Turtle Bay Exploration Park

Organization Overview

Turtle Bay Exploration Park is located in Redding, CA. The organization was established in 1995. According to its NTEE Classification (A50) the organization is classified as: Museums, under the broad grouping of Arts, Culture & Humanities and related organizations. As of 12/2021, Turtle Bay Exploration Park employed 99 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Turtle Bay Exploration Park is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 12/2021, Turtle Bay Exploration Park generated $8.2m in total revenue. This organization has experienced exceptional growth, as over the past 7 years, it has increased revenue by an average of 10.2% each year . All expenses for the organization totaled $7.6m during the year ending 12/2021. While expenses have increased by 6.3% per year over the past 7 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

Describe the Organization's Mission:

Part 3 - Line 1

TO INSPIRE WONDER, EXPLORATION AND APPRECIATION OF OUR WORLD.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

Part 3 - Line 4a

EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER PROGRAMS - OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE: 1) ARBORETUM & BOTANICAL GARDEN THAT EXTEND OVER 200 ACRES WITH DIRECT LINKS TO THE SACRAMENTO RIVER TRAIL SYSTEM AND COMPRISE 20 ACRES OF MEDITERRANEAN-CLIMATE DISPLAY GARDENS, A CHILDREN'S GARDEN, A MEDICINAL GARDEN AND A BUTTERFLY GARDEN; 2) ANIMAL PROGRAMS THAT INSPIRE, CREATE CONNECTIONS AND FOSTER APPRECIATION FOR THE DIVERSITY AND MAGNIFICENCE OF WILDLIFE THROUGH CONSERVATION, EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT; 3) PAUL BUNYAN FOREST CAMP THAT IS AN EDUCATIONAL HUB MODELED AFTER AN OLD-TIME FOREST CAMP AND CONSISTS OF THE MILL-HOUSE MUSEUM, HAND-ON EXHIBITS AND AN INTERPRETIVE FOREST; AND 5) SCHOOL TOUR PROGRAMS AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS IN THE NORTH STATE.


MUSEUM ACTIVITIES - THE MUSEUM CONTAINS PERMANENT, INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS AND TWO LARGE EXHIBITION GALLERIES. THE EXPERIENCES IN THE MUSEUM INCLUDE UNDERWATER FISH VIEWING, WALK THROUGH HISTORIC RE-CREATIONS, EXPERIMENTS WITH SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT AND ART VIEWING. THE EXHIBITS FEATURE A MIX OF INTERPRETIVE MATERIAL, MULTIMEDIA EXHIBITS, SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS, SELF-GUIDED EXPLORATION, AND PLAY FEATURES.


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Michael Warren
CEO
$100,216
Laurinda Willard
COO
$77,726
Vickie Marler
CFO
$69,031
Jennifer Finnegan
CFO
$16,438
Jill Letendre
Chair
$0
Jason Richart
Vice Chair
$0

Outside Vendors & Contractors

Vendor Name (Service)Compensation
Michael Roberts Construction
Contractor
$274,486
Citiguard
Security Guard
$261,370
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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$97,574
Related organizations$0
Government grants $996,534
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$3,226,376
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $86,686
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$4,320,484
Total Program Service Revenue$2,992,171
Investment income $136,055
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $23,608
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $415,130
Net Income from Fundraising Events $77,927
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $257,810
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $8,223,185

Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 1 grants that Turtle Bay Exploration Park has recieved totaling $20,000.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Maurice & Marianne Johannessen Foundation

Redding, CA

PURPOSE: SPONSORSHIP

$20,000
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Endowment Analysis

Beg. Balance$970,985
Earnings$328,226
Net Contributions$626,149
Other Expense$111,441
Ending Balance$1,813,919

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