2024-11-13T14:20:24-06:00 2023-12-31 222258733 SMOLIN LUPIN & CO LLC 900 STATE ROUTE 71 STE 4 SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS NJ 07762 990 2023-01-01 223607377 INFORMATION AGE LEARNING CENTER INFO 7322990894 2201 MARCONI ROAD WALL NJ 07719 MICHAEL RUANE CEO 7322803200 2024-10-31 1 0 SCOTT BUMBERNICK P01279281 7329742200 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z MICHAEL RUANE 2201 MARCONI ROAD WALL NJ 07719 387004 0 X WWW.INFOAGE.ORG X 1998 NJ OUR MISSION IS TO PRESERVE, TEACH AND HONOR SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION AND HISTORY IN ORDER TO INSPIRE NEW GENERATIONS OF THINKERS, DREAMERS AND VISIONARIES. 19 19 9 200 0 0 234417 216488 91321 101608 0 0 75260 68908 400998 387004 0 0 0 0 162894 194323 0 0 0 308079 241124 470973 435447 -69975 -48443 1139494 1089141 3430 1521 1136064 1087620 OUR MISSION IS TO PRESERVE, EDUCATE, AND HONOR SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION AND HISTORY IN ORDER TO INSPIRE NEW GENERATIONS OF THINKERS, DREAMERS AND VISIONARIES. 0 0 321682 170516 OUR SUBORDINATE MISSIONS ARE 1. DEVELOP: ESTABLISH AN INTERACTIVE HANDS-ON LEARNING CENTER; 2. INSPIRE: INSPIRE PEOPLE - ESPECIALLY CHILDREN - TO LEARN AND APPRECIATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; AND 3. REMEMBER: HONOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SERVICE OF VETERANS, CIVILIANS, AND MILITARY CONTRACTORS.OUR VISION IS "OUR PARKING LOTS FILLED WITH YELLOW SCHOOL BUSES AND STUDENTS WHO ARE MOTIVATED TO PURSUE THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH." THINK STEM!! 321682 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NJ X TRUSTEES 7322803000 2201 MARCONI ROAD WALL NJ 07719 BRIAN WICK TRUSTEE 8.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL J LIEB TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL MARLOW PHD SECRETARY 5.00 X 0 0 0 FRED CARL TRUSTEE 12.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY MULLER TRUSTEE 8.00 X 0 0 0 JASON REDD TRUSTEE 6.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN T CERVINI VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 10.00 X X 0 0 0 JULES BELLISIO PHD TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARC NATANAGARA TRUSTEE 18.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA ZIOBRO TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SMITH TRUSTEE 10.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL T RUANE CEO 31.00 X X 34992 0 0 RICHARD SHAKLEE ESQ TRUSTEE 7.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT HART TRUSTEE 6.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE LANG TRUSTEE 13.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS CROWLEY TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS SEDERGRAN PHD CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 9.00 X X 0 0 0 TIM FARRELL TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS CRAWFORD TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 34992 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36005 5302 12482 143949 18750 18750 216488 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS 611710 101608 101608 101608 51870 0 51870 51870 51870 0 12482 0 0 VOLUNTEER CENTER 611710 12205 12205 MISC. INCOME 611710 4833 4833 17038 387004 170516 0 0 34992 17496 17496 144013 61196 82817 15318 9685 5633 3500 3500 5249 3054 2195 2124 2124 2748 2748 129 129 31298 31298 933 933 40403 40403 30922 30922 UTILITIES 69877 69877 EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES 45729 45729 VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT 7612 7612 OTHER EXPENSES 600 600 435447 321682 113765 0 68348 39648 669807 642892 67318 26915 1003828 1022578 1139494 1089141 3430 1521 3430 1521 X 1108610 1047961 27454 39659 1136064 1087620 1139494 1089141 X -48443 -1 X 0 0 0 X 401586 201909 