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 2015, including but not limited to, the chairman of the board, and chair of the finance committee. 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 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: when executive staff members are hired, the ceo reviews their proposed compensation with the compensation committee to determine that they are equitable and in line with market guidelines. The ceo also determines salary increases and bonuses for the executive staff each year based on performance and external benchmarks, and based on the overall expense budget approvded by the board of trustees. 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's physical collection provides a rich variety of information, exhibits, research and a vast library of online multimedia content. The museum had approximately 185,000 physical visitors in 2015 to its mountain view, california, campus and approximately 2.7 million visits to its website (www.computerhistory.org), in addition to approximately 1 million videos viewed on its rich and educational youtube channel (www.youtube.com/computerhistory).”

“Line 4a - collections the museum is dedicated to the preservation and celebration of computer history and comprises the largest collection of computing artifacts in the world. The collection includes more than 7,700 linear feet of documentation, 39,000 physical objects, 4,700 moving images (including 700 oral histories), 10,300 software titles, and 20,000 photographs. In addition to its physical collection, the museum is home to a growing number of digital assets, including historic source code, some of the earliest software ever written. To ensure long-term preservation of its digital assets, the museum continues its ongoing construction of a state-of-the art digital repository. The repository will house more than 80 terabytes of digital data the museum collects and generates annually. The collection is also a significant resource for ongoing learning. As such, the museum provides access to its collection in a number of ways: - online catalog records, comprising 95,000 records with extensive metadata (over 7,800 of records added in 2015) -onsite access to 24 scholars and researchers in 2015 - 4 new outgoing loans in 2015 shipped to the heinz-nixdorf museumforum (germany), museum of american finance (new york), new-york historical society, and the bullock texas state history museum, and with requests from the victoria & albert museum (london) -over 480 unique research and collection queries in 2015 form 990, part iii, program service accomplishments: line 4b - exhibitions * onsite exhibits and demonstrations * the museum has a broad interpretive mission to make the history, impact, and future implications of computing come alive for audiences around the world through physical exhibits and live demonstrations of historic machines. Approximately 115,000 people from 129 countries experienced the museum's exhibits in 2015. Onsite exhibits and demonstrations include: - "revolution: the first 2000 years of computing" "revolution" was opened in january 2011 and is the museum's signature exhibition. "revolution" is an engaging 25,000-square-foot exhibition, featuring 19 galleries, approximately 1,000 objects, and an array of original multimedia experiences that chronicle the history of computing on an international scale. -"babbage difference engine no. 2: the story of the first computer pioneer" the difference engine no. 2 was designed by charles babbage between 1847 and 1849 to automatically calculate polynomial functions. The difference engine no. 2 is on display at the museum and has 8,000 parts, weighs five tons, and measures 11 feet in length. Visitors are treated to live demonstrations of the difference engine no. 2. - "where to? A history of autonomous vehicles" visitors learn about the history of autonomous vehicles, enjoy science fiction and popular culture dreams of the driverless family car, get up close with the google self-driving car, and learn how this amazing technology works. -the pdp-1 demo lab digital equipment corporation's (dec) pdp-1 was the first commercial computer designed to interact with a single user. The museum's restoration team brought the pdp-1 back to working condition. They retrieved data from its main memory, restored all the peripherals and loaded the machine with vintage games, including spacewar! -the ibm 1401 demo lab the museum has fully restored and placed on public exhibition two ibm 1401 systems, one of the most successful computing systems. In the ibm 1401 demo lab visitors can learn to understand computer architecture and software in an authentic 1960s setting. Next to "revolution", the museum has a unique, computer-related gift store. * online presence * the museum's website, computerhistory.org, was launched in 1996 and is one of the earliest online museums in the world. The website had approximately 2.7 million visits in 2015, featuring thousands of pages that provide access to the museum's collection and over a dozen online exhibits that complement the museum's current and past onsite”

“Line 4c - education, fellow awards, and live programming: - education the museum's education department is committed to making computer history relevant to all visitors through a wide range of community and education programs. Education programs are aligned with the common core state standards and next generation science standards. Students develop essential 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. Notable programs include get invested: case studies in innovation, broadcom presents design_code_build, and google field trip days. Education also offers a wide-range of teacher professional development services and is responsible for coordinating and training a corps of docents to lead engaging public tours. In 2015, over 15,000 visitors attended public tours, including tours for over 8,000 k-college students visiting as part of school groups. - fellow awards the computer history museum's annual fellow awards publicly recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of computing, in categories such as hardware, software, artificial intelligence, and networking. The tradition began in 1987 with the first fellow, early programming pioneer grace murray hopper, and has grown to a distinguished group of 73 members. In 2015, the museum inducted database pioneer charles bachman, entrepreneur and ceo evelyn berezin, and c++ inventor bjarne stroustrup. - live programming the museum creates original programming and produces 20 to 30 live events each year. Live programming celebrates computing milestones, explores innovative products, and features industry leaders, artists, scientists, authors, and historians. Among the museum's live events were "chm soundbytes" a midday lecture series that features historians and notable figures from the world of computing and technology; and "revolutionaries" a speaker series, featuring renowned innovators, business and technology leaders, and authors in enthralling conversations often with leading journalists. Many of the museum's live events are broadcast on television (wgbh's world channel, cspan book tv, and kqed), radio (kqed radio and minnesota public radio), and the web. Notable guests that took part in the museum's live programming in 2015 include: ibm president ceo & chairman ginni rometty, author walter isaacson, wearable computing pioneers thad starner and greg priest-dorman, theoretical physicist tony hey, and adobe photoshop creators thomas and john knoll.”