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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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Total |
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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.") .. | 34,790,189 | 43,392,805 | 42,588,022 | 38,743,735 | 34,042,787 | 193,557,538 |
| 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 | 34,790,189 | 43,392,805 | 42,588,022 | 38,743,735 | 34,042,787 | 193,557,538 |
| 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).. | 7,021,346 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 186,536,192 | |||||
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.. | 34,790,189 | 43,392,805 | 42,588,022 | 38,743,735 | 34,042,787 | 193,557,538 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 6,812,690 | 8,563,526 | 8,615,271 | 10,443,312 | 10,730,169 | 45,164,968 |
| 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.).. | 196,328 | 196,328 | ||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 238,918,834 | |||||
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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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 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: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| 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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5
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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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | INSURANCE PROCEEDS - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 196,328. |
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE I, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: | BUILDING ON HENRY E. HUNTINGTON'S LEGACY OF RENOWNED COLLECTIONS AND BOTANICAL GARDENS THAT ENRICH THE VISITOR, THE HUNTINGTON TODAY ENCOURAGES RESEARCH AND PROMOTES EDUCATION IN THE ARTS, HUMANITIES, AND BOTANICAL SCIENCES THROUGH THE GROWTH AND PRESERVATION OF ITS COLLECTIONS, THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS, AND THROUGH THE DISPLAY AND INTERPRETATION OF ITS EXTRAORDINARY RESOURCES TO THE PUBLIC. THE COLLECTIONS: THE HUNTINGTON HAS ASSEMBLED PRIMARY MATERIALS, ART OBJECTS, AND LIVING COLLECTIONS WHICH REFLECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF WESTERN CULTURE, FROM THE NINTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT. THESE COLLECTIONS EMBODY THE DIVERSE AND INTERWOVEN CONTRIBUTIONS OF MANY CULTURES, PEOPLES, AND NATIONS. THE HUNTINGTON'S HOLDINGS OF RARE BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, ART OBJECTS, AND BOTANICAL SPECIMENS SPEAK TO OUR CONTEMPORARY AUDIENCES BECAUSE THEY REVEAL THE COMPLEXITY OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE. STEWARDSHIP: WITH ITS OUTSTANDING COLLECTIONS IN THE ARTS, HUMANITIES, AND BOTANICAL SCIENCES, THE HUNTINGTON HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT FOR POSTERITY MR. HUNTINGTON'S LEGACY AND TO INSURE ITS GROWTH AND FINANCIAL HEALTH. STEWARDSHIP EXTENDS AS WELL TO THE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE INSTITUTION, NOT ONLY BECAUSE THEY PROTECT THE COLLECTIONS AND FACILITATE THEIR USE, BUT BECAUSE MR. HUNTINGTON'S ESTATE IS AN IMPORTANT HISTORICAL DOCUMENT OF GREAT SIGNIFICANCE TO THE PUBLIC AND TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE HUNTINGTON'S COMMUNITIES: THE HUNTINGTON IS A HUB FOR COMMUNITIES WHOSE BOUNDARIES EXTEND FROM LOCAL TO THE INTERNATIONAL. AS A LOCAL