Organizations Filed Purposes:
MARBLES SPARKS IMAGINATION, DISCOVERY, AND LEARNING THROUGH PLAY.
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR FY2019-2020 (FY20) : THE MARBLES MISSION IS TO SPARK IMAGINATION, DISCOVERY, AND LEARNING THROUGH PLAY. IN SUPPORT OF OUR MISSION, MARBLES DELIVERS POWERFUL PLAY EXPERIENCES ALIGNED WITH FIVE CORE CONTENT INITIATIVES: READY SET LEARN, BE HEALTHY BE ACTIVE, CREATE INNOVATE, EXPLORE EXPERIMENT, AND CONNECT. CONTENT IS DELIVERED THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS, DAILY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, FIELD TRIPS, CAMPS, SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAMS AND GIANT SCREEN IMAX FILMS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)FROM JULY 1, 2019, THROUGH MARCH 14, 2020, MARBLES KIDS MUSEUM SERVED OVER 481,000 VISITORS. MARBLES TEMPORARILY CLOSED THE MUSEUM AND THEATER TO THE PUBLIC ON MARCH 15, 2020 TO COMPLY WITH GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTIVES TO CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. DURING THE 8 MONTHS MARBLES WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IN FY20, OUR AWARD-WINNING FIELD TRIPS WERE ATTENDED BY OVER 49,000 STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. MUSEUM FIELD TRIPS OFFER OPEN-ENDED EXPLORATION OF MUSEUM EXHIBITS AS WELL AS HANDS-ON SPECIALTY PROGRAMS ON TOPICS LIKE STEM, FINANCIAL LITERACY, NUTRITION AND WEATHER. MARBLES ALSO OFFERS CURRICULUM-ALIGNED EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS THAT INTEGRATE AWARD-WINNING IMAX DOCUMENTARIES WITH HANDS-ON LEARNING LABS FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 4-8, BRINGING MOVIE CONTENT TO LIFE THROUGH HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES. CAMP MARBLES WAS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL IN FY20, ENGAGING MORE THAN 3,200 KIDS IN FUN, INTERACTIVE LEARNING AND PLAY THROUGH COOKING, CREATING, BUILDING AND EXPERIMENTING. MARBLES FULL CIRCLE ACCESS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS PROVIDED OVER 29,000 FREE MUSEUM VISITS IN FY20 FOR TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, ENSURING ALL CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO MARBLES, DESPITE FINANCIAL OR PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS. MARBLES FULL CIRCLE PROGRAMS INCLUDE MUSEUM ACCESS FOR AT-RISK TITLE I AND PRESCHOOL GROUPS, EXTENDED HOURS FOR WORKING FAMILIES, FREE EVENTS FOR RISING KINDERGARTENERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND BIMONTHLY FREE EVENTS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. IN FY20, MARBLES WAS NAMED LIFETIME AFTERSCHOOL CHAMPION BY THE NC CENTER FOR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AND RECEIVED THE STEM PARTNERSHIP AWARD FROM THE NC SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION CENTER.THE FOURTH QUARTER OF FY20 WAS CHALLENGING FOR MARBLES AFTER CLOSING TO THE PUBLIC ON MARCH 15, 2020 DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WHICH SEVERELY RESTRICTED OUR ABILITY TO CONDUCT NORMAL REVENUE-GENERATING BUSINESS OPERATIONS. IN RESPONSE TO THE ABRUPT DROP IN REVENUE, MARBLES SWIFTLY ENACTED STRATEGIES TO CONTAIN COSTS, INCLUDING WORKFORCE REDUCTION AND OTHER COST CONTROLS. IT WAS CRITICAL TO MAINTAIN A CORE TEAM TO NAVIGATE THE PANDEMIC AND PREPARE FOR A STRONG RECOVERY AS WELL AS TO CONTINUE SERVING AND SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH NEW, VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING. WHILE MUSEUM STAFF SUCCESSFULLY PIVOTED TO PRODUCE AND DELIVER ITS PROGRAMS VIRTUALLY, ONLINE PROGRAMMING DID NOT GENERATE REVENUE. THE AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL PANDEMIC RELIEF FUNDS WAS CRITICAL DURING THIS PERIOD. AS PART OF THE FEDERAL CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT, MARBLES RECEIVED $801,410 THROUGH THE PAYROLL PROTECTION PROGRAM IN APRIL 2020 TO HELP PAY UP TO TWENTY-FOUR WEEKS OF PAYROLL COSTS AND OTHER ELIGIBLE EXPENSES. IN ADDITION, MARBLES RECEIVED A $10,000 GRANT AND $150,000 IN LOAN PROCEEDS IN JUNE 2020 THROUGH THE ECONOMIC INJURY AND DISASTER LOAN (EIDL) PROGRAM TO HELP MEET FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS AND OPERATING EXPENSES. IN JUNE 2020, WHILE REMAINING CLOSED FOR PUBLIC VISITATION, MARBLES BEGAN OPERATING SUMMER CAMPS, ALBEIT UNDER A LIMITED CAPACITY, HIGHER-COST MODEL TO COMPLY WITH PUBLIC HEALTH REGULATIONS. THE RETURN OF CHILDREN TO THE MUSEUM CAMPUS WAS A REMARKABLE BOOST IN SPIRITS AND USHERED IN A POSITIVE PERIOD OF FUNDRAISING OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS TO HELP MARBLES BOUNCE BACK FROM THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Sally Edwards | PRESIDENT & CEO | 40 | $210,000 |
| Timothy Hazlehurst | VP OF INNOVATION | 40 | $122,563 |
| Henry White | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Strecker | DEVELOPMENT CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Tracy Sanders | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa Rhodes | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mariarosa Rangel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Pretzer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Pittman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Paul | COMMUNICATIONS & COMMUNITY | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Munn | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Molitoris | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Naeill Leigh | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Shirley Huang | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Skip Hill | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Herndon | FACILITIES CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Carrie Gray | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anna Goodmon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Susie Erlinger | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Davis | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sara Daniel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Wendy Coulter | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Bunn | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Justin Brinkley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Phaedra Boinodiris | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tia Mclaurin Bethea | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Austin Barnhill | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Badham | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Beck Skinner | TREASURER & FINANCE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Christian Bigsby | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Heather Cozart | CHAIR ELECT | 1 | $0 |
| Nate Spilker | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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