WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC (EIN 01-0368070)
Tax period
2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed
2017-07-11
IRS object ID
201711929349300201
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-07-11T06:45:31-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN010242373PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MACPAGE LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line130 LONG CREEK DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CitySOUTH PORTLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04106ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN010368070EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ARTBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2MUSEUM INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWILLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2075966457PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1356 MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityROCKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04841ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTOPHER BROWNAWELLPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIR.PersonTitleTxt
Phone2075966457PhoneNum
Signature2017-06-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPATRICK NICHOLASPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00289567PTIN
Phone2077745701PhoneNum
Preparation2017-06-28PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHRISTOPHER BROWNAWELLPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1356 MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityROCKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04841ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,844,605GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FARNSWORTHMUSEUM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1987FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE MAINE'S ROLE IN AMERICAN ART. TO ACCOMPLISH THAT MISSION THE MUSEUM PROVIDES AN EXTENSIVE OFFERING OF COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION AND RETAIL SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body15VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent15VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee87TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers57TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI-$885TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$885NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,156,363PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,941,108CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$372,099PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$480,382CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$397,689PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$510,425CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$339,175PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$251,064CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,265,326PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,182,979CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,945,990PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,134,238CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$463,363CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,948,530PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,893,809CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,894,520PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,028,047CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,370,806PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$845,068CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$26,378,359TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$26,474,820TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,330,926TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,521,305TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$25,047,433NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$24,953,515NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE MAINE'S ROLE IN AMERICAN ART. TO ACCOMPLISH THAT MISSION THE MUSEUM PROVIDES AN EXTENSIVE OFFERING OF COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION AND RETAIL SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,900,221ExpenseAmt
Revenue$559,787RevenueAmt
DescSEE ATTACHED - CURATORIAL AND LIBRARYDesc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$572,079ExpenseAmt
Revenue$38,684RevenueAmt
DescSEE ATTACHED - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMINGDesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$249,399ExpenseAmt
DescMUSEUM STOREDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$2,721,699TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document46IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee87EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members15GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member15IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1NEDRA BELLOWSBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2075966457PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1356 MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityROCKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04841ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt
SUSAN M DEUTSCH
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES ALTSCHUL
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON STERN
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ED WALLER
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES P SMITH JR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DICK COSTELLO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VICTORIA CLARK DIBNER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CONNIE HAYES
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUISE TURAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETSY KUNKLE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SYLVIA DELEON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANN M ROTHSCHILD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN SCHREIBER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VICTORIA GOLDSTEIN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEAN KISLAK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS BROWNAWELL
PRESIDENT39.00Yes (X)$239,431$0$13,6191.00
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$239,431TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$13,619TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Fundraising$320,019FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$1,423,744AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$223,762NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,941,108TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS$441,698$441,698
FEES FOR ART CLASSES$38,684$38,684
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$480,382TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$532,082TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$885UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$532,967ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$4,278,856SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,300,513SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$21,657SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$21,657TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$21,657ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$20,674FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$320,019ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$136,055FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$115,381TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$115,381ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$473,414GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$225,058CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$248,356TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$248,356ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
OTHER REVENUE900099$62,561$62,561
EXHIBITION/PHOTO FEES900099$37,615$37,615
DEACCESSION900099$17,913$17,913
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$118,089OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,182,979TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$598,471RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$885UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$644,285ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$245,001TotalAmt
Program Services$63,088ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$134,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47,163FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,552,180TotalAmt
Program Services$1,149,513ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$148,650ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$254,017FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$121,016TotalAmt
Program Services$86,151ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,609ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,256FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$216,041TotalAmt
Program Services$153,800ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,577ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,664FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,563TotalAmt
Management And General$21,563ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,760TotalAmt
Program Services$30,653ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,893ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,214FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$189,239TotalAmt
Program Services$170,775ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,452ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$208,716TotalAmt
Program Services$181,583ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,959ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,174FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,648TotalAmt
Program Services$18,377ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$314ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,957FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,644TotalAmt
Management And General$22,644ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,121TotalAmt
Program Services$18,055ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,586ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,480FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,307TotalAmt
