CHARLESTON MUSEUM
360 MEETING STREET, CHARLESTON, SC 29403 www.charlestonmuseum.org

Total Revenue
$2,118,595
Total Expenses
$2,049,422
Net Assets
$21,470,111

Organizations Filed Purposes: TO EDUCATE CHARLESTON AREA RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ABOUT THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA LOWCOUNTRY THROUGH COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS, PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, RESEARCH AND RELATED PROGRAMMING.

CURATION OF COLLECTIONS: THE CHARLESTON MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS CONSIST OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE ASSEMBLAGE OF HISTORIC SOUTH CAROLINA CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC MATERIALS KNOWN, AND MANY HAVE NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. THEY NUMBER OVER 297,000 LOTS AND OVER 2.4 MILLION OBJECTS. COLLECTING FOCUSES INCLUDE ARCHIVAL MATERIALS, DECORATIVE ARTS, FIREARMS, FURNITURE, HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, CLOTHING AND OTHER TEXTILES, AND NATURAL HISTORY. THEY ARE OVERSEEN BY A CURATORIAL STAFF OF EIGHT PROFESSIONALS. SIGNIFICANT OBJECTS (OVER 6,000) ARE ON DISPLAY TO THE VISITING PUBLIC IN EXHIBIT GALLERIES AND THE MUSEUM'S TWO HISTORIC HOUSES , WHILE OTHERS ARE USED EXTENSIVELY FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

EXHIBITION, INTERPRETATION AND FACILITIES OPERATIONS: THROUGH EXHIBITION AND INTERPRETATION OF ITS COLLECTIONS, THE CHARLESTON MUSEUM SEEKS TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA LOWCOUNTRY. STAFF DO THIS THROUGH PERMANENT AND SPECIAL TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS AT THE MAIN MUSEUM FACILITY AND BY PRESENTING TOURS OF THE MUSEUM'S TWO NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK HOUSES, THE HEYWARD-WASHINGTON HOUSE (C. 1772) AND JOSEPH MANIGAULT HOUSE (C. 1803). PERMANENT EXHIBITS PRESENT A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF REGIONAL HISTORY, WHILE TEMPORARY EXHIBITS FOCUS ON DIVERSE ASPECTS OF LOWCOUNTRY HERITAGE AND FEATURE RARELY DISPLAYED ARTIFACTS. TOGETHER, THESE EXHIBITS DISPLAY OVER 6,000 OBJECTS FROM THE COLLECTIONS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN ARE A KEY COMPONENT OF THE CHARLESTON MUSEUM'S MISSION. THE MUSEUM HAS TRADITIONALLY PLACED GREAT EMPHASIS ON CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND ROUTINELY HOSTS SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS FROM AROUND THE STATE AT THE MUSEUM, ITS TWO HISTORIC HOUSES AND THE DILL SANCTUARY, A 580-ACRE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE MUSEUM. TWO FULL-TIME EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STAFF, ASSISTED BY A CORPS OF PART-TIME STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, OFFER OVER TWENTY PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS, INCLUDING TOPICS RELATED TO NATIVE AMERICANS, AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, CIVIL WAR, ARCHAEOLOGY, PALEONTOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE, AND HISTORIC CRAFTS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Mr Carl Borick CpaEXECUTIVE DI40$133,860
Mr Rhys WilliamsTRUSTEE0.5$0
Mrs Tiffany SilvermanTRUSTEE0.5$0
Mr Clements RipleyTRUSTEE0.5$0
Mr Roy MaybankTRUSTEE0.5$0
Mr Glenn F KeysTRUSTEE0.5$0
Mr Robert Hollings IiiTRUSTEE0.5$0
Mr Myron C Harrington- Term EndedTRUSTEE0.5$0
Ms Juliana FalkTRUSTEE0.5$0
Ms Jeanne ClementTRUSTEE0.5$0
Mrs Elizabeth CarrollTRUSTEE0.5$0
Mr C Harrington Bissell Jr-TermTRUSTEE0.5$0
Mr Alphonso BrownTRUSTEE0.5$0
Mrs Julie ArmstrongTRUSTEE0.5$0
Ms English PurcellSECRETARY1$0
Mr Horry ParkerTREASURER1$0
Mrs Anne MoiseVICE PRESIDE1$0
Mr Douglas H SassPRESIDENT1$0

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