2014-11-11T14:57:56-06:00 2013-12-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 300 EAST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2013-01-01 226799567 RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART AKA THE SHELLEY & DONALD RUBIN CULTURAL TRUST RUBI 2126205000 150 WEST 17TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10011 MARILENA CHRISTODOULOU CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2126205000 2014-11-11 1 CHRIS BELLANDO P00541714 2126972299 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z PATRICK SEARS 150 WEST 17TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10011 16495047 0 X WWW.RUBINMUSEUM.ORG X 1999 NY THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART IS A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT STIMULATES LEARNING, PROMOTES ... UNDERSTANDING, AND INSPIRES PERSONAL CONNECTIONS TO THE IDEAS, CULTURES, AND ART OF HIMALAYAN ASIA. 22 22 114 175 0 0 3820952 2315994 701542 577752 4622659 2010589 1129772 1251433 10274925 6155768 0 0 0 0 6771009 6984040 0 60000 1715050 8038867 9076026 14809876 16120066 -4534951 -9964298 130044576 126903718 1179916 1479370 128864660 125424348 X THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART IS A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT STIMULATES LEARNING, PROMOTES UNDERSTANDING, AND INSPIRES PERSONAL CONNECTIONS TO THE IDEAS, CULTURES, AND ART OF HIMALAYAN ASIA. 0 0 5786233 0 5850 COLLECTIONS & EXHIBITIONS AT THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ARTTHE MUSEUM IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS PRE-EMINENT COLLECTION OF ART FROM THE HIMALAYAN REGION, REPRESENTING THE CULTURES FROM A BROAD EXPANSE OF ASIA INCLUDING CHINA, INDIA, NEPAL, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, MONGOLIA, BHUTAN, AND THE TIBETAN PLATEAU. IT INCLUDES PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE, TEXTILES, RITUAL OBJECTS, PRINTS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS SPANNING A PERIOD FROM THE 1ST TO THE 21ST CENTURY. THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS WERE VIEWED BY AN AVERAGE OF 155,000 VISITORS IN 2013: MASTERWORKS: JEWELS OF THE COLLECTION FEBRUARY 6, 2013 - JANUARY 13, 2014A PERMANENT EXHIBITION THAT SHOWCASED SOME OF THE FINEST WORKS OF ART FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION, WHILE HIGHLIGHTING THE STYLISTIC DIVERSITY AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DIFFERENT STRANDS OF HIMALAYAN AND NEIGHBORING CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC TRADITIONS. IN ADDITION TO A WIDE RANGE OF BUDDHIST AND HINDU DEITIES RENDERED IN ALL MAJOR MEDIA, THIS ROTATION OF MASTERWORKS ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE MUSEUM'S MOST NOTABLE RECENT ACQUISITIONS ALONGSIDE OLD FAVORITES.LIVING SHRINES OF UYGHUR CHINA: PHOTOGRAPHY BY LISA ROSS FEBRUARY 8, 2013 - JULY 8, 2013THIS EXHIBITION FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHS OF SACRED LANDSCAPES IN NORTHWESTERN CHINA BY NEW YORK-BASED ARTIST LISA ROSS. ROSS'S REMARKABLE IMAGES OF MUSLIM SHRINES, OR MAZARS, OFTEN ADORNED WITH RECYCLED FLAGS AND FABRICS, ARE PHOTOGRAPHED LARGELY WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF THE HUMAN FIGURE, ALLOWING THE VIEWER TO INHABIT A SPACE THAT IS UNMEDIATED AND COMPLEX. FLIP SIDE: THE UNSEEN IN TIBETAN ART MARCH 15, 2013 - FEBRUARY 10, 2014THE TEXTS AND IMAGES ON THE BACK OF TIBETAN ART OBJECTS REVEAL CLUES TO THEIR MEANING, FUNCTION, AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, BOTH SIDES OF A SELECT GROUP OF SCROLL PAINTINGS (THANGKAS), SCULPTURES, AND INITIATION CARDS WERE EXPLORED IN DETAIL. CHOSEN FOR THE BEAUTY, EXCEPTIONAL CONTENT, AND COMPLEXITY OF THEIR BACKS, THE WORKS OF ART PRESENTED IN THIS EXHIBITION, DATING FROM THE 13TH TO THE 19TH CENTURY, SERVED TO