SUFFOLK COUNTY VANDERBILT MUSEUM
EIN 11-6037002 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A500)
What they do
"THE SUFFOLK COUNTY VANDERBILT MUSEUM - A UNIQUE COMBINATION of MANSION, MARINE and NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, PLANETARIUM and PARK - is DEDICATED to THE EDUCATION and ENJOYMENT of THE PEOPLE of LONG ISLAND and BEYOND. THIS MISSION SHALL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE THOUGHTFUL PRESERVATION, INTERPRETATION and ENHANCEMENT of THE EAGLES NEST ESTATE AS AN INFORMAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITY. MANY EXHIBITION and PROGRAM THEMES FOCUS UPON LONG ISLANDS GOLD COAST ERA. PROGRAMS ALSO CONCENTRATE ON WILLIAM K. VANDERBILT IIS DESIRE THAT HIS MARINE, NATURAL HISTORY, and ETHNOGRAPHIC COLLECTIONS PROMOTE APPRECIATION and UNDERSTANDING of THE MARVELOUS DIVERSITY of LIFE, OTHER CULTURES, and SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE. PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING, MORE SPECIFICALLY, FOCUSES ON SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE and SEEKS to CAPTURE MR. VANDERBILTS SENSE of ADVENTURE and EXPLORATION THROUGH STATE-OF-THE-ART ENTERTAINMENT."
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $67.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
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They name their leaders15 people are listed in the latest report.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $548,639 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $185,628 for ELIZABETH WAYLAND-MORGAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.
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Leadership and board
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ELIZABETH WAYLAND-MORGANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ANTHONY GUARNASCHELLITRUSTEE
CINDY ELAN-MANGANOTRUSTEE
CLARA MACRISECRETARY (THRU APRIL 2024)
DIANE MCNALLYTRUSTEE
ELIZABETH CAMBRIASECRETARY
GRETCHEN OLDRIN-MONESFIRST VICE PRESIDENT
JACK DEMASISECOND VICE PRESIDENT
JAMES KELLYPRESIDENT
KATHLEEN GIAMOTRUSTEE
KEN PATRICK JOHNSONTRUSTEE
LAURA GERDETREASURER
STEPHEN F MELORETRUSTEE
STEVEN GITTELMAN PHDTRUSTEE
THOMAS GLASCOCKTRUSTEE
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1963
- Location
- 180 LITTLE NECK RD, CENTERPORT, NY 11721-1145
- County
- Suffolk
- In care of
- ELIZABETH WAYLAND-MORGAN
- Primary officer
- ELIZABETH WAYLAND-MORGAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- PKF OCONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC
- NTEE classification
- Arts, Culture & Humanities (A500)