2014-11-08T13:25:19-08:00 2013-12-31 John Vazzana CPA PLLC 155 Bay Ridge Avenue Brooklyn NY 11220 990 2013-01-01 116037082 Montauk Historical Society MONT 6316682544 PO Box 943 Montauk NY 11954 RICHARD WHITE RICHARD WHITE 6316682544 2014-10-15 true JOHN VAZZANA 7184911241 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z RICHARD F WHITE 58 Fairlawn Dr Montauk NY 11954 3333912 false X www.montauklighthouse.com X 1967 NY The mission of the society is to celebrate and preserve the history of the Montauk area of Long Island through education programs, operating museums, maintaining collections and promoting the preservation of historic buildings. 10 10 37 50 0 126695 183335 660201 691584 4745 4201 259293 253638 1050934 1132758 4000 0 415915 449480 0 9154 549161 489989 965076 943469 85858 189289 2542656 2698430 41032 90 2501624 2698340 The mission of the society is to false false 809803 4000 691584 THE LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM: THE MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY OWNS AND MAINTAINS THE MONTAUK POINT LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM. THE MONTAUK POINT LIGHTHOUSE HAS LONG BEEN FAMED AS THE SYMBOL OF LONG ISLAND AND ONE OF AMERICA'S OLDEST LIGHTHOUSES. AUTHORIZED IN 1792 BY THE SECOND CONGRESS UNDER PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON, IT WAS BUILT BY NEW YORK ARCHITECT, JOHN MCCOMB, IN 1796. ON MARCH 5, 2012, THE MONTAUK POINT LIGHTHOUSE WAS DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, JOINING THE RANKS OF FEWER THAN 2500 PRESTIGIOUS SITES IN THE UNITED STATES THAT ARE DESIGNATED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AS HAVING EXCEPTIONAL VALUE IN ILLUSTRATING AND INTERPRETING THE HERITAGE OF OUR NATION. THE LIGHTHOUSE TOWER AND MUSEUM ARE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TOURS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SCHOOLS AND OTHER GROUPS. EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUNDS. THE LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE 1860 KEEPERS' HOUSE, DISPLAYS AN ASSORTMENT OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS AND IS HOME TO SEVERAL UNIQUE COLLECTIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND DWELLINGS, THE COLLECTION INCLUDES NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, SHIP MODELS, FURNITURE, AND WHALING INDUSTRY ARTIFACTS. THERE ARE EXHIBITS SHOWING THE HISTORY OF THE LIGHTHOUSE AND THE EROSION CONTROL EFFORTS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED OVER THE YEARS. THE LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION FEATURES TWO EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS. ONE OF THESE IS THE CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT A LIGHTHOUSE AT MONTAUK POINT AND IS SIGNED BY THEN SECRETARY OF STATE, THOMAS JEFFERSON. THE OTHER IS THE FEDERAL AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE THE LAND AT MONTAUK POINT FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING A LIGHTHOUSE. THAT DOCUMENT IS SIGNED BY THEN PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON. THE SECOND HOUSE MUSEUM: SECOND HOUSE BUILT IN 1746, AND REBUILT IN 1797, WAS ORIGINALLY A CATTLE KEEPER DWELLING. IT IS LOCATED ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF MONTAUK. SECOND HOUSE WAS ONE OF THE ONLY THREE HOUSES THAT EXISTED ON MONTAUK IN THE LATE 18TH AND EARLY 19TH CENTURIES. IT IS THE OLDEST AND MOST HISTORIC BUILDING STILL STANDING ON MONTAUK. IT IS CURRENTLY OPERATED AS A MUSEUM BY THE SOCIETY. IN ADDITION TO MANAGING THE MUSEUM, THE SOCIETY HOLDS TWO CRAFT FAIRS ON THE GROUNDS EACH YEAR. THE SOCIETY DOES NOT OWN THE LAND OR PROPERTY AT THE SECOND HOUSE MUSEUM THE MONTAUK INDIAN MUSEUM: THE MONTAUK INDIAN MUSEUM, TO BE OPERATED BY THE SOCIETY, WILL BE DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE MONTAUK INDIAN. THROUGH EXHIBITS, DEMONSTRATIONS, LECTURES, AND EVENTS, THE MUSEUM WILL BRING THE STORY OF THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS TO THE PUBLIC. 809803 true true false false false false false true false false true false false false false true 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 false false false false false true 22 0 37 true false false false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true true false NY X RICHARD F WHITE 6316682544 2000 Montauk Highway Montauk NY 11954 KATHRYN NADEAU President 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH WHITE Vice President 5.