NANTUCKET ATHENEUM INC
EIN 04-2104412 · Libraries (B70)
What they do
THE NANTUCKET ATHENEUM, A PRIVATE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION PROVIDES PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE to THE ISLANDS YEAR-ROUND and SEASONAL RESIDENTS, HOUSED IN A HISTORIC 1847 BUILDING and THE WEEZIE LIBRARY for CHILDREN. THE ATHENEUM COLLECTS, ORGANIZES and DISSEMINATES BOOKS, LITERATURE and OTHER MATERIALS IN A VARIETY of FORMATS to HELP USERS of ALL AGES MEET THEIR RECREATIONAL, PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL and INTELLECTUAL NEEDS. IN KEEPING WITH ITS HERITAGE, THE ATHENEUM ALSO SERVES AS A CULTURAL CENTER for THE NANTUCKET COMMUNITY BY SPONSORING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING and MAINTAINING SPECIAL COLLECTIONS RELATED to THE HISTORY and CULTURE of THE ISLAND.
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Of every $100 spent, about $64.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
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They name their leaders32 people are listed in the latest report.
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ANN SCOTTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MARGARET OREILYDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
LINCOLN THURBERHEAD REFERENCE LIBRARIAN
LESLIE MALCOMEMPLOYEE
CHERYL CREIGHTONEMPLOYEE
ASHLEY CHRIST-HAIGHFINANCE MANAGER
NATHANIEL PHILBRICKVICE CHAIR
LINDA B MCGRATHSECRETARY
MARGARET RUTTNBERGTRUSTEE
MELISSA MACVICARTRUSTEE
NATHAN CRESSMANTRUSTEE
JANET STEINMAYERTRUSTEE
ROBERTO SANTAMARIATRUSTEE
SAMUEL A FLAXCHAIR
THOMAS S ROEDERTRUSTEE
TOM FORMANTRUSTEE
TRACY FLANNERYCHAIR
WILLIAM D COHANTRUSTEE
JUDY BELASHTRUSTEE
ALAN CHARLES RAULTRUSTEE
JACK CARTERTRUSTEE
DEBORAH J MANUSTREASURER
CHRISTOPHER BERGERTRUSTEE
CHRISSY BRADEN WORTHTRUSTEE
CHARITY GRACE MOFSENTRUSTEE
BONNIE J SACERDOTETRUSTEE
BLAISE SHEPPARDTRUSTEE
BIANCA BOSKERTRUSTEE
ANNE BUCKMAN CALDERTRUSTEE
ANN TAYLORTRUSTEE
ALLISON SIEVERSTRUSTEE
ALLAN D MCKELVIETRUSTEE
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1943
- Location
- PO BOX 808, NANTUCKET, MA 02554-0808
- County
- Nantucket
- In care of
- LESLIE MALCOM
- Primary officer
- LESLIE MALCOM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- BOLLUS LYNCH LLP
- NTEE classification
- Libraries (B70)
- IRS tax category
- Libraries