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CANAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK STATE INC
MANLIUS, NY · EIN 161346615 · Form 990 · FY2023 · NTEE A80 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$369K
expenses
$291K
net assets
$1.0M
employees
9
program ratio
91%
mission · from form 990

THE SOCIETY WAS ESTABLISHED TO STUDY THE HISTORY OF NEW YORK CANALS AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE LIFE AND ECONOMY OF NEW YORK STATE; TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN THE CANALS; AND TO ENCOURAGE PRESERVATION OF CANAL RECORDS, RELICS, STRUCTURES, AND SITES.

profile · synthesized from sources

The Canal Society of New York State Inc. is dedicated to studying and promoting the history of New York's canal system and its impact on the state's economy and society. The organization works to preserve canal-related records, relics, structures, and sites. It educates the public through events and a regular newsletter.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2023

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $80K
    THE ORGANIZATION ROUTINELY ORGANIZES FUNCTIONS IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORY AND BENEFITS OF THE NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM.
  2. #2 $0
    THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES A NEWSLETTER TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM HISTORY.
named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Canal History Information Events
Organizes functions to distribute information about the history and benefits of the New York State Canal System
Canal History Newsletter
Distributes a regular newsletter to educate the public about the history of the New York State Canal System
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Local History Publishing 1 activity
    • Distributing educational newsletters about the New York State Canal System
      Distributes a newsletter to educate the public about the history of the New York State Canal System.
  • Historic Site Public Programming 1 activity
    • Organizing educational events about the New York State Canal System
      Organizes events to share information about the history and benefits of the New York State Canal System.
financials · form 990 · fy2023
revenue
Total revenue$369K
Contributions & grants$334K91%
Program service revenue$20K5%
Investment income$4K1%
Other revenue$11K
expenses
Total expenses$291K
Program expenses91%
Admin / overhead9%
Fundraising1%
Salaries & benefits$106K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$1.10M
Cash$187K
Investments$96K
Liabilities$57K
Net assets$1.04M
Liquid reserves11.7 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2023 · YoY revenue +24.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023

Who runs it

board members · 18
  • ANDREA SEAMANS — Director
  • ANITA COTTRELL — Treasurer
  • BILL MILES — Director
  • BILL SCHOLLENBERGER — Director
  • BRUCE SCHWENDY — Director
  • CHRIS ROMANCHOK — Director
  • CRAIG WILLIAMS — President
  • DAN WARD — Vice President
  • DARRIN ROOKER — Director
  • DAVID KINYON — Secretary
  • JANICE FONTANELLA — Director
  • JOHN DIMURA — Director
  • JOHN HATCH — Director
  • LISA O'HARA — Director
  • RON GRUBE — Director
  • RUTH ROSENBERG NAPARSTECK — Director
  • TAMMEE POINAN GRIMES — Director
  • WILLIAM VAN DORP — Director
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Historical Education and Preservation
    methodology: historical-education-and-preservation
    By conducting education and historical study, we promote public interest in and support for the preservation of the New York State Canal System, because increased awareness fosters stewardship and long-term protection of cultural and historical resources.