Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$30,558,446

Total expenses

$31,400,029

Contributions and grants received

$9,846,632

Grants paid

$86,857

Program service revenue

$14,102,733

Investment income

$726,308

Other revenue

$5,882,773

Total assets, end of year

$92,276,738

Total liabilities, end of year

$25,993,448

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$66,283,290

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$26,759,091

Management and general expenses

$3,242,867

Fundraising expenses

$1,398,071

Program service expenses (Part III)

$26,759,091

Program services were 85.2% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• EXHIBITS AND MUSEUM SERVICESMUSEUM SERVICESOVER THE COURSE OF FY 2022, THE TOURISM MARKET REBOUNDED POST PANDEMIC AND SAW A RESURGENCE OF BOTH DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL VISITATION. THE MUSEUM WELCOMED OVER 720,000 VISITORS DURING THE YEAR AS PENT UP DEMAND FOR DOMESTIC TRAVEL WAS STRONG. THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET SHOW SIGNS OF RETURNING IN THE SUMMER MONTHS AND CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN Q4; HOWEVER, VISITATION NUMBERS WERE LESS THAN 50% OF NORMAL LEVELS FOR MOST MARKETS. THE ASIAN MARKET, WHICH IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO THE MUSEUM, WAS ESSENTIALLY NON-EXISTENT DUE TO CONTINUED LOCKDOWNS, QUARANTINE MEASURES, VISA DELAYS AND POLITICAL CLIMATE. HISTORICALLY THE CHINESE/ASIAN MARKET HAS BEEN THE SECOND LARGEST INTERNATIONAL DRAW FOR BOTH NYC AND THE MUSEUM. NEW LOCAL RESIDENT PRICING WAS INTRODUCED DURING FY 2022 PROVIDING NYC RESIDENTS WITH 50% OFF GENERAL ADMISSION PRICES. THIS SPECIAL PRICING WAS USED BY OVER 47,000 NYC RESIDENTS, ALLOWING THE MUSEUM TO DEVELOP A STRONGER CONNECTION WITH OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES WHILE LOWERING THE BARRIERS FOR ENTRY. THE MUSEUM ALSO BROUGHT BACK "FREE NIGHTS" ON THE LAST FRIDAYS OF EACH MONTH FROM MAY THROUGH AUGUST, WELCOMING OVER 11,000 VISITORS FREE OF CHARGE. THE DEPARTMENT CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON STAFF DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ENHANCED TRAINING. THE VES (VISITOR EXPERIENCE SPECIALIST) TEAM WELCOMED ADDITIONAL MEMBERS AND BEGAN THE PROCESS OF TRAINING TO DEPLOY NEWLY IMAGINED GUIDED TOURS IN Q1 OF FY 2023.THE MUSEUM PRIMARY'S FOCUS WAS ITS TARGETED DIGITAL ADVERTISING OPTIONS AS MOST OF THE TRADITIONAL OUTLETS WERE STILL RETURNING, RESULTING IN STRONG MARGINS IN THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT. THE MUSEUM MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS WITH NEW BRANDING AND NEW WEBSITE PROJECTS, BOTH CRITICAL FOR FUTURE GROWTH AND INCREASING MARKET PRESENCE. BOTH ARE EXPECTED TO LAUNCH TOGETHER IN LATE SUMMER/EARLY FALL OF FY 2023.GROUP SALESIN FY 2022 THE INTREPID MUSEUM'S GROUP SALES OFFERINGS INCLUDED A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS FOR MANY DIFFERENT GROUP TYPES AND, OVERALL, WELCOMED OVER 100,000 GUESTS THROUGH THESE OFFERINGS. THESE PROGRAMS WERE ALIGNED WITH OUR MISSION AND OFFERED OUR GUESTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE AND LEARN IN AN INFORMAL SETTING. INCLUDED WERE SPECIALIZED CHILDREN'S BIRTHDAY PARTIES WITH THEMES OF SEA, AIR AND SPACE, CONSISTENT WITH OUR EXHIBITIONS. IN TOTAL, WE HOSTED 106 BIRTHDAY PARTIES ATTENDED BY OVER 4,100 GUESTS ABOARD INTREPID. OUR OVERNIGHT PROGRAM, OPERATION SLUMBER, HOSTED MOVE THAN 2,750 CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS AND CHAPERONES OVER 17 DATES. WE HOSTED OVER 26,500 GUESTS IN FY 2022 THROUGH OUR RECEPTIVE OPERATORS AND OVER 8,100 GUESTS VIA OUR TOUR OPERATOR PARTNERS. WE HOSTED OVER 6,500 CAMP AND SCOUT GROUPS, AND OVER 14,500 STUDENTS AND ADULTS/CHAPERONES. WE CONTINUED TO HOST YOUTH ORCHESTRAS, BANDS, CHOIRS, OR DANCE GROUPS FOR PERFORMANCES ONBOARD AS A PART OF THEIR GROUP ADMISSION, GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR AND INSPIRE BY SHARING THEIR PERFORMANCES WITH MUSEUM GUESTS. THE MUSEUM ALSO HOSTED COMMISSIONING CEREMONIES ON BOARD, WHICH INCLUDED COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION TO VETERAN AND ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES PRESENT TO CELEBRATE A MILITARY ENLISTMENT OR PROMOTION, AS WELL AS RETIREMENT CEREMONIES.VOLUNTEERSTHE EXPANSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF OUR MUSEUM VOLUNTEER PROGRAM CONTINUED IN 2022. A CONCERTED RECRUITING EFFORT ENABLED US TO RESTORE THE PROGRAM TO PRE-COVID LEVELS FOR THE TIME SINCE MARCH 2020. VISITOR FEEDBACK REPORTED INTERACTION WITH OUR VOLUNTEERS AS A FAVORITE ASPECT OF THE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE. OUR ACTIVE AND GROWING TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS, MANY OF WHOM ARE VETERANS AND SOME OF WHOM ARE INTREPID FORMER CREW MEMBERS, OFFERED THE PUBLIC A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON OUR EXHIBITS AND ARTIFACTS, WITH STORIES AND ANECDOTES FROM THEIR OWN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. IN 2022, 145 VOLUNTEERS GAVE MORE THAN 17,400 HOURS OF THEIR TIME TO THE MUSEUM. IN ADDITION TO WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC, VOLUNTEERS ALSO ASSISTED IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT, VISITOR SERVICES, OPERATIONS AND EXHIBITS DEPARTMENTS, AND APPROXIMATELY 