2025-07-15T14:52:58-05:00 2024-12-31 331374517 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC 245 PARK AVENUE 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10167 990 2024-01-01 820554364 THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF THE NEW YORK COURTS HIST 9148245864 140 GRAND STREET 701 WHITE PLAINS NY 10601 HENRY J KENNEDY ESQ TREASURER 9148245864 2025-07-15 1 1 MELISSA MODELSON P01603524 2122862600 2025-07-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z HON JONATHAN LIPPMAN 140 GRAND STREET 701 WHITE PLAINS NY 10601 786716 0 X WWW.NYCOURTS.GOV/HISTORY X 2002 NY SEE SCHEDULE O 22 22 4 24 0 0 335165 628021 0 3705 16995 21387 155 -11166 352315 641947 42625 1100 0 0 292992 267210 0 0 39303 93390 146683 429007 414993 -76692 226954 877732 730986 383700 10000 494032 720986 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 67049 1000 0 STUDENT INITIATIVESIN 2024, THE SOCIETY CONTINUED ITS RESIDENT EDUCATION FELLOWSHIP. THE FELLOW HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH DEVELOPING COLLABORATIONS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE COURT SYSTEM AS WELL AS DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH EDUCATORS. THE FELLOW ARRANGED OPPORTUNITIES FOR JUDGES AND ATTORNEYS TO VISIT SCHOOLS AND DISCUSS THEIR CAREER PATHS. A STIPEND OF $27,800 WAS GRANTED FOR THIS FELLOWSHIP. THE TERM WAS ORIGINALLY ONE-YEAR, BUT DUE TO STAFFING CHANGES, THE RESIDENT EDUCATION FELLOW WAS HIRED AS A FULL-TIME STAFFER. THE SOCIETY ALSO CONTINUED TO AWARD STUDENTS IN A LAW DAY ART CONTEST, DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM. THE SOCIETY AWARDED $1,000 TOTAL IN THREE TOP PRIZES FOR STUDENTS. 39468 0 0 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON TOPICS OF NYS LEGAL HISTORY WERE CONDUCTED IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS - BY WEBINARS FOR ONLINE PROGRAMMING, IN-PERSON, AND HYBRID OFFERING BOTH CHOICES. BELOW IS A LIST OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS:- IN-PERSON: YOUNG LAWYERS COMMITTEE WELCOME CELEBRATION | FEBRUARY 20, 2024- HYBRID: JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE: THE ISRAELI EXPERIENCE | MARCH 4, 2024- HYBRID: CELEBRATING EMELINE, THE HEROINE OF THE LEMMON SLAVE CASE: A HIGH-WATER MARK FOR THE NEW YORK COURTS | MAY 21, 2024- HYBRID: HON. NORMAN GOODMAN LECTURENY COUNTY COURTHOUSE WPA MURALS: WHO CREATED THEM AND WHAT DO THEY REPRESENT? | JUNE 25, 2024- HYBRID: THE EVOLUTION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION: A CONSTITUTION DAY LOOK BACK AND FORWARD | SEPTEMBER 17, 2024- HYBRID: A CONVERSATION ON CONSTITUTIONALISM AND THE RULE OF LAW WITH TWO PRESIDING JUSTICES | OCTOBER 23, 2024 47164 0 0 PUBLICATIONS- THE SOCIETY PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED TO ITS MEMBERS THE 2024 ANNUAL CALENDAR. THE TOPIC FOR THE 2024 CALENDAR IS NEW YORK COURTS OF YESTERYEAR: HOW WE BEGAN AND WHERE WE ARE. - THE SOCIETY ALSO PUBLISHED 60 CENTRE STREET: A LOOK BACK, WITH SOME RUMINATIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE. THIS ARTICLE EXPLORES THE HISTORY OF THE ICONIC COURTHOUSE, FROM ITS CREATION TO TODAY. 99331 100 3705 ORAL HISTORY PROJECTTHE SOCIETY IS ENGAGED IN AN ONGOING PROJECT TO RECORD THE ORAL HISTORIES OF PROMINENT RETIRED JUDGES AND OTHER LEGAL LUMINARIES OF NYS TO PRESERVE THE RECORD OF THEIR EXPERIENCES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PART OF NYS LEGAL HISTORY. IN 2024, THE SOCIETY CONTINUED THE PROCESS OF MAKING AVAILABLE EXISTING INTERVIEW FOOTAGE AS WELL AS FILMED A NEW INTERVIEW IN WHICH NEW YORK ATTORNEYS ROBERT S. DEAN AND LYNN FAHEY WERE INTERVIEWED BY DAVID L. GOODWIN. A TRANSCRIPT FROM THE INTERVIEW IS CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION. COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY FELLOWIN 2024, THE SOCIETY CONTINUED ITS PART-TIME COMMUNICATIONS FELLOWSHIP THAT HAS EXPANDED THE SOCIETY'S DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE WEBSITE AS WELL AS DEVELOP NEW NETWORKS TO EXPAND THE SOCIETY'S REACH AND PLAN PODCASTS. A STIPEND OF $20,000 WAS GRANTED FOR A YEAR-LONG FELLOWSHIP. 