QUEENS MUSEUM OF ART NEW YORK CITY BUILDING: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
QUEENS MUSEUM OF ART NEW YORK CITY BUILDING (EIN 11-2278998)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-05-13
IRS object ID
201931339349307598
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2017v2.3
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Activity Or MissionTHE QUEENS MUSEUM FEATURES EXHIBITIONS THAT RANGE FROM HISTORICAL TO CONTEMPORARY, FOCUS ON MATERIAL CULTURE TO SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND INCLUDE SITE-SPECIFIC TEMPORARY COMMISSIONS RELEVANT TO LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES. OUR VISITOR ENGAGEMENT AGENTS SPEAK MULTIPLE LANGUAGES (SPANISH, MANDARIN, BENGALI, HINDI, URDU, FRENCH AND GERMAN) AND ARE ALSO TRAINED TO ENGAGE VISITORS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. OVER THE LAST YEAR, THE MUSEUM HAS SEEN CONTINUED GROWTH IN OUR EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS SENIORS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND ARTISTS. THE MUSEUM HOSTS TWO MAJOR EXHIBITION OPENINGS EACH YEAR, ONE IN THE FALL AND ONE IN THE SPRING.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTHE QUEENS MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO PRESENTING THE HIGHEST QUALITY VISUAL ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR PEOPLE IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA, AND PARTICULARLY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF QUEENS, A UNIQUELY DIVERSE ETHNIC, CULTURAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.THE MUSEUM FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY DESIGNING AND PROVIDING ART EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES THAT PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION AND ENJOYMENT OF ART, SUPPORT THE CREATIVE EFFORTS OF ARTISTS, AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH INTERPRETING, COLLECTING, AND EXHIBITING ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND DESIGN.THE QUEENS MUSEUM PRESENTS ARTISTIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITIONS THAT DIRECTLY RELATE TO THE CONTEMPORARY URBAN LIFE OF ITS CONSTITUENTS WHILE MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL, INTELLECTUAL, AND ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY.MissionDesc
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DescEXHIBITIONS IN SPRING 2017, QM OPENED SEVERAL NEW EXHIBITIONS, SEVERAL OF WHICH FEATURED PROMINENT FEMALE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS INCLUDING MARINELLA SENATORE: PIAZZA UNIVERSALE / SOCIAL STAGES (APRIL 9 - JULY 30, 2017) AND ANNA K.E.: PROFOUND APPROACH AND EASY OUTCOME (APRIL 9, 2017- FEBRUARY 18, 2018). THE YEAR CONTINUED WITH A DIVERSE RANGE OF EXHIBITIONS WHICH APPEALED TO AND ENGAGED OUR EQUALLY DIVERSE AUDIENCES, DETAILED BELOW. PATTY CHANG: THE WANDERING LAKE (SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 - MARCH 4, 2018) PATTY CHANG, A PERFORMANCE AND VIDEO ARTIST MOST KNOWN FOR PROBING TABOOS, STEREOTYPES, AND CULTURAL MYTHS, UTILIZES ELEMENTS OF HUMOR AND SHOCK TO CHALLENGE ASSUMPTIONS AND EXAMINE HUMANITY THROUGH HER WORK. IN SEPTEMBER 2017, QM OPENED THE ARTIST'S THE WANDERING LAKE. A NEW MULTIMEDIA INSTALLATION OF CHANG'S MOST EXTENSIVE PROJECT TO DATE, THE WANDERING LAKE REDEFINED THE ROLE OF ARTISTS, IMAGES, AND PERFORMANCE THROUGH THE WAY STORIES ARE TOLD. CONSISTING OF VIDEO, INSTALLATION, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND OTHER EPHEMERAL DOCUMENTATION OF CHANG'S RECENT WORK, THE EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTED ISSUES OF PERSONAL EVOLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. THE WANDERING LAKE INCLUDED FILMS OF THE ARTIST PERFORMING RITUAL WASHINGS OF A DESERTED BOAT FROM THE ARAL SEA - ONCE THE FOURTH LARGEST INLAND SEA BEFORE THE SOVIETS ATTEMPTED TO CONVERT THE AREA INTO COTTON PRODUCTION FIELDS, AND A BEACHED WHALE CORPSE OFF THE COAST OF NEWFOUNDLAND - A THRIVING FISHING FLEET BEFORE OVERFISHING CEASED OPERATIONS. THESE FILMS, AS WELL AS CHANG'S OTHER INTERVENTIONS, REFLECT RADICALLY CHANGING LANDSCAPES AND EXAMINE HOW HUMANITY'S PURSUIT OF INDUSTRIAL CAPITALISM INCREASINGLY AFFECTS NATURE. TO COMPLEMENT THE EXHIBITION, ON OCTOBER 8, 2017 THE ARTIST ENGAGED IN A CONVERSATION WITH ARTIST, THEORIST, AND HISTORIAN JILL CASID ABOUT THE EXHIBITION AND THE EPONYMOUS ARTIST BOOK, THE TWO DISTINCT REPRESENTATIONS OF NARRATIVE AND PERFORMANCE THAT ORGANICALLY INFORM AND CONSTRUCT EACH OTHER. CASID, A PROFESSOR OF VISUAL STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, HAS WRITTEN EXTENSIVELY ON LANDSCAPE AND PERFORMANCE. THE EXHIBITION WAS WELL RECEIVED BY THE PUBLIC AND PRESS, GAINING A GREAT DEAL OF RECOGNITION IN MAJOR PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING THE NEW YORK TIMES, ART IN AMERICA, AND HYPERALLERGIC, AND INFLUENCING QM TO EXTEND THE RUN OF THE SHOW BY TWO WEEKS FROM FEBRUARY 18 TO MARCH 4. LOUIS BURY OF HYPERALLERGIC EXPRESSED "[THE BOOK] AS A WHOLE, EVOCATIVELY INTEGRATES THE PROJECT'S MULTITUDE OF DISCURSIVE REGISTERS. IF THE EXHIBITION IS LIKE A PARTIALLY COMPLETED JIGSAW PUZZLE, THEN THE BOOK, WITH ITS IMBRICATED LAYERS OF IMAGE AND TEXT, IS AN IMAGE OF THE COMPLETED PUZZLE." SABLE ELYSE SMITH: ORDINARY VIOLENCE (SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 - FEBRUARY 18, 2018) SABLE ELYSE SMITH'S PROJECT CONTINUED HER ONGOING EXPLORATION OF THE TRAUMA AND EMOTIONAL VIOLENCE INFLICTED UPON INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR LOVED ONES. MINING HER OWN EXPERIENCES OF VISITING HER FATHER IN PRISONS FOR THE PAST 19 YEARS, SMITH PRESENTED A COMBINED MEDIA INSTALLATION INVOLVING VIDEO, NEON AND LIGHTBOX SCULPTURES, WALL-COLLAGE, AND TEXT ELEMENTS TO VISUALIZE THE WAYS AN IMPERSONAL BUREAUCRATIC SYSTEM OF INCARCERATION TAKES EFFECTS ON THE BODIES AND MINDS OF THE EXTENDED NETWORK OF PEOPLE BOUND TO IT. WE ALSO PRESENTED TWO PERFORMANCES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXHIBITION'S OPENING. FIRST, ARTIST DEVIN KENNY PERFORMED IF I DON'T LAUGH/ TARDA..., A POWERFUL SONIC PERFORMANCE INCORPORATING MUSIC AND SPOKEN WORD THAT ADDRESSES THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE WIDENED ACCESS TO IMAGES OF "BLACK SUFFERING THAT DIRECTLY RESULTS FROM THE MACHINATIONS OF WHITE SUPREMACY: THE U.S. PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AND POLICE STATE, AND THE AFTERMATH OF COLONIALISM AND CHATTEL SLAVERY." KENNY'S PERFORMANCE CALLED INTO QUESTION THE ECONOMY THAT HAS DEVELOPED AROUND THE CIRCULATION OF THESE IMAGES AS INTERNET CONTENT, EXPLORING THE SINISTER ASPECTS OF THIS INCREASED VISIBILITY, INCLUDING ISSUES OF APPROPRIATION AND EXPLOITATION. IN THE SECOND PERFORMANCE, BONITA OLIVER OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC DUO FRENCH LEAVE, AND MUSICIAN SIMONE TYSON LIVESCORED SMITH'S NINE CHANNEL VIDEO WORK, UNTITLED: FATHER DAUGHTER DANCE, 2013 - 2017, USING VOICE, METER, PITCH, PAUSE, AND IN THE ARTIST'S OWN WORDS, "THE TEXTURE OF A WEIGHT WHICH RESIDES IN THE BODYAFTER WHICH, JUST THE SILENCE WILL REMAIN." THE EXHIBITION RECEIVED A NUMBER OF REVIEWS IN ACCREDDICTED PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS BOMB, HYPERALLERGIC, AND ARTNEWS. SMITH ALSO EARNED THE TITLE OF "ARTIST TO WATCH" BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AND ONE OF THE 30 UNDER 35 YOUNG ARTISTS TO WATCH IN 2018 BY CULTURED. RABIA ASHFAQUE OF BOMB WROTE, "SMITH PAINSTAKINGLY INVESTIGATES THE EFFECTS OF CAPTIVITY AND SUBMISSION TO AUTHORITY, BOTH ON THE INCARCERATED AND THEIR LOVED ONES, WHILE ALSO EXPLORING NOTIONS OF LABORPHYSICAL AND MENTALAND THE TOLL THEY TAKE ON BOTH PARTIES." IN ADDITION TO THIS PRESS RECOGNITION, A NUMBER OF SMITH'S PIECES WERE PURCHASED. IN FACT, TWO PHOTO COLLAGE WORKS FROM THE SHOW, 7665 DAYS (2017) AND 7665 NIGHTS (2017), WERE ACQUIRED BY THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART. SINCE THE QM EXHIBITION, SMITH HAS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN TRIGGER AT THE NEW MUSEUM, FICTIONS AT THE STUDIO MUSEUM, AND GLASS CEILING: ART OF RESILIENCE AND FRAGILITY AT AGNES VARIS ART CENTER. SMITH WAS ALSO SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SESSIONS PROGRAM AT RECESS ART. JULIA WEIST: 17.