2020-07-15T08:43:28-07:00 2019-06-30 030340652 Love Cody & Company CPAs PC PO Box 319 Bennington VT 052010319 990 2018-07-01 030185292 Bennington Museum Inc BENN 8024471571 75 Main Street Bennington VT 05201 JJ Williams Treasurer 2020-07-15 true Stephen C Love CPA P00035205 8024425552 2018 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z 75 Main Street Bennington VT 05201 1146617 false 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. 14 14 20 117 0 1079725 625571 187775 166832 67447 68194 79721 60062 1414668 920659 0 0 536243 575053 0 246275 512216 634383 1048459 1209436 366209 -288777 3424153 3198802 66578 108796 3357575 3090006 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. 766339 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 true true false false false false false false false true 12 0 true 20 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false true false false true true false false false true true true true true true false false X Alexina Jones 8024471571 75 Main Street Bennington VT 05201 Carolyn Blitz 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 Vice Chair 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Laraine Naaktgeboren Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Don Trachte Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maru Leon-Griffin 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 Chair 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Robert Wolterstorff Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 116812 0 0 116812 1 false false false 0 57401 568170 208033 625571 Admission Fees 712110 95465 95465 Gain on deaccession 712110 5603 5603 Other program service rev 712110 65764 65764 166832 65518 65518 0 0 0 139085 136409 2676 2676 2676 42576 15452 27124 27124 0 107035 74097 32938 32938 0 920659 199770 95318 0 0 0 0 116812 87609 29203 0 380864 285648 95216 7405 5554 1851 15840 11880 3960 54132 40599 13533 0 0 15500 12400 3100 0 0 6893 5514 1379 0 0 4003 3202 801 4667 3734 933 0 75587 60470 15117 0 0 0 0 0 102659 82127 20532 14992 11994 2998 Fundraising Expense 246275 246275 Programs/Exhibits. 122810 122810 Other Expenses 17936 14349 3587 Bank fees 7298 5838 1460 15763 12611 3152 1209436 766339 196822 246275 632838 391240 1500 236643 431336 212433 809 3665 0 0 0 135443 143995 9132 10646 4171481 2673329 1600810 1498152 612285 702028 0 0 0 0 3424153 3198802 48385 91216 560 18193 17020 66578 108796 X 1947503 1608361 553188 924982 856884 556663 3357575 3090006 3424153 3198802 -288777 21208 X false true X true false X 245855 653303 1239560 1079725 625570 3844013 158862 173819 234918 244029 202500 1014128 0 0 0 404717 827122 1474478 1323754 828070 4858141 0 0 4858141 109964 37605 84042 67447 65518 364576 0 109964 37605 84042 67447 65518 364576 0 91711 107968 86653 110252 113943 510527 606392 972695 1645173 1501453 1007531 5733244 0.84740 0.84080 0.06360 0.06540 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X false 313606 313606 2862806 1972373 890433 687904 401842 286062 17147 17147 290018 281967 8051 1498152 920659 920659 920659 1209436 1209436 1209436 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 41954 41954 14517 41954 41954 14517 14517 27437 X 11 N/A X 3 208033 Quoted market price X 27 N/A false false false Part I, Line 33, Revenues Not Reported The Museum does not include a value for its exhibits in the financial statements and therefore contribution revenue is not recognized for donated accessions. 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.