2026-05-06T16:13:35-05:00 2025-06-30 390859910 BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP 1500 RXR PLAZA WEST TOWER UNIONDALE NY 11556 990 2024-07-01 111667767 THE LONG ISLAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART HISTORY & CARRIAGES LONG 6317510066 1200 ROUTE 25A STONY BROOK NY 11790 SARAH ABRUZZI CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6317510066 2026-05-06 1 1 CATHERINE PETERCSAK P01357092 5167472000 2026-05-06 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SARAH ABRUZZI 1200 ROUTE 25A STONY BROOK NY 11790 3869129 0 X WWW.LONGISLANDMUSEUM.ORG X 1942 NY TO PRESERVE COLLECTIONS OF 19TH CENTURY LONG ISLAND AND AMERICAN ART, HISTORY AND HORSE-DRAWN TRANSPORTATION HISTORY AND OFFER INTERPRETATION OF THESE COLLECTIONS AND RELATED HISTORICAL TOPICS THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. 15 15 51 74 0 0 878127 549685 70043 79880 1951589 1809387 240214 115385 3139973 2554337 0 0 0 0 1989510 1772721 0 0 559005 1246447 1329473 3235957 3102194 -95984 -547857 21767728 22119106 362383 378488 21405345 21740618 X THE LONG ISLAND MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO INSPIRING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH AN UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF AMERICAN ART, HISTORY AND CARRIAGES AS EXPRESSED THROUGH THE HERITAGE OF LONG ISLAND AND ITS DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. 0 0 1352041 CHANGING EXHIBITIONS JULY 1, 2024 - JUNE 30, 2025MUSICAL MASTERWORKS: JOHN MONTELEONE'S GUITARS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS MAY 23 - OCTOBER 13, 2024: MUSICAL MASTERWORKS TOLD THE STORY OF ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST TALENTED AND FAMED MAKERS OF ARCHTOP GUITARS. FROM HIS WORKSHOP IN ISLIP, NEW YORK, JOHN MONTELEONE HAS BUILT A WORLD-RENOWNED FOLLOWING AS A SKILLED LUTHIER. CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O 495735 49825 EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE DEVELOPED AND TAUGHT BY A STAFF OF MUSEUM EDUCATORS, WORKING IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TO ENSURE THAT THE PROGRAMS SUPPORT NEW YORK STATE AND NATIONAL LEARNING STANDARDS IN SOCIAL STUDIES, ART AND LANGUAGE ARTS. DURING 2024/2025, STUDENTS FROM 51 SCHOOLS REPRESENTING 42 PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND 9 PRIVATE SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT SUFFOLK AND NASSAU COUNTIES WERE SERVED. THE MUSEUM'S APPROACH IS TO TEACH LEARNING THROUGH OBJECTS; TRAINING STUDENTS IN THE PROCESSES OF INQUIRY AND THINKING RATHER THAN IN THE ACCUMULATION OF PARTICULAR SKILLS. STUDENTS EXAMINE DOCUMENTS, ARTWORK, VEHICLES, COSTUMES AND RELATED OBJECTS TO LEARN ABOUT THE TIME IN WHICH THEY WERE CREATED AND THE PEOPLE WHO MADE AND USED THEM. CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O 244094 30055 THE MUSEUM'S VISITOR SERVICES ENHANCES AND SUPPORTS THE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE BY GUIDING VISITORS THROUGH EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS AND OFFERING RELEVANT INFORMATION THROUGHOUT THEIR VISIT. THEY ALSO SAFEGUARD THE EXHIBITIONS AND GROUNDS DURING PUBLIC HOURS. 93132 9244 MUSEUM GIFT AND BOOK SHOP WHICH SELLS BOOKS, AND EXHIBIT AND COLLECTION RELATED ITEMS ABOUT AMERICAN ART, HISTORY AND CARRIAGES. 93132 9244 2185002 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 51 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X LAURIE CURIALE 6317510066 1200 ROUTE 25A STONY BROOK NY 11790 THOMAS M SULLIVAN CHAIRMAN 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL A BUTLER SECRETARY 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 THERESA KELLY TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MR JOHN C ARMENTANO TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MR SAM ARONSON TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SANDI BREWSTER-WALKER TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARK M CHAMBERS PHD TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RAFFAELA FERRO TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RON HOFFMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH KAHN KAPLAN TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL PERCENT TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS REINA TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT SANDERS TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTEN SIMMONS TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SUE KIESEL WAGNER TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH ABRUZZI CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 35.00 0.00 X 137100 0 5877 JOSHUA RUFF CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 35.00 0.00 X 125603 0 120 LAURIE CURIALE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 35.00 0.00 X 81590 0 9900 344293 0 15897 2 0 0 0 0 39827 23629 91149 395080 41238 549685 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 611600 49825 49825 ADMISSIONS 611600 30055 30055 79880 1715046 1715046 525 525 3000 0 3000 3000 3000 1294118 1199777 94341 94341 94341 199751 23629 103537 96214 96214 20722 11478 9244 9244 REWARDS FROM CREDIT CARD 900099 5889 5889 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 441 441 DEACCESSIONS 900099 72 72 6402 2554337 89124 0 1915528 366126 161107 110078 94941 1184635 835209 34889 314537 98890 63672 15833 19385 123070 81212 8910 32948 1000 1000 67620 67620 34878 34878 127811 120618 5875 1318 17584 16237 1347 167418 104904 44984 17530 244808 220986 8246 15576 6954 6446 229 279 191436 181782 3353 6301 173849 156932 16740 177 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 203056 164160 28216 10680 GIFTS IN KIND 41238 41238 EXHIBIT & OTHER RENTALS 23980 23980 MISCELLANEOUS 17609 6867 10742 10232 6012 1472 2748 3102194 2185002 358187 559005 285109 306989 251349 236463 212226 220817 29359 30462 109335 179239 13972891 12061223 1890886 1911668 4995817 4597994 313436 319699 13680211 14315775 21767728 22119106 354661 372408 7722 6080 362383 378488 X 4440653 4203846 16964692 17536772 21405345 21740618 21767728 22119106 X -547857 247566 635564 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 697276 784832 504479 878127 549685 3414399 697276 784832 504479 878127 549685 3414399 392557 3021842 1612070 1766534 1621954 1518833 1718571 8237962 123576 95214 218790 13324 4265 126535 100491 6402 251017 12122168 337763 0.24930 0.25280 X THE ORGANIZATION MEETS THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST IN TEMPORARY REGULATIONS SECTION 1.170A-9T(F)(3) THROUGH THE FOLLOWING SUPPORT. 1) THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR SOLICITATION FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH MEMBERSHIP DUES, CONTRIBUTIONS, ADMISSIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.2) THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES SUPPORT THROUGH MEMBERSHIP DUES, CONTRIBUTIONS, ADMISSIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WHICH IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: DEACCESSIONS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 9,336. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,463. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 54,610. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 97,436. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 72. REWARDS FROM CREDIT CARD - 2024 AMOUNT: $ 5,889. MISCELLANEOUS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 3,988. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 2,802. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 5,073. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 3,055. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 441. INSURANCE PROCEEDS - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 66,852. 