2022-04-25T12:00:22-05:00 2021-06-30 871353108 EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC 733 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 100172703 990 2020-07-01 111630813 THE BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY BROO 7182224111 128 PIERREPONT STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 HEATHER MALIN DIRECTOR 7182224111 2022-04-25 1 HEATHER MALIN 999009999 CANDICE METH P01306891 2129498700 2022-04-25 0 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z HEATHER MALIN 128 PIERREPONT STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 4452838 0 X WWW.BROOKLYNHISTORY.ORG X 1863 NY MAKE THE VIBRANT HISTORY OF BROOKLYN TANGIBLE, RELEVANT AND MEANINGFUL FOR TODAY'S DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. 3 3 68 0 0 0 2844824 3366562 260042 195 65319 12685 489833 67847 3660018 3447289 0 0 0 0 2683065 567251 15000 0 198076 2494733 1849788 5192798 2417039 -1532780 1030250 17566236 17699109 2615631 1728551 14950605 15970558 X HOUSED IN A MAGNIFICENT LANDMARK BUILDING IN BROOKLYN HEIGHTS DESIGNED BY GEORGE POST IN 1878 AND COMPLETED IN 1881, BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY (BHS) MAINTAINS AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, MAPS, BOOKS, ARTIFACTS AND PAINTINGS RELATING TO NATIONAL AND LOCAL HISTORY WE DRAW FROM THESE HOLDINGS TO CREATE INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITIONS THAT PROMPT VISITORS TO RECONSIDER THE FUNDAMENTAL FACTS OF HISTORY IN LIGHT OF PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS AND ARTIFACTS BHS SERVES ALMOST 80,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVIC DIALOGUE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGH EXHIBIT TOURS, PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR NEW YORK CITY STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS AND WRITTEN CURRICULA FOR NEW YORK CITY TEACHERS. 0 1 243389 EDUCATION: BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S AWARD-WINNING EDUCATION PROGRAMS SERVE OVER 15,000 K-12 STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND ADULTS ANNUALLY (80% FROM TITLE I SCHOOLS) THROUGH TOURS, IN-CLASS & AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, DIGITAL CURRICULA, YOUTH INTERNSHIPS, AND TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WORKSHOPS THAT CONNECT BROOKLYN EVENTS TO U.S. AND WORLD HISTORY. BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY EDUCATION PROGRAMS EMPOWER CHILDREN, YOUTH, TEACHERS AND FAMILIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERPRETATION OF BROOKLYN HISTORY AS THEY BUILD CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS THAT WILL SHAPE THEIR PRESENT. EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE GROUNDED IN BHS'S UNIQUE AND RESONANT PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIALS, DATED BETWEEN 1620 AND 2020. IN THESE COLLECTIONS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FIND A MYRIAD OF CASE STUDIES TO ENHANCE, ENLIVEN, AND BROADEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND TEACHING OF AMERICAN HISTORY NARRATIVES AND STEM SUBJECTS FROM PRE-K TO GRADE 12.BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S PROGRAMS SUPPORT THE COMMON CORE LEARNING STANDARDS AND NEW YORK CITY SOCIAL STUDIES SCOPE AND SEQUENCE AND CAN BE INTEGRATED INTO ELA, ART, SCIENCE, AND MATH CURRICULA. OUR EMPHASIS ON DOCUMENT ANALYSIS, CRITICAL THINKING, AND EVIDENCE-BASED REASONING WITH ORIGINAL PRIMARY-SOURCE TEXTS HELPS TO BUILD TRANSFERABLE SKILLS THAT BENEFIT STUDENTS ACROSS DISCIPLINES.IN 2020-2021, BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY PARTNERED WITH BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY TO DELIVER EXPANDED VIRTUAL EDUCATION SERVICES THROUGHOUT BROOKLYN DURING THE PANDEMIC AND ITS CONTINUED IMPACT ON STUDENTS. BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS A REGISTERED VENDOR WITH THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (VENDOR ID: BRO-120000). BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS AN AUTHORIZED PROVIDER OF NYS CONTINUING TEACHER & LEADER EDUCATION (CTLE) CREDITS. 600263 68042 MUSEUM: EXHIBITIONS AT BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY CONNECT BROOKLYN'S MULTILAYERED HISTORY TO THE HISTORY OF OUR NATION AND TO ISSUES THAT CONTINUE TO SHAPE THE BOROUGH TODAY. BHS HAS FIVE GALLERIES FEATURING LONG-TERM AND ROTATING EXHIBITIONS. PUBLIC PROGRAMMING SERIES ALSO ACCOMPANY MANY EXHIBITIONS, AND ADDITIONAL ONLINE RESOURCES ALLOW VISITORS BEYOND THE GREATER NEW YORK CITY AREA TO EXPLORE THESE STORIES. EXHIBITIONS AT BHS HAVE FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHS CHRONICLING NEW YORK CITY'S FOOD PANTRIES, EXPLORED A CONTESTED HISTORY THROUGH THE VOICES OF VIETNAM VETERANS, CELEBRATED JACKIE ROBINSON'S LEGACY AS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO PLAY PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL, EXAMINED PHOTOGRAPHY AND LETTER-WRITING IN CIVIL-WAR BROOKLYN, AND LOOKED AT THE UNSUNG HEROES OF BROOKLYN'S ANTISLAVERY MOVEMENT. 