ILLUMINATE THE MANY USES OF THE OTHER SIDE IN TIBETAN CULTURE.FIERCELY MODERN: ART OF THE NAGA WARRIOR APRIL 26, 2013 - SEPTEMBER 16, 2013A GROUP OF CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY LINKED, BUT DISTINCT TRIBES LIVING ON THE BORDER BETWEEN INDIA AND BURMA, THE NAGA'S REPUTATION FOR BEING FEARSOME HEADHUNTERS CAUSED THEM TO BE SOMEWHAT ISOLATED, EVOLVING A DISTINCTIVE MATERIAL CULTURE. THE EXHIBITION, FROM THE WELTMUSEUM WIEN IN VIENNA, INCLUDED EXAMPLES OF DECORATIVE ORNAMENTS, EXPRESSIVE WOOD CARVINGS, AND VIVIDLY COLORED TEXTILES FROM ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT COLLECTIONS IN THE WORLD.FROM INDIA EAST: SCULPTURE OF DEVOTION FROM THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM MAY 31, 2013 - JULY 7, 2014FROM INDIA EAST PRESENTED SCULPTURES FROM THE ASIAN ART COLLECTION OF THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM THAT WERE CHOSEN BY THE RUBIN MUSEUM'S CURATORS TO TRACE THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUDDHIST AND HINDU SCULPTURE BACK TO ITS ROOTS IN THE ART OF ANCIENT INDIA. THE YEAR-LONG EXHIBITION INCLUDED ART FROM BURMA, CAMBODIA, INDONESIA, THAILAND, KOREA, AND JAPAN, AND WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM'S TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ITS ASIAN ART GALLERIES. GATEWAY TO HIMALAYAN ART JULY 17, 2013 - JUNE 2, 2014THIS NEW ROTATION OF THIS PERMANENT EXHIBITION ACQUAINTED NEW AND LONG-TIME VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM WITH THE PRINCIPAL CONCEPTS OF HIMALAYAN ART, INCLUDING IMPORTANT DEITIES AND SYMBOLS, THE MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES USED IN CREATING WORKS OF ART, AND THE PURPOSES AND FUNCTIONS OF THESE WORKS IN THEIR SACRED AND SECULAR CONTEXTS.THE TIBETAN BUDDHIST SHRINE ROOM JULY 17, 2013 - JUNE 1, 2015AS A PERMANENT INSTALLATION WITHIN THE 2ND FLOOR GATEWAY TO HIMALAYAN ART EXHIBITION, THE SHRINE ROOM PRESENTS OBJECTS DRAWN LARGELY FROM THE MUSEUM'S OWN COLLECTION, COMPLEMENTED BY A FEW SELECT LOANS. ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR GALLERIES AT THE RUBIN MUSEUM, THE NEW INSTALLATION REPLACES THE EXHIBITION THAT HAD BEEN ON LOAN FROM THE ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION SINCE 2010. RECREATING THE AESTHETICS AND SPIRITUALITY OF A TIBETAN SHRINE ROOM, IT OFFERS VIEWERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE TIBETAN RELIGIOUS ART IN ITS CULTURAL CONTEXT, WITH PLANS TO ROTATE ITS DISPLAY EVERY TWO YEARS TO PRESENT THE FOUR TIBETAN RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS.COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS: THE ART OF PRAYER BEADS IN ASIA AUGUST 2, 2013 - MARCH 4, 2014WITH A FOCUS ON AESTHETIC AND RITUAL ASPECTS OF THE PRAYERS BEADS USED IN BUDDHIST TRADITIONS OF TIBET, BHUTAN, MONGOLIA, CHINA, KOREA, JAPAN, THAILAND AND BURMA, THIS EXHIBITION ADDRESSED THE ORIGINS, STRUCTURE, MATERIALS, SYMBOLISM, AND USE OF PRAYER BEADS.ALLEGORY AND ILLUSION: EARLY PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY FROM SOUTH ASIA OCTOBER 15, 2013 - FEBRUARY 10, 2014AN EXHIBITION ORGANIZED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ALKAZI FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS, NEW DELHI THAT PRESENTED APPROXIMATELY 120 PHOTOGRAPHS AND A SELECTION OF ALBUMS, GLASS PLATE NEGATIVES, CABINET CARDS, CARTES-DE-VISITES, AND POSTCARDS ILLUSTRATING THE RICH TRADITION OF PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY IN INDIA, BURMA, SRI LANKA, AND NEPAL FROM THE MID-19TH CENTURY TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY. 1854383 0 224187 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AT THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART:THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES FOSTER A CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING OF HIMALAYAN ART AND CULTURES, BRINGING THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION AND INNOVATIVE EXHIBITIONS TO LIFE. PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED AT THE MUSEUM AND IN SCHOOLS, WITH THE CURRICULA ALIGNING WITH NATIONAL AND STATE STANDARDS FOR ARTS, SOCIAL AND GLOBAL STUDIES, THE NYC BLUEPRINT FOR THE ARTS, AND THE COMMON CORE LEARNING STANDARDS, REACHING OVER 25,000 CHILDREN, TEENS, FAMILIES, AND SENIORS THROUGHOUT THE FIVE BOROUGHS EVERY YEAR. NOTABLE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS IN 2013 INCLUDED:THINKING THROUGH ART (TTA) WAS TAUGHT AT THE LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY FOR NEWCOMERS, PS 86 IN THE BRONX, PS 32 IN QUEENS, AND PS 33 IN MANHATTAN. THESE 10-SESSION RESIDENCIES PROVIDED HANDS-ON, ACTIVE LEARNING AND ART MAKING OPPORTUNITIES THAT INCREASED ARTS AND CULTURAL AWARENESS AS WELL AS VISUAL, WRITTEN, AND ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS. TTA AND OTHER SHORT-TERM PARTNERSHIPS (HIMALAYAN ART ENCOUNTERS AND OUTREACH LESSON MODELING: PRE-VISITS) ENGAGED NEARLY 2,000 STUDENTS.TEEN ART LABS SERVES NYC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN ART MAKING EXPERIENCES THAT ALLOW THEM TO THINK CREATIVELY WHILE EXPLORING IDENTITY AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE WORLD, WORK WITH PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS TO BUILD THEIR PORTFOLIOS AND PRODUCE ART AND MEDIA IN RESPONSE TO THEIR EXPERIENCES. 40 PARTICIPANTS GAINED A DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE OF ART MAKING PROCESSES AND THEIR CULTURAL ORIGINS THROUGH SKILL-BASED EXERCISES, LECTURES, CLASS CRITIQUES, ASSIGNED READINGS, AND MUSEUM FIELDTRIPS. RMA TEENS IS A FREE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT SERVES AS A COMPREHENSIVE ARTS IMMERSION AND CAREER PATHWAY. 35 PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT MUSEUM OPERATIONS, EXPLORED CAREERS IN THE ARTS, GAINED VALUABLE PUBLIC SPEAKING AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, ACCESSED ART COLLECTIONS THROUGHOUT NYC, ENGAGED IN ART-MAKING ACTIVITIES, AND RECEIVED CAREER GUIDANCE FROM CURATORS AND ARTS PROFESSIONALS. AFTER A YEAR OF TRAINING, TEENS HAVE THE OPTION OF JOINING THE MUSEUM'S TEEN GUIDE COUNCIL, EXPANDING ON AND SHARING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF HIMALAYAN ART AS TOUR LEADERS AND ART EXPERIENCE FACILITATORS, FOR WHICH THEY ARE PAID A STIPEND. UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS IS A HUMANITIES PROGRAM THAT OFFERS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE ART AND VARYING CULTURAL TRADITIONS OF THE HIMALAYAN REGION TO GAIN A HIGHER LEVEL OF ARTISTIC AND SCHOLARLY KNOWLEDGE, AND ENHANCE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE HUMANITIES. IN 2013, THE MUSEUM MAINTAINED NINE PARTNERSHIPS WITH SIX CUNY SCHOOLS AND THREE PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS: BARUCH COLLEGE, JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, HUNTER COLLEGE, QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE, BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, QUEENS COLLEGE, THE NEW SCHOOL, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY AND ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE.SENIOR PROGRAMS ENGAGED 1,644 SENIOR CITIZENS THROUGH FREE SENIORS DAYS, WHICH TAKE PLACE ON THE FIRST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH AND INCLUDE FREE GALLERY TOURS, PROGRAMS, CINEMA SCREENINGS, ART ACTIVITIES AND WRITING WORKSHOPS, AUSPICIOUS STITCHES CLASSES ON FOLK EMBROIDERY TECHNIQUES FROM THE HIMALAYAN REGION, AND MINDFUL CONNECTIONS TOURS FOR VISITORS WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CAREGIVERS.EXPLORE AREAS ARE IN-GALLERY SECTIONS OF EXHIBITIONS THAT INCREASE ACCESS TO THE ARTS FOR VISITORS, PROVIDING BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND INTERPRETIVE STRATEGIES FOR THE ART ON DISPLAY. THIS INCLUDES MULTIMEDIA STATIONS FOR RELEVANT WEBSITES AND DOCUMENTARY FILMS; DISPLAY MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES INVOLVED IN THE CREATION OF HIMALAYAN ART; INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES THAT UTILIZE CONCEPTS FOUND IN EXHIBITIONS; AND HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES THAT ENABLE VISITORS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE HIMALAYAS.GUIDED TOURS ARE OFFERED DAILY THROUGHOUT THE GALLERIES, WITH NEW PERSPECTIVES EVERY WEEK THAT AIM TO INCREASE CULTURAL AWARENESS AND FOSTER ARTISTIC INTEREST. MUSEUM GUIDES ENCOURAGE VISITORS TO LOOK AND THINK DEEPLY WHILE EXPLORING THE ARTS, CULTURE, RELIGION, AND ICONOGRAPHY OF THE HIMALAYAN AND SOUTH ASIAN REGIONS. ACCESS TOURS ARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY WITH SPECIAL NEEDS VISITORS IN MIND. VERBAL DESCRIPTION AND TOUCH TOURS TAKE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED VISITORS ON A JOURNEY THROUGH THE HIMALAYAS USING CAREFUL DESCRIPTIONS OF WORKS OF ART AND TOUCH OBJECTS. HELD ON THE SECOND THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 2PM, THESE FREE, HOUR-LONG TOURS CONSIST OF AN ILLUSTRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF THE ARTWORK FOLLOWED BY AN OPPORTUNITY TO TOUCH OBJECTS SUCH AS SCULPTURES, MATERIALS AND WOODBLOCKS TO AID THE VISUALIZATION PROCESS. THE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING CAN PARTICIPATE IN FREE, HOUR-LONG AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) TOURS ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 2PM. TOURS FOCUS ON A DIFFERENT EXHIBITION EACH MONTH AND ARE CONDUCTED IN ASL BY SEASONED ASL GUIDES.FAMILY PROGRAMS AT THE RUBIN MUSEUM PROVIDE TOURS, STORYTELLING AND ART-MAKING ACTIVITIES TO HELP PARENTS AND CHILDREN LEARN TOGETHER. 2,378 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED A WIDE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS INCLUDING SATURDAY FAMILY WORKSHOPS (AGES 6 AND UP) AND WEEKLY YAK PACKERS (AGES 2-4). IN MARCH 2013, A SPECIAL FAMILY DAY: AMAZING ANIMAL ADVENTURE! WAS HELD AT THE MUSEUM FOR COOL CULTURE FAMILIES FROM LITTLE STAR, A HEAD START SCHOOL IN CHINATOWN AFFILIATED WITH THE CHINESE-AMERICAN PLANNING COUNCIL (CPC). IN NOVEMBER, 250 FAMILIES WERE WELCOMED TO THE MUSEUM FOR A DIWALI FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS FAMILY DAY. 999113 0 347715 PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AT THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART:SINCE THE RUBIN MUSEUM OPENED ITS DOORS IN OCTOBER 2004, IT HAS HOSTED OVER 6,000 LIVE PROGRAMS, FROM CONCERTS BY ARTISTS ROSANNE CASH, MELISSA FERRICK AND ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO TO TALKS WITH DAVID BYRNE, AMY TAN, AND RALPH FIENNES. SUCH ENERGY-LADEN PROGRAMMING HAS BECOME A HALLMARK OF THE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE. PROGRAMS IN 2013 INCLUDED:K2 FRIDAY NIGHTS ARE HELD EVERY FRIDAY EVENING FROM 6:00 TO 10:00 P.M., AND ARE DESIGNED TO CREATE AN ENTERTAINING AND INSPIRING SPACE FOR NEW YORKERS TO GATHER. VISITORS ENJOY FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION AND EXHIBITION TOURS, COCKTAILS AND CONVERSATION IN THE K2 LOUNGE WITH MUSIC SPUN BY A DJ, AND FILM SCREENINGS AND LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES IN THE MUSEUM'S THEATER.CABARET CINEMA, PART OF K2 FRIDAY NIGHTS, FEATURES CLASSIC FILMS INTRODUCED BY ARTISTS, WRITERS, SCHOLARS, AND ACTORS. PATRONS ENJOY COCKTAILS WHILE VIEWING MOVIES WITH THEMES CONNECTED TO CURRENT EXHIBITIONS. AMONG THE FILMS FEATURED IN 2013 WERE ORSON WELLES' TOUCH OF EVIL, INTRODUCED BY THE DIRECTOR'S DAUGHTER, CHRIS WELLES FEDER, AND