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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.") .. | 294,489,132 | 255,926,608 | 259,945,100 | 312,492,656 | 279,348,687 | 1,402,202,183 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 15,278,239 | 16,715,169 | 17,715,465 | 14,667,793 | 17,908,833 | 82,285,499 |
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 309,767,371 | 272,641,777 | 277,660,565 | 327,160,449 | 297,257,520 | 1,484,487,682 |
| 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).. | 102,801,773 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,381,685,909 | |||||
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.. | 309,767,371 | 272,641,777 | 277,660,565 | 327,160,449 | 297,257,520 | 1,484,487,682 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 49,728,101 | 43,474,530 | 38,288,913 | 39,412,992 | 44,924,524 | 215,829,060 |
| 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.).. | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 1,710,719,291 | |||||
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 | ||||
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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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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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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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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: | ||||
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| 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: | ||||
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| 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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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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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: | ||||
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| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III - PROGRAM SERVICES | MISSION AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART WAS FOUNDED ON APRIL 13, 1870, WITH A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE THAT HAS GUIDED IT FOR OVER 140 YEARS: "TO BE LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING IN SAID CITY A MUSEUM AND LIBRARY OF ART, OF ENCOURAGING AND DEVELOPING THE STUDY OF THE FINE ARTS, AND THE APPLICATION OF ARTS TO MANUFACTURE AND PRACTICAL LIFE, OF ADVANCING THE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF KINDRED SUBJECTS, AND, TO THAT END, OF FURNISHING POPULAR INSTRUCTION." ON JANUARY 13, 2015, THE TRUSTEES OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART REAFFIRMED THE ABOVE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND SUPPLEMENTED IT WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF MISSION: "THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART COLLECTS, STUDIES, CONSERVES, AND PRESENTS SIGNIFICANT WORKS OF ART ACROSS ALL TIMES AND CULTURES IN ORDER TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO CREATIVITY, KNOWLEDGE, AND IDEAS." DEDICATED TO CELEBRATING 5,000 YEARS OF ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS ALL CULTURES, THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART PRIDES ITSELF ON SERVING THE PUBLIC THROUGH OUR COLLECTION, EXHIBITIONS, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2018, THESE ACTIVITIES NOT ONLY MET THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARDS BUT WERE ENTHUSIASTICALLY EMBRACED BY VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, INSPIRED EXTRAORDINARY SUPPORT, AND FOSTERED MEANINGFUL COLLABORATIONS WITH A RANGE OF CULTURAL LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS -- POWERFUL INDICATIONS OF THE MUSEUM'S ROLE IN KEEPING BEAUTY, CREATIVITY, AND HUMAN EXPRESSION AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR LIVES. ATTENDANCE IN FISCAL YEAR 2018 THE MUSEUM WELCOMED MORE THAN 7.35 MILLION VISITORS -- THE MOST IN ITS RECORDED HISTORY -- TO ITS THREE LOCATIONS: THE MET FIFTH AVENUE, THE MET CLOISTERS, AND