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 (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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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | 1,599,325 | 2,865,110 | 1,864,595 | 2,376,920 | 3,251,685 | 11,957,635 |
| 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.. | 14,848,208 | 420,339 | 383,402 | 345,415 | 15,997,364 | |
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 1,599,325 | 17,713,318 | 2,284,934 | 2,760,322 | 3,597,100 | 27,954,999 |
| 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).. | 551,949 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 27,403,050 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,599,325 | 17,713,318 | 2,284,934 | 2,760,322 | 3,597,100 | 27,954,999 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 110 | 243 | 535 | 1,070 | 1,122 | 3,080 |
| 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.).. | 13,894 | 31,500 | 26,881 | 14,583 | 18,618 | 105,476 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 34,529,184 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (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) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (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): |
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| 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 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
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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8
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 2015 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-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| b | ||||
| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| OTHER INCOME: $18,618 | OTHER INCOME CONSISTS OF A PROPORTION OF TICKET SALES FROM STORYBOOK THEATER THAT BENEFITS MARBLES KIDS MUSEUM. |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | OUR MISSION IS TO SPARK IMAGINATION, DISCOVERY, AND LEARNING THROUGH PLAY. 1. READY SET LEARN: PLAY BUILDS INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL SKILL FOR SUCCESS IN LEARNING AND IN LIFE. 2. BE HEALTHY BE ACTIVE: PLAY PROMOTES PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND GOOD HEALTH. 3. CREATE INNOVATE: PLAY ENCOURAGES IMAGINATION, CREATIVITY, AND SELF-EXPRESSION. 4. EXPLORE EXPERIMENT: PLAY LEADS TO DISCOVERY AND KINDLES CURIOSITY. 5. CONNECT: PLAY TEACHES COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION, STRENGTHENS FAMILIES, AND UNITES OUR COMMUNITY. |
| PART III, LINE 4A | PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR FY2015-2016 - THE 2015-2016 FISCAL YEAR WAS PRODUCTIVE, EVENTFUL AND PURPOSEFUL FOR MARBLES KIDS MUSEUM. OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE IMAGINATION, DISCOVERY AND LEARNING THROUGH EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES IN PLAY AND LARGER-THAN-LIFE IMAX EXPERIENCES. IT IS THROUGH PLAY THAT CHILDREN LEARN BEST, DISCOVERING WHO THEY ARE, HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, EXPRESS FEELINGS AND SHARE IDEAS. IN SUPPORT OF OUR MISSION, MARBLES DELIVERS POWERFUL PLAY EXPERIENCES ALIGNED WITH FIVE CORE CONTENT INITIATIVES: CREATE/INNOVATE, BE HEALTHY, BE ACTIVE, BUILD YOUR BRAIN, CONNECT & COMMUNICATE, AND GROW UP GREEN. CONTENT IS DELIVERED THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS, DAILY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, FIELD TRIPS, CAMPS, SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAMS AND GIANT SCREEN IMAX FILMS. MARBLES KIDS MUSEUM SERVED OVER 674,000 VISITORS IN FY2015-2016. AWARD-WINNING FIELD TRIP PROGRAMS WERE ATTENDED BY OVER 77,000 STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016. MUSEUM FIELD TRIPS OFFER OPEN-ENDED MUSEUM EXPLORATION AS WELL AS SPECIALTY PROGRAMS USING HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES COVERING SUBJECTS LIKE FINANCIAL LITERACY, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, WEATHER, ENGINEERING AND MORE GIVING KIDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE TOPICS LEARNED ABOUT IN THE CLASSROOM IN A HANDS-ON WAY. MARBLES OFFERS AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO CURRICULUM-ALIGNED EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL BY INTEGRATING IMAX DOCUMENTARIES WITH HANDS-ON PROGRAMMING CALLED LEARNING LABS FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 5-8, EXPOSING STUDENTS TO UNIQUE WAYS TO EXPLORE CONTENT DELIVERED IN THE FILM, BRINGING IT TO LIFE WITH HANDS-ON MANIPULATIVES AND ACTIVITIES. CAMP MARBLES WAS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL IN FY2015-2016, ENGAGING 3,695 KIDS IN HANDS-ON, MINDS-ON ACTIVITIES SUCH AS COOKING, CREATING, BUILDING AND EXPERIMENTING. AS PART OF OUR MARBLES FULL CIRCLE ACCESS PROGRAM, 112 CHILDREN FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR POPULAR SUMMER CAMPS PROGRAMS. THROUGH OUR MARBLES FULL CIRCLE OUTREACH PROGRAMS, WE SERVED OVER 39,500 GUESTS IN TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS BY PROVIDING FREE MUSEUM ACCESS, INVITING ALL CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY TO PLAY AT MARBLES DESPITE FINANCIAL OR PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS. PLAYFREE, OUR MUSEUM ACCESS PROGRAM DEDICATED TO SERVING AT-RISK TITLE I AND PRESCHOOL GROUPS AND A COMPONENT OF FULL CIRCLE, ENABLED OVER 5,100 CHILDREN TO VISIT MARBLES IN FY2015-2016. WE ALSO HAD OUR WEEKLY TWILIGHT THURSDAY NIGHTS PRESENTED BY TERMINIX FOR WORKING FAMILIES. THIS IS WHEN WE STAY OPEN LATE AND OFFER REDUCED ADMISSION. THIS PROGRAM SERVED OVER 16,300 VISITORS IN FY2015-2016. KICKOFF TO KINDERGARTEN, A FREE EVENT HELD FOR INCOMING KINDERGARTENERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, EVERY JUNE FOR FAMILIES IN YEAR-ROUND SCHOOLS AND EVERY AUGUST FOR FAMILIES IN TRADITIONAL CALENDAR SCHOOLS, SERVED COSE TO 2,600 GUESTS. FAMILY FUN NIGHT, A BIMONTHLY EVENT FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES, SERVED OVER 1,600 VISITORS WITH SPECIAL PROGRAMMING AND ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION, MORE THAN 6,700 ADMISSION PASSES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING FAMILIES IN NEED, ENABLING THEM TO EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF PLAY TOGETHER AT THE MUSEUM. MARBLES WAS LISTED ONCE AGAIN AMONG THE TOP TEN FIELD TRIP DESTINATIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA AND WAS THE SECOND MOST VISITED MUSEUM IN RALEIGH. IN ADDITION, MARBLES KIDS MUSEUM RECEIVED VARIOUS OTHER HONORS, INCLUDING CAROLINA PARENT READER FAVORITE RAINY DAY OUTING AND AREA MUSEUM (HONORABLE MENTION), BEST PLACE TO ENTERTAIN THE KIDS (GOLD) AND BEST MUSEUM (BRONZE) MIDTOWN MAGAZINE DIAMOND AWARDS, AND BEST PLACE TO TAKE CHILDREN (HONORABLE MENTION) CARY MAGAZINE MAGGY AWARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING WILL DO THE INITIAL REVIEW OF THE FORM 990. FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL WILL BE WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE ASKED ANNUALLY IF THEY ARE AWARE OF ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES. MARBLES RELIES ON SALARY SURVEYS AND OTHER RELEVANT INDUSTRY DATA OBTAINED FROM SOURCES SUCH AS THE ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS, GUIDESTAR, AND NORTH CAROLINA CENTER FOR NONPROFITS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 | THE FORM 990 AND 990-T IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | ALL DISCLOSURES ARE AVAILABLE AT OUR OFFICE AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | BAD DEBT -544. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINCE 2C | THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THE PROCESS SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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