(SEPT) [BY WEIST_SIR RECORDS]TM (SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 - FEBRUARY 18, 2018) FOR THIS PROJECT, AMERICAN ARTIST JULIA WEIST COLLABORATED WITH CUBAN ARTIST NESTOR SIR TO EXPLORE CUBA'S THE LACK OF ACCESSIBLE INTERNET AND THE SYSTEMIC ALTERNATIVES THAT HAVE DEVELOPED IN PLACE OF CONNECTIVITY. THE PAIR PRESENTED WORKS CREATED FOR, AND ALSO ABOUT, THE MOST SIGNIFICANT OF THESE PHENOMENAEL PAQUETE SEMANALA 1 TERABYTE DIGITAL MEDIA COLLECTION, AGGREGATED WEEKLY AND CIRCULATED ACROSS THE COUNTRY VIA IN- PERSON FILE SHARING. THE CENTERPIECE OF 17.(SEPT) [BY WEISTSIRPC]TM IS A 64 TERABYTE SERVER CONTAINING 52 WEEKS OF EL PAQUETE SEMANAL. IT IS THE ONLY FORMALIZED ARCHIVE OF THE PAQUETE AND ITS CONSTRUCTION AND DEPLOYMENT WAS DESIGNED AROUND THE LEGAL AND LOGISTICAL RESTRICTIONS OF THE CHANGING US-CUBA RELATIONS OVER THE LAST YEAR. IN ORDER TO CREATE THIS "LEGAL PAQUETE" THE ARTISTS SENT THOUSANDS OF EMAILS TO SECURE PERMISSION FROM COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OF CONTENT FROM THE WEEK OF AUGUST 8, 2016 TO MAKE THIS DISTRIBUTION PERMISSIBLE ACCORDING TO U.S. COPYRIGHT LAWS. EVERY THIRD SUNDAY THAT THE EXHIBITION WAS ON VIEW A PAQUETERA, OR PAQUETE AGENT/GUIDE, WASS AVAILABLE TO GUIDE VISITORS THROUGH DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT THAT THEY CAN TAKE HOME. VISITORS WERE WELCOME TO BRING THEIR OWN USB STICKS TO DOWNLOAD CONTENT OF THEIR CHOOSING FROM THE CATALOG, OR A HARD DRIVE FOR THE ENTIRE CATALOG. SINCE THE SUCCESS OF THIS SHOW, WEIST HAS BEEN INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GWANGJU BIENNIAL AND BOTH WEIST AND SIR WERE INVITED TO PRODUCE A RELATED PROJECT FOR RHIZOME'S ONGOING SERIES, THE DOWNLOAD. QM HAS ALSO SUPPORTED WEIST IN CONVERSATIONS WITH INSTITUTIONS INTERESTED IN POTENTIALLY ACQUIRING WEIST'S WORK INCLUDING THE MUSEUM OF MOVING IMAGE AND THE BENSON LATIN AMERICAN COLLECTION, UT AUSTIN LIBRARIES. IN ADDITION TO THIS SUCCESS, WEIST WORK RECEIVED A GREAT DEAL OF ATTENTION FROM THE PRESS AND WAS WRITTEN UP IN PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING ART IN AMERICA, MOUSSE MAGAZINE, AND HYPERALLERGIC. NEVER BUILT NEW YORK (SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 - FEBRUARY 18, 2018) NEVER BUILT NEW YORK INVITED VISITORS TO DISCOVER THE NEW YORK CITY THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THROUGH ORIGINAL PRINTS, DRAWINGS, MODELS, INSTALLATIONS, ANIMATIONS, AND CUSTOM MADE GHOST FORMATIONS ON QM'S PANORAMA OF THE CITY OF NY OF POTENTIAL NYC STRUCTURES THAT WERE NEVER BUILT. CO-CURATED BY SAM LUBELL AND GREG GOLDIN AND DESIGNED BY CHRISTIAN WASSMANN, THE EXHIBITION WAS ORGANIZED IN THREE PARTS LOCATED IN THE RUBIN GALLERY, ON THE PANORAMA, AND SURROUNDING THE MUSEUM'S CENTRAL SKYLIGHT GALLERY, WHERE A "BOUNCY CASTLE" VERSION OF ELIOT NOYES' WESTINGHOUSE PAVILION SAT, ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR THE 1964 WORLD'S FAIR. WORKS DISPLAYED INCLUDED POTENTIAL DESIGNS FOR QM BY ERIC OWEN MOSS, A NAPKIN DRAWING OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT & TALIESIN ASSOCIATED ARCHITECTS' 1959 PLAN FOR ELLIS ISLAND, A BRONZE MODEL OF ISAMU NOGUCHI & LOUIS KAHN'S 1960-1967 PLAN FOR ADELE LEVY MEMORIAL PLAYGROUND, AND MANY OTHERS.THROUGH A DIVERSE COLLECTION OF WORK, EVENTS, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS, THE EXHIBITION IGNITED CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CITY PLANNING, THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW YORK CITY, AND THE FUTURE OF FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK. MAKING NEVER BUILT NEW YORK: DISCUSSION, Q+A AND BOOK SIGNING HELD OCTOBER 29, 2017 DREW A ROBUST CROWD OF 200 ATTENDEES FOR A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK INTO THE EXHIBITION AND CONVERSATION WITH JOSHUA JORDAN, FABRICATION LAB DIRECTOR, COLUMBIA GSAPP; SAM LUBELL, WRITER AND CO-CURATOR; AND CHRISTIAN WASSMANN, PRINCIPAL, STUDIO CHRISTIAN WASSMANN.Desc

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DescEDUCATIONOVER THE PAST YEAR, QM HAS CONTINUED TO OFFER A ROBUST RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES, AND LINGUISTIC PREFERENCES. OUR ONGOING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE CORE TO THE MUSEUM AND WE CONSTANTLY BUILD AND ADAPT OUR OFFERINGS IN RESPONSE TO THE CHANGING NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. IN- AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS THIS YEAR, IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES UTILIZED OUR PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS, INCLUDING NEVER BUILT NEW YORK, THE PANORAMA OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, AND THE NEUSTADT COLLECTION OF TIFFANY GLASS TO HELP PARTNER SCHOOLS ACCOMPLISH THEIR INDIVIDUALIZED ARTS EDUCATION GOALS. THESE RESIDENCIES PROVIDED PARTICIPATING CLASSES WITH HANDS-ON ARTS INSTRUCTION, TAILORED SUPPORT FROM A HIGHLY SKILLED QM TEACHING ARTISTS, AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOL-WIDE ENGAGEMENT THROUGH QM TOURS AND TEACHER TRAININGS. RESIDENCIES CULMINATED WITH AN END-OF-YEAR SHOW AT THE PARTNER SCHOOL OR IN QM'S PARTNERSHIP GALLERY, BRINGING TOGETHER STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES TO VIEW WORK CREATED BY STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ARTACCESS THROUGH IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS; PARTNERSHIPS WITH QUEENS COMMUNITY HOUSE, THE HEBREW ACADEMY FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN, AND HOSPITAL SCHOOLS SUCH AS ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL; ON-SITE WORKSHOPS AND TOURS; AND OPEN ART STUDIOS, QM PROVIDED INDIVIDUALS OF ALL ABILITIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH OUR EXHIBITIONS AND TAKE PART IN VARIOUS ART-MAKING ACTIVITIES THAT COMPLEMENT QM SHOWS AND INSPIRE ARTISTS TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN ART PRACTICE. ADDITIONALLY, EACH SEMESTER QM OFFERS INTERNSHIPS TO COLLEGE STUDENTS IN SPECIAL INCLUSION PROGRAMS OR TO YOUNG ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES TRANSITIONING FROM SCHOOL TO POST SCHOOL LIFE. CREATIVE IMAGINATION, PILOTED IN 2017, IS ONE OF QM'S NEWEST ARTACCESS INITIATIVES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND MEMORY LOSS AS WELL AS THEIR CAREGIVERS. QM RECOGNIZED THAT THESE INDIVIDUALSESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING IN QUEENSDID NOT HAVE ADEQUATE OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN STIMULATING CULTURAL ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF THEIR CARE HOMES AND OTHER CLINICAL SETTINGS. THIS LACK OF PROGRAMMING, UNFORTUNATELY, CAN CONTRIBUTE TO DEPRESSION, ISOLATION, AND QUICKER PHYSICAL DETERIORATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND MEMORY LOSS, WHILE ALSO ADDING TO THE BURDEN PLACED ON CAREGIVERS. THROUGH CREATIVE IMAGINATION, QM PROVIDES ARTS PROGRAMMING FOR THESE COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO POSITIVELY AFFECT THE LIVES OF SENIORS IN QUEENS BY INSPIRING THEM TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES CREATIVELY AND TO SOCIALIZE, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING CAREGIVERS. DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH QUEENS COMMUNITY HOUSE, CREATIVE IMAGINATION CONSISTS OF ON- AND OFF-SITE ARTS-BASED WORKSHOPS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND MEMORY LOSS AS WELL AS DISTINCT WORKSHOPS FOR THEIR CAREGIVERS. QUEENS TEENS THIS YEAR, ABOUT 30 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MET SATURDAY AFTERNOONS TO EXPLORE SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES THROUGH ART MAKING, RECEIVE COLLEGE READINESS SUPPORT, PARTICIPATE IN FIELD TRIPS, ACT AS MUSEUM DOCENTS, ATTEND VARIOUS QM EVENTS, AND SUPPORT MUSEUM PROGRAMS AS PAID APPRENTICES. FAMILY PROGRAMS EACH SUNDAY, ABOUT 20 FAMILIES PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH THAT INSPIRE CREATIVITY. SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOPS THIS YEAR HAVE INCLUDED PRINTMAKING, CREATING GLOW IN THE DARK SHADOW BOXES, AND LANTERN MAKING. OUR DANCE WORKSHOPS, OFFERED ON THE LAST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH, WERE PARTICULARLY ENGAGING AND PROVIDED YOUTH AND FAMILIES INFORMATION ON THE HISTORY OF DIFFERENT STYLES OF DANCE AND STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS. ON THE THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH, ART THERAPISTS FACILITATE THE PROGRAM TO ENSURE IT IS FULLY ACCESSIBLE TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITIES. NEW NEW YORKERS WITH ABOUT HALF THE HOUSEHOLDS IN QUEENS HEADED BY FOREIGN-BORN INDIVIDUALS, OUR INITIATIVE FOR RECENT IMMIGRANTSNEW NEW YORKERSREPRESENTS OUR STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO SERVING LOCAL COMMUNITIES. NEW NEW YORKERS OFFERS FREE MULTILINGUAL CLASSES AND PROGRAMS FOR ADULT IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN QUEENS, BROADENING HORIZONS AND BUILDING VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS THROUGH THE ARTS. THIS YEAR, THE NEW NEW YORKERS PROGRAM OFFERED MULTI-DAY COURSES, ONE-DAY WORKSHOPS, FIELD TRIPS, PUBLIC EVENTS, AND OUR NEWLY PILOTED MENTORING STUDIO PROGRAM. SUCCESSFUL MULTI-SESSION WORKSHOPS INCLUDED COURSES SUCH AS SUN PRINT BOOKMAKING OFFERED IN MANDARIN, ADVANCED SCULPTURE OFFERED IN SPANISH, AND KOREAN PAINTING ON WOOD PANEL OFFERED IN KOREAN. THESE COURSES DREW MANY RETURNING NEW NEW YORKERS AS WELL AS A NEW PARTICIPANTS, AND GAVE A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE PRACTICES BEING TAUGHT. ONE DAY WORKSHOPS WERE PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN DRAWING NEW PARTICIPANTS BY ALLOWING THEM TO GET A FEEL FOR THE PROGRAM THROUGH A LOW COMMITMENT SESSION. SOME ONE-DAY WORKSHOPS INCLUDED INTRO TO COLLAGE OFFERED IN SPANISH, INTRO TO THE HORROR GENRE IN MANDARIN, AND INTRO TO GENERATIVE ART IN ENGLISH. THE MENTORING STUDIO PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERED INTENSIVE AND PERSONALIZED ATTENTION TO A SMALL GROUP OF NEW NEW YORKERS, WAS ALSO A SUCCESSFUL OFFERING THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OUT IN THE COMING YEARS. MOLMOL KUO AND JUAN RECAMN SERVED AS THE TEACHING ARTISTS FOR THIS PROGRAM, EACH BRINGING THEIR PERSONAL PRACTICE TO THEIR MENTORING. SIMILAR TO DEVELOPING A THESIS, PARTICIPANTS CAME OUT OF THE PROGRAM WITH A BODY OF WORK THAT ENABLED THEM TO THOROUGHLY EXPLORE ART AND MEDIA.Desc

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DescPUBLIC PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTQM IS AN ARTS, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL INSTITUTION LOCATED NEXT TO ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE, VIBRANT, DENSE, FAST GROWING, AND PREDOMINANTLY IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORHOODS IN NEW YORK CITY. AS SUCH, WE SEE IT AS NATURAL AND NECESSARY THAT WE LEVERAGE OUR RESOURCES TO HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON THE COMMUNITY WE OCCUPY. IMI CORONA:IMI CORONA SEEKS TO BE SOURCE IN THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICE OFFERINGS, SUCH AS HOMEWORK HELP AND TRANSLATION SERVICES, WHILE ALSO A BEACON FOR LARGER SCALE ORGANIZING AND ADVOCACY WORK. FOR EXAMPLE, AS THE POLITICAL CLIMATE HAS SHIFTED IN PALPABLY ANTI-IMMIGRANT AND XENOPHOBIC WAYS, IMI CORONA RESPONDED BY JOINING A HATE FREE ZONE THAT HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED IN CORONA. HATE FREE ZONES HELP NEIGHBORHOODS BUILD A COMMUNITY DEFENSE SYSTEM THAT WILL ALLOW US FOR RAPID DEFENSE FROM WORKPLACE RAIDS, DEPORTATIONS, MASS CRIMINALIZATION, VIOLENCE, AND SYSTEMIC VIOLATION OF RIGHTS AND DIGNITY. IMI CORONA PARTNERED WITH NEARBY ORGANIZATION DESIS RISING UP AND MOVING (DRUM) TO HOLD SEVERAL WORKSHOPS WHERE THESE STRATEGIES WERE INTEGRATED INTO ARTMAKING ACTIVITIES. THIS YEAR, IMI CORONA COLLABORATED WITH GLOBAL ACTION PROJECT'S (GAP) COMMUNITY MEDIA IN ACTION PROGRAM TO DEVELOP A COURSE CO-TAUGHT BY A IMI YOUTH FAMILIAR WITH GAP METHODOLOGY AND A PROFESSIONAL GAP EDUCATOR, AND CULMINATED WITH THE PRODUCTION OF A SHORT VIDEO ENTITLED "LOST KIDS OF CORONA: FINDING IMI." THE VIDEO WAS DEVELOPED BY A GROUP OF ABOUT 15 INDIVIDUALS, A THIRD OF WHOM WERE YOUTH, AND SOME OF WHOM WERE ALSO MEMBERS OF OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS DRUM AND UGNAYAN YOUTH. THE VIDEO PREMIERED AT QM'S THEATER IN OCTOBER 2017, AT IMI CORONA AND DRUM'S OFFICES, AND AT A HATE FREE ZONE COALITION TOWN HALL. THE PROJECT HELPED PARTICIPANTS BUILD MEDIA LITERACY SKILLS AND INITIATED CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW COMMUNITIES CAN PRACTICE SELF-DEFENSE FOR UNDOCUMENTED RESIDENTS. QM ALSO SUPPORTED THE START OF QUEREMOS TEATRO (WE WANT THEATER) WORKSHOPS WITH IMI COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AND LOCAL ARTIST CAROLINA VARELA. THIS PAST YEAR, WORKSHOPS MET TWICE A WEEK AND UTILIZED POPULAR THEATER TO PRACTICE ACTING SKILLS AND EXPLORE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS. DURING THESE SESSIONS, PARTICIPANTS CREATED A PLAY USING PERSONAL STORIES ABOUT HOW THE CORONA COMMUNITY IS AFFECTED BY ANTI-IMMIGRATION POLICIES AND INCORPORATING INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO HANDLE INTERACTIONS WITH IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE). CORONA PLAZA ORGANIZING FESTIVALS IS AN INTEGRAL WAY OF ENGAGING WITH THE GREATER QUEENS COMMUNITY AND REACHING INDIVIDUALS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. THESE EVENTS PROVIDE SAFE PUBLIC SPACES FOR INTERGENERATIONAL GATHERING, WHILE CELEBRATING CULTURAL AND RACIAL DIVERSITY AND ENGAGING INDIVIDUALS OF ALL ABILITIES. CORONA PLAZA, OUR TYPICAL NEIGHBORHOOD VENUE FOR THESE EVENTS, HAS BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WILL CONTINUE TO UNDERGO RENOVATIONS THROUGH JUNE 2018. DUE TO THIS FACT, WE HELD FOUR COMMUNITY FESTIVALS IN DIFFERENT PARKS AND STREET AREAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS INITIAL CHALLENGE PRESENTED A POSITIVE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS TO THE AREAS SURROUNDING THESE NEW VENUES. THE MAIN GOAL OF THESE FESTIVALS WAS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH A SPACE TO RELAX AND CELEBRATE, DESPITE FACING CONCERNS ABOUT THE CURRENT POLITICAL CLIMATE. THIS YEAR, THE FESTIVALS WERE CENTERED AROUND THE THEME "LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL AND PROVIDED COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN ARTMAKING ACTIVITIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE EVENTS OFFERED COMMUNITY MEMBERS INFORMATION ABOUT NUTRITION AND WELLNESS, AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES TO RECEIVE CONSULTATIONS FROM LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS. QUEREMOS TEATRO SKITS WERE PERFORMED AT THE TWO MOST RECENT EVENTS, IMI CORONA'S IMMIGRANT RIGHTS IN SCHOOLS COLORING BOOK WAS SHARED, AND MANY PARTNER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TABLE, INCLUDING ICE FREE QUEENS, QUEENS NEIGHBORHOOD UNITED, AND NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES. MUJERES EN MOVIMIENTO, ONE OF THE COLLECTIVES AT IMI CORONA, ATTENDED EACH FESTIVAL AND DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION ABOUT MAYOR'S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS' (MOIA) SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANTS. THIS INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION WAS A PART OF THE PROJECT CYCLENEWS, A COLLABORATION BETWEEN MUJERES EN MOVIMIENTO AND MOIA ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, TANIA BRUGUERA. PRIOR TO EACH EVENT, QM AND IMI CORONA HANDED OUT FLYERS AND KNOCKED ON DOORS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO SPREAD THE WORD. GIVEN THAT MANY LOCAL RESIDENTS TEND TO MOVE APARTMENTS FREQUENTLY DUE TO HOUSING INSECURITY AND INCOME INSTABILITY, WE DISCOVERED THAT TEXT MESSAGING (RATHER THAN MAIL OR EMAIL) WAS THE BEST WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR BASE. AS A RESULT, IMI CORONA INSTITUTED A TEXT MESSAGING ANNOUNCEMENT SYSTEM, AND DUE TO CONSISTENT OUTREACH EFFORTS, SUBSCRIPTIONS INCREASED FROM 250 AT THE END OF 2016 TO 1007 AT THE END OF 2017. CORONA RESIDENT NETWORK & EMERGENCY PLANNING IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH PRODUCTIVE ORGANIZING WITHIN A COMMUNITY, IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE A STRONG NETWORK OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO SUPPORT THESE EFFORTS. TO THIS END, QM SOUGHT TO BUILD A NETWORK OF CORONA RESIDENTS TO PLAN RAPID RESPONSE CULTURAL EVENTS TO TACKLE POLICY CHANGES REGARDING PUBLIC SPACE, SAFETY, AND EDUCATION. "COMMUNITY PROTECTORS" ARE A GROUP OF ABOUT 15 VOLUNTEERS TRAINED BY IMI CORONA STAFF AND HAVE A PRESENCE AT THEIR PUBLIC EVENTS. THIS GROUP PROVIDES SECURITY IN PUBLIC SPACES FOR IMMIGRANT RESIDENTS BY WORKING TO DIFFUSE ANY TENSIONS THAT MAY ARISE. THIS GROUP HELPS TO PREVENT THE NEED FOR POLICE INTERVENTION, ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO FEEL SAFER IN THESE SETTINGS AND MORE COMFORTABLE PARTICIPATING.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$4,683,337TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document129IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee148EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members24GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member24IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJULIE LOU DIRECTOR OF FINANCEPersonNm
Phone7185929700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARKAddressLine1Txt
CityQUEENSCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP113683398ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (30 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MARK COLEMAN
CHAIR3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAULA KIRBY
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER WARWICK
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY D'AMATO
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SIGMUND R BALKA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN L BROWNING
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS CHEN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN CHOO
TRUSTEE (THRU 06/2018)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE CIAMPA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHIBBER KHAN
TRUSTEE (THRU 03/2018)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACQUIE HEMMERDINGER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNALIESE KAMBOUR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAILJA KOUFAKIS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARC KRAMER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SETH KUPFERBERG
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGARETTE LEE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY MAUDE LEUNG
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL LOWY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER MEYER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICIA MODENA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTIAN NAMMACK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLIOT PARK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARVEY ROSS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VICTORIA SCHNEPS-YUNIS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN SUNA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRETCHEN WERWAISS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA RAICOVICH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$188,297$0$21,428
DEBRA WIMPFHEIMER
DEPUTY DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$111,042$0$25,587
DAVID STRAUSS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (THRU 01/2018)40.00Yes (X)$109,978$0$38,908
JULIE LOU
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE40.00Yes (X)$87,281$0$36,325
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$496,598TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$122,248TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$2,594MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$414,147FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$2,749,890GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,117,345AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,283,976TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescADMISSIONS & WORKSHOPSDesc
Business713990BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$344,351TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$344,351RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$344,351TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,230TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$13,230ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$843TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$843ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$269,942RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$322,114RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real-$52,172RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$52,172TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$52,172ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$365,367SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$369,928SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$4,561SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$4,561TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$4,561ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$54,912FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$414,147ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$122,106FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$67,194TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$67,194ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,518,473TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$344,351RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$109,854ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,858TotalAmt
Program Services$14,858ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$542,423TotalAmt
Program Services$379,347ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$132,931ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,145FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,311,352TotalAmt
Program Services$1,616,456ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$566,442ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$128,454FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$201,930TotalAmt
Program Services$141,221ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,487ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,222FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$285,011TotalAmt
Program Services$199,324ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,847ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,840FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$253,165TotalAmt
Program Services$177,052ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,043ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,070FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,500TotalAmt
Program Services$13,396ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,643ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$461FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,030TotalAmt
Program Services$32,030ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,000TotalAmt
Fundraising$17,000FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$281,894TotalAmt
Program Services$163,996ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$106,622ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,276FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,857TotalAmt
Program Services$7,892ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,965ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$285,317TotalAmt
Program Services$230,013ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,892ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,412FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,205TotalAmt
Program Services$6,455ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$635ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$115FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,361TotalAmt
Program Services$30,870ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,491ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,178TotalAmt
Program Services$58,445ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,570ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,163FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,956TotalAmt
Program Services$21,991ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,719ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$246FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,090,299TotalAmt
Program Services$909,119ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$153,749ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,431FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,422TotalAmt
Program Services$1,754ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,668ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE$261,760$234,045$23,467$4,248
HONORARIA$257,962$222,952$27,337$7,673
EXHIBITION FEES & EXPEN$214,660$194,552$17,026$3,082
OTHER EXPENSES$22,428$8,958$13,444$26

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,193TotalAmt
Program Services$18,611ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,935ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$647FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,312,761TotalAmt
Program Services$4,683,337ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,338,913ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$290,511FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$603,852BOYAmt
EOY$658,619EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,932BOYAmt
EOY$54,118EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,594,435BOYAmt
EOY$874,941EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,586BOYAmt
EOY$47,748EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$52,241,820LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$14,110,192LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,363,760BOYAmt
EOY$38,131,628EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$899,681BOYAmt
EOY$785,164EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,534,246BOYAmt
EOY$40,552,218EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$422,890BOYAmt
EOY$256,976EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,427BOYAmt
EOY$24,275EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$472,317BOYAmt
EOY$281,251EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$693,733BOYAmt
EOY$420,399EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,825,157BOYAmt
EOY$39,307,529EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$543,039BOYAmt
EOY$543,039EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,061,929BOYAmt
EOY$40,270,967EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,534,246BOYAmt
EOY$40,552,218EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$794,288ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$28,090NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$24,764OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,682,096CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,141,168CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,103,050CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,261,503CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,283,976CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$36,471,793TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$264,164CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$949,995CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$373,444CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,587,603TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,682,096CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,405,332CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,053,045CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,261,503CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,657,420CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$38,059,396TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$190,126SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$37,869,270PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$66,020CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$119,692CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$317,451CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$263,894CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$284,015CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,051,072TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$47,835CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$222,479CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$270,314TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,126CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,960CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$61CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,927CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$16,074TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$39,396,856TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,943,004GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.96120PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.97750PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCAFE SALES - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 98. OTHER INCOME - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 1,362. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 61. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 7,927. TAX REFUND - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 6,126. ENERGY REBATE - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 500.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$32,030OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$32,030TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE QUEENS MUSEUM IS PART OF THE NYC CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS GROUP (CIG), A CONSORTIUM OF 33 CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS ON CITY-OWNED PROPERTY. AS A GROUP, THE CIG EMPLOYS A LOBBYIST WHO DOES ADVOCACY WORK AROUND ISSUES PERTAINING TO OUR INSTITUTIONS AND CONSTITUENCIES. THE QUEENS MUSEUM EMPLOYS MAUREEN MCNEIL AS A LOBBYIST WHO WILL REPRESENT THE MUSEUM ON THE CITY AND STATE LEVEL, SECURE DISCRETIONARY FUNDING AND MEMBER ITEMS FROM THE CITY OF NEW YORK, AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL COMMUNICATION WITH EXTERNAL GROUPS. THE QUEENS MUSEUM EMPLOYS GREENBERGTRAURIG AS A LOBBYIST WHO WILL PROVIDE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS SERVICES, ENSURE FUNDING CURRENTLY RECEIVED CONTINUE TO BE RECEIVED, AND ACT AS A GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ADVOCATE TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd

Collection Used Other Purposes CollectionUsedOtherPurposesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Other PurposesYes (X)CollectionUsedOtherPurposesInd
Other PurposesPROVIDE ONGOING EDUCATIONOtherPurposesDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$592,866BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$38,906InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$631,772EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$542,275BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$50,591InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$592,866EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$545,601BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$3,326InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$542,275EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$544,820BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$781InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$545,601EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$544,759BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$61InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$544,820EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.85950PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.14050TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$51,942,937OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,831,726DepreciationAmt
Book Value$38,111,211BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$248,064OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$227,647DepreciationAmt
Book Value$20,417BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$50,819OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$50,819DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$38,131,628TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,277,625TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$28,090NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$408,948DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$322,114OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$759,152RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,518,473RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,518,473TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,068,587TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$408,948DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$346,878OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$755,826ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,312,761ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,312,761TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:IN CONFORMITY WITH PRACTICES FOLLOWED BY MANY MUSEUMS, ART OBJECTS PURCHASED OR DONATED ARE NOT CAPITALIZED. THE MUSEUM'S ART COLLECTION CONSISTS PRIMARILY OF AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS, WORKS ON PAPER, PHOTOGRAPHS AND WORLD'S FAIR ARTIFACTS. THE MUSEUM CARRIED INSURANCE COVERAGE IN AMOUNTS EQUAL TO THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE COLLECTION AS WELL AS SUFFICIENT COVERAGE FOR COLLECTIONS ON LOAN. IT IS THE POLICY OF THE MUSEUM TO HOLD ITS COLLECTIONS FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, EDUCATION, OR RESEARCH IN FURTHERANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE, RATHER THAN FINANCIAL GAIN. ANY PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTIONS.
PART III, LINE 4:THE QMA COLLECTION CONSISTS OF THREE PARTS: 1. THE 1939-40 AND 1964-65 NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR ARCHIVES. NOTABLY, THIS INCLUDES THE PANORAMA OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, A 9,335 SQUARE FOOT ARCHITECTURAL MODEL THAT REPRESENTS EVERY BUILDING IN NEW YORK CONSTRUCTED BEFORE 1992 AT A SCALE OF 1:1200 (ONE INCH = 100 FEET). BUILT BY ROBERT MOSES FOR THE 1964 WORLD'S FAIR, IN PART AS A CELEBRATION OF THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS, IT INCLUDES A TOTAL OF 895,000 INDIVIDUAL STRUCTURES. 2. THE NEUSTADT COLLECTION OF TIFFANY GLASS (ON LONG-TERM LOAN. INCLUDES LAMPS AND WINDOWS AS WELL AS UNUSED GLASS FROM THE WORKSHOP, FORMERLY LOCATED IN CORONA, QUEENS.) INSTALLED IN APRIL 2016, THE EXHIBITION, A PASSION FOR TIFFANY LAMPS, HIGHLIGHTS THE EXTRAORDINARY SCOPE OF THE NEUSTADTS' COLLECTION. EXAMPLES OF TIFFANY'S MOST ICONIC LAMPS - THE WISTERIA AND DRAGONFLY - ARE ON VIEW, ALONG WITH UNUSUAL LAMPS PRODUCED IN LIMITED NUMBER, SUCH AS THE POND LILY GLOBE AND PEACOCK HANGING SHADE. 3. WORKS OF ART AS FOLLOWS: A. COLLECTIONS OF ART RELATED TO THE WORLD'S FAIRS, SUCH AS AN IN-DEPTH COLLECTION RELATING TO SALVADOR DALI'S DREAM OF VENUS (AMUSEMENT ZONE, 1939-40) AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY WELL-KNOWN PHOTOGRAPHERS SELECTED FOR THE FAIR BY MUSEUM DIRECTORS ACROSS THE U.S., GATHERED UNDER THE NAME PHOTOGRAPHY AS FINE ART (KODAK PAVILION, 1964-65). B. A COLLECTION OF OVER 2,000 PHOTOGRAPHS DONATED OVER 30 YEARS BY COLLECTOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER CHARLES SCHWARTZ, INCLUDING EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLES OF DOCUMENTARY, PHOTOJOURNALISTIC, AND ART PHOTOGRAPHY CREATED BETWEEN 1860S - 1960S BY PHOTOGRAPHERS SUCH AS ABBOTT, SMITH, STIEGLITZ, LANGE, HALSMAN, ATGET AND OTHERS. C. 300+ ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, ETCHINGS AND LITHOGRAPHS BY EMIGRE ILLUSTRATOR, SOCIAL SATIRIST AND LONG-TERM QUEENS RESIDENT WILLIAM SHARP (1900-1961) WHOSE REALIST DEPICTIONS OF CURRENT EVENTS AND DAILY LIFE ENTERTAINED AND INFORMED A GENERATIONS OF READERS OF ESQUIRE, LIFE, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, PM, COLLIER'S, THE NEW YORK POST AND THE NEW YORK TIMES. D. CUBAN PAINTER EMILIO SANCHEZ (1921- 1999), WHO SPENT STUDENT DAYS & MATURE CAREER IN NYC, IS REPRESENTED BY 25 WORKS VIVIDLY DEPICTING HIS NATIVE CUBA AS WELL AS THE URBAN CONSTRUCTIVIST ENVIRONMENT. E. APPROXIMATELY 200 WORKS OF CONTEMPORARY CONCEPTUALLY-BASED ART IN ALL MEDIA, OFTEN SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED FOR EXHIBITIONS AT THE MUSEUM. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE LOUISE LAWLER'S PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MUSEUM'S FORMER COLLECTION OF CLASSICAL PLASTER CASTS (THREE, OBJECTS AND STORAGE, 1984); THE RESULTS OF AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG BY MARK DION (THE GREAT ASH DUMP DIG, FLUSHING MEADOWS PARK, 2001), NILS NORMAN'S LIBRARY-ON-A-BICYCLE (THE GERARD WINSTANLEY RADICAL GARDENING SPACE MOBILE FIELD CENTER AND WEATHER STATION, 1999); DULCE PINZON'S PHOTOGRAPHS (WONDER WOMAN, 2006) ANDREW MOORE'S PHOTOGRAPHIC SERIES ON CITY POOLS BUILT BY ROBERT MOSES (20 INKJET PRINTS, 2005); SEHER SHAH'S ARCHITECTURALLY-INFLUENCED ABSTRACTIONS (BLACK CUBE STUDY #14 AND #15, 2007); 16 OF SHAUN EL C. LEONARDO'S PERFORMANCE PHOTOGRAPHS (EL CONQUISTADOR VS. THE INVISIBLE MAN, 2004-2006), ANTHONY AUERBACH'S TRANSPARENCIES AND DIGITAL PRINT (EMPEROR PANORAMA AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK, 2007 AND 2006), PEDRO MEYER'S PHOTOGRAPHS (PEDRO MEYER'S HERESIES, 2008), DUKE RILEY'S LASER ENGRAVING AND DRYPOINT PRINT ON HANDMADE PAPER (MORITURI TE SALUTANT, 2009), AMONG MANY OTHERS. IN 2011 -2013, WE RECEIVED 18 FRANK O. LARSON DIGITAL PRINTS FROM ARCHIVAL NEGATIVES OF 1950S NEW YORK CITY STREET PHOTOGRAPHY. THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART DONATED MICHELANGELO'S ORIGINAL PLASTER CAST OF THE PIETA TO OUR COLLECTION - ON LONG TERM LOAN TO THE MUSEUM SINCE 1975. A PURCHASE FOR THE COLLECTION INCLUDES COCO FUSCO'S VIDEO, THE COUPLE IN THE CAGE: GUATIANAUI ODYSSEY. A PARTIAL DONATION/PURCHASE WAS MADE FOR ANDREW MOORE'S PHOTOGRAPH, COOPER SCHOOL, DETROIT.
