WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC (EIN 01-0368070)
Tax period
2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
Filed
2024-02-12
IRS object ID
202420439349301147
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-02-12T13:39:39-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390758449PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WIPFLI LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line130 LONG CREEK DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CitySOUTH PORTLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP041062437ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN010368070EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ARTBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2MUSEUM INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWILLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2075966457PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1356 MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityROCKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04841ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTOPHER BROWNAWELLPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2075966457PhoneNum
Signature2024-02-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstCHRISTOPHERPersonFirstNm
Person LastBROWNAWELLPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPATRICK NICHOLAS CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00289567PTIN
Phone2077745701PhoneNum
Preparation2024-02-07PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHRISTOPHER BROWNAWELLPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1356 MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityROCKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04841ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$16,969,481GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FARNSWORTHMUSEUM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1987FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE MAINE'S ROLE IN AMERICAN ART. TO ACCOMPLISH THAT MISSION THE MUSEUM PROVIDES AN EXTENSIVE OFFERING OF COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION AND RETAIL SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent18VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers68TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$2,363,406PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,962,565CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,172,683PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,346,054CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,462,423PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE MAINE'S ROLE IN AMERICAN ART. TO ACCOMPLISH THAT MISSION THE MUSEUM PROVIDES AN EXTENSIVE OFFERING OF COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION AND RETAIL SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Revenue$0RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document61IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee88EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2075966457PhoneNum

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CityROCKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

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STEPHANIE L BROWN
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA GARRISON
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG KNOWLTON
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAULA J CARREIRO
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEXIS AKRE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLA BROEKSMIT
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SYLVIA A DE LEON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WENDY DRUMMOND
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VICTORIA GOLDSTEIN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA KRANC
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT E KULP
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETTY G LONG
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS A RENYI
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES ROWAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH SHURE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON STERN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN ALLEN THOMAS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ED WALLER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS BROWNAWELL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$343,118$0$18,1900.00
ANN SCHEFLEN
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER40.00$164,423$0$14,282Yes (X)
NEDRA BELLOWS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00$107,358$0$7,023Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$672,730MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$540,786FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$3,084,573AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$411,427NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,298,089TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS611710$609,062$609,062
FEES FOR ART CLASSES611610$33,541$33,541
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Total Program Service Revenue$642,603TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$707,250TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$104,135RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$143,688RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real-$39,553RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$39,553TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$10,426,077SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

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Securities$9,251,585SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,174,492SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$1,174,492TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,174,492ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$117,000FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$238,376TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$238,376ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$596,709GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$287,970CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$308,739TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$308,739ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$77,618OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$720,221RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$1,912,552ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$361,308TotalAmt
Program Services$90,328ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$180,652ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$90,328FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,590,009TotalAmt
Program Services$1,614,012ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$262,428ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$713,569FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$215,534TotalAmt
Program Services$140,105ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,003ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,426FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$216,638TotalAmt
Program Services$131,516ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,496ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$53,626FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$399,148TotalAmt
Program Services$281,508ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,208ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$54,432FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$176,454TotalAmt
Program Services$142,020ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,431ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,003FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,867TotalAmt
Program Services$19,921ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,021ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,925FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$97,553TotalAmt
Program Services$43,700ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,855ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,998FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$346,674TotalAmt
Program Services$299,588ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,074ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,012FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,957TotalAmt
Program Services$31,593ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$443ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,921FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$468,577TotalAmt
Program Services$399,119ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,765ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,693FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,457TotalAmt
Program Services$88,435ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,945ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,077FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
COLLECTION ACCESSION$617,489$617,489
MAINTENANCE$231,562$199,800$26,875$4,887
EXHIBITS$217,106$217,106
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS$119,214$89,620$18,945$10,649

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,507TotalAmt
Program Services$42,767ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,565ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,175FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,346,054TotalAmt
Program Services$4,448,627ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$771,706ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,125,721FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,827,742BOYAmt
EOY$1,411,543EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,236,056BOYAmt
EOY$1,943,569EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,582BOYAmt
EOY$60,751EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$255,761BOYAmt
EOY$270,464EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,313BOYAmt
EOY$87,744EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$17,787,499LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$9,547,725LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,501,479BOYAmt
EOY$8,239,774EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,051,629BOYAmt
EOY$16,963,328EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,184,671BOYAmt
EOY$6,467,650EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,639BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,202,872BOYAmt
EOY$35,444,823EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$274,571BOYAmt
EOY$319,003EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$274,571BOYAmt
EOY$319,003EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,655,550BOYAmt
EOY$10,444,640EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,272,751BOYAmt
EOY$24,681,180EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,928,301BOYAmt
EOY$35,125,820EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,202,872BOYAmt
EOY$35,444,823EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$584,808ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$244,494NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$368,217OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,008,922CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,089,448CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,118,212CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,918,335CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,298,089CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,433,006TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,008,922CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,089,448CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,118,212CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,918,335CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,298,089CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,433,006TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,135,868SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$15,297,138PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$580,585CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$567,420CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$567,571CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$637,088CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$811,385CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,164,049TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,713CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,438CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,780CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$104,839CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$77,618CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$236,388TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$20,833,443TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$6,873,907GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.73430PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.69950PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$22,236,300BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$16,641ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,481,668InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,303,631OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$23,430,978EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$26,468,011BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,248,385ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$4,375,069InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,105,027OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$22,236,300EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$22,094,094BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,544,837ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,792,743InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$963,663OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$26,468,011EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$20,875,393BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$346,364ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,795,712InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$923,369OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$22,094,094EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$20,027,995BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,332,100ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$411,833InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$896,535OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$20,875,393EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.09000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.91000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$244,958OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$244,958BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,590,787OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,143,173DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,447,614BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$951,754OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$404,552DepreciationAmt
Book Value$547,202BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$8,239,774TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS$91,661F
PERPETUAL TRUST HELD BY OTHERS$6,375,989F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$6,467,650TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,330,607TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$244,494NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$1,155,251OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,399,745RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,930,862RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,930,862TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,133,088TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$787,034OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$787,034ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,346,054ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,346,054TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:THE VALUE OF THE LIBRARY AND ART COLLECTIONS HELD BY THE MUSEUM IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE MADE FROM PROCEEDS OF DEACCESSIONS AND GIFTS OF CASH AND INCOME FROM CERTAIN TRUSTS RESTRICTED BY DONORS FOR ART AQUISITIONS. THE COLLECTION OF THE MUSEUM CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 15,000 OBJECTS INCLUDING PAINTINGS, WATERCOLORS, SCULPTURE, PRINTS, DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS (PRIMARILY RELATED TO THE HOMESTEAD). CONSISTENT WITH THE MUSEUM'S MISSION STATEMENT, THE COLLECTION EMPHASIZES WORKS BY AMERICAN ARTISTS, ESPECIALLY ARTISTS WHO HAVE WORKED IN MAINE. AS A WHOLE, THE COLLECTION PRESENTS A SURVEY OF MAINE'S ROLE IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART FROM THE LATE 18TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT. THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO ACTIVELY COLLECT AMERICAN ART THROUGH PURCHASE AND GIFTS. ALL WORKS IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION ARE ASSIGNED A UNIQUE "ACCESSION" NUMBER AND PLACED IN SECURE STORAGE WHEN NOT ON EXHIBIT AT THE MUSEUM OR ON LOAN TO OTHER MUSEUMS. THE MUSEUM ONLY LENDS TO GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS THAT MEET PRESCRIBED SECURITY AND CLIMATE STANDARDS AND PROVIDE ALL RISK INSURANCE CONVERAGE. RECORDS, INCLUDING OBJECT, ARTIST AND DONOR FILES, ARE MAINTAINED FOR EACH WORK OF ART. THE COLLECTION IS SPOT INVENTORIED ANNUALLY BY STAFF AND QUALIFIED CONSERVATORS ASSIST AS NECESSARY. THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS A BLANKET INSURANCE POLICY OF $60 MILLION FOR THE COLLECTION AND WORK ON LOAN. ALTHOUGH A PRIVATE, INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION, THE COLLECTION IS MAINTAINED, ADDED TO, EXHIBITED AND INTERPRETED FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
PART III, LINE 4:THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION AMOUNTS TO MORE THAN 10,000 WORKS OF ART FROM THE NINETEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT OF ARTISTS WHO LIVED OR WORKED IN MAINE. THE COLLECTION FURTHERS THE MUSEUM'S CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES INCLUDING MANAGING AND OPERATING THE MUSEUM AND HOMESTEAD LOCATED IN ROCKLAND, MAINE AND THE OLSON HOUSE IN CUSHING, MAINE. THE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO "CELEBRATE MAINE'S ROLE IN AMERICAN ART." HOLDINGS IN THE COLLECTION INCLUDE PAINTINGS BY JONATHAN FISHER, FITZ HENRY LANE, THOMAS MORAN, CHILDE HASSAM, FRANK BENSON, ROBERT HENRI, GEORGE BELLOWS, ROCKWELL KENT, MARSDEN HARTLEY, N.C. WYETH, ANDREW WYETH, JAMIE WYETH, MARGUERITE ZORACH, JOHN MARIN, LOUISE NEVELSON, ALEX KATZ, ROBERT INDIANA; AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY BERENICE ABBOTT, ELLIOT PORTER, PAUL CAPONIGRO, GEORGE TICE, AMONG OTHERS.
