2025-04-29T10:47:36-05:00 2024-06-30 133628255 CONDON O'MEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLP ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZA 7TH FL NEW YORK NY 10004 990 2023-07-01 112495664 BROOKLYN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CORPORATION BROO 7187354400 145 BROOKLYN AVENUE BROOKLYN NY 11213 STEPHANIE H WILCHFORT PRESIDENT & CEO 7187354400 2025-04-23 1 0 ALEXANDER LAZZARUOLO P01775353 2126617777 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ATIBA EDWARDS 145 BROOKLYN AVENUE BROOKLYN NY 11213 8090309 0 X WWW.BROOKLYNKIDS.ORG X 1899 NY CREATES EXPERIENCES THAT IGNITE CURIOSITY, CELEBRATE IDENTITY & CULTIVATE JOYFUL LEARNING. 33 33 126 34 0 0 5344330 5184953 1659687 1765189 156502 146704 376679 393645 7537198 7490491 0 0 0 0 3468101 4026278 0 0 544073 3382182 3167394 6850283 7193672 686915 296819 6952578 7548667 3816870 3153962 3135708 4394705 X SEE SCHEDULE O 1 0 1601754 505933 EDUCATION:BCM'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS SERVE 30,000 STUDENTS AND CHAPERONES ANNUALLY THROUGH 1,000 SCHOOL AND CAMP FIELD TRIPS; PROVIDE FREE AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP FOR 200 CENTRAL BROOKLYN FAMILIES; AND SERVE ROUGHLY 100 TEENS THROUGH YOUTH ENGAGEMENT. 1372852 MAINTENANCE & SECURITY:IN ORDER TO SERVE ITS COMMUNITY, BROOKLYN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM MAINTAINS A 125,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY. MAINTENANCE AND FACILITIES STAFF OVERSEE SAFETY, CLEANLINESS AND REPAIRS FOR THE PLANT, AND ARE REPRESENTED BY MUNICIPAL UNION DC 37. 1059239 519 EXHIBIT: IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, BCM SERVED OVER 270,000 PEOPLE, WHICH IS UP FROM THE ALMOST 240,000 PEOPLE SERVED IN FISCAL YEAR 2023.BCM'S PERMANENT EXHIBITS INCLUDE WORLD BROOKLYN, A RECREATED STREET FEATURING CHILD-SIZE REPLICAS OF REAL BROOKLYN STORES; NEIGHBORHOOD NATURE, AN EXPLORATION OF THE BOROUGH'S ECOSYSTEMS; COLLECTIONS CENTRAL, AN AREA THAT HIGHLIGHTS OBJECTS FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION THROUGH THEMED EXHIBITIONS; TOTALLY TOTS, AN EARLY CHILDHOOD SENSORY LEARNING SPACE; AND, COLORLAB, A STUDIO FEATURING HANDS-ON ART-MAKING HIGHLIGHTING BLACK ART AND ARTISTS.ANNUALLY, THE MUSEUM HOSTS TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS IN ITS VISITING EXHIBITS GALLERY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, BCM THE MUSEUM OPENED OPPOSITES ABSTRACT. THE VISITING EXHIBIT WAS BASED ON THE EXPLORATION OF OPPOSITES, INSPIRED BY MO WILLEMS' BESTSELLING CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE SAME NAME. TAKING INSPIRATION FROM THE EYE-POPPING, EMOTIVE, AND HIGHLY ACCESSIBLE WORDS AND IMAGES IN THE BOOK, THE EXHIBIT PROMPTS VISITORS OF ALL AGES TO INVESTIGATE OPPOSITES THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES, ART-MAKING, AND PERFORMANCES. ARTRINK, A SEASONAL EXHIBIT ALSO RETURNED IN FISCAL YEAR 2024. THE THEME WAS ""WE GRPW AND BCM'S ROOFTOP ART EXHIBITION FEATURING THE WORK OF EIGHTEEN LOCAL ARTISTS AND A 3,000 SQUARE-FOOT SYNTHETIC ICE SKATING.IN THE 2023 FISCAL YEAR, THE MUSEUM OPENED A-MAZE-D, A LIFE-SIZE MAZE CREATED FROM CARDBOARD BOXES AND INCLUDING ART AND PUZZLES AND ARTRINK, A 3,000 SQUARE FOOT SYNTHETIC ICE-RINK FLANKED BY INTERACTIVE ART INSTALLATIONS. IN THE 2023 FISCAL YEAR, THE MUSEUM OPENED TWO NEW SPACES, A 6,500 SQUARE FOOT BRANCH OF BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY AND A 175-SEAT AUDITORIUM AND MOVIE THEATER. THE MUSEUM ALSO PRESENTED TWO TEMPORARY EXHIBITS IN THE 2023 FISCAL YEAR, JURASSIC MINI-GOLF, A CHILD-SIZED GOLF COURSE FLANKED BY ANIMATRONIC DINOSAURS, AND SOUND FIELD, A SERIES OF LARGE-SCALE, FANTASTICAL INSTRUMENTS ACTIVATED BY VISITORS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, BCM OPENED BROOKLYN VOICES, AN IMMERSIVE EXHIBIT THAT SHARES A DIVERSE COLLECTION OF BROOKLYN'S STORIES FROM BCM'S HISTORICAL ARCHIVES, SHARE A FAMILY RECIPE, PLAY HOPSCOTCH WITH A NEW FRIEND IN THE STREETSCAPE, AND DISCOVER HOW OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND STREETS GOT THEIR NAMES; ARTRINK: A NOTE TO OUR FUTURE, BCM'S ROOFTOP ART EXHIBITION FEATURING THE WORK OF SIXTEEN LOCAL ARTISTS AND A 3,000 SQUARE-FOOT SYNTHETIC ICE SKATING RINK, AND JURASSIC MINI-GOLF, WHICH FEATURED A NINE-HOLE MINI-GOLF COURSE AND SEVERAL ANIMATRONIC DINOSAURS. 