2025-12-19T07:13:11-06:00 2025-06-30 882730877 CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC 222 SECOND AVE SOUTH STE 1240 NASHVILLE TN 37201 990 2024-07-01 620479192 ADVENTURE SCIENCE CENTER - NASHVILLE ADVE 6158625160 800 FORT NEGLEY BOULEVARD NASHVILLE TN 37203 LEAH MELBER PHD CEO 6158625160 2025-12-18 1 1 LAUREN MOSES P02156583 6153836592 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LEAH MELBER PHD 800 FORT NEGLEY BOULEVARD NASHVILLE TN 37203 8611833 0 X WWW.ADVENTURESCI.ORG X 1944 TN THE MISSION OF THE ADVENTURE SCIENCE CENTER IS TO OPEN EVERY MIND TO THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, FOSTERING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF OURSELVES AND THE WORLD AROUND US. 25 25 95 179 0 0 3008505 2551866 4170133 4024645 -219793 285749 443949 463506 7402794 7325766 0 0 0 0 3424192 3695556 0 0 813869 2958425 2914285 6382617 6609841 1020177 715925 25368529 25982565 2190448 1683403 23178081 24299162 TO OPEN EVERY MIND TO THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, FOSTERING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF OURSELVES AND THE WORLD AROUND US. 0 0 4069838 2854305 EXHIBITIONS: ADVENTURE SCIENCE CENTER OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE SCIENCE EXHIBITS, STEM PROGRAMS AND EVENTS FOR GUESTS OF ALL AGES. ALL EXHIBITS ARE DESIGNED TO STIMULATE IMAGINATION THROUGH IMMERSIVE HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCES, PRESENTED USING A VARIETY OF MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY. GALLERIES INCLUDE FOSSIL FRONTIERS, EARLY EXPLORATIONS (5 YEARS AND UNDER), WONDERS OF THE UNIVERSE, SPACE CHASE & THE SOLAR SYSTEM SURVEY, SOUNDBOX (MUSIC AND SOUND), I2 MAKER SPACE, BODY QUEST (HUMAN BODY) AND AN INDOOR ADVENTURE TOWER. 572833 590006 GENERAL OPERATIONS: DURING FY25, ADVENTURE SCIENCE CENTER REACHED MORE THAN 260,000 PEOPLE THROUGH VISITATION AND STEM PROGRAMING FOR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. OPEN THURSDAY-MONDAY, ADVENTURE SCIENCE CENTER DELIVERS INNOVATIVE EXHIBITIONS, FIELD TRIP PROGRAMS, SCIENCE DEMONSTRATIONS, PLANETARIUM SHOWS, AND OUTREACH PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ADHERE TO STATE AND NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS. 206680 580334 PLANETARIUM: WITH AN EVER-CHANGING LINEUP OF SHOWS, THE STATE-OF-THE-ART SUDEKUM PLANETARIUM PRESENTS EXCITING FULL DOME EDUCATION PRODUCTIONS PRODUCED INTERNALLY AND LEASED FROM OUTSIDE VENDORS. PLANETARIUM SHOW OFFERINGS INCLUDED: NIGHTWATCH, ARORA, ASTRONAUT, DREAM TO FLY, EXPLORE, HABITAT EARTH, INCOMING!, MARS: THE ULTIMATE VOYAGE, NIGHTWATCH, ONE WORLD, ONE SKY: BIG BIRD'S ADVENTURE, OUR PLACE IN SPACE, POLARIS, RUSTY ROCKET'S LAST BLAST, STARS, THE STELLARS MISSION: GREEN, TO WORLDS BEYOND, AND WONDERFUL SKY. LASER SHOW OFFERINGS INCLUDED: DAVID BOWIE, FRIGHT LIGHT, ELO, LASER HOLIDAYS, TAYLOR SWIFT, PINK FLOYD: THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, POP 'TIL YOU DROP AND PRINCE. 4849351 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 54 0 1 95 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 TN X X KAREN MUSACCHIO 6154015056 800 FORT NEGLEY BOULEVARD NASHVILLE TN 37203 JOSH TRUSLEY CHAIR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 LAUREN JACQUES SECRETARY 0.25 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL PAYNE TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MISSY ACOSTA TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 ADRIENNE BATTLE TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 NICOLE BAXTER TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 JOSH DAILEY TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 ERIN FOGLIA TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 JULIAN FOX TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 JOHN GAWALUCK TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 LISA HELTON TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 WINSTON JUSTICE TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 MATT KISBER TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 PAUL KLEINE-KRACHT TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 JEN LACEY TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 PIRJIN LASER TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 MINH LE TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 KELLY MAYES TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 DAVID MCGOWAN TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 RANKIN MCGUGIN TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 SHANNON MYERS TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 RANDALL NOEL TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 AVI SPIELMAN TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE CUMMINGS STEELE TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 MARC STENGEL TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 LEAH MELBER PRESIDENT AND CEO 40.00 X 307107 0 