2018-05-14T12:55:54-05:00 2017-12-31 161131146 BONADIO & CO LLP 171 SULLYS TRAIL SUITE 201 PITTSFORD NY 14534 990 2017-01-01 160918567 GENESEE COUNTRY MUSEUM GENE 5855386822 PO BOX 310 1410 FLINT HILL ROAD MUMFORD NY 145110310 ELIZABETH WEHLE PRESIDENT & CEO 5855386822 2018-05-10 1 CRAIG M STEVENS P00748583 5853811000 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z GENESEE COUNTRY VILLAGE & MUSEUM ELIZABETH WEHLE PO BOX 310 1410 FLINT HILL ROAD MUMFORD NY 145110310 4766325 0 X WWW.GCV.ORG X 1966 NY THE GENESEE COUNTRY MUSEUM WAS CHARTERED IN 1966 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRESERVING AND INTERPRETING THE CULTURAL, SOCIAL, ARCHITECTURAL, HORTICULTURAL AND NATURAL HISTORY OF WESTERN NEW YORK AND THE GENESEE VALLEY REGION FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC. THE MUSEUM OPENED ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC IN MAY 1976. THE MUSEUM INCLUDES A COLLECTION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS, A NATURE CENTER AND AN ART GALLERY. 22 21 201 250 149391 -19864 2261383 1725141 1040433 1092309 524687 468644 529263 649641 4355766 3935735 0 0 0 0 2167807 2297685 0 0 269956 1444463 1703215 3612270 4000900 743496 -65165 23145898 23764286 411618 239522 22734280 23524764 X THROUGH IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES, WE ENRICH LIFE TODAY BY CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH HISTORY, ART AND NATURE. 0 0 3066709 1918041 THE GENESEE COUNTRY VILLAGE & MUSEUM, CHARTERED BY THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, WAS FOUNDED WITH THE GOAL OF PRESERVING PRIME EXAMPLES OF ARCHITECTURE FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK TO PROVIDE HISTORICAL CONTEXT FOR THE TELLING OF THE HISTORY OF NEW YORK STATE AND AMERICA IN THE 19TH CENTURY.THROUGH INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS, EVENTS AND EXHIBITS, WE HELPED OVER 98,000 VISITORS UNDERSTAND THE LIVES AND TIMES OF 19TH-CENTURY AMERICA. THIS UNIQUE LIVING HISTORY EXPERIENCE PROVIDES MEANINGFUL INSIGHTS INTO THE ORIGINS OF CUSTOMS, TRADITIONS, SOCIAL VALUES AND THE EVOLUTION OF OUR CONTEMPORARY LIFESTYLES.WE ARE THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM IN NEW YORK STATE AND MAINTAIN THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN AMERICA. OUR 500 ACRE COMPLEX CONSISTS OF 68 HISTORIC STRUCTURES FURNISHED WITH 15,000 ARTIFACTS TO PROVIDE AN AUTHENTIC 19TH-CENTURY ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH VISITORS CAN INTERACT WITH KNOWLEDGEABLE, THIRD-PERSON HISTORIC INTERPRETERS IN PERIOD-APPROPRIATE DRESS. AMONG THE BUILDINGS PRESERVED IN THE HISTORIC VILLAGE ARE COLONEL NATHANIAL ROCHESTER'S HOUSE AND GEORGE EASTMAN'S CHILDHOOD HOME. WE CONSIDER EACH OF OUR HISTORIC BUILDINGS, HISTORIC GARDENS AND FARM LANDSCAPES (INCLUDING DOMESTIC ANIMAL ENCLOSURES) AN EXHIBIT IN AND OF ITSELF. TRADE, CRAFT, COOKING AND AGRICULTURAL DEMONSTRATIONS OCCUR EVERY DAY. WHEREVER POSSIBLE, WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR VISITORS TO TOUCH, USE, SMELL OR OTHERWISE SHARE THE EXPERIENCE.OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 25,000 STUDENTS AND CHAPERONES DURING 2017 AND INCLUDED HISTORIC AND NATURE-THEMED TOURS, CLASSES AND DAY CAMPS FOR CHILDREN AGES 4-16; ADULT CLASSES; AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS, FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN AND OTHER GROUPS, OUR MOVEABLE MUSEUM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OFFER EDUCATION OFF-SITE. THE JOHN L. WEHLE GALLERY WAS COMPLETELY RENOVATED IN 2012 TO INCLUDE STATE OF THE ART STORAGE EQUPIMENT AND A GEOTHERMAL HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM. THE GALLERY NOW SHOWCASES SOME 3,000 RARE 19TH-CENTURY GARMENTS FROM THE SUSAN GREENE COSTUME COLLECTION AS WELL AS A WORLD-CLASS COLLECTION OF WILD LIFE AND SPORTING ART. WE ARE ALSO HOME TO THE GENESEE COUNTRY NATURE CENTER, PROVIDING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND THE ECOLOGICAL HISTORY OF NEW YORK STATE AND THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. THE CENTER FEATURES OVER FIVE MILES OF HIKING TRAILS AND 175 ACRES OF WILDLIFE HABITAT INTERPRETED THROUGH SIGNAGE. 