Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$12,657,745

Total expenses

$14,552,984

Contributions and grants received

$5,281,794

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$2,070,267

Investment income

$3,385,533

Other revenue

$1,920,151

Total assets, end of year

$69,723,468

Total liabilities, end of year

$2,691,746

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$67,031,722

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$11,393,635

Management and general expenses

$1,157,508

Fundraising expenses

$2,001,841

Program service expenses (Part III)

$11,393,635

Program services were 78.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• EXHIBITION AND PUBLICATIONS: IN FY24, THE MUSEUM SHOWCASED 10, INCLUDING OUR PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS, NEW YORK AS ITS CORE, AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS BRINGING IN CLOSE TO 157,000 VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. THROUGH ITS EXHIBITIONS THE MUSEUM FOSTERS UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISTINCTIVE NATURE OF URBAN LIFE IN THE WORLD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL METROPOLIS. EXHIBITIONS THAT HAVE OPENED OR WILL OPEN IN FY25 INCLUDE ART DECO CITY: NEW YORK POSTCARDS FROM THE LEONARD A. LAUDER COLLECTION; THE STETTHEIMER DOLLHOUSE IN A NEW LIGHT; ABOVE GROUND: ART FROM THE MARTIN WONG GRAFFITI COLLECTION; SOCIAL DANCE; URBAN STOMP. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION.NEW YORK NOW: HOME A PHOTOGRAPHY TRIENNIAL: 3/10/23-8/27/23 THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE FIRST IN AN ONGOING PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION SERIES. INSPIRED BY THE MUSEUM'S LANDMARK PRESENTATION OF THE SAME NAME IN 2000, THIS SERIES WILL OCCUR EVERY THREE YEARS AND ENGAGE DIFFERENT THEMES AND ISSUES OF THE CONTEMPORARY CITY. THE FIRST INSTALLMENT EXAMINES THE IDEA OF "HOME." AT ITS MOST PRACTICAL, "HOME" REFERS TO THE LITERAL PLACES WE DWELL. YET IT CAN ALSO STAND FOR FAMILY, OR THE COMMUNITIES OF WHICH WE CHOOSE TO BE A PART. THIS VITAL AND COMPLEX CONCEPT ARISES IN OFTEN SURPRISING WAYS IN OUR URBAN CONTEXT, FROM HIGHLY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES TO DEBATES OVER PUBLIC POLICY. THIS EXHIBITION AIMS TO LOOK AT HOW ARTISTS HAVE RESPONDED TO AND INTERPRETED THESE ISSUES.IN RECENT YEARS, THE CITY HAS STRUGGLED TO RECKON NOT ONLY WITH THE ONGOING DYNAMICS OF ECONOMIC AND RACIAL INEQUALITY BUT ALSO WITH MASSIVE CHALLENGES UNLEASHED BY THE COVID-19 CRISIS. THIS EXHIBITION INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO WORK MADE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS THAT CREATIVELY DOCUMENTS AND INTERPRETS THIS CHANGING CITYSCAPE AND THE DISPARATE RESPONSES AND EXPERIENCES OF NEW YORKERS, STRADDLING THE STORIES OF THE CITY BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE PANDEMIC.THE SELECTED