Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 8,334,020 | 5,166,378 | 2,726,243 | 4,329,390 | 9,733,245 | 30,289,276 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 8,334,020 | 5,166,378 | 2,726,243 | 4,329,390 | 9,733,245 | 30,289,276 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 10,480,544 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 19,808,732 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 8,334,020 | 5,166,378 | 2,726,243 | 4,329,390 | 9,733,245 | 30,289,276 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,402,639 | 1,598,750 | 1,553,957 | 1,551,966 | 1,344,264 | 7,451,576 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 9,501 | 42,277 | 21,695 | 21,440 | 20,341 | 115,254 |
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 37,868,669 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | CAFE REVENUE SHARE - 2010 AMOUNT: $ 9,501. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 36,277. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 21,555. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 21,440. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 20,341. OTHER REVENUE - 2011 AMOUNT: $ 6,000. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 140. |
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| ABOUT COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM (CHM): | 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). |
| FORM 990, PART III, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | 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 EXHIBITS, INCLUDING: - "REVOLUTION: THE FIRST 2000 YEARS OF COMPUTING" (1.6 MILLION PAGE VIEWS IN 2015) - " THE TIMELINE OF COMPUTER HISTORY" (APPROXIMATELY 3 MILLION PAGE VIEWS IN 2015) - "THE BABBAGE ENGINE" (APPROXIMATELY 340,000 PAGE VIEWS IN 2015) A NUMBER OF WEB-ONLY EXHIBITS SHOWCASE CAREFULLY CURATED IMAGES AND ORIGINAL TEXT THAT PROVIDE THE MUSEUM'S ONLINE COMMUNITY WITH A CONCENTRATED LOOK AT SPECIFIC TOPICS WITHIN COMPUTING, INCLUDING: "THE SILICON ENGINE," "SELLING THE COMPUTER REVOLUTION," "THIS DAY IN HISTORY, AND "THE TIMELINE OF COMPUTER HISTORY," THE MUSEUM'S MOST POPULAR ONLINE EXHIBIT. IN ADDITION TO COMPUTERHISTORY.ORG, THE MUSEUM'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL RECEIVES APPROXIMATELY 1 MILLION VIDEOS VIEWED PER YEAR AND OFFERS OVER 580 VIDEOS, INCLUDING HISTORIC FILMS FROM THE COLLECTION, MUSEUM EVENTS, AND ORAL HISTORIES. THE MUSEUM IS ALSO ACTIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, INCLUDING FACEBOOK, TUMBLR, AND TWITTER, AND CONSISTENTLY PRODUCES UNIQUE, RICH CONTENT ON ITS EDUCATIONAL BLOG (@CHM). |
| FORM 990, PART III, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | 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. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 | 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. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | BOARD MEMBERS LEONARD SHUSTEK AND DONNA DUBINSKY HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | 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. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | 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. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | 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. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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