Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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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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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
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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.") .. | 1,193,872 | 2,677,571 | 6,897,508 | 33,905,759 | 16,792,546 | 61,467,256 |
| 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 | 1,193,872 | 2,677,571 | 6,897,508 | 33,905,759 | 16,792,546 | 61,467,256 |
| 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).. | 15,008,262 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 46,458,994 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,193,872 | 2,677,571 | 6,897,508 | 33,905,759 | 16,792,546 | 61,467,256 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 962,138 | 1,066,170 | 1,476,368 | 1,099,097 | 1,417,184 | 6,020,957 |
| 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.).. | 148 | 26,276 | 168,243 | 1,921 | 196,588 | |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 67,776,568 | |||||
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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i
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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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | SPECIAL EVENTS OTHER INCOME |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, ORGANIZATION MISSION: | THE STATUE OF LIBERTY-ELLIS ISLAND FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE RESTORATIONS OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY AND ELLIS ISLAND. IN 1986, THE RESTORED STATUE WAS OPENED WITH A GRAND LIBERTY WEEKEND CELEBRATION AND IN 1990, THE FIRST PART OF THE ELLIS ISLAND IMMIGRATION MUSEUM, THE ELLIS ISLAND YEARS, WAS OPENED, AND THE MUSEUM WAS EXPANDED IN 1995. IN 2001 THE FOUNDATION OPENED THE AMERICAN FAMILY IMMIGRATION HISTORY CENTER AND ITS WEBSITE AT WWW.LIBERTYELLISFOUNDATION.ORG, PROVIDING FREE ACCESS TO THE IMMIGRATION INFORMATION ON THE 50 MILLION PEOPLE WHO ENTERED THROUGH THE PORT OF NEW YORK BETWEEN 1892-1957. IN MAY 2015, THE FOUNDATION OPENED THE PEOPLING OF AMERICA CENTER WHICH IS AN EXPANSION OF ELLIS ISLAND: THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IMMIGRATION TO TELL THE STORY OF THOSE WHO ARRIVED TO AMERICA FROM ITS EARLIEST DAYS BEFORE THE ELLIS ISLAND ERA AS WELL AS THOSE WHO CAME AFTER WORLD WAR II AND RIGHT UP TO THE PRESENT. IN 2004, THE FOUNDATION AIDED THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICES (NPS) IN THE REOPENING OF LIBERTY ISLAND AFTER 9/11. AT THE REQUEST OF THE NPS, THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD IN BUILDING A NEW FREE STANDING MUSEUM ON LIBERTY ISLAND WHICH IS PLANNED TO OPEN IN 2019. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, (CONTINUATION) | FOR THE ONGOING RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE MONUMENT. THE FOUNDATION EITHER EXECUTES THE WORK UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OR PAYS FOR IT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 AND ACCOMPANYING SCHEDULES ARE PREPARED BY THE FOUNDATION'S ACCOUNTING FIRM, AFTER WHICH THEY ARE REVIEWED BY FOUNDATION MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. UPON COMPLETION OF THE INITIAL REVIEW PROCESS, THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IT IS THEN FILED WITH THE IRS AND POSTED ON THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS OF THE FOUNDATION ARE GOVERNED BY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE IN WRITING, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE EXISTENCE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE REQUIRED TO BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS WELL AS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR DETERMINATION OF WHETHER AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. NO DIRECTOR SHALL VOTE ON ANY MATTER IN WHICH HE OR SHE HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A CONTRACT IS PROPOSED FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD IN WHICH A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, STAFF MEMBER OR THEIR RELATIVES, OR AN ORGANIZATION WITH WHICH SUCH PERSONS ARE ASSOCIATED, IS A POTENTIAL CONTRACTOR, REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT, THE BOARD OR A COMMITTEE DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD SHALL REVIEW THE CONTRACT AND SHALL RECOMMEND THAT THE CORPORATION EXECUTE OR NOT EXECUTE THE CONTRACT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE FOUNDATION WAS REVIEWED AND DECIDED UPON IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER IN 2016: A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WAS EXTENDED, EXPIRING IN APRIL 2020, ALL WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MINUTES OF SUCH MEETINGS WERE PREPARED. THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS NOTED BY THE DIRECTORS IN MAKING THIS DECISION. IN MARCH OF 2018 A STUDY ON COMPENSATION OF THE OFFICERS AND OTHER SENIOR STAFF WAS COMPLETED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT THAT REPORTED DIRECTLY TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | GOVERNANCE MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.LIBERTYELLISFOUNDATION.ORG/GOVERNANCE INCLUDING A LIST OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BY-LAWS, IRS DETERMINATION LETTER, CHARTERS OF VARIOUS COMMITTEES, POLICY STATEMENTS (INCLUDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY), ANNUAL REPORT (INCLUSIVE OF THE FOUNDATION FINANCIAL STATEMENTS) AS WELL AS IRS FORMS 990 AND 990-T FOR THE CURRENT AND PRIOR YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | AUDIO TOUR CONTRACTOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,420,657. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,420,657. AUDIO TOUR FEE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,712,489. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,712,489. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 24,411,796. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 24,411,796. ARCHITECTURAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,051,255. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,051,255. DESIGN FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 979,072. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 8,771. TOTAL EXPENSES 987,843. EXHIBITRY FABRICATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 677,760. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 677,760. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 570,884. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 70,121. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 274,684. TOTAL EXPENSES 915,689. |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A: | FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES, THE ORGANIZATION REPORTS ALL BENEFITS IN FULL IN PART VII, COLUMN F AND DOES NOT APPLY THE $10,000 PER ITEM EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN BENEFITS. |
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