2025-01-24T08:06:26-06:00 2024-06-30 ELLEN M ESSMAN CPA & ASSOCIATES LLC 187 DANBURY ROAD SUITE 1G WILTON CT 06897 990 2023-07-01 223035427 WEIR FARM ART ALLIANCE % RICHARD FULLER WEIR 2037619945 PO BOX 367 WILTON CT 06897 RICHARD FULLER TREASURER 2037619945 2024-12-10 true true ELLEN M ESSMAN CPA P01210525 2035293661 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RICHARD FULLER PO BOX 367 WILTON CT 06897 52362 false X N/A X 1989 CT SUSTAINS AND PROMOTES THE LEGACY OF AMERICAN ARTIST JULIAN ALDEN WEIR AND PRESERVES WEIR FARM'S HISTORIC LANDSCAPE AND ARTISTIC TRADITION THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS. 8 8 0 25 0 33977 50581 0 0 406 1781 -622 0 33761 52362 0 2950 0 0 0 0 0 0 658 39057 24688 39057 27638 -5296 24724 5878613 5913337 937 937 5877676 5912400 THE WEIR FARM ART ALLIANCE (WFAA) PERSERVES, SUSTAINS, AND PROMOTES THE LEGACY OF AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST PAINTER JULIAN ALDEN WEIR. THE WFAA HONORS WEIR AND THE CONTINUED GENERATIONS OF ARTISTS INSPIRED BY WEIR FARM, MOSTLY NOTABLY MAHONRI YOUNG AND SPERRY AND DORIS ANDREWS. THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH WEIR FARM NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, WFAA PROVIDES PHILANTHROPY AND ACTIVE SUPPORT FOR WEIR FARM'S ARTISTIC TRADITIONS, HISTORIC AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPE, AND A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM, FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ALL. false false 20351 2950 TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, PRESERVE A HISTORICAL SITE (WEIR FARM NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK) PROMOTE ITS ARTISTIC TRADITION AND ADD TO THE ART COLLECTION FOR PUBLIC VIEWING IN THE WEIR FARM NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 20351 true true false false false true true false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 3 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false CT X X RICHARD FULLER 2038341896 PO BOX 367 WILTON CT 06897 X ROBERT TRAINER PRESIDENT 15.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 DARBY CARDONSKY BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 CHARLES JANSON VICE PRESIDENT 15.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD FULLER SECRETARY/TREASURER 15.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 JANICE HESS BOARD MEMBER 8.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 FRANCESCA MONRO BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ADAIR GARIS BOARD MEMBER 10.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 DEE DEE COLABELLA BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 50581 50581 0 1781 1781 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52362 1781 0 2950 2950 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1400 700 700 0 0 0 300 300 0 8325 4162 4163 150 150 0 4034 3429 605 0 0 0 0 0 0 5260 4471 789 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND PERMITS 1243 1243 BANK CHARGES 70 70 MARKETING SND ADVERTISING 1217 1035 182 POSTAGE AND SHIPPING 658 658 2031 1911 120 27638 20351 6629 658 52532 77360 35564 35460 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5378878 22478 5356400 5356400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 434117 444117 5878613 5913337 937 937 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 937 937 X 523787 558511 5353889 5353889 5877676 5912400 5878613 5913337 24724 10000 X false false X 29182 58345 67000 33355 50581 238463 0 0 29182 58345 67000 33355 50581 238463 0 238463 18 42 141 406 1781 2388 0 0 240851 0.99008 0.99381 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 1 1.29 false true 444117 X X X false false 5356400 5356400 22478 22478 5356400 ARTWORK 444117 444117 ARTWORK COLLECTIONS AND RELATION TO EXEMPT PURPOSE THE WEIR FARM ART ALLIANCE'S POLICY IS TO CAPITALIZE ITS COLLECTION OF ARTWORK IN CONFORMITY WITH FASB ASC 958-360-25-3. ITEMS ARE CAPITALIZED AT THEIR COST, APPRAISED OR ESTIMATED CURRENT MARKET VALUE AT THE TIME OF DONATION. THE WEIR FARM ART ALLIANCE (WFAA)IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED IN JULY, 1989. EFFECTIVE 1990 THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE,30 2022, WFAA HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A COOPERATING EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR THE WEIR NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK LOCATED IN WILTON AND RIDGEFIELD, CT. THE PROPERTY INCLUDES THE HOME, STUDIO AND SURROUNDING PROPERTY OF J ALDEN WEIR (1852-1919), A 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN ARTIST. WEIR FARM NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY NATIONAL PARK IN CT AND THE ONLY ONE IN THE COUNTRY DEVOTED TO AMERICAN PAINTING. WFAA, TOGETHER WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, SEEKS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC SUPPORT AND AWARENESS OF THE HISTORY AND ARTISTIC TRADITION OF WEIR FARM, A NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, AND BY WFAA PROGRAMS, TO FACILITATE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTIC WORK ON THE PARK, TO FULFILL EDUCATIONAL GOALS AND TO PRESERVE THE FARM'S UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ACCOUNTING FOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ACQUISITION AND OTHER COSTS ACCOCIATED WITH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE EXPENSED IN THE PERIOD INCURRED. FORM 990 PART VI SECTION B LINE 11B ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 FORM IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990 PART VI LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC WHEN REQUESTED. THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH GUIDESTAR. THE ORGANIZATION IS PREPARED TO PROVIDE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS UNDER MUTUALLY AGREEABLE CIRCUMSTANCES.