Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc.

Filing Period

May 1, 2010 to Apr 30, 2011

Signed

Sep 8, 2011

Return Version

2010v3.4

Gross Receipts

$26,624,874

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Education programs:as a former aircraft carrier, the intrepid provides a natural platform from which science, history and engineering concepts can be explored, and character and leadership skills be developed and honed. Education programs explore a range of topics including science, engineering, technology, aviation, space, and math, as well as central themes of life at sea, popular culture, leadership and environmental studies. Moreover, having sailed the seas throughout the world, the intrepid is a fitting location from which to learn about social studies, geography and history. The intrepid and its aircraft are powerful examples of technological inventions and engineering feats; the museum's restored spaces highlight crew members' experiences on the ship while in service and how the intrepid was truly a "city at sea,". The intrepid served as a prime recovery vessel for nasa in the 1960s, recovering scott carpenter and his mercury capsule, as well as gus grissom and john young after their gemini 3 mission and is poised to increase awareness of space science.the museum's educational programming has long been at the core of intrepid's mission and continues to welcome more than 200,000 youth annually, with almost 50,000 youth and students participating science and history educational programs each year, of which nearly 30,000 are covered by grant funding. The intrepid has delivered high quality educational programming to tens of thousands of students and teachers for more 20 years. Programs are delivered via interdisciplinary museum visits that introduce and reinforce skill building in literacy, science applications, research, and leadership. The intrepid museum's team of educators holds masters degrees in museum education, museum studies, history, environmental studies, geology, marine science, and elementary, secondary, bilingual education and special education, and provides content expertise in the development and delivery of programs. This level of professionalism, combined with the museum's exhibitions, provides a solid learning platform for inquiry-based experiences, grade appropriate lessons, and hands-on activities. Each museum educator is also trained in verbal description, touch-tour skills and other educational techniques for engaging audiences with physical, emotional or cognitive challenges. As schools continue to be challenged with budget cuts, out-of school programming is a much-needed resource for educating students about science, technology, engineering and math. Museums and the hands-on learning opportunities they provide can be the catalyst that sparks a young person's lifelong exploration of science, technology, engineering and math (stem). It is critical that formal educational and cultural organizations collaborate to maintain high quality programming to supplement curriculum, spark interest and promote student growth. Accordingly, the intrepid museum's education programs are structured to parallel new york state and national curriculum standards in the areas of science, social studies, math, english, and language arts, with a special focus on the stem curriculum. Students are encouraged to observe, discover, hypothesize, and engage in hands-on experiences. Intrepid's programs are designed to impact k-12th grade students from title i eligible schools, whose populations are considered low-income or underserved. Museum educators combine science and history instruction with mentorship, bringing programs to diverse audiences on and off the ship, including students confined to hospitals and living in transitional housing and homeless shelters, on-ship programs throughout the school year, intensive summer camp programs, and programs for visitors and students affected by physical (blind, low vision, deaf, hard of hearing, mobility) disabilities, and developmental and emotional disabilities, including autism. The museum's education programs offer visitors - young and old alike - the opportunity to explore restored

Activity 3

Fleet weekin partnership with new york city and the united states armed forces, the museum continues to serve as the hub of the annual fleet week celebration, hosting a week-long series of activities and special events to commemorate america's service men and women as well as visiting soldiers and sailors from other nations - all at no cost to the service men and women. In may 2010, the museum hosted the 24th annual fleet week at intrepid. Nearly a dozen military vessels from the us navy, us coast guard, us army and canadian forces visited new york harbor during fleet week and were open to the public for free tours. Throughout the week, the museum hosted numerous events on its pier, free of charge, to the public. These events included military displays and demonstrations, performances from broadway shows, military bands and other entertainers and athletic competitions between the visiting ships' crews.the week culminates with an inspirational memorial day ceremony on intrepid's flight deck, which includes a military fly-over, the playing of echo taps and a 21-gun salute. The highlight of the ceremony is the unfurling of a 100-foot american flag by active military and assisted by veterans from world war ii to present, including many of intrepid's own former crew members.fleet week is among the museum's most high-profile and busiest times of the year, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors to the event that is called "america's premiere thank you" to its armed forces.

Filer

EIN

13-3062419