THE MET BREUER. THE INCREASE OVER 2017, WHICH SAW 7 MILLION VISITORS, WAS DUE IN LARGE PART TO "MICHELANGELO: DIVINE DRAFTSMAN AND DESIGNER," WHICH WAS ON VIEW FROM NOVEMBER 13, 2017, THROUGH FEBRUARY 12, 2018, AND BROUGHT IN 702,516 VISITORS. THE EXHIBITION IS THE TENTH MOST ATTENDED SHOW IN THE MUSEUM'S HISTORY. THE MET ALSO CONTINUED TO BE NEW YORK CITY'S MOST VISITED TOURIST ATTRACTION FOR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2018, INTERNATIONAL VISITORS ACCOUNTED FOR 34 PERCENT OF THE MUSEUM'S AUDIENCE. IT IS ALSO A POPULAR DESTINATION FOR LOCAL VISITORS: 32 PERCENT OF THE VISITORS CAME FROM THE FIVE BOROUGHS, AND 13 PERCENT WERE FROM THE TRISTATE AREA. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY THE MUSEUM'S ONGOING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY YIELDED A NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS. IN OCTOBER 2017, WE RECEIVED A GENEROUS COMMITMENT FROM THE RELIANCE FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT A RANGE OF EXHIBITIONS THAT EXPLORE AND CELEBRATE THE ARTS OF INDIA. THE FIRST PRESENTATION TO BENEFIT FROM THIS LONG-TERM COLLABORATION WAS "MODERNISM ON THE GANGES: RAGHUBIR SINGH PHOTOGRAPHS," A HIGHLIGHT AT THE MET BREUER LAST FALL. FUTURE EXHIBITIONS WILL COVER SUCH TOPICS AS EARLY BUDDHIST ART AND CONTEMPORARY INDIAN SCULPTURE. FISCAL YEAR 2018 MARKED YEAR THREE OF THE INDIAN CONSERVATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (ICFP), A SIX-YEAR PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE MET; THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION; STICHTING RESTAURATIE ATELIER LIMBURG, THE NETHERLANDS; AND THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA THAT PROVIDES PRACTICAL, INTENSIVE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EMERGING INDIAN CONSERVATORS AT HOST INSTITUTIONS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE MET AND ITS PARTNERS WELCOMED SEVEN ICFP FELLOWS FROM THE VICTORIA HALL MUSEUM, KOLKATA; CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ VASTU SANGRAHALAYA, MUMBAI; THE INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE ARTS, NEW DELHI; THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART, NEW DELHI; AND THE INDIAN NATIONAL TRUST FOR ART AND CULTURAL HERITAGE, NEW DELHI AND BANGALORE. IN DECEMBER 2017 WE ANNOUNCED AN AMBITIOUS TEN-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BRUKER CORPORATION TO ADVANCE ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODS IN CULTURAL HERITAGE SCIENCE. THE AFFILIATION BUILDS ON A LONG HISTORY OF COLLABORATION THAT HAS PRODUCED NEW INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS NOW WIDELY USED IN THE MATERIAL INVESTIGATION OF WORKS OF ART. IT ALLOWS US TO ADD STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY TO THE ALREADY IMPRESSIVE ARRAY OF SCIENTIFIC TOOLS USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO ADVANCE SCHOLARSHIP AND SOLVE CHALLENGING CONSERVATION PROBLEMS. ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITIES AS MUSEUM LEADERS IS TO PROTECT CULTURAL HERITAGE AND PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION. THE MET IS A LONGTIME PARTNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF MUSEUMS (ICOM), SUPPORTING THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO ENSURE THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF CULTURAL GOODS, AND IN JANUARY 2018 WE WERE HONORED TO HOST THE PRESENTATION OF ICOM'S EMERGENCY RED LIST OF CULTURAL OBJECTS AT RISK FOR YEMEN. ICOM'S RED LISTS CATEGORIZE THE ENDANGERED ARCHAEOLOGICAL OBJECTS IN THE MOST VULNERABLE AREAS OF THE WORLD IN ORDER TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING ILLEGALLY TRADED OR SOLD. BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE PRIOR YEAR, IN FEBRUARY 2018 THE MET HELD ITS SECOND REGIONAL HERITAGE PRESERVATION WORKSHOP IN AMMAN, JORDAN. WITH THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE WHITING FOUNDATION AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, THE WORKSHOP CONVENED SEVENTY-THREE PARTICIPANTS -- MOST OF THEM MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS FROM