Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE NEW JERSEY HALL OF FAME'S MISSION HAS THREE SIMPLE PARTS: TO CELEBRATE THE GARDEN STATE, TO HONOR OUR LEGENDS, AND TO INSPIRE OUR CHILDREN. ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMS, AND EXHIBITS SERVE AS EXTENSIONS OF THAT MISSION, INCLUDING OUR ANNUAL INDUCTION CEREMONY, MOBILE MUSEUM, EXHIBITS AT NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE ARETE SCHOLARSHIP AND LEGACY PROJECT, AND OUR PERMANENT MUSEUM, WHICH SERVES AS THE HUB FOR ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS.
TO CELEBRATE THE GARDEN STATE, TO HONOR OUR LEGENDS, AND TO INSPIRE OUR CHILDREN.
INDUCTION CEREMONY: EACH YEAR, THE FOUNDATION HOSTS A CEREMONY FOR ITS NEWEST CLASS OF INDUCTEES. THE ANNUAL CEREMONY IS A CELEBRATION OF THE INDUCTEES AND NEW JERSEY AS A WHOLE, SERVING AS A CONTINUATION OF THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION: TO HONOR OUR LEGENDS AND INSPIRE OUR CHILDREN.
MOBILE MUSEUM: EACH YEAR, THE NEW JERSEY HALL OF FAME MOBILE MUSEUM WELCOMES THOUSANDS OF VISITORS IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. THROUGH IMAGES, ARTIFACTS, FILM, AND A SUITE OF INTERACTIVE TOOLS, NEW JERSEY'S LEADERS AND LEGENDS ARE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERY CURIOUS IMAGINATION. THE 53-FOOT DOUBLE-EXPANDABLE TRAILER IS TRANSFORMED ON LOCATION TO 850 SQUARE FEET OF STUNNING EXHIBITION SPACE.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS:THE FOUNDATION CONDUCTS A RANGE OF PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO CARRYING OUT ITS GOAL TO RECOGNIZE NEW JERSEYANS THAT DEMONSTRATE A SENSE OF COMMITMENT TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. AMONG THESE PROGRAMS IS THE ANNUAL ARTE SCHOLARSHIP, AWARDED TO ONE MALE AND ONE FEMALE STUDENT SET TO GRADUATE FROM NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOLS. EACH YEAR, THE TWO WINNERS EACH RECEIVE A $5,000 SCHOLARSHIP AND ARE HONORED AT NJHOF'S INDUCTION CEREMONYANOTHER NOTABLE PROGRAM RUN BY THE NEW JERSEY HALL OF FAME IS ITS LEGACY PROJECT, A SERIES OF INTERVIEWS WITH INDUCTEES MADE FOR STUDENT VIEWING AND INTEGRATION IN THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM. PAST SUBJECTS OF THE LEGACY PROJECT INCLUDE AUTHOR MARY HIGGINS CLARK, NFL HALL OF FAME PLAYER FRANCO HARRIS, FORMER NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR TOM KEAN, AND SINGER DIONNE WARWICK.BOTH THE ARTE SCHOLARSHIP AND THE LEGACY PROJECT ARE DIRECTED IN TANDEM WITH THE NEW JERSEY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Finn Wentworth | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
Gary Taffet | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
Carol Ross | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
Kevin Mccabe | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
Amy Mansue | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
Angelo Genova | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
Robert Garrett | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
Terry Frassetto | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
Tom Bracken | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
Marie Blistan | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
Tony Armlin | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
Ted Knauss | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
David Smith | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
Steve Edwards | PRESIDENT | 20 | $0 |
John Keegan | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS | 5 | $0 |
Jon F Hanson | CHAIRMAN | 10 | $0 |
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