VIZCAYA MUSEUM AND GARDENS TRUST, INC. - Florida Company Profile

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2021-01-01

vizcaya.org

2020-01-02

2015-05-06

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2024-09-12

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Department of the Interior

VIZCAYA MUSEUM AND GARDENS (VIZCAYA) IS A HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUM AND NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THAT PRESERVES THE ESTATE OF INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY VICE PRESIDENT JAMES DEERING. BUILT BETWEEN 1914 AND 1922, VIZCAYA ISONE OF THE MOST INTACT EXTANT EXAMPLES OF A EUROPEAN-INSPIRED ESTATE FROM THE AMERICAN GILDED AGE. THE MAIN HOUSECONSISTS OF 34 DECORATED ROOMS AND OVER 3,500 OBJECTS AND ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS THAT SPAN TWO MILLENNIA ANDREPRESENT MANY CULTURES AND PERIODS OF ART.25 YEARS AFTER DEERINGS DEATH, VIZCAYA WAS CONVEYED TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY (MDC), OPENING TO THE PUBLIC AS AMUSEUM IN 1953. IN 1994, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DESIGNATED VIZCAYA AS A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK. VIZCAYAHOSTS MORE THAN 300,000 VISITORS A YEAR AND IS A MAJOR TOURIST DESTINATION. THE ESTATE IS ACCREDITED BY THEAMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS AND OPERATED BY VIZCAYA MUSEUM AND GARDENS TRUST, INC., A PRIVATE 501(C)(3)NONPROFIT.VIZCAYAS SWIMMING POOL GROTTO WAS ONCE A FOCAL POINT FOR ENTERTAINING ON THE ESTATE. IT IS SITUATED ADJACENT TOTHE BASEMENT THE POOL IS PARTIALLY OPEN TO THE SKY ABOVE AND APPROXIMATELY HALF OF ITS AREA IS ENCLOSED BY THECEILING ABOVE AND ON THREE WALLS. THE IMMERSIVE SPACE IS DOMINATED BY AMERICAN ARTIST ROBERT W. CHANLERSFANTASTIC UNDERWATER SCENE, PAINTED ON ITS CEILING. THE SPACE INCLUDES WALL AND FLOOR DECORATIONS BY OTHERARTISTS AND ELEMENTS ADDED BY THE ESTATES ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, PAUL CHALFIN. OVER TIME, THE WORK HAS EXPERIENCEDSIGNIFICANT LOSSES. MORE THAN 60% OF THE PAINT HAS FLAKED OFF DUE TO EXPOSURE TO THE OUTDOOR CLIMATE, AND THEWORK IS IN DIRE NEED OF CONSERVATION TREATMENT. IN ADDITION, THE CEILING SUBSTRUCTURE IS CORRODING DUE TO ITSLOCATION IN A HARSH MARINE ENVIRONMENT. THIS MATERIAL NEEDS ATTENTION TO ENSURE THE STABILITY OF THE CEILING, THESUBSTRUCTURE, AND THE FLOOR OF THE LIVING ROOM ABOVE IT.THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS THE CONSERVATION OF VIZCAYAS SWIMMING POOL GROTTO. THE GROTTO REPRESENTS GREAT HISTORIC, CULTURAL, AND ARTISTIC IDEALS OF THE AMERICAN GILDED AGE. THE WORK IS REPRESENTATIVE OF A TIME WHEN SOCIETY LOOKED TO THE PAST FOR AESTHETIC INSPIRATION BUT ALSO EMBRACED CONTEMPORARY ARTS PATRONAGE AS A RESPONSIBILITY. AN ARTIST WHO STRADDLED THE DIVIDE BETWEEN FINE AND DECORATIVE ART, CHANLER CREATED IMMERSIVE SPACES FOR SOME OF THE COUNTRY S FINEST PRIVATE HOMES. THE MURAL IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EXPERIMENTAL NATURE OF CHANLER S ARTISTIC PRACTICE, WITH THE USE OF ALUMINUM LEAF AND ORNAMENTS CAST FROM NATURE. THE COLLECTION IS EXCEPTIONALLY VALUABLE FOR THE STUDY OF GILDED AGE ESTATES AND THE DECORATIVE SPACES CONTAINED THEREIN.THE PROJECTS SCOPE WILL INCLUDE REPAIR AND STABILIZATION OF THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURES, REATTACHMENT OF APENDENTIVE PANEL THAT IS CURRENTLY IN STORAGE, AND THE FULL CONSERVATION TREATMENT OF THE MURAL. THE PROJECT SOUTCOMES WILL BE THE PROTECTION OF THIS INVALUABLE AND UNIQUE COMPONENT OF A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK ANDSUBSEQUENT INTERPRETATION.

750000.00

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2024-04-02

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National Endowment for the Arts

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT CULTURAL PROGRAMMING CENTERED ON LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND STEWARDSHIP.