PART V, LINE 4:THE MUSEUM HAS ESTABLISHED AN ENDOWMENT FUND WHICH CONSISTS OF DONOR RESTRICTED GIFTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS. THE MUSEUM APPROPRIATES FOR EXPENDITURE OR ACCUMULATION AS IS PRUDENT FOR THE USES, BENEFITS, PURPOSES AND DURATION FOR WHICH THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS ESTABLISHED, SUBJECT TO THE INTENT OF THE DONOR AS EXPRESSED IN THE GIFT INSTRUMENT. CURRENTLY, EXPENDITURES FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL PURPOSES AS NEEDED.
PART X, LINE 2:THE MUSEUM RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE MUSEUM HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE MUSEUM IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO FISCAL 2015.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 6B: 322,114.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 6B: 322,114. WRITE OFF OF UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS 24,764.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MF PRODUCTIONSBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1526 WEST 26TH STREET LOFT 5DAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityEVENT MANAGEMENTActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$17,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$17,000NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$17,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$17,000TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1QMA ANNUAL GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$456,707GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$414,147CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$42,560GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$620CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$48,631FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$1,750EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$61,405OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2SPOOKTACULAR EVENTEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$12,352GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$12,352GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$1,558FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$1,850EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$6,292OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$469,059GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$414,147CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$54,912GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$620CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$50,189FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$3,600EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$67,697OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$122,106DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$67,194NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
STIPENDS FOR TEEN DOCENT PROGRAM24$12,975
STAFF STIPEND8$1,883

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTEEN DOCENTS INITIALLY COME TO QMA THROUGH A GENERAL APPLICATION PROCESS WHICH IS THEN FOLLOWED BY A GROUP INTERVIEW WITH THEIR FELLOW PEERS ALREADY IN THE PROGRAM. PARTICIPANTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO EARN A STIPEND UNTIL AFTER THEY HAVE ATTENDED A FULL SEMESTER OF THE AFTER-SCHOOL COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM, AND THEN THEY MUST ALSO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE A FOUR WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM MENTORED BY THEIR ELDER PEERS. ONCE STUDENTS HAVE SHOWN THAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF REPRESENTING THE MUSEUM AS A TEEN DOCENT THEY ARE FINALLY INVITED TO EARN A STIPEND BY ASSISTING WITH VARIOUS PROGRAMS IN THE MUSEUM SUCH AS THE SUNDAY DROP-IN FAMILY WORKSHOP. OPPORTUNITIES ARE DISTRIBUTED AMONGST STUDENTS IN A BALANCED FASHION, CONSISTENT WITH THE DOCENTS' PERFORMANCE IN THEIR DUTIES. THIS PROCESS AND ASSOCIATED RECORDKEEPING IS OVERSEEN BY THE MANAGER OF FAMILY AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. THE MUSEUM REGULARLY FURNISHED FINAL NARRATIVE AND EXPENDITURE REPORTS FOR GRANTS AND MAINTAINS ELIGIBILITY AS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLAURA RAICOVICHPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$188,131BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$166OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$20,901DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$527NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$209,725TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDAVID STRAUSS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,652 IN FISCAL YEAR 2018.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

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THROUGH A DIVERSE COLLECTION OF WORK, EVENTS, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS, THEEXHIBITION IGNITED CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CITY PLANNING, THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW YORK CITY, AND THE FUTURE OF FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK. MAKING NEVER BUILT NEW YORK: DISCUSSION, Q+A AND BOOK SIGNING HELD OCTOBER 29, 2017 DREW A ROBUST CROWD OF 200 ATTENDEES FOR A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK INTO THE EXHIBITION AND CONVERSATION WITH JOSHUA JORDAN, FABRICATION LAB DIRECTOR, COLUMBIA GSAPP; SAM LUBELL, WRITER AND CO-CURATOR; AND CHRISTIAN WASSMANN, PRINCIPAL, STUDIO CHRISTIAN WASSMANN. THE DISCUSSION NEVER BUILT LIVE: ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS ON THEIR UNREALIZED WORK GATHERED 50 ATTENDEES TO EXAMINE THE STORIES BEHIND THE SHOW'S UNREALIZED URBAN VISIONS ON FEBRUARY 4, 2017. DURING THIS EVENT, EMCEED BY SAM LUBELL AND ARCHITECTURE CRITIC ALEXANDRA LANGE, TWELVE ARCHITECTS, PLANNERS, AND HISTORIANS INCLUDING LITERARY HISTORIAN CHERYL J. FISH, ARCHITECT FREDERICK NOYES, AND HENRY COBB OF PEI COBB FREED & PARTNERS, AMONG MANY OTHERS, OFFERED INSIGHT INTO PROPOSED PLANS FOR MANY ICONIC STRUCTURES IN NEW YORK CITY. THE EXHIBITION WAS ONE OF QM'S LARGEST TO DATE, ATTRACTING A SUBSTANTIAL AUDIENCE FROM DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING ARCHITECTS, URBAN PLANNERS, HISTORIANS, STUDENTS, AND LOCAL RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES. NEVER BUILT NEW YORK WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED BY THE PRESS AND WAS FEATURED IN A WIDE RANGE OF NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING THE NEW YORK TIMES, HYPERALLERGIC, NEW YORK MAGAZINE, THE ARCHITECT'S NEWSPAPER, AND MANY OTHERS. JULIE V. IOVINE OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL NOTED THAT "EVEN THE SMALLEST