361805 COLLECTIONS: BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY HOUSES A WORLD-RENOWNED ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF ITS LANDMARK BUILDING. THE OTHMER LIBRARY'S MAGNIFICENT READING ROOM, WITH ITS STAINED-GLASS WINDOWS AND CARVED WOODEN COLUMNS, TRANSPORTS THE VISITOR TO AN EARLIER ERA. THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND PUBLIC SERVICE DEPARTMENT COLLECTS, PRESERVES, AND MAKES ACCESSIBLE ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF MATERIALS RELATED TO BROOKLYN'S HISTORY AND CULTURE. ITS HOLDINGS INCLUDE OVER 33,000 BOOKS, 1,600 ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS, 1,200 ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS, 50,000 PHOTOGRAPHS, 8,000 ARTIFACTS, 300 PAINTINGS, AND 2,000 MAPS WHICH DOCUMENT THE COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, COMMUNITY, AND CIVIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE BOROUGH. THE COLLECTIONS FOSTER NEW AND CUTTING-EDGE SCHOLARSHIP, SUPPORT PUBLIC LEARNING AND RESEARCH, AND ENRICH BHS'S EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING. THE LIBRARY IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR RESEARCH.BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS THE ONLY CULTURAL INSTITUTION IN BROOKLYN THAT MAINTAINS A PERMANENT ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM. BEGUN IN 1973, BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS NOW INCLUDE OVER 1,200 INTERVIEWS. THROUGH AN INTEGRATED DESCRIPTION PROGRAM WITH THE LIBRARY & ARCHIVES, THESE ORAL HISTORIES BRING THE VOICES OF HISTORY TO BROAD AUDIENCES THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, DIGITAL HUMANITIES PROJECTS, K-12 AND POST-SECONDARY CURRICULA, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND VIA THE BHS BLOG AND FLATBUSH + MAIN PODCAST. THE COLLECTIONS PROVIDE A WEALTH OF HISTORICAL EVIDENCE ABOUT THE LIVES OF TWENTIETH AND TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY BROOKLYN RESIDENTS AND REVEAL HOW DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES HAVE SOUGHT TO PRESERVE VITAL SOCIAL, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS, AND CULTURAL TRADITIONS AS BROOKLYNITES, NEW YORKERS, AND AMERICANS. THE COLLECTIONS CONTAIN INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, CANTONESE, AND MANDARIN, WITH NARRATORS BORN AS EARLY AS 1880. RECORDING THE VOICES OF TODAY AND YESTERDAY'S BROOKLYNITES IS JUST ONE OF THE WAYS THAT BHS FULFILLS ITS MISSION TO MAKE THE VIBRANT HISTORY OF BROOKLYN TANGIBLE, RELEVANT, AND MEANINGFUL FOR TODAY'S DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.DURING 2020-2021 BHS COMPLETED ITS WORK ON THE MULTI-YEAR REVEALING LONG ISLAND HISTORY, A GROUNDBREAKING COLLECTIONS AND RESEARCH INITIATIVE THAT MAKES MUCH OF BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S WORLD-RENOWNED COLLECTIONS OF BROOKLYN AND LONG ISLAND DIGITALLY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME. IN FACT, THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE CATALOGING AND DIGITIZATION PROJECT AT BHS SINCE THE INSTITUTION'S OTHMER LIBRARY REOPENED TO RESEARCHERS IN 2006 AFTER BEING CLOSED FOR ALMOST A DECADE DURING AN EXTENSIVE RENOVATION OF BHS'S LANDMARK BUILDING. AS COLLECTIONS ARE AT THE HEART OF ALL BHS PROGRAMMING FROM EDUCATION PROGRAMS, TO EXHIBITIONS, TO PUBLIC PROGRAMS THIS PROJECT MARKS A TURNING POINT IN OUR INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY, AS WE MORE FULLY TECHNOLOGIZE THE CARE, MANAGEMENT, AND ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR INVALUABLE HISTORICAL RESOURCES.IN 2020-2021, BHS LAUNCHED TWO MAJOR ONLINE COLLECTIONS PROJECTS, INCLUDING PORTAL TO THE PAST, A COMPREHENSIVE WEB PORTAL THAT INCLUDES DIGITIZED VERSIONS OF BHS'S EXTENSIVE MAP COLLECTIONS. THE SECOND ONLINE INITIATIVE LAUNCHED IN 2021 WAS AN ONLINE COLLECTION OF ORAL HISTORIES FROM WOMEN WHO WORKED AT THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD DURING WWII. 287531 PUBLIC PROGRAMS: BHS OFFERS ROBUST AND VARIED PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT BRING NEW AND DIVERSE AUDIENCES INTO ITS LANDMARK BUILDING. FROM INTERVIEWS WITH AUTHORS AND LUMINARIES, TO DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENINGS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON CURRENT EVENTS, AND ARCHIVE TALKS, PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED AS OFTEN AS THREE OR FOUR TIMES A WEEK. PANEL DISCUSSIONS HAVE EXPLORED HUNGER IN AMERICA, MUSLIM-AMERICAN WOMEN, MILLENNIAL FEMINISM, AND THE USE OF FORCE IN PRISON. DURING THE 2020-2021 PUBLIC PROGRAMS SEASON, BHS CURATED AND OFFERED HIGH-PROFILE PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT PROVOKED, ENGAGED AND ENTERTAINED VISITORS OF ALL AGES AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS (TICKETS WERE FOR FREE OR A SMALL FEE). WE CONTINUE TO DESIGN PROGRAMS WITH AN AIM TO CAPTURE AND SERVE THE DIVERSITY OF BROOKLYN, AND TO DRAW UPON HISTORY TO FOSTER COMMUNITY DIALOGUE ABOUT DEEP-ROOTED SOCIETAL ISSUES. TOPICS COVERED IN 2020-2021 INCLUDED CONTENTIOUS POST-ELECTION ISSUES, SOCIAL AND RACIAL JUSTICE, BROOKLYN FOOD CULTURE, COLUMBUS DAY/INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY, IMMIGRANT WORKERS' RIGHTS, AND MORE. 287531 1492988 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 50 0 1 68 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X X AMADU WAGIE VP OF FINANCE 7182302165 10 GRAND ARMY PLAZA BROOKLYN NY 11238 JAMES ROSSMAN CHAIR (UNTIL 9/30/20) 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY BRADLEY VICE CHAIR (UNTIL 9/30/20) 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LUCY BAUMRIND CO-TREASURER (UNTIL 9/30/20) 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 TIM SIMONS CO-TREASURER (UNTIL 9/30/20) 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 WES JACKSON SECRETARY (UNTIL 9/30/20) 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 GREG BRAYMAN TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/20) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE CHARITY TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/20) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL COHEN TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM R COLEMAN TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN EISENSTADT TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA FERBER TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATT FISHBEIN TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN GLANT TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE HADDAD TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CAS HOLLOWAY TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SYLVIA WONG LEWIS TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOE LIEBMAN TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN NISSELSON TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 VALARIE OLIVER-DURRAH TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN OTTAWAY TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY B PEARSALL TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN RIFKIN TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PETER SCHUBERT TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SAMUEL W SYEMOUR TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON VOLCKHAUSEN TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE CLARKE WOLFF TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RUDOLPH WYNTER TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TANIESE BROWN TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN MEYERS TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DOMINIC WILLIAMS TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES LAUGHLIN TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA A RUBIN TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GINA INGOGLIA WEINER TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/30/2020) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MIRIAM B KATOWITZ CHAIR (STARTED 10/1/20) 1.00 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SANDRA SCHUBERT TRUSTEE (STARTED 10/1/20) 1.00 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH SCHWARTZ PRESIDENT (UNTIL 9/30/20) 40.00 0.00 X 349140 0 10725 HEATHER MALIN DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 119402 0 9165 KAREN SHEEHAN CFO 1.00 35.00 X 0 260949 62351 468542 260949 82241 2 0 1 0 KIWI PARTNERS INC 237 W 35TH STREET SUITE 1101 NEW YORK NY 10001 ACCOUNTING & CONSULTING SERVICES 200855 1 3384 747329 2615849 3366562 PROGRAM FEES 611710 195 195 195 715 715 452 0 452 452 452 1017519 1005549 11970 11970 11970 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 67395 67395 67395 3447289 68042 0 12685 X 305972 225812 40080 40080 179916 136665 34670 8581 13022 9116 1953 1953 39408 23623 14911 