Program Services$81,404ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,651ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,252FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
LEASE AND RENTAL$500,426$196,907$299,193$4,326
MAINTENANCE$125,074$115,355$7,258$2,461
EXHIBITS$119,052$119,052
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS$81,524$55,980$12,210$13,334

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$403,735TotalAmt
Program Services$281,006ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,676ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$93,053FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,028,047TotalAmt
Program Services$2,721,699ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$842,985ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$463,363FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,068BOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$289,245BOYAmt
EOY$202,037EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$89,805BOYAmt
EOY$69,027EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,822BOYAmt
EOY$18,237EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,428,935BOYAmt
EOY$7,428,935EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$225,720BOYAmt
EOY$202,693EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,778BOYAmt
EOY$46,767EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$213,860LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$95,772LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,223BOYAmt
EOY$118,088EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,960,332BOYAmt
EOY$11,157,390EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,740,089BOYAmt
EOY$6,785,806EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$495,342BOYAmt
EOY$445,840EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,378,359BOYAmt
EOY$26,474,820EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$510,957BOYAmt
EOY$760,665EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,142BOYAmt
EOY$12,850EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$809,827BOYAmt
EOY$747,790EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,330,926BOYAmt
EOY$1,521,305EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,405,300BOYAmt
EOY$7,167,336EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,077,033BOYAmt
EOY$1,104,758EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,565,100BOYAmt
EOY$16,681,421EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,047,433BOYAmt
EOY$24,953,515EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,378,359BOYAmt
EOY$26,474,820EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$845,068ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$643,977NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$107,173OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,770,467CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,431,681CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,111,398CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,863,471CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,961,782CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,138,799TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,770,467CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,431,681CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,111,398CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,863,471CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,961,782CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,138,799TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,402,725SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,736,074PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$572,098CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$422,491CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$272,689CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$499,173CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$532,082CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,298,533TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$52,513CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$194,403CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$118,089CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$365,005TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$13,802,337TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,662,846GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.56050PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.56120PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$17,652,081BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$650ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$849,280InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$598,656OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$17,903,355EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,925,677BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,100,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$873,076InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$500,520OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$17,652,081EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,861,618BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$100,150ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$490,849InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$526,940OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$15,925,677EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$14,459,126BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$256,969ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,904,065InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$758,542OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$15,861,618EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,673,581BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$373,598ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,306,489InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$894,542OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$14,459,126EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.04000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.93000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.03000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,015OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$941DepreciationAmt
Book Value$14,074BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$198,845OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$94,831DepreciationAmt
Book Value$104,014BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$118,088TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS$349,751F
PERPETUAL TRUST HELD BY OTHERS$6,436,055F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$6,785,806TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,273,679TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$643,977NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$468,286OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,112,263RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,161,416RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$21,563InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$21,563RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,182,979TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,367,597TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$361,113OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$361,113ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,006,484ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$21,563InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$21,563ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,028,047TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:THE VALUE OF THE LIBRARY AND ART COLLECTIONS HELD BY THE MUSEUM IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE MADE FROM PROCEEDS OF DEACCESSIONS AND GIFTS OF CASH AND INCOME FROM CERTAIN TRUSTS RESTRICTED BY DONORS FOR ART AQUISITIONS. THE COLLECTION OF THE MUSEUM CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 15,000 OBJECTS INCLUDING PAINTINGS, WATERCOLORS, SCULPTURE, PRINTS, DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS (PRIMARILY RELATED TO THE HOMESTEAD). CONSISTENT WITH THE MUSEUM'S MISSION STATEMENT, THE COLLECTION EMPHASIZES WORKS BY AMERICAN ARTISTS, ESPECIALLY ARTISTS WHO HAVE WORKED IN MAINE. AS A WHOLE, THE COLLECTION PRESENTS A SURVEY OF MAINE'S ROLE IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART FROM THE LATE 18TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT. THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO ACTIVELY COLLECT AMERICAN ART THROUGH PURCHASE AND GIFTS. ALL WORKS IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION ARE ASSIGNED A UNIQUE "ACCESSION" NUMBER AND PLACED IN SECURE STORAGE WHEN NOT ON EXHIBIT AT THE MUSEUM OR ON LOAN TO OTHER MUSEUMS. THE MUSEUM ONLY LENDS TO GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS THAT MEET PRESCRIBED SECURITY AND CLIMATE STANDARDS AND PROVIDE ALL RISK INSURANCE CONVERAGE. RECORDS, INCLUDING OBJECT, ARTIST AND DONOR FILES, ARE MAINTAINED FOR EACH WORK OF ART. THE COLLECTION IS SPOT INVENTORIED ANNUALLY BY STAFF AND QUALIFIED CONSERVATORS ASSIST AS NECESSARY. THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS A BLANKET INSURANCE POLICY OF $60 MILLION FOR THE COLLECTION AND WORK ON LOAN. ALTHOUGH A PRIVATE, INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION, THE COLLECTION IS MAINTAINED, ADDED TO, EXHIBITED AND INTERPRETED FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
PART III, LINE 4:THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION AMOUNTS TO MORE THAN 10,000 WORKS OF ART FROM THE NINETEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT OF ARTISTS WHO LIVED OR WORKED IN MAINE. THE COLLECTION FURTHERS THE MUSEUM'S CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES INCLUDING MANAGING AND OPERATING THE MUSEUM AND HOMESTEAD LOCATED IN ROCKLAND, MAINE AND THE OLSON HOUSE IN CUSHING, MAINE. THE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO "CELEBRATE MAINE'S ROLE IN AMERICAN ART." HOLDINGS IN THE COLLECTION INCLUDE PAINTINGS BY JONATHAN FISHER, FITZ HENRY LANE, THOMAS MORAN, CHILDE HASSAM, FRANK BENSON, ROBERT HENRI, GEORGE BELLOWS, ROCKWELL KENT, MARSDEN HARTLEY, N.C. WYETH, ANDREW WYETH, JAMIE WYETH, MARGUERITE ZORACH, JOHN MARIN, LOUISE NEVELSON, ALEX KATZ, ROBERT INDIANA; AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY BERENICE ABBOTT, ELLIOT PORTER, PAUL CAPONIGRO, GEORGE TICE, AMONG OTHERS.
