2026-07-02T10:48:50-07:00 2025-12-31 202747426 RICH AND BANDER LLP 79 MADISON AVE 2ND FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10016 990 2025-01-01 113569896 THE WATERFRONT MUSEUM WATE 7186244719 290 CONOVER STREET Brooklyn NY 11231 DAVID SHARPS MUSEUM DIRECTOR 7186244719 2026-07-02 true JONATHAN A BANDER P00561220 2126842470 2026-07-02 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DAVID SHARPS 290 CONOVER STREET BROOKLYN NY 11231 272851 false X www.waterfrontmuseum.org/ X 2000 NY TO PROVIDE ARTS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WATERFRONT ACCESS AND PROMOTE HISTORIC PRESERVATION 8 6 3 16 0 0 234072 203466 54324 55975 12164 13254 236 156 300796 272851 0 0 43760 44625 0 7198 128699 130863 172459 175488 128337 97363 673263 745937 135509 110820 537754 635117 TO PROVIDE ARTS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WATERFRONT ACCESS AND PROMOTE HISTORIC PRESERVATION. false false 81400 0 43722 SHOWBOAT PERFORMANCES: DIVERSE ENTERTAINMENT GENRES OFTEN INCLUDE MUSIC, DANCE, FILM, CIRCUS, AND PUPPETRY. ART DISPLAYED ON THE WALLS ENHANCE THE COASTAL AMBIANCE. OUR FOCUS IS TO COLLABORATE WITH NY-BASED AND LOCAL ARTS GROUPS TO HELP ANCHOR RED HOOK AS A CULTURAL DESTINATION. ADMISSION COSTS VARY FROM FREE TO $35. MOST PROGRAMS FEATURE A MARITIME THEME AND ARE INTENDED FOR AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES. 22812 0 12253 MARITIME EDUCATION INITIATIVE: THE WATERFRONT MUSEUM PROVIDES FREE AND LOW-COST MARITIME EDUCATION PROGRAMS YEAR-ROUND IN AN INSPIRING AND DISTINCTIVE SETTING. THESE INCLUDE FREE MUSEUM TOURS TWICE WEEKLY; SCHOOL, CAMP, SENIOR AND TOURIST GROUP VISITS BOOKED IN ADVANCE; AND RESEARCH ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, JOURNALISTS, AND HISTORIANS. 104212 true true false false false false false true false false true false false true true 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 false false false false true 5 0 3 true false false false false false false false false false false X 8 6 true false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true false false false false NY X X DAVID SHARPS 7186244719 290 CONOVER STREET BROOKLYN NY 11231 DAVID SHARPS MUSEUM DIRECTOR 40.00 X 86635 0 0 ANNIK LA FARGE BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES KENNA SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NIEL ISBRANDTSEN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 REBECCA CHACE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SOPHIE SHARPS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG O'CONNELL BOARD MEMBER (PASSED AWAY IN AUGUST 2025) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAYNE K SMITH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA MAGID BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 86635 0 0 false false false 121675 81791 203466 ADMISSIONS 900099 12253 0 0 BARGE RENTAL 900099 43722 0 0 55975 13254 0 13254 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 156 156 0 0 156 272851 56131 0 13254 35000 8750 26250 0 6085 6085 0 0 3540 1278 2262 0 5000 0 5000 0 38078 23152 11690 3236 1363 1363 0 0 39856 31884 5978 1994 45 0 45 0 26885 21508 4033 1344 5165 1865 3300 0 LICENSES AND PERMITS 1367 0 1367 0 PRINTING AND REPRODUCTION 339 339 0 0 SUPPLIES 5942 5118 824 0 POSTAGE AND DELIVERY 455 0 0 455 6368 2870 3329 169 175488 104212 64078 7198 116257 159113 307553 400338 67000 2250 399 399 850278 838039 39124 12239 80196 129734 104598 673263 745937 5775 6222 129734 104598 135509 110820 X 513022 585617 24732 49500 537754 635117 673263 745937 97363 X true X false true false X 0 0 89745 169163 119337 234072 203466 815783 7791 35989 50013 54324 55975 204092 0 0 97536 205152 169350 288396 259441 1019875 2300 12300 12400 78400 12800 118200 240 4966 20320 11710 37236 2300 12540 17366 98720 24510 155436 864439 4415 5896 7305 12164 13524 43304 4415 5896 7305 12164 13524 43304 101951 211048 176655 300560 272965 1063179 0.81310 0.80430 0.04070 0.04000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X false 0 0 843487 831248 12239 6791 6791 0 12239 Right-of-Use Asset 104598 104598 Lease Liabilities 104598 104598 X Pt III, Line 1a IN ACCORDANCE WITH INDUSTRY PRACTICE, THE MUSEUMS COLLECTIONS OF PRINTED AND MANUSCRIPT MATERIALS, MAPS, PHOTOGRAPHS, PAINTINGS, ARTIFACTS AND OTHER ITEMS RELEVANT TO WATERFRONT HISTORY ARE NOT CAPITALIZED AND RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. THE MUSEUM HOLDS ITS COLLECTIONS FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH RATHER THAN FOR FINANCIAL GAIN. IT PROTECTS, CARES FOR, PRESERVES, AND KEEPS ITS COLLECTIONS UNENCUMBERED, SUBJECT TO A POLICY THAT REQUIRES PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF COLLECTION ITEMS TO BE USED TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL COLLECTION ITEMS. Pt III, Line 4 THE MUSEUMS COLLECTIONS CONSISTS OF PRINTED AND MANUSCRIPT MATERIALS, MAPS,PHOTOGRAPHS, MOTION PICTURE FILMS, VIDEO AND MEDIA OF ORAL HISTORIES, PAINTINGS, ARTIFACTS AND OTHER ITEMS WHICH HAVE BEEN CREATED OR USED IN NEW YORK HARBORS, OR ARE OTHERWISE RELEVANT TO WATERFRONT HISTORY. THE PURPOSE OF THE COLLECTION IS TO REFLECT THE BROADEST INTERPRETATION OF WATERFRONT HISTORY, NEW YORK HARBORS COMMERCE AND COMMUTING ROUTES, AND ITS HISTORIC PRESERVATION; TO SUPPORT BOTH PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION; TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR OTHER INSTITUTIONS; AND, TO SERVE AS A BASIS FOR THE PROMOTION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION OF NEW YORK HARBORS. Pt X, Line 2 THE MUSEUM HAS EVALUATED ITS CURRENT TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025, THE MUSEUM DOES NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A RESERVE WOULD BE NECESSARY. Pt VI, Line 2 SOPHIE SHARPS IS DAVID SHARPS DAUGHTER. Pt VI, Line 11b THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE BOARD TREASURER. Pt VI, Line 12c ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO SIGN A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. Pt VI, Line 19 INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST OF AN INDIVIDUAL OR INSTITUTION. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g CONSULTING 13437. 1747. 11690. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g INSTRUCTOR/INTERPRETER 13500. 13500. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g TECHNICAL/PRODUCTION 7455. 7455. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g OTHER FEES 3686. 450. 0. 3236.