2023-05-15T18:30:06-05:00 2022-06-30 873231666 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC 3001 SUMMER STREET 5TH FLOOR EAST STAMFORD CT 06905 990 2021-07-01 237105904 BRUCE MUSEUM INC BRUC 2038690376 ONE MUSEUM DRIVE GREENWICH CT 06830 ROBERT P WOLTERSTORFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO 2038690376 2023-05-15 1 ROBERT WOLTERSTORFF 999009999 EVA MRUK P00543254 2033232400 2023-05-15 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ROBERT P WOLTERSTORFF ONE MUSEUM DRIVE GREENWICH CT 06830 25170483 0 X WWW.BRUCEMUSEUM.ORG X 1970 CT THE BRUCE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF ART AND SCIENCE. 40 40 50 156 35536 0 31598961 12141247 73221 114915 3109335 1756347 -4109 117756 34777408 14130265 2095 0 0 0 3382060 3340425 120000 110000 1450149 1790516 2129529 5294671 5579954 29482737 8550311 80928323 87479834 2965060 10456981 77963263 77022853 X THE BRUCE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF ART AND SCIENCE TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF ALL PEOPLE. 0 0 3465163 117653 THE BRUCE MUSEUM OFFERED A VARIETY ART AND SCIENCE EXHIBITIONS IN 2021-2022 THAT EDUCATED AND ENGAGED OUR DIVERSE, COMMUNITY AUDIENCE. EACH EXHIBITION FEATURED WORLD-CLASS ART, OBJECTS AND ARTIFACTS THAT FOCUSED ON THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF OUR VISITORS AND OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A LIST OF THE EXHIBITIONS THAT TOOK PLACE IN 2021-2022. 3465163 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 0 50 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 40 40 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X CAROLYN HAMRAK 2034137525 ONE MUSEUM DRIVE GREENWICH CT 06830 JAMES B LOCKHART III CHAIRMAN OF BOARD 7.50 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM DEUTSCH VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SIMONE MCENTIRE VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HEIDI B SMITH VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 REBECCA GILLAN VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES M ROYCE VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICIA W CHADWICK TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ELLEN A FLANAGAN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUE MORETTI BODSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS BYRNE TRUSTEE, THRU JAN 2022 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRED CAMILLO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARYANN KELLER CHAI TRUSTEE, THRU JUNE 2022 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAURICE J CUNNIFFE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TESH DURVASULA TRUSTEE THRU 12/21 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY C EPSTEIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 VICKI NETTER FITZGERALD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN GLASEBROOK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SACHIKO GOODMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN C HART TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRACY BISHOP HOLTON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN S KEEGAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FELICITY KOSTAKIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT H LAWRENCE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAMIE LIGHTBURN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN E LYNCH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MASON TRUSTEE, THRU JAN 2022 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN L METINKO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIST WOLFE NICHOLS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIA B NUSSEIBEH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN OZIZMIR TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE REYNOLDS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURIE RUBIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETSY RUPRECHT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB SELANDER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE C SHERRERD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH SIMON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH K STEIN MD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA TIMASHEV TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXIS VOULGARIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE WALKER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUE ANNE WEINBERG TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID YUDAIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA R ZOUBEK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM F FERENCE - 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("BMI") AND THE TOWN OF GREENWICH (THE "TOWN"), THE TOWN RETAINS TITLE OF THE MUSEUM FACILITIES AND THE COLLECTIONS. THE COLLECTIONS CONSISTS OF 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES GRAPHICS AS WELL AS WORLD-CLASS MINERALS AND WILDLIFE SPECIMENS. THE MUSEUM ALSO HAS COLLECTIONS OF PRE-COLUMBIAN, NATIVE AMERICAN, AND ASIAN ART. PART V, LINE 4: BMI MAINTAINS VARIOUS DONOR-RESTRICTED AND BOARD-DESIGNATED FUNDS WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE LONG TERM SUPPORT FOR THE MUSEUM'S MISSION AND CHARITABLE PROGRAMS. PART X, LINE 2: BMI RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT BMI HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. FOR INFORMATION RETURNS, BMI IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO YEARS ENDING JUNE 30, 2019. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 8B 397,463. COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 10B 81,858. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 8B 397,463. COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 10B 81,858. LOSS ON UNCOLLECTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE 232,539. CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 INVESTMENTS 2309187 0 0 0 0 0 0 2309187 0 2309187 0 0 1 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: PART IV, FOREIGN FORMS, LINE 3: BMI IS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 5471 AS IT DOES NOT MEET THE APPLICABLE OWNERSHIP THRESHOLD OR OTHER FILING REQUIREMENTS. 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X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ROBERT WOLTERSTORFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO 240000 0 20000 0 0 0 13462 0 1124 0 274586 0 0 0 SUZANNE LIO COO AND MANAGING DIRECTOR 145901 0 2500 0 0 0 7625 0 26314 0 182340 0 0 0 WILLIAM F FERENCE - DIRECTOR OF FINANCE / CFO - THRU 6/22 121352 0 2500 0 10692 0 6839 0 13399 0 154782 0 0 0 PETER SUTTON - FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO 0 0 0 0 125000 0 0 0 0 0 125000 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A PETER SUTTON, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO, RECEIVED A $125,000 SEVERANCE PAYMENT AS REPORTED IN PART II, COLUMN B(III). PART I, LINE 7 THE ORGANIZATION PAID DISCRETIONARY BONUSES TO INDIVIDUALS REPORTED IN PART VII OF THE FORM 990, AND PART II OF SCHEDULE J. THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN THEIR REPORTABLE COMPENSATION. X 19 1684266 AVG. SELLING PRICE X AUCTION ITEMS 41 172215 DONOR PROVIDED VALUE 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN PART I, COLUMN (B) OF SCHEDULE M. PART I, LINE 33: DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 122 TOTAL PIECES OF ART WERE DONATED BY THREE CONTRIBUTORS TO BECOME PART OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS. TITLE TO ALL OBJECTS IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE MUSEUM, AND ALL ADDITIONS THERETO, IS VESTED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE TOWN OF GREENWICH AND IS HELD IN PUBLIC TRUST. ACCORDINGLY, THE MUSEUM DID NOT REPORT INCOME FROM THE DONATIONS OF ITEMS TO THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION ON FORM 990, PART VIII, AND THEREFORE THESE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT REPORTED IN PART I. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A THE CONSTRUCTION ON THE NEW BRUCE PROJECT LIMITED THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITION CALENDAR THIS YEAR; HOWEVER, THE BRUCE STILL OFFERED A VARIETY ART AND SCIENCE EXHIBITIONS IN 2021-2022 THAT EDUCATED AND ENGAGED OUR DIVERSE, COMMUNITY AUDIENCE. FURTHER, THE BRUCE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT GALLERIES OF SCIENCE WERE DEDICATED, OPEN, AND OPERATIONAL FOR THE BETTER PART OF THE YEAR. EACH EXHIBITION FEATURED WORLD-CLASS ART, OBJECTS AND ARTIFACTS THAT FOCUSED ON THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF OUR VISITORS AND OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. THE FOLLOWING SUMMARIZES EACH OF THE EXHIBITIONS FROM 2021-2022. THE AMAZON RAINFOREST: BEAUTY DESTRUCTION HOPE JUNE 19, 2021 - OCTOBER 10, 2021 IN THIS EXHIBITION FEATURING THE WONDERS OF THE AMAZON RAINFOREST, THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN LIVE ANIMALS, SCIENTIFIC SPECIMENS, AND THE WORK OF RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHERS TOLD THE STORY OF A SPRAWLING ECOSYSTEM ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE, AND THE EFFORTS BEING MADE TO SAVE IT. IN THE FIRST STAGE OF THIS JOURNEY, VIEWERS MARVELED AT THE BEAUTY OF THE AMAZON. THE SUBLIME PHOTOGRAPHY OF BRAZILIAN ARTIST CLAUDIA JAGUARIBE PORTRAYED A SEEMINGLY UNSPOILED EDEN, WHILE LIVE ANIMAL DISPLAYS AND TAXIDERMY BROUGHT THE RAINFOREST TO THE MUSEUM FLOOR. VISITORS LEARNED HOW THE AMAZON ECOSYSTEM IS BALANCED, FROM THE FISH IN THE FLOODWATERS TO THE MONKEYS SWINGING THROUGH THE CANOPY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE SECRET HIDDEN BY THIS VERDANT FAADE IS AN URGENT ONE: DEFORESTATION AND ECOLOGICAL DEGRADATION IS ON THE RISE IN THE AMAZON, AND THE RAINFOREST IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF HELP. THE HAUNTING WORKS OF DANIEL BELTR SHOWED SCENES OF THIS DEVASTATION VIEWED FROM OVERHEAD; AN ECOLOGICAL APOCALYPSE THAT GAINS A SHOCKING AND STERILE BEAUTY. THOUGH THIS ANNIHILATION IS MANMADE, NO HUMANS POPULATE THESE DESOLATE LANDSCAPES. INTERSPERSED WITH THESE IMAGES WERE SKELETONS OF THE ANIMALS THAT MAKE THE RAINFOREST THEIR HOME, INVITING VISITORS TO CONSIDER WHAT IS LOST WHEN THE RAINFOREST IS DESTROYED. HOPE IS FOUND IN THE FINAL STRETCH OF THE EXHIBITION, WHERE VIEWERS LEARNED HOW THE COMMUNITIES LIVING IN THE AMAZON HAVE TEAMED UP WITH SCIENTISTS, ARTISTS, AND POLITICIANS AROUND THE WORLD TO FIND NEW WAYS FOR BOTH RAINFOREST AND HUMANITY TO PROSPER. THESE INCLUDE INITIATIVES TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE RAINFOREST RESOURCE USE, SUCH AS HARVESTING RUBBER FROM WILD RUBBER TREES, AND CREATING FISHERIES THAT SUPPORT FAMILIES WITHOUT STRAINING LOCAL FISH POPULATIONS. FINALLY, THE EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTED THE WORK BEING DONE IN THE BRUCE MUSEUM'S VERY OWN CONNECTICUT NEIGHBORHOOD TO HELP THE AMAZON, SUCH AS THE SPECIES CONSERVATION PROGRAMS OF THE BEARDSLEY ZOO. CHAIN REACTION: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF PATRICK NAGATANI JUNE 27, 2021 - OCTOBER 10, 2021 THE BRUCE MUSEUM PRESENTED THE EXHIBITION, PATRICK NAGATANI: CHAIN REACTION, FEATURING THE ENTIRE NUCLEAR ENCHANTMENT SERIES, A POWERFUL BODY OF WORK MADE BETWEEN 1988 AND 1993, WHICH DEALS WITH THE HISTORY OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT IN NEW MEXICO, AS WELL AS THE EFFECTS OF THIS INDUSTRY ON THE PEOPLE AND PLACES THERE. AS A JAPANESE-AMERICAN, THIS WAS A PARTICULARLY RESONANT SUBJECT FOR NAGATANI, WHOSE PARENTS WERE BOTH PUT IN INTERNMENT CAMPS DURING WWII, AND WHOSE FATHER'S FAMILY HAILED FROM OUTSIDE OF HIROSHIMA. ORIGINALLY PLANNED FOR AUGUST 2020, THE EXHIBITION WAS INTENDED TO COINCIDE WITH THE 75THANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S. BOMBINGS OF THE JAPANESE CITIES OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI, BUT WAS DELAYED DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. CONSISTING OF 40 PHOTOGRAPHS, THE SERIES PRESENTED A POLITICIZED INTERVENTION AS NAGATANI CONSTRUCTS MULTILAYERED AND WILDLY IMAGINATIVE IMAGES THAT UNSETTLE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THIS COMPLEX TIME AND PLACE IN U.S. HISTORY. THE JARRING JUXTAPOSITION OF ANCIENT SYMBOLS AND FIGURES FROM JAPANESE AND NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE ALONGSIDE URANIUM MINING FACILITIES AND CONTAMINATED DEPOSIT SITES CREATED A VISUAL DISCORD THAT SPEAKS TO THIS COMPLEXITY. AT ONCE HARROWING AND HUMOROUS, THESE ARTWORKS PARTICIPATE IN THE EVER-RELEVANT DEBATE WEIGHING THE BENEFITS OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS AGAINST THE PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL HISTORY AND THE NATURAL WORLD. THE EXHIBITION ALSO FEATURED ARTIFACTS FROM THE BRUCE MUSEUM HISTORICAL COLLECTION, INCLUDING