NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY (EIN 13-1624124)
Tax period: 2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed: 2018-05-07
IRS object ID: 201821279349301477
Schema version: 2016v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-05-07T13:31:12-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KPMG LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	345 Park Avenue	AddressLine1Txt
City	New York	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	101540102	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	131624124	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	The New York Historical Society	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% RICHARD A SHEIN	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	NEWY	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2128733400	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	170 CENTRAL PARK WEST	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10024	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RICHARD SHEIN	PersonNm
Person Title	ast. treas & CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2124859245	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-05-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	phillip groff	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01247783	PTIN
Phone	2127589700	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-05-02	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LOUISE MIRRER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	170 CENTRAL PARK WEST	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10024	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$73,351,442	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.NYHISTORY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1809	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, AND INTERPRET, FOR THE BROADEST POSSIBLE PUBLIC, MATERIAL RELEVANT TO THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES IN GENERAL AND OF NEW YORK STATE AND CITY IN PARTICULAR.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	49	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	48	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	502	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	126	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$26,943	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$25,512	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$29,059,900	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$42,004,561	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,889,387	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,468,665	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$180,983	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$913,026	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,483,921	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,396,345	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$35,614,191	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$46,956,545	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$60,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$62,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$15,652,812	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$15,002,086	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$205,000	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$155,000	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$2,675,399	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$18,563,828	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$18,477,988	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$34,481,640	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$33,697,074	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,132,551	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$13,259,471	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$144,785,492	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$167,646,065	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$8,778,805	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$12,791,918	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$136,006,687	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$154,854,147	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY ("NEW-YORK HISTORICAL") IS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, AND INTERPRET, FOR THE BROADEST POSSIBLE PUBLIC, MATERIAL RELEVANT TO THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES IN GENERAL AND OF NEW YORK STATE AND CITY IN PARTICULAR.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$13,503,248	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,898,009	RevenueAmt
Desc	MUSEUM AND MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS - THE MISSION OF THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S MUSEUM IS TO GATHER, PRESERVE AND INTERPRET MATERIALS RELATED TO AMERICAN HISTORY SEEN THROUGH THE LENS OF NEW YORK. IT HOLDS ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST COLLECTIONS OF HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS, AMERICAN ART, AND OTHER MATERIALS. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION HOLDINGS COMPRISE MORE THAN TWO MILLION WORKS. EXHIBITIONS, BOTH PERMANENT AND ROTATING, IN-HOUSE AND TRAVELING, ENABLE THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO INTERPRET AND SHOWCASE THESE MATERIALS TO THE BROADEST POSSIBLE PUBLIC. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE SCHEDULE O.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$5,800,488	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$2,246	RevenueAmt
Desc	LIBRARY - THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S LIBRARY (THE PATRICIA D. KLINGENSTEIN LIBRARY) IS ONE OF THE OLDEST RESEARCH LIBRARIES IN THE UNITED STATES. ITS MISSION IS TO FOSTER AND FACILITATE RESEARCH THAT REVEALS THE DYNAMISM OF HISTORY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD TODAY. THE LIBRARY'S COLLECTION CONTAINS MORE THAN 12 MILLION ITEMS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE SCHEDULE O.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$5,895,338	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$62,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,456,235	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS - THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY INFORMS AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC THROUGH ITS SCHOOL PROGRAMS, ADULT PROGRAMS AND WEBSITE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE SCHEDULE O.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$2,999,439	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$112,175	RevenueAmt
Desc	AUXILIARY ACTIVITIES	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$2,999,439	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$112,175	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$28,198,513	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (true)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (true)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	Yes (true)	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	242	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	502	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	49	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	48	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TX	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RICHARD A SHEIN	PersonNm
