Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
AS AN EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL NONPROFIT INSTITUTION CENTERED ON THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER INTREPID, A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, THE MISSION OF THE INTREPID MUSEUM FOUNDATION (INTREPID MUSEUM) IS TO PROMOTE THE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF HISTORY, SCIENCE AND SERVICE THROUGH ITS COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMMING, IN ORDER TO HONOR OUR HEROES, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND INSPIRE OUR YOUTH. THE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS REALIZED IN THREE WAYS: 1) THROUGH COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS OF AMERICAN AND GLOBAL HISTORY; 2) THROUGH INNOVATIVE STEM, HISTORY, AND LEADERSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS; AND 3) BY THE INTEGRAL ROLE THE MUSEUM PLAYS IN THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL COMMUNITY, HOSTING A WIDE RANGE OF PUBLIC CULTURAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH, FAMILIES, SENIOR CITIZENS, FAMILIES IN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, VETERANS AND THE MEN AND WOMEN IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION.
- Income
- $39.4 million
- Spending
- $36.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- -3.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 53%
- Employees
- 388
- Volunteers
- 168
- Highest pay
- $756,000, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 61 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 23% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 28% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2521 of 21 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $24.3 million spent. EXHIBITS AND MUSEUM SERVICESEXHIBITSTHE MUSEUM OFFERED A RANGE OF ON-SITE AND DIGITAL EXPERIENCES TO IMMERSE VISITORS INTO THE MUSEUM THEMES OF THE INTERSECTION OF HISTORY AND INNOVATION AND TO EXPAND ON THE STORIES OF SPACE SCIENCE AND INTREPID DURING ITS ERAS OF SERVICE. THESE NEW EXHIBITIONS WERE FREE WITH ONSITE ADMISSION. CONCORDE RESTORATION AND RETURN/OPENINGFOR SEVERAL MONTHS THE BRITISH AIRWAYS CONCORDE WAS MOVED OFF-SITE FROM THE MUSEUM TO THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD TO UNDERGO CRITICAL RESTORATION AND TO ENSURE THAT WORK WAS ACHIEVED TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE HISTORIC AIRCRAFT FOR YEARS TO COME. A THIRD-PARTY VENDOR SPECIALIZING IN AIRCRAFT PAINTING AND REPAIR COMPLETED THE WORK IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE 2024 AND WITH MUCH FANFARE AND PRESS COVERAGE ON MARCH 14, 2024, THE BRITISH AIRWAYS CONCORDE RETURNED TO THE INTREPID MUSEUM. "APOLLO: WHEN WE WENT TO THE MOON" TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONFREE WITH ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM, MARCH 26 - SEPTEMBER 2INTREPID'S LARGEST-EVER TEMPORARY LICENSED EXHIBITION IN THE MUSEUM'S SPACE SHUTTLE PAVILION SHOWCASING THE CAPTIVATING HISTORY OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM, THROUGH INTERACTIVE MEDIA, PHOTOGRAPHS AND RARELY SEEN ARTIFACTS FROM THE U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER ARCHIVES. THIS EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS OUR COMMITMENT TO BRINGING IMPACTFUL AND