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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) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 3,376,396 | 1,389,691 | 1,007,741 | 1,020,525 | 926,452 | 7,720,805 |
| 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 | 3,376,396 | 1,389,691 | 1,007,741 | 1,020,525 | 926,452 | 7,720,805 |
| 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) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 7,720,805 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 3,376,396 | 1,389,691 | 1,007,741 | 1,020,525 | 926,452 | 7,720,805 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 437,394 | 425,690 | 556,238 | 508,850 | 539,060 | 2,467,232 |
| 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.).. | 169,067 | 243,836 | 209,402 | 622,305 | ||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 10,810,342 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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.) | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 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 |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 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-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, 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 2023. 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 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
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| PART II, LINE 10 | OTHER INCOME 412,903 |
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE MATTATUCK MUSEUM IS A CENTER OF ART AND HISTORY, A GATHERING PLACE THAT NURTURES CREATIVITY AND LEARNING THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES TO ENCOURAGE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF OURSELVES AND OUR HERITAGE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | EDUCATION IS CENTRAL TO THE MATTATUCK MUSEUM'S MISSION, FOSTERING LONG-TERM CONNECTIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY. OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE MUSEUM HAS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING A VARIETY OF PUBLIC AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT STRENGTHEN THIS RELATIONSHIP, PROVIDING TOUCHPOINTS THROUGHOUT VISITORS' LIVES, FROM BIRTH TO RETIREMENT. THE MUSEUM ENGAGES YOUTH, FAMILIES, SCHOOL CHILDREN, TEENAGERS, AND ADULTS WITH INNOVATIVE OFFERINGS. WHILE IT PRIMARILY SERVES THE RESIDENTS OF THE GREATER WATERBURY AREA, IT AIMS TO REACH AUDIENCES ACROSS WESTERN CONNECTICUT. THROUGH ITS EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS, THE MUSEUM ASPIRES TO BE A DYNAMIC CENTER FOR LEARNING THROUGH ART AND HISTORY. THE MATTATUCK IS DEDICATED TO BEING A SAFE, ACCESSIBLE, AND ENJOYABLE DESTINATION FOR FAMILIES SEEKING ENRICHING EXPERIENCES TOGETHER. MANY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LACK REGULAR ACCESS TO THE FINE ARTS, MAKING THE MUSEUM'S INITIATIVES ALL THE MORE IMPORTANT. PROGRAMS INCLUDE VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON K-12 SCHOOL TOURS, AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, SELF-GUIDED GALLERY EXPLORATIONS, SCHOOL'S OUT OFFERINGS FOR HOLIDAYS, ART AND HISTORY PROGRAMS FOR HOMESCHOOLERS, COMMUNITY ART EXHIBITIONS, ACCESS PROGRAMS FOR DIVERSE AUDIENCES, FREE COMMUNITY DAYS, AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS. IN THE WAKE OF THE INITIAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE MUSEUM HAS SUCCESSFULLY REBUILT ITS IN-PERSON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, ADAPTING