2024-05-15T11:52:21-00:00 2023-06-30 061418503 ROBERT J CREAMER PC 412 MAIN STREET RIDGEFIELD CT 06877 990 2022-07-01 066076244 KEELER TAVERN PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC KEEL 2034385485 152 MAIN STREET RIDGEFIELD CT 06877 PAUL SCHMIDT TREASURER 2034385485 2024-05-15 true PAUL SCHMIDT XXX-XX-XXXX true ROBERT J CREAMER ESQ P00186237 2034383033 2024-05-15 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KEELER TAVERN MUSEUM & HISTORY CENTER PAUL SCHMIDT 132 MAIN STREET RIDGEFIELD CT 06877 826118 false X KEELERTAVERNMUSEUM.ORG X 1965 CT Please see Schedule O 11 11 26 24000 446976 451932 39486 47012 99862 57943 129405 170841 715729 727728 0 0 279610 402474 0 123785 515087 593484 794697 995958 -78968 -268230 5312222 4922477 978357 900695 4333865 4021782 X PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O false false 198649 71741 Keeler Tavern Preservation Society explores the sites lives and events and the insights they provide into our national experience and interprets the contemporary relevance of those lives, events and insights for our shared citizenship andd civic culture. We pursue this mission by preserving and protecting the musemss phyiscal and intellectual assets and sharing them with the widest possible audience, whether on our campus or through progams of outreach. Annually, our school programs serve more than 2,000 students and we typically welcome around 10,000 vistors. Revenue from tours, education, other programs and Gift Shop was 49,990. 204669 15052 See Schedule O 198648 Keeler Tavern Preservation Society maintains and protects seven buildings, five of them historically significant, so that their spaces can be used for public enjoyment and educational purposes by current and future generations. The museum cares for thousands of significant documents and objects and continually conducts research to provide background and context for tours, exhibitions, educational programs, and connections to the present day. 601966 true true false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 15 0 false 26 true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false CT X PAUL SCHMIDT - TREASURER 2034385485 132 MAIN STREET RIDGEFIELD CT 06877 X Sara Champion President 005.00 X X 0 0 0 Christine Boris First Vice President 005.00 X X 0 0 0 Paul Schmidt Treasurer 005.00 X X 0 0 0 Patty Linnon Secretary 005.00 X X 0 0 0 Rhonda Hill Past President 001.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Baudendistel Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Vincent Conyers Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Paula Curry Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Jenn Hansen Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Diana Martin Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Alice Schroeder Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 11424 117838 322670 451932 Program Service Revenue 900099 47012 47012 47012 57943 240874 30455 210419 210419 186419 24000 117838 49900 -49900 28357 18035 10322 10322 727728 243753 24000 0 0 0 0 0 0 370251 200306 78863 91082 0 644 348 137 158 31579 17084 6726 7768 0 5495 5495 19750 19750 0 22451 22451 11110 11110 20455 14053 5421 982 73155 50257 19386 3511 0 0 45323 31137 12011 2176 0 0 0 27679 19015 7335 1329 0 93875 64492 24877 4506 35746 24558 9473 1716 COLLECTIONS 9374 9374 MAINTENANCE REPAIRS 82166 56448 21774 3944 PROGRAM EXPENSES 9136 9136 137769 94648 36509 6613 995958 601966 270208 123785 124952 105055 462324 2650 1000 1000 29146 3712981 645502 2838834 3067479 1885112 1717147 5312222 4922477 156386 101557 821971 799138 978357 900695 X 4333865 4021782 4333865 4021782 5312222 4922477 X -268230 -43853 X false false false X 489159 388335 327388 484488 451932 2141302 489159 388335 327388 484488 451932 2141302 2141302 100959 452606 91242 99862 57943 802612 2943914 0.72740 0.72390 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X false 686946 686946 2317935 437147 1880788 530091 132482 397609 108970 65959 43011 69039 9914 59125 3067479 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Wilmington/Bessemer 1717147 F 1717147 Federal income taxes III 4 THE KEELER TAVERN MUSEUM AND HISTORY CENTER PERSERVES, MAINTAINS AND PROTECTS THE SITES 300-YEAR HISTORY AND THE ARTIFACTS DISPLAYED. THE ARCHIVES INCLUDE PAINTINGS, PRINTS, SAMPLERS AND SCULPTURES. THE MOST TREASURED PIECES INCLUDE THE ORIGINAL ENGRAVING OF THE BATTLE OF RIDGEFIELD PUBLISHED APRIL 4, 1780, THE ORIGINAL T. KEELERS INN SIGN AND THE ORIGINAL BROADSIDE OF COLUMBUS, A MALE ELEPHANT THAT APPEARED AT THE KEELER TAVERN IN THE EARLY 1800S. ADDITONALLY, THE MUSEUM DISPLAYS A BRITISH CANNONBALL LODGED IN A MUSEUM CORNER POST. THIS OCCURED DURING THE BATTLE OF RIDGEFIELD ON APRIL 27, 1777. SPRING GALA 109848 109848 37710 GHOST TOURS 3240 3240 4922 1 4750 4750 7268 117838 117838 49900 49900 67938 Form 990, Part III, Line 4b Keeler Tavern Museum History Center supports humanities engagement for cultural, educational and general public sectors. We use the diverse stories of site to connect past and present, local and national. Our site anchors the southern edge of the Cultural District in Ridgefield, the first such district in Connecticut, emphasizing the humanities importance as an economic driver. We have strong community relationships and a reputation as a reliable history resource and gathering space. Our robust school programs serve well over 2,000 students our public programs are highly collaborative and well-attended and community events such as Music at the Museum, the HandsOnHistory exhibit, Battle of Ridgefield commemoration, and Fourth of July festivities bring thousands of visitors to our site each year. We offer many free programs to the public, and we have an established Equitable Access Initative that provides free school programming to students from under-resourced school districts. Recently, a significant National Endowement for the Humanities grant funded a major reinterpreatation initiative at our site, allowing us to reexamine the stories we tell at our site, priortizing stories and voices of those who have previously been marginalized and/or underrepresented. We have also undertaken ongoing training to support our commitment to diversity, equity, access, and inclusion and board development. Drawing on its collections and stories, the site serves area schools with programs that map to state standards for social studies and STEM curriculum. Our education staff continues to grow school programs. During the fiscal year, hundreds of children - including underserved students from Bridgeport and Danbury - participated in immersive half and full day programs on site, virtually, or through outreach. In the summer, Keeler Kids programming provides opportunites for kids to learn about local history in fun, engaging ways. Form 990, Part I, Line 1 Keeler Tavern Museum History Center preserves and protects the physical and intellectual assets of its 300-year-old historic site so that they can be used, on the campus or through programs of outreach, to further widespread knowledge and understanding of United States history. Form 990, Part III, Line 1 Keeler Tavern Museum History Center is dedicated to assisting visitors, students, and scholars in understanding significant lives and events during the sites 300-year history, including their meaning for U.S. citizenship and culture, now and in the future. It pursues this mission by preserving and protecting the sites physical and intellectual assets and sharing them with the widest possible audience, whether on the campus or through programs of outreach. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Form 990 is reviewed with the Board of Directors before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The governing documents conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available on request. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balance consists of equity adjustment -43,853.