2024-04-03T15:43:09-05:00 2022-12-31 WITHUMSMITHBROWNPC 100 SPECTRUM CENTER DRIVE STE 1000 IRVINE CA 92618 990 2022-01-01 330761254 PRETEND CITY THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM ORANGE COUNTY % TIFFANY PATTERSON PRET 9494283900 29 HUBBLE IRVINE CA 92618 ELLEN PAIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9494283900 2024-04-02 true ELLEN PAIS 999009999 RICHARD J RUVELSON PARTNER P01463066 9492612808 3 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X ELLEN PAIS 29 HUBBLE IRVINE CA 92618 9915278 false X www.pretendcity.org X 1997 CA EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN 24 24 55 517 0 0 3994738 7289089 1290059 2498328 442 2595 22203 21192 5307442 9811204 0 0 0 0 1368916 1933849 0 0 610666 950356 1431420 2319272 3365269 2988170 6445935 6089544 13396664 1197308 2006907 4892236 11389757 X PRETEND CITY IS A COMMUNITY WHICH BUILDS BETTER BRAINS THROUGH FUN, WHOLE BODY LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND EMPOWERS CHILDREN AND THEIR GROWN-UPS TO MEANINGFULLY CONNECT WITH AND EXPAND THEIR WORLD. false false 2281973 2498328 For 2022, 188,880 children and adults visited Pretend City Children's Museum. That number included 4,492 children and chaperones experiencing Pretend City via 77 subsidized school or group field trips, which included 453 students coming via 6 fully funded scholarships field trips. 5,025 adults and children enjoyed the educational learning Pretend City has to offer while attending birthday parties hosted at the museum. Over 9,000 free admission tickets were distributed to nonprofit organizations and communities throughout Orange County. Through our Good to go! Program initiative, Pretend City screened 671 children for developmental delay. Additionally, many children received a free screening from one of the following: vision, dental, fine/gross motor, speech & language, bmi, and audiology during our Way to play days. Pretend City was able to serve 2,564 children and family members at our free neurodivergent family nights and 1,521 children and family members attended our baby Steps development mornings. 2281973 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 55 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 24 24 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X TIFFANY PATTERSON 9494283900 29 HUBBLE IRVINE CA 92618 Ellen Pais Executive Director 40.0 0.0 X 175000 0 499 Sue Harrison Chief Development Officer 40.0 0.0 X 153633 0 386 Linda Hunter Senior Project Director 35.0 0.0 X 104727 0 0 Maria Tinajero-Dowdle Chief Operating Officer 40.0 0.0 X 79955 0 4325 Erin Boyl Chair 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Mark Montoya Vice Chair 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Jennifer Buchheim Treasurer 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Adina Stowell Secretary 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Anya Popov Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Travis Boyd Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Barbara Bitzer Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Daniel Campos Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Lesley V Davis thru 122022 BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Bill H Lyon Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Kyle Suryan Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Kevin Rubin Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Mona Shah Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Sandy Peffer-Stone BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Michelle Barto Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Randy Wood Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Lilian Chung BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Dan Degtyar thru 122022 BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Nelma Maddox Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Logan Ketchum thru 52022 BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Trevor Tait Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Kathy Mohanna BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Alexandra Mars Airth Co-Founder Non Voting 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Kari Moore BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Andrew Morrow BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 513315 0 5210 3 false true false LPA Inc 5301 California Avenue Suite 100 IRVINE CA 92617 design 784614 Service Systems Associates Inc 4624 Central Park Blvd Unit 100 DENVER CO 80238 Events Services 143144 2 316148 341678 6631263 403645 7289089 ADMISSIONS 713110 1714466 1714466 FIELD TRIPS & GROUPS 713110 186702 186702 MEMBERSHIP SALES 900099 567129 567129 EDUCATION PROGRAM FEES 900099 14140 14140 G2G PROGRAM REVENUE 900099 11360 11360 4531 4531 2498328 1204 1204 0 0 0 0 0 1391 1391 1391 1391 104074 316148 104074 0 0 0 0 0 0 RETAIL STORE REVENUE 453220 17673 17673 VENDING REVENUE 722210 3512 3512 OTHER INCOME 