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        <ExplanationTxt>THE INSTITUTE CAN ALSO OWN, HOLD OR ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS OR DONATIONS OF ARTIFACTS, DOCUMENTS AND OTHER CULTURAL OBJECTS, AS WOULD A MUSEUM OR LIBRARY. THE INSTITUTE HAS PURCHASED AND HAS RECEIVED DONATIONS OF DOCUMENTS OF NATIONAL HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE DOCUMENTS ARE MAINTAINED FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH IN FURTHERANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE, RATHER THAN FOR FINANCIAL GAIN. IN CONFORMITY WITH ACCOUNTING POLICIES GENERALLY FOLLOWED BY MUSEUMS, THE VALUE OF THE HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION, AND GIFTS OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS ARE EXCLUDED FROM REVENUE IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. PURCHASES OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS ARE REFLECTED AS INCREASES IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED OR SOLD.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY WAS FOUNDED IN 1994 BY RICHARD GILDER AND LEWIS E. LEHRMAN, VISIONARIES AND LIFELONG SUPPORTERS OF AMERICAN HISTORY EDUCATION. THE INSTITUTE IS THE LEADING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO K-12 HISTORY EDUCATION WHILE ALSO SERVING THE GENERAL PUBLIC. ITS MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES. AT THE INSTITUTE'S CORE IS THE GILDER LEHRMAN COLLECTION, ONE OF THE GREAT ARCHIVES IN AMERICAN HISTORY. DRAWING ON THE 87,000 DOCUMENTS IN THE GILDER LEHRMAN COLLECTION AND AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF EMINENT HISTORIANS, THE INSTITUTE PROVIDES TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO UNIQUE PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIALS. AS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT PUBLIC CHARITY, THE GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY IS SUPPORTED THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, AND FOUNDATIONS. THE INSTITUTE'S PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY AWARDS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES, THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN HISTORIANS, THE COUNCIL OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES, AND THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>STUDENT PROGRAMS IN AMERICAN HISTORY: PROGRAMS IN 2025 SERVED STUDENTS IN ALL FIFTY STATES. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE AFFILIATE SCHOOL PROGRAM WAS OVER 37,000, REACHING 100,000 K-12 TEACHERS AND 15 MILLION STUDENTS. THE GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE HAS PARTNERED WITH THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION AND "HAMILTON" TO CREATE AN EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THE MUSICAL, WHICH HAD PARTICIPATION BY 210,000 STUDENTS ATTENDING HAMILTON THROUGH EDUHAM AND MORE THAN 1 MILLION STUDENTS NATIONWIDE PARTICIPATING IN EDUHAM ONLINE. THE INSTITUTE'S AP US HISTORY STUDY GUIDE HAD 1.2 MILLION UNIQUE VISITORS. THE CITIZENSHIP TEST: CIVICS AND AMERICAN HISTORY PROGRAM ENABLED 450,000 VIEWERS TO TAKE THE EXAM IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND FOSTER DISCUSSION ON THE MEANING OF CITIZENSHIP AND HOW THEY CAN SHARE A HEALTHY CIVIC LIFE TOGETHER. HISTORY SCHOOL BOOK CLUB WAS EXPANDED TO FEATURE A GROWING LIBRARY OF UNITS DRAWN FROM BOOK BREAKS SERIES, FOCUSING ON THEMES THAT CONNECT DIRECTLY TO HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY EDUCATION. THE INSTITUTE'S STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL BRINGS TOGETHER MORE THAN 250 STUDENTS FROM ALL 50 STATES TO CREATE A DISTINCTIVE PLATFORM TO EXPLORE AMERICAN HISTORY WHILE DEVELOPING THEIR LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATION AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE MAINTAINS AN ACCOUNT AT GILDER GAGNON HOWE &amp; CO LLC (GGH). SHAIZA RIZAVI AND MICHAEL MCCORMICK, TRUSTEES OF GLI, ARE MEMBERS OF GGH, WHO ALSO WORK ALONGSIDE PAT DUFF. THOMAS LEHRMAN AND LEWIS LEHRMAN ARE FATHER AND SON, BOTH OF WHOM SERVE IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES FOR FAMILY ENTITIES, NON OF WHICH DO BUSINESS WITH GLIAH. MICHAEL MCCORMICK HAS SEVERAL CLIENTS WHO ARE BOARD MEMBERS. JOHN BRITTON AND THOMAS LEHRMAN ENGAGED IN A BUSINESS TRANSACTION. ALYSHA BUTLER DOES EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING FOR GLI FOR WHICH SHE RECEIVES A MODEST HONORARIUM. BOB DAUM AND JOHN NAU SERVE TOGETHER ON ANOTHER BOARD RELATED TO AMERICAN HISTORY. ANDREW BANKS HAS A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH COMPANY ON WHICH JAMES BASKER SITS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE FORM 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY COO, THEN A FINAL DRAFT IS SHARED WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD REVIEWS THE RETURN BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. THE 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE INSTITUTE'S WEBSITE FOR ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO ACCESS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS COMPLETED BY TRUSTEES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE INSTITUTE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>PRESIDENT &amp; CEO COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY BOARD OF TRUSTEES. TOP MANAGEMENT SALARIES ARE APPROVED BY PRESIDENT &amp; CEO USING COMPARISON DATA OF SIMILAR-SIZED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. COMPARABILITY DATA IS COLLECTED FROM INDEPENDENT SOURCES PRIOR TO APPROVAL BY PRESIDENT &amp; CEO.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE INSTITUTE'S AUDITED FINANCIALS AND FORM 990S ARE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE. OTHER DOCUMENTS WOULD BE FURNISHED UPON REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,454,130. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 157,583. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 32,512. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,644,225.</ExplanationTxt>
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