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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 547,060 | 808,387 | 949,149 | 919,335 | 681,441 | 3,905,372 |
| 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 | 547,060 | 808,387 | 949,149 | 919,335 | 681,441 | 3,905,372 |
| 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).. | 83,797 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 3,821,575 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 547,060 | 808,387 | 949,149 | 919,335 | 681,441 | 3,905,372 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 682 | 735 | 1,499 | 2,175 | 1,550 | 6,641 |
| 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.).. | 150,683 | 148,230 | 103,909 | 113,204 | 516,026 | |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 4,479,007 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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 2019 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-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| 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: | GROSS MUSEUM STORE SALES - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0. GROSS REVENUE FROM FUNDRAISING - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 144,249. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 146,865. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 99,635. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 112,180. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0. GROSS REVENUE FROM GAMING - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 5,002. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0. MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 1,432. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 1,365. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 4,274. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 1,024. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | THE MISSION OF THE IOWA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IS TO INSPIRE EVERY CHILD TO IMAGINE, CREATE, DISCOVER, AND EXPLORE THROUGH THE POWER OF PLAY. THE MUSEUM SERVES THIS MISSION BY PROVIDING INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS, ENGAGING HANDS-ON PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. WITH AN ANNUAL VISITATION OF APPROXIMATELY 190,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS, THE IOWA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS IN IOWA. OVER 25,000 SQUARE FEET OF INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS PROVIDE STIMULATING ACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO TWELVE AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE MUSEUM IS COMMITTED TO THE PRINCIPLES OF INCLUSION AND SERVES A DIVERSE AUDIENCE WITH OVER 20% OF OUR ANNUAL ATTENDANCE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE IN AN EFFORT TO INCLUDE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES. AT THE IOWA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO PLAY AND LEARN IN A PLACE WHERE ALL PEOPLE ARE ACCEPTED AND CELEBRATED. THE GENERAL PUBLIC VISITS THE MUSEUM THROUGH ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS AND DAILY ADMISSIONS FEES, PROVIDING A HIGH QUALITY PLAYING TO LEARN ENVIRONMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 | IN FY20, THE ICM LAUNCHED ART SMART, WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO INCREASE OUR COMMITMENT TO HIGH QUALITY ARTS PROGRAMMING. THIS PROGRAM WAS TO INCLUDE A SERIES OF DIVERSE, ENGAGING PERFORMANCES ("LIVE FROM CORAL COVE") AND A MULTI-WEEK ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE COMPONENT ("ICM STUDIO"). WITH TWO PERFORMANCES COMPLETED AND PLANS FOR ICM STUDIO JUST UNDERWAY, COVID-19 PUT A HALT TO THIS. WHILE WE HAVE RECEIVED PERMISSION TO DIVERT THE REMAINING GRANT FUNDS TO A BROADER PUBLIC ART PROJECT, OUR COMMITMENT TO CONTINUING PROGRAMMING LIKE THIS REMAINS STRONG. AS DESIGNED TO INCREASE OUR COMMITMENT TO HIGH QUALITY ARTS PROGRAMMING. THIS PROGRAM WAS TO INCLUDE A SERIES OF DIVERSE, ENGAGING PERFORMANCES ("LIVE FROM CORAL COVE") AA NEW GRANT-FUNDED PROGRAM CALLED ART SMART, WHICH ND A MULTI-WEEK ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE COMPONENT ("ICM STUDIO"). WITH TWO PERFORMANCES COMPLETED AND PLANS FOR ICM STUDIO JUST UNDERWAY, COVID-19 PUT A HALT TO THIS. WHILE WE HAVE RECEIVED PERMISSION TO DIVERT THE REMAINING GRANT FUNDS TO A BROADER PUBLIC ART PROJECT, OUR COMMITMENT TO CONTINUING PROGRAMMING LIKE THIS REMAINS STRONG. MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, THE ICM BEGAN TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE IOWA CITY DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AND THE GRADUATE HOTEL ABOUT CONSTRUCTING A FREE COMMUNITY EXHIBIT IN THE HOTEL'S UNUSED SECOND FLOOR SWIMMING POOL. WHILE NOT A NEW PROGRAM, PER SE, THIS INITIATIVE WAS EXPECTED TO BE A MAJOR EMPHASIS IN THE SECOND HALF OF FY20. WHILE PLANNING WAS WELL UNDERWAY AND MODEST