2026-08-10T16:13:09-05:00 2025-09-30 331374517 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC 500 MAMARONECK AVENUE SUITE 301 HARRISON NY 105281633 990 2024-10-01 135661025 HISPANIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA HISP 2129262234 613 WEST 155TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10032 GUILLAUME KIENTZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO 2129262234 2026-07-31 1 1 MELISSA MODELSON P01603524 9143818900 2026-08-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z GUILLAUME KIENTZ 613 WEST 155TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10032 18460811 0 X WWW.HISPANICSOCIETY.ORG X 1904 NY THE SOCIETY PROVIDES A FREE PUBLIC MUSEUM AND A REFERENCE LIBRARY OF THE HISPANIC CULTURES. 18 18 47 20 -2186 0 5400113 6784751 270958 102000 1327173 1264297 -194470 -179375 6803774 7971673 0 0 0 0 4157680 4293259 5400 0 1219793 2746622 3476645 6909702 7769904 -105928 201769 103525325 109352742 1711274 2106020 101814051 107246722 X THE MISSION OF THE HISPANIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA IS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, STUDY, EXHIBIT, STIMULATE APPRECIATION FOR, AND ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF, WORKS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ARTS, LITERATURE, AND HISTORY OF THE COUNTRIES WHEREIN SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE ARE OR HAVE BEEN PREDOMINANT SPOKEN LANGUAGES, ALL IN THE SERVICE OF THE PUBLIC AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS. 0 0 4924064 0 131215 BUILDING ON THE MOMENTUM GENERATED BY THE REOPENING OF ITS MAIN GALLERIES AND THE RETURN OF ITS MOST CELEBRATED TREASURES, FY25 MARKED A YEAR OF GROWTH, INNOVATION, AND DEEPER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR THE HISPANIC SOCIETY MUSEUM & LIBRARY. THROUGH A DYNAMIC EXHIBITION PROGRAM, THE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO SHOWCASE THE BREADTH OF ITS COLLECTIONS WHILE AMPLIFYING CONTEMPORARY VOICES AND FOSTERING NEW DIALOGUES BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED ADRIANA VAREJO: DON'T FORGET, WE COME FROM THE TROPICS, A POWERFUL EXPLORATION OF ECOLOGY, HISTORY AND THE AMAZON, AS WELL AS SPANISH STYLE: FASHION ILLUMINATED, WHICH EXAMINED THE ENDURING INFLUENCE OF HISPANIC ART AND CULTURE ON FASHION AND DESIGN. THE MUSEUM ALSO EXPANDED ITS PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES, WELCOMING DIVERSE AUDIENCES THROUGH LECTURES, PERFORMANCES, FAMILY PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. AS A FREE CULTURAL INSTITUTION SERVING WASHINGTON HEIGHTS AND BEYOND, THE HISPANIC SOCIETY STRENGTHENED ITS ROLE AS A VIBRANT CENTER FOR THE STUDY, PRESERVATION, AND CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS, CULTURES, AND HISTORIES OF THE HISPANIC WORLD.MODERN LIBRARYFY25 WAS A YEAR OF ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT, PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, AND DIGITAL PLANNING FOR THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT. STAFF ADVANCED EXPERTISE, STRENGTHENED INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, AND LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR HSM&L'S FUTURE DIGITAL LIBRARY. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE PROGRESS ON THE MODERN LIBRARY ASSESSMENT PROJECT, THE CREATION OF THE DIGITIZATION TASK FORCE, PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, COMPLETION OF DIGITAL LIBRARY COURSES, LAUNCH OF THE BLOOMBERG TECH FELLOWSHIP AND DIGITAL LIBRARY GRANT PROPOSAL, SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY OUTREACH THROUGH BOOK DONATIONS AND A BOOK SALE, AND CONTINUED CATALOGING, ACQUISITIONS, AND READER SERVICES FOR A GLOBAL AUDIENCE.DEPARTMENT OF MANUSCRIPTS AND RARE BOOKSTHE STAFF COMPRISED DR. JOHN O'NEILL, CURATOR OF MANUSCRIPTS & RARE BOOKS, AND MS. VANESSA PINTADO, ASSISTANT CURATOR. MICHELLE NANNI, BOOK CONSERVATOR, UNDERTOOK WORK FOR BOTH SIDES OF THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE HISPANIC SOCIETY. MS. NANNI CONSTRUCTED A TOTAL 149 BOXES, IN ADDITION TO PERFORMING PAPER OR BINDING REPAIRS ON OTHER ITEMS. MR. MATTHEW PALMER, FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE PINE TREE FOUNDATION, CONTINUED HIS WORK ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT. IN SEPTEMBER 2025, MS. BEATRICE SAMPEDRO LEE BEGAN WORK AS AN INTERN IN THE DEPARTMENT. DR. O'NEILL CONTINUED HIS CATALOGUING OF THE 1701-1830 PRINT MATERIAL, ADDING ANOTHER 845 ITEMS TO THE SHORT-TITLE (OFF-LINE) CATALOGUE, AND BEGAN WORK ON THE CATALOGUING OF THE CARMENA Y MILLN BULLFIGHTING COLLECTION, WITH 1,292 ITEMS DESCRIBED SO FAR. HE ALSO CONTINUED TO MANAGE THE LIBRARY'S COPYING AND REPRODUCTION SERVICE, SCANNING APPROXIMATELY 3,000 IMAGES WHICH BROUGHT IN A NET TOTAL OF $4,447. IN ADDITION TO ATTENDING TO READERS' REQUESTS, BOTH IN PERSON AND VIA E- MAIL, DR. O'NEILL GAVE A TOTAL OF 21 PRESENTATIONS TO GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS, BIBLIOPHILIC ENTITIES (E.G. TEFAF, ASSOCIACI DE BIBLIFILS [BARCELONA], GROLIER CLUB), OR COLLEGE GROUPS (E.G. BARNARD COLLEGE, QUEEN'S COLLEGE, FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, YESHIVA UNIVERSITY). DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE LIBRARY ACQUIRED 533 BOOKS AND PERIODICALS VALUED AT $14,402.09. 50 BOOKS AND 58 PERIODICALS, WERE PURCHASED, TOTALING $5,673.29. THE LIBRARY WAS ALSO GIFTED 357 BOOKS AND 68 PERIODICALS, VALUED AT $8,728.80. ONLINE CATALOG ADDITIONS COMPRISED OF 367 NEW HOLDINGS, INCLUDING 363 MODERN LIBRARY ITEMS AND 4 MANUSCRIPTS & RARE BOOKS ENTRIES. THE LIBRARY CONTINUED WELCOMING READERS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, FROM 12:00 TO 3:30 P.M. FROM OCTOBER 2024 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2025 (EXCLUDING THE MONTH OF AUGUST WHEN THE READING ROOM IS CLOSED), THE READING ROOM RECEIVED 260 READERS. MATERIALS CONSULTED INCLUDED 848 MANUSCRIPTS, 383 PRE-1830 BOOKS, 74 MODERN BOOKS, AND 8 REFERENCE VOLUMES. OF THE READERS FOR WHOM PLACE OF RESIDENCE IS KNOWN, 79 READERS CAME FROM NEW YORK AND 22 OTHER U.S. STATES, 55 FROM EUROPE, 10 FROM LATIN AMERICA AND 4 FROM OTHER REGIONS.CONSERVATION DEPARTMENTTHE CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT IS COMPOSED OF CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER HELENE FONTOIRA MARZIN AND ASSISTANT OBJECTS CONSERVATOR MIRIAM-HELENE RUDD. THE DEPARTMENT IS FURTHER SUPPORTED BY IMLS FELLOW JORDAIN WILLIAMS, MUSEUM FELLOW ALEJANDRA PASQUEL, AND PART-TIME INTERN ALENA MIKHAILOVA, AS WELL AS FREELANCE OBJECTS CONSERVATORS URSULA KUGLER AND TERESA JIMNEZ MILLAS; FREELANCE TEXTILE CONSERVATORS GIULIA CHIOSTINI AND MARTINA FERRARI; AND CONSERVATOR EMERITA MONICA KATZ. THROUGHOUT THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT DEDICATED A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF ITS TIME TO THE PREPARATION AND INSTALLATION OF EXHIBITIONS BOTH WITHIN HSM&L AND IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER MUSEUMS AND INSTITUTIONS. MS. FONTOIRA TRAVELED NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY AS A MUSEUM COURIER AND FOR INSTALLATION AND DEINSTALLATION PROJECTS. SHE REMAINS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE AND HAS INITIATED DONOR CULTIVATION EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT, SECURING A DONATION OF $64,000. SHE CONTINUES TO LEAD MONTHLY CONSERVATION TOURS FOR MUSEUM STAFF AND SUPPORTERS, SHARING INSIGHTS INTO THE DEPARTMENT'S ONGOING TREATMENTS AND PROJECTS. MS. FONTOIRA PERFORMED AN INITIAL CONDITION ASSESSMENT OF 90 PAINTINGS FOR THE UPCOMING TRAVEL EXHIBITION AND 20 WORKS BY SOROLLA BEFORE TRAVELING TO SPAIN. THE CONSERVATION TEAM ALSO DEDICATED TIME TO TEACHING AND TRAINING NEW INTERNS AND FELLOWS AS PART OF THEIR ANNUAL PROGRAM AND VISITED OTHER INSTITUTIONS, FOSTERING RELATIONSHIPS WITH FELLOW CONSERVATORS. AS PART OF A THREE-YEAR IMLS GRANT, MS. FONTOIRA CONTINUED TO OVERSEE THE PROJECT TO REHOUSE ALL TEXTILES IN THE MUSEUM'S STORAGE FACILITY. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, JORDAIN WILLIAMS AND ALENA MIKHAILOVA PERFORMED 514 CONDITION REPORTS ON THE TEXTILE CATALOG, WHICH WERE REVISED AND REORGANIZED, AND 340 TEXTILE CONDITION REPORTS WERE COMPLETED AS PART OF THE ONGOING EFFORT TO CONSERVE OVER THREE THOUSAND TEXTILES, OPTIMIZE STORAGE SPACE, AND ENSURE THEIR LONG-TERM PRESERVATION.DEPARTMENT OF MUSEUM EDUCATION, COMMUNITY, AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMSTHE DEPARTMENT OF MUSEUM EDUCATION CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN ENGAGEMENT AT THE HISPANIC SOCIETY MUSEUM & LIBRARY, DEVELOPING AND MANAGING ALL GALLERY-BASED EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS, MEDIATING EXHIBITIONS TO VISITORS AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF OUR COLLECTION AND MUSEUM PRACTICE. THE MUSEUM EDUCATION TEAM CAN REPORT NOTABLE INCREASES IN ENGAGEMENT FOR THE PAST YEAR. ATTENDANCE AT OUR PUBLIC ARTS ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS IS UP 42.9% FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. ALSO WORTH NOTING IS THAT ALMOST 20% OF OUR GROUP VISITS WERE REPEAT VISITORS FROM 2024, AND NEARLY 10% OF VISITING GROUPS FOR FY25 HAD TWO VISITS IN THE SAME YEAR. TWO THIRDS OF OUR K-12 GROUP VISITS ARE FROM NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM ALL FIVE BOROUGHS. AS AN EXPANDED EDUCATION TEAM DIVERSIFIES LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO MEET STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE, SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS THE TRI-STATE REGION CONTINUE TO MAKE OUR MUSEUM A REGULAR PART OF THEIR PROGRAMMING. MUSEUM EDUCATORS OVERSAW THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF ARTE EN EL ALTO MANHATTAN, THE THIRD ITERATION OF ART ON AUDUBON TERRACE, THE THIRD SEASON OF OUTDOOR FILM PROGRAMMING WITH INWOOD ART WORKS, NOW REBRANDED AS CINE AL FRESCO AND EXPANDED TO FOUR FILMS PER YEAR. WE CLOSED THE FISCAL YEAR AS ALWAYS WITH OUR ROBUST HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH PROGRAMS. WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH BROADWAY MALLS, COMMUNITY LEAGUE OF THE HEIGHTS, NYC KIDSFEST, NYC OPEN STREETS, AND THE NORTHERN MANHATTAN ARTS ALLIANCE FOR VARIOUS OFF-SITE INTERGENERATIONAL ARTMAKING PROGRAMS INCLUDING ORNAMENT MAKING FOR TWO MAJOR COMMUNITY HOLIDAY TREE-LIGHTING CELEBRATIONS, RAISING OUR VISIBILITY IN OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS OF INWOOD, WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, AND HARLEM. OUR TEAM ALSO PARTICIPATES ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE TO FORM THE BROADWAY BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, THE JURY FOR THE INAUGURAL YEAR OF THE UPTOWN HALL OF FAME, AND THE REGULAR MEETINGS OF NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S FAMILY AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT (FACE), AMONG OTHER COMMITTEES AND FOCUS GROUPS, SOLIDIFYING OUR INSTITUTION AS VALUED INTERLOCUTORS AMONG KEY LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS. IN 2025, WE HOSTED LA VECINDAD, OUR FIRST TERRACE PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS. 4924064 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 53 0 47 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 NY X X GUILLAUME KIENTZ 2129262234 613 WEST 155TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10032 X MARK H ROSENBERG CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARIA CORTEZ DE LABAO CO VICE-CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SERGIO J GALVIS CO VICE-CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARLENE ALVA SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MINER H WARNER SECRETARY, THRU NOV 2024 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM R HARMAN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PHILIPPE