WHARTON STUDIO MUSEUM

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $135K · expenses $97K · assets $94K

EIN
46-5580900
Address
PO BOX 3975, ITHACA, NY 14852-3975
Website
WHARTONSTUDIOMUSEUM.ORG
NTEE code
A50 Museum, Museum Activities (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
DIANA RIESMAN (its 2018 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2018 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

PRESERVE AND CELEBRATE HISTORY OF AMERICAN FILM IN ITHACA, NY

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Diana Riesman EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / CO FOUNDER2019-2024 $30,000$48,333 2

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

16 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Nigar Hale PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE2019-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Amina Ahmad TREASURER/TRUSTEE2019-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Anne Gossen SECRETARY/TRUSTEE2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Constance Bruce TRUSTEE2019-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Peter Littman TRUSTEE2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
John Tilitz TRUSTEE2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Anne Gossan (former) SECRETARY/TRUSTEE2021-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Clifton Hood (former) BOARD MEMBER2021 1 $0 reported 1
Patricia Longoria (former) SECRETARY2019-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Tessa Rudan (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Gerald Beasley (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2020 1 $0 reported 1
William Brauninger (former) BOARD MEMBER2020 1 $0 reported 1
Bill Brauninger (former) CHAIR2019 1 $0 reported 1
John Summers (former) BOARD MEMBER2019 1 $0 reported 1
Peter Bardaglio (former) TRUSTEE EMERITUS2019 1 $0 reported 2
Cody Danks Burke (former) TRUSTEE EMERITUS2019 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $30K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DIANA RIESMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / CO FOUNDER40 $30,000-- $30,0002
NIGAR HALE PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE2 $0-- $01
AMINA AHMAD TREASURER/TRUSTEE3 $0-- $01
ANNE GOSSEN SECRETARY/TRUSTEE2 $0-- $01
CONSTANCE BRUCE TRUSTEE1 $0-- $02
PETER LITTMAN TRUSTEE1 $0-- $01
JOHN TILITZ TRUSTEE1 $0-- $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NIGAR HALE PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE2 $0-- $01
AMINA AHMAD TREASURER/TRUSTEE3 $0-- $01
ANNE GOSSEN SECRETARY/TRUSTEE2 $0-- $01
CONSTANCE BRUCE TRUSTEE1 $0-- $02
PETER LITTMAN TRUSTEE1 $0-- $01
JOHN TILITZ TRUSTEE1 $0-- $01
DIANA RIESMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / CO FOUNDER40 $0-- $02
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NIGAR HALE PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE2 $0-- $01
AMINA AHMAD TREASURER/TRUSTEE3 $0-- $01
ANNE GOSSAN SECRETARY/TRUSTEE2 $0-- $01
CONSTANCE BRUCE VICE PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE1 $0-- $02
PETER LITTMAN TRUSTEE1 $0-- $01
JOHN TILITZ TRUSTEE1 $0-- $01
DIANA RIESMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / CO FOUNDER40 $0-- $02
2021 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NIGAR HALE CHAIR2 $0-- $01
AMINA AHMAD TREASURER3 $0-- $01
CLIFTON HOOD BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
CONSTANCE BRUCE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $02
ANNE GOSSAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
PATRICIA LONGORIA SECRETARY2 $0-- $01
TESSA RUDAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
PETER LITTMAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
DIANA RIESMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / CO FOUNDER40 $0-- $02
2020 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $18K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DIANA RIESMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / CO FOUNDER40 $18,333-- $18,3332
NIGAR HALE CHAIR1 $0-- $01
AMINA AHMAD TREASURER1 $0-- $01
GERALD BEASLEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
CONSTANCE BRUCE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $02
WILLIAM BRAUNINGER BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
PATRICIA LONGORIA SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
TESSA RUDAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2019 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BILL BRAUNINGER CHAIR1 $0-- $01
AMINA AHMAD TREASURER1 $0-- $01
GERALD BEASLEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
CONSTANCE BRUCE VICE CHAIR / CO FOUNDER1 $0-- $02
NIGAR HALE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
PATRICIA LONGORIA SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
JOHN SUMMERS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
PETER BARDAGLIO TRUSTEE EMERITUS1 $0-- $02
CODY DANKS BURKE TRUSTEE EMERITUS1 $0-- $01
DIANA RIESMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / CO FOUNDER40 $0-- $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$134,723$97,078 $93,533$93,533 $131,250$2,310 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$95,054$80,994 $56,406$56,406 $91,352$2,000 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$65,061$95,112 $42,346$42,346 $60,827$2,590 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$63,280$126,462 $72,397$72,397 $60,996$2,150 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$104,296$40,361 $135,579$135,579 $102,745$1,500 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$55,957$30,163 $71,644$71,644 $55,657$160 ---

