Aspen Science Center: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 84-1677611)

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Promotes lifelong learning and discovery to deepen public understanding of science.

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1 program · $66K · in their own filed words · FY2020

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Offering children and adults engaging and informative experiences with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem).

$66Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Aspen Community FoundationFY2024$60K

The Fullerton Educational FundFY2024$50K

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$50K

The San Diego FoundationFY2024$30K

Stranahan FoundationFY2024$26K

The Thendara FoundationFY2024$4K

Aspen Business Center FoundationFY2024$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$222K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$221K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$217K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K

Investment incomeLn 3$10

Money outPt IX

$113K

Ln 25

Programscol B$66K

Managementcol C$41K

Fundraisingcol D$7K

Owns and owesPt X

$162K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$162K

Total assetsLn 16$164K

LiabilitiesLn 26$2K

PeoplePt VI, VII

10

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a10

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$217K

Government grantsLn 1e$24K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K

Investment incomeLn 3$10

Total revenueLn 12$221K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$300

SavingsLn 2$161K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$162K

Total assetsLn 16$164K

LiabilitiesLn 26$2K

Net assetsLn 32$162K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 511

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$55K	$162K
Total assetsLn 16	$56K	$164K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2K	$2K
Net assetsLn 32	$54K	$162K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$47K	$20K	$23K	$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$2K	$1K	$1K	$144
Payroll taxesLn 10	$4K	$3K	$382	$180
Legal feesLn 11b	$675		$675
Accounting feesLn 11c	$11K		$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$11K	$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2K	$796	$252	$850
Office expensesLn 13	$7K	$4K	$2K	$1K
Information technologyLn 14	$7K	$4K	$837	$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$19K	$18K	$537
TravelLn 17	$407	$388	$2	$17
InsuranceLn 23	$2K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$113K	$66K	$41K	$7K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$592K	$600K	−$8K	$120K	990 PDF
FY2024	$487K	$454K	$33K	$128K	990 PDF
FY2023	$327K	$293K	$35K	$96K	990 PDF
FY2022	$167K	$243K	−$75K	$61K	990 PDF
FY2021	$120K	$145K	−$25K	$137K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$221K	$113K	$108K	$162K	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 $220,633 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $256,722$217,223

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,583$3,400

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14$10

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $263,319$220,633

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 $219,197$52,634

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $38,062$60,148

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $257,259$112,782

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,060$107,851

Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10

VI-1b Independent voting members9

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

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

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $220,633 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$23,605

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$193,618

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$217,223

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,400$3,400

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10$10

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,400 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10$220,633

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $112,782 across 12 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $20,435 · Management $23,444 · Fundraising $2,781$46,660

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,093 · Management $1,167 · Fundraising $144$2,404

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,008 · Management $382 · Fundraising $180$3,570

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $675$675

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,958$10,958

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,752$10,752

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $796 · Management $252 · Fundraising $850$1,898

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,150 · Management $2,279 · Fundraising $1,030$7,459

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,244 · Management $837 · Fundraising $1,582$6,663

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,380 · Management $537$18,917

IX-17 TravelPrograms $388 · Management $2 · Fundraising $17$407

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,419$2,419

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $65,665 · Management $40,533 · Fundraising $6,584$112,782

Part X · Balance sheet $163,877 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $800$300

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $53,879$161,315

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,239$2,262

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $55,918$163,877

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,791

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,683$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,683$1,791

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $54,235$162,086

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $54,235$162,086

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $55,918$163,877

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $162,086 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$220,633

XI-2 Total expenses$112,782

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$107,851

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$54,235

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$162,086

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