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THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART (EIN 13-1624086)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-02-07
IRS object ID
201920389349300742
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-02-07T13:58:26-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1600 13TH STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN131624086EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ARTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% CONTROLLER'S OFFICEInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlMETRBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2128795500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 FIFTH AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100280198ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJAMESON KELLEHERPersonNm
Person TitleVP, CFO & TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2125703794PhoneNum
Signature2019-02-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTRAVIS L PATTONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00369623PTIN
Phone2024141000PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address155.201.188.32IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDaniel WeissPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 FIFTH AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100280198ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,210,558,133GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.METMUSEUM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1870FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART COLLECTS, STUDIES, CONSERVES, AND PRESENTS SIGNIFICANT WORKS OF ART ACROSS ALL TIMES AND CULTURES; SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILSActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body43VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent42VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee2547TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1358TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI-$5,325,359TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$312,492,656PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$279,348,687CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$6,836,283PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$8,530,162CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$210,276,410PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$249,108,489CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$44,147,326PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$37,811,505CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$573,752,675PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$574,798,843CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$3,443,793PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$2,704,214CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$205,908,994PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$198,017,360CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$192,435PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$237,371CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$13,809,106CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$220,278,456PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$291,214,167CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$429,823,678PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$492,173,112CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$143,928,997PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$82,625,731CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,183,398,721TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$4,364,352,710TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$749,102,705TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$692,348,797TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,434,296,016NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,672,003,913NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART COLLECTS, STUDIES, CONSERVES, AND PRESENTS SIGNIFICANT WORKS OF ART ACROSS ALL TIMES AND CULTURES IN ORDER TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO CREATIVITY, KNOWLEDGE, AND IDEAS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$161,022,777ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,704,214GrantAmt
Revenue$6,891,775RevenueAmt
DescCURATORIAL DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING OPERATION OF THE CLOISTERS OPERATIONS OF BREUER, CONSERVATION, CATALOGUING AND SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS (INCLUDES FELLOWSHIP AWARDS AND TRAVEL STIPENDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,218,365) - SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATIONDesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$89,480,764ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,115,470RevenueAmt
DescACQUISITIONS AND SALES OF ART - SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATIONDesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$74,962,221ExpenseAmt
DescGUARDIANSHIP AND MAINTENANCE OF THE MUSEUM AND ITS ART COLLECTION - SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATIONDesc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (10 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtDescDescRevenueRevenueAmt
$25,532,473OPERATION OF RESTAURANTS
$18,411,994SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS
$14,883,298EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
$15,493,452OPERATING SERVICES
$6,534,499COMMUNICATIONS$229,391
$4,011,320MEMBERSHIP
$2,419,284OPERATION OF AUDITORIUM$1,408,996
$1,484,540OPERATION OF PARKING GARAGE
$2,168,247CORPORATE EVENTS & FUNDRAISING$701,626
$2,775,224RETAIL Operations$2,481,056
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$93,714,331TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$4,821,069TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$419,180,093TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (true)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (true)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (true)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (true)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (true)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (true)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (true)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (true)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (true)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (true)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt BondsfalseInvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow AccountfalseEscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of IssuerfalseOnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntfalseBusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (true)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionYes (true)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (true)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document781IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee2547EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (true)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (true)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryEGForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (true)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (true)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OfYes (true)Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members43GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member42IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (true)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCONTROLLER'S OFFICEPersonNm
Phone2128795500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 FIFTH AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100280198ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (69 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
Daniel Brodsky
Elective Trustee & Chairman5.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Russell L Carson
Elective Trustee & Vice Chair2.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard L Chilton Jr
Elective Trustee & Vice Chair2.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lulu C Wang
Elective Trustee & Vice Chair2.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles N Atkins
Elective Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Candace K Beinecke
Elective Trustee2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Debra Black
Elective Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Samantha Boardman
Elective Trustee2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Breyer
Elective Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Wellington Z Chen
Elective Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
N Anthony Coles
Elective Trustee2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephen M Cutler
Elective Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Blair Effron
Elective Trustee2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Fisch
Elective Trustee2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marina Kellen French
Elective Trustee to 9/171.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Colvin Grannum
Elective Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeffrey W Greenberg
Elective Trustee2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Caroline Diamond Harrison
Elective Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
J Tomilson Hill
Elective Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bonnie B Himmelman
Elective Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hamilton E James
Elective Trustee2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael ByungJu Kim
Elective Trustee from 9/171.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Philip F Maritz
Elective Trustee2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Howard Marks
Elective Trustee2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani
Elective Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Paulson
Elective Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeffrey M Peek
Elective Trustee2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sir Paul Ruddock
Elective Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bonnie J Sacerdote
Elective Trustee to 9/171.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alvaro Saieh
Elective Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alejandro Santo Domingo
Elective Trustee2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew M Saul
Elective Trustee2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
James E Shipp
Elective Trustee to 9/171.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew Solomon
Elective Trustee2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Beatrice Stern
Elective Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ann G Tenenbaum
Elective Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Merryl H Tisch
Elective Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mathew M Wambua
Elective Trustee from 5/181.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Barrie A Wigmore
Elective Trustee to 9/171.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anna Wintour
Elective Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dasha Zhukova
Elective Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bill de Blasio
Ex-Officio Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Melissa Mark-Viverito
Ex-Officio Trustee to 1/181.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Corey Johnson
Ex-Officio Trustee to 1/181.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mitchell J Silver
Ex-Officio Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tom Finkelpearl
Ex-Officio Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott Stringer
Ex-Officio Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas P Campbell
Director to 7/17, Ex-Off. Trus35.00.0Yes (X)$2,690,207$0$326,805
Daniel H Weiss
President/CEO, Ex-Off. Trustee35.00.0Yes (X)$957,815$0$48,034
Clyde B Jones III
SVP Inst. Advancement35.00.0Yes (X)$490,005$0$35,858
Carrie R Barratt
Deputy Dir Collections to 6/1835.00.0Yes (X)$726,736$0$47,403
Quincy K Houghton
Deputy Dir of Exhibitions35.00.0Yes (X)$326,274$0$47,242
Sharon H Cott
SVP, Sec & Gen Counsel35.00.0Yes (X)$442,280$0$47,372
Jameson Kelleher
VP, CFO & Treasurer35.00.0Yes (X)$380,839$0$47,469
Tom Javits
VP Construction & Facilities35.00.0Yes (X)$361,907$0$47,186
Rich Pedott
VP & Gnl Mgr Merch from 7/1735.00.0Yes (X)$408,751$0$34,791
Debra A McDowell
VP Human Resources to 10/1735.00.0Yes (X)$518,566$0$33,783
Allison Rutledge-Parisi
VP/Chief HR Officer from 8/1735.00.0Yes (X)$176,595$0$17,061
Kenneth N Weine
VP/Chief Comm Off. from 1/1735.00.0Yes (X)$323,878$0$41,813
Suzanne E Brenner
SVP/Chief Invest Off. to 11/1735.00.0Yes (X)$1,236,865$0$47,133
Lauren A Meserve
Chief Investment Officer35.00.0Yes (X)$1,142,025$0$328,127
Jeffrey Spar
VP Tech & Chief Tech Officer35.00.0Yes (X)$357,018$0$47,391
Linda M Sylling
Spec Ex/Gal Instl Mgr to 12/1635.00.0$366,256$0$13,934Yes (X)
Justin V Reed
Investment Officer35.00.0$349,845$0$28,091Yes (X)
Chiara Ponticelli
General Merchandise Manager35.00.0$296,206$0$25,038Yes (X)
Keith R Christiansen
Chairman, European Paintings35.00.0$296,894$0$46,808Yes (X)
Stephen A Manzi
Chief Develop Officer Indiv35.00.0$294,008$0$47,092Yes (X)
Will Manzer
VP & Gnl Mgr Merch to 6/1735.00.0$283,157$0$22,806Yes (X)
Elyse Topalian
VP for Communications to 6/1735.00.0$423,467$0$23,737Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$12,849,594TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$1,404,974TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K306IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (true)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
BEYER BLINDER BELLE ARCHITECTSPLAN
120 BROADWAYNEW YORKNY10271ARCHITECTURAL SVCS$4,701,748
SHAWMUT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
560 HARRISON AVENUEBOSTONMA02118CONSTRUCTION MANAGER$4,413,479
ISLAND ACCOUSTICS LLC
518 JOHNSON AVENUEBOHEMIANY11716CONSTRUCTION MANAGER$3,492,342
SCIAME CONSTRUCTION LLC
14 WALL STREET 2-LNEW YORKNY10005CONSTRUCTION MANAGER$2,394,617
RC DOLNER LLC
307 5TH AVENUE 3RD FLOORNEW YORKNY10016CONSTRUCTION MANAGER$1,886,820
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K92CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$28,649,667MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$24,035,308FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$12,084,256GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$214,579,456AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$21,598,084NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$279,348,687TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
EDUCATIONAL PRGMS, CONCERTS & LECTURES532000$8,300,771$6,985,827$1,314,944
PHOTO RENTALS & FILM FEES532000$229,391$229,391
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$8,530,162TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$32,543,374TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$12,266,952UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$44,810,326ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$114,198TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$114,198ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$797,101,059SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$580,535,944SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$216,565,115SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$216,565,115TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$216,565,115ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$1,070,827FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$24,035,308ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$6,631,377FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$5,560,550TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$5,560,550ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$0GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$51,424,330GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$48,591,969CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,832,361TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,481,056RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$351,305UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
CORPORATE EVENTS812930$3,141,022$701,626$2,439,396
PARKING GARAGE812930$2,718,441$2,718,441
RESTAURANT561499$32,450,563$2,606,557$29,844,006

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,115,470TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,115,470RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$40,425,496OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$574,798,843TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$12,283,979RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$5,325,359UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$288,491,536ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,683,589TotalAmt
Program Services$2,683,589ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,625TotalAmt
Program Services$20,625ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,216,385TotalAmt
Program Services$5,514,377ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,212,003ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$490,005FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$119,637,196TotalAmt
Program Services$107,036,345ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,946,874ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,653,977FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,074,296TotalAmt
Program Services$14,919,596ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,587,227ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$567,473FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,517,428TotalAmt
Program Services$35,263,355ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,910,692ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,343,381FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,572,055TotalAmt
Program Services$8,364,104ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$889,819ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$318,132FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,715,131TotalAmt
Program Services$170,942ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,544,189ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$538,320TotalAmt
Management And General$538,320ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$91,122TotalAmt
Program Services$91,122ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$237,371TotalAmt
Fundraising$237,371FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,828,317TotalAmt
Management And General$19,828,317ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,399,852TotalAmt
Program Services$7,464,774ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,646,110ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,288,968FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,056,689TotalAmt
Program Services$6,356,358ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$92,161ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$608,170FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,418,473TotalAmt
Program Services$37,172,168ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,127,146ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,119,159FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,781,404TotalAmt
Program Services$824,303ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,726,996ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$230,105FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,774TotalAmt
Program Services$1,774ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,189,302TotalAmt
Program Services$6,050,261ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$138,841ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$200FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,259,183TotalAmt
Program Services$2,926,629ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$160,808ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$171,746FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$459,138TotalAmt
Program Services$317,772ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$113,003ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,363FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,927,584TotalAmt
Program Services$11,636,842ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,290,742ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,692,527TotalAmt
Program Services$44,182,011ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,376,795ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$133,721FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,557,889TotalAmt
Program Services$1,887,275ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$670,614ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PURCHASES OF ART$89,480,763$89,480,763
RESTAURANT SERVICES & SUPPLIES$28,778,502$28,778,502
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$3,532,740$3,519,587$13,153
CATERING SERVICES$4,005,250$3,113,647$332,343$559,260

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,500,207TotalAmt
Program Services$1,403,372ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,037,760ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$59,075FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$492,173,112TotalAmt
Program Services$419,180,093ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,183,913ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,809,106FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,777,494BOYAmt
EOY$34,282,316EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$202,602,890BOYAmt
EOY$134,012,172EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,729,116BOYAmt
EOY$11,281,301EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,113,639BOYAmt
EOY$9,055,056EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,912,363BOYAmt
EOY$6,937,539EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,133,735,328LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$762,910,088LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$393,462,351BOYAmt
EOY$370,825,240EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,604,459,356BOYAmt
EOY$2,788,965,792EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$829,025,594BOYAmt
EOY$939,876,765EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,315,918BOYAmt
EOY$69,116,529EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,183,398,721BOYAmt
EOY$4,364,352,710EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,662,875BOYAmt
EOY$69,664,822EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,328,692BOYAmt
EOY$6,153,488EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$171,422,365BOYAmt
EOY$164,139,130EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,675,000BOYAmt
EOY$12,365,000EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$248,666,806BOYAmt
EOY$246,710,085EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$226,346,967BOYAmt
EOY$193,316,272EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$749,102,705BOYAmt
EOY$692,348,797EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$839,340,568BOYAmt
EOY$964,277,996EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,535,971,088BOYAmt
EOY$1,617,827,759EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,058,984,360BOYAmt
EOY$1,089,898,158EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,434,296,016BOYAmt
EOY$3,672,003,913EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,183,398,721BOYAmt
EOY$4,364,352,710EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$82,625,731ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$86,788,254NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$68,293,912OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$294,489,132CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$255,926,608CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$259,945,100CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$312,492,656CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$279,348,687CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,402,202,183TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,278,239CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,715,169CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,715,465CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,667,793CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,908,833CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$82,285,499TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$309,767,371CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$272,641,777CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$277,660,565CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$327,160,449CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$297,257,520CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,484,487,682TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$102,801,773SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,381,685,909PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$49,728,101CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$43,474,530CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$38,288,913CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$39,412,992CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$44,924,524CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$215,829,060TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,402,549CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$10,402,549TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$1,710,719,291TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$377,491,063GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.80766PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.81467PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$20,948FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$321,760FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$342,708FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$547,053,326FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$547,396,034FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non TxTotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non TxTotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$4,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$6,000,000LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$333,119CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$339,239CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$342,462CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$342,708CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,357,528TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$250,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$250,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,500,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$18,573CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$18,989CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$19,448CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$20,948CurrentYearAmt
Total$77,958TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets SalefalseSolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,893,395,137BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$39,032,474ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$330,683,094InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$3,156,563GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$118,020,305OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,141,933,837EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,523,689,299BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$106,501,247ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$388,580,757InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,998,554GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$122,377,612OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,893,395,137EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,700,466,038BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$20,417,352ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$26,064,305InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$3,149,811GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$167,979,975OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,523,689,299EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,656,291,524BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$55,893,860ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$131,623,264InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,949,425GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$140,393,185OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,700,466,038EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,371,491,241BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$38,131,683ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$384,102,896InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,940,410GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$134,493,886OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,656,291,524EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.30130BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.69870PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,015,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,015,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$38,717,877OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$26,646,010DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,071,867BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,026,902,997OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$681,016,210DepreciationAmt
Book Value$345,886,787BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$67,099,454OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$55,247,868DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,851,586BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Land BuildingsOtherLandBuildingsGrp
Total Book Value Land Buildings$370,825,240TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial DerivativesFinancialDerivativesGrp
Closely Held Equity InterestsCloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
PRIVATE EQUITY$474,253,121F
REAL ASSETS$465,623,644F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$939,876,765TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ANNUITY & SPLIT-INT OBLIGS.$14,802,961
PENSION AND OTHER ACCRUED RTRM$178,513,311
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$193,316,272TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$545,456,763TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$86,788,254NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$17,955,821OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$104,744,075RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$440,712,688RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$134,086,155OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$134,086,155RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$574,798,843TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$392,988,728TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$73,175,679OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$73,175,679ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$319,813,049ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$172,360,063OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$172,360,063ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$492,173,112TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PART III, LINE 1ASFAS 116 FOOTNOTE IN CONFORMITY WITH ACCOUNTING POLICIES GENERALLY FOLLOWED BY ART MUSEUMS, THE VALUE OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION, AND GIFTS OF ART OBJECTS ARE EXCLUDED FROM REVENUE IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. PURCHASES OF ART OBJECTS BY THE MUSEUM ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN NET ASSETS IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. PURSUANT TO STATE LAW AND MUSEUM POLICY, PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF ART AND RELATED INSURANCE SETTLEMENTS ARE RECORDED AS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF ART.
SCHEDULE D, PART III, LINE 4DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION'S COLLECTIONS & FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE THE MUSEUM'S WORLD-CLASS ART COLLECTION SPANS THE GLOBE AND RANGES IN DATE FROM ANCIENT TO CONTEMPORARY ART. THEY OFFER A SURVEY OF CONSIDERABLE BREADTH OF ART FROM THE ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA, AFRICA, SOUTH AMERICA, THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, EGYPT, THE NEAR EAST, AND GREECE AND ROME TO THE PRESENT TIME. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS INCLUDE EUROPEAN PAINTINGS, MEDIEVAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE, ARMS AND ARMOR, PRINTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, DRAWINGS, COSTUMES, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, SCULPTURE, TEXTILES, AND DECORATIVE ARTS FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE PRESENT TIME, AS WELL AS ONE OF THE FOREMOST COLLECTIONS OF AMERICAN ART IN THE WORLD. THE MUSEUM ALSO MAINTAINS SOME OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE ART AND ARCHITECTURE LIBRARIES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE COLLECTIONS ARE MAINTAINED FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH IN FURTHERANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE, RATHER THAN FOR FINANCIAL GAIN.
SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 3A & 4INTENDED USES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS: THE MUSEUM'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS, ACQUISITIONS OF WORKS OF ART, CONSERVATION OF WORKS OF ART, SPECIAL EXHIBITS OF INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC, MAINTENANCE AND EXPANSION OF GALLERIES, AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR MUSEUM EXPENSES.
SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 1AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE $369,250,753 FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES AND $176,206,010 FROM NON-OPERATING ACTIVITIES FOR REVENUE, GAINS AND OTHER SUPPORT. TOTAL PART XI, LINE 1 $545,456,763.
SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2DRECONCILING ITEMS FOR REVENUE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: ADVERTISING GIFTS-IN-KIND 43,500 FEDERAL INDEMNIFICATION 3,273,995 UTILITIES PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK 14,634,838 OTHER 3,488 ---------- TOTAL 17,955,821
SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 4BRECONCILING ITEMS FOR REVENUE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: MANAGEMENT FEES AND OTHER INVESTMENT EXPENSES 19,463,721 EXCESS INVESTMENT RETURN 177,305,880 COST OF SALES (48,591,969) FUNDRAISING EVENTS (6,631,377) PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF ART 2,115,470 2015 BOND PROCEEDS 781,945 CORPORATE SPECIAL EVENTS 972,918 MUSEUM LOANS 936,519 PARTNERSHIP UBIT (12,266,952) ------------ TOTAL 134,086,155
SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2DRECONCILING ITEMS FOR EXPENSES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: COST OF SALES 48,591,969 FUNDRAISING EVENTS 6,631,377 ADVERTISING GIFTS-IN-KIND 43,500 FEDERAL INDEMNIFICATION 3,273,995 UTILITIES PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK 14,634,838 ------------ TOTAL 73,175,679
SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 4BRECONCILING ITEMS FOR EXPENSES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: DEPRECIATION AND MISCELLANEOUS NON-CAPITAL EXPENSES 48,348,011 PURCHASES OF ART 89,480,763 MANAGEMENT FEES AND OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME 19,463,721 INVESTMENT EXPENSES ON THE SERIES 2015 BOND 364,595 CORPORATE SPECIAL EVENTS 972,918 MUSEUM LOANS 936,519 EFFECT OF INTEREST RATE SWAP 12,793,536 ----------- TOTAL 172,360,063

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (11 entries)

RegionRegionTxtType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)GrantmakingT. Rousseau Fellowship$20,625
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)Program ServicesRESEARCH & EXHIBITIONS$881,676
Sub-Saharan AfricaProgram ServicesRESEARCH & EXHIBITIONS$4,606
East Asia and the PacificProgram ServicesRESEARCH & EXHIBITIONS$149,373
South AsiaProgram ServicesRESEARCH & EXHIBITIONS$66,210
South AmericaProgram ServicesRESEARCH & EXHIBITIONS$8,275
Middle East and North AfricaProgram ServicesRESEARCH & EXHIBITIONS$52,146
North AmericaProgram ServicesRESEARCH & EXHIBITIONS$7,327
Russia and the Newly Independent StatesProgram ServicesRESEARCH & EXHIBITIONS$2,930
Central America and the CaribbeanInvestments$917,635,102
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)Investments$30,683,764
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$949,512,034SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$949,512,034TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of AssistanceT. Rousseau FellowshipTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionEurope (Including Iceland and Greenland)RegionTxt
Recipient3RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$20,625CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementCHECKMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Description Of Non Cash AsstN/ADescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt
Valuation Method UsedN/AValuationMethodUsedDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (true)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (true)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (true)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (true)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceMONITORING PROCEDURES- FORM 990, SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Museum awards grants, educational travel stipends and fellowships on an objective and nondiscriminatory basis. A Grants Committee, comprised of Museum curators, conservators, educators, scientists and librarians make selections based upon competitive written applications. The purpose of the grants is to provide an opportunity for the grantees to conduct research, extend their professional knowledge and contribute to their respective fields at large. To the best of the Museum's knowledge none of the recipients of the grants or fellowships are related to any person such as a trustee, an officer, or a key person of the Museum. Every grantee is assigned a specific supervisor at the start of their fellowship period. The supervisor is either a curator, conservator or scientist from the department hosting the individual scholar. The scholar and supervisor are in contact throughout the year and discuss all of the details of the grantee's research work. In addition, the Academic and Professional Programs Office, which is responsible for all of the fellows, requires periodic updates on the individuals' research.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (true)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDONOR SERVICES GROUPPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11200 WILSHIRE BOULEVARDAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2SUITE 650AddressLine2Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90017ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityTELE- MARKETINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$443,393GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$237,371RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$206,022NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$443,393TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$237,371TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$206,022TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1COSTUME INSTITUEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$13,171,037GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$12,868,537CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$302,500GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$4,128,568OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2CORPORATE BENEFEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$4,767,610GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$4,665,760CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$101,850GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$402,835OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total9OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$7,167,488GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$6,501,011CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$666,477GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$2,099,974OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$25,106,135GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$24,035,308CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$1,070,827GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$6,631,377OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$6,631,377DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$5,560,550NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE G, PART I, Line 2BThe Membership department contracted telemarketing firm Donor Services Group (DSG) to facilitate campaigns directed at current and lapsed Members of The Met throughout fiscal 2018. DSG callers referred to a script, preapproved by the Membership Department, when soliciting Members by phone. In fiscal 2018, 16,340 current Members were contacted by DSG requesting a contribution to the Membership Annual Appeal; 23,511 current Members were contacted by DSG prior to expiration with Membership renewal requests; 5,365 lapsed Members were contacted by DSG after expiration with a request to renew their Membership.
