2026-07-08T12:17:16-05:00 2025-08-31 133628255 CONDON O'MEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLP ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZA 7TH FL NEW YORK NY 10004 990 2024-09-01 136162403 THE GROLIER CLUB OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK GROL 2128386690 47 EAST 60TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10022 MARY CRAWFORD TREASURER 2128386690 2026-07-06 1 0 ALEXANDER LAZZARUOLO P01775353 2126617777 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KEN SOEHNER 47 EAST 60TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10022 10661486 0 X WWW.GROLIERCLUB.ORG X 1884 NY SEE SCHEDULE O 21 21 22 112 0 0 1864200 4839457 202199 212615 473625 994423 52357 15524 2592381 6062019 0 6000 0 0 1228246 1408892 0 0 27194 2255479 2511881 3483725 3926773 -891344 2135246 29114038 32577015 60109 203657 29053929 32373358 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 1389922 6000 118352 THE LIBRARY:IN FY 2025 THE GROLIER CLUB LIBRARY SERVED A TOTAL OF 255 READERS; RESPONDED TO 60 PHONE QUERIES; AND ANSWERED 298 EMAIL QUERIES. A TOTAL OF 2,237 ITEMS WERE CATALOGUED, AND 646 RECORDS WERE CREATED, INCLUDING NEW ACQUISITIONS AND BACKLOGGED MATERIAL. 3 SPECIAL EXHIBITS WERE MOUNTED IN THE LIBRARY, AND 1 WAS MOUNTED IN OUR PUBLIC EXHIBITION SPACES IN THE COURSE OF FY 2025, HIGHLIGHTING VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF RARE BOOKS AND ARCHIVES FROM LIBRARY COLLECTIONS. THE NUMBER OF HITS TO THE LIBRARY PAGES WAS 2,174 ON THE WEBSITE, 13,588 TO THE BLOG. STATISTICS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE ONLINE CATALOGUE THIS FISCAL YEAR DUE TO A SYSTEM MIGRATION, WHICH TOOK PLACE IN JULY OF 2025. 1226246 94263 EXHIBITIONS & PUBLICATIONS: SEE SCHEDULE O. 656042 20524 MEMBER SERVICESADMINISTRATION OF SERVICES FOR APPROXIMATELY 800 MEMBERS. 3272210 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 53 0 1 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X THE ORGANIZATION 2128386690 47 EAST 60TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10022 DECLAN KIELY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 103846 0 5192 NANCY K BOEHM PRESIDENT 14.00 X X 0 0 0 ALAN M KLEIN VICE PRESIDENT 1.50 X X 0 0 0 SIMON C W HEWETT TREASURER 15.00 X X 0 0 0 BASIE G GITLIN SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 KENNETH SOEHNER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GRETCHEN ADKINS COUNCIL MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH BUTLER COUNCIL MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE J CRAWFORD COUNCIL MEMBER 8.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM HIGGINS COUNCIL MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL HURLEY COUNCIL MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 EVE M KAHN COUNCIL MEMBER 10.00 X 0 0 0 RHIANNON KNOLL COUNCIL MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARIE C OEDEL COUNCIL MEMBER 35.00 X 0 0 0 BEPPY L OWEN COUNCIL MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 ALVIN A PATRICK COUNCIL MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL T RYAN COUNCIL MEMBER 20.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID SOLO COUNCIL MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE SPERA COUNCIL MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN J TANE COUNCIL MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM P STONEMAN COUNCIL MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE VANDERPOOL COUNCIL MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL J MODE COUNCIL MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ARNOLD HIRSHON COUNCIL MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARY CRAWFORD COUNCIL MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER NEUBAUER COUNCIL MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS LECKY COUNCIL MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC HOLZENBERG FORMER DIRECTOR 40.00 X 265699 0 2365 TAMMY RUBEL BUSINESS MANAGER 40.00 X 109817 0 31978 479362 0 39535 3 1 1 0 IMAGINE DESIGN & BUILD 8544 106TH STREET RICHMOND HILL NY 11418 RENOVATIONS/CONSTRUCTION 144050 1 1421606 41174 3376677 3016290 4839457 CLUB FUNCTIONS 900099 110352 110352 PUBLICATION SERVICE 900099 94263 94263 CLUB TRIPS 900099 8000 8000 212615 464638 464638 5124252 4594467 529785 529785 529785 0 41174 5000 -5000 -5000 ADMINISTRATIVE