WHARTON STUDIO MUSEUM: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024
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- Organization
- WHARTON STUDIO MUSEUM (EIN 46-5580900)
- Tax period
- 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
- Filed
- 2025-11-06
- IRS object ID
- 202523109349200422
- Schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2025-11-06T09:24:23-00:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2024-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 823666935 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | STEARNS & CLEEK LLC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 411 W SENECA ST | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | ITHACA | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 14850 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2024-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 465580900 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | WHARTON STUDIO MUSEUM | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | WHAR | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 6075923017 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 3975 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | ITHACA | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 14852 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | DIANA RIESMAN | PersonNm |
| Person Title | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 6075923017 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2025-11-06 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr | Yes (true) | IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | JONATHAN L CLEEK | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P01461316 | PTIN |
| Phone | 6073301161 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2025-11-06 | PreparationDt |
| Self Employed | Yes (X) | SelfEmployedInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2024 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Website Address | WHARTONSTUDIOMUSEUM.ORG | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $134,723 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $131,250 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $2,310 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $868 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $295 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $295 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Total Revenue | $134,723 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $34,931 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $1,706 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $651 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $59,790 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $97,078 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $37,645 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $56,406 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | -$518 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $93,533 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $56,406 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $93,533 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $56,406 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $93,533 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $56,406 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $93,533 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | PRESERVE AND CELEBRATE HISTORY OF AMERICAN FILM IN ITHACA, NY | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|
| WHARTON STUDIO MUSEUM AND PARK CENTER DEVELOPMENT/ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING. | $36,981 |
| FINGER LAKES FILM TRAIL IS AN INTER-COUNTY COLLABORATION OF IMPORTANT FILM SITES INCL. WHARTON STUDIO MUSEUM, CONFIRMING SIGNIFICANCE OF CINEMA IN NY AMERICAN HISTORY. THE TRAIL HIGHLIGHTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF NYS FILM PIONEERS. | $10,343 |
| SILENT MOVIE UNDER THE STARS SCREENING AT TAUGHANNOCK FALLS STATE PARK. | $7,518 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $54,842 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| NIGAR HALE | ||
| PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE | 002.00 | $0 |
| AMINA AHMAD | ||
| TREASURER/TRUSTEE | 003.00 | $0 |
| ANNE GOSSEN | ||
| SECRETARY/TRUSTEE | 002.00 | $0 |
| CONSTANCE BRUCE | ||
| TRUSTEE | 001.00 | $0 |
| PETER LITTMAN | ||
| TRUSTEE | 001.00 | $0 |
| JOHN TILITZ | ||
| TRUSTEE | 001.00 | $0 |
| DIANA RIESMAN | ||
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / CO FOUNDER | 040.00 | $30,000 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | LAP COMPANY | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 309 THIRD STREET | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | ITHACA | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 14850 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 6072724792 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $46,275 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $60,496 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $63,888 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $93,329 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $132,118 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $396,106 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $1,500 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $2,150 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $2,590 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $2,000 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $2,310 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $10,550 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $47,775 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $62,646 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $66,478 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $95,329 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $134,428 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $406,656 | TotalAmt |
Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $11,470 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $11,258 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $11,478 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $11,977 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $10,868 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $57,051 | TotalAmt |
Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $11,470 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $11,258 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $11,478 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $11,977 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $10,868 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $57,051 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $349,605 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $47,775 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $62,646 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $66,478 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $95,329 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $134,428 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $406,656 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 0.85970 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 0.80850 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Meals and entertainment 75 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Supplies 31 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | MISCELLANEOUS 529 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | PROMOTION 3,410 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | INSURANCE 427 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 731 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT 36,981 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | PAYPAL FEES 185 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | EVENTS, EXHIBITS PROGRAMS 17,421 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20, Net Assets | TO CORRECT BEGINNING BALANCE -518 |
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