. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SJCMMSN, SOUNDWATCH CONDUCTED 192 HOURS OF AND HOSTED NEARLY 16 PUBLIC DOCK TALKS, AN OFF-WATER PUBLIC EDUCATION PLATFORM WITH VISUAL AIDS AND OUTREACH MATERIALS FOR DISTRIBUTION. TOGETHER WITH THE SOUNDWATCH PROGRAM, SJCMMSN PUBLISHED 2 PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES. THE WHALE MUSEUM'S SIGHTINGS NETWORK ADDED OVER 11,500 REPORTS TO THE SIGHTINGS ARCHIVE. THESE REPORTS ARE THE RESULT OF THE ONGOING COLLABORATION BETWEEN DATA-SHARING PARTNERS, STATE/FEDERAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS, THE WHALE HOTLINE, THE WHALE MUSEUM STAFF, AND THE EFFORTS OF THE PUBLIC AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS. 1126202 true true false false false false false true false false true false false false false 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 true 13 0 false 24 false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true false false X JENNIFER SMITH FIN OPS MANAGER 3603474710 62 1ST ST N FRIDAY HARBOR WA 98250 X RICHARD OSBORNE PHD PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DANTE AUBERT VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY HEACOX TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHELLY ALAN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN CARLSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRIAN GETTING DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MIKE AIELLO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 FRANK CREGOR DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 false false false 4632 871415 876047 MUSEUM ADMISSIONS 541700 188761 188761 TUITIONS 713990 37866 37866 TOURS 611600 11500 11500 238127 61 61 69327 69327 249177 121819 127358 127358 1310920 127419 238127 701166 595991 28047 77128 71473 57893 5003 8577 72686 57422 6542 8722 59194 58010 592 592 18009 16568 1441 75445 52057 4526 18862 19894 15716 1194 2984 39894 33113 3988 2793 42619 42619 7956 6445 795 716 9825 8252 590 983 124916 124235 410 271 29523 23913 3543 2067 PROGRAM EXPENSES & SUPPLI 21778 20471 871 436 PERMITS & LICENSES 7116 6689 285 142 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 5245 4930 210 105 MEMBERSHIP DUES 1020 959 41 20 927 919 6 2 1308686 1126202 56643 125841 538630 452512 23368 62993 88786 87879 13466 7905 1474126 863776 593978 610350 590 1258228 1222229 30111 13596 271339 248066 301450 261662 X 956778 960567 956778 960567 1258228 1222229 X 2234 1555 X false false X 245924 232176 486243 703617 876047 2544007 245924 232176 486243 703617 876047 2544007 2544007 566137 564467 727199 205069 238127 2300999 4845006 1407141 0.52510 0.43380 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 2,062,872 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 368015 368015 1106111 863776 242335 610350 FUNDRAISING 69327 69327 69327 69327 69327 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL, SERVED MORE THAN 3,515 TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND LAY NATURALISTS THROUGH 196 PROGRAMS, TOURS AND WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON MARINE SCIENCE, LOCAL ECOLOGY, AND HISTORY. AT LEAST 1,029 PARTICIPANTS WERE CHILDREN. VIRTUAL PROGRAM REQUESTS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY WHEREBY WE REACHED A MUCH BROADER AUDIENCE WITH OUR MISSION. THIS EQUATED TO OVER 165 PROGRAM HOURS AND AMONG THE MANY GROUPS SERVED, INCLUDED 60 AMERICAN CRUISE LINE GROUPS, 42 ROAD SCHOLAR GROUPS, AND 6 BACKROAD GROUPS. THE MUSEUM ALSO HELD EVENTS INCLUDING GEAR UP AND GEAR DOWN WORKSHOPS FOR NATURALISTS, LECTURES, AND THREE MARINE NATURALIST TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE OREA ADOPTION PROGRAM REMAINED ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR TWM PROGRAMS REFLECTING GENEROUS ENGAGEMENT BY THE PUBLIC. IT PROVIDED EDUCATION PACKETS ABOUT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE ENDANGERED SOUTHERN RESIDENT OREA COMMUNITY TO APPROXIMATELY NEW 2,000 ORCA ADOPTERS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIPS AND ORCA ADOPTIONS CONSTITUTED 2,200,. INCLUDING 30 CLASSROOMS AND 100 FAMILY ADOPTIONS. THE MUSEUM'S MONTHLY E-NEWS WAS SENT ON AVERAGE TO AN AVERAGE OF 21,500 SUBSCRIBERS. THE PRINTED CETUS NEWSLETTERS WERE PUBLISHED IN THE SPRING AND FALL AND SENT TO APPROXIMATELY 4,500 MUSEUM MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C THE WHALE MUSEUM'S SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROGRAMS INCLUDED SOUNDWATCH (EDUCATION AND RESEARCH) WHICH OPERATED ON THE WATER FROM MAY-SEPTEMBER FOR 101 DAYS. SOUNDWATCH SPENT 492 HOURS MONITORING MARINE MAMMALS, 645 HOURS ON THE WATER TRAVELING 3,560 NAUTICAL MILES, AND CONTACTED 1,380 PEOPLE IN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. SAN JUAN COUNTY MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING NETWORK (SJCMMSN) RESPONDED TO 131 STRANDING CALLS, COMPLETED 96 FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, AND CONDUCTED 11 NECROPSIES ON DECEASED MARINE MAMMALS. SJCMMSN GAVE SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS IN LOCAL CLASSROOMS ON SALISH SEA MARINE MAMMOLOGY. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SJCMMSN, SOUNDWATCH CONDUCTED 192 HOURS OF AND HOSTED NEARLY 16 PUBLIC DOCK TALKS, AN OFF-WATER PUBLIC EDUCATION PLATFORM WITH VISUAL AIDS AND OUTREACH MATERIALS FOR DISTRIBUTION. TOGETHER WITH THE SOUNDWATCH PROGRAM, SJCMMSN PUBLISHED 2 PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES. THE WHALE MUSEUM'S SIGHTINGS NETWORK ADDED OVER 11,500 REPORTS TO THE SIGHTINGS ARCHIVE. THESE REPORTS ARE THE RESULT OF THE ONGOING COLLABORATION BETWEEN DATA-SHARING PARTNERS, STATE/FEDERAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS, THE WHALE HOTLINE, THE WHALE MUSEUM STAFF, AND THE EFFORTS OF THE PUBLIC AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO REVIEW BEFORE IT IS SUBMITTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A 2% COST OF LIVING SALARY INCREASE WAS APPLIED IN 2021 FROM 2020 SALARY LEVEL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST, THE WHALE MUSEUM WILL MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 TRUP UPS 1,555