The Charleston Museum

“The form 990 is prepared by the museum's independent cpa firm, then reviewed by the cfo and the director, a cpa. After this review it is provided to the board of directors for a comment period. At the end of this period, and once any questions or comments are addressed, the form 990 is released to the internal revenue service.”

“Per the museum's code of ethics, members of the board of trustees are required to submit a trustee disclosure of conflicts of interest statement each year. Completed forms are sent to the museum director who reviews them and discusses any conflicts with the board president.”

“The museum's annual budget is compiled by the director and chief financial officer. The budget is reviewed with the president and treasurer of the board of directors, then by the executive committee for provisional approval, and finally, by the full board for final approval. The director's salary is reviewed and approved by executive committee of the board of trustees. The salary level is derived based on performance and is compared to salary levels of executive directors from other non-profit cultural organizations in the charleston area using form 990 data from guidestar.org.”

“Staff compensation for officers and key employees for the budget is based on prevailing salary levels plus a cost of living increase when feasible. Compensation levels are periodically evaluated against regional and state statistics for comparable positions provided by the u.s. Department of labor (i.e. Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area occupational employment and wage estimates) and other relevant data such as the american alliance of museums national comparative museum salary study.”

“The organization makes its governing documents and conflict of interest policy available for public inspection upon request at its corporate offices.”

“Catalog collections, and segments of the collections database (totaling 11,000 objects) are available on the museum's website, where they can be accessed by researchers around the world.”

“New bunting natural history gallery, which provides a comprehensive overview of area natural history using fossils, casts, animal mounts, geologic examples and botany specimens from the museum's extensive collections. A major highlight of the gallery is a full skeleton of pelagornis sandersi, the world's largest known flying bird to have ever existed, cast from the original fossils in the museum's collections. Museum sites are open to the public 362 days each year.”

“Meet south carolina curriculum standards. The museum also presents educational summer camps, programs for home schoolers, and family events for parents to enjoy with their children. Adult programs include teacher recertification training, and public lectures, workshops, and specialized tours and walks.”

“Part xi line 4b: inventory costs of goods sold netted on f 33,664 part xii line 2d: inventory costs sold are netted on form -33,664”