2016-04-21T15:19:56-05:00 2015-12-31 560587953 GILLIAM COBLE & MOSER LLP PO BOX 621 BURLINGTON NC 272160621 990 2015-01-01 560629340 GREENSBORO HISTORICAL MUSEUM INC GREE 3363732043 130 SUMMIT AVENUE GREENSBORO NC 27401 DANIEL G HAYES TREASURER 3363732043 2016-04-18 1 J BRADLEY MOSER P00024209 3362276283 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z DANIEL G HAYES 130 SUMMIT AVENUE GREENSBORO NC 27401 236642 0 X WWW.GREENSBOROHISTORY.ORG X 1939 NC TO COLLECT, EXHIBIT, CONSERVE AND PRESENT TO THE PUBLIC HISTORICAL ITEMS RELATING TO AREA HISTORY. 29 29 2 0 0 0 182482 114313 34827 20408 37321 37449 25545 26566 280175 198736 0 0 0 0 0 16784 0 0 0 204071 201531 204071 218315 76104 -19579 1967114 1846403 0 0 1967114 1846403 THE GREENSBORO HISTORICAL MUSEUM, INC. IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SERVING THE PIEDMONT AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, WHICH IS COMMITTED TO COLLECTING, EXHIBITING, CONSERVING AND PRESENTING TO THE PUBLIC HISTORICAL ITEMS RELATING TO AREA HISTORY. 0 0 139201 46974 THE OPERATION OF THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM AND MUSEUM SHOP ALONG WITH THE PRESENTATION OF EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS.THE FOLLOWING WERE SOME OF THE MANY PROGRAMS HELD IN 2015:LIFTED VOICES; THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION; WARNERSVILLE: OUR HOME, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, OUR STORIES; THIS IS MY HOME NOW, A DOCUMENTARY FEATURING TEENS FROM MONTAGNARD FAMILIES; ANNUAL ROARING 20S FLASHBACK; THE MEET THE MONTAGNARD PROGRAM; AND MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM EPISODE FEATURING THE STORY OF DOLLEY MADISON AND HER RED VELVET DRESS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILS ON EACH OF THE PROGRAMS. 139201 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X CAROL HART 3363732306 130 SUMMIT AVENUE GREENSBORO NC 27401 X LISA ANDERSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN CLARIDA PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 COURTNEY AGEON TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BRITT PREYER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TYSON HAMMER SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER POINDEXTER ASSISTANT SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 UMA AVVA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BONITA BROWN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS CARLSON VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE DAVIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHAM EDMISTON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS GORHAM TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK HAYWOOD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB KING TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERI MASTERS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL MCQUEARY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW MEDLEY ASSISTANT TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDSAY MORRIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH PARKER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN ROBINSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIGETTE BLANTON - NON-VOTING TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAYLE FRIPP - NON-VOTING TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WHITNEY FRYE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN HAYES TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSIE GIBBONEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID KOLOSIEKE - NON-VOTING TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE PERELL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILL TRUSLOW TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM WHITE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN RICKETTS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA BRADY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL HART - NON-VOTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSE MARIE PONTON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44677 69636 114313 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS 900099 20408 20408 20408 37449 37449 64472 37906 26566 26566 198736 