874 28933 20253 4340 4340 10663 10663 125207 125207 4000 4000 1812 1812 396260 166171 207807 22282 75414 35511 30322 9581 215408 161479 32579 21350 764 764 79186 59309 11955 7922 772947 578941 116683 77323 76088 19046 55470 1572 STORAGE AND MOVING EXPE 38167 38167 MISCELLANEOUS 37284 5635 31059 590 FEES 16588 12496 2464 1628 2417039 1492988 725975 198076 133228 550660 447478 493602 192009 101241 142342 56510 24896 28428373 11940764 15618251 16487609 1017519 17566236 17699109 410138 78988 13220 2192273 1424563 225000 2615631 1728551 X 13924333 15261537 1026272 709021 14950605 15970558 17566236 17699109 1030250 -10297 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5640258 4863269 3942263 2844824 3366562 20657176 5640258 4863269 3942263 2844824 3366562 20657176 1198179 19458997 288185 467320 472070 405123 1167 1633865 250 92593 94262 67395 254500 22545541 22033851 0.86310 0.86690 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: REFUNDS AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 250. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 92,593. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 94,262. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 67,395. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4000 4000 2413039 2417039 270852 67713 0 0 483246 446960 409640 270852 1610698 2416047 48000 48000 22050 4000 122050 120812 111740 102410 67713 402675 604013 X X X X 0 122072 122072 1064346 942274 122072 1064346 77544 77544 1064346 1064346 6001 6001 1064346 1064346 3753 3753 1064346 1.00000 0 0 33000 33000 26611450 11088422 15523028 1143308 341704 801604 575089 493625 81464 65526 17013 48513 16487609 X PART III, LINE 1A: THE ORGANIZATION'S COLLECTIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION. ITEMS WITHIN THE COLLECTIONS ARE CATALOGUED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A POLICY WHEREBY ITEMS PURCHASED FOR THE COLLECTIONS ARE RECORDED AS EXPENSES IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE PURCHASED. THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS ITS COLLECTIONS ON AN ONGOING BASIS AND MAY PERIODICALLY ACQUIRE OR DE-ACCESS COLLECTION ITEMS. PROCEEDS RECEIVED FROM DEACCESSIONS ARE EITHER USED TO ACQUIRE FUTURE COLLECTION ITEMS OR HELD FOR THE DIRECT CARE, MAINTENANCE, OR PRESERVATION OF THE COLLECTIONS. PART III, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS HISTORIC MUSEUM OBJECTS, FINE ARTS, ARCHIVAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, AND LIBRARY COLLECTIONS. WE USE THESE COLLECTIONS IN EXHIBITS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING; AS WELL AS PRESERVE AND MAKE AVAILABLE COLLECTIONS FOR RESEARCH USE BY THE PUBLIC. PART V, LINE 4: EARNINGS FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT FUND ARE USED TO SUPPORT HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING. PART X, LINE 2: THE SOCIETY IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD'S ("FASB") ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") TOPIC 740, "INCOME TAXES", RELATING TO ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. BECAUSE OF THE SOCIETY'S GENERAL TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES ASC TOPIC 740 HAS NOT HAD, AND IS NOT ANTICIPATED TO HAVE, A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE SOCIETY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DEBORAH SCHWARTZ PRESIDENT (UNTIL 9/30/20) 260509 0 0 0 88631 0 4425 0 6300 0 359865 0 0 0 KAREN SHEEHAN CFO 0 258449 0 2500 0 0 0 36807 0 25544 0 323300 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A THE FORMER PRESIDENT RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT FROM THE SOCIETY DUE TO HER TERMINATION WHICH RESULTED FROM THE AFFILIATION AGREEMENT. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 ON OCTOBER 1, 2020, BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY (THE "LIBRARY") ENTERED INTO AN AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH THE BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY (THE "SOCIETY") WHEREBY THE SOCIETY RE-ORGANIZED ITS CORPORATE STRUCTURE AS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION AND WHEREBY THE LIBRARY BECAME THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY ON THE DATE OF THE AFFILIATION AGREEMENT. AS A RESULT OF THE AFFILIATION, THE CENTER FOR BROOKLYN HISTORY (CBH) WAS FORMED UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY TO CONTINUE THE DELIVERY OF THE PROGRAMS OF THE SOCIETY. HOWEVER, THE SOCIETY CONTINUES TO OWN AND HOUSE ITS WORLD-RENOWNED COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS WHICH IS USED BY CBH TO DELIVER ITS PROGRAMS