Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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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.") .. | 52,651,253 | 68,063,350 | 111,590,162 | 123,914,799 | 94,808,546 | 451,028,110 |
| 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 | 52,651,253 | 68,063,350 | 111,590,162 | 123,914,799 | 94,808,546 | 451,028,110 |
| 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) .. | 125,434,700 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 325,593,410 | |||||
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.. | 52,651,253 | 68,063,350 | 111,590,162 | 123,914,799 | 94,808,546 | 451,028,110 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 15,400,326 | 9,611,588 | 11,831,555 | 18,740,083 | 19,471,098 | 75,054,650 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 534,029,258 | |||||
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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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 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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8
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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2
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: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| 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..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | LIBRARY DIVISION THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH LIBRARIES, HOLDING SOME 12 MILLION CULTURAL TREASURES THAT SPAN THE 11TH THROUGH THE 21ST CENTURIES. THESE EXTRAORDINARY AND DIVERSE MATERIALS - MORE THAN 95% OF WHICH ARE RARE AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS - ARE CENTERED ON 14 INTERSECTING COLLECTION STRENGTHS: AMERICAN HISTORY; BRITISH HISTORY; HISTORY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND MEDICINE; LITERATURE IN ENGLISH; MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS; EARLY PRINTED BOOKS; CALIFORNIA HISTORY AND CULTURE; HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST; HISPANIC HISTORY AND CULTURE; PHOTOGRAPHY; MAPS AND ATLASES; PRINTS, POSTERS, AND EPHEMERA; ARCHITECTURE; AND PACIFIC RIM HISTORY AND CULTURE. THROUGH THESE COLLECTIONS, THE LIBRARY SUPPORTS SCHOLARLY RESEARCH, PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF HISTORY, LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND CULTURE. THE LIBRARY'S COLLECTIONS ENCOMPASS 9.2 MILLION MANUSCRIPTS; 470,000 RARE BOOKS; 430,000 REFERENCE BOOKS; 920,000 PRINTS AND EPHEMERA; 870,000 PHOTOGRAPHS; AND MORE THAN 8 TERABYTES OF DIGITAL COLLECTIONS. HAILING FROM SOME 30 COUNTRIES, EACH YEAR APPROXIMATELY 2,300 RESEARCHERS MAKE MORE THAN 14,000 IN-PERSON VISITS TO STUDY RARE COLLECTIONS IN THE LIBRARY'S READING ROOMS. SOME 250,000 VISITORS TOUR THE LIBRARY'S EXTENSIVE EXHIBITION HALLS IN SAN MARINO. NEARLY 40,000 UTILIZE THE LIBRARY'S VIRTUAL REFERENCE AND VIRTUAL READING ROOM SERVICES, AND MORE THAN 6 MILLION MAKE USE OF ITS VIRTUAL RARE BOOK AND MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS. LIBRARY STAFF MEMBERS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN CULTIVATING AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS, CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISCOVERY AND ENGAGEMENT, AND ENSURING THAT COLLECTIONS ARE PRESERVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THAT INCLUDES A TEAM OF PROFESSIONAL BOOK, PAPER, AND PAINTING CONSERVATORS WHO CARRY OUT THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF COLLECTIONS TREATMENT ANNUALLY FOR LIBRARY AND ART COLLECTIONS. THE THREE LIBRARY EXHIBITION HALLS, WITH A COMBINED 9,000 SQUARE FEET OF DEDICATED SPACE, SHOWCASE SOME OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING MATERIALS IN THE COLLECTION. THE MAIN HALL FEATURES A ROTATING EXHIBITION OF SOME 150 RARE ITEMS GROUPED THEMATICALLY AROUND 12 ICONIC WORKS, INCLUDING THE GUTENBERG BIBLE AND THOREAU'S WALDEN MANUSCRIPTS. LIBRARY COLLECTIONS FEATURE REGULARLY IN LARGE-SCALE SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS IN THE HUNTINGTON'S BOONE GALLERY AND FOCUSED EXHIBITIONS IN THE