Museum Accomplishments

2010

• Petition Mailed (1/25/10)
• Established By-laws, Collections Policy, Constitution and other important documents. (January)
• Conformation letter received (2/10/10)
• Contacted David Palmquist First time. (7/10/10)
• Contacted David Palmquist second time (8/31/10)
• Sent an email response and picture for his questions. (9/10/10)
• Sent Follow up to David Palmquist (10/21/10)
• Send Second Follow up to David Palmquist (11/6/10)
• Sent Email to Karen Anderson (11/9/10)
• Sent Email to Karen Anderson Describing the situation. (11/10/10)
• Granted provisional charter for 5 years by regents board (12/14/10)

2011

• Received certificate for charter (4/29/11)
• Mailed conformation letter back to the State Education Department (6/4/11)
• Mailed IRS 501(c) (3) (6/4/11)
• Received not-for-profit status
• Launched museum website

2012

• Created new domain for website (1/25/12)
• Applied for discretionary funding for FY13 (3/16/12)
• Launched a new website mmncny.org (4/12/12)
• Created brochures (5/30/12)
• Granted 3500.00 from James Oddo (6/29/12)
• Facebook establish (August)

2013

• Applied for discretionary funding FY14 (3/1/13)
• Funding from both Oddo and Rose for $3500.00 each total in $5000.00 (6/29/13)
• Speech given at conference house

2014

• Applied for discretionary funding
• Rose granted $3500.00 Ignizio granted $3500.00
• Speech given at Conference house
• Planned for travel exhibit to Staten Island children’s museum
• Nicotra grant for $1000.00
• Conference house exhibit begins (October)
• Speech given at Staten Island Rotary (June 10, 2014)
• Newspaper articles about Museum’s establishment (June)

2015

• Conference house exhibit ends (January)
• Converted front office/foyer into exhibit area
• SICM exhibit opened (February)
• Discretionary funding for FY16
• Matteo granted $2500.00 Ignizio granted $2500.00 rose granted $3500.00 totaling in $8500.00
• Applied for DCA for FY16 but denied for being first year
• Twitter connection (February)
• Instagram established (December)
• Establishment of a tour app to provide visitors with a listening tour (November-December)
• Presentation at Staten Island Children’s Museum for Columbus Day about Morse Code and the Gyrocompass.(October)
• Atlantic Salt Maritime Festival (June)
• Lecture at Rotary Foundation (July 21, 2015)

2016

• Mailed in form absolute charter (January 13, 2016)
• DCA FY17 application submitted (Feb 8 2016)
• DCA seminar (January)
• City discretionary workshop with Edwina Martin (February)
• Vin Lenza’s SINFPA discretionary workshop (February)
• Founder presented at Community board 1 meeting held on 2/22/16 at 7pm to approximately 30 people.
• Meeting and over for connection to lilac preservation project 2/17/16
• Tour given to community board 1 member John Guzzo and district manager Joe Carroll 2/22/16
• Tour given to CUNY service corp. manager Cheryl Barzey 2/24/16.
• 3/23/16 museum in transition event at the Hilton garden inn.
• 6/29/16 membership drive at the Tibetan Museum
• 8/2016 Absolute Charter approved by NYSED
• 8/24/16 MMNC received $11,000.00 total grant from the NYC Council Discretionary fund from all 3 Staten Island Councilmembers.
• 9/2016 MMNC becomes a partner of the CUNY Service Corps with 6 new interns
• 10/2/16 MMNC published in SI advance for receiving its Absolute Charter.
• 11/14/16 MMNC received $10,000.00 grant from the Investors bank Foundation.
• 12/7/16 presentation to the Staten Island Tuna Club as requested by Mr. John Malizia.
• 12/12/16 MMNC published on csitoday.com Article about the interns and the experience and affect the CUNY Service Corp has on such a small thriving not for profit.
• 1/1/17 MMNC received $2,000.00 grant from the Staten Island Arts DCA Premier Grant.
• 1/30/17 MMNC Chairman met with Captain Michael Day of the United States Coast guard.
• 2/1/17 MMNC received 5 new board members.

Updated As of 2/1/17