Computer History Museum

“The Board of Trustees delegates broad authority for routine governing matters to the Executive Committee, which consisted of 8 Trustees in FY 2016, 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.”

“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, the 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, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMMISSIONS STUDIES 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 ANNUALLY. THE CHANGE IN COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMPARABLE POSITIONS BENCHMARK STUDIES ARE PUBLISHED EVERY 3-4 YEARS. 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 APPROVeD 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.”

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“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 197,000 physical visitors in 2016 to its mountain view, california, campus and approximately 2.5 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 AND RESEARCH 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 NEARLY 38,500 HISTORICAL OBJECTS, NEARLY 44,500 DOCUMENT RECORDS RELATED TO THE HISTORY OF COMPUTING, MORE THAN 10,300 SOFTWARE TITLES, AND AN ESTIMATED 20,000 PHOTOGRAPHS AND MOVING IMAGES. THE MUSEUM HAS CATALOGUED ALMOST 106,000 ITEMS AND MAKES THE CATALOGUE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH ITS WEBSITE. 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 MAINTENANCE OF ITS STATE-OF-THE ART DIGITAL REPOSITORY, RECENTLY EXPANDING ITS CAPACITY TO 114 TERABYTES, WITH 40 TERABYTES ALREADY IN USE. 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 ALMOST 106,000 RECORDS WITH EXTENSIVE METADATA (OVER 8,000 OF RECORDS ADDED IN 2016) -ONSITE ACCESS TO 12 SCHOLARS AND RESEARCHERS IN 2016 -OVER 450 UNIQUE RESEARCH AND COLLECTION QUERIES IN 2016 *Shustek Center* To further the excellent stewardship of its collection and commitment to research, the museum opened a world-class research facility in 2016, named for museum Chairman Len Shustek. The Shustek Center houses the museum's acquisitions, archives, and research operations. With Study Space for visiting scholars, climate-controlled storage for Digital collections, artifact acquisitions receiving, and digitization workstations, the Shustek Center promotes greater access and preservation of CHM's collections. *Center for Software History* Launched in 2016, the Center for Software History is dedicated to building the Museum's collections to understand and tell the story of software. Its purpose is to collect, preserve, interpret, and present to the world the history of software and its ongoing impact on global society. 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 123,000 PEOPLE FROM 140 COUNTRIES EXPERIENCED THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITS IN 2016. 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. - "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 ABOUT 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, COMPUTERHIST”

“Line 4c - education, fellow awards, live programming and exponential center: *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, the arts and math (steam) in the context of computer history. Notable programs include broadcom presents design_code_build, google field trip days, and talking to the future. Education also offers a wide-range of educator professional development services, spearheads the museum's popular high school internship program, and is responsible for coordinating and training a corps of docents to lead engaging public tours. In 2016, over 15,000 visitors attended public tours, including tours for approximately 10,000 kindergarten through 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 2016, the museum inducted software developer and designer david cutler, pc pioneer lee felsenstein, and verilog's philip moorby. *live programming* the museum creates original programming and produces 20 to 30 live events each year under its chm live umbrella. Live programming celebrates computing milestones, explores innovative products, and features industry leaders, artists, scientists, authors, and historians. Among the museum's live events are midday lectures that feature historians and notable figures from the world of computing and technology; and an evening 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 2016 include but are not limited to cloudflare co-founder michelle zatlyn, geocities co-founder david bohnett, alibaba founder jack ma, author ross bassett, oxford university professor ursula martin, and members from the united states digital service team. Our 2016 speakers join a distinguished slate of chm live guests, including: facebook coo sheryl sandberg, youtube ceo susan wojcicki, facebook founder mark zuckerberg, pixar's ed catmull, and google chairman eric schmidt. *exponential center* launched in 2016, the exponential center captures the legacy and advances the future of entrepreneurship and innovation in silicon valley and around the world. The exponential center's mission is to inform, influence, and inspire the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders changing the world.”