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Dayton Society of Natural History Dayton Museum of Natural History

Public charity990-T FY2023
Other · DAYTON, OH · EIN 31-0585917

About

The mission of the dayton society of natural history is to create and provide meaningful and entertaining learning experiences for curious minds to engage with natural history, science, and nature while honoring and preserving collections for future generations.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
111
Volunteers
169

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-12-31
Revenue
$6.5M
Expenses
$4.9M
Assets
$20.2M
Liabilities
$698K

Financial history

$6.5M$3.3M$0
1617181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $6.5M · Avg: $4.5M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$36K
Grants Given
DAYTON SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY DAYTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
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Address

2600 Deweese PKWY
Dayton, OH, 45414-540

Governance

Voting board members21
Independent members21
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Permanent endowment %100.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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