FEES 900099 15708 15708 OTHER 900099 4816 4816 20524 6062019 233139 0 989423 6000 6000 366491 297898 61563 7030 761946 619338 127992 14616 29039 23604 4878 557 158663 128967 26652 3044 92753 75393 15581 1779 9220 9220 76247 76247 155892 155892 212430 194772 15580 2078 12882 12882 132548 125580 5221 1747 102635 94569 7227 839 161976 153879 8097 490007 416506 73501 74772 72549 2223 PUBLICATIONS 312852 312852 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 224529 211678 12774 77 CLUB FUNCTIONS 186017 190540 421 -4944 EXHIBITS & DISPLAYS 102987 102987 256887 232216 24300 371 3926773 3272210 627369 27194 140049 138280 360345 338475 81645 12055 13804 62595 131065 42024 33280 46598 12522304 8086754 4737852 4435550 16675560 20358858 6940438 7142580 29114038 32577015 45942 56667 14167 146990 60109 203657 X 17679339 17225907 11374590 15147451 29053929 32373358 29114038 32577015 2135246 1184183 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1918386 7093631 3262263 1864200 4839457 18977937 32639 101365 206618 202199 212615 755436 1951025 7194996 3468881 2066399 5052072 19733373 131715 2106389 145427 181834 505713 3071078 0 131715 2106389 145427 181834 505713 3071078 16662295 140768 170445 348018 383992 464638 1507861 140768 170445 348018 383992 464638 1507861 22561 60232 17958 21332 20524 142607 2114354 7425673 3834857 2471723 5537234 21383841 0.77920 0.76550 0.07050 0.06810 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER REVENUE - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 6,853. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 44,524. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 2,250. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 5,624. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 4,816. ADMINISTRATIVE FEES - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 15,708. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 15,708. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 15,708. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 15,708. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 15,708. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7142580 X X X X MEMBERSHIP USE 1 17375639 3178832 1331641 6738661 15147451 16075191 422477 1650117 772146 17375639 14195522 1715501 616423 452255 16075191 11324861 5651263 -2072003 708599 14195522 9662218 594964 1320871 253192 11324861 0.35602 0.64399 0 0 72500 72500 452050 452050 0 11107227 6836885 4270342 890527 797819 92708 4435550 COLLECTIONS 7142580 7142580 7095310 1184183 5000 1189183 5906127 155892 155892 6062019 3775881 5000 5000 3770881 155892 155892 3926773 PART III, LINE 4: THE MISSION OF THE GROLIER CLUB OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK (THE "GROLIER CLUB") IS TO FOSTER THE STUDY, COLLECTING, AND APPRECIATION OF BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER, THEIR ART, HISTORY, PRODUCTION, AND COMMERCE. IT PURSUES THIS MISSION THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE OF A RESEARCH LIBRARY DEVOTED TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE BOOK AND GRAPHIC ARTS AND ESPECIALLY BIBLIOGRAPHY; THROUGH THE PUBLICATION OF BOOKS DESIGNED TO ILLUSTRATE, PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE BOOK AND GRAPHIC ARTS; AND THROUGH PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. MATERIALS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL USERS ON EQUAL TERMS, SUBJECT TO THE APPROPRIATE CARE AND HANDLING OF THE MATERIALS BY THE RESEARCHER. USERS INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE GROLIER CLUB; FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS FROM ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS; ANTIQUARIAN BOOK DEALERS AND THEIR STAFF; INDEPENDENT RESEARCHERS; AND QUALIFIED MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE MATERIALS COLLECTED SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: 1. RESEARCH - MATERIALS ARE COLLECTED AND MADE AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO FURTHER THE RESEARCH AND INTERESTS OF SCHOLARS WORKING IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE ART AND HISTORY OF THE BOOK, INCLUDING DESIGN, PRODUCTION, SALE, PRIVATE AND INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTING, READERSHIP, AND BIBLIOGRAPHY; 2. EXHIBITIONS - THE GROLIER CLUB SPONSORS REGULAR EXHIBITIONS DESIGNED TO ILLUSTRATE ITS SPECIAL