15 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS HELPED OUR AIRCRAFT RESTORATION STAFF SAND, PAINT, WASH AND DUST HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT. VOLUNTEERS CONTINUED TO AID AN INCREASING NUMBER OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SUCH AS INTREPID AFTER HOURS, TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, AND PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM. ALONG WITH THEIR ESTABLISHED DUTIES, VOLUNTEERS TOOK ON NEW CHALLENGES/TASKS INCLUDING: GIVING THE CONCORDE EXPERIENCE, ORGANIZING AND CATALOGUING THE MUSEUM'S INTERNAL ARCHIVES, ASSISTING VISITOR SERVICES IN REPAIRING ELEMENTS OF THE COMPLEX, NEW ADMINISTRATIVE PROJECTS WITH THE MARKETING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAMS AND AN INCREASED PRESENCE WITH EDUCATION'S ACCESS PROGRAMS. VOLUNTEERS ARE ALSO WORKING WITH MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS (COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITS AND DEVELOPMENT) ON SEVERAL GROWLER INITIATIVES. THESE INCLUDE FORMER CREWMEMBER RELATIONS, FUNDRAISING AND RESTORATION WORK.THE INTREPID MUSEUM COLLABORATED WITH A DEDICATED TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS AND CONTINUED THE WORK OF TRANSCRIBING THE MUSEUM'S INTERVIEWS OF FORMER CREW MEMBERS OF INTREPID AND GROWLER FOR ITS ORAL HISTORY PROJECT. TO DATE, VOLUNTEERS HAVE ASSISTED IN TRANSCRIBING MORE THAN 240 OF THE 60- TO 90-MINUTE INTERVIEWS, EACH OF WHICH TAKES APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TO TWELVE HOURS OF WORK.EXHIBITSTHE INTREPID MUSEUM CONTINUED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT EXHIBITS THAT ALIGN WITH ITS STRATEGIC PLAN UNDER THE PRONG OF "OPENING MORE SPACES" TO ENABLE VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE FASCINATING AREAS OF THE FORMER AIRCRAFT CARRIER. INTERPRETATION ALSO CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON STORIES OF THOSE WHO SERVED, AND THE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS PRESENT IN EACH AREA. THE EXHIBITS DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO REFRESH THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITIONS BY IMPLEMENTING NEW STORYLINES AND ARTIFACTS INTO OUR PERMANENT INTREPID STORY.THE LIST BELOW REPRESENTS THE PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL EXHIBITS FOR 2022. ALL OF THE EXHIBITS DESCRIBED ARE FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION. WE DO NOT HAVE "PEOPLE COUNTERS" INSTALLED IN THESE EXHIBIT GALLERIES, SO THERE ARE NO DETAILS ON ATTENDANCE FOR EACH EXPERIENCE.MARS ROVER DISPLAY FEBRUARY 18-JUNE 15, 2022 (TEMPORARY) - FEATURED THE FULL-SCALE MODELS OF THE PERSEVERANCE ROVER AND INGENUITY HELICOPTER. "ON THE MEND": RESTORING INTREPID'S SICK BAY, MARCH 24, 2022 - ONGOING THE TEMPORARY EXHIBITION ON THE MEND: RESTORING INTREPID'S SICK BAY EXAMINES THE HISTORY OF MEDICAL CARE ON THE SHIP WHILE ALSO ILLUMINATING THE MUSEUM'S CURRENT EFFORTS TO OPEN SICK BAY TO VISITORS. OBJECTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, ARCHIVES, AND ORAL HISTORIES REVEAL THE COMPLEXITIES OF MEDICAL CARE ON BOARD AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER AT SEA. VISITORS CAN ALSO EXPLORE AN INTERACTIVE 3D MODEL OF SICK BAY.40TH ANNIVERSARY PANEL EXHIBITION MAY 2022- DECEMBER 2022 (TEMPORARY)A PANEL SHOW WITH LARGE SCALE PHOTOS AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION ILLUSTRATING SOME OF THE KEY MILESTONES OF THE MUSEUM INCLUDING MAJOR ACQUISITIONS, ATTENDANCE BY HEADS OF STATE, FOCUS ON EDUCATION AND CONNECTION TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.WOMEN OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE ERA EXHIBIT, OCTOBER 6, 2022 - WINTER 2023 (TEMPORARY)WITH CONTENT ORIGINALLY CREATED BY THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S AIR & SPACE MUSEUM IN CLEVELAND, OHIO, THIS EXHIBIT SHINES A SPOTLIGHT ON THE WOMEN ASTRONAUTS WHO HAVE MADE CRITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT. PRIOR TO THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM, NO AMERICAN WOMAN FLEW IN SPACE WITH NASA. THIS BILINGUAL PANEL EXHIBIT IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH IS IN THE SPACE SHUTTLE PAVILION.IMLS MAKING HISTORY ACCESSIBLE: THIS FEDERAL LEADERSHIP PROJECT BRINGS TOGETHER 7 HISTORIC SITE MUSEUMS, 7 DISABILITY SELF-ADVOCATES, ACCESS SMITHSONIAN, AND NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW YORK UNIVERSITY'S ABILITY PROJECT. NEARING THE CONCLUSION OF THIS 4-YEAR PROJECT THE TEAM IS CREATING AN ACCESSIBLE TOOLKIT TO HELP HISTORIC SITES AND MUSEUMS CREATE LOW COST, ACCESSIBLE INTERPRETATION TO ENGAGE ALL TYPES OF VISITORS. THIS PROJECT SPAWNED THE ACCESSIBLE MOBILE GUIDE, WHICH IN TURN HELPED ESTABLISH OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH BLOOMBERG CONNECTS. IMLS MUSEUM'S EMPOWERED: THIS FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECT HAS HELPED THE MUSEUM COMPLETE ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED TO THE 3D SCANNING OF THE MUSEUM AS WELL AS TO PROTOTYPE AND EVALUATE THREE PROTOTYPES 1) CIC PROJECT CREATED BY EDUCATION; 2) BELOW DECKS CREATED BY EXHIBITS; AND 3) A TOOL TO INTRODUCE NEW STAFF TO THE LAYOUT OF THE MUSEUM (CREATED BY EXHIBITS WITH VISITOR SERVICES). THESE SMALL INTERVENTIONS RELATED TO THE SCANNING EXPAND OUR VIRTUAL REALITY EFFORTS.

  Expenses $20,506,243 · Revenue $14,048,044

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $4,704,627 · Grants $86,857 · Revenue $54,689

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $1,412,262

• THE MUSEUM PROVIDES PROGRAM SUPPORT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO TWO 501(C)3 ORGANIZATIONS WITH RELATED MISSIONS: THE INTREPID FALLEN HEROES FUND (IFHF) AND THE INTREPID RELIEF FUND (IRF), BOTH OF WHICH WERE 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.

  Expenses $135,959

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

  $41,857

  TO DEVELOP A FREE, DIGITAL PUBLICATION TITLED SENSORY TOOLS FOR INTERPRETING HISTORIC SITES

• USS MASSACHUSETTS MEMORIAL COMMITTEE INC

  $8,000

  TO SHARE COLLECTIONS AND RESOURCES TO BE INCLUDED IN NEH FULL MUSTER INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS; CONTRIBUTE PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE TO THE PROJECT BY PROVIDING FEEDBACK AND EVALUATION.

• HOME PORT ALLIANCE FOR THE USS NEW JERSEY INC

  $8,000

  TO SHARE COLLECTIONS AND RESOURCES TO BE INCLUDED IN NEH FULL MUSTER INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS; CONTRIBUTE PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE TO THE PROJECT BY PROVIDING FEEDBACK AND EVALUATION.

• PATRIOTS POINT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

  $8,000

  TO SHARE COLLECTIONS AND RESOURCES TO BE INCLUDED IN NEH FULL MUSTER INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS; CONTRIBUTE PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE TO THE PROJECT BY PROVIDING FEEDBACK AND EVALUATION.

• AIRCRAFT CARRIER HORNET FOUNDATION

  $8,000

  TO SHARE COLLECTIONS AND RESOURCES TO BE INCLUDED IN NEH FULL MUSTER INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS; CONTRIBUTE PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE TO THE PROJECT BY PROVIDING FEEDBACK AND EVALUATION.

• USS MISSOURI MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION INC

  $8,000

  TO SHARE COLLECTIONS AND RESOURCES TO BE INCLUDED IN NEH FULL MUSTER INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS; CONTRIBUTE PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE TO THE PROJECT BY PROVIDING FEEDBACK AND EVALUATION.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• INTREPID RELIEF FUND

  501 (C)(3) · TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS ASSISTING WOUNDED MILITARY PERSONNEL · NY

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

10 October 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

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