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Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-3062419 Website

As an educational and cultural nonprofit institution centered on the aircraft carrier intrepid, a national historic landmark, the mission of the Intrepid Museum Foundation (intrepid museum) is to promote the awareness and understanding of history, science and service through its collections, exhibitions and programming, in order to honor our heroes, educate the public and inspire our youth. The museum's mission is realized in three ways: 1) through collections, exhibitions and interpretations of American and global history; 2) through innovative stem, history, and leadership education programs for students; and 3) by the integral role the museum plays in the local and national community, hosting a wide range of public cultural events and programs for youth, families, senior citizens, families in transitional housing, veterans and the men and women in service to our nation.

Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc at a glance

Total assets
$91,434,609
+2.3% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$39,353,836
+27.8% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$1,840,162
+107.6% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$36,946,415
+6.5% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 12 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

New YorkAieaAlamedaFall RiverCamdenMt Pleasant

How Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 29% from 2020 to 2023. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 6 grants2022 4 grants2023 0 grants2024

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2021) to $97K (2023). In 2023 it made 4 grants totaling $97K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
New York University New York, NYTo develop a free, digital publication titled sensory tools for interpreting historic sites$76,121
USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee Inc Fall River, MATo share collections and resources to be included in neh full muster interpretive and educational materials; contribute professional expertise to the project by providing feedback and evaluation.$7,000
Aircraft Carrier Hornet Foundation Alameda, CATo share collections and resources to be included in neh full muster interpretive and educational materials; contribute professional expertise to the project by providing feedback and evaluation.$7,000
USS Missouri Memorial Association Inc Aiea, HITo share collections and resources to be included in neh full muster interpretive and educational materials; contribute professional expertise to the project by providing feedback and evaluation.$7,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$91,434,609$39,353,836$36,946,415——$1,840,162
2023$89,420,083$30,793,800$34,699,038$97,1214$886,323
2022$92,276,738$30,558,446$31,400,029$81,8576$726,308
2021$107,274,514$23,304,017$23,432,181$50,4891$3,190,774
2020$94,686,490$9,089,021$24,501,218$75,5181$1,046,991

About Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $91.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.8M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc is led by Susan Marenoff-Zausner, President on every filing since 2020; 18 of 39 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Susan Marenoff-Zausner

    President

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $622K (2020) → $722K (2024)

  • Bruce Mosler

    Co-Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth Fisher

    Co-Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Camilo Fajardo

    Creative Director

    On filings since 2022

    45 hrs/week

    $155K (2022) → $170K (2024)

  • Charles Bolden

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David H. W. Turner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frances F. Townsend

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gerry Byrne

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James L. Nederlander Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Plumeri

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Lapidus

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stanley S. Hubbard

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas F. Secunda

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Higgins

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Winston Fisher

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sam Darwish

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Balachandran

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Lawings

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David A. Winters

    Executive Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    27 hrs/week

    $293K (2020) → $346K (2024)

  • Elaine Charnov

    Senior Vice President Exhibits & Education

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $317K (2020) → $352K (2024)

  • Irena Tsitko

    Vice President, Grants Management & Administrator

    Assistant Vice President, Grants Management & Administrator → Vice President, Grants Management & Administrator, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $128K (2020) → $209K (2024)

  • Lisa Yaconiello

    Vice President, Venue Sales & Events

    On filings since 2020

    34 hrs/week

    $182K (2020) → $201K (2024)

  • Lynda Kennedy

    Vice President, Education & Evaluation

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $215K (2020) → $237K (2024)

  • Marc Lowitz

    Senior Vice President Business Development

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $303K (2020) → $334K (2024)

  • Matthew Woods

    Senior Vice President Engineering & Facilities

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $349K (2020) → $393K (2024)

  • Michael Onysko

    Vice President & Marketing

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $204K (2020) → $295K (2024)

  • Patricia Beene-Colasanti

    CFO & CAO

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $366K (2020) → $418K (2024)