IRAQ, SYRIA, AND JORDAN -- FOR SPECIALIZED PRACTICAL TRAINING IN DOCUMENTATION OF ENDANGERED COLLECTIONS. IN APRIL 2018, THE MUSEUM HOSTED THE FOURTH ANNUAL GLOBAL MUSEUM LEADERS COLLOQUIUM (GMLC), A TWO-WEEK CONFERENCE FOR MUSEUM DIRECTORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO EXCHANGE IDEAS ABOUT THE COMMON CHALLENGES THEY FACE AND TO SHARE INSIGHTS ON VARIOUS FACETS OF MUSEUM MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING CURATORIAL AND CONSERVATION WORK AS WELL AS MARKETING, DEVELOPMENT, AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY. TWELVE MUSEUM DIRECTORS ATTENDED THIS YEAR'S COLLOQUIUM, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MUSEUM LEADERS WHO ARE NOW PART OF THE GMLC INTERNATIONAL NETWORK TO FIFTY-THREE, REPRESENTING FORTY-TWO COUNTRIES. COLLECTION AND ACQUISITIONS THE MET PRESENTS OVER 5,000 YEARS OF ART FROM AROUND THE WORLD AT ITS MAIN BUILDING ON FIFTH AVENUE, AT THE MET BREUER, AND AT THE MET CLOISTERS. THE MET HAS ALWAYS ASPIRED TO BE MORE THAN A TREASURY OF RARE AND BEAUTIFUL OBJECTS. EVERY DAY, ART COMES ALIVE IN THE MUSEUM'S GALLERIES AND THROUGH ITS EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS, REVEALING BOTH NEW IDEAS AND UNEXPECTED CONNECTIONS ACROSS TIME AND ACROSS CULTURES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2018 THE MUSEUM MADE A NUMBER OF KEY ACQUISITIONS THAT ADD NEW PERSPECTIVES AND POSE NEW QUESTIONS, KEEPING THE MET A RELEVANT AND DYNAMIC INSTITUTION. KEY ACQUISITIONS INCLUDED A MASTERFUL EXAMPLE OF CUBIST PAPIER COLL (PASTED PAPER), BY JUAN GRIS (SPANISH, 1887-1927), FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART; A PICTORIAL MUSLIN BY STANDING BEAR (MINNECONJOU LAKOTA/TETON SIOUX, 1859-1933) THAT DEPICTS THE CHAOS, SCALE, AND INTENSITY OF THE FAMOUS BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN, ACQUIRED FOR THE AMERICAN WING; A PAIR OF ORIGINAL AND ELEGANT SCREENS THAT IS AMONG THE LARGEST AND MOST SPECTACULAR WORKS BY THE EDO-PERIOD ARTIST SAKAI HOITSU (JAPANESE, 1761-1828), FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ASIAN ART; A POETIC LANDSCAPE BY SAMUEL PALMER (BRITISH, 1805-1881) FROM THE PERIOD WHEN THE ARTIST, WHO PREVIOUSLY WORKED IN OILS, BEGAN DEVOTING HIMSELF TO WATERCOLOR, ACQUIRED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DRAWINGS AND PRINTS; A RECENTLY REDISCOVERED PANEL PAINTING BY FRANCESCO SALVIATI (ITALIAN, 1510-1563) -- A VIVID DEPICTION OF THE FLORENTINE DOCTOR CARLO RIMBOTTI -- FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EUROPEAN PAINTINGS; A PAIR OF EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY SILVER-GILT SCONCES PRODUCED IN THE GERMAN CITY OF AUGSBURG THAT ARE TWO OF ONLY FOUR SURVIVING PIECES OF A SUITE DISPLAYED AT THE ROYAL APARTMENTS OF ELECTOR AUGUSTUS THE STRONG (1670-1733), ACQUIRED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EUROPEAN SCULPTURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS; AND A HIGHLY DECORATED HEBREW BIBLE FROM MEDIEVAL SPAIN THAT BLENDS ISLAMIC AND CHRISTIAN GOTHIC ORNAMENTAL ELEMENTS AND EXEMPLIFIES THE EXTRAORDINARY CROSS-CULTURAL EXCHANGE THAT CHARACTERIZES THE ARTISTIC AND LITERARY PRODUCTION OF THE FIRST HALF OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY, ACQUIRED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDIEVAL ART AND THE CLOISTERS. |
| FORM 990, PART III - CONTINUED | CURATORIAL, CONSERVATION, AND RESEARCH THE MUSEUM'S CURATORIAL PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED BY NUMEROUS SERVICES AND RESOURCES. THE DEPARTMENTS OF PAINTINGS, PAPER, OBJECTS, TEXTILE, AND PHOTOGRAPHS CONSERVATION ALONG WITH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PREPARE AND REVIEW EVERY ARTWORK SELECTED FOR AN EXHIBITION OR LOAN. THE MET'S CONSERVATION EFFORT RANKS WITH THE BEST OF THE WORLD'S MAJOR MUSEUMS. THE THOMAS J. WATSON LIBRARY HOUSES VALUABLE RESEARCH MATERIAL AVAILABLE TO THE STAFF AND PUBLIC FOR CURATORIAL, EDUCATION, AND PUBLICATION PROJECTS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2018, 11,693 VISITS WERE MADE BY OUTSIDE RESEARCHERS, AND 2,163 NEW OUTSIDE RESEARCHERS WERE REGISTERED. THE MUSEUM LIBRARIES CIRCULATED 48,487 ITEMS TO READERS. ELEVEN WEEKLY SESSIONS OF STORY TIME IN NOLEN LIBRARY REACHED OVER 16,970 CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. THE LIBRARY CONTINUED TO DIGITIZE RARE COLLECTION MATERIALS, BOTH PRINTED AND MANUSCRIPT, AND TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE ONLINE, AVERAGING 159,598 PAGE HITS PER MONTH (COMPARED TO 97,400 IN FISCAL YEAR 2017). THE MET IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S PREEMINENT ART-BOOK PUBLISHERS, AND IN FISCAL YEAR 2018 THE MUSEUM'S PUBLICATIONS AND EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT CONTINUED ITS EXCELLENCE IN ART-BOOK PUBLISHING WITH NUMEROUS NEW TITLES. AMONG THEM WERE SEVERAL EXHIBITION CATALOGUES, INCLUDING THE AWARD-WINNING "MICHELANGELO"HEAVENLY BODIES", AS WELL AS GROUNDBREAKING CATALOGUES LIFE", "THOMAS COLE'S JOURNEY", AND "MY SOUL HAS GROWN DEEP: BLACK ART FROM THE AMERICAN SOUTH". THE DEPARTMENT ALSO PUBLISHED VOLUMES HIGHLIGHTING THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS OF EUROPEAN PORCELAIN, EDO PAINTINGS, EUROPEAN ARMOR, AND DELACROIX DRAWINGS; A BOOK BASED ON THE WEB FEATURE "THE ARTIST PROJECT AND A DIGITAL CATALOGUE OF ANCIENT CYPRIOT GLASS. TEN OF THESE TITLES WON AWARDS AND SEVEN WERE TRANSLATED INTO FOREIGN LANGUAGES, EXTENDING THEIR REACH. IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT PUBLISHED FOUR ISSUES OF "THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETINVOLUME 52 OF THE ANNUAL "METROPOLITAN MUSEUM JOURNAL". EXHIBITIONS THE MET'S DEDICATION TO FOSTERING THE UNDERSTANDING OF ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS ALL CULTURES AND ITS PRODIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP ARE REFLECTED IN THE FIFTY-SEVEN EXHIBITIONS IT MOUNTED IN FISCAL YEAR 2018 -- FROM SMALL, FOCUSED INSTALLATIONS TO MAJOR INTERNATIONAL SHOWS. THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS WERE AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2018: "CRISTBAL DE VILLALPANDO: MEXICAN PAINTER OF THE BAROQUE "WORLD WAR I AND THE VISUAL ARTS "RELATIVE VALUES: THE COST OF ART IN THE NORTHERN RENAISSANCE "RODIN AT THE MET "LEONARDO TO MATISSE: MASTER DRAWINGS FROM THE ROBERT LEHMAN COLLECTION "MICHELANGELO: DIVINE DRAFTSMAN AND DESIGNER "DAVID HOCKNEY "THE FACE OF DYNASTY: ROYAL CRESTS FROM WESTERN CAMEROON "BEFORE/ON/AFTER: WILLIAM WEGMAN AND CALIFORNIA CONCEPTUALISM "WILLIAM EGGLESTON: LOS ALAMOS "THE SILVER CAESARS: A RENAISSANCE MYSTERY "BIRDS OF A FEATHER: JOSEPH CORNELL'S HOMAGE TO JUAN GRIS "THOMAS COLE'S JOURNEY: ATLANTIC CROSSINGS "DIAMOND MOUNTAINS: TRAVEL AND NOSTALGIA IN KOREAN ART "THE POETRY OF NATURE: EDO PAINTINGS FROM THE FISHBEIN-BENDER COLLECTION "GOLDEN KINGDOMS: LUXURY AND LEGACY IN THE ANCIENT AMERICAS "PUBLIC PARKS, PRIVATE GARDENS: PARIS TO PROVENCE "VISITORS TO VERSAILLES (1682-1789) "THE ROOF GARDEN COMMISSION: HUMA BHABHA, WE COME IN PEACE "HEAVENLY BODIES: FASHION AND THE CATHOLIC IMAGINATION "PAINTED IN MEXICO, 1700-1790: PINXIT MEXICI "HISTORY REFUSED TO DIE: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SOULS GROWN DEEP FOUNDATION GIFT "AFRICAN AMERICAN PORTRAITS: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE 1940S AND 1950S AND, AT THE MET BREUER, "DELIRIOUS: ART AT THE LIMITS OF REASON, 1950-1980 "ETTORE SOTTSASS: DESIGN RADICAL "MODERNISM ON THE GANGES: RAGHUBIR SINGH PHOTOGRAPHS "EDVARD MUNCH: BETWEEN THE CLOCK AND THE BED "PROVOCATIONS: ANSELM KIEFER AT THE MET BREUER "LEON GOLUB: RAW NERVE AND LIFE: SCULPTURE, COLOR, AND THE BODY (1300-NOW)". EDUCATION THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT COMPLETED ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR OF CREATIVE PROGRAMMING, SCHOLARLY EFFORTS, AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT ATTRACTED A DIVERSE CROSS SECTION OF MUSEUM USERS AND INCREASED AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT. WORK ON THE DEPARTMENT'S FIVE KEY PRIORITIES -- REFINE STAFF ORGANIZATION AND INVEST IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SOLIDIFY THE DEPARTMENT AS A LEADER AND INFLUENCER IN THE FIELD; MAKE THE MET RESPONSIVE AND