PART V, LINE 4:THE PURPOSE OF THESE FUNDS IS TO GENERATE INCOME TO BE USED TO HELP MEET THE OPERATING AND NON-OPERATING COSTS OF THE MUSEUM.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF SALES 287,970. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 368,217. RENTAL EXPENSES 143,688. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 355,376.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF SALES 287,970. RENTAL EXPENSES 143,688. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 355,376.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$657,786GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$540,786CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$117,000GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$79,780RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$275,596OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$657,786GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$540,786CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$117,000GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$79,780RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$275,596OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$355,376DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$238,376NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CHRIS BROWNAWELL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$313,118$0$30,000$0$0$0$0$0$18,190$0$361,308$0$0$0
ANN SCHEFLEN
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER$156,423$0$8,000$0$0$0$0$0$14,282$0$178,705$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution5ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$411,427NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMARKETMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 2, LINE 4AFARNSWORTH AT 75: NEW VOICES FROM MAINE IN AMERICAN ART FEBRUARY 11, 2023 DECEMBER 31, 2023 FOUNDED AS A BEQUEST OF LUCY COPELAND FARNSWORTH IN HONOR OF HER FATHER, THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION BEGAN AS A MODEST HOLDING OF SEVERAL HUNDRED OBJECTS. FARNSWORTH AT 75: NEW VOICES FROM MAINE IN AMERICAN ART IS A TWO-PART EXHIBITION PRESENTED ON THE OCCASION OF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY. THE FIRST PARTFARNSWORTH AT 75REEXAMINES A SELECTION OF OBJECTS THAT UNDERSCORES MAINE'S IMPORTANT ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN ART DURING ITS EARLY DEFINING MOMENT. PAINTINGS BY ALVAN FISHER, MARTIN HEADE, EASTMAN JOHNSON, FITZ HENRY LANE, N.C. WYETH, ANDREW WYETH, AND MARGUERITE THOMPSON ZORACH WILL BE PUNCTUATED BY CONTEMPORARY INTERVENTIONS BY ARTISTS JASON BROWN AKA FIREFLY, LAUREN FENSTERSOCK, STEVEN HANNOCK, AND OTHERS. TODAY THE FARNSWORTH'S COLLECTION IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE FINEST REPOSITORIES OF AMERICAN ART. NEW VOICES FROM MAINE IN AMERICAN ART UNVEILS NEW ACQUISITIONS TO THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. ORGANIZED THEMATICALLY, THESE OBJECTS REVISIT HISTORIES, NARRATIVES, AND MYTHS ABOUT THE SEA, INDUSTRIES, IDENTITY, COMMUNITY, AND PLACES, BOTH REAL AND IMAGINED. ARTWORKS BY ERIC AHO, ELIZABETH ATTERBURY, KATHERINE BRADFORD, KATHY BUTTERLY, ANN CRAVEN, CARLY GLOVINSKI, BILLY GERARD FRANK, AYUMI HORIE, DANIEL MINTER, EMILIE STARK-MENNEG, AARON STEPHAN, AND HANNAH SECORD WADE OFFER THOUGHTFUL PERSPECTIVES WHEN VIEWED IN DIALOGUE WITH BELOVED FAVORITES, CONNECTING STORIES ACROSS TIME AND MEDIA. AS WE CELEBRATE MAINE'S ROLE IN AMERICAN ART, HOW DO ART, ARTISTS, AND IDEAS ENCOURAGE US TO SEE THINGS ANEW? MAINE IN AMERICA 2023: A CELEBRATION OF THE ALEX KATZ FOUNDATION FEBRUARY 11, 2023 SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM CELEBRATES THE ALEX KATZ FOUNDATION FOR ITS YEARS OF PHILANTHROPIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF ARTWORK BY EMERGING ARTISTS, MADE TO MUSEUMS THROUGHOUT MAINE. THESE GIFTSAT TIMES, AN ARTIST'S FIRST MUSEUM ACQUISITIONHELPED ARTISTS ESTABLISH AND CHART THE DIRECTION OF THEIR CAREERS. MAINE IN AMERICA 2023: A CELEBRATION OF THE ALEX KATZ FOUNDATION SHOWCASES A SELECTION OF THE MORE THAN 60 WORKS THE FOUNDATION HAS GIVEN TO THE FARNSWORTH. THE ALEX KATZ FOUNDATION WILL ALSO RECEIVE THE MUSEUM'S PRESTIGIOUS MAINE IN AMERICA AWARD IN 2023. MURAL PROJECT: RACHEL GLORIA ADAMS AND RYAN ADAMS MAY 27, 2023 MAY 2025 PORTLAND-BASED ARTISTS RACHEL GLORIA ADAMS AND RYAN ADAMS CREATED THE SITE-SPECIFIC MURAL, YOU SHOWED ME LOVE, ON THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM'S CAMPUS. THIS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT MERGES THE ARTISTS' SIGNATURE STYLES OF VIBRANT GRAPHIC PATTERNS OF NATURAL WORLDS AND GEM-LIKE LETTERING. YOU SHOWED ME LOVE DRAWS FROM LYRICS IN A FRANK OCEAN SONG THAT WAS PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE ARTISTS' FIRST DATE. FOR THEM, THIS AFFECTIONATE PHRASE CONVEYS BOTH PERSONAL AND COMMUNAL MEANINGS. ON THE OCCASION OF THE FARNSWORTH'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY, YOU SHOWED ME LOVE PRESENTS A MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE, HOPE, AND POSITIVITY. EDWARD HOPPER AND ANDREW WYETH: ROCKLAND, MAINE MAY 27, 2023 AUGUST 27, 2023 EDWARD HOPPER IS FAMED FOR HIS IMAGES OF THE BIG CITY AND ITS DISCONNECTION, WHILE ANDREW WYETH IS REVERED FOR HIS VISIONARY PRACTICE IN RURAL ISOLATION. AN UNEXPECTED PLACE AND SUBJECT MATTER BROUGHT TOGETHER THESE TWO CELEBRATED AMERICAN ARTISTS AND A FASCINATING BODY OF WORK RESULTED. ON SEPARATE VISITS DECADES APART, HOPPER AND WYETH EXPLORED THE HISTORIC INDUSTRIES OF ROCKLAND, MAINE, ESPECIALLY LIME QUARRYING AND FISHING, AND PRODUCED REMARKABLE WATERCOLORS. IN CELEBRATION OF THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY, THIS EXHIBITION BRINGS RARE LOANS OF ROCKLAND WORKS BACK TO THE CITY THAT INSPIRED THEM, SUPPLEMENTED BY SELECT OBJECTS FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE FARNSWORTH AND THE WYETH FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART. ALVARO'S WORLD: ANDREW WYETH AND THE OLSON HOUSE JUNE 17, 2023 OCTOBER 29, 2023 FROM 1939 TO 1968, ANDREW WYETH SPENT TIME IN AND AROUND THE OLSON HOUSE, A SALTWATER FARM IN CUSHING, MAINE. THE ARTIST BECAME WELL ACQUAINTED WITH THE FAMILY, OFTEN PAINTING AND SKETCHING THEM AND THE HOUSE IN WHAT IS KNOWN TODAY AS ONE OF HIS MOST IMPRESSIVE BODIES OF WORK, IN WHICH THE OLSON CHILDREN, ALVARO AND CHRISTINA, RECUR AS SUBJECTS. THIS EXHIBITION EXAMINES THE PERSPECTIVE OF ALVARO OLSON, AN UNSUNG HERO WHO MANAGED THE 1870S FARMHOUSE AND CARED FOR HIS SISTER THROUGH WYETH'S WATERCOLORS. IN THE WORKS ON VIEW, WYETH CAPTURES ALVARO'S COMMITMENT TO LIFE ON THIS REMOTE PENINSULA, DURING A TIME WHEN THE OLSONS WERE FACED WITH RURAL POVERTY, ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES, AND REGULAR UPKEEP OF THE FARM. THE EXHIBITION IS DRAWN PRIMARILY FROM THE MARUNUMA ART PARK COLLECTION IN ASAKA, JAPAN. PRESERVING A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK: THE OLSON HOUSE JUNE 17, 2023 DECEMBER 31, 2023 THIS EXHIBITION DOCUMENTS THE HISTORY OF THE OLSON HOUSE, SET ON A TWO-ACRE PARCEL OF LAND IN CUSHING, MAINE THAT BECAME ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS IN 2011, AND