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Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion- State Historic Park

Public charity · Grantmaker Canandaigua, NY EIN: 23-7089093 Website

Sonnenberg gardens and mansion preserves the living collection of nine historic gardens and interprets, and promotes the life, times, and legacy of canandaigua's thompson family estate.

Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion- State Historic Park at a glance

Total assets
$4,713,098
+2.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,295,400
+12.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$163,367
-15.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,235,970
+6.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion- State Historic Park funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Trumansburg

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $550K (2019) to $666K (2020). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $648K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation Trumansburg, NYFor Improvements to Visitor Center.$648,459
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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
2025$4,713,098$1,295,400$1,235,970——$163,367
2024$4,580,518$1,155,799$1,165,102——$192,610
2023$4,573,897$4,420,166$1,541,808——$59,456
2022$1,683,075$1,038,346$813,128——$20,448
2021$1,371,330$1,615,371$1,357,986$648,4591$15,889
2020$1,075,116$1,135,171$1,314,845$666,0001$15,815
2019$1,192,053$1,425,828$1,484,571$550,0001$9,689

About Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion- State Historic Park

Based on IRS filings

Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion- State Historic Park is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Canandaigua, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $163K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion- State Historic Park is led by David Hutchings, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 15 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Hutchings

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $82K (2019) → $109K (2025)

  • Candice Smith

    Board Member -

    Board Member → Board Member -, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Rusinko

    Treasurer

    Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Bennett

    Board Member

    Vice Chair - → Board Member - Joined During Year, 2024

    Board Member - Joined During Year → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Parsons

    Co-Chair

    Board Member → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Co-Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Harvey

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Polimeni

    Board Member

    Board Member - Joined During Year → Board Member - Joined Duri, 2023

    Board Member - Joined Duri → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Dutcher

    Board Member

    Board Member - Joined During Year → Board Member - Joined Duri, 2023

    Board Member - Joined Duri → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Majewski

    Secretary

    Board Member - Joined During Year → Board Member - Joined Duri, 2023

    Board Member - Joined Duri → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Multer

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gehrig Lohrmann

    Board Member -

    Board Member → Board Member -, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Gullo

    Co-Chair

    Board Member → Co-Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debra Martin

    Board Member

    Board Member - Joined During Year → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Sheppard

    Board Member - Joined During Year

    New on the 2025 filing

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Krobusek

    Board Member - Joined During Year

    New on the 2025 filing

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Cheryl Adas (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
  • Former: John Tharp (2019–2023) — State Regional Representative
  • Former: Katherine O'Brien (2019–2023) — Board Chair
  • Former: Kathleen Hendrix (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Kristy Merriman (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Ryan Wilmer (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Charles Perfetti (2019–2022) — Board Member - Resign During Year
  • Former: Jacqueline D. Biernat (2019–2022) — Secretary -
  • Former: Kristen M. Fragnoli (2019–2022) — Board Chair -
  • Former: Stephen Flamini (2019–2022) — Board Member - Resign During Year
  • Former: Roxanne Kise (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Brian Young (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Diana R. Johnson (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kathy Rayburn (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Vincent Scalise (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

David Hutchings — Executive Director: $109KDavid HutchingsExecutive Director$109K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $109K, to David Hutchings (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion- State Historic Park

How large is Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion- State Historic Park?

Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion- State Historic Park reported $4.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.

What is Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion- State Historic Park?

Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion- State Historic Park is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Canandaigua, NY. It holds $4.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion- State Historic Park operate?

Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion- State Historic Park has awarded grants in New York.

What is Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion- State Historic Park's EIN?

Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion- State Historic Park's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7089093. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 6, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 3, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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