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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.") .. | 3,702,521 | 3,931,777 | 6,186,363 | 6,442,337 | 5,463,365 | 25,726,363 |
| 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 | 3,702,521 | 3,931,777 | 6,186,363 | 6,442,337 | 5,463,365 | 25,726,363 |
| 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).. | 2,870,988 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 22,855,375 | |||||
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.. | 3,702,521 | 3,931,777 | 6,186,363 | 6,442,337 | 5,463,365 | 25,726,363 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,581,278 | 929,520 | 1,592,897 | 1,643,113 | 1,619,093 | 7,365,901 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 33,092,264 | |||||
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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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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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: | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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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: | ||||
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| 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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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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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: | ||||
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| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 AND PART III, LINE 1: | THE JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (THE "LIBRARY") IS THE NATION'S OFFICIAL MEMORIAL TO THE THIRTY-FIFTH PRESIDENT. THE LIBRARY, WHICH WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH PRIVATE FUNDS DONATED BY THE PUBLIC, IS ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. THE LIBRARY RECEIVES AN ANNUAL FEDERAL APPROPRIATION FOR BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND A PORTION OF ITS PERSONNEL COSTS. THE BALANCE OF THEIR FINANCIAL SUPPORT HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN PROVIDED BY INCOME GENERATED FROM MUSEUM ADMISSION FEES, MUSEUM STORE SALES, USAGE FEES FOR THE LIBRARY'S MEETING FACILITIES, AND THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF THOUSANDS OF PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, STATE APPROPRIATIONS AND GRANTS, AND FOUNDATIONS WHO DONATE MONEY AND IN-KIND SERVICES TO THE JOHN F. KENNEDY LIBRARY FOUNDATION ("FOUNDATION"). THE LIBRARY AND THE FOUNDATION ARE UNITED IN A COMMON MISSION TO PERPETUATE PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S IDEAL THAT POLITICAL AND PUBLIC SERVICE BE CONDUCTED AND EXEMPLIFIED AS AN HONORABLE AND PATRIOTIC PROFESSION. THE FOUNDATION, REPRESENTING A WIDE VARIETY OF CONSTITUENCIES WITHIN THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE LIBRARY TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS THAT ADVANCE THE STUDY AND UNDERSTANDINGS OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S LIFE AND THE TIMES IN WHICH HE LIVED; AND THAT PROMOTE A GREATER APPRECIATION OF AMERICA'S POLITICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE, THE PROCESS OF GOVERNING, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE. THE PRIVATE FINANCIAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE FOUNDATION ENABLES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO EXPAND THE LIBRARY'S RESEARCH AND ARCHIVAL CAPACITY, TO UNDERTAKE MARKETING AND PUBLIC OUTREACH PROJECTS, TO OFFER INTERN AND RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS, TO ENHANCE ITS MUSEUM AND EXHIBITS, AND TO OFFER NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING. IN ADDITION TO ITS SUPPORT OF THE LIBRARY, THE FOUNDATION DIRECTLY SPONSORS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE MAJOR CHALLENGES FACING DEMOCRACY TODAY; THAT INSPIRE CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS TO POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND PUBLIC SERVICE; AND THAT PROMOTE DEBATE AND DISCUSSION OF ISSUES AT THE HEART OF CONTEMPORARY DEMOCRACY THAT RELATE TO THE LEGACY OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY. THE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM AND THE JOHN F. KENNEDY LIBRARY FOUNDATION ILLUSTRATES THE BENEFITS TO SOCIETY AND THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER THAT ACCRUE FROM SUCH PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. MISSION STATEMENT THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY LIBRARY FOUNDATION IS TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM WHOSE CORE FUNCTION IS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE FOR RESEARCH THE DOCUMENTS, AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS, AND HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY, HIS FAMILY, AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES. LONG RANGE STRATEGIC PLAN (LRSP) THE JOHN F. KENNEDY LIBRARY FOUNDATION HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE BY RENEWING PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S "ASK NOT" CHALLENGE AND GALVANIZING A NEW GENERATION OF AMERICANS TO ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR OUR COUNTRY AND OUR WORLD. THE FOUNDATION'S STRATEGIC PLAN MISSION IS TO ENGAGE NEW COMMUNITIES WHO MAY BE UNFAMILIAR WITH PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S ENDURING LEGACY; INSPIRE COMMUNITIES TO ENGAGE MORE DEEPLY WITH AND STRENGTHEN THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE IDEALS THAT PRESIDENT KENNEDY CHAMPIONED AND ACTIVATE ENGAGED COMMUNITIES TO APPLY THE PRESIDENT'S IDEAS TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: | COMMUNICATIONS IN 2019 THE FOUNDATION'S MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDED DEVELOPING AND EXECUTING THE STRATEGY FOR PROMOTING THE JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM AND THE MISSION OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY LIBRARY FOUNDATION. THE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY FOCUSED ON ONSITE PROGRAMS AT THE LIBRARY AND THE ONGOING EFFORTS THAT LINK PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S LEGACY TO THE CHALLENGES TODAY. THE FOUNDATION FOCUSED ITS EFFORTS TO DEMONSTRATE LONG TERM IMPACT ON INDIVIDUALS, WHICH INCLUDED REACHING NEW AND TRADITIONAL AUDIENCES; INSPIRING AUDIENCES AND EXPLORING WAYS TO ACTIVATE AUDIENCES AND LAY A FOUNDATION FOR CONTINUED DIGITAL GROWTH OF AUDIENCES. THE "MOONSHOT", PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S UNPRECEDENTED CALL TO ACTION, DRAMATICALLY REIMAGINED THE CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUALS, DRIVEN BY CREATIVITY AND PURPOSE, TO CHANGE THE WORLD AND IN 2019 THE FOUNDATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LIBRARY, DEVELOPED PROGRAMS TO RE-LIVE AND RE-CREATE THE FIRST MOON LANDING FIFTY YEARS LATER. THE FOUNDATION SPARKED IMAGINATIONS AND CHALLENGED A NEW GENERATION, WITH A VARIETY OF NEW AUDIENCES, TO RETHINK THE IMPOSSIBLE. AS PART OF THE COMMUNICATIONS OUTREACH, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED OVER $4 MILLION OF IN-KIND ADVERTISING SUPPORT. INCLUDED IN THE $4 MILLION WAS THE PROMOTION OF THE JFK MOONSHOT APP (DESCRIBED IN DETAIL UNDER PART III, LINE 4D, OTHER PROGRAMS BELOW) THROUGH SOCIAL CONTENT AND PROMOTIONS IN APPLE'S APP STORES WITH THE JFK MOONSHOT STORY READ BY 500,000+ USERS, JFK MOONSHOT APP FEATURED IN APPLE'S GLOBAL SPECIAL EVENT IN SEPTEMBER 2019 AND IN A PRESENTATION TO 320 EDUCATORS FROM ACROSS THE US, THE JFK MOONSHOT SPOT RAN THROUGHOUT A NATIONAL CHAIN OF THEATERS DURING JULY WITH A REACH OF 35 MILLION IMPRESSIONS; THE WORLD'S LEADING PLATFORM FOR VIDEO GAMERS PROVIDED FREE MEDIA WHICH HELPED THE FOUNDATION REACH ROUGHLY 5+ MILLION MILLENNIALS AND AN EDUCATIONAL PLATFORM PROMINENTLY FEATURED JFK MOONSHOT IN 1.5 MILLION EMAILS DISTRIBUTED GLOBALLY. AS PART OF THE JFK SPACE SUMMIT (DESCRIBED IN DETAIL UNDER PART III, LINE 4D, OTHER PROGRAMS BELOW), THE FOUNDATION ALSO PARTNERED WITH SEVEN BOSTON-BASED BUSINESS