2024-08-08T17:55:46-05:00 2023-09-30 860683059 BEACHFLEISCHMAN PLLC 1985 E RIVER ROAD SUITE 201 TUCSON AZ 85718 990 2022-10-01 860111675 ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM ARIZ 5208831380 2021 NORTH KINNEY ROAD TUCSON AZ 857439719 CRAIG IVANYI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5208831380 2024-08-06 1 1 MONICA A VERA CPA P01456278 5203214600 2024-08-06 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z CRAIG IVANYI 2021 NORTH KINNEY ROAD TUCSON AZ 857439719 32302185 0 X WWW.DESERTMUSEUM.ORG X 1952 AZ SONORAN DESERT EDUCATION THROUGH ZOOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, GEOLOGICAL, ART, AND CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS. 19 17 236 392 542882 297064 18830265 5173981 7224246 8431062 406941 -217014 1881967 1853883 28343419 15241912 0 0 0 0 7266189 7985314 0 0 324384 5467650 5466685 12733839 13451999 15609580 1789913 51306918 56729954 1665880 1856727 49641038 54873227 X WE INSPIRE PEOPLE TO LIVE IN HARMONY WITH THE NATURAL WORLD BY FOSTERING LOVE, APPRECIATION, AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE SONORAN DESERT. 0 0 8592323 8353260 THE ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM IS A WORLD-RENOWNED BIOPARK COMPRISED OF MULTIPLE COMPONENTS, INCLUDING REGIONAL ZOO, BOTANICAL GARDEN, AQUARIUM, RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, ART INSTITUTE, AND NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM. THE MUSEUM SITS ON 98 ACRES OF LEASED PROPERTY, 21 OF WHICH ARE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, WITH 2 MILES OF WALKING PATHS WHERE GUESTS VIEW EXHIBITS THAT REALISTICALLY RE-CREATE THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE VIBRANT SONORAN DESERT REGION. VISITORS MAY ENCOUNTER MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED ANIMAL SPECIES, CURATED GARDENS WITH OVER ONE THOUSAND VARIETIES OF PLANTS, TWO ART GALLERIES, AND A SIMULATED CAVE WITH A MINERAL GALLERY. THE MUSEUM IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC VISITATION EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR. SINCE ITS OPENING IN 1952, OVER 24 MILLION PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD HAVE VISITED THE MUSEUM. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, ATTENDANCE AT THE MUSEUM WAS 332,500 VISITORS AND THERE WERE OVER 16,000 MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS.EXHIBITS AND GARDENS: THE MUSEUM HOSTED 332,500 VISITORS IN FY 2023.THE MUSEUM'S LARGEST AND MOST IMPACTFUL PROGRAM IS ITS EXHIBITS AND GARDENS. THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS 21 INTERPRETED ACRES WITH TWO MILES OF WALKING PATHS THROUGH VARIOUS DESERT HABITATS, OVER TWO HUNDRED ANIMAL SPECIES, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PLANT SPECIMENS FROM MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND TAXA, ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL MINERAL COLLECTIONS, AND TWO ART GALLERIES. EXIT SURVEYS REVEAL THE IMPACT OF A DESERT MUSEUM VISIT: VISITORS TELL US THAT THEY LEARN ABOUT NEW SUBJECTS AND ISSUES, THEY FEEL CLOSER TO NATURE, AND THEY HAVE A DEEPER APPRECIATION FOR THE SONORAN DESERT AFTER THEIR VISIT. 1782663 925959 CONSERVATION, EDUCATION AND SCIENCE PROGRAMSSINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1952, THE ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM HAS PUT CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND SCIENCE AT THE CORE OF ITS MISSION. FROM HELPING TO ESTABLISH PROTECTED ISLANDS AND COASTAL WETLANDS IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, TO BREEDING AND REINTRODUCTION PROGRAMS FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES SUCH AS THE MEXICAN GRAY WOLF, THICK-BILLED PARROT, AND NUMEROUS FISH, AMPHIBIANS, AND REPTILES, TO DOCUMENTING THE BIODIVERSITY THAT HELPED ESTABLISH