Liabilities / Assets
92nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 92% of similar nonprofits.
990 • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 22-2287569
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
92nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
94th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 94% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
17th percentile
Higher net margin than 17% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
44th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 44% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 3.2% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
4th percentile
Faster asset growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
23rd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 23% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$8,240,913
Down $1,483,262 (-15%) from 2015
Net Assets
Down$3,421,745
Down $666,505 (-16%) from 2015
Liabilities
Down$4,819,168
Down $816,757 (-14%) from 2015
Revenue
Down$3,159,568
Down $617,310 (-16%) from 2015
Expenses
Down$3,826,073
Down $106,916 (-2.7%) from 2015
Net Income
Down-$666,505
Down $510,394 (-327%) from 2015
Operation of a "hands-on" participatory science museum, imax theater, and planetarium, which served approx. 94,872 visitors in 2015. Other activities include a full range of workshops, lectures, teacher training, regional science fairs, demonstrations, and educational programs-both at the museum and at outreach locations throughout upstate new york, for the general public, school groups, and children at risk.
Operation of a "hands-on" participatory science museum, imax theater, and planetarium, which served approx. 81,542 visitors in 2016. Other activities include a full range of workshops, lectures, teacher training, regional science fair, demonstrations, and educational programs-both at the museum and at outreach locations throughout upstate new york, for the general public, school groups, and children at risk.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $8,813,542 | $8,056,484 | ▼ $757,058 |
| Loans From Officers Directors | $3,863,115 | $3,652,015 | ▼ $211,100 |
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $104,407 | $94,440 | ▼ $9,967 |
| Pledges and Grants Receivable | $41,471 | - | - |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $708,718 | $37,323 | ▼ $671,395 |
| Inventories for Sale or Use | $39,425 | $37,047 | ▼ $2,378 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $15,862 | $15,119 | ▼ $743 |
| Accounts Receivable | $750 | $500 | ▼ $250 |
| Total Assets | $9,724,175 | $8,240,913 | ▼ $1,483,262 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $501,193 | $610,188 | ▲ $108,995 |
| Unsecured Notes Loans Payable | $588,250 | $507,500 | ▼ $80,750 |
| Deferred Revenue | $649,252 | $46,498 | ▼ $602,754 |
| Other Liabilities | $34,115 | $2,967 | ▼ $31,148 |
| Total Liabilities | $5,635,925 | $4,819,168 | ▼ $816,757 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $3,984,292 | $3,315,758 | ▼ $668,534 |
| Permanently Rstr Net Assets | $68,560 | $68,673 | ▲ $113 |
| Temporarily Rstr Net Assets | $35,398 | $37,314 | ▲ $1,916 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $4,088,250 | $3,421,745 | ▼ $666,505 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $9,724,175 | $8,240,913 | ▼ $1,483,262 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings | $5,582,885 | $3,913,488 | $9,496,373 |
| Other Land Buildings | $1,715,940 | $6,317,552 | $8,033,492 |
| Equipment | $757,659 | $1,862,489 | $2,620,148 |
| Period | Beginning | Contrib. | Gain/Loss | Other Uses | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $68,560 | $113 | - | - | $68,673 |
| 2015 | $67,747 | $813 | - | - | $68,560 |
| 2014 | $66,316 | $1,431 | - | - | $67,747 |
| 2013 | $64,854 | $1,462 | - | - | $66,316 |
| 2012 | $63,115 | $1,739 | - | - | $64,854 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Martin | President | FT | $95,571 | $5,225 | $100,796 |
| Lauren Kochian | Executive VP | PT | $46,485 | $3,483 | $49,968 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Joseph Lauko | Chair |
| Edgar Galson | Vice Chair |
| Karyn Burns | Vice Chair |
| Arthur Hamlin | Trustee |
| Betty Ann Kram | Trustee |
| David Schlosser | Trustee |
| David Schneckenburger | Trustee |
| Dr Charles Spuches | Trustee |
| Dr Timothy Eatman | Trustee |
| Edward Kochian | Trustee |
| George Lee | Trustee |
| Jeffrey Rubenstein | Trustee |
| Marcene Sonneborn | Trustee |
| Patrick Dooher | Trustee |
| Philip Bousquet | Trustee |
| Richard Schneider | Trustee |
| Richard Sykes | Trustee |
| Howard Hollander | Secretary |