Phone	2124859245	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	170 CENTRAL PARK WEST	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10024	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (64 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Pam B Schafler
Chair	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Reiss Jr
Vice-Chair	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Louise Mirrer
President and CEO	35.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$568,304	$0	$81,000
Roger Hertog
Executive Committee Chair	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Russell P Pennoyer
Treasurer	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Helen Appel
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Barry Barnett
Trustee (Began 10/31/16)	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Norman Benzaquen
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Judith Roth Berkowitz
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Franci J Blassberg
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
James S Chanos
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ravenel B Curry III
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Susan Frier Danilow
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Elizabeth B Dater
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Joseph A DiMenna
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Buzzy Geduld
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Richard Gilder
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
James Grant
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Martin J Gross
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Agnes Hsin-Mei Hsu-Tang
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Edward R Hintz
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Lon Jacobs
Trustee (Ended 10/31/16)	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Patricia Klingenstein
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Barbara Knowles Debs
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sidney Lapidus
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Lewis E Lehrman
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Glen S Lewy
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ira A Lipman
Trustee (Began 10/31/16)	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Tarky Lombardi Jr
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Peter W May
Trustee (Began 10/31/16)	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Carl B Menges
Trustee (Ended 10/31/16)	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John Monsky
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jonathan M Moses
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Neal Moszkowski
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Suzanne F Peck
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Joel I Picket
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Stuart J Rabin
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Thomas A Saunders III
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Benno Schmidt
Trustee (Ended 10/30/16)	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Bernard L Schwartz
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Michelle Smith
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gillian Steel
Trustee (Began 10/31/16)	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sy Sternberg
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Andrew H Tisch
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ernest Tollerson
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ira Unschuld
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Eric J Wallach
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sue Ann Weinberg
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Michael Weisberg
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Byron R Wien
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
David W Zalaznick
Trustee (Began 10/31/16)	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Roy Zuckerberg
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jennifer Schantz
SEC, EVP and COO	35.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$274,452	$0	$73,830
Richard Shein
Assistant Treasurer and CFO	35.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$180,234	$0	$57,797
Andrew Buonpastore
VP Operations	35.0	0.0			$209,389	$0	$33,710	Yes (X)
Marci Reaven-Tanis
VP History Exhibits	35.0	0.0			$171,950	$0	$18,305	Yes (X)
Michael Ryan
VP Library Director	35.0	0.0			$212,609	$0	$29,504	Yes (X)
Matthew Bregman
VP Development	35.0	0.0			$192,988	$0	$51,812	Yes (X)
Margaret Hofer
VP Museum Director	35.0	0.0			$150,178	$0	$54,560	Yes (X)
Valerie Paley
VP Center for Women's History	35.0	0.0			$157,195	$0	$48,728		Yes (X)
Sharon Dunn
VP Education	35.0	0.0			$147,602	$0	$11,798		Yes (X)
Dale Gregory
VP Public Programs	35.0	0.0			$147,527	$0	$36,820		Yes (X)
Ines Aslan-Schwed
VP Marketing and Communication	35.0	0.0			$125,411	$0	$47,602		Yes (X)
Gerhard Schlanzky
Creative Dir of Exhibitions	35.0	0.0			$106,359	$0	$10,523		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,644,198	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$555,989	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	18	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
JH ELECTRIC OF NEW YORK INC
1 DETROIT ROAD	HUNTINGTON STATION	NY	11746	BUILDING RENOVATION	$2,679,210
NELSON AIR DEVICE CORP
46-28 54TH AVENUE	MASPETH	NY	11378	BUILDING RENOVATION	$2,445,165
CENTRE STREET SYSTEMS INC
155 CENTRE STREET	BROOKLYN	NY	11231	BUILDING RENOVATION	$1,963,708
BURGESS STEEL ERECTORS OF NY LLC
200 W FOREST AVENUE	ENGLEWOOD	NJ	07631	BUILDING RENOVATION	$1,229,776
DONNA LAWRENCE PRODUCTIONS INC
624 BAXTER AVENUE	LOUISEVILLE	KY	40204	EXHIBITION DESIGN	$1,033,606

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	53	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$1,000,696	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$5,477,521	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$12,082,238	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$23,444,106	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$952,230	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$42,004,561	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Admission	900099	$1,659,218	$1,659,218
Education and Public Program Fees	900099	$1,410,035	$1,410,035
Travelling Exhib & Loan Fees	900099	$184,592	$184,592
REPRODUCTION FEES	900099	$112,174	$112,174
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$92,400	$92,400