1316715 1258737 COLLECTIONS, VISITOR SERVICES, MEMBERSHIP, MARKETING AND GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS 1316715 1258737 5350560 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 114 0 1 126 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X ATIBA EDWARDS CO THE BCMC 7187354400 145 BROOKLYN AVENUE BROOKLYN NY 11213 AMANDA NICHOLS BOARD CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DARIAN FUTRELL VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 LARRY KWON TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DANA POUWELS SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ADAM FREED TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 ALLISON MARITZA LASKY TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 ALYCIA ZIMMERMAN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA TRIBELLI TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 BONNIE CAMPBELL TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 COREY BAYLOR TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 CRISTIN FRODELLA TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERIC GOLEN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 FREYA ZAHEER TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE SAMPAS TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 HUMAYUN KHALID TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 JAMISON DIVOLL TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA SCHUMER TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 JIM SINCLAIR TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOSE ROLON TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN MOORE TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 KIESEAN RIDDICK TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTINA HUNT TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL FRAZIER TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 OLIVIA BASU-LEON TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 PRABHA SIPI BHANDARI TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 RASHMI SINGH TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 SANAM AKHLAGH TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN O'NEAL TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON VOLCKHAUSEN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 SHEILA PELUSO TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 SHELLY BANJO TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 TANYA LEVY-ODOM TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 TRISTAN NADAL TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE HILL WILCHFORT FORMER PRESIDENT & FORMER CEO 40.00 X 174809 0 23293 ATIBA EDWARDS PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 224908 0 12260 HANA ELWELL VP OF EXHIBITS AND EDUCATION 40.00 X 130759 0 31695 530476 0 67248 3 1 1 0 NCHENG LLP 40 WALL STREET NEW YORK NY 10005 ACCOUNTING & FINANCE 440640 NEW PROJECT LLC 223 25TH STREET BROOKLYN NY 11232 FABRICATION SERVICES 227613 COMPLETE RESTORATION CORP 37 NORTHERN BLVD STATEN ISLAND NY 10301 CONTRACTING SERVICES 153425 ADVANCE NYC INC PO BOX 445 PLEASANTVILLE NY 10570 GRANT WRITING SERVICES 150700 4 289089 464259 3668131 763474 21745 5184953 ADMISSION FEES 900099 1240443 1240443 LIBRARY RENTAL 900099 251590 251590 FOOD SERVICES 900099 150806 150806 BIRTHDAY PARTIES 900099 122350 122350 1765189 98983 98983 361695 0 361695 361695 361695 528130 480409 47721 47721 47721 119409 464259 119409 0 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 31950 31950 31950 7490491 1797139 0 508399 X 330092 292648 13759 23685 2745623 2434168 114446 197009 692741 614158 28876 49707 257822 228575 10747 18500 8100 8100 490009 490009 23428 23428 841124 601281 80921 158922 60567 60567 604000 493723 96420 13857 46981 41839 1557 3585 201829 198574 986 2269 83059 62784 15287 4988 196998 150584 46414 296720 296720 MISCELLANEOUS 314579 171659 71369 71551 7193672 5350560 1299039 544073 1147715 1067488 1218064 1147701 1175742 1093122 96239 116534 13209497 11615432 1311983 1594065 2002835 2529757 6952578 7548667 560516 408336 131810 72748 307418 504522 2817126 2168356 3816870 3153962 X -127229 665666 3262937 