TO THE RESIDENTS OF BROOKLYN. FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 12B ON OCTOBER 1, 2020, THE LIBRARY ENTERED INTO AN AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH THE BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY (THE "SOCIETY") WHEREBY THE SOCIETY RE-ORGANIZED ITS CORPORATE STRUCTURE AS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION AND WHEREBY THE LIBRARY BECAME THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY ON THE DATE OF THE AFFILIATION AGREEMENT.IN ADDITION, THE LIBRARY HAS THE RIGHT TO ELECT ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SOCIETY. THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS SHALL CONTINUE TO OPERATE AS SEPARATE AND DISTINCT CORPORATIONS, WITH SEPARATE TAX FILINGS, AND THE LIBRARY IS NOT LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SOCIETY'S OPERATIONS, AT ANY TIME. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ("U.S.GAAP") THE LIBRARY MUST ACCOUNT FOR THIS TRANSACTION AS THOUGH THE LIBRARY ACQUIRED THE SOCIETY, AND IN DOING SO, THE LIBRARY RECOGNIZED THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ON THE DATE OF THE AFFILIATION AGREEMENT AT FAIR VALUE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 IN LATE SEPTEMBER 2020, THE BHS BOARD VOTED TO AMEND THE BHS BYLAWS MAKING A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE. BHS VOTED TO BECOME A MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION, WITH A SINGLE MEMBER, BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY. THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD ALSO CHANGED AND BHS IS NOW GOVERNED BY A THREE-PERSON BOARD. THE REASONS FOR THE CHANGES STEM FROM THE PLAN TO ULTIMATELY MERGE FULLY WITH BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY, HOPEFULLY DURING THE COURSE OF 2022. ALONG WITH THE BYLAWS CHANGES, BHS ALSO SIGNED AN AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH BPL WHEREBY BPL IS PROVIDING BHS, FOR A FEE, WITH ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT TO FULFIL ITS MISSION. BHS NO LONGER EMPLOYS ANY EMPLOYEES BUT OUTSOURCES THE ENTIRE OPERATION TO BPL. THE STATUS OF THE MERGER IS THAT THE PARTIES ARE AWAITING APPROVAL FROM THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE REGULATORY BODY THAT OVERSEES THE MERGER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 ON OCTOBER 1, 2020, THE LIBRARY ENTERED INTO AN AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH THE BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY (THE" SOCIETY") WHEREBY THE SOCIETY RE-ORGANIZED ITS CORPORATE STRUCTURE AS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION AND WHEREBY THE LIBRARY BECAME THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY ON THE DATE OF THE AFFILIATION AGREEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE LIBRARY HAS THE RIGHT TO ELECT ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SOCIETY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE SOCIETY'S FORM 990 IS PREPARED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE AUDITORS. PRIOR TO THE FILING, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE DRAFT OF THE FORM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE SOCIETY HAS A CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY WHICH IS SIGNED ANNUALLY BY EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES ON AN ANNUAL, AND AS NEEDED BASIS. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE SHALL REVIEW ANY REAL OR POTENTIAL RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION, AND ANY MATTER THAT MIGHT CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST BY A RELATED PARTY, AND SHALL SUBMIT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES A RECOMMENDATION WHETHER TO APPROVE OR RATIFY ANY SUCH MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE FORMER PRESIDENT UNDERWENT A PERIODIC REVIEW BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, WHERE COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED, COMPARED TO SIMILAR POSITIONS IN LIKE-SIZE ORGANIZATIONS AND DETERMINED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE, WHEN ISSUED. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ACCOUNTING AND CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 166,171. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 207,807. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 22,282. TOTAL EXPENSES 396,260. BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY 10 GRAND ARMY PLAZA BROOKLYN NY 11238 111904261 LIBRARY ACTIVITIES NY 501(C)(3) LINE 7 NONE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0