Providence Athenaeum

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2010 to Jun 30, 2011

Signed

Nov 14, 2011

Return Version

2010v3.2

Gross Receipts

$3,757,873

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Public programs: the providence athenaeum offers year-round children's programs, including story hours, arts and crafts, and seasonal events. Adults also enjoy a variety of lively programs such as poetry readings, lectures on travel, contemporary issues and the arts. During fiscal year 2010-2011, we hosted 223 children's events with almost 1,500 attending, 56 adult programs with over 3,500 attending and curated approximately 43 exhibits/tours. More than 33,000 people visited the athenaeum during the year.

Activity 3

Historic preservation of collections and building: the athenaeum's collections and historic building are maintained in the spirit of its founders in order to enrich the lives of all who enter its granite walls. The athenaeum, known by its handsome greek revival building, maintains special collections that are valuable and rare. Our collections highlight the strengths of the providence athenaeum and its antecedents since 1753, in documenting the history of the book and book culture in providence during the 18th and 19th centuries. The building & grounds committee, a board committee oversees the building, furnishings, and grounds of the providence athenaeum, prioritizes the need for elective repairs or changes and makes recommendations to the board of directors on how to proceed. This year we have addressed needed repairs as well as improved functionality. With grant funding from the champlin foundations, ida ballou littlefield memorial trust, and the june rockwell levy foundation, we installed a caterer's kitchen off the main reading room, bringing new efficiency to programs.

Filer

EIN

05-0258928