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$10,246	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$10,246	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,468,665	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$228,456	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$228,456	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$151,252	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$151,252	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,458,386	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,458,386	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,458,386	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,458,386	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$24,528,988	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$25,670,470	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$1,141,482	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$1,141,482	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$1,141,482	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$304,575	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$5,477,521	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$321,921	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$17,346	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$17,346	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$828,178	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$402,506	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$425,672	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$26,943	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$398,729	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
Cafe/Catering Fee Income	900099	$329,863	$329,863
CAFE IMPROVEMENT FEE	900099	$41,200	$41,200
OTHER	900099	$7,318	$7,318

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$378,381	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$46,956,545	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,468,665	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$26,943	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,456,376	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$62,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,238,705	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,153,334	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$877,566	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$207,805	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,445,650	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,218,750	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$661,870	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$565,030	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$541,888	TotalAmt
Program Services	$472,899	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,244	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$37,745	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,812,419	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,467,255	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$213,518	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$131,646	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$963,424	TotalAmt
Program Services	$755,717	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$136,039	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$71,668	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,966	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,983	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,983	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$194,339	TotalAmt
Management And General	$194,339	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$155,000	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$155,000	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$120,734	TotalAmt
Management And General	$120,734	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,809,013	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,939,957	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$135,650	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$733,406	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$643,483	TotalAmt
Program Services	$618,732	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,418	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,333	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$533,709	TotalAmt
Program Services	$382,604	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,095	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$120,010	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$271,412	TotalAmt
Program Services	$220,327	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,727	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$40,358	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,022,635	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,932,508	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$59,984	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,143	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$104,234	TotalAmt
Program Services	$80,881	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,891	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,462	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$61,080	TotalAmt
Program Services	$59,400	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$54	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,626	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,522,010	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,439,598	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$57,390	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,022	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$257,323	TotalAmt
Program Services	$249,584	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,159	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,580	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
EXHIBITION COSTS	$1,828,010	$1,825,084	$1,261	$1,665
EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND REPAIR	$1,193,207	$994,440	$90,157	$108,610
OTHER SUPPLIES	$665,124	$383,290	$44,748	$237,086
PRINTING AND PUBLICATION	$465,417	$345,985	$18,508	$100,924

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$726,292	TotalAmt
Program Services	$568,185	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$72,827	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$85,280	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,697,074	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,198,513	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,823,162	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,675,399	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,311,522	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,894,341	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$692,108	BOYAmt
EOY	$857,720	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,107,442	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,048,221	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$702,726	BOYAmt
EOY	$839,244	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$216,920	BOYAmt
EOY	$393,888	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,992,594	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,530,106	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$155,437,748	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$56,564,503	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$75,297,646	BOYAmt
EOY	$98,873,245	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,201,292	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,714,198	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,248,842	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,480,702	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,400	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,400	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$144,785,492	BOYAmt
