2026-09-21T14:00:18-05:00 2025-12-31 510232399 BELFINT LYONS & SHUMAN PA 1011 CENTRE RD STE 310 WILMINGTON DE 19805 990 2025-01-01 510083535 DELAWARE MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE DELA 3026589111 PO BOX 3937 WILMINGTON DE 19807 MANDY SANTIAGO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3026589111 2026-09-16 1 CHRISTINA K BELL CPA P01362827 3022250600 2026-09-16 2025 MICHELE HARVEY PO BOX 3937 WILMINGTON DE 19807 8869203 0 X WWW.DELMNS.ORG X 1957 DE TO IGNITE A LIFE-LONG PASSION FOR EXPLORING, DISCOVERING, AND VALUING NATURE AND SCIENCE. 18 18 76 94 0 0 927786 1497826 783305 916959 709637 2208554 148472 339038 2569200 4962377 118727 91868 0 0 1829240 2053427 0 0 263353 1957743 2073616 3905710 4218911 -1336510 743466 29587265 30238501 335366 318216 29251899 29920285 THE MUSEUM IS AN EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION FORMED TO IGNITE A LIFE-LONG PASSION FOR EXPLORING, DISCOVERING, AND VALUING NATURE AND SCIENCE. 0 0 2505347 91868 1116491 IN 2025, THE DELAWARE MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE WELCOMED 82,535 GUESTS: 57% FROM GENERAL, MEMBER, RECIPROCAL AND DISCOUNTED ADMISSION; 21% FROM FORMAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDING SCHOOL TOURS, SCOUTS AND CAMPS; 19% FROM SPECIAL EVENTS, BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND RENTALS; 3% FROM MISCELLANEOUS VISITION. THE GALLERIES INCLUDED THE REGIONAL JOURNEY GALLERY, THE ALISON K. BRADFORD GLOBAL JOURNAL GALLERY, THE ELLICE AND ROSA MCDONALD FONDATION PALEOZONE, HANDS ON EXPERIENCES IN THE PNC GROW-UP GREAT NATURE NOOK AND THE BILL AND DENISE SPENCE DISCOVERY GALLERY, AND THE EDERIC EXHIBITION HALL, WHICH HOSTED TWO TRAVELING EXHIBITS. 1032829 THE DELAWARE MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE MAINTAINS A LIBRARY, LABORATORIES, AND EXTENSIVE SCIENTIFIC COLLECTIONS USED BY RESEARCHERS WORLDWIDE. THESE COLLECTIONS INCLUDE: MALACOLOGY (2.3 MILLION SPECIMENS), ORNITHOLOGY (113,000 SPECIMENS), MAMMALOGY (6,000 SPECIMENS), AND SMALLER ENTOMOLOGY, PALEONTOLOGY AND BOTANY COLLECTIONS. 3538176 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 76 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 PA X X X DELAWARE MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE 3026589111 4840 KENNETT PIKE WILMINGTON DE 19807 EDA ROSS MONTGOMERY PHD PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD F CAIRNS VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN J KIRBY CPA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RONALD F LOGUE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MYOSHI C AUBAIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS BROKAW PHD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NINA LS BURNAFORD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEIRDRE DOHERTY PHD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 E BRADFORD DU PONT JR TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KURT M HEYMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HUTCHINSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER KMIEC TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 IAN R MCCONNEL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD T NOVAK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALOK PATEL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL SPENCE SIEGEL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FABRICE VERON PHD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY B WEYMOUTH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MANDY SANTIAGO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEG 4/25 40.00 X 113889 0 3562 WILLIAM H SPRUANCE ED THRU 3/25 & DIR EMER. THRU 12/25 40.00 X 76656 0 7380 MICHELE HARVEY CFO AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 100685 0 7703 291230 0 18645 2 0 0 0 0 182478 1416 17000 1296932 8185 1497826 ADMISSIONS 900099 368938 368938 CAMPS 611710 204258 204258 BUILDING TOURS 900099 137460 137460 SCOUT AND FAMILY PROGRAMS 900099 120423 120423 MOBILE MUSEUM 611710 78460 78460 7420 7420 916959 694567 694567 34945 0 34945 34945 34945 5298467 3784480 1513987 1513987 1513987 172230 1416 32724 139506 139506 235558 89622 145936 145936 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 611710 18651 18651 18651 4962377 1116491 0 2348060 91630 91630 238 238 309875 171858 94201 43816 1475814 1226521 120202 129091 15584 12200 1772 1612 105032 82678 11305 11049 147122 114800 18097 14225 5032 5032 20500 20500 139749 97171 28584 13994 65233 65133 100 113414 91943 11144 10327 187204 174489 10176 2539 41123 38567 772 1784 944599 880405 51317 12877 67860 60206 6773 881 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 161467 150169 9037 2261 EXHIBITS EXPENSE 143396 143396 SUPPLIES 77935 58174 9592 10169 PRINTING 33262 33262 72842 45336 18778 8728 4218911 3538176 417382 263353 225474 197707 251658 234162 44106 24511 1110 11547 35438 35177 179093 57170 22240129 9647579 13443663 12592550 15406723 17085677 29587265 30238501 143699 149721 191667 168495 335366 318216 X 28122072 27987769 1129827 1932516 29251899 29920285 29587265 30238501 743466 -75080 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2856352 1311108 1722058 927786 1496410 8313714 2856352 1311108 1722058 927786 1496410 8313714 1253822 7059892 331810 387235 403381 418628 729512 2270566 8926 45760 17747 9753 18651 100837 10685117 0.66070 0.71480 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 0 15406723 694000 2124854 1139900 17085677 14965898 111376 1425944 1096495 15406723 13709257 617711 1796285 1157355 14965898 19951877 -2678338 3564282 13709257 19073773 1781880 903776 19951877 0.90010 0.07970 0.02020 0 0 710000 710000 8351322 5678482 2672840 5362677 1373673 3989004 1567945 1023609 544336 6248185 1571815 4676370 12592550 X 4976919 -75080 89622 14542 4962377 0 4962377 4308533 89622 89622 4218911 0 4218911 PART III, LINE 1A: THE MUSEUM DOES NOT CAPITALIZE DONATED COLLECTION ITEMS OR RECOGNIZE THEM AS REVENUES. 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. PROCEEDS FROM DE-ACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED AS INCREASES IN NET ASSETS. PART X, LINE 2: THE MUSEUM IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC), WHICH IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION, THOUGH MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAX ON INCOME UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. THERE WAS NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES DUE ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AND THE MUSEUM DOES NOT BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE MUSEUM'S TAX RETURNS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 89,622. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 89,622. WINE AND DINOSAURS 121965 1416 120549 2478 704 9734 DELAFAIRE PUB 36681 36681 1039 9253 61 1 15000 15000 9000 455 173646 1416 172230 3517 18957 10250 32724 139506 1 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS GRANT FUNDS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF WRITTEN GRANT AGREEMENTS, REQUIRED PERIODIC FINANCIAL AND PROGRAMMATIC REPORTS, AND ONGOING COMMUNICATION WITH GRANTEES. GRANT RECIPIENTS MUST DOCUMENT HOW FUNDS ARE USED AND CERTIFY THAT EXPENDITURES ALIGN WITH THE APPROVED PURPOSE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS AND DISCLOSE ANY KNOWN OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. 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