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FISCAL YEAR 2015 MAY 2014 TO APRIL 2015 1
THE BRIDGE
BETWEEN
HISTORY AND
INNOVATION
INTREPID SEA, AIR & SPACE MUSEUM
HIGHLIGHTS REPORT
FISCAL YEAR 2015
MAY 1, 2014–APRIL 30, 2015

2 INTREPID SEA, AIR & SPACE MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS REPORT
The mission of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is to promote the
awareness and understanding of history, science and service through its
collections, exhibitions and programming in order to honor our heroes,
educate the public and inspire our youth.
Cover photo: Michael J. Massimino, former astronaut and senior advisor for space programs
at the Intrepid Museum, works with a student outside the exhibition HUBBLE@25.

MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIRMEN AND PRESIDENT
T
his year was a deeply meaningful
time to lead the Intrepid Sea, Air &
Space Museum. We have you, our
supporters, to thank for everything
we accomplished. Indeed, if fiscal year 2015
were to have a theme, it would be gratitude:
for the NASA astronauts who risked their
lives to advance scientific understanding,
for the educators who inspire our children,
for the military service members who
protect our freedoms every day and for the
donors who make all we do possible.
How far has the Intrepid Museum come in
the past decade as a result of your support?
The ship underwent a complete renovation
and restoration in dry dock. We acquired
the space shuttle Enterprise and erected
the Space Shuttle Pavilion. We endured
the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, and
we rebuilt the pavilion and other damaged
infrastructure to withstand potentially
devastating weather. With the recovery
from Hurricane Sandy almost completed,
we were able to dig deep to tighten and
refine the systems that underlie this great
organization.
To leverage big ideas, the Museum brought
together the Exhibits and Education
Departments and established a public
programs division under the leadership of
Senior Vice President Elaine Charnov. This
division brings science and history to life
for local audiences during evening talks and
festivals that offer enriched STEM (science,
technology, engineering and math), arts and
history content. In order to continuously
improve the visitor experience, we planned
for a new, state-of-the-art ticketing system
and for a comprehensive research study
of visitor and non-visitor demographics
and attitudes about the Museum. We
will complete a cogeneration (combined
heat and power) plant on the ship that
will create energy efficiency and thus
savings in energy costs. We hosted our first
Intrepid Museum Symposium, increasing
transparency and gathering valued
feedback from you, our donors.
One of the guiding principles of the Intrepid
Sea, Air & Space Museum is to pay homage
to those who have served this nation. On
April 27, 2015, we dedicated the space
shuttle Enterprise to the astronauts who
tragically died in the Apollo 1, Challenger
and Columbia disasters. We have never
been prouder of the sensitivity with which
our staff approaches all of its work.
Our strong ties to NASA, the contributions
of staff in our Exhibits Department and
the insight of our senior advisor for space
programs, former astronaut Michael
J. Massimino, resulted in the fantastic
exhibition HUBBLE@25 and associated
programming. This exhibition exemplifies
the Intrepid Museum’s adeptness at
weaving inspiring firsthand accounts of
history together with STEM. Our reputation
as the place where American history sparks
innovation in the minds of future leaders
and thinkers continued to grow.
As the Museum establishes itself as a
cutting-edge classroom aboard a historic
ship, we are developing expertise in
educating the educators. Johns Hopkins,
the Bank Street College of Education and
Hunter College have all utilized the Museum
as a resource for training their students.
And this year, the New York City Department
of Education accredited the Museum’s
professional development programs for
teachers, which means educators can now
earn credits by studying at the Museum.
At the Intrepid Museum, the American
dream thrives in the minds of the diverse
visitors we inspire. Thank you to our staff
and supporters for helping us evolve
into an even more efficient, cutting-edge
and inclusive educational institution. We
believe, in our hearts, that the thousands
who served aboard this ship would be proud
to know how many minds we touch and
transform with their stories.
Kenneth Fisher
CO-CHAIRMAN
Bruce Mosler
CO-CHAIRMAN
Susan
Marenoff-Zausner
PRESIDENT

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HUBBLE, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
AN ASTRONAUT’S FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE MAKES HUBBLE@25 GRIPPING
Former NASA astronaut Michael J. Massimino
is a veteran of two missions to the Hubble
Space Telescope. Now the Intrepid Museum’s
senior advisor for space programs, he
jokes as he regales listeners with details of
STS-125, the final mission to repair Hubble
in 2009. But when he speaks of his fellow
crew members’ bravery, he grows earnest:
“What’s amazing to me is that every one
of them was willing to risk the ultimate
sacrifice for science, for the advancement
of knowledge.” His crew journeyed to space
after the astronauts of the space shuttle
Columbia were killed on reentry to Earth’s
atmosphere in 2003. Knowing that the space
shuttle program would be ending in 2011, the
STS-125 astronauts went to space despite
the danger, because they understood their
mission was the last chance to fix Hubble,
possibly the greatest scientific instrument
ever built.
Massimino co-curated the Intrepid Museum’s
exhibition HUBBLE@25 with Eric Boehm,
the Museum’s curator of aviation. The
exhibition celebrates the 25th anniversary
of the Hubble Space Telescope’s launch into
orbit. Massimino’s firsthand insight into
what it takes to execute a Hubble repair
mission brings the adventure of Hubble’s
history to life. This unparalleled exhibition,
which opened on October 23, 2014, and
runs through January 10, 2016, features
spectacular images, interactive displays and
original artifacts that went to space with the
STS-125 crew.
“Hubble is an
engineering
wonder, perhaps
the greatest
machine ever built,
able to orbit Earth
at 17,500 miles per
hour while remaining
focused on a single
point, the size of
a dime, on top of
the Empire State
Building.”
— Michael J. Massimino
Aerial view of the exhibition HUBBLE@25
in the Space Shuttle Pavilion.

BREAKING HUBBLE TO FIX IT
Massimino had been on an arduous spacewalk outside the space
shuttle Atlantis for almost eight hours, despite the fact that NASA
trains astronauts for a maximum of seven hours of extravehicular
activity. Massimino’s task was to remove an access panel that
blocked a short-circuited power source within the telescope. He had
logged hundreds of hours in NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory
preparing for this moment, training to remove 111 tiny screws while
wearing bulky space gloves and a heavy suit. Nobody expected
the four larger screws securing a handrail over the panel to pose a
problem. But as he worked to remove that final screw, it was stripped
by the drill.
He waited in space, 350 miles above Earth’s surface, for a strategy
from engineers on the ground. NASA engineers told Massimino he
needed to exert 60 pounds of force to break off the handrail. They
explained the risks: debris floating in microgravity might damage
his spacesuit or the telescope. Despite the danger, he ripped off the
handrail, ensuring that he could install new equipment deep inside
the telescope and that hundreds of astrophysicists could continue
their work for years to come.
These personal accounts of NASA history, coupled with artifacts
loaned by NASA, make the exhibition HUBBLE@25 thrilling. A series
of YouTube videos produced by the Museum brings visitors even
deeper into the stories and science behind this magnificent machine.
Funding from our generous donors has ensured that the Museum
can include admission to HUBBLE@25 in the price of a Space Shuttle
Pavilion ticket. Please see the Highlights section for details on the
programming that has accompanied HUBBLE@25.
Astronaut Michael J. Massimino floats 350 miles above Earth, during the
mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
MAKING THE HUBBLE ULTRA DEEP FIELD
UNDERSTANDABLE AND KID-FRIENDLY
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field is an image of a small region in the
constellation Fornax that shows 10,000 galaxies and the light from
stars that existed 13 billion years ago. Museum educators saw
the Hubble Ultra Deep Field as the perfect opportunity to make the
math of Hubble accessible, interactive and fun for visitors of all
ages. They broke the complex concept of the Ultra Deep Field down
into a multistep math problem to estimate how many galaxies
are in the observable universe. (The answer is 165 billion.) This
exercise helps visitors understand what a tiny fraction of the
universe the Hubble lens focuses on, and conveys a sense of the
enormity of the universe.
Students from the Museum’s STEM S.T.A.R.S. camp explore the
Hubble Ultra Deep Field display.

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HUBBLE, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL (continued)
EXPLORATION CONTINUES
HUBBLE@25 also sheds light on how Hubble’s technology and
history has influenced its scientific successor, the James Webb
Space Telescope (JWST), scheduled to launch in October 2018.
The JWST will not orbit Earth as Hubble did; it will go much farther
into space to sit at the Earth-Sun Lagrange point L2, where the
competing gravity of the sun and Earth will stabilize the telescope
in space.
A SCIENTIFIC LEGACY IN IMAGES
Images from Hubble have proved the existence of extrasolar planets
orbiting distant suns, shown the emergence of new stars rising from
pillarsofgasanddust,revealeddyingstarsemittingplumesofionized
gas called planetary nebula and most importantly established the
existence of dark energy, the force that is causing the expansion of
the universe to accelerate. Hubble’s scientific legacy is detailed
through gorgeous images and engaging text in HUBBLE@25.
Image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, courtesy of NASA.Image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, courtesy of NASA.
Image courtesy of NASA.

