Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc

“Kenneth fisher and winston fisher, all members of the board of trustees of the museum, are family members. Martin edelman, kenneth fisher, and winston fisher, all members of the board of trustees of the museum, have a business relationship. Bruce mosler and kenneth fisher, all members of the board of trustees of the museum, have a business relationship. Bruce mosler and tom higgins, all members of the board of trustees of the museum, have a business relationship.”

“The form 990 was prepared by the museum's outside accounting firm with information provided by the museum's staff. Management reviewed the form and provided additional comments. A copy was distributed to the audit committee via e-mail. The committee members are given an opportunity to review the form and ask for additional information or make comments prior to finalization. The final form 990 is submitted to the audit committee for their final review and approval via e-mail prior to the filing date. Once approved, the form 990 was provided to the board of trustees for their review. The board of trustees is required to acknowledge their receipt of the form by email. The form 990 is then approved by management and e-filed with the irs.”

“The organization has a conflict of interest policy applicable to all board trustees and officers. All applicable individuals are required to sign a conflict of interest agreement "annual certification" annually, disclosing any possible conflict of interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the board. After disclosure of all material facts, and after any discussions with the interested person, he/she leaves the board meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining disinterested board members decide if a conflict of interest exists by a majority vote. The interested person recuses themselves from deliberations and voting on matters giving rise to such conflict. Deliberation and decisions are recorded in the minutes of the board.”

“The compensation and executive committees and the board, via the budget presentation and approval process, are responsible for approving the hiring, compensation and annual evaluations for salary increases. The compensation committee studies market compensation and competitiveness, analyzing both economic climate, current budget restrictions if hire is within a budget cycle, competitive data at similar institutions in metropolitan locations beginning with nyc (comparing budget size, position responsibility, number of subordinates to be managed, etc), position within non-profit world and for profit world. They also use current survey data for comparative analysis from various applicable sources in the museum field, such as american association of museums, museum association of ny, as well as a salary survey from pnp (professionals for non-profits) and comparative salary information from the new york cultural institutions human resources group, and data available for the fields applicable to the position, e.g. Accounting, operations, education. At most senior levels, president discusses requirements and proposed salary range with the compensation committee. For president, the co-chairmen of the board would be involved in the decision-making process and discuss requirements and salary ranges with members of the compensation and executive committees. To establish salary increases and bonuses, the president assesses performance of direct reports, and president's performance is assessed by co-chairmen. At the end of the fiscal year, all staff, including senior staff, undergo performance reviews. Senior management performance is evaluated based on goals set for the museum, each department, management of respective teams, and success of overall venue. (success is measured through revenue, brand awareness, customer satisfaction, growth of programming and content, growth in attendance, integrity and upkeep of safe infrastructure.) based on those assessments, the president recommends salary increases and bonuses for each member of senior management to the compensation committee based on achievements and budget availability. The compensation committee engages a compensation consultant to perform market studies of comparable organizations and senior management positions. It meets with the consulting firm and the president of the museum. If the compensation committee has any questions or recommendations, the president addresses them and makes revisions. The committee then considers the president's recommendations and approves them or directs the president to modify her recommendations based on other factors. The president also presents her accomplishments to the co-chairmen of board for review. The co-chairmen consult with the compensation committee and compensation consultant to approve salary increases and bonuses for the president. If bonus and salary increases are approved by the compensation committee, the chairman of the compensation committee advises the president, and the proper documentation is prepared and submitted to hr and finance and the bonuses are paid and the increases are implemented. This process was last undertaken during 2024.”

“The museum makes its form 990 available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the internal revenue code by having the 990 posted on guidestar.org as well as the museum's website. In addition, forms 990 and 1023 as well as the conflict of interest policy, articles of incorporation, by-laws and financial statements are available to the public upon written request.”

“The museum makes its financial statements and certain of its corporate documents regarding its 501(c)(3) status available to the public on its website. The museum makes certain of its governing documents and its conflict of interest are available to the public on request.”

