2026-09-18T08:39:01-07:00 2025-12-31 454173936 Kelly A Dawson CPA 2 East Second Street Suite 400 Jamestown NY 14701 990 2025-01-01 273571294 THE LAWSON BOATING HERITAGE CENTER ON CHAUTAUQUA LAKE LAWS 7163863355 PO BOX 10 73 LAKESIDE DRIVE BEMUS POINT NY 14712 RICHARD C JOHNSON TREASURER 7163863355 2026-06-23 true Kelly A Dawson CPA P00956772 7164996398 2026-09-18 X 2025 RICHARD C JOHNSON PO BOX 10 73 LAKESIDE DRIVE BEMUS POINT NY 14712 210896 false X N/A X 2010 NY LOVING BOATS SINCE 1918. OUR MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE THE HISTORY OF BOATING ON CHAUTAUQUA LAKE, TO PRESERVE THE LAWSON FAMILYS LEGACY, AND TO SHARE CHAUTAUQUA LAKES REGIONAL HISTORY. 11 11 0 35 0 0 282987 164454 0 1690 10008 29625 33841 314302 208303 0 0 0 0 0 92649 123841 92649 123841 221653 84462 1269869 1313231 41500 400 1228369 1312831 LOVING BOATS SINCE 1918. OUR MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE THE HISTORY OF BOATING ON CHAUTAUQUA LAKE, TO PRESERVE THE LAWSON FAMILYS LEGACY, AND TO SHARE CHAUTAUQUA LAKES REGIONAL HISTORY. false false 113469 0 0 EXHIBIT HISTORIC BOATS, ARTIFACTS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL THAT RELATE TO CHAUTAUQUA LAKES RICH BOATING HISTORY. EXHIBIT THE LAWSON FAMILY COLLECTION OF HISTORIC BOATING ARTIFACTS, WOOD-WORKING TOOLS, BOAT BUILDING TOOLS, AND PHOTOGRAPHY. PROVIDE A VENUE FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVITY AND EVENT FORUMS. PROVIDE A MARINA LEARNING EXPERIENCE. CREATE A NAUTICAL REFERENCE LIBRARY FOR USE BY THE MEMBERSHIP AND GUESTS. ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025: MAINTAIN NORMAL MUSUEUM HOURS DESPITE LOWER NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER DOCENTS. MEMORIAL DAY THROUGH LABOR DAY WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS:SATURDAY 10AM-5PM AND SUNDAY 1PM-5PM, ADDITIONALLY DURING JULY AND AUGUST WEDNESDAY 1PM-5PM AND AT OTHER TIMES PER REQUEST. CURRENT AVERAGE MEMBERSHIP - 300. CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, PARTNER, CORPORATE, FRIEND OF THE LAWSON CENTER. CONTINUE MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. WITH THE HELP OF A GRANT FROM THE CHAUTAUQUA REGION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, WE WERE ABLE TO REPLACE ONE OF THE FRONT WINDOWS ON THE MAIN FLOOR OF THE MUSEUM. WE ALSO WRAPPED UP THE WORK ON OUR FOUNDATION AND BREAK WALL WHICH WAS FUNDED IN PART BY CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY AND NEW YORK STATE. ON THE WATER FACING FRONT OF OUR BUILDING AND INSTALL PROTECTIVE RIP-RAP ALONG THE WATERFRONT 0 0 0 WE CONTINUED TO CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, FORUMS, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS CENTERED ON THE HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF THE LAWSON CENTER, MARITIME HISTORY OF CHAUTAUQUA LAKE, THE HISTORY OF WOOD BOAT BUILDING, AND THE LESSONS OF BOATING. ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025: WE WERE ABLE TO CONDUCT A NORMAL SCHEDULE OF CLASSES, FORUMS, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS. OUR SUMMER LECTURE SERIES WAS HELD WITH ATTENDANCE OF 209. SCHOOL TOURS WERE HELD IN THE SPRING. WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE 849 MUSEUM VISITORS, 190 FOR ADULT EDUCATION SEMINARS AND 1,352 ATTENDED MEMBER AND PRIVATE EVENTS AT OUR VENUE. 0 0 0 PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF CLASSIC BOATS THAT IN THE PAST YEARS GRACED OUR LAKE. ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025: WORK IS CONTINUING ON A 67 CENTURY RESORTER AS WELL AS ON A BEE LINE FIBERGLASS BOAT ON THE CENTURY THE BOTTOM HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND THE BOAT HAS BEEN VARNISHED. NEXT A NEW INTERIOR WILL BE INSTALLED. ON THE BEE LINE THE PRIMER IS BEING SANDED AND NEXT THE FINISH WHITECOAT WILL BE APPLIED. BOTH ARE EXAMPLES OF TEH HISTORIC BOATS THAT GRACED OUR LAKE OVER THE YEARS AS WELL AS THE CRAFTSMANSHIP WE ARE PRESERVING. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY THE HARD WORK OF OUR VOLUNTEERS AND THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR MEMBERS. 113469 true true 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 false false true false false false false false false false false true 2 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false NY X RICHARD JOHNSON 7163863355 PO BOX 10 73 LAKESIDE DRIVE BEMUS POINT NY 14712 X CATHY KERR TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON GRAPER TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 RAE LYNN DEANGELO TRUSTEE 3.00 X 5300 0 0 MAUREEN STAHLEY TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH WEHRFRITZ TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD C JOHNSON TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MAX PICKARD SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGE KERR PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 LARRY DIGGS TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD A SHICK VICE-PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICIA BALDWIN TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 5300 false false false 44016 1500 118938 90000 164454 5258 0 5258 12656 12656 12656 12656 4750 0 4750 4750 4750 0 0 3302 2593 709 709 DOCK INCOME 999999 20000 20000 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 999999 476 476 0 0 20476 208303 25935 0 17914 4905 0 4905 0 4834 4834 0 0 4877 0 4877 0 49724 49724 0 0 8816 8816 0 0 MAINTENANCE 16362 16362 0 0 UTILITIES 8717 8717 0 0 BANK & CREDIT CARD FEES 10982 10982 0 0 TELEPHONE/INTERNET 2694 2694 0 0 11930 11340 590 0 123841 113469 10372 0 160213 247647 15499 14982 75000 0 2601 2649 1490112 442159 1016556 1047953 1269869 1313231 40300 0 1200 400 0 0 41500 400 X 1228369 1312831 1228369 1312831 1269869 1313231 84462 X false false false X 0 0 160515 254845 217513 282987 164454 1080314 33485 36541 34692 33158 137876 0 0 160515 288330 254054 317679 197612 1218190 0 0 0 1218190 26 21 2601 1690 5258 9596 26 21 2601 1690 5258 9596 160541 288351 256655 319369 202870 1227786 0.99220 0.99600 0.00780 0.00400 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 135738 135738 710752 251299 459453 516865 147359 369506 126757 43501 83256 1047953 X 2 90000 APPRAISED VALUE false false false Pt VI, Line 2 GEORGE KERR AND CATHY KERR ARE MARRIED. Pt VI, Line 11b A COPY OF THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED BY THE TREASURER TO THE TRUSTEES FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. Pt VI, Line 12c INDIVIDUAL RAISES THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND ABSTAINS FROM VOTING. Pt VI, Line 19 THEY ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE MAIN OFFICE OF THE ORGANIZATION.