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For the benefit of the public, Menil Foundation, Inc. operates the following facilities without charge: The Menil Collection, the Cy Twombly Gallery, the Byzantine Fresco Chapel and the Flavin Installation. The collections include some 17,000 works representing cultures from prehistoric to the present. Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. The endowment funds are intended to be used for the benefit of the public for artistic, charitable and educational purposes, specifically to operate the three exhibiting museum facilities without charge. Central Amer/Caribbean 0 0 Investment 43323121 43323121 43323121 true false true true false false Part I, Line 3f - Investments and Expenditures The amount reported in Part I, Line 3(f) represents the fair market value of investments held in the region as of June 30, 2015. 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X X false true false false false false false false false false Bradley Epley Chief Conservator 120057 6500 6411 22894 155862 Jean Ellis Chief Adv Offcr 209510 500 1338 18591 229939 Josef Helfenstein Director 373974 112164 13000 22894 522032 Sheryl Kolasinski Deputy Dir./COO 246216 9500 12807 21183 289706 Steve McConathy Fac & Security Mgr 140617 4700 7260 10999 163576 Fayez Sarofim Co See Part V 170480 Mgmt. of invmt assets false Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information Mrs. Louisa Sarofim's son is a key employee of Fayez Sarofim & Co. which provides investment management services to the Foundation. Mrs. Louisa Sarofim is member of the Board of Trustees and the finance committee, which has the authority to execute investment decisions on behalf of the Foundation. X 25 681576 Appraisals X 25 13129971 Sales proceeds X Food & Supplies 2 24713 FMV 2 false true false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Management and maintenance of the Menil Collection, Cy Twombly Gallery, the Dan Flavin Installation, Byzantine Fresco Chapel, and the Menil Drawing Institute (under construction) encompassing over 17,000 pieces of art, and the related campus. The Menil charges no entrance or exhibition fees. Admission is free of charge, always. In the current year over 215,000 people visited the Menil. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process A copy of the draft Form 990 is reviewed by management and then distributed to the Audit Committee for their review and questions before the Form 990 is filed with the IRS. The Board of Trustees has delegated this review to the Audit Committee due to the large number of members and expertise of the Board. Members of the Board of Trustees are provided a copy of the return before it is filed. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts To monitor compliance, a conflict of interest questionnaire is circulated to officers, trustees, and key employees annually with a request to disclose interests that could give rise to conflicts of interest. Substantial business and investment holdings, including those of family members, must be disclosed. Each individual's disclosures are reviewed by the Audit Committee to determine whether any conflicts exist. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The compensation of the Director was approved by the Board of Trustees after review of comparability data provided by similar institutions and summarized by the American Association of Museum Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Copies of the Menil Foundation's articles of incorporation, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the general public upon request. Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases Richmont Corp loss on portion of bldg tear-down = -$983448 The Richmont Corporation 1519 Branard Houston TX 77006 760205399 Owns/operates neighborhood apartments TX 501(c)(2) N/A Menil Foundation Inc true false false false false false true false false false false false true false true true false true false true The Richmont Corporation q 447685 Amount paid The Richmont Corporation f 396191 Amount paid