SCHEDULE G, PART II, LINE 11 AND FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8NOTE THAT THE $5,560,550 LOSS ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8(C) EXCLUDES THE $24,035,308 OF CONTRIBUTIONS WHICH IF INCLUDED, WOULD RESULT IN A NET SURPLUS OF $18.5 MILLION.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (22 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
The Bothmer Fellowship2$45,250N/AN/A
Sylvan C. and Pam Coleman Memorial Fellowship8$154,875N/AN/A
Chester Dale Fellowship6$105,750N/AN/A
Annette de la Renta Fellowship2$94,416N/AN/A
The Douglass Foundation Fellowship2$53,292N/AN/A
Sherman Fairchild Foundation Fellowship2$86,333N/AN/A
Andrew W. Mellon Art History Fellowship12$335,278N/AN/A
Andrew W. Mellon Conservation Fellowship9$285,843N/AN/A
Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowshi1$51,657N/AN/A
Andrew W. Mellon Collection Specialist Fellowship5$169,446N/AN/A
Research Scholarship in Photograph Conservation Fe2$55,333N/AN/A
J.Clawson Mills Fellowship4$102,583N/AN/A
Slifka Foundation Fellowship2$46,500N/AN/A
Hanns Swarzenski and Brigitte Horney Fellowship1$6,667N/AN/A
Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellowship15$312,083N/AN/A
Polaire Weissman Fellowship3$84,583N/AN/A
Leonard A. Lauder Fellowships in Modern Art7$262,826N/AN/A
The Markoe Scholarship1$6,917N/AN/A
Andrew W. Mellon Indian Conservation Fellowship Pr3$42,290N/AN/A
Mellon Supplemental Fellowship Funds78$333,333N/AN/A
Robert Lehman Foundation Fellowship1$20,000N/AN/A
The Vilcek Fellowship1$28,333N/AN/A

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceMONITORING PROCEDURES- FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Museum awards grants, educational travel stipends and fellowships on an objective and nondiscriminatory basis. A Grants Committee, comprised of Museum curators, conservators, educators, scientists and librarians, make selections based upon competitive written applications. The purpose of the grants is to provide an opportunity for the grantees to conduct research, extend their professional knowledge and contribute to their respective fields at large. To the best of the Museum's knowledge, none of the recipients of the grants or fellowships are related to any person such as a trustee, an officer, or a key employee of the Museum. Every grantee is assigned a specific supervisor at the start of their fellowship period. The supervisor is either a curator, conservator or scientist from the department hosting the individual scholar. The scholar and supervisor are in contact throughout the year and discuss all of the details of the grantee's research work. In addition, the Academic and Professional Programs Office which is responsible for all of the fellows requires periodic updates on the individuals' research.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (true)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (true)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (true)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Thomas P Campbell
Director to 7/17, Ex-Off. Trus$543,317$2,146,890$27,000$299,805$3,017,012
Daniel H Weiss
President/CEO, Ex-Off. Trustee$760,291$197,524$27,000$21,034$1,005,849
Clyde B Jones III
SVP Inst. Advancement$486,145$3,860$27,000$8,858$525,863
Carrie R Barratt
Deputy Dir Collections to 6/18$359,191$367,545$27,000$20,403$774,139
Quincy K Houghton
Deputy Dir of Exhibitions$323,075$3,199$27,000$20,242$373,516
Sharon H Cott
SVP, Sec & Gen Counsel$438,266$4,014$27,000$20,372$489,652
Jameson Kelleher
VP, CFO & Treasurer$379,981$858$27,000$20,469$428,308
Tom Javits
VP Construction & Facilities$352,817$9,090$27,000$20,186$409,093
Will Manzer
VP & Gnl Mgr Merch to 6/17$247,695$35,462$21,954$852$305,963
Rich Pedott
VP & Gnl Mgr Merch from 7/17$406,893$1,858$27,000$7,791$443,542
Debra A McDowell
VP Human Resources to 10/17$165,825$317,741$27,000$6,783$552,349$35,000
Allison Rutledge-Parisi
VP/Chief HR Officer from 8/17$144,235$1,110$16,635$426$193,656$31,250
Elyse Topalian
VP for Communications to 6/17$48,311$375,156$14,730$9,007$447,204
Kenneth N Weine
VP/Chief Comm Off. from 1/17$297,567$1,311$27,000$14,813$365,691$25,000
Suzanne E Brenner
SVP/Chief Invest Off. to 11/17$584,010$75,644$27,000$20,133$1,283,998$577,211$170,234
Lauren A Meserve
Chief Investment Officer$596,020$1,710$318,864$9,263$1,470,152$544,295$160,526
Jeffrey Spar
VP Tech & Chief Tech Officer$355,136$1,882$27,000$20,391$404,409
Linda M Sylling
Spec Ex/Gal Instl Mgr to 12/16$9,501$356,755$11,784$2,150$380,190
Justin V Reed
Investment Officer$233,195$1,650$26,924$1,167$377,936$115,000
Chiara Ponticelli
General Merchandise Manager$219,695$76,511$23,977$1,061$321,244
Keith R Christiansen
Chairman, European Paintings$286,041$10,853$27,000$19,808$343,702
Stephen A Manzi
Chief Develop Officer Indiv$291,131$2,877$27,000$20,092$341,100

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1APERSONAL HOUSING - FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2017, THE MUSEUM PROVIDED A HOUSING ALLOWANCE TO THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, DANIEL WEISS. THIS ALLOWANCE WAS TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION. FOR A PORTION OF CALENDAR YEAR 2017, THE MUSEUM PROVIDED THE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THOMAS CAMPBELL, WITH A RESIDENCE THAT HE WAS REQUIRED TO LIVE IN AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE MUSEUM. THE VALUE OF THIS HOUSING WAS NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4ATHE FOLLOWING PERSONS RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT IN CALENDAR YEAR 2017: THOMAS CAMPBELL - $1,500,000 CARRIE R. BARRATT - $364,000 DEBRA MCDOWELL - $207,701 ELYSE TOPALIAN - $259,708 LINDA M. SYLLING - $249,365 CHIARA PONTICELLI - $55,384
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4BTHE FOLLOWING PERSONS PARTICIPATED IN OR RECEIVED PAYMENTS FROM A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN IN CALENDAR YEAR 2017: THOMAS CAMPBELL - $244,374 DANIEL WEISS - $90,000
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7PURSUANT TO THE MUSEUM'S INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR INVESTMENT STAFF, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, SUZANNE BRENNER, RECEIVED A BONUS PAYMENT OF $577,211, AND CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, LAUREN MESERVE, RECEIVED A BONUS PAYMENT OF $544,295. ALL SUCH PAYMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II COLUMN B.
SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (C)COLUMN (C) INCLUDES DEFERRED COMPENSATION AS FOLLOWS: A BONUS PAYMENT FOR LAUREN MESERVE OF $291,865. THIS DEFERRED COMPENSATION MAY BE FORFEITED IF THE RECIPIENT LEAVES THE MUSEUM'S EMPLOYMENT BEFORE IT IS PAID. THE EXACT AMOUNT IS SUBJECT TO ADJUSTMENT BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND.
FORM 990, PART VIIDANIEL WEISS WAS AN EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2017. THOMAS CAMPBELL WAS DIRECTOR AND CEO OF THE MUSEUM UNTIL FEBRUARY 2017, AND DIRECTOR OF THE MUSEUM AND AN EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE UNTIL JULY 2017.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdBond Issuer EINBondIssuerEINCUSIPCUSIPNumBond IssuedBondIssuedDtIssue PriceIssuePriceAmtPurposePurposeDescDefeasedDefeasedIndOn Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerIndPool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
TRUST FOR CULTURAL RESOURCES OF THE CITY OF NY
A911882413649717NP62006-12-01$65,000,000PARTIAL FUNDING OF CAPITAL PROJECTfalsefalsefalse
TRUST FOR CULTURAL RESOURCES OF THE CITY OF NY
B911882413649717NQ42006-12-01$65,000,000falsefalsefalse

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdRetiredRetiredAmtBond DefeasedBondDefeasedAmtTotal ProceedsTotalProceedsAmtIn Reserve FundInReserveFundAmtCapitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestAmtRefunding EscrowRefundingEscrowAmtIssuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmtCredit EnhancementCreditEnhancementAmtWorking Capital ExpendituresWorkingCapitalExpendituresAmtCapital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmtOther Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmtUnspentUnspentAmtCurrent RefundingCurrentRefundingIndAdvance RefundingAdvanceRefundingIndFinal Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeIndAdequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd
A$0$0$65,000,000$0$0$0$795,690$0$0$64,204,310$0$0falsefalseYes (true)Yes (true)
B$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdOwning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyIndAny Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsIndMgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropIndEngage Bond Counsel ContractsEngageBondCounselContractsIndAny Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsIndPrivate Bus Use By OthersPrivateBusUseByOthersPctBond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestIndChange In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropIndRemedial Action TakenRemedialActionTakenIndProcs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
AfalsefalseYes (true)Yes (true)false0falsefalsefalseYes (true)
B0

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdForm8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledIndException To RebateExceptionToRebateIndVariable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueIndHedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecIndGross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICIndBusiness Name Line1GICProviderName/BusinessNameLine1TxtGross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedIndWritten Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
0
AfalseYes (true)Yes (true)falsefalse0falseYes (true)
0
B0

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdProcedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
AYes (true)
B

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE K, PART III, LINES 4-6, PRIVATE BSUINESS AND UNRELATED USEFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE MUSEUM PERFORMS A DETAILED PRIVATE BUSINESS AND UNRELATED USE CALCULATION. THE MUSEUM CALCULATED ITS PRIVATE BUSINESS AND UNRELATED USE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018 TO BE NEARLY 0% IN TAX EXEMPT BOND-FINANCED SPACE. THIS ANALYSIS EXCLUDES COST OF ISSUANCE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution192ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$0NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Historical TreasuresArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp

Art Fractional Interest ArtFractionalInterestGrp

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SCHEDULE M, PART I, COLUMN (B)THE AMOUNTS SHOWN IN PART I, COLUMN (B) FOR "NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS" REPRESENTS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND NOT NECESSARILY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED.
USE OF THIRD PARTIES - FORM 990, SCHEDULE M, PART I, LINE 32BThe Museum may, from time to time, sell art works acquired as non-cash contributions through third parties such as public auction houses, private dealers, or individuals. In each case, the Museum enters into a contract or agreement with the third party conducting or participating in the sale and adheres to its own published policy regarding such sales as well as applicable IRS laws and standards of accounting.
NON-REVENUE CONTRIBUTIONS - FORM 990, SCHEDULE M, PART I, LINE 33In accordance with FASB's SFAS 116, the Museum does not treat donations of property of the types described in Part I of Schedule M as revenue or capitalize its collections because they are used to support its non-profit educational mission, and, should the property be sold, proceeds from such sale would be used solely to acquire other items for the collection. These accounting standards are also endorsed by the American Alliance of Museums and the Association of Art Museum Directors, of which organizations the Museum is a member.

