2025-03-26T11:50:40-05:00 2024-06-30 473535842 DAVIS FARR LLP 18201 VON KARMAN AVE SUITE 1100 IRVINE CA 92612 990 2023-07-01 330912735 SAN DIEGO CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY MUSEUM SAND 7602337755 320 N BROADWAY ESCONDIDO CA 92025 CHRISTINA PIRANIO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 7602337755 2025-03-25 1 1 TRITIA FOSTER P02164134 9494742020 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CHRISTINA PIRANIO 320 N BROADWAY ESCONDIDO CA 92025 2389544 0 X WWW.SDCDM.ORG X 2000 CA SAN DIEGO CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY MUSEUM SPARKS A LOVE OF LEARNING SO ALL CHILDREN CAN DISCOVER THEIR WILDEST DREAMS. OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE IS TO BE THE LEADERS IN INVENTIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING. OUR VALUES: WE ASPIRE TO SERVE ALL CORNERS OF SAN DIEGO AND ADJACENT COUNTIES. WE BELIEVE IN LEARNING THROUGH HANDS-ON PLAY. WE BELIEVE IN NURTURING KIND HEARTS AND CURIOUS MINDS. WE BELIEVE IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE INCLUSIVE AND OPEN TO ALL. 10 10 53 30 0 0 1631378 1468392 581484 757588 5270 32531 29488 23650 2247620 2282161 0 0 0 0 1349738 1458910 0 0 318195 786679 671906 2136417 2130816 111203 151345 2737987 2746472 455232 312372 2282755 2434100 X SAN DIEGO CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY MUSEUM SPARKS A LOVE OF LEARNING SO ALL CHILDREN CAN DISCOVER THEIR WILDEST DREAMS. OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE IS TO BE THE LEADERS IN INVENTIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING. OUR VALUES: WE ASPIRE TO SERVE ALL CORNERS OF SAN DIEGO AND ADJACENT COUNTIES. WE BELIEVE IN LEARNING THROUGH HANDS-ON PLAY. WE BELIEVE IN NURTURING KIND HEARTS AND CURIOUS MINDS. WE BELIEVE IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE INCLUSIVE AND OPEN TO ALL. 0 0 1566583 757588 FOR OVER TWO DECADES, SDCDM HAS SHARED OUR MUSEUM SPACE WITH ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, MANY OF WHOM WOULD HAVE LITTLE TO NO ACCESS TO SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES WITHOUT US. THE MUSEUM'S 13,000 SQUARE FEET OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR VITAL GUIDED PLAY AREAS, HANDS-ON LEARNING ACTIVITIES, AND TWICE- DAILY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS CREATE AN IDEAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR DEVELOPING AND REINFORCING CHILDREN'S EARLY FOUNDATIONAL FLUENCIES AND STEM LEARNING. OUR MOBILE MUSEUM ADDRESSES DISPARITIES OF EQUITABLE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES BY BRINGING SUPPLEMENTAL ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUNG CHILDREN WHERE THEY ARE. THE PROGRAM BUILDS OVER 50 FOUNDATIONAL FLUENCIES AND HELPS DEVELOP CHILDREN'S COGNITIVE SKILLS, SOCIAL ABILITIES, AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING FROM THE EARLIEST CHILDHOOD YEARS WHEN IT MATTERS THE MOST. MOBILE WORKSHOPS FOCUS ON STEM AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS AND ALIGN WITH PRESCHOOL LEARNING FOUNDATIONS. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT CHILDREN WHO ENGAGE IN HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES LIKE THOSE OFFERED BY SDCDM ARE MORE LIKELY TO ACHIEVE POSITIVE OUTCOMES IN THE LONG RUN. SDCDM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AIM TO HELP CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP, PREPARE TODDLERS FOR KINDERGARTEN, REMOVE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS, AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR ALL PARTICIPATING CHILDREN.OVER THE YEARS, SDCDM HAS COLLECTED TESTIMONIALS, FEEDBACK, AND SURVEYS FROM THE COMMUNITY WHICH CITE THAT OUR FUN, SAFE, AND INCLUSIVE MUSEUM HAS BEEN LIKE A SECOND HOME FOR LOCAL FAMILIES. RESPONDENTS FREQUENTLY MENTION THAT THEY ARE VERY IMPRESSED WITH OUR STAFF AND FEEL STRONGLY THAT SDCDM IS HIGHLY ACCESSIBLE, FOCUSED ON COOPERATIVE PLAY, AND CONTRIBUTES TO EARLY SKILLS AND BRAIN DEVELOPMENT. TEACHERS OFTEN EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE FOR SDCDM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND NOTE THAT WITHOUT US, STUDENTS AT THEIR SCHOOLS WOULD NOT RECEIVE ACCESS TO MUCH-NEEDED STEM RESOURCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES.DURING AN ALREADY CHALLENGING TIME WHERE FAMILIES HAVE EVEN FEWER RESOURCES THAN EVER AND ARE AT GREATER RISK OF MARGINALIZATION, SDCDM SEEKS TO BRIDGE THE GAP IN EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND ACCESS BY PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH HIGH-QUALITY, HANDS-ON EARLY STEM ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES.THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR, THE MUSEUM SERVED OVER 101,434 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ONSITE AND OVER 12,317 CHILDREN THROUGH OUR MOBILE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. WE PROVIDED ACCESS FOR ALL ADMISSIONS OR MEMBERSHIP TO 26,217 PATRONS, HOSTED 43 ONSITE SPECIAL EVENTS, INCLUDING FUN ANIMAL FRIDAY, BABY STORYTIMES, STREAM NIGHT EVENTS AND KPBS KIDS' EVENTS, AND DISTRIBUTED 10,300 STEM ACTIVITY KITS. OVER 2,000,000 PEOPLE WERE REACHED THROUGH DIGITAL PLATFORMS, SOCIAL MEDIA, WEBSITE INTERACTIONS AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING. SEVEN NEW AND REFRESHED EXHIBITS INCLUDING STORYTIME INVENTING, CURIOCITY, MUSICAL WELCOME GARDEN AND MOBILE EXHIBITS.ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE PAST FISCAL YEAR INCLUDE:-DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF SENSORY FRIENDLY MORNINGS OFFERED -OVER 2,000 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE-407 MOBILE CHILDREN'S MUSUEMS VISITS SERVING 12,317 STUDENTS, 84% OF WHOM ARE UNDER-RESOURCED-472 STUDENTS IN ESCONDIDO PARTICIPATED IN AN 8-WEEK AFTER-SCHOOL SERIES OF ENGINEERING WORKSHOPS RESULTING IN 3,776 INTERACTIONS-2,382 STUDENTS SERVED THROUGH ONSITE FIELD TRIPS 1566583 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 53 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X STEPHEN C HERMES 7602337755 320 N BROADWAY ESCONDIDO CA 92025 AMANDA FISHER CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 VALERIE ATTISHA SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE HERMES TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN ADKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALISSA HAUSER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEFAN JENSEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KUSH KAPILA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN KEITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA ROY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARCELLE ROSSMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISHNA KABRA EX CEO 40.00 X 106470 0 4205 CHRISTINA PIRANIO CEO 40.00 X 0 0 0 106470 0 4205 1 0 0 0 0 198966 74099 1195327 109746 1468392 ADMISSIONS 713990 387368 387368 SCHOOL ENRICHMENT INCO 713990 165000 165000 OTHER REVENUE 713990 81820 81820 MOBILE MUSEUM 713990 46996 46996 BIRTHDAY PARTIES 713990 44665 44665 31739 31739 757588 15531 15531 16205 0 16205 16205 16205 101635 17000 101635 0 0 17000 17000 17000 13193 5748 7445 7445 2282161 782033 0 31736 119187 47675 23837 47675 1152293 936498 30078 185717 79638 67247 4034 8357 107792 75251 16197 16344 69510 2582 39289 27639 57005 2118 32221 22666 47928 39408 8520 61459 21274 38465 1720 41187 40121 888 178 99994 87995 9999 2000 1004 1004 2379 69 2070 240 6140 6140 99383 96435 1965 983 25197 25197 OUTREACH AND SPECIAL PR 101115 101115 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 23026 18646 4380 OTHER 20806 14376 6134 296 EXHIBITS AND MAINTENANC 15773 15773 2130816 1566583 246038 318195 210679 212861 405256 295680 147432 120478 98865 62259 1547 462 13976 22971 2701320 669559 1860232 2031761 2737987 2746472 148184 93376 107048 118996 200000 100000 455232 312372 X 1905020 2022484 377735 411616 2282755 2434100 2737987 2746472 151345 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 921525 1100359 1627102 1631378 1468392 6748756 921525 1100359 1627102 1631378 1468392 6748756 1293872 5454884 12327 12864 28288 31735 85214 6833970 2169948 0.79820 0.78940 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 749240 749240 1297694 331908 965786 83122 37748 45374 571264 299903 271361 2031761 X 2340225 58064 58064 2282161 0 2282161 2188880 58064 58064 2130816 0 2130816 PART X, LINE 2: THE MUSEUM IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME AND CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") AND SECTION 23701(D) OF THE STATE REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE, RESPECTIVELY. THE MUSEUM REMAINS SUBJECT TO TAXES ON ANY NET INCOME WHICH IS DERIVED FROM A TRADE OR BUSINESS REGULARLY CARRIED ON AND UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. IN THE OPINION OF MANAGEMENT, THERE IS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 AND 2023. THE MUSEUM FOLLOWS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RELATED TO THE RECOGNITION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS PART OF THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES, WHEN APPLICABLE. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE MUSEUM HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AT JUNE 30, 2024 AND 2023, THEREFORE, NO AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN ACCRUED. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MUSEUM ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE TO DONORS UNDER SECTION 170 OF THE IRC. THE MUSEUM IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR CASH ADVANCES FOR MUSEUM OPERATIONS X 750000 100000 0 1 1 100000 X EXHIBITS 2 103606 FMV X INTEREST 12 6140 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE TREASURER REVIEWS AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FILING OF THE FORM 990. A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE, WHICH IS REVIEWED AND RETAINED BY THE BOARD CHAIR. ALL NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE UPON JOINING THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S SALARY IS REVIEWED AT LEAST ANNUALLY, AND COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. OTHER TOP MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY, AND COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.