THE IRONWOOD FOREST NATIONAL MONUMENT, THE MUSEUM'S CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN WIDELY RECOGNIZED FOR MANY DECADES. OF EQUAL IMPORTANCE ARE THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS WHICH TOUCH NEARLY A HALF MILLION PEOPLE EACH YEAR, INCLUDING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THESE PROGRAMS HELP TO FOSTER LOVE, APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF OUR DESERT HOME. CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE PROGRAMSSAVING AQUATIC SPECIES:SPRINGS, STREAMS, AND RIVERS IN THE SONORAN DESERT HAVE ALL BEEN DECLINING IN RECENT YEARS DUE TO A DECADE-LONG DROUGHT AND DIVERSION OF WATER FOR HUMAN NEEDS. MANY SPECIES THAT LIVE IN OR AROUND THIS WATER ARE THREATENED OR ENDANGERED DUE TO LOSS OF HABITAT. THE MUSEUM WORKS WITH ITS PARTNERS, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES, TO HOLD, BREED AND SUPPLEMENT THE POPULATIONS OF THESE SPECIES IN THE WILD. IN 2021, ASDM CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONSERVATION OF RANID FROGS, THE MEXICAN GARTER SNAKE, THE SONOYTA MUD TURTLE, AND SEVERAL REGIONAL NATIVE FISH SPECIES. PROMOTING POLLINATORS: BEES ARE AMONG THE MOST ABUNDANT AND DIVERSE ANIMAL GROUPS IN THE SONORAN DESERT. AS PRIMARY POLLINATORS OF MANY DESERT PLANTS, BEES ARE ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT MEMBERS OF THESE HABITATS. ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM SCIENTISTS ARE WORKING TO DOCUMENT, DESCRIBE AND UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION OF BEE DIVERSITY IN OUR REGION AND HOW CLIMATE CHANGE AND HABITAT DISTURBANCE MAY ALTER THIS DISTRIBUTION IN THE FUTURE. THE MUSEUM CO-LEADS THE TUCSON BEE COLLABORATIVE (TUCSONBEECOLLABORATIVE.COM) WHICH WORKS WITH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO STUDY NATIVE BEES AND PROMOTE THEIR CONSERVATION. TO DATE, WE HAVE DOCUMENTED 520 SPECIES AND COLLECTED 2 YEARS OF BI-WEEKLY MONITORING DATA.FOODS FROM THE PAST FOR THE FUTURE:ASDM HAS A LONG HISTORY OF TEACHING PEOPLE ABOUT THE "SONORAN SUPERMARKET" - THE BOUNTY OF THE DESERT THAT HAS SUSTAINED PEOPLE IN THIS REGION FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS. CURRENT PROGRAMS FOCUS ON THE SAGUARO, PRICKLY PEAR, CHOLLA, MESQUITE AND AGAVE. ASDM IS A MAJOR PARTNER IN TUCSON'S MISSION GARDENS AND AGAVE HERITAGE FESTIVAL. CURRENT RESEARCH FOCUSES ON CONSERVING THE WILD RELATIVES OF IMPORTANT CROPS AND THE FEASIBILITY OF EXPANDING THE ROLE OF DESERT-ADAPTED FOODS IN REGIONAL DIETS AS A PATH TOWARD FOOD SECURITY IN A HOTTER, DRIER CLIMATE.SAVING OUR SAGUAROS:TODAY, THE SURVIVAL OF THE SAGUARO, THE ICON OF THE SONORAN DESERT, IS THREATENED BY THE INVASIVE BUFFELGRASS. THE DESERT MUSEUM COORDINATES THE EFFORTS OF MUNICIPAL, COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS, PRIVATE CITIZENS, BUSINESSES, AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TO FIGHT THIS THREAT. THE MUSEUM IS ALSO MONITORING THE IMPACTS OF BUFFELGRASS FIRES ON SAGUAROS, RESEARCHING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS TREATMENT METHODS, LEADING CITIZEN CONSERVATION GROUPS IN BUFFELGRASS PULLS, AND PROVIDING EXTENSIVE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.YOUTH AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS: YOUTH FIELD TRIPS:TEACHERS AND YOUTH GROUP LEADERS CAN STRUCTURE THEIR FIELD TRIPS USING A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, SUGGESTED CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES TO BE USED PRE- AND POST-TRIP CAN BE DOWNLOADED. THESE HELP TO EXTEND AND DEEPEN THE LEARNING FROM A DESERT MUSEUM VISIT AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. VISITING GROUPS CAN ALSO CHOOSE FROM TWO ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS OFFERED IN MUSEUM CLASSROOMS AND ANIMAL EXHIBITS. NUMBER