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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
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 7,068,812 | 16,423,671 | 12,141,247 | 15,686,035 | 8,855,733 | 60,175,498 |
| 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.. | 259,662 | 330,754 | 330,754 | 1,115,510 | 1,321,432 | 3,358,112 |
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 7,328,474 | 16,754,425 | 12,472,001 | 16,801,545 | 10,177,165 | 63,533,610 |
| 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) .. | 7,396,313 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 56,137,297 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 7,328,474 | 16,754,425 | 12,472,001 | 16,801,545 | 10,177,165 | 63,533,610 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 927,084 | 738,322 | 1,432,881 | 716,781 | 1,246,532 | 5,061,600 |
| 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.).. | 7,507 | 17,796 | 25,303 | |||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 68,620,513 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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 on 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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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 | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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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 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, 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 2023. 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 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| 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 - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 7,507. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 17,796. |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | THE FOLLOWING SUMMARIZES THE DIVERSE AND UNPARALLELED EXHIBITIONS THE MUSEUM OFFERED VISITORS THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR: THE WILLIAM L. RICHTER COLLECTION WILLIAM L. RICHTER GALLERY, APRIL 2, 2023 - ONGOING THIS SEMI-PERMANENT INSTALLATION CELEBRATES THE EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION OF GREENWICH RESIDENT WILLIAM L. RICHTER, TRACING SOCIAL CONNECTIONS AND LINEAGES AMONG A CORE GROUP OF PREDOMINANTLY FRENCH ARTISTS FROM THE NINETEENTH AND EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURIES. HENRI MATISSE'S MARGUERITE IN A FUR HAT IS SPOTLIGHTED IN THE GALLERY, AND NEW SECTIONS DEVOTED TO 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH LANDSCAPE PAINTING AND SURREALISM ANCHOR THE SPACE. CONNECTICUT MODERN: ART, DESIGN, AND THE AVANT-GARDE, 19301960 CHANGING ART GALLERY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2023 - JANUARY 7, 2024 CONNECTICUT MODERN: ART, DESIGN, AND THE AVANT-GARDE, 19301960 IS THE FIRST MAJOR EXHIBITION DEVOTED TO THE MODERNIST LANDSCAPE OF EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY CONNECTICUT, WHEN THE STATE BECAME A CAPITAL-IN-EXILE FOR TRANSPLANTED MEMBERS OF THE PARISIAN AVANT-GARDE AND THEIR AMERICAN COUNTERPARTS. FEATURING NEARLY EIGHTY WORKS BY ARTISTS RANGING FROM ALEXANDER CALDER AND YVES TANGUY TO HELEN FRANKENTHALER AND JASPER JOHNS, THE EXHIBITION FOCUSES ON THE REMARKABLE SYNERGY OF PEOPLE AND PLACE TO SHOW HOW MODERNISM DEVELOPED IN CONNECTICUT IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. ROBERT MOTHERWELL & MULTIPLICITY VICKI NETTER FITZGERALD GALLERY, SEPTEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 3, 2023 ROBERT MOTHERWELL & MULTIPLICITY HIGHLIGHTS THE WORK OF GREENWICH-BASED ARTIST ROBERT MOTHERWELL, ARGUABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST PAINTERS OF THE POSTWAR ERA. DRAWING ON WORKS FROM THE BRUCE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION, IT EXPLORES A LESSER-KNOWN DIMENSION OF MOTHERWELL'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN ABSTRACTIONPRINTMAKINGAS WELL AS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MULTIPLICITY ACROSS HIS ARTISTIC PRACTICE. HARRY BERTOIA: SCULPTURE FOR LIVING SCULPTURE GALLERY, OCTOBER 14, 2023 - APRIL 7, 2024 WHILE THE ARTIST AND DESIGNER HARRY BERTOIA (AMERICAN, B. ITALY, 19151978) IS PERHAPS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS COMMISSIONED SCULPTURES AND PIONEERING USE OF SOUND AS SCULPTURAL MATERIAL, MOST OF HIS CREATIVE OUTPUT WAS MADE FOR DOMESTIC SPACES. FEATURING FIFTEEN EXEMPLARY SCULPTURES AND FURNITURE DESIGNS, HARRY BERTOIA: SCULPTURE FOR LIVING DEMONSTRATES THE POWER OF BERTOIA'S ART IN EVERYDAY LIFE. TRACING LINEAGE: ABSTRACTION AND ITS AFTERMATH GROSSMAN FAMILY GALLERY AND EDWARD AND BARBARA NETTER FOUNDATION GALLERY, NOVEMBER 18, 2023 - MARCH 17, 2024 DRAWN FROM THE MUSEUM'S HOLDINGS AND AUGMENTED BY KEY LOANS FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, TRACING LINEAGE: ABSTRACTION AND ITS AFTERMATH BRINGS TOGETHER NEARLY TWENTY-FIVE PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, AND MIXED-MEDIA WORKS BY ARTISTS WORKING FROM THE LATE 1950S TO THE PRESENT DAY. IT ADDRESSES KEY ART-HISTORICAL MOVEMENTS, INCLUDING ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM AND ITS VARIOUS PERMUTATIONSFROM ACTION PAINTING AND COLOR FIELD TO MINIMALISM AND POSTMINIMALISMWHILE ALSO SHOWCASING WORK BY CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS WHOSE INVESTIGATIONS OF COLOR, FORM, AND MATERIAL ELUCIDATE THE ONGOING LEGACIES OF PAINTERLY ABSTRACTION. ARTISTS REPRESENTED IN THE EXHIBITION INCLUDE ELAINE DE KOONING, SOL LEWITT, AND HELEN FRANKENTHALER ALONGSIDE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS SUCH AS MCARTHUR BINION AND TORKWASE DYSON. HOCKNEY/ORIGINS: EARLY WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF ROY B. AND EDITH J. SIMPSON THE BLAVATNIK FAMILY GALLERY, DECEMBER 2, 2023 - ONGOING HOCKNEY/ORIGINS: EARLY WORKS FROM THE ROY B. AND EDITH J. SIMPSON COLLECTION EXAMINES THE EARLY PERIOD OF HOCKNEY'S CAREER, FROM HIS TIME AS AN ART STUDENT IN LONDON DURING THE EARLY 1960S TO HIS FORMATIVE YEARS IN THE 1970S. COMPRISING OIL AND ACRYLIC PAINTINGS, PRESSED PAPER PULP, CRAYON DRAWINGS, LITHOGRAPHS, AND ETCHINGS, THE INSTALLATION SPEAKS TO THE SPIRIT OF VERSATILITY THAT ANIMATES THE ARTIST'S PRACTICE. PHOTOGRAPHIC REVOLUTIONARIES OF GROUP F/64 | WORKS FROM THE BANK OF AMERICA COLLECTION VICKI NETTER FITZGERALD GALLERY, DECEMBER 9, 2023 - APRIL 28, 2024 ORGANIZED BY BANK OF AMERICA, PHOTOGRAPHIC REVOLUTIONARIES FEATURES ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHS BY MEMBERS OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC AVANT-GARDE KNOWN AS GROUP F/64, INCLUDING ANSEL ADAMS, IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM, WILLARD VAN DYKE, BRETT WESTON, AND EDWARD WESTON. ANILA QUAYYUM AGHA: DUALITIES CHANGING ART GALLERY, FEBRUARY 3 - APRIL 21, 2024 MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST ANILA QUAYYUM AGHA (AMERICAN, B. PAKISTAN, 1965) USES LIGHT TO TRANSFORM SPACES INTO IMMERSIVE VISUAL SPECTACLES THAT INSPIRE A SENSE OF WONDER. ANILA QUAYYUM AGHA: DUALITIES SHOWCASES THREE OF THE ARTIST'S LARGE-SCALE SCULPTURAL INSTALLATIONS, WHICH ENGAGE TOPICAL CONCERNS AROUND MIGRATION, TRANSIENCE, AND THE POLITICS OF DISPLACEMENT. ANDY WARHOL: SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL GROSSMAN FAMILY GALLERY AND BARBARA AND EDWARD NETTER FOUNDATION GALLERY, APRIL 9 - OCTOBER 13, 2024 ORGANIZED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HALL ART FOUNDATION, ANDY WARHOL: SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL PROVIDES AN INTIMATE LOOK AT THE POP ARTIST'S BEST-KNOWN SUBJECTS AND RELATED INTERESTS IN SERIALITY, REPETITION, COLOR, AND SCALE THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF PAINTING. TARA DONOVAN: AGGREGATIONS SCULPTURE GALLERY, MAY 12, 2024 - MARCH 9, 2025 TARA DONOVAN: AGGREGATIONS FEATURES A LARGE-SCALE SCULPTURE COMPOSED OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ACRYLIC RODS, EVOKING A MINERAL OR PETRIFIED PLANT. IN HER WORK, DONOVAN ENGAGES EVERYDAY, MASS-MANUFACTURED MATERIALS IN A PROCESS OF ALCHEMY AND TRANSFORMATION. ICREATE VICKI NETTER FITZGERALD GALLERY, JUNE 11 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 ICREATE, THE BRUCE MUSEUM'S ANNUAL REGIONAL JURIED HIGH SCHOOL ART EXHIBITION, SHOWCASED THE DIVERSE PRACTICES OF YOUNG, EMERGING ARTISTS FROM 59 HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE CONNECTICUT, NEW YORK, AND NEW JERSEY AREA. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | JENNIFER ANGUS: THE GOLDEN HOUR CHANGING ART GALLERY, JUNE 6 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 JENNIFER ANGUS (CANADIAN, B. 1961) TRANSFORMED THE CHANGING ART GALLERY INTO THREE MAGICAL ROOMS IN HER EXHIBITION THE GOLDEN HOUR, WHICH USED THOUSANDS OF INSECTS AS THE PRIMARY MEDIUM. IN "THE VILLAGE," VISITORS GAZED UP AT HOUSES ENCRUSTED WITH BEESWAX TOWERING OVERHEAD WHILE JARS OF INSECTS IN JELLY GLOWED LIKE STAINED-GLASS WINDOWS. IN "THE CABINET OF CURIOSITIES," TINY SCENES OF LIFE AND DEATH WERE PLAYED OUT BY ANTHROPOMORPHIZED INSECTS MOUNTED IN DRAWERS. FINALLY, "THE DINNER PARTY" FEATURED ANIMALS FROM OUR NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTION SEATED AT A FORMAL DINING TABLE, SYMBOLIZING A LAST OPPORTUNITY TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO ECOLOGICAL COLLAPSE. PENGUINS! PAST AND PRESENT CHANGING SCIENCE GALLERY, APRIL 2 - AUGUST 6, 2023 THIS EXHIBITION SHARED THE STORY OF THE WORLD'S MOST REMARKABLE BIRDS. DIORAMAS, INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS, A LIFE-SIZED RECONSTRUCTION OF THE GIANT EXTINCT PENGUIN KAIURKU, AND A WEALTH OF SPECIMENS WERE USED TO SHOWCASE PENGUIN EVOLUTION AND ECOLOGY. CURATED BY DR. DANIEL KSEPKA, AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERT ON EXTINCT PENGUINS, THE EXHIBITION DETAILED THE 60-MILLION-YEAR