2012-11-14T15:21:17-06:00 2011-12-31 KPMG LLP 515 Broadway 4th Floor Albany NY 122072974 990 2011-01-01 150572877 National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Inc % FRANCES L ALTHISER NATI 6075477200 25 Main Street Cooperstown NY 13326 JEFFREY IDELSON 2012-11-14 true 5184274600 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Jane Forbes Clark Chairman One Rockefeller Plaza New York NY 100202102 13040020 false X www.baseballhall.org X 1939 NY See Schedule O, attachment 1. 16 14 208 84 0 2816478 2835486 4344020 4610219 58934 31189 1391105 1753774 8610537 9230668 0 0 0 0 5504229 5640291 110212 26900 429923 5357943 5640418 10972384 11307609 -2361847 -2076941 32131991 30454502 6114684 8725671 26017307 21728831 X THE NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION DEDICATED TO FOSTERING AN APPRECIATION OF THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE GAME OF BASEBALL AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR CULTURE BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, EXHIBITING AND INTERPRETING ITS COLLECTIONS FOR A GLOBAL AUDIENCE, AS WELL AS HONORING THOSE WHO HAVE MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR NATIONAL PASTIME. false false 5763353 5712120 THROUGH ITS MISSION, THE MUSEUM IS COMMITTED TO: COLLECTING, THROUGH DONATION, BASEBALL ARTIFACTS, WORKS OF ART, LITERATURE, PHOTOGRAPHS, MEMORABILIA AND RELATED MATERIALS WHICH FOCUS ON THE HISTORY OF THE GAME OVER TIME, ITS PLAYERS, AND THOSE ELECTED TO THE HALL OF FAME. PRESERVING THE COLLECTIONS BY ADHERING TO PROFESSIONAL MUSEUM STANDARDS WITH RESPECT TO CONSERVATION AND MAINTAINING A PERMANENT RECORD OF HOLDINGS THROUGH DOCUMENTATION, STUDY, RESEARCH, CATALOGING AND PUBLICATION. EXHIBITING MATERIAL IN PERMANENT GALLERY SPACE, ORGANIZING ON-SITE CHANGING EXHIBITIONS ON VARIOUS THEMES, WITH WORKS FROM THE HALL OF FAME COLLECTIONS OR OTHER SOURCES, WORKING WITH OTHER INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS TO EXHIBIT LOANED MATERIAL OF SIGNIFICANCE TO BASEBALL AND PROVIDING RELATED RESEARCH FACILITIES. INTERPRETING ARTIFACTS THROUGH ITS EXHIBITION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE GAME FOR A DIVERSE AUDIENCE. HONORING, BY ENSHRINEMENT, THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD EXCEPTIONAL CAREERS, AND RECOGNIZING OTHERS FOR THEIR SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS. 1511873 THROUGH ITS MISSION, THE LIBRARY IS COMMITTED TO: THE NATIONAL BASEBALL LIBRARY IS AN ARCHIVE OF THE HISTORY AND FOLKLORE OF THE GAME OF BASEBALL AND A HIGHLY RECOGNIZED RESEARCH FACILITY. IT IS COMMITTED TO COLLECT, ORGANIZE, AND PRESERVE ALL DOCUMENTS AND RELATED MATERIAL RELEVANT TO THE HISTORY, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMICS, LITERATURE AND OTHER GENERAL TOPICS CONCERNING THE GAME OF BASEBALL. ITS COLLECTIONS INCLUDES DOCUMENTS, PERIODICALS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND BOTH AUDIO AND VISUAL RECORDINGS WHICH CAN RECREATE THE MOST EXCITING AND MEMORABLE MOMENTS IN THE GAMES COLORFUL HISTORY. 7275226 true true false true false false false true false true true false false false true true true false false false false false false true true false false false false true false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false true 86 0 true 208 true false false false false false true true false false false true false false false false X 16 14 true false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT FL GA IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X FRANCES L ALTHISER 6075477200 CONTROLLER 25 MAIN STREET Cooperstown NY 13326 Jane Forbes Clark 4.0 X X 0 0 0 JOE L MORGAN 4.0 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN S MOORE 4.0 X X 0 0 0 PAUL BEESTON 4.0 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM O DEWITT JR 4.0 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM L GLADSTONE 4.0 X 0 0 0 DAVID D GLASS 4.0 X 0 0 0 LELAND S MACPHAIL JR 4.0 X 0 0 0 PHIL NIEKRO 4.0 X 0 0 0 JERRY REINSDORF 4.0 X 0 0 0 BROOKS C ROBINSON JR 4.0 X 0 0 0 FRANK ROBINSON 4.0 X 0 0 0 GEORGE