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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.") .. | 501,091 | 219,465 | 484,849 | 325,483 | 647,722 | 2,178,610 |
| 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 | 501,091 | 219,465 | 484,849 | 325,483 | 647,722 | 2,178,610 |
| 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).. | 219,399 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,959,211 | |||||
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.. | 501,091 | 219,465 | 484,849 | 325,483 | 647,722 | 2,178,610 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 858,825 | 881,002 | 931,680 | 960,785 | 664,709 | 4,297,001 |
| 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.).. | 77,315 | 605 | 1,364 | 2,040 | 5,361 | 86,685 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 6,562,296 | |||||
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: | ||||
| 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..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | MISCELLANEOUS - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 2,315. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 605. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 1,364. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 2,040. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 5,361. INSURANCE PROCEEDS - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 75,000. |
| PART II, SECTION C - LINE 17A | 10% FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST, SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INC. (THE "SOCIETY"), QUALIFIES AS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED BECAUSE IT MEETS THE 10% FACTS-AND-CIRCUMSTANCES TEST UNDER TREAS. REG 1.170A-9(E) (3) FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 IN THE FOLLOWING RESPECTS: 10% OF SUPPORT LIMITATION - THE SOCIETY'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE FOR FISCAL 2020 IS 29.86% WHICH EXCEEDED 10%. ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT AND PUBLIC MISSION - THE SOCIETY PERPETUATES THE MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO, IN MILITARY, NAVAL OR CIVIL SERVICE, BY THEIR ACTS OR COUNSEL, ACHIEVED AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE; TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST IN THE PROPER CELEBRATION OF THE ANNIVERSARIES OF WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY, THE BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND BUNKER HILL, THE FOURTH OF JULY, THE CAPITULATIONS OF SARATOGA AND YORKTOWN, THE EVACUATION OF NEW YORK BY THE BRITISH ARMY, AND OTHER PROMINENT EVENTS RELATING TO OR CONNECTED WITH THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION; TO COLLECT AND SECURE FOR PRESERVATION THE MANUSCRIPT ROLLS, RECORDS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THAT WAR; TO INSPIRE AMONG THE MEMBERS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS THE PATRIOTIC SPIRIT OF THEIR FOREFATHERS; TO INCULCATE IN THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL, SENTIMENTS OF NATIONALITY AND RESPECT FOR THE PRINCIPLES FOR WHICH THE PATRIOTS OF THE REVOLUTION CONTENDED; TO ASSIST IN THE COMMEMORATIVE CELEBRATION OF OTHER GREAT HISTORICAL EVENTS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE, AND TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INTERCOURSE AND THE FEELING OF FELLOWSHIP AMONG ITS MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY OPERATES A MUSEUM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITH THE MISSION TO PRESERVE AND INTERPRET THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY ERA THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION. THIS MISSION IS FULFILLED THROUGH THE INTERPRETATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS, LANDMARKED BUILDINGS, AND VARIED PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT SERVE THE COMMUNITY. THE MUSEUM STRIVES TO BE AN INSPIRING RESOURCE IN PROVIDING A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF EARLY AMERICAN LIFE WHILE PROMOTING A PARTICULAR APPRECIATION FOR THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND THE RICH HISTORY THAT EXISTS IN LOWER MANHATTAN. WITH A CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION, THE MUSEUM WILL CONTINUE TO BE A VITAL INSTITUTION TO A GROWING AUDIENCE THAT OFFERS COMPELLING PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITIONS WHILE EXPANDING ON PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY BOTH ON AND OFF SITE. SOURCES OF SUPPORT - THE SOCIETY'S FUNDING COMES FROM DIVERSE SOURCES OF SUPPORT, INCLUDING A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES THAT SUPPORT ITS PURPOSES. AS THE SOCIETY CONTINUES TO GROW IT SEEKS TO DEVELOP ADDITIONAL FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES TO ATTRACT A BROAD RANGE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT FROM INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES WHO SUPPORT ITS MISSION. AS OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2020, THE SOCIETY HAD 893 MEMBERS AND THE MUSEUM HAD 158 MEMBERS. REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY - THE SOCIETY'S ACTIVITIES ARE GOVERNED BY ITS BOARD OF MANAGERS COMPOSED OF OFFICERS, MEMBERS, AND PAST PRESIDENTS, WHO HAVE A BROAD RANGE OF EXPERTISE INCLUDING BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERTISE PERTINENT TO THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF OUR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES OR SERVICES; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS OR POLICIES - THE SOCIETY'S FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF COLONIAL AMERICA, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR, AND THE EARLY REPUBLIC. THE SOCIETY MAINTAINS ITS LANDMARKED 1719 BUILDING, WHICH ON THE FIRST FLOOR SERVES AS THE SITE OF AN ESTABLISHMENT (OPERATED BY A TENANT OF THE SOCIETY) OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SERVING FOOD AND DRINKS, A USAGE SIMILAR TO THAT WHICH EXISTED ON THE PREMISES DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA. THE SECOND FLOOR OF ONE OF THE BUILDINGS AND ALL OF THE HIGHER FLOORS WHICH COMPRISE THE FRAUNCES TAVERN COMPLEX ARE USED FOR THE SOCIETY'S PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. PROGRAMS OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC BY THE SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INC. INCLUDE: A. FRAUNCES TAVERN MUSEUM - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FIVE DAYS A WEEK. FOCUSING ON THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMING TARGETS BOTH ADULT LEARNERS AND CHILDREN. IT HAS BECOME A STAPLE IN THE NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM. ADULT VISITORS WHO HAVE RETURNED TO FRAUNCES TAVERN FOR VARIOUS OCCASIONS RECALL STANDING IN THE MUSEUM WHILE ON AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FIELD TRIP EVEN IF IT HAPPENED SEVERAL DECADES AGO. ONE PARENT RECALLED IN THE MUSEUM COMMENT BOOK, "I CAME WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUT AFTER MANY YEARS AND AT 54, I CAN APPRECIATE IT MORE. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE MUSEUM RUNNING FOR ME AND EVERYONE ELSE TO ENJOY." AS LEARNING THEORIES HAVE EVOLVED THROUGH THE YEARS, THE MUSEUM'S TEACHING TECHNIQUES HAVE ADAPTED TO COMPLEMENT UP-TO-DATE EDUCATION MODELS TO ENSURE EXCELLENT QUALITY IN PROGRAMMING. FOR THE 2019/2020 SCHOOL YEAR, THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING SERVED 2,319 STUDENTS ON-SITE. THIS WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DOWN FROM THE PRIOR YEAR AS THE MUSEUM WAS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC IN MID-MARCH 2020 BY NEW YORK STATE DUE TO THE ONSET OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. THE MUSEUM RE-OPENED IN MID-SEPTEMBER 2020, HOWEVER, IN-PERSON PROGRAMS REMAINED SUSPENDED DUE TO INDOOR MUSEUM CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS SET BY NEW YORK STATE AS WELL AS CDC RESTRICTIONS AND GUIDELINES. CLASSES RANGED FROM 6 TO 60 STUDENTS AT A TIME AND EACH PROGRAM IS 90 MINUTES LONG. THE PROGRAM TYPICALLY OCCURS IN THE MORNING (BETWEEN 10AM -12) BEFORE THE MUSEUM'S DAILY PUBLIC