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Expenses

Operating Expenses Pie Chart
Program Expenses:
Facilities $1,930,105
Visitor Services $250,064
Summer Saturday Evenings $13,260
Interpretive Animal Collections $208,355
Raptor Free Flight $190,580
Botany $474,433
Herpetology and Invertebrate Zoology $422,059
Mammalogy and Ornithology $640,516
Publications $38,110
Conservation Education & Science $889,628
Exhibits $225,931
General Collections $136,670
Art Institute $481,627
Supporting Services:
Administration $535,150
Finance $473,426
Marketing $400,740
Fundraising:
Development and Membership $491,548
Total Expenses$7,802,202
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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