RELEVANT, SERVING AS A PLATFORM FOR TIMELY ISSUES; DEEPEN THE MUSEUM'S PRESENCE AND IMPACT OUTSIDE ITS PHYSICAL LOCATIONS AND INTO COMMUNITIES; AND ESTABLISH OUR GALLERIES AND OTHER SPACES AS ACTIVE LABORATORIES FOR SCHOLARS, ARTISTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC -- ALSO CONTINUED THIS YEAR, FOSTERING GREATER COLLABORATION AMONG COLLEAGUES IN THE MUSEUM AND WITH PARTNERS LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2018, THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTLY SERVED MORE THAN ELEVEN PERCENT OF THE MUSEUM'S VISITORS THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 39,000 EVENTS THAT DREW OVER 845,000 IN-PERSON PARTICIPANTS. IN ADDITION, FIFTY OF THESE EVENTS ATTRACTED MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION VIEWERS ONLINE THROUGH FACEBOOK LIVE BROADCASTS. ARTISTS REMAINED VITAL TO OUR EDUCATION PRACTICE, ESPECIALLY THROUGH ARTIST RESIDENCIES. THIS YEAR, ANDREA MILLER -- THE FIRST CHOREOGRAPHER SELECTED FOR THIS INITIATIVE -- AND HER COMPANY, GALLIM, ENGAGED WITH THE COLLECTION AND OUR AUDIENCES THROUGH CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED COMMISSIONS AND PREMIERES. METFRIDAYS: NEW YORK'S NIGHT OUT BROUGHT IN LOCAL RESIDENTS AND WAS A CATALYST FOR PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEW YORK CITY'S CREATIVE COMMUNITY. SYMPOSIA, SUCH AS "IN OUR TIME: A YEAR OF ARCHITECTURE IN A DAYONE RELATED TO THE EXHIBITION LIFE: SCULPTURE, COLOR, AND THE BODY (1300-NOW)," SERVED OUR SCHOLARLY AUDIENCE. MUSEUM-WIDE FESTIVALS FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR AND WORLD CULTURES ATTRACTED MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND PEOPLE WITH ACTIVITIES AND PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE GALLERIES. OUR PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE WITH VARIED ABILITIES CONTINUED TO LEAD THE MUSEUM ACCESSIBILITY FIELD. THE MUSEUM'S ONGOING EFFORTS TO SERVE AS A CULTURAL AND SOCIAL HUB FOR NEW YORK'S YOUNG PEOPLE AGAIN INCLUDED TWO LARGE-SCALE TEENS TAKE THE MET! EVENTS, IN WHICH MORE THAN FIFTY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS PRESENTED A VARIETY OF HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES. MANY OF THE APPROXIMATELY 4,700 PARTICIPATING TEENS WERE FIRST-TIME VISITORS (45 PERCENT AT THE FALL EVENT AND 40 PERCENT IN THE SPRING). OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR YEARS, WE HAVE ENGAGED MORE THAN 22,000 TEENS AND ALMOST 130 PARTNERS THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE. AS ALWAYS, THE MET CONTINUED TO BE AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR TEACHING, LEARNING, TRAINING, AND RESEARCHING AT ALL LEVELS. THIS FISCAL YEAR, 230,030 K-12 TEACHERS AND THEIR STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN 6,582 GUIDED AND SELF-GUIDED SCHOOL-GROUP VISITS TO THE MET'S THREE LOCATIONS, AND 1,425 TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS TOOK PART IN PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON INTEGRATING ART INTO CLASSROOM TEACHING. AFTER A YEAR OF PLANNED REFLECTION, THE MET K-12 TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY, A YEARLONG IMMERSIVE PRACTICUM FOR NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLTEACHERS WORKING IN TITLE I OR DISTRICT 75 PUBLIC SCHOOLS, RESUMED WITH THE SELECTION OF FIFTEEN EDUCATORS TO INVESTIGATE HOW TEACHING WITH WORKS OF ART CAN SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING. WE ALSO GRANTED FELLOWSHIPS TO FORTY-EIGHT LEADING INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS AS PART OF OUR PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS. IN FALL 2017, THE MUSEUM LAUNCHED THE KENAN PROJECT, A THREE-YEAR INITIATIVE THAT ADVANCES OUR OBJECTIVE TO BE A RELEVANT AND AN INSPIRING FORCE IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW YORK CITY. THE PROJECT HAS TWO COMPONENTS: THE FIRST ESTABLISHES THE MET AND NEW YORK UNIVERSITY'S TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AS ANCHOR ORGANIZATIONS AMONG NINETEEN OTHER CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED INSTITUTIONS TO EXPLORE THE IMPACT OF THE ARTS IN