99331 100 3705 253012 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X ALLISON M MOREY 9148245864 140 GRAND STREET SUITE 701 WHITE PLAINS NY 10601 LIPPMAN JONATHAN PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GIUFFRA ROBERT J JR ESQ CHAIR & TRUSTEE 0.20 X X 0 0 0 GREENBERG HENRY M ESQ VICE CHAIR & TRUSTEE 0.30 X X 0 0 0 RENWICK HON DIANNE T VICE-CHAIR & TRUSTEE 0.30 X X 0 0 0 SIFFERT JOHN S ESQ VICE CHAIR & TRUSTEE 0.20 X X 0 0 0 LEVINE ALAN ESQ EXECUTIVE VP & TRUSTEE 0.20 X X 0 0 0 KENNEDY HENRY J ESQ TREASURER, CHR FINANCE & TRUSTEE 0.30 X X 0 0 0 FREEDMAN HON HELEN E SECRETARY & TRUSTEE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BARNETT HELAINE M ESQ TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 DRYLEWSKI ALEXANDER C ESQ TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 EDLIN RICHARD A ESQ TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 GARCIA HON MICHAEL J TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 GLAZER DENNIS E ESQ TRUSTEE THRU JAN 2024 0.10 X 0 0 0 GOODWIN DAVID L ESQ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHNSON PROF PAULA C TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 KAMINS HON BARRY TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 KAPLAN ROBERTA A ESQ TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 LEAHY MICHAEL W ESQ TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 LEVIN A THOMAS ESQ COUNSEL & TRUSTEE 0.30 X 0 0 0 LYNCH LORETTA E TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 MCKENZIE TROY ESQ TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 MILONAS HON E LEO TRUSTEE THRU JAN 2024 0.10 X 0 0 0 MOSKOWITZ LAUREN A TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 WAN HON LILLIAN TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 MARCUS MARILYN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU MAY 2024 40.00 X 52094 0 5262 MOREY ALLISON M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS OF MAY 2024 40.00 X 96736 0 5400 148830 0 10662 0 0 0 0 0 43195 444150 140676 62951 628021 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 3705 3705 3705 21041 21041 54 54 63297 62951 346 346 346 60550 444150 81818 -21268 -21268 OTHER INCOME 900099 10048 10048 10048 641947 3705 0 10221 X 1100 1100 159492 86659 45664 27169 79021 46274 24842 7905 6730 3650 2327 753 21967 12310 6470 3187 5525 5525 73410 52534 20587 289 290 290 18012 5556 12456 2767 2767 1555 1555 FILM PRODUCTION 40750 40750 EDUCATIONAL LECTURES 2404 2404 YOUNG LAWYERS PROGRAM 1485 1485 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 485 485 414993 253012 122678 39303 860049 709863 17683 21123 877732 730986 10000 10000 373700 0 383700 10000 X 494032 720986 494032 720986 877732 730986 226954 0 X 0 0 0 X 216595 327552 600650 335165 628021 2107983 216595 327552 600650 335165 628021 2107983 199683 1908300 3002 683 2004 17150 21095 43934 10048 10048 2161965 3705 0.88270 0.90790 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2024 AMOUNT: $ 10,048. PART II, LINE 3 THE NYS COURT SYSTEM PROVIDES VARIOUS SERVICES TO THE SOCIETY AT NO COST. THESE SERVICES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN, AND DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF, THE SOCIETY'S PUBLIC SUPPORT WHICH IS OVER 85% AS REPORTED IN SCHEDULE A, SECTION C. THE SOCIETY'S ACTIVITIES WHICH DIRECTLY SERVE THE INTERESTS OF THE COURT ARE SET FORTH IN PART III, PROGRAM SERVICES SECTION. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE USE OF EMPTY OFFICES LEASED BY THE COURT SYSTEM IN A SUITE WHERE THE MAJORITY OF SPACE IS USED BY NYS COURT OFFICERS; ONE PERSON ASSIGNED TO LIAISON PROGRAMMING WITH COURT PERSONNEL, AND ONE OTHER PERSON IS MINIMALLY INVOLVED WITH ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS; AND MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES WHICH ARE IMMATERIAL COSTS SUCH AS POSTAGE, PHOTOCOPY AND TECHNOLOGY. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED ANNUAL GALA 504700 444150 60550 80996 822 504700 444150 60550 80996 822 81818 -21268 X 1 62951 FMV 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTOR IN PART I, COLUMN B OF SCHEDULE M. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: THE SOCIETY'S MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES IN THE CALENDAR YEAR 2024 WERE PERFORMED IN A HYBRID FASHION, INCORPORATING BOTH PRE- AND POST-COVID-19 PRACTICES OF IN-PERSON AND REMOTE ACTIVITIES. STAFF WORKED TOGETHER BOTH IN PERSON AT THE OFFICE AND THROUGH REMOTE ACCESS, AND PROGRAMS WERE HELD USING BOTH METHODS. THERE WAS CONTINUED EXPANSION TO OBTAIN AND OPERATE NEW TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE AND TO DEVELOP NEW SKILLS TO ADAPT TO THIS NEW ENVIRONMENT. ADMINISTRATION RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDING STAFF, BOARD, AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS WERE HELD SUBSTANTIALLY IN A HYBRID FASHION. THE SOCIETY HELD ITS ANNUAL GALA IN 2024. THE EVENT IS THE SOCIETY'S MOST SIGNIFICANT FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR. THE SOCIETY RECEIVED $504,700 IN TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS, WITH $373,700 PAID IN 2023 FOR THE 2024 EVENT. GRANTS IN 2024: THE SOCIETY DID NOT RECEIVE SUBSTANTIAL GRANT FUNDING IN 2024, THOUGH IT DID DISBURSE GRANT FUNDING FROM PRIOR YEARS, AS DESCRIBED BELOW. - COMMERCIAL DIVISION FILM FUND: $60,000 WAS RAISED TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A NEW COMMERCIAL DIVISION FILM THAT FEATURES NEW INTERVIEWS WITH JUDGES AND ATTORNEYS AS WELL AS UPDATES IN THE INDUSTRY. $40,000 WAS SPENT TO CREATE THE NEW FILM. DONATIONS & TRANSFERS: SIGNIFICANT DONATIONS INCLUDED: - THE SOCIETY RECEIVED A DONATION OF 250 APPLE STOCKS, WHICH WERE SOLD FOR $63,297. $45,000 WAS ALLOCATED TO THE SOCIETY'S ASPEN INSTITUTE FUND, TO BE USED TO PAY FOR TWO FELLOWS IN 2025. - IN HONOR OF ONE OF THE SOCIETY'S LONG-SERVING TRUSTEES, $7,100 WAS DONATED IN HIS MEMORY. DISBURSEMENT OF GRANT AND DONATION PROCEEDS: THE FOLLOWING EXPENDITURES OF GRANT PROCEEDS WERE MADE IN 2024. THE SOCIETY WORKED TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THE VARIOUS GRANTS AND TO REPORT TO GRANTORS: - WILLIAM NELSON CROMWELL FOUNDATION GRANT: $867 FOR PURCHASING COPIES THE EIGHT TO GIFT TO MEMBERS. THIS GRANT HAS ALSO BEEN USED FOR PUBLICATION EXPENSES AS WELL AS OUTREACH FOR THE BOOK AND DEVELOPING BOOK TALKS. - FIRST DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATION OF JUSTICE FUND: $42,500. THESE FUNDS WERE RAISED IN 2023 FOR THE APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT TO CONTEXTUALIZE ITS EXISTING ARTWORK IN THE COURTHOUSE, AS WELL AS ADD ADDITIONAL PIECES THAT BETTER REPRESENT THE DIVERSITY OF JUDGES, ATTORNEYS, AND COURT USERS, WHETHER BY GENDER, RACE, OR OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC, AND HIGHLIGHT THE INCLUSIVITY OF JUSTICE TODAY. IN 2024, THE SOCIETY DISBURSED $14,600 FOR THIS PROGRAM: $100 FOR CASH PRIZES FOR A STUDENT ART COMPETITION AND $14,500 TO REPLACE THE NAME "TANEY" FROM THE COURTROOM'S DOME WITH "MOTLEY" TO PROMOTE CONSTANCE BAKER MOTLEY'S TIRELESS CIVIL RIGHTS WORK AND RELOCATE ROGER B. TANEY'S NAMEPLATE DUE TO HIS MAJORITY DECISION IN DRED SCOTT V. SANDFORD. THE FOLLOWING IS OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT PROGRAMMING DURING 2024: (A) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON TOPICS OF NYS LEGAL HISTORY WERE CONDUCTED IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS - BY WEBINARS FOR ONLINE PROGRAMMING, IN-PERSON, AND HYBRID OFFERING BOTH CHOICES. BELOW IS A LIST OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS: - IN-PERSON: YOUNG LAWYERS COMMITTEE