46974 0 37449 X 15591 15591 1193 1193 29045 1452 27593 20759 20759 7260 7260 2554 1890 664 7223 7223 5188 5188 21343 21343 ACQUISITIONS/ENHANCEMEN 43293 43293 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS EXPE 19925 19925 MUSEUM SHOP EXPENSES 12087 12087 MEMBERSHIP EXPENSES 9214 4607 4607 23640 19492 4148 218315 139201 79114 0 350 350 298956 317236 19377 21993 320153 263161 50877 56992 1597554 1449832 1967114 1846403 0 0 X 902150 891797 797866 687463 267098 267143 1967114 1846403 1967114 1846403 -19579 -101132 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 142668 159756 82450 182482 114313 681669 93555 86362 66096 89174 83165 418352 236223 246118 148546 271656 197478 1100021 0 0 0 1100021 57410 40627 59822 37321 37449 232629 57410 40627 59822 37321 37449 232629 293633 286745 208368 308977 234927 1332650 0.82540 0.83210 0.17460 0.16790 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 0 864839 -34289 63182 11173 756195 831340 1100 44698 12298 864839 732324 140103 28264 12823 831340 665983 6705 99817 29252 -10929 732324 729007 300 -23809 28073 -11442 1793 665983 0.51660 0.35320 0.13020 1 0 103427 56353 47074 216726 206808 9918 56992 LONG TERM INVESTMENTS 1449832 F 1449832 114751 -101132 37906 -63226 177977 20759 20759 198736 235462 37906 37906 197556 20759 20759 218315 PART III, LINE 1A: THE MUSEUM'S DONATED COLLECTIONS OF ARTIFACTS AND EXHIBIT MATERIALS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES, AND NET ASSETS, IN CONFORMITY WITH PRACTICES FOLLOWED BY MOST MUSEUMS. PURCHASED ARTIFACTS AND EXHIBIT MATERIALS ARE REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AS AN EXPENSE IN THE YEAR OF ACQUISITION. COLLECTIONS ARE CATALOGUED BY CATEGORY TYPE AND INSURED AT A VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY $5,035,000. ONE-OF-A-KIND, IRREPLACEABLE HISTORICAL ITEMS ARE INSURED AT ORIGINAL COST OR DONATED MARKET VALUE. PART III, LINE 4: ARCHIVAL, TEXTILE AND THREE DIMENSIONAL. THEY PRESERVE THE PAST FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO VIEW AND EXPERIENCE. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON PAGE 9, LINE 10B 37,906. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON PAGE 9, LINE 10B 37,906. X 81 REVENUE NOT RECOGNIZED 0 1 0 PART I, LINE 33: THE VALUE OF DONATIONS OF HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS AND EXHIBIT MATERIALS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN REVENUES BECAUSE THESE MATERIALS ARE NOT INCLUDED ON THE BALANCE SHEET AS ASSETS. THIS IS A PRACTICE FOLLOWED BY MANY MUSEUMS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE ORGANIZATION'S TREASURER MEETS WITH THE TAX RETURN PREPARERS TO DISCUSS AND GO OVER THE TAX RETURN. THE RETURN IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE MUSEUM'S FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THEN PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE KEPT ON FILE FOR REFERENCE ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS WHEN QUESTIONS ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 SALARIES FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER MANAGEMENT OF THE GREENSBORO HISTORICAL MUSEUM ARE PAID BY THE CITY OF GREENSBORO. THE CITY OF GREENSBORO DOES AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THESE SALARIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND YEAR'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS (ON FILE WITH THE NC SECRETARY OF STATE) ARE NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E NEWSLETTER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,719. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,719. PUBLIC PROGRAMMING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,054. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,054. GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,668. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,893. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,561. WEBSITE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,372. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,372. BANK SERVICE CHARGES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 767. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 255. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,022. PRINTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 912. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 912. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1 THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS ITS BOOKS AND FILES ITS TAX RETURNS USING THE MODIFIED CASH METHOD. ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN PREPARED USING THIS METHOD. ACCORDINGLY, REVENUES AND EXPENSES ARE RECOGNIZED ON THE BASIS OF CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS, MODIFIED TO INCLUDE A PROVISION FOR DEPRECIATION, FIXED ASSET ACQUISITION, INVENTORY, AND THE VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS AT FAIR MARKET VALUE. CONSEQUENTLY, CERTAIN REVENUE AND THE RELATED ASSETS ARE RECOGNIZED WHEN RECEIVED RATHER THAN WHEN EARNED AND CERTAIN EXPENSES ARE RECOGNIZED WHEN PAID RATHER THAN WHEN THE OBLIGATIONS ARE INCURRED. GIFTS OF PROPERTY, OTHER THAN STOCKS, ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE INCOME OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - LIFTED VOICES FEB. 7TH AND LIFTED VOICES PLUS FEB. 21ST THE MUSEUM HAD ITS 3RD ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH LIVING HISTORY PROGRAM, LIFTED VOICES. TEN AFRICAN AMERICANS WERE FEATURED FROM COLONIAL TIMES TO THE PRESENT, INCLUDING THE HARMON UNTHANK IN THE WARNERSVILLE EXHIBIT AREA. THEY TOLD THEIR STORIES AND ENGAGED VISITORS IN DISCUSSION. THERE WAS A GREAT TURN OUT, OVER 225 PEOPLE FOR THE FIRST DATE, INCLUDING A JACK AND JILL YOUTH GROUP FROM RALEIGH. - THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION: VOICES TO FREEDOM EXHIBITION OPENED TO THE PUBLIC ON SATURDAY MARCH 26TH. VISITORS FOLLOWED A PATH THROUGH GREENSBORO'S HISTORY THAT INCLUDED POWERFUL STORIES OF 300 YEARS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE SEEKING LIBERTY AND FREEDOM. THE HIGHLIGHT OF THIS FOUR-WEEK EXHIBITION WAS A LELAND-BOKER 1864 EDITION OF THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION SIGNED BY PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN, ON LOAN FROM THE LINCOLN FOUNDATION COLLECTION OF THE INDIANA STATE MUSEUM. ATTENDANCE DURING THAT TIME WAS TRIPLE THE NORM, OVER 8,000 VISITORS. 1. THREE 50 MINUTE PERFORMANCES THE WEEKEND OF APRIL 12TH, BY PETER HOLLAND, WHO PORTRAYED LINCOLN ON THE EVENING OF HIS ASSASSINATION 2. THE MANY MEANINGS OF THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION ON THURSDAY, APRIL 16 AT 7 P.M. THIS PANEL DISCUSSION FEATURED 3 AREA PROFESSORS. - OUR EXHIBITION, WARNERSVILLE: OUR HOME, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, OUR STORIES WAS SELECTED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUMS COUNCIL (NCMC) TO RECEIVE AN AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR EXHIBITION RESEARCH, DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT COMPLETED IN 2014. - THIS IS MY HOME NOW, A DOCUMENTARY FEATURING TEENS FROM MONTAGNARD FAMILIES WHO FLED THEIR HOMELAND IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, WAS BROADCAST ON UNC-TV ON TUESDAY, APRIL 28 AT 11 PM. FUNDED BY THE CENTER FOR ASIAN AMERICAN MEDIA AND DIRECTED BY MARIAH DUNN KRAMER, THE 30 MINUTE FILM, PRODUCED BY THE GREENSBORO HISTORICAL MUSEUM, WAS ALSO BROADCAST ON PBS STATIONS NATIONALLY. THE FILM WON AN HONORABLE MENTION AWARD FROM THE SOUTHEAST MUSEUM COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION. - ALMOST 900 PEOPLE INTERACTED WITH THE MUSEUM STAFF AT THE ANNUAL PARISIAN PROMENADE EVENT AT THE BICENTENNIAL GARDENS AND DAVID CALDWELL CENTER. - OUR 2ND ANNUAL ROARING 20S FLASHBACK ON JULY 11TH, WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 900 PEOPLE. LIVE JAZZ, ANTIQUE CARS, DANCERS, POPCORN & SILENT FILMS WERE JUST A FEW OF THE DAY LONG ACTIVITIES. MEDIA COVERAGE INCLUDED FOUR SPOTS LIVE FROM THE MUSEUM ON WFMY'S SATURDAY MORNING SHOW; RHINO TIMES PHOTO LAYOUT THE FOLLOWING THURSDAY, TIME WARNER CABLE MENTION, AND A WONDERFUL NEWS & RECORD STORY THAT WAS PICKED UP BY OTHER CITIES IN THE REGION, LIKE WINSTON-SALEM. - THE AUGUST ISSUE OF OUR STATE MAGAZINE HAS A WONDERFUL ARTICLE ON DOLLEY MADISON'S RED VELVET DRESS. WE PITCHED THIS STORY TO THEM LAST SEPTEMBER, AND IT WAS A GREAT FIT FOR THEIR FASHION ISSUE. GHM INC. ALSO