Arts & Culture
Springfield Telescope Makers Inc
SPRINGFIELD, VT
Total revenue
$118K
Total expenses
$84K
Net assets
$675K
Grants received
$7K
6 grants
EIN
222582956
Tax year
2024
Mission
The organization operates as an educational institution, formed to archive, teach and further impart knowledge in the field of optics and mechanics, as it applies to telescopes. The organization operates a museum dedicated to preserving the history of amateur telescope design and conducts educational forums throughout the year.
Programs
1 program
Springfield Telescope Makers, Inc. conducts an annual educational forum on practical optical and mechanical fabrication techniques, by an experienced telescope makers. Attendees learn the accumulated knowledge of hand crafting telescopes, thereby allowing attendees to make usable telescopes for their own purposes, as well as preserving and extending the knowledge of practical fabrication of precision optics and mechanics.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
7 listed
Cecilia Detrich
President
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5 hrs/wk
Mike Hayes
Vice President
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5 hrs/wk
Terri Simoni
Secretary
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5 hrs/wk
Glenn Jackson
Treasurer
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5 hrs/wk
Katie Shusdock
Trustee
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5 hrs/wk
Ken Slater
Trustee
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5 hrs/wk
Bruce Beford
Trustee
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5 hrs/wk
Grants received
Showing 6 of 6
Funded by
$7K from 2 funders · 6 grants · 2018–2024
$6K · 5 grants · 2018–2023
$800 · 1 grant · 2024