AND WITH COMMUNITIES. THE SECOND IS A COLLABORATIVE RESIDENCY FOR NEW YORK ARTISTS COMMITTED TO SOCIAL CHANGE. INAUGURAL ARTISTS RASHIDA BUMBRAY AND MIGUEL LUCIANO ARE PARTNERING WITH THE MET TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT VITAL, AMBITIOUS COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THE MUSEUM, INCLUDING ENGAGING SELECTED INDIVIDUALS IN A CIVIC PRACTICE SEMINAR THAT TRAINS ARTISTS TO BUILD SOCIALLY ENGAGING AND RESPONSIBLE RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITIES AND INSTITUTIONS. THIS FISCAL YEAR WE ALSO PUBLISHED THE PROCEEDINGS OF A GROUNDBREAKING, DAYLONG CREATIVE CONVENING HELD IN FISCAL YEAR 2017 AND INSPIRED BY THE FALL 2016 MET BREUER EXHIBITION "KERRY JAMES MARSHALL: MASTRY." PUBLISHED WITH SUPPORT FROM THE FORD FOUNDATION, THE ILLUSTRATED BOOK CONSIDERS THE ROLE OF CREATIVITY, HARD WORK, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND IMAGINATION IN VARIOUS DISCIPLINES INSPIRED BY MARSHALL'S PRACTICE AND WORK. IT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE TO ARTISTS, SCHOLARS, EDUCATORS, AND CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART III - CONTINUED | DIGITAL THE MET HAS EMERGED AS A GLOBAL LEADER IN BOTH ITS DIGITAL PRACTICES AND REACH. THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE ENDED THE YEAR WITH 30.4 MILLION VISITS, 32 PERCENT OF WHICH WERE INTERNATIONAL. THE MET'S ONLINE COLLECTION AND THE HEILBRUNN TIMELINE OF ART HISTORY CONTINUE TO DRAW THE MOST HITS, WITH 8.4 MILLION AND 9.4 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY. THE MET'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WIKIMEDIA COMMUNITY IN THE SECOND YEAR OF THE MUSEUM'S OPEN ACCESS POLICY -- WHICH MADE OVER 375,000 ONLINE COLLECTION IMAGES AVAILABLE FOR FREE AND UNRESTRICTED USE -- ENABLES THE COLLECTION TO REACH MORE THAN 10 MILLION USERS PER MONTH ON WIKIPEDIA. THE MUSEUM'S SOCIAL MEDIA REACH CONTINUES TO EXPAND: ITS TWITTER FEED HAS MORE THAN 4.4 MILLION FOLLOWERS (49 PERCENT INTERNATIONAL); ITS WEBBY AWARD-WINNING INSTAGRAM HAS 2.5 MILLION (66 PERCENT INTERNATIONAL); AND ITS FACEBOOK ACCOUNT HAS MORE THAN 1.9 MILLION (67 PERCENT INTERNATIONAL). IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM HAS USED FACEBOOK LIVE TO REACH AUDIENCES IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, KOREAN, MANDARIN, AND AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE. CAPITAL PROJECTS IN MARCH 2018, THE MUSEUM COMPLETED THE SECOND PHASE OF THE RENOVATION AND REINTERPRETATION OF ITS ANDR MERTENS GALLERIES FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. CULLED FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST DIVERSE AND IMPORTANT COLLECTIONS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS -- OVER 5,000 EXAMPLES FROM A VARIETY OF CULTURES AND ERAS -- THE NEW PRESENTATION GIVES VIEWERS A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON THE INTERWOVEN WORLDS OF MUSIC, ART, AND SOCIETY. THE RENOVATED GALLERIES DISPLAY THE TREASURES OF THE COLLECTION, INCLUDING THE WORLD'S OLDEST SURVIVING PIANO, MADE BY BARTOLOMEO CRISTOFORI IN FLORENCE IN 1720; CLOISONN TRUMPETS FROM THE MING DYNASTY; PRE-COLUMBIAN DRUMS; ANDRS SEGOVIA'S GUITAR; AND VIOLINS BY ANTONIO STRADIVARI AND ANDREA AMATI. THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT, WHICH PRESENTS A SELECTION OF BRASS INSTRUMENTS, WAS COMPLETED IN JUNE 2017; THE THIRD AND FINAL PHASE IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN SPRING 2019. IN FISCAL YEAR 2018, WE ALSO MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN A MULTIYEAR PROJECT TO RENOVATE TEN GALLERIES DEVOTED TO BRITISH DECORATIVE ARTS AND SCULPTURE OF THE EARLY SIXTEENTH THROUGH THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. THE WORK BEGAN TWO YEARS AGO, AND WHEN THE GALLERIES REOPEN IN EARLY 2020 THEY WILL PROVIDE OUR VISITORS WITH A NARRATIVE-RICH EXPERIENCE OF BRITISH DESIGN. THE MUSEUM ALSO EMBARKED ON A MOMENTOUS PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE WAY VISITORS EXPERIENCE ITS COLLECTION OF EUROPEAN PAINTINGS FROM 1250 TO 1800 BY REPLACING AND UPDATING THE GALLERIES' SKYLIGHTS, WHICH WERE