HOURS. THIS ALLOWS STAFF TO PRIORITIZE THE STUDENTS' EXPERIENCE IN THE MUSEUM AND NOT BE CONCERNED WITH OVERCROWDING BY THE PUBLIC. ONE SCHOOL PROGRAM IS TITLED, "REVOLUTIONARY HEROES & TAVERN LIFE". THIS PROGRAM PROMOTES CRITICAL THINKING AND ENCOURAGES THE AWARENESS OF DIFFERENT PERSEPECTIVES. STUDENTS ACHIEVE THIS THROUGH DISCUSSION, INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING, AS WELL AS THE EXPLORATION OF TAVERN LIFE AND THE LIVES OF VARIOUS PEOPLE FROM THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN VARIOUS MUSEUM SPACES. IN ANOTHER PROGRAM, CALLED "DOCUMENTING HISTORY", STUDENTS ENGAGE IN A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR THROUGH ANALYZING PRIMARY SOURCES AND PARTICIPATING IN INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING QUILL WRITING AND A STUDENT REENACTMENT OF WASHINGTON'S EMOTIONAL FAREWELL TO HIS OFFICERS. THE SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL PROGRAM ARE DIVERSE AND COME FROM ALL FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY. OF THE 2,319 TOTAL STUDENTS WHO ATTEND THE MUSEUM'S SCHOOL TOUR PROGRAM 1,449 WERE FROM TITLE I SCHOOLS. EACH SCHOOL PROGRAM CAN TYPICALLY ACCOMMODATE A SINGLE CLASS AS WELL AS LARGER GROUP SIZES OF 36-54 STUDENTS AT A TIME WHEN REQUESTED. DUE TO THE MUSEUM'S GROWING VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER MORE THAN ONE SCHOOL PROGRAM PER DAY. EDUCATORS, TRAINED BY THE EDUCATION & PUBLIC PROGRAMS MANAGER, HELP TO ENSURE EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY IN THE SCHOOL PROGRAM WHICH PROMOTES CRITICAL THINKING TO GIVE STUDENTS AN AUTHENTIC AND PERSONAL ENCOUNTER WITH HISTORY (NYS LEARNING STANDARDS SOCIAL STUDIES, LANGUAGE ARTS, ARTS) THE PROGRAM INCORPORATES USAGE OF HANDLING OBJECTS WHICH IS ESSENTIAL TO STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HISTORY. THIS PART OF THE PROGRAM RECEIVES EXCEPTIONAL PRAISE YEAR AFTER YEAR. STUDENTS ARE GIVEN TAKE-HOME TRI-LINGUAL BROCHURES (ENGLISH, SPANISH, MANDARIN) TO ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE AT HOME ABOUT WHAT THE STUDENT LEARNED DURING OUR PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, THESE BROCHURES SERVE AS A PASS TO RETURN TO THE MUSEUM FREE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY. THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OFFERED TO ADULT LEARNERS ALSO CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A GREAT RESOURCE TO THE COMMUNITY BY MAINTAINING A STRONG ATTENDANCE IN OUR MONTHLY LECTURES AND SEASONAL WALKING TOURS. ALL ASPECTS OF PROGRAMS ARE MANAGED BY THE EDUCATION & PUBLIC PROGRAMS MANAGER AND COORDINATOR. LECTURES FOCUS ON SUBJECTS RELATING TO COLONIAL AMERICA, THE REVOLUTION, AND THE EARLY REPUBLIC, AND ARE GIVEN BY HISTORIANS AND ACADEMICS WHO HAVE PUBLISHED RECENT WORKS. EACH PRESENTATION IS FOLLOWED BY A "Q&A" SESSION. IN-PERSON LECTURES TAKE PLACE IN THE KATHRYN & SHELBY CULLOM DAVIS EDUCATIONAL CENTER FOR AMERICAN HISTORY, A MULTI-PURPOSE SPACE THAT TYPICALLY ATTRACTS AN AUDIENCE OF 45, OR ONLINE THROUGH THE ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE APPLICATION, WHICH TYPICALLY ATTRACTS OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS. WE HOSTED 11 LECTURES THAT ATTRACTED NEARLY 2,000 PARTICIPANTS. CSPAN3 HAS ALSO ATTENDED SELECT LECTURES TO FILM AND THEN AIRED THE LECTURES. THE FILMED LECTURES CAN BE ACCESSED ON THE CSPAN3 WEBSITE. TO INCREASE ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC, ALL EVENING LECTURES ARE RECORDED BY US AND CAN BE ACCESSED ON THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. |
| PART II, SECTION C - LINE 17A (CONTINUED) | RECENT SPEAKERS AT OUR EVENING LECTURES HAVE INCLUDED MARY V. THOMPSON, ROBERT WATSON, AND THOMAS CHAVEZ. THE MUSEUM'S WALKING TOURS PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO THE LANDSCAPES OF THE CITY'S PAST. LICENSED GUIDES LEAD PARTICIPANTS THROUGH LOWER MANHATTAN NEIGHBORHOODS WHILE NARRATING THE HISTORY. THE MUSEUM OFFERS FIVE WALKING TOURS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR: "A REBELLIOUS BREW: THE NEW YORK TEA PARTY OF 1774" IN APRIL (2 HOURS), "A TOAST TO HISTORY: INDEPENDENCE EVE IN JULY" (2 HOURS), "THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: DAWN OF INDEPENDENCE" (2 HOURS), "EVACUATION DAY" IN NOVEMBER (2HOURS), AND "WASHINGTON & HAMILTON IN NEW YORK CITY" IN AUGUST (2 HOURS). DUE TO HEALTH AND SAFETY RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ONLY THE "EVACUATION DAY" TOUR WAS ABLE TO BE HELD THIS YEAR. THE REST OF THE TOURS WILL BE RESUMED WHEN THOSE RESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTED. DUE TO THE POPULARITY OF THESE WALKING TOURS, THE MUSEUM NOW OFFERS EACH OF THE TOURS ON MULTIPLE DATES. TO ENSURE QUALITY PROGRAMMING, THE MUSEUM TYPICALLY CAPS TOURS AT 30 PARTICIPANTS PER TOUR, OR HALF THAT WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS. TELLING STORIES OF THE DIVERSE AND UNDERREPRESENTED INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA SO THE MUSEUM CAN BECOME A MORE VITAL RESOURCE TO THE VISITORS AND COMMUNITES WE SERVE HAS ALSO GUIDED OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. OUR HERITAGE TOURS HAVE FOCUSED ON CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK PEOPLE AND WOMEN TO THE FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE ALONGSIDE OUR GENERAL MUSEUM AND GEORGE WASHINGTON IN NEW YORK CITY TOURS. IN 2020, THE MUSEUM EXPANDED ITS VIRTUAL OFFERINGS IN RESPONSE TO OUR TEMPORARY CLOSURE AND IN-PERSON CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS. IN ADDITION TO LECTURES, THE MUSEUM HOSTED A VIRTUAL "TRIVIA NIGHT AND BEGAN PRODUCING "TAVERN TALKS", A PODCAST ON TOPICS RELATED TO THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY ERA TO COMPLIMENT OUR EXISTING MUSEUM WEBSITE BLOG, OFFERING INDEPTH CONTENT ON THE SAME PERIOD IN 18 POSTS OVER THE PAST YEAR. THESE NEW DIGITAL OFFERINGS WERE ACCESSED OVER 9,500 TIMES AS PART OF OVER 190,000 VISITS TO THE WEBSITE OVER THE YEAR. WE CONTINUED TO OFFER ROBUST EDUCATIONAL CONTENT ACROSS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS WHICH SAW A NEARLY 20% INCREASE IN ENGAGEMENT DURING THE SIX MONTHS THE MUSEUM WAS CLOSED IN 2020 COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2019. WE ENDED THE FISCAL YEAR WITH OUR FIRST "TAVERN WEEK", A CELEBRATION OF AMERICA'S HISTORIC TAVERNS, WITH ONLINE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT AND PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO THIS TOPIC. THE MUSEUM HAS PARTICIPATED IN "NIGHT AT THE MUSEUMS", A COLLABORATIVE EVENT WITH DOWNTOWN CULTURAL GROUPS AND THE RIVER TO RIVER FESTIVAL. THIS EVENT TYPICALLY TAKES PLACE IN JUNE AND IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE GREATER ACCESSIBILITY BY KEEPING CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS OPEN LATER THAN THEIR TRADITIONAL PUBLIC HOURS AND OFFERING FREE ADMISSION FROM 4:00-8:00PM. DURING THE LAST EVENT IN 2019, THE MUSEUM RECEIVED 305 VISITORS, TRIPLE THE USUAL ATTENDANCE ON A NORMAL DAY. SPECIAL FAMILY PROGRAMMING IS AVAILABLE DURING "NIGHT AT THE MUSEUMS" WHICH HAS INCLUDED LIVE 18TH CENTURY MUSIC AND A DANCE ENSEMBLE, WHO TEACH VISITORS COLONIAL DANCE. DOCENT LED TOURS ARE OFFERED THROUGH THE EVENING FROM 4:00-8:00PM. IN 2017 THE MUSEUM STARTED A BOOK CLUB. THE CLUB TYPICALLY MEETS ONCE PER CALENDAR QUARTER TO DISCUSS A RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOK RELATED TO THE MUSEUM'S MISSION. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO ACCESS THE MISSION AND FACILITATE THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION ON CURRENT PERSPECTIVES REGARDING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. SINCE 2015 THE MUSEUM HAS CELEBRATED GEORGE WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL TO HIS OFFICERS ON DECEMBER 4, 1783, TYPICALLY WITH A REENACTMENT OF THE FAREWELL IN THE MUSEUM'S HISTORIC LONG ROOM. A WASHINGTON REENACTOR PERFORMS THE FAREWELL IN THE LONG ROOM ACCORDING TO THE TEXT IN BENJAMIN TALLMADGE'S MEMOIR. THERE ARE USUALLY 5-7 CYCLED PERFORMANCES ON THIS DATE, ALLOWING 25 VIEWERS PER SOLD OUT PERFORMANCE. THE MUSEUM HAS EIGHT GALLERIES FOR EXHIBITION OF ITS 8,000 PIECE