WELCOME CELEBRATION | FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - HYBRID: JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE: THE ISRAELI EXPERIENCE | MARCH 4, 2024 - HYBRID: CELEBRATING EMELINE, THE HEROINE OF THE LEMMON SLAVE CASE: A HIGH-WATER MARK FOR THE NEW YORK COURTS | MAY 21, 2024 - HYBRID: HON. NORMAN GOODMAN LECTURE NY COUNTY COURTHOUSE WPA MURALS: WHO CREATED THEM AND WHAT DO THEY REPRESENT? | JUNE 25, 2024 - HYBRID: THE EVOLUTION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION: A CONSTITUTION DAY LOOK BACK AND FORWARD | SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 - HYBRID: A CONVERSATION ON CONSTITUTIONALISM AND THE RULE OF LAW WITH TWO PRESIDING JUSTICES | OCTOBER 23, 2024 (B) PODCASTS & VIDEOCASTS IN 2024 IN 2024, THE SOCIETY CONTINUED ITS TWO SERIES CHATTING WITH THE AUTHORS OF JUDICIAL NOTICE AND WRECKING BALL: TALES OF PRESERVATION, THE LAW, AND THE PLACES THAT NEW YORKERS LOVE. - PODCAST EPISODE #21: RECOVERING JUSTICE CARDOZO (CHATTING WITH THE AUTHORS). TWO ARTICLES IN JUDICIAL NOTICE 18 FEATURE BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO. THIS EPISODE EXPLORES THE LESSER-KNOWN STORIES OF CARDOZO'S LIFE, EMPHASIZING HIS SENSE OF HUMOR AND WRITING STYLE. - PODCAST EPISODE #22: ABOUT THE HIGH LINE (WRECKING BALL). THIS PODCAST EXPLORES THE INTERSECTION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION, THE LAW, AND NEW YORK THAT IS THE HIGH LINE, OFFERING A CRASH COURSE IN AMERICAN RAILROADING, GOVERNMENT REGULATION, AND URBAN REBIRTH. - PODCAST EPISODE #23: MURDER AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (CHATTING WITH THE AUTHORS). THIS EPISODE TRACES THE CASE OF HARRY THAW'S MURDER OF STANFORD WHITE AS A COMPLEMENT TO THE ARTICLE ON THE SAME SUBJECT THAT APPEARS IN JUDICIAL NOTICE 18. - PODCAST EPISODE #24: THE GAP IN BILINGUAL EDUCATION, THE IMPACT OF ASPIRA V. BOE, AND HOW THE LANDMARK MENDEZ CASE INSPIRED IT ALL. THIS PODCAST, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COURT SYSTEM'S AMICI PODCAST, DESCRIBES A CASE THAT ENDED SCHOOL SEGREGATION IN CALIFORNIA, SETTING THE STATE FOR FUTURE CIVIL RIGHTS VICTORIES, AND EXPLORES THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL). - PODCAST EPISODE #25: EMPIRE STATE PLAZA: ALBANY'S MODERN MONOLITH (WRECKING BALL). THIS EPISODE DESCRIBES HOW THE EMPIRE STATE PLAZA CAME TO BE AND WHAT ITS LEGACY IS TODAY. (C) STUDENT INITIATIVES IN 2024, THE SOCIETY CONTINUED ITS RESIDENT EDUCATION FELLOWSHIP. THE FELLOW HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH DEVELOPING COLLABORATIONS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE COURT SYSTEM AS WELL AS DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH EDUCATORS. THE FELLOW ARRANGED OPPORTUNITIES FOR JUDGES AND ATTORNEYS TO VISIT SCHOOLS AND DISCUSS THEIR CAREER PATHS. A STIPEND OF $27,800 WAS GRANTED FOR THIS FELLOWSHIP. THE TERM WAS ORIGINALLY ONE-YEAR, BUT DUE TO STAFFING CHANGES, THE RESIDENT EDUCATION FELLOW WAS HIRED AS A FULL-TIME STAFFER. THE SOCIETY ALSO CONTINUED TO AWARD STUDENTS IN A LAW DAY ART CONTEST, DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM. THE SOCIETY AWARDED $1,000 TOTAL IN THREE TOP PRIZES FOR STUDENTS. (D) PUBLICATIONS - THE SOCIETY PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED TO ITS MEMBERS THE 2024 ANNUAL CALENDAR. THE TOPIC FOR THE 2024 CALENDAR IS NEW YORK COURTS OF YESTERYEAR: HOW WE BEGAN AND WHERE WE ARE. - THE SOCIETY ALSO PUBLISHED 60 CENTRE STREET: A LOOK BACK, WITH SOME RUMINATIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE. THIS ARTICLE EXPLORES THE HISTORY OF THE ICONIC COURTHOUSE, FROM ITS CREATION TO TODAY. (E) ORAL HISTORY PROJECT THE SOCIETY IS ENGAGED IN AN ONGOING PROJECT TO RECORD THE ORAL HISTORIES OF PROMINENT RETIRED JUDGES AND OTHER LEGAL LUMINARIES OF NYS TO PRESERVE THE RECORD OF THEIR EXPERIENCES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PART OF NYS LEGAL