2024-10-29T14:28:45-07:00 2023-06-30 202571677 CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLC 242 CHARLOTTE ST SUITE 1 ASHEVILLE NC 28801 990 2022-07-01 561342340 Asheville Museum of Science ASHE 8282547162 43 Patton Avenue Asheville NC 28801 Amanda Bryant Executive Director 8282547162 2024-10-25 true true Todd Oldenburg P02281691 8282360206 2024-10-29 2022 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Amanda Bryant PO Box 1617 Asheville NC 28802 1089006 false X www.ashevillescience.org X 1960 NC The Asheville Museum of Science (AMOS) is Western North Carolina's home for experiential science learning, discovery, and exploration. AMOS strives to spark the imagination and foster lifelong curiosity. 13 13 24 42 0 0 565238 524499 310979 432969 0 59566 12793 935783 970261 0 0 284437 394670 0 45833 365567 531620 650004 926290 285779 43971 2387264 2415078 109329 51726 2277935 2363352 The Asheville Museum of Science (AMOS) is Western North Carolina's home for experiential science learning, discovery, and exploration. AMOS strives to spark the imagination and foster lifelong curiousity. false false 753558 0 432969 Asheville Museum of Science (AMOS) strives to spark imagination & foster lifelong curiosity through museum exploration and education programming. AMOS proudly served more than 60,000 people in 22/23 directly and over 100,000 total through the addition of community engagement and outreach. Programming included field trips, in-school & after-school programs, intensive science camps, Saturday STEAM education, adult science events, and fun hands-on activities delivered at community events. Area educators and families depend on AMOS to provide hands-on, engaging activities that meet or exceed North Carolina's K-12 educational standards, help close the achievement gap in STEM, and spark a greater interest in fields that require STEM skills. STEAM Programming: Science learning through play and informal instruction is a proven method for creating positive associations with STEAM topics and skills. This year our educators served students through field trips, camps, workshops, guest lecturers, and science experiments. AMOS's experiential and hands-on learning model serves as a pillar of community development, early education element, workforce preparation, and fun-filled exposure to STEAM subjects for children, families, and educators. Specifically, AMOS served: - 6,600 Students through field trips - 2,265 Students through outreach - 850 Students through after school programs - 345 Students through science camps STEM EcoSystem: AMOS led the development of a local STEM Ecosystem, a dynamic collaborative of academia, science, local industry business leaders, and nonprofit service organizations. The group created and identified cross-sector opportunities for middle/high school students to provide access to STEAM-rich learning environments to develop awareness and access to important skills and engagement in science, technology, engineering, and math. Through the collaborative AMOS partnered with area schools and colleges to also provide K-12 teachers with professional development support and STEM inclusion experiences. Specifically, the collaboration resulted in: - 12 formal industry partnerships to serve as STEM subject mater experts and speakers in area classrooms - 360 middle and high school students - 27 teachers with professional development Exhibit Exploration and Play: AMOS features 8,000 square feet of hands-on exhibits and an interactive STEM Lab filled with technology, supplies for experiments, and internal/guest scientists who give lectures and engage with science lovers of all ages about complex subject matter. AMOS successfully secured two exhibits to rotate through the space and provide guest with new and exciting learning opportunities. - SUN, EARTH, UNIVERSE EXHIBIT - Designed with NASA, "Sun, Earth, Universe" explores questions like - How is Earth changing? What is it like on other planets? Does life exist beyond Earth? What's happening on the Sun, and how does it affect us? The exhibition explores our planet, the solar system, and the universe and is packed with engaging, hands-on interactive exhibits, and dazzling imagery, and launches them on a journey to explore the universe. - Women in STEM - The exhibit was designed to celebrate contemporary female scientists and to inspire a new generation of female leaders. Through a concept of, If you can see it, You can be it, the exhibit features women from a variety of different backgrounds, fields of study and levels of expertise and provides guest, especially young girls with the opportunity to see strong women in a variety of interesting fields. - Specifically, AMOS served 44,000 through museum exploration. 