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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.") .. | 140,249,860 | 28,233,206 | 19,293,501 | 9,330,069 | 9,716,876 | 206,823,512 |
| 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 | 140,249,860 | 28,233,206 | 19,293,501 | 9,330,069 | 9,716,876 | 206,823,512 |
| 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).. | 164,007,972 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 42,815,540 | |||||
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.. | 140,249,860 | 28,233,206 | 19,293,501 | 9,330,069 | 9,716,876 | 206,823,512 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 3,148,257 | 2,365,720 | 601,597 | 5,384,109 | 1,957,391 | 13,457,074 |
| 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.).. | 89,190 | 152,752 | 149,588 | 199,550 | 280,245 | 871,325 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 222,101,408 | |||||
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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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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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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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..... | ||||
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| PURSUANT TO TREASURY REGULATION 1.170A-9(F)(3), THE ORGANIZATION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION BECAUSE IT MEETS THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST AS OUTLINED BELOW.TEN-PERCENT-OF-SUPPORT REQUIREMENT. PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM (SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS "PEM") SATISFIES THIS REQUIREMENT BECAUSE THE PERCENTAGE OF SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENTAL UNITS, FROM CONTRIBUTIONS MADE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC, OR FROM A COMBINATION OF THESE SOURCES EXCEEDS 10% OF TOTAL SUPPORT. ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT REQUIREMENT. THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM IS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN ORGANIZED AND OPERATED IN A MANNER TO ATTRACT NEW AND BROAD-BASED PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. A STAFF OF SEVENTEEN DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING EXTENSIVE AND VARIED FORMS OF FUNDRAISING DESIGNED TO ATTRACT SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS. THE ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED INCLUDE SOLICITATIONS COMMUNICATED THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS - EMAIL, MAIL, PHONE AND IN-PERSON. FUNDRAISING EVENTS ARE CONDUCTED TO GENERATE ANNUAL SUPPORT AS WELL AS TO FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS THAT LEAD TO FUTURE GIVING. THE INSTITUTIONAL GIVING STAFF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SEEKING SUPPORT FOR THE MUSEUM'S MAJOR PROGRAMMATIC EFFORTS BY PRODUCING GRANT PROPOSALS DIRECTED TO BOTH GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. ACROSS ALL OF THESE FUNDRAISING AREAS, MORE THAN 71,000 PROSPECTS AND EXISTING DONORS WERE SOLICITED FOR SUPPORT DURING 2019, RESULTING IN 10,619 GIFTS COMING FROM 10,016 DIFFERENT DONORS. OTHER PUBLIC SUPPORT FACTORS 1. PERCENTAGE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FACTOR. THE MUSEUM'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE FOR 2019 IS 19.28%, WHICH IS WELL ABOVE THE 10% TEST THRESHOLD. AS THE MUSEUM IS CURRENTLY IN THE MIDST OF A MAJOR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, INDIVIDUAL SOLICITATIONS AND GIFTS TEND TO BE LARGER THAN WOULD BE EXPECTED DURING A NON-CAMPAIGN PERIOD WITH THE RESULTING IMPACT OF LOWERING THE PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE. 2. SOURCES OF SUPPORT FACTOR. THE COLLECTIONS OF THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE FOR 220 YEARS, WHICH RANKS IT AMONG THE FIRST AMERICAN MUSEUMS TO HAVE SUCH A