GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM
EIN 16-0743991 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A500)
What they do
FOUNDED IN 1947, THE GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM is THE WORLDS OLDEST (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)PHOTOGRAPHY MUSEUM and ONE of THE FOREMOST FILM ARCHIVES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE MUSEUM is LOCATED ON THE HISTORIC ESTATE of ENTREPRENEUR and PHILANTHORPIST GEORGE EASTMAN, THE PIONEER of POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY and A LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT of MOTION PICUTRE FILM. ITS HOLDINGS COMPRISE MORE THAN 400,000 PHOTOGRAPHS; 28,000 MOTION PICTURE FILMS; THE WORLDS PREEMINENT COLLECTION of PHOTOGRAPHIC and CINEMATOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY; ONE of THE LEADING LIBRARIES of BOOKS RELATED to PHOTOGRAPHY and CINEMA; and EXTENSIVE HOLDINGS of DOCUMENTS and OTHER OBJECTS RELATED to GEORGE EASTMAN. AS A RESEARCH and TEACHING INSTITUTION, THE MUSEUM HAS AN ACTIVE PUBLISHING PROGRAM and HAS MADE CRITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE FIELDS of FILM PRESERVATION and PHOTOGRAPHIC CONSERVATION.
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They name their leaders33 people are listed in the latest report.
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BRUCE BARNES PHDDIRECTOR
LISA SEISCHABVP-DEVELOPMENT
PETER BAGROV PHDCURATOR IN-CHARGE
JACQUELINE DISTEFANOVP-FINANCE AND OPS
ROBERT A WOODHOUSETREASURER
LEE SCHAFFNERTRUSTEE
LISA BRUBAKERTRUSTEE
MARGARET A SANCHEZTRUSTEE
MONE C BARKLEYTRUSTEE
NANNETTE NOCONCHAIR
KEVIN GLAZERVICE CHAIR
ROSS P LANZAFAME ESQTRUSTEE
SARAH C MANGELSDORF PHDTRUSTEE
STEPHEN JONES ESQTRUSTEE
STEVEN J SASSONTRUSTEE
SUSAN S ROBFOGEL ESQTRUSTEE
TERRY R TABER PHDTRUSTEE
WILLIAM J FERGUSON IITRUSTEE
LEAH PAINTER ROBERTSTRUSTEE
ANN L BURRTRUSTEE
KENNETH AFREDERICK PHDSECRETARY
JOHN A ULATOWSKI MD PHDTRUSTEE
JEFFRY A ROLOSONTRUSTEE
JEFFREY J POLLOCKTRUSTEE
JEFFREY A KORCHEK ESQVICE CHAIR
HC DIGBY CLEMENTSTRUSTEE
FABRICIO MORALESTRUSTEE
EDWIN J LOPEZ-SOTO ESQTRUSTEE
DENNIS BASSETTTRUSTEE
DEBBY WILSONTRUSTEE
DAVID STENNTRUSTEE
DAVID MATTIATRUSTEE
BONNIE GARNERTRUSTEE
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1949
- Location
- 900 EAST AVE, ROCHESTER, NY 14607-2219
- County
- Monroe
- In care of
- BRUCE BARNES PHD
- Primary officer
- BRUCE BARNES PHD, DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- DEJOY & CO CPAS LLP
- NTEE classification
- Arts, Culture & Humanities (A500)