3729039 3135708 4394705 6952578 7548667 X 296819 420464 541714 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4694980 4638817 5163897 5344330 5184953 25026977 4694980 4638817 5163897 5344330 5184953 25026977 25026977 136546 135536 477857 386412 460678 1597029 136483 118047 43417 58344 31950 388241 27012247 5254643 0.92650 0.92820 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 0 3262937 549880 543466 627244 3729039 2971470 606483 261573 576589 3262937 2954792 697984 -157727 523579 2971470 2364079 553433 425520 388240 2954792 2170909 500099 75412 382341 2364079 0.51000 0.49000 0 0 1036560 1036560 0 1270173 1211175 58998 10902764 9367697 1535067 1594065 ACCRUED POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS 2070131 DUE TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK 20205 REFUNDABLE ADVANCES 78020 2168356 7887527 420464 420464 7467063 23428 23428 7490491 7170244 0 7170244 23428 23428 7193672 PART III, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF 29,000 CULTURAL OBJECTS AND NATURAL SCIENCE SPECIMEN. COLLECTION OBJECTS ARE USED FOR EDUCATIONAL AND EXHIBIT PURPOSES. THE COLLECTION FURTHERS THE MUSEUM'S MISSION "TO PROVIDE FIRST CULTURAL EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THAT INSPIRE CURIOSITY, CREATIVITY, AND LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING." THE COLLECTION IS HEAVILY DRAWN ON FOR EXHIBITIONS, BOTH ON-SITE AND TRAVELING. EDUCATORS BUILD DAILY SCIENCE AND CULTURAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AROUND COLLECTIONS ARTIFACTS. THIRTY MUSEUMS ON THE GO CASES PROVIDE PORTABLE TRAVELING COLLECTION THAT EDUCATORS CAN USE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, BRINGING THE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE TO SCHOOL CHILDREN ACROSS NEW YORK CITY. THE COLLECTIONS ARE INEXTRICABLY LINKED WITH THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. COLLECTIONS AND EDUCATION AT THE MUSEUM ARE DYNAMICALLY INTERDEPENDENT. THE COLLECTION FURTHERS THE MUSEUM'S PROGRAMS AND MISSION IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: (1) THE COLLECTION IS HEAVILY DRAWN ON FOR EXHIBITIONS, BOTH ON-SITE AND TRAVELING; (2) EDUCATORS BUILD DAILY SCIENCE AND CULTURAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AROUND COLLECTIONS ARTIFACTS; AND (3) THE MUSEUM-ON-THE-GO PROGRAM ENABLES TEACHERS TO BRING THE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE INTO THE CLASSROOM. PART V, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF VARIOUS INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES USED IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE MUSEUM'S TAX EXEMPT ACTIVITIES. ITS ENDOWMENT INCLUDES BOTH DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS CONSIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE RESTRICTED BY THE DONOR FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE OR PERTAIN TO FUTURE PERIODS. INCLUDED IN TEMPORALLY RESTRICTED NEXT IS THE CAPITAL EXPANSION FUND, WHICH WAS USED FOR CREATING NEW PROGRAMS, EXHIBITIONS AND VISITORS AMENITIES FOR AN EXPANDED PHYSICAL PLANT. THE BALANCE OF THE CAPITAL EXPANSION FUND IS BEING RELEASED TO OFFSET DEPRECIATION OF THESE NEW EXHIBITS. PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS CONSIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE RESTRICTED BY THE DONOR IN THAT THAT PRINCIPAL MUST MAY BE SPENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DONOR'S TERMS. THE MUSEUM DRAWS FUNDS ANNUALLY FROM ITS ENDOWMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS ENDOWMENT POLICY. ENDOWMENT SUPPORT FUNDS EXHIBITS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND COLLECTIONS AT THE MUSEUM. SPRING BENEFIT 583668 464259 119409 30246 84699 3550 914 583668 464259 119409 30246 84699 3550 914 119409 0 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ATIBA EDWARDS PRESIDENT & CEO 224908 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12260 0 237168 0 0 0 STEPHANIE HILL WILCHFORT FORMER PRESIDENT & FORMER CEO 174809 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23293 0 198102 0 0 0 HANA ELWELL VP OF EXHIBITS AND EDUCATION 130759 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31695 0 162454 0 0 0 PART III - LINE 1 INSPIRED BY THE ENERGY AND DIVERSITY OF OUR