ALSO OUTLINES THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM'S ONGOING PRESERVATION EFFORTS OF THE OLSON HOUSE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. IN 2020, A SAVE AMERICA'S TREASURES GRANT WAS AWARDED TO THE MUSEUM BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, AND WITH SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE MUSEUM, TO FUND THE FIRST-EVER HISTORIC STRUCTURES REPORT (HSR) TO BE CONDUCTED FOR THE OLSON HOUSE. THIS REPORT IDENTIFIES A PRIORITIZED SEQUENCE OF PRESERVATION PROJECTS FOR THE SITE AND OFFERS A VISION FOR ITS FUTURE. PRESERVING A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK: THE OLSON HOUSE PRESENTS NEW FINDINGS FROM THIS MASSIVE UNDERTAKING, HIGHLIGHTS THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HOUSE, AND SHARES EARLY PRESERVATION EFFORTS.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, LINE 4BEDUCATION IN 2022-2023, THE TEAM AT THE FARNSWORTH CONSISTED OF: PHYLLIS WYETH DIRECTOR OF LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT, A LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR (NEW TITLE CHANGE TO MANAGER OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND VOLUNTEERS AS OF AUG 2023), AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS MANAGER (NEW TITLE CHANGE TO SENIOR MANAGER OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AS OF AUG 2023), AS WELL AS A PUBLIC PROGRAMS COORDINATOR. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DEVELOPED EXCITING THOUGHTFUL PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS CURRENT NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY NEAR ROCKLAND AND ON THE NATIONAL STAGE. THROUGHOUT 2022 FALL THROUGH 2023, THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM WORKED WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS TO WELCOME MANY CLASSES BACK INTO THE MUSEUM FOR FIELD TRIPS SERVING K-12 AUDIENCES. A MAINE ARTS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE WAS ALSO HELD AT THE MUSEUM IN APRIL 2023 TO BRING TOGETHER EDUCATORS INTO THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM AND THEIR PARTNER ARTS NONPROFIT IN THIS PARTICULAR CONFERENCE, CMCA IN ROCKLAND. FALL OF 2022, THE ARTS@THEINTERSECTION PROGRAM LAUNCHED WITH THE SCHOOLS STARTING WITH WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS PARTICIPATING FROM MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE MIDCOAST AREA. THE ARTS@THEINTERSECTION PROGRAM IS AN ALL NEW PROGRAM WHICH IS A VERY FORWARD THINKING STUDENT-DRIVEN ARTS INTEGRATION PROGRAM WORKING CLOSELY WITH TEACHING ARTISTS WHO SHARE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES AS WELL AS CLOSE WORK WITH THE ART COLLECTION OF THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM. IT IS A YEAR-LONG ARTS INTEGRATION PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, AND ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION STUDENTS TO WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH NATIONALLY/INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN ARTISTS OF MULTI-DISCIPLINARY BACKGROUNDS, USING THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AS A TOOL FOR LEARNING, ON SITE ART STUDIO STUDENT WORK WITH EACH ARTIST, A COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITION OF STUDENT WORK ON SITE AT THE MUSEUM, AND COMMUNITY PARTNER WORKSHOPS WITH MAINE AREA PARTNERS TO PROMOTE LEARNING, CONFIDENCE, AND SELF-GROWTH. PUBLIC PROGRAMS WERE DEVELOPED TO MEET AUDIENCE NEEDS WHERE THEY ARE; DOZENS OF STUDIO AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS ARE NOW OFFERED NOT