Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1953.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
23 people listed on the 990; $322K paid to officers and key staff.
Lacy Schutz’s $198K as Executive Di is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacy Schutz | $197,593 | $200,000 | $179,721 | $163,383 | $157,099 |
| Lisa Malone Jackson | $165,241 | $122,408 | — | — | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Shaker Museum and Library executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Preserves and shares Shaker culture to inspire thoughtful approaches to life's challenges.
Questions for Shaker Museum and Library
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Collections Care
In 2015 the museum started a major effort to assess and improve as needed the care of its object collection. The museum continues to work to make its collections and information available through electronic media.
Site Tours, Workshops, and Exhibitions
In 2022 shaker museum continued to emphasize inclusive programming, offering opportunities for participants to come together remotely and in- person for various events regardless of ability to pay.
Historic Site Preservation and Conservation
Since 2009, the museum has undertaken historic preservation projects at mount lebanon. In 2014, the museum completed a 2-YEAR project of approximately 2 million to stabilize the walls of the great stone barn at mount lebanon. The barn, gutted by fire in 1972, was the largest stone barn in america when build in 1859.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $3.3M | $3.4M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $6.4M | $6.7M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $10.4M | $10.4M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $132K | $294K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $10.3M | $10.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $322K | $258K | $32K | $32K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $352K | $156K | $181K | $15K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $24K | $14K | $8K | $2K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $29K | $19K | $9K | $1K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $60K | $37K | $19K | $4K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $22K | $22K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $44K | $36K | $9K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $16K | $6K | $5K | $5K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $17K | $16K | $1K | $753 |
| InterestLn 20 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $111K | $101K | $806 | $9K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $60K | $51K | $8K | $490 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $190K | $96K | $65K | $30K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $8K | $7K | $1K | $29 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.3M | $795K | $364K | $99K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 | $2.3M | $1.5M | $819K | $10.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 | $1.1M | $1.3M | −$141K | $10.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 17, 2023 | $2.2M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $10.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 30, 2022 | $2.8M | $1.1M | $1.7M | $9.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 8, 2021 | $3.4M | $825K | $2.6M | $7.5M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,116,998 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,116,998 across 11 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,258,433 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $10,412,586 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,118,145 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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