SERVED IN 2023: 20,497.DESERT ARK:THE DESERT ARK IS THE MUSEUM'S OUTREACH PROGRAM. IT BRINGS TOGETHER THE RESOURCES OF THE MUSEUM, INCLUDING EXPERT EDUCATORS AND LIVE ANIMALS, TO ALL PARTS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA, FROM SCHOOLS TO SENIOR CENTERS, AND FROM AJO TO SAFFORD. THE MUSEUM OFFERS 13 DIFFERENT DESERT ARK PROGRAMS IN ADDITION TO CUSTOM PROGRAMS AVAILABLE BY REQUEST. NUMBER SERVED IN 2023: 5,222.SUMMER AND SCHOOL BREAK CAMPS:THE DESERT MUSEUM RUNS A "HANDS-ON, MINDS-ON DAY AND OVERNIGHT CAMPS FOR CHILDREN IN GRADES 1-6. DESERT MUSEUM CAMPERS OBSERVE LIVE ANIMALS, CONDUCT SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS, CREATE COOL CRAFTS, SKETCH IN DESERT JOURNALS, HARVEST AND PREPARE DESERT FOODS, CAMP IN THE DESERT, AND EXPLORE BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE DESERT MUSEUM. NUMBER SERVED IN 2023: 146.JUNIOR DOCENT PROGRAM:THE DESERT MUSEUM JUNIOR DOCENT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR TUCSON-AREA BOYS AND GIRLS AGES 13 TO 18. JUNIOR DOCENTS RECEIVE TRAINING ON THE PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND GEOLOGY OF THE SONORAN DESERT REGION AND HOW TO INTERPRET (TEACH) IT TO OTHERS. DESERT MUSEUM MEMBERSHIP, SPECIAL PRIVILEGES AND RECOGNITION, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP WITH MUSEUM EVENTS ARE JUST SOME OF THE BENEFITS JUNIOR DOCENTS RECEIVE IN ADDITION TO BEING PART OF A WORLD-FAMOUS MUSEUM! DURING THEIR TWO-YEAR TERMS AS A JUNIOR DOCENTS, TEENS TYPICALLY DEVELOP SELF-CONFIDENCE, PUBLIC SPEAKING ABILITIES, AND A GREAT DEPTH OF NATURAL HISTORY KNOWLEDGE. NUMBER SERVED IN 2023: 12.COATI KIDS CLUB:THIS MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM FOR KIDS OFFERS YEAR-ROUND FREE ADMISSION, 8 SPECIAL EVENTS FOR CLUB MEMBERS, A STAINLESS-STEEL REUSABLE WATER BOTTLE, AND A GUIDEBOOK FOR FAMILIES TO LEARN HOW TO EXPLORE THE DESERT.NUMBER SERVED IN 2023: 36.VIRTUAL PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES:THE MUSEUM OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF LIFE SCIENCE PROGRAMMING THROUGH LIVE-ANIMAL DEMONSTRATIONS, ARTS AND SCIENCE ACTIVITIES, AND STORY AND MOVEMENT-BASED CLASSES. NUMBER SERVED IN 2023: 3,992.ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMSPUBLIC CLASSES, TRIPS AND TOURS:THESE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO CREATE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR SONORAN DESERT AND TO TEACH TECHNIQUES AND TIPS FOR DESERT LIVING. CLASSES AND TRIPS ARE OFFERED ON TOPICS SUCH AS NATURAL HISTORY, GARDENING, WATER HARVESTING, AND COOKING WITH NATIVE FOODS. NUMBER SERVED IN 2023: 371.DOCENT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: DOCENTS INTERPRET THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE SONORAN DESERT REGION TO MUSEUM VISITORS AND TO GROUPS WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. IN DOING SO, THEY HELP THE MUSEUM FULFILL ITS CONSERVATION EDUCATION MISSION. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 169 DOCENTS VOLUNTEERING ONE DAY PER WEEK OR MORE. SUCH INTERPRETATION CONSISTS OF CONDUCTING TOURS FOR GENERAL VISITORS AND DEMONSTRATING LIVE ANIMALS AND EDUCATIONAL KITS.DOCENT HOURS CONTRIBUTED IN 2023: 25,357 625174 186062 ART INSTITUTETHE MISSION OF THE ASDM ART INSTITUTE IS "CONSERVATION THROUGH ART EDUCATION." WE SEEK TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN NATURE-FOCUSED ART CLASSES AND INSPIRE NEW CONSERVATION ADVOCATES. TO THIS END, WE OFFER ART CLASSES, ART EXHIBITS, AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE MUSEUM'S ART COLLECTION. ART CLASSES: ART PROFESSIONALS TEACH ALL ART CLASSES, AND CLASS CONTENT EMPHASIZES OUR LIVING COLLECTIONS AND SONORAN DESERT SETTING. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, THE ART INSTITUTE SERVED 1,281 STUDENTS ON-SITE. 24 INSTRUCTORS TAUGHT 188 DIFFERENT ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES. FOUR STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM THE NATURE ART CERTIFICATE PROGRAM AND 96 BRAND NEW STUDENTS ENTERED THE PROGRAM. ON OUR WEBSITE, WE OFFER 10 FREE VIDEOS, VIEWED BY OVER 1,000 PEOPLE. WE ALSO ADDED A VIDEO CLASS SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 160 SUBSCRIBERS AND 230 VIDEOS.TOTAL AUDIENCE SERVED IN 2023: 2,449PERMANENT COLLECTION:VANISHING CIRCLES IS A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF 92 ORIGINAL PAINTINGS DEPICTING DISAPPEARING WILDLIFE, PLANTS, AND HABITATS OF THE SONORAN DESERT. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM HAS A SMALL PERMANENT COLLECTION OF 47 ART PIECES THAT COMPRISE THE SONORAN COLLECTION. WE ALSO HAVE A COLLECTION OF 73 WORKS BY SHERIDAN OMAN, 108 BY MANABU SAITO, AND 68 BY RHONDA SPENCER. IN 2020, WE ACQUIRED A COLLECTION OF 23 ORIGINAL SCRATCHBOARD PIECES BY PRISCILLA BALDWIN DEPICTING ANIMALS FROM THE MUSEUM. THIS COLLECTION IS NOW ON PERMANENT DISPLAY IN THE BALDWIN BUILDING. IN 2021, WE ACQUIRED 17 NEW WORKS BY PHOTOGRAPHER CARLOS NAVARRO, WHOSE PIECES WERE ON EXHIBIT IN THE BALDWIN GALLERY. WHEN NAVARRO'S SHOW CLOSED, HE DONATED HIS WORK TO THE ART INSTITUTE. WE ALSO ACCEPTED A DONATION OF 8 WORKS BY MARI LYONS, WHICH WE WILL KEEP IN OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION.TOTAL COLLECTION PIECES IN 2023: 430GALLERY EXHIBITS:WE HOST 8 TO 12 UNIQUE ART EXHIBITS ANNUALLY IN THE IRONWOOD GALLERY AND BALDWIN EDUCATION GALLERY. THESE ART EXHIBITS SERVE THE MISSION OF THE DESERT MUSEUM BY MANIFESTING THE BEAUTY OF THE SONORAN HABITAT AND WILDLIFE TO OUR VISITORS THROUGH VISUAL ARTS. IN 2023, WE HAD 42,108 VISITORS IN OUR IRONWOOD GALLERIES AND 4,500 IN OUR BALDWIN GALLERIES. IN TOTAL, WE PRODUCED AND OPENED TEN UNIQUE ART EXHIBITS. INDUCED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE NOW OFFER VIRTUAL GALLERY SHOWS ON OUR WEBSITE, ACCESSIBLE TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE.OUR GALLERIES ARE SUPPORTED BY 34 VOLUNTEERS WHO FACILITATE ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN GUESTS AND EXHIBITS. VOLUNTEERS HELP GUESTS DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF ART, NATURE, AND CONSERVATION.IN 2023, WE HOSTED A GLASS AND STEEL SCULPTURE EXHIBITION THAT WAS INSTALLED THROUGHOUT MUSEUM GROUNDS. THIS EXHIBIT WONDROUSLY EMBODIED THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ART AND SCIENCE. THE LARGER-THAN-LIFE SCULPTURES WERE VISIBLE IN EVERY AREA OF MUSEUM GROUNDS, CREATING ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL VISITORS.GALLERY ACTIVITY IN 2023: 10 EXHIBITS, 46,608 VISITORS 11000160 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 66 0 1 236 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 17 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X AMANDA PERKINS CFO 5208833012 2021 NORTH KINNEY ROAD TUCSON AZ 857439719 CRAIG IVANYI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 167020 0 29164 CAROLYN CARSON CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 127513 0 11909 LYNNAE WENKER DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY 40.00 X 117858 0 11125 BRIAN DENHAM CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 117207 0 17001 ANNA HEYER VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 3022 0 0 KERRY BALDWIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL CHARLES TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELSEY DAYLE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY FLETCHER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUSKIN HARTLEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABBY HUNGWE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BEN A MINTEER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOAQUIN MURRIETA-SALDIVAR TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT OJEDA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOBBY PRESENT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY V PRICE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER G SCHAUSS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID SMALLHOUSE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANA SUTTON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 R JAY TEJERA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONA PARDO DOCENT & VOLUNTEER REPRESENTATIVE 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN BRIGHAM IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LISA K HARRIS CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 HEATHER KANTOR TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANGELE FAITH LISTON SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 532620 0 69199 4 0 1 0 SOUTH OF THE BORDER TOURS 7937 E CORONADO ROAD TUCSON AZ 85750 TOUR GUIDE SERVICES 358120 NEXTRIO LLC 4803 E 5TH STREET 103 TUCSON AZ 85711 IT MANAGED SERVICES 177574 DARK HORSE MEDIA LLC 4441 E 5TH STREET TUCSON AZ 85711 MEDIA MARKETING 166860 PNC MERCHANT SERVICES ONE PNC PLAZA PITTSBURGH PA 15265 CREDIT CARD MERCHANT FEES 139212 GLHN ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS INC 2939 E BROADWAY BLVD TUCSON AZ 85716 ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING 136686 8 159163 218578 555234 4241006 219580 5173981 ADMISSIONS 713990 5371874 5371874 MEMBERSHIP DUES 713990 1875997 1875997 EDUCATION 713990 925960 925960 ART INSTITUTE 713990 186062 186062 OTHER 713990 71169 71169 8431062 985991 985991 15 15 313617 67976 245641 245641 245641 14534147 15737152 -1203005 -1203005 -1203005 181331 218578 160809 20522 20522 10604 0 10604 10604 2665320 1094336 1570984 1028102 542882 VENDING MACHINES 713990 6117 6117 6117 15241912 9465281 542882 59768 506600 147983 358617 6030395 5000082 845163 185150 110791 92397 13756 4638 787642 676327 99279 12036 549886 453565 81927 14394 72900 61226 8612 3062 51651 44586 6271 794 77470 77470 517111 265572 251539 159967 9566 150401 640139 495449 92029 52661 148251 91032 9796 47423 6001 6001 556071 556071 388770 386078 2692 51439 33857 17582 1234776 1210823 22113 1840 248753 234604 13792 357 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR 425986 425986 OTHER EXPENSES 406047 404018 2029 ANIMAL CARE 404937 404937 UBTI EXCISE TAX 76416 76416 13451999 11000160 2127455 324384 859453 742174 675756 313970 7025093 280622 86398 198557 530447 686598 344619 276301 44301160 33002262 12081261 11298898 22385193 35633716 7318698 7299118 51306918 56729954 940145 1068919 725735 779220 0 8588 1665880 1856727 X 33750114 37755347 15890924 17117880 49641038 54873227 51306918 56729954 1789913 3442276 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3355472 7508875 11200316 15416053 4090165 41570881 6901537 4184517 5168795 8987719 10212150 35454718 72484 110080 112299 96345 85025 476233 10329493 11803472 16481410 24500117 14387340 77501832 892090 2028933 3113311 9222806 588385 15845525 0 892090 2028933 3113311 9222806 588385 15845525 61656307 1172938 770320 718792 1245849 1299624 5207523 198718 235681 434399 1172938 770320 718792 1444567 1535305 5641922 57140 27259 37221 101973 31126 254719 3913 3317867 998791 4320571 11563484 12601051 17237423 29364524 16952562 87719044 0.70290 0.67790 0.06430 0.06370 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 1 23336201 2072916 2334977 943278 60708 26740108 23331734 4006085 -4091116 -178176 88678 23336201 12889577 3812346 1821511 -4878495 70195 23331734 9070274 2823381 629673 -403039 36790 12889577 8392009 446844 232989 -33624 35192 9070274 0.87750 0.12250 0.00000 0 0 226500 226500 39602717 29208623 10394094 4049788 3768588 281200 422155 25051 397104 11298898 ASSETS HELD IN