2021-05-11T10:52:35-05:00 2020-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2019-07-01 111630813 THE BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY BROO 7182224111 128 PIERREPONT STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 HEATHER MALIN DIRECTOR 7182224111 2021-05-11 1 CHRIS BELLANDO P00541714 2126972299 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z HEATHER MALIN 128 PIERREPONT STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 3944029 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. 28 28 101 28 0 0 3942263 2844824 284960 260042 35492 65319 583330 489833 4846045 3660018 0 0 0 0 3169822 2683065 35455 15000 713715 2733922 2494733 5939199 5192798 -1093154 -1532780 18653489 17566236 2153532 2615631 16499957 14950605 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 0 1261816 54024 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.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)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.IN SEPTEMBER 2019, BHS OPENED "AN OPENING", AN INSTALLATION OF AUDIO AND VISUAL ARTWORKS BY BROOKLYN-BASED ARTIST KAMEELAH JANAN RASHEED, ENGAGES WITH A MULTIPLICITY OF MUSLIM EXPERIENCES IN BROOKLYN. ELEVEN LARGE-SCALE PRINTS BY RASHEED ARE PLACED IN CONVERSATION WITH AUDIO NARRATIVES FROM ORAL HISTORIES DRAWN FROM BHS'S RECENT MUSLIMS IN BROOKLYN PROJECT. THE RESULT IS AN IMMERSIVE ENCOUNTER WITH ART AND SOUND THAT CHALLENGES NARROW CONCEPTIONS OF MUSLIM IDENTITY AND HISTORY. 1196624 7641 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 CURATORIAL AFFAIRS & COLLECTIONS (FORMERLY LIBRARY & ARCHIVES) DEPARTMENT COLLECTS, PRESERVES, AND MAKES ACCESSIBLE ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF MATERIALS RELATED TO BROOKLYN'S HISTORY AND CULTURE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)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'S 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 2019-2020 BHS CONTINUED ITS WORK ON THE MULTI-YEAR REVEALING LONG ISLAND HISTORY, A GROUNDBREAKING COLLECTIONS AND RESEARCH INITIATIVE THAT WILL MAKE 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, 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 2020 WAS AN ONLINE COLLECTION OF ORAL HISTORIES FROM WOMEN WHO WORKED AT THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD DURING WWII. 848800 183898 EDUCATION PROGRAMS: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. SINCE 2011, BHS HAS ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO LEAD STUDENT, TEACHER, AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AT BLDG 92 IN SOCIAL STUDIES AND STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH) TOPICS, INCLUDING LABOR AND INDUSTRY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND INNOVATION. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) 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 2016. IN THESE COLLECTIONS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FIND MYRIAD 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 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.BHS WAS AWARDED A 2019 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY (AASLH) FOR ITS YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM. OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS, THE YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE DYNAMIC PROCESS OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH ABOUT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. THE AASLH LEADERSHIP IN HISTORY AWARDS, NOW IN ITS 74TH YEAR, IS THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITION FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN THE PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY. 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. 463616 14479 PUBLIC PROGRAMS:BHS OFFERS ROBUST AND VARIED PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT BRING NEW AND DIVERSE AUDIENCES INTO ITS LANDMARK BUILDING. FROM INTERVIEWS WITH AUTHORS AND LUMINAIRES, 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 2019-2020 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 2018-2019 INCLUDED THE 2018 ELECTION CYCLE, SOCIAL AND RACIAL JUSTICE, BROOKLYN FOOD CULTURE, COLUMBUS DAY/INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY, IMMIGRANT WORKERS' RIGHTS, AND MORE. 463616 14479 3770856 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 85 0 1 101 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X X X THE ORGANIZATION 7182224111 128 PIERREPONT STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 JAMES ROSSMAN CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY BRADLEY VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LUCY BAUMRIND CO-TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY SIMONS CO-TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WES JACKSON SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GREG BRAYMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE CHARITY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL M COHEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM R COLEMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN EISENSTADT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA FERBER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW FISHBEIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN GLANT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RHONDA GREENE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE HADDAD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAS HOLLOWAY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE LIEBMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SYLVIA WONG LEWIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN NISSELSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 VALERIE OLIVER-DURRAH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN OTTAWAY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY B PEARSALL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN RIFKIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER SCHUBERT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMUEL W SEYMOUR TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON L VOLCKHAUSEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE CLARKE WOLFF TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUDOLPH WYNTER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH SCHWARTZ PRESIDENT 40.00 X 178651 0 32341 JASON PIETRANGELI DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 89628 0 14517 HEATHER MALIN DIRECTOR 40.00 X 114381 0 22346 MARCIA ELY VP EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 40.00 X 101019 0 25831 483679 0 95035 3 0 1 0 KIWI PARTNERS INC 237 W 35TH STREET SUITE 1101 NEW YORK NY 10001 ACCOUNTING & CONSULTING SERVICES 174855 1 61934 460877 513502 1808511 2844824 PROGRAM FEES 611710 206018 206018 ADMISSION FEES 611710 54024 54024 260042 24367 24367 380756 0 380756 380756 380756 193210 152258 40952 40952 40952 67796 460877 67796 0 79883 63957 15926 15926 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 93151 93151 93151 3660018 260042 0 555152 404601 147385 155980 101236 1869275 1581212 42121 245942 37371 26813 5884 4674 212706 155530 35585 21591 159112 115484 20833 22795 175382 175382 22050 22050 15000 15000 4795 4795 359034 275509 58828 24697 67013 67013 155450 123786 4846 26818 447447 346665 53295 47487 32722 12802 6214 13706 79987 61969 9528 8490 771951 598056 91957 81938 89633 71703 9481 8449 EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES & 74727 74727 FEES 56811 45380 2566 8865 INDIRECT BENEFIT EXPENS 56191 56191 STORAGE & MOVING EXPENS 46564 46564 54976 20258 30932 3786 5192798 3770856 708227 713715 302 133228 334799 447478 645683 192009 69135 101241 109673 56510 26791313 11173062 16382156 15618251 1111741 1017519 18653489 17566236 467721 410138 17250 13220 1668561 2192273 2153532 2615631 X 14449313 13924333 2050644 1026272 16499957 14950605 18653489 17566236 -1532780 -16572 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2568802 5640258 4863269 3942263 2844824 19859416 2568802 5640258 4863269 3942263 2844824 19859416 759328 19100088 354437 288185 467320 472070 405123 1987135 250 92593 94262 187105 22033656 1968371 0.86690 0.88830 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 22050 22050 5170748 5192798 409640 102410 0 0 420090 483246 446960 409640 1759936 2639904 45000 48000 48000 22050 163050 105023 120812 111740 102410 439985 659978 X X X X 0 1064346 0 986030 0 122072 1064346 77544 77544 1064346 1064346 6001 6001 1064346 1064346 3753 3753 1064346 1064346 50938 50938 1064346 1.00000 0 0 33000 33000 24992279 10449279 14543000 1143308 265483 877825 575089 448092 126997 47637 10208 37429 15618251 3638651 -16572 -16572 3655223 4795 4795 3660018 5188003 0 5188003 4795 4795 5192798 PART III, LINE 1A: IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PRACTICE FOLLOWED BY MANY MUSEUMS, THE VALUE OF THE COLLECTIONS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. ACQUISITIONS ARE REFLECTED AS DECREASES IN NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. BHS APPROVED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONSERVATION FUND, WHICH WILL CONSIST OF NO LESS THAN 2% OF REVENUES GENERATED FROM THE SALE OF ANY BOARD APPROVED DEACCESSIONS AND BE HELD FOR URGENT AND UNANTICIPATED CONSERVATION NEEDS OF BHS'S COLLECTION. AT JUNE 30, 2020, THE FUND TOTALED $3,151. THE SOCIETY'S ART COLLECTION AND LIBRARY ARE INSURED FOR A TOTAL VALUE OF $10,000,000. 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 FUNDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING. 1 ANNE R TOWNSEND 33 MAUWEEHOO HILL SHERMAN CT 06784 FUNDRAISING 0 0 15000 -15000 15000 -15000 NY ANNUAL GALA 528673 460877 67796 67796 0 528673 460877 67796 67796 67796 0 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DEBORAH SCHWARTZ PRESIDENT 178651 0 0 0 0 0 5901 0 26440 0 210992 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY OUR AUDITORS. A DRAFT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CHAIRPERSON/TREASURER. PRIOR TO FILING, A FINAL DRAFT IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C 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 PRESIDENT UNDERGOES A PERIODIC REVIEW BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, WHERE COMPENSATION IS 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 III, LINE 4D STATEMENT ON IMPACT OF COVID-19 ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE CITY AND THE WORLD, BHS WAS FORCED TO CLOSE ITS PHYSICAL DOORS IN MARCH 2020 DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. WHILE OUR STAFF PIVOTED TO WORKING REMOTELY, BHS WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ALL OF ITS PROGRAMMING VIRTUALLY, USING ONLINE TOOLS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, VIRTUAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND ACCESS TO OUR COLLECTIONS.