2025-02-13T07:56:02-05:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 814312310 SKYS THE LIMIT OBSERVATORY & NATURE CENTER % Ann Congdon SKYS 7602855311 PO BOX 1 TWENTYNIN PLM CA 922770001 Jerry Mattos Secretary 2025-02-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X www.skysthelimit29.org X X 58451 X 18175 13050 0 26727 4820 21907 499 0 499 53631 725 25070 25795 27836 340620 27675 396131 X 61094 88930 173700 180180 105826 127021 340620 396131 0 0 340620 396131 X 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 5432 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 4820 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 has been designated as a satellite campus for weekly classes. STL has purchased a container to store CMC telescopes and equipment. 0 22980 Telescope update and maintenance Sinking Fund New Dome Fund donation to non-profit association volunteers for assistance in regularly schedule programs. 0 7584 40816 Ann Congdon President-volunteer 7 0 0 0 Jerold Garber Vice President - volunteer 0.5 0 0 0 Mike Schmitt Treasurer -orrery lectures- solar maint-campus care 7 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 John Watkins director- lectures -astronomer 4.5 0 0 0 Cleo Oladimu volunteer-greeting-tours Orrery 2 0 0 0 Ruth Libby Bookkeeper 2 0 0 0 6 Various Volunteer Astronomers Amateur Astronomer 6 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 4593 1528 5930 4772 18175 34998 0 16547 19529 20078 31547 87701 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4593 18075 25459 24850 49722 122699 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122699 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 4593 18075 25459 24850 49722 122699 1 1 0 0.00 X Astro Viewing -Lectures 26727 4820 21907 0 0 0 0 945 3875 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26727 4820 21907 0 0 0 0 945 3875 4820 17087 Part I, line 16 | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Educational Events, $5432| Insurance: Liability for management operations premises Liability Property Insurance & Volunteer Accident Insurance, $3929| Property Taxes, $225| Dome Sinking Fund, $7008| Campus operations and maintenance, $5380| Administration: website expenses Flipcause E-letter Publications and banking, $3096| Part I, line 20 | Explanation:, Amount:| Extended concrete Walkway to The Stars, $16500| Added Accounts Receivable for Flipcause and PayPal., $4695| Increase Building Purchased Cargo Container, $6480| Part II, line 24 | Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Accounts Receivable: Flipcause $4441. & PayPal $254, $0, $4695| Cargo Container CMC $6480 & Walkway - Stars CMC extension $ 16500, $105826, $122326| Part II, line 26 | Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| no liabilities, $0, $0| Part I, Line 16 | Explanation:| Taxes - Property Part I, Line 16 | Explanation:| Educational Programs Expenses - Honorariums Educational events Travel expenses Donations to other non-profits volunteers assistances Part I, Line 16 | Explanation:| Facilities & Equipment Expenses: maintenance replacement repairs new equipment and structures Part I, Line 16 | Explanation:| computer software services various administration expenses and fees. Part I, Line 16 | Explanation:| Insurance: management Directors Liability volunteer accident Property & general