2011-05-16T18:01:14-05:00 2010-06-30 O'Connor Davies Munns & Dobbins LLP 60 East 42nd Street 36th Fl New York NY 101653698 990 2009-07-01 112104059 NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE NEWY 7186990005 47-01 111TH STREET CORONA NY 11368 Margaret Honey 7186990005 2011-05-13 1 2122862600 2009 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Margaret Honey 47-01 111TH STREET CORONA NY 11368 22841078 0 X HTTP://WWW.NYSCI.ORG X 1964 NY THE NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE IS NEW YORK CITY'S HANDS- ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER. RESPONDING DIRECTLY TO THE CRITICAL NEED FOR IMPROVED SCIENCE EDUCATION IN AMERICA, THE HALL BRINGS THE EXCITEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO CHILDREN, FAMILIES, TEACHERS, AND OTHERS BY GALVANIZING THEIR CURIOSITY AND OFFERING THEM CREATIVE, PARTICIPATORY WAYS TO LEARN. LOCATED IN QUEENS, THE MOST ETHNICALLY DIVERSE COUNTY IN THE COUNTRY, THE HALL OFFERS OVER 400 INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS THAT EXPLORE CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY, PHYSICS, GENETICS, AND MUCH MORE. THESE EXHIBITS, COUPLED WITH THE YOUNG, DIVERSE, AND ENTHUSIASTIC EXPLAINER FLOOR STAFF, MAKE THE HALL A LABORATORY OF DISCOVERY THAT SERVES OVER 375,000 VISITORS EACH YEAR,WITH AN ADDITIONAL 150,000 PARTICIPATING IN OFF-SITE, SCHOOL- BASED OUTREACH PROGRAMS. 38 38 360 88 0 0 11205415 16753717 2984098 2518067 113327 161146 -53667 635070 14249173 20068000 309843 0 7784277 7390544 260000 1421012 7051161 7276072 14835438 15236459 -586265 4831541 55895109 59726893 2280252 1145900 53614857 58580993 The New York Hall of Science brings the excitement and understanding of science and technology to children, families, teachers and others by galvanizing their curiosity and offering them creative and participatory ways to learn. 0 0 6012731 1785617 EXHIBITIONSNew York Hall of Science offers an unparalleled range of 450 interactive exhibits that explore chemistry, biology, astronomy, physics, genetics, and much more, all geared for children and adults. By combining these exhibits with the outdoor Science Playground, Rocket Park Mini Golf, the Biochemistry, Astronomy and Connections Discovery Labs, the Preschool Place for Early Childhood Learning, the Harcourt Teacher Leadership Center for our enhanced teacher training programs, and nationally replicated science education programs for underserved populations, the New York Hall of Science offers a high-tech, hands-on laboratory of discovery for visitors of all ages. In Fiscal Year 2010, the Hall served a near record number of 500,000 visitors. 3426186 599695 EDUCATION:Science Career Ladder: A youth development program that trains a cadre of 150 New York City high school and college students to work as exhibit floor guides to interact with and instruct visitors.After School Programs: Provide elementary through high school students with hands-on learning. In calendar year 2009, 3,462 youngsters participated in workshops designed to teach the basic principles of chemistry, physics, biology, ecology, forensics and other scientific disciplines.Professional Development: Each year approximately 4,500 teachers participate in NYSCIs professional development programs, effectively reaching some 300,000 students annually.Prospective Teacher Education: In 2009-2010 NYSCI continued a National Science Foundation-Funded $2.5 million collaboration with the City University of New York (CUNY) to recruit and train 50 highly qualified science teachers that will teach in urban public schools. The program has graduated 11 students.Digital Learning and the Virtual Visit Program: NYSCI provides interactive distance learning to schools, libraries, community centers and hospitals. In fiscal year 2010, NYSCI delivered 200 virtual visits reaching an audience of 6,400. 1048650 110825 PUBLIC PROGRAMSScience Technology Library: Features a wide variety of books, media, journals and lesson plans. 30,667 visitors including 560 teachers used the Library during Fiscal Year 2010.Home School Days: Workshops for home-schooled children.Preschool Education: The Preschool Place is a 3,000 square foot area that contains programs and exhibits for children under the age of six. In fiscal year 2010, 86,500 visitors (82,500 families & 4,200 school groups) and came to the Preschool Place.Science Theater: A combination of theater mixed with scientific content that encourages children to participate with characters to create an interactive experience. 