THE ART OF STEM EXHIBITS
The next generation of innovators will need to use their whole
minds to revolutionize the world. Creativity feeds technological
advancement, and arts education feeds creativity. Our curators and
educators incorporate elements of art and design thinking into all of
our programming and curricula.
HUBBLE@25, for example, features an animated cartoon display that
documents the period after Hubble was first launched into space in
1990. At that time, a microscopic flaw in the curve of Hubble’s mirror
resulted in blurred images—and a public relations debacle for NASA.
The Museum’s fun display of political cartoons lambasting NASA’s “big
blunder”engagesvisitorsingraphicartandshedslightonthepolitical
history of Hubble and NASA’s stunning recovery.
YOU HELP US REACH THE STARS
Hundreds of individual donors have sponsored stars through
Project Enterprise, and their names are on display in the
Space Shuttle Pavilion as supporters of the Museum’s
programming. Your donations help us shine! You make it all
possible—microgravity workshops for kids, Astronomy Nights
with top astrophysicists, the exhibition HUBBLE@25 and so
much more. Thank you for helping us inspire a new generation
of space explorers and scientists!
NASA’S TOOL DESIGNERS BECOME
POWERFUL ROLE MODELS
There is power in showing
aspiring engineers the people
and processes behind real
space tools. The simplest detail
can set an imagination on fire.
At the heart of HUBBLE@25
is a stunning photograph by
Michael Soluri that captures Jill
McGuire and Justin Cassidy,
two NASA engineers who
designed the tools for the STS-
125 mission to repair Hubble.
Massimino explains, “Every kid
wants to be an astronaut, but there is more than one cool job at
NASA, and among the most inspiring is tool design.” The exhibits
team showed the practical thinking behind creating tools for
specific space missions. Two examples:
Jill McGuire’s Mini Power Tool is juxtaposed with an ordinary
household power drill. The battery pack fit into the astronaut’s
belt so that the tool wouldn’t be too heavy for repairs made by
astronauts wearing space gloves. It spins up to 300 revolutions
per minute—20 times faster than its predecessor—saving
precious spacewalk time.
Justin Cassidy’s Fastener Capture Plate for the Advanced
Camera for Surveys captured the screws removed on
spacewalks, preventing them from floating in microgravity
and posing a threat to astronauts or the telescope.
Jill McGuire and Justin Cassidy pose in front of their picture in
the exhibition.
Jill McGuire’s Mini Power Tool,
showcased in HUBBLE@25.
Museum programs—
like this Astronomy
Night on the flight
deck—are made
possible by
our donors.
Students from the STEM S.T.A.R.S. camp explore the cartoon display.
“Leading the Tools Team for the last service
mission was the most rewarding work of
my career. I love, love, love my job.”
—Jill McGuire, NASA Goddard
Space Flight Center

REMEMBERING OUR HEROES
FAMILIES WITNESS THEIR LOVED ONES’ STORIES INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION
The Space Shuttle Pavilion buzzed with the
conversations of old friends separated by
years but united by memories. A hush fell
over the audience as Tal Ramon, son of Ilan
Ramon, the Israeli astronaut who died in
the Columbia disaster, performed a soulful
rendition of the Israeli national anthem in
his father’s memory. Then, Laura Husband,
daughter of space shuttle Columbia’s fallen
commander, Rick Husband, sang “The Star-
Spangled Banner” in a strong, clear voice
tinged with emotion. It was April 27, 2015,
the day the Intrepid Museum dedicated its
most transformational artifact, the space
shuttle Enterprise, to the memories of the
astronauts whose lives were lost in the
Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia disasters.
Said Susan Marenoff-Zausner, president
of the Intrepid Museum, “Today we forever
embed in Enterprise the heroism, vision
and passion of those who gave their lives
for human knowledge and discovery. The
spirit of the men and women of Apollo 1,
Challenger and Columbia will live on, right
here, in this magnificent spacecraft and
the programs and exhibitions that it will
motivate.”
Gathered beneath Enterprise were
Congressman Jerrold Nadler; Congress-
woman Carolyn B. Maloney; Manhattan
Borough President Gale Brewer; NASA
Administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr.;
Florida Senator Thad Altman; guests from
the Goddard, Johnson and Kennedy Space
Centers; Museum trustees Charles de
Gunzburg, Kenneth Fisher, Pamela Liebman
and John McAvoy; longtime Museum
supporters Peggy Donovan, Gregory Olsen,
and Julia and Patricia Peloso-Barnes;
and most importantly, friends and family
members of the astronauts. The Intrepid
Museum also welcomed more than two
hundred New York City public school
students to witness this dedication.
It was a day to transform grief into
inspiration. NASA Administrator Charles F.
Bolden Jr. remarked, “Today’s ceremony is
one of hope, of looking to the future even as
we celebrate our fallen heroes.”
INTREPID MUSEUM HONORS NASA’S FALLEN ASTRONAUTS
“Their legacy
lives because
we reach out
and touch
the future.”
— JuneScobeeRodgers,
widow of space
shuttle Challenger
commander
Francis Richard
“Dick” Scobee
Families, local officials, students and others
attend the dedication of the space shuttle
Enterprise to the fallen crews of Apollo 1,
Challenger and Columbia.

INTREPID MUSEUM’S PRESIDENT
TAKES A SPOUSE’S REQUEST TO HEART
In the spring of 2013, Rona Ramon, wife of fallen astronaut Ilan Ramon, visited the
Intrepid Museum. Her trip was less than six months after Hurricane Sandy destroyed
the first Space Shuttle Pavilion.
Susan Marenoff-Zausner recalled, “I wanted Rona to experience Enterprise in its full
glory. But where I saw necessary repairs, she saw promise. That very day, standing
before the exposed Enterprise, Rona suggested dedicating the shuttle to the astronauts
who had lost their lives serving the space program. Her vision took hold of
all of us here.”
Added Rona Ramon, “I spent a beautiful few hours at the Intrepid Museum. . . . I just knew
the dedication was right.”
It took two years for this vision to become reality. The Intrepid Museum first needed
to redesign and rebuild its Space Shuttle Pavilion. The entire staff understood the need
to plan the dedication with the astronauts’ families, and Marenoff-Zausner found that
the key to the right tone was to focus on the astronauts’ power to inspire. The Museum’s
Education Department collaborated with the Ramon Foundation, headed by Rona Ramon,
and the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program, to design the Intrepid International
Space Station Challenge (I2
S2
C), an opportunity for New York City students to place an
experiment on the International Space Station. The culmination of the contest drew
205 students to the dedication, who brought with them their excitement and dreams
of space exploration.
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF APOLLO 1,
CHALLENGER
AND COLUMBIA
APOLLO 1
JANUARY 27, 1967
Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom
Edward H. White II
Roger B. Chaffee
CHALLENGER, STS-51L
JANUARY 28, 1986
Francis R. “Dick” Scobee
Michael J. Smith
Ronald E. McNair
Ellison S. Onizuka
Judith A. Resnik
Greg B. Jarvis
S. Christa McAuliffe
COLUMBIA, STS-107
FEBRUARY 1, 2003
Rick D. Husband
William C. “Willie” McCool
David M. Brown
Kalpana “KC” Chawla
Michael P. Anderson
Laurel B. Clark
llan Ramon
Rona Ramon speaks at the ceremony honoring the astronauts of Apollo 1,
Challenger and Columbia.
Enterprise
The prototype orbiter that paved the way for the
space shuttle program
dedicated
April 27, 2015
In honor of the brave crews who served in the American
space program and gave their lives in the pursuit of
knowledge, exploration and international cooperation
Apollo 1
January 27, 1967
Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom
Edward H. White II
Roger B. Chaffee
Challenger, STS-51L
January 28, 1986
Francis R. “Dick” Scobee
Michael J. Smith
Ronald E. McNair
Ellison S. Onizuka
Judith A. Resnik
Greg B. Jarvis
S. Christa McAuliffe
Columbia, STS-107
February 1, 2003
Rick D. Husband
William C. “Willie” McCool
David M. Brown
Kalpana “KC” Chawla
Michael P. Anderson
Laurel B. Clark
llan Ramon

