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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 6,394,993 | 3,008,922 | 3,089,448 | 4,118,212 | 2,918,335 | 19,529,910 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 6,394,993 | 3,008,922 | 3,089,448 | 4,118,212 | 2,918,335 | 19,529,910 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 3,660,465 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 15,869,445 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 6,394,993 | 3,008,922 | 3,089,448 | 4,118,212 | 2,918,335 | 19,529,910 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 509,823 | 580,585 | 567,420 | 567,571 | 637,088 | 2,862,487 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 136,340 | 16,713 | 18,438 | 18,780 | 104,839 | 295,110 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 22,687,507 | |||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2021. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, LINE 4A | FARNSWORTH FORWARD: THE COLLECTION MARCH 12, 2022 DECEMBER 31, 2022 FARNSWORTH FORWARD PRESENTS NEW ACQUISITIONS IN CONVERSATION WITH HISTORICAL WORKS. ORGANIZED ALONG FOUR THEMES: ORIGINS TO A NEW CENTURY, EMERGING MODERNISM, EMBRACING ABSTRACTION, AND DIVERSE VIEWPOINTS, FARNSWORTH FORWARD HIGHLIGHTS THE GROWING DIVERSITY OF THE COLLECTION AND MAINE, UNDERSCORING NEW UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CULTURAL IDENTITY, HISTORY, AND PLACE. LEONARD BASKIN: I HOLD THE CRACKED MIRROR UP TO MAN APRIL 16, 2022 DECEMBER 31, 2022 THIS EXHIBITION FOCUSES ON THE MONUMENTAL PRINTS MADE BETWEEN 1954 AND 1998 BY WRITER, TEACHER, SCULPTOR, PRINTMAKER, BOOK DESIGNER, CALLIGRAPHER, AND ILLUSTRATOR LEONARD BASKIN. THE SHOW INCLUDES LOANS FROM THE ESTATE OF LEONARD BASKIN, AND OTHER COLLECTORS OF HIS WORK. ASHLEY BRYAN: BEAUTY IN RETURN MAY 28, 2022 DECEMBER 31, 2022 THE EXHIBITION, ASHLEY BRYAN: BEAUTY IN RETURN, RECOGNIZES THE SIGNIFICANT AND LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO MAINE AND AMERICAN ART BY DISTINGUISHED ARTIST, AUTHOR, STORYTELLER AND TEACHER ASHLEY BRYAN, RECIPIENT OF THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM'S 2022 MAINE IN AMERICA AWARD. BRINGING TOGETHER EXAMPLES OF THE ARTIST'S WORK FROM THROUGHOUT HIS LONG CAREER, INCLUDING PAINTINGS, ILLUSTRATIONS, PUPPETS AND STAINED GLASS, THE EXHIBITION IS A JOYFUL CELEBRATION OF THE ENDURING POWER OF ART AND THE HUMAN SPIRIT OVER ADVERSITY. ASHLEY BRYAN WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE MAINE IN AMERICA 2022 AWARD. ANDREW WYETH: EARLY TEMPERAS MAY 28, 2022 - EXTENDED THROUGH APRIL 30, 2023 THE EXHIBITION ANDREW WYETH: EARLY TEMPERAS EXPLORES THE CREATIVE PROCESS BEHIND FOUR OF WYETH'S FIRST TEMPERA PAINTINGS. CREATED BETWEEN 1937 AND 1939, THESE TEMPERAS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A SELECTION OF STUDIES FOR EACH PIECE IN PENCIL, INK AND WATERCOLOR. THESE WORKS MARK A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN THE LIFE OF A YOUNG ARTIST EMBRACING A NEW MEDIUM. ANDREW WYETH: ISLANDS IN MAINE MAY 28, 2022 - EXTENDED THROUGH APRIL 30, 2023 THE EXHIBITION ANDREW WYETH: ISLANDS IN MAINE, EXPLORES ISLANDS IN MUSCONGUS AND PENOBSCOT BAY ON WHICH WYETH FOUND ENDLESS INSPIRATION. ANDREW BEGAN PAINTING MAINE WHEN HE AND HIS FAMILY FIRST BEGAN SPENDING SUMMERS IN PORT CLYDE. THE PAINTINGS IN THIS EXHIBITION SPAN THE YEARS 1939 THROUGH 2008, THE YEAR ANDREW AND HIS WIFE BETSY SPENT THEIR FINAL SUMMER TOGETHER ON BENNER ISLAND. SELECTIONS FROM BETSY'S GIFT ON VIEW AT THE WYETH CENTER JUNE 11 - DECEMBER 31, 2022 BETSY JAMES WYETH (19212020) DEVOTED MUCH OF HER ADULT LIFE TO SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THREE OF THE ARTISTS IN THE FAMILYHER HUSBAND, ANDREW WYETH (19172009); HER LATE FATHER-IN-LAW, N.C. WYETH (19011945); AND HER SON, JAMIE WYETH (BORN IN 1946). HER SUCCESS IN THIS VENTURE SPANNING THEIR CAREERS, SO CRUCIAL TO THEIR RECOGNITION THROUGH THE TWENTIETH- AND INTO THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURIES, OFTEN OVERSHADOWED HER OWN CREATIVE ENDEAVORS. SHE WAS A WRITER AND ARCHIVIST WHO DOCUMENTED AND PROMOTED THEIR