THOMAS SEAVER 4.0 X 0 0 0 ALLAN H SELIG 4.0 X 0 0 0 Dr Harvey W Schiller 4.0 X 0 0 0 Edward W Stack 4.0 X 0 0 0 Glenn A Perrone 4.0 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey Idelson 35.0 X 322055 0 40623 William E Haase 35.0 X 269838 0 36405 Sean Gahagan 35.0 X 167296 0 32596 Frances L Althiser 35.0 X 133563 0 25296 Evan Chase 35.0 X 94470 0 25208 James L Gates 35.0 X 95842 0 25303 Bradford Horn 35.0 X 95050 0 21349 1178114 0 206780 4 false true false PATTERSON BELKNAP WEBB AND TYLER LL 1133 AVENUES OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK NY 100366710 LEGAL 161863 1 12440 97500 2725546 271138 2835486 ADMISSIONS 900099 2993396 2993396 TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS 900099 15000 15000 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 900099 51273 51273 FRIENDS OF THE HALL OF FAME MEMBERSHIPS 900099 1550550 1550550 4610219 16334 16334 0 610969 610969 859412 844557 14855 14855 14855 126117 97500 135463 -9346 -9346 0 3882734 2829332 1053402 1053402 FACILITY USE FEES 900099 50250 50250 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 48499 48499 98749 9230668 5712120 683062 0 0 0 0 1027672 200676 826996 0 3408826 2371220 904006 133600 277457 202152 64282 11023 657721 319238 328031 10452 268615 165875 95200 7540 19125 19125 136183 136183 68470 68470 0 26900 26900 0 4500 4500 118177 5517 112660 542082 384116 157966 0 0 717179 649298 67881 126351 101792 24559 0 0 0 0 1425555 1282999 142556 168344 127796 40088 460 HOF MEMBERSHIP 881190 62080 819110 HOF WEEKEND 1025169 1025169 COL. 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NO FUNDS WERE EXPENDED. X X X X false 941528 11011 11011 941528 941528 9515 9515 941528 980437 6532 45441 941528 1041580 13758 74901 980437 1.00000 true false 455771 455771 34946331 12254875 22691456 15794447 12414343 3380104 26527331 0 ACCRUED POST RETIREMENT BENEFIT COST 8246049 8246049 9230668 11307609 -2076941 -16901 -2194634 -2211535 -4288476 12178562 2947894 2947894 9230668 9230668 16467038 5159429 5159429 11307609 11307609 Part III, LINE 1a PURCHASED COLLECTIONS ARE ADDED AT COST AND DONATED COLLECTIONS ARE ADDED AT FAIR VALUE AS DETERMINED BY THE MUSEUM. THESE COLLECTIONS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE BALANCE SHEETS. COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND ART OBJECTS THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL,RESEARCH, AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGED,PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. Part III, LINE 4 COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. PART V, LINE 4 THE PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS ARE RESTRICTED BY MARGARET STEELE (THE STEELE ENDOWMENT). THE RESTRICTED PURPOSE OF THE GIFTS WAS TO FUND AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. PART XI, LINE 8 POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT RELATED CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST $-2,184,709; COLLECTION ITEMS ACQUIRED $ -9,925. PART XII, LINE 2d COST OF GOODS - $2,829,332; EVENTS DIRECT EXPENSES $135,463; UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS $ -16,901 PART XIII LINE 2D COST OF GOODS SOLD $2,829,332; EVENTS DIRECT EXPENSES $135,463; POST RETIREMENT BENEFITS $2,184,709; COLLECTION ITEMS $9,925. PART X, 2 THE MUSEUM IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATON AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AND IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(A) OF THE CODE. THE MUSEUM FOLLOWS ASC TOPIC 740 WHICH ADDRESSES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTERPRISE'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBES A THRESHOLD OF MORE LIKELY THAN NOT FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. IT ALSO PROVIDES RELATED GUIDANCE ON MEASUREMENT, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, AND DISCLOSURE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE MUSEUM'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF THE ADOPTION OF THE STANDARD. 