EOY	$167,646,065	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,960,127	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,611,258	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$981,305	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,207,288	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,837,373	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,973,372	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,778,805	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,791,918	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$59,539,198	BOYAmt
EOY	$101,874,309	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$39,512,481	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,101,201	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$36,955,008	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,878,637	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$136,006,687	BOYAmt
EOY	$154,854,147	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$144,785,492	BOYAmt
EOY	$167,646,065	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$13,259,471	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$5,587,989	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$19,665,695	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$36,541,659	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$27,903,340	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$29,059,900	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$42,004,561	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$155,175,155	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$19,665,695	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$36,541,659	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$27,903,340	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$29,059,900	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$42,004,561	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$155,175,155	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$22,933,416	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$132,241,739	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,851,682	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,795,403	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,044,311	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,010,646	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,838,094	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,540,136	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$939,125	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$459,482	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$432,960	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$319,939	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$378,380	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,529,886	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$167,245,177	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$24,151,577	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.79071	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.79798	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$52,457,511	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$5,923,629	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$4,553,348	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$4,049,939	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$58,884,549	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$54,384,445	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,676,555	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$2,036,686	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,556,803	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$52,467,511	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$52,399,694	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,530,679	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$30,051	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,515,877	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$54,384,445	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$41,494,940	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$6,126,535	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$7,061,643	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,283,424	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$52,399,694	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$40,752,480	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$265,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,514,004	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,036,544	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$41,494,940	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.25000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.73000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.02000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$684,664	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$684,664	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$122,952,116	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$40,335,777	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$82,616,339	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$482,644	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$482,644	DepreciationAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,998,304	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,440,389	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,557,915	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$23,320,020	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$10,305,693	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$13,014,327	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$98,873,245	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial Derivatives		FinancialDerivativesGrp
Closely Held Equity Interests		CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS	Desc
Book Value	$20,480,702	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$20,480,702	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION	Desc
Amt	$2,973,372	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$2,973,372	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$52,138,901	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$5,587,989	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	-$687,405	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$4,900,584	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$47,238,317	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$120,734	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$402,506	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$281,772	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$46,956,545	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$33,291,441	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$402,506	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$402,506	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$32,888,935	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$120,734	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$687,405	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$808,139	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$33,697,074	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART III, LINE 1A	DESCRIPTION OF COLLECTION PER AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS COLLECTIONS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED IN THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. COLLECTIONS, BOTH MUSEUM AND LIBRARY, ARE HELD FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S BOARD HAS ADOPTED A POLICY WHEREBY ANY PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF COLLECTION ITEMS CAN BE UTILIZED ONLY FOR ACQUISITIONS, DIRECT CARE (E.G. CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION, REHOUSING, OR STORAGE), PROCESSING AND/OR CATALOGING OF THE COLLECTIONS, AND COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART III, LINE 4	DESCRIPTION OF NEW-YORK HISTORICAL'S COLLECTIONS THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS TWO MAIN COLLECTIONS - A MUSEUM COLLECTION AND A LIBRARY COLLECTION. THE MUSEUM'S HOLDINGS COMPRISE MORE THAN TWO MILLION WORKS RELATING TO THE FOUNDING OF THE UNITED STATES, THE HISTORY OF ART IN AMERICA, AND THE HISTORY OF NEW YORK AND ITS PEOPLE. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, SCULPTURES, FURNITURE, DECORATIVE ARTS, SHIP MODELS, TOYS, AND CARRIAGES. THE PATRICIA D. KLINGENSTEIN LIBRARY AT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS ONE OF THE OLDEST INDEPENDENT RESEARCH LIBRARIES IN THE UNITED STATES. ITS PREMIER COLLECTION INCLUDES MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, EPHEMERA, AND OTHER ITEMS RELATED TO LOCAL HISTORY OF NEW YORK CITY AND STATE, COLONIAL HISTORY, THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, AMERICAN MILITARY AND NAVAL HISTORY, RELIGIONS AND RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS, THE ANGLO-AMERICAN SLAVE TRADE AND CONDITIONS OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES, THE CIVIL WAR, AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY, AMERICAN ART AND ART PATRONAGE, THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE, 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY PORTRAITURE, AND DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHS OF NEW YORK CITY. THE LIBRARY'S HOLDINGS INCLUDE MORE THAN 12 MILLION ITEMS. THE COLLECTIONS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF NEW-YORK HISTORICAL'S MISSION TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, AND INTERPRET AMERICAN HISTORY AND ART THROUGH ITS MATERIAL CULTURAL LEGACY. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ABOUT BOTH COLLECTIONS AT WWW.NYHISTORY.ORG.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4	INTENDED USE OF THE ENDOWMENT THE ENDOWMENT SPONSORS PROGRAMMING IN THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES: LIBRARY 5.9% MUSEUM 13.7% PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL 20.3% COLLECTION ACQUISITION 0.4% UNRESTRICTED 59.7%
FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART X	TAX STATUS THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE FOR RELATED ACTIVITIES. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE BY DONORS AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CODE. IN ADDITION, THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS TAX EXEMPT FROM STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAX FOR RELATED ACTIVITIES, PROPERTY TAXES, AND SALES TAX. DURING THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 AND 2016, THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY WAS NOT SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAXES. THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED. THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE EXEMPT FROM TAXES.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART XI	LINE 2D - INDIRECT COST OF SPECIAL EVENTS ($687,405) LINE 4B - COST OF INVENTORY SOLD ($402,506)
FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART XII	LINE 2D - COST OF INVENTORY SOLD $402,506 LINE 4B - INDIRECT COST OF SPECIAL EVENTS $687,405

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Central America and the Caribbean	INVESTMENTS	$13,609,435
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	PROGRAM SERVICES	$3,039,568	EXHIBITION DESIGN
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	PROGRAM SERVICES	$56,652	SPEAKER/PERFORMER
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	PROGRAM SERVICES	$7,175	Other
East Asia and the Pacific	PROGRAM SERVICES	$5,376	EXHIBITION DESIGN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent	$16,718,206	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$16,718,206	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (true)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	Yes (true)	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (true)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (true)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	FORM 990, SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE U.S. DURING THE TAX YEAR, THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY RECEIVED FUNDS FROM FOREIGN SOURCES, AS FOLLOWS: (1)$2,605,539 FROM THE LIQUIDATION OF AN INVESTMENT FROM A CARIBBEAN COUNTRY (2)$2,462,892 IN PROCEEDS FROM THE LIQUIDATION OF AN INVESTMENT FROM A CANADIAN SOURCE (3)$1,230 IN ROYALTIES FROM A CANADIAN SOURCE (4)$22,086 IN RIGHTS AND REPRODUCTION INCOME FROM EUROPEAN SOURCES (5)$80 IN RIGHTS AND REPRODUCTION INCOME FROM A MEXICAN SOURCE (6)$5,825 IN LOAN FEE INCOME FROM EUROPEAN SOURCES THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY ALSO PURCHASES SERVICES AND MATERIALS FROM FOREIGN SOURCES FROM TIME TO TIME. DURING THE TAX YEAR, THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY: (1) CONTRACTED WITH A EUROPEAN PUBLIC SPEAKER/PERFORMER WITH FUND TRANSFERS AGGREGATED $56,652 DURING THE TAX YEAR. (2) MADE PAYMENTS TO SEVERAL EUROPEAN FIRMS WITH REGARD TO BUILDNG/SPACE DESIGN AND RENOVATION AGGREGATING $3,039,568. (3) MADE PAYMENTS TO SEVERAL EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC VENDORS WITH REGARD TO EXHIBITION DESIGN AGGREGATING $5,376. (4) PAID FOR SERVICES OR MATERIALS FROM EUROPEAN VENDORS AGGREGATING $7,175.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BARBI ZAKIN EVENTS LLC	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	370 E 76 STREET SUITE B 503	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10021	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	SPEC EVENTS	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	false	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$5,782,096	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$155,000	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	$5,597,096	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$5,782,096	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$155,000	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$5,597,096	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TX	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$2,504,880	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$2,398,905	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$105,975	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$141,097	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$6,250	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	WEEKEND/HISTORY	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$2,828,906	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$2,659,006	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$169,900	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$125,930	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$17,578	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$448,310	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$419,610	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$28,700	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$28,166	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$2,900	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$5,782,096	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$5,477,521	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$304,575	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$295,193	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$26,728	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$321,921	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$17,346	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	FORM 990, SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FUNDRAISER THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY CONTRACTED WITH ONE PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISER DURING THE TAX YEAR - BARBI ZAKIN EVENTS LLC. CONTRACTS WITH BARBI ZAKIN EVENTS LLC RELATED TO CONSULTING WORK FOR THREE OF THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND ONE PROGRAMMING INITIATIVE DURING THE TAX YEAR. EACH CONTRACT CALLED FOR THE PAYMENT OF A FLAT FEE AND THE REIMBURSEMENT OF OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES (I.E. STAMPS, OFFICE SUPPLIES AND COPIES OF MATERIALS). THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY DIRECTLY PAID FOR ALL MAJOR COSTS OF THE EVENTS (SUCH AS INVITATION PREPARATION AND MAILING, CATERING COSTS AND DECORATIONS, AND THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY DIRECTLY COLLECTED ALL FUNDS RAISED BY THESE EVENTS AND INITIATIVES. THE FEES AND OUT-OF-POCKET REIMBURSEMENT COSTS FOR THE YEAR AGGREGATED $155,000 AND $10,798, RESPECTIVELY. BARBI ZAKIN EVENTS LLC'S ADDRESS IS AS FOLLOWS: 370 E. 76TH STREET, SUITE B 503 NEW YORK, NY 10021	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (3 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
AMERICAN HISTORY BOOK CLUB PRIZE	1	$50,000
CHILDREN'S HISTORY BOOK CLUB PRIZE	1	$10,000
NEW AMERICAN'S CHILDREN'S HISTORY BOOK CLUB PRIZE	1	$2,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Form 990, SCHEDULE I, Part I, Line 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MONITORING THE USE OF GRANTS THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS THREE BOOK AWARDS. THE MONITORINGS OF THE GRANTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: THE AMERICAN HISTORY BOOK CLUB PRIZE ($50,000) IS AWARDED ANNUALLY TO AN AUTHOR FOR A NON-FICTION BOOK ON AMERICAN HISTORY OR BIOGRAPHY THAT IS DISTINGUISHED BY ITS SCHOLARSHIP, ITS LITERARY STYLE, AND ITS APPEAL TO BOTH A GENERAL AND AN ACADEMIC AUDIENCE. IN SELECTING THE RECIPIENT OF THE AWARD, A WIDE ARRAY OF PUBLISHERS IS INVITED TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM WHICH A JURY OF FIVE (FROM BOTH ACADEMIA AND LAY) SELECTS THREE AUTHORS. THE FINALIST IS SELECTED FROM THIS LIST. THE CHILDREN'S HISTORY BOOK CLUB PRIZE ($10,000) IS AWARDED ANNUALLY TO AN AUTHOR FOR A FICTION OR NON-FICTION BOOK ON AMERICAN HISTORY OR BIOGRAPHY FOR MIDDLE READERS THAT IS DISTINGUISHED BY ITS SCHOLARSHIP, ITS LITERARY STYLE, AND ITS APPEAL TO CHILDREN AND EDUCATORS. IN SELECTING THE RECIPIENT OF THE AWARD, A WIDE ARRAY OF PUBLISHERS IS INVITED TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM WHICH A JURY OF TEN (INCLUDING EDUCATORS, HISTORIANS, LIBRARIANS, AND MIDDLE READERS) SELECTS THE FINALIST. THE NEW AMERICAN'S CHILDREN'S HISTORY BOOK CLUB PRIZE ($2,000) IS AWARDED ANNUALLY TO AN AUTHOR FOR A FICTION OR NON-FICTION BOOK ON AMERICAN HISTORY OR BIOGRAPHY FOR MIDDLE READERS THAT SPEAKS TO THE HISTORY OF IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE BOOK IS FURTHER DISTINGUISHED BY ITS SCHOLARSHIP, ITS LITERARY STYLE, AND ITS APPEAL TO CHILDREN AND EDUCATORS. IN SELECTING THE RECIPIENT OF THE AWARD, A WIDE ARRAY OF PUBLISHERS IS INVITED TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM WHICH A JURY OF TEN (INCLUDING EDUCATORS, HISTORIANS, LIBRARIANS, AND MIDDLE READERS) SELECTS THE FINALIST.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (true)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Louise Mirrer
President and CEO	$549,512	$0	$0	$0	$18,792	$0	$54,393	$0	$26,607	$0	$649,304	$0	$0	$0
Jennifer Schantz
SEC, EVP and COO	$224,272	$0	$50,000	$0	$180	$0	$26,013	$0	$47,817	$0	$348,282	$0	$0	$0
Richard Shein
Assistant Treasurer and CFO	$177,442	$0	$0	$0	$2,792	$0	$15,958	$0	$41,839	$0	$238,031	$0	$0	$0
Andrew Buonpastore
VP Operations	$208,873	$0	$0	$0	$516	$0	$18,255	$0	$15,455	$0	$243,099	$0	$0	$0
Marci Reaven-Tanis
VP History Exhibits	$170,858	$0	$0	$0	$1,092	$0	$14,427	$0	$3,878	$0	$190,255	$0	$0	$0
Michael Ryan
VP Library Director	$211,885	$0	$0	$0	$724	$0	$18,255	$0	$11,249	$0	$242,113	$0	$0	$0
Matthew Bregman
VP Development	$192,712	$0	$0	$0	$276	$0	$16,679	$0	$35,133	$0	$244,800	$0	$0	$0
Valerie Paley
VP Center for Women's History	$156,627	$0	$0	$0	$568	$0	$13,037	$0	$35,691	$0	$205,923	$0	$0	$0
Margaret Hofer
VP Museum Director	$149,902	$0	$0	$0	$276	$0	$13,037	$0	$41,523	$0	$204,738	$0	$0	$0
Sharon Dunn
VP Education	$147,602	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,798	$0	$0	$0	$159,400	$0	$0	$0
Dale Gregory
VP Public Programs	$146,972	$0	$0	$0	$555	$0	$12,110	$0	$24,710	$0	$184,347	$0	$0	$0
Ines Aslan-Schwed
VP Marketing and Communication	$125,260	$0	$0	$0	$151	$0	$6,602	$0	$41,000	$0	$173,013	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	A BONUS BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR COMPENSATION POLICY WAS PAID TO THE SECRETARY, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 AND TO THE CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF EXHIBITIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	69	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$0	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Art Historical Treasures ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1784	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$0	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual Property		IntellectualPropertyGrp

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	40	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$952,230	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV ON DATE RECEIVED	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOtherGrp
Collectibles		CollectiblesGrp
Food Inventory		FoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
Taxidermy		TaxidermyGrp
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Yes (X)	BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, MAPS	492	$0
Yes (X)	MANUSCRIPTS	28	$0
Yes (X)	PHOTOGRAPHS AND ARCHITECH	3271	$0
Yes (X)	OTHER PRINTED MATERIALS	189	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	13	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, SCHEDULE M, PART I, LINE 33	GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY ACCEPTED NUMEROUS OBJECTS INTO BOTH ITS MUSEUM AND LIBRARY COLLECTIONS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. (SEE SCHEDULE D, PART III, LINE 4, AND SCHEDULE D, PART XIII, FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS.)