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $218,991 in all, tax years 2014 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
LONGHILL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WHARTON STUDIO MUSEUM” 2020-2025 6$130,000 2025$30,000
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NORATHCO FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Wharton Studio Museum”, “WHARTON STUDIO MUSEUM” 2020-2025 6$60,000 2025$10,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2018, 2020, 2022 3$19,150 2022$5,400
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LEGACY FOUNDATION OF TOMPKINS COUNTY Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WHARTON STUDIO MUSEUM” 2023, 2025 2$7,741 2025$2,250
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GREENE-MILSTEIN FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WHARTON STUDIO MUSEUM” 2024 1$1,000 2024$1,000
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STEVEN AND MARCY SCHAEFFER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WHARTON STUDIO MUSEUM” 2017 1$600 2017$600
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The Leiman Fund Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WHARTON STUDIO MUSEUM” 2014 1$500 2014$500
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WALTER ELWOOD MUSEUM OF THE MOHAWK VALLEYNYA50 $214,992$169,392 Director$0 Same NTEE code A50, revenue within 2x, same state
SENECA FALLS HISTORICAL SOCIETYNYA50 $120,818$207,808 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A50, revenue within 2x, same state
WAYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETYNYA50 $76,039$46,326 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A50, revenue within 2x, same state
EL MUSEONYA50 $106,444$70,142 GALLERY MANAGER$12,480 Same NTEE code A50, revenue within 2x, same state
BROCKWAY TRUCK PRESERVATION ASSOCIATIONNYA50 $78,933$57,198 Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code A50, revenue within 2x, same state
H LEE WHITE MARINE MUSEUM GUILD INCNYA50 $120,000$120,000 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code A50, revenue within 2x, same state
WESTERN NEW YORK GAS & STEAM ENGINE ASSOCIATION INCNYA50 $189,238$151,482 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A50, revenue within 2x, same state
CATSKILL WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP MUSEUMNYA50 $109,639$141,992 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code A50, revenue within 2x, same state
AFRICAN AMERICAN VETERANS MONUMENT INCNYA50 $131,018$146,228 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code A50, revenue within 2x, same state
BUNDY MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND ARTNYA50 $196,139$189,576 Director of Museum Operations$36,164 Same NTEE code A50, revenue within 2x, same state
COUNTRY CLUB OF BUFFALO FOUNDATION INCNYA50 $262,204$33,076 Chairman$0 Same NTEE code A50, revenue within 2x, same state
AMAGANSETT LIFE-SAVING AND COAST GUARD STATION SOCIETYNYA50 $79,492$89,056 CO- PRESIDEN$0 Same NTEE code A50, revenue within 2x, same state
THE HUDSON VALLEY RIVERBANK HISTORIC SITESNYA50 $207,847$204,356 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code A50, revenue within 2x, same state
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$803,17741 182016–2024 FRIENDS OF SCIENCE EAST INC; C GRIER BEAM TRUCK MUSEUM; JEWISH MUSEUM OF FLORIDA INC; CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION INC and 14 more
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ERNEST L KURTH JR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$500,0005 12020–2024 TEXAS FORESTRY MUSEUM
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ROBERT DAVID LION GARDINER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$311,4273 22019–2022 FRIENDS OF SCIENCE EAST INC; NEW AMSTERDAM HISTORY CENTER
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I D & MARGUERITE FAIRCHILD FOUNDATION Private foundation$216,0008 12016–2024 TEXAS FORESTRY MUSEUM
NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES DAF sponsor$200,0002 12019–2021 BLACK AMERICAN WEST MUSEUM & HERITAGE CENTER
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$164,55012 72015–2024 WASHINGTON STATE SKI & SNOWBOARD MUSEUM; JOHN F PETO STUDIO MUSEUM; FRIENDS OF SCIENCE EAST INC; JAMES M STEWART MUSEUM FOUNDATION and 3 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $97,078 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $59,790 61.6%
Fees to independent contractors $34,931 36.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,706 1.8%
Printing, publications, postage $651 0.7%
Total$97,078100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $80,994 spent · pay $30,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $46,560 57.5%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $30,000 37.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,262 2.8%
Fees to independent contractors $1,646 2.0%
Printing, publications, postage $526 0.6%
Total$80,994100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $95,112 spent · pay $28,004 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $63,211 66.5%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $28,004 29.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,851 1.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,558 1.6%
Printing, publications, postage $488 0.5%
Total$95,112100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $126,462 spent · pay $23,333 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $97,952 77.5%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $23,333 18.5%
Fees to independent contractors $3,003 2.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,682 1.3%
Printing, publications, postage $492 0.4%
Total$126,462100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $40,361 spent · pay $18,333 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $18,333 45.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,698 43.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,441 6.0%
Fees to independent contractors $1,494 3.7%
Printing, publications, postage $395 1.0%
Total$40,361100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $30,163 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,288 73.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,541 18.4%
Fees to independent contractors $1,867 6.2%
Printing, publications, postage $467 1.5%
Total$30,163100%

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