2025-05-13T12:29:50-05:00 2024-12-31 161131146 BONADIO & CO LLP 171 SULLYS TRAIL PITTSFORD NY 14534 990 2024-01-01 160918567 GENESEE COUNTRY MUSEUM GENE 5855386822 PO BOX 310 1410 FLINT HILL ROAD MUMFORD NY 145110310 ELIZABETH A WEHLE PRESIDENT & CEO 5852948245 2025-05-06 1 0 KAREN LYNCH P01366951 5853811000 2025-05-06 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z GENESEE COUNTRY VILLAGE & MUSEUM ELIZABETH A WEHLE PO BOX 310 1410 FLINT HILL ROAD MUMFORD NY 145110310 6494660 0 X WWW.GCV.ORG X 1966 NY THE GENESEE COUNTRY MUSEUM WAS CHARTERED IN 1966 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRESERVING AND INTERPRETING THE CULTURAL, SOCIAL, ARCHITECTURAL, HORTICULTURAL AND NATURAL HISTORY OF WESTERN NEW YORK AND THE GENESEE VALLEY REGION FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC. THE MUSEUM OPENED ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC IN MAY 1976. THE MUSEUM INCLUDES A COLLECTION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS, A NATURE CENTER AND AN ART GALLERY. 25 25 207 191 76006 0 1844358 2440821 1316563 1466623 335964 528406 828170 872408 4325055 5308258 0 0 0 0 3402674 3675802 0 0 419437 2075247 2176586 5477921 5852388 -1152866 -544130 25022278 25362433 236589 324467 24785689 25037966 X THROUGH IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES, WE ENRICH LIFE TODAY BY CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH HISTORY, ART, AND NATURE. 0 0 4431354 2232657 THE GENESEE COUNTRY VILLAGE & MUSEUM (THE MUSEUM), CHARTERED BY THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, WAS FOUNDED WITH THE GOAL OF PRESERVING PRIME EXAMPLES OF ARCHITECTURE FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK TO PROVIDE HISTORICAL CONTEXT FOR THE TELLING OF THE HISTORY OF NEW YORK STATE AND AMERICA IN THE 19TH CENTURY.THROUGH INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS, EVENTS AND EXHIBITS, THE MUSEUM HELPED APPROXIMATELY 88,250 VISITORS UNDERSTAND THE LIVES AND TIMES OF 19TH-CENTURY AMERICA. THIS UNIQUE LIVING HISTORY EXPERIENCE PROVIDES MEANINGFUL INSIGHTS INTO THE ORIGINS OF CUSTOMS, TRADITIONS, SOCIAL VALUES, AND THE EVOLUTION OF OUR CONTEMPORARY LIFESTYLES.THE MUSEUM IS THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM IN NEW YORK STATE AND MAINTAINS THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN AMERICA. THE 500-ACRE COMPLEX CONSISTS OF 68 HISTORIC STRUCTURES FURNISHED WITH 15,000 ARTIFACTS TO PROVIDE AN AUTHENTIC 19TH-CENTURY ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH VISITORS CAN INTERACT WITH KNOWLEDGEABLE, THIRD-PERSON HISTORIC INTERPRETERS IN PERIOD-APPROPRIATE DRESS. AMONG THE BUILDINGS PRESERVED IN THE HISTORIC VILLAGE ARE COLONEL NATHANIAL ROCHESTER'S HOUSE AND GEORGE EASTMAN'S CHILDHOOD HOME. WE CONSIDER EACH OF THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS, HISTORIC GARDENS, AND FARM LANDSCAPES (INCLUDING DOMESTIC ANIMAL ENCLOSURES) AN EXHIBIT IN AND OF ITSELF. TRADE, CRAFT, COOKING, AND AGRICULTURAL DEMONSTRATIONS OCCUR EVERY DAY. WHEREVER POSSIBLE, WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR VISITORS TO TOUCH, USE, SMELL OR OTHERWISE SHARE THE EXPERIENCE.THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 17,050 STUDENTS AND CHAPERONES DURING 2024 AND INCLUDED HISTORIC AND NATURE-THEMED TOURS, CLASSES, AND DAY CAMPS FOR CHILDREN AGES 4-16; ADULT CLASSES; AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS, FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN AND OTHER GROUPS, OUR MOVEABLE MUSEUM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OFFER EDUCATION OFF-SITE AND SERVED APPROXIMATELY 2,100 INDIVIDUALS DURING 2024. THE JOHN L. WEHLE GALLERY WAS COMPLETELY RENOVATED IN 2012 TO INCLUDE STATE OF THE ART STORAGE EQUIPMENT AND A GEOTHERMAL HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM. THE GALLERY NOW SHOWCASES SOME 3,300 RARE 19TH-CENTURY GARMENTS FROM THE SUSAN GREENE COSTUME COLLECTION AS WELL AS A WORLD-CLASS COLLECTION OF WILDLIFE AND SPORTING ART. THE MUSEUM IS ALSO HOME TO THE GENESEE COUNTRY NATURE CENTER, PROVIDING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND THE ECOLOGICAL HISTORY OF NEW YORK STATE AND THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. THE CENTER FEATURES OVER FIVE MILES OF HIKING TRAILS AND 175 ACRES OF WILDLIFE HABITAT INTERPRETED THROUGH SIGNAGE. 