EIN 06-0952478

Eli Whitney Museum

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
82
City
Year formed
1976
Most recent tax filings
2023-08-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop is an experimental learning workshop for students, teachers, and families. We collect, interpret, and teach experiments that are the roots of design and invention.
Total revenues
$1,524,613
2023
Total expenses
$1,477,601
2023
Total assets
$2,214,925
2023
Num. employees
82
2023

Program areas at Eli Whitney Museum

1. Creating experimental building workshops for children, design, development and teaching of programs in art, architecture, history and science which engage children ages 4-14 in traditional and non-traditional artisanship and learning. 2. Creating experimental building workshops for classroom: design and development and teaching programs in art, architecture, history and science for children in classrooms from pre-school to high school which add a studio, laboratory or workshop level of learning to classroom learning. 3. Creating experimental building workshops for the community: design, development and teaching programs in art, architecture, history and science which add to the tools through which they engage.

Who funds Eli Whitney Museum

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Connecticut HumanitiesCT Cultural Fund Ope$32,900
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$23,400
Smart Family Foundation of New YorkGeneral Support$15,000
...and 5 more grants received

Personnel at Eli Whitney Museum

NameTitleCompensation
Ryan PaxtonExecutive Director$103,683
Simon ParraShop Manager
David LewinPresident$0
Ray FairTreasurer$0
Daniel VelazquezVice President$0
...and 2 more key personnel

Financials for Eli Whitney Museum

RevenuesFYE 08/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$372,757
Program services$1,052,745
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$48,123
Net rental income$50,988
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$1,524,613

Form 990s for Eli Whitney Museum

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2024-082024-12-13990View PDF
2023-082024-06-13990View PDF
2022-082023-08-03990View PDF
2021-082021-12-01990View PDF
2020-082021-04-06990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Data update history
October 3, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $15,000 from Smart Family Foundation of New York
August 18, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
August 11, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
July 9, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $32,900 from Connecticut Humanities
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Receives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
915 Whitney Ave
Hamden, CT 06517
Metro area
New Haven-Milford, CT
County
South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT
Website URL
eliwhitney.org/ 
Phone
(203) 777-1833
Facebook page
The-Eli-Whitney-Museum 
IRS details
EIN
06-0952478
Fiscal year end
August
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1976
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A50: Museums
NAICS code, primary
7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
Parent/child status
Independent
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