3066709 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 74 1 1 201 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 22 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X STACY KEHRER 5852948220 PO BOX 310 1410 FLINT HILL ROAD MUMFORD NY 145110310 A THOMAS HILDEBRANDT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLIFFORD W SMITH JR PHD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG YUNKER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH A WEHLE PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 120401 0 8003 GAYLE A G STILES IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY SQUIRES TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN D KINNEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL L MCDOUGALL CHAIR OF THE BOARD 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL R WHELAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN H BERKELEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD A ASH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN VAN DER STRICHT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERRYL S BUTWID TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM L SHAW VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HARVEY BELDNER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM L ELY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GINA G GIESE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA KOLKO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT M TURNER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER M GREENDYKE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHNATHAN CHASE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GRANT HOLCOMB TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 STACY KEHRER CFO 40.00 X 72466 0 9051 192867 0 17054 1 0 0 0 0 166346 105750 1453045 444077 1725141 ADMISSION FEES 611710 914449 914449 MEMBERSHIP DUES 611710 177860 177860 1092309 204083 204083 149391 0 149391 149391 149391 465499 233880 324613 110205 140886 123675 264561 264561 46948 166346 116701 -69753 -69753 15100 6268 8832 8832 680475 272803 407672 407672 OTHER REVENUE 900099 153499 153499 153499 3935735 1918041 149391 143162 X 209921 51362 126458 32101 1733544 1400163 168308 165073 26024 21829 1254 2941 184440 146227 20113 18100 143756 108093 21099 14564 6265 950 5315 15720 15720 483339 398514 79775 5050 130774 125987 162 4625 345792 278687 58198 8907 127822 117290 10149 383 64737 30703 15822 18212 6104 264 5840 339891 312822 27069 76177 13207 62970 OTHER EXPENSES 57627 11644 45983 SCHOLARSHIPS 48967 48967 4000900 3066709 664235 269956 132884 65957 497814 374898 15422 12327 155188 179064 35548 42554 9457309 6575439 2967362 2881870 6993553 11039334 147302 178006 12200825 8990276 23145898 23764286 211618 199583 200000 39939 411618 239522 X 17507595 21451440 319066 266049 4907619 1807275 22734280 23524764 23145898 23764286 X -65165 632734 -66482 289397 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1825729 1831971 1673215 2287235 1736655 9354805 1825729 1831971 1673215 2287235 1736655 9354805 9354805 298549 148690 172246 148592 204083 972160 124265 149391 273656 48495 21028 210137 -25328 254332 10854953 0.86180 0.86880 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 1 180.63 1 1 8990276 X X X X 0 6240769 1000 677830 27670 150208 6741721 5647105 511674 261386 22744 156652 6240769 5134730 908222 -197126 18359 180362 5647105 5080184 1000 169895 99300 17049 5134730 4512016 2000 702043 121000 14875 5080184 0.73190 0.26810 0.00000 0 0 578848 578848 5955404 4105887 1849517 617276 352726 264550 2305781 2116826 188955 2881870 HISTORICAL BUILDINGS AND ARTIFACTS 8990276 8990276 LINE OF CREDIT 39939 39939 4795449 632734 293462 926196 3869253 66482 66482 3935735 4000900 0 4000900 0 4000900 PART II, LINE 5: THE MUSEUM HAS A WRITTEN POLICY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WETLAND EASEMENT AGREEMENT. PART II, LINE 9: THE MUSEUM INCLUDES THE LAND UNDER CONSERVATION EASEMENT WITH LAND, BUILDINGS, AND EQUIPMENT, NET ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. GAIN ON LAND EASEMENT IS INCLUDED ON THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGE IN NET ASSETS AS OTHER INCOME. THERE WAS NO GAIN ON LAND EASEMENT DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017. PART III, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM INCLUDES A COLLECTION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS, AND AN ART GALLERY WHICH SERVE TO PRESERVE THE CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY OF WESTERN NEW YORK AND THE GENESEE VALLEY REGION FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC. PART V, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM HAS ADOPTED INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICIES FOR ENDOWMENT ASSETS THAT ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY THESE INVESTMENTS WHILE SEEKING TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THOSE ASSETS. THESE POLICIES ARE APPLIED TO DONOR-RESTRICTED AMOUNTS AS WELL AS TO AMOUNTS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD AS QUASI-ENDOWMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CHARITABLE TRUST 293,462. X X X X X X X WHIRL 193556 161671 31885 34798 26187 28387 15194 ANTIQUE SHOW 14647 4675 9972 2001 3379 300 2712 1 5091 5091 800 603 2340 213294 166346 46948 34798 28988 32369 300 20246 116701 -69753 15100 6268 0 15100 6268 6268 8832 NY 1 0 1 0 1.00000 STACY KEHRER C/O THE ORGANIZATION MUMFORD NY 14511 0 ELIZABETH WEHLE THE PRESIDENT & CEO OF THE ORGANIZATION IS ALSO THE GAMING MANAGER AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE RAFFLE AT THE ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT. X 0 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 39 355655 OPINION OF EXPERT X AUCTION PRIZE 129 41066 COMPARABLE SALES X SERVICES 8 17226 FMV OF SERVICES X CAPITAL 9 17096 COMPARABLE SALES X SUPPLIES / EQUIPMENT 28 13034 COMPARABLE SALES 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE FORM IS ALSO PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO BEING FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE. IN ADDITION A TRUSTEE OR OFFICER SHALL DISCLOSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST: (A) PRIOR TO VOTING ON OR OTHERWISE DISCHARGING HIS/HER DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD OF ANY COMMITTEE; (B) PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO ANY CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION INVOLVING THE CORPORATION; AND (C) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE TRUSTEE OR OFFICER SHALL LEARN OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ANY OTHER CONTEXT. DISCLOSURE OF THE MATERIAL FACTS SURROUNDING THE TRUSTEE OR OFFICER'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL BE MADE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR, IN THE CASE OF A COMMITTEE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THAT COMMITTEE (WHO SHALL THEN NOTIFY THE SECRETARY) AND THE SECRETARY OR COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SHALL INFORM THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE PRIOR TO ANY ACTION THEREON. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 CEO COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY CONSIDERING INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND THE UNIQUE ASPECTS OF THE MUSEUM, ALONG WITH BUDGET CONSTRAINTS. WHEN THE AMOUNT IS DETERMINED, IT IS VOTED ON AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET. ADDITIONALLY, CEO COMPENSATION AND PERFORMANCE ARE SPECIFICALLY REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS NEEDED OR AT LEAST ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OUTSIDE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 398,514. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 79,775. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,050. TOTAL EXPENSES 483,339. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST 293,462. PURCHASES OF ARTIFACTS -4,065. GAIN ON LAND EASEMENT GAIN ON LAND SALE FORM 990 PART XII, LINE 2C THE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.