313162 21930 DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS AND EVENTS 313162 21930 10800729 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 96 0 1 360 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 38 38 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X Margaret Honey president & ceo 7186990005 47-01 111th street corona NY 11368 Margaret Honey 35.00 X X 255226 0 29923 Ivan G Seidenberg 3.50 X X 0 0 0 NIcholas M Donofrio 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Don Callahan 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Melissa Vail 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Sibyl r golden 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Martin R Kupferberg 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Anthony K Asnes 0.50 X 0 0 0 Bonnie Roche-Bronfman 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dr George Campbell Jr 2.00 X 0 0 0 Anthony Cioffi 2.00 X 0 0 0 Ravenel B Curry III 1.00 X 0 0 0 Francisco D'Souza 1.00 X 0 0 0 Leon DeMaille 2.00 X 0 0 0 Erik Dochtermann 2.00 X 0 0 0 Seth H DubinEsq 2.00 X 0 0 0 Joseph R Ficalora 1.00 X 0 0 0 Samuel C Florman 0.50 X 0 0 0 John J Gilbert III 5.00 X 0 0 0 edward D Horowitz 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mark N Kaplan Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 jeffrey R Libshutz 1.00 X 0 0 0 yvonne Liu 0.00 X 0 0 0 paul malchow 2.00 X 0 0 0 mary Jane McCartney 1.00 X 0 0 0 joel H Moser Esq 2.00 X 0 0 0 david Newman 1.00 X 0 0 0 mark pirner MD PhD 1.00 X 0 0 0 robert F Rothschild 0.00 X 0 0 0 jane Fearer Safer 1.50 X 0 0 0 sara Lee Schupf 1.00 X 0 0 0 alan Sinsheimer Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 howard Szarfarc 1.50 X 0 0 0 gretchen Teichgraeber 1.00 X 0 0 0 claude Trahan 2.00 X 0 0 0 Anthony Viscusi 1.00 X 0 0 0 Bert Wells esq 2.00 X 0 0 0 james e whaley 1.00 X 0 0 0 kurt d woetzel 1.00 X 0 0 0 Paul Konigstein 35.00 X 140423 0 26147 RObert Logan 35.00 X 145675 0 17218 Patricia Huie 35.00 X 26462 0 0 Eric Siegel 35.00 X 168977 0 27902 Preeti Gupta 35.00 X 102000 0 13544 838763 0 114734 5 0 1 0 Dream Street Caterers 2566A Hempstead Turnpike East Meadow NY 11554 Catering services 143236 Lee H Skolnick 7 west 22nd Street New York NY 100105140 Architect 110816 2 570863 700003 8762769 6720082 25000 16753717 Admissions 713990 1921142 1921142 Education & training f 611710 462934 462934 Public programs 611710 133991 133991 2518067 12185 12185 543841 131450 412391 412391 412391 2527995 2379034 148961 148961 148961 287594 700003 262594 25000 25000 Parking Lot Income 812930 124005 124005 MIscellaneous revenue 900099 37513 37513 Restaurant 722200 36161 36161 197679 20068000 2518067 0 796216 309843 309843 781945 196359 513602 71984 4785916 3394083 942079 449754 416049 268250 110692 37107 920688 591707 247171 81810 485946 303452 138908 43586 1206156 890769 213050 102337 13271 842 12429 50143 50143 217357 217357 260000 260000 27250 19069 7856 325 493295 382360 110369 566 413415 233839 152053 27523 602751 583581 14569 4601 200621 163095 23082 14444 3003366 2848969 131958 22439 198244 191939 4792 1513 Rental/maint equip./exh 387413 216789 138922 31702 Other operating expense 339533 149692 171349 18492 noncaptialized equip 60145 41741 17887 517 Books,dues & sub 38112 14350 13807 9955 other expenses 25000 25000 15236459 10800729 3014718 1421012 653384 355211 3524058 2791815 2826970 3069010 116187 131541 3285 171198 209114 66543946 15282020 46912839 51261926 1683924 1900429 3264 7847 55895109 59726893 1533333 737615 746919 408285 2280252 1145900 X 4509660 4225762 48770197 54020231 335000 335000 53614857 58580993 55895109 59726893 X 0 1 1 X 1 1 X 10332988 8598208 9610690 11205415 16753717 56501018 10332988 8598208 9610690 11205415 16753717 56501018 56501018 448853 750530 786959 503125 556026 3045493 199532 336700 495012 468824 197679 1697747 61244258 14495276 0.92260 0.95100 X Schedule A, Part IV, Supplemental Information: Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 - Explanation for Other Income: Other income for all years includes parking and restaurant revenue provided for the convenience of guests as well as other miscellaneous revenue amounts. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 22475 0 1 217357 239832 0 Part II-B, Line 1i: Explanation of Other Lobbying Activities: New York Hall of Science has retained counsel to monitor appropriations activity and contact government officials regarding science funding and funding for NYSCI with respect to the United States, New York State and New York City governments. 1744496 5089 137600 -208492 -15502 1663191 2000112 -255616 1744496 0.72000 0.28000 0 0 65148440 14999379 50149061 1395506 282641 1112865 51261926 Interest & dividends receivable 4319 Development clearing 3186 Tax/transit check withholdings 95 Due from employees 247 7847 20068000 15236459 4831541 134595 134595 4966136 21768497 134595 1171858 394044 1700497 20068000 0 20068000 16802361 1171858 394044 1565902 15236459 0 15236459 Part V, Line 4: Description of Intended Use of Endowment Funds: NYSCI maintains various donor restricted funds whose purpose is to provide long-term support for its programs in exhibitions, education, public progams and special projects. Part X: Description of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48: NYSCI recognizes the effect of income tax positions only when they are more likely than not of being sustained. Management has determined that NYSCI had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition or disclosure. NYSCI is no longer subject to audits by the applicable taxing jurisdictions for periods prior to June 30, 2007. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Rental expenses Part VIII Line 6b: 131450. Direct expense for fund raising Gala Part VIII Line 8b: 262594. Part XIII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Rental expenses part VIII Line 6B: 131450. Direct expense for fund raising Gala Part viii line 8b: 262594. X X X X X X 1 Community Counseling Service Plan/develop 5 yr fund-raising campaign 0 1339480 260000 1079480 1339480 260000 1079480 NY Annual gala 987597 700003 287594 29456 233138 987597 700003 287594 29456 233138 262594 25000 1 Association of Science-Technology Centers 1025 Vermont AveNW Suite 500 Washington DC 20005 521926756 501(c)(3) 8763 Payment for services rendered in connection with a federal research grant focusing on education and human resources Cornell University 120 Day Hall Ithaca NY 148532801 150532082 501(C)(3) 44252 Payment for services rendered in connection with a national leadership grant Institute for Learning Innovation 166 West Street Annapolis MD 21401 521467051 501(c)(3) 200641 Payment for services rendered in connection with a federal research grant focusing on education and human resources Miami Museum of Science 3280 S Miami AVenue Miami FL 331292832 590854960 501(c)(3) 6687 Payment for services rendered in connection with a federal research grant focusing on education and human resources Regents of the University of Michigan 2074 Fleming 503 Thompson Street Ann Arbor MI 48109 386006309 501(c)(3) 44683 Payment for services rendered in connection with a federal research grant focusing on education and human resources 5 0 Procedure for Monitoring Grants in the U.S.: Part I, Line 2: Schedule I, Part I, Line 2: The subcontractor is required to submit a budget for approval. Once approved, NYSCI maintains the budget in its accounting system and monitors grant expenses against this budget. Payment to the subcontractor is usually in the form of reimbursements. Subcontractor is required to submit receipts and supporting documentation in order to be reimbursed. Depending on the project, interim progress reports may be required. A final report and accounting statement is usually required at the end of the project. At its discretion, NYSCI reserves the right to audit the subcontractor's financial records. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Margaret Honey 252250 0 0 0 2976 0 17077 0 12846 0 285149 0 0 0 Paul Konigstein 140250 0 0 0 173 0 13212 0 12935 0 166570 0 0 0 RObert Logan 135268 0 0 0 10407 0 11783 0 5435 0 162893 0 0 0 Eric Siegel 168200 0 0 0 777 0 15493 0 12409 0 196879 0 0 0 Erik Dochtermann CEO of KD&E and Board of Trustee member 3000 KD&E, an advertising and marketing agency, produced billboards for NYSCI 0 Ivan Seidenberg Chairman/CEO of Verizon and CO _Chair of the Board fo Trustees 34758 Verizon provides telecommunications services to NYSCI 0 Seth Dubin Counsel at Satterlee, Stephens, Burke & Burke and Board of Trustee member 8540 Satterlee, Stephens, Burke & Burke provide legal services to NYSCI 0 George campbell Jr Director of Consolidated Edison and Board of Trustee member 0 Con Ed provides energy transmission services to NYSCI. 0 X 1 25000 fair market value 1 0 1 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 Board of Trustee member Alan Sinsheimer and Board of Trustee member Seth Dubin have a family relationship. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 NY Hall of Science Board of Trustees approved the following revisions to its By-Laws on December 16, 2009: 1. Have the Executive Committee be composed of the Co-Chairs and Officers, and Chairs of all of the standing committees 2. Add to the list of standing committees the Exhibition and Education Committee, a committee that was not previously addressed in the By Laws 3. Remove the Personnel Committee (inactive for a long period) and empower the Executive Committee to handle CEO compension and other personnel matters 4. Add language to clarify the role of the President 5. Revise language surrounding the appointment of an Emeritus Trustee 6. Increase the number of Trustees from 36 to 42: "The Board of Trustees shall consist of not more than 42 Elected Trustees" Notification of proposed changes are recommended to the Board a minimum of 10 days prior to the scheduled Board meeting during which the vote will be held. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 The Chief Financial Officer engaged an external accounting firm to prepare Form 990. The first draft was reviewed with senior management. Form 990 was then provided to each voting member electronically via email for review and comment before filing. The Chief Financial Officer coordinated distribution to the Board, and in conjunction with the Chief Executive Officer, responded to comments and questions. Form 990 was filed after review and comment by the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE TRANSPARENCY POLICY Introduction The Internal Revenue Code imposes penalty taxes if the New York Hall of Science were to enter into an Excess Benefit Transaction with a Trustee or officer of the Hall or with anyone else who, during the prior five years, has been in a position to exercise substantial influence over the affairs of the Hall. A similar concern about conflicts of interest also informs the New York Not-for-Profit Law provisions about contracts involving not-for-profit organizations and their Trustees and officers. The Hall has always been careful to avoid conflicts issues. Nevertheless, it is appropriate to set out the Hall's policy in a written statement which draws from the requirements of Federal and State law and also from other principles of good management. Definitions: A person who has "substantial influence over the affairs of the Hall" means each Trustee and each senior officer of the Hall including all Hall employees who are at the level of Director or above. For our purposes, it also means a corporation in which a Trustee or a senior officer is a director or officer or controls at least 10% of the voting power and a partnership in which a Trustee or a senior officer is entitled to at least 10% of the profits. We call each of those people and entities an "Influential Person." That also includes an individual's spouse or significant other, parents, children and their spouses, sisters and brothers, and sisters- and brothers-in-law. An Excess Benefit Transaction is a transaction in which the Hall provides to an Influential Person an economic benefit that is worth more than the goods or services that the Hall receives in return. The "Reviewer" is the committee designated by the Chairman to review transactions that require authorization under this policy statement. Review: Without first receiving authorization from the Reviewer: A) The Hall may not do business with an Influential Person; B) No Influential Person may accept a gift or loan (other than a loan in the normal course of the lender's business) from a contractor or vendor of the Hall and that has a value of more than $100; C) The Hall may not make a contribution to any charity of which an Influential Person is a director or officer; and D) No Influential Person may give or loan to an employee of the Hall, nor may an employee of the Hall give or loan to an Influential Person, more than $1,000. The Reviewer may decline to grant authorization for a transaction under (A) only if the Reviewer determines that the proposed transaction would be an Excess Benefit Transaction. The Reviewer may decline to grant authorization for a transaction under (B), (C), or (D) only if the Reviewer determines that the proposed transaction would be inimical, or may be seen to be inimical, to responsible management of the Hall. Large Contracts: Before the Hall enters into any agreement for more than $100,000, it shall notify the Reviewer of the nature of the agreement and the name of the other party and furnish whatever information it has in its possession about the ownership and control of the other party. The Reviewer shall be deemed to have authorized the Hall to enter into the agreement unless it notifies the Hall within seven days that the agreement contemplates a transaction that, by reasons of the identity of the parties, requires further review under this policy statement. Notification: Each Influential Person must notify the Reviewer upon becoming aware that the Hall is doing business, or is considering doing business, with that Influential Person. In addition, once each year at a time designated by the Chairman, each Influential Person shall submit to the Reviewer a completed questionnaire in the form attached to this policy statement. Repetitive Business: In the event that an Influential Person and the Hall expect to engage in repetitive business, the Reviewer may prospectively authorize the conduct of that business on terms that the Reviewer considers appropriate. No further authorization for that repetitive business shall be required so long as the Influential Person and the Hall comply with the terms set by the Reviewer. The Reviewer may revoke a prospective authorization at any time. Reconsideration: If the Reviewer declines to authorize any transaction that requires authorization under this policy statement, any party to that transaction may submit the matter to the Board of Trustees or the Executive Committee of the Board for reconsideration. The relevant Influential Person may not vote on that matter as a Trustee or member of the Executive Committee. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 Compensation for the CEO is reviewed and approved by the Board of Trustees, provided that persons with potiential conflict of interest with respect to the compensation arrangements do not participate. The Board uses appropriate and adequate data to determine the reasonableness of the compensation being considered against industry standards. For key employees, the CEO uses industry standards substantiated by appropriate data such as compensation surveys, performance reviews, and a consideration of equity and parity within the organization. The compensation review process was last undertaken for the CEO and key employees in the years listed below: President & CEO: 2008 Director & Chief Content Officer: 2008 Executive VP, Finance: 2008 Chief Financial Officer: 2010 Executive VP & COO: 2009 Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Governing documents and conflict of interest policy have never been requested and have not been made readily available to the public. Financial statements are available upon request. Hard copies are provided with a charge to the recipient for postage. Electronic copies in pdf format are provided for free. Form 990 Part XI, Line 2c NYSCI committee responsible for audit oversight & selection of indep audito There have been no changes in the oversight process of the audit of NYSCI's financial statements or in the selection process of an independent accountant within this tax year.