Public Charity

WISCONSIN MARITIME MUSEUM INC

WISCONSIN MARITIME MUSEUM INC is a Public Charity headquartered in MANITOWOC, WI. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $1.5M revenue, $1.4M expenses, $5.3M total assets. 10 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $363K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 391128473 MANITOWOC, WI Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.5M
Total Expenses$1.4M
Total Assets$5.3M
Grant Records10
Funding Total$363K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE WISCONSIN MARITIME MUSEUM CONNECTS ALL PEOPLE WITH WISCONSIN'S WATERWAYS, BY ENGAGING AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT WISCONSIN'S MARITIME HISTORY, WISCONSIN'S WORLD WAR II SUBMARINES, USS COBIA, AND THE GREAT LAKES. THE WISCONSIN MARITIME MUSEUM SHARES THIS RICH HERITAGE BY COLLECTING AND PRESERVING ARTIFACTS AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS, CREATING INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS, PROMOTING RESEARCH, AND PRESENTING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. A FORUM FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE GREAT LAKES, THIS PRIVATELY FUNDED MUSEUM IS ONE OF THE LEADING MARITIME MUSEUMS ON THE GREAT LAKES.

Sample Grants Received

2024
EXHIBIT UPGRADES AT WISCONSIN MARITIME MUSEUM
$25,000
$6,000
2023
MARITIME HERITAGE PLAZA AND TEACHING GARDEN
$75,000
2022
$11,032 CURATOR POSITION; $7,936 SECURITY CAMERS; $1,255 AERATOR REPLACEMENT; $839 AUTOMATIC SUMP PUMPS; $6,753 UNDERWATER HULL INSPECTION; $780 SAFETY EQUIPMENT UPGRADES
$28,595
2021
$14,200 CURATOR POSITION; $50K WISCONSIN MARITIME MUSEUM ENDOWMENT; $2,060 U.S.S. COBIA
$66,260

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Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Andrew Dunbar
PAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Catherine Green
BOARD MEMBER Daniel Hassemer
BOARD MEMBER Dan Schneider
BOARD MEMBER Howard Zimmerman
BOARD MEMBER Jamie Zastrow

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Top Grant Purposes

MARITIME HERITAGE PLAZA AND TEACHING GARDEN
$75,000 1 grant
$14,200 CURATOR SALARY; $50K HVAC; $915 2 SUMP PUMP FOR COBIA; $1,410 AERATOR ACCESSORIES & REPAIR; $138.75 LIFE LINES FOR LIFE RINGS; $5K MARINE SURVEYOR DRY DOCK REPORT
$71,664 1 grant
$14,200 CURATOR POSITION; $50K WISCONSIN MARITIME MUSEUM ENDOWMENT; $2,060 U.S.S. COBIA
$66,260 1 grant
FUND CURATOR POSITION
$56,800 1 grant
$11,032 CURATOR POSITION; $7,936 SECURITY CAMERS; $1,255 AERATOR REPLACEMENT; $839 AUTOMATIC SUMP PUMPS; $6,753 UNDERWATER HULL INSPECTION; $780 SAFETY EQUIPMENT UPGRADES
$28,595 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.5M $1.4M $5.3M
2023 $1.3M $1.5M $5.2M
2022 $1.3M $1.4M $5.2M
2020 $854K $869K $5.2M
2019 $958K $1.3M $5.1M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $958K to $1.5M (+55%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.3M.

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