PUBLIC MANDATE. THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM TRACES ITS ORIGINS TO 1799 WHEN A GROUP OF SALEM-BASED, INTERNATIONAL, SEA-GOING BUSINESS LEADERS WERE AMONG THE FIRST AMERICANS TO DEVELOP TRADING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COUNTRIES IN ASIA, AFRICA, OCEANIA AND BEYOND. THESE EARLY AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURS BROUGHT BACK MAGNIFICENT ART AND ARTIFACTS FROM THE CULTURES THEY ENCOUNTERED AND WERE EAGER TO SHARE WHAT THEY HAD DISCOVERED WITH THE LARGER PUBLIC. ALTHOUGH MORE THAN 200 YEARS HAVE PASSED, THE MUSEUM'S COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE INTERESTS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS AS STRONG AS EVER. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS ARE AMONG THE FINEST OF THEIR KIND AND ENCOMPASS AN UNRIVALED SPECTRUM OF CULTURES AND GENRES, INCLUDING AMERICAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE, AMERICAN DECORATIVE ART, MARITIME ART, NATIVE AMERICAN ART, ASIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE, ASIAN EXPORT ART, AFRICAN ART, OCEANIC ART, PHOTOGRAPHY, CONTEMPORARY ART, AMERICAN ART, AND FASHION AND DESIGN. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM OPERATES THE PHILLIPS LIBRARY, ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST IMPORTANT MUSEUM-BASED COLLECTIONS OF RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS. THE BREADTH OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS AND OFFERINGS IS UNQUESTIONABLY VARIED, SO THAT IT IS CAPABLE OF APPEALING TO A WIDE VARIETY OF INTERESTS, WHICH IN TURN HELPS TO BUILD ATTENDANCE, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, COMMITMENT, AND PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT. IN RECENT YEARS, THE MUSEUM HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS FIELDS OF INTEREST; FOR EXAMPLE, AMERICAN ART WAS ADDED AS A NEW CURATORIAL DEPARTMENT IN 2013, AND FASHION AND DESIGN WAS ADDED AS A NEW CURATORIAL DEPARTMENT IN 2018. THESE NEW DEPARTMENTS IN PARTICULAR ARE AVENUES FOR ENGAGING YOUNGER PEOPLE, THEREBY HELPING TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF INSTITUTIONAL LEADERS AND SUPPORTERS. BY EXPANDING THE PROGRAMMATIC SCOPE, THE MUSEUM HAS DEMONSTRATED ITS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONNECTING WITH A LARGER NUMBER OF PEOPLE, RATHER THAN LIMITING ITS APPEAL TO A FEW. AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY, THE MUSEUM RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM APPROXIMATELY 10,016 DIFFERENT DONORS DURING 2019. 3. REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY FACTOR. DURING 2019, 26 INDIVIDUALS SERVED ON PEM'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ALL OF THE TRUSTEES ARE INDEPENDENT VOTING MEMBERS AND REPRESENT A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF VIEWS AND INTERESTS. THEY ARE A DIVERSE GROUP WHO REPRESENT A VARIETY OF CULTURAL AND OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUNDS. AMONG THE MUSEUM'S TRUSTEES ARE REPRESENTATIVES OF INDIAN, EUROPEAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES AND LEADERS IN THE EDUCATIONAL, FINANCIAL, AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS. VARIOUS AREAS OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE ARE ALSO REPRESENTED BY NUMEROUS BOARD MEMBERS, INCLUDING SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE OF BUSINESS, JOURNALISM, LAW, INVESTING, LAND PROTECTION, AND PRESERVATION. PEM'S TRUSTEES ALSO BOAST A VARIETY OF INTERESTS THAT INCLUDE ART COLLECTION, CONSERVATION, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND YOUTH SERVICES, ARCHAEOLOGY, HEALTHCARE, AND TECHNOLOGY.4. AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES OR SERVICES FACTOR. DURING 2019, THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM REPORTED MORE THAN 223,646 ON-SITE VISITORS, COMING FROM BOTH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE MAIN MUSEUM GALLERIES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SIX