FIELDS OF INTEREST; IT ALSO LENDS MATERIALS SELECTIVELY FOR EXHIBITION TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS; 3. PUBLICATIONS AND OUTREACH - THE GROLIER CLUB SEEKS TO FURTHER KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELDS OF BIBLIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF THE BOOK, AND FOSTER USE OF THE GROLIER CLUB'S SPECIALIZED COLLECTIONS IN THOSE AREAS, THROUGH EXHIBITIONS (SEE ABOVE); TOURS OF THE GROLIER CLUB FACILITIES, AND PRESENTATIONS BY THE DIRECTOR, AND THE LIBRARIAN; PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS BROCHURES, PRINTED CATALOGUES, AND THE GROLIER CLUB NEWSLETTER; AND THE LIBRARY PAGE OF THE GROLIER CLUB'S WEBSITE (HTTP://WWW.GROLIERCLUB.ORG). THE GROLIER CLUB IS STRONGEST IN THE AREAS OF BOOKSELLING AND BOOK COLLECTING: BOOKSELLER AND BOOK AUCTION CATALOGUES; CATALOGUES OF PRIVATE LIBRARIES, PRINTED AND MANUSCRIPT; AND ARCHIVES DOCUMENTING THE ACTIVITIES OF BOOK COLLECTORS AND THE ANTIQUARIAN BOOK TRADE. THE GROLIER CLUB IS ALSO STRONG IN INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARY CATALOGUES, AUTHOR AND SUBJECT BIBLIOGRAPHIES, TYPE SPECIMENS, PRINTING HISTORIES AND MANUALS, AND EXAMPLES OF PRINTING FROM THE INCUNABLE PERIOD THROUGH THE MODERN ERA. GEOGRAPHICALLY, THE COLLECTIONS FOCUS GENERALLY ON MATERIALS DOCUMENTING BRITISH AND AMERICAN BOOK COLLECTING, WITH A STRONG SECONDARY EMPHASIS ON FRANCE, PARTICULARLY FRENCH BOOKSELLER AND BOOK AUCTION CATALOGUES. PART V, LINE 4: ENDOWMENT FUNDS AT THE GROLIER CLUB EXIST TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE GROLIER CLUB. PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED FUNDS (SUCH AS THE HARPER AND KENNEDY FUNDS) ARE USED TO PURCHASE ITEMS FOR THE GROLIER CLUB'S RESEARCH COLLECTIONS OF BOOKS AND PRINTS. IN ADDITION TO PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS FOR COLLECTIONS AND PROGRAMS, THE GROLIER CLUB DRAWS INCOME FROM TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,000. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,000. EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE RECEPTIONS IN LONDON SEPTEMBER 2022 AND MAY 2023 5414 0 0 0 0 0 0 5414 0 5414 0 0 0 0 0 0 SCHEDULE F, PART IV, LINE 3 THE GROLIER CLUB MAINTAINS PASSIVE INVESTMENTS IN PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES OF CERTAIN NON-U.S. CORPORATIONS. ADOPT-A-BOOK FUNDRAISER 41174 41174 5000 41174 41174 5000 5000 -5000 0 FELLOWSHIPS 2 6000 FMV FELLOWSHIPS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ERIC HOLZENBERG FORMER DIRECTOR 12149 0 25000 0 228550 0 2000 0 365 0 268064 0 0 0 X 15 344163 FMV X 12290 FMV X 11 2567192 FMV X 24 1085 FMV X ARCHIVAL RECORDS 129 91560 FMV 0 1 1 PART I, LINE 32B: THE CLUB AUCTIONED CERTAIN NON-CASH CONTRIBTUIONS THROUGH SWANN AUCTION GALLERIES. PART I, LINE 33: THE GROLIER CLUB DOES NOT TREAT DONATIONS OF ART, HISTORICAL TREASURES, AND OTHER SIMILAR ITEMS DESCRIBED IN PART I, LINE 1, 4, AND 25 OF SCHEDULE M AS REVENUE OR CAPITALIZE AS ASSETS ON ITS BALANCE SHEET. SHOULD SUCH PROPERTY BE SOLD, PROCEEDS FROM SUCH SALE WOULD BE USED SOLELY TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR THE COLLECTION. PART I - LINE 1 AND PART III - LINE 1 FOUNDED IN 1884, THE GROLIER CLUB IS AMERICA'S OLDEST AND LARGEST SOCIETY FOR BIBLIOPHILES AND ENTHUSIASTS IN THE GRAPHIC ARTS. NAMED FOR JEAN GROLIER (1489 OR 90-1565), THE RENAISSANCE COLLECTOR RENOWNED FOR SHARING HIS LIBRARY WITH FRIENDS, THE CLUB'S OBJECTIVE IS TO PROMOTE "THE STUDY, COLLECTING, AND APPRECIATION OF BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER." THROUGH THE CONCERTED EFFORTS OF AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF OVER EIGHT HUNDRED MEN AND WOMEN BOOK AND PRINT COLLECTORS, ANTIQUARIAN BOOKDEALERS, LIBRARIANS, DESIGNERS, FINE PRINTERS, BINDERS AND OTHER ARTISANS--THE GROLIER CLUB PURSUES THIS MISSION THROUGH ITS LIBRARY, ITS PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS AND LECTURES, AND ITS LONG AND DISTINGUISHED SERIES OF PUBLICATIONS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: EXHIBITIONS & PUBLICATIONS: IN FY 2025 THE GROLIER CLUB PUBLICATIONS PROGRAM PRODUCED OR SPONSORED 7 PUBLICATIONS, 6 OF WHICH WERE CONNECTED WITH GROLIER CLUB PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS OF RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS. APPROXIMATELY 4,172 COPIES OF