Cincinnati Observatory Center: FY2018 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 31-1665954)

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Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2019	FY2018
Anna Hehman	$100,191	—	—
Craig Niemi	—	$68,775	$72,271

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Preserves a historic observatory and teaches astronomy STEM.

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3 programs · $381K · in their own filed words · FY2018

01

General Public

The observatory worked with over 34,500 people in 2018, who have benefited from our public outreach and youth education programming. We provide science and history programs to educate and engage children, youth and adults with the history of the observatory and its historical work.

$157Kprogram expense

02

Educational Outreach

The observatory provides hands-on learning opportunities in the stem (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) disciplines aligned with oh, ky & in k-12 curriculum standards. We offer a variety of standard and customized programs which center around the definition of science, inquiry, the scientific method, critical thinking and…

$152Kprogram expense

03

Historic Facility

The observatory organization coordinates with the university of cincinnati, owner of the observatory facilities and grounds, to maintain the integrity and heritage of this historic 19TH century observatory, and to share the related history and experiences with the public through a variety of tours, programs and writings.

$72Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Cincinnati Observatory FoundationFY2024$182K

Skyler FoundationFY2024$50K

Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile JR FoundationFY2024$25K

Millstone FundFY2024$20K

Louise Taft Semple FoundationFY2024$15K

Marcia Brady Tucker Foundation INCFY2024$1K

The Graham Edwin and Sharon Janosik Mitchell FoundationFY2024$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$294K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.5M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$125K

Investment incomeLn 3$42K

Money outPt IX

$569K

Ln 25

Programscol B$381K

Managementcol C$116K

Fundraisingcol D$72K

Owns and owesPt X

$2.7M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$203K

Total assetsLn 16$3.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$516K

PeoplePt VI, VII

22

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a19

IndependentVI 1b19

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$50K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$125K

Investment incomeLn 3$42K

Other incomeLn 4–11$32K

Total revenueLn 12$1.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$203K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$203K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$553K

Other assetsLn 15$301K

Total assetsLn 16$3.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$516K

Net assetsLn 32$2.7M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 58

VolunteersI 6100

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY18	End FY18
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$121K	$203K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$910K	$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$555K	$553K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.8M	$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$67K	$516K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.8M	$2.7M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$76K	$38K	$23K	$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$228K	$160K	$33K	$35K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$7K	$4K	$1K	$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$29K	$19K	$6K	$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$23K	$15K	$4K	$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$26K		$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$950	$809		$141
Office expensesLn 13	$9K	$6K	$2K	$899
Information technologyLn 14	$11K	$9K	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$73K	$62K	$7K	$4K
TravelLn 17	$6K	$5K	$108	$73
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$24K	$21K	$2K	$1K
InsuranceLn 23	$8K	$4K	$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$45K	$35K	$4K	$6K
All other expensesLn 24e	$4K	$2K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$569K	$381K	$116K	$72K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$1.1M	$965K	$112K	$957K	990 PDF
FY2023	$756K	$872K	−$116K	$779K	990 PDF
FY2022	$630K	$804K	−$174K	$826K	990 PDF
FY2021	$489K	$2.3M	−$1.8M	$930K	990 PDF
FY2020	$588K	$740K	−$152K	$2.8M	990 PDF
FY2019	$556K	$635K	−$79K	$2.8M	990 PDF
FY2018 Viewing	$1.5M	$569K	$902K	$2.7M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,471,071 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $245,682$1,271,783

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $116,246$124,993

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26,850$42,135

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $31,688$32,160

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $420,466$1,471,071

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $324,925$362,635

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $166,034$206,800

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $490,959$569,435

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$70,493$901,636

Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19

VI-1b Independent voting members19

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,471,071 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $6,541 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$59,703

VIII-1c Fundraising events$49,501

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,162,579

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,312

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,271,783

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $124,993$124,993

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $42,135$42,135

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $27,325$27,325

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,706−$1,706

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $200,994 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,706$1,471,071

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $569,435 across 15 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $37,865 · Management $22,721 · Fundraising $15,146$75,732

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $159,789 · Management $32,739 · Fundraising $35,481$228,009

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,109 · Management $1,487 · Fundraising $1,424$7,020

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,552 · Management $5,521 · Fundraising $4,525$28,598

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,147 · Management $4,249 · Fundraising $3,880$23,276

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,575$25,575

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $809 · Fundraising $141$950

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,295 · Management $1,799 · Fundraising $899$8,993

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,541 · Management $2,846$11,387

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $61,960 · Management $7,288 · Fundraising $3,645$72,893

IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,485 · Management $108 · Fundraising $73$5,666

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $20,553 · Management $2,417 · Fundraising $1,209$24,179

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,272 · Management $3,347$7,619

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,251 · Management $4,009 · Fundraising $5,845$45,105

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,217 · Management $2,216$4,433

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $380,845 · Management $116,322 · Fundraising $72,268$569,435

Part X · Balance sheet $3,231,138 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $121,109$202,555

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $208,690$462,982

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $14,054$12,932

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,179$8,955

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $555,038$552,604

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $857,018$1,635,194

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $53,169$54,954

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$300,962

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,826,257$3,231,138

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,839$10,436

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $42,236$42,293

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$462,982

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $67,075$515,711

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,759,182$2,715,427

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,826,257$3,231,138

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,715,427 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,471,071

XI-2 Total expenses$569,435

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$901,636

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,759,182

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$70,584

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$29,383

XI-7 Investment expenses−$10,797

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$106,607

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,715,427

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