GROUPS, INCLUDING THE ALLIANCE FOR BUSINESS LEADERSHIP, THE PARTNERSHIP, HUBWEEK, AND AMPLIFY LATINX AMONG OTHERS, TO ATTRACT NEW AUDIENCES FOR THE EVENT. ON-SITE AND ON-LINE, THE DAY LONG SPACEFEST IMPACTED THE FOLLOWING AUDIENCES: 60 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTENDED PANELS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, APPROXIMATELY 25,000 VIEWED ON FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE THE PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND THERE WERE MORE THAN 100,000 VIEWS FOR SHORT CLIPS, MORE THAN 1,000 USES OF OUR HASHTAG #JFKSPACESUMMIT, WHICH WAS TRENDING ON TWITTER IN BOSTON THROUGHOUT THE DAY. TO SUPPORT THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF PUTTING A MAN ON THE MOON, AND JFK'S ROLE IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN, THE FOUNDATION DEVELOPED THE JFK MOONSHOT AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) APP ("JFK MOONSHOT"), WHICH TOOK USERS ON A FIVE-DAY AR EXPERIENCE, FROM A SIMULATED LAUNCH OF THE SATURN V ROCKET TO THE LUNAR LANDING. THE JFK MOONSHOT'S ACCOMPANYING GO FOR SOMETHING BOLDER ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN DROVE AWARENESS AND ENGAGEMENT THROUGH A MIX OF MAINLY DIGITAL AND OOH (OUT OF HOME) ADVERTISING. IN ADDITION, KEY PARTNERSHIPS HELPED GENERATE BOTH AWARENESS AND NEWLY DEVELOPED JFK MOONSHOT APP DOWNLOADS, INCLUDING 133,000 APP DOWNLOADS, 270,000 "JFK CONTENT" EXPERIENCES, 226,000 CLICKS, LIVESTREAM VIEWS AND SITE VISITS AND 125 MILLION TOTAL CAMPAIGN REACH. PARALLEL TO THE JFK MOONSHOT AUGMENTED REALITY ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN, THE FOUNDATION WORKED WITH A PRO BONO AGENCY AND DEVELOPED A CONTENT-FOCUSED CAMPAIGN TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO CONSIDER HOW JFK'S MOONSHOT COULD BE APPLIED TO TODAY'S MOST DIFFICULT PROBLEMS. AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, A RANGE OF SOCIAL CONTENT WAS CREATED AND A VIDEO THAT CALLED FOR VIEWERS TO SUBMIT THEIR OWN MOONSHOT IDEAS ONLINE USING THE HASHTAG #JFKMOONSHOT. THIS CAMPAIGN RESULTED IN 353,271 VIDEO VIEWS ON SOCIAL PLATFORMS. THE WORDS COUNT CAMPAIGN WAS DESIGNED TO REACH A YOUNGER-SKEWING AUDIENCE ON A DIGITAL/SOCIAL MEDIUM. THE CAMPAIGN GENERATED 7.6 MILLION IMPRESSIONS ON TWITTER AND THERE WAS A 65% GROWTH IN TWITTER FOLLOWERS ON THE @JOHNFKENNEDY ACCOUNT. THE JFK35 PODCAST FINISHED SEASONS TWO AND THREE IN 2019. THE PODCAST HAS APPROXIMATELY 23,426 UNIQUE DOWNLOADS FROM 78 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. THE FOUNDATION PARTICIPATED IN MUSEUM WEEK, A WORLD-WIDE SOCIAL INITIATIVE WITH A THREAD ON MRS. KENNEDY'S CLOTHES PUT THE FOUNDATION IN FIRST PLACE FOR ENGAGEMENTS IN THE US, AND WE PLACED IN THE TOP FIVE FOR US ENGAGEMENTS (78K FOLLOWERS) ON THE LAST TWO DAYS. TO CELEBRATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MOON LANDING, WE LAUNCHED AN ONLINE EXHIBIT ON JFK AND THE SPACE RACE IN COLLABORATION WITH GOOGLE CULTURAL INSTITUTE. THE EXHIBIT WAS PART OF A LARGER INTERACTIVE FEATURING SPACE-RELATED EXHIBITS FROM OTHER PROMINENT CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, WHICH WAS SEEN OVER 2,000 TIMES BY PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE. THE PROFILE IN COURAGE AWARD NOMINATION CAMPAIGN EFFORTS PRODUCED 47,000 PUBLIC NOMINATIONS FOR THE AWARD, AN INCREASE FROM 40,000 THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THERE WERE MORE THAN 2,000 ESSAYS SUBMITTED FOR THE PROFILE IN COURAGE ESSAY CONTEST, WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR A 26% INCREASE FROM 2018. AS THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO GROW AUDIENCES, THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, THE IMPRESSIONS ON FACEBOOK INCREASED TO 41.9 MILLION (90% GROWTH FROM 2018), USER ENGAGEMENT INCREASED TO 1.5 MILLION, (320% GROWTH FROM 2018) AND VIDEO VIEWS WERE 4.8 MILLION (90% INCREASE). VIDEO VIEWS ON TWITTER INCREASED 137% TO 509,000. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: | MUSEUM AND DIGITAL ARCHIVES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STAFF FROM THE JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM THE FOUNDATION COMPLETED THE FULL RENOVATION OF THE LIBRARY'S LEGACY GALLERY TO ENGAGE APPROXIMATELY 220,000 VISITORS EACH YEAR TO THE MUSEUM. THROUGHOUT THE GALLERY ARE SEVERAL INTERACTIVE KIOSKS HIGHLIGHTING DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S LEGACY: CIVIL RIGHTS AND INCLUSION, SPACE AND TECHNOLOGY, THE ARTS, NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, MILITARY SERVICE, AND THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM. COMPELLING ARTIFACTS, INCLUDING A PIECE OF MOON ROCK AND THE GREEN BERET LEFT BY A SERVICEMAN ON THE PRESIDENT'S GRAVESITE, ARE PLACED NEXT TO VIDEOS AND ABOVE TOUCHSCREEN MONITORS WHERE VISITORS CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OBJECTS ON DISPLAY. TO FEATURE PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S COMMITMENT TO SERVICE, A LARGE INTERACTIVE MAP TELLS STORIES OF PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS AROUND THE WORLD. THE GALLERY ALSO INCLUDES A NEW FILM FEATURING HONOREES OF THE PROFILES IN COURAGE AWARD AND CELEBRATING PUBLIC SERVANTS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT RATHER THAN WHAT IS POLITICALLY EXPEDIENT. A BEAUTIFUL SELECTION OF QUOTES IS PLACED THROUGHOUT THE GALLERY, INCLUDING A QUOTE FROM PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS. AS PRESIDENT KENNEDY CHAMPIONED HUMAN RIGHTS, THE NEW GALLERY IS ACCESSIBLE FOR VISITORS OF ALL ABILITIES AND DISABILITIES. ALL FILMS ARE CAPTIONED, MONITORS ARE PLACED AT WHEELCHAIR LEVEL, AND INFORMATION IS PRESENTED IN MULTIPLE WAYS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLES. IN 2019 THE FOUNDATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LIBRARY, BEGAN THE MIGRATION TO A NEW STATE OF THE ART DIGITAL ARCHIVE SYSTEM TO ENSURE THE PAPERS OF JOHN F. KENNEDY (PERSONAL, PRE-PRESIDENTIAL, AND PRESIDENTIAL), THE WHITE HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHS COLLECTION, AND OTHER PERTINENT MATERIALS DOCUMENTING THE LIFE AND CAREER OF JOHN F. KENNEDY WERE DIGITALLY PRESERVED AND AVAILABLE WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED A STIPEND-BASED INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, WITH 13 INTERNS IN 2019, IN WHICH ARCHIVES STAFF MEMBERS PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING/SUPERVISION TO STUDENTS (PRIMARILY AT THE GRADUATE LEVEL) IN ALL AREAS OF ARCHIVAL PRACTICE. THE FOUNDATION ALSO DISTRIBUTED 11 RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS THAT SUPPORT ESTABLISHED SCHOLARS IN THE USE OF THE LIBRARY'S RICH ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: | EDUCATION IN 2019, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS INITIATIVES WHICH ENABLED THE JFK LIBRARY AND FOUNDATION TO REACH DIVERSE AUDIENCES, FROM YOUNG CHILDREN TO ADULTS, BOTH ONSITE AND ONLINE. THESE OFFERINGS HAVE FURTHERED THE UNDERSTANDING OF PRESIDENT AND MRS. KENNEDY'S LEGACY FOR ALL AGES; ENHANCED CIVIC EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, SHOWCASED DISCUSSION WITH LEADERS IN THE ARTS, CULTURE, POLITICS, HISTORY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS; AND PROVIDED STIMULATING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS. THE THEME OF BOLD LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION WAS HIGHLIGHTED EXTENSIVELY THROUGH THE MYRIAD OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THE STAFF PRODUCED COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING. ANOTHER THEME HIGHLIGHTED THROUGH PROGRAMMING RELATED TO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. PROGRAMS ALSO FEATURED THE THEMES OF SERVICE, PEACE AND DIPLOMACY, AND THE ARTS. AN ENHANCED EMPHASIS ON THE TENETS OF THE US CONSTITUTION AND CITIZENS' RESPONSIBILITIES ALSO CONTINUED TO BE INCLUDED IN YOUTH AND STUDENT PROGRAMS. IN 2019 WE BUILT AWARENESS OF THE LIBRARY'S FREE ONLINE RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, AND DEMAND HAS GROWN DRAMATICALLY AS A RESULT. IN TOTAL, THE JFK LIBRARY REACHED OVER 1.2 MILLION STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ONLINE