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FORM 990, PART III - PROGRAM SERVICESMISSION AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART WAS FOUNDED ON APRIL 13, 1870, WITH A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE THAT HAS GUIDED IT FOR OVER 140 YEARS: "TO BE LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING IN SAID CITY A MUSEUM AND LIBRARY OF ART, OF ENCOURAGING AND DEVELOPING THE STUDY OF THE FINE ARTS, AND THE APPLICATION OF ARTS TO MANUFACTURE AND PRACTICAL LIFE, OF ADVANCING THE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF KINDRED SUBJECTS, AND, TO THAT END, OF FURNISHING POPULAR INSTRUCTION." ON JANUARY 13, 2015, THE TRUSTEES OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART REAFFIRMED THE ABOVE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND SUPPLEMENTED IT WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF MISSION: "THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART COLLECTS, STUDIES, CONSERVES, AND PRESENTS SIGNIFICANT WORKS OF ART ACROSS ALL TIMES AND CULTURES IN ORDER TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO CREATIVITY, KNOWLEDGE, AND IDEAS." DEDICATED TO CELEBRATING 5,000 YEARS OF ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS ALL CULTURES, THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART PRIDES ITSELF ON SERVING THE PUBLIC THROUGH OUR COLLECTION, EXHIBITIONS, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2018, THESE ACTIVITIES NOT ONLY MET THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARDS BUT WERE ENTHUSIASTICALLY EMBRACED BY VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, INSPIRED EXTRAORDINARY SUPPORT, AND FOSTERED MEANINGFUL COLLABORATIONS WITH A RANGE OF CULTURAL LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS -- POWERFUL INDICATIONS OF THE MUSEUM'S ROLE IN KEEPING BEAUTY, CREATIVITY, AND HUMAN EXPRESSION AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR LIVES. ATTENDANCE IN FISCAL YEAR 2018 THE MUSEUM WELCOMED MORE THAN 7.35 MILLION VISITORS -- THE MOST IN ITS RECORDED HISTORY -- TO ITS THREE LOCATIONS: THE MET FIFTH AVENUE, THE MET CLOISTERS, AND THE MET BREUER. THE INCREASE OVER 2017, WHICH SAW 7 MILLION VISITORS, WAS DUE IN LARGE PART TO "MICHELANGELO: DIVINE DRAFTSMAN AND DESIGNER," WHICH WAS ON VIEW FROM NOVEMBER 13, 2017, THROUGH FEBRUARY 12, 2018, AND BROUGHT IN 702,516 VISITORS. THE EXHIBITION IS THE TENTH MOST ATTENDED SHOW IN THE MUSEUM'S HISTORY. THE MET ALSO CONTINUED TO BE NEW YORK CITY'S MOST VISITED TOURIST ATTRACTION FOR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2018, INTERNATIONAL VISITORS ACCOUNTED FOR 34 PERCENT OF THE MUSEUM'S AUDIENCE. IT IS ALSO A POPULAR DESTINATION FOR LOCAL VISITORS: 32 PERCENT OF THE VISITORS CAME FROM THE FIVE BOROUGHS, AND 13 PERCENT WERE FROM THE TRISTATE AREA. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY THE MUSEUM'S ONGOING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY YIELDED A NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS. IN OCTOBER 2017, WE RECEIVED A GENEROUS COMMITMENT FROM THE RELIANCE FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT A RANGE OF EXHIBITIONS THAT EXPLORE AND CELEBRATE THE ARTS OF INDIA. THE FIRST PRESENTATION TO BENEFIT FROM THIS LONG-TERM COLLABORATION WAS "MODERNISM ON THE GANGES: RAGHUBIR SINGH PHOTOGRAPHS," A HIGHLIGHT AT THE MET BREUER LAST FALL. FUTURE EXHIBITIONS WILL COVER SUCH TOPICS AS EARLY BUDDHIST ART AND CONTEMPORARY INDIAN SCULPTURE. FISCAL YEAR 2018 MARKED YEAR THREE OF THE INDIAN CONSERVATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (ICFP), A SIX-YEAR PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE MET; THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION; STICHTING RESTAURATIE ATELIER LIMBURG, THE NETHERLANDS; AND THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA THAT PROVIDES PRACTICAL, INTENSIVE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EMERGING INDIAN CONSERVATORS AT HOST INSTITUTIONS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE MET AND ITS PARTNERS WELCOMED SEVEN ICFP FELLOWS FROM THE VICTORIA HALL MUSEUM, KOLKATA; CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ VASTU SANGRAHALAYA, MUMBAI; THE INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE ARTS, NEW DELHI; THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART, NEW DELHI; AND THE INDIAN NATIONAL TRUST FOR ART AND CULTURAL HERITAGE, NEW DELHI AND BANGALORE. IN DECEMBER 2017 WE ANNOUNCED AN AMBITIOUS TEN-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BRUKER CORPORATION TO ADVANCE ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODS IN CULTURAL HERITAGE SCIENCE. THE AFFILIATION BUILDS ON A LONG HISTORY OF COLLABORATION THAT HAS PRODUCED NEW INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS NOW WIDELY USED IN THE MATERIAL INVESTIGATION OF WORKS OF ART. IT ALLOWS US TO ADD STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY TO THE ALREADY IMPRESSIVE ARRAY OF SCIENTIFIC TOOLS USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO ADVANCE SCHOLARSHIP AND SOLVE CHALLENGING CONSERVATION PROBLEMS. ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITIES AS MUSEUM LEADERS IS TO PROTECT CULTURAL HERITAGE AND PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION. THE MET IS A LONGTIME PARTNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF MUSEUMS (ICOM), SUPPORTING THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO ENSURE THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF CULTURAL GOODS, AND IN JANUARY 2018 WE WERE HONORED TO HOST THE PRESENTATION OF ICOM'S EMERGENCY RED LIST OF CULTURAL OBJECTS AT RISK FOR YEMEN. ICOM'S RED LISTS CATEGORIZE THE ENDANGERED ARCHAEOLOGICAL OBJECTS IN THE MOST VULNERABLE AREAS OF THE WORLD IN ORDER TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING ILLEGALLY TRADED OR SOLD. BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE PRIOR YEAR, IN FEBRUARY 2018 THE MET HELD ITS SECOND REGIONAL HERITAGE PRESERVATION WORKSHOP IN AMMAN, JORDAN. WITH THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE WHITING FOUNDATION AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, THE WORKSHOP CONVENED SEVENTY-THREE PARTICIPANTS -- MOST OF THEM MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS FROM IRAQ, SYRIA, AND JORDAN -- FOR SPECIALIZED PRACTICAL TRAINING IN DOCUMENTATION OF ENDANGERED COLLECTIONS. IN APRIL 2018, THE MUSEUM HOSTED THE FOURTH ANNUAL GLOBAL MUSEUM LEADERS COLLOQUIUM (GMLC), A TWO-WEEK CONFERENCE FOR MUSEUM DIRECTORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO EXCHANGE IDEAS ABOUT THE COMMON CHALLENGES THEY FACE AND TO SHARE INSIGHTS ON VARIOUS FACETS OF MUSEUM MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING CURATORIAL AND CONSERVATION WORK AS WELL AS MARKETING, DEVELOPMENT, AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY. TWELVE MUSEUM DIRECTORS ATTENDED THIS YEAR'S COLLOQUIUM, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MUSEUM LEADERS WHO ARE NOW PART OF THE GMLC INTERNATIONAL NETWORK TO FIFTY-THREE, REPRESENTING FORTY-TWO COUNTRIES. COLLECTION AND ACQUISITIONS THE MET PRESENTS OVER 5,000 YEARS OF ART FROM AROUND THE WORLD AT ITS MAIN BUILDING ON FIFTH AVENUE, AT THE MET BREUER, AND AT THE MET CLOISTERS. THE MET HAS ALWAYS ASPIRED TO BE MORE THAN A TREASURY OF RARE AND BEAUTIFUL OBJECTS. EVERY DAY, ART COMES ALIVE IN THE MUSEUM'S GALLERIES AND THROUGH ITS EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS, REVEALING BOTH NEW IDEAS AND UNEXPECTED CONNECTIONS ACROSS TIME AND ACROSS CULTURES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2018 THE MUSEUM MADE A NUMBER OF KEY ACQUISITIONS THAT ADD NEW PERSPECTIVES AND POSE NEW QUESTIONS, KEEPING THE MET A RELEVANT AND DYNAMIC INSTITUTION. KEY ACQUISITIONS INCLUDED A MASTERFUL EXAMPLE OF CUBIST PAPIER COLL (PASTED PAPER), BY JUAN GRIS (SPANISH, 1887-1927), FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART; A PICTORIAL MUSLIN BY STANDING BEAR (MINNECONJOU LAKOTA/TETON SIOUX, 1859-1933) THAT DEPICTS THE CHAOS, SCALE, AND INTENSITY OF THE FAMOUS BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN, ACQUIRED FOR THE AMERICAN WING; A PAIR OF ORIGINAL AND ELEGANT SCREENS THAT IS AMONG THE LARGEST AND MOST SPECTACULAR WORKS BY THE EDO-PERIOD ARTIST SAKAI HOITSU (JAPANESE, 1761-1828), FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ASIAN ART; A POETIC LANDSCAPE BY SAMUEL PALMER (BRITISH, 1805-1881) FROM THE PERIOD WHEN THE ARTIST, WHO PREVIOUSLY WORKED IN OILS, BEGAN DEVOTING HIMSELF TO WATERCOLOR, ACQUIRED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DRAWINGS AND PRINTS; A RECENTLY REDISCOVERED PANEL PAINTING BY FRANCESCO SALVIATI (ITALIAN, 1510-1563) -- A VIVID DEPICTION OF THE FLORENTINE DOCTOR CARLO RIMBOTTI -- FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EUROPEAN PAINTINGS; A PAIR OF EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY SILVER-GILT SCONCES PRODUCED IN THE GERMAN CITY OF AUGSBURG THAT ARE TWO OF ONLY FOUR SURVIVING PIECES OF A SUITE DISPLAYED AT THE ROYAL APARTMENTS OF ELECTOR AUGUSTUS THE STRONG (1670-1733), ACQUIRED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EUROPEAN SCULPTURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS; AND A HIGHLY DECORATED HEBREW BIBLE FROM MEDIEVAL SPAIN THAT BLENDS ISLAMIC AND CHRISTIAN GOTHIC ORNAMENTAL ELEMENTS AND EXEMPLIFIES THE EXTRAORDINARY CROSS-CULTURAL EXCHANGE THAT CHARACTERIZES THE ARTISTIC AND LITERARY PRODUCTION OF THE FIRST HALF OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY, ACQUIRED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDIEVAL ART AND THE CLOISTERS.