WORK ENCOMPASSES A VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVES AS DIVERSE AS THE CITY ITSELF AND CONSIDER A RANGE OF PICTURE MAKING APPROACHES. FROM THE PERSONAL AND INTIMATE TO THE MONUMENTAL AND COLLECTIVE, THE PHOTOGRAPHS IN THIS EXHIBITION INVITES VIEWERS TO SEE THE CITY THEY THOUGHT THEY KNEW THROUGH FRESH PERSPECTIVES.FOOD IN NEW YORK: BIGGER THAN THE PLATE: 9/9/22-9/20/23 FOOD IS A POWERFUL SOCIAL NETWORK BINDING NEW YORKERS TO EACH OTHER AND WITH COUNTLESS OTHERS ACROSS THE GLOBE. THE CITY'S RAUCOUS RESTAURANT SCENE; ITS UBIQUITOUS STREET FOOD; THE CURRENT ACTIVIST EFFORTS TO SOURCE FOOD LOCALLY; THE WORLD'S LARGEST FOOD MARKET IN HUNTS POINT; AND THE ARTISTS, THINKERS, AND DESIGNERS WHO ARE IMAGINING NEW SUSTAINABLE WAYS TO RELATE TO FOOD, WILL ALL BE PART OF FOOD IN NEW YORK: BIGGER THAN THE PLATE.THE EXHIBITION WILL EXAMINE THE CHALLENGING NODES AND NETWORKS OF THE CITY'S FOOD SYSTEMS. ANCHORED AROUND ISSUES OF SUSTAINABILITY, LABOR JUSTICE, AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO FOOD, THE SHOW WILL EXPLORE THE WAYS IN WHICH ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS ARE DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS TO THESE GLOBAL AND LOCAL CHALLENGES. FIRST DEVELOPED AT LONDON'S VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM AND NOW ADAPTED AND UPDATED TO LOOK AT EATING AND FOOD SYSTEMS IN THE BIG APPLE, FOOD IN NEW YORK: BIGGER THAN THE PLATE IS AN INVITATION TO FEAST FOR A MORE EQUITABLE AND EXCITING FUTURE.CITY OF FAITH: RELIGION, ACTIVISM, AND URBAN SPACE: 11/18/22-10/22/23 CITY OF FAITH: RELIGION, ACTIVISM, AND URBAN SPACE LOOKS UNDER THE SURFACE OF NEW YORK'S IMAGE AS A SECULAR CITY AND MAPS THE COMPLEX AND OFTEN SURPRISING RELATIONSHIPS THAT CONNECT RELIGION TO PUBLIC SPACE. THE EXHIBITION FOCUSES OUR ATTENTION ON HOW RELIGION ENGAGES THE CITY AT A PUBLIC LEVEL IN "SECULAR" STREETS AND SIDEWALKS, WATERFRONTS, AND OTHER LIMINAL SPACES. FOCUSING ON SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN AND OTHER COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE FACED RELIGIOUS PROFILING AND SURVEILLANCE PARTICULARLY AFTER 9/11 THE EXHIBITION CRITICALLY EXAMINES THE NATURE OF SECULARISM IN THE CITY, HOW IT HAS HISTORICALLY FAVORED PROTESTANTISM WHILE RENDERING OTHER COMMUNITIES HYPER-VISIBLE, AND HOW THESE LATTER COMMUNITIES ASSERT THEIR RIGHT TO THE CITY THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE ART AND COLLECTIVE ACTION. GINGERBREAD NYC 2023: THE GREAT BOROUGH BAKE-OFF: 11/10/23-1/15/24 THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK INVITED TOP BAKERIES AND AMATEUR BAKERS FROM ACROSS THE CITY TO ENTER GINGERBREAD NYC: THE GREAT BOROUGH BAKE-OFF OUR SECOND ANNUAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATION OF THE COMMUNITIES IN EACH OF THE FIVE BOROUGHS. SELECT BAKERS CREATED A GINGERBREAD DISPLAY TO REPRESENT THEIR RESPECTIVE NEIGHBORHOODS, INSPIRED BY THE