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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) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 713,534 | 438,744 | 382,422 | 452,421 | 479,959 | 2,467,080 |
| 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 | 713,534 | 438,744 | 382,422 | 452,421 | 479,959 | 2,467,080 |
| 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) .. | 365,842 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 2,101,238 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 713,534 | 438,744 | 382,422 | 452,421 | 479,959 | 2,467,080 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 619,324 | 970,488 | 1,191,207 | 1,044,181 | 1,430,221 | 5,255,421 |
| 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.).. | 7,275 | 211,599 | 3,934 | 2,024 | 2,688 | 227,520 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 7,950,021 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (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) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (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 | ||||
| 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 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 2024 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-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, 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 2024. 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 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
| 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 - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 7,275. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 17,358. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 3,934. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 2,024. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 2,688. EMPLOYEE RETENTION PAYROLL TAX CREDIT - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 194,241. |
| PART II, SECTION C - LINE 17A | IN ADDITION, 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, 2025 IN THE FOLLOWING RESPECTS: 10% OF SUPPORT LIMITATION - THE SOCIETY'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE FOR FISCAL 2025 (TAX YEAR 2024) IS 26.43% 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 30, 2025, THE SOCIETY HAD 847 MEMBERS AND THE MUSEUM HAD 89 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. 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 AND FOUR OTHER BUILDINGS, WHICH ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND A PORTION OF THE SECOND FLOOR SERVE 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 PROGRAMS OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC BY THE SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INC., WHICH INCLUDE: A. FRAUNCES TAVERN MUSEUM - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SEVEN 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 2024/2025 SCHOOL YEAR, THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING SERVED 3,346 STUDENTS ON-SITE. IN-PERSON SCHOOL PROGRAM ATTENDANCE HAS CONTINUED TO REBOUND FOLLOWING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC BUT WAS STILL LESS THAN THE UP TO 5,000 STUDENTS THAT WOULD VISIT THE MUSEUM IN AN ACADEMIC YEAR PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC. STUDENTS ATTEND IN GROUPS THAT CAN RANGE FROM 6 TO 60 PARTICIPANTS. EACH PROGRAM IS TYPICALLY 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. OUR CURRENT SCHOOL PROGRAM IS TITLED, "REVOLUTIONARY 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. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES VISITING THE HISTORICAL LONG ROOM WHERE GEORGE WASHINGTION BID FAREWELL OF HIS OFFICERS IN 1783 AND EXPLORING FLAGS OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY. STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN HANDS-ON ACTIVITEIS THAT ENHANCE THE THEMES FROM THE GALLERIES AND CHALLENGE STUDENTS TO USE WHAT THEY LEARNED FROM THE MUSEUM TOUR. THE SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL PROGRAM ARE DIVERSE AND COME FROM ALL FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY. IN A TYPICAL YEAR, HALF OF THE STUDENTS 'COME FROM TITLE I SCHOOLS. DUE TO THE MUSEUM'S GROWING VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, WE ARE ABLE TO HOST MULTIPLE GROUPS OF STUDENTS 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 THECOMMUNITY BY MAINTAINING A STRONG ATTENDANCE IN OUR MONTHLY LECTURESAND SEASONAL WALKING TOURS. ALL ASPECTS OF PROGRAMS ARE MANAGED BY THE EDUCATION & PUBLIC