Connecticut · Nonprofit
THE CONNECTICUT RIVER FOUNDATION AT STEAMBOAT DOCK INC
THE CONNECTICUT RIVER FOUNDATION AT STEAMBOAT DOCK INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 34 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,422,672 to it, the largest being The Joanne E Masin Foundation ($1,092,848). 22 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.6M
- Funders on record
- 34
- Grants received
- $2.4M
- Net assets
- $7.7M
What The Connecticut River Foundation at Steamboat Dock Inc does
Mission
The connecticut river museum's mission is to deepen appreciation of the river's history and to inspire its stewardship by providing unique educational and recreational experiences to diverse audiences.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Museum programs the connecticut river museum is situated on a riverfront property in essex, connecticut upon which are three historic buildings housing exhibition galleries, a research library, a museum shop, meeting/education program space and administrative offices. Along our bulkhead riverfront are docks to which are moored three vessels. We serve a broad and diverse audience numbering 31,000 in 2024, by providing unique programs on land, online and on the water. The museum offers a robust array of exhibitions and public programs throughout the year inspired by our collection, the river's storied history and our location. Inside our historic museum building (built in 1878 as a warehouse and store serving the steamboat trade between hartford and new york until 1931) are two permanent galleries which include fine art, artifacts, and interactive displays. On the first floor visitors enjoy a working replica of the first submarine, the turtle, wherein visitors may experience close quarters and the idea of being submerged. The second floor explores the industrial revolution and steamboat era. Special exhibitions on our third floor explore maritime history, enviromental issues, and…
$559,677 spent$74,797 earned by the program53% of program spendingWaterfront programs: on the river the museum has a fixed pier as well as floating docks to which are moored three vessels: a 30-passenger recreation of adriaen block's 17th century vessel of trade and exploration called the onrust; a 50-passenger research vessel called riverquest; and a 24'aluminum work boat used in educational programing, enviromental study and waterfront utility. The museum secured ownership of onrust in 2021 and provides narrated excursions on the river in-season. In 2022, the museum acquired riverquest which operates a full summer season of narrated river trips and a winter trip schedule for watching american bald eagles and other bird life. The museum offers several themed cruises per year onboard riverquest and onrust for celebratory occasions such as mother's day, father's day, and halloween. Our vessels are well-utilized to provide opportunities for leisure and learning, having served about 10,000 passengers.
$315,497 spent$382,098 earned by the program30% of program spendingEducational programs education is central to the museum's mission. The stories of the natural connecticut river and the people who have lived on or near it for millennia are told not only in permanent and changing gallery exhibitions but also through abundant educational programming. In our meeting spaces we host a year-long series of lectures and book signings on topics across a broad spectrum, but with the connecticut river valley and rivers in general as a unifying theme. K-12 students from across the state make use of curriculum aligned with state and next gen standard that support classroom teaching in art, history, language arts, math and science. Regular programs for children and families were offered monthly and during the school vacations. The museum also serves students across the spectrum, home school familes , and offers summer camps for kids aged 5-12. Crm provides scholarships to allow underserved student populations to attend educational programs at no cost. Adult programming consists of talks, lectures, symposia, panel discussions, and tours; docent-led tours of the permenent collections; specialty exhibition tours; docent-led tours for adult/college groups;…
$158,509 spent$103,055 earned by the program15% of program spendingOther program services the museum conducts two major events each year which are imaginatively created and multi-purposed. These events not only bolster financial support, but also reinforce public engagement and build on the strong relationship that exists between the museum and our local and wider community.
$21,692 spent$97,226 earned by the program2% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,055,375.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $6.8M to $7.9M (+16%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 3% · 2022 7%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
39% of THE CONNECTICUT RIVER FOUNDATION AT STEAMBOAT DOCK INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
John Bennet
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 6 funders to 12 funders, grant income rose $48k → $579k.
2 of 34 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 3% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE CONNECTICUT RIVER FOUNDATION AT STEAMBOAT DOCK INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 34 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE CONNECTICUT RIVER FOUNDATION AT STEAMBOAT DOCK INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 45% of grant income and the top three 64%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 52% · 2018 38% · 2019 21% · 2020 71% · 2021 53% · 2022 39% · 2023 70% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
54% of THE CONNECTICUT RIVER FOUNDATION AT STEAMBOAT DOCK INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 65% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
THE CONNECTICUT RIVER FOUNDATION AT STEAMBOAT DOCK INC draws 79% of its grant income from funders outside Connecticut, across 11 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $65k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE CONNECTICUT RIVER FOUNDATION AT STEAMBOAT DOCK INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 3,230 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,230 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding THE CONNECTICUT RIVER FOUNDATION AT STEAMBOAT DOCK INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $276k on record — $25k federal, $251k state.
- National Endowment for the Humanities$25k
- Pass thru Grant Non-State$226k
- State Aid Grants$25k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like THE CONNECTICUT RIVER FOUNDATION AT STEAMBOAT DOCK INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Connecticut
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
52%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- New Netherland LLC · disregarded
- Fresh River LLC · disregarded
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE CONNECTICUT RIVER FOUNDATION AT STEAMBOAT DOCK INC?
- THE CONNECTICUT RIVER FOUNDATION AT STEAMBOAT DOCK INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 34 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,422,672 to it, the largest being The Joanne E Masin Foundation ($1,092,848). 22 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE CONNECTICUT RIVER FOUNDATION AT STEAMBOAT DOCK INC have?
- IRS filings report 34 organizations giving $2,422,672 in grants to THE CONNECTICUT RIVER FOUNDATION AT STEAMBOAT DOCK INC, 22 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE CONNECTICUT RIVER FOUNDATION AT STEAMBOAT DOCK INC?
- The Joanne E Masin Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $1,092,848 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE CONNECTICUT RIVER FOUNDATION AT STEAMBOAT DOCK INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Connecticut. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 34 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing