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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 164,658 | 192,117 | 511,537 | 219,465 | 484,849 | 1,572,626 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 164,658 | 192,117 | 511,537 | 219,465 | 484,849 | 1,572,626 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 38,518 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,534,108 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 164,658 | 192,117 | 511,537 | 219,465 | 484,849 | 1,572,626 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 826,876 | 848,647 | 858,825 | 881,002 | 931,680 | 4,347,030 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 8,430 | 1,740 | 77,315 | 605 | 1,364 | 89,454 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 6,009,110 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INC (THE "SOCIETY"), QUALIFIES AS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED BECAUSE IT MEETS THE 10% FACTS-AND-CIRCUMSTANCES TEST UNDER TREAS. REG 1.170A-9(E) (3) FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 IN THE FOLLOWING RESPECTS:10% OF SUPPORT LIMITATION:THE SOCIETY'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE FOR FISCAL 2018 IS 25.53% WHICH EXCEEDED 10%.ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT AND PUBLIC MISSION:THE SOCIETY PERPETUATES THE MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO, IN MILITARY, NAVAL OR CIVIL SERVICE, BY THEIR ACTS OR COUNSEL, ACHIEVED AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE; TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST IN THE PROPER CELEBRATION OF THE ANNIVERSARIES OF WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY, THE BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND BUNKER HILL, THE FOURTH OF JULY, THE CAPITULATIONS OF SARATOGA AND YORKTOWN, THE EVACUATION OF NEW YORK BY THE BRITISH ARMY, AND OTHER PROMINENT EVENTS RELATING TO OR CONNECTED WITH THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION; TO COLLECT AND SECURE FOR PRESERVATION THE MANUSCRIPT ROLLS, RECORDS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THAT WAR; TO INSPIRE AMONG THE MEMBERS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS THE PATRIOTIC SPIRIT OF THEIR FOREFATHERS; TO INCULCATE IN THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL, SENTIMENTS OF NATIONALITY AND RESPECT FOR THE PRINCIPLES FOR WHICH THE PATRIOTS OF THE REVOLUTION CONTENDED; TO ASSIST IN THE COMMEMORATIVE CELEBRATION OF OTHER GREAT HISTORICAL EVENTS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE, AND TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INTERCOURSE AND THE FEELING OF FELLOWSHIP AMONG ITS MEMBERS.IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY OPERATES A MUSEUM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITH THE MISSION TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND CREATE GENUINE APPRECIATION FOR NEW YORK CITY HISTORY AS IT RELATES TO COLONIAL AMERICA, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR, AND THE EARLY REPUBLIC; THIS MISSION IS FULFILLED THROUGH THE PRESERVATION OF ITS COLLECTION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE SOCIETY'S LANDMARKED 1719 BUILDING ALONG WITH VARIED EXHIBITIONS OF ART AND ARTIFACTS AS THEY RELATE TO THE HISTORIC SITE AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. THE MUSEUM STRIVES TO BE AN INSPIRING RESOURCE IN PROVIDING A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF EARLY AMERICAN LIFE WHILE PROMOTING A PARTICULAR APPRECIATION FOR THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND THE RICH HISTORY THAT EXISTS IN LOWER MANHATTAN. WITH A CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION, THE MUSEUM WILL CONTINUE TO BE A VITAL INSTITUTION TO A GROWING AUDIENCE THAT OFFERS COMPELLING PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITIONS WHILE EXPANDING ON PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY BOTH ON AND OFF SITE. SOURCES OF SUPPORT:THE SOCIETY'S FUNDING COMES FROM DIVERSE SOURCES OF SUPPORT, INCLUDING A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES THAT SUPPORT ITS PURPOSES. AS THE SOCIETY CONTINUES TO GROW IT SEEKS TO DEVELOP ADDITIONAL FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES TO ATTRACT A BROAD RANGE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT FROM INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES WHO SUPPORT ITS MISSION. CURRENTLY THE SOCIETY HAS 878 MEMBERS AND THE MUSEUM HAS 162 MEMBERS.REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY:THE SOCIETY IS GOVERNED BY ITS' BOARD OF MANAGERS, WHICH REFLECTS A BROAD RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL BACKGROUND AND EXPERTISE IN MANAGING AND OPERATING A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES OR SERVICES; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS OR POLICIES:THE SOCIETY'S FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF COLONIAL AMERICA, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR, AND THE EARLY REPUBLIC. THE SOCIETY MAINTAINS ITS LANDMARKED 1719 BUILDING, WHICH ON THE FIRST FLOOR SERVES AS THE SITE OF AN ESTABLISHMENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SERVING FOOD AND DRINKS, A USAGE SIMILAR TO THAT WHICH EXISTED ON THE PREMISES DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA. THE SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH FLOORS OF THE FIVE BUILDINGS THAT MAKE-UP THE FRAUNCES TAVERN COMPLEX ARE USED FOR THE SOCIETY'S PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING.PROGRAMS OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC BY THE SON'S OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INC. INCLUDE: A. FRAUNCES TAVERN MUSEUM - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SEVEN DAYS A WEEKFOCUSING ON THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMING TARGETS BOTH ADULT LEARNERS AND CHILDREN. IT HAS BECOME A STAPLE IN THE NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM. ADULT VISITORS WHO HAVE RETURNED TO FRAUNCES TAVERN FOR VARIOUS OCCASIONS RECALL STANDING IN THE MUSEUM WHILE ON AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FIELD TRIP EVEN IF IT HAPPENED SEVERAL DECADES AGO. ONE PARENT RECALLED IN THE MUSEUM COMMENT BOOK, "I CAME WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUT AFTER MANY YEARS AND AT 54, I CAN APPRECIATE IT MORE. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE MUSEUM RUNNING FOR ME AND EVERYONE ELSE TO ENJOY." AS LEARNING THEORIES HAVE EVOLVED THROUGH THE YEARS, THE MUSEUM'S TEACHING TECHNIQUES HAVE ADAPTED TO COMPLEMENT UP-TO-DATE EDUCATION MODELS TO ENSURE EXCELLENT QUALITY IN PROGRAMMING. FOR THE 2016/2017 SCHOOL YEAR, THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING SERVED 4,740 STUDENTS AND 177 CLASSES. CLASSES RANGED FROM 6 TO 60 STUDENTS AT A TIME AND EACH PROGRAM IS 90 MINUTES LONG. THE PROGRAM TYPICALLY OCCURS IN THE MORNING (BETWEEN 10AM -12) BEFORE THE MUSEUM'S DAILY PUBLIC HOURS. THIS ALLOWS STAFF TO PRIORITIZE THE STUDENTS' EXPERIENCE IN THE MUSEUM AND NOT BE CONCERNED WITH OVERCROWDING BY THE PUBLIC. THE REGULAR SCHOOL PROGRAM IS TITLED, REVOLUTIONARY HEROES & TAVERN LIFE. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM STUDENTS VISIT THE LONG ROOM, WHERE GEORGE WASHINGTON BID FAREWELL TO HIS OFFICERS AFTER THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, TO LEARN ABOUT THE TAVERN'S ROLE DURING THE REVOLUTION AND IN COLONIAL LIFE. IN THE JOHN WARD DUNSMORE GALLERY, STUDENTS USE VISUAL THINKING STRATEGIES TO LEARN ABOUT VARIOUS REVOLUTIONARY WAR PARTICIPANTS. INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES ARE USED TO EXPERIENCE AND INTERPRET COLONIAL LIFE IN NEW YORK. TO EXPAND ON OUR CURRENT SCHOOL PROGRAM, WE LAUNCHED IN THE FALL OF 2017 A NEW QUILL WRITING PROGRAM ENTITLED "DOCUMENTING HISTORY" BASED ON THE STUDY OF PRIMARY SOURCES. THIS PROGRAM TARGETS GRADES 4-12. STUDENTS LEARN QUILL WRITING AND STUDY PRIMARY DOCUMENTS SUCH AS REVOLUTIONARY WAR SPY BENJAMIN TALLMADGE'S DIARY, AND OATH OF ALLEGIANCES TO THE CROWN OR PATRIOT CAUSE. STUDENTS WILL SPEND THE FIRST HALF OF THIS PROGRAM IN THE MUSEUM'S LONG ROOM AND MCENTEE GALLERY LEARNING ABOUT COLONIAL LIFE BY STUDYING PRIMARY DOCUMENTS THAT REVEAL THIS HISTORY. A REENACTMENT OF WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL TO HIS OFFICERS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE MESICK GALLERY. QUILL WRITING WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE MUSEUM'S FLAG GALLERY WHERE STUDENTS WILL SIGN THEIR NAMES WITH A QUILL AND INK, CHOOSING WHETHER TO SWEAR AN OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE CROWN OR COLONIES. THE SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL PROGRAM ARE DIVERSE AND COME FROM ALL FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY. CLASSES THAT PARTICIPATED INCLUDE: 54 7TH GRADE STUDENTS FROM IS 238 IN BROOKLYN, 100 5TH GRADE STUDENTS FROM PS 136 IN QUEENS, 96 5TH GRADE STUDENTS FROM PS 234 IN MANHATTAN, AND 52 4TH GRADE STUDENTS FROM BRONX COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL. IN TOTAL, 168 STUDENT GROUPS WERE IN THE 1ST THROUGH 5TH GRADES. EIGHT STUDENT GROUPS WERE IN THE 6TH THROUGH 8TH GRADE, AND 1 STUDENT GROUP WAS IN 9TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE. OF THE 4,740 TOTAL STUDENTS WHO ATTEND THE MUSEUM'S SCHOOL TOUR PROGRAM 2,047 WERE FROM TITLE I SCHOOLS, WHICH ARE SCHOOLS WITH A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.EACH SCHOOL PROGRAM CAN ACCOMMODATE A SINGLE CLASS AS WELL AS LARGER GROUP SIZES OF 36-54 STUDENTS AT A TIME WHEN REQUESTED. DUE TO THE MUSEUM'S GROWING VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER MORE THAN ONE SCHOOL PROGRAM PER DAY. EDUCATORS, TRAINED BY THE EDUCATION & PUBLIC PROGRAMS COORDINATOR, HELP TO ENSURE EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY IN THE SCHOOL PROGRAM WHICH PROMOTES CRITICAL THINKING TO GIVE STUDENTS AN AUTHENTIC AND PERSONAL ENCOUNTER WITH HISTORY (NYS LEARNING STANDARDS SOCIAL STUDIES, LANGUAGE ARTS, ARTS) THE PROGRAM INCORPORATES USAGE OF HANDLING OBJECTS WHICH IS ESSENTIAL TO STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HISTORY. THIS PART OF THE PROGRAM RECEIVES EXCEPTIONAL PRAISE YEAR AFTER YEAR. STUDENTS ARE GIVEN TAKE-HOME TRI-LINGUAL BROCHURES (ENGLISH, SPANISH, MANDARIN) TO ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE AT HOME ABOUT WHAT THE STUDENT LEARNED DURING OUR PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, THESE BROCHURES SERVE AS A PASS TO RETURN TO THE MUSEUM FREE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE MISSION FOR THOSE WHO ARE DIFFERENTLY ABLE HAS BECOME ESSENTIAL TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY. IN APRIL OF 2014 THE MUSEUM HOSTED ITS FIRST ACCESS PROGRAM IN ASSOCIATION WITH AUTISM FRIENDLY SPACES. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDED STAFF TRAINING, SPECIAL CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ENJOY WHILE EXPERIENCING THE MUSEUM. |
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | MISCELLANEOUS - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 8,430. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 1,740. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 2,315. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 605. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 1,364. INSURANCE PROCEEDS - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 75,000. |