| Alfred Boudreau | Treasurer |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $1,938,162 |
| Other Expenses | $1,887,911 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Salaries and Wages | $1,491,010 | $99,004 | - | $1,590,014 |
| Depreciation Depletion | $810,471 | - | - | $810,471 |
| Office Expenses | $231,968 | $18,476 | - | $250,444 |
| Interest | $167,050 | $18,561 | - | $185,611 |
| Occupancy | $132,473 | $14,719 | - | $147,192 |
| Payroll Taxes | $129,425 | $7,955 | - | $137,380 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $118,950 | $11,267 | - | $130,217 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $72,495 | $8,056 | - | $80,551 |
| Insurance | $49,862 | $5,540 | - | $55,402 |
| Royalties | $48,739 | - | - | $48,739 |
| All Other Expenses | $19,752 | $2,960 | - | $22,712 |
| Other Expenses | $14,927 | $1,656 | - | $16,583 |
| Advertising | $12,499 | $255 | - | $12,754 |
| Travel | $11,091 | $342 | - | $11,433 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $3,635,488 | $190,585 | $0 | $3,826,073 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loans from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $3,863,115 | $3,652,015 | ▼ $211,100 |
| Liability | Amount |
|---|---|
| Due to the Foundation | $2,967 |
“Edward kochian and lauren kochian have a family relationship”
“The form 990 is presented to the finance committee, which reviews the form 990 before it is filed on behalf of the board of trustees.”
“Annually, board trustees complete conflict of interest forms which are collected and reviewed, any reported conflicts are brought to the attention of the executive committee.”
“Salary for president is approved by the board of trustees. Annual wage and salary budget is also approved by the board of trustees.”
“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”
“The finance committee assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of the financial statements and selection of an independent accountant same as in prior years.”
“For 2016, the officer's compensation is allocated between the discovery center and a related organization. The related organization reimburses the discovery center for their portion of certain employees salaries, payroll taxes and benefits. Therefore only the portion of the officers salary and benefits applicable to the discovery center is shown on the schedule of functional expenses.”
“To provide funds for the educational programming at the museum.”
“The organization has adopted the provision of fasb asc 740, income taxes, which requires that a tax position be recognized or derecognized based on a more likely than not threshold. This applies to positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The organization believes the financial statements are free of any uncertain tax positions. Penalties and interest, if any, are recorded in a provision for taxes.”
This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.
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| IRS990/AccountsReceivableGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 500 |
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| IRS990/ActivityOrMissionDesc | 0 | OPERATION OF A "HANDS-ON" PARTICIPATORY SCIENCE MUSEUM, IMAX THEATER, AND PLANETARIUM, WHICH SERVED APPROX. 81,542 VISITORS IN 2016. OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A FULL RANGE OF WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, TEACHER TRAINING, REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS-BOTH AT THE MUSEUM AND AT OUTREACH LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT UPSTATE NEW YORK, FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, SCHOOL GROUPS, AND CHILDREN AT RISK. |
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| IRS990/Desc | 0 | OPERATION OF A HANDS-ON PARTICIPATORY SCIENCE MUSEUM, IMAX THEATER, AND PLANETARIUM. OTHER ACTIVITIES: FULL RANGE OF WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, TEACHER TRAINING, REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS-BOTH AT THE MUSEUM AND AT OUTREACH LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT UPSTATE NY. |
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| IRS990/DonorAdvisedFundInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd | 0 | 1 |
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| IRS990/FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd | 0 | 1 |
| IRS990/FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/Form990PartVIISectionAGrp/PersonNm | 4 | HOWARD HOLLANDER |
| IRS990/Form990PartVIISectionAGrp/PersonNm | 5 | EDWARD KOCHIAN |
| IRS990/Form990PartVIISectionAGrp/PersonNm | 6 | BETTY ANN KRAM |
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