THEME "ICONIC NEW YORK." A COHORT OF PROMINENT NEW YORK CITY-BASED BAKERS, CURATORS, AND RESTAURANT OWNERS JUDGED THE FINAL DESIGNS. JUDGES NAMED AN OVERALL WINNER AND AWARDED PRIZES IN A VARIETY OF CATEGORIES, SUCH AS: BEST BOROUGH (MOST REPRESENTATIVE, SWEETEST, GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT, GRANDEST, AND MORE. PEOPLE, PLACE, AND INFLUENCE: THE COLLECTION AT 100: 10/13/23-4/21/24 IN 1923 THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK WAS FOUNDED "IN RESPONSE TO AN ALMOST UNIVERSAL LONGING AMONG OUR PEOPLE, FOR SOME PLACE IN WHICH TO PRESERVE THE ANNALS AND RECORDS OF THEIR OWN HOMETOWN." IN THE INTERVENING 100 YEARS THE MUSEUM HAS GROWN A COLLECTION THAT ENCOMPASSES OVER 750,000 ITEMS: A CATALOG OF OBJECTS AS RICH AND ECLECTIC AS THE CITY ITSELF. AS A CITY MUSEUM, THE FOUNDING MANDATE WAS TO TELL THE STORY OF A PLACE AND ITS PEOPLE. NOT AN ART MUSEUM OR AN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY, THE CITY'S MUSEUM WOULD STRIVE TO CAPTURE THE LOOKS AND LIVES OF NEW YORKERS AND THEIR PHYSICAL CITY; A SET OF TOPICS UNDER SCRUTINY AND DEBATE IN THE 1920S, AS FIFTH AVENUE MANSIONS GAVE WAY TO APARTMENT HOUSES AND DECADES OF RECORD IMMIGRATION TRANSFORMED THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE CITY. THE COLLECTION AT 100 DELVES INTO THE FOUNDING MISSION FOR THE MUSEUM BY HIGHLIGHTING KEY ASPECTS OF THIS UNIQUE COLLECTION. THROUGH FOUR KEY SECTIONS, THE EXHIBITION CENTERS AROUND THE COLLECTION'S STRENGTHS IN CAPTURING NEW YORK AS A PLACE, A POPULATION, A PLATFORM FOR CREATIVITY, AND A CENTER FOR INFLUENCE. WITH UNEXPECTED JUXTAPOSITIONS OF MEDIUM AND TIME PERIODS, THE OBJECTS ON VIEW SPOTLIGHT SINGULAR MOMENTS IN NEW YORK HISTORY, NOTABLE CREATIVE VOICES AND URBAN ICONS, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY STORIES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION. FEATURING OBJECTS RANGING FROM TIFFANY JEWELRY TO A SEAT FROM YANKEE STADIUM; A DUNCAN PHYFE CHAIR AND A PROP FROM CATS; A CHRISTMAS CARD FROM ZELDA FITZGERALD; AND A STICKBALL BAT. THE EXHIBITION IS A JOURNEY THROUGH THE SINGULAR QUALITIES OF THE CITY THAT THE MUSEUM'S FOUNDERS SOUGHT TO CAPTURE THROUGH THE COLLECTION. FOUR SEASONS OF CENTRAL PARK: WATERCOLORS BY FREDERICK BROSEN: 2/9/24-6/16/24 NEW YORKER FREDERICK BROSEN IS WELL KNOWN AS A METICULOUS VISUAL CHRONICLER OF NEW YORK CITY'S STREETS, CAPTURING THROUGH HIS BRUSHWORK THE COMPLEX LAYERS OF THE URBAN LANDSCAPE. FOR THIS INSTALLATION, HE HAS TURNED HIS EYE UPON THE GREAT BUCOLIC HEART OF THE CITY MANHATTAN'S CENTRAL PARK. THROUGH A QUARTET OF CAREFULLY OBSERVED SCENES, HE CHRONICLES A LANDSCAPE THAT IS BOTH CHANGING AND SEEMINGLY TIMELESS. CYCLING THROUGH CENTRAL PARK ACROSS SUMMER, FALL, WINTER, AND SPRING FROM THE WIDEST TO THE MOST INTIMATE OF VANTAGESTHESE FOUR QUIETLY ICONIC PAINTINGS CAPTURE A YEAR IN SOME OF THE MOST HISTORIC PLACES IN THIS VERDANT URBAN MASTERPIECE.