“The museum shares employees with the intrepid fallen heroes fund (ifhf). Compensation expense was paid by the museum and allocated to ifhf for the following officers reported on form 990, part vii, section a as follows: name: david a. Winters title: executive vice president compensation expenses allocated to intrepid museum foundation, inc. (60%): $207,379 compensation expenses allocated to intrepid fallen heroes fund (40%): $138,253 name: lisa yaconiello title: vp, venue sales & events compensation expenses allocated intrepid museum foundation, inc. (90%): $181,111 compensation expenses allocated to intrepid fallen heroes fund (10%): $20,123”

“The museum also receives donated services that do not require specific expertise, but which are nonetheless central to the museum's operations. The estimated value of these services for the year ended december 31, 2024 is based on the estimated dollar value of volunteer time and amounted to approximately $421,345 (21,067 hours of time).”

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“Guides all decision-making, whether programmatic, curatorial, operational or financial.”

“Concorde to our pier after a brief restoration. The popular concorde tour experience was reopened shortly after, in mid-april 2024. The museum successfully marketed a new summer exhibition named apollo: when we went to the moon with a dedicated campaign which generated interest among the various museum audience segments. The museum continued to refine its digital marketing strategies along with implementing user driven modifications to the website launched in the fall of 2023. All these efforts led to increased roa for our digital advertising budgets as well as improved user experience within the website. The museum continued to grow its social media presence across six platforms generating over 33 million impressions and 2 million engagements from over 3,000 posts. During 2024, the museum expanded both its guided tour program and free tours and talks to meet visitor demand. Over 38,000 visitors experienced our various guided tours while an additional 18,000 visitors engaged with our ves (visitor experience specialist) team for complimentary talks. Over the course of 2024 the museum implemented additional wayfinding signage and installed a new media wall at the beginning of the visitor's journey. The museum continued efforts to translate materials into other languages and incorporate qr codes throughout various pathways to enhance the visitor experience. New signage was tested and implemented at key pinch points throughout the complex to help visitors find and navigate to popular exhibitions or locations. Over the course of 2024 the museum continued to expand the number of stops on the bloomberg connects app. New content added included interviews, oral histories and archival video that supports the various content throughout the complex. Group sales in 2024 the intrepid museum's group sales offerings included a variety of programs for many different group types and, overall, welcomed over 144,000 guests through these offerings. These programs were aligned with our mission and offered our guests the opportunity to explore and learn in an informal setting. Included were specialized children's birthday parties with themes of sea, air and space, consistent with our exhibitions. In total, we hosted 150 birthday parties attended by over 5,600 guests aboard intrepid. Our overnight program, operation slumber, hosted more than 6,400 children and their parents and chaperones, the most ever, over 22 dates. We hosted over 47,000 guests in 2024 through our receptive operators and over 11,700 guests via our tour operator partners. We hosted over 9,000 camp and scout groups, and over 38,000 students and adults/chaperones. We continued to host youth orchestras, bands, choirs, and dance groups for performances onboard as a part of their group admission, giving them the opportunity to honor and inspire by sharing their performances with museum guests. The museum also hosted commissioning ceremonies on board, which included complimentary admission to veteran and active members of the military and their families present to celebrate a military enlistment or promotion, as well as retirement ceremonies.”