CONSTRUCTED IN 1939. THE PROJECT BEGAN IN APRIL AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN PHASES OVER FOUR AND A HALF YEARS. TO ENSURE THAT IMPORTANT MASTERPIECES REMAIN ON VIEW DURING THIS TIME, MANY WORKS HAVE BEEN MOVED TO OTHER GALLERIES. THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART IS A REMARKABLE COMMUNITY WHOSE PRESENCE IN THE WORLD IS WELCOMING TO ALL AND A POWERFUL CIVILIZING FORCE, CHAMPIONING THE HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENTS IN ART FROM ALL CULTURES. AS WE APPROACH OUR 150TH ANNIVERSARY, WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO EXTEND TO OUR GLOBAL AUDIENCE UNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH OVER 5,000 YEARS OF BEAUTY, CREATIVITY, AND ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1A - VOTING RIGHTS | GOVERNING BODY DELEGATED AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MUSEUM'S BY-LAWS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DURING INTERVALS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OTHER THAN THE POWERS TO (A) FILL VACANCIES IN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR IN ANY COMMITTEE; (B) AMEND OR REPEAL THE BY-LAWS OR ADOPT NEW BY-LAWS;(C) AMEND OR REPEAL ANY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHICH BY ITS TERMS SHALL NOT BE SO AMENDABLE OR REPEALABLE; (D) ELECT OR REMOVE TRUSTEES OR OFFICERS; (E) APPROVE A MERGER OR PLAN OF DISSOLUTION; (F) ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACTION ON THE SALE, LEASE, EXCHANGE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL THE ASSETS OF THE MUSEUM; OR (G) APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 2 - FAMILY OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP | TWO TRUSTEES OF THE MUSEUM, HAMILTON E. JAMES AND J. TOMILSON HILL, HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. BOTH WERE OFFICERS OF THE BLACKSTONE GROUP DURING FY18. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 6 - MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION | GOVERNING BODY AND MANAGEMENT THE MUSEUM DOES NOT HAVE "MEMBERS" AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS TO FORM 990. HOWEVER, THE MUSEUM USES THE TERM "MEMBERS" IN CONNECTION WITH DUES, FEES, GOODS, BENEFITS, PRIVILEGES AND SERVICES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE MUSEUM FROM TIME TO TIME. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B - REVIEW PROCESS | PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION USES TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 THE MUSEUM'S FORM 990, INCLUDING REQUIRED SCHEDULES AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION, IS INITIALLY COMPILED BY THE MUSEUM'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT PRIMARILY RELYING ON THE MUSEUM'S GENERAL LEDGER, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL SYSTEMS. THE MUSEUM'S CONTROLLER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, GENERAL COUNSEL, AND EXTERNAL TAX ADVISORS PARTICIPATE IN A SERIES OF DETAILED REVIEWS OF THE FORM 990. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE MUSEUM'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE MUSEUM'S PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE MUSEUM'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. A COMPLETE COPY IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. THE MUSEUM'S EXTERNAL TAX ADVISORS FILE THE FORM 990 ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C - CONFLICT OF INTEREST | THE MUSEUM REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY REQUIRING ONGOING DISCLOSURE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, REVIEW OF SUCH DISCLOSURES, AND RECUSAL BY CONFLICTED INDIVIDUALS WHEN WARRANTED. SPECIFICALLY, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE MUSEUM SEEKS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY SENDING RELEVANT WRITTEN POLICIES TO SENIOR STAFF, TRUSTEES AND ADVISORY MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. EACH POLICY IS SENT WITH A STATEMENT, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED, SIGNED AND RETURNED TO THE MUSEUM'S GENERAL COUNSEL. THE STATEMENT