  • Thomas Coumbe

    Vice President & Human Resources

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $184K (2020) → $241K (2024)

  • Jessica Williams

    Head Curator

    Curator of History → Head Curator, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    45 hrs/week

    $106K (2021) → $146K (2024)

  • Jennifer Fugina

    Assistant Vice President & Visitor Services

    On filings since 2022

    45 hrs/week

    $122K (2022) → $141K (2024)

  • Christopher Malanson

    Assistant Vice President & Exhibits

    On filings since 2023

    45 hrs/week

    $135K (2023) → $133K (2024)

  • Virginia Proano

    Controller

    On filings since 2023

    45 hrs/week

    $153K (2023) → $163K (2024)

  • Alexis Marion Vp Institutional

    Advancement

    New on the 2024 filing

    45 hrs/week

    $175K (2024)

  • Brian Walker Vp Corporate

    Committee & External Affairs

    New on the 2024 filing

    45 hrs/week

    $194K (2024)

  • Charles De Gunzburg

    Vice Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Denis A. Bovin

    Vice Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martin L. Edelman

    Vice Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mel Immergut

    Vice Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Santulli

    Vice Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Alexis Marion (2020–2023) — Vice President & Institutional Advancem
  • Former: Brian Walker Vp (2020–2023) — Corporate Committee & External Affairs
  • Former: John McAvoy (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Steven Fisher (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Vincent Forino (2020–2023) — Chief Information Officer
  • Former: Laurie Scofield (2020–2022) — Director & Internal Audit
  • Former: Catherine Camiolo (2020–2021) — Controller
  • Former: Eric Boehm Curator Of Aviation (2021) — Aircraft Restoration
  • Former: Charles Phillips (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Craig Newmark (2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Susan Marenoff-Zausner — President: $722KSusan Marenoff-ZausnerPresident$722KPatricia Beene-Colasanti — CFO/Cao: $418KPatricia Beene-ColasantiCFO/Cao$418KMatthew Woods — SVP Engineering/Facilities: $393KMatthew WoodsSVP Engineering/Facilities$393KElaine Charnov — SVP Exhibits/Education: $352KElaine CharnovSVP Exhibits/Education$352KDavid a Winters — Executive Vice President: $346KDavid a WintersExecutive Vice President$346KMarc Lowitz — SVP Business Development: $334KMarc LowitzSVP Business Development$334KMichael Onysko — VP, Marketing: $295KMichael OnyskoVP, Marketing$295KThomas Coumbe — VP, Human Resources: $241KThomas CoumbeVP, Human Resources$241KLynda Kennedy — VP, Education & Evaluation: $237KLynda KennedyVP, Education & Evaluation$237KIrena Tsitko — VP, Grants Mgmt & Admin: $209KIrena TsitkoVP, Grants Mgmt & Admin$209KLisa Yaconiello — VP, Venue Sales & Events: $201KLisa YaconielloVP, Venue Sales & Events$201KBrian Walker VP Corporate — Comm. & External Affairs: $194KBrian Walker VP…Comm. & External Affairs$194KAlexis Marion VP Institutional — Advancement, Thru APR 2024: $175KAlexis Marion VP…Advancement, Thru APR 2024$175KCamilo Fajardo — Creative Director: $170KCamilo FajardoCreative Director$170KVirginia Proano — Controller: $163KVirginia ProanoController$163KJessica Williams — Head Curator: $146KJessica WilliamsHead Curator$146KJennifer Fugina — AVP, Visitor Services: $141KJennifer FuginaAVP, Visitor Services$141KChristopher Malanson — AVP, Exhibits: $133KChristopher MalansonAVP, Exhibits$133K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $722K, to Susan Marenoff-Zausner (President). 18 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc

How large is Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc?

Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc reported $91.4M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $39.4M.

What is Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc?

Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in New York, NY. It holds $91.4M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc operate?

Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc has awarded grants in California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina.

What is Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc's EIN?

Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3062419. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 1, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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