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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, SCH D, PART III, LINE 4 DESCRIPTION OF SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS TWO MAIN COLLECTIONS - A MUSEUM COLLECTION AND A LIBRARY COLLECTION. THE MUSEUM HOLDINGS COMPRISE MORE THAN 1.6 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 ITEMS, SHIP MODELS, AND CARRIAGES. IN THE TAX YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 40,000 ITEMS IN THE COLLECTION WERE ON PERMANENT VIEW IN THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S BUILDING AS A "VISIBLE STORAGE" INSTALLATION IN THE HENRY LUCE III CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF AMERICAN CULTURE. THE PATRICIA D. KLINGENSTEIN LIBRARY AT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS ONE OF THE OLDEST INDEPENDENT RESEARCH LIBRARIES IN THE UNITED STATES. COLLECTION STRENGTHS INCLUDE 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 HOLDINGS CONTAIN MORE THAN 3 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 ON THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S WEB SITE AT WWW.NYHISTORY.ORG. FORM 990, SCH D, PART V, LINE 4 INTENDED USE OF THE ENDOWMENT THE ENDOWMENT SPONSORS PROGRAMMING IN THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES: LIBRARY 2.0% MUSEUM 10.4% PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL 18.6% COLLECTION ACQUISITION .5% UNRESTRICTED 68.5% FORM 990, SCH 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, 2014 AND 2013, 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. 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TRANSFERS TOTALED $6,000,000. 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 ONE EUROPEAN PUBLISHER FOR EXHIBITION CATALOGUES. FUND TRANSFERS AGGREGATED $93,710 DURING THE TAX YEAR. (2) MADE PAYMENTS TO SEVERAL EUROPEAN FIRMS WITH REGARD TO EXHIBITION DESIGN AGGREGATING $229,207. (3) REIMBURSED ONE EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY FOR FELLOWSHIP COSTS OF ONE OF ITS STAFF MEMBERS, TOTALING $22,280. (4) PAID FOR SERVICES OR MATERIALS FROM SEVERAL FOREIGN ENTITIES AGGREGATING $24,500. 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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. THE FEES AND OUT-OF-POCKET REIMBURSEMENT COSTS FOR THE THREE EVENTS AGGREGATED $145,000 AND $13,284, RESPECTIVELY. BARBI ZAKIN EVENTS LLC'S ADDRESS IS AS FOLLOWS: 370 E 76 STREET, SUITE B 503 NEW YORK, NY 10021 true AMERICAN HISTORY BOOK CLUB PROZE 1 50000 MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FORM 990, SCH I, PART I, LINE 2 THE AMERICAN HISTORY BOOK CLUB PRIZE 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. 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FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A MUSEUM AND MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS THE FOUNDING MISSION OF THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S MUSEUM IS TO GATHER, PRESERVE AND INTERPRET MATERIALS RELATED TO AMERICAN HISTORY SEEN THROUGH THE PRISM 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 1.6 MILLION WORKS. (SEE SCHEDULE D, PART XIII FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COLLECTION.) EXHIBITIONS, BOTH PERMANENT AND CHANGING, ENABLE THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO INTERPRET AND SHOWCASE THESE MATERIALS TO THE BROADEST POSSIBLE PUBLIC. THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY REOPENED ITS BUILDING TO THE PUBLIC IN NOVEMBER 2011 AFTER EXTENSIVE RENOVATION. APPROXIMATELY 292,000 PERSONS VISITED THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S BUILDING DURING THE TAX YEAR. IN ADDITION, THROUGH THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S "SHARING A NATIONAL TREASURE" TRAVELLING EXHIBITION PROGRAM, SEVERAL EXHIBITIONS OR PANEL SHOWS TOURED OTHER MUSEUMS WITH ATTENDANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 165,000 PERSONS. IN ADDITION, THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY LENDS COLLECTION OBJECTS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO FURTHER ITS MISSION. 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 SIXTEEN LIBRARIES IN THE UNITED STATES QUALIFIED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION. EACH YEAR APPROXIMATELY 8,000 RESEARCHERS FROM THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD, FROM BOTH THE SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY AND THE LAY PUBLIC, VISIT THE 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 3 MILLION ITEMS. (SEE SCHEDULE D, PART XIII FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COLLECTION.) FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY ORGANIZES AND PRESENTS AN EXTENSIVE RANGE OF SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND TEACHER PROFESSIONAL-DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND DEVELOPS AND DISTRIBUTES CLASSROOM RESOURCES. DURING THE TAX YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 140,000 PERSONS ATTENDED EDUCATION PROGRAMS OFFERED BY NEW-YORK HISTORICAL IN BOTH ITS BUILDING AND OFFSITE. ADULT PUBLIC PROGRAMS FOSTER LIFELONG LEARNING AND A DEEPER APPRECIATION OF THE RELEVANCE OF HISTORY AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S PERMANENT AND SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS. DURING THE TAX YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 20,000 PERSONS BENEFITED FROM NEW-YORK HISTORICALS'S ADULT PUBLIC PROGRAMS. THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY ALSO EDUCATES AND INFORMS THE PUBLIC THROUGH ITS WEB SITE (WWW.NYHISTORY.ORG) AND SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH, MAKING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND ON-LINE EXHIBITS AVAILABLE REMOTELY. IN THE TAX YEAR OVER 1,000,000 UNIQUE VISITS TO THE WEB SITE AND OVER 125,000 UNIQUE SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL AUDIENCE MEMBERS WERE RECORDED. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES OTHER PROGRAMS CONSIST OF THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S MUSEUM 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 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD LEADS THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE'S DISCUSSION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S COMPENSATION WITHOUT ANY STAFF IN THE ROOM. THE CHAIRMAN 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 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S WEB SITE (WWW.NYHISTORY.ORG) FORM 990, PART IX OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES, LINE 11G: HONORARIUM 90,140 LECTURER/PERFORMERS 144,793 PAYROLL SERVICE COMPANY 56,325 DESIGN FEES 10,010 PR CONSULTANTS 208,932 VARIOUS - LIBRARY 192,352 VARIOUS - MUSEUM & EXHIB 287,526 VARIOUS - EDU. & PUBLIC PRG. 124,375 VARIOUS - OTHER 499,572 AGENCY TEMPORARY STAFF 1,062,628 ------------------------------------------------ TOTAL 2,676,653 OCCUPANCY COSTS, LINE 16: SPACE RENTALS 243,423 UTILITIES 1,578,947 PROPERTY INSURANCE 116,328 ------------------------------------------------ TOTAL 1,938,698