named programs · 6 · from sources
What they call their work
Demonstration and Lecture Series
Public demonstrations at schools and cultural venues, along with free online instructional videos on YouTube to promote awareness of stone carving
Immersive Apprenticeship Program
Full-time training programs lasting 4 to 24 weeks for aspiring professionals and novices, customized in duration and focus, often funded by partner institutions
Mather High School/National Park Service Partnership
Collaborative program introducing over 150 high school students to stone carving through weekly sessions and intensive break programs on Governors Island
NYC Department of Education Summer Camp
Two-week summer program for NYC teenagers, repeated annually, introducing them to stone carving through hands-on projects
Part-Time Friday Classes
Weekly evening sessions for individuals at the Midtown Manhattan workspace, offering hands-on stone carving instruction with all materials provided
Veterans’ Stone Carving Program
Five-month daily program designed to introduce veterans to stone carving as a therapeutic practice, fostering healing and career development
activities · 5 groups
What they do
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Community Art Education Workshops 3 activities
- In-person educational demonstrations for youthConducts in-person stone carving demonstrations in classrooms and public venues to introduce children and students to the craft, including weekly sessions and intensive programs on Governors Island that engaged over 150 high school students in creating a stone arch.
- Part-time stone carving instruction for adultsOffers part-time stone carving classes on Friday evenings in Midtown Manhattan, providing hands-on training in traditional techniques for adult learners.
- Stone carving training for adult learnersHosted a six-week stone carving program in 2016 for professional artists with no prior experience and a second six-week program for older adults interested in traditional stone carving techniques.
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Art Appreciation and Public Engagement 1 activity
- Public stone carving demonstrations at cultural institutionsDemonstrates traditional stone carving techniques at public venues such as The Met Cloisters, offering hands-on experiences to museum visitors across age groups to promote awareness and appreciation of the craft.
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Creative Arts Therapy Programs 1 activity
- Stone carving training for veteransOperated a five-month daily stone carving program in 2016 and a six-month program in early 2019 for military veterans, using the craft as a therapeutic tool to support trauma healing.
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Arts and Cultural Workforce Training 1 activity
- Youth stone carving apprenticeships and training programsConducted multiple structured training programs for high school students, including a six-week full-time apprenticeship for Brooklyn seniors, a six-week program for high school students, and a two-week annual summer camp for NYC teenagers from 2022 to 2024 with six participants per session focused on hands-on sculpting.
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Uncategorized 3 activities
- Capacity building and organizational development supportHelped develop a presentation to articulate the vision of the Pellettieri Stone Carvers Academy and supported its governance by joining the Board of Directors in 2019.
- Custom stone carving servicesCompletes commissioned stone carving projects such as inscribed lettering, garden fountains designed to resemble seashells, decorative fireplace mantels, and surrounds using geometric masonry techniques, including a mantel commissioned from the founder.
- Free online stone carving educationProvides free online instructional videos on basic stone carving fundamentals through YouTube to promote broader access to the craft.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$107K
Contributions & grants$79K74%
Program service revenue$28K26%
Investment income——
Other revenue$170
expenses
Total expenses$73K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$25K
Grants paid out—
balance sheet
Total assets$102K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$102K
3 years on record · 2023–2025 · YoY revenue +57.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025
Who runs it
board members · 2
- Chris Pellettieri — Executive Director and Treasurer
- Morgan Dummit — Director
relationships · 21
Who they work with
- Academy for Teachers Partner — Collaborated on professional development or educational initiatives in stone carving.
- Bram Kloos Photography Partner — Photography partner documenting events such as the Craft in Focus Festival.
- Cathedral of St. John the Divine Partner — Provided a stone carving apprenticeship program that trained Chris Pellettieri in traditional techniques.
- Chris Pelletieri Partner — Master carver and founder of the Pellettieri Stone Carvers’ Academy who provided training and mentorship to Morgan Dummitt.
- Chris Pellettieri Partner — Collaborated with Chris Pellettieri to articulate the vision of the Pellettieri Stone Carvers Academy and joined the board to support its mission.
- City of New York Partner — Partnered with the Academy to run a summer stone carving camp for teenagers in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
- Dalton School Partner — Partnered on educational programming in stone carving.
- Freemasons Partner — Engaged in a partnership related to stone carving traditions or educational programming.
- Green-Wood Cemetery Partner — Collaborated on a stone conservation training program.
- Institute of Classical Architecture and Arts Partner — Partnered on programming related to classical architectural arts and stone carving.
- Matt and Beth Ricciardi Partner — Provided financial or in-kind support to Pellettieri Stone Carvers’ Academy.
- Museum of Art and Design Partner — Selected Chris Pellettieri as one of the top “Makers” in New York City and provided a public workspace for his sculpture in 2014.
- National Park Service Partner — Provided funding and workspace for the Mather High School stone carving program on Governors Island.
- New York Restoration Project Partner — Partnered on community-based environmental or restoration initiatives involving stone carving.
- Open House New York Partner — Collaborated on public engagement events related to architecture and stone carving.
- Riverdale Country School Partner — Partnered on educational programming in stone carving.
- Robert A M Stern Partner — Supervised Chris Pellettieri’s work on decorative sculptures for the entrance archway to Marist College Campus.
- Stephen T. Mather Building Arts and Craftsmanship High School Partner — Partnered on a recurring stone carving education program for students on Governors Island.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art Partner — Invited the Academy to demonstrate medieval stone carving techniques at The Met Cloisters for public engagement.
- Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design Partner — Partner school that provided student participants for the Academy's debut apprenticeship program.
- Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design Partner — Partnered with the school to host high school students in a summer stone carving training program and later established an after-school program during the academic year.
strategies · 3
How they approach the work
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- Apprenticeship-Based Craft Preservationmethodology: traditional-apprenticeshipBy training students in traditional stone carving through hands-on apprenticeships with master carvers, the Academy preserves endangered craftsmanship and enables artistic mastery, because immersive, intergenerational skill transfer ensures technical precision and cultural continuity.
- Community-Driven Craft Sustainabilitymethodology: community-driven skill preservationBy fostering collaborative learning between emerging and experienced carvers, the Academy sustains the craft as a living tradition, because shared practice and peer knowledge exchange strengthen collective ownership and long-term cultural resilience.
- Craft-Based Personal and Therapeutic Developmentmethodology: art-therapy-for-trauma-recoveryBy engaging individuals in rigorous stone carving, the Academy fosters personal growth, resilience, and trauma recovery, because the meditative focus, tangible progress, and mastery of material provide psychological structure and restore agency, particularly for youth and veterans.