The Computer Museum Annual Report 1992
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The Computer Museum Annual Report 1992 .. _'r' From The Executive Director Museum Staff THE COMPUTER MUSEUM, INC. BALANCE SHEET / June 30, 1992 Operating Fund Capital Fund Endowment Fund Plant Fund Total 1992 Oliver Strimpel, Exewtive Di,-ector ASSETS Finance and Administration Current Assets Geraldine Rogers 'Cash & Equivalents $197,025 $197,025 Heather Sievers 'Receivables &other Nancy Wright assets 41,864 41,864 'Store Inventory 69,374 69,374 Development and Public Relations 'Interfund Receivable 169,376 169,376 Elizabeth Armbruster Gail Jennes Total Current Assets $308,263 $169,376 $477,639 Kate Jose Julie Oates Other Assets Susan Pekock , Restricted Cash Janet Walsh Equivalents 250,000 250,000 Peter Yamasaki Education Total Other Assets 250,000 250,000 Natalie Rusk, Director Nancy Boland Net Property and Bob Eichten Equipment 3,346 2,787,296 2,790,642 Dan Fitzpatrick Troy Fryatt TOTAL ASSETS $308,263 $172,722 $250,000 $2,787,296 $3,518,281 Giselle Gonzalez Chris McElroy LIABILITIES & FUND BALANCES Mary McElroy Current Liabilities Wanda Mourant , Accounts Payable & other Michelle Newman Current Liabilities 201,493 91,657 293,150 Marko Pankovich 'Interfund Payable 169,376 169,376 Shawn Ryan Alex Shear Total Current Liabilities 370,869 91,657 462,526 Noah Southall Tony Walker FUND BALANCES Marilyn Weiss 'Unrestricted (62,606) 13,516 2,787,296 2,738,206 Earl Yavner , Restricted 67,549 250,000 317,549 Exhibits Total Fund Balances (62,606) 81,065 250,000 2,787,296 3,055,755 Greg Welch, Director Stina Cooke TOTAL LIABILITIES & Wayne Cookson FUND BALANCES $308,263 $172,722 $250,000 $2,787,296 $3,518,281 Don Greene David Greschler Dan Griscom STATEMENT OF ACTIVITY lor the year ended June 30, 1992 Lauren O'Neal Ben Tremblay Operating Fund Capital Fund Endowment Fund Plant Fund Total Steve Snow SUPPORT & REVENUE 'Unrestricted Gifts $493,031 $452,342 $945,373 Design 'Restricted Gifts 185,246 1,143,680 250,000 1,578,926 Theodore Groves, Chief of Design , Memberships 244,070 244,070 Asa Chibas , Admission 469,772 469,772 Collections , Store/Functions 558,148 558,148 Gwen Bell, Director 'Investment gain (loss) (2,331) (2,331) Brian Wallace 'Other 1,633 1,633 Marketing and Museum Store Sue Dahling, Director TOTAL $1,950,267 $1,595,324 $250,000 $3,795,591 Martha Ball ard April Chalfin EXPENSES Hadley Hudson 'Exhibits & Education $492,215 $31,167 $523,382 Eileen Knight 'Marketing & Robert Krikorian Membership 378,957 378,957 Brian Lee , Depreciation 618,802 618,802 F ara Mahdavi Supporting Services Jill Manning , Management & General 232,216 118,651 '350,867 Gail Marcano 'Fund Raising 182 ,458 196,454 378,912 Tom Mosher 'Building Operations & Heidi Ochoa mortgage debt 278,769 136,396 415,165 Gomer Sanchez 'Store !Functions 450,695 450,695 Karl Schoonover TOTAL $2,015,310 $482,668 $618,802 $3,116,780 Excess/(deficiency) of support and revenue over expenses (65,043) 1,112,656 250,000 (618,802) 678,811 Fund Balance, 0 beginning of year 2,437 97,347 2,277,160 2,376,944 Add/(deduct) transfers 'Plant (1,128,938) 1,128,938 Fund Balance, End of year $(62,606) $81,065 $250,000 $2,787,296 $3,055,755 Mission Statement From The Executive Director To educate and inspire people of This was an exciting year for the Museum. approach to education is in increasing all ages and backgrounds from History- of a sort- was made at the demand. (Our group visits are up 20% this around the world through Museum in November when a computer year.) dynamic exhibitions and fooled judges into thinking it was human in the first limited Turing Test. The year How can we leverage our unique resources to programs on the technology, culminated in June with the opening of respond to this crisis? application, and impact of TOOLS & TOYS: The Amazing Personal In May, I appointed Natalie Rusk Director of computers. Computer and a symposium presented by Education. Her training (an EdM in To preserve and celebrate the personal computer visionaries. These and Interactive Technology from Harvard other widely publicized Museum events history and promote the Graduate School of Education), experience at generated almost 300 million media impres understanding ofcomputers MIT as consultant to the Media lab, and sions worldwide. enthusiastic commitment to our educational worldwide. For the third year running, the Museum goals and to reaching under-served and To be an international resource funded, developed, and opened a major minority audiences make her perfect for the for research into the history of new exhibition. Joining forces job. Our first major initiative under computing. with The Boston Computer her leadership is "The Society, we built TOOLS & Computer Clubhouse," an TOYS, an entertaining informal education center and thought-provoking With the for youth aged 10-15. Facts introduction to the growing disparity in Designed to meet the many uses of the needs oflocal technological literacy