JOURNEY OF PENGUIN EVOLUTION STARTING WITH THEIR ANCIENT ANCESTORS AND ENDING IN THE MODERN DAY WITH VIDEO FOOTAGE OF PENGUIN-INSPIRED ROBOTS. THIS EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTED CUTTING EDGE CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH INTO FEATHER MICROSTRUCTURE, THE COMPLETION OF THE PENGUIN GENOME, AND NEW FOSSIL DISCOVERIES, AND DOCUMENTED THE MANY WAYS, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, THAT PENGUINS AND HUMANS INTERACT. MONSTERS AND MERMAIDS: UNRAVELLING NATURAL HISTORY'S GREATEST HOAXES CHANGING SCIENCE GALLERY, AUGUST 26, 2024 - FEBRUARY 11, 2025 FOR CENTURIES, HOAXERS HAVE CRAFTED COUNTERFEIT ARTIFACTS, FORGED FOSSILS, AND CONJURED UP NON-EXISTENT ANIMAL SPECIES. SOME SOUGHT FAME AND ACADEMIC RECOGNITION, OTHERS SOUGHT FORTUNE, AND A FEW SOUGHT ONLY AMUSEMENT. THIS EXHIBITION BROUGHT TOGETHER A BLOCKBUSTER ASSEMBLAGE OF OBJECTS TO EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF HOAXES, THE MOTIVATIONS OF THE HOAXERS, AND THE SCIENTIFIC METHODS BY WHICH GREAT HOAXES WERE DEBUNKED. AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS WERE THE ORIGINAL CARVED WOODEN FEET THAT STARTED THE LEGEND OF BIGFOOT, THE "TOAD IN A HOLE CREATED BY PILTDOWN MAN PERPETRATOR CHARLES DAWSON, AND ONE OF THE FAMOUS 18TH CENTURY FOSSIL FORGERIES KNOWN AS BERINGER'S LYING STONES. FOR THE CENTERPIECE WE DISPLAYED AMERICA'S GREATEST HOAX, THE 3,000LB CARDIFF GIANT. THIS EXHIBITION ALSO CHRONICLED MAJOR AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL FORGERIES SUCH AS THE DAVENPORT TABLETS, THE MICHIGAN RELICS, THE KENSINGTON RUNESTONE, AND THE NEWARK "HOLY STONES". ARMS AND ARMOR: EVOLUTION AND INNOVATION CHANGING SCIENCE GALLERY, MARCH 7 - AUGUST 11, 2024 ARMS AND ARMOR EXPLORED HOW NATURAL SELECTION AND HUMAN INNOVATION HAVE INFLUENCED THE SHAPE, COMPOSITION, AND FUNCTION OF STRUCTURES RANGING FROM BEETLE EXOSKELETONS TO SAMURAI ARMOR. WEAPONS AND ARMOR FROM AROUND THE WORLD WERE DISPLAYED SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH NATURAL HISTORY SPECIMENS SUCH AS TAXIDERMY AND SKELETONS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED A CAST OF THE GIANT ARMORED FISH DUNKLEOSTEUS, JUXTAPOSED WITH A SUIT OF ARMOR USED IN REAL-LIFE MODERN COMPETITIONS. THIS EXHIBITION ALSO TOUCHED ON UNEXPECTED SIMILARITIES, SUCH AS THE CUTTING EFFICIENCY OF THE SELF-SHARPENING FANGS OF VAMPIRE BATS AND THE AZTEC MACUAHUITL, A CLUB LINED WITH RAZOR-SHARP OBSIDIAN. PERMANENT SCIENCE GALLERIES: NATURAL CYCLES SHAPE OUR LAND (ONGOING) OUR PERMANENT NATURAL HISTORY EXHIBITION IS DIVIDED INTO SIX SECTIONS UNITED BY THE THEME OF CYCLES. THE EXHIBITION FLOWS FROM LARGE-SCALE CYCLES LIKE PLATE TECTONICS THAT SHAPE THE ENTIRE EARTH AND UNFOLD OVER MILLIONS OF YEARS TO SMALL-SCALE CYCLES THAT TAKE PLACE IN OUR OWN BACKYARDS OVER A FEW HOURS, LIKE INSECT METAMORPHOSIS CYCLES. INDIVIDUAL GALLERIES INCLUDE: STORR FAMILY FOUNDATION GEOLOGY GALLERY: THIS GALLERY FOCUSES ON THE ROCK CYCLE, AND INCLUDES INTERACTIVES DEMONSTRATING MINERAL PROPERTIES SUCH AS DENSITY, MAGNETISM, AND FLUORESCENCE. HELEN AND ANDREW GILLAN PALEONTOLOGY GALLERY: THIS GALLERY EXPLORES HOW VOLCANISM RELATED TO PLATE TECTONIC CYCLES CAUSED A MASS EXTINCTION WHICH LED TO THE RISE OF DINOSAURS. DISPLAYS INCLUDE EXCEPTIONAL FOSSILS FROM