2025-11-06T11:03:34-06:00 2024-12-31 161131146 BONADIO & CO LLP 171 SULLYS TRAIL PITTSFORD NY 14534 990 2024-01-01 160794131 ROCHESTER MUSEUM & SCIENCE CENTER ROCH 5852714552 657 EAST AVENUE ROCHESTER NY 14607 HILLARY OLSON PRESIDENT/CEO 5852714552 2025-11-05 1 1 JEFFREY PAILLE P01378272 5853811000 2025-11-05 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z HILLARY OLSON 657 EAST AVENUE ROCHESTER NY 14607 12851833 0 X WWW.RMSC.ORG X 1912 NY THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A MUSEUM, SCIENCE CENTER, AND NATURE CENTER. 26 23 246 481 0 0 6088538 4240678 2769971 3183260 423572 552812 573516 718147 9855597 8694897 0 0 0 0 4901277 5083923 0 0 533629 4688078 4662454 9589355 9746377 266242 -1051480 29006067 26051020 5244744 3019680 23761323 23031340 THE MISSION OF THE ROCHESTER MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER IS TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD THROUGH INSPIRING CURIOSITY, EXPLORATION, AND ENGAGEMENT ACROSS HISTORY, SCIENCE, CULTURE, AND THE NATURAL WORLD. 0 0 3728192 1385859 IN 2024, THE RMSC DIRECTLY SERVED OVER 450,000 PEOPLE THROUGH VISITS AND OUTREACH ENGAGEMENT, INCLUDING 10,000 PEOPLE AT THE ROC THE ECLIPSE FESTIVAL ON APRIL 8. THE RMSC SERVED 63,279 SCHOOL STUDENTS VIA FIELD TRIPS TO THE MUSEUM, PLANETARIUM, AND CUMMING NATURE CENTER, AND 9,233 STUDENTS VIA OUTREACH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SITES. THE RMSC SERVED OVER 2,800 CAMPERS ATTENDING CURIOSITY CAMPS, EXPLORING SCIENCE, CULTURE, AND THE NATURAL WORLD. THE RMSC RECEIVED CORPORATE SUPPORT, FOUNDATION SUPPORT, INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT, AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, INCLUDING FROM MONROE COUNTY, THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, TO ENSURE DYNAMIC EXHIBITS, EXPERIENCES, AND PROGRAMMING AT ALL THREE SITES. 3645343 1797401 RMSC LED REGIONAL PREPARATIONS AND CELEBRATIONS FOR THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE ON APRIL 8, 2024. TO INCREASE ACCESS FOR ALL, RMSC LAUNCHED AMAZON FREE AFTERNOONS ACROSS ALL THREE OF OUR LOCATIONS. THE RMSC PROUDLY OPENED HAUDENOSAUNEE CONTINUITY, INNOVATION, RESILIENCE, A POWERFUL EXHIBITION HONORING THE VIBRANT CULTURE AND ONGOING CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE HAUDENOSAUNEE PEOPLE. AT THE CUMMING NATURE CENTER, GUESTS EXPLORED THE NEWLY BUILT BEAVER POND OBSERVATION TOWER. THE STRASENBURGH PLANETARIUM ACHIEVED RECORD-BREAKING ATTENDANCE IN 2024, DRIVEN BY ECLIPSE PROGRAMMING, A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF SCHOOL FIELD TRIP OFFERINGS, AND THE ADDITION OF NEW LASER SHOWS. IN 2024, RMSC HAS OVER 5,700 MEMBERS. 911336 THE RMSC COLLECTS, CARES FOR, AND MAKES ACCESSIBLE MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION OBJECTS AND SPECIMENS IN FOUR BROAD CATEGORIES: NATURAL SCIENCES, REGIONAL HISTORY/HUMAN CULTURES, LIBRARY/ARCHIVES, AND TEACHING COLLECTIONS. THESE OBJECTS ARE INTEGRAL TO TELLING THE STORY OF ROCHESTER'S NATURAL, CULTURAL, AND INNOVATIVE PAST AND PRESENT. THE DEDICATED RMSC COLLECTIONS TEAM RESPONDS TO MORE THAN 2,000 INQUIRIES ANNUALLY AND CONNECTS THE PUBLIC WITH OUR OBJECTS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AND BY INCLUDING THESE OBJECTS IN PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITS TO PROVIDE CONTEXT AND CONNECTIONS, TELLING STORIES AND ADDING LAYERS THAT BRING MUSEUM EXPERENCES TO LIFE. 8284871 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 1 246 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 26 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X HILLARY OLSON 5856971970 657 EAST AVENUE ROCHESTER NY 14607 BRUCE BAKER TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 KURT BUTTON TREASURER AND VICE CHAIR, FINANCE 1.50 X X 0 0 0 JOHN CARVER PHD VICE CHAIR, VISITOR EXPERIENCE 1.50 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM COE PE TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN COSSAVELLA TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 ROBERT DE LEON CO-VICE CHAIR, ADVANCEMENT 1.50 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH DEL VALLE TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE DICKMAN CHAIR 1.50 X X 0 0 0 WENDI HEINZELMAN PHD SECRETARY 1.50 X X 0 0 0 ANDRE HUDSON PHD TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 DANIEL KEELEY CO-VICE CHAIR, ADVANCEMENT 1.50 X X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE B LEE CHAIR 1.50 X X 0 0 0 ANA LISS TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 TAMARA MAYBERRY TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 JAMES MEYER TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 ALEX MOLINICH TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 ELENA NESCIO TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID PAYNE TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 DANIEL PIETERS TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 BARBARA POWER TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 KELLEY ROSS-BROWN VICE CHAIR, GOVERNANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR 1.50 X X 0 0 0 ANURAG SHRIVASTAVA MD VICE CHAIR, COMMITTEE ON TRUSTEES 1.50 X X 0 0 0 ERIC SNAVELY TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN BRUNING PHD HONORARY TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 SUSAN HOLLIDAY HONORARY TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 WAYNE R LECHASE HONORARY TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 ROBERT MAGGS HONORARY TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 ANDREW J MELONI JR HONORARY TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 DUNCAN MOORE PHD HONORARY TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 JON L SCHUMACHER ESQ HONORARY TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 CHIRSTINE B WHITMAN HONORARY TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 HILLARY OLSON PRESIDENT/CEO 40.00 X 206340 0 4159 DAVID PESTKE TREASURER & VP OF FINANCE (THRU 9/24) 40.00 X 78875 0 13943 WARD BRAMLETT VP OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS (STARTING 10/24) 40.00 X 11920 0 2455 297135 0 20557 1 0 1 0 EMCOR SERVICES BETLEM 704 S CLINTON ACE ROCHESTER NY 14620 HVAC 844726 IMAGINE EXHIBITIONS 2870 PEACHTREE RD SUITE 418 ATLANTA GA 30305 EXHIBITION 293750 ELMER W DAVIS COMPANY 21217 CLIFFORD AVE ROCHESTER NY 14621 ROOFING 198669 OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY 121 INTERPARK BLVD STE 404 SAN ANTONIO TX 78216 R&M 187668 CONSTELLATION NEWENERGY INC 1503 LAKE RD ONTARIO NY 14519 POWER 172614 6 618453 96120 1837528 1688577 4240678 ADMISSIONS AND PROGRAMS 713990 3183260 3183260 3183260 237587 237587 509093 0 509093 509093 509093 4163098 3847873 315225 315225 315225 147102 96120 117339 29763 29763 290697 191724 98973 98973 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 80318 80318 80318 8694897 3183260 0 1270959 317693 116163 164595 36935 3984877 3293873 413616 277388 36686 27896 6268 2522 414353 324158 57045 33150 330314 262742 44885 22687 53100 45002 4025 4073 366234 300344 51894 13996 652729 619967 7221 25541 227401 160603 36182 30616 120146 48101 62675 9370 7115 7115 861935 833067 14044 14824 113028 90253 21401 1374 191149 175472 10689 4988 1289934 1242206 23219 24509 171823 165511 3071 3241 TRAVELING EXHIBIT RENTA 320387 320387 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 210198 204108 5513 577 EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND M 51383 45955 1534 3894 MISCELLANEOUS 25892 1948 23944 9746377 8284871 927877 533629 420498 314273 102510 23 1541020 763672 58975 110278 41152 48040 362273 385588 40169832 25114760 14492535 15055072 11688074 9047066 299030 327008 29006067 26051020 809736 1226131 674287 757987 3760721 1035562 5244744 3019680 X 17119328 16967789 6641995 6063551 23761323 23031340 29006067 26051020 -1051480 321497 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4383836 6423133 3490257 6088538 4240678 24626442 4383836 6423133 3490257 6088538 4240678 24626442 504702 24121740 423227 607722 664357 739434 746680 3181420 27807862 0.86740 0.86340 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 0 4826452 374805 235560 4965697 4558619 527883 260050 4826452 5511183 -683689 268875 4558619 5110704 64764 613614 277899 5511183 4783546 279 573843 246964 5110704 0.86000 0.14000 0 0 672316 672316 25125070 16973556 8151514 6138190 4707166 1431024 8234256 3434038 4800218 15055072 9325457 321497 321497 9003960 -309063 -309063 8694897 10055440 309063 309063 9746377 0 9746377 PART III, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE MILLION OBJECTS AND DOCUMENTS AND INCLUDES MAJOR SEQUENCES IN THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF WEST CENTRAL NEW YORK. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES OBJECTS RELATED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, REGIONAL HISTORY AND CULTURE AND NATURAL SCIENCE. APPROXIMATELY 5% OF THE TOTAL COLLECTION IS DISPLAYED AT ANY GIVEN TIME, 66% IS AVAILABLE FOR EDUCATION PROGRAM USE, AND 95% IS AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH AND LOAN. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PRACTICE FOLLOWED BY MANY MUSEUMS AND THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS, THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION. REVENUE FROM DEACCESSION ACTIVITIES IS REPORTED AS OTHER UNRESTRICTED INCOME ON THE ACCOMPANYING STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. PART V, LINE 4: TO FUND THE OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS OF THE MUSEUM. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD -191,724. SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE -117,339. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE 117,339. COST OF GOODS SOLD 191,724. INNOVATION CELEBRATION 187502 58640 128862 28860 1200 46591 UNCORKED 55720 37480 18240 4656 36032 1 243222 96120 147102 33516 1200 82623 117339 29763 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HILLARY OLSON PRESIDENT/CEO 206340 0 0 0 0 0 4090 0 69 0 210499 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT AND THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS AND COPIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE COMPLETED BY BOARD MEMBERS AND UPPER LEVEL MANAGEMENT, ANNUALLY. DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND ALL REPORTED CONFLICTS ARE SUMMARIZED AND REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ANYONE WITH A CONFLICT IS NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DELIBERATION OR A VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION WITH WHICH THEY ARE CONFLICTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON SUBMISSION OF A REQUEST TO THE PRESIDENT & CEO OF RMSC.