“The museum provided programs both online and onsite for 2,884 people with cognitive, sensory, physical or emotional needs, along with their families or support staff. Offerings included american sign language (asl) - led public tours for adults; verbal description and touch tours for adults who are blind or have low vision; programs for visitors with dementia and their caregivers; family programs for children with developmental or learning disabilities and their families; early morning openings for families affected by autism; and partner events. Asl interpretation for large virtual public events reached even more. With funding from the andrew w. Mellon foundation, the museum expanded its offerings for individuals with dementia and their care partners. These programs integrated the arts for an enriching experience, and while the museum was open, removed barriers by providing transportation to the museum and programs at the care sites. The museum's access team successfully facilitated week-long all access maker camp sessions. A new addition this year was a first-employment experience given to two youth alumni of the maker program, who became paid counselors in training for the summer session. Part-time paid positions created and staffed in collaboration with birch family services continued through 2024 with job path. One of the two original positions was made into an hourly staff position, with the former intern joining the education team. In addition, the director of access initiatives acted in a key roles, and the access team has contributed to many other projects such as bloomberg connects, the development of interactives and sensory tools for the second deck restoration funded by both the neh and imls, an immersive vr experience and the upcoming underwater archeology exhibition. For these projects, the team located and coordinated with disability advisors and self-advocates to user test prototype elements and gain insights for informing designs. These advisors also gave feedback on the spaces to be restored and the proposed education center refresh. The team coordinates the neurodiversity advisory committee and the counsel of veterans advisors. Military family programs for returning veterans and active service members and their families and veterans' programs such as intrepid after hours and veterans plus (including civilian guests) served 1183 participants both on site and in the virtual space. Programs included exhibition explorations, a collaboration with exit 12 dance company and an event in collaboration with the metropolitan opera highlighting women in the military. Special access to museum festivals gave military families a chance to meet each other while also taking part in wider activities. Community & family engagement programs over 7900 people participated in community programs led by museum educators at the museum or for libraries and community centers through virtual programming or web-based activities. Family days and activities were held onsite at the museum in conjunction with festivals such as kids week, astro live events or free fridays or as freestanding events such as a family day for pride month. Programs were free with admission for all families and admission was waived for low-income new yorkers through partnerships with cool culture, community partners and our ebt initiative, museum for all, which provides free admission to the museum for a food stamps or cash assistance recipient and up to three household members. A community anchor award from nasa supported special outreach to black and latine families, special programming and spanish translation for the fall astronomy night. Three more of these "nasa explore days" will be increasing the reach of programs in 2025. A partnership with the department of homeless services (dhs) continued for families in transitional housing, including the museum's annual gift of thanks celebration and coordinated attendance at museum festivals such as kids week and gir”

“The museum has continued its relationship with beyond 100k in10 in order to remain as part of the collaborative impact on supporting quality stem education across the nation. Intrepid education team members also serve on different professional learning communities within the beyond 100k network. With the launch of the educating for american democracy framework (ead) the museum joined as an ead champion and education team members serve on the community learning partners task force, becoming the only museum to receive a grant to pilot the framework. The vp of education & evaluation and the director of access initiatives contributed a book chapter, evaluation and stakeholder involvement in the evolution of an access initiative, to evaluating accessibility in museums: a practical guide (ed. Laureen trainer). The director of access initiatives contributed the chapter, the intrepid museum: beyond sensory-friendly programs to the book, welcoming museum visitors with unapparent disabilities (ed. Beth redmond-jones). Intrepid education team members presented intrepid museum's education work at 12 conferences/professional convenings in 2024, including: american alliance of museums annual meeting (1. Stories within: better serving individuals with dementia and care partners; 2. Educating for american democracy: tools for civic learning in museums; 3. Welcoming museum visitors with unapparent disabilities ); new york city museum educator's roundtable conference (incorporating speakers in to your programming: a practical toolkit); museums association of new york (civic actors: communities of practice to support civic engagement); us department of education, raise the bar: you belong in stem convening (1. Inspiration academy, supporting joyful learning (developing and supporting stem teachers and educators; 2. All access maker camp: meaningfully engaging neurodiverse children with stem); and the national council for social studies (incorporating inclusive stories through diverse primary sources). In addition, the director of access initiatives was part of a webinar panel through nyc tourism member talks with the theme: embracing neurodiversity for business success.”

“In 2024 the intrepid museum welcomed a number of vessel visits to pier 86, offering additional experiences for museum visitors and the public. Vessels visiting pier 86 are open to visitation by the general public, and these visits do not require intrepid museum admission. Visiting vessels included a coast guard cutter and several us naval academy training vessels during fleet week, and several other coast guard cutters in the summer and fall. Gift of thanksgiving on november 18, 2024, the intrepid museum hosted the gift of thanksgiving, an annual event at which the museum provides a thanksgiving week meal to families served by the new york city department of homeless services. This special evening included free access to the museum and educational activities with the goal of offering this community a warm and welcoming holiday experience. Over 180 guests joined in this memorable event.”

“The museum has an audit and compliance committee that assumes responsibility for the oversight of the audit of its financial statements and for the selection of an independent accountant. The process has not changed from the prior year.”