GROLIER CLUB PUBLICATIONS--NEW AND BACKLIST TITLES--WERE SOLD IN FY 2025, EITHER ON-SITE AT THE CLUB, ONLINE DIRECTLY FROM THE CLUB THROUGH ITS WEBSITE, OR ONLINE AND OTHERWISE THROUGH OUR DISTRIBUTOR, CHICAGO DISTRIBUTION CENTER. IN FY 2025, THE GROLIER CLUB EXHIBITION PROGRAM SPONSORED 7 EXHIBITIONS OF RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS, 3 IN THE GROUND FLOOR HALL, AND 4 IN THE SECOND-FLOOR GALLERY; ALL WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, FREE OF CHARGE. CATALOGUES WERE PRODUCED OR MADE AVAILABLE BY THE CLUB FOR 3 OF THE 3 GROUND FLOOR SHOWS, AND FOR 3 OF THE 4 SECOND FLOOR SHOWS. THESE EXHIBITIONS DREW A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 9,538 VISITORS. ABOUT 66 SEPARATE NOTICES AND REVIEWS OF GROLIER EXHIBITIONS APPEARED IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS IN THE COURSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR. 38 OF OUR 64 PUBLIC EVENTS, INCLUDING 26 TOURS AND 12 LECTURES WERE HELD IN CONNECTION WITH EXHIBITIONS IN FY 2025; APPROXIMATELY 79,595 HITS WERE RECORDED BY THE EXHIBITION PAGES OF THE GROLIER CLUB WEBSITE DURING THIS PERIOD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE GROLIER CLUB WAS INCORPORATED AS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A SECTION I. THE GOVERNMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GROLIER CLUB IS ENTRUSTED TO A COMMITTEE OF TWENTY-ONE OF ITS MEMBERS TO BE KNOWN AS THE COUNCIL. THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL SHALL BE KNOWN AS TRUSTEES. THE COUNCIL SHALL HAVE GENERAL POWER TO CONTROL AND MANAGE THE AFFAIRS AND PROPERTY OF THE GROLIER CLUB IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO AND SHALL HAVE FULL AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO THE DISTRIBUTION AND PAYMENT OF MONIES RECEIVED BY THE GROLIER CLUB FROM TIME TO TIME. SECTION II. THE COUNCIL SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE CLASSES, WITH EACH CLASS HAVING SEVEN MEMBERS. AT EACH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GROLIER CLUB, THE MEMBERS OF THE GROLIER CLUB SHALL ELECT SEVEN MEMBERS AS MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, TO REPLACE THE OUTGOING CLASS AND EACH SUCH COUNCIL MEMBER SHALL HOLD OFFICE FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS AND UNTIL HIS OR HER SUCCESSOR IS ELECTED AND QUALIFIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE CLUB'S TREASURER AND THE CLUB'S AUDIT COMMITTEE, WITH INPUT FROM CLUB STAFF, OFFICERS, AND ADVISORS. THE CLUB'S AUDIT COMMITTEE IS A COMMITTEE OF THE CLUB'S COUNCIL (BOARD OF DIRECTORS) CONSISTING OF INDEPENDENT COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL COUNCIL PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE TREASURER CLOSELY MONITORS DISBURSEMENTS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS ON A REGULAR BASIS. EACH COUNCIL MEMBER IS REQUIRED ANNUALLY, USUALLY IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER, TO SIGN A FORM AFFIRMING COMPLIANCE WITH THE GROLIER CLUB'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR THE YEAR TO COME; THESE FORMS ARE REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE, AND KEPT ON FILE AT THE GROLIER CLUB. ANY POTENTIAL TRANSACTION INVOLVING A BOARD MEMBER IS SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL LEVELS OF INDEPENDENT REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PROPOSED COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED AFTER DELIBERATION BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, USING COMPARABILITY DATA FROM A POSITION AT ANOTHER ORGANIZATION DETERMINED BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO BE REASONABLY COMPARABLE. CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION WAS DOCUMENTED BY EMAIL. INDIVIDUAL COMPENSATIONS (SALARY AND BONUS) OF OTHER OFFICERS AND CERTAIN EMPLOYEES ARE PROPOSED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (WHICH CONSISTS OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS). REVIEWS ARE ANNUAL; EACH EMPLOYEE DOES A SELF-ASSESSMENT WHICH IS REVIEWED, MODIFIED, AGREED BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE EMPLOYEE. THE PROCESS DOES NOT, HOWEVER, INCLUDE COMPARABLES AGAINST EXTERNAL MARKET CONDITIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GROLIER CLUB DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.