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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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 5,709,469 | 3,702,521 | 3,931,777 | 6,186,363 | 6,442,337 | 25,972,467 |
| 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 | 5,709,469 | 3,702,521 | 3,931,777 | 6,186,363 | 6,442,337 | 25,972,467 |
| 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).. | 3,210,295 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 22,762,172 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 5,709,469 | 3,702,521 | 3,931,777 | 6,186,363 | 6,442,337 | 25,972,467 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,859,408 | 1,581,278 | 929,520 | 1,592,897 | 1,643,113 | 7,606,216 |
| 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.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 33,578,683 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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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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 2018 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-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, 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 2018. 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 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 AND PART III, LINE 1: | THE JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (THE "LIBRARY") IS THE NATION'S OFFICIAL MEMORIAL TO THE THIRTY-FIFTH PRESIDENT. THE LIBRARY, WHICH WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH PRIVATE FUNDS DONATED BY THE PUBLIC, IS ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. THE LIBRARY RECEIVES AN ANNUAL FEDERAL APPROPRIATION FOR BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND A PORTION OF ITS PERSONNEL COSTS. THE BALANCE OF THEIR FINANCIAL SUPPORT HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN PROVIDED BY INCOME GENERATED FROM MUSEUM ADMISSION FEES, MUSEUM STORE SALES (UNTIL APRIL 2018), USAGE FEES FOR THE LIBRARY'S MEETING FACILITIES, AND THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF THOUSANDS OF PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, STATE APPROPRIATIONS AND GRANTS, AND FOUNDATIONS WHO DONATE MONEY AND IN-KIND SERVICES TO THE JOHN F. KENNEDY LIBRARY FOUNDATION ("FOUNDATION"). THE LIBRARY AND THE FOUNDATION ARE UNITED IN A COMMON MISSION TO PERPETUATE PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S IDEAL THAT POLITICAL AND PUBLIC SERVICE BE CONDUCTED AND EXEMPLIFIED AS AN HONORABLE AND PATRIOTIC PROFESSION. THE FOUNDATION, REPRESENTING A WIDE VARIETY OF CONSTITUENCIES WITHIN THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE LIBRARY TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS THAT ADVANCE THE STUDY AND UNDERSTANDINGS OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S LIFE AND THE TIMES IN WHICH HE LIVED; AND THAT PROMOTE A GREATER APPRECIATION OF AMERICA'S POLITICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE, THE PROCESS OF GOVERNING, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE. THE PRIVATE FINANCIAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE FOUNDATION ENABLES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO EXPAND THE LIBRARY'S RESEARCH AND ARCHIVAL CAPACITY, TO UNDERTAKE MARKETING AND PUBLIC INFORMATION PROJECTS, TO OFFER INTERN AND RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS, TO ENHANCE ITS MUSEUM AND EXHIBITS, AND TO OFFER NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING. IN ADDITION TO ITS SUPPORT OF THE LIBRARY, THE FOUNDATION DIRECTLY SPONSORS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE MAJOR CHALLENGES FACING DEMOCRACY TODAY; THAT INSPIRE CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS TO POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND PUBLIC SERVICE; AND THAT PROMOTE DEBATE AND DISCUSSION OF ISSUES AT THE HEART OF CONTEMPORARY DEMOCRACY THAT RELATE TO THE LEGACY OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY. THE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM AND THE JOHN F. KENNEDY LIBRARY FOUNDATION ILLUSTRATES THE BENEFITS TO SOCIETY AND THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER THAT ACCRUE FROM SUCH PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. MISSION STATEMENT THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY LIBRARY FOUNDATION IS TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM WHOSE CORE FUNCTION IS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE FOR RESEARCH THE DOCUMENTS, AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS, AND HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY, HIS FAMILY, AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES. LONG RANGE STRATEGIC PLAN (LRSP) LRSP VISION TO INSPIRE THE WORLD TO "ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU, BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY." LRSP MISSION TO INSPIRE PUBLIC SERVICE, CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, CIVIL RIGHTS, SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND CREATIVE CULTURAL PURSUITS BY PRESERVING AND PROMOTING THE LEGACY OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY; TO ENGAGE NEW AND ESTABLISHED AUDIENCES SO THEY MAY LEARN HOW TO TRANSLATE THESE LEGACIES INTO ACTION. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: | COMMUNICATIONS IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO CONTINUE THE OUTREACH TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION WHICH INCLUDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIC NEW CONTENT, STRENGTHENING MEDIA PARTNER RELATIONSHIPS TO GROW AUDIENCES, DEVELOP NEW STRATEGIC MARKETING INITIATIVES TO MAINTAIN MUSEUM ATTENDANCE GROWTH FROM THE BLOCKBUSTER CENTENNIAL YEAR (2017), SOLIDIFY THE FOUNDATION'S BRAND, INCREASE ENGAGEMENT, REACH NEW AUDIENCES AND PROMOTE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS TO INCREASE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR PROMOTING THE LEGACY OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY BY PARTICIPATING IN NATIONAL AND LOCAL SOCIAL MEDIA EVENTS WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERS, CURATING CONTENT THAT CONNECT PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S LEGACY TO CURRENT EVENTS; AND GROWING IN-HOUSE VIDEO CONTENT AND HARNESSING NEW DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR DISSEMINATION. THE FOUNDATION DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED A NEW PODCAST, JFK35, THAT FEATURES JFK LIBRARY ARCHIVISTS, CURATORS, AND EDUCATORS TO CONNECT NEW AUDIENCES TO PRESIDENT KENNEDY BY GOING BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE WORK OF THE LIBRARY. THE PODCAST FEATURED FORUM SPEAKERS, HISTORIANS, AND OTHER EXPERTS ON THE PRESIDENT, HIS LEGACY, AND THE WAYS IN WHICH HIS LEGACY MANIFESTS TODAY. THE FOUNDATION COLLABORATED WITH OTHER LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND INFLUENCERS IN A NUMBER OF CAMPAIGNS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, PARTICIPATING IN MUSEUM WEEK WHICH IS A WORLD-WIDE SOCIAL INITIATIVE CO-SPONSORED BY UNESCO, ROLLING OUT A STRATEGIC CONTENT CAMPAIGN FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH AIMED TO CELEBRATE PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S LEGACY OF INCLUSION, AND TO MAKE OUR MATERIAL RELEVANT WHILE USING A DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY TO REACH NEW AUDIENCES (REACHING 929,000), GREW IN-HOUSE VIDEO CONTENT AND LEVERAGED THE USE OF FACEBOOK LIVE AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY TO BRING VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE JFK LIBRARY AND MUSEUM TO LIFE FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T BE AT THE LIBRARY IN PERSON. THROUGH ITS RELATIONSHIPS, THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS MARKETING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOGAN AIRPORT, THE BOSTON CONVENTION CENTER AND THE CITY OF BOSTON'S "STREET BANNER" PROGRAM. IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE ENGAGEMENT, THE FOUNDATION INCREASED FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS BY ALMOST 40,000, TWITTER FOLLOWERS BY ALMOST 29,000, 6,000 NEW INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS AND 3,000 NEW YOUTUBE FOLLOWERS. THE FOUNDATION LAUNCHED ITS "WORDS COUNT" CAMPAIGN IN THE FALL OF 2018. THE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN USES A VERIFIED "@JOHNFKENNEDY" TWITTER ACCOUNT TO SHARE QUOTES FROM PRESIDENT KENNEDY THAT RELATE TO CURRENT EVENTS OR ISSUES. THE LAUNCH OF THE CAMPAIGN DROVE MORE THAN 340 ARTICLES IN THE MEDIA, INCLUDING FAST COMPANY, ASSOCIATED PRESS, ADAGE, WITH A REACH OF ALMOST 500,000 PEOPLE. THE TWITTER POSTS ARE GENERATING ON AVERAGE MORE THAN 3,000,000 REACH PER POST WITH THOUSANDS OF LIKES AND RETWEETS PER POST. IN SEPTEMBER, THE FOUNDATION LAUNCHED ITS THIRD TWITTER ACCOUNT, @JFKONTHISDAY, WHICH DRAWS FROM PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S WHITE HOUSE APPOINTMENT BOOKS. TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE POPULAR OTD (ON THIS DAY) AND TDIH (THIS DAY IN HISTORY) HASHTAGS, THIS ACCOUNT LETS FOLLOWERS SEE WHAT PRESIDENT KENNEDY WAS DOING ON EACH DAY OF HIS PRESIDENCY. ON OCTOBER 23, THE FOUNDATION LAUNCHED THE REDESIGNED JFKLIBRARY.ORG WEBSITE. THE HOMEPAGE HAS A MODERN LOOK AND FEEL, AND INTERIOR WEBPAGES ARE EASIER TO NAVIGATE. THE NEW SITE HAS FUNCTIONALITY THAT ALLOWS US TO INCLUDE BOTH ARCHIVAL AND RECENT PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS DIRECTLY ON PAGES, GIVING US NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S RELEVANCE IN TODAY'S WORLD. IN 2018 THERE WERE 3.5 MILLION USERS AND 9.8 MILLION PAGEVIEWS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: | MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STAFF FROM THE JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED A NUMBER OF EXHIBITIONS. THE STAFF BEGAN A FULL RENOVATION OF THE LIBRARY'S LEGACY GALLERY TO ENGAGE THE APPROXIMATELY 220,000 VISITORS EACH YEAR TO THE MUSEUM. THE DESIGN WAS BASED UPON THE LEGACY OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY WITH THE FOLLOWING THEMES: INNOVATION, INCLUSION, PROMOTING THE ARTS, PUBLIC SERVICE, AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP. THE RENOVATION INCLUDES ARTIFACTS AND MEDIA TO REFLECT THE CONTINUING RELEVANCE OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY IN TODAY'S WORLD. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED THE MUSEUM DESIGNER AND CONSERVATION WORK FOR THE CEREMONIAL ROOM EXHIBIT OPENING, THE HAND OF FRIENDSHIP, AN EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTING A STATE DINNER HONORING THE PRESIDENT OF THE IVORY COAST OPENED ON APRIL 27. PRESIDENT KENNEDY WAS A STRONG SUPPORTER OF AFRICA NATIONALISM AND INDEPENDENCE ON BOTH MORAL AND STRATEGIC GROUNDS. WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE COLD WAR, HE BELIEVED THAT THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT NATIONS COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE WESTERN DEMOCRACIES AND THE SOVIET BLOC. HE ALSO BELIEVED THAT THE AFRICAN MOVEMENTS FOR FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE WERE INSPIRED BY THE SAME UNIVERSAL ASPIRATIONS THAT ENGENDERED OUR OWN AMERICAN REVOLUTION. ON MAY 22, 1962, HE HONORED THE IVORY COAST PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY WITH A STATE DINNER, WHICH IS THE EVENT HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS EXHIBIT. THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS THEATER PRESENTS THE FILM, TO THE BRINK: JFK AND THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS, WHICH