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THE ART COLLECTION CONSISTS OF THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, AND ARCHIVES BY SETAUKET-BORN PORTRAIT AND GENRE PAINTER WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT (1807-1868) AND THE MOUNT FAMILY PAINTERS. THERE ARE ALSO STRONG EXAMPLES OF 19TH- AND 20TH-CENTURY LONG ISLAND LANDSCAPE, ABSTRACT, AND FIGURATIVE PAINTING, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE EAST END ARTIST COLONIES AT SOUTHAMPTON, PECONIC, AND HAMPTON BAYS. THE MUSEUM ALSO HAS LARGE AND COMPLETE HOLDINGS OF WORK BY THE ARTISTS GEORGE CONSTANT (1892-1978), LUMEN MARTIN WINTER (1908-1982), AND ARNOLD HOFFMANN JR. (1915-1991). THE HISTORY COLLECTION CONTAINS CLOTHING AND TEXTILES FROM THE 1820S TO 1950S, OVER 200 EXAMPLES OF BIRD DECOYS BY AMERICAN CARVERS AND MANUFACTURERS FROM THE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES, HOUSEHOLD AND WORK-RELATED OBJECTS, GLASS AND STONEWARE, AND FURNITURE. THE CARRIAGE COLLECTION, ONE OF THE LARGEST AND FINEST COLLECTIONS OF HORSE-DRAWN VEHICLES AND RELATED TRANSPORTATION ARTIFACTS IN THE COUNTRY, INCLUDES NEARLY 200 EXAMPLES OF HORSE-DRAWN CONVEYANCES, MOSTLY AMERICAN: PLEASURE DRIVING VEHICLES, COACHMEN-DRIVEN VEHICLES, SLEIGHS, FREIGHT AND TRADE WAGONS, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, AND FIRE-FIGHTING CARRIAGES. THE LIM'S COLLECTING POLICY IS TO PRESERVE HISTORICAL ART, OBJECTS, AND ARCHIVES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, TO ACT AS A REPOSITORY OF LONG ISLAND HISTORY, ART HISTORY, AND HORSE-DRAWN VEHICLE HISTORY FOR SCHOLARS AND RESEARCHERS, AND TO HAVE OBJECTS TO DRAW FROM TO PRESENT ENLIGHTENING AND ENGAGING EXHIBITIONS TO DIVERSE AUDIENCES. AS WE STEWARD THE COLLECTION INTO THE 21ST CENTURY AND BEYOND, WE MUST EXPAND THE REPRESENTATION OF PEOPLE OF ALL CLASSES, RACES, GENDERS, SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS, AND AGES WHO HAVE AND CONTINUE TO BUILD AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITIES OF LONG ISLAND. THE LIM'S COLLECTING PLAN INCLUDES A 2021 BOARD-APPROVED PERMANENT COLLECTION INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE LIM'S COLLECTIONS DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY. PART V, LINE 4: TO PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF FUNDING TO PROGRAMS WHILE SEEKING TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS. PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE MUSEUM'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE MUSEUM HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC NO. 740, INCOME TAXES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT FEES -34,878. CHANGE IN VALUE OF PERPETUAL TRUST 635,564. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD ON SALE OF MERCHANDISE -11,478. DEACCESSIONS 72. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD ON SALE OF MERCHANDISE 11,478. DEACCESSIONS -72. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT FEES 34,878. GOLF CLASSIC 101930 17867 84063 44782 9638 WINTER GALA 91203 2555 88648 27251 5625 9838 2 30247 3207 27040 500 5903 223380 23629 199751 44782 27251 6125 25379 103537 96214 X RAFFLE/AUCTION ITEMS 44 31598 FMV X VARIOUS ITEMS 2 9090 FMV X WINE 1 550 FMV 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER IN COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART III, QUESTION 4A CONTINUED MONTELEONE'S GUITARS ARE ONE-OF-A-KIND MASTERPIECES OF FUNCTIONAL ART, AND INSTRUMENTS MADE FOR SOME OF THE LEADING ROCK, JAZZ, AND FOLK GUITARISTS OF THE LATE-20TH AND EARLY-21ST CENTURIES: MARK KNOPFLER, ERIC CLAPTON, JULIAN LAGE, ANTHONY WILSON, AND BEN HARPER, TO NAME JUST A FEW. BEGINNING IN THE EARLY 1970S AS A REPAIRER AND MAKER OF MANDOLINS, MONTELEONE HAS MADE AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFETIME JOURNEY AS A CRAFTSMAN OF HIS SIGNATURE GUITARS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS. ALTHOUGH STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL, THERE ARE NO FEATURES OF HIS INSTRUMENTS THAT ARE ENTIRELY DECORATIVE. ALL ELEMENTS-WHETHER