PART V, LINE 4:THE PURPOSE OF THESE FUNDS IS TO GENERATE INCOME TO BE USED TO HELP MEET THE OPERATING AND NON-OPERATING COSTS OF THE MUSEUM.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF SALES 225,058. SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 136,055. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 107,173.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF SALES 225,058. SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 136,055.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$333,219GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$320,019CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$13,200GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$41,020FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$2,000EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$84,230OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2BASH COLLECTIVEEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$7,474GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$7,474GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$8,805OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$340,693GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$320,019CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$20,674GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$41,020FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$2,000EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$93,035OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$136,055DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$115,381NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRIS BROWNAWELLPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$239,431BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$13,619NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$253,050TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution14ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$223,762NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 32B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWORKS OF ART WHICH ARE NOT PLACED IN THE COLLECTION MAY BE PLACED WITH AN AUCTION COMPANY FOR SALE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4AEXHIBITIONS ANDY AND KOSTI LINDA BEAN FOLKERS GALLERY, WYETH CENTER MAY 30 -NOVEMBER 1, 2015 THIS EXHIBITION EXPLORED THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN FELLOW ARTISTS ANDREW WYETH (1917-2009) AND KOSTI RUOHOMAA (1913-1961). BOTH WYETH, AN ACCLAIMED PAINTER IN THE REALIST TRADITION, AND RUOHOMAA, A SUCCESSFUL DOCUMENTARY AND COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER, FOUND IN MAINE INEXHAUSTIBLE SUBJECTS FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE ARTS, AND IN PARTICULAR WERE CAPTIVATED BY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ITS PEOPLE AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT. THROUGH A SHARED ARTISTIC VISION AND A COMMITMENT TO DOCUMENTING TRADITIONAL VESTIGES OF AN ISOLATED WORLD ON THE VERGE OF CHANGE, THEY EXPRESSED THEIR PASSION, DEDICATION, AND LOVE OF MAINE AND THE PEOPLE WHO CALLED IT HOME, CREATING ICONIC DEPICTIONS OF RURAL MAINE LIFE. THE WYETHS, MAINE, AND THE SEA MARYLOUISE TANDY COWAN GALLERY, WYETH CENTER REOPENED MAY 30, 2015-JANUARY 3, 2016 THE ART OF THE WYETHS N.C., ANDREW AND JAMIE IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THEIR FAMILIARITY WITH AND FASCINATION FOR LIFE ALONG MIDCOAST MAINE, REACHING BACK TO N.C.'S DECISION TO BRING HIS FAMILY TO THE AREA IN 1920. THE WYETHS' INTERESTS HAVE INCLUDED THE COAST'S DRAMATIC SHORELINE AND ISLANDS, INCLUDING MONHEGAN, THE LIVES OF FISHERMEN AND FARMERS, AND THE BOATS, HOUSES, BARNS, LIGHTHOUSES AND OTHER STRUCTURES SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE MIDCOAST. THEIR INTEREST IN THESE SUBJECTS IS PART OF A LONG-STANDING TRADITION OF WORK DONE BY ARTISTS AND ARTISANS IN MAINE SINCE THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. IN ADDITION TO WORKS BY THE WYETHS, THE EXHIBITION INCLUDED A SELECTION OF PAINTINGS BY JAMES G. BABBIDGE, GEORGE BELLOWS, WALTER DEAN, JAMES FITZGERALD, ROCKWELL KENT, FITZ HENRY LANE, WILLIAM EDWARD NORTON, WILLIAM PIERCE STUBBS, FREDERICK WAUGH, AND ANDREW WINTER; AND A SELECTION OF SHIP MODELS THAT INCLUDE THE RED JACKET CLIPPER SHIP, THE SEVEN MASTER SCHOONER THOMAS LAWSON, AND THE ONLY KNOWN SHIP MODEL BY JOHN HALEY BELLAMY. MAINE COLLECTS MICAH, SAM & TIM GALLERIES, MOREHOUSE WING JUNE 20, 2015- JANUARY 3, 2016 THE EXHIBITION, MAINE COLLECTS, FEATURED PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, SCULPTURE, TEXTILES, AND OTHER WORKS FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN MAINE. INCLUDED WERE WORKS BY AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN ARTISTS, REFLECTING THE DIVERSE INTERESTS AND LONG TRADITION OF MAINE'S COLLECTORS. AMONG THOSE WHO WERE REPRESENTED IN THE SHOW WERE THE AMERICAN ARTISTS ANSEL ADAMS, WILL BARNET, LEONARD BASKIN, FRANK BENSON, ROBERT INDIANA, JOHN MARIN, LOUISE NEVELSON, WALDO PIERCE, ELIOT PORTER, NORMAN ROCKWELL, JOHN SINGER SARGEANT, NEIL WELLIVER, N.C., ANDREW AND JAMIE WYETH, AND WILLIAM ZORACH. ABOUT BUILDINGS LIBRARY GALLERY FEBRUARY 13, 2016- FEBRUARY 5, 2017 ARCHITECTURE SIGNIFIES STRUCTURE: SHELTERS THAT PROVIDE A ROOF OVER OUR HEADS, OR