FORM 990, SCHEDULE M, PART I COLUMN (B)	THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED THE NUMBER REPORTED ON LINE 1(B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	MUSEUM AND MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS THE FOUNDING MISSION OF NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S MUSEUM IS TO GATHER, PRESERVE, AND INTERPRET MATERIALS RELATED TO AMERICAN HISTORY SEEN THROUGH THE LENS OF NEW YORK. IT HOLDS ONE OF THE WORLD'S PREMIER COLLECTIONS OF HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS, AMERICAN ART, AND OTHER MATERIALS. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION COMPRISES MORE THAN TWO MILLION WORKS. (SEE SCHEDULE D, PART XIII FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COLLECTION.) EXHIBITIONS, BOTH PERMANENT AND ROTATING, ENABLE THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO INTERPRET AND SHOWCASE THESE MATERIALS TO THE BROADEST POSSIBLE PUBLIC. IN TAX YEAR 2016, NEW-YORK HISTORICAL'S EXHIBITIONS SERVED MORE THAN 450,000 PEOPLE, AND INCLUDED 16 TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW AT THE MUSEUM AS WELL AS TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW AT NINE (9) VENUES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THESE EXHIBITIONS TELL THE STORY OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH ARTIFACTS AND ART. IN ADDITION, EVERY YEAR, NEW-YORK HISTORICAL REGULARLY LENDS INDIVIDUAL OR SMALL GROUPS OF COLLECTION OBJECTS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO FURTHER ITS MISSION. DURING THE TAX YEAR, THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY REOPENED ITS FOURTH FLOOR EXHIBITION SPACES. THIS MAJOR RENOVATION CREATED A PERMANENT EXHIBITION SPACE TO TELL THE STORY OF AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH MUSEUM AND LIBRARY COLLECTION ITEMS; A GALLERY THAT SHOWCASES MORE THAN 100 TIFFANY LAMPS, AND A ROTATING EXHIBITION SPACE TO TELL THE STORIES OF AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH THE EYES OF WOMEN CREATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED CENTER FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY. THIS UNPRECEDENTED CENTER FOCUSES ON REVEALING THE UNTOLD STORIES OF AMERICAN WOMEN THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, SCHOLARSHIP, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND DIGITAL INITIATIVES.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B	LIBRARY THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S LIBRARY (PATRICIA D. KLINGENSTEIN LIBRARY) IS ONE OF THE OLDEST RESEARCH LIBRARIES IN THE UNITED STATES. ITS MISSION IS TO FOSTER AND FACILITATE RESEARCH THAT REVEALS THE DYNAMISM OF HISTORY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD TODAY. IT IS ONE OF ONLY 19 LIBRARIES IN THE UNITED STATES QUALIFIED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION. EACH YEAR APPROXIMATELY 10,000 RESEARCHERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD, FROM BOTH THE SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC, VISIT NEW-YORK HISTORICAL'S LIBRARY OR ARE ASSISTED BY STAFF REMOTELY VIA TELEPHONE, FAX, EMAIL AND POSTAL MAIL. THE LIBRARY'S COLLECTION CONTAINS MORE THAN 12 MILLION ITEMS. (SEE SCHEDULE D, PART XIII FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COLLECTION.) IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING RESEARCH RESOURCES AT THE LIBRARY TO SCHOLARS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, NEW-YORK HISTORICAL PROVIDES FUNDING THROUGH VARIOUS GRANTS AND ENDOWMENTS TO ACADEMIC FELLOWS. THESE FELLOWS PURSUE THEIR RESEARCH GOALS USING THE VAST COLLECTIONS HOUSED IN NEW-YORK HISTORICAL'S LIBRARY AND MUSEUM.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C	EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS NEW-YORK HISTORICAL PROVIDES NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT BOTH THE GENERAL PUBLIC, TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND CHILDREN. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY ORGANIZES AND PRESENTS AN EXTENSIVE RANGE OF SCHOOL PROGRAMS, FOR STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS, AS WELL AS DEVELOPS AND DISTRIBUTES CLASSROOM RESOURCES. DURING TAX YEAR 2016, APPROXIMATELY 200,000 EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS WERE SERVED DIRECTLY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN BOTH THE MUSEUM BUILDING AND SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE METROPOLITAN AREA. IN ADDITION, NEW YORK HISTORICAL'S CURRICULUMS ARE USED BY SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND BEYOND. NEW-YORK HISTORICAL OFFERS AN AWARD-WINNING HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, AND 100% OF ITS PARTICIPANTS GO ON TO COLLEGE. INTERNSHIPS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS PURUSING CAREERS IN HISTORY EDUCATION. THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS HOME TO DIMENNA CHILDREN'S HISTORY MUSEUM, AN INTERACTIVE, EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITION SPACE FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. HERE, CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT AMERICAN HISTORY WHILE HAVING FUN THROUGH COLORFUL EXHIBITS, DIGITAL INSTALLATIONS, AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING LIVING HISTORY AS WELL AS STORY TIMES IN THE BARBARA K. LIPMAN CHILDREN'S HISTORY LIBRARY. THE PUBLIC PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT FOSTERS LIFELONG LEARNING AND A DEEPER APPRECIATION FOR THE RELEVANCE OF HISTORY THROUGH ITS LECTURES AND CLASSIC FILM SERIES. DURING TAX YEAR 2016, NEARLY 30,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THESE ADULT PROGRAMS IN THE