| PART II, SETION C - LINE 17A | THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OFFERED TO ADULT LEANERS CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A GREAT RESOURCE TO THE COMMUNITY BY MAINTAINING A STRONG ATTENDANCE IN OUR MONTHLY LECTURES AND SEASONAL WALKING TOURS. ALL ASPECTS OF PROGRAMS ARE MANAGED BY THE FULL-TIME EDUCATION & PUBLIC PROGRAMS COORDINATOR. THE MUSEUM'S FLAG GALLERY IS A "MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM" WHERE MOST PROGRAMS ARE HELD, INCLUDING ACADEMIC LECTURES, SEATING UP TO 70. MONTHLY EVENING LECTURES ARE HOSTED IN THE KATHRYN & SHELBY CULLOM DAVIS EDUCATION CENTER FOR AMERICAN HISTORY. LECTURES FOCUS ON SUBJECTS RELATING TO COLONIAL AMERICA, THE REVOLUTION, AND THE EARLY REPUBLIC, AND ARE GIVEN BY HISTORIANS AND ACADEMICS WHO HAVE PUBLISHED RECENT WORKS. EACH PRESENTATION IS FOLLOWED BY A "Q&A" SESSION. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE IS 45 GUESTS, WITH OCCASIONAL SELL-OUT CROWDS. CSPAN3 ALSO ATTENDS SELECT LECTURES TO FILM AND THEN AIR THE LECTURES. THE FILMED LECTURES CAN BE ACCESSED ON THE CSPAN3 WEBSITE. TO INCREASE ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC, ALL EVENING LECTURES ARE RECORDED AND CAN NOW BE ACCESSED ON THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. RECENT SPEAKERS AT OUR EVENING LECTURES HAVE INCLUDED HARLOW GILES UNGER, VIRGINIA DEJOHN ANDERSON AND CAROL BERKIN. THE MUSEUM'S WALKING TOURS PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO THE LANDSCAPES OF THE CITY'S PAST. LICENSED GUIDES LEAD PARTICIPANTS THROUGH LOWER MANHATTAN NEIGHBORHOODS WHILE NARRATING THE HISTORY. THE MUSEUM OFFERS SIX WALKING TOURS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR: "A REBELLIOUS BREW: THE NEW YORK TEA PARTY OF 1774" IN APRIL (2 HOURS), "A TOAST TO HISTORY: INDEPENDENCE EVE IN JULY" (2 HOURS), "THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: DAWN OF INDEPENDENCE" (2 HOURS), "EVACUATION DAY" IN NOVEMBER (2 HOURS), "WASHINGTON & HAMILTON IN NEW YORK CITY" IN AUGUEST (2 HOURS), AND "SYMPATHETIC SPIES: GEORGE WASHINGTON'S EYES AND EARS IN LOWER MANHATTAN" IN SEPTEMBER (2 HOURS). THERE ARE 30 PARTICIPANTS PER TOUR. DUE TO THE POPULARITY OF THESE WALKING TOURS, THE MUSEUM NOW OFFERS EACH OF THE TOURS ON MULTIPLE DATES. TO ENSURE QUALITY PROGRAMMING, THE MUSEUM CAPS TOURS AT 30 PARTICIPANTS PER TOUR. SINCE 2014, THE MUSEUM HAS PARTICIPATED IN "NIGHT AT THE MUSEUMS", A COLLABORATIVE EVENT WITH DOWNTOWN CULTURAL GROUP AND RIVER TO RIVER FESTIVAL. THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE IN JUNE AND AIMS TO PROVIDE GREATER ACCESSIBILITY BY KEEPING CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS OPEN LATER THAN TRADITIONAL PUBLIC HOURS AND OFFERING FREE ADMISSION FROM 4:00-8:00PM. IN 2017, THE MUSEUM RECEIVED 410 VISITORS, TRIPLE THE STANDARD DAILY ATTENDANCE. [ON ONE DAY] SPECIAL FAMILY PROGRAMMING IS AVAILABLE DURING NIGHT AT THE MUSEUMS THAT INCLUDES LIVE 18TH CENTURY MUSIC AND THE TRICORNE DANCE ENSEMBLE, WHO TEACH VISITORS COLONIAL DANCE. DOCENT LED TOURS ARE OFFERED THROUGH THE EVENING FROM 4:00-8:00PM. THE MUSEUM OFFERS ANNUAL SPECIAL PUBLIC PROGRAMMING IN SEPTEMBER: SPY WEEK, FOR NATHAN HALE DAY (REVOLUTIONARY WAR SPY). THIS WEEK-LONG THEMED PROGRAM FOCUSES ON ESPIONAGE DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. IT INCLUDES A RELATED THEMED LECTURE AND A SPECIAL DOCENT-LED ESPIONAGE THEMED PUBLIC TOUR OFFERED DAILY FOR THE WEEK. THIS TOUR FOCUSES ON WASHINGTON'S CULPER SPY RING, NATHAN HALE, BENJAMIN TALLMADGE, LYDIA DARRAGH, AND OTHER NOTABLE SPIES FEATURED IN THE MUSEUM'S GALLERIES. SPECIAL ARTIFACTS FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION ARE ALSO BE ON DISPLAY. IN 2017 WE ALSO INCLUDED A FAMILY DAY WITH CHILDREN'S AUTHOR CLAUDIA FRIDDELL, WHO LED CHILDREN-FRIENDLY SPY ACTIVITIES IN THE EDUCATIONAL CENTER. "SPY WEEK" IS IN RESPONSE TO A 2015 SUMMER SURVEY ADMINISTERED BY THE MUSEUM. FORTY ONE PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS WERE INTERESTED IN ESPIONAGE-RELATED TOPICS, MAKING IT THE MOST POPULAR RESULT ON THE SURVEY. |
