2024-03-14T09:48:02-04:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 814312310 SKYS THE LIMIT OBSERVATORY & NATURE CENTER % Ann Congdon SKYS 7602855311 PO BOX 1 TWENTYNIN PLM CA 922770001 Jerry Mattos Secretary 2024-03-14 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X www.skysthelimit29.org X X 32000 X 4772 4370 0 20213 5034 15179 612 84 528 2033 26882 578 29086 29664 -2782 341833 1569 340620 X 62307 61094 173700 173700 105826 105826 341833 340620 341833 340620 Education of the public youngest to oldest from the smallest on earth to the largest in the cosmos. Education of the cosmos via telescope observation and lectures. Education of the Mojave desert via the nature trails and the surrounding geology. Skys The Limit hosts night sky programs once a month featuring an astronomy lecture as well as the opportunity to look through the 14 Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope inside the dome. Additional scopes of various sizes and types are arrayed outside the dome as well. Guests talk with the astronomer-docents as they observe the nights celestial objects and one astronomer gives a tour of the nights constellations. Some months include additional telescope-only events with no lecture but guests interacting informally with astronomers. People are always welcome to bring their own scope to share their experience and enthusiasm with guests. The campus is always open except during scheduled events but the dome and restrooms are only open when docents are present. 0 7866 Night Sky Festival is an annual family-friendly event. The event is accomplished in cooperation with the Joshua Tree National Park Service and many volunteer astronomers. 500 attendees by advance reservation. Over 20 astronomers with their own scopes describe celestial objects. Two astronomers give constellation tours. Morning activities include botanist-led nature trail tours solar scopes walkable solar system lectures. Afternoon lectures by NASA and JPL astronomers. 0 5034 STL Campus - 15 acres open to the public 24-7 with self-guided tours via posted QR codes. Dome with 14" Celestron telescope; accessible Star Walkway with telescope stations with tables & power always available to amateur astronomers; a Solar Scope; Orrery: a model of the Solar System true to position at 1:20 billion scale containing four inner planets outer planes are tracked; Nature Trail with QR codes providing plants info and photos in bloom; Meditation Garden based on Zen design principles; Steel Sculptures abstractly representing astronomical events & Objects; solar calendar sundial marking hours solstices and equinoxes; accessible restrooms; a workshop welcome center and storage containers that provide a backdrop to a stage. STL has agreed to allow the local community college Copper Mountain College to use the campus. The STL campus will be designated as a satellite campus for weekly classes. STL has purchased a container to store their telescopes and other equipment. 0 0 12900 Ann Congdon President-volunteer 6 0 0 0 Jerold Garber Vice President - volunteer 0.5 0 0 0 Mike Schmitt Treasurer -orrery lectures- solar maint-campus care 6 0 0 0 Jerry Mattos Secretary-volunteer 4 0 0 0 Ray Yeager Director - volunteer 0.5 0 0 0 Brandall Suyenobu Volunteer Astronomer 2 0 0 0 Darrell Shade Director volunteer-astronomer 6 0 0 0 Caley Hands campus maintenace 3 0 0 0 John Watkins director- lectures -astronomer 3.5 0 0 0 Cleo Oladimu volunteer-greeting-tours Orrery 2 0 0 0 Ruth Libby Bookkeeper 2 0 0 0 false false false false false 0 false false false false Ruth Libby 5443 Oasis Ave Twentynine Palms CA 92277 6108392321 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 2926 4593 1528 5930 4772 19749 11893 0 16547 19529 20078 68047 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14819 4593 18075 25459 24850 87796 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87796 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 0 0 0 0 0 14819 4593 18075 25459 24850 87796 1 1 0 0.00 X Astro Viewing -Lectures 20213 1127 19086 0 0 0 0 750 4284 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20213 1127 19086 0 0 0 0 750 4284 5034 14052 Part I, line 8 | Other Revenues:, Amount:| Insurance Loss - received payment, $2033| Part I, line 16 | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Insurance: management Directors' liability volunteer accident property & general, $3370| Taxes- property, $191| Educational Programs Expenses: honorarium travel expense supplies., $7866| Computer software services various administration expenses and fees., $1973| Facilities & Equipment expenses: maintenance replacement repairs new equipment, $15686| Part I, line 20 | Explanation:, Amount:| This is profit not received from NSF fund raiser in 2022. Bookkeeper recorded into accounting programs as an "other current liability" to keep track of not yet received income. Since STL files as "CASH" which the accounting program knows STL is cash so the program removed from P&L Income not received cash making a larger loss for 2023 of $1569., $1569| Part II, line 24 | Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Walkway - Stars Meditation Garden Nature Trail Wilderness Trail Sculptures Stage Telescopes Mounts Eyepieces Photo Voltaic Dome Photo Voltaic Workshop Photo Voltaic Stage Office Equipment., $105826, $105826| Part I, Line 18 | Explanation:| Other Expenses Facilities & equipment replacement maintenance and repairs $7418