DEBUTED IN THE MUSEUM ON MAY 2017. IN 2018 THE THEATER VESTIBULE WAS UPDATED TO ACCOMPANY THE FILM. THE FILM DEPICTS PRESIDENT KENNEDY AND HIS ADVISERS IN THE THROES OF DELIBERATION AS THE UNITED STATES AND THE SOVIET UNION STOOD ON THE BRINK OF A NUCLEAR STANDOFF. AUDIO TAPES, SECRETLY RECORDED BY PRESIDENT KENNEDY DURING THE TOP-SECRET MEETINGS WITH HIS ADVISERS DURING THE CRISIS FORM THE CENTERPIECE OF THE FILM. VISITORS "LISTEN IN" AS THEY WORK FURIOUSLY TO AVERT A NUCLEAR CATASTROPHE. A NEW HEMINGWAY PERMANENT EXHIBIT ENTITLED, ERNEST HEMINGWAY: A LIFE INSPIRED, SHOWCASED THE JFK LIBRARY'S HEMINGWAY COLLECTION. THIS WAS THE FIRST EVER PERMANENT MAJOR MUSEUM EXHIBITION DEVOTED TO THE WORK AND LIFE OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY. THE EXHIBIT FEATURES A TROVE OF RARELY EXHIBITED MATERIAL, INCLUDING DRAFT PAGES FROM THE WRITER'S MAJOR WORKS, PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WRITER AND THE PEOPLE AND PLACES THAT INSPIRED HIM, AND MID-CENTURY PAPERBACK EDITIONS OF HIS WORKS, THE ONES JOHN F. KENNEDY WOULD HAVE ENCOUNTERED AS A SERVICEMAN AND YOUNG CONGRESSMAN. THE KENNEDY LIBRARY ANNOUNCED TWO MAJOR ARCHIVAL RELEASES IN 2018. THE FIRST WAS THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE COMPLETION OF THE DIGITIZATION OF THOUSANDS OF PHOTOS FROM THE KENNEDY FAMILY COLLECTION. THESE FRAGILE NITRATES WILL ENSURE THAT MOMENTS FROM PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S LIFE WILL BE PRESERVED IN A DIGITAL FORM AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ONLINE. THE SECOND WAS THE RELEASE OF THE FIRST THIRD OF SENATOR EDWARD KENNEDY'S PAPERS AND CONSTITUENT MAIL ONLINE AS WELL AS THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF RADIO SHOWS THE SENATOR DID WITH SENATORS BOB DOLE AND ALAN SIMPSON. THE SHORT-TWO MINUTE PROGRAM WAS CALLED FACE-OFF. THE TOTAL MEDIA CLIPS FOR BOTH RELEASES WAS MORE THAN 250 ARTICLES WITH A REACH OF 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE. THE FOUNDATION INVESTED IN A NEW STATE OF THE ART DIGITAL ARCHIVE SYSTEM TO ENSURE THE CURRENT ON-LINE COLLECTION OF THE PRESIDENT'S MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS WERE DIGITALLY PRESERVED AND AVAILABLE WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO HELP THE LIBRARY CONTINUE TO DIGITIZE IMPORTANT COLLECTIONS HELD IN THE LIBRARY'S ARCHIVES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: | EDUCATION IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAM INITIATIVES WHICH ENABLED THE LIBRARY AND FOUNDATION TO REACH DIVERSE AUDIENCES -- FROM YOUNG CHILDREN TO ADULTS -- BOTH ONSITE AND AT A DISTANCE THROUGH THE WORLDWIDE WEB AND OTHER MEDIA. THESE OFFERINGS HAVE FURTHERED AN UNDERSTANDING OF PRESIDENT AND MRS. KENNEDY'S LEGACY FOR ALL AGES; ENHANCED CIVIC EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE; SHOWCASED DISCUSSIONS WITH LEADERS IN THE ARTS, CULTURE, POLITICS, HISTORY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS; AND PROVIDED STIMULATING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATORS. AN ENHANCED EMPHASIS ON THE TENETS OF THE US CONSTITUTION AND CITIZENS' RESPONSIBILITIES WERE ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUTH AND STUDENT PROGRAMS. THE FOUNDATION INCREASED ITS SUPPORT FOR CIVICS EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS IN MASSACHUSETTS, FOCUSING ON UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. MORE THAN 7,087 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THREE-HOUR, IN-DEPTH MUSEUM PROGRAMS AND DOCENT-FACILITATED SCHOOL OFFERINGS FEATURING JFK'S LIFE STORY, HIS INAUGURAL ADDRESS, CIVIL RIGHTS, COLD WAR, AND OTHER TARGETED, CURRICULAR-RELEVANT TOPICS. THE 15TH ANNUAL CELEBRATE! SERIES PRESENTED AN EXCITING ROSTER OF PROGRAMS RANGING FROM CHINESE FOLK MUSIC TO BOLLYWOOD AND THE INDIAN FESTIVAL OF COLORS. THESE PERFORMANCES INTRODUCED THE YOUNGEST VISITORS, MANY