| PART II, SETION C - LINE 17A | IN RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES ABOUT CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING, A SCAVENGER HUNT ACTIVITY WAS CREATED. THIS NEW INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY AIMS TO ENGAGE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES USING QUESTIONS AND HINTS ALL FOCUSED ON ALEXANDER HAMILTON TO FIND SELECTED ARTIFACTS WITHIN THE MUSEUM'S GALLERIES. IT IS AVAILABLE AT THE FRONT DESK (COMPLIMENTARY WITH ADMISSION) AND DOES NOT REQUIRE THE GUIDANCE OF MUSEUM STAFF. DUE TO THE POPULARITY OF THE HAMILTON SCAVENGER HUNT, THE MUSEUM ALSO OFFERS A SKETCH ACTIVITY AVAILABLE AT THE FRONT DESK, ENCOURAGING VISITORS TO PICK AN ARTIFACT IN THE MUSEUM AND DRAW IT "BROUGHT TO LIFE" DURING ITS TIME OF USE. THESE "COLONIES IN CONTEXT" SKETCHES ARE FEATURED ON THE MUSEUM'S SOCIAL MEDIA. TO CONTINUE CELEBRATING THE POPULARITY OF HAMILTON, THE MUSEUM LAUNCHED ITS FIRST PROGRAM COMMEMORATING THE DATE OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON'S DEATH. THIS EVENT INCLUDED A READING OF HAMILTON'S EULOGY AT HIS GRAVE IN TRINITY CHURCHYARD, WITH A SOLD OUT CROW OF 70 ATTENDEES. IN 2017 THE MUSEUM STARTED A BOOK CLUB. THE CLUB MEETS ONCE PER CALENDAR QUARTER TO DISCUSS A RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOK RELATED TO THE MUSEUM'S MISSION. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO ACCESS THE MISSION AND FACILITATE THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION ON CURRENT PERSPECTIVES REGARDING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. SINCE 2015 THE MUSEUM CELEBRATES GEORGE WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL TO HIS OFFICERS ON DECEMBER 4, 1783 WITH A REENACTMENT OF THE FAREWELL IN THE MUSEUM'S HISTORIC LONG ROOM. A WASHINGTON REENACTOR PERFORMS THE FAREWELL IN THE LONG ROOM ACCORDING TO THE TEXT IN BENJAMIN TALLMADGE'S MEMOIR. THERE ARE USUALLY 5-7 CYCLED PERFORMANCES ON THIS DATE, ALLOWING 25 VIEWERS PER SOLD OUT PERFORMANCE. THE MUSEUM HAS NINE GALLERIES FOR EXHIBITION OF ITS 8,000 PIECE COLLECTION. THERE ARE THREE ROTATING GALLERIES AND AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF TWO NEW EXHIBIONS. OUR CURRENT ROTATING EXHIBITS INCLUDE, "FEAR & FORCE: NEW YORK CITY'S SONS OF LIBERTY", WHICH FOCUSES ON THE LOCAL BRANCH OF THE SONS OF LIBERTY, THE NEW YORK TEA PARTY, AND HAS AN INTERACTIVE COMPONENT THAT INCLUDES A HISTORICALLY ACCURATE CHEST OF TEA VISITORS CAN SMELL. THE SECOND OF THE ROTATING EXHIBITS IS "CONFIDENTIAL: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION'S AGENTS OF ESPIONAGE". THIS EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE CULPER SPY RING AND INCLUDES AN INTERACTIVE CYPHER ACTIVITY FOR VISITORS. THE THIRD ROTATING EXHIBITION FEATURES TEN OF THE MUSEUM'S MOST INTELLECTUALLY VALUABLE OBJECTS, INCLUDING THE CARRIAGE DOOR OF GEORGE WASHINGTON'S COACH AND DENIS MALONE CARTER'S PAINTING "MOLLY PITCHER." DUE TO THESE OBJECTS SENSITIVITY TO LIGHT AND IMPORTANCE TO AMERICAN HISTORY THEY ARE RARELY ON DISPLAY. IT WILL BE A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW SOME OF FRAUNCES TAVERN MUSEUM'S CROWN JEWELS. THE SIX PERMANENT EXHIBITS INCLUDE THE ORIENTATION ROOM WHERE A BRIEF VIDEO ACCOMPANIES PANELS AND ARTIFACTS TELLING THE STORY OF THE MUSEUM. A STOIC COUNTENANCE: PORTRAITS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON IS LOCATED IN THE ELIZABETH AND STANLEY DEFOREST SCOTT GALLERY, THIS EXHIBITION FEATURES LATE 1700S PORTRAITS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON FROM AROUND THE WORLD. IT INCLUDES A LOUVRE COPY OF THE FAMOUS HOUDON BUST. THE LONG ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF 54 PEARL STREET IS THE SITE OF GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON'S FAMOUS FAREWELL TO HIS OFFICERS AT THE END OF THE REVOLUTION. THIS PERIOD ROOM IS A RE-CREATION OF AN 18TH CENTURY PUBLIC DINING ROOM BASED ON EXTENSIVE RESEARCH OF INVENTORIES AND ESTATES OF TAVERN KEEPERS OF THIS PERIOD. THE CLINTON ROOM IS A RECREATION OF A FEDERALIST STYLE DINING ROOM. THE ROOM IS NAMED FOR GEORGE CLINTON, NEW YORK STATE'S FIRST AMERICAN GOVERNOR WHO HOSTED A DINNER PARTY FOR GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON AT FRAUNCES TAVERN TO CELEBRATE THE BRITISH EVACUATION OF BRITISH TROOPS FROM NEW YORK ON NOVEMBER 25, 