REMEMBERING OUR HEROES (continued)
THE EMBRACE OF AN
EXTENDED “SPACE FAMILY”
The Enterprise dedication became a way for
family members who endured a staggering loss
to come together. June Scobee Rodgers, widow
of space shuttle Challenger commander Dick
Scobee, spoke on behalf of the Challenger crew:
“We are bonded as a group of people, because we
suffered a private loss that became public. To the
children, remember your parent. Remember how
they lived.”
Evelyn Husband-Thompson, widow of Rick
Husband, commander of the STS-107 mission
on Columbia, represented the families of the
Columbia crew and remarked, “The children of
the astronauts are my heroes, because they
have overcome.” Photos of the crews flashed on
a screen above the stage as the astronauts were
celebrated. The crew of the International Space
Station sent a video message from space.
Lowell Grissom, brother of Virgil “Gus” Grissom,
command pilot for Apollo 1, spoke on behalf of
the astronauts who died in the Apollo 1 accident.
He said, “We can honor them only if we follow in
their footsteps and continue to explore space.”
Family members of the Apollo 1, Challenger
and Columbia crews helped NASA Administrator
Bolden unveil a large glass dedication plaque
adjacent to the nose of Enterprise. As the plaque
was revealed, June Scobee Rodgers pressed her
fingers to her lips and touched her late husband’s
name on the plaque, which bears the names of
all the fallen astronauts. Their names will remain
there to remind the million visitors who come
to the Museum each year of the heroes behind
the space shuttle program. Kenneth Fisher, co-
chairman of the board of the Intrepid Museum,
summed it up, “We live free and prosper because
of their sacrifices.”
Kenneth Fisher and Lowell Grissom.
Charles Bolden Jr., Lowell Grissom, Kathy Scobee Fulgham, June Scobee
Rodgers, Sheryl Chaffee Marshall, Laura Husband and Evelyn Husband-
Thompson help unveil the dedication plaque.
June Scobee Rodgers. The Smith and Resnik families at the dedication
ceremony.

I2
S2
C TAKES INSPIRATION OUT OF THIS WORLD
The excitement of the 205
public school students
boarding Intrepid on
April 27 was palpable.
They carried with them
experiment designs that
they had spent months
preparing, and dreams of
sending their experiments
into space. Immediately
after the Enterprise
dedication, the students
presented these designs
to judges of the first
Intrepid International
Space Station Challenge
(I2
S2
C). Forty-three teams
from five city schools
competed for the opportunity to send their experiment to the International
Space Station in late 2015. Each team proposed an experiment designed to
assess the impact of microgravity on a physical, chemical or biological system.
Competitor Ruben Savelson, age 13, a student at the Institute for Collaborative
Education, said, “The fact that this was a contest drove us harder. I wanted
to win, because it meant something that our experiment might go to space.”
(Savelson did not win I2
S2
C, but he did win a complementary art contest to
design a logo that will go on a mission patch for International Space Station
astronauts.)
The students’ creativity was exhilarating. They described experiments on
everything from worm composting in microgravity to hatching rainbow
trout in space. Jose Cruz, a contest judge and the chair of the IEEE Life
Members Committee with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Foundation, one of the organizations that funded I2
S2
C, commented, “What
drew us to this contest was the fact that kids had to be creative and design
their own experiments. This is what it means to compete for grants in the real
world of science.”
WINNERS
In mid-June the judges announced the winning
team—Dana Ahmad, Sundous Aljahmi, Joshua
Feliciano, Jiahao Guan and Joyce Wong from P.S./I.S.
30 Mary White Ovington School in Bay Ridge,
Brooklyn—who bested 42 other teams. Led by
science teacher Nathan Tubbs, the team designed an
experiment that explores how microgravity affects
the germination of seeds. The idea was to create an
experiment that might ultimately prove plants can
grow in space and oxygenate human habitations.
The following week, Museum staff members
welcomed the winning team and their teacher for a
luncheon and award ceremony. “This has been an
amazing experience,” said Nathan Tubbs, science
teacher and facilitator for the winning team. “The
goal was not a grade on a test. The goal was good
design for real-world application. My students were
so motivated.”
A member of the winning team, Sundous Aljahmi,
an 11-year-old girl whose parents own a gas
station, said, “My family is really proud. I feel like
a real scientist. Winning this contest makes me
feel confident I can reach my dream of becoming a
doctor. When you work hard and try your best, the
best things come out of it.”
Karen La Cava, director of community investment at
Time Warner Cable, another contest funder, said, “By
investing in these young people, we are investing in
America’s future workforce.”
Michael J. Massimino and Susan Marenoff-Zausner
congratulate the winning team, along with their teacher
Nathan Tubbs, the principal of P.S./I.S. 30 Carol Heeraman
and the winner of the art contest from the Institute for
Collaborative Education.
A student from the Urban Assembly Institute for
New Technologies explains his experiment.
“Winning this contest makes me feel
confident I can reach my dream of
becoming a doctor.”
— Sundous Aljahmi, age 11

AN ENORMOUS, FLOATING CLASSROOM
THROUGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS, THE MUSEUM CONNECTS LEARNING TO THE REAL WORLD
Michelle Jennings made her comment
while watching 70 of her sixth-grade
students use paper cups and rubber bands
to build a primitive version of the robotic
arm end effector (grasping device) used by
astronauts during shuttle missions. They
had just finished an exploration highlighting
the Museum’s 27 airplanes and spacecraft
during an April visit to the Museum for
one of the Education Department’s school
programs.
For several months, Jennings had been
teaching her students the scientific method
through an aerodynamics unit. Museum
educators tailored a program to complement
what Jennings had been teaching at school.
She says, “There was this ah-ha moment
when the educator told us the Enterprise is
like one huge paper airplane, in that it must
glide to Earth. We talked about thrust, drag,
weight and lift, and the kids understood the
principles at a whole new level.”
School programs reach more children than
any other Intrepid Museum program. In fiscal
year 2015, our programs served 19,374
students from 347 schools. Tailored to the
needs of school groups from pre-K to high
school, the Museum’s curricula marry tactile
learning with site-specific information and
inspiration. Older school groups use cutting-
edge imaging programs like Tinkercad, a
computer-assisted 3D design tool, along with
digital printers.
“The Intrepid Museum exposed my students to
a spectacular visual representation of where
science can take them—literally to outer space!”
— Michelle Jennings, teacher, Brooklyn
Science and Engineering Academy
SHOWING STUDENTS WHERE THE SCIENCES CAN
Michelle Jennings with her
students from the Brooklyn
Science and Engineering
Academy.

INSPIRATION FOR THE NON-TRADITIONAL
SCIENCE STUDENT
Jennings teaches at a public middle school in East Flatbush,
Brooklyn. She says, “When my kids stepped on board Intrepid, they
were beyond excited. Many of my students don’t have the means or
the exposure to get to museums like the Intrepid on their own, so the
schools must open these children to museum experiences.”
One of the most valuable things about a visit is the way the Museum
models real, exciting STEM careers for kids who don’t have an
abundance of scientists and engineers as role models. Jennings
says, “Some of my kids thought an engineer was a mechanic when
we first started discussing STEM careers! After our experiences at
the Intrepid Museum, they started to see science as a career path
they could actually pursue.”
BEYOND THE COMMON CORE
Sheri Levinsky-Raskin, assistant vice president of education, says,
“Our curricula align with the Common Core and Next Generation
Science Standards, but we do not seek to replicate the classroom
experience. We enhance the curricular goals of the school system,
but we do it in a way that’s hands-on, interdisciplinary and above
all else fun!” The programs arm visiting teachers with creative
examples of ways to engage children in science.
The Education Department piloted a new curriculum called Rust in
the River, in which students observe real examples of rusting on the
ship and then do chemistry tests on how salinity affects rusting. It
plans to expand this workshop offering in years to come, because it
helps kids get engaged in a site-specific application of chemistry.
Lara Phillips is an assistant principal of the Brownsville Academy
High School, whose students visited in May to participate in
astronomy and microgravity workshops. Phillips says, “The lessons
aligned with the new Common Core learning standards. But instead
of thinking about science theoretically, my students had a hands-
on experience they will never forget. This helped them do better on
standardized exams, but more importantly, it got them excited
about the sciences!”
FREE PROGRAMS FOR TITLE I SCHOOLS
Thanks to generous supporters, the Intrepid Museum was able to
provide its programs at no cost to 30 percent of the public schools
it served during the year. The Museum prioritizes underserved and
Title I schools—schools where 40 percent of students qualify for
free or reduced-priced lunch—in determining which groups get
free programming. In fiscal year 2015, the Museum served 11,318
students from 171 Title I schools.
The Museum works to fund as many free, Title I school visits as
possible, and hopes to provide more in years to come.
TAKE THEM
Students from the Brooklyn Science and Engineering Academy display
the experiment design they created for the Intrepid International Space
Station Challenge.
Students from the Brooklyn Science and Engineering Academy discuss their
experiment design with Museum educators.