14660 KAREN MUSACCHIO CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER 40.00 X 200238 0 15515 JOEL ABRAMSON CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 40.00 X 153016 0 0 MORGAN REHNBERG VP EXHIBITS AND EXPERIENCE 40.00 X 146360 0 4587 SUZANNA BEST VP MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 113714 0 12552 920435 0 47314 5 0 1 0 EVANS & SUTHERLAND 770 KOMAS DRIVE SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108 PLANETARIUM CONSULTANTS & EQUIPMENT SUPP 803710 COUNTERPOINT MESSAGING 1440 BEDDINGTON PAR NASHVILLE TN 37215 ADVERTISING CONSULTANTS AND PURCHASERS 124382 ROTO GROUP LLC 7001 DISCOVERY BLVD DUBLIN OH 43017 EXHIBIT DESIGN 117500 3 1312 301237 2249317 164871 2551866 PROGRAM FEES 900099 3247894 3247894 GENERAL ADMISSIONS 900099 776751 776751 4024645 306661 306661 19387 19387 0 1008439 1020641 8710 -12202 -8710 -20912 -20912 174691 1312 37053 137638 137638 487768 200276 287492 287492 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 26307 26307 VENDING 900099 12069 12069 38376 7325766 4312137 0 461763 710845 67219 421581 222045 2411576 1912857 203208 295511 65262 46665 9681 8916 296226 211818 43940 40468 211647 151338 31395 28914 3449 3449 39750 39750 6497 6497 30337 30337 22179 15267 952 5960 422591 359845 62746 194675 150536 7658 36481 420880 414023 3083 3774 1194 239 716 239 30073 8784 14145 7144 13039 13039 939197 939197 92060 80654 11406 EQUIPMENT COSTS-MAINTEN 159848 96488 52623 10737 MISCELLANEOUS 156734 141923 6871 7940 SUPPLIES 127017 121673 5344 EXHIBITS & PROGRAMS 126352 104931 13527 7894 128413 22445 30868 75100 6609841 4849351 946621 813869 1038021 291688 7139944 7592800 808002 797573 25348 38481 46375 54586 125638 142024 34482839 21397590 12732138 13085249 2496585 2871821 956478 1108343 25368529 25982565 873190 572998 890919 806670 426339 303735 2190448 1683403 X 18957891 20059357 4220190 4239805 23178081 24299162 25368529 25982565 715925 405156 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2218232 6566889 2393820 3008505 2551866 16739312 2218232 6566889 2393820 3008505 2551866 16739312 1448644 15290668 26964 59601 149941 341336 326048 903890 30501 121598 39145 36087 38376 265707 17908909 20400011 0.85380 0.85880 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6497 6497 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: ADVENTURE SCIENCE CENTER-NASHVILLE IS PART OF THE SCIENCE ALLIANCE OF TN, A CONSORTIUM OF 6 CENTERS THROUGOUT THE STATE. 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THE CENTER FOLLOWS GUIDANCE THAT CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THIS GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES A MINIMUM PROBABILITY THRESHOLD THAT A TAX POSITION MUST MEET BEFORE A FINANCIAL STATEMENT BENEFIT IS RECOGNIZED. THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD IS DEFINED AS A TAX POSITION THAT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY, INCLUDING RESOLUTION OF ANY RELATED APPEALS OR LITIGATION PROCESSES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE TAX BENEFIT TO BE RECOGNIZED IS MEASURED AS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF BENEFIT THAT IS GREATER THAN 50% LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THE CENTER HAS NO TAX PENALTIES OR INTEREST REPORTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE CENTER HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AT JUNE 30, 2025 OR 2024. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 200,276. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 37,053. EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT 19,387. LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSET 8,710. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 200,276. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 37,053. EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT 19,387. LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSET 8,710. WAY LATE PLAY DATE 65212 579 64633 10983 SCIENCE OF BEER 37203 463 36740 4876 2674 4 73588 270 73318 9251 500 8769 176003 1312 174691 14127 500 22426 37053 137638 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LEAH MELBER PRESIDENT AND CEO 279019 0 27520 0 568 0 6189 0 8471 0 321767 0 0 0 KAREN MUSACCHIO CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER 178002 0 21365 0 871 0 7138 0 8377 0 215753 0 0 0 JOEL ABRAMSON CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 136869 0 16053 0 94 0 0 0 0 0 153016 0 0 0 MORGAN REHNBERG VP EXHIBITS AND EXPERIENCE 130786 0 15487 0 87 0 4587 0 0 0 150947 0 0 0 X SOLAR PANELS 1 150978 FMV X TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT 1 12000 FMV X SUPPLIES 11 1893 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11A EXPLANATION - THE FORM 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY ADVENTURE SCIENCE CENTER MANAGEMENT, THEN REVIEWED AND ACCEPTED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. 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