PROFESSIONS, BUT SHE WAS ALSO A KNOWLEDGEABLE PRESERVATIONIST OF ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE, A FOLK ART ENTHUSIAST, COLORIST, AND DESIGNER, A COLLECTOR OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS, AN ASTUTE READER OF THE TENOR OF HER TIMES, AND AN EMPATHETIC MOTHER AND WIFE. THE GEOGRAPHY OF IDEAS: WYETH PERSPECTIVES OF MAINE ON VIEW AT THE WYETH CENTER JUNE 11 - DECEMBER 31, 2022 PAINTINGS OF N.C., ANDREW, AND JAMIE WYETH ARE GROUNDED IN PLACE. THEIR WORKS INSPIRED BY MAINE CONVINCINGLY DEPICT SEA, SHORE, ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS, AND ARTIFACTS OF THE PAST. THESE SUBJECTS MERGE AND SEEM TO SUGGESTOR EVEN EMBODYLIVING HUMAN PRESENCE OR ABSENCE IN THIS GEOGRAPHY. THEIR LANDSCAPES AND PAINTINGS OF PEOPLE, BIRDS, AND ANIMALS IN MAINE REFLECT THEIR INTIMATE CONNECTION TO TIMELESS WORLDS. INFUSED WITHIN THE DETAILS OF THEIR WORK ARE CLUES TO THE DISTINCT IMAGINATION OF EACH ARTIST. THESE ARE THE SPARKS THAT IGNITE PAINTERLY EXACTITUDE WITH SOMETHING MORE THAN WHAT IS SEEN. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, LINE 4B | EDUCATION IN 2021-2022, WITH A NEWLY ENDOWED POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT, NEWLY HIRED LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR, AND NEW SCHOOL PROGRAMS MANAGER, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DEVELOPED INNOVATE AND THOUGHTFUL PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS CURRENT NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY NEAR ROCKLAND AND ON THE NATIONAL STAGE. SOME OF THIS WORK INCLUDED LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR A NEW YEAR LONG ARTS INTEGRATION PROGRAM FOR THE SCHOOLS IN KNOX COUNTY AND TWO OTHER NEIGHBORING COUNTIES IN MAINE; THIS WORK INVOLVED A LOT OF IN-DEPTH CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, TEACHERS, EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, AND TEACHING ARTISTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WORKED WITH A PRIOR SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM PRODUCED, AND WHERE THE NEEDS WERE NOW FROM A CURRICULA AND BEHAVIORAL PERSPECTIVE POST PANDEMIC. EARLY IN 2022, THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM WORKED WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS TO WELCOME MANY CLASSES BACK INTO THE MUSEUM FOR FIELD TRIPS. A MAINE ARTS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE WAS ALSO HELD AT THE MUSEUM IN APRIL 2022 TO WELCOME BACK EDUCATORS INTO THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM AND THEIR PARTNER ARTS NONPROFIT IN THIS PARTICULAR CONFERENCE, CMCA IN ROCKLAND. IN HIRING IN A NEW SCHOOL PROGRAMS MANAGER FEBRUARY 2022, SCHOOL PROGRAMS DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN FURTHERED FOR LAUNCHING ARTS@THEINTERSECTION IN FALL 2022, WHICH IS A FORWARD THINKING, STUDENT DRIVEN ARTS INTEGRATION PROGRAM WORKING CLOSELY WITH TEACHING ARTISTS WHO SHARE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES AS WELL AS CLOSE WORK WITH THE ART COLLECTION OF THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM. PUBLIC PROGRAMS WERE DEVELOPED TO MEET AUDIENCE NEEDS WHERE THEY ARE; DOZENS OF STUDIO AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS ARE NOW OFFERED NOT ONLY IN PERSON BUT ONLINE, OR AS A HYBRID AS WELL. NEW STUDIO ART OFFERINGS INCLUDED A COURSES BY TEACHERS WHO HAD NOT YET TAUGHT AT THE FARNSWORTH BEFORE, AND THOSE WITH A DEVOTED FOLLOWING; SOME OF THESE INSTRUCTORS HAVE STUDIED WITH ARTISTS WHOSE WORKS ARE REPRESENTED IN THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM PERMANENT COLLECTION. PROGRAMMATIC HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED A SYMPOSIUM LECTURE FOR THE STEPHEN B. MAY AND KATHRYN WILSON LECTURE WHICH INCLUDED SMITH COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART CURATOR DR. APRILE GALLANT AND ARTIST STEPHEN HANNOCK DISCUSSING THE WORK OF LEONARD BASKIN, A WYETH DAY LECTURE FROM COLBY COLLEGE PROFESSOR OF ART DR. TANYA SHEEHAN ON AN EXHIBITION ABOUT WYETH'S FINAL WORKS, AS WELL AS SPECIAL LECTURES ON THE ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE SUSTAINABILITY, AND ART WITH ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM CURATOR DR. SOREN BROTHERS. PROGRAMS WELCOMING IN DIVERSE AUDIENCES WERE ALSO DEVELOPED SUCH AS ANTONIO ROCHA'S AFRICAN STORIES STORYTELLING PROGRAM PRESENTED IN JULY 2022 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CELEBRATION OF THE ASHLEY BRYAN EXHIBITION AT THE FARNSWORTH. A PARTNER PROGRAM WITH SEVERAL KEY NON-PROFIT ARTS PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MAINE WAS DEVELOPED BY INDIGO ARTS ALLIANCE OF PORTLAND, AND THE FARNSWORTH WAS A PARTICIPANT PARTNER IN THE SEPTEMBER 2022 BEAUTIFUL BLACKBIRD FESTIVAL. WHEN FAMILIES AND STUDENTS WERE IN NEED OF RESOURCES FROM THE MUSEUM, THE FARNSWORTH REACHED OUT TO THE COMMUNITY BY SUPPLYING 200 ART KITS IN DECEMBER 2021 WITH ART SUPPLIES FREE TO STUDENTS IN NEED, AND 600 ART KITS WERE DISPERSED IN 2022; RECIPIENTS INCLUDED LOCAL SCHOOLS WHO IDENTIFIED STUDENTS IN NEED, AS WELL AS NON PROFITS SUCH AS AIO FOOD PANTRY, FINDING OUR VOICES, ALDEMERE FARM, THE LANDING PLACE, AND MANY OTHERS. PARTNER PROJECTS ON FOOD INSECURITY AND CREATIVE BENTO BOX MAKING WAS THE SUBJECT OF A VIDEO PRODUCED IN FALL 2021 WITH AIO; AND A STUDENT-LED CRANE MAKING PROJECT WAS ON DISPLAY AT THE FARNSWORTH IN DECEMBER 2021 BEFORE TRAVELING TO THE ALFOND CANCER CENTER IN AUGUSTA, MAINE. THE FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM CONTINUES TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY OF ROCKLAND, IN MAINE, AND NATIONALLY, TO BRING THE RESOURCES OF THE MUSEUM TO THE PUBLIC IT SERVES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | LINE 11A EXPLANATION - THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY, BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE AND TO REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT ANY CONFLICTS THAT ARISE DURING THE YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE VOLUNTEERS. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR USING MARKET VALUE COMPARISONS AND DATA FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUM'S SALARY SURVEY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DETERMINES COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS USING THE SAME PROCESS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ANNUAL AUDIT AND 990 REPORTS ARE POSTED ON THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 221,702. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 64,608. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 286,295. TOTAL EXPENSES 572,605. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST -1,714,344. TRANSFER OF PP&E FROM RELATED ENTITY 8,073,696. REVERSAL OF ACCRUED RENT WITH RELATED PARTY 1,829,596. LOSS ON FORGIVENESS OF NOTE RECEIVABLE -7,428,935. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THE WILLIAM A. FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM, INC. (THE MUSEUM) IS AN INDEPENDENT NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE COLLECTION, PRESERVATION, EXHIBITION, RESEARCH AND INTERPRETATION OF AMERICAN ART, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE ART OF THE STATE OF MAINE AND NEW ENGLAND. PROVIDING CONTEXT FOR ITS ART COLLECTION, AN IMPORTANT FOCUS OF THE MUSEUM IS THE PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF TWO HISTORIC HOMES, THE FARNSWORTH HOMESTEAD AND THE OLSON HOUSE. THE MUSEUM IS LOCATED IN ROCKLAND, MAINE AND HAS MERGED WITH FARNSWORTH REAL ESTATE, INC. FARNSWORTH REAL ESTATE, INC. ("FRE") WAS FORMED AS A PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION ON FEBRUARY 9, 2015, UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MAINE. FRE WAS ORGANIZED TO OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES BY CONDUCTING AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES WHICH PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT AND FURTHER THE AIMS OF THE MUSEUM. THE MUSEUM SHALL CARRY OUT ITS PURPOSES AND THOSE OF THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 509(A)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE DUE TO THIS MERGER. |
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