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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) 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.") .. | 47,004,584 | 46,603,843 | 96,533,476 | 64,977,441 | 53,161,537 | 308,280,881 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 175,409,689 | 212,285,242 | 219,466,452 | 225,585,287 | 281,370,731 | 1,114,117,401 |
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 8,867,089 | 7,631,916 | 8,428,418 | 8,033,320 | 7,116,826 | 40,077,569 |
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 231,281,362 | 266,521,001 | 324,428,346 | 298,596,048 | 341,649,094 | 1,462,475,851 |
| 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).. | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,462,475,851 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 231,281,362 | 266,521,001 | 324,428,346 | 298,596,048 | 341,649,094 | 1,462,475,851 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 14,609,607 | 15,174,875 | 24,185,852 | 29,889,056 | 9,559,353 | 93,418,743 |
| 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.).. | 4,624,348 | 6,704,458 | 5,220,400 | 5,855,666 | 5,783,508 | 28,188,380 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 1,586,927,414 | |||||
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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1
Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
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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6
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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| other income | SCHEDULE A, PART II, SECTION B, LINE 10 REPORTED IN THIS SECTION IS OTHER INCOME RELATING TO REVENUE GENERATED BY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FEES FOR FACILITY USAGE AND REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE UNIVERSAL SERVICES PROGRAM TO PROVIDE DISCOUNTS ON TELECOMMUNICATION EXPENSES TO ALLOW LIBRARIES AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO PURCHASE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES. |
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| VOLUNTEERS | Form 990, Part I, Line 6 VOLUNTEERS ENHANCE LIBRARY SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY BY FREELY GIVING OF THEIR TIME AND PERFORMING TASKS TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH VOLUNTEER WORK RATHER THAN PAID EMPLOYMENT. THE LIBRARY ENCOURAGES THE INVOLVEMENT OF VOLUNTEERS AND CREATES MEANINGFUL ROLES WITHIN APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN WHICH VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMUNITY CAN SERVE. |
| PROGRAM SERVICES | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - THE BRANCH LIBRARIES THE SERVICES OF THE 88 BRANCH LIBRARIES EXTEND FAR BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL LENDING ROLE USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARIES, TO PROVIDE VITAL OUTREACH SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO SCHOOLS, NURSING HOMES, HOSPITALS, SHELTERS AND PRISONS, AND TO THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, INCLUDING BOOK-BY-MAIL DELIVERIES TO THE HOMEBOUND. IN FISCAL 2019, THERE WERE 11.8 MILLION VISITS TO THE BRANCH LIBRARIES BY INDIVIDUALS WHO BORROWED 21.3 MILLION ITEMS. THE BRANCH LIBRARIES SPONSORED 103,402 PROGRAMS, ATTENDED BY 1.9 MILLION ADULTS AND CHILDREN. COLLECTIONS INCLUDE 5 MILLION BOOKS AND APPROXIMATELY 3 MILLION NONPRINT ITEMS SUCH AS FILMS, VIDEOTAPES, PICTURES, AUDIO RECORDINGS AND MATERIALS FOR THE BLIND. REFERENCE INQUIRIES TOTALED 8 MILLION. |
| PROGRAM SERVICES | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B - THE RESEARCH LIBRARIES DURING FISCAL 2019, THE FOUR RESEARCH LIBRARIES - THE STEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN BUILDING; THE SCIENCE, INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS LIBRARY; THE SCHOMBURG CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN BLACK CULTURE; AND THE LIBRARY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, DOROTHY AND LEWIS B. CULLMAN CENTER - HAD 4.6 MILLION ON-SITE USERS. THE RESEARCH LIBRARIES SPONSORED 3,037 ATTENDED BY 127,131 PATRONS. LIBRARY STAFF RESPONDED TO 521,000 REFERENCE INQUIRIES. OF 46.8 MILLION COLLECTION ITEMS, APPROXIMATELY 17.5 MILLION ARE BOOKS AND BOOK-LIKE MATERIALS, AND THE REMAINDER CONSISTS OF ITEMS SUCH AS AUDIO RECORDINGS, FILMS, MAPS, SHEET MUSIC, PRINTS, AND CLIPPINGS. THE RESEARCH LIBRARIES HAVE AN EXTENSIVE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION PROGRAM: THROUGH RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, MICROFILMING AND REPRINT, 77,247 ITEMS WERE PRESERVED. IN ADDITION, ABOUT 41,244 HOURS OF VIDEO TAPE MEDIA AND RECORDED SOUND MEDIA WERE PRESERVED. AS PART OF THE LIBRARY'S RICH PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM, 14 MAJOR EXHIBITIONS WERE MOUNTED AT THE FOUR LIBRARIES, AND A NUMBER OF SMALLER DISPLAYS WERE ON VIEW ALL YEAR. EMINENT SCIENTISTS, SCHOLARS AND WRITERS PARTICIPATED IN LECTURES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND RECITALS, FURTHERING THE LIBRARY'S EFFORTS TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. |
| RELATIONSHIPS | Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 *TRUSTEE, HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. AND TRUSTEE, RICHARD D. COHEN - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP |
| REVIEW OF FORM 990 | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B THE LIBRARY'S FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY MANAGEMENT AND REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM USING INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE LIBRARY. THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY CERTAIN OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. AS REQUIRED BY THE CHARTER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE FORM 990 IS THEN SENT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW WITH MANAGEMENT AT A SCHEDULED AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING PRIOR TO FILING. FINALLY, AND ALSO PRIOR TO FILING, THE FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW. |
| CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY | Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS TO MONITOR TRANSACTIONS FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: PROPOSED CANDIDATES FOR TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEE POSITIONS ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE POLICY STATEMENT AND QUESTIONNAIRE, AND MUST DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS IN ADVANCE OF ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT. EACH TRUSTEE, OFFICER, AND KEY EMPLOYEE IS PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. UPON RECEIPT, EACH SUCH TRUSTEE, OFFICER, AND KEY EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO PROMPTLY COMPLETE, SIGN, AND RETURN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNUAL STATEMENT AND ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE. THERE IS ALSO AN ONGOING OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS IN ADDITION TO COMPLETING THE ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE. EACH CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE IS REVIEWED AND EVALUATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY FOR ANY ACTUAL AND/OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. A TRUSTEE, OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE SHALL NOT VOTE ON, APPROVE OR RECOMMEND ANY TRANSACTION IN WHICH HE OR SHE OR ANY MEMBER OF HIS OR HER FAMILY HAS ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF THE TRUSTEE, OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE IS PRESENT AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OR ANY COMMITTEE AT WHICH SUCH MATTER IS CONSIDERED, THE TRUSTEE, OFFICER, OR KEY EMPLOYEE SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING ANY DISCUSSIONS OR VOTE RELATING TO SUCH MATTER. PRIOR TO APPROVAL, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OR THE BOARD MUST DETERMINE THAT THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR, REASONABLE AND IN THE LIBRARY'S BEST INTEREST, AND IF A TRUSTEE, OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST, MUST CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE TRANSACTIONS TO THE EXTENT AVAILABLE. |
| COMPENSATION REVIEW AND APPROVAL | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A & 15B THE COMPENSATION AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETS AT LEAST FOUR TIMES A YEAR. AS REQUIRED, IT REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE LIBRARY, AS RECORDED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY IN THE MINUTES. THE LIBRARY REGULARLY CONSULTS COMPETITIVE DATA INCLUDING PUBLISHED SURVEYS WHEN REVIEWING AND MAKING COMPENSATION AND SALARY ADJUSTMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE COMPENSATION AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RETAINS THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM TO SURVEY EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AMONG PEER ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT DECISIONS OF REASONABLENESS AND FAIR MARKET VALUE OF COMPENSATION. THE LAST REVIEW BY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM WAS DONE IN APRIL 2018, AS THE REVIEW IS CONDUCTED EVERY TWO YEARS. |
| PUBLIC DISCLOSURE | Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 THE LIBRARY'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS (BYLAWS AND CHARTER) ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS THEY ARE POSTED ON THE LIBRARY'S WEBSITE. THE LIBRARY'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS IT IS POSTED ON THE LIBRARY'S WEBSITE. THE LIBRARY'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS THEY ARE POSTED ON THE LIBRARY'S WEBSITE AND PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART X, LINES 27-29 NET ASSET CLASSIFICATION THE FASB ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS UPDATE (ASU) 2016-14 NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES (TOPIC 958), PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES, WHICH AMONG OTHER THINGS, CHANGES HOW NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES REPORT NET ASSET CLASSES. THE SIGNIFICANT REQUIREMENTS OF ASU 2016-14 INCLUDE REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF NET ASSET CLASSES FROM THREE TO TWO: WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS (FORMERLY REPORTED AS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS AND PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS) AND WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS (FORMERLY REPORTED AS UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS). THE 2018 FORM 990, PART X WAS NOT UPDATED TO REFLECT THE CHANGE IN NET ASSET CLASS TERMINOLOGY; THEREFORE, THE LIBRARY HAS REPORTED NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTION AS UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS AND NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS AS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS AND PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS, RESPECTIVELY. |
| OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST ($11,085,446) |
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