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Annual Report 2016

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Expenses

Operating Expenses Pie Chart
Program Expenses:
Facilities $2,176,622
Visitor Services $406,782
Cool Summer Nights $20,675
Interpretive Animal Collections $203,518
Raptor Free Flight $216,872
Botany $540,330
Herpetology and Invertebrate Zoology $501,640
Mammalogy and Ornithology $697,112
Publications $24,430
Conservation Education & Science $1,043,786
Exhibits, Design & Planning $235,559
General Collections $181,651
Art Institute $629,410
Supporting Services:
Administration $499,105
Finance $474,025
Marketing $355,909
Fundraising:
Development and Membership $583,463
Total Expenses$8,790,889
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“During our first visit to the Desert Museum in 1994 we agreed it was the best full spectrum natural history experience we'd ever had - and right here in our own backyard!
We've supported the Museum annually since then and encourage friends and business associates to do the same.”
--Jerry Weinert
& Marni Dittmar