HUNTINGTON ART GALLERY, AND SUPPLEMENT EXHIBITIONS THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES. THE 90,000-SQUARE-FOOT MUNGER RESEARCH CENTER PROVIDES WORKSPACE FOR SCHOLARS AND STAFF, AND FACILITIES FOR CONSERVATION AND DIGITAL IMAGING, AS WELL AS COLLECTIONS STORAGE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, THE LIBRARY READING ROOMS WERE OPEN TO RESEARCHERS 44 HOURS PER WEEK - A TOTAL OF 250 DAYS - WITH AN AVERAGE OF 61 READERS PER DAY. LIBRARY EXHIBITIONS PRESENTED DURING THE YEAR INCLUDED: * REMARKABLE WORKS, REMARKABLE TIMES: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY * STORIES FROM THE LIBRARY: LOS ANGELES, REVISITED * STORIES FROM THE LIBRARY: THE TALES THROUGH TIME * DON BACHARDY: A LIFE IN PORTRAITS * STORM CLOUD: PICTURING THE ORIGINS OF OUR CLIMATE CRISIS RESEARCH DIVISION THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY, ART MUSEUM, AND BOTANICAL GARDENS IS A COLLECTIONS-BASED RESEARCH INSTITUTE THAT PROMOTES HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP BASED ON ITS LIBRARY, ART, AND BOTANICAL COLLECTIONS. EACH YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 2,000 SCHOLARS IN THE FIELDS OF HISTORY, LITERATURE, BOTANICAL SCIENCE, ART HISTORY, AND THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND MEDICINE COME FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO CONDUCT ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN THE HUNTINGTON'S COLLECTIONS. RESEARCH CONDUCTED IN THE READING ROOMS RESULTS IN ACADEMIC MONOGRAPHS AND SCHOLARLY ARTICLES, BESTSELLING AND PRIZEWINNING BOOKS, ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY FILMS, AND MANY OF THE HISTORY AND SOCIAL STUDIES TEXTS USED IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE HUNTINGTON ALSO DISSEMINATES RESEARCH THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE PROGRAM OF ACADEMIC CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, AND LECTURES. DURING THE YEAR, $2 MILLION IN FELLOWSHIPS WERE AWARDED THROUGH A PEER-REVIEW PROCESS TO 164 SCHOLARS FOR ADVANCED HUMANITIES RESEARCH. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | BOTANICAL DIVISION ENCOMPASSING APPROXIMATELY 130 ACRES OF THE 207-ACRE GROUNDS, THE BOTANICAL GARDENS COMPRISE MORE THAN A DOZEN THEMED GARDENS REPRESENTING DIVERSE LANDSCAPES AND PLANT COLLECTIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. HIGHLIGHTS * LIU FANG YUAN, THE GARDEN OF FLOWING FRAGRANCE, REFLECTS THE TRADITIONAL DESIGN OF SCHOLAR GARDENS IN SUZHOU, CHINA, AND FEATURES A 1.5-ACRE LAKE, A COMPLEX OF PAVILIONS, A TEAHOUSE AND TEA SHOP, STONE BRIDGES, AND WATERFALLS SET AGAINST A WOODED BACKDROP OF MATURE OAKS AND PINES. THE GARDEN'S ALSO INCLUDES, A RESTAURANT, AND AN EXHIBITION COMPLEX. AT MORE THAN 15 ACRES, IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CLASSICAL-STYLE CHINESE GARDENS OUTSIDE CHINA. * THE JAPANESE GARDEN, SET ALONG A CANYON TO THE SOUTH OF THE CHINESE GARDEN, INCLUDES A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE HOUSE, A MOON BRIDGE, A WALLED ZEN GARDEN, TWO BONSAI COURTS, AND SEIFU-AN, A CEREMONIAL TEAHOUSE AND GARDEN. IN 2023, THE JAPANESE HERITAGE SHOYA HOUSE, A 350-YEAR-OLD STRUCTURE TRANSPORTED FROM JAPAN, OPENED TO THE PUBLIC. * THE DESERT GARDEN FEATURES ONE OF THE LARGEST OUTDOOR COLLECTIONS OF MATURE CACTI AND SUCCULENTS IN THE WORLD. RECENT IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE EXPANDED ACCESS AND ADA-COMPLIANT PATHWAYS, AND RENOVATION OF THE DESERT CONSERVATORY FOR PLANTS REQUIRING GREATER PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS. * THE FRANCES AND SIDNEY BRODY CALIFORNIA GARDEN IN THE STEVEN S. KOBLIK EDUCATION AND VISITOR CENTER IS ARRANGED ALONG A CENTRAL ALLE OF OLIVE TREES. THE GARDEN INCLUDES NATIVE AND CLIMATE-ADAPTED PLANTINGS ARRANGED WITHIN HEDGE ROOMS, A DESIGN THAT REFERENCES TRADITIONAL FORMAL LANDSCAPE DESIGN. THE FRANCES LASKER BRODY BOTANICAL CENTER FEATURES: * THE HELEN AND PETER BING CHILDREN'S GARDEN, INTRODUCING CHILDREN TO THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH INTERACTIVE SCULPTURAL ELEMENTS. * THE ROSE HILLS FOUNDATION CONSERVATORY FOR BOTANICAL SCIENCE AND THE ASSOCIATED FOUNDATIONS TEACHING