BOROUGH, BROOKLYN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM (BCM) CREATES EXPERIENCES THAT IGNITE CURIOSITY, CELEBRATE IDENTITY AND CULTIVATE JOYFUL LEARNING. BCM'S EXHIBITS EXPLORE ART, WORLD CULTURES, NATURAL SCIENCES AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH HANDS-ON, SENSORY EXPERIENCES. EACH WEEK, THE MUSEUM HOSTS PUBLIC PROGRAMS, SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS, AND PERFORMANCES THAT INTRODUCE YOUNG LEARNERS TO VISUAL ARTS, DANCE, MUSIC, GARDENING, AND MANY OTHER DISCIPLINES. THROUGH FORMATIVE CULTURAL EXPERIENCES, BROOKLYN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM SEEKS TO LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR A LIFETIME OF ARTS AND CULTURE APPRECIATION AND ENGAGEMENT. THE MUSEUM IS COMMITTED TO MAKING ITS EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL CHILDREN, OFFERING FREE HOURS ON THURSDAYS; FREE ADMISSION TO FAMILIES ENROLLED IN HEAD START PROGRAMS; FREE MEMBERSHIPS FOR EBT AND IDNYC CARDHOLDERS; AND, FREE ADMISSION FOR FAMILIES OF MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS, FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS, TEACHERS AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS. APPROXIMATELY HALF OF BCM VISITORS ATTEND FOR FREE OR AT A REDUCED RATE, WITH OVER 33% SERVED AT NO CHARGE IN FY 2024. IT IS THE MUSEUM'S POLICY NEVER TO TURN A VISITOR AWAY FOR INABILITY TO PAY THE ADMISSION. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 IN DECEMBER, THE MUSEUM OPENED NATURE'S ENGINEERS AS A NEW STEM-INSPIRED MAKERSPACE. NATURE'S ENGINEERS AIMS TO INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF PROBLEM SOLVERS AND INNOVATORS BY CONNECTING THEM WITH NATURE'S INTRICATE SYSTEMS AND CYCLES. WITH ITS MISSION ROOTED IN GUIDED INQUIRY AND CREATIVITY, THE SPACE PROMISES A UNIQUE, HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCE THAT BLENDS THE EXPLORATION OF THE NATURAL WORLD WITH STEM PRINCIPLES. ADDITIONALLY, IN OCTOBER THE MUSEUM OPENED "AIRMAZE" IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD NATURE AREA. AIRMAZE IS A 20-FOOT-TALL PRESSURIZED AIR SYSTEM CONSISTING OF OVER 250 FEET OF TUBES, VALVES, AND BLOWERS. CHILDREN ARE INVITED TO INSERT VARIOUS TYPES OF OBJECTS AND NAVIGATE THEM THROUGH ITS CLEAR PATHWAYS. WATCH AS BALLS AND SCARVES ZIP AND TWIST THEIR WAY THROUGH THE MAZE WHILE USING THE VALVES TO INFLUENCE THEIR DIRECTION. THIS DYNAMIC EXHIBIT BRINGS TO LIGHT THE UNSEEN ELEMENTS OF EVERYDAY LIFE, OFFERING A SENSORY EXPERIENCE EMPHASIZING MOVEMENT, COLOR, AND SOUND. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C REGARDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, THE MUSEUM'S BY-LAWS STATE: (A) PRIOR TO HOLDING A POSITION AS A BOARD MEMBER OR EMPLOYMENT AT THE MUSEUM, AND THEREAFTER ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, ALL PERSONS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A DISCLOSURE QUESTIONNAIRE AND DISCLOSE IN WRITING, TO THE BEST OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE, ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST HE OR SHE MAY HAVE. (B) NOTWITHSTANDING THE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE, AT ANY TIME DURING HIS OR HER TERM OF SERVICE, A BOARD MEMBER OR KEY EMPLOYEE ACQUIRES ANY INTEREST OF OTHERWISE A CIRCUMSTANCE ARISE WHICH MAY POSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THAT INTEREST OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL BE PROMPTLY DISCLOSED IN WRITING TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE GOVERNING COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS INDEPENDENT AND THEY USE A CONSULTANT WHEN HIRING AND TO ADVISE ON COMPENSATION. A SURVEY OF EXECUTIVE SALARIES OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IS REVIEWED. COMPENSATION ONCE ESTABLISHED MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND IS DISCLOSED IN THE WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE MUSEUM MAKES IT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 621,324. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 62,801. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 156,999. TOTAL EXPENSES 841,124. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: PENSION ADJUSTMENT 541,714.