CONNECTICUT AND TWO DIORAMAS ILLUSTRATING LIFE IN THE TRIASSIC AND JURASSIC PERIODS. REINHOLD VOGEL ICE AGE GALLERY: THIS GALLERY REVEALS HOW EARTH'S ORBITAL CYCLES CAUSED GLACIERS TO ADVANCE AND RETREAT, RE-SHAPING THE LANDSCAPE. TOUCHABLE FOSSILS ARE DISPLAYED ALONG WITH ICONIC ICE AGE SPECIES LIKE THE WOOLLY MAMMOTH AND STAG MOOSE. NANCY AND KENNETH DUFFY NATURAL SCIENCES LAB: LOCATED AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE EXHIBITION, THIS AREA PROVIDES A PLACE TO EXPLORE AND RELAX. FAMILIES CAN PAUSE TO READ CHILDREN'S SCIENCE BOOKS OR PROJECT IMAGES OF INSECTS, FEATHERS, AND MORE ONTO A BIG SCREEN USING OUR MICROEYE MICROSCOPE. AUNDREA AND JIM AMINE MARINE ECOSYSTEM GALLERY MARINE ECOSYSTEM: FOCUSING ON TIDAL CYCLES AND FISH MIGRATION CYCLES, THIS GALLERY COMBINES DIORAMAS AND MARINE TANKS WITH LIVE FISH, CRUSTACEANS, AND MOLLUSKS TO SHOWCASE THE LONG ISLAND SOUND ECOSYSTEM. MAGGIE & DAVID WALKER AND LIBBY & BRIAN WILL TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS GALLERY: THIS GALLERY FOCUSES ON BIRD MIGRATION AND SEASONAL CYCLES IN ANIMALS LIKE THE HIBERNATION CYCLE OF OUR BELOVED LIVE SPOTTED TURTLE. CRICKET AND JIM LOCKHART DIORAMA GALLERY: THE DAY-NIGHT CYCLE COMES TO LIFE IN OUR WOODLAND DIORAMA THANKS TO SOUND AND LIGHT MAGIC. YOUNG VISITORS WILL ENJOY TRYING TO FIND ALL THE HIDDEN CREATURES IN THIS ENCHANTING SCENE. THE KEYES FAMILY BIG BACKYARD GALLERY: THIS GALLERY FOCUSES ON INSECT LIFE CYCLES. VISITORS WILL ENCOUNTER A WALL OF BUTTERFLIES AND MARVEL AT FIVE "MAGNIFIER" DIORAMAS WHICH FEATURE CREATURES LIKE EARTHWORMS, TERMITES, AND LIGHTNING BUGS AT 20X LIFE SIZE. ROBERT R. WEINER MINERAL GALLERY (ONGOING) THE ROBERT R. WIENER MINERAL GALLERY SHOWCASES NEARLY 200 EXCEPTIONAL SPECIMENS IN A UNIQUE INSTALLATION DESIGNED TO HIGHLIGHT THE BRILLIANT COLORS, DAZZLING LUSTERS AND FASCINATING CRYSTAL FORMS OF MINERALS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE. VISITORS CAN LEARN ABOUT THE KEY ASPECTS OF MINERALOGY AND THE CRITICAL ROLES MINERALS PLAY IN EVERYTHING FROM NUTRITION TO SMART PHONES. PERMANENT DISPLAYS FOCUS ON UNUSUAL CRYSTAL FORMS, THE WAY MINERALS GAIN THEIR COLORS, AND RARE COMBINATIONS OF MULTIPLE MINERALS GROWING TOGETHER. ROTATING DISPLAYS HIGHLIGHT UNIQUE SPECIMENS SUCH AS A LARGE TRANSLUCENT EXAMPLE OF LA VIESCA FLUORITE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED ITS BY-LAWS DURING THE MAY 2024. "THE FOLLOWING CHANGES IN THE COMPOSITION AND DUTIES OF THE GOVERNING BODY'S VOTING MEMBERS WERE MADE: 1. CHANGES TO THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH POSITION AFTER RECOMMENDATION BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2. THE BOARD MAY DETERMINE IF ONE OR TWO PEOPLE SHOULD BE IN THE OFFICE 3. THE CREATING OF ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | BMI HAS VARIOUS CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP AS AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. EACH CLASS IS ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON EACH MATTER SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE ELECTION OF TRUSTEES AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS. THE PERSONS WHO COMPRISE A FAMILY MEMBERSHIP ARE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON EACH MATTER. MEMBERS ARE NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A SHARE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROFITS OR EXCESS DUES, OR A SHARE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NET ASSETS UPON THE ORGANIZATION'S DISSOLUTION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | PURSUANT TO THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN BMI AND THE TOWN OF GREENWICH, THE TOWN OF GREENWICH DESIGNATES THREE TRUSTEES WITH VOTING RIGHTS TO THE BOARD OF BMI. THE MEMBERS OF BMI ELECT THE REMAINING TRUSTEES AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS, BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS ENTITLED TO VOTE WHO ARE PRESENT IN PERSON OR BY WRITTEN PROXY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE ORGANIZATION HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. ONCE THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND IS PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. ONCE APPROVED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY OF THE RETURN IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | BMI HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITHIN ITS CODE OF ETHICS WHICH COVERS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS WELL AS THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. ALL OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. PER THE TERMS OF THIS POLICY, A TRUSTEE MAY NOT VOTE ON, APPROVE, OR RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF A TRANSACTION BETWEEN THE MUSEUM AND THAT TRUSTEE OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER, AND MUST DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT PRIOR TO A VOTE OR OTHER ACTION. IF SUCH TRUSTEE IS PRESENT WHEN A MATTER INVOLVING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS CONSIDERED, HE OR SHE MUST LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THAT DISCUSSION AND/OR THE VOTE. ADDITIONALLY, THE POLICY REQUIRES CARE TO BE EXERCISED BY STAFF TO ASSURE THAT NO CONFLICT OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT ARISES BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND THE ORGANIZATION, AND THE STAFF MUST NOT COLLECT FOR THEMSELVES IN COMPETITION WITH THE MUSEUM. CONFLICT OF INTEREST RESTRICTIONS ARE ALSO EXPLAINED TO VOLUNTEERS AND OBSERVED BY THEM. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO AND A COMMITTEE DETERMINE CONFLICTS AND REVIEW THE CONFLICTS ONCE DETERMINED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | THE BOARD APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION INCLUDING BASE COMPENSATION AND POTENTIAL ANNUAL BONUS BASED ON PERFROMANCE GOALS. THE COMPENSATION WAS DOCUMENTED IN A 2019 OFFER LETTER FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024 BY THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN CONSULTATION WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS KEPT INFORMED AND APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION POSTS ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON ITS WEBSITE, AND ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | LOSS ON UNCOLLECTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE -90,946. |
| FORM 990. PART XI, LINE 2C: | THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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