DAYS PER WEEK, WHICH REPRESENTS ALMOST 2,200 HOURS ANNUALLY DURING WHICH THE PUBLIC HAS ACCESS TO THE VARIOUS COLLECTIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE OFFERED. TO ENCOURAGE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND WITH STUDENTS, ADMISSION IS FREE FOR RESIDENTS OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS AND FOR YOUTH UNDER THE AGE OF SEVENTEEN. THE MUSEUM'S CAMPUS ALSO INCLUDES NUMEROUS PARKS AND GARDENS, AND 24 HISTORIC PROPERTIES, INCLUDING YIN YU TANG, THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF CHINESE DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE ON DISPLAY IN THE UNITED STATES. PEM'S PHILLIPS LIBRARY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE OLDEST AND LARGEST RESEARCH LIBRARIES IN NEW ENGLAND, IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, SCHOLARS AND RESEARCHERS. ACROSS THE CAMPUS, THERE IS 138,000 SQUARE FEET OF PUBLIC EXHIBITION SPACE FOR USE IN DISPLAYING AND INTERPRETING THE MUSEUM'S VAST COLLECTIONS AND FOR PRESENTING CHANGING EXHIBITIONS, OF WHICH THERE WERE EIGHT OPENED DURING 2019. ANNUALLY, THE MUSEUM'S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND INTERPRETATION CONDUCTS HUNDREDS OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ADVANCE ARTS LEARNING AND APPRECIATION. ALTHOUGH THESE PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERED IN MANY SPACES THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS, THE MUSEUM HAS DEDICATED 13,000 SQUARE FEET SPECIFICALLY FOR THESE PURPOSES. THE WIDE ARRAY OF PROGRAMS OFFERED IS DESIGNED TO ATTRACT AND ENGAGE VISITORS OF ALL AGES WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, KNOWLEDGE, INTERESTS, PREFERENCES AND NEEDS. IN AN EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT A BROAD AUDIENCE IS SERVED, THE MUSEUM FOCUSES ON SEVERAL BROAD AUDIENCE CATEGORIES: K-12 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, FAMILIES AND ADULTS FROM COLLEGE AGE THROUGH SENIOR CITIZENS. |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: | EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLICATIONS: THE MUSEUM REALIZED AN AMBITIOUS, BALANCED AND DIVERSIFIED CHANGING EXHIBITION PROGRAM IN 2019 FEATURING FOUR LARGE SCALE EXHIBITIONS AND SIX SMALL TO MID-SIZED EXHIBITIONS. A NUMBER OF NEW COLLECTIONS BASED INSTALLATIONS ALSO DEBUTED IN SEPTEMBER 2019 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OPENING OF THE MUSEUM'S NEW 40,000 SQUARE BUILDING DESIGNED BY ENNEAD ARCHITECTS. THE OPENING OF THE NEW BUILDING, COUPLED WITH THE MUSEUM'S WIDE RANGE OF CHANGING EXHIBITION OFFERINGS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN DRAWING 223,646 VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM IN 2019. MORE THAN 13% OF GENERAL ADMISSION VISITORS (29,278) ALSO VISITED YIN YU TANG, THE ONLY COMPLETE QING DYNASTY HOUSE OUTSIDE OF CHINA AND A MODEL IN INTERNATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION. EXHIBITIONS NEW AT PEM IN 2019 NATURE'S NATION: AMERICAN ART AND THE ENVIRONMENT (ON VIEW: FEBRUARY 2, 2019-MAY 15, 2019) ORGANIZED BY THE PRINCETON UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ART, THIS LARGE-SCALE EXHIBITION INCLUDED OVER 100 WORKS TRACING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS OVER THE LAST THREE CENTURIES, ASKING VISITORS TO RECONSIDER THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ART, THE ENVIRONMENT AND OURSELVES. A PASSION FOR AMERICAN ART: SELECTIONS FROM THE CAROLYN AND PETER LYNCH COLLECTION (ON VIEW: MAY 11, 2019 TO DECEMBER 1, 2019) ORGANIZED BY THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM, THIS SHOW FEATURED MASTERWORKS FROM THE LYNCHS' COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTING THE COUPLE'S PASSIONS FOR AMERICA IN THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN FINE ART, AMERICAN COUNTRY ARTS, AND 20TH CENTURY DESIGN. A LAVISH CATALOGUE, PUBLISHED BY PEM AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS PRESS, ACCOMPANIED THE EXHIBITION. A LASTING MEMENTO: JOHN THOMSON'S PHOTOGRAPHS ALONG THE RIVER MIN (ON VIEW: JUNE 1, 2019 TO SEPTEMBER 18, 2020). ORGANIZED BY THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM, THIS COLLECTION-BASED EXHIBITION PROVIDES A LENS ON 19TH-CENTURY CHINA. IT FEATURES ONE OF PEM'S PHOTOGRAPHIC TREASURES, JOHN THOMSON'S ALBUM FOOCHOW AND THE RIVER MIN THROUGH 80 STRIKING LANDSCAPES, CITY VIEWS AND PORTRAIT STUDIES CAPTURED BY THOMPSON DURING HIS TRAVELS THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN FUJIAN PROVINCE. PHOTOGRAPHS BY CONTEMPORARY ARTIST LUO DAN, WHO WAS INSPIRED BY THOMSON TO UNDERTAKE A SIMILAR JOURNEY IN SOUTHWESTERN CHINA, COMPLEMENT THE PRESENTATION. KIMSOOJA: ARCHIVE OF THE MIND (ON VIEW: JUNE 22, 2019 TO JANUARY 20, 2020) PROVIDING A PARTICIPATORY EXPERIENCE FOR VISITORS TO SIT AT A VERY LARGE TABLE, ARCHIVE OF THE MIND INVITED VISITORS TO SINK INTO THE MEDITATIVE EXPERIENCE OF FORMING A BALL OF CLAY WITH THEIR OWN HANDS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE EXHIBITION, THOUSANDS OF CLAY SPHERES WERE GENERATED THROUGH SMALL, INDIVIDUAL GESTURES REVEALING TRACES OF THEIR MAKERS AND CUMULATIVELY GENERATING A COMPLEX ARRAY OF TEXTURE, SCALE, AND TONE. ORDER OF IMAGINATION: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF OLIVIA PARKER (ON VIEW: JULY 13, 2019 TO NOVEMBER 11, 2019) ORGANIZED BY THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM, THIS WAS THE FIRST EXHIBITION TO PRESENT A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF PARKER'S EXTENSIVE CAREER FEATURING OVER 100 PHOTOGRAPHS AND OBJECTS FROM HER PERSONAL COLLECTION, PRESENTED IN AN IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENT INSPIRED BY HER EXPERIMENTS WITH LIGHT, SHADOW AND COLOR. A 224 PAGE PUBLICATION PUBLISHED BY PEM ACCOMPANIED THIS EXHIBITION. HANS HOFMANN: THE NATURE OF ABSTRACTION (ON VIEW: SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 TO JANUARY 6, 2020) ORGANIZED BY BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVES AND TRAVELING ONLY TO PEM, THE NATURE OF ABSTRACTION FEATURED THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TO DATE OF HANS HOFMANN'S INNOVATIVE AND PROLIFIC ARTISTIC PRACTICE. PRESENTING WORKS FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE, THE EXHIBITION INCLUDED APPROXIMATELY EIGHTY PAINTINGS AND WORKS ON PAPER FROM 1930 THROUGH THE END OF HOFMANN'S LIFE IN 1966. WHERE THE QUESTIONS LIVE (ON VIEW: SEPTEMBER 22, 2019 TO FALL 2021) BASED ON A YEARLONG, CURIOSITY-DRIVEN ENGAGEMENT WITH VISITING ARTIST WES SAM-BRUCE, THIS EXHIBITION, FEATURED IN THE MUSEUM'S ART AND NATURE CENTER, EXPLORES THE CONNECTEDNESS OF ONE THING TO EVERYTHING ELSE IN THIS SITE-SPECIFIC, MULTI-SENSORY INSTALLATION. ACTING AS A AS A WORLD WITHIN A WORLD, THE INSTALLATION IS FILLED WITH POETRY, FICTIONAL SPACES, SOUNDSCAPES AND FOUND OBJECTS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE EXHIBITION, THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN INVITED TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE THROUGH THE ARTIST'S WEBSITE: WHERETHEQUESTIONSLIVE.COM CHARLES SANDISON: FIGUREHEAD 2.0 (ON VIEW: SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 JANUARY 1, 2020) THIS DIGITAL PROJECTION INSTALLATION LIES SQUARELY AT THE INTERSECTION OF VISUAL ART AND COMPUTER PROGRAMMING. SCANNING HANDWRITING FROM THE MUSEUM'S VAST COLLECTION OF SHIPS' LOGS AND SAILORS' JOURNALS CHARLES SANDISON USED ALGORITHMS BASED ON PATTERNS OBSERVED IN NATURE TO CREATE AN IMMERSIVE AND DYNAMIC VISUAL EXPERIENCE IN THE MUSEUM'S HISTORIC, EAST INDIA MARINE HALL. YOAN CAPOTE: IMMANENCE (2015) (ON VIEW: SEPTEMBER 28, 2019-MARCH 12, 2020) THIS MONUMENTAL SCULPTURE BY CUBAN ARTIST YOAN CAPOTE DEPICTS DICTATOR FIDEL CASTRO AS A STATEMENT THAT REINFORCES THE POWER OF COLLECTIVE ACTION AND THE TENSION BETWEEN POWER AND THE PEOPLE THROUGH ITS ARRANGEMENT OF DOORS KEYS ACQUIRED BY THE ARTIST FROM CUBAN RESIDENTS . THE CREATIVE LEGACY OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE: SELECTIONS FROM THE PHILLIPS LIBRARY COLLECTION (ON VIEW: SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 - MARCH 12, 2020). THIS COLLECTION-BASED INSTALLATION FEATURED THE RECENT ACQUISITION OF A GOLDEN THREAD, A CONTEMPORARY REINTERPRETATION OF HAWTHORNE'S SHORT STORY "THE MINOTAUR" TO EXPLORE THE VISUAL AND VERBAL LINKS BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT, AS ARTISTS HAVE DRAWN ON ONE ANOTHER'S WORK THROUGHOUT TIME. PEM TRAVELING SHOWS SALLY MANN: A THOUSAND CROSSINGS: THE ARTIST'S FIRST MAJOR TRAVELING EXHIBITION, SALLY MANN: A THOUSAND CROSSINGS EXPLORED THEMES OF FAMILY, MEMORY, MORTALITY, AND HOME AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN LANDSCAPE AS A REPOSITORY OF PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE MEMORY. PRESENTED AT PEM JUNE 30 - SEPTEMBER 23, 2018; AT THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM NOVEMBER 16, 2018 - FEBRUARY 10, 2019; AT THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON MARCH 3 - MAY 27, 2019; AT THE JEU DE PAUME, PARIS JUNE 17 - SEPTEMBER 22, 2019; AT THE HIGH MUSEUM OCTOBER 19, 2019 - FEBRUARY 2, 2020) EMPRESSES OF CHINA'S FORBIDDEN CITY: CO-ORGANIZED WITH THE SMITHSONIAN'S FREER|SACKLER GALLERY AND THE PALACE MUSEUM, BEIJING, THIS WAS FIRST EXHIBITION TO EXPLORE THE ROLE OF EMPRESSES IN SHAPING CHINA'S LAST DYNASTY- THE QING DYNASTY FROM 1644 TO 1912. PRESENTED AT PEM FROM AUGUST 18, 2018 - FEBRUARY 10, 2019, THE EXHIBITION WAS PRESENTED AT THE FREER|SACKLER FROM MARCH 30, 2019 - JUNE 23, 2019. NEW GALLERY INSTALLATIONS OPENING IN 2019 MARITIME ART (SEPTEMBER 26, 2019- ONGOING) THIS NEW COLLECTION-BASED INSTALLATION SHOWCASES THE MUSEUM'S EXPANSIVE MARITIME ART COLLECTION IN ROUGHLY 4,300 SQUARE FEET ON LEVEL ONE OF THE NEW BUILDING. ASIAN EXPORT ART (SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 - ONGOING) THIS NEW COLLECTION-BASED INSTALLATION RESIDES IN ROUGHLY 4,300 SQUARE FEET ON LEVEL TWO OF THE NEW BUILDING AND FEATURES NUMEROUS WORKS FROM THE MUSEUM'S PREEMINENT ASIAN EXPORT ART COLLECTION. FASHION AND DESIGN (SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 - ONGOING) ENCOMPASSING ROUGHLY 5,700 SQUARE FEET ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE NEW BUILDING, THIS INSTALLATION IS DEDICATED TO THEMATIC EXPLORATIONS OF FASHION AND DESIGN DRAWN FROM ALMOST ALL AREAS OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION. POWERFUL FIGURES (OPENED SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 - ONGOING) THIS INTIMATE COLLECTION-BASED INSTALLATION FEATURES 8 OBJECTS FROM DISPARATE CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD AND ACROSS TIME THAT EMBODY MULTIPLE FACETS OF POWER. VANESSA PLATACIS: TAKING PLACE (SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 - ONGOING) TAKING PLACE IS A STENCIL-BASED WALL PAINTING INSTALLATION BY SAVANNAH-BASED ARTIST VANESSA PLATACIS, WHICH BOLDLY REIMAGINES DIVERSE OBJECTS FROM PEM'S COLLECTION. ART IN PUBLIC SPACES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OPENING OF THE NEW BUILDING IN SEPTEMBER 2019, THE MUSEUM'S ART IN PUBLIC SPACES INITIATIVE PLACED HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY WORKS OF ART FROM PEM'S COLLECTION IN PUBLIC ZONES THROUGHOUT THE MUSEUM. FOR EXAMPLE, NOW COMMANDING A POWERFUL PERCH IN THE NEW WING IS THE MUSEUM'S SCULPTURE OF THE HAWAIIAN GOD KU, ONE OF ONLY THREE SUCH WORKS OF ITS TYPE IN EXISTENCE. CONTINUING AT PEM JAPANOMIA! JAPANESE ART GOES GLOBAL (APRIL 1, 2018 - ONGOING) THIS COLLECTION-BASED INSTALLATION TAKES VISITORS ON A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME FROM THE ARRIVAL OF PORTUGUESE MERCHANTS IN THE 1500S THROUGH JAPAN'S EMERGENCE ON THE WORLD STAGE IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY AND BEYOND. DOUBLE HAPPINESS: CELEBRATION IN CHINESE ART (APRIL 5, 2014 - ONGOING) HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MUSEUM'S WIDE-RANGING CHINESE COLLECTION CELEBRATE CHINA'S ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTS EXPRESSED IN SEASONAL FESTIVALS, RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES AND CELEBRATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: | MEGACITY: INDIA'S CULTURE OF THE STREETS (AUGUST 1, 2015 THROUGH SUMMER 2020) BEFORE INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE IN 1947, MANY INDIAN ARTISTS VIEWED THE VILLAGE AS THE TRUE LOCUS FOR INDIA'S IDENTITY, DISTINCT FROM THAT OF THE BRITISH COLONIAL CITIES OF CALCUTTA, BOMBAY AND NEW DELHI. BY THE MID-20TH CENTURY, INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE TRANSFORMED ITS CITIES, WHERE THE DRIVE TOWARD MODERNITY CO-EXISTED WITH THE ENDURING PRESENCE OF THE SPIRITUAL. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: | CURATORIAL AND COLLECTIONS: NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED THOUGHT LEADERS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS, THE CURATORIAL STAFF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONCEIVING AND ORGANIZING EXHIBITIONS AND CULTIVATING SUPPORT FOR THE MUSEUM'S PROGRAMMATIC INITIATIVES AND COLLECTION. CURATORS ACQUIRE, RESEARCH, AND INTERPRET THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION. THE CURATORIAL STAFF ALSO PREPARES AND PUBLISHES SCHOLARLY CATALOGUES AND EDUCATIONAL TEXTS RELATED TO THE EXHIBITIONS AND THE COLLECTION. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION ENCOMPASSES MORE THAN ONE MILLION WORKS REPRESENTING ART AND CULTURE GLOBALLY. SEVERAL OF THE PRINCIPAL COLLECTING AREAS BEGAN WITH THE MUSEUM'S FOUNDING IN 1799 AND ARE THE FIRST OF SUCH MATERIAL AMONG AMERICAN MUSEUMS. OTHER AREAS OF THE COLLECTION ARE THE BEST OR LARGEST AMONG AMERICAN OR INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM COLLECTIONS. THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO COLLECT SELECTIVELY IN ALMOST ALL AREAS OF THE COLLECTION THROUGH GIFT, PURCHASE, AND BEQUEST. THE AFRICAN COLLECTION INCLUDES EARLY WORKS FROM COASTAL EAST AND WEST AFRICA, AN IMPORTANT BODY OF ZULU OBJECTS, AND ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST COLLECTIONS OF ETHIOPIAN CHRISTIAN ART OF SIXTEENTH-TO TWENTIETH-CENTURY ICONS AND METALWORK. THE AMERICAN COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, WORKS ON PAPER, DECORATIVE ART, FOLK ART, FASHION, AND COSTUMES, REPRESENTS MORE THAN 300 YEARS OF NEW ENGLAND ART AND CULTURE. THE ASIAN EXPORT ART COLLECTION IS THE WORLD'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF DECORATIVE ART MADE IN ASIA FOR GLOBAL EXPORT. IT ENCOMPASSES PAINTINGS, FURNITURE, SILVER, PORCELAIN, WORKS ON PAPER FROM THE FIFTEENTH TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURIES. THE CHINESE COLLECTION'S UNIQUE STRENGTH IS VERNACULAR ART THAT EXPLORES THE RICH TRADITIONS OF CHINESE CULTURE, AND FEATURES IMPORTANT QING DYNASTY WORKS, INCLUDING CERAMICS, TEXTILES, AND DECORATIVE ARTS. THE CONTEMPORARY COLLECTION IS THE MOST RECENT COLLECTING AREA IN THE CURRENT SENSE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, ALTHOUGH THE MUSEUM FROM ITS FOUNDING IN 1799 HAS INTERMITTENTLY COLLECTED THE ART OF ITS TIME. GATHERED UNDER THE UMBRELLA CONCEPT OF THE PRESENT TENSE OVER THE PAST DECADE, THIS COLLECTION AREA EMPHASIZES ART THAT REFLECTS THE INTERACTION OF INNOVATION, THE TRADING OF IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES, AND THE ROLE THAT EVOLVING FORMS OF TECHNOLOGY INFLUENCE PEOPLE'S LIVES, AS EXPRESSED BY ARTISTS INTERNATIONALLY AND OFTEN COMMISSIONED BY THE MUSEUM AS PARTICIPATORY OR IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES. THE FASHION AND TEXTILES COLLECTION INCLUDES WORKS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, PRIMARILY FROM THE LATE 17TH-CENTURY FORWARD. SINCE 2009, THE MUSEUM HAS FOCUSED ON COLLECTING 20TH AND 21ST-CENTURY FASHION THROUGH MAJOR GIFTS AND BEQUESTS FROM NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY PROMINENT COLLECTORS. AMERICA'S NINETEENTH- AND TWENTIETH- CENTURY JAPANESE ART COLLECTORS CREATED