CLUE, WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MUSICIAN ANNIE HART, BOTH PART OF A SERIES COMPLEMENTING THE EXHIBITION THE FLIP SIDE: THE UNSEEN IN TIBETAN ART.LUNCH MATTERS IS A SERIES OF SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILMS FOLLOWED BY MODERATED DISCUSSIONS ON WEDNESDAYS AT 1 P.M. TO COMPLEMENT THE EXHIBITION ALLEGORY AND ILLUSION: EARLY PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY IN SOUTH ASIA, A SERIES OF FILMS HIGHLIGHTING THE DEMOCRATIZING EFFECT OF THE DOCUMENTARY PORTRAIT WERE AMONG THE LUNCH MATTERS PROGRAMS IN 2013. EACH SCREENING WAS FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION WITH THE FILMMAKERS.PERFORMANCE POETRY, MUSIC, DANCING, AND CREATIVE PERFORMANCES ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF HIMALAYAN AND SOUTH ASIAN CULTURE AND INCLUDE WIDELY RECOGNIZED ARTISTS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND THEIR EXPRESSIONS OF CREATIVITY AND STYLE. POPULAR PERFORMANCES IN 2013 INCLUDED THE WEEKLY SPIRAL MUSIC SERIES OF MUSICIANS FROM THE HIMALAYAS AND SOUTH ASIA PERFORMING AT THE BASE OF THE MUSEUM'S SPIRAL STAIRCASE, THE SINGER/SONGWRITER SERIES NAKED SOUL, AND HARLEM IN THE HIMALAYAS, A SERIES OF JAZZ CONCERTS PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM.BRAINWAVE 2013 FEBRUARY 6 - MAY 10, 2013EXPLORING THE THEME OF ILLUSION, THE 2013 BRAINWAVE SERIES BROUGHT TOGETHER PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE WALKS OF LIFE TO ENGAGE WITH NEUROSCIENTISTS IN ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS IN ORDER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE WORKINGS OF OUR MINDS. BRAINWAVE 2013 TOPICS QUESTIONED HUMAN PERCEPTION, CONSIDERED HOW SCENT CAN SPUR MEMORIES, AND INVESTIGATED THE CAUSES OF IRRATIONAL BEHAVIOR, AMONG OTHERS, THROUGH A NUMBER OF ON-STAGE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN SOME OF THE BRIGHTEST COGNITIVE SCIENTISTS WORKING TODAY ALONGSIDE SPECIAL GUEST LUMINARIES. TWO DOCUMENTARIES EXAMINED THE MIND'S ABILITY TO HEAL THE BODY FROM TRAUMA, WHILE CABARET CINEMA FEATURED FILMS HIGHLIGHTING ILLUSION THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND LUNCH MATTERS EXPOSED HUNDREDS TO HIGHLIGHTS FROM PAST BRAINWAVE PROGRAMS. EXPORTING ENLIGHTENMENT JUNE 19 - SEPTEMBER 18, 2013CULTURAL, SCULPTURAL, AND PHILOSOPHICAL IDEAS TRAVELED ALONG THE TRADE ROUTES OF ASIA FROM INDIA TO THE EAST, NORTH, AND SOUTH. TO TRACE THE SPREAD OF BUDDHISM ALONG THESE TRAJECTORIES, THIS SERIES INVITED LEADING SCHOLARS AND LECTURERS TO DISCUSS THE MATERIAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE THAT TOOK PLACE ON THE CONTINENT BEGINNING IN 600 BCE. IGNORANCE SEPTEMBER 25 - DECEMBER 11, 2013A CONVERSATION SERIES THAT PAIRED WRITERS, ACTORS, ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, PHILOSOPHERS, PLAYWRIGHTS, AND PSYCHOLOGISTS TO ADDRESS THE BUDDHIST IDEA THAT IGNORANCE IS THE GREATEST IMPEDIMENT TO ENLIGHTENMENT. AMONG THE SPEAKERS WERE LAMA GYALWANG DRUKPA WITH ACTOR SUSAN SARANDON, MUSICIANS ROSANNE CASH AND CORY CHISEL, AND AUTHOR NEIL GAIMAN WITH ARTIST LAURIE ANDERSON.TALKINGSTICK SECOND FRIDAY OF EACH MONTHA SERIES WHERE TRUE STORIES INSPIRED BY WORKS OF ART FROM THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART COLLECTION ARE SHARED BY WRITERS, ACTORS, COMEDIANS, AND PERFORMERS ALONGSIDE MUSEUM GUIDES, WHO SHARE STORIES FROM WITHIN THE RICH ORAL TRADITIONS OF THE HIMALAYAS. 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THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT QUALIFY AS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED UNDER THE 33 1/3% TEST. HOWEVER, IT HAS A SOLICITATION PLAN FOR ATTRACTING PUBLIC SUPPORT AND A BROAD REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY; AND ITS PROGRAM SERVICES DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THEREFORE, IT QUALIFIES AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST OF IRC SEC. 