2025-10-10T06:01:51-00:00 2024-12-31 823828940 Patricia A Murphy CPA 33 Barker Avenue White Plains NY 10601 990 2024-01-01 133944453 Bronxville Historical Conservancy Inc BRON 9143376500 PO Box 989 Bronxville NY 10708 Peter Hicks Treasurer 9143376500 2025-09-10 true true Patricia A Murphy P01459752 9146810113 2025-08-22 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SuzanneDavisMike Heraty Co-Chairs Box 989 Bronxville NY 10708 591265 false X www.BRONXVILLEHISTORICALCONSERVANCY.ORG X 1998 NY The Bronxville Historical Conservancy was established to further the understanding and appreciation of the history and current life in the Village of Bronxville, New York. 35 24 0 0 58190 59552 2380 20791 365147 510922 0 425717 591265 0 0 0 0 0 65721 157516 65721 157516 359996 433749 3888422 4278081 20983 21783 3867439 4256298 The Bronxville Historical Conservancy was established to further the understanding and appreciation of the history and current life in the Village of Bronxville, New York. false false 124155 Presentation of programs, lectures and special events, including Brendan Gill lecture series on presidential history, childrens programs and World War I historical events in Bronxville 124155 true false false false false false false true false true true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 35 24 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true false false false false false NY X Peter Hicks 9147879330 PO Box 989 Bronxville NY 10601 X William Zambelli Executive Board 000.75 X 0 0 0 Erin Saluti Executive Board 000.75 X 0 0 0 Tina Adams Director 000.75 X 0 0 0 Suzanne Davis Co-Chair 003.50 X X 0 0 0 Chris Goff Director 000.75 X 0 0 0 Mike Heraty Co-Chair 003.50 X X 0 0 0 Peter Hicks Treasurer 003.50 X X 0 0 0 Maggie Marrone Secretary 003.50 X X 0 0 0 Saskia Martin Director 000.75 X 0 0 0 Michelle McBride Director 000.75 X 0 0 0 Lisa Rao Director 000.75 X 0 0 0 Dana Burns Director 000.75 X 0 0 0 Cece Heraty Director 000.75 X 0 0 0 Lorraine Shanley Director 000.75 X 0 0 0 Lyndal Vermette Director 000.75 X 0 0 0 Marilynn Hill Director 000.75 X 0 0 0 Jim Purdy Director 000.75 X 0 0 0 Nancy Marshall Director 000.75 X 0 0 0 Donald Gray Executive Board 000.75 X 0 0 0 Dale Walker Executive Board 000.75 X 0 0 0 Judith Unis Executuve Board 000.75 X 0 0 0 Nancy Vittorini Executive Board 000.75 X 0 0 0 Jayne Warman Executive Board 000.75 X 0 0 0 Robert Wein Executive Board 000.75 X 0 0 0 David Nathans Director 000.75 X 0 0 0 Robert Riggs Director 000.75 X 0 0 0 Will Fulton Director 000.75 X 0 0 0 Betsy Putnam Director 000.75 X 0 0 0 Charlotte Sullivan Director 000.75 X 0 0 0 Peggy Conway Director 000.75 X 0 0 0 Ellen de Saint Phalle Director 000.75 X 0 0 0 Bill Fredericks Director 000.75 X 0 0 0 Judy Foley Executive Board 000.75 X 0 0 0 Jack Bierwirth Executive Board 000.75 X 0 0 0 William Dowling Executive Board 000.75 X 0 0 0 false false false 1 52427 7125 59552 Publications 900099 285 Historical events 900099 20506 20791 510922 591265 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2394 2394 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1850 1850 3117 3117 Projects 42933 42933 Events 77843 77843 Storage 5340 5340 Professional fees 20660 20660 3379 3379 157516 124155 33361 0 44537 24079 46036 315452 1447 6544 9848 3700 7400 6148 3451384 3584000 337618 341858 3888422 4278081 10495 10759 10488 11024 20983 21783 X 3867439 4256298 3867439 4256298 3888422 4278081 433749 -44890 X true X false true false X 52850 55550 89925 58190 59552 316067 52850 55550 89925 58190 59552 316067 316067 111481 134349 173760 365147 510922 1295659 1611726 0.19610 0.27250 X Part II Section C Line 17a The Bronxville Historical Conservancy the Conservancy was established in 1998 to further the understanding of the history and current life of the Village of Bronxville, New York. Bronxvilles population is 6,749.The Conservancy has approximately 475 members. Historically, the Conservancys public financial support has normally exceeded 33 1/3 of total support on the 5 year Form 990 averaging test. Part II Section C Line 17a As noted in the Form 990, however, in 2023 and 2024 this percentage related to the applicable 5-year test declined to under 33 1/3 but still greater than 10 not due to a material decline in public support but due to market conditions that increased the Conservancys investment income. The Conservancy is a membership organization, and its solicitations of memberships are designed to enroll a substantial number of persons, both in Bronxville and in surrounding communities. Part II Section C Line 17a The Conservancy is organized and operated to solicit new and additional public support on a continuous basis. It maintains a continuous and bona fide program for solicitation of funds through its website, which facilitates online contributions. It invites contributions from the public at the numerous public events which it organizes and sponsors. It also solicits contributions through regular emails to past contributors and potential future contributors. Part II Section C Line 17a The Conservancys contributors comprise a representative number of persons with an interest in its purpose and activities. To the Conservancys knowledge, no contributor has any financial interest in the Conservancy or its operations. No one person contributed more than 2 of the Conservancys total support in 2024. Part II Section C Line 17a The Conservancys 35-member Board of Directors its governing body comprises a representative sample of residents of Bronxville Village and its environs. It consist of 24 voting members elected by the membership, and 11 non-voting executive members, and includes people with knowledge of and expertise in history, civic leaders, an elected government official and people with an interest in history education in the public schools. Part II Section C Line 17a Pursuant to its By-laws, the Conservancys voting board members are elected by its individual members, at annual meetings to which all members are invited by email. The minimum cost of membership is 100 or 50 for people over 65 and has been fixed at a rate intended to make membership available to a broad cross section of the communities that the Conservancy serves. Part II Section C Line 17a The Conservancys public activities are designed to appeal to persons having a broad common interest in history, public affairs and education. They include tours of architecturally significant homes, occasional tours of art museums and historical sites, events designed to interest children in history, and an annual lecture series the Brendan Gill Lecture featuring prominent historians and other significant public figures. The Gill Lecture is open to the public and free of charge. Part II Section C Line 17a The 2024 Gill Lecture was given by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. In the recent past the Conservancy provided over 100,000 to Bronxville Village for the refurbishment of cobblestone streets and stone pillars dating from the Villages founding. The Conservancy has also committed to help the Village government fund tree canopy preservation and refurbishment of original street signs. Part II Section C Line 17a The Village of Bronxville was originally founded as an artists colony. The Conservancy has curated and maintains a small collection of paintings by earlier residents depicting how the Village looked at the turn of the twentieth century. The collection is housed in the Villages town hall and is open to the public. 341858 X X false false 3497420 466032 3963452 2974050 523370 3497420 3366121 -392071 2974050 2742424 623697 3366121 2520577 221847 2742424 1.00000 false false 9848 3700 6148 6148 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Art collection 341858 341858 Federal income taxes 546375 -44890 -44890 591265 591265 157516 157516 157516 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 and related schedules are prepared by an outside accountant and reviewed by the Conservancy co-chairs, treasurer and Board of Directors before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Conservancy makes all documents available on request in writing or electronic mail. In addition, Form 990 and attachments are made available on Guidestar.org.