2025-02-20T01:06:01-00:00 2024-06-30 061418503 ROBERT J CREAMER PC 412 MAIN STREET RIDGEFIELD CT 06877 990 2023-07-01 066076244 KEELER TAVERN PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC KEEL 2034385485 152 MAIN STREET RIDGEFIELD CT 06877 PAUL SCHMIDT TREASURER 2034385485 2025-02-20 true true ROBERT J CREAMER ESQ P00186237 2034383033 2025-02-20 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KEELER TAVERN MUSEUM & HISTORY CENTER PAUL SCHMIDT 132 MAIN STREET RIDGEFIELD CT 06877 784807 false X KEELERTAVERNMUSEUM.ORG X 1965 CT Please see Schedule O 11 11 22 24000 451932 389844 47012 38987 57943 129142 170841 123711 727728 681684 0 0 402474 399478 0 121819 593484 567307 995958 966785 -268230 -285101 4922477 4659421 900695 882582 4021782 3776839 X PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O false false 192077 61305 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 about 2,000 students and we typically welcome around 10,000 vistors. Revenue from tours, education, other programs and Gift Shop was 49,990. 197897 33607 See Schedule O 192077 Keeler Tavern Preservation Society maintains and protects six 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. 582051 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 true 19 0 false 22 true true true 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 David Yaun First Vice President 005.00 X X 0 0 0 Paul Schmidt Treasurer 005.00 X X 0 0 0 Maggie McIntire Secretary 005.00 X X 0 0 0 Rhonda Hill Past President 001.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Casey 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 Eric Johnson Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Leslie Lindenauer Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Katherine Love Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Cheryl Patterson-Zaic Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Seavy Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Mike Twomey Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 16400 116177 257267 389844 Program Service Revenue 900099 38987 38987 38987 129142 185985 33276 152709 152709 128709 24000 116177 44745 -44745 39524 25102 14422 14422 MISC. 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OUR ARCHIVAL MATERIALS INCLUDE 18TH-CENTURY LEDGERS, ENGRAVINGS, AND RECEIPTS 19TH-CENTURY DIARIES, BROADSIDES, AND PORTRAITS AND EARLY 20TH-CENTURY ARCHITECTURAL BLUEPRINTS, JOURNALS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS. OUR COLLECTIONS STRENGTHS INCLUDE A WIDE ASSORTMENT OF 18TH AND 19TH-CENTURY FARMING AND HOUSEHOLD TOOLS CHINA AND EARTHENWARE EARLY 20TH-CENTURY TEXTILES. AND MORE. WE ARE ALSO KOWN FOR THE AUTHENTIC BRITISH CANNONBALL LODGED IN OUR MUSEUMS CORNER POST - A RELIC OF THE 1777 BATTLE OF RIDGEFIELD IN THE REVOLUNTIONARY WAR. GALA 93697 93697 38674 GHOST TOURS 11430 11430 4392 2 11050 11050 1679 116177 116177 44745 44745 71432 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 the 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 about 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 preserves and interprets our sites historic buildings, robust collections, and diverse stories, creating a space for ongoing learning and open dialogue about how the events of the past connect to the present and shape our future. We strive to be a trusted and dynamic center of learning, committed to building the narrative about our sites and nations history. we aim to promote engagement, curiosity, and critical thinking about the varied experiences that have shaped- and continue to shape - our communities. 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.