LANDMARKS THAT DEFINE THE CHARACTER OF A TOWN, OR QUALITIES OF BUILDINGS THAT WE PASS EACH DAY. WHILE THE REACH OF ARCHITECTS OFTEN EXTENDS INTO THE REALMS OF INDUSTRIAL, TEXTILE AND OTHER FORMS OF DESIGN, AND THE TERM ITSELF IS APPLIED TO MANY BRANCHES OF LEARNING, THIS EXHIBITION FOCUSES MAINLY UPON BUILDINGS AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. ABOUT BUILDINGS TOOK A GENERAL APPROACH TO THE NOTION OF ARCHITECTURE, IN WHICH LANDMARKS AND DETAILS OF THE DISCIPLINE WERE SEEN IN A VARIETY OF DEPICTIONS OF BUILDINGS IN MAINE, BOSTON, NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, CHICAGO AND TAOS--ALL SELECTIONS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE FARNSWORTH MUSEUM. ANDREW WYETH: MAINE TEMPERAS AND WATERCOLORS HADLOCK GALLERY APRIL 30, 2016- MARCH 12, 2017 THIS EXHIBITION FEATURED A SELECTION OF WATERCOLORS AND TEMPERAS FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANDREW AND BETSY WYETH. ANDREW WYETH: THE DORY WYETH STUDY CENTER GALLERY APRIL 23, 2016-MARCH 19, 2017 THIS EXHIBITION FEATURED A SELECTION OF WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANDREW AND BETSY WYETH, WITH A FOCUS ON ANDREW WYETH'S REPRESENTATION OF DORY'S. FROM THE SMALLEST LEAF: PHOTOGRAPHS OF KOICHIRO KURITA CROSMAN GALLERY APRIL 16- SEPTEMBER 11, 2016 BORN IN MANCHURIA IN 1943 AND EDUCATED IN JAPAN, KOICHIRO KURITA WORKED AS A YOUNG MAN FOR A TOKYO ADVERTISING AGENCY BEFORE BECOMING AN INDEPENDENT COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER. AT FORTY YEARS OLD, MOVED BY HIS READING OF THOREAU'S WALDEN, KURITA DIRECTED HIS PHOTOGRAPHY AWAY FROM COMMERCIAL WORK AND TOWARD MEDITATIVE EXPRESSIONS OF HIS CONNECTION TO NATURE. KURITA NOW FOCUSES HIS IMPRESSIONS OF THE NATURAL WORLD--QUIET NEW ENGLAND WOODLANDS, REMOTE BOUNDARY WATERS LAKES AND ROCKS OF MINNESOTA AND CANADA, AND NATURAL FEATURES OF CALIFORNIA AND JAPAN--EXTRACTING POETIC DETAILS FROM THE GREATER LANDSCAPE, AND CONVEYING THESE IMPRESSIONS BY WAY OF MONOCHROMATIC PRINTS, THE RESULT OF PLATINUM PALLADIUM, ALBUMEN AND SALT PRINTING PROCESSES ON JAPANESE AND OTHER PAPERS. THIS SELECTION OF HIS MAINE PHOTOGRAPHS ENCOMPASSES NATURE AS KURITA SEES IT IN TERMS OF "CHI SUI KI, OR EARTH, WATER AND AIR, AND THE BORDERS THAT EACH OF THESE REALMS SHARE WITH ONE ANOTHER AND OURSELVES. EAT RETURNS FROM EARLY MAY THROUGH EARLY NOVEMBER 2016 ROBERT INDIANA'S EAT SCULPTURE AGAIN GRACED THE ROOFTOP OF THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM NEAR THE CORNER OF MAIN AND ELM STREETS WHEN IT EMERGED FROM WINTER INDOOR STORAGE. CONSTRUCTED OF FIVE METAL CIRCLES ARRANGED IN A RAILROAD CROSSING X, WITH THE WORD, EAT SPELLED OUT ALONG EACH AXIS; THE SCULPTURE STANDS TWENTY FEET TALL. THE PIECE WAS INSTALLED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2009 AS PART OF A FARNSWORTH EXHIBITION, ROBERT INDIANA AND THE STAR OF HOPE, ORGANIZED BY CHIEF CURATOR MICHAEL K. KOMANECKY. THAT WAS ITS FIRST APPEARANCE SINCE THE 1964 WORLD'S FAIR, WHERE IT WAS AMONG SEVERAL WORKS COMMISSIONED BY PHILIP JOHNSON FOR HIS NEW YORK STATE PAVILION. IT HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON THE ROOF OF THE FARNSWORTH EVERY SUMMER SINCE THE 2009 EXHIBITION. UNSEEN TREASURES: THE CAWLEY COLLECTION OF WYETH ARCHIVAL MATERIAL LINDA BEAN FOLKERS GALLERY, WYETH CENTER MAY 21- OCTOBER 30, 2016 IN 2015, THE FARNSWORTH WAS THE RECIPIENT OF A TREASURE TROVE OF ARCHIVAL MATERIAL ON N.C., ANDREW, AND JAMIE WYETH, ALL COLLECTED BY THE LATE CHARLES CAWLEY AND HIS WIFE JULIE. ACQUIRED OVER A PERIOD OF MANY YEARS, THIS MATERIAL INCLUDES BOOKS, JOURNALS, MAGAZINES (SUCH AS AMERICAN HISTORY, AMERICAN HERITAGE, DOWNEAST MAGAZINE, THE MENTOR, SCRIBNERS, AND VANITY FAIR, AMONG OTHERS), AND EXHIBITION CATALOGUES AND BROCHURES IN WHICH THE WORKS OF THE WYETHS, ESPECIALLY THE FAMILY PATRIARCH N.C., ARE FEATURED. THIS EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTED A SELECTION OF WORKS FROM THE CAWLEY GIFT AS WELL AS WYETH ARTWORKS GIVEN TO THE MUSEUM BY THE CAWLEYS AND MBNA, THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL CREDIT CARD COMPANY FOUNDED AND LED BY CHARLES CAWLEY. NC WYETH: PAINTER MARYLOUISE TANDY COWAN GALLERY, WYETH CENTER MAY 21-DECEMBER 31, 2016 NEWELL CONVERS WYETH (1882-1945) IS BEST KNOWN AS ONE OF AMERICA'S FOREMOST BOOK AND MAGAZINE ILLUSTRATORS OF HIS ERA. BORN AND RAISED IN NEEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, N.C. WYETH LEARNED DRAFTING AT THE MECHANICS SCHOOL AND THEN STUDIED AT THE MASSACHUSETTS NORMAL SCHOOL (NOW MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN). HE WAS ADVISED BY ONE OF HIS TEACHERS TO BECOME AN ILLUSTRATOR, AND HE SOON FOLLOWED TWO OF HIS STUDENT FRIENDS TO STUDY ILLUSTRATION IN 1902 UNDER THE RENOWNED AMERICAN ILLUSTRATOR HOWARD PYLE IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. IN FEBRUARY 1903, WYETH GOT HIS FIRST COMMISSION, FROM SATURDAY EVENING POST. THIS WAS THE BEGINNING OF A LONG AND SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN WHICH HE ILLUSTRATED MORE THAN A HUNDRED BOOKS, AMONG THEM MANY POPULAR NOVELS FOR SCRIBNER'S, INCLUDING TREASURE ISLAND, KIDNAPPED, ROBIN HOOD, THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS, ROBINSON CRUSOE, AND RIP VAN WINKLE. HIS FAME AND SUCCESS AS AN ILLUSTRATOR NOTWITHSTANDING, WYETH ALSO WANTED TO BE KNOWN AS A PAINTER, AN ARTIST WHOSE SKILLS WENT BEYOND THE REQUIREMENTS OF ADHERING TO THE NARRATIVES FOR WHICH HIS ILLUSTRATIONS WERE COMMISSIONED. OVER THE COURSE OF HIS CAREER, IN FACT, HE DID MORE THAN 200 LANDSCAPES, 30 STILL LIFES, AND 60 PORTRAITS AND OTHER PRIVATE SUBJECTS. THIS EXHIBITION FOCUSED ON SOME OF HIS MORE AMBITIOUS INDEPENDENT LANDSCAPE AND SEASCAPE PAINTINGS, RANGING IN DATE FROM 1917 TO 1941. THESE WORKS WERE DONE IN AND AROUND HIS TWO HOMES, HIS PRIMARY RESIDENCE IN CHADDS FORD, PENNSYLVANIA, AND A SUMMER HOME IN PORT CLYDE, MAINE.