2020-12-14T14:21:21-06:00 2020-06-30 221478099 COHNREZNICK LLP 350 CHURCH STREET 12TH FLOOR HARTFORD CT 06103 990 2019-07-01 060653111 WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART WADS 8602782670 600 MAIN STREET HARTFORD CT 06103 MICHAEL DUDICH DEPUTY DIRECTOR-OPERATIONS & CFO 8602782670 2020-12-11 1 PATRICIA MCGOWAN P00184514 9592007000 2020-12-11 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z MICHAEL DUDICH 600 MAIN STREET HARTFORD CT 06103 30475708 0 X WWW.WADSWORTHATHENEUM.ORG X 1842 CT FINE ART MUSEUM 27 27 86 250 797 -1778 4641293 5589356 1093012 544594 3325983 2599840 227648 71897 9287936 8805687 0 0 0 0 3974751 4367467 0 0 575330 8576182 7910569 12550933 12278036 -3262997 -3472349 147003824 140037396 2275407 2467168 144728417 137570228 X HOLDING ITS COLLECTION IN TRUST FOR ALL PEOPLE, THE WADSWORTH ATHENEUM IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING AND INSPIRING EVERYONE TO EXPERIENCE AND APPRECIATE EXCELLENCE IN ART AND CULTURE. 0 0 7192871 217463 CURATING AND CURATORIAL RESEARCH FY2020THE CURATORIAL DIVISION CARES FOR, RESEARCHES, AND DISPLAYS THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION OF ART. THESE INCLUDE PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, DECORATIVE ARTS (FURNITURE, GLASS, CERAMICS, AND METALWORK), WORKS ON PAPER, COSTUMES AND TEXTILES, AND VIDEOS, RANGING IN DATE FROM ANTIQUITY TO CONTEMPORARY AND INCLUDING WORKS FROM MOST CONTINENTS. THE CURATORIAL DIVISION IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR CURATING THE EXHIBITION PROGRAM FOR THE MUSEUM, WHICH IN FY2020 COMPRISED THE FOLLOWING:BE SEEN: PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY SINCE STONEWALL, JUNE 22-SEPTEMBER 15, 2019; AFROCOSMOLOGIES: AMERICAN REFLECTIONS; 967791 108462 EDUCATION AND VISITOR SERVICES THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT THE WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART PROVIDES LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL AUDIENCES. PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES, PREK-12 AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND FOR OUR BROADER PUBLIC ACTIVATE OUR COLLECTIONS AND SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS AND ENCOURAGE VISITOR CONNECTIONS WITH ART'S HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY MEANING. THE DEPARTMENT WORKS CLOSELY WITH CURATORIAL, MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT ON INTERPRETIVE PROJECTS, EVALUATION EFFORTS FOR PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITIONS, AND FUNDRAISING. ADULT-CENTERED PROGRAMS TAKE MANY SHAPES, INCLUDING GALLERY TALKS, COURSES, DEMONSTRATIONS, DANCE AND MUSIC PERFORMANCES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND EVENTS THAT INCLUDE SOCIAL INTERACTION AROUND ART. MANY PROGRAMS WERE CANCELED OR POSTPONED FROM MARCH 2020 THROUGH THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. SOME WERE REFORMATTED INTO VIRTUAL PROGRAMS ALONG WITH AN ENDEAVOR TO DEVELOP MORE ROBUST DIGITAL CONTENT. MAJOR ADULT PROGRAMS IN FY20 INCLUDED THOSE SUPPORTING THE EXHIBITIONS BE SEEN: PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY SINCE STONEWALL AND AFROCOSOMOLOGIES: AMERICAN REFLECTIONS. THIS PAST SPRING BROUGHT CHALLENGES, BUT PROGRAMS LIKE MUSEUM ON THE MOVE, COMMUNITY DAYS, AND SECOND SATURDAYS FOR FAMILIES CONTINUED TO CONNECT WITH AN EVOLVING DEMOGRAPHIC AND DEEPEN THE MUSEUM'S RELATIONSHIP WITH FAMILIES, SCHOOLS, AND THE HARTFORD COMMUNITY. IN FY20, ALMOST 5,000 VISITORS PARTICIPATED IN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, AND OVER 6,000 IN SCHOOL AND TEACHER PROGRAMS. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOR K-12 TEACHERS FOCUSED ON INTEGRATING ART WITH SCHOOL CURRICULA, ENCOURAGING EDUCATORS OF SCIENCE, MATH, SOCIAL STUDIES, AND LANGUAGES TO CONSIDER WAYS TO USE ART AS A VEHICLE FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY TEACHING. MUCH OF OUR DEPARTMENT'S WORK DEPENDS ON AN ACTIVE DOCENT COUNCIL. EIGHTY-TWO DOCENTS TOURED OVER 10,000 VISITORS BEFORE THE MUSEUM'S TEMPORARY CLOSURE IN MARCH. THE DEPARTMENT DEVELOPS INTERPRETIVE CONTENT, CREATING AUDIO TOURS AS WELL AS IN-GALLERY INTERACTIVES FOR EXHIBITIONS AND INSTALLATIONS TO BRING THE PUBLIC CLOSER TO ART. IN FY20, THE DEPARTMENT CREATED AUDIO TOURS FOR ITS MAJOR EXHIBITIONS, BRINGING FORWARD THE VOICES OF ARTISTS, CULTURAL HISTORIANS, CURATORS, AND EDUCATORS. OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT IN THE GALLERIES OFFERED LISTENING, DRAWING, WRITING, AND OTHER CREATIVE ACTIVITIES. BEFORE THE EXHIBITION BE SEEN, LGBTQ+ VISITORS WERE INVITED TO SHARE PERSONAL PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY THAT REPRESENTED THEIR IDENTITIES AND COMMUNITIES TO SOCIAL MEDIA. A SELECTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS WAS ON VIEW IN THE EXHIBITION SPACE. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS INVOLVE STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS IN THE LIFE OF THE MUSEUM. THIS PAST YEAR 13 INTERNS FROM FIVE UNIVERSITIES WERE PLACED IN FIVE DEPARTMENTS TO ENGAGE IN PROJECT-BASED PLACEMENTS WITH PROFESSIONAL MENTORS. THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT'S MFA IN ARTS ADMINISTRATION WILL BE HOUSED WITHIN THE MUSEUM IN THE COMING YEAR, OFFERING NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COHORT OF ABOUT A DOZEN GRADUATE STUDENTS AND TWO FACULTY. THE ENCOUNTERS SERIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HARTFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE UCONN HUMANITIES INSTITUTE DREW FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND GENERAL PUBLIC FOR CONVERSATIONS AT THE MUSEUM AROUND CIVIC ISSUES. THE VISITOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT WELCOMES AND ORIENTS ALL VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM. THE TEAM TAKES THE LEAD ON SURVEYING AUDIENCES, MANAGING THE MUSEUM'S ROBUST VOLUNTEER PROGRAM THAT PLACES VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT THE MUSEUM FOR DEPARTMENT AND PROGRAM SUPPORT, AND REGISTERING HARTFORD RESIDENTS FOR FREE ADMISSION THROUGH WADSWORTH WELCOME. MORE THAN 4,600 PEOPLE WHO SPEAK 54 LANGUAGES IN THEIR HOMES HAVE REGISTERED FOR WADSWORTH WELCOME SINCE IT BEGAN IN 2016. 1851229 332766 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, MEMBERSHIP, MUSEUM SHOP, THEATER, CAFE AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS. 10011891 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 82 0 1 86 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CT NY X MICHAEL DUDICH 8608384065 600 MAIN STREET HARTFORD CT 06103 ALISON D DAVIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA G WARD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRION S JOHNSON OUTGOING TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL L COVELLO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL A CHASE VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID G JEPSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DUFFIELD ASHMEAD IV VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EILEEN S POLLACK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILIE DE BRIGARD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FILOMENIA M SOYSTER OUTGOING TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK C COPELAND JR TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GERARD LUPACCHINO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HALSEY COOK OUTGOING TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY M ZACHS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY R MARTIN PAST PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HY J SCHWARTZ VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEAN-PIERRE