REQUIRES EACH INDIVIDUAL TO CONFIRM THAT HE OR SHE HAS (I) RECEIVED A COPY OF THE POLICY, (II) READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE POLICY AND (III) AGREES TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. THE INDIVIDUAL IS ALSO ASKED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT HE OR SHE OR A MEMBER OF HIS OR HER FAMILY, OR AN ENTITY IN WHICH ANY OF THEM HAVE A MATERIAL OWNERSHIP INTEREST, MAY HAVE. THE STATEMENTS ARE COMPLETED AND RETURNED TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE. WHEN POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARISE, THEY ARE INITIALLY EVALUATED BY THE GENERAL COUNSEL WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL IF NECESSARY. ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE RESOLVED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE MUSEUM'S PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR (FOR STAFF) AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE LEGAL COMMITTEE OF THE MUSEUM'S BOARD (FOR TRUSTEES, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT AND THE DIRECTOR). IF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DETERMINED TO EXIST, THE INDIVIDUAL IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE BOARD'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION. A SUMMARY OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSED BY THE TRUSTEES ARE PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE EACH YEAR. A SUMMARY OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSED BY SENIOR STAFF IS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE DIRECTOR EACH YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15A AND 15B - COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS | THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ("THE COMMITTEE") OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PROGRAMS FOR THE MUSEUM'S OFFICERS, AND FOR ENSURING THAT THE COMPENSATION POLICIES OF THE MUSEUM ARE CONSISTENT WITH AND IN SUPPORT OF THE MUSEUM'S MISSION, VALUES AND LONG-TERM GOALS. THE INTENT OF THE COMMITTEE IS TO PROVIDE A TOTAL COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR THE OFFICERS THAT PROMOTES THE MUSEUM'S LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES, AND IS REASONABLE, APPROPRIATE, AND FAIR. ANNUALLY, AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT AND THE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF EACH OFFICER OF THE MUSEUM. THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF EACH OFFICER, AND THE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE COMPENSATION. COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE MADE WITH REFERENCE TO COMPARABILITY DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE ROLES AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS PRESENTED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT AND THE COMMITTEE ALSO CONSIDER OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION, INCLUDING THE MUSEUM'S MISSION AND GOALS, THE PERFORMANCE OF EACH OFFICER, AND THE MARKET FOR EXECUTIVE TALENT. THE COMMITTEE COMPLIES WITH THE "REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION" PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING THAT COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958. DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 - GOVERNING DOCUMENTS | PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF OTHER DOCUMENTS THE MUSEUM'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE MUSEUM'S ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. THE MUSEUM MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| PART XI, LINE 9, OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS 2,032,398 UNREALIZED GAINS AND LOSSES ON 2015 BOND PROCEEDS 11,688,437 NET RECLASSIFICATIONS, FEES, AND OTHER 1,900,172 PENSION - RELATED CHANGES OTHER THAN NPPC 33,122,839 CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF INTEREST RATE EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS 7,283,114 PARTNERSHIP UBIT 12,266,952 ---------- TOTAL 68,293,912 |
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