PROGRAMS MANAGER AND OTHER STAFF MEMBERS. THE MUSEUM ALSO OFFERS DIGITAL/INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT FOR AT-HOME LEARNING AND PROVIDES VIRTUAL TOURS AS WELL. THESE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INCLUDE ACTVITIES AND LESSON PLANS AND ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT EDUCATORS, INCLUDING TEACHERS AND PARENTS. THESE RESOURCES ACT AS DIGITAL ADAPTIONS OF OUR TRADITIONAL IN-PERSON SCHOOL PROGRAMS, HIGHLIGHT THE MUSEUM'S CURRENT EXIBITIONS AND/OR HIGHLIGHT THE DIVERSE GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHO SERVED DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. MONTHLY LECTURES FOCUS ON SUBJECTS RELATING TO COLONIAL AMERICA, THE REVOLUTION, AND THE EARLY REPUBLIC, AND ARE GIVEN BY HISTORIANS AND ACADEMICS WHO TYPICALLY 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 CAN ATTRACT AN AUDIENCE OF 45 OR MORE. IN PERSON LECTURES CONTINUE TO ALSO BE WEBCAST ONLINE THROUGH THE ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE APPLICATION, TYPICALLY ATTRACTING OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS. 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) | 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. DUE TO THE POPULARITY OF THESE WALKING TOURS, THE MUSEUM OFFERS EACH OF THE TOURS ON MULTIPLE DATES. TO ENSURE QUALITY PROGRAMMING, THE MUSEUM TYPICALLY CAPS TOURS AT 30 PARTICIPANTS PER TOUR. 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. THE MUSEUM HAS ALSO PRODUCED OTHER VIRTUAL PROGRAM OFFERINGS INCLUDING VIRTUAL "TRIVIA NIGHTS", PODCASTS, AND BLOG POSTS ON THE MUSEUM WEBSITE. WE HAVE ALSO PRODUCED ROBUST EDUCATIONAL CONTENT ACROSS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND HOSTED "TAVERN WEEK", A CELEBRATION OF AMERICA'S HISTORIC TAVERNS, WITH ONLINE AND IN-PERSON EDUCATIONAL CONTENT AND PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO THIS TOPIC. 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 4 CYCLED PERFORMANCES ON THIS DATE, ALLOWING 25 OR MORE VIEWERS PER SOLD OUT PERFORMANCE. THE MUSEUM HAS ALSO FILMED A RECREATION OF THE FAREWELL AND OFFERED IT ONLINE TOGETHER WITH A Q&A WITH THE REENACTORS. THIS FILM CONTINUES TO BE AVAILABLE FOR OUR EDUCATIONAL USE. THE MUSEUM HAS TWELVE EXHIBITION SPACES WHERE IT CAN SHOWCASE OBJECTS FROM ITS 8,000 PIECE COLLECTION. THERE ARE THREE GALLERIES USED FOR ROTATING EXHIBITIONS. OUR CURRENT ROTATING EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE, "PATH TO LIBERTY: THE EMERGENCE OF A NATION", A CHRONOLOGICAL MULTI-YEAR EXHIBITION TELLING THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION FROM 1775-1783 AND "PATH TO LIBERTY: THE WAR REIMAGINED" FEATURING HISTORY PAINTINGS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION SHOWCASING WORKS FROM THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES BRINGING STORIED EVENTS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR TO LIFE. 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 13,000 VISITS ONLINE SINCE IT OPENED. THE PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE (1) "A STOIC COUNTENANCE: PORTRAITS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON" WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE GEORGE WASHINGTON PORTRAIT GALLERY HONORING STANLEY AND ELIZABETH SCOTT. THIS EXHIBITION FEATURES LATE 18TH CENTURY 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 TAVERN ROOM BASED ON EXTENSIVE RESEARCH OF INVENTORIES AND ESTATES OF TAVERN KEEPERS OF THIS PERIOD. (3) "GOVERNING THE NATION FROM FRAUNCES TAVERN HONORING STANLEY AND ELIZABETH SCOTT", A RECREATION OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS WHILE IT WAS HEADQUARTERED IN THE TAVERN FROM 1785-1788 ALONG WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR AND OFFICES OF THE BOARD OF TREASURY DURING THE U.S. CONFEDERATION PERIOD WHEN NEW YORK CITY SERVED AS OUR NATION'S CAPITAL. (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 STUDIOS. (5) "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 AND ITS COLOR GUARD AND TEACHES VISITORS ABOUT THE HISTORY AND ICONOGRAPHY BEHIND THE FLAGS OF THE DIVERSE GROUPS WHICH FOUGHT FOR AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE. THIS EXHIBITION IS LOCATED IN THE KATHRYN & SHELBY CULLOM DAVIS EDUCATIONAL CENTER FOR AMERICAN HISTORY. THIS EXHIBITION OPENED IN APRIL 2021, REINTERPRETING A PREVIOUS EXHIBITION IN THE SPACE. (6) "PRIVATE DINING AT FRAUNCES TAVERN", PORTRAYS ONCE OF FRAUNCES TAVERN'S PRIVATE DINING ROOMS IN THE LATE 18TH CENTURY AND SHOWCASES