DURING THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR, A 77% INCREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. THE 16TH ANNUAL CELEBRATE! SERIES PRESENTED AN EXCITING ROSTER OF TEN PROGRAMS RANGING FROM "POETRY IN MOTION" TO "THE DRAGON KING" FROM CHINESE FOLKLORE. A SPECIAL SUMMER PROGRAM, "JACK'S ADVENTURE IN SPACE" COMMEMORATED THE MOON LANDING ANNIVERSARY. THESE PERFORMANCES INTRODUCED THE YOUNGEST VISITORS, MANY OF WHOM WERE FIRST-TIME VISITORS INCLUDING MEMBERS OF BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS, TO THE LIBRARY. CELEBRATE! COMMEMORATES THE KENNEDYS' LEGACY OF SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS AND THEIR APPRECIATION OF DIVERSE CULTURAL TRADITIONS. THE PRESIDENTS' DAY FAMILY FESTIVAL ATTRACTED 1,011 CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ADULTS, AND FEATURED THE FIRST-PERSON INTERPRETERS OF PRESIDENTS JOHN ADAMS, THOMAS JEFFERSON, AND JAMES MADISON, AND FIRST LADY DOLLEY MADISON. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED OVER A DOZEN MAKE-AND-TAKE ACTIVITIES HIGHLIGHTING CIVIC EDUCATION (WRITE A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT) AND HISTORY TOPICS (KENNEDY AND THE "SPACE RACE"); THREE HANDS-ON CRAFT PROGRAMS, AND HIGHLIGHTS TOURS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. THE PROGRAM CONTINUED TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE YOUNG AND OLD TO THINK ABOUT THEIR ROLE IN A DEMOCRACY. WE THE PEOPLE: STORIES OF STRENGTH AND STRUGGLE IN CHALLENGING TIMES WAS THE THEME OF THE ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LIBRARIANS OF GRADES 3-8 FEATURED PANEL, KEYNOTE AND WORKSHOP SESSIONS FOCUSED ON INNOVATIVE WAYS OF ENGAGING CHILDREN WITH QUALITY LITERATURE, USING EXAMPLES FROM TOP NOTCH BOOKS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF HELPING THEM BECOME ACTIVE, EMPATHETIC COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CAPABLE OF UNDERTAKING CIVIL DISCOURSE. AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS AND SPECIALISTS ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION TOPICS ENGAGED AND ENERGIZED 116 PARTICIPANTS FROM THE REGION. DR. ERICA ARMSTRONG DUNBAR, AUTHOR OF NEVER CAUGHT: THE WASHINGTON'S RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF THEIR RUNAWAY SLAVE, ONA JUDGE, GAVE A RIVETING KEYNOTE ADDRESS. RECOGNIZING THAT PARTICIPANTS WILL USE CONFERENCE AND RELATED ONLINE MATERIALS WITH THEIR CLASSES, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT MORE THAN 3,000 STUDENTS AND OTHER EDUCATORS WERE REACHED BY THIS PROGRAM. DEMOCRACY AND ITS DISCONTENTS: INTERPRETING CONTROVERSIES OVER AMERICAN SUFFRAGE WAS DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UMASS BOSTON'S GRADUATE PROGRAM IN AMERICAN STUDIES, THIS EXCEPTIONALLY TIMELY TEN-DAY PROGRAM DELVED INTO DIVERSE CONTROVERSIES OVER SUFFRAGE, BOTH HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY AND FEATURED 18 PRESENTATIONS BY PROFESSORS AFFILIATED WITH HARVARD, TUFTS, BOSTON COLLEGE, BOSTON UNIVERSITY, UMASS AMHERST, AND UMASS BOSTON, AMONG OTHER INSTITUTIONS. EDUCATORS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM THE REGION AND AS FAR AWAY AS SWITZERLAND AND CALIFORNIA PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 750-1,000 STUDENTS WERE IMPACTED BY THIS PROGRAM. THE JFK LIBRARY AND FOUNDATION CO-SPONSORED THE THIRD MASSACHUSETTS CIVICS LEARNING CONFERENCE ON JUNE 11. THE JFK LIBRARY HOSTED FOUR SESSIONS ON SITE AND PROVIDED TEACHING RESOURCES AND FREE SELF-GUIDING MUSEUM TOURS FOR CONFERENCE ATTENDEES. THE LIBRARY'S WORKSHOPS, CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS IN THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM AND PRIORITIZING THE FEDERAL BUDGET: A KENNEDY LIBRARY SIMULATION, ENGAGED TEACHERS, CURRICULUM COORDINATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS. A 26-PAGE DEPARTMENT BROCHURE WAS CREATED AND DISTRIBUTED TO MORE THAN 9,000 MASSACHUSETTS EDUCATORS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROBUST ON- AND OFF- SITE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND RICH DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS PROVIDED BY THE JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM. THE VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATING IN THE MUSEUM'S DOCENT PROGRAM SERVED AS AMBASSADORS FOR THE JFK LIBRARY BY ENGAGING AUDIENCES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD WITH THE PRESIDENT'S LIFE STORY AND LEGACY. DOCENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE RACE FOR SPACE AND OTHER GALLERY CARTS, HIGHLIGHTS TOURS OF THE PERMANENT GALLERIES AND THE JFK100: MILESTONES AND MEMENTOS EXHIBIT, SERVED MORE THAN 13,000 VISITORS IN 2019. THE PRIORITIZING THE FEDERAL BUDGET SIGNATURE CIVICS EDUCATION PROGRAM ATTRACTED 757 "ECONOMIC ADVISORS TO THE PRESIDENT" FROM TWENTY-THREE RURAL, URBAN AND SUBURBAN HIGH SCHOOLS IN FOUR DIFFERENT SESSIONS. WORKING IN SMALL GROUPS, STUDENTS SET PRIORITIES FOR THEIR ADMINISTRATION BY REVIEWING THE CURRENT LIST OF DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS THAT NEEDED FUNDING, AND DECIDING HOW MUCH TO INVEST IN EACH ONE. THE PROGRAM CULMINATED WITH EACH SMALL GROUP SHARING THEIR BUDGETING RESULTS IN A PLENARY SESSION. THE STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE GATHERED 64 YOUTH AND MENTORS FROM ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND, INCLUDING UPWARD BOUND, ATTENDED THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THIS YEAR'S THEME FOCUSED ON "ETHICAL LEADERSHIP AND FEATURED WORKSHOP SESSIONS ON WRITING, THE FEDERAL BUDGET, AND PUBLIC PRESENTATION, AS WELL AS AN INSPIRATIONAL KEYNOTE FROM KRISTEN HALBERT, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR FOR THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCILOR MICHELLE WU, WHO ENCOURAGED YOUNG PEOPLE TO SHAPE THE FUTURE BY BUILDING ETHICAL RELATIONSHIPS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL. MORE THAN 8,000 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THREE-HOUR, IN-DEPTH MUSEUM PROGRAMS AND DOCENT-FACILITATED SCHOOL OFFERINGS FEATURING JFK'S LIFE STORY, HIS INAUGURAL ADDRESS, CIVIL RIGHTS, COLD WAR, AND OTHER TARGETED, CURRICULAR-RELEVANT TOPICS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO CONTEXTUALIZE SCHOOL PROGRAMS WITH RELEVANCE TO CURRENT EVENTS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE TENETS OF THE US CONSTITUTION AND CITIZENS' RESPONSIBILITIES. THE MAKE A DIFFERENCE AWARD PROGRAM HONORED 57 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE MADE MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH VOLUNTEER WORK IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES, AND THROUGH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SERVICE PROJECTS. THESE HONOREES HAILED FROM 33 COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE, PARTICIPATED IN THE CEREMONY AT THE LIBRARY ON MAY 28TH, AND ENJOYED A CELEBRATORY RECEPTION FOLLOWING THE PROGRAM. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED FREE BUSES FOR BOSTON, LYNN, AND SELECT UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES AS PART OF A PILOT PROGRAM FOR ACCESS TO GUIDED MUSEUM OFFERINGS. THE PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTED THE PARTICIPATION OF TEEN GROUPS ATTENDING THE SPECIAL 2019 JFK SPACE SUMMIT. EDUCATORS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR CONTINUED TO EXPRESS DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THIS CRITICAL RESOURCE. MORE THAN 8,340 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ATTENDED EIGHTEEN KENNEDY LIBRARY FORUMS PROGRAMS IN PERSON, WITH MORE THAN 51,450 ENGAGING WITH PROGRAM CONTENT ONLINE. FIVE OF THESE FEATURED SPACE THEMES IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING ("ABOVE AND BEYOND: NASA'S JOURNEY TO TOMORROW", "AMERICAN MOONSHOT" WITH HISTORIAN DOUG BRINKLEY, "CHASING THE MOON" IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WGBH'S AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, "NASA: FROM THE MOON TO MARS AND BEYOND" WITH APOLLO 11 LUNAR COMMAND MODULE PILOT MICHAEL COLLINS, IN ADDITION TO THE FOUR SPEAKER SESSIONS PRESENTED DURING THE 2019 JFK SPACE FEST.). OTHER