Computer History Museum

“The board of trustees delegates broad authority of routine governing matters to the executive committee, which consisted of 9 trustees in fy 2014, including but not limited to, the chairman of the board, and chairs of the finance and investment committees. The executive committee submits recommendations on larger governing matters to the board for approval or ratification.”

“Board members leonard shustek and donna dubinsky have a family relationship.”

“The computer history museum updated its bylaws in the october 2013 revision/update to update the organization's name from "the computer museum history center" to the actual incorporated name of "computer history museum".”

“The museum's accounting firm forwards the form 990 to the controller. The cfo and controller review the form. After review, the form is forwarded to the ceo and finance committee and the audit committee for review. The final form is posted on the trustee intranet site which is used for all trustee communication of information and documents. The trustees are encouraged to forward any questions to the cfo and controller who will review and address the questions.”

“The museum requires all of the trustees and key employees to complete a conflict of interest acknowledgement annually. If a conflict is disclosed a committee is formed comprised of the chairman of the board of trustees, the chair of the audit committee, and such other trustees as the chairman of the board of trustees may designate. The committee will consider the matter and determine what if any action should be taken by the trustee or by the board in order to deal with the matter. All trustees complete the conflict of interest acknowledgement prior to taking their seat or position.”

“Ceo: annually the compensation committee negotiates performance objectives with the ceo. Those objectives are measurable and quantitative. They are used to determine the performance of the ceo. In addition, every 3-4 years the compensation committee commissions a study of comparable positions within other non-profits. The combination of the market leveling and the performance to goals is then used to determine any bonus or salary increase. The change in compensation is approved by the compensation committee. Executive staff: the ceo creates recommendations for the increase and compensation for each of his direct reports. When executive staff members are hired, the ceo reviews their compensation with the compensation committee to determine that they are equitable and in line with market guidelines. All staff: the ceo creates a budget for increases that is reviewed by the compensation committee and approved for alignment with overall market guidelines.”

“The organization makes its statements available upon request.”

“The computer history museum is a nonprofit organization spanning a four-decade history and is currently the world's leading institution exploring the history of computing and its ongoing impact on society. The museum is dedicated to the preservation and celebration of computer history and is home to the largest international collection of computing artifacts in the world, encompassing computer hardware, software, documentation, ephemera, photographs, oral histories and moving images. The museum's physical collection provides a rich variety of information, exhibits, research and a vast library of online multimedia content. The museum's visitorship is approaching 150,000 physical visitors annually to its mountain view, california, campus and more than 3.6 million visitors a year to its cyber museum (www.computerhistory.org) and its rich and educational youtube channel (www.youtube.com/computerhistory).”

“Line 4a - collections the museum's collections and research activities are comprehensive and global. -the museum owns the worlds largest physical collection related to computing history. The collection includes more than 5,000 linear feet of documentation, 35,000 artifacts, 3,000 moving images, 10,000 software titles, and 20,000 photographs. The museums collection continues to grow annually and, in 2014, the museum accepted new historic collections from over 336 individuals and organizations. Interesting items include gary boone's invention of the microcontroller, and the source code for word for windows 1.1 from microsoft. -the museums collection is increasingly accessible online. All of the collection is being indexed and made fully available on www.computerhistory.org, and the online catalog now comprises more than 94,000 catalog records. In 2014 there were approximately a half million unique visits to the online catalog. In addition, in 2014 the museum continued the construction of a state of the art digital repository for the collection. The repository will become the permanent home of the more than 80 terabytes of digital data the museum collects and generates annually. -the museum carries on a large-scale restoration and simulation effort. The program is making computers and applications come alive, including fully working models of the ibm 1620, the pdp-1, and ibm 1401, ibm ramac disk drive, the babbage difference engine no. 2 and the nordsieck differential analyzer. In 2014, the museum opened a new exhibition featuring the pdp-1 and ibm 1401 restorations, the "pdp-1 demo lab" and the "ibm 1401 demo lab." -the museum operates a major, global oral history program. The archive now contains more than 700 videotaped and transcribed oral histories that capture the stories of pioneers and participants in their own words. The museum collected more than 60 interviews and oral histories in 2014, including a series of oral histories related to the museums work on a planned new exhibition entitled "make software, change the world! -the museum operates a highly productive interpretive and curatorial effort. Content creation includes online exhibitions, an active and educational blog ("@chm), an annual in-house magazine ("core), annual computer-oriented publications such as books and pamphlets focusing on particular aspects of history, and digital delivery of all museum events on a branded youtube channel (www.youtube.com/computerhistory), which, as of 2014, exceeded 5.4 million views. -the museum directly engages in and supports outside research, both independently and jointly conducted with universities and corporations and by scholars-in-residence. The output of this research includes contributions to scholarly journals, such as the ieee annals of the history of computing. In 2014, the museum responded to more than 400 outside research requests for information contained in our collection. Form 990, part iii, program service accomplishments: line 4b - exhibitions the museum has a broad interpretive mission to make the history, impact and future implications of computing come alive for audiences both at the museum and, through the internet, around the world. Interpretive exhibits in the physical museum include: -revolution: the first 2000 years of computing everyone uses computers. Few know the story of how they came to be. Revolution, the museums signature exhibition, chronicles the evolution and impact of modern computing from the abacus to the smart phone. This 25,000 sq. Ft multimedia experience is a technological wonderland that immerses visitors in the sights, sounds, and stories of the computer revolution. Revolution is designed with 19 galleries, each with an icon artifact that reflects the theme of the gallery. The online version of revolution had 2.0 million visitors in 2014. -babbage difference engine no. 2: the story of the first computer pioneer charles babbage (1791-1871) designed the first modern programmable comput”

