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Former staff and board members alleged mismanagement at Locust Grove; New York attorney general confirmed delinquent filings
The Times Union reported that former employees and board members accused the operator of Poughkeepsie’s Locust Grove Historic Site of mismanagement, citing staff departures, a smaller board, programming changes and concerns about the property. A New York attorney general’s office spokesperson confirmed that Young-Morse Historic Site was delinquent in required filings. The organization disputed the broader mismanagement claims and said it was working toward compliance.
Status matters. This page records a sourced development, not a completed No Halo investigation. An allegation is not a finding. Dismissals, settlements, judgments, corrections and final outcomes remain distinct.
Donor relevance
Why this matters
The filing delinquency and governance dispute affect transparency and public confidence at a charity responsible for a nationally significant historic estate, museum collections and publicly accessible land.
Attribution
Who reported or established this
The mismanagement claims were made by former employees and former board members and reported by the Times Union. The filing delinquency was confirmed to the newspaper by a spokesperson for the New York attorney general’s office.
Evidence limits
What remains unverified
No Halo has not established that the broader mismanagement allegations are true, independently assessed the condition of the property or determined whether all delinquent filings and related obligations have since been cured.
Right of reply
Organization response
President and interim executive director Janna Whearty disputed the critics’ account. She said leadership had been addressing years of poor decisions and inadequate planning, that spending reductions were intended to strengthen the organization and that Locust Grove was expanding or rebranding programming. A representative also attributed filing problems to earlier recordkeeping issues and said the organization was working toward compliance.
Classification
How No Halo records this event
Event type: Regulator Finding. Current state: Open. No Halo preserves the current procedural state rather than treating every mention as a finding.
Published October 16, 2026 · Last verified October 19, 2026. See an error or a later outcome? Submit a correction or right of reply.