Nonprofit · EIN 13-2596500
SEAPORT MUSEUM NEW YORK
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10038
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $7,961,118 | $5,824,477 | $2,136,641 | $28,606,610 | $3,209,784 | $25,396,826 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $6,471,516 | $5,305,698 | $1,165,818 | $26,894,548 | $3,683,945 | $23,210,603 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,259,614
- of which government grants
- $2,751,733
- Membership dues
- $30,995
- Program service revenue
- $316,141
- Investment income
- -$3,529
- Net rental income
- $1,319,763
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$74,766
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $51,500
- Other revenue
- $1,388,892
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $263,108
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,479,001
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,493,484
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $114,496
- Occupancy
- $31,059
- Travel
- $17,740
- Depreciation
- $931,110
- Program services (functional)
- $4,005,911
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,327,650
- Fundraising (functional)
- $490,916
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $26,894,548
- Total assets, end of year
- $28,606,610
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,209,784
- Net assets, end of year
- $25,396,826
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $24,316,700
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,796,155
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $23,289,464
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,107,362
- Gross receipts
- $8,813,017
- Employees
- 84
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 1967
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN BOULWARE | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $219,628 | $43,481 |
| MEG FELLERATH | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,459 | $32,575 |
| ANNA FRENKEL | VICE PRESIDENT OF EXTERNAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,901 | $12,243 |
| CHRISTIANA HUUS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SHEEHAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVIN SAVAGE-YAMAZAKI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG PAGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE MCVAY HUGHES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERNEST TOLLERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYRUS GENTRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BJJONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN BOULWARE | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $224,122 | $49,574 |
| MEG FELLERATH | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,221 | $13,677 |
| ANNA FRENKEL | VICE PRESIDENT OF EXTERNAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,797 | $20,547 |
| CHRISTIANA HUUS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SHEEHAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVIN SAVAGE-YAMAZAKI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG PAGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE MCVAY HUGHES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERNEST TOLLERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYRUS GENTRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BJJONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 12 FULTON ST, NEW YORK, NY 10038-2101
- In care of
- % JONATHAN BOULWARESEAPORT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DAVID SHEEHAN, 12 FULTON STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10038
- Signed the 990
- DAVID SHEEHAN, TREASURER
- Phone
- (212) 748-8600
- Website
- SOUTHSTREETSEAPORTMUSEUM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CONDON O'MEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLP
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O.
Program accomplishments
- SCHOOL AND PUBLIC EVENTSTHE SEAPORT MUSEUM WELCOMED OVER 84,936 VISITORS IN 2024. OVER 200 FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS ENGAGED 27,408 INDIVIDUALS IN CONVERSATIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES. HIGHLIGHTS IN 2024 INCLUDED A COLLABORATION WITH NY CHINESE CULTURAL CENTER ON A LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION; A SERIES OF SITE-SPECIFIC PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE SSSM CAMPUS AS A PART OF THE RIVER TO RIVER FESTIVAL; AN INSTALLATION OF CLIMATE THEMED PUBLIC ART, AS A PART OF CITY OF WATER DAY; A MONTHLY SEA SHANTY MORE HANDS-ON FAMILY ACTIVITIES, SPECIAL CULTURAL EVENTS, AND MORE. SCHOOL-AGE FIELD TRIPS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT 2024, WELCOMING 5,810 K-12 STUDENTS AND THEIR EDUCATORS TO FIELD TRIPS DOCKSIDE ON PIER 16 AND IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.Expenses $2,299,186 · revenue $89,943
- MARINE OPERATIONSFOUR HISTORIC VESSELS WERE VISITED BY 35,209 INDIVIDUALS, WHO EXPLORED PERMANENTLY MOORED VESSELS 1885 CARGO SHIP WAVERTREE AND 1908 LIGHTSHIP AMBROSE AND SAILED IN NYC'S EAST RIVER ABOARD 1885 SCHOONER PIONEER AND 1930 TUGBOAT W.O. DECKER.Expenses $904,496 · revenue $158,244
- MUSEUM SHOPAT THE 19TH CENTURY RECREATED PRINT SHOP BOWNE & CO. STATIONERS, MASTER PRINTERS OFFERED PRINTING DEMONSTRATIONS AND WORKSHOPS FOR 20,683 VISITORS.Expenses $357,525 · revenue $150,449
- CURATORIAL19,753 VISITORS WERE WELCOMED AT INDOOR EXHIBITIONS AT SCHERMERHORN ROW, WHICH IN 2024 INCLUDED "SOUTH STREET AND THE RISE OF NEW YORK; AND "MILLIONS: MIGRANTS AND MILLIONAIRES ABOARD THE GREAT LINERS, 1900-1914." AT THE 19TH CENTURY RECREATED PRINT SHOP BOWNE & CO. STATIONERS, MASTER PRINTERS OFFERED PRINTING DEMONSTRATIONS AND WORKSHOPS FOR 20,683 VISITORS.EXHIBITIONS:19,753 VISITORS WERE WELCOMED AT INDOOR EXHIBITIONS AT SCHERMERHORN ROW, WHICH IN 2024 INCLUDED "SOUTH STREET AND THE RISE OF NEW YORK; AND "MILLIONS: MIGRANTS AND MILLIONAIRES ABOARD THE GREAT LINERS, 1900-1914."Expenses $444,704
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-2596500
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1989
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A500)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $28,606,610
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,813,017
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $7,961,118 | $5,824,477 | $28,606,610 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $6,471,516 | $5,305,698 | $26,894,548 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $12,195,681 | $5,135,521 | $26,722,225 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-2596500).
Questions about SEAPORT MUSEUM NEW YORK
- What is the EIN of SEAPORT MUSEUM NEW YORK?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SEAPORT MUSEUM NEW YORK is 13-2596500.
- Is SEAPORT MUSEUM NEW YORK tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
- Are donations to SEAPORT MUSEUM NEW YORK tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SEAPORT MUSEUM NEW YORK file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SEAPORT MUSEUM NEW YORK due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SEAPORT MUSEUM NEW YORK last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of SEAPORT MUSEUM NEW YORK?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DAVID SHEEHAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of SEAPORT MUSEUM NEW YORK?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $219,628 (JONATHAN BOULWARE, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does SEAPORT MUSEUM NEW YORK have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $7,961,118, expenses of $5,824,477 and total assets of $28,606,610 at year end.
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