4431354 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 90 0 1 207 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X ELIZABETH M MARR 5855386822 PO BOX 310 1410 FLINT HILL ROAD MUMFORD NY 145110310 ELIZABETH A WEHLE PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 156719 0 14813 SCOTT M TURNER CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 A THOMAS HILDEBRANDT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM L SHAW VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALISA BURNS HOY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY E CHAMPION SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JONATHAN CHASE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEGAN HENRY-STUART VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GRANT HOLCOMB TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT R INGALLS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA S KOLKO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH SCHAAL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAYLE A G STILES TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA UTTARO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW J VILLA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK KULZER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT TRUMBOWER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM BARNECUT-KEARNS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER L BERRIOS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW V CARRIGG TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID R CIURZYNSKI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PIETRO GIOVENCO PE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHIRLEY JA GREEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER M GREENDYKE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE BATEMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBYN BROOKHART TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH MARR CFO 40.00 X 101990 0 12636 ANN FREDERICK VP VISITOR SERVICES 40.00 X 101007 0 10766 359716 0 38215 3 0 1 0 0 194368 150353 2096100 43195 2440821 ADMISSION FEES 611710 1203245 1203245 MEMBERSHIPS 611710 263378 263378 1466623 359584 359584 76006 0 76006 76006 76006 865528 55240 686596 65350 178932 -10110 168822 168822 161077 194368 130709 30368 30368 898922 303747 595175 595175 OTHER REVENUE 561499 170859 170859 170859 5308258 2232657 76006 558774 X 397931 68613 286435 42883 2760303 2225718 309736 224849 46336 33083 10914 2339 236963 209859 5215 21889 234269 176142 38445 19682 5999 68 5821 110 19525 19525 610253 488338 98270 23645 110159 102203 270 7686 408830 368208 31747 8875 160215 128207 25800 6208 132305 122316 9989 56924 20958 10116 25850 424294 392260 32034 109567 12764 96803 OTHER EXPENSES 138515 82617 20477 35421 5852388 4431354 1001597 419437 277611 185063 154294 164257 101039 204038 19576 24759 121419 134459 49368 40365 11250429 8961728 2677687 2288701 11298981 10969971 1410286 2504153 8912017 8846667 25022278 25362433 178259 155341 152421 58330 16705 236589 324467 X 20468530 20333925 4317159 4704041 24785689 25037966 25022278 25362433 -544130 796407 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2043413 2465408 3726106 1844358 2440821 12520106 2043413 2465408 3726106 1844358 2440821 12520106 12520106 219026 352814 409641 425644 359584 1766709 6286 30079 20163 28958 76006 161492 65459 581102 986650 100725 170859 1904795 16353102 9273354 0.76560 0.75490 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 1 1 8846667 X X X X 0 8822994 293510 954896 466049 9605351 7799340 578539 853863 408748 8822994 7045157 1571931 -462575 355173 7799340 6426222 15437 872815 269317 7045157 6604088 1000 137793 316659 6426222 0.54800 0.45200 0 0 777546 777546 