252074 235563 214776 1305908 401586 201909 252074 235563 214776 1305908 1305908 88863 71877 58344 59481 51870 330435 0 1636343 315437 0.79810 0.81310 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1022578 X 0 644903 619980 24923 24904 22912 1992 0 26915 MUSEUM ARTIFACTS AND EXHIBITS 1022578 1022578 PART III, LINE 1A: INFOAGE IS A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF OVER FIFTEEN MUSEUMS AND EXHIBITS FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON THE PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY (THINK STEM) AND THE ALMOST 100-YEAR HISTORY OF SERVICE OF OUR CAMPUS IN THE DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES. OUR 35-ACRE CAMPUS IS LOCATED ON THE CAMP EVANS NATIONAL LANDMARK AND NEW JERSEY'S WORLD WAR II LIVING MEMORIAL AND CONTAINS 28 MAJOR BUILDINGS AND DOZENS OF SMALLER BUILDINGS TO INCLUDE THE UNIQUE BUCKMINSTER FULLER DESIGNED DYMAXION DEPLOYMENT UNITS (DDU). AT PRESENT, THERE IS OVER 43,000 SQUARE FEET OF MUSEUM AND EXHIBIT SPACE; THE OPENING OF THE ELECTRONIC WARFARE/RADAR PAVILION IN 2023 WILL ADD ANOTHER 4,000 SQUARE FEET OF INTERACTIVE AND HANDS-ON EXHIBIT SPACE. TO MANAGE THIS SIZEABLE CAMPUS TAKES A DEDICATED BOARD, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. INFOAGE HAS AN EIGHTEEN MEMBER FULLY ENGAGED BOARD WITH DIVERSE EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND BACKGROUND THAT LENDS ITSELF NOT ONLY TO OUR PRIMARY MISSION BUT ALSO OUR SUB-MISSIONS. OUR STAFF IS COMPOSED OF TWO FULL TIME EMPLOYEES (A FACILITY MANAGER AND AN ADMINISTRATOR) AND SEVEN PART TIME EMPLOYEES (THE CEO, A JANITOR, FOUR ADMISSIONS STAFF AND A VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR) WHO WORK A TOTAL OF 35 HOURS (F/T) PER WEEK, AND 20 HOURS (CEO) AND 5 HOURS FOR THE OTHER STAFF. HOWEVER, THE BACKBONE OF INFOAGE IS ITS VOLUNTEERS. 2023 HAS BEEN A GREAT YEAR AND WE WERE ABLE TO DO SO MUCH: FIRST OF ALL, YOU NOW ENTER OUR CAMPUS THROUGH OUR NEW ENTRY GATE THANKS TO A GRANT FROM MANASQUAN BANK. WE INSTALLED A NEW ADA RAMP RIGHT OFF THE LOBBY TO MAKE IT MUCH EASIER FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MOBILITY ISSUES TO VISIT US. WE FINALLY GOT THE RC-12H GUARDRAIL EW AIRCRAFT AND HAVE INITIATED A FUNDRAISER TO RESTORE THE PLANE. A FIRE MUSEUM TO HIGHLIGHT THE HUGE AMOUNT OF MODERN INNOVATION IN THE FIRE SERVICE THAT CAN BE LINKED TO MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS IS OUR NEWEST MUSEUM; IT WILL OPEN IN AUGUST 2024. A "WOMEN IN DEFENSE" EXHIBIT IS BEING DEVELOPED AND WILL OPEN IN NOVEMBER. OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN EXHIBIT WAS REVAMPED AND OPENED ON OCTOBER14. THE INFOAGE SPACE EXPLORATION CENTER (ISEC) RECEIVED SOME OUTSTANDING ARTIFACTS AND PROFESSIONAL DISPLAYS FROM NASA AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR. BROADWAY, THE HALLWAY CONNECTING OUR MUSEUMS IN THE H BUILDINGS, IS NOW OPEN AND USABLE. THE HISTORIC DIVERS RECEIVED ANOTHER HYPOBARIC CHAMBER FOR THE MARITIME PAVILION. THE CHAMBER WILL BE USED AS EXAMPLES OF DIVER TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATING SEVERAL LAWS OF PHYSICS BESIDES BEING AN ATTRACTIVE EXHIBIT. THE HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR AND CHRISTMAS TRAIN SHOW IN DECEMBER HAD ATTENDANCE SURPASS PRE-COVID LEVELS. OF NOTE, MOST OF THE VISITORS HAD NEVER BEEN TO INFOAGE BEFORE. OUR STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS REALLY CAME ALIVE THIS YEAR. WE HAD OVER 900 STUDENTS FROM SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY AND FROM NEW YORK CITY VISIT NOT JUST TO LOOK AT EXHIBITS BUT TO BECOME INVOLVED IN A LEARNING EXPERIENCE. THIS INCLUDED LEARNING HOW TO SOLDER, BASIC PROGRAMMING, PODCASTING, LASER CUTTING AND DESIGN, AND USING MICRO CONTROLLERS. STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS ARE ALSO WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE IN SCHEDULED EVENTS LIKE NJ MAKERS DAY IN MARCH; WEEKLY MICROCONTROLLER MONDAYS; BIMONTHLY TECH REPAIR WORKSHOPS; LECTURES BY STAFF AND RENOWNED GUESTS; AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. ADDITIONAL STEM AND EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS WERE ALSO WELL RECEIVED AND WELL ATTENDED: THE VINTAGE COMPUTER FEST - EAST, WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 2,100 PEOPLE FROM 6 COUNTRIES AND 14 STATES; THE VINTAGE COMPUTER FEDERATION ALSO HOSTED SWAP AND REPAIR MEETS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE MONTHLY INFOAGE SPACE EXPLORATION CENTER (ISEC) "SPACEFLIGHT LECTURE SERIES" FEATURED PRESENTATIONS GIVEN BY NASA AMBASSADOR FRANK O'BRIEN. THE BI-MONTHLY LECTURE SERIES FOCUSES ON HISTORY AND SCIENCE AND INCLUDED PRESENTATIONS SUCH AS NASA'S "MISSION TO PLUTO AND THE KUIPER BELT" BY MISSION OPERATIONS MANAGER ALICE BOWMAN, THE "ISRAELI DEFENSE SYSTEM IRON DOME AND IRON BEAM", AND "MACHINE LEARNING, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION". "SPACE EXPLORATION WEEK", COMPLETELY REVAMPED FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AS STUDENTS LEARNED ABOUT THE UNIVERSE AROUND US. "CAMP INVENTION", HOSTED BY INFOAGE, A CONFIDENCE-BOOSTING STEM SUMMER CAMP WHERE KIDS BUILT CREATIVE INVENTIONS AND LASTING FRIENDSHIPS, HAD 85 ATTENDEES. OTHER EVENTS INCLUDED OUR "WORLD WAR II WEEKEND", "WALL APPRECIATION WEEKEND", AND A "TOUCH-A-TANK" WEEKEND. IN 2023 WE SAW AN EVER-INCREASING NUMBERS OF VISITORS, SCHOOLS, SCOUT TROOPS, AND SENIOR AND CIVIC GROUPS, AS 11,899 VISITORS CAME TO OUR CAMPUS, AN INCREASE OF OVER 30% FROM 2022. IN ADDITION, WE HAD 341,499 HITS ON OUR WEBSITES (WWW.INFOAGE.ORG AND WWW.ISEC.SPACE) WITH 99,203 VISITS. AND, AGAIN, WE COULD NOT SUCCEED WITHOUT OUR VOLUNTEERS WHO CONTRIBUTED OVER 25,000 RECORDED HOURS OF THEIR TIME WORKING TO INCREASE THE INFOAGE EXPERIENCE. WE CONTINUE INCREASING OUR CURB APPEAL. THE MARCONI COTTAGES AND GARAGES AND SEVERAL SMALL BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN PAINTED, THE FIRE HOUSE IS BEING PAINTED, AND WE ARE INSTALLING A LIGHTED SIGN AT ISEC. OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS FINDING THE FUNDING TO REPAIR AND RESTORE THIS NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK. IN 2015, THE NEW JERSEY HISTORIC TRUST CONTRACTED WITH DAEDALUS PROJECTS INCORPORATED, BOSTON, MA FOR THE PRESERVATION MASTER PLAN OF THE CAMP EVANS NHL HISTORIC DISTRICT. THE PLAN CAME UP WITH A COST ESTIMATE OF $15,917,302 TO REPAIR AND RESTORE THIS HISTORIC SITE OVER A 15-YEAR PERIOD. THE INFOAGE BOARD, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ARE SLOWLY TACKLING THIS "ELEPHANT" ONE BITE AT A TIME BUT HELP FROM FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. X 18000 FMV PER DONOR X GENERAL SUPPLIES 0 750 FMV PER DONOR 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE RETURN IS GIVEN TO THE CEO WHO DISTRIBUTES THE RETURN TO BOARD MEMBERS VIA EMAIL, ZOOM AND IN PERSON MEETINGS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SIGNING THE ELECTRONIC FILING AUTHORIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE REVIEWS POLICY ANNUAL OR WHEN A NEW MEMBER IS BROUGHT ON TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A HUMAN RESOURCES MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WHO PRESENTS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHO APPROVES AND RECOMMENDS TO THE BOARD FOR VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE RETURN IS PRESENTED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL VIA EMAIL AND IN-PERSON AND ZOOM MEETING BEFORE AUTHORIZATION FOR ELECTRONIC FILING IS SIGNED AND RETURNED TO ERO. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: ROUNDING -1.