THEY PROVIDE A REFINEMENT IN ACOUSTICS OR IMBUE A SENSE OF STYLE AND INSPIRATION TO THE PERFORMER-ARE DEPLOYED TO CREATE INSTRUMENTS WITH EXCEPTIONAL SOUND THAT HAPPEN TO ALSO BE GREAT-LOOKING. LIM VISITORS WERE ABLE TO ENJOY SEEING THE LARGEST-EVER EXHIBITION OF JOHN MONTELEONE'S MUSICAL ART ASSEMBLED AND DISPLAYED AT A SINGLE VENUE. THIS EXHIBITION FEATURED NEARLY 50 GUITARS, MANDOLINS, AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS BY MONTELEONE, MADE BETWEEN 1971 AND 2023, INCLUDING THE FAMED FOUR SEASONS GUITAR QUARTET (2002-2006), LOANED FROM THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, ALONG WITH OTHER HISTORIC GUITARS FROM GIBSON, JOHN D'ANGELICO, JAMES D'AQUISTO, AND SELMER-MACCAFERRI. FIRE ISLAND: THE ART OF LIBERATION :JULY 18 -DECEMBER 15, 2024: ONLY EIGHT MILES AWAY FROM LONG ISLAND'S SOUTH SHORE, BUT A WORLD APART FROM LONG ISLAND'S SUBURBIA. THIS BARRIER ISLAND SEASHORE OFFERS RESIDENTS AND VISITORS THE FREEDOM TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES, BOTH PERSONALLY AND ARTISTICALLY. IT HAS OFFERED A WARM-WEATHER RESPITE TO LONG ISLANDERS AND NEW YORKERS FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, WITH FERRY SERVICE BEGINNING IN THE MID-19TH CENTURY, SOON AFTER THE FIRST HOTELS WERE BUILT. THE HAMLETS OF CHERRY GROVE AND FIRE ISLAND PINES HAVE PROVIDED LGBTQ+ NEW YORKERS THE FREEDOM TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES SINCE THE MID-20TH CENTURY, AND THESE COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN CELEBRATED WORLDWIDE AS A PLACE OF ACCEPTANCE, DRAWING ARTISTS SEEKING INSPIRATION. FEATURING WORKS BY PAUL CADMUS, MERYL MEISLER, JOHN LAUB, JOANNE MULBERG, TM DAVY, DORON LANGBERG, LOUIS FRATINO, AND MORE. A NOBLE ART: A NEW LOOK AT THE PORTRAITS OF WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT: JULY 18-DECEMBER 15, 2024: THIS EXHIBITION FEATURED A TOTAL OF 26 PAINTINGS, LITHOGRAPHS, DRAWINGS, AND SEVERAL ARTIFACTS, INCLUDING SEVERAL WORKS BY WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT (1807-1868) SHOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER AT THE LIM. "PORTRAIT PAINTING IS A NOBLE ART," MOUNT ONCE WROTE, AND THIS EXHIBITION BENEFITTED FROM SOME OF THE NEW RESEARCH COMPILED ON THE IDENTITIES OF SITTERS OF THE ARTIST'S PAINTINGS, PARTICULARLY BLACK AND INDIGENOUS RESIDENTS OF THE STONY BROOK AREA. WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT'S FAME AS AN ARTIST CAME LARGELY FROM HIS GENRE PAINTINGS, OR, AS THE ARTIST OFTEN REFERRED TO THEM, "PICTURES." RICHLY APPEALING COUNTRYSIDE SCENES OF DAILY LIFE EMBEDDED WITH MEANING PAINTINGS SUCH AS THE DANCE OF THE HAYMAKERS (1845) BROUGHT HIM NATIONAL ACCLAIM IN THE PRE-CIVIL WAR YEARS. HOWEVER, TODAY, HIS PORTRAITS ENDURE IN MEMORY. IN HIS LIFETIME, THEY WERE THE LARGEST PART OF MOUNT'S INCOME AND PRODUCTION. FROM WELL-KNOWN LOCALS WITH SURNAMES: MILLS, JONES, ONDERDONK, AND SMITH, TO THE REGULAR WORKING PEOPLE, MOUNT'S PORTRAITS CAPTURED THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE WHO SHAPED THE THREE VILLAGES. VOICES AND VOTES: DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA: FEBRUARY 20-APRIL 6, 2025: WHEN AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARIES WAGED A WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE THEY TOOK A LEAP OF FAITH THAT SENT RIPPLE EFFECTS ACROSS GENERATIONS. THEY EMBRACED A RADICAL IDEA OF ESTABLISHING A GOVERNMENT THAT ENTRUSTED THE POWER OF THE NATION NOT IN A MONARCHY, BUT IN ITS CITIZENS. THAT GREAT LEAP SPARKED QUESTIONS THAT CONTINUE TO IMPACT AMERICANS: WHO HAS THE RIGHT TO VOTE, WHAT ARE THE FREEDOMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITIZENS, AND WHOSE VOICES WILL BE HEARD? VOICES AND VOTES: DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA WAS A SPRINGBOARD FOR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THOSE VERY QUESTIONS AND HOW THEY ARE REFLECTED IN LOCAL STORIES. VOICES AND VOTES WAS BASED