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4APUSHING BOUNDARIES: DINE, GRAVES, LICHTENSTEIN, RAUSCHENBERG AND ROSENQUIST MICAH, SAM & TIM GALLERIES, MOREHOUSE WING JUNE 18, 2016-JANUARY 22, 2017 COLLABORATION IS A VOYAGE FROM THE KNOWN TO THE UNKNOWN WITH PEOPLE OF COMMON COMMITMENT WHO BOTH STEER AND FOLLOW. ART HISTORIAN, ART EDUCATOR, AND ARTIST, DONALD SAFF HAS BEEN THE FORCE BEHIND SOME OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE WORKS IN LATE TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICAN ART. HIS ACHIEVEMENTS CAME ABOUT THROUGH HIS FOUNDING OF GRAPHICSTUDIO IN 1968 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, AND HIS SUBSEQUENT CREATION OF SAFF TECH ARTS IN OXFORD, MARYLAND IN 1990. A PRINTMAKER HIMSELF, SAFF WAS AN ENTREPRENEUR WHO WORKED CLOSELY WITH MAJOR FIGURES OF THE PERIOD JIM DINE, NANCY GRAVES, ROY LICHTENSTEIN, PHILIP PEARLSTEIN, ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG, JAMES ROSENQUIST, AND JAMES TURRELL. HIS WORKS WITH THESE ARTISTS WERE COLLABORATIONS IN WHICH SAFF'S ENERGY AND INSPIRATION BROUGHT ABOUT THE CREATION OF PAINTINGS, PRINTS, AND SCULPTURES THAT PUSHED BOUNDARIES, OFTEN GIVING FREEDOM TO THE ARTISTS WITH WHOM HE PARTNERED TO TAKE RISKS AND TO PRODUCE THINGS THAT WOULD NOT HAVE COME INTO BEING WITHOUT HIM. THIS EXHIBITION CELEBRATED THEIR JOINT ACHIEVEMENTS. COLLECTION INSTALLATIONS AMERICAN TREASURES JAMES GALLERY, MOREHOUSE WING JUNE 20, 2015- ONGOING THIS EXHIBITION FEATURED MASTERWORKS FROM THE FARNSWORTH'S HERALDED COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS BY ARTISTS ACTIVE IN MAINE IN THE LATE NINETEENTH AND EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURIES. AMONG THOSE INCLUDED WERE WORKS BY FITZ HENRY LANE, MARTIN JOHNSON HEADE, EASTMAN JOHNSON, GEORGE INNESS, JOHN HENRY TWACHTMAN, CHILDE HASSAM, FRANK BENSON, BRUCE CRANE, ROBERT HENRI, GEORGE BELLOWS, ROCKWELL KENT, MARSDEN HARTLEY, AND OTHERS. CELEBRATING MAINE ROTHSCHILD GALLERY MARCH 29, 2014-FEBRUARY 12, 2017 THIS EXHIBITION CELEBRATED A SELECTION OF THE BEST AND MOST ICONIC WORKS OF THE COLLECTION DONE BY ARTISTS WHO EITHER LIVED AND/OR WORKED IN MAINE, INCLUDING GEORGE BELLOWS, ROCKWELL KENT, LOUISE NEVELSON, AND ROBERT INDIANA. TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS/INSTALLATIONS WYETH: ANDREW AND JAMIE IN THE STUDIO DENVER ART MUSEUM, DENVER, COLORADO NOVEMBER 8, 2015 FEBRUARY 7, 2016 MUSEO THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA IN MADRID, SPAIN MARCH 1- JUNE 19, 2016 THIS EXHIBITION EXPLORED THE CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO AMERICAN ARTISTS WHO SHARED ARTISTIC HABITS OF MIND WHILE MAINTAINING THEIR OWN UNIQUE ARTISTIC VOICES. NEVER BEFORE HAD AN EXHIBITION DISPLAYED ANDREW WYETH'S AND JAMIE WYETH'S WORK ON THIS SCALE AND IN THE SHARED CONTEXT OF THEIR AUTOBIOGRAPHIES, STUDIO PRACTICES, AND IMAGINATIONS. WONDERFUL WORLD OF OZ FIGGE ART MUSEUM, DAVENPORT, IOWA JUNE 11-SEPTEMBER 25, 2016 DRAWN FROM THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF MATERIALS RELATING TO THE WIZARD OF OZ STORY AND CHARACTERS THIS EXHIBITION, ORIGINALLY ORGANIZED BY THE FARNSWORTH, FEATURED 110 OBJECTS, FROM THE FINEST KNOWN COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION/FIRST STATE OF L. FRANK BAUM'S 1900 BOOK, TO ORIGINAL SKETCHES, COSTUMES AND PROPS FROM THE BELOVED 1939 MOVIE STARRING JUDY GARLAND, TO OZ SPINOFFS SUCH AS PUPPETS, TOYS AND POSTERS FROM OTHER PRODUCTIONS LIKE WICKED AND THE WIZ. HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MGM FILM INCLUDE THE HOURGLASS THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST USES TO SHOW DOROTHY HOW MUCH TIME SHE HAD LEFT, THE GREEN LOLLIPOP GUILD MUNCHKIN COSTUME (THE MOST COMPLETE SURVIVING COSTUME FROM THE FILM) AND DOROTHY'S SCREEN-TEST DRESS. THE WILLARD CARROLL/TOM WILHITE COLLECTION WAS SHOWN AT THE FIGGE THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF THE COLLECTORS, AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4BEDUCATION STATEMENT: THE FARNSWORTH'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS OFFER NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION, EXHIBITIONS, LIBRARY AND HISTORIC SITES THROUGH THE MULTITUDE OF PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE EDUCATION STAFF. TOGETHER WITH PARTNERS AND COLLABORATORS, WE OFFER TALKS, TOURS, FAMILY DAYS, ART CLASSES, WORKSHOPS AND MORE. PROGRAMS MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN VISUAL ARTS AND OTHER ART FORMS SUCH AS FILMS, MUSIC, THEATER, LITERATURE AND MORE. OUR PARTNERS ARE DOCENTS, CURATORS, TEACHERS, ART HISTORIANS, CULTURAL HISTORIANS, THOUGHT LEADERS, MUSICIANS, ACTORS