OF WHOM WERE FIRST-TIME VISITORS INCLUDING MEMBERS OF BOYS AND GIRLS' CLUBS, TO THE LIBRARY. CELEBRATE! COMMEMORATES THE KENNEDYS' LEGACY OF SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS AND THEIR APPRECIATION OF DIVERSE CULTURAL TRADITIONS. THE PRESIDENTS' DAY FAMILY FESTIVAL ATTRACTED A RECORD-BREAKING 1,877 CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ADULTS, AND FEATURED THE FIRST-PERSON INTERPRETERS OF PRESIDENTS LINCOLN, GRANT, ADAMS, AND JEFFERSON, AND FIRST LADIES ABIGAIL ADAMS AND JULIA GRANT. THE PROGRAM GREW IN SCOPE TO INCLUDE OVER A DOZEN MAKE-AND-TAKE ACTIVITIES HIGHLIGHTING CIVIC EDUCATION (WRITE A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT) AND HISTORY TOPICS (KENNEDY CAMPAIGN HATS); THREE HANDS-ON CART PROGRAMS, AND AN "ADVANCED ROUND" OF PRESIDENTIAL JEOPARDY FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. ON APRIL 12TH THE MAKE A DIFFERENCE AWARD HONORED MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE MADE MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH VOLUNTEER WORK IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES, AND THROUGH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SERVICE PROJECTS. 29 HONOREES FROM COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE PARTICIPATED IN THE CEREMONY AT THE LIBRARY ON APRIL 12TH AND ENJOYED A CELEBRATORY RECEPTION FOLLOWING THE PROGRAM. THE PEN AND ERNEST HEMINGWAY FOUNDATION GRANT AWARDS EACH SPRING AT THE JFK LIBRARY AND MUSEUM TO NEW AUTHORS WHO HAVE RECENTLY PUBLISHED THEIR FIRST BOOK OF FICTION. THE AWARD WAS FOUNDED IN 1976 BY MARY HEMINGWAY, THE WIFE OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY, TO HONOR HIS LEGACY. AUTHOR WEIKE WANG WON THE 2018 PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION FOR HER NOVEL CHEMISTRY. SEAN HEMINGWAY, THE GRANDSON OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY, PRESENTED THE AWARD TO WANG AT THE APRIL CEREMONY IN BOSTON. AUTHOR RICARDO CORTEZ CRUZ WAS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER. THE ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE, ENTITLED IN 2018 THE NONFICTION WRITER'S TOOLBOX FOR EXPLORING HISTORY AND OTHER SUBJECTS, WAS HELD FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LIBRARIANS OF GRADES 3-8 FEATURED PANEL, KEYNOTE AND WORKSHOP SESSIONS FOCUSED ON INNOVATIVE WAYS OF ENGAGING CHILDREN WITH HISTORY AND NON-FICTION WRITING, USING EXAMPLES FROM TOP NOTCH BOOKS. AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS AND WRITING SPECIALISTS ENGAGED AND ENERGIZED 110 PARTICIPANTS FROM THE REGION. RECOGNIZING THAT PARTICIPANTS WILL USE CONFERENCE AND RELATED ONLINE MATERIALS WITH THEIR CLASSES, THROUGH THE "MULTIPLIER EFFECT," APPROXIMATELY 3,000 STUDENTS AND OTHER EDUCATORS WERE POTENTIALLY REACHED BY THIS PROGRAM. PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UMASS BOSTON'S GRADUATE PROGRAM IN AMERICAN STUDIES, THE TWO-WEEK INSTITUTE, ENTITLED MEMORY MATTERS: CONSTRUCTING AMERICA'S PAST IN 2018, PROVIDED 35 EDUCATORS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH INFORMATION AND RESOURCES ON HOW PUBLIC MEMORY IS CREATED THROUGH MONUMENTS, MUSEUMS, HISTORIC SITES AND TEXTBOOKS; AND FEATURED TOPICS AS DIVERSE AS THE CONTESTED LANDSCAPES OF CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS AND COMMEMORATIONS OF 9/11 TO THE GROWTH OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM MOVEMENT AND NEW ORLEANS: TOURISM, RACE AND HISTORICAL MEMORY. THE GILDER LEHRMAN JFK SUMMER INSTITUTE IS A WORKSHOP FOR 35 EDUCATORS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY WHICH FEATURED A PRESENTATION ON THE LIBRARY'S RICH AND ROBUST ONLINE RESOURCES FOR BOTH CLASSROOM USE AND REFERENCE PURPOSES, A VIEWING OF TREASURES FROM THE KENNEDY LIBRARY ARCHIVES INCLUDING BURKE MARSHALL'S MAP OF CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN THE SOUTH, A SAMPLING OF JFK'S DOODLES, AND AN INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION BASED ON THE DEMONSTRATION CART, JACQUELINE KENNEDY: BEYOND STYLE. OUTREACH TO 12,000 EDUCATORS AROUND THE NATION AND IN SELECTED OTHER COUNTRIES TOOK PLACE THROUGH AD PLACEMENT WITH NATIONAL HISTORY DAY, AND LIBRARY MATERIALS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO TEACHERS PARTICIPATING IN THE CULMINATING CONTEST IN MARYLAND. AN ADDITIONAL PROJECTED 485,000 PAGE VIEWS OF THE ADS FURTHER EXTENDED THE REACH AND AWARENESS-BUILDING FOR THESE MATERIALS AND RESOURCES. THE MEMBERS OF THE MUSEUM'S DOCENT PROGRAM SERVED AS AMBASSADORS FOR THE LIBRARY BY ENGAGING AUDIENCES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD WITH THE PRESIDENT'S LIFE STORY AND LEGACY. DOCENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE NEW FIRST LADY GALLERY CART AND GALLERY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE JFK100: MILESTONES AND MEMENTOS EXHIBIT, SERVING MORE THAN 13,000 VISITORS. A GATHERING OF 86 YOUTH AND MENTORS FROM ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND, INCLUDING UPWARD BOUND, ATTENDED THE ANNUAL STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THIS YEAR'S THEME FOCUSED ON "INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP AND FEATURED WORKSHOP SESSIONS ON WRITING, THE FEDERAL BUDGET, AND PUBLIC PRESENTATION, AS WELL AS AN INSPIRATIONAL KEYNOTE FROM CELINA BARRIOS-MILLNER, THE INTEGRATION FELLOW AT THE IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON, WHO ENCOURAGED YOUNG PEOPLE TO SHAPE THE FUTURE BY INCLUDING MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AT THE CENTER OF THEIR EFFORTS. A SIGNATURE CIVICS EDUCATION PROGRAM ATTRACTED 696 "ECONOMIC ADVISORS TO THE PRESIDENT" FROM TWENTY-THREE RURAL, URBAN AND SUBURBAN HIGH SCHOOLS IN FOUR DIFFERENT SESSIONS FOR THE LIBRARY'S PRIORITIZING THE FEDERAL BUDGET PROGRAM. WORKING IN SMALL GROUPS, STUDENTS SET PRIORITIES FOR THEIR ADMINISTRATION BY REVIEWING THE CURRENT LIST OF DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS THAT NEEDED FUNDING AND DECIDING HOW MUCH TO INVEST IN EACH ONE. THE PROGRAM CULMINATED WITH EACH SMALL GROUP SHARING THEIR BUDGETING RESULTS IN A PLENARY SESSION. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED FREE BUSES FOR BOSTON, LYNN, AND NEW SELECT UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES AS PART OF A PILOT PROGRAM FOR ACCESS TO GUIDED MUSEUM OFFERINGS. THE LIBRARY ALSO HOSTED A VIDEOCONFERENCE ON CHINA: MODERN AND HISTORIC VIEWS PRESENTED BY THE GEORGE H.W. BUSH LIBRARY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY FOR OVER TWO HUNDRED STUDENTS THAT WAS SUPPORTED THROUGH THE URBAN BUS PROGRAM. IN THE FALL, THE LIBRARY ENGAGED STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE IN THE GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION THROUGH TWO SIGNATURE CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS: ELECTION-YEAR DEBATES (HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS) AND THE NATIONAL STUDENT PARENT MOCK ELECTION (K-12 AUDIENCES) WITH MOCK ELECTION DAY HAVING TAKEN PLACE ON NOVEMBER 2. NON-PARTISAN CURRICULAR MATERIALS FOR THESE PROGRAMS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL PARTICIPANTS. IN THE ELECTION-YEAR DEBATE OFFERINGS, STUDENTS DISCUSSED IMPORTANT ISSUES IN THE CURRENT GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN IN SMALL DISCUSSION SECTIONS AND THEN RECONVENED IN A PLENARY SESSION FOR A TOWN HALL-STYLE DEBATE BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF THE REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PARTIES. DEBATERS INCLUDED PARTICIPATE INCLUDE KIRSTEN HUGHES (MA REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIR), WEYMOUTH MAYOR ROBERT HEDLUND, BOSTON CITY COUNCILOR LYDIA EDWARDS, WORCESTER SHERIFF LOU EVANGELIDIS, JENNIFER NASSOUR (FORMER MA REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIR), AND JOHN WALSH (FORMER MA DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR). 