“Line 4c - education the museum serves an increasingly large community of both formal and informal learners through a variety of educational activities, allowing visitors of all ages to learn about the people and stories behind the technological innovations on display, and to explore the impact of computing on the human experience. Among the comprehensive set of education programs are: docent tours: interactive, inquiry-based discussions offered to the general public 10 times weekly, with additional tours available for schools and other private groups on request. In 2014, over 15,000 visitors attended public tours. In 2014, almost 7,000 k-college students visited the museum as part of school groups. Schools can also bring students in grades 3 through 12 to the museum for interactive hands-on workshops that are developmentally appropriate, geared to the curricula and learning needs of specific age groups, and aligned with state and national teaching standards. In 2014, the museum taught workshops to 432 students. Artifact demonstrations: docent-led demonstrations of, and interactive discussions about, historical computers that have been restored to working order. These provide visitors with first-hand experience of the operation of these artifacts. We conduct daily demonstrations of charles babbages difference engine no. 2. The dec pdp-1 is demonstrated twice per month, and the ibm ramac is demonstrated weekly. In 2014 we launched a new live experience of the ibm 1401, with twice-weekly demonstrations. School programs: all of our school programs are aligned with common core state standards and next generation science standards. Students interact with objects from the museums permanent collection and with museum staff and volunteers through the museums physical and virtual resources. Students develop critical skills for success in the 21st century, including critical thinking, oral and written communication expertise, and collaboration. At the same time, they learn and apply concepts from science, technology, engineering, and math (stem) in the context of computer history. College students and faculty have access to the museums collection for teaching, study, and research. K-thru-12 programs include the following: "get invested, our award-winning inquiry-based, technology driven, stem-infused program: "get invested exposes underserved high school students to creative stem problem-solving and engineering design processes, through multi-media applications and multi-modality learning approaches. It is delivered both as an extended, 12-week course which takes place onsite at the museum, in classrooms, and online, and as a one-time-only two-hour workshop at the museum. 2014 was the third year of implementation for "get invested. 359 students took part in the extended program and 120 in workshops. Participants came from the sf bay area, monterrey, mexico, and madison, wisconsin. A highlight of "get invested is "talking to the future, an annual daylong event in which high school students and tech industry leaders share their work and participate in a collaborative design challenge. 100 students from silicon valley and mexico took part in "talking to the future in 2014, and tech leaders came from google, electronic arts, and kqed. In 2014, the museum expanded its k-thru-12 outreach to underserved populations to focus on low-income students and girls, both of whom are typically underrepresented in high tech industries. Approximately 40% of the k-thru-12 students attending programs at the museum came from schools in which at least 20% of families qualified for federally subsidized free or reduced lunch programs. Community programs: the museum is committed to making computing and computer history relevant to all visitors through a wide range of events and community programs. In 2014, we participated in the hour of code, an international event designed to make coding accessible to everyone, novices to experts, through a variety of self-paced”