900099 7 7 21192 9811204 2519520 2595 0 0 0 0 259780 110606 122849 26325 0 1412674 862316 147921 402437 0 125657 85231 18421 22005 135738 92878 19627 23233 0 0 31269 31269 0 0 0 334260 222167 47954 64139 28456 17059 3426 7971 0 52363 33605 8064 10694 0 662646 592309 47904 22433 2515 2248 18 249 0 12597 8147 1945 2505 4333 4333 0 21482 21482 31861 22686 6506 2669 OTHER EXPENSES 113717 89817 2939 20961 TELEPHONE & COMMUNICATIONS 23391 18713 2339 2339 EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAINTENANC 10705 7538 1561 1606 SUPPLIES AND PROGRAMS 50656 45721 4642 293 51169 49450 912 807 3365269 2281973 472630 610666 X 970434 2070514 2046251 2574528 2125000 5618285 192377 174388 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52411 56709 7211982 7185130 48334 26852 100682 402549 0 0 0 0 5000 0 549055 2472839 6089544 13396664 296048 303101 0 0 745410 475775 0 0 0 0 0 0 155850 160183 0 0 0 1067848 1197308 2006907 X 1838081 4712926 3054155 6676831 4892236 11389757 6089544 13396664 X 6445935 51586 X false true X true false X 639160 687705 2642522 3944738 7289089 15203214 0 0 639160 687705 2642522 3944738 7289089 15203214 2470972 12732242 58 524 330 392 1204 2508 0 26890 24726 4948 22203 21192 99959 15305681 8314562 0.83186 0.80077 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7111145 7111145 0 11088 11088 0 89749 62897 26852 26852 DEPOSITS 29904 RIGHT-OF-USE, NET 1062850 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS 1380085 2472839 0 LEASE LIABILITIES - OPERATING 1067848 1067848 X 10036206 225002 225002 9811204 9811204 3590271 225002 225002 3365269 3365269 PART X, LINE 2: The Organization is exempt from federal and state income taxes under the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC") and corresponding provisions of the California Revenue and Taxation Statute. However, the Organization is subject to income taxes on any net income that is derived from a trade or business, regularly carried on, and not in furtherance of the purposes for which it was granted exemption. As a matter of course, various taxing authorities, including the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"), have the authority to regularly audit the Organization. There were no tax years open to examination by major tax jurisdictions as of December 31, 2022. Management believes that the Organization's tax positions comply with applicable tax law and has adequately provided for these matters. Further, there are no income tax related penalties and interest included in these financial statements. SCHEDULE D, PART XI & PART XII, LINE 2D: Donated Services - $225,002 Poker night 201149 148135 53014 4827 7767 19597 18300 1645 luncheon 144069 104999 39070 695 3409 13230 2250 1285 1 77446 65456 11990 1007 8412 17240 2600 1810 422664 318590 104074 6529 19588 50067 23150 4740 104074 X false false false false false false false false false Ellen Pais Executive Director 175000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 499 0 175499 0 0 0 Sue Harrison Chief Development Officer 153633 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 386 0 154019 0 0 0 X 1 402549 fmv X SUPPLIES 1 1095 COST false false false Form 990, Part XI, Prior period adjustments: The prior year financial statement was issued after the preparation of the return. The prior period adjustment represent the change on the Account Receivable ($49,047) and Account Payables ($2,539) after the financial statement was issued in order to be able to tie the Ending Balance of the Net Assets. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD BEFORE BEING FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS UPDATED YEARLY AND ALL MEMBERS MUST SIGN IT ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15: COMPENSATION DETERMINATION: THE BOARD REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS DURING THE BUDGETING PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A: THE CURRENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PRETEND CITY CHILDREN'S MUSEUM WAS HIRED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2021. A SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD WAS FORMED TO CONDUCT THE SEARCH AND DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE COMPARATIVE COMPENSATION DATA COLLECTED BY THE ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/COO. THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION DATA FOR COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND OUTSIDE THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE DATA AND MET INDEPENDENTLY, WITHOUT ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRESENT, TO DISCUSS THE COMPENSATION FOR THE INCOMING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ONCE CONSENSUS WAS REACHED, THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE PRESENTED ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. THE BOARD REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS DURING THE BUDGETING PROCESS.