2019-05-15T08:21:31-07:00 2018-06-30 030340652 Love Cody & Company CPAs PC PO Box 319 Bennington VT 052010319 990 2017-07-01 030185292 Bennington Museum Inc BENN 8024471571 75 Main Street Bennington VT 05201 Dr Robert Wolterstorff Executive Dir. 2019-05-15 true Stephen C Love CPA P00035205 8024425552 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z 1655167 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. 16 16 20 108 0 1247060 1079725 141319 187775 84043 67447 -4976 79721 1467446 1414668 0 0 549522 536243 0 84713 415636 512216 965158 1048459 502288 366209 3133011 3424153 172721 66578 2960290 3357575 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. 770743 true true false false false false false true false false true false false false false false true 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 true false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 20 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false 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 Dr Robert Wolterstorff 8024471571 75 Main Street Bennington VT 05201 Carolyn Blitz Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Orion Howard Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marianne Peters Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Brian Campion Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Polly Jones Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Constance West Vice Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Laraine Naaktgeboren Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Don Trachte Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Pat Guerrero Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 James Brown Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maru Leon-Griffin Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Erin McKenny Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Katie Hazlett Schnidt Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jon Goodrich Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marc Simpson Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Frances Holbrook Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Edie Sawitsky Chair 8.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Robert Wolterstorff Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 114673 0 0 114673 1 false false false 0 44624 1035101 1079725 Admission Fees 712110 120720 120720 Gain on deaccession 712110 54 54 Other program service rev 712110 67001 67001 187775 63392 63392 0 0 0 157769 153714 4055 4055 4055 43197 7930 35267 35267 0 123309 78855 44454 44454 0 1414668 232229 102714 0 0 0 0 114673 86005 28668 0 345910 259432 86478 3493 2794 699 23695 18956 4739 48472 38778 9694 0 0 29100 23280 5820 0 0 6833 5466 1367 1966 1573 393 0 5200 4160 1040 4511 3609 902 0 106476 85181 21295 0 0 0 4407 3526 881 0 103585 82868 20717 21779 17423 4356 Programs/Exhibits. 113873 113873 Fundraising Expense 84713 84713 Bank fees 8305 6644 1661 Postage and Shipping 3938 3150 788 17530 14025 3505 1048459 770743 193003 84713 739126 632838 1500 1500 431336 809 0 0 0 90188 135443 10002 9132 4171481 2570671 1704395 1600810 587800 612285 0 0 0 0 3133011 3424153 16504 48385 136894 19323 18193 172721 66578 X 2357342 1947503 175860 553188 427088 856884 2960290 3357575 3133011 3424153 366209 31076 X false true X true false X 213991 245855 653303 1239560 1079725 3432434 174458 158862 173819 234918 244029 986086 0 0 0 388449 404717 827122 1474478 1323754 4418520 0 0 4418520 44773 109964 37605 84042 67447 343831 0 44773 109964 37605 84042 67447 343831 0 96174 91711 107968 86653 110252 492758 529396 606392 972695 1645173 1501453 5255109 0.84080 0.83340 0.06540 0.07490 X X X X false 313606 313606 2862806 1891419 971387 687904 384389 303515 17147 17147 290018 277716 12302 1600810 1532529 31076 86785 117861 1414668 1414668 1135244 86785 86785 1048459 1048459 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. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Fundraising $7930 Gift shop cost of goods sold $78855 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Fundraising $7930 Gift shop cost of goods sold $78855 false Festival of Trees 41569 41569 7871 41569 41569 7871 7871 33698 X 16 N/A X 5 N/A false true 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.