2026-07-31T06:18:21-07:00 2025-12-31 221427684 Suplee Clooney and Company 308 E Broad St Westfield NJ 07090 990 2025-01-01 223548871 Friends Of Yogi Inc FRIE 9736552378 8 Yogi Drive Little Falls NJ 07424 Mark Markowitz President 9736552378 2026-04-15 true ROBERT J BUTVILLA P00837745 9087899300 2026-07-31 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Eric Longo 8 Yogi Berra Drive Little Falls NJ 07424 1271422 false X N/A X 1997 NJ Celebrating the legacy of American icon Yogi Berra, the Museum also offers an array of public programs that bring the community together around baseball, including screenings, panel discussions, book signings, athlete appearances, and hands-on, interactive field trips serving close to 10,000 middle and high school students annually. 12 12 6 30 0 0 461506 400416 120425 278600 232083 119474 68912 113588 882926 912078 0 0 0 0 673679 733366 5931 0 0 639772 654168 1319382 1387534 -436456 -475456 8195488 8172945 35492 24925 8159996 8148020 The mission of the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center is to sustain and promote the values of respect, perseverance, sportsmanship and execellence through inclusive, culturally diverse sports-based educational exhibits and programs. false false 665077 81324 0 The Museum offers a number of public programs that connect community around a shared love of baseball, including book signings, panel discussions, and special exhibitions. The Museums Best Teammate Award honors a student athlete from each of the 40 schools in the Super Essex Conference, paying tribute to those young people whomay not be the best performers on the field, but who, like Yogi, are the best teammates. In 2025, the Museum organized the Yogis Big Catch Challenge, setting an official GUINESS WORLD RECORD title for the Largest Game of Catch on the ballfield at Yogi Berra Stadium. 443385 235276 0 The Museum offers a range of in-person standards-aligned learning experiences, leveraging sports and baseball as a vehicle to address important academic subjects as well as challenging current social issues. The programs served close to 10,000 students with a focus on STEM, language arts, history, social studies and computer aided design. All education programs are infused with the values that drive the Museums mission: respect, teamwork, perseverance, sportsmanship, and excellence. 1108462 true true false false false false false true false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 18 0 6 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true false false NJ X Organization 9736552378 8 Yogi Dr Little Falls NJ 07424 Mark Markowitz President 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Julie Jackson Vice President and Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 James T Seery Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Keith Barrack Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Lindsay Berra Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Blim Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kavitha A Davidson Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Larry Doby Jr Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ronald J Dolecki Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Bruce Silver Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Eve Schaenen Executive Director 50.00 X 163314 0 0 Susan Walsh Finance Director 35.00 X 84952 0 0 248266 0 0 1 false true false 4711 329627 66078 17600 400416 Educational Programs 900099 235276 0 0 Museum Admission and Tours 900099 43324 0 0 278600 119474 0 119474 25895 4095 21800 21800 21800 408719 329627 313346 95373 0 95373 38000 41903 -3903 -3903 Other Income 999000 318 318 0 0 318 912078 275015 0 236647 538862 431090 107772 0 154973 123978 30995 0 39531 31625 7906 0 37056 0 37056 0 8000 0 8000 0 26087 0 26087 0 11080 0 11080 0 9322 4661 4661 0 35619 33838 1781 0 372822 335540 37282 0 45506 43231 2275 0 Education 38609 38609 0 0 Repairs and Maintenance 29060 27607 1453 0 Museum Cultivation 19765 19765 0 0 Exhibits 18518 18518 0 0 2724 0 2724 0 1387534 1108462 279072 0 157310 32724 157294 211651 99261 50000 35834 327 85980 68496 47460 22251 8234734 6227868 2365080 2006866 5247269 5780630 8195488 8172945 27742 21925 7750 3000 35492 24925 X 8159996 8148020 8159996 8148020 8195488 8172945 -475456 506055 -42575 X X false true true false X 0 844794 576807 519002 461506 400416 2802525 0 0 844794 576807 519002 461506 400416 2802525 0 2802525 82596 97226 117969 120438 141274 559503 0 0 3362028 0.83360 0.59570 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 855322 X X false 0 0 6690540 5703336 987204 541859 418444 123415 1002335 106088 896247 2006866 X 1734902 506055 359344 865399 869503 42575 42575 912078 1746878 359344 359344 1387534 1387534 Pt III, Line 4 The Museum is home to a permanent collection of photographs and artifacts that document the inspirational life of the winningest player in baseball history. Using Yogis life example, the Museum is able to promote its mission of sustaining the values of respect, perseverance, sportsmanship and excellence through inclusive, culturally diverse sports-based educational exhibits and programs. Pt X, Line 2 The Museum is exempt from federal income taxes under internal revenue code (code) section 501(c)(3). The museum has also been determined by the internal revenue service not to be a private foundation within the meaning of section 509(a)(i) of the code. All significant tax positions have been considered by manangement and it has been determined that all tax positions would be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. The museum is no longer subject to examinations by applicable taxing jurisdictions for the years prior December 31, 2022 Pt XI, Line 2d Special events expense netted against income. Merchandise expense netted against income. Rental expense netted against income. Pt XII, Line 2d Special events expense netted against income. Merchandise expense netted against income. Rental expense netted against income. Golf Outing 296794 296794 87137 Greatest Game of Catch 438041 438041 225772 734835 734835 312909 312909 421926 X X X X false false false false false false false true false Eve Schaenen 152956 0 10358 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 163314 0 0 0 Pt I Line 7 An employee of the organization received a board-approved discretionary bonus as reported for them in part II, column B (II) Pt VI, Line 11b The draft of the annual form 990 shall be furnished to the finance director who will review the return and confirm its accuracy. Approval of the form 990 shall be placed on the agenda of a regularly scheduled board meeting. A copy of the form 990 shall be hand delivered to each board member prior to the meeting. Pt VI, Line 15a The executive director meets once a year to review each employees performance. Compensation is reviewed and compared with similar organizations in the geographical area and salary reports from various organizations such as Guide Star. This process is done annually. Pt VI, Line 19 The form 990, audited financial statements and other governing documents are kept electronically at the organizations office and can be viewed by any inquiring party during normal business hours. Hard copies are available upon request. Pt XII, Line 2c The organization has a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements for calender year 2024. This process did not change from the prior year Pt VI, Line 12c Management reviews annually.