Expenses

Operating Expenses Pie Chart
Program Expenses:
Facilities $1,970,124
Visitor Services $239,547
Summer Saturday Evenings $21,542
Interpretive Animal Collections $192,436
Raptor Free Flight $133,451
Botany $480,820
Herpetology and Invertebrate Zoology $422,409
Mammalogy and Ornithology $654,950
Publications $55,599
Center for Sonoran Desert Studies $1,171,410
Exhibits $211,501
Design and Planning $0
General Collections $159,525
Art Institute $348,279
Supporting Services:
Administration $421,855
Finance $454,699
Marketing $317,151
Fundraising:
Development and Membership $709,260
Total Expenses$7,964,558
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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