GREENHOUSE, PROVIDING HANDS-ON BOTANICAL SCIENCE EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHILE SHOWCASING ORCHIDS AND OTHER TROPICAL COLLECTIONS. * LABORATORIES FOR RESEARCH WHERE BOTANISTS USE TISSUE CULTURE AND CRYOBIOPRESERVATION TECHNIQUES TO SAFELY FREEZE AND PRESERVE FRAGILE PLANT TISSUE, AND WHERE GENETIC RESEARCH PROVIDES INSIGHTS INTO THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF CYCADS. * THE RANCH GARDEN, FOR TESTING AND DEMONSTRATING CONTEMPORARY IDEAS ABOUT SUSTAINABLE URBAN AGRICULTURE. * THE LIVING COLLECTIONS INCLUDE MORE THAN 15,000 SPECIES OF PLANTS. * ADDITIONAL GARDEN AREAS ARE DEVOTED TO ROSES AND CAMELLIAS, EACH COLLECTION REPRESENTING MORE THAN 1,000 DIFFERENT CULTIVARS. * THE AUSTRALIAN, HERB, JUNGLE, LILY PONDS, PALM, AND SUBTROPICAL GARDENS ARE AMONG OTHER IMPORTANT BOTANICAL ATTRACTIONS. * THE THREE-ACRE ROSE GARDEN FEATURES MORE THAN 2,500 INDIVIDUAL PLANTS AND MORE THAN 1,300 CULTIVATED VARIETIES. * CYCADS HAVE BEEN PART OF THE COLLECTIONS SINCE HENRY E. HUNTINGTON'S TIME, AND THE CURRENT COLLECTION INCLUDES SPECIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. EACH YEAR, THE HUNTINGTON HOSTS BOTANICAL SHOWS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES, AND PLANT SALES FOCUSED ON HORTICULTURE AND PLANT CONSERVATION. IN 2025, MORE THAN 130 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE ANNUAL SUCCULENT PLANTS SYMPOSIUM. OTHER POPULAR PUBLIC EVENTS INCLUDED THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CAMELLIA SOCIETY SHOW, BONSAI-A-THON, THE CALIFORNIA BONSAI SOCIETY SHOW, THE CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY OF AMERICA SHOW, THE HUNTINGTON ORCHID SHOW, AND THE AISEKI KAI VIEWING STONES SHOW. THE GARDENS HOSTED AN ANNUAL PLANT SALE IN THE SPRING, A FALL PLANT SALE, AND SEMI-MONTHLY LECTURES THAT INCLUDED PLANT SALES FOR VISITORS. THE CENTER FOR EAST ASIAN GARDEN STUDIES LECTURE SERIES CONTINUES TO PRESENT SIX TO EIGHT LECTURES ANNUALLY, AVERAGING APPROXIMATELY 125 ATTENDEES IN PERSON AND 300 TO 600 PARTICIPANTS ONLINE. GARDENS STAFF CONTINUE TO EXPAND PROGRAMS IN PLANT CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH, FOCUSING ON PLANT VARIATION, CRYOPRESERVATION, TISSUE-CULTURE PROPAGATION, AND IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY IN URBAN AGRICULTURAL SETTINGS. BOTANICAL EXHIBITIONS PRESENTED DURING THE YEAR INCLUDED: * RED EARTH BY LITA ALBUQUERQUE * GROWING AND KNOWING IN THE GARDENS OF CHINA * WANG MANSHENG: WITHOUT US * MINEO MIZUNO: HOMAGE TO NATURE |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | EDUCATION DIVISION THE EDUCATION DIVISION PROVIDES MEANINGFUL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASINGLY DIVERSE AUDIENCES, SERVING THOUSANDS OF K-12 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, FAMILIES, AND LIFELONG LEARNERS EACH YEAR. THROUGH SPECIAL TOURS, PROGRAMS, AND EVENTS IN ART, HISTORY, LITERATURE, AND BOTANICAL SCIENCE, THE DIVISION ENHANCES THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE, DEEPENS INTERPRETATION OF THE COLLECTIONS, AND FOSTERS INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING. THE HUNTINGTON'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO CONNECT AUDIENCES DIRECTLY WITH THE INSTITUTION'S EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTIONS WHILE ENCOURAGING CONTINUED LEARNING AMONG A BROAD PUBLIC. EACH YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 20,000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS ON CAMPUS. THE HUNTINGTON ALSO PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS TO FOSTER SUSTAINED ENGAGEMENT WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THROUGH REPEAT VISITS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. EDUCATION STAFF EMPLOY INQUIRY-BASED TEACHING STRATEGIES AND SUPPORT EDUCATORS IN INTEGRATING THESE METHODS INTO CLASSROOM PRACTICE, EXTENDING THE IMPACT OF HUNTINGTON PROGRAMS BEYOND THE CAMPUS. IN ADDITION, APPROXIMATELY 12,000 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE ANNUALLY IN PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, AND THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM, HUNTINGTON EXPLORERS, FURTHER EXPANDING ACCESS