CHARITABLE TRUSTS 7161404 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST 129126 OPERATING LEASE ASSET 8588 7299118 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 8588 8588 X 18699764 3442276 3442276 15257488 77470 -93046 -15576 15241912 13467575 93046 93046 13374529 77470 77470 13451999 PART III, LINE 1A: THE COLLECTIONS, WHICH WERE ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE MUSEUM'S INCEPTION, ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED, OR AS DECREASES IN NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS IF THE ASSETS USED TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS ARE RESTRICTED BY DONORS. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PROCEEDS FROM DE-ACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED AS INCREASES IN THE APPROPRIATE NET ASSET CLASSES. PART III, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS CONSIST SUBSTANTIALLY OF LIVING AND NONLIVING NATURAL HISTORY OBJECTS RELATED TO THE MUSEUM'S INTERPRETIVE REGION (THE SONORAN DESERT AND ADJACENT HABITATS). COLLECTIONS ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CERTAIN FREE-LIVING ORGANISMS, COLLECTIONS ARE CATALOGUED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. OBJECTS ARE DEACCESSIONED ACCORDING TO THEIR VALUE AND REPLACEABILITY. LIVING PLANTS AND ANIMALS FOR WHICH THERE IS NO FORESEEABLE FUTURE NEED ARE DONATED TO OTHER ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS. NO SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION ITEMS WERE DEACCESSIONED DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023. PART V, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM'S BOARD DESIGNATED RESERVES AND ENDOWMENTS CONSIST OF INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES. THE ENDOWMENTS INCLUDE BOTH DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS, AND AS REQUIRED BY GAAP, NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON THE EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. PART X, LINE 2: ASC 740 FOOTNOTE FROM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: THE MUSEUM IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER BOTH FEDERAL (INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3)) AND ARIZONA INCOME TAX LAWS, AND IS CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 509(A)(2). INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE MUSEUM'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE, HOWEVER, MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBTI). THE MUSEUM IS REQUIRED TO FILE INFORMATIONAL RETURNS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE PURPOSES AND, IF IT HAS UBTI, FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSES -67,976. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -25,070. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSES 67,976. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 25,070. PART III, LINE 5: IN ADDITION TO ITEMS DONATED FOR ITS COLLECTIONS, THE MUSEUM RECEIVES DONATIONS OF ART AND SIMILAR ASSETS TO BE AUCTIONED AT ITS ANNUAL GALA. NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES EDUCATIONAL TRIPS TO DIFFERENT REGIONS IN MEXICO 122720 EUROPE - SPAIN 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES EDUCATIONAL TRIPS TO DIFFERENT REGIONS IN SPAIN 67883 0 0 0 0 0 0 190603 0 190603 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: ACCRUAL METHOD PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: GALA 320479 217178 103301 79901 35039 1430 16429 WINE DOWN 44314 700 43614 9536 500 5191 1 35116 700 34416 2701 700 9382 399909 218578 181331 79901 47276 2630 31002 160809 20522 X 1 1 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CRAIG IVANYI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 167020 0 0 0 0 0 3662 0 25502 0 196184 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A