ACQUISITION OF AN MIA BRACELET
KEEPS THE MEMORY OF A LOST PILOT ALIVE
Lt. Edward J. “Barney” Broms was a 25-year-old pilot in Intrepid’s
attack squadron VA-66 on August 1, 1968, when he was assigned
the fourth position in a strike mission over Dong Dun, North Vietnam.
His A-4 Skyhawk airplane disappeared on the mission pullout, and he
was not heard from again. For decades, his family didn’t know what
happened to him. They were not the only ones who agonized over his
fate. His countless friends and classmates kept the hope he would
be found alive. In a small town in Kentucky, veteran Jim Pelham, a
former ordnance man from VA-66 who had, in all likelihood, loaded
weapons onto Broms’s plane, could not get his lost squadronmate
out of his mind. Pelham knew Broms only from a distance, but the
fact that this young man had never been found haunted him.
In the 1970s, a Vietnam War veteran named Johnny Bracey entered
a military supply store, reached into a glass bowl full of bracelets
and bought an MIA (missing in action) bracelet bearing Broms’s
name. These MIA bracelets were once a way for Americans to show
they would never forget Vietnam’s prisoners of war. Voices in Vital
America started the bracelet program in 1970 to raise awareness
about servicemen missing in action. Bracey stayed true to his
pledge to always remember: he wore the MIA bracelet for 15 years,
until it fell off his wrist. The loss of the bracelet stung, because he
felt connected to this pilot, though he never knew him.
CLOSURE FOR A SISTER
In 1993, a team of American investigators located human remains
near the place where Broms’s plane disappeared over North
Vietnam. In 2011, DNA technology matched Broms’s remains to
his closest surviving relative—his sister, Marjorie Waddell. The
U.S. Navy designated Broms KIA (killed in action), allowing his family
to put this lost pilot to rest with full military honors in Arlington
National Cemetery.
The verification provided the
family with much-needed
answers and some solace.
Says Waddell, “I want people
to know about the Navy’s
relentless pursuit to get a
positive identification of
my brother. They kept the faith, and for that I am ever grateful.” The
Intrepid Museum was in touch with Waddell, who invited the Intrepid
Museum’s curator of aviation, Eric Boehm, to Arlington Cemetery to
witness and record her brother’s funeral.
VETERAN ACTS TO PRESERVE
HIS SQUADRONMATE’S MEMORY
In 2014, Broms’s squadronmate
Jim Pelham received an invitation
to the 71st anniversary of the
commissioning of Intrepid. While
preparing for his trip to New York City, Pelham spoke with the Intrepid
Museum’s assistant vice president of strategic initiatives, Carly
Goettel, who asked him if he had known Broms. He recalls, “I just
called to talk about hotel accommodations, but she asked if I knew
Barney. I wound up telling her about my friend Johnny Bracey and
the Edward Broms MIA bracelet he wore for 15 years.”
Goettel put Johnny Bracey in touch with Broms’s sister. Marjorie
Waddell was so moved by Bracey’s dedication to her brother’s
memory she gave him her own Broms MIA bracelet to replace the one
he had lost. Explains Pelham, “Well Johnny had it for a while and then
he called me up and said I’ve been thinking: this bracelet belongs up
there, at Intrepid.”
With Waddell’s consent, Pelham arranged for the bracelet to be
permanently donated to the Intrepid Museum. He says, “All these
years I kept Barney in my memory. Marjorie and Johnny kept him
in their memories. Now that the bracelet is with Intrepid, he won’t
ever be forgotten.” Curators will use the MIA bracelet in On the Line:
Intrepid and the Vietnam War, an exhibition opening in October 2015.
Says Waddell, “There is joy in knowing my brother’s story has finally
been told.”
NEVER FORGET VETERANS HELP THE INTREPID MUSEUM PERSONALIZE HISTORY
“Veterans should know how much we value their
history. We will preserve their objects, and the
personal stories behind them, in perpetuity.”
— Jessica Williams, Intrepid Museum’s
curator of history and collections
Lt. Edward J. “Barney” Broms.

MEMORIAL DAY AND VETERANS DAY CEREMONIES
BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER
Each year, the Intrepid Museum hosts Memorial Day and Veterans
Day ceremonies to honor the men and women who have served in
uniform to protect our nation.
•On Memorial Day, the Museum unfurls a 100-foot American flag
to honor the fallen, and the Veterans Day ceremony culminates
in the laying of wreaths upon the Hudson River to remember
those who served.
•Active and retired U.S. military service members receive free
admission to the Museum every day, and veterans receive a
discount, but on these national holidays, all service members,
past and present, receive complimentary admission.
•Families have the opportunity to dedicate a Seat of Honor in
the Allison Howard Lutnick Theater to pay tribute to a loved
one or deserving hero. In 2015, 16 Seats of Honor were dedicated,
providing vital support to the Museum’s programs and preserving
the legacies of individual military service members for generations
to come. Thank you for helping us keep the memories of
veterans alive.
THE IMPORTANCE OF
LISTENING TO VETERANS
On August 16, 2014, Intrepid veteran Jim Pelham stepped
aboard the ship with two of his former squadronmates,
Chuck Clark and Bill McGinnis, for an informal reunion and a
celebration of the ship’s 71st commissioning anniversary.
Pelham had served as an ordnanceman on the ship during
its third and final deployment to Vietnam in 1968–1969.
It was the first time Pelham had boarded Intrepid since he had
disembarked 46 years ago. He says, “They treated us
like kings.”
His visit became an opportunity to share and preserve his
experiences aboard the ship through the Museum’s Oral
History Project. Since the launch of the Oral History Project
in 2013, staff members have recorded 77 firsthand accounts
from former crew members active during World War II, the
Vietnam War and the Cold War.
The stories Pelham shared with the Museum’s curator of
history and collections, Jessica Williams, were rich in emotion.
He described the camaraderie on the ship, the experience
of loading bombs into planes for training drills and the
newspaper clippings he received from his mother, his only
means of finding out he was loading bombs for Operation
Rolling Thunder.
Every oral history interviewer for the Museum’s Oral History
Project is trained to handle veterans’ memories with
psychological acumen. Pelham comments, “Giving my oral
history was therapeutic. Giving my oral history made me feel
my contributions were finally valued and appreciated.”
Bill McGinnis, Chuck Clark and Jim Pelham visit the Intrepid Museum on
August 16, 2014.
Seats of Honor recipients Ben St. John and Henry Mouzon.
2015 Seats of Honor recipients and families.

HONO
EDUCA
IN
WELC
ORAL HISTORIES
RECORDED42
YOUNG
VISITORS
MORE
THAN 200,000
MUSEUM
VISITORS1,000,000
SEATS OF HONOR
DEDICATED16
SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS AND
ASTRONAUTS SPOKE AT THE MUSEUM53
CHILDREN SERVED, FROM
347SCHOOLS19,374
VOLUNTEER HOURS FROM 151
DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS17,847
5 PROGRAMS SERVED 900CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
IN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELESS SERVICES
13 PROGRAMS SERVED 226 PARTICIPANTS
THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION FOR
CHILDREN’S SERVICES
STUDENTS FROM TITLE I
SCHOOLS SERVED11,318
FACTS AND FIGURES 2015

NOR
ATE
NSPIRE
COME
TEACHERS
TRAINED409TEEN AND YOUNG ADULT
INTERNS ASSISTED37
OBJECTS
ACQUIRED1,253
FACEBOOK
FRIENDS57,112
INSTAGRAM
FOLLOWERS1,783
YOUNG VISITORS
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS5,808
TWITTER
FOLLOWERS10,325
VETERANS AND ELDERLY VISITORS
WITH DEMENTIA SERVED THROUGH
THE ACCESS PROGRAM STORIES WITHIN
59
PARTICIPANTS IN EARLY MORNING
OPENINGS FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM489
167 FREE PROGRAMS SERVED 2,779PARTICIPANTS
WITH PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL OR COGNITIVE CHALLENGES
HOME PAGE
VIEWS6,413,025

HIGHLIGHTS 2015
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
SUBMERGED—AUGUST 2014
One of the most remarkable vessels in the Intrepid Museum’s
collection is Growler, a submarine that once carried nuclear missiles
and was used in top-secret missions during the Cold War. While
kids ages eight and up are permitted on Growler, they can’t interact
with this artifact in a tactile fashion, because preservation of the
submarine requires that its enticing array of dials and gadgets not
be touched. The solution is Submerged, a permanent, 40-foot replica
of a guided missile submarine in the Exploreum, in which kids learn
firsthand how a submarine works.
OBJECTS IN CONVERSATION—AUGUST 2014
Intrepid is made not only of steel, but also of stories. From a
photograph of a Passover seder aboard the ship to a handmade
bracelet from a sweetheart, this exhibition weaves the personal
artifacts and memories of
crew members together
to tell a collective story.
One important artifact is
the Alfred Lerch logbook,
which provides a record
of April 16, 1945, the day
this pilot shot down seven
enemy aircraft in the
Battle of Okinawa.
EDUCATION
STEM S.T.A.R.S. (STUDENT ASTRONOMERS
REACHING FOR SPACE)
As part of the STEM Matters initiative, the Intrepid Museum was
chosen by the New York City Department of Education to provide
an unforgettable immersion in STEM learning for rising seventh and
eighth graders from NYC public schools. In a new, weeklong camp
aboard the ship, aspiring astronomers looked through spectrum
glasses at sunspots, charted their latitude using the night sky and
designed a Mars habitat in Tinkercad. Educators grounded science
in history, illuminating Intrepid’s role in recovering the Mercury
and Gemini space capsules as well as Enterprise’s influence as a
prototype space shuttle.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
MATH IN MOTION
New York City students who enrolled in this free club at the
Muhlenberg branch of the New York Public Library experienced
summer launch, instead of summer slump. Over six weeks,
students used scale models of the Museum’s air and space
artifacts to study the algebra and geometry of flight. Students
ultimately designed and engineered a 3D spacecraft model using
Tinkercad. Free programs like this help New York City kids bridge
the opportunity gap.
YOU HELP US SHINE
“You’ll be encouraged to climb onto bunks
where sailors slept, check out the old
mess hall, and act like you are navigating
in an engine room.”
— Time Out New York on Submerged
Students from STEM S.T.A.R.S. pose with Michael J. Massimino outside the
exhibition HUBBLE@25.