HAS AGREED TO ALLOW DISNEY WORLD TO RECREATE THIS DRESS FOR THEIR HALL OF FIRST LADIES IN THE MAGIC KINGDOM. GHM INC. WILL RECEIVE COMPENSATION, AND THE MUSEUM ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ON THE LABEL. - THE MEET THE MONTAGNARD PROGRAM WAS A HIGHLIGHT FOR US DURING THE SEPTEMBER NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL WEEKEND. FUNDED IN PART BY THE FABRIC OF FREEDOM ARTS GREENSBORO INITIATIVE, THE MUSEUM HAD 2 DAYS OF LIVE PERFORMANCE AND CRAFT DEMONSTRATIONS. OVER 3,000 PEOPLE WERE IN ATTENDANCE. - THE ANNUAL HALLOWEEN EVENT GHOULASH, WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 24TH IN THE MUSEUMS HISTORIC RICHARDSON PARK AND PARKING LOT. OVER 600 PEOPLE TOURED THE CEMETERY FOR "UNLIVING GHOST TOURS OF THE GRAVEYARD". IN ADDITION, STORYTELLER CYNTHIA BROWN TOLD HER FOLKTALES TO A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE IN THE CEMETERY. - MISS BABE RUTH, THE GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS' "BAT DOG AND THE TEAM'S CANINE MASCOT DELIVERED SEVERAL ITEMS, A VEST AND A BAT, TO THE GREENSBORO HISTORICAL MUSEUM ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19 AT 10:30 TO THE DELIGHT OF MANY NEWS OUTLETS. THE PR WAS WONDERFUL FOR THE MUSEUM AND INCLUDED COVERAGE OF THE FAMOUS BLACK LABRADOR RETRIEVER ON WFMY, WXII AND IN VARIOUS PRINT MEDIA. THE REPORT WENT NATIONAL. - ON NOVEMBER 17TH, IN CELEBRATION OF 9 DECADES OF THE MUSEUM, THERE WERE THREE SPECIAL EVENTS: 1. AN AUTHOR TALK AND BOOK SIGNING OF 27 VIEWS OF GREENSBORO, WITH FORMER NEWS & RECORD REPORTER JERI ROWE, STORYTELLER AND TEACHER & BLUES MUSICIAN LOGIE MEACHUM. THE DECIMAL POINTS ARTICLE IN THE NEWS 7 RECORD BY DIRECTOR CAROL HART REFERENCING THE EVENT WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED AND HELPED IN PROMOTION OF THE EVENT. 2. LIVING HISTORY EVENT---"GEE, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT!" 12:00 - 4:00 P.M. VISITORS WERE INVITED TO THROUGH THE MUSEUM, TO MEET INTERESTING AND INSPIRING PEOPLE FROM GREENSBORO'S PAST TO PRESENT. 3. A MUSEUM SHOP EVENT 1-4 WHERE VISITORS WERE INVITED TO ENJOY AN AFTERNOON CELEBRATING LOCAL FOODS AND ARTISANS WITH TASTINGS, DISTINCTIVE CRAFTS AND GIFT MERCHANDISE. SALES FOR THE DAY WERE $17,000. - VETERANS DAY WAS HONORED BY THE CITY AND MUSEUM BY HAVING THE MUSEUM OPEN. ALMOST 100 PEOPLE CAME; COMMUNITY HISTORIAN LINDA EVANS ATTENDED A LOCAL VETERANS FLAG RAISING. AT THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL DINNER ON NOVEMBER 17TH, OUR VOICES OF A CITY AWARD HONOREE WAS BILL MOSS, IN RECOGNITION OF HIS WORK ON THE CAROLINA FIELD OF HONOR, A COMMUNITY HISTORY PROJECT WITH GREENSBORO AND TRIAD CONNECTIONS. THE AWARD ALSO HELPED STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS WITH THE VETERAN COMMUNITY. - THE MUSEUM'S MOUSETASTICAL HOLIDAY MOUSE HUNT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS, BOTH FROM A PR AND FAMILY ACTIVITY STANDPOINT. WFMY (12/20) AND TIME WARNER CABLE (12/23) DID THEIR LIVE MORNING SHOWS FROM THE MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTING THE MOUSE HUNT AND THE NEWS & RECORD FEATURED THE STORY IN THEIR CHRISTMAS EVE GO TRIAD. - ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29TH THE N & R HIGHLIGHTED THE MADISON DAGUERREOTYPES IN THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION ON THE FRONT PAGE AS PART OF AN ARTICLE, "5 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ARE IN GREENSBORO". THE STORY INCLUDED A QUOTE FROM THE MUSEUM DIRECTOR NOTING THAT THE IMAGES WERE PART OF OUR ADOPT AN OBJECT CONSERVATION PROGRAM, AND THAT WE WERE LOOKING TO RAISE $2,000. IT INCLUDED THE DIRECTOR'S PHONE NUMBER AND WITHIN HOURS OF THE PUBLICATION A CALL CAME IN WITH A DONATION FOR THE FULL AMOUNT NEEDED. THE DOLLEY MADISON DAGUERREOTYPES WILL BE ON THEIR WAY FOR CONSERVATION SHORTLY. - THE MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM EPISODE FILMED A YEAR AGO FEATURING THE STORY OF DOLLEY MADISON AND HER RED VELVET DRESS AIRED ON FRIDAY DECEMBER 19TH AND 31ST. THE STORY LED THE HOUR PROGRAM AND WAS NICELY EDITED WITH INTERVIEWS WITH DIRECTOR HART AND A QUICK INTRO OF THE CITY AND MUSEUM. LOCAL FEEDBACK HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVE.