2022-02-15T07:35:40-06:00 2020-12-31 112459188 CULLEN & DANOWSKI LLP 1650 ROUTE 112 PORT JEFFERSON STA NY 117763060 990 2020-01-01 116037082 MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY MONT 6316682544 PO BOX 943 MONTAUK NY 11954 RICHARD WHITE JR TREASURER 6316682544 2022-02-15 RICHARD WHITE JR 999009999 JILL S SANDERS CPA P00224590 6314733400 2022-02-15 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z JOE GAVIOLA PO BOX 943 MONTAUK NY 11954 1816573 false X WWW.MONTAUKLIGHTHOUSE.COM X 1967 THE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY IS TO CELEBRATE AND PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF THE MONTAUK AREA OF LONG ISLAND THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, OPERATING MUSEUMS, MAINTAINING COLLECTIONS AND PROMOTING RHE PRESERVATION OF HISTORUC BUILDINGS. 11 11 31 33 0 104082 309951 988457 598051 3627 56947 344211 286359 1440377 1251308 3900 3000 0 553601 661967 0 11630 651601 575404 1209102 1240371 231275 10937 3336122 3492831 9904 225361 3326218 3267470 X THE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY IS TO CELEBRATE AND PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF THE MONTAUK AREA OF LONG ISLAND THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, OPERATING MUSEUMS, MAINTAINING COLLECTIONS AND PROMOTING RHE PRESERVATION OF HISTORUC BUILDINGS. false false 1023768 3000 598051 THE LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM: THE MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY OWNS AND MAINTAINS THE MONTAUK POINT LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM. THE MONTAUK POINT LIGHTHOUSE HAS LONG BEEN FAMED AS THE SYMBOL OF LONG ISLAND AND ONE OF AMERICA'S OLDEST LIGHTHOUSES. AUTHORIZED IN 1792 BY THE SECOND CONGRESS UNDER PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON, IT WAS BUILT BY NEW YORK ARCHITECT, JOHN MCCOMB, IN 1796. ON MARCH 5, 2012, THE MONTAUK POINT LIGHTHOUSE WAS DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, JOINING THE RANKS OF FEWER THAN 2,500 PRESTIGIOUS SITES IN THE UNITED STATES THAT ARE DESIGNATED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AS HAVING EXCEPTIONAL VALUE IN ILLUSTRATING AND INTERPRETING THE HERITAGE OF OUR NATION. THE LIGHTHOUSE TOWER AND MUSEUM ARE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TOURS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SCHOOLS AND OTHER GROUPS. EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUNDS. THE LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE 1860 KEEPERS' HOUSE, DISPLAYS AN ASSORTMENT OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS AND IS HOME TO SEVERAL UNIQUE COLLECTIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND DWELLINGS, THE COLLECTION INCLUDES NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, SHIP MODELS, FURNITURE, AND WHALING INDUSTRY ARTIFACTS. THERE ARE EXHIBITS SHOWING THE HISTORY OF THE LIGHTHOUSE AND THE EROSION CONTROL EFFORTS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED OVER THE YEARS. THE LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION FEATURES TWO EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS. ONE OF THESE IS THE CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT A LIGHTHOUSE AT MONTAUK POINT AND IS SIGNED BY THEN SECRETARY OF STATE, THOMAS JEFFERSON. THE OTHER IS THE FEDERAL AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE THE LAND AT MONTAUK POINT FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING A LIGHTHOUSE. THAT DOCUMENT IS SIGNED BY THEN PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON. THE SECOND HOUSE MUSEUM: SECOND HOUSE BUILT IN 1746, AND REBUILT IN 1797, WAS ORIGINALLY A CATTLE KEEPER DWELLING. IT IS LOCATED ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF MONTAUK. SECOND HOUSE WAS ONE OF THE ONLY THREE HOUSES THAT EXISTED IN MONTAUK IN THE LATE 18TH AND EARLY 19TH CENTURIES. IT IS THE OLDEST AND MOST HISTORIC BUILDING STILL STANDING IN MONTAUK. IT IS CURRENTLY OPERATED AS A MUSEUM BY THE MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THE MONTAUK INDIAN MUSEUM: THE MONTAUK INDIAN MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION AND PROMOTIONS OF THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE MONTAUK INDIAN. THROUGH EXHIBITS, DEMONSTRATIONS, LECTURES, AND EVENTS, THE MUSEUM WILL BRING THE STORY OF THE ORIGINAL MONTAUK INHABITANTS TO THE PUBLIC. THE OCEANS INSTITUTE: THE OCEANS INSTITUTE IS A MUSEUM ON THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUNDS FOCUSING ON OCEANIC EDUCATION AND HEIGHTENING AWARENESS SURROUNDING THE OCEAN'S HEALTH. 