Totals
- Total revenue
- $968,800
- Total expenses
- $911,763
- Contributions and grants received
- $774,293
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $101,343
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $93,164
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,931,345
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $185,514
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,745,831
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $574,391
- Management and general expenses
- $210,329
- Fundraising expenses
- $127,043
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $574,391
Program services were 63.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1b · Membership dues
$9,129
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$89,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$676,164
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2a · Program service revenue: RENTAL INCOME
total $65,685 · related or exempt $65,685
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2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE
total $35,658 · related or exempt $35,658
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$54,317
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$2,406
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $51,911 · excluded $51,911
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$65,745
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$24,492
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $41,253 · excluded $41,253
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $86,546 · program services $63,696 · management and general $8,680 · fundraising $14,170
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $301,545 · program services $221,931 · management and general $30,245 · fundraising $49,369
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $44,031 · program services $30,650 · management and general $9,434 · fundraising $3,947
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $31,429 · program services $23,188 · management and general $3,137 · fundraising $5,104
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $22,004 · management and general $22,004
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11g · Fees: other
total $122,878 · program services $88,547 · management and general $2,737 · fundraising $31,594
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,999 · fundraising $1,999
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13 · Office expenses
total $87,139 · program services $73,188 · management and general $5,891 · fundraising $8,060
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17 · Travel
total $13,824 · program services $10,139 · management and general $1,496 · fundraising $2,189
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20 · Interest
total $88 · management and general $88
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $114,027 · management and general $114,027
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23 · Insurance
total $48,852 · program services $36,266 · management and general $7,107 · fundraising $5,479
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24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
total $27,927 · program services $20,191 · management and general $2,790 · fundraising $4,946
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24b · Other expenses: OTHER
total $6,375 · program services $6,375
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24c · Other expenses: TAXES
total $1,703 · management and general $1,703
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24d · Other expenses: BANK FEES
total $530 · program services $75 · management and general $269 · fundraising $186
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24e · All other expenses
total $866 · program services $145 · management and general $721
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $121,767 · end of year $109,877
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,542 · end of year $85
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $30,466 · end of year $53,308
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $15
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $6,589 · end of year $2,429
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $8,025 · end of year $9,247
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$2,129,884
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$425,082
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $449,995 · end of year $1,704,802
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $50,557 · end of year $50,557
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,154,808 · end of year $1,040
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $20,753 · end of year $29,247
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $115,251 · end of year $156,267
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,688,760 · end of year $1,745,831
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
THE BUFFALO MARITIME CENTER'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS AND LIFE LESSONS THROUGH COMMUNITY BOATBUILDING, PRESERVING MARITIME CUTURE, AND EXPLORING THE WATERWAYS OF WESTERN NEW YORK.
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SENECA CHIEF VOYAGE: THE BUFFALO MARITIME CENTER'S REPLICA OF THE ERIE CANAL BOAT SENECA CHIEF EMBARKED ON THE BICENTENNIAL VOYAGE, COMMEMORATING GOVERNOR DEWITT CLINTON'S HISTORIC 1825 JOURNEY FROM BUFFALO TO NEW YORK HARBOR. A BUFFALO MARITIME CENTER CREW , COMPRISED OF STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, NAVIGATED THE 33-DAY VOYAGE, DEPARTING FROM BUFFALO'S COMMERCIAL SLIP - THE WESTERN TERMINUS OF THE ERIE CANAL - AND TRAVELING TO PIER 26 IN NEW YORK CITY. THE BOAT DOCKED AT 28 PORTS ALONG THE ERIE CANAL AND HUDSON RIVER BEFORE REACHING NEW YORK CITY FOR THE OFFICIAL COMMEMORATION OF THE CANAL'S OPENING - 200 YEARS AFTER GOVENOR CLINTON'S INAUGURAL TRIP. THIS HISTORIC JOURNEY INVITED BUFFALO AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW YORK STATE TO HONOR THE PAST WHILE ENVISIONING THE FUTURE.
Expenses $315,080 · Revenue $101,343
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FLEET RESTORATION & CONSTRUCTION: THE BUFFALO MARITIME CENTER STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS MAINTAIN A VARIETY OF BOATS THAT ALLOW THE PUBLIC ACCESS TO LOCAL WATERWAYS. INCLUDED WITH THIS IS THE COMPLETION OF THE REPLICA OF THE 1812 USS TRIPPE.
Expenses $122,995
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EDUCATION: THE BUFFALO MARITIME CENTER (BMC) IS A LIVING WORKSHOP WHERE VOLUNTEERS, STUDENTS, AND MASTER CRAFTSPEOPLE COME TOGETHER TO BUILD, RESTORE AND MAINTAIN WOODEN BOATS USING BOTH TRADITIONAL AND MODERN TECHNIQUES. THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, PUBLIC EXHIBITS, AND LARGE SCALE PROJECTS LIKE THE ERIE CANAL BOAT SENECA CHIEF THE BMC FOSTERS A DEEPER APPRECIATION FOR THE REGIONS WATERWAYS, CRAFTSMANSHIP AND HISTORY.
Expenses $79,681
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THE BUFFALO MARITIME CENTER HAS A VARIETY OF SMALLER PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDES A LIBRARY, MUSEUM, MODEL SHOP AND FOUNDRY.
Expenses $56,635
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Anne ConableANNE CONABLE
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Joanne HudeckiJOANNE HUDECKI
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dave RogersDAVE ROGERS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dr Candalene McCombsDR CANDALENE MCCOMBS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dr John MontagueDR JOHN MONTAGUE
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Joe KoesslerJOE KOESSLER
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Gerald KellyGERALD KELLY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Steve KrzesinskiSTEVE KRZESINSKI
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Catherine Carr LincolnCATHERINE CARR LINCOLN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Olivia McCarthyOLIVIA MCCARTHY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Carl NagelCARL NAGEL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Katherine PessecowKATHERINE PESSECOW
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
James SmytonJAMES SMYTON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
John TracyJOHN TRACY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Douglas BeanDOUGLAS BEAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Penny BeckwithPENNY BECKWITH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Neil FarrellNEIL FARRELL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Paul ReddingPAUL REDDING
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Karen J GregoryKAREN J GREGORY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Howard HainHOWARD HAIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Brian TrzeciakBRIAN TRZECIAK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $100,399
- From this org
- $86,546
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,853
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 17 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202642309349303459
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