  Expenses $6,148,849 · Revenue $988,974

• COLLECTIONS CARE:THE MUSEUM HOLDS APPROXIMATELY 750,000 OBJECTS IN ITS COLLECTION, WITH OVER 190,000 OBJECTS FROM OUR COLLECTIONS, NOW AVAILABLE AS PART OF OUR ONGOING DIGITIZATION PROJECT AND CAN BE VIEWED ON OUR WEBSITE. IN FY24 THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO DIGITIZE ITS COLLECTION, UPDATING THE COLLECTION DATABASE AND ONLINE PORTAL, PROCESSING AND ADMINISTERING PHOTOGRAPHY REQUESTS, BUILDING AND MANAGING THE SHELBY WHITE & LEON LEVY INSTITUTIONAL ARCHIVE. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION.THE MUSEUM ACQUIRED OVER 850 WORKS IN FY24, PREDOMINANTLY IN PHOTOGRAPHY BUT INCLUDING NOTEWORTHY SCULPTURE HIGHLIGHTS, FACILITATED OUTGOING LOANS OF 37 WORKS TO ELEVEN INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE NUMEROUS TASKS PERFORMED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NINE PEOPLE INCLUDE ATTENDING TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REQUESTS, OVERSEEING NEW ACQUISITIONS (DONATIONS AND PURCHASES), UPDATING THE COLLECTION DATABASE AND ONLINE PORTAL, PROCESSING AND ADMINISTERING PHOTOGRAPHY REQUESTS, BUILDING AND MANAGING THE SHELBY WHITE & LEON LEVY INSTITUTIONAL ARCHIVE, AND OVERSEEING MCNY EXHIBITION INSTALLATIONS AS WELL AS INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL LOAN REQUESTS. THE COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS THE COLLECTION COMMITTEE AND PREPARES MATERIALS FOR THEIR REGULAR MEETINGS. IN MARCH, THE DEPARTMENT WORKED ON A GRANT REQUEST TO THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT OF HUMANITIES FOR DIGITIZING THE LOOK COLLECTION, WHICH WILL HELP MAKE THAT COLLECTION MORE ACCESSIBLE.IN FY24, THE COLLECTION DEPARTMENT OVERSAW THE INSTALLATION AND LOANS OF WORKS OF THE FOLLOWING TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS AT MCNY: BYZANTINE BEMB: NEW YORK BY MANNY VEGA, PRESERVATION IN PROGRESS, CHANGING FACE OF DEMOCRACY: SHIRLEY CHISHOLM AT 100, AS WELL AS ROTATIONS FOR THE ON-GOING EXHIBITIONS, ACTIVIST NEW YORK AND NEW YORK AT ITS CORE: PORT CITY AND WORLD CITY. THESE EXHIBITIONS INCLUDED FIFTY-FOUR LOAN REQUESTS FROM OTHER MUSEUMS. THE COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT ALSO MANAGED THE LOAN OF THIRTY-SEVEN WORKS TO ELEVEN INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FOR WHICH THE MUSEUM BROUGHT IN $90,744. THE COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT OF THE ROBUST ACQUISITION PROGRAM, WHICH IN FY24 INCLUDED 888 WORKS THROUGH DONATIONS AND PURCHASING. RIGHTS & REPRODUCTIONS, A DIVISION OF THE COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT, NET $73,372 IN FY24. THE DISTRIBUTION OF IMAGES OF THE COLLECTION AND ADDITION OF NEW PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE PORTAL ALSO HELPS TO MAKE THE COLLECTION MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE WIDER PUBLIC.IN NOVEMBER 2023, THE COLLECTION DEPARTMENT SAW THE DEPARTURE OF THE DIRECTOR OF COLLECTIONS TO PURSUE A NEW OPPORTUNITY IN TORONTO. AS A RESULT, MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT TOOK ON THE ADDITIONAL WORK WHILE THE INSTITUTION SEARCHED FOR A NEW DIRECTOR OF COLLECTIONS.

