Virginia Living Museum Inc
Donations deductibleVirginia Living Museum Inc's network
23 people8 organisationsi23 people and 8 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (23). Violet dotted lines (8) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
23 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 22 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy McCarthy | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ashby C Kilgore (also filed as Ashby Kilgore) | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Bryan Caccavale | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Chris Stephan | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Dr Cary Mackey | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Herbert Bateman JR (also filed as Herbert Bateman) | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jarryd Carver | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jill Verser | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| John Morgan | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kenneth Radecki | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Kevin D Banks | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lauren Jett | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lewis Smith | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Melvin J Ferebee JR (also filed as Melvin J Ferebee) | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Michelle Price | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Molly Joseph Ward | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Page Kremp | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rachelle Rhodes | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Rebecca Francese | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Sarah Messersmith | President-Elect | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Steve Whetstine | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Tatrece Swann | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| William Austin JR | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Svednsen | COO | 2023 |
| Andrea Svendsen | Deputy Director | since 2020 |
| David Osman | Finance & It Director | 2019 |
| Rebecca Kleinhample | Exec. Director | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Kleinhample | Executive Director | 40 | $149k | $5k | |
| David Niebuhr | COO | 40 | $87k | $4k | |
| Sarah Messersmith | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melvin J Ferebee Jr | President-Elect | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steve Whetstine | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lewis Smith | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Erling Amundson | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kevin D Banks | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bryan Caccavale | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rebecca Francese | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ashby C Kilgore | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Cary Mackey | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Amy McCarthy | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Morgan | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kenneth Radecki | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rachelle Rhodes | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chris Stephan | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian Skinner | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tatrece Swann | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jill Verser | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Virginia Living Museum Inc
- EIN
- 546055922
- Address
- 524 J Clyde Morris Blvd, Newport News, VA, 23601-1929
- State
- Virginia
- Mission
- The museum connects people to nature by delivering educational classes, programs, exhibits, events and demonstrations. Staff and volunteers engage learners of all ages on a 23 acre campus setting. Indoor and outdoor learning opportunities include aquariums, nature preserve, native animal habitats, gardens, observatory, planetarium, and both formal and informal classrooms. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A560 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1964
- Principal officer
- Rebecca A Kleinhample (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 1965
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsAshby C Kilgore
≥7years on the filingsHerbert Bateman JR
≥7years on the filingsMolly Joseph Ward
≥7years on the filingsSarah Messersmith
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $21.5m
- Total liabilities
- $1.9m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $19.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.2m
- Program service revenue
- $1.7m
- Employees
- 120
- Volunteers
- 815