TO MEANINGFUL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR LEARNERS OF ALL AGES. OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THE HUNTINGTON HOSTS MORE THAN 1,050,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY AND MAINTAINS A MEMBERSHIP OF NEARLY 51,000 HOUSEHOLDS. THE INSTITUTION IS SUPPORTED BY AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER CORPS OF MORE THAN 1,000 INDIVIDUALS AND A FULL- AND PART-TIME STAFF OF OVER 600. THE HUNTINGTON IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT RESEARCH AND CULTURAL INSTITUTION SUPPORTED BY GIFTS AND GRANTS FROM INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | IN ADDITION, AN OUTSIDE CPA FIRM, SINGERLEWAK, PREPARED AND REVIEWED THE FORM AND DISCUSSED IT IN DETAIL WITH THE ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS, CONTROLLER. PRIOR TO FILING, THE ENTIRE DRAFT OF FORM 990 WAS SENT TO ALL TRUSTEES. THE FORM WAS REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED AT A MEETING OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE REQUESTED ANNUALLY FROM ALL TRUSTEES, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, CHAIRS OF ACTIVE COMMITTEES, AS WELL AS SENIOR LEADERS. ANY CONFLICTS OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE REPORTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MAKES DECISIONS ON HOW EACH CONFLICT SHOULD BE HANDLED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | IN REVIEWING AND APPROVING THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CFO, THE HUNTINGTON'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES (REFERRED TO AS THE "APPROVAL BODY" BELOW) USES THE FOLLOWING PROCESS: 1. IMPARTIAL DECISION MAKERS: THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT MUST BE APPROVED IN ADVANCE (BEFORE ANY PAYMENT IS MADE) BY THE APPROVAL BODY OF THE HUNTINGTON, COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. FOR EXAMPLE, NEITHER THE EXECUTIVE WHOSE COMPENSATION IS BEING DETERMINED NOR ANY OF HIS/HER FAMILY MEMBERS MAY BE PRESENT DURING THE DISCUSSION OR DEBATE OR PARTICIPATE IN THE VOTE. 2. COMPARABILITY DATA: WHEN THE APPROVAL BODY IS CONSIDERING COMPENSATION FOR COVERED INDIVIDUALS, IT MUST RELY ON COMPARABILITY DATA THAT DEMONSTRATE THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE COMPENSATION IN QUESTION. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN CRAFTING COMPENSATION PACKAGES, THE APPROVAL BODY MUST SECURE DATA THAT DOCUMENTS COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN LIKE POSITIONS AT LIKE ORGANIZATIONS. THIS DATA MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: A) EXPERT COMPENSATION STUDIES BY INDEPENDENT FIRMS; B) INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE IRS FORM 990 FILINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS; AND C) USE OF AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. 3. CONCURRENT DOCUMENTATION: THE APPROVAL BODY MUST DOCUMENT HOW IT REACHED ITS DECISIONS, INCLUDING THE DATA ON WHICH IT RELIED. TO QUALIFY AS CONCURRENT DOCUMENTATION, WRITTEN OR ELECTRONIC RECORDS OF THE APPROVAL BODY (SUCH AS MEETING MINUTES) MUST NOTE: A) THE TERMS OF THE COMPENSATION AND THE DATE IT WAS APPROVED; B) THE MEMBERS OF THE APPROVAL BODY WHO WERE PRESENT DURING THE DEBATE ON THE COMPENSATION THAT WAS APPROVED AND THOSE WHO VOTED ON IT; C) THE COMPARABILITY DATA OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON AND HOW THE DATA WAS OBTAINED; AND D) ANY ACTIONS TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPENSATION BY ANYONE WHO IS OTHERWISE A MEMBER OF THE APPROVAL BODY BUT WHO HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE DECISION ON THE COMPENSATION. ALL OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES HAVE THEIR COMPENSATION REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE APPROVAL BODY, WHICH INCLUDES REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 | THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 CAN ALSO BE VIEWED BY THE PUBLIC AT WWW.CANDID.ORG. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | ROUNDING -1. CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS -1,651,541. |
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