ONLY IN PERSON BUT ONLINE, OR AS A HYBRID AS WELL. NEW THIS YEAR WERE SUMMER ART CAMPS FOR CHILDREN, RUNNING IN JULY 2023. PROGRAMMATIC HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED A SYMPOSIUM LECTURE FOR THE STEPHEN B. MAY AND KATHRYN WILSON AUGUST 2023 LECTURE WHICH INCLUDED ARTIST DANIEL MINTER, WHO HAS WORKED ON NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS AS AN ILLUSTRATOR, PRINTMAKER, AND MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTIST. THE ANNUAL JULY 2023 WYETH DAY LECTURE WAS WITH DR. KIM CONATY OF THE WHITNEY MUSEUM AND DR. WILLIAM COLEMAN OF BRANDYWINE AND WYETH CENTER FOR AMERICAN ART, AS WELL AS SPECIAL LECTURES FROM DR. MARGARETTA LOVELL AND OTHER SCHOLARS, AND A YOUTH READING SERIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROCKLAND LIBRARY ON, FEATURING BOOKS BEING READ BY THEIR MAINE AUTHORS, SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES. MANY OF THESE AUDIENCES HAD NEVER BEEN TO THE FARNSWORTH BEFORE UNTIL THIS JOINT PROGRAM WITH THE LIBRARY WAS DONE. PROGRAMS WELCOMING IN DIVERSE AUDIENCES WERE ALSO DEVELOPED SUCH AS ANTONIO ROCHA'S MALAGA SLAVE SHIP STORY IN APRIL 2023, AS WELL AS THE 2ND YEAR THE FARNSWORTH HAS HOSTED THE SEPTEMBER 2023 BEAUTIFUL BLACKBIRD FESTIVAL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIGO ARTS ALLIANCE AND SEVERAL OTHER MAINE AREA PARTNERS, CELEBRATING BOOKS BY AUTHORS OF COLOR. A PARTNER PROGRAM WITH SEVERAL KEY NON-PROFIT ARTS PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MAINE WAS DEVELOPED BY INDIGO ARTS ALLIANCE OF PORTLAND, AND THE FARNSWORTH WAS A MIDCOAST MAINE PARTNER WITH CMCA IN THE SEPTEMBER 2022 BEAUTIFUL BLACKBIRD FESTIVAL. AN ARTISTS ON ART SERIES WAS ALSO LAUNCHED, AND TOM BURCKHART AND KATHY BUTTERLY WERE FEATURED AS SPEAKERS WITH CURATOR JAIME DESIMONE TALKING ABOUT THEIR STUDIO PRACTICE. IN ADDITION TO PUBLIC PROGRAMS, WEEKLY HIGHLIGHT TOURS OF THE COLLECTION RAN OCT - DEC 2022, SPRING THROUGH FALL 2023, LED BY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS. ART KITS (300) WERE PRODUCED DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON 2022 AND DISPERSED IN WINTER 2023 TO AREA CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS IN NEED, INCLUDING SMALL SCHOOLS ON ISLANDS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ISLAND INSTITUTE, AS WELL AS FINDING OUR VOICES, ALDEMERE FARM, THE LANDING PLACE, AIO FOOD PANTRY/ENERGY ASSISTANCE, AND OTHERS. THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM CONTINUES TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY OF ROCKLAND, IN MAINE, AND NATIONALLY, TO BRING THE RESOURCES OF THE MUSEUM TO THE PUBLIC IT SERVES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BLINE 11A EXPLANATION - THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CIN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY, BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE AND TO REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT ANY CONFLICTS THAT ARISE DURING THE YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE VOLUNTEERS. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR USING MARKET VALUE COMPARISONS AND DATA FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUM'S SALARY SURVEY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DETERMINES COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS USING THE SAME PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ANNUAL AUDIT AND 990 REPORTS ARE POSTED ON THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 368,217.

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