ON A MAJOR EXHIBITION CURRENTLY ON DISPLAY AT THE SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY. THIS MUSEUM ON MAIN STREET ADAPTATION WILL HAVE MANY OF THE SAME DYNAMIC FEATURES: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY PHOTOS; EDUCATIONAL AND ARCHIVAL VIDEO; ENGAGING MULTIMEDIA INTERACTIVES WITH SHORT GAMES AND ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE, PHOTOS, AND INFORMATION; AND HISTORICAL OBJECTS LIKE CAMPAIGN SOUVENIRS, VOTER MEMORABILIA, AND PROTEST MATERIAL. OUR DEMOCRACY DEMANDS ACTION, REACTION, VISION, AND REVISION AS WE CONTINUE TO QUESTION HOW TO FORM "A MORE PERFECT UNION." HOW DO YOU PARTICIPATE AS A CITIZEN? FROM THE REVOLUTION AND SUFFRAGE, TO CIVIL RIGHTS AND CASTING BALLOTS, EVERYONE IN EVERY COMMUNITY IS PART OF THIS EVER-EVOLVING STORY - THE STORY OF DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA. THE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK (MANY) IS THE STATEWIDE ORGANIZER FOR THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TRAVELING EXHIBITION SERVICE'S MUSEUM ON MAIN STREET PROGRAM. THE MUSEUM ON MAIN STREET PROGRAM OFFERS TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND PROGRAMMING ACROSS AMERICA TO COMMUNITIES THROUGH LOCAL MUSEUMS, HISTORICAL SOCIETIES, AND OTHER CULTURAL VENUES. BUILDING THE BALLOT BOX: LONG ISLAND'S DEMOCRATIC HISTORY: FEBRUARY 20- MAY 18, 2025: THE LONG ISLAND MUSEUM WAS PLEASED TO BE SELECTED BY THE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK AS ONE OF 12 VENUES IN NEW YORK STATE TO HOST "A NEW AGORA FOR NEW YORK: MUSEUMS AS SPACES FOR DEMOCRACY" A HUMANITIES DISCUSSION SERIES THAT INCLUDES THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TRAVELING EXHIBITION SERVICE'S MUSEUM ON MAIN STREET EXHIBITION: VOICES AND VOTES: DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA, THAT WAS ON VIEW FEBRUARY 20-APRIL 6, 2025, IN CELEBRATION OF THE UPCOMING US SEMI-QUINCENTENNIAL. TO COMPLEMENT THIS IMPORTANT TRAVELING EXHIBITION, BUILDING THE BALLOT BOX: LONG ISLAND'S DEMOCRATIC HISTORY EXPLORED HOW RESIDENTS OF LONG ISLAND HAVE WORKED BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF FORMAL GOVERNMENT PATHWAYS AND WITHIN THE PUBLIC SPHERE TO ENSURE THEIR VOICES AND THOSE OF THEIR NEIGHBORS ARE HEARD. COVERING MORE THAN 250 YEARS OF LONG ISLAND HISTORY, FROM THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES OF LONG ISLAND TO GEORGE WASHINGTON'S CULPER SPY RING, TO THE FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND ISSUES OF IMMIGRATION TODAY, LONG ISLANDERS HAVE CONTINUED TO EXAMINE WHO IS TRULY INCLUDED IN "WE THE PEOPLE." AN IMPORTANT THEME OF THE EXHIBITION WAS THE FIGHT FOR WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE AND THE EFFORT TO ADVANCE WOMEN'S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN THE 107 YEARS SINCE SUFFRAGE WAS ACHIEVED IN NEW YORK STATE IN 1917. THIS SUBJECT WAS HIGHLIGHTED BY A MAJOR LOAN FROM THE NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM OF A WAGON USED IN SUFFRAGE RALLIES AND PARADES IN NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY. THE EXHIBITION ALSO FOCUSED ON TWO TRAILBLAZING WOMEN WHO BEGAN THEIR POLITICAL CAREERS IN THIS REGION, SHIRLEY CHISHOLM (1924-2005) AND GERALDINE FERRARO (1935-2011). ALONGSIDE ART AND HISTORICAL OBJECTS FROM THE LIM'S OWN COLLECTION, MANY OF WHICH WERE BEING EXHIBITED AT THE MUSEUM FOR THE FIRST TIME, LOANS WERE SECURED FROM INSTITUTIONS AND PRIVATE COLLECTORS ACROSS OUR REGION. THE TRIUMPH OF NATURE: ART NOUVEAU FROM THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART: JUNE 14-SEPTEMBER 21, 2025: THE TRIUMPH OF NATURE: ART NOUVEAU FROM THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART BROUGHT TOGETHER APPROXIMATELY 120 OF THE FINEST ART NOUVEAU TREASURES FROM THE RICH HOLDINGS OF THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART. THE EXHIBITION INCLUDED SPECTACULAR AND IMPORTANT GLASS, FURNITURE, PAINTINGS, AND