underserved Founded: 1982 501(c)3 personal computer. It was designed to between well-served and audiences, it will Facilities: 53,000 square feet; 7 appeal to people of under-served communities, also serve as a exhibition galleries; 275- national model for all backgrounds, the Museum's accessible person auditorium (3,200 even those with educators. approach to education square feet); Museum Store. absolutely no . InJune 1991, the Audience: 150,000 visitors/year computer experience. IS In increasing Museum launched a Visitor surveys have (40% students); millions demand. $7.5 million Capital shown an overwhelmingly served through Exhibit Kits Campaign to secure full positive public reaction to ownership of our building Program, educational videos the exhibit- especially to its and to create an endowment to and other materials. cutting edge, hands-on experiences buttress the Museum's educational Members: 1200 individuals and lively design. programs. I am delighted to report that in its from 45 states and 13 Complementing the dramatic changes inside first, "internal" phase, members of our countries; 150 Corporate the Museum, plans are now underway to Boards of Directors and Trustees, and several Members worldwide. transform its exterior. In February, the other individual and corporate supporters, Museum's Board decided to join The have pledged $1.5 million. Also, a major Museum Hours: Winter: Children's Museum in creating an external institutional donor has pledged $2.5 million Tuesday-Sunday, lOam-5pm; landmark. Together, we retained Frank as a challenge grant toward the building. The Summer: daily, 10am-6pm. Gehry Associates to carry out the design. The Campaign has been a major focus of the Board and staff this year, and promises to be Admission: $7.00 for adults; result is a spectacular plan for a 4-story-high "wave," a copper, steel and glass structure an even greater one, as we move toward the $5.00 for students and public phase ahead. seniors; free for Museum that arches towards the waterfront. The "wave" will serve as a dramatic new entry to Members. Half price Sundays Other projects for the future include the both institutions, while increasing both 3-5pm. Group rates by enhancement of the Smart Machines gallery museums' visitor throughput capacity. (reopening February 13) and the culmination arrangement. Three special events generated extraordinary of our 1988 exhibit development plan, The attention. In addition to the Loebner Prize Networked Society . Addressing the large-scale Competition/Turing Test, the Museum held strategic uses of computers that knit society a Virtual Reality Weekend in April that broke together, this exhibit is slated to open in all previous attendance records! And on May 1994. 1, first-rate contestants engaged in a keenly The Museum's continued success depends on fought Fourth Computer Bowl®. Energetic its supporters- corporate, foundation, and volunteers made it and the West-Coast individual. On behalf of the millions of satellite-linked party the most successful ever people who benefit from and enjoy the in terms of contributed support. Museum and its outreach, sincere thanks to NEWSWEEK recorded it all in a story that all our supporters from our entire staff. ran three days later. The Fifth Bowl- a tie breaker- will take place in San Jose, California, May 14, 1993. OLSL~ With the growing disparity in technological Dr. Oliver Strimpel literacy between well-served and under Executive Director served communities, the Museum's accessible Collections The Fourth Computer Bowl 1992 Computers Logitech, Inc. ClearCase Mouse, A one-ofa-kind fundraising event Since 1988, the Bowl has raised Digital Equipment Corporation PCS input device commemorating to benefit the Museum's educa more than $2.5 million in cash, (Personal Computer System), Logitech's 2,000,000th mouse, 1988, tional programs, The Computer products, and services. It attracts prototype personal computer, 1977, X1112.92 Bowl" plays out the legendary the support of hundreds ofsponsors X1103.92; Smaky (Smart Keyboard), Gift of Serge Timichef EastlWest Coast high tech rivalry. and enthusiastic volunteers, as well experimental personal computer! VR 92 vacuum tubes used in portable terminal, 1978, X1104.92; experimental RCAF memory device, DEC2, experimental personal ca. 1940, X1094.92; Captured East Coast Team: Satellite Sponsors computer, 1980, Xll05.92 German direction finder antenna Charles W. Bachman, Captain, Alex. Brown & Sons Gifts of Richard M. Merrill components analyzed by the Royal Bachman Information Systems, Inc. Fluent, Inc. Digital Equipment Corporation Canadian Air Force, ca. 1942, Bill Machrone, Ziff-Davis Publishing Microsoft Corporation VAX-IU780, first implementation of X1095.92; Standard neon bulbs used C011lpany Xerox Palo Alto Research Center the VAX-II minicomputer virtual in experimental RCAF memory Dr. David L. N elson, Fluent, Inc. Media Sponsors address extension, 1977, XlIII. 92 device, ca. 1944, X1096.92 Andrew S.