2021-05-17T07:11:00-07:00 2020-06-30 030340652 Love Cody & Company CPAs PC PO Box 319 Bennington VT 05201 990 2019-07-01 030185292 Bennington Museum Inc BENN 8024471571 75 Main Street Bennington VT 05201 JJ Williams Treasurer 2021-05-17 true Stephen C Love CPA P00035205 8024425552 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z 75 Main Street Bennington VT 05201 886590 false X www.benningtonmuseum.org X 1928 VT The Bennington Museum collects, exhibits, and interprets the art, history, and culture of Vermont and northern New England. Our goal is to educate, delight, and inspire our local community, and visitors from across the nation and the world. 16 16 19 117 0 625571 543511 166832 96081 68194 47063 60062 106592 920659 793247 0 0 575053 567344 0 10245 634383 495648 1209436 1062992 -288777 -269745 3198802 3092582 108796 247941 3090006 2844641 The Bennington Museum collects, exhibits, and interprets the art, history, and culture of Vermont and northern New England. 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Our goal is to educate, delight, and inspire our local community, and visitors from across the nation and the world. 875641 true true false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 19 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 16 16 false false false false true false false true true false false false true true true true true true false false X David Pilachowski 8024471571 75 Main Street Bennington VT 05201 Robert Wolterstorff Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 50135 0 0 William Deveneau Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JJ Williams Treasurer 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Marianne Peters Secretary 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Brian Campion Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ray Bolton Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Constance West Chairperson 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Carolyn Blitz Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Don Trachte Vice Chair 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Larrain Naaktgeboren Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Peter Kinder Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Fels Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Erin McKenny Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Katie Hazlett Schnidt Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jon Goodrich Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marc Simpson Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Edie Sawitsky Trustee 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Joshua Torrance Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 50135 0 false false false 0 55124 488387 543511 Admission Fees 712110 75689 75689 Gain on deaccession 712110 Other program service rev 712110 20392 20392 96081 61175 61175 0 0 4240 4240 4240 4240 20000 34112 -14112 -14112 -14112 74509 13831 60678 60678 0 87074 45400 41674 41674 0 793247 137755 111981 0 0 0 0 50135 37601 12534 0 442332 353866 88466 8371 6697 1674 15531 12425 3106 50975 40780 10195 0 1400 1120 280 190 152 38 0 0 0 0 0 9219 7375 1844 19342 15474 3868 0 88390 70712 17678 0 0 0 8685 6948 1737 0 102659 82127 20532 24676 19741 4935 Programs/Exhibits. 179747 179747 Other Expenses 25849 20679 5170 Fundraising Expense 10245 10245 Investment fees 7591 6073 1518 17655 14124 3531 1062992 875641 177106 10245 391240 403720 236643 397560 212433 32748 3665 50 0 0 0 143995 135733 10646 10013 4171481 2775988 1498152 1395493 702028 717265 0 0 0 0 3198802 3092582 91216 125140 560 17020 122801 108796 247941 X 1608361 1242009 1481645 1602632 3090006 2844641 3198802 3092582 -269745 24380 X false false false X 653303 1239560 1079725 625570 543511 4141669 173819 234918 244029 202500 162763 1018029 0 0 0 827122 1474478 1323754 828070 706274 5159698 0 0 5159698 37605 84042 67447 65518 254612 0 37605 84042 67447 65518 254612 0 107968 86653 110252 113943 94901 513717 972695 1645173 1501453 1007531 801175 5928027 0.87040 0.84740 0.04300 0.06360 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X false 313606 313606 2862806 2053327 809479 687904 419296 268608 17147 17147 290018 286218 3800 1395493 793247 793247 793247 1062992 1062992 1062992 Part III, Line 1a: If organization elected under SFAS 116 to not report are, historical treasures, o In 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. false Festival of Trees 68463 68463 13831 Other special events 6046 6046 74509 74509 13831 13831 60678 Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder The 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 Process The 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 Management Compensation 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 Available Copies of documents are available for review in the museum's administrative offices, upon request.