2024-05-08T05:36:41-04:00 2024-02-27 990 2023-02-28 050493695 RHODE ISLAND COMPUTER MUSEUM INC % Daniel John Berman RHOD 4017416997 1755 Bald Hill Road Warwick RI 028864266 Daniel J Berman Director 2024-05-08 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Daniel John Berman 131 DUCK COVE RD NORTH KINGSTOWN RI 028526219 219076 false X www.ricomputermuseum.org X 1999 RI Our Mission is to inspire young people for the future workforce by saving old and new technology. The Rhode Island Computer Museum RICM is a nonprofit 501c3 organization established in 1999 in Rhode Island to preserve our rich vintage computer history and offer a glimpse of the past. RICM's mission statement is procuring and preserving items that relate to computer science and its history; disseminating knowledge and encouraging research in computer science by means of visits lectures discussions and publications. 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RICM and BlocksCAD signed a partnership agreement. It will provide STEM education workshops for children ages 10-14. The goal of this component is to teach children the basics of computer assisted design CAD with an easy-to-use blocks-based programming interface. RICM also signed a partnership agreement for Fabrication Festival. Due to the impact of COVID the Internet is a lifeline for more people than ever. Many older adults who do not have strong technology skills will need assistance to perform necessary activities online. Our goal is to assist older adults who need help with technology issues. 7000 0 0 HISTORIC PRESERVATION: Procured and preserved items that relate to computer science and its history was our goal. This included disseminating knowledge research and the restoration of serval rare computers. Restorations included analog computer PDP 9 Intel machine and others. Employees from Dassault Systemes returned in September to volunteer for another day of service below re-organizing and inventorying the contents of several boxes from the RICM text collections. We held several seminars. 15000 10000 0 PARTNERSHIPS: In 2023 RICM completed an independent peer review through the American Alliance of Museums AAM. This was accomplished under the Museum Assessment Program MAP which is supported by a cooperative agreement between the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the American Alliance of Museums. The Museum Assessment Program MAP is a national voluntary program which helps museums strengthen operations plan for the future and meet standards through self-study and a consultative site visit from an expert peer reviewer. Since 1981 over 5,000 museums have participated in over 6,500 assessments. 2023 was the third year of RICM's partnership with The Greenpower F24 program which aspires to advance education in the subjects of engineering and technology for young people ages 9 to 25. 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Part VI, Line 19 RICM Uses GuideStar for look up of our nonprofit and access the most complete data available. Part III, Line 4d | Description:, Expense Amount:, Grants Amount:, Revenue Amount:| expenses: Category: Accounting Advertising Office Operations & Legal Fees $8,364 Contract Services $23,165 ; Equipment Lease or Rental $415 ; Food & Travel $1,230 ; Greenpower Project $26,364.39; Contract Services $23,165; Insurance Property $760 ; New Technology Equipment $1,106; Rent Expense $40,838; Repairs & Maintenance $1,698 ; RIMOSA $2,182.29; Stipend $1,200 ; Uncategorized Expense $2,362.42; Utilities; Postage $1181.05; Office Supplies $984.16, $98432, $0, $98432| Part VIII General | Explanation:| Interest bearing savings account $106,192