GEORGE WEYERHAEUSER PACIFIC RIM BONSAI COLLECTION A NONPROFIT CORP
GEORGE WEYERHAEUSER PACIFIC RIM BONSAI COLLECTION A NONPROFIT CORP
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Mission
Pacific Bonsai Museum connects people to nature through the living art of bonsai. Fifty to 60 of the Museum’s 150 bonsai are displayed at any given time in an outdoor fine art museum setting in the open air of a large forest in Federal Way, Washington. Pacific Bonsai Museum is one of only a handful of public museums in the world solely dedicated to bonsai and the only one in the western United States. Offering contemporary exhibitions, docent-led group tours, education, workshops and more, with a flair for PNW-style innovation, the Pacific Bonsai Museum is poised at the forefront of an evolving art form that is transforming in a uniquely American fashion. 33,000+ people from across the globe visit the museum each year.
About
VISITORS: IN 2018, THE MUSEUM WELCOMED A RECORD NUMBER OF VISITORS - 38,211 PEOPLE FROM LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS EVERY CONTINENT AROUND THE GLOBE. COLLECTIONS: THE MUSEUM ACCEPTED THREE BONSAI DONATIONS-A HINOKI CYPRESS, A SCOTCH PINE, AND A WINGED ELM-INTO ITS COLLECTION. EXHIBITIONS: THE MUSEUM OFFERED A SPECIAL EXHIBITION, ELEMENTS OF DESIGN, WITH INTERPRETATION ABOUT LINE, SHAPE, FORM, TEXTURE, COLOR AND SPACE. EACH ELEMENT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY 'NOW IT'S YOUR TURN' SIGNS PROMPTING VISITORS TO APPLY THE DESIGN CONCEPTS TO OTHER BONSAI WORKS OF ART IN THE COLLECTION. THE MUSEUM ALSO DISPLAYED 'STONE IMAGES', A VIEWING STONE EXHIBIT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PUGET SOUND BONSAI ASSOCIATION. EDUCATION: IN ITS SECOND YEAR, THE DOCENT PROGRAM GREW WITH ADDITIONAL DOCENTS, EXPANDED TRAINING FOR DOCENTS, REGULARLY SCHEDULED DOCENT DAYS, AND MORE TOURS. WE LAUNCHED A SELF-GUIDED FIELD TRIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WITH OBSERVATION AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, AND COMMUNITY: THE MUSEUM REBRANDED THE SPRING COMMUNITY EVENT TO BECOME BONSAI FEST! PARTNERING WITH THE PUGET SOUND BONSAI ASSOCIATION, THE MUSEUM WELCOMED NEARLY 3,000 VISITORS OVER THE TWO-DAY WORLD BONSAI DAY-MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND. PARTICIPATED IN THE RHODODENDRON SPECIES BOTANICAL GARDEN'S, BLUE POPPY DAY AND FALL FESTIVAL, WITH THEIR POPULAR, A BONSAI SOLSTICE EVENT CLOSED OUT THE YEAR IN DECEMBER. INNOVATION: THE MUSEUM'S COMMITMENT TO INNOVATION IN BONSAI ART IS DEMONSTRATED BY THE LAB. KICKING OFF IN AUGUST 2018, THE LAB IS A FOUR-PART, MULTI-YEAR EXPERIMENT INVESTIGATING THE INFLUENCE OF INSPIRED ARCHITECTURAL SETTINGS AND EFFECT OF COLLABORATION RESEQUENCING ON THE ART OF BONSAI.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing reveals the mission of the non-profit as “Pacific bonsai museum connects people to nature through the living art of bonsai.”.
When detailing its functions, they were listed as: “Connecting people to nature through the living art of bonsai.”.
- According to the law, the state where the non-profit operates has been reported as WA.
- The filing specifies that the non-profit's address in 2020 was PO BOX 6108, FEDERAL WAY, WA, 98063.
- As of 2020, the non-profit's form shows they have a total of 8 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is -$227,008.
- The organization has 8 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2013.
- The organization pays $495,124 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $159,020 in fundraising expenses.