942 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM 28 SCHOOLS AROUND THE STATE PARTICIPATED IN ONE OF FIVE ELECTION-YEAR DEBATE PROGRAMS. MORE THAN 16,000 STUDENTS FROM PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE CAST THEIR VOTES IN THE MOCK ELECTION. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE (CONTINUED FROM ABOVE): | MORE THAN 8,340 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ATTENDED PROGRAMS IN PERSON DURING OUR 2018 FORUM SEASON, WITH MORE THAN 153,000 ENGAGING WITH PROGRAM CONTENT ONLINE. DISCUSSIONS ON TIMELY TOPICS RANGED FROM CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND CIVIL DISCOURSE (THE BOSTON GLOBE SPOTLIGHT TEAM: CONFRONTING RACISM AND DISPARITIES, WHAT'S NEXT?, THE HEART OF AMERICA, US FOREIGN POLICY IN ASIA, THE FIRST AMENDMENT: WHAT ARE ITS LIMITS?, THE SOUL OF AMERICA: THE BATTLE FOR OUR BETTER ANGELS, (IN WHICH JON MEACHAM EXAMINED HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS OF THE CURRENT CLIMATE OF PARTISAN DIVISION)) TO HISTORICAL EXPLORATIONS WITH RELEVANCE TO CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES (VIETNAM 1968: THE WAR, THE TURMOIL, AND THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; ROBERT F. KENNEDY: RIPPLES OF HOPE; FRIENDS DIVIDED: JOHN ADAMS AND THOMAS JEFFERSON, AND DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN ON LEADERSHIP IN TURBULENT TIME.) THE FLAGSHIP SERIES ALSO FEATURED PROGRAMS ON CREATIVE CULTURAL PURSUITS (A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN LITHGOW, AND LEONARD BERNSTEIN AND JOHN F. KENNEDY.) |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | EDWIN SCHLOSSBERG & TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FOUNDATION STAFF PREPARES TAX INFORMATION AND PROVIDES IT TO A PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM AND THE RETURN IS PREPARED AND REVIEWED BY A PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM THAT SIGNS AS PAID PREPARER. AS PART OF A FORMAL MEETING, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE PERFORMS A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 WITH MANAGEMENT. SUBSEQUENT TO THEIR SATISFACTORY REVIEW, THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES THE FINAL FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. ALL QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED AND RESOLVED BY MANAGEMENT PRIOR TO FILING THE DOCUMENTS WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTES CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES WHICH THE BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETE AND RETURN. MANAGEMENT OF THE FOUNDATION REVIEWS THE RETURNED QUESTIONNAIRES FOR COMPLIANCE. IF A CONFLICT IS DISCOVERED IT IS ESCALATED TO THE APPROPRIATE PARTY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ESTABLISHED A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS, FOR WHICH THEY HAVE THE DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO REVIEW ALL COMPENSATION MATTERS. THIS COMMITTEE MEETS AT LEAST ANNUALLY, IF NOT MORE FREQUENTLY, TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE COMMITTEE HAS HIRED A COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO PREPARE COMPARABLE DATA WHICH IS RELIED UPON TO MAKE COMPENSATION DECISIONS. MINUTES OF EACH MEETING ARE PREPARED AND APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE WITHIN 60 DAYS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN OR VERBAL REQUEST. THEY ARE ALSO FILED ANNUALLY WITH FORM MA PC FILED WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. CERTAIN GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE MASSACHUSETTS SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN OR VERBAL REQUEST. FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST OR ON GUIDESTAR.ORG. |
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