AGGREGATE. MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE THROUGH AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS ON NEW-YORK HISTORICAL'S WEBSITE. THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPERATES THE INSTITUTE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL STUDIES, A LEADING NATIONAL FORUM FOR THE INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY OF AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY. THE INSTITUTE OFFERS ADVANCED SEMINARS, AS WELL AS WORKSHOPS DEVOTED TO IMPROVING THE TEACHING OF CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNATED FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS, JUNIOR FACULTY MEMBERS, LAWYERS, AND EDUCATORS. THIS YEAR, NEW-YORK HISTORICAL ESTABLISHED THE CITIZENSHIP PROJECT, AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM TO EDUCATE IMMIGRANTS AS THEY PURSUE U.S. CITIZENSHIP. THIS INNOVATIVE PROGRAM USES THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITIONS AND COLLECTION ITEMS TO HELP CERTAIN VISA HOLDERS STUDY FOR THE CIVICS TEST ON THE U.S. NATURALIZATION EXAM. IN UPCOMING YEARS, THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL EXTEND THIS PROGRAM TO A NATIONAL AUDIENCE THROUGH ONLINE RESOURCES. THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY EDUCATES AND INFORMS THE PUBLIC THROUGH ITS WEBSITE (WWW.NYHISTORY.ORG) AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS (FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, TUMBLR, YOUTUBE, AND PINTEREST), MAKING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND DIGITAL EXHIBITS AVAILABLE REMOTELY. IN TAX YEAR 2016, NEW-YORK HISTORICAL'S WEBSITE HAD MORE THAN ONE MILLION UNIQUE VISITS, AND ITS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS REACHED MORE THAN 161,000 FOLLOWERS IN THE AGGREGATE.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE NYHISTORY STORE, EVENT RENTALS, AND RIGHTS AND REPRODUCTION SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B	APPROVAL PROCESS OF FORM 990 THE COMPLETED FORM 990 AND SCHEDULES ARE PRESENTED FOR REVIEW TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. AFTER THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL, THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS SENT (VIA EMAIL) A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990, AS IT WILL BE FILED WITH THE IRS, FOR ITS REVIEW. AFTER A COMMENT PERIOD OF A REASONABLE NUMBER OF DAYS, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN AND THE STAFF IS AUTHORIZED TO FILE THE FORM 990 AND SCHEDULES WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C	MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED BY THE SENDING OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM AND QUESTIONNAIRE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IS CHARGED WITH MAKING A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO COLLECT EXECUTED QUESTIONNAIRES FROM ALL RECIPIENTS, REVIEWING ALL RESPONSES FOR COMPLETENESS, AND FOLLOWING UP ON ANY MATTERS THAT ARE PRESENTED IN THE RESPONSES. PER THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, A TRUSTEE, OFFICER, OR KEY EMPLOYEE WITH DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL OR OTHER MATERIAL INTEREST MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE VOTE ON THE MATTER PERTAINING TO THE CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15 A & B	EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS IN NOVEMBER OF EACH YEAR, INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ACT AS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND REVIEW AND APPROVE THE SALARIES AND PERFORMANCES OF THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES (OTHER THAN THE PRESIDENT AND CEO WHOSE COMPENSATION IS SET BY AGREEMENT AND DESCRIBED BELOW). AT THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETING, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO PRESENTS EXISTING STUDIES OF COMPARABLE SALARIES (I.E., EXISTING AND CURRENT COMPENSATION STUDIES PREPARED BY INDEPENDENT FIRMS OR SURVEYS OF COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS FOR FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN THE SIMILAR GEOGRAPHIC AREA) AND MAKES SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE COMPENSATION INFORMATION PRESENTED. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO TAKES CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES OF THE MEETING WHICH SHE DEPOSITS ALONGSIDE THE REGULAR MINUTES OF THE MEETING IN A SEALED ENVELOPE MARKED "BOARD CONFIDENTIAL." WHEN THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT IS UP FOR RENEWAL, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, RETAINS AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT TO UNDERTAKE A FORMAL COMPARABILITY STUDY OF HER COMPENSATION TO FACILITATE REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED SALARY FOR THE PERIOD OF THE UPCOMING CONTRACT. THE OUTSIDE CONSULTANT IS ENGAGED DIRECTLY BY THE BOARD CHAIR. THE BOARD CHAIR LEADS THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE'S DISCUSSION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S COMPENSATION WITHOUT ANY STAFF IN THE ROOM. THE BOARD CHAIR TAKES CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES AND DEPOSITS ALONGSIDE THE REGULAR MINUTES OF THE MEETING IN A SEALED ENVELOPE MARKED "BOARD CONFIDENTIAL."
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19	PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FILED WITH THE CHARITIES BUREAU OF THE NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FROM THE BUREAU. THE PUBLIC INSPECTION COPY OF THE FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S WEBSITE (WWW.NYHISTORY.ORG).