Expenses

Operating Expenses Pie Chart
Program Expenses:
Facilities $2,083,355
Center for Sonoran Desert Studies $1,113,663
Mammalogy and Ornithology $682,435
Botany $486,403
Herpetology and Invertebrate Zoology $334,815
Art Institute $325,971
Visitor services $279,034
Design and Planning $203,226
Interpretive Animal Collections $161,967
Raptor Free Flight $146,510
General Collections $63,368
Publications $30,436
Summer Saturday Evenings $19,775
Supporting Services:
Administration $335,853
Finance $455,155
Marketing $286,795
Fundraising:
Development and Membership $419,764
Total Expenses$7,428,525
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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