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COLLECTIONS, INCLUDING LIBRARY HOLDINGS, ARE HELD FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. THE SOCIETY'S BOARD HAS ADOPTED A POLICY WHEREBY ANY PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF COLLECTION ITEMS CAN BE UTILIZED ONLY FOR THE PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL COLLECTION ITEMS THAT COMPLEMENT THE SOCIETY'S MISSION. FORM 990, SCH D, PART III LINE 4 DESCRIPTION OF SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS THE SOCIETY HAS TWO MAIN COLLECTIONS - A MUSEUM COLLECTION AND A LIBRARY COLLECTION. THE MUSEUM COLLECTION CONTAINS MORE THAN 60,000 OBJECTS AND WORKS OF ART RELATING TO THE FOUNDING OF THE US, THE HISTORY OF ART IN AMERICA AND THE HISTORY OF NY AND ITS PEOPLE. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, SCULPTURES, FURNITURE PIECES, DECORATIVE ARTS ITEMS, SHIP MODELS AND CARRIAGES. APPROXIMATELY 40,000 ITEMS IN THE COLLECTION ARE ON PERMANENT VIEW IN THE SOCIETY'S BUILDING AS A "VISIBLE STORAGE" INSTALLATION. THE COLLECTION MAY BE VIEWED ONLINE AT WWW.MUSEUM.NYHISTORY.ORG. THE LIBRARY AT THE SOCIETY IS ONE OF THE OLDEST INDEPENDENT RESEARCH LIBRARIES IN THE US. COLLECTION STRENGTHS INCLUDE LOCAL HISTORY OF NY 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 US, 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 NYC. THE LIBRARY COLLECTIONS INCLUDE 2 MILLION MANUSCRIPTS, 500,000 PHOTOGRAPHS, 400,000 PRINTS, 350,000 BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS, 150,000 ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS, 20,000 BROADSIDES, 15,000 PRINTED MAPS, 10,000 NEWSPAPERS AND 10,000 DINING MENUS. THE COLLECTIONS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE SOCIETY'S MISSION TO COLLECT, PRESERVE AND INTERPRET AMERICAN HISTORY AND ART THROUGH ITS MATERIAL CULTURAL LEGACY. FORM 990, SCH D, PART V, LINE 4 INTENDED USE OF THE ENDOWMENT THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT AND SPONSOR THE FOLLOWING EXEMPT PROGRAMS OF THE NYHS IN THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES: LIBRARY 3.2% MUSEUM 8.7% PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL 13.2% COLLECTION ACQUISITION .7% UNRESTRICTED 74.2% FORM 990, SCH D, PART X FIN 48 DISCLOSURE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009, THE SOCIETY ADOPTED FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) 740, WHICH ADDRESSES ACCOUNTING FOR, AND DISCLOSURE OF, UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE SOCIETY WILL CONTINUE TO BE EXEMPT FROM TAXES AND THAT THE SOCIETY HAS TAKEN NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. FORM 990, SCH D, PART XII RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE WITH AUDIT REPORT LINE 2D - COST OF INVENTORY SOLD $322,961 LINE 4B - INDIRECT COST OF SPECIAL EVENTS $404,913 FORM 990, SCH D, PART XIII RECONCILIATION OF EXPENSES WITH AUDIT REPORT LINE 2D - COST OF INVENTORY SOLD $322,961 LINE 4B - INDIRECT COST OF SPECIAL EVENTS $404,913 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services Traveling, Exhibition 111399 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services Catalogues publishing 65060 Central America and the Caribbean Investments 0 0 176459 FORM 990, SCH F, PART I, LINE 3 ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE U.S. THE SOCIETY ENTERED INTO EXHIBITION TRAVEL AGREEMENTS WITH TWO EUROPEAN MUSEUMS FOR ITS EXHIBITION ENTITLED "A NEW LIGHT ON TIFFANY." ONE OF THE TWO VENUES BEGAN IN THE TAX YEAR 2008 AND CONTINUED INTO TAX YEAR 2009, AND THE SECOND VENUE TOOK PLACE IN TAX YEAR 2009. THE SOCIETY EARNED PROGRAM SERVICE FEES AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS AGGREGATING $111,399. $22,000 OF COSTS WERE PAID TO A EUROPEAN SOURCE; THE REMAINDER OF COSTS WERE PAID TO U.S. SOURCES. THE SOCIETY CONTRACTED WITH TWO EUROPEAN BOOK PUBLISHERS FOR TWO EXHIBITION CATALOGUES. FUND TRANSFERS AGGREGATED $65,060 DURING THE TAX YEAR. X X X X X X true Barbi Zakin