  Expenses $3,166,159 · Revenue $164,116

• EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS:EDUCATION REMAINS AT THE CORE OF THE MUSEUM'S MISSION. STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE FIVE BOROUGHS AND AROUND THE WORLD TAKE PART IN THE SCHWARZ CENTER'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING EACH YEAR. OUR PROGRAMS FOCUS ON INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES TO ENGAGE LEARNERS IN EXAMINING THE CITY'S PAST SO THAT THEY MAY UNDERSTAND THE PRESENT AND ENVISION THEIR ROLE IN SHAPING THE FUTURE.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION. IN FY24, THE SCHWARZ CENTER CONTINUED ITS' REBUILD AND EXPANSION FROM PROGRAMMATIC REDUCTIONS DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC AND CLOSURES. THE SCHWARZ CENTER CONTINUED TO REBUILD ITS TEACHING TEAM AND STRENGTHEN ITS CORE PROGRAMMING AND OPERATIONS POST-PANDEMIC. IN OCTOBER 2023, THE MUSEUM RE-LAUNCHED A FULL ROSTER OF FIELD TRIPS, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE SCHWARZ CENTER'S ATTENDANCE. IN FY2024, THE SCHWARZ CENTER REACHED OVER 32,000 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES THROUGH ONSITE AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING9,800 PARTICIPATED IN ONSITE PROGRAMS, 2,700 JOINED VIRTUAL PROGRAMS LED BY MUSEUM EDUCATORS FEATURING OUR COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS, AND NEARLY 20,000 VISITED THE MUSEUM TO EXPLORE OUR GALLERIES ACROSS NEARLY 700 FIELDS TRIPS.EDUCATION REMAINS AT THE CORE OF THE MUSEUM'S MISSION. THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS COMPLEMENT CLASSROOM LEARNING AND INTENTIONALLY ALIGN WITH COMMON CORE AND NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL SCOPE AND SEQUENCE GUIDELINES BY USING ARTIFACTS AND PRIMARY SOURCES FROM OUR EXHIBITIONS AND COLLECTIONS TO DEVELOP STUDENTS' SKILLS IN HISTORICAL THINKING, ARTIFACT ANALYSIS, AND VISUAL INQUIRY. THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE FIVE BOROUGHS AND AROUND THE WORLD TAKE PART IN THE SCHWARZ CENTER'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING EACH YEAR. OUR PROGRAMS FOCUS ON INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES TO ENGAGE LEARNERS IN EXAMINING THE CITY'S PAST SO THAT THEY MAY UNDERSTAND THE PRESENT AND ENVISION THEIR ROLE IN SHAPING THE FUTURE.THE SCHWARZ CENTER OFFERED ON-SITE AND VIRTUAL TRIPS THAT UTILIZE MUSEUM-DEVELOPED CONTENT AND HANDS-ON LEARNING TO EXPLORE TOPICS THAT ARE DISTINCTLY NEW YORK. LED BY MUSEUM EDUCATORS, THESE PROGRAMS ARE 60 TO 90 MINUTES AND ARE DESIGNED FOR INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL GROUPS OF UP TO 35 STUDENTS EACH. ALL PROGRAMS FEATURE IMAGES, TEXT, AND CONTENT FROM CURRENT AND ARCHIVAL EXHIBITIONS, AND IN FY2024 THE CENTER PRIORITIZED CREATING NEW ART-MAKING WORKSHOPS AND OTHER ENGAGEMENTS TO ENSURE EACH FIELD TRIP EXPERIENCE INCLUDES A HANDS-ON ACTIVITY.TEACHERS CAN SELECT FROM A FULL MENU OF FIELD TRIP OPTIONS THAT ENGAGE STUDENTS IN THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITIONS WHILE SUPPORTING SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS INCLUDING SOCIO-EMOTIONAL LEARNING, HISTORICAL INQUIRY, AND VISUAL ANALYSIS. THIRTEEN ONSITE AND FIVE VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP OPTIONS WERE OFFERED THIS PAST YEAR, WITH FOUR DEVELOPED AROUND OUR CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION PLUS A NEW BILINGUAL FIELD TRIP AND PK-2 HOLIDAY OPTION. THESE INCLUDE FIELD TRIPS CONNECTED TO THE ONGOING EXHIBITIONS NEW YORK AT ITS CORE AND ACTIVIST NEW YORK AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS SUCH AS BYZANTINE BEMB: NEW YORK BY MANNY VEGA AND OUR MULTI-GALLERY CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION, THIS IS NEW YORK: 100 YEARS OF THE CITY IN ART AND POP CULTURE, WHICH OPENED IN MAY 2023. IN FY2024, OVER 19,000 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM 301 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN 692 PK-12 FIELD TRIPS, INCLUDING GUIDED ONSITE (598), GUIDED VIRTUAL (3), AND SELF-GUIDED (91) FIELD TRIPS.TWO MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS FOR FY2024 WERE OUR MULTI-GALLERY CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION, THIS IS NEW YORK: 100 YEARS OF THE CITY IN ART AND POP CULTURE (MAY 2023 - JULY 2024). IN CONNECTION WITH THIS EXHIBITION, THE SCHWARZ CENTER DEVELOPED AND OFFERED FOUR UNIQUE FIELD TRIPS THAT WELCOMED A TOTAL OF 129 GROUPS. THE OTHER WAS THE OPENING OF THE BYZANTINE BEMBE: MANNY VEGA EXHIBITION WHICH PROMOTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR FIRST BILINGUAL TOURS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS. NEW YORK BY MANNY VEGA: ART IN EL BARRIO / ARTE IN EL BARRIO (GRADES K-12) IS CENTERED AROUND ARTIST MANNY