ing defining project scope, developing budgets, and 

 meeting schedules. 



* To redefine the role of Museum archives to guarantee 

 continued collection, maintenance, retrieval, and 

 safeguarding of essential Museum records and to define 

 conditions of access. 



* To extend computer services selectively and manage 

 them efficiently, with trained personnel and budget con- 

 trol of both computer equipment and programming. 



* To improve and expedite financial planning, budget- 

 ing, managing, and reporting systems so that they pro- 

 vide accurate and timely information. 



Fiscal Soundness 



In comparison with other not-for-profit institutions, 

 museums are fragilely financed — particularly the few 

 natural history museums that maintain huge research 

 collections and conduct active research. Most basic 



research in the United States is conducted in univer- 

 sities, health centers, and national laboratories and is 

 financed through student tuition, patient fees, and 

 major government grants and appropriations. Without 

 students and patients, research museums cannot earn 

 substantial income. 



Moreover, because nongovernmental natural sci- 

 ence research museums are committed to long-term 

 basic research, they have not benefited from shorter 

 term government research priorities. As a result, non- 

 governmental natural science research museums are not 

 adequately funded. They have to rely more heavily on 

 endowments and annual giving than do hospitals, uni- 

 versities, or national laboratories. To make major con- 

 tributions to American science and increase public 

 understanding of natural science, Field Museum must 

 increase its income from existing sources and develop 

 new resources. 



Other trends deepen the fiscal challenge. Forty 



Exhibit 10 



X 



Vice President 

 Development 



Development 



Corporations 

 & Foundations 

 Division 



Individuals 

 Division 



Sponsored 

 Programs 



"Membership 



■Tours 



Board of Trustees 



President 

 ceo 



Vice President 

 Collections 

 & Research 



-Anthropology 



-Botany 



-Geology 



Zoology 



-Library 



Scientific 

 Support Services 



Center for 

 Advanced Studies 



Fieldiana 



Vice President 

 Public Programs 



-Exhibition 



-Education 



Public 

 Relations 



Bulletin 



Vice President 



Finance & 

 Museum Services 



—Human Resources 



Facility Planning 

 & Operations 



Visitor Services 

 & Security 



—Finance 



—Museum Stores 



Archives 



—General Services 



'—Special Services 



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