AWE-INSPIRING EXPERIENCES TO OUR VISITORS, FURTHER SOLIDIFYING THE INTREPID MUSEUM'S REPUTATION AS A PREMIER DESTINATION FOR EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY. IT ALSO UNDERSCORES THE INTREPID'S HISTORIC HERITAGE WITH THE SPACE PROGRAM, HAVING SERVED AS A PRIMARY RECOVERY VESSEL FOR THE MERCURY-ATLAS 7 AND GEMINI 3 SPACE MISSIONS, RETRIEVING ASTRONAUTS AND THEIR CAPSULES AFTER OCEAN LANDINGS.RS-25 ENGINE, TEMPORARY DISPLAY ON PIER 86JULY TO SEPTEMBERIN CONJUNCTION WITH THE APOLLO: WHEN WE WENT TO THE MOON EXHIBITION, THE MUSEUM HOSTED A REPLICA OF THE RS-25 ENGINE ON DISPLAY AT PIER 86 TO CONNECT SPACE SCIENCE HISTORY AND THE FUTURE OF THE ARTEMIS PROGRAM. THIS PRESENTED AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE ENGINE POWERING NASA'S ARTEMIS II MISSION.CORSAIR ARRIVALMULTI-YEAR LOAN FROM THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES NAVYOCTOBER 2, 2024 CORSAIR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE AIRCRAFT RESTORATION HANGAR AND ULTIMATELY REPAINTED WITH THE MARKINGS (WITH NMUSN APPROVAL) OF A FORMER NAVAL PILOT WHO SERVED ON INTREPID DURING WORLD WAR II. THIS ARTIFACT WILL BE ON LONG TERM LOAN TO THE MUSEUM AND WILL BE FEATURED AS A CENTERPIECE OF THE NEW PERMANENT STORY OF THE INTREPID AND HANGAR DECK - TO OPEN IN MARCH 2025. THE COLLECTIONS AND AIRCRAFT RESTORATION TEAM WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE LENDER TO APPROVE PROCESS AND PROCEDURES. LONG LEAD PROJECTS: VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE - ENGINE ROOM/BOILER ROOMTHROUGHOUT MOST OF 2024 THE EXHIBITION AND CURATORIAL TEAM HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH A THIRD-PARTY VENDOR TO DEVELOP ITS FIRST VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE THAT WILL SERVE AS A PILOT FOR OTHER VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCES. THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO USE HISTORICALLY ACCURATE IMAGE RENDERINGS AND HAVE VISITORS "FEEL AND SEE" WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE IN THE HEART OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER. THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO LEARN FROM VISITOR FEEDBACK AND CREATE AN EXCITING AND ENGAGING EXPERIENCE OF A PHYSICAL SPACE THAT THE PUBLIC WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO VISIT. TRAVELING EXHIBITION: MYSTERIES FROM THE DEEP: EXPLORING UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGYIN 2024, THE MUSEUM EMBARKED ON ITS FIRST FORAY INTO TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS. IT IS WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A THIRD-PARTY EXHIBITION DEVELOPER TO CO-PRODUCE AN EXHIBITION "MYSTERIES FROM THE DEEP: EXPLORING UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY". THIS INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLING EXHIBITION WILL FIRST OPEN AT INTREPID IN JUNE 2025 AND THEN CIRCULATE ON TOUR FOR SUBSEQUENT YEARS. THE TOPIC - FOCUSING ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH WILL ILLUSTRATE THE ROLES OF 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY TO REVEAL STORIES HIDDEN BENEATH OCEANS AND LAKES. SECOND DECK RESTORATION PROJECTTHE EXHIBITIONS STAFF WORKED IN 2024 ON DEVELOPING THE SCRIPT AND DESIGN FOR ONE OF ITS LARGEST PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS, TO DATE. THIS 7000 SQ FOOT AREA WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, WILL INTRODUCE VISITORS TO SOME OF THE MOST STORIED AREAS OF THE SHIP - SICK BAY (THE SHIP'S HOSPITAL), THE BARBER SHOP AND THE POST OFFICE. THIS IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE - IN THE ACTUAL SPACES THEMSELVES WILL BE ENRICHED THROUGH SOUND INSTALLATIONS, VISUAL PROJECTIONS AS WELL AS RE-CREATIONS OF THE SPACES' THEMSELVES. DURING THIS DEVELOPMENT PHASE WE HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED BY TWO MAJOR GOVERNMENT FUNDERS, NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH) AND INSTITUTE FOR MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES (IMLS) TO COLLABORATE WITH SCHOLARS' PROJECTION DESIGNERS, AS WELL AS COLLABORATE WITH OUR DISABILITY ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND NEW YORK UNIVERSITY'S ABILITY PROJECT TO SEEK INSIGHTS AND FEEDBACK AND ULTIMATELY CREATE A RICHER, MORE LAYERED AND INCLUSIVE VISITOR EXPERIENCE. THIS PROJECT WILL NOT BE COMPLETE FOR ANOTHER 2 YEARS, BUT THE RESEARCH AND WRITING AND ENVISIONING IS ONGOING.COLLECTIONS ACQUISITIONS CALENDAR YEAR 2024:APPROXIMATELY 826 ARTIFACTS WERE ADDED TO THE COLLECTION IN 2024 AND THERE WERE 70 TOTAL ACQUISITIONS (INCLUDING COLLECTIONS FOUND ON BOARD AND FOUND IN COLLECTION). - 70 TOTAL ACQUISITIONS: (57 GIFTS, 2 FOUND ON BOARD, 11 FOUND IN COLLECTION)- ARTIFACTS CONSISTING OF 37 ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS, 42 OBJECTS, 901 MEDIA ITEMS (INCLUDING SCAN AND RETURN DONATIONS) - TOTAL ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS: 9- ORAL HISTORY PARTICIPANTS (NEW AND PREVIOUS) WHO DONATED ARTIFACTS THIS YEAR: 9- REPEAT DONORS: 12- ACQUISITIONS RESULTING FROM THE ENGINE ROOM VR PROJECT: 3- CURRENT RECORDS PUBLISHED TO EMUSEUM: 1,342 (254 ARCHIVES, 381 OBJECTS, 653 MEDIA, 54 ORAL HISTORIES). THIS WAS AN INCREASE OF 67 RECORDS FROM LAST YEAR. DUE TO MULTIPLE ONGOING EXHIBITION PROJECTS AND PLANNING, AS WELL AS OUR ONGOING EFFORTS TO RECOVER FROM THE COLLECTIONS DATA LOSS, WORK DURING THIS YEAR TO ADD NEW RECORDS TO THE SITE HAS SLOWED.ESTIMATED TOTAL COLLECTION = 23,258 ARCHIVES (RECORDS) = 1,901OBJECTS = 3,714MEDIA =
- $5.4 million spent. EDUCATION & EVALUATIONIN 2024, THE EDUCATION TEAM CONTINUED TO USE THE CENTER FOR HISTORY AND INNOVATION AS A GUIDING FRAMEWORK FOR THEIR ENDEAVORS AND WORKED TO BE ON TOP OF THE LATEST BEST PRACTICES FOR SUPPORTING STRESSED YOUTH AND TEACHERS. EDUCATION STAFF MEMBERS CONTINUED TO WORK FROM A PLACE OF WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVENESS, OFFERING PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE CULTURAL IMMIGRANT INITIATIVE AND PROGRAMMING EXPLICITLY HIGHLIGHTING TYPICALLY MARGINALIZED STORIES AND VOICES SUCH AS WOMEN IN STEM FIELDS, LGBTQ VETERANS AND AFRICAN AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS DURING INTREPID'S ACTIVE SERVICE YEARS. ULTIMATELY, THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATION TEAM SERVED OVER 40,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH VARIOUS TYPES OF EDUCATOR-LED PROGRAMMING IN THE FISCAL YEAR SPANNING JANUARY 1, 2024 - DECEMBER 31, 2024, AND OVER 31,000 MORE THROUGH SELF-GUIDED MATERIALS AND ONLINE CONTENT. CENTER FOR HISTORY & INNOVATION KEYSTONE PROJECTS AND STRATEGIC PLANNING PROGRAMMING IS FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING THE MUSEUM'S MISSION BY AMPLIFYING THE EXPERIENCES OF THOSE ON THE FRONTLINES OF HISTORY AND THE STORIES BEHIND THE ENGINEERING MARVELS IN OUR COLLECTION, INVITING INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES TO EXPERIENCE WONDER, ASK QUESTIONS AND BE INSPIRED TO SEEK CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE 21ST CENTURY'S GREATEST CHALLENGES. PROGRAMS PROMOTE THE FOLLOWING MINDSETS: PROBLEM SOLVING (DEFINING THE CHALLENGE; EXAMINING AND ASSESSING EVIDENCE; EXPLORING HOW AND WHY); GROWTH (LEARNING FROM FAILURE, THRIVING ON CHALLENGES); COLLABORATION (INCLUSION OF DIVERSE VIEWPOINTS, VOICES AND PRACTICES); SYNTHESIZING (MAKING CONNECTIONS; UNDERSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS AND IMPACTS).THE MUSEUM OFFERS MULTIDISCIPLINARY, DYNAMIC PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES, AUDIENCES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, VULNERABLE GROUPS, VETERANS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC. MUSEUM PROGRAMS HAPPEN AT THE MUSEUM, IN THE COMMUNITIES OF NEW YORK CITY AND THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. OVER THE COURSE OF 2024, PROGRAMS HAPPENED PRIMARILY AT THE MUSEUM, BUT VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES WERE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, OR, IN THE CASE OF TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTENTIONALLY DEVELOPED. SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS SUCH AS CULTURAL AFTERSCHOOL ADVENTURES (CASA) AND A LOCAL SCHOOL RESIDENCY SAW MUSEUM EDUCATION TEAM MEMBERS OFFERING PROGRAMMING IN MANY SCHOOLS. THE MUSEUM PRIORITIZES SECURING FUNDING THAT ALLOWS IT TO OFFER EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT NO COST TO STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS FROM HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THOSE SERVED ARE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS.IN 2024, MANAGEMENT COMPLETED PLANNING ON ELEMENTS TO UPDATE THE MUSEUM'S MICHAEL TYLER FISHER CENTER FOR EDUCATION (MTFC) INTO A PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION OF THE CENTER FOR HISTORY AND INNOVATION, INCLUDING INCREASED USE AS A CONVENING CENTER FOR OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS. THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE, CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL PROCESS, BASIC DESIGN ELEMENTS WERE IDENTIFIED, AND AN EXTERIOR WALL WAS REMOVED, OPENING THE CENTER VISUALLY TO THE MAIN EXHIBITION AREA OF THE MUSEUM. FIRST STEPS WERE TAKEN TO UPDATE THE COMPUTER LAB TECHNOLOGY, ALLOWING SELECT EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO INCORPORATE MORE 21ST CENTURY TECHNICAL SKILLS INTO THEIR WORK. IN ADDITION, WORK BEGAN TO TEASE OUT A STRAND OF EDUCATIONAL WORK SURROUNDING COLLECTIONS AND PROGRAMMING STRENGTHS IN AVIATION AND SPACE - INTREPID AS THE PLACE FOR AEROSPACE.SCHOOL AND TEACHER PROGRAMS (IN AND OUT OF SCHOOL TIME)OVER 23,000 K-12 STUDENTS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH PHYSICAL, DEVELOPMENTAL OR LEARNING DISABILITIES, AND TEACHERS TOOK PART IN EDUCATOR-LED PROGRAMMING IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY DURING 2024. PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON THE INTERSECTION OF HISTORY AND INNOVATION AND WERE ALIGNED WITH THE STATE STANDARDS, THE NEW YORK