VEGA'S MOSAICS AND MURALS, WHICH ADORN STREET WALLS, SUBWAY STATIONS, CULTURAL CENTERS, AND BUSINESS FACADES THROUGHOUT NYC AND IN THE MUSEUM'S OWN NEIGHBORHOOD, EL BARRIO. AS PART OF A NEW INSTITUTIONAL PRIORITY TO DEVELOP BILINGUAL EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, THIS FIELD TRIP IS OFFERED IN EITHER SPANISH OR ENGLISH, OR AS A BILINGUAL EXPERIENCE THE FIRST SUCH FIELD TRIP BY THE MUSEUM. IN FY2024, 43 GROUPS PARTICIPATED IN THIS FIELD TRIP WITH A TOTAL OF 1,097 PROGRAM ATTENDEES.IN FY2024, WE CONTINUED OUR SERIES OF VIRTUAL STUDENT WORKSHOPS TO COMPLEMENT THE SCHWARZ CENTER'S WORK ON THE HIDDEN VOICES: UNTOLD STORIES OF NEW YORK CITY HISTORY CURRICULUM GUIDE THAT THE MUSEUM DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (NYC DOE). THE HIDDEN VOICES OF NEW YORK CITY SERIES REACHED NEARLY 2,733 VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS ACROSS A TOTAL OF 15 ONLINE SESSIONS. THE MUSEUM OFFERS THESE MONTHLY ONLINE WORKSHOPS FOR FREE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-5. THE WORKSHOP SERIES HIGHLIGHTS AND HONORS THE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCES OF A DIVERSE SWATH OF NEW YORKERS AND FEATURES THE STORIES OF HISTORICAL FIGURES FROM NYC. THE SCHWARZ CENTER SERVES PK-12 EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS THROUGH LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, WEEK-LONG COURSES, AND COLLABORATIONS WITH THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. ALL BUT ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS A CREDIT-BEARING COURSE ARE FREE TO PARTICIPANTS. IN FY2024, THE MUSEUM SERVED 858 EDUCATORS THROUGH 29 PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDED BOTH SINGLE-DAY EVENTS AND MULTI-SESSION PROGRAMS. THE MUSEUM IS AN ACCREDITED PROVIDER OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WITH BOTH THE NYC DOE AND THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, AND ELIGIBLE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS. THE MUSEUM HAS LONG SERVED AS A STEADFAST RESOURCE FOR OUR CITY'S TEACHERS, AND PROGRAMMING FOR EDUCATORS CONTINUED TO OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MUSEUM'S CONTENT, SCHOLARSHIP, AND LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE PAST YEAR.FY2024 SAW THE MUSEUM DEEPEN ITS COMMITMENT TO PROGRAMMING FOR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY. THE CORE TENANT OF THIS FAMILY & INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMMING IS TO SUPPORT NEW YORK CITY YOUTH, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH SPECIFIC CHANNELS DESIGNED TO CONNECT WITH OUR AUDIENCES IN WAYS THAT ARE EFFECTIVE, EQUITABLE, CREATIVE, AND ENGAGING. THIS YEAR, THE MUSEUM OFFERED 94 INCLUDED-WITH-ADMISSION FAMILY & INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMS, REACHING 8,224 ATTENDEES. IN ADDITION, 45 OTHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS (FAMILY & INTERGENERATIONAL AND OFFSITE PROGRAMS) SERVED 573 INDIVIDUALS.BEGINNING IN THE SUMMER OF 2023, THE MUSEUM LAUNCHED A NEW SERIES OF FAMILY & COMMUNITY ART-MAKING PROGRAMS: DROP-IN PROGRAMMING ON WEEKENDS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS FOR LOCAL CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ART-MAKING ACTIVITY, EXPLORE THE MUSEUM'S GALLERIES, AND TAP INTO THEIR OWN SELF-EXPRESSION WHILE FINDING A SENSE OF CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY WITH OTHER PARTICIPANTS. EACH YEAR, THE SCHWARZ CENTER PRODUCES KIDS GUIDES FOR THE GALLERIES, ONLINE LESSON PLANS FOR TEACHERS, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. IN FY2024, THE SCHWARZ CENTER COMPLETED THE MULTI-YEAR PROJECT PEOPLE OF NEW AMSTERDAM, WHICH FEATURES THE PROFILES OF SEVEN INDIVIDUALS FROM THE DUTCH COLONIAL PERIOD. INTENDED TO BE USED BY EDUCATORS, BUT FREE TO ACCESS FOR ALL, THESE STORIES PROVIDE INSIGHTS INTO THE HISTORIES OF TRADE, POLITICS, SLAVERY, GENDER ROLES, AND ECOLOGY IN THE REGION. ACCOMPANYING INSIGHTS FROM SCHOLARS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CONTEXT FOR THE FORCES SHAPING THE LIVES OF THESE INDIVIDUALS AND ADDRESS THE LEGACIES OF THE COLONIAL PERIOD TODAY. THE KIDS GUIDE FOR THE MUSEUM'S THIS IS NEW YORK CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION FEATURED PROMPTS FOR CHILDREN TO CREATE FILL-IN-THE-BLANK STORIES, DRAW THEIR FAVORITE NYC DESTINATION TO VISIT, LEARN ABOUT FEATURED ARTISTS AND ARTWORKS, AND MORE. OVER 4,800 OF THE PRINTED GUIDES WERE DISTRIBUTED WITHIN THE GALLERY AND SHARED WITH VISITING FAMILIES.

  Expenses $1,421,866 · Revenue $308,836

• Expenses $656,761 · Revenue $954,548

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

18 March 2024

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

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