2014-01-21T14:21:42-06:00 2013-06-30 CONDON O'MEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY L ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZA NEW YORK NY 100041405 990 2012-07-01 133795391 THE GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY % LESLEY S HERRMANN GILD 6463669666 49 West 45th Street Suite 6th Fl NEW YORK NY 10036 Dr James Basker 6463669666 2013-11-15 2126617777 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z Dr James G Basker 49 WEST 45TH STREET 6TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10036 7017498 false X WWW.GILDERLEHRMAN.ORG X 1994 NY Devoted to the improvement of history education. 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GLI HAD 22 SEMESTERS OF "SATURDAY ACADEMIES OF AMERICAN HISTORY" THAT OPERATED IN 14 SCHOOLS. 325303 106504 MUSEUM COLLECTIONS THROUGH EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES: COLLECTIONS INCLUDE OVER 60,000 PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS RELATING TO AMERICAN HISTORY. AT LEAST 20% ARE DIGITIZED AND AVAILBALE ON THE GLI WEBSITE. THE WEBSITE, WHICH WAS RELAUNCHED IN 2012, RECIEVES OVER 1,350,000 VISITORS PER YEAR. DOCUMENTS ARE NOW SEARCHABLE NOT ONLY BY KEYWORDS BUT ERA OF HISTORY. GLI HAS 72 PUBLICATIONS IN CIRCULATION, WITH THREE NEW TITLES THIS YEAR. TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS ON NINE TOPICS ARE IN CIRCULATION AND VISITED 73 SITES AROUND THE COUNTRY. THREE PHYSICAL EXHIBITION SPACES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE NYHS, MT. 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REG 1.170A-9(E)(3) IN THE FOLLOWING RESPECTS: 10 percent OF SUPPORT LIMITATION - THE FOUNDATION'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE FOR 2013 DID EXCEED 10 percent. ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT - FOUNDED IN 1994, BY RICHARD GILDER AND LEWIS LEHRMAN, THE GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF HISTORY EDUCATION. THE INSTITUTE EMPLOYS A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, SCHOLARS, AND HISTORY ENTHUSIASTS THROUGHOUT THE NATION, IN THE SERVICE FOR CLOSING OUR NATION'S CIVIC AND HISTORICAL LITERACY GAP. THE GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE'S WEBSITE, WWW.GILDERLEHRMAN.ORG, SERVES AS A GATEWAY TO AMERICAN HISTORY ONLINE WITH RICH RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS, DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR K-12 TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. SCHOLARS TO WORK IN THE GILDER LEHRMAN COLLECTION. 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Strong oversight is exercised by providing written grant letters outlining standardized procedures, policies and outcomes required. Other measures include site visits, progress and final reports from organization on performance, statistics and finance, and in some cases, documentation via actual receipts of funds spent. A program officer is assigned to each organization and communication is made throughout the grant period. GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE U.S. PART I - LINE 2 The Institute awarded (5) $3,000 fellowships for American history scholars to study at the Gilder Lehrman Collection. Each fellow applies through a rigorous application process, including submittal of a written statement, scope of research work, references and credentials. An in-person meeting is required between Institute staff and the fellow, and the fellow is supervised by staff during their research trip. A written report is required post-research. X X X false false false false false false false false false LESLEY S HERRMANN 238960 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23225 0 262185 0 STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS PART III - LINE 1 FOUNDED IN 1994 BY RICHARD GILDER AND LEWIS LEHRMAN, THE GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY (THE "INSTITUTE") IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF HISTORY EDUCATION. THE INSTITUTE EMPLOYS A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, SCHOLARS, AND HISTORY ENTHUSIASTS THROUGHOUT THE NATION, IN THE SERVICE FOR CLOSING OUR NATION'S CIVIC AND HISTORICAL LITERACY GAP. THE GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE'S WEBSITE, WWW.GILDERLEHRMAN.ORG, SERVES AS A GATEWAY TO AMERICAN HISTORY ONLINE WITH RICH RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS, DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR K-12 TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS PART III - LINE 4D OTHER PROGRAMS: - HISTORY TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD PROGRAM - GL SCHOLARS AWARD PROGRAM - NATIONAL BOOK PRIZES - CONFERENCES OUTREACH - SCHOLARLY FELLOWSHIPS AWARDS PROGRAM GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND DISCOSURE PART VI, SECTION A. - QUESTION 2 DR. JAMES G. BASKER (PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE), IS A PAID CONSULTANT TO THE GILDER FOUNDATION, WHICH IS DIRECTED BY RICHARD GILDER (TREASURER), AND WHICH DONATED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILLION PER YEAR TO THE GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE. RICHARD GILDER ENGAGED IN A BUSINESS TRANSACTION WITH LEWIS LEHRMAN. Richard Gilder and Shaiza Rizavi engaged in a business transaction. GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND DISCOSURE PART VI, SECTION B. - QUESTION 11B DR. JAMES G. BASKER (PRESIDENT), AND LESLEY S. HERRMANN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR) REVIEWED THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT WAS FILED. AFTER FILING, A COPY WAS FURNISHED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND DISCOSURE PART VI, SECTION B. - QUESTION 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT LEAST ANNUALLY. GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND DISCOSURE PART VI, SECTION B. - QUESTIONS 15A & 15B EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED USING COMPARABILITY DATA BY AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND DISCOSURE PART VI, SECTION C. - QUESTION 19 THE INSTITUTE'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WILL BE MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. RECONCILIATION OF NET ASSETS PART XI - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS - LINE 9 Insurance Proceeds, Net - $122,249. Write-Off of Inventory destroyed in storm - ($303,045)