CITY SCOPE & SEQUENCE AND THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDED ONSITE OR VIRTUAL EXPLORATION OF THE SHIP'S RESTORED HISTORIC SPACES, INQUIRY-BASED DISCUSSIONS, PRIMARY SOURCE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN CHALLENGES. STUDENTS VIEWED THE MUSEUM'S HISTORIC AIRCRAFT COLLECTION, DISCUSSED AIRCRAFT DESIGN AND USE, AND ENGAGED IN PHYSICS DEMONSTRATIONS AND EXPERIMENTS TO DISCOVER HOW FLIGHT IS POSSIBLE; PARTICIPATED IN SPACE SCIENCE PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE ENTERPRISE, THE HISTORY OF THE SPACE RACE AND SPACE EXPLORATION IN RELATION TO INTREPID'S OWN HISTORY; CREATED ROBOTIC ARMS, EXPERIENCED SIMULATED MICROGRAVITY, DISCOVERED HOW ASTRONAUTS WORK IN SPACE; DISCUSSED WATERWAYS, THE NEED FOR WATER ON A U.S. NAVY SHIP AND PRESERVATION CHALLENGES FOR A SHIP DOCKED ON THE HUDSON RIVER. WITH REMOTE INSTRUCTION, STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA HAVE EXPERIENCED VIRTUAL TOURS OF MUSEUM SPACES AND COLLECTIONS, LED BY AN EDUCATOR WITH WHOM THEY INTERACT IN REAL TIME. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM WAS AWARDED A GRANT TO COLLABORATE WITH A LOCAL SCHOOL TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT A PILOT CURRICULUM STARTING IN FALL 2023 AND FINISHING IN JUNE OF 2024, UTILIZING THE EDUCATING FOR AMERICAN DEMOCRACY FRAMEWORK TO ENGAGE ELEMENTARY AGE STUDENTS WITH CIVICS. IN LATE WINTER OF 2024, THE COLLABORATION TOOLKIT WITH SAMPLE LESSONS, WHICH WILL BE SHARED PUBLICLY, ENTERED THE FINAL DESIGN PROCESS. THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATION TEAM ENGAGED SCHOOL AGE PARTICIPANTS WITH PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE OR EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES AND THEIR INSTRUCTORS THROUGH TAILORED PROGRAMS THAT INVOLVED MOVEMENT, SOUND, STORYTELLING, USE OF TOUCH-COLLECTION OBJECTS, PICTURES, AND CLOSE EXAMINATION OF ARTIFACTS, SUCH AS THE T-34A MENTOR AIRPLANE AND HH-52A SEA GUARDIAN HELICOPTER. MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY THOSE FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM, INCLUDED A PRE-VISIT EXPERIENCE. THESE AUDIENCES ARE PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING TO CONNECT WITH IN VIRTUAL SPACE, YET FEEDBACK TO OUR REMOTE PROGRAMS REMAINED POSITIVE. FOR TEACHERS, MUSEUM EDUCATORS LED FREE AND LOW-COST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED ONSITE, VIRTUALLY, DURING THE SCHOOL DAY AND IN THE AFTER-SCHOOL HOURS TO MEET THE NEED OF EDUCATORS ACROSS THE CITY AND AWARDED THE PARTICIPA
- $1.9 million spent. OTHER PROGRAMSPUBLIC PROGRAMSTHE MUSEUM STAGED 27 PUBLIC PROGRAMS (13 ONSITE PROGRAMS AND 14 VIRTUAL PROGRAMS). THIS INCLUDED FESTIVALS (KIDS WEEK, FLEET WEEK); MOVIE NIGHTS; ASTRONOMY NIGHTS. NEARLY ALL THE PROGRAMS (BUT ONE) WERE FREE WITH ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM. THE MUSEUM HOSTS "FREE FRIDAYS" FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING EXPERIENCE FOR ALL AUDIENCES WHO WANT TO EXPERIENCE THE MUSEUM AFTER HOURS. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING IS PROVIDED INCLUDING OUR FREE SUMMER MOVIE SERIES (ON THE FLIGHT DECK) AND SOME OF OUR ONSITE ASTRONOMY PROGRAMS WITH CELEBRATED ASTRONAUTS AND SCIENTISTS. THE SUMMER TASTING EVENT WAS A PAID EXPERIENCE.TOTAL ONSITE ATTENDANCE: 62,229 TOTAL VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE: 483,459ANOTHER CENTERPIECE EVENT INCLUDED INTREPID AS ONE OF THE NEW YORK CITY LOCATIONS FOR THE PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE EVENT (APRIL 8, 2024) WITH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING PROVIDED AND COMPLIMENTARY COMMEMORATIVE SOLAR ECLIPSE GLASSES FOR VISITORS.INTREPID HOSTED SEVERAL ASTRONAUTS, AMONG THEM THE CELEBRATED, ASTRONAUT FRED HAISE WHO SERVED AS APOLLO 13'S LUNAR MODULE PILOT FOR THE DRAMATIC MISSION, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO BE A TEN-DAY TRIP TO THE FRA MAURO REGION OF THE MOON. APPROXIMATELY 55 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT, IN WHICH AN INTENDED MOON LANDING WAS CANCELED BECAUSE OF A RUPTURE IN A FUEL-CELL OXYGEN TANK IN THE SERVICE MODULE. THE CREW, CONSISTING OF FRED HAISE, AND TWO OTHER ASTRONAUTS RETURNED SAFELY TO EARTH, MAKING USE OF THE LIFE-SUPPORT SYSTEM IN THE LUNAR MODULE.ANOTHER NEW EVENT (SEPTEMBER) WAS THE INTRODUCTION OF OUR HISTORY & INNOVATION SERIES. THE MUSEUM PARTNERED WITH THE METROPOLITAN OPERA (THE MET) FOR A BEHIND-THE-SCENES PROGRAM FEATURING THE MET'S NEWEST OPERA, GROUNDED. ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2024, ATTENDEES ENJOYED A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE OF GROUNDED, FOLLOWED BY A PANEL DISCUSSION. THE PANEL INCLUDED DECORATED RETIRED FEMALE MILITARY OFFICERS AND ARTISTS, WHO SHARED THEIR PERSPECTIVES ON BALANCING SERVICE TO THEIR COUNTRY WITH DOMESTIC LIFE, AS WELL AS THE CHALLENGES OF NAVIGATING THESE DUAL IDENTITIES. THE PANEL WAS MODERATED BY DANA H. BORN, PH.D. (BRIGADIER GENERAL, USAF RETIRED), WHO SERVED AS THE FACULTY CHAIR FOR THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE FELLOWS (SEF)PROGRAM AT THE HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL (HKS) OF GOVERNMENT, AND PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS THE CO-DIRECTOR FOR THE HKS'S CENTER FOR PUBLIC LEADERSHIP AND FACULTY ADVISOR FOR THE BLACK FAMILY GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP FOR VETERANS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY FELLOWS PROGRAM. SHE RETIRED FROM USAF WITH THIRTY YEARS OF SERVICE, HAVING SERVED AS A MILITARY COMMANDER IN TIMES OF PEACE, CONFLICT, AND CRISES. ANOTHER PANEL PARTICIPANT WAS LIEUTENANT COLONEL TAMMY BARLETTE THE FOUNDER OF ATHENA'S VOICE, A SPEAKING COLLECTIVE FEATURING FEMALE PILOTS FROM AROUND THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF CROSSCHECK MENTAL PERFORMANCE TRAINING. SHE IS A RETIRED FIGHTER PILOT WHO SERVED IN THE US AIR FORCE FOR OVER 20 YEARS, ACCUMULATING MORE THAN 3000 TOTAL FLYING HOURS AND OVER 1500 HOURS OF COMBAT SUPPORT TIME ASSISTING AND PROTECTING TROOPS ON THE GROUND IN BOTH IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. THE THIRD PANEL PARTICIPANT WAS JEANINE TESORI, MET OPERA COMPOSER, KNOWN FOR BOTH OPERA AND MUSICAL THEATRE, WITH FIVE (5) TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS AMONGST A WIDE OUTPUT OF MUSICALS, NOTABLY WINNING THE TONY AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCORE IN 2015 FOR FUN HOME. SHE IS ALSO THE FIRST FEMALE COMPOSER TO HAVE TWO ORIGINAL MUSICALS RUNNING AT THE SAME TIME ON BROADWAY. FESTIVALSTHE MUSEUM ONCE AGAIN HOSTED ITS ANNUAL FESTIVALS, KIDS WEEK AND FLEET WEEK. KIDS WEEK, WHICH TAKES PLACE IN FEBRUARY AND