Discovery Place INC: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 56-0529944)

Catherine W Horne’s $501K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Catherine W Horne	$500,572	—	—	—	—	—
Catherine Wilson Horne	—	$494,878	$464,606	$410,344	$357,372	$368,945
Sarah Bordy Lane	$151,542	$260,669	—	—	—	—
Anne N Ibekwe	$222,781	$208,323	$208,003	$150,672	—	—
Sarah Lane	—	—	$211,973	—	—	—
Jennifer Meeker Joyce	$188,723	—	—	—	—	—
Ervin L Gourdine	$176,446	—	—	—	—	—
Jennifer Joyce	—	$175,490	$175,885	—	—	—

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

Operates four hands-on museums and educational programs to provide transformative science, nature, and design experiences for over 500,000 annual visitors.

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1 program · $6.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020

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Educational Programs, Experiences and Exhibits

Discovery place, inc. Operates four museums serving over 146,646 guests annually including nearly 16,255 through an economic accessibility program. Significant progress was made on one capital facilities project in fiscal year 2021: development design was started and achieved 50% completion for the new discovery place nature facility…

$6.0Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2025

Society for Management Information SystemsFY2025$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$8.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.2M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M

Other incomeLn 4–11$452K

Money outPt IX

$8.8M

Ln 25

Programscol B$6.0M

Managementcol C$2.0M

Fundraisingcol D$790K

Owns and owesPt X

$115.4M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M

Total assetsLn 16$119.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$3.8M

PeoplePt VI, VII

35

listed · VII A

PaidVII A9

Voting boardVI 1a25

IndependentVI 1b25

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.2M

Government grantsLn 1e$2.4M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$347

Other incomeLn 4–11$452K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$347

Total revenueLn 12$8.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1.4M

SavingsLn 2$1.8M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.2M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.1M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.1M

Other assetsLn 15$90.9M

Total assetsLn 16$119.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$3.8M

Net assetsLn 32$115.4M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5213

VolunteersI 6140

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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 FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.5M	$3.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$8.1M	$9.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$11.8M	$11.1M
Total assetsLn 16	$111.2M	$119.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$3.3M	$3.8M
Net assetsLn 32	$107.9M	$115.4M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.5M	$487K	$811K	$188K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$2.7M	$2.2M	$194K	$348K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$246K	$113K	$97K	$36K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$308K	$180K	$93K	$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$317K	$184K	$96K	$37K
Legal feesLn 11b	$27K		$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$45K		$45K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$22K		$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$945K	$572K	$362K	$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$330K	$328K	$2K	$93
Office expensesLn 13	$272K	$149K	$106K	$16K
OccupancyLn 16	$394K	$391K	$3K
TravelLn 17	$17K	$10K	$6K	$770
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$1.0M	$983K	$42K
InsuranceLn 23	$122K	$88K	$34K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$554K	$352K	$84K	$117K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$8.8M	$6.0M	$2.0M	$790K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$16.4M	$16.8M	−$389K	$122.9M	990 PDF
FY2024	$14.1M	$17.7M	−$3.6M	$118.5M	990 PDF
FY2023	$19.6M	$15.5M	$4.1M	$120.7M	990 PDF
FY2022	$15.2M	$12.2M	$3.0M	$115.9M	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$8.2M	$8.8M	−$616K	$115.4M	990 PDF
FY2020	$10.2M	$13.1M	−$2.9M	$107.9M	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $8,211,405 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,246,813$6,154,077

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,204,147$1,605,029

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,842$347

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $726,875$451,952

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,179,677$8,211,405

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 $7,651,050$5,075,329

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,433,253$3,752,500

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,084,303$8,827,829

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,904,626−$616,424

Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25

VI-1b Independent voting members25

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 $8,211,405 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $166,234 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$2,371,252

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,782,825

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,240

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,154,077

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,605,029$1,605,029

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $694$694

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$347−$347

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $113,915 · Unrelated business $36,185 · Excluded from tax $135,618$285,718

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,885,178 · Unrelated business $36,185 · Excluded from tax $135,965$8,211,405

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,827,829 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $487,384 · Management $810,963 · Fundraising $188,073$1,486,420

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,175,685 · Management $193,518 · Fundraising $347,701$2,716,904

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $112,714 · Management $97,422 · Fundraising $36,353$246,489

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $180,064 · Management $93,060 · Fundraising $34,959$308,083

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $184,038 · Management $95,913 · Fundraising $37,482$317,433

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $26,555$26,555

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $44,781$44,781

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $21,809$21,809

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $572,306 · Management $361,736 · Fundraising $11,166$945,208

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $327,830 · Management $1,761 · Fundraising $93$329,684

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $148,879 · Management $106,368 · Fundraising $16,491$271,738

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $391,091 · Management $2,806$393,897

IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,270 · Management $6,408 · Fundraising $770$17,448

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $983,430 · Management $41,931$1,025,361

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $88,135 · Management $34,033$122,168

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $352,094 · Management $84,381 · Fundraising $117,376$553,851

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,013,920 · Management $2,023,445 · Fundraising $790,464$8,827,829

Part X · Balance sheet $119,228,649 assets, 19 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $816,247$1,374,813

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $697,182$1,820,867

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,105,694$4,236,425

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $195,423$339,273

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $23,128$3,160

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $615,044$336,295

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,825,373$11,100,350

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $395,334$193,912

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $7,407,365$8,649,936

X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $300,000$300,000

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $85,820,032$90,873,618

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $111,200,822$119,228,649

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,369,694$1,435,865

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,944,679$2,381,486

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,314,373$3,817,351

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,613,760$15,494,207

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $92,272,689$99,917,091

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $107,886,449$115,411,298

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $111,200,822$119,228,649

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $115,411,298 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$8,211,405

XI-2 Total expenses$8,827,829

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$616,424

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$107,886,449

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,320,433

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities−$922,027

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$7,742,867

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$115,411,298

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