COLLECTION. THERE ARE THREE GALLERIES USED FOR ROTATING EXHIBITS, AND AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF ONE TO TWO EXHIBITIONS. OUR CURRENT ROTATING EXHIBITS INCLUDE, FEAR & FORCE: NEW YORK CITY'S SONS OF LIBERTY WHICH FOCUSES ON THE LOCAL BRANCH OF THE SONS OF LIBERTY AND THE NEW YORK TEA PARTY. THE SECOND ROTATING EXHIBITION IS "A MONUMENT TO MEMORY: 300 YEARS OF LIVING HISTORY". OPENING ON THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BUILDING'S CONSTRUCTION, THE EXHIBITION EXPLORES THE MANY ROLES 54 PEARL STREET HAS PLAYED IN THE PUBLIC LIFE OF LOWER MANHATTAN, INVITING VISITORS TO DISCOVER HOW THE STORIES WE TELL THROUGH HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND INQUIRY SHAPE OUR MEMORIES OF THE PAST. THE THIRD ROTATING EXHIBITION IS "AN AMERICAN EMBLEM OF MAGNANIMITY", WHICH OFFERS A LOOK AT THE HISTORY SIGNIFICANCE AND MEANING OF THE GADSDEN FLAG. EXHIBITIONS WHICH HAVE ENDED THEIR RUN IN THE PHYSICAL MUSEUM SPACE HAVE NOW BEGUN TO APPEAR ONLINE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. THE FIRST SUCH "VIRTUAL EXHIBITION" IS "VALUABLE" WHICH RAN FROM NOVEMBER 4, 2016 - JULY 8, 2019. THE EIGHT OBJECTS IN THIS EXHIBITION WERE CHOSEN FOR THEIR VARYING VALUES WITHIN THE MAKING, HISTORY, PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF AMERICAN CULTURE. "VALUABLE" HAS RECEIVED OVER 10,000 VISITS ONLINE SINCE IT OPENED. THE FIVE PERMANENT EXHIBITS ARE (1) "A STOIC COUNTENANCE: PORTRAITS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON " WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE ELIZABETH AND STANLEY DEFOREST SCOTT GALLERY. THIS EXHIBITION FEATURES LATE 1700S PORTRAITS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON FROM AROUND THE WORLD. IT INCLUDES A 19TH CENTURY REPLICA OF THE ORIGINAL BUST OF GEORGE WASHINGTON IN THE LOUVRE MUSEUM CREATED BY JEAN-ANTOINE HOUDON. (2) THE LONG ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF 54 PEARL STREET IS THE SITE OF GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON'S FAMOUS FAREWELL TO HIS OFFICERS AT THE END OF THE REVOLUTION. THIS PERIOD ROOM IS A RE-CREATION OF AN 18TH CENTURY PUBLIC DINING ROOM BASED ON EXTENSIVE RESEARCH OF INVENTORIES AND ESTATES OF TAVERN KEEPERS OF THIS PERIOD. (3) A RECREATION OF A FEDERALIST STYLE DINING ROOM, WHICH CURRENTLY INCLUDES A DISPLAY OF ITEMS PERTINENT TO GEORGE CLINTON, NEW YORK STATE'S FIRST AMERICAN GOVERNOR, WHO HOSTED A DINNER PARTY FOR GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON AT FRAUNCES TAVERN TO CELEBRATE THE EVACUATION OF THE BRITISH ARMY FROM NEW YORK ON NOVEMBER 25, 1783. (4) AN EXHIBITION CONCERNING THE HISTORY OF THE SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK LOCATED ABOVE THE LONG ROOM IN THE MCENTEE GALLERY, THAT EXPLAINS THE HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION THAT SAVED FRAUNCES TAVERN. VISITORS CAN LEARN ABOUT THE SRNY AND ITS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT THROUGH THE DISPLAYS OF ARTIFACTS, IMAGES AND PLAQUES, WHICH ARE KEPT IN ORIGINAL EARLY 20TH CENTURY MUSEUM CASES, BUILT BY TIFFANY & COMPANY. (5) THE RECENTLY REOPENED AND REINTERPRETED "TO THE BEAT OF THEIR OWN DRUMS: AMERICAN REGIMENTAL FLAGS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR", WHICH FEATURES OVER 20 FLAGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK COLOR GUARD AND TEACHES VISITORS ABOUT THE HISTORY AND ICONOGRAPHY BEHIND THE FLAGS OF THE DIVERSE GROUPS WHO FOUGHT FOR AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE THIS EXHIBITION IS LOCATED IN THE KATHRYN & SHELBY CULLOM DAVIS EDUCATIONAL CENTER FOR AMERICAN HISTORY. ONE OF THE MUSEUM'S MAIN INSTITUTIONAL GOALS IS TO INCREASE PUBLIC ACCESS TO ITS COLLECTIONS MATERIALS. CONSEQUENTLY, WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF OBJECTS PROFILED IN OUR ONLINE COLLECTIONS DATABASE, ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED AS A VIRTUAL ARCHIVE WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN REMOTELY SEARCH THE COLLECTIONS FOR FREE. THE DATABASE WAS DESIGNED SO THAT VIEWERS CAN EASILY ACCESS AN OBJECT'S IMAGE AND INFORMATION, INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION, SIZE, MEDIUM, COLLECTION, PROVENANCE, AND MORE. WE ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING A NEW PERMANENT EXHIBIT TO RECOGNIZE FRAUNCES TAVERN AS THE SITE OF OFFICES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF WAR AND THE TREASURY BOARD DURING THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION PERIOD WHEN NEW YORK CITY SERVED AS OUR NATION'S CAPITAL. |
| PART II, SECTION C - LINE 17A B. | NATHAN HALE DAY IS CELEBRATED ANNUALLY ON SEPTEMBER 22 AT CITY HALL PARK IN FRONT OF THE NATHAN HALE STATUE WITH A PUBLIC CEREMONY AND WREATH LAYING. THE CELEBRATION IS TO COMMEMORATE NATHAN HALE WHO, DISGUISED AS A DUTCH SCHOOL TEACHER, ATTEMPTED TO INFILTRATE THE BRITISH RANKS TO GATHER BRITISH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. HALE WAS DISCOVERED ON SEPTEMBER 21, 1776 AND BROUGHT BEFORE GENERAL WILLIAM HOWE, COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE BRITISH ARMY, AT HIS HEADQUARTERS AT THE BEEKMAN MANSION (APPROXIMATELY 51ST STREET AND FIRST AVENUE). HALE WAS HANGED FOR TREASON, WITHOUT TRIAL, THE NEXT MORNING. THE STATUE OF NATHAN HALE, BY FREDERICK MACMONNIES (1863-1937), WAS DONATED TO NEW YORK CITY BY THE SONS OF THE REVOLUTION ON NOVEMBER 25, 1893. HALE'S FAMOUS LAST WORDS ARE INSCRIBED ON THE STATUE, "I ONLY REGRET THAT I HAVE BUT ONE LIFE TO LOSE FOR MY COUNTRY." IN SEPTEMBER 2020, THE SOCIETY PRESENTED AN ONLINE VIDEO CELEBRATION. C. EVACUATION DAY IS COMMEMORATED AS PART OF THE SOCIETY'S MISSION TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST IN THE PROPER CELEBRATION OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE EVACUATION OF NEW YORK BY THE BRITISH ARMY. ON NOVEMBER 25, 1783, THE DEFEATED BRITISH ARMY LEFT NEW YORK CITY AFTER A SEVEN YEAR OCCUPATION. THAT NIGHT, THE FIRST AMERICAN BORN GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, GEORGE CLINTON, HONORED COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF GEORGE WASHINGTON WITH A CELEBRATION HELD IN FRAUNCES TAVERN (THE SITE OF THE SOCIETY'S MUSEUM). DURING THE DINNER, THIRTEEN TOASTS WERE OFFERED, BEGINNING WITH "THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ENDING WITH "MAY THE REMEMBRANCES OF THIS DAY BE A LESSON TO PRINCES". THE SOCIETY PROMOTES AND CELEBRATES EVACUATION DAY WITH AN ANNUAL DINNER TO WHICH THE PUBLIC IS INVITED, HOSTED AT THE FRAUNCES TAVERN RESTAURANT. THE THIRTEEN ORIGINAL TOASTS ARE GIVEN. THE RESTAURANT'S LARGEST ROOM, THE BISSELL ROOM, IS USED FOR THIS DINNER. D. TALLMADGE DAY IS A CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTHDAY OF FREDERICK SAMUEL TALLMADGE, LATE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY, TO HONOR TALLMADGE FOR HIS DEVOTION AND BENEFICENCE TO THE SOCIETY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO THIS EVENT, WHICH TYPICALLY FEATURES A GUEST SPEAKER. E. THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY BALL IS HELD ANNUALLY AS A DINNER IN FEBRUARY TO CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE WASHINGTON'S BIRTH. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO THE BALL, WHICH IS HAS BEEN RECENTLY ATTENDED BY OVER 150 PEOPLE. THE BALL PROGRAM INCLUDES A PROCESSION OF HONORED GUESTS, PRESENTATION OF THE NATIONAL AND SOCIETY COLORS, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, NATIONAL ANTHEM, INVOCATION, TRADITIONAL TOASTS (INCLUDING THE TOAST TO GEORGE WASHINGTON), CEREMONY OF THE COCKED HAT AND PRESENTATION OF THE DISTINGUISHED PATRIOT AWARD. THE DISTINGUISHED PATRIOT AWARD IS PRESENTED AT THE BALL. THE AWARD WAS FIRST GIVEN IN 1961 AT THE 84TH BALL, THE AWARD IS PRESENTED TO AN AMERICAN WHO HAS MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO HIS OR HER FIELD OF ENDEAVOR AND WHO PERSONIFIES THE PRINCIPLES UPON WHICH THIS COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED. THE COCKED HAT CEREMONY IS THE PRESENTATION OF A REPRODUCTION TRI-CORN HAT TO THE SOCIETY PRESIDENT. IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE READING OF THE COCKED HAT POEM. THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY BALL ALSO SERVES AS A FUNDRAISER FOR FRAUNCES TAVERN MUSEUM. F. BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD DINNER (INCLUDING FRAUNCES TAVERN MUSEUM BOOK AWARD PRESENTATION). IN ADDITION, SOCIETY MEMBERS WHO HAVE ACHIEVED FORTY AND FIFTY YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP ARE RECOGNIZED. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO THIS EVENT. SINCE THE 1970S IT HAS BEEN THE EVENT WHERE THE FRAUNCES TAVERN MUSEUM BOOK AWARD HAS BEEN PRESENTED. THE 2020 BOOK AWARD WINNER WAS RICK ATKINSON FOR "THE BRITISH ARE COMING: THE WAR FOR AMERICA, LEXINGTON TO PRINCETON, 1775-1777". THE APRIL 2020 EVENT WAS CANCELED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HOWEVER MR. ATKINSON WAS HONORED AT OUR VIRTUAL GEORGE WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY BALL IN FEBRUARY 2021. G. AWARDS & BENEVOLENCE - EVERY YEAR THE SOCIETY PRESENTS FOUR AWARDS: (1) THE KNOX TROPHY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1910 AND IS THE OLDEST AWARD GIVEN TO A WEST POINT CADET. (2) THE GUSTAVUS CONYNGHAM AWARD IS GIVEN TO THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY MIDSHIPMAN WITH THE BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE AT SEA WHO INTENDS TO SAIL AFTER GRADUATION. (3) THE FRAUNCES TAVERN MUSEUM BOOK AWARD HAS BEEN ANNUALLY PRESENTED SINCE 1972 TO THE AUTHOR OF THE BEST, NEWLY PUBLISHED WORK ON THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, COMBINING ORIGINAL SCHOLARSHIP, INSIGHT AND GOOD WRITING. THE WINNER, RUNNER UP AND HONORABLE MENTION IS EACH INVITED TO BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD DINNER AND PRESENTED WITH A PLAQUE. THE BOOK AWARD IS TOUTED BY PUBLISHERS AND AUTHORS AND RECOGNIZED AS A PRESTIGIOUS AWARD BY THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WHO RECOMMEND BOOKS. (4) THE DISTINGUISHED PATRIOT AWARD IS PRESENTED AT THE SOCIETY'S GEORGE WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY BALL, WHERE OVER 150 GUESTS ARE TYPICALLY PRESENT. WE ALSO SPONSOR ESSAY AND ART CONTESTS ON FLAG DAY FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ON THE TOPIC, "WHAT THE AMERICAN FLAG MEANS TO ME." THE WINNERS AND THEIR SCHOOLS RECEIVE A CASH PRIZE AND PLAQUE. THE SOCIETY HAS HELD AN ESSAY CONTEST SINCE AT LEAST 1914. THE ESSAY CONTEST REACHES HUNDREDS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH THEIR PARTICIPATION. DURING THE FLAG DAY CELEBRATION CEREMONY IN FRONT OF 54 PEARL STREET THE WINNING ESSAYS ARE READ. ALL THE BYSTANDERS WATCHING AND LISTENING ARE ACCESSING PART OF THE SOCIETY MISSION. H. FLAG DAY PARADE & CEREMONY: THE OVER ONE HUNDRED YEAR OLD TRADITION OF THE SOCIETY KICKS OFF WITH A PUBLIC PARADE FROM CITY HALL PARK WITH OVER 1000 MARCHERS FROM DIFFERENT HISTORICAL SOCIETIES, LOCAL ORGANIZATION AND SCHOOLS. THE PARADE ENDS AT FRAUNCES TAVERN WHERE LOCAL SCHOOL CHILDREN PERFORM SONGS FOR ONLOOKERS AND THE WINNERS OF "WHAT THE AMERICAN FLAG MEANS TO ME" STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST READ THEIR ESSAYS TO CHEERS FROM THE CROWD. IN JUNE 2020, THE SOCIETY PRESENTED AN ONLINE VIDEO CELEBRATION FOR FLAG DAY AS LARGE GATHERINGS WERE SUSPENDED DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. I. COLOR GUARD: THE COLOR GUARD IS A STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIETY. EVERY YEAR THE COLOR GUARD MARCHES WITH A SELECTION OF SOME OF THE OVER 200 FLAGS IN THE COLLECTION AND LAYS WREATHS IN A NUMBER OF PUBLIC CEREMONIES AROUND THE TRI-STATE AREA. THIS INCLUDES FEDERAL HALL'S ANNUAL GEORGE WASHINGTON INAUGURATION CEREMONY, THE ANNUAL GRAVE MARKING AND MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE HISTORIC SHEARITH ISRAEL CEMETERY, BATTLE OF BROOKLYN COMMEMORATION, DOWNTOWN NEW YORK 4TH OF JULY PARADE, BATTLES OF SARATOGA AND YORKTOWN COMMEMORATION, AND THE NATHAN HALE DAY CEREMONY AND WREATH LAYING AT CITY HALL PARK. |
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| PART I & PART III - LINE 1 | SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INC. (THE "SOCIETY") PERPETUATES THE MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO, IN MILITARY, NAVAL OR CIVIL SERVICE, BY THEIR ACTS OR COUNSEL, ACHIEVED AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE; TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST IN THE PROPER CELEBRATION OF THE ANNIVERSARIES OF WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY, THE BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND BUNKER HILL, THE FOURTH OF JULY, THE CAPITULATIONS OF SARATOGA AND YORKTOWN, THE EVACUATION OF NEW YORK BY THE BRITISH ARMY, AND OTHER PROMINENT EVENTS RELATING TO OR CONNECTED WITH THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION; TO COLLECT AND SECURE FOR PRESERVATION THE MANUSCRIPT ROLLS, RECORDS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THAT WAR; TO INSPIRE AMONG THE MEMBERS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS THE PATRIOTIC SPIRIT OF THEIR FOREFATHERS; TO INCULCATE IN THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL, SENTIMENTS OF NATIONALITY AND RESPECT FOR THE PRINCIPLES FOR WHICH THE PATRIOTS OF THE REVOLUTION CONTENDED; TO ASSIST IN THE COMMEMORATIVE CELEBRATION OF OTHER GREAT HISTORICAL EVENTS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE, AND TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INTERCOURSE AND THE FEELING OF FELLOWSHIP AMONG ITS MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 | IN 2020 THE MUSEUM EXPANDED ITS VIRTUAL/ONLINE OFFERINGS IN RESPONSE TO ITS TEMPORARY CLOSURE DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC. OUR "TAVERN TALKS" PODCAST FEATURED TOPICS RELATED TO THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY ERA. WE CONTINUED TO PUBLISH CONTENT TO OUR MUSEUM WEBSITE BLOG, OFFERING INDEPTH CONTENT ON THE SAME PERIOD. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO OFFER ROBUST EDUCATIONAL CONTENT ACROSS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND WE ENDED THE FISCAL YEAR WITH OUR FIRST "TAVERN WEEK", A CELEBRATION OF AMERICA'S HISTORIC TAVERNS, WITH ONLINE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT AND PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO THIS TOPIC. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 | THE MUSEUM WAS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC FROM MID-MARCH TO MID-SEPTEMBER 2020 DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC. UPON REOPENING, THE MUSEUM MOVED FROM A 7-DAY-A-WEEK OPEN SCHEDULE TO 5 DAYS A WEEK. NEW BUILDING CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS AND CDC GUIDANCE ALSO LED TO THE SUSPENSION OF OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC GROUP TOURS IN THE MUSEUM BEGINNING IN MARCH 2020 AS WELL. IN-MUSEUM PROGRAMS AND COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS ALSO MOVED ONLINE. MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS THAT HAD ENDED THEIR RUN IN THE PHYSICAL MUSEUM SPACE HAVE NOW BEGUN TO APPEAR ONLINE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. THE FIRST SUCH "VIRTUAL EXHIBITION" IS "VALUABLE" WHICH RAN FROM NOVEMBER 4, 2016 - JULY 8, 2019 IN THE MUSEUM. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | MATTHEW C. NORGARD IS THE SON OF DAVID W. NORGARD. RAYMOND J. MANNING IS THE NEPHEW OF DONALD WESTERVELT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE SOCIETY WAS INCORPORATED AS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERSHIP IN DECEMBER, THE MEMBERS PRESENT IN PERSON OR BY PROXY VOTE TO ELECT THE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | ANY CHANGES IN THE CONSTITUTION OR BY-LAWS MUST BE APPROVED BY VOTE OF THE MEMBERSHIP AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERSHIP IN DECEMBER OR AT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | A COPY OF THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND THE SOCIETY OBTAINS A WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT THEREOF FROM EACH BOARD MEMBER. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE SOCIETY MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH ITS WEBSITE. |
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