EIN 06-0653120

Mystic Seaport Museum

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
274
City
Year formed
1929
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Mystic Seaport Museum is the nation’s leading maritime museum. The Museum has grown to become a national center for research and education with the mission to inspire an enduring connection to the American maritime experience.
Total revenues
$36,462,336
2022
Total expenses
$22,706,958
2022
Total assets
$107,691,888
2022
Num. employees
274
2022

Program areas at Mystic Seaport Museum

Visitor experience - Mystic Seaport Museum welcomes 250,000 visitors annually. Departments including visitor services, exhibitions, interpretation, and public programs welcome visitors; research, design, produce, and care for exhibits; offer educational and illustrative experiences about america and the sea; and offer a variety of seasonal and themed programs, activities, and special events.
Collections & research - Mystic Seaport Museum's collection contains more than 2 million items spanning the eighteenth through twenty-first centuries, including watercraft, historic buildings, photographs and film, art, tools, and artifacts. The watercraft collection is the largest in the world with more than 560 vessels, including four national historic landmarks. The henry b. dupont preservation shipyard cares for these vessels, while the curatorial department acquires, researches, documents, restores, and conserves items for the collection. The Museum's collection are housed in a state of the art facility, the collections research center, which serves students, members, staff, and outside scholars.the Museum's collection includes 560 watercraft (including 5 major vessels), 24 historic houses and buildings, 2000 ship models, 1100 scrimshaw pieces, 5000 video tapes, 1,500,000 feet of historic film and a collection of more than 1,000,000 photographs, as well as significant collections of prints, navigational instruments, tools, marine paintings and other maritime memorabilia. In addition, the collection contains large quantities of nonnautical furnishings for the historic buildings, as well as ship and boat parts, engines, and similar objects. The Museum's library collection contains approximately 75,000 books and periodicals, 1,000,000 manuscripts, 10,000 maps, well over 100,000 ship plans, 2,000 rolls of microfilm, and 600 oral history tapes.
Educational programs - Mystic Seaport Museum serves 25,000 students and teachers annually with a variety of educational opportunities, including summer camps; sailing programs; school field trips; and afterschool, in-school, homeschool, virtual, and overnight programs.

Who funds Mystic Seaport Museum

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Connecticut HumanitiesDeai: External Proc$500,000
Brown UniversitySubcontract Grant Award$284,329
Edward W Kane and Martha J Wallace Family FoundationUnrestricted$250,000
...and 102 more grants received totalling $2,854,583

Personnel at Mystic Seaport Museum

NameTitleCompensation
David PattenOutgoing Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Treasurer$215,975
Christopher GasiorekSenior Vice President of Operations and Watercraft / Vice President Watercraft Preservation and Programs$181,925
Shannon McKenzieVice President Operations$145,000
Christina BrophySenior Vice President of Curatorial Affairs$218,473
Christopher FreemanVice President in Advancement$164,029
...and 15 more key personnel

Financials for Mystic Seaport Museum

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$14,065,536
Program services$6,019,583
Investment income and dividends$1,502,739
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$11,532
Net rental income$124,549
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$14,484,220
Net income from fundraising events$-56,789
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$14,485
Miscellaneous revenues$296,481
Total revenues$36,462,336

Form 990s for Mystic Seaport Museum

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-03990View PDF
2021-122022-11-09990View PDF
2020-122021-11-10990View PDF
2019-122021-02-26990View PDF
2018-122020-01-22990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 21, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
January 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 28 new grant, including a grant for $250,000 from Community Foundation of New Jersey
December 31, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
October 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 9 new grant, including a grant for $250,000 from Edward W Kane and Martha J Wallace Family Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
MembershipsPolitical advocacyLobbyingConservation easementFundraising eventsNational levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringProvides scholarshipsGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
75 Greenmanville Ave
Mystic, CT 06355
Metro area
Norwich-New London, CT
County
New London County, CT
Website URL
mysticseaport.org/ 
Phone
(860) 572-0711
Facebook page
mysticseaport 
Twitter profile
@mysticseaport 
IRS details
EIN
06-0653120
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1929
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A54: History Museums
NAICS code, primary
7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
Parent/child status
Independent
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