1783. THE SECOND TO LAST PERMANENT EXHIBITION IS THE HISTORY OF THE SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK LOCATED ABOVE THE LONG ROOM IN THE MCENTEE GALLERY, THIS EXHIBIT EXPLAINS THE HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION THAT SAVED FRAUNCES TAVERN. VISITORS CAN LEARN ABOUT THE SRNY AND ITS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT THROUGH THE DISPLAYS OF ARTIFACTS, IMAGES AND PLAQUES, WHICH ARE KEPT IN ORIGINAL EARLY 20TH CENTURY MUSEUM CASES, BUILT BY TIFFANY & COMPANY. THE FINAL PERMANENT EXHIBITION IS A FLASH OF COLOR: EARLY AMERICAN FLAGS AND STANDARDS WHICH FEATURES OVER FORTY OF THE MORE THAN 200 FLAGS FROM THE COLLECTION ARE ON DISPLAY IN THE KATHRYN & SHELBY CULLOM DAVIS EDUCATION CENTER FOR AMERICAN HISTORY. IN THIS EXHIBIT VISITORS WILL LEARN HOW THE DESIGN AND COLORS OF THE AMERICAN FLAG DEVELOPED. FLAGS REPRESENTING THE STATES AND FRENCH REGIMENTS WHO FOUGHT FOR THE CAUSE ARE ALSO ON DISPLAY. IN 2015 THE MUSEUM STARTED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE AUDIO COMPONENTS OF THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE TO THOSE WHO ARE HEARING IMPAIRED. THIS INCLUDED ADDING CAPTIONING TO THE ORIENTATION VIDEO AND INDUCTION LOOPS. |
| PART II, SETION C - LINE 17A | B. NATHAN HALE DAY IS CELEBRATED ANNUALLY ON SEPTEMBER 22 AT CITY HALL PARK IN FRONT OF THE NATHAN HALE STATUE WITH A PUBLIC CEREMONY AND WREATH LAYING. THE CELEBRATION IS TO COMMEMORATE NATHAN HALE WHO, DISGUISED AS A DUTCH SCHOOL TEACHER, ATTEMPTED TO INFILTRATE THE BRITISH RANKS TO GATHER BRITISH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. HALE WAS DISCOVERED ON SEPTEMBER 21, 1776 AND BROUGHT BEFORE GENERAL WILLIAM HOWE, COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE BRITISH ARMY, AT HIS HEADQUARTERS AT THE BEEKMAN MANSION (APPROXIMATELY 51ST STREET AND FIRST AVENUE). HALE WAS HANGED FOR TREASON, WITHOUT TRIAL, THE NEXT MORNING. THE STATUE OF NATHAN HALE, BY FREDERICK MACMONNIES (1863-1937), WAS PRESENTED TO NEW YORK CITY BY THE SONS OF THE REVOLUTION ON NOVEMBER 25, 1893. HALE'S FAMOUS LAST WORDS ARE INSCRIBED ON THE STATUE, "I ONLY REGRET THAT I HAVE BUT ONE LIFE TO LOSE FOR MY COUNTRY." C. EVACUATION DAY IS COMMEMORATED AS PART OF THE SOCIETY'S MISSION TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST IN THE PROPER CELEBRATION OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE EVACUATION OF NEW YORK BY THE BRITISH ARMY. ON NOVEMBER 25, 1783, THE DEFEATED BRITISH ARMY LEFT NEW YORK CITY AFTER A SEVEN-YEAR OCCUPATION. THAT NIGHT, THE FIRST AMERICAN-BORN GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, GEORGE CLINTON, HONORED COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF GEORGE WASHINGTON WITH A CELEBRATION HELD IN FRAUNCES TAVERN (THE SITE OF THE SOCIETY'S MUSEUM). DURING THE DINNER, THIRTEEN TOASTS WERE OFFERED, BEGINNING WITH "THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ENDING WITH "MAY THE REMEMBRANCES OF THIS DAY BE A LESSON TO PRINCES". THE SOCIETY PROMOTES AND CELEBRATES EVACUATION DAY WITH AN ANNUAL DINNER TO WHICH THE PUBLIC IS INVITED, HOSTED AT THE FRAUNCES TAVERN RESTAURANT. THE THIRTEEN ORIGINAL TOASTS ARE GIVEN. THE RESTAURANT'S LARGEST ROOM, THE BISSELL ROOM, IS USED FOR THIS DINNER. D. TALLMADGE DAY IS A CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTHDAY OF FREDERICK SAMUEL TALLMADGE, LATE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY, TO HONOR TALLMADGE FOR HIS DEVOTION TO AND BENEFICENCE TO THE SOCIETY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO THIS EVENT. E. THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY BALL IS HELD ANNUALLY AS A DINNER IN FEBRUARY TO CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE WASHINGTON'S BIRTH. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO THE BALL, WHICH IS ATTENDED BY OVER 100 PEOPLE. THE BALL PROGRAM INCLUDES A PROCESSION OF HONORED GUESTS, SOCIETY AND NATIONAL COLOR PRESENTATION, PLEDGE, INVOCATION, TOASTS, DISTINGUISHED PATRIOT AWARD AND COCKED HAT CEREMONY. THE DISTINGUISHED PATRIOT AWARD IS PRESENTED AT THE BALL. THE AWARD WAS FIRST GIVEN IN 1961 AT THE 84TH BALL TO AN AMERICAN WHO HAS MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO HIS OR HER FIELD OF ENDEAVOR AND WHO PERSONIFIES THE PRINCIPLES UPON WHICH THIS COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED. AT THE SOCIETY'S 2018 BALL, THE AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO ROBERT M.S. MCDONALD, PHD, A PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AT THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT. THE COCKED HAT CEREMONY IS THE PRESENTATION OF A REPRODUCTION TRI-CORN HAT TO THE SOCIETY PRESIDENT. IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE READING OF THE COCKED HAT POEM. THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY BALL ALSO SERVES AS A FUNDRAISER FOR FRAUNCES TAVERN MUSEUM. F. BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD DINNER (INCLUDING FRAUNCES TAVERN MUSEUM BOOK AWARD PRESENTATION). IN ADDITION, SOCIETY MEMBERS WHO HAVE ACHIEVED FORTY AND FIFTY YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP ARE RECOGNIZED. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO THIS EVENT. SINCE THE 1970S IT HAS BEEN THE EVENT WHERE THE FRAUNCES TAVERN MUSEUM BOOK AWARD HAS BEEN PRESENTED. AT THE 2018 BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD DINNER, WE PRESENTED THE BOOK AWARD TO RUSSELL SHORTO FOR "REVOLUTION SONG: A STORY OF AMERICAN FREEDOM" ON WHICH HE GAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION DURING THE DINNER. G. AWARDS & BENEVOLENCE - EVERY YEAR THE SOCIETY PRESENTS FOUR AWARDS. THE KNOX TROPHY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1910 AND IS THE OLDEST AWARD GIVEN TO A WEST POINT CADET. THE GUSTAVUS CONYNGHAM AWARD IS GIVEN TO A U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY MIDSHIPMAN WITH THE BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE AT SEA WHO INTENDS TO SAIL AFTER GRADUATION. THE FRAUNCES TAVERN MUSEUM BOOK AWARD HAS BEEN ANNUALLY PRESENTED SINCE 1972 TO THE AUTHOR OF THE BEST, NEWLY PUBLISHED WORK ON THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, COMBINING ORIGINAL SCHOLARSHIP, INSIGHT AND GOOD WRITING. THE WINNER, RUNNER UP AND HONORABLE MENTION ARE ALL INVITED TO BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD DINNER AND PRESENTED WITH A PLAQUE. THE BOOK AWARD IS TOUTED BY PUBLISHERS AND AUTHORS AND RECOGNIZED AS A PRESTIGIOUS AWARD BY THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WHO RECOMMEND BOOKS. WE ALSO HOST AN ESSAY CONTEST ON FLAG DAY FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ON THE TOPIC, "WHAT THE AMERICAN FLAG MEANS TO ME." THE WINNERS AND THEIR SCHOOLS RECEIVE A CASH PRIZES AND PLAQUES. THE SOCIETY HAS HELD AN ESSAY CONTEST SINCE AT LEAST 1914. THE ESSAY CONTEST REACHES HUNDREDS OF SCHOOL KIDS THROUGH THEIR PARTICIPATION. DURING THE FLAG DAY CELEBRATION CEREMONY IN FRONT OF 54 PEARL STREET THE WINNING ESSAYS ARE READ. ALL THE BYSTANDERS WATCHING AND LISTENING ARE ACCESSING PART OF THE SOCIETY MISSION. THE FINAL AWARD WAS FIRST GIVEN IN 1961 AT THE 84TH ANNUAL GEORGE WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY BALL; THE DISTINGUISHED PATRIOT AWARD HAS HISTORICAL BEEN GIVEN TO AN AMERICAN WHO HAS MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO HIS OR HER FIELD OF ENDEAVOR AND WHO PERSONIFIES THE PRINCIPLES UPON WHICH THIS COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED. IN RECENT YEARS THE DISTINGUISHED PATRIOT AWARD HAS BEEN GIVEN TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS MADE GREAT EFFORTS IN THE AREA OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND THE PUBLIC EDUCATION OF COLONIAL AMERICA, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND THE EARLY REPUBLIC. THE TWO MILITARY-RELATED AWARDS ARE PRESENTED BY THE SOCIETY AT GRADUATION CEREMONIES. THE THOUSANDS OF PARENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, FACULTY AND STUDENTS WHO WATCH THE CEREMONIES ARE EXPOSED TO THE SOCIETY MISSION. THE PATRIOT OF THE YEAR AWARD IS PRESENTED AT THE BALL WHERE OVER 100 GUESTS ARE REACHED. THE BOOK AWARD IS KNOWN BY PUBLISHERS AND AUTHORS WORKING WITHIN OUR MISSION PERIOD. IT EXPANDS THE MUSEUM'S REACH AND ADS TO MISSION RELEVANCE OF BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD DINNER BY BEING PRESENTED DURING THAT DINNER. H. FLAG DAY PARADE & CEREMONY THE ONE-HUNDRED AND ELEVEN YEAR OLD TRADITION OF THE SOCIETY KICKS OFF WITH A PUBLIC PARADE FROM CITY HALL PARK WITH OVER 1000 MARCHERS FROM DIFFERENT HISTORICAL SOCIETIES, LOCAL ORGANIZATION AND SCHOOLS. THE PARADE ENDS AT FRAUNCES TAVERN WHERE LOCAL SCHOOL CHILDREN PERFORM SONGS FOR ONLOOKERS AND THE WINNERS OF "WHAT THE AMERICAN FLAG MEANS TO ME" STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST READ THEIR ESSAYS TO CHEERS FROM THE CROWD. I. COLOR GUARD THE COLOR GUARD IS A STANDING COMMITTEE. EVERY YEAR THE COLOR GUARD MARCHES WITH A SELECTION OF SOME OF THE 400 FLAGS IN THE COLLECTION AND LAYS WREATHS IN A NUMBER OF PUBLIC CEREMONIES AROUND THE TRI-STATE AREA. THIS INCLUDES FEDERAL HALL'S ANNUAL GEORGE WASHINGTON INAUGURATION CEREMONY, THE ANNUAL WREATH LAYING AND MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE HISTORIC SHEARITH ISRAEL CEMETARY, BATTLE OF BROOKLYN COMMEMORATION, DOWNTOWN NEW YORK 4TH OF JULY PARADE, SARATOGA AND YORKTOWN COMMEMORATION, AND THE NATHAN HALE DAY CEREMONY AND WREATH LAYING AT CITY HALL PARK. |
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| PART I & PART III - LINE 1 | SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INC. (THE "SOCIETY") PERPETUATES THE MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO, IN MILITARY, NAVAL OR CIVIL SERVICE, BY THEIR ACTS OR COUNSEL, ACHIEVED AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE; TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST IN THE PROPER CELEBRATION OF THE ANNIVERSARIES OF WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY, THE BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND BUNKER HILL, THE FOURTH OF JULY, THE CAPITULATIONS OF SARATOGA AND YORKTOWN, THE EVACUATION OF NEW YORK BY THE BRITISH ARMY, AND OTHER PROMINENT EVENTS RELATING TO OR CONNECTED WITH THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION; TO COLLECT AND SECURE FOR PRESERVATION THE MANUSCRIPT ROLLS, RECORDS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THAT WAR; TO INSPIRE AMONG THE MEMBERS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS THE PATRIOTIC SPIRIT OF THEIR FOREFATHERS; TO INCULCATE IN THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL, SENTIMENTS OF NATIONALITY AND RESPECT FOR THE PRINCIPLES FOR WHICH THE PATRIOTS OF THE REVOLUTION CONTENDED; TO ASSIST IN THE COMMEMORATIVE CELEBRATION OF OTHER GREAT HISTORICAL EVENTS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE, AND TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INTERCOURSE AND THE FEELING OF FELLOWSHIP AMONG ITS MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | MATTHEW C. NORGARD IS THE SON OF DAVID W. NORGARD. RAYMOND J. MANNING IS THE NEPHEW OF DONALD WESTERVELT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE SOCIETY WAS INCORPORATED AS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERSHIP IN DECEMBER, THE MEMBERS PRESENT IN PERSON OR BY PROXY VOTE TO ELECT THE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | ANY CHANGES IN THE CONSTITUTION OR BY-LAWS MUST BE APPROVED BY VOTE OF THE MEMBERSHIP AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERSHIP IN DECEMBER OR AT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND THE SOCIETY OBTAINS A WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT THEREOF FROM EACH BOARD MEMBER. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE SOCIETY MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH ITS WEBSITE. |
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