NATIVE AMERICAN OBJECTS, AS WELL AS A SOVIET-ISSUED GAS MASK AND GEIGER COUNTER, ECHOING THE DISSONANCE THAT THE PHOTOGRAPHS CREATE, AND ENHANCING THE EXHIBITION EXPERIENCE FOR MUSEUM VISITORS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A ICREATE 2021 - VIRTUAL JULY 6, 2021 - OCTOBER 10, 2021 THIS YEAR'S ICREATE WAS A VIRTUAL EXHIBITION. THE ICREATE EXHIBITION IS AN ANNUAL JURIED COMPETITION THAT SHOWCASES THE TALENTS OF AN EMERGING GENERATION OF ARTISTS. WITH A FINAL SELECTION OF 46 ARTWORKS FROM OVER 620 SUBMISSIONS ACROSS 46 HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT, AND NEW YORK, ICREATE EXEMPLIFIES A BREADTH OF THEMES AND STYLES. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING A VENUE FOR YOUTH EXPRESSION, ICREATE SEEKS TO INSTILL CONFIDENCE IN PARTICIPATING ARTISTS AND OFFER THE PUBLIC A GLIMPSE OF THE UNBOUNDED GENIUS CONTAINED WITHIN CREATIVE YOUNG MINDS. VISITORS WERE INVITED TO GO TO THE ICREATE WEBSITE TO VIEW THE ARTISTS CHOSEN FOR FIRST PLACE, SECOND PLACE, AND THIRD PLACE PRIZES. IN ADDITION, THREE HONORABLE MENTIONS WERE AWARDED, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, AN AWARD FOR VIDEO ANIMATION WAS PART OF THE GENEROUS CASH AWARDS. MOREOVER, THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR A STUDENT WAS SELECTED TO WIN THE BERKLEY ONE AWARD. THESE AWARDS WERE MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF THE EXHIBITION SPONSORS. THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD WELCOMED VISITORS TO VOTE FOR A FAVORITE ARTIST. THE FISHER DOLLHOUSE: A VENETIAN PALAZZO IN MINIATURE NOVEMBER 7, 2021 - JANUARY 23, 2022 A MAGNIFICENT DIORAMA OF TEN ROOMS FILLED WITH AN ECLECTIC RANGE OF HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY CRAFT, ART, AND DESIGN RENDERED IN MINIATURE, THE FISHER DOLLHOUSE WAS CREATED WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. INSPIRED BY VENICE'S GLAMOUROUS GRITTI PALACE AND MEMORIES OF A WORLD ONCE ON THE MOVE, THE DOLLHOUSE PROVIDED A HAVEN FOR ITS CREATOR AND, DURING THE MONTHS OF QUARANTINE, AN ESCAPE. LIKE OTHER CRAFTS, ITS MAKING OFFERED A FORM OF THERAPY: AN ACTIVITY TO OCCUPY THE MIND AND HANDS AS A MEANS OF COPING WITH ANXIETY AND IMMOBILITY. JOANNA FISHER IS A NEW YORK-BASED ARTS PATRON AND COLLECTOR. WHEN THE CITY WENT INTO LOCKDOWN, SHE FELT HER WORLD SHRINKAND EMBRACED IT, LITERALLY. FOR THIS PROJECT, FISHER ENLISTED THE TALENTS OF DOZENS OF CELEBRATED CRAFTSPERSONS, DESIGNERS, ARTISANS, AND ARTISTS. THE HOUSE ITSELF WAS MADE TO ORDER BY BRITISH SET DESIGNER HOLLY JO BECK. THE STUNNING MURANO-STYLE GLASS CHANDELIER CAME FROM GLASS ARTISTS MARIO RAMOS AND MARIANA GRANDE IN MADRID. A PAINTED BOMBE CHEST AND BUST OF JULIUS CAESAR ARE BY DAVID CASTILLO, A MINIATURIST IN BARCELONA. FRED COBBS, A REVERED MINIATURE METALWORKER IN GEORGIA, MADE A RANGE OF TOOLS AND OTHER ITEMS, FROM A WATERING CAN TO A WINE VAT TO AN ESPRESSO MACHINE. MOST EXTRAORDINARY ARE THE MINIATURE WORKS OF CONTEMPORARY ART CREATED BY TEN PROMINENT INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS, AMONG THEM DUSTIN YELLIN, RYAN MCGINNESS, HUNT SLONEM, AND VERONICA GAIDO. THE FISHER DOLLHOUSE INSTALLATION ALSO INCLUDED EXQUISITE REPLICAS OF A FESTIVAL TENT, A GALLERY TENT, AND A GROTTO TENT CONTAINING MICRO ARTWORKS AND OTHER WHIMSICAL DETAILS THAT REWARD CLOSE LOOKING. A PROJECT BEGUN IN ISOLATION THAT EXPANDED JOANNA FISHER'S WORLD FAR BEYOND HER OWN WALLS, THE FISHER DOLLHOUSE WAS A DELIGHT FOR BRUCE MUSEUM VISITORS TO ENJOY. RESOLUTE: NATIVE NATIONS ART IN THE BRUCE COLLECTION NOVEMBER 7, 2021 - JANUARY 30, 2022 SHOWCASING AN ARRAY OF SIGNIFICANT OBJECTS IN THE NATIVE NATIONS COLLECTION OF THE BRUCE MUSEUM, RESOLUTE ILLUSTRATED A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON NATIVE NATIONS AS HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES, PROVIDING NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO BUILT THE COLLECTION, AND INTRODUCING NOW-KNOWN ARTISTS WHOSE WORKS HAVE BEEN SILENT FOR DECADES. IN LIGHT OF IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW MUSEUMS ACQUIRED THEIR COLLECTIONS WITH HONEST, YET DIFFICULT ADMISSIONS OF EXPROPRIATION OF WORKS BY COLONIALIZED PEOPLE, THE BRUCE MUSEUM HAS UNDERTAKEN A STUDY OF THE ACQUISITION PROCESS OF ITS NATIVE NATIONS