Civic Intelligence

Creative Discovery Museum

990 • Fiscal year 2014 • EIN 62-1509462

Jan 01, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014 • Filed on Aug 05, 2015

Organization ProfileWWW.CDMFUN.ORG
PO Box 6339Chattanooga, TN 37401

(423) 756-2738

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

33rd percentile

0.07x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 33% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Liabilities / Revenue

50th percentile

0.19x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 50% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Net Margin

17th percentile

-10%

Higher net margin than 17% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Top Officer Pay

49th percentile

$115,436

Higher top officer pay than 49% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 3.8% of source-year revenue.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Asset Growth

19th percentile

-4.3%

Faster asset growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Revenue Growth

31st percentile

-1.8%

Faster revenue growth than 31% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets33rd percentile

Assets

Down

$8,502,311

Down $380,411 (-4.3%) from 2013

Net Assets

Down

$7,915,743

Down $301,880 (-3.7%) from 2013

Liabilities

Down

$586,568

Down $78,531 (-12%) from 2013

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue50th percentileNet Margin17th percentile

Revenue

Down

$3,042,708

Down $57,302 (-1.8%) from 2013

Expenses

Up

$3,357,241

Up $116,413 (+3.6%) from 2013

Net Income

Down

-$314,533

Down $173,715 (-123%) from 2013

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth19th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$30M$20M$10M$0Assets 2010: $9,854,148Liabilities 2010: $436,406Net Assets 2010: $9,417,7422010Assets 2011: $9,185,686Liabilities 2011: $473,479Net Assets 2011: $8,712,2072011Assets 2012: $8,868,051Liabilities 2012: $461,284Net Assets 2012: $8,406,7672012Assets 2013: $8,882,722Liabilities 2013: $665,099Net Assets 2013: $8,217,6232013Assets 2014: $8,502,311Liabilities 2014: $586,568Net Assets 2014: $7,915,7432014Assets 2015: $8,236,600Liabilities 2015: $537,723Net Assets 2015: $7,698,8772015Assets 2016: $8,067,311Liabilities 2016: $551,424Net Assets 2016: $7,515,8872016Assets 2017: $7,904,046Liabilities 2017: $565,482Net Assets 2017: $7,338,5642017Assets 2018: $11,801,369Liabilities 2018: $911,189Net Assets 2018: $10,890,1802018Assets 2019: $15,889,084Liabilities 2019: $1,209,899Net Assets 2019: $14,679,1852019Assets 2020: $18,457,640Liabilities 2020: $1,067,473Net Assets 2020: $17,390,1672020Assets 2021: $21,187,184Liabilities 2021: $1,031,428Net Assets 2021: $20,155,7562021Assets 2022: $25,252,992Liabilities 2022: $4,677,832Net Assets 2022: $20,575,1602022Assets 2023: $25,077,546Liabilities 2023: $4,493,626Net Assets 2023: $20,583,9202023Assets 2024: $23,587,316Liabilities 2024: $3,466,577Net Assets 2024: $20,120,7392024

Highlighted filing

2014

Assets$8,502,311
Liabilities$586,568
Net Assets$7,915,743
Open 2014 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth31st percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$10M$5.0M$0-$5.0MRevenue 2010: $2,940,868Expenses 2010: $3,203,612Net Income 2010: -$262,7442010Revenue 2011: $2,708,018Expenses 2011: $3,408,249Net Income 2011: -$700,2312011Revenue 2012: $2,913,773Expenses 2012: $3,238,923Net Income 2012: -$325,1502012Revenue 2013: $3,100,010Expenses 2013: $3,240,828Net Income 2013: -$140,8182013Revenue 2014: $3,042,708Expenses 2014: $3,357,241Net Income 2014: -$314,5332014Revenue 2015: $3,294,684Expenses 2015: $3,442,733Net Income 2015: -$148,0492015Revenue 2016: $3,369,287Expenses 2016: $3,567,310Net Income 2016: -$198,0232016Revenue 2017: $3,525,150Expenses 2017: $3,740,690Net Income 2017: -$215,5402017Revenue 2018: $7,674,150Expenses 2018: $3,893,901Net Income 2018: $3,780,2492018Revenue 2019: $7,436,994Expenses 2019: $4,387,871Net Income 2019: $3,049,1232019Revenue 2020: $5,019,548Expenses 2020: $3,555,864Net Income 2020: $1,463,6842020Revenue 2021: $5,712,908Expenses 2021: $3,477,227Net Income 2021: $2,235,6812021Revenue 2022: $6,266,199Expenses 2022: $4,441,400Net Income 2022: $1,824,7992022Revenue 2023: $5,289,033Expenses 2023: $5,887,534Net Income 2023: -$598,5012023Revenue 2024: $5,393,387Expenses 2024: $6,441,999Net Income 2024: -$1,048,6122024

Highlighted filing

2014

Revenue$3,042,708
Expenses$3,357,241
Net Income-$314,533
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014
Signed
Aug 5, 2015
Return Version
2014v5.0
Gross Receipts
$3,241,374
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The creative discovery museums mission is to inspire all children to explore, innovate, create and play.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$7,548,651$7,151,691▼ $396,960
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$782,001$885,630▲ $103,629
Pledges and Grants Receivable$289,170$215,776▼ $73,394
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$89,995$90,177▲ $182
Investments Other Securities$69,930--
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$5,600$54,786▲ $49,186
Inventories for Sale or Use$47,647$50,651▲ $3,004
Accounts Receivable$25,962$37,489▲ $11,527
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$23,766$16,111▼ $7,655
Total Assets$8,882,722$8,502,311▼ $380,411
Liabilities
Unsecured Notes Loans Payable$249,998$218,967▼ $31,031
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$212,691$190,062▼ $22,629
Deferred Revenue$200,746$174,875▼ $25,871
Other Liabilities$1,664$2,664▲ $1,000
Total Liabilities$665,099$586,568▼ $78,531
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$7,410,803$7,224,795▼ $186,008
Permanently Rstr Net Assets$500,432$499,432▼ $1,000
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$306,388$191,516▼ $114,872
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$8,217,623$7,915,743▼ $301,880
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$8,882,722$8,502,311▼ $380,411

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Buildings$6,687,778$6,052,098$12,739,876
Equipment$268,885$4,441,981$4,710,866
Land$117,436-$117,436
Other Land Buildings$77,592$36,707$114,299
Leasehold Improvements-$2,030$2,030

Endowment Activity

PeriodBeginningContrib.Gain/LossOther UsesEnd
2014$906,389-▲ $10,829-$917,218
2013$838,484$10,932▲ $56,973-$906,389
2012$813,939-▲ $24,545-$838,484
2011$802,717$13,500▼ $2,278-$813,939
2010$656,921$100,000▲ $45,796-$802,717
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay49th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
Henry SchulsonExecutive DirectorFT$115,436$115,436

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Lisa FlintTrustee, Chairman
Amanda JacksonTrustee
Ashley DavenportTrustee
Ben UbamaduTrustee
Brenda BenfordTrustee
Charles ChittyTrustee
Christie Kizer BurbankTrustee
David PaschallTrustee
Erskine OglebyTrustee
Julie GuerryTrustee
Leanora WilliamsonTrustee
Lisa MooreTrustee
Mark HenleyTrustee
Tiffanie RobinsonTrustee
Velvet HernandezTrustee
Lisa MooreTrustee, Secretary
JD HickeyTrustee, Treasurer

Highest Paid Contractors

ContractorServicesLocationCompensation
Tennessee AquariumManagement services1 Broad Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402$102,000
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$1,234,039
Program Service Revenue
$1,445,918
Investment Income
$30,776
Other Revenue
$331,975
All Other Contributions
$666,371
Change in Net Assets
$-314,533

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$3,042,708
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$211,319
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$3,254,027
Total Revenue per Form 990
$3,042,708
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$1,828,724
Other Expenses$1,528,517
Total Fundraising Expense$196,734
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$1,176,305$220,557$73,519$1,470,381
Depreciation Depletion$360,118$67,522$22,507$450,147
Office Expenses$169,773$31,832$10,611$212,216
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$24,339$48,676$48,679$121,694
Occupancy$96,490$18,092$6,031$120,613
Other Employee Benefits$95,215$17,853$5,951$119,019
Payroll Taxes$94,104$17,644$5,882$117,630
Fees for Services Management-$102,000-$102,000
Advertising$49,750$9,328$3,109$62,187
All Other Expenses$38,007$7,127$2,375$47,509
Travel$28,403$5,326$1,775$35,504
Conferences and Meetings$22,090$4,142$1,381$27,613
Information Technology$19,744$3,702$1,234$24,680
Fees for Services Other$18,580$3,484$1,161$23,225
Insurance-$18,242-$18,242
Fees for Services Accounting-$12,754-$12,754
Interest$6,047$1,134$378$7,559
Other Expenses$5,202$13,917$4,639$5,202
Fees for Services Legal-$810-$810
Total Functional Expenses$2,533,859$626,648$196,734$3,357,241

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$3,555,907
Expenses per Audited Statements$3,357,241
Total Expenses per Form 990$3,357,241
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$198,666
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
Yes
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Gross Income$119,720
Fundraising Direct Expenses$30,926
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
AMuseum$158,630$119,720$38,926$80,794
Total Events$158,630$119,720$38,926$80,794
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
Yes
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Interested-Person Transactions

Interested PartyRelationshipDescriptionShared RevenueAmount
-Trustee is Senior Vice PresidentGroup health insurance premiumNo$109,704
-Former Trustee is City PresidentInterest paid on line of creditNo$7,559
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Federal income taxes$2,664
Gift Certificates Payable-
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
Yes
Business relationship with organization members
Yes
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
Yes

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12

“The organization requires members of the Board of Directors to read and sign a copy of the conflict of interest policy on an annual basis. Members are given the opportunity to disclose potential conflicts at that time.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15

“The Executive Committee determines compensation for the Executive Director gathering comparative data. Salaries of all other management staff are governed by the Salary Management Program which is approved by the Board of Directors.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Creative Discovery Museum
EIN
62-1509462
Phone
4237562738
Address
PO BOX 6339, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37401

Signing Officer

Name
Gordon Stalans
Title
Director of Finance
Phone
4237852054
Signed
2015-08-05
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Henry Schulson
Formed
1992
Legal Domicile
Tn
Voting Board Members
17
Independent Board Members
17
Employees
123
Volunteers
100

Preparer

Preparer
Gordon Stalans
Phone
4237852054
Supplemental Narrative

Financial Statement Notes

XI 2D

“Cost of goods sold 167,652 Direct fundraising event costs 30,926 facility rental expenses 88 198,666”

XII 2D

“Cost of goods sold 167,652 Direct fundraising event costs 30,926 facility rental expenses 88 198,666”

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2014 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$8,502,311
Liabilities
$586,568
Net assets
$7,915,743
Revenue
$3,042,708
Expenses
$3,357,241
Net income
-$314,533
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$23.6$3.47$20.1$5.39$6.44$1.05
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$25.1$4.49$20.6$5.29$5.89$0.60
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$25.3$4.68$20.6$6.27$4.44$1.82
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$21.2$1.03$20.2$5.71$3.48$2.24
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$18.5$1.07$17.4$5.02$3.56$1.46
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$15.9$1.21$14.7$7.44$4.39$3.05
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$11.8$0.91$10.9$7.67$3.89$3.78
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$7.90$0.57$7.34$3.53$3.74$0.22
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$8.07$0.55$7.52$3.37$3.57$0.20
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$8.24$0.54$7.70$3.29$3.44$0.15
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$8.50$0.59$7.92$3.04$3.36$0.31
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$8.88$0.67$8.22$3.10$3.24$0.14
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$8.87$0.46$8.41$2.91$3.24$0.33
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$9.19$0.47$8.71$2.71$3.41$0.70
2010Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$9.85$0.44$9.42$2.94$3.20$0.26