Mission
THE ELI WHITNEY MUSEUM AND WORKSHOP IS AN EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING WORKSHOP FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND FAMILIES. WE COLLECT, INTERPRET AND TEACH EXPERIENCES THAT ARE THE ROOT OF DESIGN AND INVENTION.
Public Charity
ELI WHITNEY MUSEUM INC
ELI WHITNEY MUSEUM INC is a Public Charity headquartered in HAMDEN, CT. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.4M revenue, $1.5M expenses, $2.0M total assets. 19 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $585K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 060952478
HAMDEN, CT
Museums
NTEE: A50
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.4M
Total Expenses$1.5M
Total Assets$2.0M
Grant Records19
Funding Total$585K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Eli Whitney Museum Inc
How Eli Whitney Museum Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$95
Programs
the work itself
$5
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $95 for programs
$95
1
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$43,400
TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$36,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$29,800
TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$20,000
CT SUMMER AT THE MUS
$12,680
Showing up to 5 of 19 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TRUSTEE
Alan Plattus
TRUSTEE
Alexandra Mahler-Haug
PRESIDENT
Amy Sudmyer
VICE PRESIDE
Daniel Velazquez
TRUSTEE
Darrell Wilson
TRUSTEE
David Heiser
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.4M | $1.5M | $2.0M |
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.6M | $2.1M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $2.2M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $977K | $2.3M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.1M to $1.4M (+34%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.