2026-03-15T15:19:44-04:00 2025-04-30 112917672 CONNOR & D'ACONTI CPAS PC 5036 JERICHO TURNPIKE COMMACK NY 11725 990 2024-05-01 111667763 SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LONG ISLAND ANTIQUITIES SOCI 6316924664 161 MAIN ST COLD SPRING HARBOR NY 11724 MICHELLE ELLIOTT GOKEY PRESIDENT 6316924664 2026-03-13 true false ANDREW F CONNOR CPA P00184318 6314622500 2026-03-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z PRESERVATION LONG ISLAND MS JACKIE POWERS 161 MAIN STREET COLD SPRING HARBOR NY 11724 1254065 false X WWW.PRESERVATIONLONGISLAND.ORG X 1948 NY PRESERVATION LONG ISLAND'S MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE AND PRESERVE LONG ISLAND'S DIVERSE CULTURAL AND ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF HISTORIC SITES AND COLLECTIONS. THIS YEAR REFLECTS BOTH DEEP ENGAGEMENT AND STEADY UPWARD MOMENTUM THAT IS CARRYING US FORWARD INTO EXCITING NEW PROJECTS IN MANY AREAS INCLUDING PRESERVATION, EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION, CURATORIAL AND CAPITAL PROJECTS. 22 22 15 25 0 266035 672728 132184 38984 377071 412787 85191 75039 860481 1199538 0 0 672576 704951 0 53480 555255 913062 1227831 1618013 -367350 -418475 17561932 18064503 80460 123466 17481472 17941037 X SEE SCHEDULE O. false false 535586 PLI MAINTAINS AND INTERPRETS THREE HISTORIC SITES: JOSEPH LLOYD MANOR, AN 18TH CENTURY NORTHERN PLANTATION HOUSE WITH ASSOCIATED 19TH CENTURY STRUCTURES; THE SHERWOOD JAYNE FARM, AN 18TH CENTURY FARM WITH AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY COLONIAL REVIVAL ADDITION; AND THE CUSTOM HOUSE, THE 18TH CENTURY HOME AND LIKELY OFFICE OF HENRY PACKER DERING, ONE OF THE FIRST US CUSTOMS OFFICERS. IN ADDITION, PLI'S HEADQUARTERS, OCCUPYING A FORMER 1843 METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, LOCATED IN COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY, SERVES AS FLEXIBLE PROGRAMMATIC SPACE FOR EXHIBITIONS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND MEETINGS IN ITS FORMER SANCTUARY WHILE PROVIDING ADMININSTRATIVE OFFICE SPACE AT ITS LOWER LEVEL. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED APRIL30, 2025,PLI COMPLETED AN ENORMOUS CAPITAL PROJECT TO INSTALL A NEW HVAC SYSTEM AT JOSEPH LLOYD MANOR. THIS WAS A CRITICAL PROJECT THAT CREATED A MORE COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR STAFF AND VISITORS, AND WAS AN ESSENTIAL UPGRADE TO HELP STABILIZE AND PROTECT THE HISTORIC BUILDING, AS WELL AS THE MANY IMPORTANT OBJECTS AND ARTWORKS HOUSED WITHIN THE BUILDING. PLI RECENTLY FINISHED RESTORING JOSEPH LLOYD MANOR'S HISTORIC GARDEN THANKS TO SUPPORT FROM GENEROUS TRUSTEES AND DONORS, INCLUDING THE MARGARET SULLIVAN FUND. THE RESTORATION WAS COMPLETED BY LOCAL GARDENER, ANNA DAM. ABOUT 70% OF THE ORIGINAL PLANTS WERE REPLACED AND ALL OF THE SEVERELY DAMAGED BRICKWORK HAS BEEN FULLY RESTORED. 86240 PLI PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND ADVISORY SERVICES TO HELP LOCAL GROUPS ADVANCE PRESERVATION ADVOCACY INITIATIVES IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. PLI HELD ITS PRESERVATION AWARDS CEREMONY ON JANUARY 25, 2025 IN THE HEADQUARTERS EXHIBITION GALLERY. THE AWARDS FOR PROJECT EXCELLANCE WERE AWARDS TO: (1)THE SAFINA CENTER, A NONPROFIT NATURE CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION, FOR ITS RESTORATION OF THE HAWKINS- ELZON HOUSE WITHIN THE OLD SETAUKET HISTORIC DISTRICT;(2) ANTHONY MARTIGNETTI, FOR HIS RESTORATION OF THE MATTITUCK CREEK TIDE MILL; AND (3) THE CHURCH, A PUBLIC ARTS SPACE IN SAG HARBOR, THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP OF ARTISTS, APRIL GORNIK AND ERIC FISCHL, ARCHITECT LEE SKOLNICK, AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT EDMUND HOLLANDER. THE PRESERVATION AWARD FOR ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLANCE WENT TO SUFFOLK COUNTY FOR THEIR WORK PRESERVING OWL HILL. THE HOWARD C. SHERWOOD AWARD WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARD TO BRIAN PINNOLA FOR HIS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION. JUNE 2025 BENEFIT WE HELD OUR JUNE 2025 BENEFIT AT "COCUYO," A BEAUTIFUL HARRIE T. LINDEBERG HOUSE THAT WAS BUILT FOR F. EDWIN CHURCH AND IS NOW OWNED AND WAS METICULOUSLY RESTORED BY TRUSTEE ALFREDO PAREDES AND BRAD GOLDFARB. PLI PRESENTED MESSRS. PAREDES AND GOLDFARB WITH A PLAQUE IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR "OUTSTANDING PRESERVATION EXCELLENCE." THE EXTRAORDINARY GENEROSITY AT THIS EVENT SET A NEW FUNDRAISING RECORD FOR PLI BENEFITS AND GREATLY EXPANDED OUR CIRCLE OF SUPPORTERS. EXHIBITIONS IN EXHIBITIONS, OUR NEWEST EXHIBITION, MAKING A NAME FOR HIMSELF: THE LIFE AND ART OF F. EDWIN CHURCH, OPENED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 TO GREAT PRESS COVERAGE AND STRONG VISITATION. BY HIGHLIGHTING CHURCH'S WORK AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, WE HOPE VISITORS WILL GAIN A RENEWED APPRECIATION FOR THE NORTH SHORE'S CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC HERITAGE AT THE TURN OF THE LAST CENTURY. THIS EXHIBITION WILL REMAIN ON DISPLAY IN OUR GALLERY UNTIL DECEMBER 21, 2025. PROMOTING LONG ISLAND: THE ART OF EDWARD LANGE, 1870-1880 WAS ON DISPLAY IN THE GALLERY FROM AUGUST 16 TO DECEMBER 1, 2024 AND WELCOMED 1760 VISITORS. THIS EXHIBITION DREW THE LARGEST NUMBER OF VISITORS TO PLI SINCE 2017. THE ACTIVITIES SURROUNDING EDWARD LANGE INCLUDED A BOOK LAUNCH PARTY HELD AT THE LOWNDES HOUSE IN NORTHPORT AND A CURATOR TOUR OF THE EXHIBITION LED BY FORMER CURATORIAL FELLOW PETER FEDORYK AND CHIEF CURATOR LAUREN BRINCAT. ALSO, THE BOOK RECEIVED THE 2025 GREATER HUDSON HERITAGE NETWORK AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE. EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT PLI HOSTED ITS FIRST EVER JUNETEENTH POETRY CELEBRATION AT JOSEPH LLOYD MANOR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CARIBBEAN AMERICAN POETRY ASSOCIATION. THE EVENT FEATURED ORIGINAL POETRY WRITTEN BY YASMIN MORAIS, KEISHA-GAYE ANDERSON, AND LINDAMICHELLE BARON, AS WELL AS THE NEXT GENERATION OF STUDENT POETS FROM LONG ISLAND, INCLUDING THE NASSAU COUNTY TEEN POET LAUREATE AND SUFFOLK COUNTY TEEN POET LAUREATE. MARGARET SULLIVAN SPEAKER SERIES THANKS TO GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM THE MARGARET SULLIVAN FUND, WE HAVE CREATED AN EXCITING, VIBRANT SPEAKER SERIES AIMED AT INCREASING OUR AUDIENCE AND FILLING AN EVER-INCREASING DEMAND FOR ADULT EDUCATION. LECTURES INCLUDE: - JAKE GORST DISCUSSES ANDREW GELLER: DECONSTRUCTED. - BLACK POETRY DAY: JAMES G. BASKER DISCUSSES THE BLACK PRESENCE IN THE FOUNDING ERA. - ARCHITECT SAM WHITE DISCUSSES THE ARCHITECT AS CLIENT: SANFORD WHITE AT "BOX HILL." ON JANUARY 24, 2025 AT CHRISTIE'S AMERICANA SALE, PLI SUCCESSFULLY ACQUIRED A MAGNIFICENT PAINTING OF EPHRAIM NILES BYRAM (1809-1881) BY ORLANDO HAND BEARS. EPHRAIM BYRAM WAS AN ASTRONOMER, CLOCKMAKER, WOODWORKER, BOOKBINDER, NATURALIST, PHILOSOPHER, HORTICULTURALIST, AND MECHANIC, AND THIS PORTRAIT PRESENTS PLI WITH SIGNIFICANT EDUCATIONAL AND INTERPRETIVE OPPORTUNITIES AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE IN SAG HARBOR, AS WELL AS IN OUR EXHIBITION GALLERY. MORE DETAILS TO COME. 146037 PLI MAINTAINS AND INTERPRETS REPRESENTATIVE COLLECTIONS OF FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS, PERIOD PHOTOGRAPHS AND PAINTINGS, EVERY-DAY HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS AND VARIOUS ARCHIVAL MATERIALS FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL, AND EXHIBITION PURPOSES. TO SHOWCASE THESE COLLECTIONS WHILE ADVANCING THE VALUE OF PRESERVING MATERIAL CULTURE, PLI CREATES EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLICATIONS THAT RELATE TO LONG ISLAND HISTORY. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, PLI HELD ITS EARLY LONG ISLAND FURNITURE SYMPOSIIUM ON SEPTEMEBER 8, 2025 WHICH WAS A SOLD-OUT, STANDING ROOM ONLY EVENT. MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS AND FURNITURE ENTHUSIASTS FROM ALL OVER LONG ISLAND AND BEYOND ATTENDED THE DAY-LONG PROGRAM WHICH EXPLORED A RANGE OF TOPICS CONNECTED TO THE STUDY, RESEARCH, CONNOISSEURSHIP, INTERPRETATION AND CARE OF EARLY LONG ISLAND AND AMERICAN FURNITURE. PROMOTING LONG ISLAND: THE ART OF EDWARD LANGE, 1870-1880 WAS ON DISPLAY IN THE GALLERY FROM AUGUST 16 TO DECEMBER 1, 2024 AND WELCOMED 1760 VISITORS. THIS EXHIBITION DREW THE LARGEST NUMBER OF VISITORS TO PLI SINCE 2017. THE ACTIVITIES SURROUNDING EDWARD LANGE INCLUDED A BOOK LAUNCH PARTY HELD AT THE LOWNDES HOUSE IN NORTHPORT AND A CURATOR TOUR OF THE EXHIBITION LED BY FORMER CURATORIAL FELLOW PETER FEDORYK AND CHIEF CURATOR LAUREN BRINCAT. ALSO, THE BOOK RECEIVED THE 2025 GREATER HUDSON HERITAGE NETWORK AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE. ON JANUARY 24, 2025 AT CHRISTIE'S AMERICANA SALE, PLI SUCCESSFULLY ACQUIRED A MAGNIFICENT PAINTING OF EPHRAIM NILES BYRAM (1809-1881) BY ORLANDO HAND BEARS. EPHRAIM BYRAM WAS AN ASTRONOMER, CLOCKMAKER, WOODWORKER, BOOKBINDER, NATURALIST, PHILOSOPHER, HORTICULTURALIST, AND MECHANIC, AND THIS PORTRAIT PRESENTS PLI WITH SIGNIFICANT EDUCATIONAL AND INTERPRETIVE OPPORTUNITIES AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE IN SAG HARBOR, AS WELL AS IN OUR EXHIBITION GALLERY. 403156 VARIOUS PROGRAM SERVICE GRANTS: EXPENDITURES: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES GRANTS 1,500 GENERAL GRANTS 4,490 PUBLICATION GRANTS 69,149 EXHIBITS/EVENTS GRANTS 23,707 HISTORIC HOUSE GRANTS 304,310 TOTAL 403,156 403156 1171019 true true false false false false true true false true true false false false true false true false false false false false 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 true 15 0 15 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 22 22 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NY X JACKIE POWERS 6316924664 161 MAIN STREET COLD SPRING HARBOR NY 11724 MICHELLE ELLIOTT GOKEY PRESIDENT 5.00 X 0 0 0 MS MARY ANN SPENCER VICE PRESIDE 5.00 X 0 0 0 MS ALEXIS BARR 2ND VICE PRE 5.00 X 0 0 0 MR HENRY C CLARK SECRETARY 5.00 X 0 0 0 MS VICTORIA GREENLEAF KEMPNER TREASURER 5.00 X 0 0 0 MS JACKIE POWERS EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X X 63942 0 0 MS JOANNA BADAMI TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MR PAUL BENTEL TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MS MAURA BRUSH TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MS PIA CRARY TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MR WILLIS DELACOUR TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MR EDWARD DUGGER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MS LISA EASTMAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MS MELISSA PEARSALL HIRSH TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MR ROBERT KISSAM TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MR RICHARD MAC DOUGALL TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MS DIAHN MC GRATH TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MS CAROLINE ROB ZALESKI TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MS MELISA ROUSSEAU TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MS EUGENIE SIBEUD TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MR DANIEL WARD WHITE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MR TOWNSEND U WEEKES TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 63942 false false false LODUCA ASSOCIATES INC 113 DIVISION AVE BLUE POINT NY 11715 CONSTRUCTION 386610 1 8169 221708 172750 270101 672728 HOUSE ADMISSIONS 28262 28262 PUBLICATION SALES 10722 10722 38984 412787 412787 221708 54527 -54527 MISCELLANEOUS 129566 129566 129566 1199538 38984 542353 63942 19822 30692 13428 31150 9656 14952 6542 497811 305881 166912 25018 15465 8774 5517 1174 44127 24987 15797 3343 52456 