Providence Athenaeum

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2013

Signed

May 8, 2014

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$3,049,967

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Public programs: the providence athenaeum offers year-round childrens 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 2012-2013, we hosted 167 childrens events with 1,603 attending, 61 adult programs with 3,210 attending and curated approximately 40 exhibits and 23 tours. More than 40,000 people visited the athenaeum during the year.

Activity 3

Historic preservation of collections and building: the athenaeums 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. Thanks to contributions from individual donors, the athenaeum was able to conserve our copies of the southern literary messenger and add new titles to our roycroft collection.

Filer

EIN

05-0258928