CONSTRUCTION EFFORTS HAD BEGUN, THE HOTEL CLOSED IN LATE MARCH AND LEADERS NOTIFIED US THAT THE PROJECT WOULD BE PUT ON-HOLD INDEFINITELY. AS OF LATE JULY, CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE LITERARY LABYRINTH HAVE RE-STARTED. WHILE NOT LAUNCHED OFFICIALLY IN FY20, THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR SAW US EXPLORING A NUMBER OF NEW PROGRAMMING OPTIONS IN THE WAKE OF OUR FOUR-MONTH CLOSURE AND THE ONGOING PANDEMIC. AMONG OTHER IDEAS, ONE THAT TOOK HOLD AND HAS PROVEN TO BE QUITE SUCCESSFUL IN THE NEW FISCAL YEAR ARE ICM PLAY PACKS. THESE MADE-FROM-SCRATCH CURATED TAKE-HOME LEARNING KITS COVER A RANGE OF TOPICS FROM SPACE TO ENGINEERING TO WIZARDRY. WHILE DESIGNED AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET UNIQUE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND BOLSTER ICM REVENUE, THESE PACKS HAVE PROVIDED AN EXCELLENT TEMPLATE FOR FUTURE PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITIES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 | THERE SHALL BE AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF THE CHAIR, THE CHAIR-ELECT, THE SECRETARY, THE TREASURER, AND AN EMERITUS (PAST) CHAIR, AND SUCH OTHER DIRECTORS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SHALL BE EX-OFFICIO, NON-VOTING MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THESE BYLAWS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AND MAY EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | GRETCHEN KEMPLE-TAYLOR AND WILLIAM KEMPLE-TAYLOR HOLD A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS STREAMLINED AND MODERNIZED THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO MORE CLOSELY ALIGN WITH BOTH CURRENT STATE NON-PROFIT STANDARDS/BEST PRACTICES AND ACTUAL ORGANIZATIONAL OPERATIONS (I.E. WORKING BOARD COMMITTEES, ETC). NO SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL OR LEGAL CHANGES MADE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL FIRST REVIEW THE 990 AND THEN PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION WITH THE PREPARER. UPON THEIR RECOMMENDATION, THE 990 IS FORWARDED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO A REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING AT WHICH TIME THE 990 IS OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED, BEFORE BEING SIGNED AND SUBMITTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES FOLLOW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. BOARD MEMBERS ADDRESS ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS. IF A CONFLICT ARISES THE BOARD MEMBER ABSTAINS FROM VOTING ON THE ITEM IN CONFLICT. CONFLICTS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | EACH MAY, THE BOARD CHAIR AND CHAIR ELECT FACILITATE A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ED). ALL BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETE THE EVALUATION TOOL. THE BOARD CHAIR COMPILES THE COLLECTED INFORMATION AND EMAILS A FINAL REPORT OUT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AT THE MAY OR JUNE BOARD MEETING A CLOSED SESSION IS HELD (ABSENT THE ED) WHERE THE BOARD DISCUSSES THE EVALUATION DATA AND DETERMINES WHETHER A SALARY/COMPENSATION CHANGE IS APPROPRIATE. THE BOARD CHAIR-ELECT COMPILES RESEARCH ON COMPARABLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARIES IN THE FIELD OF MUSEUMS IN OUR GEOGRAPHIC REGION TO ESTABLISH BASELINE DATA REGARDING THE RANGE OF COMPARABLE STAFF POSITIONS. THIS RESEARCH WAS DOCUMENTED BY THE CHAIR-ELECT AND EMAILED OUT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND IS KEPT ON FILE WITH THE ED. ANY SALARY CHANGES MUST BE MADE AS A MOTION BY A BOARD MEMBER AND VOTED UPON BY THE ENTIRE BOARD TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ON JULY 1ST OF THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR. FOLLOWING THAT BOARD MEETING, THE ED MEETS WITH THE BOARD CHAIR AND CHAIR ELECT TO GO OVER THE EVALUATION REPORT AND SET GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR, AS WELL AS BE ADVISED OF ANY SALARY CHANGE. THE EVALUATION REPORT IS THEN KEPT ON FILE IN THE EMPLOYMENT FILE OF THE ED. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2017. COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES HAS HISTORICALLY TAKEN PLACE AT FISCAL YEAR END AND IMPLEMENTED AT THE START OF THE NEW FISCAL YEAR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAKES RECOMMENDATION FOR INCREASES AND THESE ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. AT THE END OF FISCAL 2019 A THOROUGH REVIEW OF SALARY FOR EACH KEY EMPLOYEE WAS CONDUCTED IN COMPARISON TO OTHER SIMILAR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND MUSEUMS WITH SALARY ADJUSTMENTS MADE. WITH COVID AND THE EFFECT ON THE ECONOMY NO INCREASES WERE MADE FOR FISCAL 2020. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C | THE PROCESS FOR OVERSEEING AND SELECTING AN INDPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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