FORM 990, PART III - CONTINUEDCURATORIAL, CONSERVATION, AND RESEARCH THE MUSEUM'S CURATORIAL PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED BY NUMEROUS SERVICES AND RESOURCES. THE DEPARTMENTS OF PAINTINGS, PAPER, OBJECTS, TEXTILE, AND PHOTOGRAPHS CONSERVATION ALONG WITH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PREPARE AND REVIEW EVERY ARTWORK SELECTED FOR AN EXHIBITION OR LOAN. THE MET'S CONSERVATION EFFORT RANKS WITH THE BEST OF THE WORLD'S MAJOR MUSEUMS. THE THOMAS J. WATSON LIBRARY HOUSES VALUABLE RESEARCH MATERIAL AVAILABLE TO THE STAFF AND PUBLIC FOR CURATORIAL, EDUCATION, AND PUBLICATION PROJECTS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2018, 11,693 VISITS WERE MADE BY OUTSIDE RESEARCHERS, AND 2,163 NEW OUTSIDE RESEARCHERS WERE REGISTERED. THE MUSEUM LIBRARIES CIRCULATED 48,487 ITEMS TO READERS. ELEVEN WEEKLY SESSIONS OF STORY TIME IN NOLEN LIBRARY REACHED OVER 16,970 CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. THE LIBRARY CONTINUED TO DIGITIZE RARE COLLECTION MATERIALS, BOTH PRINTED AND MANUSCRIPT, AND TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE ONLINE, AVERAGING 159,598 PAGE HITS PER MONTH (COMPARED TO 97,400 IN FISCAL YEAR 2017). THE MET IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S PREEMINENT ART-BOOK PUBLISHERS, AND IN FISCAL YEAR 2018 THE MUSEUM'S PUBLICATIONS AND EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT CONTINUED ITS EXCELLENCE IN ART-BOOK PUBLISHING WITH NUMEROUS NEW TITLES. AMONG THEM WERE SEVERAL EXHIBITION CATALOGUES, INCLUDING THE AWARD-WINNING "MICHELANGELO"HEAVENLY BODIES", AS WELL AS GROUNDBREAKING CATALOGUES LIFE", "THOMAS COLE'S JOURNEY", AND "MY SOUL HAS GROWN DEEP: BLACK ART FROM THE AMERICAN SOUTH". THE DEPARTMENT ALSO PUBLISHED VOLUMES HIGHLIGHTING THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS OF EUROPEAN PORCELAIN, EDO PAINTINGS, EUROPEAN ARMOR, AND DELACROIX DRAWINGS; A BOOK BASED ON THE WEB FEATURE "THE ARTIST PROJECT AND A DIGITAL CATALOGUE OF ANCIENT CYPRIOT GLASS. TEN OF THESE TITLES WON AWARDS AND SEVEN WERE TRANSLATED INTO FOREIGN LANGUAGES, EXTENDING THEIR REACH. IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT PUBLISHED FOUR ISSUES OF "THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETINVOLUME 52 OF THE ANNUAL "METROPOLITAN MUSEUM JOURNAL". EXHIBITIONS THE MET'S DEDICATION TO FOSTERING THE UNDERSTANDING OF ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS ALL CULTURES AND ITS PRODIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP ARE REFLECTED IN THE FIFTY-SEVEN EXHIBITIONS IT MOUNTED IN FISCAL YEAR 2018 -- FROM SMALL, FOCUSED INSTALLATIONS TO MAJOR INTERNATIONAL SHOWS. THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS WERE AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2018: "CRISTBAL DE VILLALPANDO: MEXICAN PAINTER OF THE BAROQUE "WORLD WAR I AND THE VISUAL ARTS "RELATIVE VALUES: THE COST OF ART IN THE NORTHERN RENAISSANCE "RODIN AT THE MET "LEONARDO TO MATISSE: MASTER DRAWINGS FROM THE ROBERT LEHMAN COLLECTION "MICHELANGELO: DIVINE DRAFTSMAN AND DESIGNER "DAVID HOCKNEY "THE FACE OF DYNASTY: ROYAL CRESTS FROM WESTERN CAMEROON "BEFORE/ON/AFTER: WILLIAM WEGMAN AND CALIFORNIA CONCEPTUALISM "WILLIAM EGGLESTON: LOS ALAMOS "THE SILVER CAESARS: A RENAISSANCE MYSTERY "BIRDS OF A FEATHER: JOSEPH CORNELL'S HOMAGE TO JUAN GRIS "THOMAS COLE'S JOURNEY: ATLANTIC CROSSINGS "DIAMOND MOUNTAINS: TRAVEL AND NOSTALGIA IN KOREAN ART "THE POETRY OF NATURE: EDO PAINTINGS FROM THE FISHBEIN-BENDER COLLECTION "GOLDEN KINGDOMS: LUXURY AND LEGACY IN THE ANCIENT AMERICAS "PUBLIC PARKS, PRIVATE GARDENS: PARIS TO PROVENCE "VISITORS TO VERSAILLES (1682-1789) "THE ROOF GARDEN COMMISSION: HUMA BHABHA, WE COME IN PEACE "HEAVENLY BODIES: FASHION AND THE CATHOLIC IMAGINATION "PAINTED IN MEXICO, 1700-1790: PINXIT MEXICI "HISTORY REFUSED TO DIE: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SOULS GROWN DEEP FOUNDATION GIFT "AFRICAN AMERICAN PORTRAITS: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE 1940S AND 1950S AND, AT THE MET BREUER, "DELIRIOUS: ART AT THE LIMITS OF REASON, 1950-1980 "ETTORE SOTTSASS: DESIGN RADICAL "MODERNISM ON THE GANGES: RAGHUBIR SINGH PHOTOGRAPHS "EDVARD MUNCH: BETWEEN THE CLOCK AND THE BED "PROVOCATIONS: ANSELM KIEFER AT THE MET BREUER "LEON GOLUB: RAW NERVE AND LIFE: SCULPTURE, COLOR, AND THE BODY (1300-NOW)". EDUCATION THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT COMPLETED ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR OF CREATIVE PROGRAMMING, SCHOLARLY EFFORTS, AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT ATTRACTED A DIVERSE CROSS SECTION OF MUSEUM USERS AND INCREASED AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT. WORK ON THE DEPARTMENT'S FIVE KEY PRIORITIES -- REFINE STAFF ORGANIZATION AND INVEST IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SOLIDIFY THE DEPARTMENT AS A LEADER AND INFLUENCER IN THE FIELD; MAKE THE MET RESPONSIVE AND RELEVANT, SERVING AS A PLATFORM FOR TIMELY ISSUES; DEEPEN THE MUSEUM'S PRESENCE AND IMPACT OUTSIDE ITS PHYSICAL LOCATIONS AND INTO COMMUNITIES; AND ESTABLISH OUR GALLERIES AND OTHER SPACES AS ACTIVE LABORATORIES FOR SCHOLARS, ARTISTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC -- ALSO CONTINUED THIS YEAR, FOSTERING GREATER COLLABORATION AMONG COLLEAGUES IN THE MUSEUM AND WITH PARTNERS LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2018, THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTLY SERVED MORE THAN ELEVEN PERCENT OF THE MUSEUM'S VISITORS THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 39,000 EVENTS THAT DREW OVER 845,000 IN-PERSON PARTICIPANTS. IN ADDITION, FIFTY OF THESE EVENTS ATTRACTED MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION VIEWERS ONLINE THROUGH FACEBOOK LIVE BROADCASTS. ARTISTS REMAINED VITAL TO OUR EDUCATION PRACTICE, ESPECIALLY THROUGH ARTIST RESIDENCIES. THIS YEAR, ANDREA MILLER -- THE FIRST CHOREOGRAPHER SELECTED FOR THIS INITIATIVE -- AND HER COMPANY, GALLIM, ENGAGED WITH THE COLLECTION AND OUR AUDIENCES THROUGH CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED COMMISSIONS AND PREMIERES. METFRIDAYS: NEW YORK'S NIGHT OUT BROUGHT IN LOCAL RESIDENTS AND WAS A CATALYST FOR PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEW YORK CITY'S CREATIVE COMMUNITY. SYMPOSIA, SUCH AS "IN OUR TIME: A YEAR OF ARCHITECTURE IN A DAYONE RELATED TO THE EXHIBITION LIFE: SCULPTURE, COLOR, AND THE BODY (1300-NOW)," SERVED OUR SCHOLARLY AUDIENCE. MUSEUM-WIDE FESTIVALS FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR AND WORLD CULTURES ATTRACTED MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND PEOPLE WITH ACTIVITIES AND PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE GALLERIES. OUR PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE WITH VARIED ABILITIES CONTINUED TO LEAD THE MUSEUM ACCESSIBILITY FIELD. THE MUSEUM'S ONGOING EFFORTS TO SERVE AS A CULTURAL AND SOCIAL HUB FOR NEW YORK'S YOUNG PEOPLE AGAIN INCLUDED TWO LARGE-SCALE TEENS TAKE THE MET! EVENTS, IN WHICH MORE THAN FIFTY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS PRESENTED A VARIETY OF HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES. MANY OF THE APPROXIMATELY 