HISTORY. IN 2024, THE SOCIETY CONTINUED THE PROCESS OF MAKING AVAILABLE EXISTING INTERVIEW FOOTAGE AS WELL AS FILMED A NEW INTERVIEW IN WHICH NEW YORK ATTORNEYS ROBERT S. DEAN AND LYNN FAHEY WERE INTERVIEWED BY DAVID L. GOODWIN. A TRANSCRIPT FROM THE INTERVIEW IS CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION. (F) COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY FELLOW IN 2024, THE SOCIETY CONTINUED ITS PART-TIME COMMUNICATIONS FELLOWSHIP THAT HAS EXPANDED THE SOCIETY'S DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE WEBSITE AS WELL AS DEVELOP NEW NETWORKS TO EXPAND THE SOCIETY'S REACH AND PLAN PODCASTS. A STIPEND OF $20,000 WAS GRANTED FOR A YEAR-LONG FELLOWSHIP. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: THE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY IS AS FOLLOWS: - TO PRESERVE THE LEGAL HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; - TO FOSTER SCHOLARLY UNDERSTANDING AND PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK COURTS AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE JUDICIAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT TO NEW YORK STATE AND THE NATION; - TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COURTS OF NEW YORK AND OF THE COMMON LAW, AND TO EXCHANGE AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION; - TO ISSUE PUBLICATIONS IN ALL FORMATS; - TO GATHER, COLLECT, HOLD, PRESERVE AND MAKE AVAILABLE TO SCHOLARS APPROPRIATE COLLECTIONS OF ARTIFACTS AND OTHER MATERIALS; - TO SPONSOR APPROPRIATE PERMANENT, TEMPORARY AND TRAVELING EXHIBITS AND DISPLAYS; - TO UNDERTAKE APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS; AND - TO PLACE MARKERS AT APPROPRIATE HISTORIC SITES AND SEEK TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THOSE SITES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 BYLAW AMENDMENTS WERE APPROVED AT THE 9/25/24 ANNUAL MEETING. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ARE SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS: - THE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE TRUSTEES PRESENT AT A MEETING AT THE TIME OF SUCH VOTE, IF A QUORUM IS THEN PRESENT, SHALL BE THE ACT OF THE BOARD. TRUSTEES WHO ARE PRESENT AT A MEETING BUT NOT PRESENT AT THE TIME OF A VOTE BECAUSE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION MAY BE COUNTED FOR PURPOSES OF ESTABLISHING A QUORUM, BUT MAY NOT BE PRESENT OR PARTICIPATE IN THE DELIBERATIONS OF VOTING RELATED TO SUCH CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION, AS THE CASE MAY BE. -THESE BYLAWS MAY BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE FOR A GREATER QUORUM OR TO PROVIDE FOR A GREATER NUMBER OF VOTES OF TRUSTEES THAT SHALL BE NECESSARY FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS OR ANY SPECIFIED ITEM OF BUSINESS, PROVIDED SUCH AMENDMENT IS AUTHORIZED BY VOTE OF TWO-THIRDS (2/3) OF THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. -NO COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AUTHORITY TO BIND THE BOARD UNLESS COMPOSED OF AT LEAST THREE TRUSTEES AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF SUCH COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY THE BOARD, OR, IN THE CASE OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, BY A MAJORITY OF THE ENTIRE BOARD. -POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS . ALL OFFICERS AS BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND THE SOCIETY SHALL HAVE SUCH AUTHORITY AND PERFORM SUCH DUTIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE SOCIETY AS MAY BE PROVIDED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND, TO THE EXTENT NOT SO PROVIDED, AS GENERALLY PERTAIN TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICES, SUBJECT TO THE CONTROL OF THE BOARD. -DISPOSITION OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL THE ASSETS OF THE SOCIETY . IF THE SOCIETY WISHES TO SELL, LEASE OR EXCHANGE ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF ITS ASSETS, SUCH ACTION MAY BE MADE UPON SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND FOR SUCH CONSIDERATION AS MAY BE AUTHORIZED BY THE VOTE OF TWO-THIRDS (2/3) OF THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OR, IF THE BOARD CONSISTS OF TWENTY-ONE OR MORE TRUSTEES, THE VOTE OF THE MAJORITY OF THE ENTIRE BOARD. THE SOCIETY SHALL THEN BE REQUIRED TO SEEK APPROVAL FOR SUCH ACTION FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OR THE SUPREME COURT IN THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT OR OF THE COUNTY COURT OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE SOCIETY HAS ITS OFFICE OR PRINCIPAL PLACE OF CARRYING OUT THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH IT WAS FORMED OR ANY OTHER AUTHORITY AS REQUIRED BY LAW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FIRST PREPARES THE WORKPAPERS AND OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE DRAFT DOCUMENT. SHE THEN REVIEWS THE DOCUMENT WITH THE TREASURER, AND THEN FORWARDS THE DOCUMENT TO ALL VOTING TRUSTEES BY E-MAIL. TRUSTEES ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE DOCUMENT WITH A REQUEST TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE SOCIETY CURRENTLY HAS IN PLACE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHICH IT ANNUALLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES. THE POLICY REQUIRES THAT ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEE MUST ANNUALLY SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS THAT MAY EXIST. THE SIGNED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS KEPT ON FILE. IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE CONFLICTED MEMBER MUST IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE AND MATERIALITY OF ANY CONFLICTS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. A CONFLICTED MEMBER CANNOT VOTE ON THE MATTER, SUCH MEMBER MUCH BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE QUORUM FOR THE MEETING. AT DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, A MEMBER WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY BE REQUIRED TO LEAVE THAT PORTION OF A MEETING THAT CONSIDERS THE MATTER AS TO WHICH THERE IS A CONFLICT. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING REFLECT THE MAKING OF THE DISCLOSURE, THE ABSTENTION FROM VOTING, THE QUORUM SITUATION, AND WHETHER THE DIRECTOR OR MEMBER WAS PRESENT OR ABSENT WHEN THE MATTER WAS CONSIDERED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS UNDERTAKEN IN THE FINAL QUARTER OF 2024. THE PROCESS WAS CONDUCTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE TREASURER AND APPROVED BY THESE COMMITTEES. A REVIEW OF THE BALANCE SHEET WAS MADE TO DETERMINE AVAILABLE CURRENT ASSETS. A SEARCH WAS UNDERTAKEN TO DETERMINE COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING REVIEW OF AVAILABLE FORM 990'S. RECORDS OF THE COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE MAINTAINED IN COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE SOCIETY MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PAYROLL FEE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,117. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 587. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 289. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,993. PROGRAM CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 29,167. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 29,167. COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 20,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 20,000. PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,750. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,750. PODCAST HONORARIUM: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,000. PROJECT CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 14,500. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 14,500.