VAN ROOY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY G MARSTED TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY N BROWN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH GIANNI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA HARRIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MALLY COX-CHAPMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTA BENTHAM TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY PESCATELLO MELVIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW A SCHAEFER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MERRILL F MANDELL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL F KLEIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE COOK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMUEL R PETERSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY MCLAUGLIN OUTGOING TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM R PEELLE JR PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 YVETTE MELENDEZ OUTGOING TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA MARTINEZ CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 35.00 X 118584 0 24609 THOMAS LOUGHMAN DIRECTOR AND CEO 35.00 X 335305 0 33104 453889 0 57713 2 0 1 0 SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES USA INC PO BOX 403412 ATLANTA GA 30384 SECURITY 761540 CT MICRONET LLC 6 EXECUTIVE DRIVE SUITE 120 FARMINGTON CT 06032 IT CONSULTANTS 241160 REPUBLIC MILL RESTAURANT GROUP 22 SCHWIER RD SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074 CATERING 188450 CREST MECHANICAL SERVICES INC 1841 BROAD STREET HARTFORD CT 061340683 HVAC/ELECTRICAL SERVICES 162949 4 287909 429333 76921 4795193 87200 5589356 AUXILIARY AND OTHER ACTIVITIES 453220 220378 219581 797 ADMISSION REVENUE 900099 217463 217463 EXHIBITION AND OTHER FEES 900099 106753 106753 544594 1532523 1532523 22425968 295 21358946 0 1067022 295 1067317 1067317 193275 429333 236272 -42997 -42997 189697 74803 114894 114894 8805687 658691 797 2556843 501961 328118 121499 52344 3118816 2016308 772497 330011 100688 71989 19519 9180 364896 260213 72618 32065 281106 204517 44681 31908 24464 24464 61948 61948 622587 622563 24 524001 435273 61004 27724 94511 92491 2020 265457 227252 27780 10425 179196 171141 7165 890 1088886 889834 195375 3677 132656 76785 45883 9988 62693 58178 2465 2050 28438 28438 2005178 1915043 80171 9964 PURCHASE OF ART 1283480 1283480 0 0 SECURITY 743761 703665 28023 12073 SERVICE EXPENSES 449376 366962 64433 17981 EVENT EXPENSES 232915 195224 27860 9831 111022 92855 2948 15219 12278036 10011891 1690815 575330 686732 933166 1577857 3291842 2026134 682690 215235 114148 196376 185761 49178005 24814984 25889130 24363021 54498309 52087735 57441798 53986951 4472253 4392082 147003824 140037396 566480 439428 74577 791467 1634350 1236273 2275407 2467168 X 37916119 35790335 106812298 101779893 144728417 137570228 147003824 140037396 X -3472349 -3567798 -118042 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4275730 3556184 17316499 4641293 5589356 35379062 4275730 3556184 17316499 4641293 5589356 35379062 12657039 22722023 1931267 1319410 1529259 1598216 1532523 7910675 10403 11898 6066 4047 797 33211 97350 391457 678176 291929 193275 1652187 44975135 6254786 0.50520 0.61500 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: SPECIAL EVENTS - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 36,331. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 391,457. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 383,176. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 291,929. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 193,275. MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 61,019. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 295,000. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 1 0 X X X X X EDUCATION 1 86885008 2584094 -767661 5544741 83156700 88568024 35000 3927915 5645931 86885008 83112673 5627268 5304133 5476050 88568024 91763433 709133 11757117 5166983 15950027 83112673 97792771 748797 -1730761 5047374 91763433 0.13830 0.44150 0.42020 1 0 44807160 20962905 23844255 4370845 3852079 518766 24363021 DEBT SECURITIES 26057988 F SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 14646228 F TRUST FOR THE MUSEUM'S BENEFIT 13282735 F 53986951 X 4809614 -3567798 1278 -118042 -3684562 8494176 622587 -311076 311511 8805687 11967803 1278 311076 312354 11655449 622587 622587 12278036 PART II, LINE 9: THE WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART REFLECTS EXPENDITURES RELATING TO ITS EASEMENTS IN ITS OPERATING REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES. PART III, LINE 1A: IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING POLICIES GENERALLY FOLLOWED BY MUSEUMS, COLLECTIONS OF WORKS OF ART ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASE OR DONATION SINCE THE MUSEUM'S INCEPTION ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED AND CARED FOR. THE MUSEUM'S POLICY REQUIRES THAT PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF COLLECTION ITEMS OR INSURANCE PROCEEDS BE USED SOLELY FOR ACQUISITION OF OTHER ART OBJECTS. IF ASSETS USED TO PURCHASE COLLECTION ITEMS ARE SOURCED FROM RESTRICTED FUNDS, PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THOSE ITEMS ARE SHOWN AS INCREASES IN NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS UNTIL AN ACQUISITION IS MADE. PART III, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO HOLD ITS COLLECTION IN TRUST FOR ALL PEOPLE AND IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING AND INSPIRING EVERYONE TO EXPERIENCE AND APPRECIATE EXCELLENCE IN ART AND CULTURE. THE MUSEUM VALUES ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP ON A LOCAL AND GLOBAL LEVEL. AS PART OF ITS ROLE AS CONNECTICUT'S FLAGSHIP VISUAL ARTS INSTITUTION, THE MUSEUM IS A CULTURAL MEETING PLACE FOR THE SHARING OF IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES. FOUNDED IN 1842, THE MUSEUM IS HOME TO A COLLECTION OF NEARLY 50,000 WORKS OF ART SPANNING 5,000 YEARS, FROM ANTIQUITIES TO CONTEMPORARY ART. ANNUALLY, THE MUSEUM HOSTS SEVERAL MAJOR EXHIBITIONS AND MULTIPLE SMALLER SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS. THE MUSEUM OFFERS TOURS, CONCERTS, FILMS, GALLERY TALKS, LECTURES, SYMPOSIUMS, SCHOOL AND FAMILY PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS AND ART HISTORY COURSES. PART V, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED FOR MUSEUM OPERATIONS, EXHIBITIONS, AND PROGRAMMING AS WELL AS THE ACQUISITION OF WORKS OF ART. PART V, LINE 1F - ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES: ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES REFLECT AN ADJUSTMENT FOR THE ADOPTION OF PRONOUNCEMENT ASU 2016-14. PART X, LINE 2: THE MUSEUM FILES FEDERAL AND STATE OF CONNECTICUT INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, WHICH REPRESENT THE MAJOR TAX JURISDICTIONS OF THE MUSEUM. FEDERAL AND STATE TAX YEARS 2016 THROUGH 2018 REMAIN OPEN FOR AUDIT UNDER THE VARIOUS STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE VALUE OF INVESTMENTS HELD IN TRUST BY OTHERS -118,042. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOOD SOLD -74,804. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -236,272. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 74,804. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 236,272. GALA 622608 429333 193275 77972 158300 622608 429333 193275 77972 158300 236272 -42997 1 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 THOMAS LOUGHMAN DIRECTOR AND CEO 299201 0 36000 0 104 0 14694 0 18410 0 368409 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE CEO RECEIVED A BOARD APPROVED BONUS OF $36,000 WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN HIS 2019 W2. A CONNECTICUT HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY 060806186 2013-01-15 3661206 ACQUIRED AND INSTALLED HEAT/COOLING PLANT AND HVAC MECHANICAL UNITS 0 0 0 A 2424932 3661206 42942 3618264 2014 0 0 0 1 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 A 0 DATE REBATE COMPUTATION PERFORMED ISSUER NAME: CONNECTICUT HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY DATE THE REBATE COMPUTATION WAS PERFORMED: 12/10/2014 X 12 72258 FMV X EDUCATION SUPPLIES 1 7626 COST X THEATER ADDITION 2 7316 COST 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE AMOUNT IN COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS. FORM 990 PAGE 2 PART III 4A OCTOBER 19, 2019-JANUARY 20, 2020; SAVOR: A REVOLUTION IN FOOD CULTURE, FEBRUARY 29, 2020-JANUARY 3, 2021; GIORGIONE'S LA VECCHIA, MAY 15-AUGUST 4, 2019; WILLIAM TURNBULL: HEAD, MASK, HORSE, SEPTEMBER 19, 2019-MARCH 10, 2020; COUTURE AT COURT, SEPTEMBER 14-NOVEMBER 10, 2019; THE MATHEMATICS OF ELEGANCE, NOVEMBER 22, 2019-JANUARY 12, 2020; CUTTING EDGE: NOGUCHI'S ALUMINUM MONOLITH SESSHU, 1958, JANUARY 22-OCTOBER 25, 2020; TOM BURR / MATRIX 182 / HINGED FIGURES, JUNE 6-SEPTEMBER 8, 2019; KAHLIL JOSEPH / MATRIX 183 / BLKNWS, NOVEMBER 9, 2019-MARCH 1, 2020; SONYA CLARK / MATRIX 184, FEBRUARY 6, 2020-MARCH 13, 2020; REMBRANDT'S TITUS IN A MONK'S HABIT, FEBRUARY 1, 2020-AUGUST 31, 2020 PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATIONS INCLUDED: FROM EXPRESSIONISM TO SURREALISM: HIGHLIGHTS OF MODERN ART FROM THE COLLECTION, JUNE 5-OCTOBER 20, 2019; GIORGIO VASARI, SALVATOR ROSA, GIAMBATTISTA TIEPOLO: ITALIAN MASTER DRAWINGS FROM THE COLLECTION, OCTOBER 26, 2020-MARCH 1, 2020, SPORT AND LEISURE: SAILING ON THE SOUND, JULY 20, 2019-MARCH 13, 2020; THE BAUHAUS SPIRIT AT THE WADSWORTH ATHENEUM, JULY 13, 2019-MARCH 13, 2020; TRADITION AND THE AVANT-GARDE: HIGHLIGHTS OF BALLETS RUSSES DESIGN, SEPTEMBER 27-JANUARY 21, 2020; DESIGN IN THE AMERICAN HOME, 1650 TO 1850 DECEMBER 22, 2018 ONGOING; PORTRAYING INDEPENDENCE, JULY 3-SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SCULPTURE INSTALLATIONS INCLUDED: CONRAD SHAWCROSS ENGLISH, BORN 1977, MONOLITH (OPTIC), 2016 GALVANIZED STEEL AND STAINLESS STEEL, PRIVATE COLLECTION JUNE 2018ONGOING AI WEIWEI - CHINESE, BORN 1957, GRAPES, 2015 26 WOODEN STOOLS FROM THE QUIN DYNASTY (16441911) PRIVATE COLLECTION JUNE 2018ONGOING ANTONY GORMLEY ENGLISH BORN 1950, BIG CRIB, 2014 CAST IRON PRIVATE COLLECTION JUNE 2018-ONGOING YAYOI KUSAMA JAPANESE, BORN 1929, PUMPKIN, 2018 PAINTED BRONZE PRIVATE COLLECTION APRIL 2019-ONGOING CURATORIAL RESEARCH RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING PUBLICATIONS: OLIVER TOSTMANN, "COLLECTING MODERN ART IN HARTFORD: JAMES THRALL SOBY, THE WADSWORTH ATHENEUM, AND SURREALISM," PP. 77-98, IN: NETWORKING SURREALISM IN THE USA. AGENTS, ARTISTS, AND THE MARKET. JULIA DROST, FABRICE FLAHUTEZ, ANNE HELMREICH AND MARTIN SCHIEDER (EDS.), PASSAGES ONLINE NO. 3, PARIS 2019 LINDA ROTH, "TAXILE DOAT (1851-1938): ARTIST AND ALCHEMIST," IN KARINE TSOUMIS/VANESSA SIGALAS (EDS.), A PASSION FOR PORCELAIN: ESSAYS IN HONOUR OF MEREDITH CHILTON (STUTTGART: ARNOLDSCHE, 2020), 138-151 VANESSA SIGALAS, "PRECIOUS BEGGARS: IVORY AND PORCELAIN SCULPTURE AT THE DRESDEN COURT," IN KARINE TSOUMIS/VANESSA SIGALAS (EDS.), A PASSION FOR PORCELAIN: ESSAYS IN HONOUR OF MEREDITH CHILTON (STUTTGART: ARNOLDSCHE, 2020), 40-55 THE MUSEUM CURATORS, WORKING WITH THE REGISTRARS, ALSO ENGAGE IN A SIGNIFICANT LOAN PROGRAM, LENDING OBJECTS IN THE COLLECTION TO IMPORTANT AND INNOVATIVE EXHIBITIONS. IN FY2020, THIRTY-TWO (32) WORKS OF ART WERE APPROVED FOR LOANS TO TWENTY-THREE (23) INSTITUTIONS IN THE NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE. FINALLY, CURATORS, THROUGH PURCHASES, GIFTS, AND BEQUESTS ACQUIRED THIRTY-SEVEN (37) WORKS OF ART FOR THE COLLECTION, INCLUDING: TWO (2) AMERICAN WORKS ON PAPER, ONE (1) PIECE OF AMERICAN DECORATIVE ARTS; THIRTEEN (13) PIECES OF AMERICAN SILVER; TWO (2) PIECES OF AMERICAN FURNITURE; SEVEN (7) CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS; ONE (1) CONTEMPORARY WORKS ON PAPER, THREE (3) CONTEMPORARY PRINTS; TWO (2) PHOTOGRAPHS; ONE (1) CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE; ONE (1) PIECE OF JEWELRY; TWO (2) EUROPEAN DRAWINGS; ONE (1) EUROPEAN PAINTING; AND ONE (1) EUROPEAN DECORATIVE ARTS OBJECT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE MUSEUM HAS A BOARD OF ELECTORS WHO ELECTS THEIR SUCCESSORS AND THE TRUSTEES AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF ELECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE WADSWORTH ATHENEUM REVIEWS THE COMPLETED FORM(S) 990 PRIOR TO FILING. THE FORM(S) 990 ARE ALSO ELECTRONICALLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY EACH EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM WHICH DISCLOSES ALL INTERESTS. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS RECEIVES AND REVIEWS ALL SUBMISSIONS AND DETERMINES IF ANY DISCLOSURES POSE A CONFLICT. CONFLICTS ARE BROUGHT TO MANAGEMENT'S ATTENTION AND, IF NECESSARY, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WOULD BE NOTIFIED. ALL BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT TO THE OFFICE OF THE CEO/DIRECTOR. IF THE OFFICE OF THE CEO/DIRECTOR DETERMINES THAT ANY DISCLOSURES MAY POSE A CONFLICT, THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD IS THEN NOTIFIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A CEO/DIRECTOR THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS A DELEGATED FUNCTION OF THE BOARD WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE OF ADMINISTERING THE COMPENSATION, PERFORMANCE REVIEW, AND GOAL SETTING PROVISIONS OF THE DIRECTOR/CEO'S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOCUSING ON RETENTION, MOTIVATION AND ALIGNMENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATING AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF NO LESS THAN THREE AND NO MORE THAN FIVE MEMBERS, ONE OF WHICH IS THE BOARD PRESIDENT, WHO ALSO CHAIRS THE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE CONVENES AS NEEDED. IN ITS DELIBERATIONS, THE COMMITTEE ASSESSES PERFORMANCE/RESULTS, REVIEWS VALID COMPENSATION COMPARABILITY DATA, ACTS WITH THE APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY OF ITS MEMBERS, DOCUMENTS ITS DECISIONS AND RATIONALE, AND ASSURES THAT ALL ACTIONS RELATED TO EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ARE APPROVED IN ADVANCE OF TAKING EFFECT. OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES THE CEO/DIRECTOR OF THE MUSEUM DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES. THE CEO/DIRECTOR WORKS WITH THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND USES THE ASSOCIATION OF ART MUSEUM DIRECTORS (AAMD) SALARY SURVEY, SURVEYS OF LOCAL, SIMILARLY-SIZED NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND THE MUSEUM'S BUDGET AS GUIDELINES TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION AMOUNT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 A CONDENSED FORM OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE MUSEUM'S ANNUAL REPORT WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED AT THE MUSEUM'S ANNUAL MEETING, POSTED ON THE WADSWORTH ATHENEUM WEBSITE AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE MUSEUM'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OR BY-LAWS ARE DISCLOSED BY REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE OF INVESTMENTS HELD IN TRUST BY OTHERS -118,042. FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2C THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES MADE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.