6972547 5647110 1325437 1163390 990321 173069 2336946 2324297 12649 2288701 CORPORATE BONDS 2504153 F 2504153 HISTORICAL BUILDINGS AND ARTIFACTS 8846667 8846667 CONTRACT LIABILITY 16705 16705 6104665 796407 796407 5308258 0 5308258 5852388 0 5852388 0 5852388 PART II, LINE 5: THE MUSEUM HAS A WRITTEN POLICY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WETLAND EASEMENT AGREEMENT. PART II, LINE 9: THE MUSEUM INCLUDES THE LAND UNDER CONSERVATION EASEMENT WITH LAND, BUILDINGS, AND EQUIPMENT, NET ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. GAIN ON LAND EASEMENT IS INCLUDED ON THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGE IN NET ASSETS AS OTHER INCOME. THERE WAS NO GAIN ON LAND EASEMENT DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024. PART III, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM INCLUDES A COLLECTION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS, AND AN ART GALLERY WHICH SERVE TO PRESERVE THE CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY OF WESTERN NEW YORK AND THE GENESEE VALLEY REGION FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC. PART V, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM HAS ADOPTED INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICIES FOR ENDOWMENT ASSETS THAT ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY THESE INVESTMENTS WHILE SEEKING TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THOSE ASSETS. THESE POLICIES ARE APPLIED TO DONOR-RESTRICTED AMOUNTS AS WELL AS TO AMOUNTS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD AS QUASI-ENDOWMENTS. WHIRL 326867 188648 138219 12485 45005 35728 450 29780 ANTIQUE SHOW 28578 5720 22858 1411 4107 250 1493 1 355445 194368 161077 12485 46416 39835 700 31273 130709 30368 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ELIZABETH A WEHLE PRESIDENT & CEO 156719 0 0 0 0 0 8118 0 6695 0 171532 0 0 0 X 4 33309 FMV X 219 38127 OPINION OF EXPERT X SUPPLIES / EQUIPMENT 91 20388 COMPARABLE SALES X MARKETING 7 16767 COMPARABLE SALES X SERVICES 10 8837 COMPARABLE SALES 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE FORM IS ALSO PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO BEING FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE. IN ADDITION A TRUSTEE OR OFFICER SHALL DISCLOSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST: (A) PRIOR TO VOTING ON OR OTHERWISE DISCHARGING HIS/HER DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD OF ANY COMMITTEE; (B) PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO ANY CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION INVOLVING THE CORPORATION; AND (C) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE TRUSTEE OR OFFICER SHALL LEARN OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ANY OTHER CONTEXT. DISCLOSURE OF THE MATERIAL FACTS SURROUNDING THE TRUSTEE OR OFFICER'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL BE MADE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR, IN THE CASE OF A COMMITTEE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THAT COMMITTEE (WHO SHALL THEN NOTIFY THE SECRETARY) AND THE SECRETARY OR COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SHALL INFORM THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE PRIOR TO ANY ACTION THEREON. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 CEO COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY CONSIDERING INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND THE UNIQUE ASPECTS OF THE MUSEUM, ALONG WITH BUDGET CONSTRAINTS. WHEN THE AMOUNT IS DETERMINED, IT IS VOTED ON AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET. ADDITIONALLY, CEO COMPENSATION AND PERFORMANCE ARE SPECIFICALLY REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS NEEDED OR AT LEAST ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OUTSIDE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 488,338. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 98,270. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 23,645. TOTAL EXPENSES 610,253.