THE WHITE MEMORIAL CONSERVATION CENTER
EIN 06-6065807 · Environment (C053)
What they do
1)TO ESTABLISH, ORGANIZE, MAINTAIN, and OPERATE A MUSEUM EXCLUSIVELY for SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL and LITERARY PURPOSES. THE MUSEUM SHALL BE OPEN, AT REASONABLE TIMES, to ALL MEMBERS of THE PUBLIC. 2)TO OPERATE and MAINTAIN THE AFOREMENTIONED MUSEUM for THE PURPOSE of EDUCATING and INSTRUCTING MEMBERS of THE PUBLIC, BOTH ADULTS and CHILDREN, IN THE CONSERVATION of NATURAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED to PLANTS,TREES, ANIMALS, FISH, OTHER LIVING ORGANISM, SOIL, WATER and MINERALS. 3)TO ENCOURAGE THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY and UNDERSTANDING of THE PRACTICES of CONSERVATION and of THE NATURAL SCIENCES, and to THAT END to ACQUIRE, PREPARE, MAINTAIN, and USE EXHIBITS, BOOKS and EQUIPMENT, CONDUCT CLASSES and RESEARCH, and to PUBLISH DOCUMENTS and BOOKS RELATING to THE AFOREMENTIONED SUBJECTS.
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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders15 people are listed in the latest report.
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LUKAS HYDEREXECUTIVE DI
ANN BORZILLERIPRESIDENT
ARTHUR HILL DIEDRICKCHAIRMAN
CHARLES W RORABACKASST. SECRET
HENRY PERRAULTDIRECTOR
HUGH SCHOELZELDIRECTOR
JOHN W MOROSANIDIRECTOR
PAMELA VELEZDIRECTOR
PAUL HINKELDIRECTOR
PHILIP G SAMPONAROSECRETARY-TR
RANGER MACKDIRECTOR
RICHARD QUAYDIRECTOR
ROD ONEGLIADIRECTOR
SUE CARPENTERDIRECTOR
SUSAN VW POLLOCKDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1964
- Location
- 71 WHITEHALL ROAD PO BOX 368, LITCHFIELD, CT 06759
- County
- Litchfield
- In care of
- LUKAS HYDER
- Primary officer
- LUKAS HYDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- CHARLES HEAVEN & CO CPAS
- NTEE classification
- Environment (C053)