4,700 PARTICIPATING TEENS WERE FIRST-TIME VISITORS (45 PERCENT AT THE FALL EVENT AND 40 PERCENT IN THE SPRING). OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR YEARS, WE HAVE ENGAGED MORE THAN 22,000 TEENS AND ALMOST 130 PARTNERS THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE. AS ALWAYS, THE MET CONTINUED TO BE AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR TEACHING, LEARNING, TRAINING, AND RESEARCHING AT ALL LEVELS. THIS FISCAL YEAR, 230,030 K-12 TEACHERS AND THEIR STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN 6,582 GUIDED AND SELF-GUIDED SCHOOL-GROUP VISITS TO THE MET'S THREE LOCATIONS, AND 1,425 TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS TOOK PART IN PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON INTEGRATING ART INTO CLASSROOM TEACHING. AFTER A YEAR OF PLANNED REFLECTION, THE MET K-12 TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY, A YEARLONG IMMERSIVE PRACTICUM FOR NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLTEACHERS WORKING IN TITLE I OR DISTRICT 75 PUBLIC SCHOOLS, RESUMED WITH THE SELECTION OF FIFTEEN EDUCATORS TO INVESTIGATE HOW TEACHING WITH WORKS OF ART CAN SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING. WE ALSO GRANTED FELLOWSHIPS TO FORTY-EIGHT LEADING INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS AS PART OF OUR PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS. IN FALL 2017, THE MUSEUM LAUNCHED THE KENAN PROJECT, A THREE-YEAR INITIATIVE THAT ADVANCES OUR OBJECTIVE TO BE A RELEVANT AND AN INSPIRING FORCE IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW YORK CITY. THE PROJECT HAS TWO COMPONENTS: THE FIRST ESTABLISHES THE MET AND NEW YORK UNIVERSITY'S TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AS ANCHOR ORGANIZATIONS AMONG NINETEEN OTHER CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED INSTITUTIONS TO EXPLORE THE IMPACT OF THE ARTS IN AND WITH COMMUNITIES. THE SECOND IS A COLLABORATIVE RESIDENCY FOR NEW YORK ARTISTS COMMITTED TO SOCIAL CHANGE. INAUGURAL ARTISTS RASHIDA BUMBRAY AND MIGUEL LUCIANO ARE PARTNERING WITH THE MET TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT VITAL, AMBITIOUS COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THE MUSEUM, INCLUDING ENGAGING SELECTED INDIVIDUALS IN A CIVIC PRACTICE SEMINAR THAT TRAINS ARTISTS TO BUILD SOCIALLY ENGAGING AND RESPONSIBLE RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITIES AND INSTITUTIONS. THIS FISCAL YEAR WE ALSO PUBLISHED THE PROCEEDINGS OF A GROUNDBREAKING, DAYLONG CREATIVE CONVENING HELD IN FISCAL YEAR 2017 AND INSPIRED BY THE FALL 2016 MET BREUER EXHIBITION "KERRY JAMES MARSHALL: MASTRY." PUBLISHED WITH SUPPORT FROM THE FORD FOUNDATION, THE ILLUSTRATED BOOK CONSIDERS THE ROLE OF CREATIVITY, HARD WORK, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND IMAGINATION IN VARIOUS DISCIPLINES INSPIRED BY MARSHALL'S PRACTICE AND WORK. IT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE TO ARTISTS, SCHOLARS, EDUCATORS, AND CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
FORM 990, PART III - CONTINUEDDIGITAL THE MET HAS EMERGED AS A GLOBAL LEADER IN BOTH ITS DIGITAL PRACTICES AND REACH. THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE ENDED THE YEAR WITH 30.4 MILLION VISITS, 32 PERCENT OF WHICH WERE INTERNATIONAL. THE MET'S ONLINE COLLECTION AND THE HEILBRUNN TIMELINE OF ART HISTORY CONTINUE TO DRAW THE MOST HITS, WITH 8.4 MILLION AND 9.4 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY. THE MET'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WIKIMEDIA COMMUNITY IN THE SECOND YEAR OF THE MUSEUM'S OPEN ACCESS POLICY -- WHICH MADE OVER 375,000 ONLINE COLLECTION IMAGES AVAILABLE FOR FREE AND UNRESTRICTED USE -- ENABLES THE COLLECTION TO REACH MORE THAN 10 MILLION USERS PER MONTH ON WIKIPEDIA. THE MUSEUM'S SOCIAL MEDIA REACH CONTINUES TO EXPAND: ITS TWITTER FEED HAS MORE THAN 4.4 MILLION FOLLOWERS (49 PERCENT INTERNATIONAL); ITS WEBBY AWARD-WINNING INSTAGRAM HAS 2.5 MILLION (66 PERCENT INTERNATIONAL); AND ITS FACEBOOK ACCOUNT HAS MORE THAN 1.9 MILLION (67 PERCENT INTERNATIONAL). IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM HAS USED FACEBOOK LIVE TO REACH AUDIENCES IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, KOREAN, MANDARIN, AND AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE. CAPITAL PROJECTS IN MARCH 2018, THE MUSEUM COMPLETED THE SECOND PHASE OF THE RENOVATION AND REINTERPRETATION OF ITS ANDR MERTENS GALLERIES FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. CULLED FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST DIVERSE AND IMPORTANT COLLECTIONS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS -- OVER 5,000 EXAMPLES FROM A VARIETY OF CULTURES AND ERAS -- THE NEW PRESENTATION GIVES VIEWERS A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON THE INTERWOVEN WORLDS OF MUSIC, ART, AND SOCIETY. THE RENOVATED GALLERIES DISPLAY THE TREASURES OF THE COLLECTION, INCLUDING THE WORLD'S OLDEST SURVIVING PIANO, MADE BY BARTOLOMEO CRISTOFORI IN FLORENCE IN 1720; CLOISONN TRUMPETS FROM THE MING DYNASTY; PRE-COLUMBIAN DRUMS; ANDRS SEGOVIA'S GUITAR; AND VIOLINS BY ANTONIO STRADIVARI AND ANDREA AMATI. THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT, WHICH PRESENTS A SELECTION OF BRASS INSTRUMENTS, WAS COMPLETED IN JUNE 2017; THE THIRD AND FINAL PHASE IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN SPRING 2019. IN FISCAL YEAR 2018, WE ALSO MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN A MULTIYEAR PROJECT TO RENOVATE TEN GALLERIES DEVOTED TO BRITISH DECORATIVE ARTS AND SCULPTURE OF THE EARLY SIXTEENTH THROUGH THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. THE WORK BEGAN TWO YEARS AGO, AND WHEN THE GALLERIES REOPEN IN EARLY 2020 THEY WILL PROVIDE OUR VISITORS WITH A NARRATIVE-RICH EXPERIENCE OF BRITISH DESIGN. THE MUSEUM ALSO EMBARKED ON A MOMENTOUS PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE WAY VISITORS EXPERIENCE ITS COLLECTION OF EUROPEAN PAINTINGS FROM 1250 TO 1800 BY REPLACING AND UPDATING THE GALLERIES' SKYLIGHTS, WHICH WERE CONSTRUCTED IN 1939. THE PROJECT BEGAN IN APRIL AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN PHASES OVER FOUR AND A HALF YEARS. TO ENSURE THAT IMPORTANT MASTERPIECES REMAIN ON VIEW DURING THIS TIME, MANY WORKS HAVE BEEN MOVED TO OTHER GALLERIES. THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART IS A REMARKABLE COMMUNITY WHOSE PRESENCE IN THE WORLD IS WELCOMING TO ALL AND A POWERFUL CIVILIZING FORCE, CHAMPIONING THE HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENTS IN ART FROM ALL CULTURES. AS WE APPROACH OUR 150TH ANNIVERSARY, WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO EXTEND TO OUR GLOBAL AUDIENCE UNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH OVER 5,000 YEARS OF BEAUTY, CREATIVITY, AND ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1A - VOTING RIGHTSGOVERNING BODY DELEGATED AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MUSEUM'S BY-LAWS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DURING INTERVALS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OTHER THAN THE POWERS TO (A) FILL VACANCIES IN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR IN ANY COMMITTEE; (B) AMEND OR REPEAL THE BY-LAWS OR ADOPT NEW BY-LAWS;(C) AMEND OR REPEAL ANY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHICH BY ITS TERMS SHALL NOT BE SO AMENDABLE OR REPEALABLE; (D) ELECT OR REMOVE TRUSTEES OR OFFICERS; (E) APPROVE A MERGER OR PLAN OF DISSOLUTION; (F) ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACTION ON THE SALE, LEASE, EXCHANGE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL THE ASSETS OF THE MUSEUM; OR (G) APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 2 - FAMILY OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPTWO TRUSTEES OF THE MUSEUM, HAMILTON E. JAMES AND J. TOMILSON HILL, HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. BOTH WERE OFFICERS OF THE BLACKSTONE GROUP DURING FY18.