Events LLC Spec Events false 3475425 100000 3475425 3475425 100000 3475425 CA CT DC FL IL MA MI NJ NY VA WEEKEND/HISTORY 1623282 1510982 112300 34861 10033 GALA 1852143 1797343 54800 73279 13231 5 408747 354822 53925 41056 6595 3884172 3663147 221025 149196 29859 179055 41970 true American History Book Club Prize 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 DISTINGUISED 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. THE FINALIST IS SELETED FROM THIS LIST. X X X X X false false false false false false false false false Jean W Ashton 157647 0 0 0 618 0 4915 0 16760 0 179940 0 0 0 Andrew Buonpastore 155482 0 0 0 276 0 4726 0 8502 0 168986 0 0 0 Mary Kilbourn 176565 0 0 0 516 0 647 0 21905 0 199633 0 0 0 Louise Mirrer 357673 0 0 0 516 0 11077 0 25905 0 395171 0 0 0 Richard A Shein 125811 0 0 0 470 0 4153 0 26963 0 157397 0 0 0 Ric Burns Trustee 132860 See SCH O For More Details false X 16 X 9 381239 FMV on date received X 104 X Library Collection 8161 0 0 X Museum Collection 12 0 0 8 false true false FORM 990, SCH M, LINE 33 THE SOCIETY ACCEPTED NUMEROUS OBJECTS INTO BOTH ITS MUSEUM AND LIBRARY COLLECTIONS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. SEE SCH D, PART XIV, LINE 4 FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A MUSEUM AND MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS: THE FOUNDING MISSION OF THE SOCIETY'S MUSEUM IS TO GATHER, PRESERVE AND INTERPRET MATERIALS RELATED TO AMERICAN HISTORY SEEN THROUGH THE PRISM OF NY. IT HOLDS ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST COLLECTIONS OF HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS, AMERICAN ART, AND OTHER MATERIALS. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION CONTAINS MORE THAN 60,000 OBJECTS OR WORKS OF ART. (SEE SCH D, PART XIV FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COLLECTION.) EXHIBITIONS, BOTH PERMANENT AND CHANGING, ENABLE THE SOCIETY TO INTERPRET AND SHOWCASE THESE MATERIALS TO THE BROADEST POSSIBLE PUBLIC. DURING THE TAX YEAR, OVER 100,000 PERSONS ATTENDED EXHIBITIONS IN THE SOCIETY'S BUILDING, AND ADDITIONAL PERSONS ATTENDED N-YHS EXHIBITIONS OR VIEWED OBJECTS LOANED TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS: THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF THE SOCIETY ORGANIZES AND PRESENTS SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND TEACHER PROFESSIONAL-DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND DEVELOPS AND DISTRIBUTES CLASSROOM RESOURCES. DURING THE TAX YEAR, OVER 100,000 PERSONS ATTENDED EDUCATION PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE SOCIETY. ADULT PUBLIC PROGRAMS FOSTER LIFELONG LEARNING AND A DEEPER APPRECIATION OF THE RELEVANCE OF HISTORY AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOCIETY'S PERMANENT AND SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS. DURING THE TAX YEAR, 20,000 PERSONS BENEFITED FROM SOCIETY ADULT PUBLIC PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES OTHER PROGRAMS CONSIST OF THE SOCIETY'S MUSEUM STORE, MUSEUM CAF, EVENT RENTALS AND RIGHTS AND REPRODUCTION SERVICES. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 2 FAMILY OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS TRUSTEE R. GILDER AND A RELATIVE OF TRUSTEE J. BERKOWITZ HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. THE GILDER LEHRMAN COLLECTION ("GLC"), A DELAWARE PARTNERSHIP, OF WHICH TRUSTEES RICHARD GILDER AND LEWIS LEHRMAN ARE PARTNERS, AND THE GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY ("GLI"), A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED BY THE NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF REGENTS, ARE PARTIES TO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY (THE "SOCIETY") DATED OCTOBER 10, 2008 PURSUANT TO WHICH A COLLECTION OF AMERICAN HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AND OTHER ITEMS OWNED BY THE GLC AND THE GLI (THE "COLLECTION") HAS BEEN PLACED ON DEPOSIT WITH THE SOCIETY. MR. GILDER AND MR. LEHMAN