AND PERFORMERS TO NAME ONLY SOME. OUR AUDIENCES ARE BOTH THE BEGINNER IN ART TO THE EXPERT IN ART AND INCLUDE PRESCHOOLERS, K-12 COMMUNITY, EDUCATORS, FAMILIES, RESIDENTS, VISITORS, SENIORS AND YOUNG PEOPLE. WE WELCOME THE PUBLIC BOTH ON SITE AND ONLINE TO INTERACT, IMAGINE AND BE INSPIRED BY THE ART ON VIEW. CHANGE IN EDUCATION STAFF: ROGER DELL, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, RETIRED IN JUNE 2016 TO PURSUE OTHER PROJECTS AND VASUNDHARA PRABHU WAS HIRED TO JOIN THE STAFF IN FALL OF 2016 AS DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, AND SENIOR STAFF ADMINISTRATION. VAS PRABHU IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ART MUSEUM EDUCATOR. SHE IS KNOWN FOR CREATING INNOVATIVE EDUCATION/INTERPRETATION PROGRAMS AND FOR CREATING PERMANENT EDUCATION SPACES AT THE SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART; THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM IN SALEM, MA; THE DE YOUNG MUSEUM AND THE LEGION OF HONOR IN SAN FRANCISCO; AND THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN LOS ANGELES. HER COLLABORATIONS WITH ARTISTS, TEENS, COLLEGES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE INCREASED PARTICIPATION BY DIVERSE AUDIENCES, AND HAVE REVITALIZED THE NOTION OF AN ART MUSEUM?MAKING THEM VISITOR?CENTERED FOR ALL AGES. VAS HAS SERVED ON GRANTS PANELS AND WON A VARIETY OF AWARDS FROM THE MUSEUM, ART EDUCATION, AND GRAPHIC DESIGN FIELDS FOR HER WORK. PRABHU IS A GRADUATE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY AND THE MUSEUM LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT BANK STREET GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION. THE ARTS IN EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR FY 2015 (OCTOBER 2015-SEPTEMBER 2016) ANDREA CURTIS ARTS IN EDUCATION PROGRAM MANAGER, JOINED THE MUSEUM IN SPRING 2011AND DEVELOPED THE FARNSWORTH'S ARTS IN EDUCATION PROGRAM, WHICH IS DEDICATED TO CREATING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS TO CLASSROOM LEARNING THROUGH ARTS-INTEGRATED PARTNERSHIPS WITH AREA SCHOOLS. SHE COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL EDUCATORS AND TEACHING ARTISTS TO CREATE IMAGINATIVE LESSON PLANS THAT ENCOURAGE STUDENT CREATIVITY. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE STORIES OF THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE PROGRAM, MULTI-VISIT SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS, THE WEEKLY EDUCATOR COHORT SESSIONS, AND THE ARTS IN EDUCATION WEBSITE. CURTIS ALSO CURATES AN ANNUAL MULTI-MEDIA STUDENT EXHIBITION FOCUSED ON VISITOR ENGAGEMENT. CURTIS HOLDS DEGREES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AND THE HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, AND IS TRAINED IN LINCOLN CENTER AND PROJECT ZERO METHODOLOGIES. AS PART OF OUR EXPANSION MODEL, IN FALL 2015, THE FARNSWORTH PILOTED A YEARLONG AND A SEMESTER LONG STORIES PROGRAM TITLED RESPECTIVELY STORIES YEAR AND STORIES SEMESTER. FOLLOWING THE STUDENT EXHIBITIONS IN SPRING 2016 (ONE AT THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM AND TWO OFF-SITE AT SCHOOLS) WHICH FEATURED OVER 400 STUDENTS' WORK, PARTICIPATING EDUCATORS IN BOTH PROGRAMS WERE CONVENED IN A SUMMER FOCUS GROUP TO DISCUSS OUTCOMES OF EACH PROGRAM. THIS FEEDBACK ALONG WITH PROGRAM EVALUATIONS WAS INCORPORATED INTO A REMODELED ARTS-INTEGRATION APPROACH THAT HAS BEEN ADOPTED FOR THE 2016-2017 ACADEMIC YEAR. DURING THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS 900 REPORT, THE MUSEUM WORKED WITH 56 TEACHERS AND 400 STUDENTS, SEEN MULTIPLE TIMES OVER TEN MONTHS. THE ARTS IN EDUCATION PROGRAM ALSO OFFERS A ROBUST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CALLED THE EDUCATOR COHORT. BEGUN IN 2011, THIS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO HOST MONTHLY WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS WHO AS LEARNERS, EXPLORE IN THE FARNSWORTH'S GALLERIES AND ART-MAKING STUDIO. THESE EDUCATORS COLLABORATE ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND GRADE LEVELS TO CREATE ARTS-INTEGRATION LESSONS FOR THEIR STUDENTS. IN ADDITION TO SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS BY TEACHING ARTISTS AND MUSEUM EDUCATORS, EDUCATOR COHORT PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS AT THE MUSEUM AND IN-SCHOOL WITH THE ARTS IN EDUCATION PROGRAM MANAGER. TOPICS DURING FY 2015 INCLUDED SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATION WITH A FOCUS ON NATIVE MARINE ECOLOGY, USING CARTOONS AS A CATALYST FOR WRITING, AND A GALLERY GAME NIGHT. A TOTAL OF 82 TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN COHORT SESSIONS DURING FY 2015. FINALLY, WE CONTINUE TO CREATE INTEREST IN ARTS IN EDUCATION ONLINE, WWW.FARNSWORTHARTSINEDUCATION.ORG OUR EDUCATION WEBSITE, DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR EDUCATORS, WHICH OFFERS FREE ONLINE RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS INTERESTED IN TEACHING THROUGH THE ARTS IN THEIR CLASSROOM. LAUNCHED IN AUGUST 2016, THE WEBSITE GAVE TEACHERS ACCESS TO PAINTINGS FROM THE FARNSWORTH COLLECTION, RELATED LESSONS PLANS AND ACTIVITIES, AND ARTS-LEARNING UNITS. THIS SITE HAS ALSO BEEN HELPFUL IN PROGRAM REGISTRATIONS, MARKETING FREE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS, AND SHARING INFORMATION WITH PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. THE SITE HAD 657 UNIQUE VISITORS AND 2,514 PAGE VIEWS. 