BENNINGTON MUSEUM INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
BENNINGTON MUSEUM INC (EIN 03-0185292)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2021-05-17
IRS object ID
202141379349301384
Schema version
2019v5.0
Source
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Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$827,122CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,474,478CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,323,754CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$828,070CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$706,274CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,159,698TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$5,159,698PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$37,605CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$84,042CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$67,447CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$65,518CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$254,612TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$37,605CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$84,042CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$67,447CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$65,518CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$254,612TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$107,968CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$86,653CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$110,252CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$113,943CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$94,901CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$513,717TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$972,695CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,645,173CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,501,453CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,007,531CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$801,175CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,928,027TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.87040PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.84740PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.04300InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.06360InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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
Solicited Assets SalefalseSolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$313,606OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$313,606BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,862,806OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,053,327DepreciationAmt
Book Value$809,479BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$687,904OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$419,296DepreciationAmt
Book Value$268,608BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,147OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$17,147DepreciationAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$290,018OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$286,218DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,800BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,395,493TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$793,247TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$793,247RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$793,247TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,062,992TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,062,992ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,062,992TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 1a: If organization elected under SFAS 116 to not report are, historical treasures, oIn accordance with accounting policies generally followed by museums, effective January 1, 2006 the value of the Museums' collections has been excluded from the statement of financial position, and gifts of art objects are excluded from revenue in the statement of activities. Purchases of art objects by the Museum are recorded as decreases in net assets in the statement of activities. Pursuant to Museum policy, proceeds from the sale of art and related insurance settlements are recorded as temporarily restricted net assets for the acquisition of art.
Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose.The Bennington Museum in known as the trusted caretaker of the largest collection of Grandma Moses art and memorabilia available to the public. The Museum also has collections of paintings, pottery, historical objects and fine furniture. The collections are maintained for public exhibition, education and research in furtherance of public service, rather than financial gain.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Festival of TreesEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$68,463GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$68,463GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$13,831OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Other special eventsEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$6,046GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$6,046GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$74,509GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$74,509GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$13,831OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$13,831DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$60,678NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or ShareholderThe Museum sells memeberships to the public who receive discounts on admissions and purchases form the Museum shop.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessThe Form 990 was reviewed by members of the Board Finance Committee, and was made available to all other members of the Board to review upon their request.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementCompensation of Executive Director is determined by the Trustees based on performance and considers compensation of similar positions in comparable organizations using the museum salary survey compiled by the New England Museum Association.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableCopies of documents are available for review in the museum's administrative offices, upon request.

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