TO THE EVOLVING NEEDS AND PREFERENCES OF THE COMMUNITY. THE MATTATUCK TAKES PRIDE IN ITS LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP WITH WATERBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND HAS EXPANDED INTO NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS LIKE DANBURY, ANSONIA, BRIDGEPORT, BRISTOL, AND THOMASTON, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 17,000 STUDENTS AND YOUTH IN THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO HIGHLIGHT THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE MATTATUCK MUSEUM CURATORIAL DEPARTMENT THIS PAST YEAR. THINGS CONTINUE TO BE BUSY AS WE PRESENT STRONG EXHIBITIONS, DEVELOP OUR COLLECTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR COLLECTING PLAN, AND MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY. IN STAFFING NEWS, NATALIE DEQUARTO, ASSISTANT CURATOR, LEFT THE MUSEUM IN FEBRUARY 2024. WHILE WE WERE SAD TO SEE HER GO, WE WERE HAPPY TO WELCOME BECCA LO PRESTI TO THE DEPARTMENT AS ASSISTANT CURATOR IN MAY OF 2024. WE ALSO GREW OUR STAFF. THIS YEAR, THE MATTATUCK WAS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE THIRD COHORT OF THE ART BRIDGES FELLOWSHIP, AN INITIATIVE AIMED AT CREATING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FIELD FOR PEOPLE FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS. JULIE FRANCOIS JOINED THE MATTATUCK AS ART BRIDGES FELLOW IN AUGUST 2024 FOR THIS THREE-YEAR FELLOWSHIP. WITH THESE TWO NEW HIRES, THE CURATORIAL DEPARTMENT IS NOW FIVE PEOPLE STRONG, ALSO INCLUDING WAYNE ELDRED, COLLECTIONS MANAGER/REGISTRAR, FRANCES MARTIN, ARCHIVIST/LIBRARIAN, AND KEFFIE FELDMAN, CHIEF CURATOR. THE MATTATUCK CONTINUES TO PRESENT A ROBUST AND ENGAGING EXHIBITION SCHEDULE THAT TELLS IMPORTANT STORIES WHILE REFLECTING OUR COMMUNITY. WE MOUNTED 14 UNIQUE EXHIBITIONS THIS FISCAL YEAR. MOST OF THESE SHOWS WERE INTERNALLY ORGANIZED, WHICH ALLOWS US TO TAILOR THEM TO PRESENT LOCAL ARTISTS, ENGAGE WITH RELEVANT TOPICS, AND RESPOND TO THE COMMUNITY. SEA CHANGE | SEE CHANGE (JANUARY 21 - MAY 19), FOR EXAMPLE, FEATURED SIX LOCAL ARTISTS WHOSE WORK ENGAGES WITH THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND ITS EFFECT ON THE OCEAN. EXHIBITIONS LIKE (RE)WORK IT WOMEN ARTISTS ON WOMEN'S LABOR (JANUARY 21 - MAY 19) AND STITCHING THE REVOLUTION: QUILTS AS AGENTS OF CHANGE (MAY 19 - AUGUST 25) DREW ON WORKS IN THE MATTATUCK COLLECTION AND SUPPLEMENTED WITH LOANS FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS, GALLERIES, AND ARTISTS TO EXPLORE THEMES THAT RESONATE WITH OUR AUDIENCES AND SPEAK TO THE CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL AND POLITICAL MOMENT. SIGNIFICANTLY, STITCHING THE REVOLUTION RECEIVED A CONNECTICUT LEAGUE OF MUSEUMS 2024 AWARD OF MERIT FOR ITS "MELDING OF ART AND HISTORY, PAST AND PRESENT, WITH REAL POLITICAL STAKES." IN ADDITION TO THE LARGE-SCALE EXHIBITIONS WE ORGANIZE FOR CHANGING GALLERY SPACES, THIS PAST YEAR THE DEPARTMENT PRESENTED SEVERAL SMALLER INSTALLATIONS IN THE HISTORY AND UPSON GALLERIES. TO CELEBRATE THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF HUBBARD-HALL, A STALWART WATERBURY BUSINESS, FRANCES MARTIN ORGANIZED AN INSTALLATION ABOUT THE COMPANY'S HISTORY. MARTIN ALSO ORGANIZED A SPOTLIGHT EXHIBITION OF TED WILLIAMS EPHEMERA FROM A RECENT DONATION (M-124). TO HIGHLIGHT THE MATTATUCK'S SUCCESS IN PARTICIPATING IN MUSEUM EXCHANGE, A DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR ART DONATIONS, WE INSTALLED IN THE UPSON GALLERY SEVERAL RECENT WORKS ACQUIRED THROUGH THE