1023768 true true false false false false false true false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 24 0 false 31 true false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true true false NY JOHN RISOTTO CPA 5403732397 PO BOX 6027 FREDERICKSBURG VA 22403 X STEPHANIE KRUSA PRESIDENT 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA REICKERT VICE PRESIDE 3.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD WHITE JR TREASURER 3.00 X 0 0 0 ANDY HARRIS SECRETARY 3.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN POPE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANN JOYCE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE MIRRAS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MCDONALD TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY DURYEA TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 NICK RACANELLI TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 GREG DONAHUE LIASON FOR L 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIM GILMARTIN HONORARY MEM 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIA CERTIC EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 1299 140500 168152 309951 ADMISSION AND PROGRAM FEES 598051 598051 598051 6554 6554 50400 50400 50400 50400 360233 309840 50393 50393 50393 1299 491384 255425 235959 235959 1251308 941357 3000 3000 550094 449001 93136 7957 54380 48460 5876 44 57493 45618 11318 557 27252 27252 19475 3150 16325 16321 16321 44116 14177 29939 20709 15375 3556 1778 30098 27329 2769 48 48 127310 120945 6365 66805 65740 1065 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 141087 139957 1130 PRINTING & SIGNAGE 26395 25262 1133 PROGRAM EVENT EXPENSES 19061 19061 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 12823 12823 23904 17501 6242 161 1240371 1023768 204973 11630 635048 679312 14875 95923 99414 10375 24623 5348387 3225409 1999451 2122978 580450 566504 3336122 3492831 9904 23197 27164 175000 9904 225361 X 3253829 3200312 72389 67158 3326218 3267470 3336122 3492831 10937 -69685 X false true true false X 73513 125311 99866 104082 309951 712723 73513 125311 99866 104082 309951 712723 123651 589072 12952 13459 14402 68723 109536 4363 57657 70318 132338 954597 7078279 0.61710 0.96700 X 73513 125311 99866 104082 309951 712723 1326454 1486821 1513539 1605076 1146389 7078279 1399967 1612132 1613405 1709158 1456340 7791002 7791002 12952 13459 14402 68723 109536 12952 13459 14402 68723 109536 4363 57657 70318 132338 1417282 1625591 1685464 1848199 1456340 8032876 0.96990 0.01000 0.02000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X false 4417742 2330126 2087616 119021 116898 2123 811624 778385 33239 2122978 X 1181623 -69685 -69685 1251308 1251308 1240371 1240371 1240371 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART III, LINE 1A CONSISTENT WITH THE POLICIES OF MANY OTHER MUSEUMS, THE VALUE OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS IS NOT REFLECTED IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. PURCHASES OF ITEMS ARE EXPENSED IN THE YEAR THAT THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTION. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF ITEMS FOR THE COLLECTION ARE CLASSIFIED AS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS UNTIL ACQUISITIONS ARE MADE. THE COST OF THESE ITEMS IS REPORTED AS A SEPARATE PROGRAM EXPENSE. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION'S COLLECTIONS TRACE THE HISTORY OF THE MONTAUK LIGHTHOUSE AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF MONTAUK, NY. THE MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY MAINTAINS AND HOLDS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THESE IMPORTANT HISTORICAL STRUCTURES: THE LIGHTHOUSE TOWER (CIRCA 1796 AND RENOVATED 1860), KEEPER'S DWELLING (1860), AND OIL HOUSE (1860). ADDITIONALLY, SECOND HOUSE, BUILT 1797, IS THE OLDEST AND MOST HISTORIC BUILDING STILL STANDING IN MONTAUK. THE ORGANIZATION'S COLLECTIONS ALSO INCLUDE ARTIFACTS, MANUSCRIPTS, WORKS OF ART AND OTHER HISTORICAL RECORDS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATES, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE EFFECTS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ON ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS USING A THRESHOLD OF MORE LIKELY THAN NOT. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT IDENTIFIED OR PROVIDED FOR ANY SUCH POSITIONS. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY IS TO CELEBRATE AND PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF THE MONTAUK AREA OF LONG ISLAND THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, OPERATING MUSEUMS, MAINTAINING COLLECTIONS AND PROMOTING RHE PRESERVATION OF HISTORUC BUILDINGS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM: THE MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY OWNS AND MAINTAINS THE MONTAUK POINT LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM. THE MONTAUK POINT LIGHTHOUSE HAS LONG BEEN FAMED AS THE SYMBOL OF LONG ISLAND AND ONE OF AMERICA'S OLDEST LIGHTHOUSES. AUTHORIZED IN 1792 BY THE SECOND CONGRESS UNDER PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON, IT WAS BUILT BY NEW YORK ARCHITECT, JOHN MCCOMB, IN 1796. ON MARCH 5, 2012, THE MONTAUK POINT LIGHTHOUSE WAS DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, JOINING THE RANKS OF FEWER THAN 2,500 PRESTIGIOUS SITES IN THE UNITED STATES THAT ARE DESIGNATED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AS HAVING EXCEPTIONAL VALUE IN ILLUSTRATING AND INTERPRETING THE HERITAGE OF OUR NATION. THE LIGHTHOUSE TOWER AND MUSEUM ARE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TOURS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SCHOOLS AND OTHER GROUPS. EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUNDS. THE LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE 1860 KEEPERS' HOUSE, DISPLAYS AN ASSORTMENT OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS AND IS HOME TO SEVERAL UNIQUE COLLECTIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND DWELLINGS, THE COLLECTION INCLUDES NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, SHIP MODELS, FURNITURE, AND WHALING INDUSTRY ARTIFACTS. THERE ARE EXHIBITS SHOWING THE HISTORY OF THE LIGHTHOUSE AND THE EROSION CONTROL EFFORTS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED OVER THE YEARS. THE LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION FEATURES TWO EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS. ONE OF THESE IS THE CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT A LIGHTHOUSE AT MONTAUK POINT AND IS SIGNED BY THEN SECRETARY OF STATE, THOMAS JEFFERSON. THE OTHER IS THE FEDERAL AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE THE LAND AT MONTAUK POINT FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING A LIGHTHOUSE. THAT DOCUMENT IS SIGNED BY THEN PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON. THE SECOND HOUSE MUSEUM: SECOND HOUSE BUILT IN 1746, AND REBUILT IN 1797, WAS ORIGINALLY A CATTLE KEEPER DWELLING. IT IS LOCATED ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF MONTAUK. SECOND HOUSE WAS ONE OF THE ONLY THREE HOUSES THAT EXISTED IN MONTAUK IN THE LATE 18TH AND EARLY 19TH CENTURIES. IT IS THE OLDEST AND MOST HISTORIC BUILDING STILL STANDING IN MONTAUK. IT IS CURRENTLY OPERATED AS A MUSEUM BY THE MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THE MONTAUK INDIAN MUSEUM: THE MONTAUK INDIAN MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION AND PROMOTIONS OF THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE MONTAUK INDIAN. THROUGH EXHIBITS, DEMONSTRATIONS, LECTURES, AND EVENTS, THE MUSEUM WILL BRING THE STORY OF THE ORIGINAL MONTAUK INHABITANTS TO THE PUBLIC. THE OCEANS INSTITUTE: THE OCEANS INSTITUTE IS A MUSEUM ON THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUNDS FOCUSING ON OCEANIC EDUCATION AND HEIGHTENING AWARENESS SURROUNDING THE OCEAN'S HEALTH. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 SHALL BE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THEN PRESENTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS VIA E-MAIL OR BY PAPER COPY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION ANUALLY ASKS THE BOARD MEMBERS TO DISCLOSE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE SALARIES OF THE OFFICERS, IF ANY, SHALL BE FIXED BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN ALL CASES, ANY SALARIES RECEIVED BY OFFICERS OF THIS ORGANIZATIOM SHALL BE REASONABLE. ALL OFFICER SALARIES SHALL BE APPROVED IN ADVANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B SEE PART VI, LINE 15A FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.