Seacoast Science Center Inc.

“A copy of form 990 is furnished to all members of the board of directors for review and approval prior to filing.”

“Annually the board of directors are required to provide and update conflict of interest statements.”

“President's salary was determined by the board of directors using comparable data and industry benchmarks.”

“Vice president's salary was determined by the board of directors using comparable data and industry benchmarks.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“The seacoast science center envisions an abundant, healthy and sustainable world ocean. It is the mission of the center to inspire people, through the unique perspective of seacoast new hampshire, to recognize the value of the marine environment so that they may be moved to action, personally taking steps to ensure a healthy ocean. The center is located in historic odiorne point state park and operates under an ongoing contract with nh division of parks and recreation. The center offers educational programs, environmental day camps and interpretive exhibits and aquariums for visitors and school groups. Visitors represent a diverse audiences from toddlers to grandparents. As a cultural mainstay in the seacoast, the center features educational content highlighting the natural history of odiorne point state park and the ecology of its 7 distinct habitats as well as the ecology of the gulf of maine including open-ocean, nearshore and intertidal habitats. Each year the center entertains a total of 86,000 visitors including 26,000 children participating in school and camp programs. While most visitors come from new england, it is not uncommon for the center to host tourists from across the country and international locations. The seacoast science center is supported by program fees, admissions, memberships, state, local and private grants, individual and corporate donations, facility rentals and a small retail operation that sells merchandise related to the environmental mission of the organization.”

“In 2016, 11,198.50 volunteer hours with a value of 270,332 (federal rate of 24.14 per hour). This is not reflected in revenue.”

“Unmanned remotely operated vehicles. The "odiorne in place and time" gallery and the historic sugden house afford visitors insight into what living here at odiorne point on the shores of the gulf of maine may have been like for native americans, the first european settlers and colonial farmers, the inhabitants of the victorian seaside cottages and the military servicemen and women of the late 1930s and 1940s stationed in fort dearborn at odiorne point. "marine mammals of the gulf of maine" is comprised of a collection of interpretive videos, interactive exhibits and articulated skeletons including "tofu" a 32-foot juvenile humpback whale. The "gulf of maine exhibit hall" features 10 aquarium exhibits containing a variety of fish and marine invertebrates representative of a variety of habitats found in the gulf of maine. Perhaps the most popular exhibit at the seacoast science center is the intertidal touch tank where visitors may handle crabs, sea stars and mollusks commonly found in the tide pools at the nearby rocky shore of odiorne point.”

“Other program services: (1) facility and grounds are open to the general public for educational purposes, (2) shared administrative services, and (3) sale of themed inventory”

“Facility expenses 202,548 nature store cost of goods sold 90,474 fundraising events direct expenses 75,737 facility expenses -202,548 nature store cost of goods sold -90,474 fundraising events direct expenses -75,737”