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 6 - MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATIONGOVERNING BODY AND MANAGEMENT THE MUSEUM DOES NOT HAVE "MEMBERS" AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS TO FORM 990. HOWEVER, THE MUSEUM USES THE TERM "MEMBERS" IN CONNECTION WITH DUES, FEES, GOODS, BENEFITS, PRIVILEGES AND SERVICES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE MUSEUM FROM TIME TO TIME.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B - REVIEW PROCESSPROCESS THE ORGANIZATION USES TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 THE MUSEUM'S FORM 990, INCLUDING REQUIRED SCHEDULES AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION, IS INITIALLY COMPILED BY THE MUSEUM'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT PRIMARILY RELYING ON THE MUSEUM'S GENERAL LEDGER, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL SYSTEMS. THE MUSEUM'S CONTROLLER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, GENERAL COUNSEL, AND EXTERNAL TAX ADVISORS PARTICIPATE IN A SERIES OF DETAILED REVIEWS OF THE FORM 990. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE MUSEUM'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE MUSEUM'S PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE MUSEUM'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. A COMPLETE COPY IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. THE MUSEUM'S EXTERNAL TAX ADVISORS FILE THE FORM 990 ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C - CONFLICT OF INTERESTTHE MUSEUM REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY REQUIRING ONGOING DISCLOSURE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, REVIEW OF SUCH DISCLOSURES, AND RECUSAL BY CONFLICTED INDIVIDUALS WHEN WARRANTED. SPECIFICALLY, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE MUSEUM SEEKS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY SENDING RELEVANT WRITTEN POLICIES TO SENIOR STAFF, TRUSTEES AND ADVISORY MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. EACH POLICY IS SENT WITH A STATEMENT, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED, SIGNED AND RETURNED TO THE MUSEUM'S GENERAL COUNSEL. THE STATEMENT REQUIRES EACH INDIVIDUAL TO CONFIRM THAT HE OR SHE HAS (I) RECEIVED A COPY OF THE POLICY, (II) READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE POLICY AND (III) AGREES TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. THE INDIVIDUAL IS ALSO ASKED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT HE OR SHE OR A MEMBER OF HIS OR HER FAMILY, OR AN ENTITY IN WHICH ANY OF THEM HAVE A MATERIAL OWNERSHIP INTEREST, MAY HAVE. THE STATEMENTS ARE COMPLETED AND RETURNED TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE. WHEN POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARISE, THEY ARE INITIALLY EVALUATED BY THE GENERAL COUNSEL WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL IF NECESSARY. ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE RESOLVED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE MUSEUM'S PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR (FOR STAFF) AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE LEGAL COMMITTEE OF THE MUSEUM'S BOARD (FOR TRUSTEES, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT AND THE DIRECTOR). IF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DETERMINED TO EXIST, THE INDIVIDUAL IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE BOARD'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION. A SUMMARY OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSED BY THE TRUSTEES ARE PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE EACH YEAR. A SUMMARY OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSED BY SENIOR STAFF IS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE DIRECTOR EACH YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15A AND 15B - COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESSTHE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ("THE COMMITTEE") OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PROGRAMS FOR THE MUSEUM'S OFFICERS, AND FOR ENSURING THAT THE COMPENSATION POLICIES OF THE MUSEUM ARE CONSISTENT WITH AND IN SUPPORT OF THE MUSEUM'S MISSION, VALUES AND LONG-TERM GOALS. THE INTENT OF THE COMMITTEE IS TO PROVIDE A TOTAL COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR THE OFFICERS THAT PROMOTES THE MUSEUM'S LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES, AND IS REASONABLE, APPROPRIATE, AND FAIR. ANNUALLY, AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT AND THE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF EACH OFFICER OF THE MUSEUM. THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF EACH OFFICER, AND THE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE COMPENSATION. COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE MADE WITH REFERENCE TO COMPARABILITY DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE ROLES AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS PRESENTED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT AND THE COMMITTEE ALSO CONSIDER OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION, INCLUDING THE MUSEUM'S MISSION AND GOALS, THE PERFORMANCE OF EACH OFFICER, AND THE MARKET FOR EXECUTIVE TALENT. THE COMMITTEE COMPLIES WITH THE "REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION" PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING THAT COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958. DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 - GOVERNING DOCUMENTSPUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF OTHER DOCUMENTS THE MUSEUM'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE MUSEUM'S ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. THE MUSEUM MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
PART XI, LINE 9, OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETSCHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS 2,032,398 UNREALIZED GAINS AND LOSSES ON 2015 BOND PROCEEDS 11,688,437 NET RECLASSIFICATIONS, FEES, AND OTHER 1,900,172 PENSION - RELATED CHANGES OTHER THAN NPPC 33,122,839 CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF INTEREST RATE EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS 7,283,114 PARTNERSHIP UBIT 12,266,952 ---------- TOTAL 68,293,912

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