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). 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PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES WOULD BE REFLECTED ON THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES BASED ON THE ABSENCE OR EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. THE COLLECTION IS HELD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE RATHER THAN FINANCIAL GAIN, PROTECTED AND PRESERVED, AND SUBJECT TO AN ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY THAT REQUIRES THE PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF SUCH ITEMS TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTIONS. PART III, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 2,000 OBJECTS IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST EXTENSIVE OF ITS KIND IN THE WEST. IT INCLUDES HIMALAYAN PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE, RITUAL OBJECTS, AND PRINTS SPANNING THE PERIOD FROM THE 2ND CENTURY TO THE 21ST CENTURY. THE COLLECTION IS THE BASIS OF THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS WHICH ARE VIEWED AND ENJOYED BY APPROXIMATELY 200,000 PEOPLE PER YEAR. PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT NO DISCLOSURES RELATING TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ARE REQUIRED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD -335,377. EXPENSES - RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS -454,546. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 335,377. EXPENSES - RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS 454,546. 1 COMMUNITY COUNSELING SERVICE CO LLC 461 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR ENDOWMENT 0 0 60000 -60000 60000 -60000 NY GALA 582511 427463 155048 72870 80286 1892 582511 427463 155048 72870 80286 1892 155048 0 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARILENA CHRISTODOULOU CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 204923 0 0 0 1195 0 7048 0 18895 0 232061 0 0 0 PATRICK H SEARS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 285693 0 0 0 1878 0 33750 0 2740 0 324061 0 0 0 JAN C VAN ALPHEN DIR. OF EXHIBITIONS COLLECTIONS & RE 205725 0 0 0 1150 0 6978 0 8214 0 222067 0 0 0 CYNTHIA GUYER DIR. OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 201529 0 0 0 1101 0 7096 0 1200 0 210926 0 0 0 TIMOTHY MCHENRY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS & PERFOM 161282 0 0 0 302 0 5817 0 19460 0 186861 0 0 0 LINDA DUNNE-EGNER DIRECTOR OF MUSEUM SERVICES & OPERAT 144269 0 0 0 658 0 2714 0 12153 0 159794 0 0 0 MITCHELL S ROTH FACILITIES MGR. & CHIEF OF ENGINEERI 131585 0 0 0 239 0 4796 0 29538 0 166158 0 0 0 X 8 0 X 2 56003 8 0 1 0 PART I, LINE 33: THE MUSEUM DOES NOT CAPITALIZE ITS COLLECTION, AND PURSUANT TO ITS ACCOUNTING POLICY, DOES NOT RECOGNIZE REVENUE FOR ANY DONATIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE BOARD DELEGATES AUTHORITY TO ACT ON ITS BEHALF BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO A 8 MEMBER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS OF THE TRUSTEES EXCEPT IT MAY NOT AUTHORIZE ANY ACTION WHICH REQUIRES THE VOTE OF AT LEAST TWO-THIRD OF THE TRUSTEES UNDER THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART'S GOVERNING DOCUMENT. ALL 9 MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DONALD RUBIN, SHELLEY RUBIN AND BASHA FROST RUBIN HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. DAVID PRITZKER AND MARGOT PRITZKER HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A UPON THE FIRST OF SHELLEY OR DONALD RUBIN CEASING TO ACT AS TRUSTEE, BASHA RUBIN SHALL BECOME A FAMILY MEMBER TRUSTEE. IF BASHA RUBIN FAILS TO QUALIFY OR TO CONTINUE TO ACT AS A FAMILY MEMBER TRUSTEE (I) IF THE REMAINING OF