IMPORTANT ACQUISITIONS
NEW TOUR
PLANES EXPLAINED
A technical and historical
introduction to the Intrepid
Museum’s amazing collection
of aircraft, including the
Avenger, Blackbird and
Concorde.
HARRY HARRISON DIARY
(COVERING JUNE 1943–MARCH 1944)
First-person accounts of Intrepid’s history told at the time they were
happening are invaluable. Lt. Cdr. Harry W. Harrison was a highly
experienced naval aviator during World War II and a commander of
fighter squadron VF-6. Harrison’s writing is wonderfully detailed. His
description of the crippling 1944 torpedo strike on Intrepid is poetic
and harrowing: “The ship shook and shivered as if a giant had hold of
the stern.” Taped into his diary are newspaper clippings, cables
of official messages, and a strategic map of the atoll of Truk, a major
anchorage for the Japanese and the site of a hugely destructive
American attack. Harrison details strategic flight operations against
Truk in this historically important document. The diary was a gift
from his nephews, William and Christopher Sharples.
“The ship
shook and
shivered
as if a giant
had hold of
the stern.”
— Harry Harrison

PROGRAMS
ASTRONOMY NIGHTS
The Museum’s free Astronomy Nights provide telescopes on the
flight deck during the summer, inviting all ages to enjoy an evening
of stargazing. During the winter months, high-profile guest speakers
in a nighttime café setting provide a unique atmosphere for a
young science-minded crowd to mix and mingle. The past year’s
guest speakers included Denton Ebel, planetary geologist at the
American Museum of Natural History, and Steve B. Howell, exoplanet
researcher and project scientist for NASA’s Kepler and K2 missions.
FLEET WEEK FESTIVITIES
In May 2014, hundreds of servicemen and women sailed into New
York City aboard five vessels to kick off a week of festivities.
JOE EDWARD’S TALK ON THE F-14
In May 2014, retired NASA astronaut Joe Edwards visited the
Museum to give an informal talk on F-14 Tomcat planes. Edwards is
best known for piloting American crew members to the Russian space
station Mir, but before he was an astronaut, he was a decorated naval
aviator. In the 1980s, he flew the F-14 Tomcat that is displayed on the
flight deck of Intrepid.
HUBBLE@25 PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Three evening discussions encouraged further examination of the
themes presented in the exhibition HUBBLE@25, adding a deeper
level of meaning to the experience. The Intrepid Museum was able to
keep these programs free or low cost for the community thanks to
program supporters. Talks included the following:
LAST MISSION TO HUBBLE—The STS-125 mission aboard space
shuttle Atlantis was NASA’s last chance to upgrade Hubble’s systems
and ensure its operational future. On November 12, 2014, the crew
of STS-125—mission commander Scott D. Altman, pilot Gregory C.
Johnson, and mission specialists John Grunsfeld, Michael Massimino,
Megan McArthur Behnken and Michael Good—joined moderator
Charlie Gibson, journalist and former ABC news anchor, for a look back
at this historic journey.
INFINITE WORLDS: THE PEOPLE AND PLACES OF SPACE
EXPLORATION—NASA allowed photographer Michael Soluri exclusive
access behind the scenes of its preparations for the STS-125 mission
in 2009. On December 10, 2014, upon the publication of his book,
Infinite Worlds, Soluri was joined at the Museum by science journalist
Miles O’Brien for an illuminating discussion of his time spent
documenting the inner workings of NASA.
HUBBLE AND OUR ALTERED UNIVERSE—On April 30, 2015, the
Museum celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space
Telescope with leading researchers who are using Hubble data to
change our understanding of the universe. Ira Flatow, host of Science
Friday on Public Radio International, moderated this stellar evening
with Sara Seager of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
Priyamvada Natarajan of Yale; Kenneth Sembach of the Space
Telescope Science Institute; and Adam G. Reiss of Johns Hopkins
University and the Space Telescope Science Institute, who received a
Nobel Prize for work made possible by Hubble.
HIGHLIGHTS 2015
Photo by Michael Soluri, from Infinite Worlds.

SALUTE TO FREEDOM
The Intrepid Museum’s annual gala recognizes
distinguished national and business leaders
and celebrates the women and men who
serve in defense of our country. The event,
held aboard this historic ship, brings together
leading members of the business, defense,
educational, financial, governmental and
scientific communities and several hundred
service members for a wonderful evening
of meaningful acknowledgement. At the
2014 gala, the Museum awarded Chuck
Hagel, U.S. secretary of defense, its Intrepid
Freedom Award for service to the nation. The
Museum’s Intrepid Salute Award for business
achievement and philanthropy was awarded
to Jeffrey R. Immelt, chairman and chief
executive officer of General Electric.
KIDS WEEK
Kids Week 2015 used the theme of flight to engage children and their families in the
science and technology of aviation and space exploration. During the winter school
break, a variety of interactive activities and exciting presentations, including
live falcons in flight, gave visitors the opportunity for up-close interactions with
scientists and aviators. A special highlight was Jill McGuire, one of NASA Goddard
Space Center’s most experienced space tool designers.
SPACE SCIENCE FESTIVAL WITH BUZZ ALDRIN
This annual celebration of space
science and technology, held in
July 2014, included displays and
special presentations by NASA
and other guests, including
visiting astronauts Ellen Baker,
Mario Runco Jr., Terry Hart,
Garrett Reisman, Joe Edwards
and Karol Bobko. The highlight
of the festival was a special
appearance by legendary Apollo
astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL WITH JOHN GRUNSFELD
This citywide festival brings the wonder of scientific discovery to the public.
The Intrepid Museum participated by offering a screening of Gravity, followed
by a talk by John Grunsfeld, five-time shuttle veteran and the current associate
administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, about the real challenges
of space exploration. The Museum also hosted a traveling exhibition of NASA’s
International Space Station Mobile on the pier for all to visit.

LOOKING FORWARD
SLEEKER SPACES AND SMOOTHER SYSTEMS
WELCOME CENTER
The renovation of the Welcome Center will be completed in
summer 2015. Redesigned in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy to
accommodate our growing audience, it will streamline entry to the
Museum and feature digital signage, expanded ticket counters, a
retail gift shop and a new restaurant on the second floor. The new
Welcome Center will be accessible to all visitors. It will include ticket
counters equipped with induction hearing loops, double-belted
stanchions offering a cane-detectable barrier for visitors who are
blind or partially sighted and signage with the new Accessible Icon.
AIRCRAFT RESTORATION HANGAR
WILL SHOWCASE OUR EXPERTISE
The Intrepid Museum is home to 27 aircraft, a space shuttle and a
Soyuz capsule that flew to the International Space Station, as well
as some of the nation’s foremost experts in aircraft preservation.
In order to share this unique expertise with the world, we designed
a new hangar to be constructed on the flight deck. The new Aircraft
Restoration Hangar will serve as a classroom for students and
a restoration work space for aviation mechanics and engineers.
An “Innovation Deck” overlooking the restoration work space
will offer kids a fully equipped maker space, complete with 3D
printers, robotics components, imaging software, tools and digitally
optimized views of actual restorations. We build spaces that
build innovators.
COGENERATION PLANT WILL SAVE MONEY AS IT TEACHES
CONSERVATION BEST PRACTICES
The Intrepid Museum’s cogeneration plant, expected to be fully
operational by the end of 2015, will result in significant energy
cost savings for the Museum, while serving as an energy industry
demonstration project that teaches the public about more
sustainable power systems.
Cogeneration, also known as combined heat and power, refers to
a more efficient use of fuel—thermal heat normally wasted by a
standard engine or power plant is captured and reused. Funded by
the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority,
the facility will serve as a fascinating, site-specific exhibition
space to educate our visitors about the cogeneration process.
DSM Engineering Associates’ James Armstrong, the energy
engineer who designed the Museum’s plant, is a winner of the
Association of Energy Engineers “Engineer of the Year” award.
Construction is complete, and initial testing of the plant has gone
as planned. The 300-kilowatt plant will provide enough backup
energy to make the Intrepid Museum an important resource for first
responders in the event of a disaster. The plant will have the power
to inspire the million visitors who visit the Museum each year, giving
this project the potential to reach and teach more people than any
other system of its kind. We are grateful for funding for this project
from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (managed by
New York City Economic Development Corporation), the New York
State Energy Research and Development Authority, the New York
State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services and
the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
CUTTING-EDGE TICKETING
A new Tessitura software–enabled ticketing system will let visitors
print tickets and receipts at home, use their phones and tablets
to check in, buy packages of services with a single keystroke and
glide through lines at the Welcome Center. This ticketing system is
designed to evolve with ever-changing technology, and will go live in
early 2016.
SPEEDING TOWARD A GREENER, SMARTER FUTURE
At the Intrepid Museum, we keep one eye on our history and the other on what’s possible. Our donors help us
keep evolving into a more efficient and engaging museum. Here are the exciting exhibitions and improvements
you can expect in the months and years ahead:

CITY AT SEA:
USS INTREPID
Intrepid was once home
to 3,000 servicemen
at any one time, an
interdependent city of
workers who supported
military efforts
by supporting each other.
City at Sea: USS Intrepid,
funded by the National
Endowment for the Humanities and opening in October 2015, will
be the culmination of a project that brings these servicemen’s
voices back into the “working” spaces of the ship. Ambient audio,
interactive panels and storytelling kiosks with recordings of oral
histories from Intrepid veterans will enrich key areas of the ship:
the combat information center, officer berthing, anchor chain room,
galley and mess. This exhibition will bring visitors closer to the
experience of what it was like to live and work aboard Intrepid.
ON THE LINE:
INTREPID AND THE VIETNAM WAR
Our deepest gratitude goes to the Intrepid veterans who
shared their stories and artifacts to provide the public
with this moving immersion into life for servicemen during
the Vietnam War. The ship served three tours of duty from
1966 to 1969. Operating from the Gulf of Tonkin, Intrepid
squadrons bombed targets in North and South Vietnam,
provided support for ground attacks and battled North
Vietnamese jets. At the heart of this exhibition will be the oral
history and artifacts of Intrepid former crew member Wilson
Denver Key, an American pilot who was held as a prisoner
of war in the “Hanoi Hilton,” an infamous Vietnamese prison
and interrogation center, until he was released in 1973. The
exhibition will open in October 2015.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
A poster and interactive kiosk for City at Sea
in the Anchor Chain room.

The Intrepid Museum Foundation, which operates the Intrepid Sea,
Air Space Museum, is a not-for-profit, educational organization,
designated under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
and incorporated by action of the Board of Regents of the University
of New York and the State Department of Education. This financial
report is based on the independently audited financial statements
for the years presented. A complete copy of these financial
statements is available at intrepidmuseum.org or can be obtained
from the Finance Department at One Intrepid Square, New York,
NY 10036 or by calling 646-381-5250.
The summary financial statements presented herein report on
the Museum’s results of operations for its fiscal years 2015 and
2014 (May 1–April 30). The Statement of Financial Activities
reflects changes in net assets in the amounts of $1,615,877
and $2,310,954, for FY 2015 and 2014 respectively. Of the total
net asset changes, non-cash depreciation and amortization
expenses account for $4,680,533 and $4,908,047, respectively.
The Museum records non-cash depreciation expenses and the
capital grant revenue utilized to acquire the related assets under
non-operating revenue and support.
In FY 2015 Museum management and staff alike redoubled their
efforts in delivering an enriching experience to all visitors through
smart, mission-based content supported by relevant artifacts,
exhibits and programs. Accordingly, the Museum acquired new
objects for its collection, recorded additional oral histories, offered
professional development courses for teachers, expanded
its access programs, opened new exhibitions, developed new
curricula for students and produced many new content-rich
public programs. The Museum also continued its focus on future
growth, comprehensive planning and stewardship and long-term
sustainability, including preservation of historic artifacts for
future generations.
FINANCE

CONDENSED SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
These statements are summarized and excerpted from the audited financial statements. A complete set of audited financial statements is
available at intrepidmuseum.org.
OPERATING REVENUE AND SUPPORT FY 2015 FY 2014
Admissions and memberships $ 17,834,803 $ 17,633,329
Contributions and grants 2,896,216 2,611,189
Sponsorship income 156,000 208,332
Special event revenue (Net of costs of direct benefits) 1,277,826 1,148,408
Rental income, net 1,966,651 4,602,802
Auxiliary activities 3,442,721 4,446,234
Investment return designated for operations 570,000 521,000
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE AND SUPPORT $ 28,144,217 $ 31,171,294
OPERATING EXPENSES
PROGRAM EXPENSES
Education $ 3,434,015 $ 3,075,575
Exhibits and visitor services 17,849,672 18,248,513
Public programs 1,296,733 1,980,628
Other mission-related program support 162,235 160,963
TOTAL PROGRAM EXPENSES 22,742,655 23,465,679
SUPPORTING EXPENSES
General and administrative 3,071,299 2,799,441
Fundraising 1,847,294 1,839,937
TOTAL SUPPORTING EXPENSES 4,918,593 4,639,378
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES $ 27,661,248 $ 28,105,057
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE AND SUPPORT IN EXCESS OF TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES $482,969 $3,066,237
NON-OPERATING REVENUE, EXPENSES AND OTHER SUPPORT
Contributions and capital grants $ 6,052,448 $ 2,421,038
Capital depreciation and amortization expense (4,680,533) (4,908,047)
Insurance proceeds net of impaired assets and other expenses (1,244,089)
Gain (loss) on disposal of fixed assets 3,600 (369,077)
Investment return in excess of spend rate 1,001,482 2,100,803
TOTAL NON-OPERATING REVENUE AND OTHER SUPPORT $ 1,132,908 $ (755,283)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS $ 1,615,877 $ 2,310,954
CONDENSED SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year 73,133,997 70,823,043
END OF YEAR 74,749,874 73,133,997

CONDENSED SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
ASSETS FY 2015 FY 2014
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,221,908 $ 4,457,786
Pledges receivable, net 3,544,836 4,085,278
Grants and other receivables 4,286,685 71,613
Prepaid expenses and other assets 108,621 4,540,700
Investments in marketable securities, at fair value 24,381,065 22,805,039
Fixed assets, net 58,552,966 54,193,365
Deferred bond issuance costs net of accumulated amortization 33,672 38,212
TOTAL ASSETS $ 93,129,753 $ 90,191,993
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and other liabilities $ 5,729,462 $ 3,241,746
Deferred revenue 1,285,222 1,622,280
Capitalized lease obligation 909,778 1,597,720
Notes payable - lines of credit 3,725,000 3,725,000
Loan payable 6,730,417 6,871,250
TOTAL LIABILITIES 18,379,879 17,057,996
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted 46,683,164 46,137,640
Temporarily restricted 6,077,201 5,188,132
Permanently restricted 21,989,509 21,808,225
TOTAL NET ASSETS 74,749,874 73,133,997
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 93,129,753 $ 90,191,993
FINANCE

THANK YOU
The Intrepid Museum thanks the following donors who made a gift of $250 or more between May 1, 2014, and April 30, 2015.
While space limitations do not permit listing gifts of less than this amount, the Museum extends its sincere thanks to all donors.
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ADP Foundation
Nicholas Alexiou
Michele Allmaras and Om Agrawal
American Express
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Robert and Phyllis Asztalos
ATT Communications
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Australia New Zealand Bank
Edmund and Candida Aversenti
Diana Awed and
Keshava Dasarathy
Rose M. Badgeley Residuary
Charitable Trust
Judy and Curt Baker
James and Angela Banask
The Barker Welfare Foundation
Susan Barr
BBDO New York
Beacon Paint and
Hardware Co., Inc.
Beal Family Foundation
Benchmark Graphics, Ltd.
The Benevity Community
Impact Fund
Berdon LLP
Hal and Jeanine Berliner
Marc Bernstein
Lauren Beyeler
Blackstone Charitable Foundation
Chet Bloom and Regina Umansky
Bloomberg
BNSF Railway Company
BNY Mellon
The Bodman Foundation
The Bovin Family Foundation
Denise Brewer
Chris and Laura Caffey
The Canary Charitable Foundation
Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund
Capital One Foundation
Casualty Actuarial Society
Charina Foundation, Inc.
Ranji Cheema
Ching-Lynn Chen and
Richard Blewitt
Tony Cheng
Chevron USA Inc.
Lyle M. Christensen
Cobham
Daniel and Amy Cohen
The Steven and Alexandra
Cohen Foundation
Alan Colberg and Li Hao
Consolidated Edison Company
of New York
The Corcoran Group
The Cowles Charitable Trust
Ronan Cox
The Craig Foundation
Craigslist Charitable Fund
Charles T. Crawford
Creative Solutions
Cross-Fire Security Co., Inc.
CTM Media Group, Inc.
Gregory and Anna Cuneo
Gerard J. Cunningham
Cushman Wakefield
Karen D’Alessandri
Davenport Company LLC
Davler Media Group
Thomas DelMundo and
Giselle Palacios DelMundo
Deloitte Consulting Services LLP
David M. Diamond
David and Camille Dibble
Robert and Sue Ann Dilts
Disabled American Veterans
Margaret F. Donovan
The Durst Organization, LP
Joan Dusard
Stuart and Sandra Dworkin
Martin L. Edelman
Richard W. Edelman
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Ernst Young
Evike.com Inc.
FAR Fund
Andrew L. Farkas
FCA MGP, LLC
Amelia and Daniel Feinberg
Bernard and Phyllis Feinberg
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Stephen and Ellen Finkelstein
First Data
Fisher Brothers Foundation Inc.
Jeanne Donovan Fisher
James E. Fitzgerald, Inc.
The Flanagan Family
Alan R. Fleischman, M.D.
Flight Avionics
of North America, Inc.
Joseph and Jacqueline Formola
Dr. Andreas P. Forrer
Fox News Network, LLC
Mark and Stephanie Frank
Gagnon Securities LLC
The Russell and Ronalee Galbut
Family Foundation
Arthur J. Gallagher Co.
Meera T. Gandhi
GE Aviation
General Electric Company
General Magnaplate
Laurie Gersten
Girardville Miners’ Cooperative, Inc.
The Glades Foundation
Goldman Sachs Co.
GoldmanHarris LLC
Jack E. Graver
David Gray and Kathleen Jennings
Greater Hudson Heritage Network
Fred and Karen Greis
Chris Griswold and Daisy Rosario,
Thunderbolt Comedy
Larry Guadagno Anchor
Contractors
Gary Gumowitz and Ella Christy
Jeffrey R. Gural
John and Mary Hallahan
David Handler
Peter Hein and Anne Farley
Nina Henderson
James and Robin Herrnstein
Thomas and Mary Laraine Hines
Leonard and Ann Hittner
Terrance and Martha Holliday
HSBC Bank USA
Stanley and Karen Hubbard
William J. Hudson
Michael Hurff
IEEE Foundation
Mel Immergut and Barbara Lyne
Inland Printing Company, Inc.
Intrepid Donation Box
Ted and Sue Irle
Camille Irvin
Jewish Communal Fund
Sonia and Paul Tudor Jones
JPMorgan Chase Co.
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Marcel Kasumovich and
Heather Ursu
Howard and Patricia Katz
Jon-Paul Kern
King Spalding LLP
Martin P. Klein
Julia and David Koch
KPMG LLP
Richard and Jane Kresch
Laurence and Patricia Kubat
LL Holding Company, LLC
Robert E. and Elizabeth A. La Blanc
Jeremiah and Nancy Larkin
Andrew and DeeDee Leith
The Joseph Leroy and
Ann C. Warner Fund, Inc.
David and Amy Liebowitz
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The Ludwig Family Foundation, Inc.
John and Kathleen Lyon
Rachel Maddow and Susan Mikula
James Magid and Danielle Axelrod
Marilynn M. Magruder
William W. Marden III
Steven A. Margenau
Glenn and Aline Martin
Michael Martini
William and Kelly Massey
Jeanette Masters
Anthony Mathis
MB Food Processing, Inc.
John and Kathleen McAvoy
Matthew McCahill and
Jacqueline Emery
Jim McCann
Catherine McKinney
Dominique McLerran and
Geoffrey Feldesman
Michaelis Family
OUR SUPPORTERS CREATE THE BRIDGE BETWEEN HISTORY AND INNOVATION

Leland and Doris Miller
Miller Klein Group, LLC
Minicards USA
The Ambrose Monell Foundation
Morgan Stanley Co., LLC
Georgette Mosbacher
Moses Singer LLP
Motorola Solutions Foundation
Ted Moudis
myFace
N.G. Slater Corp.
NASCAR
Navigate Marketing, Inc.
Alvin Nederlander Associates, Inc.
The New York Community Trust
New York Plumbing-Heating-Cooling
Corp.
Newmark Holdings
NFL Foundation
Anthony and Joan Nickert
The Northern Trust Company
O’Connor Davies, LLP
Ogilvy Mather
Yuriy Omelchenko and Michelle Hu
Peter Orszag and Bianna Golodryga
PAR Plumbing Co., Inc.
John and Linda Parker
Francis C. Parson, Jr.
Travis Patton and
Jeff Seese
P.D. O’Hurley’s
Julia and Patricia Peloso-Barnes
The Perelman Family
Foundation, Inc.
Maribeth Petrizzi and Sandy Ray
The Philipp Family Foundation, Inc.
The Pinkerton Foundation
Joe Plumeri Foundation, Inc.
Leni Preston
T. Rowe Price
Mark and Valerie Principi
Stuart Rachlin
Karla and Scott Radke
Redwood Investments, LLC
Kathleen M. Reichardt-Jochmann
AVCM (AW) Peter Reiter, USN (Ret.)
Reliable Power Alternatives Corp.
Salvatore and Linda Restivo
Col. Brent Richardson and
Gail Richardson
Nicholas Richman and
Jennifer Recine-Richman
Jonathan Richter
Rodger and Beverly Rohde
Florence Robert A. Rosen
Family Foundation
Rosenberg Estis, P.C.
RTS Family Foundation
Susan and Jack Rudin
May and Samuel Rudin
Family Foundation
Tudy Russell
John and Madeline Ryan
SageView Advisory Group
Richard E. Salomon and
Laura Landro
Carl and Aviva Saphier
Anthony Schirripa
Sanford Schlesinger and
Lianne Lazetera
Verna Schneider
Schwab Charitable Fund
Brian and Catherine Schwartz
Tom and Cindy Secunda
Trevor Sequino
Serendipity Media
The Shah-Zion Family Fund
Chad and Leah Shandler
Donald and Diane Sherman
Alexander Shustorovich
Sideline II Import Export, LLC
Andrew D. Silverman
Silverstein Properties, Inc.
Nick Sofocleous
Jason and Xinghua Solinsky
Liora and Steven Spiess
Demetrios Spiropoulos and
Kristina Rinner-Dolinski
Mark Standish
The Starr Foundation
Martin S. Sternberg
Alice and Béla Szigethy
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Lilith Terry
Melvin Tillman
Tishman Speyer Properties, LP
Janet E. Truncale
Turner Construction Company
Two Sigma Investments, LLC
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Stephen Ucko
USS Intrepid Association, Inc.
Mami and George Varghese
Susanne Vasquez and
Jonathan Sheindlin
Veterans Advantage, Inc.
Viacom International, Inc.
Enzo Viscusi
Kathleen Voorhees
John and Ann Vuyosevich
W.R. Berkley Corporation
Charitable Foundation
Sheila and Gerald Walpin
The Walt Disney Company
Paul and Catherine Walton
Weeks Marine, Inc.
Peter G. Weiland
Wen Management Corp.
The Wendy’s Company
Christopher J. Williams
Willis Group Holdings Ltd.
Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz,
Edelman Dicker LLP
Donald L. Wilson,
VS-31 Squadron Member
Ronald and Judith Wishman
Frederic and Robin Withington
Wounded Warrior Project
Lawrence R. Yates, Sr.
Amanda Yoo and Prafulchadra Jogia
Dr. Samuel Zfaz
John and Milli Zukowsky
Janice Zupan
PUBLIC FUNDERS
The Educational Developers Caucus
Federal Emergency
Management Agency
Institute of Museum and
Library Services
New York State Council on the Arts
New York City Department of
Cultural Affairs
New York State Energy Research
and Development Authority
Office of the Manhattan
Borough President
GIFTS-IN-KIND
Frost Productions
Inland Printing
NBC Universal
NY Image Studio
Party Rental
Restaurant Associates
Stamford Tent Event Services
Wizard Studios
ARTIFACT DONORS
John L. Allem
Donald H. Bee
John Bracey
Alan Brooking
John B. Bush
Kathy Carter
Kathleen Carter
Anthony J. Cipriano
Richard Cortez
William J. D’Antico
Robert H. Dilts
Lee Eurich
Gerald A. Feola
Samuel B. Folsom
Matthew Gallagher
Paul Grywalski
Roberta Havlick
Sandra Horton
Thomas Janoski
Tom L. Jones
Virginia King
Judith Klein
Robert Kulscar
John W. Lampl
Peter Leonard
Thomas R. Lippert
Christopher Lisberg
William Litwin
George Lupi
Henry Macke
Kenneth A. Marshall
Fred C. Matt
Gary Mayer
Kenneth J. Mayes
Mary McCann
Morris B. Mellion
James Miller
George Mills
Shirley Mortensen