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD F WHITE Treasurer 5.00 X X 0 0 0 NORA FRANZETTI Secretary 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CATE KEOGH Trustee 5.00 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE COOKE Trustee 5.00 X 0 0 0 AMY HUBBARD Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 APRIL COURY Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE WEBB Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG DONOHUE Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA WOOD Director of Site Management 40.00 X 68402 0 7142 68402 7142 false false false 3397 9500 10000 160438 183335 Museum Admissions 712110 691584 691584 12307 12307 1976235 1984341 -8106 -8106 -8106 122418 9500 54854 67564 67564 348033 161959 186074 186074 1132758 877658 71765 4000 4000 68402 27361 34201 6840 315743 297743 18000 0 22886 15540 6328 1018 42449 35925 5768 756 16394 4394 12000 0 5567 0 5567 0 6455 6455 0 0 1095 0 1095 0 22367 19606 2761 0 3689 3612 77 0 113950 109079 4871 0 56159 50543 5616 0 Indian Museum Expenses 3440 3440 0 0 Second House Museum Expenses 30272 30272 0 0 Staff Meetings and Training 4675 0 4675 0 Bank Fees 1497 0 1497 0 224429 201833 22056 540 943469 809803 124512 9154 195519 469860 75149 10611 122188 98287 21800 25420 3995789 2250000 1726064 1745789 388516 348463 13420 2542656 2698430 41032 90 41032 90 X 2409549 2551561 92075 146779 2501624 2698340 2542656 2698430 189289 7427 X false true X true false X 0 0 0 44064 53029 69617 129640 183059 479409 907302 944659 897255 1011293 1039617 4800126 951366 997688 966872 1140933 1222676 5279535 5279535 4983 1430 440 5276 5897 18026 4983 1430 440 5276 5897 18026 64833 71229 72395 74403 67564 350424 5647985 0.93480 0.99500 0.00320 0.00500 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X false 1274323 333980 940343 1840645 1317933 522712 103632 80583 23049 777189 517504 259685 1745789 X 1140185 7427 7427 1132758 1132758 943469 943469 943469 Pt X Line 2 The organization recognizes the tax effects from an uncertain tax position in the financial statements only if the position is more-likely-than-not to be sustained if the position were to be challenged by a taxing authority. Management has determined that the organization has no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition or disclosure. Pt III Line 1a CONSISTENT WITH THE POLICIES OF MANY OTHER MUSEUMS, THE VALUE OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS IS NOT REFLECTED IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. PURCHASES OF ITEMS ARE EXPENSED IN THE YEAR THAT THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTION. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF ITEMS FOR THE COLLECTION ARE CLASSIFIED AS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET A Pt III Line 4 THE ORGANIZATION'S COLLECTIONS TRACE THE HISTORY OF THE MONTAUK LIGHTHOUSE AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF MONTAUK, NY. THE MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY MAINTAINS AND HOLDS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, THESE IMPORTANT HISTORICAL STRUCTURES: THE LIGHTHOUSE TOWER (CIRCA 1796 AND RENOVATED 1860), KEEPER'S DWELLING (1860), AND OIL HOUSE (1860). ADDITIONALLY, SECOND HOUSE, BUILT 1797, IS THE OLDEST AND MOST HISTORIC BUILDING STILL STANDING ON MONTAUK. THE ORGANIZATION'S COLLECTIONS ALSO INCLUDE ARTIFACTS, M Triathlon 103123 9500 93623 42444 Craft Fair 21524 21524 5337 1 7271 7271 7073 131918 9500 122418 54854 54854 67564 Pt VI, Line 11b A qualified and authorized person shall complete the annual Form 990 informational Pt VI, Line 11b return. The return shall be reviewed by the Treasurer and then presented Pt VI, Line 11b to all board members either via e-mail or by paper copy prior to its filing with the IRS. Pt VI, Line 12c Each director, principal and officer, shall annually review the Pt VI, Line 12c conflicts of interest policy and disclose any known conflicts. Pt VI, Line 15a The salaries of the officers, if any, shall be fixed by resolution Pt VI, Line 15a of the board of directors. In all cases, any salaries received by officers Pt VI, Line 15a of this organization shall be reasonable. All officer salaries shall be Pt VI, Line 15a approved in advance in accordance with the organization's Pt VI, Line 15a conflict of interest policy. Pt VI, Line 15b See 15a Pt VI, Line 19 The organization makes its Governing Documents, Conflicts of Interest Policy Pt VI, Line 19 and Financial Statements available to the public upon written request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24f OTHER ADMIN EXPENSES 5935. 0. 5935. 0. MERCHANT ACCOUNT FEES 9124. 9124. 0. 0. DUES AND FEES 670. 0. 670. 0. POSTAGE AND DELIVERY 2707. 0. 2167. 540. OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES 660. 660. 0. 0. OTHER EXHIBIT EXPENSES 1578. 1578. 0. 0. PRINTING AND SIGNAGE 18586. 18586. 0. 0. SMALL EQUIPMENT 3462. 0. 3462. 0. HOLIDAY LIGHTING EXPENSES 38354. 38354. 0. 0. PRODUCTION EXPENSE 9399. 9399. 0. 0. GROUNDS MAINTENANCE 46791. 46791. 0. 0. MUSEUM MAINTENANCE 63921. 63921. 0. 0. TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 5239. 0. 5