990 SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, AND DOCENT PROGRAMS FY 2015 (OCTOBER 2015 TO SEPTEMBER 2016) DENISE MITCHELL HAS OVERSEEN THE SCHOOLS AND DOCENT PROGRAM AT THE MUSEUM FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS, ORGANIZING AND PLANNING MUSEUM VISITS FOR K-12 STUDENTS. SHE WORKS WITH THE MUSEUM'S DOCENTS TO PROVIDE ENGAGING, INTERACTIVE TOURS FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING THE MUSEUM'S NEWEST PROGRAM, MEMORY GALLERY, INVOLVING ADULTS WITH EARLY STAGES OF MEMORY LOSS. IN ADDITION, SHE OVERSEES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, COLLABORATING WITH EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS LINCOLN CENTER AND DANCE EXCHANGE, TO MAKE ART MORE ACCESSIBLE TO EDUCATORS. A CORNERSTONE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROGRAM IS SCHOOL TOURS. DURING THE 2015 FISCAL YEAR, THERE WERE 94 SCHOOL GROUPS FROM AROUND MAINE, TOTALING 2,621 STUDENTS THAT VISITED THE MUSEUM. THESE STUDENTS RANGED FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, AND EACH GROUP HAD A GUIDED TOUR EXPERIENCE LED BY DOCENTS AND EDUCATION STAFF, AND HANDS-ON ART MAKING EXPERIENCES WHEN REQUESTED. IN ADDITION TO STUDENT TOURS, MUSEUM DOCENTS GAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF ADULT TOURS IN FY 2015: CRUISE LINES, BUS COMPANIES, HIGHLIGHT TOURS, AND SPECIAL GALLERY TOURS, INCLUDING THE NEWLY PILOTED MEMORY GALLERY PROGRAM, WERE CONDUCTED FOR MORE THAN 2,000 VISITORS. WITH THIS BUSY SCHEDULE, THE DOCENTS WERE HAPPY TO WELCOME FOUR NEW RECRUITS WHO COMPLETED THEIR TRAINING IN TIME FOR THE BUSY SPRING AND SUMMER SCHEDULE.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4BPUBLIC PROGRAMS FY 2015 (OCTOBER 2015-SEPTEMBER 2016) KELLY FINLAY, COORDINATOR OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS JOINED THE MUSEUM IN SPRING 2009 AND ORGANIZES COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING PUBLIC TALKS, COLLABORATIVE FILM PROGRAMS, AND STUDIO ART PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES. SHE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A NUMBER OF ARTIST-CENTRIC, INNOVATIVE EDUCATION PROJECTS INCLUDING AN ANNUAL THEMATIC ARTIST PANEL ARTISTS ON ART. SHE IS ONE OF THE FOUNDING ORGANIZERS OF PECHAKUCHA NIGHT MIDCOAST MAINE, AND HAS FACILITATED TWO LARGE-SCALE MURAL ARTS PROJECTS IN DOWNTOWN ROCKLAND. FINLAY WAS PREVIOUSLY AN ASSISTANT CURATOR AT THE CENTER FOR MAINE CONTEMPORARY ART WHERE SHE WORKED WITH OVER 2,000 MAINE ARTISTS. SHE IS A GRADUATE OF BATES COLLEGE AND HOLDS AN MA FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY. TWENTY SEVEN PUBLIC TALKS AND LECTURE PROGRAMS TOOK PLACE DURING FY 2015. MANY WERE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO CURRENT EXHIBITIONS AND INVOLVED OUR CURATORIAL STAFF, THOUGH A NUMBER WERE ON SPECIALIZED TOPICS AND WERE COLLABORATIVE IN NATURE. RETIRED MEDIEVAL SCHOLAR NADIA MARGOLIS GAVE A TWO-PART LECTURE ABOUT THE VISUAL HISTORY OF JOAN OF ARC. WE COLLABORATED WITH THE ROCKLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO PRESENT A LECTURE ABOUT ROCKLAND-BORN POET EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY. A COLLABORATIVE ARTIST'S TALK WITH PAINTER EMILY EVELETH WAS PART OF A COMMUNITY EXHIBITION CELEBRATING THE INVENTION OF THE DOUGHNUT. SCHOLAR THOMAS DUMM PRESENTED OUR 2016 WILL BARNET LECTURE, AND WE ALSO HOSTED JAMES DUFF OF THE BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUM FOR OUR 2016 WYETH DAY LECTURE. TWO KEY PROGRAMS CENTERED ON OUR MAJOR SUMMER EXHIBITION PUSHING BOUNDARIES, INCLUDING CURATOR MARILYN KUSHNER AND MASTER PRINTMAKER DONALD SAFF. OVERALL, THESE PROGRAMS SERVED OVER 1,300 INDIVIDUALS. THE FARNSWORTH'S ROBUST FILM PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO EXPAND IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR NEIGHBOR, THE STRAND THEATRE. THE WINTER MONTHS SAW A CONTINUATION OF OUR CLASSIC FILM SERIES AND IN THE SPRING, WE FEATURED A BEHIND-THE-SCENES DOCUMENTARY SERIES CALLED EUROPEAN MASTERS ON SCREEN. OUR ONGOING FIRST FRIDAY FILM SERIES INCLUDED 10 SCREENINGS FOCUSED ON ART AND ARTISTS. WE COLLABORATED WITH OUR NEW NEIGHBOR, CMCA, IN A SCREENING OF A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT LOCAL ARTIST HAROLD GARDE. WE ALSO SCREENED A SERIES OF ANIMATED SHORT FILMS IN TANDEM WITH OUR SHARE THE WONDER FAMILY CELEBRATION. OVERALL ATTENDANCE AT THESE VARIOUS FILM PROGRAMS TOTALED OVER 1,900. THE FARNSWORTH HOSTED 16 FAMILY PROGRAMS AND STUDIO PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN IN FY 2015. IN THE WINTER AND SPRING, WE CONTINUED A COLLABORATION WITH THE ASHWOOD WALDORF SCHOOL IN OFFERING A NUMBER OF PUPPET PLAYS IN OUR LIBRARY. WE HOSTED SIX ART CAMPS, BOTH DURING THE SCHOOL VACATION WEEKS AND IN THE SUMMER. WE PARTICIPATED IN THE MIDCOAST MINI-MAKER FAIRE HOSTED BY THE CAMDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY. IN THE SPRING, WE PRESENTED A PUNCH & JUDY SHOW, PERFORMED BY NANCE PARKER OF SHOE STRING THEATRE ON ROCKLAND'S MAIN STREET DURING SUMMER SOLSTICE. NANCE PARKER RETURNED IN THE FALL FOR A WEEKLONG MASK AND