INSTITUTION, IT SERVES SCHOOLCHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND SCHOLARS WITH A BROAD ARRAY OF PROGRAMS CENTERED IN THE COLLECTIONS. TO THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES, THE HUNTINGTON SERVES AS A HAVEN FOR INDEPENDENT SCHOLARSHIP AND AS A REPOSITORY FOR A BROAD FUND OF KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTED IN THE COLLECTIONS. ONE OF THE HUNTINGTON'S GREAT STRENGTHS, HOWEVER, IS THE RECIPROCAL NATURE OF ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH ITS COMMUNITIES. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE LEADERSHIP, STEWARDSHIP, AND RESOURCES. SCHOLARS BRING THEIR OWN INTELLECTUAL DEPTH AND DIVERSE INTERPRETATIONS TO THE COLLECTIONS. STAFF SUPPLY EXPERTISE AND ENERGY. AND VISITORS BRING CURIOSITY, EXPECTATIONS, AND EXPERIENCES WHICH CHALLENGE THE HUNTINGTON TO THE GREATER FULFILLMENT OF ITS MISSION. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE I, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: | BUILDING ON HENRY E. HUNTINGTON'S LEGACY OF RENOWNED COLLECTIONS AND BOTANICAL GARDENS THAT ENRICH THE VISITOR, THE HUNTINGTON TODAY ENCOURAGES RESEARCH AND PROMOTES EDUCATION IN THE ARTS, HUMANITIES, AND BOTANICAL SCIENCES THROUGH THE GROWTH AND PRESERVATION OF ITS COLLECTIONS, THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS, AND THROUGH THE DISPLAY AND INTERPRETATION OF ITS EXTRAORDINARY RESOURCES TO THE PUBLIC. THE COLLECTIONS: THE HUNTINGTON HAS ASSEMBLED PRIMARY MATERIALS, ART OBJECTS, AND LIVING COLLECTIONS WHICH REFLECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF WESTERN CULTURE, FROM THE NINTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT. THESE COLLECTIONS EMBODY THE DIVERSE AND INTERWOVEN CONTRIBUTIONS OF MANY CULTURES, PEOPLES, AND NATIONS. THE HUNTINGTON'S HOLDINGS OF RARE BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, ART OBJECTS, AND BOTANICAL SPECIMENS SPEAK TO OUR CONTEMPORARY AUDIENCES BECAUSE THEY REVEAL THE COMPLEXITY OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE. STEWARDSHIP: WITH ITS OUTSTANDING COLLECTIONS IN THE ARTS, HUMANITIES, AND BOTANICAL SCIENCES, THE HUNTINGTON HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT FOR POSTERITY MR. HUNTINGTON'S LEGACY AND TO INSURE ITS GROWTH AND FINANCIAL HEALTH. STEWARDSHIP EXTENDS AS WELL TO THE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE INSTITUTION, NOT ONLY BECAUSE THEY PROTECT THE COLLECTIONS AND FACILITATE THEIR USE, BUT BECAUSE MR. HUNTINGTON'S ESTATE IS AN IMPORTANT HISTORICAL DOCUMENT OF GREAT SIGNIFICANCE TO THE PUBLIC AND TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE HUNTINGTON'S COMMUNITIES: THE HUNTINGTON IS A HUB FOR COMMUNITIES WHOSE BOUNDARIES EXTEND FROM LOCAL TO THE INTERNATIONAL. AS A LOCAL INSTITUTION, IT SERVES SCHOOLCHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND SCHOLARS WITH A BROAD ARRAY OF PROGRAMS CENTERED IN THE COLLECTIONS. TO THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES, THE HUNTINGTON SERVES AS A HAVEN FOR INDEPENDENT SCHOLARSHIP AND AS A REPOSITORY FOR A BROAD FUND OF KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTED IN THE COLLECTIONS. ONE OF THE HUNTINGTON'S GREAT STRENGTHS, HOWEVER, IS THE RECIPROCAL NATURE OF ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH ITS COMMUNITIES. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE LEADERSHIP, STEWARDSHIP, AND RESOURCES. SCHOLARS BRING THEIR OWN INTELLECTUAL DEPTH AND DIVERSE INTERPRETATIONS TO THE COLLECTIONS. STAFF SUPPLY EXPERTISE AND ENERGY. AND VISITORS BRING CURIOSITY, EXPECTATIONS, AND EXPERIENCES WHICH CHALLENGE THE HUNTINGTON TO THE GREATER FULFILLMENT OF ITS MISSION. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH LIBRARIES CONCENTRATED IN THE FIELDS OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN HISTORY, LITERATURE, AND ART AND IN THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE, WITH SOME 11 MILLION ITEMS SPANNING THE 11TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT. ITS COLLECTIONS ENCOMPASS: 8 MILLION MANUSCRIPTS; 440,000 RARE BOOKS; 454,000 REFERENCE BOOKS; 900,000 PRINTS AND EPHEMERA, 777,000 PHOTOGRAPHS, AND 300,000 DIGITAL FILES. THE LIBRARY MAIN EXHIBITION HALL SHOWCASES SOME OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS IN THE COLLECTION. ABOUT 150 RARE OBJECTS ARE GROUPED THEMATICALLY AROUND 12 KEY WORKS, PROMPTING VISITORS TO CONSIDER EACH ITEM IN A WIDER CONTEXT. THE DIBNER HALL OF THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE IS A PERMANENT EXHIBITION ON THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE, FOCUSING ON ASTRONOMY, NATURAL HISTORY, MEDICINE, AND LIGHT. THE LIBRARY WEST HALL PRESENTS TEMPORARY THEMED EXHIBITIONS. THE 90,000-SQUARE-FOOT MUNGER RESEARCH CENTER PROVIDES STORAGE CAPACITY FOR FURTHER COLLECTIONS DEVELOPMENT, WORK SPACE FOR SCHOLARS AND STAFF, AND FACILITIES FOR CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION, EXHIBITION PREPARATION, DIGITAL IMAGING, AND PHOTOGRAPHY. THE LIBRARY IS OPEN TO SCHOLARS, KNOWN AS READERS, 294 DAYS OF THE YEAR, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 78 SCHOLARS VISITS DAILY. EXHIBITS DURING THE YEAR INCLUDED: * ARCHITECTS OF A GOLDEN AGE: HIGHTLIGHTS FROM THE HUNTINGTON'S SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARCHITECTURE COLLECTION. * CAROLINA CAYCEDO + MARIO YBARRA JR. RITUALS OF LABOR AND ENCOURAGEMENT VPAM/FIVE 2018 EXHIBITION (YEAR 3). |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | ENCOMPASSING APPROXIMATELY 120 ACRES OF THE 207-ACRE GROUNDS, THE BOTANICAL GARDENS CONTAIN MORE THAN A DOZEN PRINCIPAL GARDEN AREAS. HIGHLIGHTS * LIU FANG YUAN, THE GARDEN OF FLOWING FRAGRANCE, REFLECTS THE TRADITIONAL STYLE OF SCHOLAR GARDENS IN SUZHOU, CHINA, AND FEATURING A 1.5-ACRE LAKE, A COMPLEX OF PAVILIONS, A TEAHOUSE AND TEA SHOP, STONE BRIDGES AND WATERFALLS SET AGAINST A WOODED BACKDROP OF MATURE OAKS AND PINES. CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN ON THE GARDEN'S FINAL PHASE, COMPRISING PAVILLIONS, A RESTAURANT, AND AN EXHIBITION COMPLEX. WHEN COMPLETED IN 2020, AT MORE THAN 12 ACRES IN SIZE, THE GARDEN WILL BECOME ONE OF THE LARGEST CLASSICAL-STYLE CHINESE GARDENS IN THE WORLD. * THE JAPANESE GARDEN, WITH TRADITIONAL JAPANESE HOUSE, A MOON BRIDGE, A WALLED ZEN GARDEN, AND BONSAI COURT, AND SEIFU-AN, A CEREMONIAL TEAHOUSE AND GARDEN. * THE DESERT GARDEN, ONE OF THE LARGEST OUTDOOR COLLECTIONS OF MATURE CACTI AND SUCCULENTS IN THE WORLD. * THE FRANCES AND SIDNEY BRODY CALIFORNIA GARDEN IN THE STEVEN S. KOBLIK EDUCATION AND VISITOR CENTER IS ARRANGED ALONG A CENTRAL ALLEE OF OLIVE TREES; THE GARDEN INCLUDES NATIVE AND ADAPTIVE PLANTINGS SET AMONG HEDGE ROOMS IN A NOD TOWARD MORE FORMAL LANDSCAPE DESIGN. * THE FRANCES LASKER BRODY BOTANICAL CENTER FEATURES: * THE HELEN AND PETER BING CHILDREN'S GARDEN, INTRODUCING YOUNGSTERS TO THE WONDERS OF THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH INTERACTIVE SCULPTURAL ELEMENTS. * THE ROSE HILLS FOUNDATION CONSERVATORY FOR BOTANICAL SCIENCE AND THE ASSOCIATED FOUNDATIONS TEACHING GREENHOUSE, PROVIDING HANDS-ON BOTANICAL SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, AND SHOWCASING ORCHIDS AND OTHER TROPICAL COLLECTIONS. * ADJACENT LABORATORIES FOR BOTANICAL RESEARCH WHERE BOTANISTS ARE USING CRYOPRESERVATION TECHNIQUES, TESTING WAYS TO SAFELY FREEZE AND CONSERVE FRAGILE PLANT TISSUE, AND WHERE GENETIC RESEARCH ON CYCADS REVEALS MUCH ABOUT THE PLANT'S EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY. * THE RANCH GARDEN, TESTING AND DEMONSTRATING CONTEMPORARY IDEAS FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN AGRICULTURE. * ADDITIONAL GARDEN AREAS ARE DEVOTED TO ROSES AND CAMELLIAS, EACH COLLECTION HAVING MORE THAN 1,400 DIFFERENT CULTIVARS. * THE AUSTRALIAN, HERB, JUNGLE, LILY PONDS, PALM, AND SUBTROPICAL GARDENS ARE AMONG OTHER IMPORTANT BOTANICAL ATTRACTIONS. EACH YEAR, THE HUNTINGTON HOSTS BOTANICAL SHOWS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES, AND PLANT SALES THAT FOCUS ON SPECIFIC THEMES; MORE THAN 175 CACTUS AND SUCCULENT ENTHUSIASTS ATTENDED THE ANNUAL DESERT GARDEN FORUM, 140 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE ANNUAL SUCCULENT PLANTS SYMPOSIUM, AND 100 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE CHINESE GARDEN SYMPOSIUM. THE NORTH AMERICAN CLIVIA SOCIETY SHOW, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CAMELLIA SHOW, CALIFORNIA BONSAI SOCIETY SHOW, AISEKI KAI VIEWING STONES SHOW, THE CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL SHOW, HUNTINGTON ORCHID SHOW, AND THE BONSAI-A-THON ARE HOSTED BY THE HUNTINGTON EACH YEAR AND ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND ATTENDED BY HUNDREDS OF VISITORS. THE GARDENS ALSO HOSTED MULTIPLE WORKSHOPS INTENDED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND SPECIALTY PLANT GROWERS ON MANAGEMENT OF TREES AND THE PESTS THAT AFFECT THEM, THE POLYPHAGOUS SHOT-HOLE BORER IN PARTICULAR. RECENTLY THE GARDENS INITIATED A MUCH STRONGER PROGRAM IN CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH FOCUSING ON PLANT VARIATION, CRYOPRESERVATION AND PROPAGATION, AS WELL AS PRODUCTIVITY IN URBAN SETTINGS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY, ART COLLECTIONS, AND BOTANICAL GARDENS IS A COLLECTIONS-BASED RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION SERVING SCHOLARS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. EACH YEAR, THE HUNTINGTON: * PROVIDES MORE THAN 1,700 SCHOLARS WITH ACCESS TO A WORLD-CLASS COLLECTION OF RARE BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, MAPS, PAINTINGS, PRINTS, SCULPTURES, DECORATIVE ARTS; * AWARDS APPROXIMATELY $1.85 MILLION IN FELLOWSHIPS (THROUGH A PEER-REVIEW PROCESS) TO SCHOLARS FOR ADVANCED HUMANITIES RESEARCH; * EDUCATES THOUSANDS OF SCHOOLCHILDREN AND THEIR TEACHERS IN ART, HISTORY, LITERATURE, AND BOTANICAL SCIENCE THROUGH SPECIAL TOURS AND PROGRAMS; * ORGANIZES SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS TO ENHANCE THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE, INTERPRET THE COLLECTIONS, AND FACILITATE LEARNING; * HOSTS MORE THAN 750,000 VISITORS. THE HUNTINGTON HAS A MEMBERSHIP TOTALING MORE THAN 44,000, A VOLUNTEER CORPS OF MORE THAN 1,200, AND A FULL- AND PART-TIME STAFF OVER 500. IT IS AN INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, SUPPORTED BY GIFTS AND GRANTS FROM INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND BY A PRIVATE ENDOWMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | PRIOR TO THE FILING, THE ENTIRE DRAFT 990 WAS SENT TO ALL TRUSTEES. COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS WERE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED, AND THE FORM WAS REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED IN A MEETING OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. IN ADDITION, AN OUTSIDE CPA FIRM, SINGERLEWAK, REVIEWED THE FORM AND WENT OVER THE FORM IN DETAIL WITH THE ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS/CONTROLLER. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | CONFLICTS OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE REQUESTED ANNUALLY FROM ALL TRUSTEES, OVERSEERS AND NON-BOARD MEMBERS' CHAIRS OF ACTIVE COMMITTEES AS WELL AS EMPLOYEES. ANY CONFLICTS OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE REPORTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MAKES A DECISION ON HOW EACH CONFLICT SHOULD BE HANDLED, INCLUDING ABSTAINING FROM VOTING ON CERTAIN MATTERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | IN REVIEWING AND APPROVING THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CFO, THE HUNTINGTON'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES (REFERRED TO AS THE "APPROVAL BODY" BELOW), USES THE FOLLOWING PROCESS: 1. IMPARTIAL DECISION MAKERS: THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT MUST BE APPROVED IN ADVANCE (BEFORE ANY PAYMENT IS MADE) BY THE APPROVAL BODY OF THE HUNTINGTON COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT (EXAMPLE: NEITHER THE EXECUTIVE WHOSE COMPENSATION IS BEING DETERMINED NOR ANY OF HIS/HER FAMILY MEMBERS MAY BE PRESENT DURING THE DISCUSSION/DEBATE OR PARTICIPATE IN THE VOTE). 2. COMPARABILITY DATA: WHEN THE APPROVAL BODY IS CONSIDERING COMPENSATION TO COVERED INDIVIDUALS, IT MUST RELY ON COMPARABILITY DATA THAT DEMONSTRATES THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE COMPENSATION IN QUESTION. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN CRAFTING COMPENSATION PACKAGES, THE APPROVAL BODY MUST SECURE DATA THAT DOCUMENTS COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN LIKE POSITIONS AT LIKE ORGANIZATIONS. THIS DATA MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: A) EXPERT COMPENSATION STUDIES BY INDEPENDENT FIRMS; B) INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE IRS FORM 990 FILINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS; AND C) USE OF AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. 3. CONCURRENT DOCUMENTATION: THE APPROVAL BODY MUST DOCUMENT HOW IT REACHED ITS DECISIONS, INCLUDING THE DATA ON WHICH IT RELIED. TO QUALIFY AS CONCURRENT DOCUMENTATION, WRITTEN OR ELECTRONIC RECORDS OF THE APPROVAL BODY (SUCH AS MEETING MINUTES) MUST NOTE: A) THE TERMS OF THE COMPENSATION AND THE DATE IT WAS APPROVED; B) THE MEMBERS OF THE APPROVAL BODY WHO WERE PRESENT DURING THE DEBATE ON THE COMPENSATION THAT WAS APPROVED AND THOSE WHO VOTED ON IT; C) THE COMPARABILITY DATA OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON AND HOW THE DATA WAS OBTAINED; AND D) ANY ACTIONS TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPENSATION BY ANYONE WHO IS OTHERWISE A MEMBER OF THE APPROVAL BODY BUT WHO HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE DECISION ON THE COMPENSATION. ALL OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES HAVE THEIR COMPENSATION REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE APPROVAL BODY, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT INCLUDE COMPARABILITY DATA. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 | THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 CAN ALSO BE VIEWED BY THE PUBLIC ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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