ITEMS HAVE OUTSIZE SUGGESTIVE POWERS, AND HIGHLIGHTED THE CRITICAL INSIGHT THIS SHOW OFFERED INTO A VASTLY DIFFERENT CITY. MEL CHIN: ALL OVER THE PLACE (APRIL 8 - JULY 29, 2018) CURRENTLY ON VIEW AT THE MUSEUM, MEL CHIN: ALL OVER THE PLACE IS A COMPREHENSIVE CAREER SURVEY OF THE LEADING SOCIALLY ENGAGED ARTIST, CO-PRODUCED WITH NON-PROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATION NO LONGER EMPTY. THE FIRST SUBSTANTIAL NEW YORK CITY SHOW OF MEL CHIN'S WORK IN OVER 20 YEARS, ALL OVER THE PLACE FEATURES OVER 70 DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, INSTALLATIONS, VIDEOS, AND PUBLIC WORKS. IN ADDITION, ALL OVER THE PLACE EXTENDS ACROSS THE CITY WITH PROJECTS AT TIMES SQUARE AND THE BROADWAY-LAFAYETTE SUBWAY STATION, BROADENING THE REACH OF THE SHOW, AS WELL AS THAT OF QM. TWO PUBLIC ARTWORKS OPENING JULY 11, 2018, WAKE AND UNMOORED, WILL IMMERSE THE HEART OF TIMES SQUARE IN THE DISCUSSION AROUND CLIMATE CHANGE. ADDITIONALLY, THIS SHOW MARKED THE REDEDICATION OF MEL CHIN'S SIGNAL, A PERMANENT INSTALLATION THAT WAS COMPLETED AS PART OF MTA ARTS & DESIGN'S BROADWAY-LAFAYETTE STATION REHABILITATION IN 1997. FOR THIS PROJECT, CHIN'S CONCEPT WAS TO INSERT NATIVE PEOPLE'S PRESENCE, AS A LIVING CULTURE, ONTO THE DUTCH-DERIVED TILE INFRASTRUCTURE FOUND IN MTA STATIONS. ON MAY 11, 2018 QM HOSTED AN EVENT THROUGH WHICH CHIN AND MEMBERS OF THE SIX NATIONS REDEDICATED THE PIECE TO HONOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK. THIS SPRING AND SUMMER, QM IS HOSTING A SERIES OF FOUR SECOND SATURDAYS TO EXPLORE EACH OF THE THEMATIC SECTIONS OF CHIN'S SHOW. THE SERIES KICKED OFF IN APRIL BY RESPONDING TO THE THEME "CRUEL LIGHT OF THE SUN AND FEATURED A CONVERSATION BETWEEN ARTISTS MEL CHIN AND POPE.L ON THEIR RESPECTIVE PROJECTS IN FLINT, MICHIGAN; A TOUR WITH CURATOR AMY LIPTON; A HANDS-ON WORKSHOP WITH ARTIST JAN MUN, MAPPING LEAD CONTAMINATION IN NYC AND CREATING PROTECTIVE GROUND COVERS; A TALK BY MICROBIOLOGIST EMELIA DEFORCE ON HER COLLABORATION WITH CHIN ON SEA TO SEE; AND A PERFORMANCE BY QM'S COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE MIKE SAYRE OF HIS PIECE MUSIC FOR ICEBERGS. ADDITIONALLY, THIS SECOND SATURDAY HOSTED A LEAD TOXICITY SUMMIT: A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS WHICH INCLUDED A PRESENTATION BY DR. DAVID K. ROSNER ON THE SOCIOLOGICAL HISTORY OF LEAD CONTAMINATION, FOLLOWED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PANEL WITH ACTIVISTS FROM NYC AND FLINT, MICHIGAN AND A SCREENING OF THE DOCUMENTARY FILM "NOR ANY DROP TO DRINK" BY CEDRIC TAYLOR. THE FOCUS IN JUNE WAS "THE ARTIFICE OF FACTS AND BELIEF," WITH SUBSEQUENT SATURDAYS COVERING "DESTROYING ANGELS OF OUR CREATION" IN JULY AND "LEVITY'S WOUNDS AND GRAVITY'S WELL" IN AUGUST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECEIVES A PAPER COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO REVIEW AND APPROVE. THE FORM 990, AS APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, IS FORWARDED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TRUSTEES AND STAFF MEMBERS MUST DISCLOSE THE TRANSACTION WHICH LIKELY AMOUNTS TO AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND ABSTAIN FROM ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE POTENTIAL TRANSACTION. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TRUSTEES AND STAFF MEMBERS WITH A CONFLICT MUST RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM ANY VOTING RELATED TO THE TRANSACTION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL DETERMINE WHETHER THE QUEENS MUSEUM CAN OBTAIN A TRANSACTION THAT IS EQUALLY OR MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE MUSEUM FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY WITHOUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF THE QUEENS MUSEUM CANNOT REASONABLY DO SO (OBTAIN AN EQUALLY OR MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION FROM A NONINTERESTED PARTY), THE BOARD MAY APPROVE THE TRANSACTION BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED TRUSTEES AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. A QUORUM MUST BE PRESENT, MEANING A MAJORITY OF ALL TRUSTEES. THE INTERESTED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TRUSTEE AND STAFF MEMBER MAY BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM BUT NOT IN DETERMINING A MAJORITY VOTE TO AUTHORIZE THE TRANSACTION. THE QUEENS MUSEUM MUST DISCLOSE THE TRANSACTION AND THE VOTING DETAILS IN ITS MINUTES. THIS INCLUDES THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS PRESENT FOR DISCUSSION AND VOTING, THE CONTENT OF THE DISCUSSION, INCLUDING ANY ALTERNATIVES TO THE DISCUSSION, AND A RECORD OF ANY VOTES TAKEN. THE MUSEUM DOCUMENTS THE PROCESS IT UNDERTOOK TO VERIFY THAT THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TRUSTEES AND STAFF MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THIS INTEREST IN WRITING ON THE ANNUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CODE OF ETHICS AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION IS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS WHICH IS VETTED THROUGH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. AS A PART OF THIS PROCESS, COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE MADE FOR ALL MUSEUM STAFF, INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. THE COMMITTEE USES COMPARABLE DATA FROM FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS TO FRAME COMPENSATION DECISIONS. OTHER SOURCES OF COMPENSATION DATA USED FOR SETTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION INCLUDED SALARY SURVEYS OF LOCAL MUSEUM DIRECTORS, COMPENSATION STUDIES PREPARED BY HIRED CONSULTANT, AND FORMS 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. DOCUMENTATION OF DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS MADE REGARDING COMPENSATION ARE ENTERED INTO COMMITTEE AND BOARD MINUTES AND KEPT ON FILE BY THE ORGANIZATION. THIS PROCESS MOST RECENTLY OCCURRED IN 2017.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19QUEENS MUSEUM OF ARTS' FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS IT IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, FORMS 990 AND 1023 AS WELL AS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT NEW YORK CITY BUILDING, FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK, QUEENS, NY 11368-3398 OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY AT (718) 592-9700.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:WRITE OFF OF UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS -24,764.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C:THE MUSEUM HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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