DE MONTEBELLO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES BLANCO TRUSTEE, AS OF JAN 2025 1.00 X 0 0 0 LORI COHEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES COSTOS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSE RAFAEL FERNANDEZ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH GOIZUETA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN HOGG TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA HUDSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCISCO A LORENZO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 YVETTE OSTOLAZA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUAN ANTONIO PEREZ SIMON TRUSTEE, THRU JAN 2025 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY K RAFFERTY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL ROMUALDEZ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB VILA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GUILLAUME KIENTZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO 40.00 X 303353 0 13399 CINTHIA G FERNHOLZ DEPUTY DIRECTOR & DIRECTOR OF DEV. 40.00 X 167288 0 31283 PEARL CHIN CFO, THRU OCT 2024 40.00 X 131699 0 8547 PATRICK LENAGHAN CURATOR OF PRINTS & PHOTOGRAPHS 40.00 X 133121 0 42115 ROBERTO J TERRANA DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES 40.00 X 123323 0 10765 ELIZABETH DOWD DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES 40.00 X 122651 0 13099 JOHN O'NEILL CURATOR OF RARE BOOKS 40.00 X 117262 0 12042 HELENE FONTOIRA MARZIN HEAD OF CONSERVATION 40.00 X 108372 0 18283 MARGARET E CONNORS MCQUADE FORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR 0.00 X 146882 0 22638 1353951 0 172171 10 1 1 0 AJ SQUARED SECURITY INC PO BOX 77 POMPANO BEACH FL 33061 SECURITY GUARD STAFFING SERVICES 432570 WILKSTONE LLC 128 19TH AVENUE PATERSON NJ 07513 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 160000 DIETL INTERNATIONAL 1002 LITITZ PIKE SUITE 238 LITITZ PA 17543 ART CRATING AND TRANSPORTATION 143954 3 975494 190172 5619085 62034 6784751 CULTIVATION TRIPS 900099 52000 52000 EXHIBITION INCOME 900099 50000 50000 102000 622332 -141 622473 10835699 10193734 641965 641965 -2045 644010 76200 975494 295019 -218819 -218819 29600 385 29215 29215 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 10229 10229 10229 7971673 131215 -2186 1057893 629878 129655 120458 379765 2808068 1949270 542910 315888 65732 44199 13522 8011 516676 335046 105179 76451 272905 166863 53087 52955 18522 12372 6150 166349 166349 157199 157199 35000 35000 104146 104146 149232 100470 45779 2983 151936 90882 24097 36957 118852 57018 34037 27797 150916 108948 17671 24297 89098 89098 42903 42903 730576 520258 88555 121763 186126 93063 93063 EXHIBITION EXPENSES 945126 945126 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 155468 110712 18845 25911 PUBLIC RELATIONS EXPENS 150044 146980 3064 MUSEUM EXPENSES 61936 61936 63216 51266 11950 7769904 4924064 1626047 1219793 97982 83186 3371474 5551368 737390 548934 0 37132 186671 377272 31710628 7108488 23534787 24602140 17812296 16718528 56480352 58881982 1304373 2552200 103525325 109352742 692469 1295857 1018805 810163 1711274 2106020 X 47940124 49380815 53873927 57865907 101814051 107246722 103525325 109352742 X 201769 4212326 1018576 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3821708 4854614 4311250 5400113 6784751 25172436 3821708 4854614 4311250 5400113 6784751 25172436 8124156 17048280 472745 472251 481555 499409 622473 2548433 13136 3776 39612 20885 10229 87638 27808507 721810 0.61310 0.60060 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 924. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 326. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 39,612. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 20,885. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 10,229. TAX REFUNDS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 12,212. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 3,450. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 39615 39615 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: THE ORGANIZATION RETAINED THE MIRRAM GROUP, A GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FIRM, TO PROVIDE STRATEGIC COUNSEL, LOBBYING, AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS SERVICES BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCHES OF THE NEW YORK STATE AND NEW YORK CITY GOVERNMENTS. SERVICES INCLUDED ADVOCACY ON LEGISLATIVE AND GOVERNMENTAL MATTERS AND ASSISTANCE WITH LOBBYING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION PAID $35,000 TO THE MIRRAM GROUP FOR THESE SERVICES DURING THE YEAR. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION ALLOCATED $4,615 OF THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S SALARY TO LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OVERSEES AND COORDINATES THE WORK OF THE MIRRAM GROUP, INCLUDING DIRECTING AND SUPERVISING THE ORGANIZATION'S LOBBYING EFFORTS. THE ALLOCATED AMOUNT REPRESENTS THE PORTION OF HER COMPENSATION ATTRIBUTABLE TO THESE LOBBYING-RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES BASED ON TIME SPENT. X X X X 0 30428976 2837312 2613164 104146 30548978 27517794 6162890 3133330 118378 30428976 25323152 3823575 1509919 119014 27517794 31763615 -6180790 149853 109820 25323152 27696063 5540316 1332406 140358 31763615 0.88539 0.00435 0.11025 0 0 633000 633000 29295479 7108488 22186991 1782149 1782149 24602140 ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS 11886117 F BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUSTS 46995865 F 58881982 X 12229861 4212326 1135045 5347371 6882490 104146 985037 1089183 7971673 6797190 116469 116469 6680721 104146 985037 1089183 7769904 PART III, LINE 1A: THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS ARE PRIMARILY MADE UP OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PAINTINGS AND ARTIFACTS. THE COLLECTIONS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION, WHICH IS PERMISSIBLE UNDER GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. PURCHASES ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED. CONTRIBUTIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REFLECTED ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART III, LINE 4: THE HISPANIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF SPANISH PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE PRESENT, WITH PARTICULAR STRENGTHS IN THAT OF THE SPANISH GOLDEN AGE (1550-1700), THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, AND THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY. THE DEPARTMENT OF MANUSCRIPTS AND RARE BOOKS OFFERS UNPARALLELED RESOURCES FOR RESEARCHERS INTERESTED IN THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF SPAIN AND THE AMERICAS. OVER 200,000 MANUSCRIPTS, DOCUMENTS, LETTERS AND MAPS SPANNING OVER 1,000 YEARS INCLUDE WORKS AS DIVERSE AS MEDIEVAL ROYAL CHARTERS AND CHRONICLES, EARLY HEBREW BIBLES AND MANUSCRIPTS, CARTOGRAPHIC LANDMARKS SUCH AS THE VESPUCCI WORLD MAP OF 1526, AS WELL AS GRAMMARS AND VOCABULARIES OF THE INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES OF THE AMERICAS. ITS 15,000 BOOKS PRINTED BEFORE 1701 CONTAIN SOME 250 INCUNABULA (BOOKS PRINTED BEFORE 1500) AS WELL AS UNIQUE COPIES AND FIRST EDITIONS OF MANY OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WORKS IN SPANISH LITERATURE AND HISTORY. IMPRINTS FROM THE NEW WORLD INCLUDING VOLUMES FROM MEXICO CITY, PUEBLA, LIMA, AND GUATEMALA, COMPRISE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE LIBRARY. IN ADDITION TO RARE BOOKS, THE HISPANIC SOCIETY MAINTAINS A RESEARCH LIBRARY ON THE LITERATURE, FINE ARTS, GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, AND CULTURES OF SPAIN, PORTUGAL, LATIN AMERICA, AND THE PHILIPPINES, COMPRISING OVER 250,000 TITLES PLUS PERIODICALS. THE HISPANIC SOCIETY'S COLLECTION ALSO CONTAINS A SIGNIFICANT SELECTION OF ISLAMIC AND CHRISTIAN SCULPTURE DATING FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY. THE COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF TEXTILES, ONE OF THE FINEST IN THE WORLD, ATTESTS TO THE RICHNESS OF THIS ART IN THE IBERIAN PENINSULA FROM THE 14TH TO THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY. PART V, LINE 4: SUBSTANTIALLY ALL INVESTMENTS ARE PART OF THE SOCIETY'S RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT OR UNRESTRICTED BOARD DESIGNATED FUNDS FUNCTIONING AS AN ENDOWMENT, COLLECTIVELY CALLED THE "ENDOWMENT". THE SOCIETY'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF VARIOUS INDIVIDUAL GIFTS ESTABLISHED PRIMARILY TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY. AS REQUIRED, NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON THE EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. PART X, LINE 2: THE SOCIETY RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE SOCIETY HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE SOCIETY IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO FISCAL 2022. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: STORE EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 10B: 385. PENSION BENEFIT ADJUSTMENT REPORTED ON PART XI, LINE 9: 1,134,660. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EXHIBITION EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART IX, LINE 24: 961,608. ACQUISITION EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART IX, LINE 24: 11,479. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NOT NETTED AGAINST SPECIAL EVENT REVENUE: 11,950. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: PENSION BENEFIT ADJUSTMENT REPORTED ON PART XI, LINE 9: 90,023. STORE EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 10B: 385. WRITE-OFF OF UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES PART XI, LINE 9: 26,061. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EXHIBITION EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART IX, LINE 24: 961,608. ACQUISITION EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART IX, LINE 24: 11,479. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NOT NETTED AGAINST SPECIAL EVENT REVENUE: 11,950. EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES CULTIVATION TRIP FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL 47925 0 0 0 0 0 0 47925 0 47925 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR EXPENDITURES USING THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. GALA 2025 1017294 953294 64000 101415 3900 161445 SUMMER PARTY 2025 34400 22200 12200 18000 1150 9109 1051694 975494 76200 101415 18000 5050 170554 295019 -218819 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GUILLAUME KIENTZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO 303353 0 0 0 0 0 3489 0 9910 0 316752 0 0 0 CINTHIA G FERNHOLZ DEPUTY DIRECTOR & DIRECTOR OF DEV. 167288 0 0 0 0 0 1559 0 29724 0 198571 0 0 0 PATRICK LENAGHAN CURATOR OF PRINTS & PHOTOGRAPHS 122371 0 0 0 10750 0 2084 0 40031 0 175236 0 0 0 MARGARET E CONNORS MCQUADE FORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR 146882 0 0 0 0 0 849 0 21789 0 169520 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VII, COLUMN (F) AND SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (C): THESE TWO COLUMNS SHOW THE ACTUARIAL INCREASE OR DECREASE IN THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025. X 2 X 4 62034 AVG. SELLING PRICE 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS IN PART I, COLUMN B. SCHEDULE M, LINE 1: THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED DONATED ARTWORK DURING THE TAX YEAR. PURSUANT TO ITS ACCOUNTING POLICY FOR COLLECTIONS, DONATED ARTWORK IS NOT RECOGNIZED AS AN ASSET IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ACCORDINGLY, NO AMOUNT IS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE M FOR THESE CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 5, AND PART V, LINE 2A: THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTED WITH A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION (PEO) FOR SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PAYROLL, TIMEKEEPING, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, HR ADMINISTRATION AND WORKFORCE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE NEEDS. AS THE EMPLOYER OF RECORD FOR TAX PURPOSES, FORMS W-2 AND W-3 ARE ISSUED BY THE PEO AND FILED UNDER THE PEO'S FEDERAL EIN. IN THIS CO-EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENT, THE ORGANIZATION IS THE COMMON LAW EMPLOYER AND, ACCORDINGLY, COMPENSATION IS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A AND PART IX, LINES 5-10. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION REPORTED IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. WHEN THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED, REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND IS READY TO BE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, IT IS ELECTRONICALLY SENT TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. IT IS THEN ELECTRONICALLY SENT TO THE FULL BOARD. THE BOARD THEN RATIFIES THE FILING BY RESOLUTION DULY PROPOSED AND ADOPTED AT ITS NEXT SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL TRUSTEES, INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS. IF THE HISPANIC SOCIETY ENGAGES IN AN ACTIVITY WHERE THERE IS A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST BETWEEN THE HISPANIC SOCIETY AND AN OUTSIDE OR PERSONAL INTEREST OF A TRUSTEE, THE OUTSIDE INTEREST OF THE TRUSTEE SHALL BE DISCLOSED IMMEDIATELY TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SHALL BE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD. THIS DISCLOSURE SHALL ALSO APPLY IF THE OUTSIDE OR PERSONAL INTEREST INVOLVES A PERSON CLOSE TO THE TRUSTEE, SUCH AS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE. ANY DECISION BY THE HISPANIC SOCIETY TO USE THE PROFESSIONAL OR CONTRACTUAL SERVICES OF A TRUSTEE SHALL BE BASED ON THE INFORMED CONSENT OF A DISINTERESTED MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE HISPANIC SOCIETY. IN ALL SUCH CASES, THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL REFLECT THE BASIS FOR THE BOARD'S BUSINESS JUDGMENT AND THE CONSIDERATIONS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN RENDERING SUCH A DECISION TO USE THE PROFESSIONAL OR CONTRACTUAL SERVICES OF A TRUSTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE SHALL REVIEW AND RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD THE ANNUAL SALARY AND OTHER BENEFITS INCLUDED IN THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER EMPLOYEES WHO MAY BE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED FOR THAT PURPOSE BY THE BOARD. NEITHER THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NOR ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE HISPANIC SOCIETY MAY SERVE ON THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. COMPARABILITY DATA IS USED FROM SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS COMPARABLE MUSEUMS. THIS POLICY WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2025 AND WAS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE RETURN IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1, COLUMN (F): SEVERAL COMPENSATED INDIVIDUALS LISTED ON THE FORM 990 HAVE REPORTED A CHANGE IN THE ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE BENEFITS UNDER THE PENSION PLAN OF THE HISPANIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA FOR THE PLAN YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2025. FORM 990, PART VII, COLUMN (F) INCLUDES THE ACTUARIAL INCREASE OR DECREASE IN THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2025. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: PENSION LIABILITY ADJUSTMENT 1,409,398. NET PERIODIC PENSION COST -364,761. WRITE-OFF OF UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES -26,061. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.