DONALD OR SHELLEY RUBIN IS THEN ACTING AS TRUSTEE, THE REMAINING OF THEM MAY DESIGNATE A FAMILY MEMBER TO ACT AS A FAMILY MEMBER TRUSTEE IN BASHA RUBIN'S PLACE, OR (II) IF NEITHER DONALD AND SHELLEY RUBIN IS THEN ACTING AS TRUSTEE, BASHA RUBIN MAY DESIGNATE A FAMILY MEMBER TO ACT AS FAMILY MEMBER TRUSTEE IN HER PLACE. TO DATE, NO TRUSTEE HAS BEEN APPOINTED UNDER THIS PROVISION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART'S AUDITORS AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO THE DUE DATE, LEAVING AT LEAST 1 WEEK FOR TRUSTEES' QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. IT IS THEN FILED BY THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 13 THE MUSEUM ADOPTED A WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY DURING 2014. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART'S "CODE OF ETHICS FOR TRUSTEES, EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS" IS AGREED AND ACCEPTED IN WRITING BY ALL SUCH INDIVIDUALS WHEN THEY JOIN THE ORGANIZATION IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CAPACITIES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS POLICY, EACH TRUSTEE AND EMPLOYEE WITH MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES IS FURNISHED A COPY OF THIS CODE OF ETHICS AT LEAST ANNUALLY AND REQUESTED TO COMPLETE AND FILE WITH THE ORGANIZATION AN "ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT". THE CFO REVIEWS ALL SUCH STATEMENTS AND, IF THERE IS A POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE CFO BRINGS IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CEO AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PROCESS USED TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR TOP MANAGEMENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES INCLUDES REVIEW OF COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE MUSEUMS AND CHARITIES IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA; THE CPI FOR NYC; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; AND RELATIVE PARITY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. THIS INFORMATION WAS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BY THE CFO FOR THE YEAR ENDED 12/31/2012. THE COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WAS THEN APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN FOR EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM (OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES) IN DECEMBER 2012. THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS BASED ON EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE PUBLIC IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT WHICH IS ALSO POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE. THE MUSEUM'S FORM 990, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SCHEDULE B, IS PUBLIC INFORMATION ON GUIDESTAR AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT MONITOR NOT-FOR-PROFITS. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 946,599. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 147,836. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 91,898. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,186,333. PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 816,020. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,938. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 43,026. TOTAL EXPENSES 861,984. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS AUDITORS. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETS WITH THE AUDITORS TWICE PER YEAR, INCLUDING WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF MANAGEMENT. THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE PRESENTS THE AUDIT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL. ALSO, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS AUDITORS TO THE BOARD FOR ITS APPROVAL EVERY YEAR.