Civic Intelligence

Creative Discovery Museum

990 • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 62-1509462

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on Nov 08, 2017

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

34th percentile

0.07x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 34% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

47th percentile

0.16x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 47% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

25th percentile

-5.9%

Higher net margin than 25% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.

Source year 2016

Asset Growth

32nd percentile

-2.1%

Faster asset growth than 32% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

48th percentile

2.3%

Faster revenue growth than 48% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets34th percentile

Assets

Down

$8,067,311

Down $169,289 (-2.1%) from 2015

Net Assets

Down

$7,515,887

Down $182,990 (-2.4%) from 2015

Liabilities

Up

$551,424

Up $13,701 (+2.5%) from 2015

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue47th percentileNet Margin25th percentile

Revenue

Up

$3,369,287

Up $74,603 (+2.3%) from 2015

Expenses

Up

$3,567,310

Up $124,577 (+3.6%) from 2015

Net Income

Down

-$198,023

Down $49,974 (-34%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth32nd 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

2016

Assets$8,067,311
Liabilities$551,424
Net Assets$7,515,887
Open 2016 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth48th 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

2016

Revenue$3,369,287
Expenses$3,567,310
Net Income-$198,023
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
Nov 8, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$3,637,027
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$6,729,283$6,390,355▼ $338,928
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$839,510$859,218▲ $19,708
Pledges and Grants Receivable$251,286$360,512▲ $109,226
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$267,623$259,621▼ $8,002
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$69,670$97,713▲ $28,043
Inventories for Sale or Use$47,283$45,822▼ $1,461
Accounts Receivable$31,121$36,264▲ $5,143
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$824$17,806▲ $16,982
Total Assets$8,236,600$8,067,311▼ $169,289
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$157,512$218,513▲ $61,001
Deferred Revenue$209,059$211,107▲ $2,048
Unsecured Notes Loans Payable$171,152$121,804▼ $49,348
Total Liabilities$537,723$551,424▲ $13,701
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$6,888,937$6,671,606▼ $217,331
Permanently Rstr Net Assets$500,507$503,007▲ $2,500
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$309,433$341,274▲ $31,841
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$7,698,877$7,515,887▼ $182,990
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$8,236,600$8,067,311▼ $169,289

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Buildings$6,077,975$6,706,163$12,784,138
Equipment$128,994$4,349,251$4,478,245
Other Land Buildings$65,950$91,381$157,331
Land$117,436-$117,436
Leasehold Improvements-$2,030$2,030

Endowment Activity

PeriodBeginningContrib.Gain/LossOther UsesEnd
2016$903,820$2,500▲ $29,130-$935,450
2015$917,218$1,075▼ $14,473-$903,820
2014$906,389-▲ $10,829-$917,218
2013$834,484$10,932▲ $56,973-$902,389
2012$813,939-▲ $24,545-$838,484
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer PayScore unavailable

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Henry SchulsonExecutive DirectorFT$111,685$7,750$119,435

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Leonora WilliamsonChair
Amanda JacksonTrustee
Autumn GravesTrustee
Charles ChittyTrustee
Christie Kizer BurbankTrustee
Erskine OglesbyTrustee
Gina MitchTrustee
Jd HickeyTrustee
Jennifer Keates BaleeiroTrustee
Knut HillesTrustee
Lori FinlayTrustee
Niti TejaniTrustee
Tiffanie RobinsonTrustee
Travis HutchinsonTrustee
Velvet Hernandez JohnsonTrustee
Lisa MooreSecretary
David PaschallTreasurer

Highest Paid Contractors

ContractorServicesLocationCompensation
Tennessee AquariumManagement Services1 BROAD STREET, Chattanooga, TN 37402$102,000
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$1,386,975
Program Service Revenue
$1,632,962
Investment Income
$16,597
Other Revenue
$332,753
All Other Contributions
$883,158
Change in Net Assets
$-198,023

Noncash Contribution Practices

Property subject to holding requirements
No
Reviewed unusual noncash gifts
No
Third parties used for noncash contributions
No

Noncash Contributions

Contribution TypeContribution CountReported AmountValuation Method
Other Non Cash Contri Table19$38,356Fair Market Value (FMV)
Other Non Cash Contri Table-$7,498Fair Market Value (FMV)
Other Non Cash Contri Table-$5,000Fair Market Value (FMV)
Other Non Cash Contri Table25$2,500Fair Market Value (FMV)
Total Noncash Contributions44$53,354-

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$3,369,287
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$282,773
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$3,652,060
Total Revenue per Form 990
$3,369,287
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$1,967,174
Other Expenses$1,600,136
Total Fundraising Expense$206,861
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$1,259,761$236,205$78,735$1,574,701
Depreciation Depletion$333,307$62,495$20,832$416,634
Office Expenses$157,923$29,610$9,870$197,403
Other Employee Benefits$125,193$23,474$7,825$156,492
Payroll Taxes$99,437$18,644$6,215$124,296
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$22,337$44,674$44,674$111,685
Occupancy$82,695$15,506$5,169$103,370
Fees for Services Management-$102,000-$102,000
Travel$67,388$12,635$4,212$84,235
Advertising$59,082$11,078$3,693$73,853
All Other Expenses$27,826$5,218$1,739$34,783
Information Technology$21,504$4,032$1,344$26,880
Insurance-$19,482-$19,482
Conferences and Meetings$14,317$2,684$895$17,896
Fees for Services Other$13,251$2,484$828$16,563
Fees for Services Accounting-$13,645-$13,645
Other Expenses$7,087$20,444$6,815$7,087
Interest$3,865$725$242$4,832
Fees for Services Lobbying-$4,199-$4,199
Fees for Services Legal-$500-$500
Total Functional Expenses$2,689,397$671,052$206,861$3,567,310

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$3,835,050
Expenses per Audited Statements$3,567,310
Total Expenses per Form 990$3,567,310
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$267,740
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
Yes
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Gross Income$98,790
Fundraising Direct Expenses$66,915
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Amuseum$127,570$98,790$28,559$70,231
Total Events$127,570$98,790$28,559$70,231
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 US Senior Vice PresidentGroup Health InsuranceNo$143,030
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Federal income taxes-
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
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 11

“The board of directors has a chance to review the 990 before it is filed to see if any changes are neccesary.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C

“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 an opportunity to disclose potential conflicts at that time.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15A

“The executive committee determines compensation for the executive director gathering comparitive 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

“The organization makes governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements 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
Chief Financial Officer
Phone
4232650695
Signed
2017-11-08
Discuss with paid preparer
No

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Henry Schulson
Formed
1992
Legal Domicile
Tn
Voting Board Members
17
Independent Board Members
17
Employees
132
Volunteers
485
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part XII, Line 2C

“The process did not change.”

Financial Statement Notes

XI 2D

“Cost of goods sold 196,618 direct expenses from fundraising event 66,915 facilty rental expense 4,207 total to sch d, part xi, line 2d 267,740”

XII 2D

“Cost of goods sold 196,618 direct expenses from fundraising event 66,915 facilty rental expense 4,207 total to sch d, part xi, line 2d 267,740”

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2016 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$8,067,311
Liabilities
$551,424
Net assets
$7,515,887
Revenue
$3,369,287
Expenses
$3,567,310
Net income
-$198,023
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