753558 true true false false false false false true false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 8 0 24 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true true false false NC X X Amanda Bryant 8282547162 PO Box 1617 Asheville NC 28802 Amanda Bryant Executive Director 40.00 X 72600 0 0 Mike Tanner President 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Wendell Morris Vice President 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Alida Woods Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Jon Neumann Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Rachael Sparks Past President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Bryant Korzeniewski Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Beth Frith Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jill Lieberman Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jesse Swords Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Rich Lee Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sydney Broadhead Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Bryan Wall Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kent Weldon Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 72600 0 0 false false false 23784 61500 121481 317734 91861 524499 General Admissions 611710 260212 0 0 Education Programming Income 611710 172757 0 0 432969 28231 61500 67437 -39206 0 -39206 1520 1520 1520 101787 51308 50479 50479 970261 483448 0 -37686 73448 58758 7345 7345 288424 230740 28842 28842 32798 29518 2624 656 10239 0 10239 0 30259 16967 12333 959 10865 9779 543 543 43253 30891 11526 836 35118 29382 3255 2481 199575 179617 15966 3992 5603 3495 2035 73 231 0 231 0 3095 0 3095 0 114818 91854 22964 0 6235 561 5674 0 Education Program Expenses 25326 25326 0 0 Exhibit Expenses 44960 44960 0 0 Professional Development 929 771 139 19 Dues and Subcriptions 870 696 87 87 244 243 1 0 926290 753558 126899 45833 177775 600729 313501 67021 10972 885 31172 21674 1539221 954743 646794 584478 1207050 1140291 2387264 2415078 13476 27457 46058 43565 24269 6230 0 109329 51726 X 1981930 2343622 296005 19730 2277935 2363352 2387264 2415078 X 43971 46058 -4612 X false false false X 0 0 266820 393288 286708 565238 524499 2036553 402061 247891 248883 390605 432969 1722409 13295 13295 0 668881 641179 535591 969138 957468 3772257 0 121481 121481 121481 121481 3650776 3772257 0.96780 0.99990 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1140291 X X false 0 0 667234 295972 371262 78303 75080 3223 793684 583691 209993 584478 Gem and Mineral Collection 906274 Contributed Gems & Minerals 234017 Employee Retention Credit Rec 0 Sales Tax Receivable 0 Payroll Refunds 0 1140291 Payroll Liabilities 0 NCDOR Payable 0 0 Pt III, Line 4 The Asheville Museum of Science, Inc. (the Museum) provides educational programming and exhibits in the study of the earth sciences. It also offers for exhibition to the public a collection of gems, minerals and related artifacts. The Museum is funded by government grants, program income and contributions from the public. The exhibits in the Museum explore the connections between astronomy, geology, weather, climate, ecology and paleontology to form the landscape. 141232 113001 28231 7245 4400 1200 54592 141232 113001 28231 7245 4400 1200 54592 67437 -39206 X Museum Exhibit 1 40000 FMV X Fundraising Items 114 51861 FMV false true false Pt VI, Line 11b The Form 990 is prepared by external independent accountants, reviewed by management, presented to the board for review, proposed revisions, and final approval. Pt VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest statements are required to be signed by each board member anually. The statements affirm that the policy has been read and either that no conflict of interest exists or discloses any such conflict. Pt VI, Line 15a In the annual budge process, the board approves a budget line for aggregrate salary expense. Thereafter, individual salaries and salary increases for employees are determined by the executive director. The board sets the executive director's salary after a performance review and a check of comparable salary information for nonprofit organizations with similar budgets. Pt VI, Line 18 The form 1023 is available upon request and the Forms 990 are available on the websites of many charity watch organizations and upon request. Pt VI, Line 19 Governing documents are available upon request. Pt XI Bad debt Expense.