ARE TRUSTEES OF THE GLI. ITEMS IN THE COLLECTION OWNED BY THE GLC HAVE BEEN LEASED TO THE GLI. A SEPARATE AREA FOR HOUSING THE COLLECTION WAS CONSTRUCTED BY THE SOCIETY USING FUNDS DONATED TO THE SOCIETY BY MR. GILDER IN 2003. STAFF OF THE GLC AND THE GLI MAINTAIN THE COLLECTION AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO SCHOLARS AND THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART VI- LINE 11 APPROVAL PROCESS OF FORM 990 THE COMPLETED FORM 990 AND SCHEDULES ARE PRESENTED FOR REVIEW TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. UPON 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 IRS. 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 OBTAINING EXECUTED QUESTIONNAIRES FROM ALL RECIPIENTS, REVIEWING ALL RESPONSES FOR COMPLETENESS AND FOLLOWING UP ON ANY MATTERS THAT ARE PRESENTED IN THE RESPONSES. FORM 990, PART VI- LINE 15 A & B EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS LINE 15A 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 AND NOT BY A STAFF MEMBER. 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 FINAL COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENT IS DETERMINED BY THE ENTIRE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE CHAIRMAN TAKES CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES AND DEPOSITS ALONGSIDE THE REGULAR MINUTES OF THE MEETING, BUT IN A SEALED ENVELOPE MARKED "BOARD CONFIDENTIAL." LINE 15B IN NOVEMBER OF EACH YEAR, INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, ACT AS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND REVIEW THE SALARIES AND PERFORMANCE OF THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES (OTHER THAN THE PRESIDENT AND CEO WHOSE COMPENSATION IS SET BY AGREEMENT AND DESCRIBED ABOVE). 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 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 BUT IN A SEALED ENVELOPE MARKED "BOARD CONFIDENTIAL." FORM 990, PART VI- LINE 19 PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS THE 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 SOCIETY'S RECENT FORM 990 FILINGS CAN BE FOUND ON ITS WEBSITE WWW.NYHISTORY.ORG. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A KENNETH T. JACKSON, A CURRENT TRUSTEE, WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY FROM MAY 2001 TO MAY 2004. FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24A COMPONENTS OF EXHIBITION COSTS EXHIBITION AND OBJECT LOAN FEES $ 11,065 CONSERVATION 64,800 DESIGN AND INSTALLATION 723,628 GRAPHICS 129,709 AUDIO/VISUAL 62,354 FILM PRODUCTION 165,000 EXHIBITION AND ART SHIPPING COSTS 150,352 __________________ TOTAL $ 1,306,908 ================== FORM 990, SCH G, PART I, LINE 2B FUNDRAISER THE SOCIETY CONTRACTED WITH ONE PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISER DURING THE TAX YEAR 2009 - BARBI ZAKIN EVENTS LLC. CONTRACTS WITH BARBI ZAKIN EVENTS LLC WERE RELATED TO CONSULTING WORK FOR TWO OF THE SOCIETY'S FUNDRAISING EVENTS DURING THE 2009 TAX YEAR. EACH CONTRACT CALLED FOR THE PAYMENT OF A FLAT FEE AND THE REIMBURSEMENT OF OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES (I.E. STAMPS, OFFICE SUPPLIES AND COPIES OF MATERIALS). THE SOCIETY DIRECTLY PAID FOR ALL MAJOR COSTS OF THE EVENTS, SUCH AS INVITATION PREPARATION AND MAILING, CATERING COSTS AND DECORATIONS, AND THE SOCIETY DIRECTLY COLLECTED ALL FUNDS RAISED BY THESE EVENTS. THE FEES AND OUT-OF-POCKET REIMBURSEMENT COSTS FOR THE TWO EVENTS AGGREGATED $100,000 AND $4,684, RESPECTIVELY. FORM 990, SCH L, PART IV TRANSACTION WITH INTERESTED PARTY THE SOCIETY CONTRACTED WITH STEEPLECHASE FILMS, INC. FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A FILM FOR AN EXHIBITION. RIC BURNS, A TRUSTEE, IS THE PRESIDENT OF THIS FIRM AND A WORLD-RENOWNED DOCUMENTARY FILM PRODUCER. DURING THE TAX YEAR 2009, THE SOCIETY PAID STEEPLECHASE FILMS, INC. $132,860 TOWARD THE TWO-YEAR CONTRACT. THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WERE FOLLOWED WITH RESPECT TO THIS TRANSACTION.