2024-05-23T22:47:09-04:00 2023-12-31 870502712 OSBORNE ROBBINS & BUHLER PLLC 4527 SOUTH 2300 EAST SUITE 201 Salt Lake City UT 84117 990 2023-01-01 841310757 THE POWERHOUSE THEP 1333 CAMINO DEL RIO DURANGO CO 81301 JEFF SUSOR EXECUTIVE DIREC 9702599234 2024-04-12 true JEFF SUSOR true DANA HOWELL CPA P00742338 8013080220 2024-05-23 2 00 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z 1086638 false X WWW.POWSCI.ORG X 1994 CO THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS TO SPARK CURIOSITY,IGNITE IMAGINATION,AND POWER EXPLORATION. 8 8 44 40 89175 0 363791 298722 529561 758231 -15150 -42268 -16795 -11035 861407 1003650 27443 0 0 395047 525032 0 102135 612226 620277 1034716 1145309 -173309 -141659 3214592 2992497 605617 628285 2608975 2364212 THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS TO SPARK CURIOSITY,IGNITE IMAGINATION,AND POWER EXPLORATION. false false 425315 354586 GALLERY - VISITOR NUMBERS SOARED THIS YEAR, SURPASSING ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS WITH A TOTAL OF 29,179 VISITORS. OUR OFFERINGS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE A CAPITVATING TRAVELING EXHIBIT, PTEROSAURS: ANCIENT RULERS OF THE SKY, ALONGSIDE A GROWTH IN OUR PERMANENT EXHIBITION COLLECTION. MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS SURGED, CULMINATING IN A RECORD-BREAKING NUMBER OF 526 MEMBERS BY YEARS END, ACCOMPANIED BY A 75% RENEWAL RATE. THE POWERHOUSE CURATED A SERIES OF ENGAGING PUBLIC PROGRAMS AIMED AT INFORMING AND ENRICHING OUR COMMUNITY. AMONG THESE, WE ORGANIZED A CAPITVATING PREHISTORIC TALK, COMPLETING OUR PTEROSAUR EXHIBIT, FEATURING A LOCAL ARCHAEOLOGIST SHARING INSIGHTS ON FOSSIL DISCOVERIES IN OUR REGION. 364084 403645 EDUCATION PROGRAMS - THE POWERHOUSE EDUCATION TEAM ELEVATED ITS COMMITMENT TO SERVING SOUTHWEST COLORADO BY ENHANCING OUR ARRAY OF INITIATIVES, INCLUDING REVITALIZED FIELD TRIPS, CLASSROOM SESSIONS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. TAILORED FOR STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO FIFTH GRADE, OUR COMPREHENSIVE STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATH) LESSONS DELVE INTO THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND COVER A DIVERSE RANGE OF SUBJECTS, FROM ENGINEERING, CHEMISTRY, AND PHYSICS TO GEOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, AND CODING. THE POWERHOUSE CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH DURANGO SCHOOL DISTRICT 9-R AND SAN JUAN BOCES TO GROW IN-PERSON SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING COMPETITIONS FOR STUDENTS ACROSS SOUTHWEST COLORADO. OUR EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ORGANIZED ITS FIRST LEGO LEAGUE AND DESTINATION IMAGINATION, GROWING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS INVOLVED. THE POWERHOUSE ALSO ORGANIZED THE SAN JUAN BASIN REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN GRADES FOUR THROUGH TWELVE. IN 2023, THE POWERHOUSE EXPANDED ITS WEEK-LONG SCIENCE CAMPS SIGNIFICANTLY, OFFERING 12 WEEKS OF PROGRAMMING AND ACCOMODATING OVER 700 CAMPERS. ADDITIONALLY, WE LAUNCHED TWO SATELLITE CAMP PROGRAMS IN CORTEZ AND PAGOSA SPRINGS, FEATURING A SLIDING SCALE SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE TO EXTEND OUR CURRICULUM REACH ACROSS SOUTHWEST COLORADO. FURTHERMORE, WE INITIATED SINGLE-DAY CAMPS TO COINCIDE WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS, PROVIDING AN ENRICHING EXPERIENCE FOR LOCAL STUDENTS DURING SCHOOL CLOSURES. THE POWERHOUSE CONTINUED OFFERING FREE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST COLORADO, CONTINUING TO OFFER FREE, DISTRICT-SPONSORED AFTER SCHOOL SCIENCE ACTIVITIES AT FOUR OUTLYING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. WE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN PROVIDING STEAM LEARNING COURSES AT FIFTH DAY PROGRAMS IN BAYFIELD, MANCOS, CORTEZ, DOVE CREEK AND IGNACIO. ON CAMPUS, WE OFFERED FOUR FIVE-WEEK SESSIONS OF OUR STEAM EDUCATION AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM: CURIOSITY CLUB. OUR SCIENCE CAREER LADDER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM GREW IN 2023, EXPANDING OUR OFFERING TO ENCOMPASS BOTH THE SCHOOL YEAR AND SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS. THIS INITIATIVE OFFERS MENTORSHIP, PEER SUPPORT, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO INSPIRE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN STEM FIELDS, FOSTERING THE GROWTH OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEARNERS. WE ALSO OFFERED AN EXPERIENTIAL PROJECT INTERNSHIP, INVITING FIVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO OUR CAMPUS TO BUILD A KITFOX AIRPLANE AND GAIN REAL WORLD HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES. 75844 89175 VENUE RENTALS -THE POWERHOUSE CONTINUED TO RENT ITS GALLERY AND OUTDOOR PLAZA FOR EDUCATIONAL EVENTS HOSTED BY LOCAL NONPROFITS, CONFERENCES, WEDDINGS, AND MEMORIAL SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, WE WELCOMED A CHAUTAUQUA SPEAKER WHO SKILLFULLY PORTRAYED CHARLES DARWIN, DELIVERING AN ENTHRALLING NARRATIVE OF HIS LIFE AND LEGACY. 865243 true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false false true 19 0 true 44 true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X X THE ORGANIZATION 9702599234 1333 CAMINO DEL RIO DURANGO CO 81301 JEFF SUSOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X X 80573 0 2417 PHILIP WERLINE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEANNE CARLSON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CALLIE COLE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAN KORMAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ERIKA LINFORD BOARD MEMBER 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LISA STONE BOARD PRESIDENT 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID PARR BOARD TREASURER 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEXII CAREY BOARD SECRETARY 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 80573 0 2417 0 false false false 78379 220343 298722 PROGRAM REVENUES 900099 556327 556327 EVENT INCOME 900099 48488 48488 EVENT INCOME 532000 89175 89175 MEMBERSHIPS 900099 64241 64241 758231 7666 7666 49934 -49934 -49934 -49934 21692 3993 17699 17699 29061 -29061 -29061 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 327 327 327 1003650 590388 89175 25365 80573 24647 21094 34832 390458 318404 26444 45610 11859 8570 1656 1633 42142 31081 4065 6996 3823 3823 52553 3611 48098 844 70633 46907 22741 985 5193 2918 2195 80 14970 10404 1108 3458 5185 3951 454 780 32724 25394 7245 85 15863 12560 2805 498 13750 13750 179298 167293 11887 118 20570 17549 2494 527 SCHOLARSHIP AID 61834 61834 SUPPLIES AND EXHIBIT EXPENSE 104137 98017 2105 4015 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 6617 1350 5267 BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES 20521 18937 1584 12606 11816 700 90 1145309 865243 177931 102135 163704 153888 373401 380875 970910 867806 48169 55079 5648 5377 12017 10118 3783055 2263701 1640743 1519354 3214592 2992497 62925 67016 42692 61269 500000 500000 605617 628285 X 1590089 1477103 1018886 887109 2608975 2364212 3214592 2992497 -141659 -103104 0 X true X false true false X 266319 446294 463187 363791 298722 1838313 266319 446294 463187 363791 298722 1838313 472589 1365724 39 14 55 435 7666 8209 1846522 1824589 0.73960 0.81350 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3008787 3008787 774268 774268 2263701 -2263701 1519354 STEAM FEST 21692 21692 2054 1939 21692 21692 2054 1939 3993 17699 TERRY SPRIGGS FORMER BOARD MEMBER 8466 DESIGN AND SIGN MAKER false X 1 30000 ESTIMATED FMV 1 false true false Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2 1 - ONE PRIOR BOARD MEMBER WAS PAID $8,466 DURING 2023 AS A VENDOR RELATED TO THEIR PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE AS A DESIGNER AND SIGN MAKER. 2 - A FAMILY MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DONATED AN AIRPLANE KIT TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR ITS STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THE BOARD APPROVED ACCEPTING THIS DONATION. THE KIT WAS APPRAISED BY AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISER TO DETEMINE THE VALUE OF THE DONATION. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW, COMMENT AND/OR CHANGES. ONCE ALL CHANGES, IF ANY, HAVE BEEN MADE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE FORM 990. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS USING A COMBINATION OF DATA COMPILED BY ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND COMPLEXITY, MERIT AND ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET PARAMETERS. Form 990 availability to public Part VI line 18 RETURN IS AVAILABLE VIA WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.