IS HELD DURING THE WINTER BREAK OF NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, IS AN EIGHT-DAY EVENT FULL OF FUN, FAMILY-FRIENDLY EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. FEBRUARY 17-24: KIDS WEEKDURING KIDS WEEK, CHILDREN OF ALL AGES AND INTERESTS LEARNED ABOUT STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS & MATH) THROUGH FUN-FILLED ACTIVITIES, NASA DISPLAYS & EXHIBITS, LIVE ANIMAL SHOWS, HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES, SPECIAL GUESTS AND INTERACTIVE DEMONSTRATIONS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE. ATTENDANCE FOR THE EIGHT-DAY FESTIVAL TOTALED 24,833. THROUGHOUT KIDS WEEKS THERE WERE PERFORMANCES, PRESENTATIONS AND TALKS AS WELL AS LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR HANDS ON LEARNING AND EXPLORATION FOR VISITORS. THESE WERE PROVIDED BY ALMOST 50 PARTNERS FROM NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, NASA JET PROPULSION LABORATORY, SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE, SPACE CONCEPTUAL ARTIST ASHLEY ZELINSKIE, 501ST LEGION'S EMPIRE CITY GARRISON, AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS ASSOCIATION, FUTURE CHANGE MAKERS ACADEMY, MAGIC, BALLOONS & MORE, BALLET HISPANICO SCHOOL OF DANCE, LEGOLAND DISCOVERY CENTER WESTCHESTER, GAZILLION BUBBLE SHOW INTERACTIVE, MADAME TUSSAUDS NEW YORK, ZACK AND ZOEY ADVENTURES, AUTHOR TAMI LEWIS BROWN, THEATER WORKS USA, NEW VICTORY THEATER, BLUE MAN GROUP, BEARDSLEY ZOO, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY, TWO BY TWO ANIMAL HAVEN, LAMONT-DOHERTY EARTH OBSERVATORY, HUDSON RIVER SLOOP CLEARWATER, INTERNATIONAL OCEAN DISCOVERY PROGRAM, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, NAVAL AIR STEM, NAVAL SURFACE CENTER, PHILADELPHIA, NAVAL SUBMARINE LEAGUE AND SUBMARINE FORCE LIBRARY & MUSEUM, THE CLIMATE MUSEUM, BILLION OYSTER PROJECT, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY'S SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS, NYC GHOSTBUSTERS, MAD SCIENCE, ROBOFUN, CONNECTION TO CREATIVITY, THE SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, THE METROPOLITAN OPERA, INTERVERSE MIRROR PORTAL, AUTHOR SHARON MCDOUGLE, AUTHOR ELISE MATICH, WONDERSPARK PUPPETS, THE NY METS' MASCOT, AND THAT PLANETARIUM GUY. KIDS WEEK GARNERED EXTENSIVE MEDIA COVERAGE IN BROADCAST AND ONLINE MEDIA, RESULTING IN A TOTAL AUDIENCE OF 59 MILLION, EQUAL TO LAST YEAR (EXCLUDING A CBS LOCAL HIT PICKED UP YAHOO AND MSN) AND A 90 PERCENT INCREASE OVER 2022 (31 MILLION). ALL MAJOR LOCAL BROADCAST OUTLET COVERED KIDS WEEK, INCLUDING MULTIPLE TIMES. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUD
- $174,208 spent. THE MUSEUM PROVIDES PROGRAM SUPPORT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO A 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION WITH A RELATED MISSION: THE INTREPID FALLEN HEROES FUND (IFHF), WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY FOUNDED BY THE INTREPID MUSEUM FOUNDATION. THE MUSEUM'S SUPPORT INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO PERSONNEL, OFFICE SPACE AND FACILITY SERVICES, AS WELL AS TECHNOLOGY, DATA AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS SUPPORT, ALL AT NO COST.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1979.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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