SCULPTURE FROM ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS SUCH AS LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY, TIFFANY & CO., GUSTAV KLIMT, LOUIS MAJORELLE, ALPHONSE MUCHA, EMMANUEL LANSYER, AND MILE GALL. THE TRIUMPH OF NATURE CELEBRATES THE FLORID, LANGUOROUS CURVES, NATURAL MOTIFS, AND REFINED ELEGANCE OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE, GLASS, AND OTHER WORKS THAT HAVE ENTRANCED GENERATIONS OF COLLECTORS AND MUSEUMGOERS SINCE THE APEX OF THIS BRIEF BUT INTENSE MOVEMENT AROUND THE TURN OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. THIS EXHIBITION INTRODUCED A NEW GENERATION TO ART NOUVEAU'S LUMINOUS INNOVATIONS AND ARTISTIC TRIUMPHS, ENTICING VISITORS ONCE MORE INTO THESE LUSTROUS, NATURE-INSPIRED HAVENS OF ORNATE BEAUTYALL ORCHESTRATED OVER A CENTURY AGO BY VISIONARY DESIGNERS, JUST BEFORE THE FIRST WORLD WAR USHERED IN A STARK NEW REALITY. FORM 990, PART III, QUESTION 4B CONTINUED IN ADDITION, 775 PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO ENJOY OUR IN-PERSON SUMMER AND HALLOWEEN FAMILY FUN EVENTS IN 2024. IN ADDITION, 332 PEOPLE TOOK PART IN OUR SUMMER THURSDAYS AS WELL AS OUR MONTHLY SECOND SATURDAYS IN THE STUDIO, CONNECTING VISITORS WITH OUR COLLECTION THROUGH ART ACTIVITIES, MUSIC AND MORE. THE FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES OF CLASSES FROM THE SCHOOL PROGRAM. ALL CLASSES ARE BASED ON REAL OBJECTS FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS. - SCHOOL DAYS LETS STUDENTS EXPERIENCE A 19TH CENTURY SCHOOL DAY IN THE MUSEUM'S NASSAKEAG ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE. THIS 'TIME TRAVEL' PROGRAM IS A STUDENT FAVORITE DUE TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO REENACT A TYPICAL 1800S SCHOOL DAY. - MEET THE MUSEUM PROVIDES OUR YOUNGEST VISITORS IN GRADES PRE-K-2 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MUSEUM THROUGH ROLE-PLAY, ART PROJECTS AND STORIES AS THEY EXPLORE OUR CARRIAGES AND PAINTINGS. - VEHICLES FOR CHANGE: ELIZABETH JENNINGS AND THE FIGHT FOR EQUALITY ON NYC'S STREETCARS, ALLOWS STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT 19TH CENTURY STREETCARS, CARRIAGES, AND WAGONS. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE TRANSPORTATION SEGREGATION OF THE TIME, AND ELIZABETH'S EFFORTS AND SUCCESS IN ENDING THIS INJUSTICE. - A WORLD BEFORE CARS, EXPLORES WHAT TRANSPORTATION IS AND WHY IT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR LIVES - BOTH TODAY AND IN THE PAST. STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT THE EXCITING VEHICLES IN THE MUSEUM'S WORLD-RENOWNED COLLECTION AND BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WERE BUILT AND HOW THEY WORKED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 900 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT, AND THEN BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. UPON THE CURRENT CHAIRPERSON'S REVIEW AND APPROVAL A COPY IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES SIGN AN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE. THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE FORMS WHEN THEY ARE RECEIVED AND WOULD NOTIFY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IN THE CASE OF AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT. THEY IN TURN WOULD CONTACT THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHES THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SUGGESTED COMPENSATION IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD IN JUNE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY VOTE. ALSO, AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES. THE KEY EMPLOYEES' SUGGESTED COMPENSATION IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AT THE JUNE BOARD MEETING FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC EXCEPT FOR THE FORM 990 WHICH IS AVAILABLE VIA GUIDESTAR. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE OF PERPETUAL TRUST 635,564.