COLLECTIONS. WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CITIZENS OF THE TOWN OF GREENWICH AND BEYOND, THE BRUCE HAS ADDRESSED ITS COLLECTION HISTORY AND THE ETHICAL QUESTIONS RELATED TO AMERICA'S FIRST PEOPLES AND THOSE WHO COLLECTED THEIR MADE OBJECTS. AN EXAMINATION OF THE RICH BRUCE COLLECTION HAS VERIFIED THE WORK OF NUMEROUS KNOWN NATIVE ARTISTS WHO MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN ART HISTORY. IDENTIFIED ARTISTS INCLUDE TLINGIT WEAVER KAAX'EIDEI.T (19TH CENTURY), HAIDA PAINTER TOM PRICE (18571927), NAVAJO MASTER SILVERSMITH FRED PESHLAKAI (18961974), PAIUTE DOLL MAKER BESSIE WINNEMUCCA GREENE (19TH CENTURY), AND HUNKPAPA LAKOTA ARTIST AND SHAMAN SIYOSAPA (C.18401902). ONGOING COLLABORATION WITH NATIVE KNOWLEDGE EXPERTS AND ELDERS FROM THE MOHEGAN TANTAQUIDGEON MUSEUM, THE MASHANTUCKET-PEQUOT TRIBE, THE CHOCTAW NATION, THE TLINGIT AND HAIDA INDIAN TRIBES OF ALASKA, AND THE FORT PECK ASSINIBOINE & SIOUX TRIBES HAS EXPANDED THE INTERPRETATION OF NUMEROUS OBJECTS IN THE COLLECTION. THE EXHIBITION SCHEDULE INCLUDED NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. THE BRUCE JOINED THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, AND SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION IN RECOGNIZING THE RICH ARTISTRY AND TRADITIONS OF NATIVE NATIONS THROUGH THE EXHIBITION, PUBLIC PROGRAMMING FEATURING NATIVE SCHOLARS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THE BRUCE MUSEUM'S PRIMARY GOAL IS TO EDUCATE OUR VISITORS. THE MUSEUM'S AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT TAILORS EACH LEARNING EXPERIENCE TO MATCH OUR TARGETED AUDIENCE SEGMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH THE PUBLIC UTILIZING INQUIRY AND OBJECT-BASED LEARNING TO MAKE THE EXPLORATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCES ACCESSIBLE AND EQUITABLE FOR OUR VISITORS. THIS YEAR, THE MUSEUM HAD OVER 55,323 VISITOR INTERACTIONS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, BOTH IN-PERSON AND DIGITALLY. HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND PLANNING IN 2021-22 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING. YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAMS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERGENERATIONAL GROUPS TO INTERACT IN AN INFORMAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, CREATING ENRICHING EXPERIENCES OUTSIDE OF THE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM. TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED THROUGH YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAMS: 160 PROGRAMS OFFERED FOR 2,270 PARTICIPANTS FY22 BROUGHT THE RETURN OF IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING BRUCE BEGINNINGS, ART ADVENTURES, SCIENCE SOLVERS, FAMILY GALLERY TOURS, AND FAMILY DAYS. THE PROGRAMS WERE A WELCOME RETURN TO IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING, DESPITE RESTRICTED SPACE AVAILABILITY DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. ONCE THE NEW BUILDING IS COMPLETED, OTHER POPULAR PROGRAMS WILL RETURN ALONG WITH A ROLL OUT OF NEW IN PERSON YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAMS. SCHOOL AND TOUR SERVICES OFFER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND TOURS BASED ON PERMANENT AND CHANGING EXHIBITIONS, TO SCHOOL AND ADULT GROUPS. SCHOOL PROGRAMS INCLUDE INQUIRY-BASED DISCUSSIONS ABOUT OBJECTS ON VIEW AND REGULARLY INCLUDE A HANDS-ON EXPERIMENT OR ART-MAKING ACTIVITY. ADULT TOURS ARE ALSO INQUIRY-BASED AND PROVIDE AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VISITORS TO DISCUSS OBJECTS ON EXHIBIT WITH A TRAINED EDUCATOR. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION FROM JULY 2021 TO JUNE 2022 INCLUDED A MIX OF IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS. BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2022, THE ONLY PUBLIC SPACE AVAILABLE WAS THE PERMANENT SCIENCE GALLERY, WHICH LIMITED VISITATION TO ONE GROUP (25 PEOPLE MAXIMUM) AT A TIME. NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED THROUGH MUSEUM-BASED PROGRAMS: 140 PROGRAMS TO 2,205 PARTICIPANTS. AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE NEW BRUCE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT CONTINUE, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS HAVE REMAINED FLEXIBLE AND NIMBLE, CREATING VIRTUAL AND OUTREACH VERSIONS OF ALL IN-HOUSE PROGRAMMING AS WELL AS BESPOKE PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUAL GROUPS. THE FOCUS HAS BEEN ON WORKING CLOSELY WITH EXISTING COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PILOT NEW BRUCE PROGRAMMING, EXPLORE MULTI-SESSION CLASSES, AND PREPARE FOR THE OPENING OF THE NEW BRUCE ADDITION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED ITS BYLAWS IN MAY 2022. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ARE: - ALLOW FOR THE REMOVAL OF ANY TRUSTEE FOR CAUSE SUBJECT TO A TWO-THRIDS VOTE OF THE ENTIRE BOARD. - ALLOW THE BOARD TO RE-ELECT THE CURRENT CHAIR DESPITE HAVING SERVED A THREE-YEAR TERM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 BMI HAS VARIOUS CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP AS AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. EACH CLASS IS ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON EACH MATTER SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE ELECTION OF TRUSTEES AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS. THE PERSONS WHO COMPRISE A FAMILY MEMBERSHIP ARE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON EACH MATTER. MEMBERS ARE NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A SHARE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROFITS OR EXCESS DUES, OR A SHARE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NET ASSETS UPON THE ORGANIZATION'S DISSOLUTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A PURSUANT TO THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN BMI AND THE TOWN OF GREENWICH, THE TOWN OF GREENWICH DESIGNATES THREE TRUSTEES WITH VOTING RIGHTS TO THE BOARD OF BMI. THE MEMBERS OF BMI ELECT THE REMAINING TRUSTEES AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS, BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS ENTITLED TO VOTE WHO ARE PRESENT IN PERSON OR BY WRITTEN PROXY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. ONCE THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND IS PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. ONCE APPROVED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY OF THE RETURN IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BMI HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITHIN ITS CODE OF ETHICS WHICH COVERS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS WELL AS THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. ALL OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. PER THE TERMS OF THIS POLICY, A TRUSTEE MAY NOT VOTE ON, APPROVE, OR RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF A TRANSACTION BETWEEN THE MUSEUM AND THAT TRUSTEE OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER, AND MUST DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT PRIOR TO A VOTE OR OTHER ACTION. IF SUCH TRUSTEE IS PRESENT WHEN A MATTER INVOLVING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS CONSIDERED, HE OR SHE MUST LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THAT DISCUSSION AND/OR THE VOTE. ADDITIONALLY, THE POLICY REQUIRES CARE TO BE EXERCISED BY STAFF TO ASSURE THAT NO CONFLICT OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT ARISES BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND THE ORGANIZATION, AND THE STAFF MUST NOT COLLECT FOR THEMSELVES IN COMPETITION WITH THE MUSEUM. CONFLICT OF INTEREST RESTRICTIONS ARE ALSO EXPLAINED TO VOLUNTEERS AND OBSERVED BY THEM. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO AND A COMMITTEE DETERMINE CONFLICTS AND REVIEW THE CONFLICTS ONCE DETERMINED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL COMPENSATION REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPENSATION IS BASED ON HIS PERFORMANCE AND COMPARABILITY DATA TO MUSEUM INDUSTRY STANDARDS. THE BOARD APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. THE COMPENSATION APPROVAL IS DOCUMENTED IN A LETTER FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION POSTS ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON ITS WEBSITE, AND ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: LOSS ON UNCOLLECTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE -232,539. FORM 990. PART XI, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.