Shelburne Museum, Inc.
Shelburne Museum, Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
Mission: To broaden our audience, engage their curiosity, and give them an extraordinary museum experience. Vision: We envision Shelburne Museum as a nationally significant institution that is intellectually vibrant, seeking to provide visitors with stimulating experiences reflecting the highest standards of scholarship and the intelligence, whimsy, and courage of Electra Havemeyer Webb, our founder.
About
The operation of a museum of art and Americana includes impressionist paintings, folk art, quilts, textiles, decorative arts, furniture, American paintings and 17th to 20th-century artifacts. During 2018, the museum had 87,448 visitors, including 7,191 school children. Special exhibitions in 2018 included: Sweet Tooth, In the Garden, New England Now: Landscapes, Patty Yoder Rugs, Puppets: World on a String, Playing Cowboy, Mapping an Uneven Country: Bird's Eye View, Crystal Cawley and Bench Space. Special programs in 2018 included: programs for the visually impaired and those with Alzheimer's disease and dementia; school partnerships with a local private nursery school, and public elementary, middle and high schools; a summer camp partnership with a performing arts organization; one symposium for adult learners; art making workshops for adults and children; jazz programming as part of National Jazz Appreciation Month; a lecture series in partnership with other community organizations and not-for-profits; a conservation month talk; suites of adult programming in association with temporary exhibits; yoga classes in partnership with a local studio; numerous regular programs and special days for families; and school programs for students pre-K through college, as well as homeschool students, including significant underwriting of transportation for schools with high percentages (50% and more) of students on free and reduced lunch.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit, as set forth in the filing, is “To broaden our audience, engage their curiosity, animate their creativity, and give them an extraordinary, educational museum experience.”.
When discussing its purpose, they were characterized as: “To broaden our audience, engage their curiosity, animate their creativity, and give them an extraordinary, educational museum experience.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally authorized to operate is VT, as reported.
- The filing confirms that the non-profit's address in 2020 was US ROUTE 7 PO BOX 10, SHELBURNE, VT, 05482.
- The form of the non-profit reports 208 employees as of 2020.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Collects art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $1,461,159.
- The remuneration of the CEO of the organization is based on an independent review and approval process.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 20 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1947.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule J.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $4,624,370 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $825,771 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
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