PENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM
PO BOX 498, SEARSPORT, ME 04974 www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org

Total Revenue
$861,887
Total Expenses
$952,327
Net Assets
$6,801,294

Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF THE PENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM IS TO PRESERVE, INTERPRET AND CELEBRATE THE MARITIME CULTURE OF THE PENOBSCOT BAY REGION AND BEYOND THROUGH COLLECTIONS, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

THE CURATORIAL DEPARTMENT OCCUPIES PORTIONS OF 13 BUILDINGS, WHICH HOUSE THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 10,000 ARTIFACTS. THOSE ITEMS NOT DISPLAYED ARE STORED IN A SECURE CLIMATE CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT. A COMPUTERIZED DATABASE IS USED TO MANAGE THE ARTIFACTS. NEARLY 6,000 VISITORS TOURED THE MUSEUM THIS YEAR. BOTH CHANGING AND TRAVELING EXHIBITS ARE DEVELOPED AND PROMOTED EACH YEAR.

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFERS PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT ENGAGE LEARNERS OF ALL AGES WITH THE MUSEUM'S MISSION. ONE CAMPUS BUILDING IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED AS AN INTERACTIVE LEARNING AND ACTIVITY AREA, AND HANDS-ON COMPONENTS ARE BUILT INTO OTHER EXHIBITS AS WELL. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFERS LECTURE SERIES, HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS, SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS, GUIDED TOURS, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. THE MUSEUM ALSO HAS A DEDICATED EDUCATION WEBSITE FOR MAINE STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS THAT INCLUDES A DETAILED ALIGNMENT OF THE MAINE EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS WITH MUSEUM CONTENT.

THE LIBRARY HOUSES A COLLECTION OF OVER 12,000 BOOKS INCLUDING PAMPHLETS, DOCUMENTS, ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE AND GENEALOGICAL RECORDS. THE LIBRARY PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION CONTAINS OVER 200,000 IMAGES OF MARITIME AND REGIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS. ALL LIBRARY COLLECTIONS ARE HOUSED IN A 4,500 SQ FT CLIMATE CONTROLLED BUILDING. LIBRARY COLLECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH, AND THE MAJORITY OF PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE COLLECTION HAVE BEEN DIGITIZED AND MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH A SEARCHABLE ONLINE DATABASE.

Executives Listed on Filing

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

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Karen SmithEXECUTIVE DI40$82,954
Jon JohansenTRUSTEE1$0
Liz FitzsimmonsTRUSTEE1$0
Ralph StanleyTRUSTEE1$0
Mary MosierTRUSTEE1$0
William WelteTRUSTEE1$0
David LoxterkampTRUSTEE1$0
Andrew RoweTRUSTEE1$0
Jb TurnerTRUSTEE1$0
Bronson PlatnerTRUSTEE1$0
Wayne HamiltonTRUSTEE1$0
Mary BrannTRUSTEE1$0
Daniel NicholsVP OF OPERAT1$0
Dan BookhamVP OF ADVANC1$0
Deirdre H HendersonSECRETARY1$0
Richard WellmanTREASURER2$0
Stephen TallPRESIDENT2$0

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