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METROPOLITAN WATERWORKS MUSEUM INC

CHESTNUT HILL, MAEIN: 04-3251784Website

Data sourced from IRS 990 public filings

METROPOLITAN WATERWORKS MUSEUM INC THE MWM OWNS AND OPERATES THE WATERWORKS MUSEUM (THE "MUSEUM") THE MUSEUM IS A SINGLE CONDOMINIUM UNIT OF THE MUSEUM BUILDING CONDOMINIUM, ONE OF FOUR SEPARATE CONDOMINIUM BUILDING REGIMES ON THE SITE. THE FOUR BUILDINGS SHARE CERTAIN OPERATING RESPONSIBILITIES THROUGH AN ADMINISTRATIVE TRUST (THE WATERWORKS AT CHESTNUT HILL TRUST), AND THE COMPLEX IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE WATERWORKS AT CHESTNUT HILL. THE SITE WAS PREVIOUSLY THE CHESTNUT HILL WATERWORKS, OWNED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, AND DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LDA. THREE OF THE FOUR BUILDINGS AND THE ADJACENT CHESTNUT HILL RESERVOIR ARE LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND THE ENTIRE SITE IS A DESIGNATED CITY OF BOSTON LANDMARK. THE MUSEUM HOUSES THREE HISTORIC STEAM PUMPING ENGINES INSTALLED BETWEEN 1894 AND 1921: THE ALLIS, THE WORTHINGTON, AND THE LEAVITT. AS REQUIRED UNDER THE LDA, MWM PROVIDES PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE MUSEUM AT NO FEE, AND TO THE COMMUNITY ROOM AT A MARGINAL COST RECOVERY CH

Local (City/County Level)
Education & Awareness
General Population
Museums & Cultural Institutions
Arts & Culture

Annual Revenue

$646,844

Known Funders

2

Grants Received

3

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$646,844$736,285$3,081,420
2023$475,137$634,537$3,194,977
2022$552,744$644,464$3,352,610
2021$534,984$540,237$3,488,890
2020$478,016$559,543$3,467,061
2019$463,866$562,747$3,501,248
2018$530,555$553,254$3,640,637
2017$511,543$774,105$3,660,685

Top Funders

SHIPPY FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY

$3,000 (2024)

Key Personnel

From 2024 IRS 990 filing

M

MARTIN PERLMUTTER

PRESIDENT/INTERIM TREASURER

Officer
K

KATHERINE BURTON JONES

CLERK

Officer
R

RAYMOND J RAPOSA

DIRECTOR

R

ROGER BLOOD

DIRECTOR

A

ADAM YANULIS

DIRECTOR

J

JOHN FREEMAN

DIRECTOR

E

EDWARD BERGER

DIRECTOR

E

ELAINE C PIERCE

DIRECTOR

D

DENNIS J DEWITT

DIRECTOR

S

STEPHEN ESTES-SMARGIASSI

DIRECTOR

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