PUPPET MAKING WORKSHOP, WHICH CULMINATED IN THE FALL FAMILY FESTIVAL PARADE. OUR SHARE THE WONDER HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING INCLUDED VARIOUS CRAFT ACTIVITIES AND A GINGERBREAD HOUSE DECORATING WORKSHOP. THESE PROGRAMS SERVED OVER 1,900 CHILDREN IN THE MIDCOAST. OUR STUDIO WORKSHOPS AT THE FARNSWORTH'S GAMBLE EDUCATION CENTER TOOK PLACE YEAR-ROUND WITH INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN THE WINTER MONTHS. CLASSES VARIED FROM ONE TO TWO DAY LONG INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS, TO ONGOING, MULTI-WEEK WORKSHOPS, SUCH AS SAM CADY'S 10-WEEK DRAWING AND PAINTING WORKSHOP, WHICH TOOK PLACE IN THE SPRING AND FALL. WORKSHOP TOPICS INCLUDED SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATION, VISUAL JOURNALING, PAPER MARBLING, VARIOUS WATERCOLOR TECHNIQUES, PLEIN AIR PAINTING, POETRY WRITING, ENCAUSTICS, BOOKMAKING, INDIGO DYING, PRINTMAKING, AND MORE! OVERALL, WE HELD 23 CLASSES WITH 225 PARTICIPANTS. IN FY 2015 WE ALSO HELD A FEW NEW "OUTSIDE THE BOX" PUBLIC PROGRAMS, INCLUDING AN ART HISTORY & POP-CULTURE TRIVIA NIGHT AT FOG BAR & CAFE. WE ALSO HOSTED A NOONTIME SIT SERIES IN OUR GALLERIES, WHERE A LOCAL YOGA INSTRUCTOR LED A WEEKLY MIDDAY MOVEMENT AND MEDITATION SESSION. WE ALSO COLLABORATED WITH EVERYMAN REPERTORY THEATRE TO PRESENT A SERIES OF DRAMATIC READINGS IN OUR AUDITORIUM OF TONY-AWARD WINNING PLAYS, A NUMBER OF WHICH WERE SOLD-OUT PERFORMANCES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11LINE 11A EXPLANATION - THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CIN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY, BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE AND TO REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT ANY CONFLICTS THAT ARISE DURING THE YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE VOLUNTEERS. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR USING MARKET VALUE COMPARISONS AND DATA FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUM'S SALARY SURVEY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DETERMINES COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS USING THE SAME PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ANNUAL AUDIT AND 990 REPORTS ARE POSTED ON THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24ECULTIVATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 8,911. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,538. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 56,935. TOTAL EXPENSES 71,384. ACCESSIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 50,300. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 50,300. PRINTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 39,729. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,788. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,817. TOTAL EXPENSES 47,334. OTHER EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 40,470. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES -2,514. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 256. TOTAL EXPENSES 38,212. CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 36,249. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 36,249. SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 11,462. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,038. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 19,267. TOTAL EXPENSES 31,767. EQUIPMENT EXPENSE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 22,007. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,661. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 484. TOTAL EXPENSES 25,152. TELEPHONE & INTERNET: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 20,443. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,585. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 470. TOTAL EXPENSES 23,498. POSTAGE AND FREIGHT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 12,186. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,850. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 7,126. TOTAL EXPENSES 23,162. SECURITY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 11,550. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,739. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 266. TOTAL EXPENSES 19,555. DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 10,585. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 905. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,550. TOTAL EXPENSES 13,040. BAD DEBTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 10,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,000. OTHER SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 11,558. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES -4,424. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,134. EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,981. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 510. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 882. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,373. PHOTOGRAPHY SUPPLIES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 575. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 575.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 107,173.

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