GIFT CARDS WERE GROSSED UP FOR PAYROLL TAXES AND ADDED TO WAGES. X 1 26670 NYSE X 14 14807 ESTIMATES X WATER 1 85025 MUNICIPAL WATER RATE X AUCTION ITEMS 124 69464 ESTIMATES X OTHER 137 23613 ESTIMATES 0 0 1 1 PART I, COLUMN (B): PART I, COLUMN (B) REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RATHER THAN THE NUMBER OF ITEMS RECEIVED. PART I, LINE 32B: ORGANIZATION USES A THIRD PARTY TO ACCEPT AND PROCESS DONATED VEHICLES. FORM 990 PART I LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZED 407 VOLUNTEERS, WHICH INCLUDE 24 BOARD MEMBERS, 31 BOARD COUNCIL ADVISORS, 177 DOCENTS, AND 175 OTHER VOLUNTEERS. OUR DOCENTS AND VOLUNTEERS ASSIST GUESTS WITH WAYFINDING AND EDUCATION ABOUT OUR MISSION, COLLECTIONS, AND SONORAN DESERT SETTING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THERE IS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS, ALL OF WHOM HAVE THE SAME VOTING RIGHTS, WHICH ARE TO ELECT NEW TRUSTEES BY BALLOT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS ELECT TRUSTEES BY BALLOT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT COPY OF FORM 990 WITH SCHEDULE B DONOR NAMES AND ADDRESSES REDACTED IS GIVEN TO THE MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COUNCIL. THE MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COUNCIL, ALONG WITH THE CEO AND CFO, REVIEW ALL SCHEDULES AND NARRATIVES FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS. AFTER REVEIW OF THE DRAFT BY THE FINANCE COUNCIL, A COPY OF FORM 990 WITH SCHEDULE B DONOR NAMES AND ADDRESSES REDACTED IS FORWARDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND NEW EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ACKNOWLEDGE IN WRITING THAT S/HE HAS DONE SO. ANNUALLY, EACH BOARD MEMBER COMPLETES A DISCLOSURE FORM IDENTIFYING ANY RELATIONSHIP, POSITIONS, OR CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH S/HE IS INVOLVED THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISING. PRIOR TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR COMMITTEE ACTION ON A CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION INVOLVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, A DIRECTOR OR COMMITTEE MEMBER HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND WHO IS IN ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETING SHALL DISCLOSE ALL FACTS MATERIAL TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE NOT PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE OR HEAR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR COMMITTEE'S DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER EXCEPT TO DISCLOSE THE MATERIAL FACTS AND TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS. AN EMPLOYEE WHO IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DISCLOSES TO HIS/HER SUPERVISOR ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT SUCH EMPLOYEE HAS WITH RESPECT TO A CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE MANAGEMENT EVALUATION COUNCIL, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD, THE VICE-CHAIR, AND THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE FINANCE COUNCIL AND SUCH OTHER TRUSTEES AS MAY BE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS USING BOTH LOCAL ANNUAL COMPENSATION SURVEY DATA AS WELL AS THE COMPENSATION SURVEY DATA PROVIDED BY VARIOUS APPLICABLE SALARY SURVEYS. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER'S COMPENSATION IS CALCULATED USING SALARY GRADES THAT REPRESENT A SIMILAR POSITION ALIKE IN RESPONSIBILITY AND SCOPE AND ARE BASED ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS INCLUDING AVERAGE MARKET PAY, THE MUSEUM'S ABILITY TO PAY, AND INTERNAL EQUITY. SALARY GRADES ARE ESTABLISHED BASED ON THE COMPETITIVE MARKET USING VARIOUS APPLICABLE SALARY SURVEYS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.