NEW YORK CITY'S COLONIAL CUISINE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE COOKING AT FRAUNCES TAVERN. THE EXHIBITION ALSO PROVIDES MORE INFORMATION ON THE PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS WHO DINED AT THE TAVERN DURING THE PERIOD. (7) "THE BIRCH TRIALS AT FRAUNCES TAVERN" HIGHLIGHTS THE JOINT BRITISH AND AMERICAN COMMISSION THAT MET AT FRAUNCES TAVERN IN 1783 TO REVIEW AND DELIBERATE UPON THE ELIGIBILITY OF SOME BLACK LOYALISTS TO EVACUATE WITH THE BRITISH ARMY. THE EXHIBITION ALSO RECOGNIZES THE THOUSANDS OF BLACK PATRIOTS WHO FOUGHT TO FURTHER THE CAUSE OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE. (8) AN EXHIBITION EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF THE 54 PEARL STREET BUILDING FROM THE TIME OF ITS CONSTRUCTION IN 1719 AND A FILM ABOUT THE HISTORICAL EVENTS AND NOTABLE FIGURES ASSOCIATED WITH FRAUNCES TAVERN. (9) LODGING AT FRAUNCES TAVERN PORTRAYS A PRIVATE BEDCHAMBER, FURNISHED TO EXEMPLIFY THE ACCOMODATIONS PROVIDED TO A TYPICAL WEALTHY MERCHANT. 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. |
| PART II, SECTION C - LINE 17A (CONTINUED) | NATHAN HALE DAY IS CELEBRATED ANNUALLY IN SEPTEMBER 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." 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 (OPERATED BY A TENANT OF THE SOCIETY). THE THIRTEEN ORIGINAL TOASTS ARE GIVEN. THE RESTAURANT'S LARGEST ROOM, THE BISSELL ROOM, IS USED FOR THIS DINNER. 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. THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY BALL IS HELD ANNUALLY AS A DINNER IN FEBRUARY TO CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF WASHINGTON'S BIRTH. IT ALSO SERVES AS A FUNDRAISER FOR FRAUNCES TAVERN MUSEUM. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO THE BALL, WHICH HAS BEEN RECENTLY ATTENDED BY NEARLY 200 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 TOAST TO GEORGE WASHINGTON AND THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES), 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 THEIR FIELD OF ENDEAVOR AND WHO PERSONIFIES THE PRINCIPLES UPON WHICH THIS COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED. PAST DISTINGUISED PATRIOTS HAVE RANGED FROM PROMINENT GOVERNMENT LEADERS (INCLUDING JEAN J. KIRKPATRICK, WHEN SHE WAS AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS FROM THE UNITED STATES, AND FORMER NEW YORK GOVERNOR GEORGE PATAKI), TO MILITARY LEADERS (SUCH AS GENERAL RICHARD B. MYERS (USAF, RET., THE 15TH CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFFA, JOHN F. LEHMAN JR., THEN SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, AND CAPTAIN ZEITA MERCHANT OF THE COAST GUARD), TO BUSINESS LEADERS (SUCH AS JOHN J. PHELAN, THEN CHAIRMAN, NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE AND DAVID M. RUBENSTEIN, CO-FOUNDER AND CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM THE CARLYLE GROUP), TO ARMED SERVICES VETERANS (SUCH AS FORMER ARMY CAPTAIN PAUL W. BUCHA, A CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT). 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 1972 IT HAS BEEN THE EVENT WHERE THE FRAUNCES TAVERN MUSEUM BOOK AWARD HAS BEEN PRESENTED. THE 2026 BOOK AWARD WINNER WAS RICK ATKINSON, FOR HIS BOOK "THE FATE OF THE DAY: THE WAR FOR AMERICA, FORT TICONDEROGA TO CHARLESTON, 1777-1780. 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 TYPICALLY SPONSOR AN ANNUAL 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. FLAG DAY PARADE, CELEBRATION & OPEN HOUSE: THE OVER ONE HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD TRADITION OF THE SOCIETY KICKS OFF WITH A PUBLIC PARADE FROM CITY HALL PARK WITH MARCHERS FROM DIFFERENT HISTORICAL SOCIETIES, LOCAL ORGANIZATION AND SCHOOLS. THE PARADE ENDS AT FRAUNCES TAVERN WHERE THE WINNERS OF "WHAT THE AMERICAN FLAG MEANS TO ME" STUDENT ESSAY AND ART CONTESTS PRESENT THEIR WORKS AND RECEIVE THEIR AWARDS TO CHEERS FROM THE CROWD. PARADE PARTICIPANTS ARE INVITED TO THE MUSEUM AFTERWARDS FOR A RECEPTION AND THE MUSEUM OFFERS $1 ADMISSION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 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. THESE HAVE INCLUDED 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, THE LOWER MANHATTAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION 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 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 ENDEAVORS TO OBTAIN 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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