10000.00

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2021-12-15

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National Endowment for the Humanities

CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY RELIEF TO RETAIN HUMANITIES STAFF [THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL PROVIDE EMERGENCY RELIEF TO THE APPLICANT TO ENABLE IT TO MAINTAIN AND HIRE HUMANITIES POSITIONS THAT ARE IN JEOPARDY AS A RESULT OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES ARE SHORT-TERM PROJECTS THAT EMPHASIZE RETAINING AND HIRING HUMANITIES STAFF IN THE APPLICANT'S COLLECTIONS & CURATORIAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT TO MAKE ARCHIVAL RECORDS AND COLLECTIONS OBJECTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.] [PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO RETAIN SIX STAFF MEMBERS FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION AND CURATORIAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND HIRE AN ADDITIONAL CURATOR TO PRESERVE THE ARCHIVAL AND ART COLLECTIONS OF JAMES DEERING AND HIS ESTATE.  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: MUSEUM STAFF WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE ONGOING CATALOGING, DIGITIZING AND INTERPRETATION OF ARCHIVAL AND COLLECTIONS INFORMATION. THIS WILL INCLUDE CREATING FINDING AIDS OF EXISTING COLLECTIONS; DIGITIZING AND CREATING METADATA FOR HISTORIC CORRESPONDENCE AND FINANCIAL RECORDS; CLEANING AND PHOTOGRAPHING OBJECTS; AND PUBLISHING WEB CONTENT.      EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE PROCESSING AND DIGITIZATION OF COLLECTION ITEMS WILL RESULT IN DIGITIZING 2,400 PIECES OF CORRESPONDENCE AND FINANCIAL RECORDS, CREATING 16 FINDING AIDS, PHOTOGRAPHING 260 COLLECTIONS OBJECTS, CONDUCTING CONSERVATION TREATMENT OF AT LEAST FOUR OBJECTS IN THE MAIN HOUSE COURTYARD OR DECORATED ROOM, DEVELOPING ONE PUBLIC PROGRAM, AND PUBLISHING AT LEAST 10 WEB OR VIDEO STORIES. ALTOGETHER THE COLLECTIONS WOULD FURTHER THE MUSEUM'S MISSION TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING IN ART HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE, AND THE LABOR AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA.  INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE ONGOING COLLECTIONS CARE AND ARCHIVAL DIGITIZATION EFFORTS WILL REACH THE MUSEUM'S DIVERSE AUDIENCES OF RESEARCHERS, STUDENTS, AND THE PUBLIC REPRESENTED BY APPROXIMATELY 300,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY, 74,000 MONTHLY VISITORS TO THE WEBSITE, 45,000 EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS, AND MORE THAN 61,000 SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS.  SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS. ]

230269.00

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2021-10-15

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Institute of Museum and Library Services

THE VIZCAYA MUSEUM AND GARDENS WILL INCREASE ITS CAPACITY TO DELIVER PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN FROM KINDERGARTEN TO 12TH GRADE. AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC, THE MUSEUM LOST 71 PERCENT OF ITS TEAM OF LEARNING PROGRAM FACILITATORS DUE TO LAYOFFS, WHO DELIVERED THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE MUSEUM WILL UPDATE ITS TRAINING CURRICULUM FOR LEARNING PROGRAM FACILITATORS AND ONBOARD A NEW COHORT OF FACILITATORS TO DELIVER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM WILL PILOT THREE NEW FIELD TRIP PROGRAMS ON VISUAL ARTS, LITERACY, AND DESIGN AND ENGINEERING, WITH A FOCUS ON STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATH). THIS INITIATIVE WILL ALLOW THE MUSEUM TO BEGIN TO RECOVER FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND RESTORE SERVICES TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS.

49273.45

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2021-01-23

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Small Business Administration

TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES IN MAINTAINING WORK FORCE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

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1147830.00

1147830.00

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Government Instrumentality, Title-Holding Corporation, Charitable Organization, Educational Organization, Local Association of Employees, Agricultural Organization, Horticultural Organization, Board of Trade, Business League, Pleasure, Recreational, or Social Club, Fraternal Beneficiary Society, Order or Association, Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Non-Govt. Emps.), Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Govt. Emps.), Domestic Fraternal Societies and Associations, Teachers Retirement Fund Assoc., Benevolent Life Insurance Assoc., Mutual Ditch or Irrigation Co., Burial Association, Cemetery Company, Credit Union, Other Mutual Corp. or Assoc., Mutual Insurance Company or Assoc. Other Than Life or Marine, Corp. Financing Crop Operations, Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Trust or Plan, Employee Funded Pension Trust (Created Before 6/25/59), Post or Organization of War Veterans, Legal Service Organization, Black Lung Trust, Multiemployer Pension Plan, Veterans Assoc. Formed Prior to 1880, Trust Described in Sect. 4049 of ERISA, Title Holding Co. for Pensions, etc., State-Sponsored High Risk Health Insurance Organizations, State-Sponsored Workers' Compensation Reinsurance, ACA 1322 Qualified Nonprofit Health Insurance Issuers, Apostolic and Religious Org. (501(d)), Cooperative Hospital Service Organization (501(e)), Cooperative Service Organization of Operating Educational Organization (501(f)), Child Care Organization (501(k)), Charitable Risk Pool, Qualified State-Sponsored Tuition Program, 4947(a)(1) - Private Foundation (Form 990PF Filer)

2014-10

Arts, Culture and Humanities: Historical Societies, Related Historical Activities

Type of organization and use of contribution: A public charity. Deductibility Limitation: 50% (60% for cash contributions)

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81

$1,147,800

2020-04-08

Paid in Full

100

$1,147,800

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Unknown/NotStated

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$1,161,605.48

First Horizon Bank

Payroll: $1,147,800

69

$1,147,830

2021-01-20

Paid in Full

100

$1,147,830

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Unknown/NotStated

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$1,153,154.66

United Community Bank

Payroll: $1,147,830