A MAJOR COLLECTION OF JAPANESE ART AND CULTURE. MANY WORKS ARE CONSIDERED RARE IN JAPAN, WITH LATE EDO- AND MEIJI-PERIOD EXAMPLES AMONG THE WORLD'S FINEST. FOUNDED IN THE 1880S, THE KOREAN COLLECTION PIONEERED AMERICAN INTEREST IN KOREAN ART AND CULTURE. ITS BROAD SPECTRUM OF ART OF THE LATE JOSEON DYNASTY IS CONSIDERED THE BEST IN THE UNITED STATES. THE MARITIME COLLECTION IS THE FINEST IN AMERICA AND IS INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED FOR ITS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, AND PRINTS, AND 20,000 MARITIME OBJECTS FROM THE SEVENTEENTH THROUGH THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURIES. THE NATIVE AMERICAN ART COLLECTION INCLUDES 20,000 WORKS FROM THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT, AS WELL AS 50,000 ARCHEOLOGICAL WORKS DATING BACK 10,000 YEARS. ITS GROWING STRENGTH AND FOCUS IS MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART. THE OCEANIC COLLECTION IS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS SIZE, BREADTH, AND EARLY ORIGINS AND PROVENANCE OF ITS OBJECTS. IT INCLUDES MORE THAN 20,000 OBJECTS FROM MORE THAN THIRTY-SIX ISLAND GROUPS IN POLYNESIA, MELANESIA, AND MICRONESIA. THE PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION COMPRISES THOUSANDS OF RARE AND VINTAGE IMAGES AND MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLES. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES MAJOR HOLDINGS IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY AND CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHS OF ASIA. THE SOUTH ASIAN COLLECTION EMPHASIZES MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART AFTER INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE IN 1947. OLDER EXAMPLES, ESPECIALLY FROM THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, INCLUDE IMPORTANT SCULPTURE, TEXTILES, CERAMICS, AND METALWORK. THE ARCHITECTURE COLLECTION INCLUDES TWENTY-FOUR HISTORIC AMERICAN STRUCTURES AND A MAJOR ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT COLLECTION. FOUR BUILDINGS ARE DESIGNATED NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS; SIX OTHERS ARE ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. THE PHILLIPS LIBRARY IS ONE OF NEW ENGLAND'S MOST IMPORTANT AND HISTORIC RESEARCH LIBRARIES, HOLDING PUBLICATIONS AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS RELATED TO REGIONAL AND GLOBAL ART AND CULTURE, AND TO THE MUSEUM'S DIVERSE COLLECTIONS. 2019 ACQUISITIONS: 2,904 WORKS OF ART AND CULTURE THROUGH PURCHASE, GIFT, AND BEQUEST IN MOST OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTING AREAS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING MAJOR GIFTS TO THE COLLECTION: ARTISTS IN GUANGZHOU, CHINA, 18 KARAT GOLD FILIGREE BRACELET, CA. 1840 BIREN DE, PAINTING, URANUS-JANUARY 1970, AND RELATED BIREN DE ARCHIVE COLLECTION OF TWENTY-THREE CONTEMPORARY CERAMIC WORKS BY JAPANESE AND KOREAN ARTISTS 95 PHOTOGRAPHS BY OLIVIA PARKER, 1970S-PRESENT ANSEL ADAMS, WINTER SUNRISE, SIERRA NEVADA FROM LONE PINE, CALIFORNIA, GELATIN SILVER PRINT JOY OF GIVING SOMETHING INC, GIFT OVER 1600 PHOTOGRAPHS BY OVER 100 ARTISTS FROM JAPAN, CHINA, KOREA, BURMA 1870-2010 161 PIECES OF WOMEN'S AND MEN'S MODERN, INTERNATIONAL FASHION FROM THE COLLECTION OF IRIS BARREL APFEL THOMAS SEYMOUR, GRECIAN COUCH, 1812-17 DALE CHILHULY, GLASS CHANDELIER, 2000 GEORGE GITTOES AND DARRIUS MARCUS FORD, PAINTING KILL KULTURE, 2000 HANK WILLIS THOMAS, ALUMINUM SCULPTURE RICH BLACK SPECIMEN #460, 2017 |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: | EDUCATION: THE MUSEUM'S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS A WIDE ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND MUSEUM TOURS. IT ALSO PROVIDES MATERIALS TO HELP VISITORS OF ALL AGES WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, KNOWLEDGE, INTERESTS, PREFERENCES, AND NEEDS GAIN INSIGHT ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM THROUGH AN UNDERSTANDING OF INTERNATIONAL ART AND CULTURE. THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOCUSES ON SEVERAL BROAD AUDIENCE AREAS: K-12 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, FAMILIES, AND ADULTS FROM COLLEGE AGE THROUGH SENIOR CITIZENS. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO MANAGES THE AWARD-WINNING ART & NATURE CENTER (ANC) FOR INTERACTIVE FAMILY LEARNING. ANC EXHIBITIONS ARE VERY POPULAR. BEYOND EXHIBITIONS, THE ANC ENGAGES FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS THROUGH A RANGE OF INTERACTIVE PUBLIC PROGRAMS. THE ANC TEAM HOSTED 124 WEEKEND DROP-IN ART MAKING SESSIONS IN 2019, WITH A TOTAL OF 3,918 PARTICIPANTS. THE ANC'S FEBRUARY SCHOOL VACATION WEEK PROGRAMS SERVED 4,491 PARTICIPANTS OVER 5 DAYS AND EARTH DAY AND SOLSTICE CELEBRATIONS HAD 257 PARTICIPANTS. BEYOND THE ANC'S FAMILY PROGRAMS, THE MUSEUM OFFERS THE ONGOING PEM PALS EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. IN 2019 WE HOSTED 30 PEM PALS SESSIONS WITH 1,985 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS. OTHER FAMILY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING APRIL SCHOOL VACATION WEEK AND ANNUAL CELEBRATIONS OF LUNAR NEW YEAR AND JUNETEENTH, HAD 3,762 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS. EXHIBITION OPENINGS FOR THE ANC'S POD AND WHERE THE QUESTIONS LIVE DREW 1,617 AND THE MUSEUM'S POST-EXPANSION REOPENING DREW 7,127 VISITORS. ANOTHER PUBLIC PROGRAM WITH HIGH ATTENDANCE WAS THE 2019 BLOCK PARTY, ALSO WITH 7,000 PARTICIPANTS. TICKETED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE SALEM FILM FEST AND AFTER-HOURS PARTIES DREW ANOTHER 4,464 THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. PEM'S TOUR PROGRAM SERVES BOTH ADULTS AND SCHOOL GROUPS. IN 2019 PEM HOSTED 11,058 STUDENTS IN 303 SCHOOL VISITS. A NUMBER OF THESE STUDENTS CAME THROUGH OUR LONG-RUNNING CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WHICH TARGETS TITLE I SCHOOLS IN THE REGION WITH SEQUENCED MUSEUM VISITS AND OBJECT-BASED LESSON PLANS. IN 2019, 1,992 STUDENTS FROM 10 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN 32 VISITS THROUGH THE CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, 8,591 ADULTS PARTICIPATE IN BOOKED TOURS IN 2019. OFF-SITE GUIDED PROGRAMS BRING THE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE TO COMMUNITY CENTERS AND SENIOR CENTERS IN THE AREA. A TOTAL OF 778 VISITORS PARTICIPATED IN OFF SITE, GUIDE-LED TOURS IN 2019. ART LINK IS AN AFTERSCHOOL MUSEUM-BASED PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WITH AREA YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2019, 434 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED. PEM ALSO REACHED 636 STUDENTS THROUGH OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAMS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | CLEMENT BENENSON AND STEPHANIE BENENSON HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE CONDUCTS A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. AFTER ANY NECESSARY REVISIONS ARE MADE, THE FINAL DRAFT IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, EACH OFFICER, DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. THE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ANY CONFLICTS ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF AN APPROPRIATE OFFICER, DIRECTOR OR SENIOR MANAGER TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE COURSE OF ACTION IN RESOLVING THE CONFLICT. IF A CONFLICT IS FOUND TO EXIST, THE CONFLICTED INDIVIDUAL IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY DECISIONS RELATIVE TO THE SOURCE OF CONFLICT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE MUSEUM'S FORM 990, INCLUDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE IN HARD COPY OR ELECTRONICALLY UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND VIA THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE AND AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CHANGE IN VALUE OF FUNDS HELD BY OTHERS 1,028,011. |
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