TOPICS RANGED FROM CIVIL DISCOURSE CATALYZED BY THE ARTS ("EXPLORING RACE THROUGH DRAMA" IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EMERSON THEATER) TO HISTORICAL EXPLORATIONS WITH RELEVANCE TO CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES ("NEW INSIGHTS: NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY IN THE COLONIAL PERIOD AND "PRESIDENT CARTER: THE WHITE HOUSE YEARS.") EXPANDED AUDIENCE REACH INCLUDED SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS TO INCLUDE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FOR PROGRAMS SUCH AS "A CONVERSATION WITH HIS EXCELLENCY JUAN MANUEL SANTO CALDERON", THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF COLUMBIA. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE (CONTINUED FROM ABOVE): | A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS (MBLC) WAS DEVELOPED FOR THE 2019 SUMMER READING PROGRAM ON SPACE. FOR THE MBLC PARTNERSHIP, A POSTER, A UNIVERSE OF STORIES: A FEW OF THE VERY BEST BOOKS ON THE PLANET, WAS CREATED HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE BEST READS ON SPACE FOR A VARIETY OF AGES THAT WERE COMPILED BY THE LIBRARY'S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. THE EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT ALSO PROVIDED "TOOLKITS" FOR DIFFERENT AGES AND SOCIAL GROUPINGS ON THE TOPIC OF SPACE DRAWN FROM THE LIBRARY'S COLLECTIONS AND ONLINE OFFERINGS FOR INCLUSION IN THE CAMPAIGN THAT REACHED APPROXIMATELY 300,000 PEOPLE. WITH FOUNDATION SUPPORT, THE EFFORT WAS EXPANDED TO LIBRARIES ACROSS THE NATION THROUGH THE COLLABORATIVE SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM WHICH IS FOCUSING ON THIS MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY. THIS PROGRAM SERVED SCHOOL AUDIENCES, FAMILIES, AND ADULT AUDIENCES BOTH ONLINE AND ONSITE THROUGH LOCAL LIBRARIES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | EDWIN SCHLOSSBERG & TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FOUNDATION STAFF PREPARES TAX INFORMATION AND PROVIDES IT TO A PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM AND THE RETURN IS PREPARED AND REVIEWED BY A PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM THAT SIGNS AS PAID PREPARER. AS PART OF A FORMAL MEETING, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE PERFORMS A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 WITH MANAGEMENT. SUBSEQUENT TO THEIR SATISFACTORY REVIEW, THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES THE FINAL FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. ALL QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED AND RESOLVED BY MANAGEMENT PRIOR TO FILING THE DOCUMENTS WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTES CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES WHICH THE BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETE AND RETURN. MANAGEMENT OF THE FOUNDATION REVIEWS THE RETURNED QUESTIONNAIRES FOR COMPLIANCE. IF A CONFLICT IS DISCOVERED IT IS ESCALATED TO THE APPROPRIATE PARTY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ESTABLISHED A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS, FOR WHICH THEY HAVE THE DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO REVIEW ALL COMPENSATION MATTERS. THIS COMMITTEE MEETS AT LEAST ANNUALLY, IF NOT MORE FREQUENTLY, TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE COMMITTEE HAS HIRED A COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO PREPARE COMPARABLE DATA WHICH IS RELIED UPON TO MAKE COMPENSATION DECISIONS. MINUTES OF EACH MEETING ARE PREPARED AND APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE WITHIN 60 DAYS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN OR VERBAL REQUEST. THEY ARE ALSO FILED ANNUALLY WITH FORM MA PC FILED WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. CERTAIN GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE MASSACHUSETTS SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN OR VERBAL REQUEST. FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST OR ON GUIDESTAR.ORG. |
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