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PART VI, SECTION A, QUESTIONS 2 JANE FORBES CLARK HAS A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH KEVIN MOORE. JANE FORBES CLARK AND KEVIN MOORE HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH EDWARD STACK. ALLAN H. SELIG HAS A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH WILLIAM DEWITT, JR., DAVID GLASS, JERRY REINSDORF AND FRANK ROBINSON. Part VI, Section B, Question 11 AS DIRECTED BY THE BOARD OF THE NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM INC., A DRAFT OF THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL AND ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER THAT REQUESTS A COPY PRIOR TO FILING. ANY QUESTIONS ARE RAISED AND ANSWERED AND ONCE APROVED, THE 990 CAN BE ELECTRONICALLY FILED. Part VI, Section B, Question 12c THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS, WHICH IS DEFINED IN THE POLICY TO INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES: 1. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION who receive an annual questionnaire; 2. MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD who receive an annual questionnaire; 3. STAFF MEMBERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE ORGANIZATION; 4. FOUNDER OF THE ORGANIZATION; 5. A SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ORGANIZATION; 6. A FAMILY MEMBER OF ANY DIRECTOR, OFFICER,COMMITTEE MEMBER, EMPLOYEE,FOUNDER OR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR; 7. ANY ENTITY OF WHICH ANY DIRECTOR,OFFICER,COMMITTEE MEMBER, EMPLOYEE,SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR OR AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL IS A DIRECTOR, TRUSTEE, OFFICER, COMMITTEE MEMBER OR STAFF MEMBER; AND 8. AN ENTITY IN WHICH DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS,SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST THROUGH EITHER OWNERSHIP OR MANAGERIAL CONTROL. WHENEVER ANY DIRECTOR, OFFICER, COMMITTEE MEMBER OR STAFF MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION BECOMES AWARE THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS CONSIDERING A TRANSACTION THAT POTENTIALLY CREATES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, HE OR SHE IS OBLIGATED TO NOTIFY THE BOARD AND TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS RELATING TO HIS OR HER INTEREST IN THE TRANSACTION. THE BOARD WILL DETERMINE WHETHER AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS AND TAKE ACTION THAT THE BOARD DEEMS APPROPRIATE. THE INTERESTED PERSON MAY NOT BE PRESENT WHEN THE BOARD MAKES ITS DETERMINATION OTHER THAN TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. IF NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS FOUND TO EXIST, THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING MUST RECORD THE BASIS OF THE BOARD'S DETERMINATION. Part VI, Section B, Question 15 The national baseball hall of fame and museum inc. has a formal process that it uses to determine the base compensation of the president on an annual basis. This process includes the finance committee of the board, compensation surveys or studies and approval of the finance committe or board. 990 Part XI Line 5 Reconciliation of Net Assets: a. Postretirement benefit related changes other than net periodic benefit cost (2,184,709) b. Unrealized loss on investments (16,901) c. Collection items acquired (9,925) ----------- Total (2,211,535) Part VI, Section C, Question 19 THE NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM INC. MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. PARTIES DESIRING TO OBTAIN COPIES OF SUCH MUST PRESENT THEMSELVES AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF THE HALL OR BY SENDING A SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE AND PAYMENT FOR COPYING OF THE REQUESTED MATERIAL TO THE NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM INC. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. THE COST OF COPYING SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE COSTS IMPOSED BY THE IRS FOR COPYING OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.