PLATFORM. FINALLY, IN AUGUST 2024 THE MATTATUCK WELCOMED THREE GEORGIA O'KEEFFE PAINTINGS FOR A YEAR-LONG LOAN FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART THROUGH ART BRIDGES' PARTNER LOAN NETWORK (PLN). THE SERIES, O'KEEFFE IN CONVERSATION, UNITES THE MATTATUCK MUSEUM'S COLLECTION WITH O'KEEFFE'S LIFE AND WORK THROUGH COMMON THEMES. THE FIRST PAIRING OF THIS SPOTLIGHT EXHIBITION, NO. 1, FLOWERS AND LANDSCAPES (AUGUST 17 - NOVEMBER 17), SHOWCASES ARTISTS WHO TACKLED SIMILAR SUBJECT MATTER TO O'KEEFFE AND, LIKE O'KEEFFE, ALSO OCCUPIED MARGINALIZED SPACES IN SOCIETY. THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR WE CELEBRATED TWO MILESTONES IN AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES OF SETTLER-COLONIALISM AND THE INSTITUTION OF SLAVERY. IN DECEMBER 2022 THE MATTATUCK SUCCESSFULLY REPATRIATED ITS FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN OBJECT TO ITS COMMUNITY OF ORIGIN. IN A MOVING CEREMONY, A CEREMONIAL TURTLE-SHELL RATTLE THAT HAD BEEN IN THE COLLECTION SINCE THE 1960S WAS RETURNED TO THE SENECA-CAYUGA TRIBE OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. SEPTEMBER 2023 MARKED THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BURIAL OF FORTUNE, THE ENSLAVED MAN WHOSE BONES WERE HOUSED AT THE MATTATUCK MUSEUM. ORGANIZED IN COLLABORATION WITH MARTIN BEGNAL OF RIVERSIDE CEMETERY AND SPEARHEADED BY NATALIE DEQUARTO AND FRANCES MARTIN FROM THE MATTATUCK, WE HELD A POWERFUL COMMUNITY CEREMONY. NATALIE AND FRANCES ALSO REINSTALLED THE SECTION ON FORTUNE IN THE HISTORY GALLERY TO UPDATE AND EXPAND THE INTERPRETATION OF HIS STORY. THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO INCREASE OUR HOLDINGS IN SIGNIFICANT WAYS. WORKING WITH THE COLLECTIONS COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WE CONTINUE TO STRATEGICALLY ADD TO OUR ART, HISTORY, AND ARCHIVES COLLECTIONS, WITH SIGNIFICANT ATTENTION TO RECOGNIZING AND REPRESENTING CONTRIBUTIONS BY UNDERRECOGNIZED CREATORS. DURING THE PAST YEAR WE ADDED 135 NEW ART AND HISTORY PIECES THROUGH GIFTS AND ACQUISITIONS, FILLING GAPS IN THE COLLECTION AND INCREASING ITS DEPTH AND DIVERSITY. SIGNIFICANTLY, AMONG THESE NEW ACQUISITIONS WERE A LARGE GIFT OF OUTSIDER ART (40 OBJECTS), AND WORKS BY YOUNG WOMEN OF COLOR, INCLUDING "THE WATCHERS" BY AKEA BRIONNE AND "OCULUS (BROWN, BLACK, NAVY, TEAL)" BY NAFIS M. WHITE. PARTICIPATION IN MUSEUM EXCHANGE, A PLATFORM PAIRING DONORS AND INSTITUTIONS, HAS CONTINUED TO PROVE FRUITFUL. FIVE OF OUR PROPOSALS TO MUSEUM EXCHANGE WERE SUCCESSFUL AND WE RECEIVED FOUR ADDITIONAL OBJECTS THROUGH THE PLATFORM OUTSIDE OF THE PROPOSAL PROCESS. WE ALSO ADDED 23 NEW OBJECTS AND COLLECTIONS TO THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE. MANY OF THE NEW ACQUISITIONS HAVE BEEN ON VIEW THROUGH ROTATIONS IN THE COLLECTION GALLERIES AND SHOWCASED IN OUR CHANGING EXHIBITIONS. WITH A RICH AND GROWING COLLECTION, INNOVATIVE EXHIBITIONS, AND ENGAGING PROGRAMMING, EXCITING THINGS ARE HAPPENING AT THE MATT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | THE MUSEUM ALSO OFFERS A RANGE OF ADULT-FOCUSED PROGRAMS AND TOURS, INCLUDING LECTURES, ART WORKSHOPS, PAINT NIGHTS, THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES, AND MUSICAL EVENTS, AS WELL AS A VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON OUTREACH INITIATIVE CALLED MATT ON THE GO. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT, THE MEMORIES @ THE MATT PROGRAM PROVIDES ENGAGING VIRTUAL GALLERY TOURS TAILORED FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEMENTIA AND EARLY-STAGE ALZHEIMER'S, ALONG WITH THEIR CAREGIVERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE MUSEUM HOSTS WELLNESS PROGRAMS FEATURING WEEKLY YOGA, TAI CHI, AND MINDFULNESS SESSIONS. THROUGH ITS CREATIVE AND AGE-APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS, THE MUSEUM CONNECTS WITH AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS, AND INTERESTS. IN THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, OVER 3,000 ADULTS PARTICIPATED IN THESE PROGRAMS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | LIBRARY & ARCHIVES OCTOBER 2023-SEPTEMBER 2024: THIS PAST YEAR THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES FOCUSED ON INCREASING ACCESS TO THE ARCHIVAL AND LIBRARY COLLECTIONS. WE PUBLISHED 15 NEW FINDING AIDS TO THE CONNECTICUT ARCHIVES ONLINE. 120 OUT OF 146 ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS HAVE FINDING AIDS, 68 OF WHICH ARE PUBLISHED AND 53 OF WHICH ARE IN PROGRESS. THE ARCHIVIST MADE ORAL HISTORIES AVAILABLE ON THE PUBLIC PORTAL AND IS CREATING WORKFLOWS TO UPLOAD DIGITIZED ARCHIVAL ITEMS TO THE CONNECTICUT DIGITAL ARCHIVES (CTDA). WHILE NOT ACTIVELY ADDING TO THE LIBRARY'S COLLECTION, WE HAD FOUR INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS OF ART AND HISTORY BOOKS. THE LIBRARY IS ALSO UPDATING ITS ONLINE CATALOGUE, AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY 2267 BOOKS SEARCHABLE THROUGH TINYCAT AND THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE IS USED BY BOTH AMATEUR ENTHUSIASTS AND SCHOLARS ALIKE IN AREAS OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH, ART HISTORY INVESTIGATION AND GENEALOGY. LAST YEAR, THE MUSEUM ASSISTED WITH APPROXIMATELY 110 REGIONAL AND NATIONAL INDEPENDENT RESEARCH REQUESTS THROUGH PHONE, EMAIL, AND IN- PERSON RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS. THE NUMBER OF IN-PERSON RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS INCREASED FROM 12 THE PREVIOUS YEAR TO 28 THIS YEAR. WITHIN THE MUSEUM, THE ARCHIVIST PROVIDED IMAGES FOR SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER DEPARTMENT REQUESTS TOTALING 20 SEPARATE COLLABORATIONS. THE ARCHIVIST COLLABORATED WITH CURATORIAL, EDUCATION, AND MARKETING TO CREATE THE FOLLOWING MUSEUM AND MUSEUM-ADJACENT CONTENT: OCTOBER 2023-FEBRUARY 2024, SEPTEMBER 2024: RESEARCHED AND WROTE MATTATUCK MONDAYS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA DECEMBER 2023 - WORKED WITH MARKETING TO SELECT AND SCAN ARCHIVAL MATERIALS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY CARD FOR GIFT SHOP MARCH 2024- RESEARCHED AND CURATED HUBBARD HALL INSTALLATION IN THE HISTORY GALLERY. MARCH 2024 - GAVE TOUR TO NJ HIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS ABOUT THE STORY OF FORTUNE. MAY 2024 - RESEARCHED AND CURATED TED WILLIAMS EXHIBITION. ASSISTED WITH THE WRITING, REVISION, AND PHYSICAL FABRICATION OF GALLERY DIDACTICS. JULY 2024-WORKED WITH EDUCATION INTERNS TO RESEARCH KAY SAGE AND ALEXANDER CALDER FOR UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS AND GALLERY TOURS. AUGUST 2024 - PROVIDED RESEARCH AND MATERIALS FOR THE WATERBURY 350TH CELEBRATION MERCHANDISE AND FREEBIES. THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE EXPANDED ITS COLLECTION IN THE LAST YEAR. THROUGH PURCHASE WE ADDED LETTERS AND ADVERTISING MATERIALS TO OUR CHIEF TWO MOON COLLECTION (M-64) AND A LARGE COLLECTION OF ROSALIND RUSSELL MOVIE MEMORABILIA AND EPHEMERA (M-137). THERE WERE 24 UNIQUE DONORS TO THE ARCHIVE THIS PAST YEAR. DONATIONS RANGED FROM SMALL DONATIONS OF ONE PHOTOGRAPH TO ENTIRE COLLECTIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE ROSLIND RUSELL COLLECTION, THE OTHER LARGEST ADDITION TO THE ARCHIVES WAS THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING COLLECTION (M-130) WHICH INCLUDES THREE MANUSCRIPT BOXES, 1 NEWSPAPER BOX, 73 YEARBOOKS, AND 1 COOKBOOK. THIS COLLECTION WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL AND FORMER WATERBURY HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT NORMA MCGRATH, WHO HAS BEEN A DRIVING FORCE FOR THE COLLECTION OF ARCHIVAL MATERIALS AND HISTORICAL OBJECTS RELATED TO THE NURSING SCHOOL. THE ARCHIVE BENEFITED FROM THE HARD WORK OF OUR WONDERFUL INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS. IN SPRING 2024 THE ARCHIVES HAD TWO INTERNS FROM SIMMONS UNIVERSITY, EMILY GENTILE AND MICKEY DICHELE. EMILY RE-HOUSED THE NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION (M-69) MATERIALS FROM THE CURATORIAL WORKROOM, PUT THEM IN ACID FREE FOLDERS AND BOXES, ARRANGED THE COLLECTION, AND STARTED A PROVISIONAL FINDING AID. IN ADDITION TO THIS, EMILY PROCESSED AND CREATED A FINDING AID FOR THE WATERBURY ETHNIC GROUPS AND NEIGHBORHOODS COLLECTION (M-54). MICKEY CREATED FINDING AIDS FOR SEVERAL SMALLER COLLECTIONS INCLUDING: THE NATIVE AMERICAN COLLECTION (M- 48), THE CHILDREN'S BOOK COLLECTION (M-55), THE DANCE CARD COLLECTION (M- 50), AND THE TRADE CARD COLLECTION (M-45). THIS SUMMER, SOPHIA DELL'ANNO WAS OUR PHILIP BENEVENTO HISTORY INTERN AND METICULOUSLY PROCESSED, ARRANGED, AND WROTE A DETAILED FINDING AID FOR THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR METALS/MATERIALS COLLECTION (M-117), WHICH IS NOW UP ONLINE THROUGH CONNECTICUT CONNECTIONS ONLINE. ANABELLE PENNEY, A STUDENT VOLUNTEER FROM MCGILL, ASSISTED IN REVISING AND WRITING TRANSCRIPTS FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT. FINALLY, PAM CALDWELL CONTINUES TO BE AN UNPARALLELED ASSET TO THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF THE ARCHIVE. SHE IS A WONDERFUL VOLUNTEER WHO HAS INVENTORIED 12 OUT OF THE 15 BOXES OF BACKLOGGED ARCHIVAL DONATIONS AND ACCRUAL. PAM ALSO ASSISTED WITH RESEARCH FOR ARCHIVAL PATRONS AND HELPED INVENTORY AND ARRANGE LARGE UNPROCESSED COLLECTIONS SUCH AS THE SCOVILL MANUFACTURING COLLECTION (M-5L). THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON PROVIDING OPEN AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ALL BY ARRANGING, DESCRIBING, AND DIGITIZING ARCHIVAL MATERIAL. ADDITIONALLY, THE ARCHIVE WILL CONTINUE TO COLLECT ITEMS AND COLLECTIONS RELATED TO LOCAL HISTORY WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ARTISTS, WOMEN, MINORITIES, AND UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES IN THE COMMUNITY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | FORM 990 IS EMAILED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE SIGNED ANNUALLY BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SHOULD A CONFLICT EXIST, THAT INDIVIDUAL IS RECUSED FROM ANY DECISIONS REGARDING THE CONFLICT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TOP MANAGEMENT ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY USING COMPARABILITY DATA OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS.ALL DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN WRITING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TOP MANAGEMENT ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY USING COMPARABILITY DATA OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS.ALL DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN WRITING. |
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