ARTIFACT DONORS
(continued)
Garrett C. Myers
Adam Nelson
Karoline Nurse
Lonnie E. Oberbeck
Walt Ohlrich
Ros Ollivierra
Robert L. Owens
Travis Patton
Jim Pelham
Ronald Pencola
Ginny Perren
Doug Peterson
Robert S. Pino
Michael Powers
Dana C. Puddy
Pat Qualter
Robert G. Ressler
David C. Ribar
John Rossanda
Ronald Rousseau
Lane Rowe
Richard G. Ryder
Ronald A. Sabitsky
Stanley Schwartz
Arthur Sears
Angelo Serva
Frank Shafroth
Christopher Sharples
William Sharples
Faye L. Sikora
Douglas J. Skinner
Uel Smith
Scott D. Spitzer
Gloria Stauffer
Arthur Stratemeyer
Doug Swanson
Patsy Talbert Smith
Constantino L. Tamasi
Samuel K. Taylor
Pamela Tilson
Linda Trumbore
Paul P. Vakerics
Jeanette Wagner
Brian Walker
William Walker
Thomas A. Wargo
Jim Wasson
Scott Weideman
Frank Weimert
Percy Willer
Thomas G. Williams
Ronald Wishman
Frank Worm
SPONSORS
BH
Cable News Network, Inc./
The Sixties: Space Race
Coca-Cola
Sierra Nevada Corporation’s
Space System
Time Warner Cable
TNT/ The Last Ship
VOLUNTEERS
Theresa Ahern
Samuel Albrecht
Nicholas Alexiou
Richard Allen
Richard Apicella
Paul Arellano
P.J. Aronica
Robert Bachman
Lawrence Bassett
Joan Bennett
Richard Berliner
Joanna Bluestone
Chani Bonner
Kenneth Bravo
Thorsten Breitner
Karen Brueckner
John Caccioppoli
Albert Candelaria-
Butler
Ron Capotorto
Alexis Cataldo
Henry Cateura
Peter Cea
Kenneth Chin
Elizabeth Ciorciari
Barbara Clausen
Alex Clavijo
Thomas Corrao
Richard Cortez
Rosario Costanzo
Tom Coulson
Ralph De Santis Jr.
John De Silva
Diego Diaz
Burton Dicht
Joe DiFilippo
Joe DiGarbo
Craig Dixon
Margaret Donovan
Siobahn Ducey
Stuart Elefant
Phil Elsner
James Eng
Frank Ettus
Elijah Feliciano
Arlene Feola
Gerald Feola
Lawrence Finch
Wanda Finch
Elizabeth FineSmith
Jacob Finkel
Dario Flores
Samuel Folsom
Anthony Francica
Albert Frater
Morgan Frazer
Roy Fredricksen
Leonard Gold
Ilan Goldberg
Ariel Goldner
Elizabeth Gorski
Estelle Gottlieb
Jerry Gottlieb
Paul Grigonis
Jeffrey Guttenberger
Patricia Hansen
Marquees Hargett
Robert Hartling
John Heslin
Thomas Hoffman
James Hogg
Jerre Holbrook
George Holzman
Nicholas Horton
Bill Humienny
Ed Hurley
Travis Johnson
Tom Jost
Sheraz Khan
Henry Klapholz
George Konow
Bill Kovari
James Koyl
Michael Kramer
Anita Kraus
Robert LaBlanc
Patrick Leblanc
Ben Levinsohn
Sean Luchsinger
Melissa Maddocks
Enrico Mandragona
Tyler May
Al Meyer
Henry Michaelis
Kathryn Migliaccio
Patricia Minns
George Morante
Carolyn Morris
Robert Mulligan
Willy Neuweiler
Charles Nixon
John Olivera
Carlos Opio
David Parsons
Susan Pasquariella
John Perry
Bob Phelan
Todd Phillips
George Pittel
Jim Power
Alexa Powers
Paul Ramirez
Charles Reiser
Michael Reyes
Aaron Reznick
Elyse Richardson
Joshua Rocco
George Rumelt
Michael Savino
Ray Savoie
Tamara Saydalimova
James Scaglione
Harold Schechter
Michael Schleiff
Stephen Schneps
Hayley Schultz
Laurie Scofield
Paula-Jane Seidman
Sylvia Sexton
Bert Sikowitz
Sheldon Siskin
Jason Smith
Mary Smith
James Spera
Zina Spezakis
Sami Steigmann
Karl Steinbrenner
Martin Sternberg
Jerry Stone
Laura Swift
David Sypen
Joshua Tanon
Sarah Thorenton
Melvin Tillman
Elizabeth Tom
Nancy Toombs
Janet Tyrna
Marcos Vera
Jennifer Warren
Peter Weiland
Fanny Wolfowitz
Matthew Woody
Gila Yarmush

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
As of April 2015
CO-CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD
Kenneth Fisher
Senior Partner, Fisher Brothers
Bruce Mosler
Chairman of Global Brokerage,
Cushman Wakefield
VICE CHAIRMEN
Denis A. Bovin
Senior Advisor, Evercore Partners
Charles de Gunzburg
Vice Chairman,
First Spring Corporation
Martin L. Edelman
Counsel, Paul Hastings LLP
Mel Immergut
Retired Chairman, Milbank, Tweed,
Hadley McCloy, LLP
Howard W. Lutnick
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, Cantor Fitzgerald L.P.
Officer, BGC Partners Inc.
Richard Santulli
Chairman, Milestone Aviation Group
TRUSTEES
Gerry Byrne
Vice Chairman, PMC
Steven Fisher
Partner, Fisher Brothers
Winston Fisher
Senior Partner, Fisher Brothers
Thomas J. Higgins
Chief Administrative Officer,
First Data
Stanley S. Hubbard
Officer, Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.
Kent L. Karosen
President, Karosen Strategic
Partners, LLC
Marc E. Kasowitz
Partner, Kasowitz, Benson,
Torres Friedman LLP
Pamela Liebman
President and Chief Executive
Officer, The Corcoran Group
John McAvoy
Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer,
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
James L. Nederlander
President,
The Nederlander Organization
Dean O’Hare
Former Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer,
The Chubb Corporation
Charles E. Phillips Jr.
Chief Executive Officer, Infor
Thomas F. Secunda
Vice Chairman, Founding Partner
and Global Head of Financial
Products, Bloomberg
Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.)
Dean, The Fletcher School,
Tufts University
Frances F. Townsend
Executive Vice President,
MacAndrews Forbes Incorporated
David H. W. Turner
Partner and Chief Financial Officer,
KPMG LLP
MUSEUM EXECUTIVES
As of December 2015
Susan Marenoff-Zausner
President
Patricia Beene-Colasanti
Chief Financial and
Administrative Officer
David A. Winters
Executive Vice President
Elaine Charnov
Senior Vice President, Exhibits,
Education and Public Programs
Marc Lowitz
Senior Vice President,
Business Development
Matt Woods
Senior Vice President,
Facilities, Engineering and Security
Vincent Forino
Vice President,
Information Technology
Lynda Kennedy, PhD
Vice President, Education
Michael Onysko
Vice President, Marketing
Michael Raskob
Controller
Thomas Coumbe
Assistant Vice President,
Human Relations
Carly Goettel
Strategic Initiatives
Sheri Levinsky-Raskin
Education
Christopher Malanson
Exhibits
Luke Sacks
Public Relations and
Corporate Communications
Tracy Sandford
Assistant Vice President, Marketing
Lisa Yaconiello
Assistant Vice President, Events,
Special Projects and External Affairs
Eric Boehm
Curator, Aviation and Aircraft
Restoration
Jessica Williams
Curator, History and Collections
Rebecca Ackerman
Director, Membership
Alan Barto
Director, Operations
Cherisse Challenger
Director, Special Events
Anthony Fernandez
Director, Maintenance
Frank Graham
Director, Special Projects
Beverly Heimberg
Director, Volunteers and Docents
Jeanne Houck, PhD
Director, Grants and
Foundation Relations
Rosalie Piantosi
Director, Benefits and
Employee Relations
Desiree Scialpi
Director, Marketing
Laurie Scofield
Director, Internal Audits
Ellen Silbermann
Director, Public Programs
Irene Tsitko
Director, Grant Management
and Administration
LEADERSHIP
Intrepid Museum
Highlights Report Credits:
Writer
Jennifer Dorr
Rabinowitz Partners LLC
Editor
Adrienne Johnson
Production
Kelly McLaughlin
Designer
Girardville Miners’ Cooperative
Photo Credits
David Batista,
Paul Berger, Erika Kapin,
John Paul Teutonico

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Include the Museum in your will to provide critical funding for the Museum’s future.
To learn more about ways to get involved, email support@intrepidmuseum.org
or call 646-381-5201.

You help us serve as a bridge between
the heroes of the past and the young
minds that will build the future. Please
help us motivate a new generation of
innovators and thinkers.
Make your gift today online at
intrepidmuseum.org/donate.
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Intrepid Sea, Air Space Museum,
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