29703 18778 3975 42960 42960 133399 93950 39449 4803 1493 3310 1281 1281 716 716 59605 48862 10743 REPAIR & MAINT. - GRANT 304310 304310 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 182773 182773 UTILITIES 56656 56656 CURATORIAL ACQUISITIONS 30915 30915 95644 52521 43123 1618013 1171019 393514 53480 290548 177601 148513 8116 16049 3276276 25919 3251073 3250357 14012195 14471983 17561932 18064503 74373 52983 1407 65803 4680 4680 80460 123466 X 12277834 12596367 5203638 5344670 17481472 17941037 17561932 18064503 -418475 878040 X false true X true false X 367182 308131 344737 385329 672728 2078107 367182 308131 344737 385329 672728 2078107 233002 1845105 340378 352007 453541 377071 412787 1935784 79560 80700 80850 83840 119800 444750 1062 945 3385 1351 9766 16509 4475150 75023 0.41230 0.37580 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME-MISCELLANEOUS 16,509 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 9 35.60 9 1 1 false 75.00 2470 false 3250000 X X X false 7812635 320992 731625 892361 7972891 7443415 179204 809650 619634 7812635 7824787 109183 201514 692069 7443415 8544350 157488 -276326 600725 7824787 6930351 198750 1928791 513542 8544350 0.33000 0.65700 0.01300 false false 3250000 3250000 26276 25919 357 3250357 SECURITY DEPOSIT 4680 4680 1199538 1199538 1199538 1618013 1618013 1618013 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9 1. PLI HOLDS NINE (9) SETS OF EASEMENTS ON LANDMARK BUILDINGS AND THEIR PROPERTIES IN NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES OF NEW YORK STATE. THE COMBINED ACREAGE OF THESE PROPERTIES AT THE CLOSE OF THE TAX YEAR WAS 35.6 ACRES. 2. NONE OF THESE EASEMENTS WERE RECEIVED OR ACQUIRED DURING THE CURRENT TAX YEAR. 3. NONE OF THESE EASEMENTS WERE MODIFIED, TRANSFERRED OR TERMINATED DURING THE CURRENT TAX YEAR. 4. EASEMENTS WERE HELD ON NINE(9) LANDMARK HOUSES AND THEIR PROPERTIES: (A) EASEMENTS ON BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES - 9 (B) EASEMENTS THAT ENCUMBER A GOLF COURSE OR PORTIONS OF A GOLF COURSE - NONE. (C) EASEMENTS WITHIN OR ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING EASEMENTS RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY - ONE (1) - THE ADAM DERBY HOUSE IN OYSTER BAY, NY. 5. ALL NINE (9) PROPERTIES ARE SUBJECT TO MONITORING PERIODICALLY. FOUR PROPERTIES WERE SUBJECT TO PHYSICAL INSPECTION DURING THE CURRENT YEAR. 6. MONITORING EXPENSES - 40 STAFF HOURS , TOTAL COST 1,280. 7. ONE OF THE NINE (9)EASEMENTS WAS ACQUIRED AFTER AUGUST 17, 2006. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 ENDOWNMENT FUNDS - BOARD DESIGNATED: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS DESIGNATED, FROM NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS, NET ASSETS FOR ENDOWNMENT TO SUPPORT AND PRESERVE CERTAIN HISTORIC SITES, FUNDS TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE RESTRICTIVE CONVENANTS, AND FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF PLI. ENDOWNMENT FUNDS - DONOR RESTRICTED: PLI MAINTAINS ENDOWNMENT FUNDS THAT ARE RESTRICTED BY DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE PERPETUAL IN NATURE AND ARE RESTRICTED FOR FUNDING VARIOUS COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL AND HISTORICAL PRESERVATION PROGRAMS SPECIFIED BY DONORS. DONOR RESTRICTED - FOR SPECIAL PURPOSE: PLI CLASSIFIES UNSPENT GRANT FUNDS AS FUNDS RESTRICTED FOR SPECIAL PURPOSE. THESE FUNDS CONTAIN DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE TEMPORARY IN NATURE AND REPRESENT EXPENDABLE RESOURCES, WHICH HAVE BEEN TIME OR PURPOSE RESTRICTED BY THAT DONOR. JUNE BENEFIT 140038 140038 30177 EVENING AT BOX 73439 73439 20815 1 8231 8231 3535 221708 221708 54527 54527 -54527 FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM C PRESERVATION LONG ISLAND FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 THE SOCIETY UTILIZES VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROGRAMS AND FUNDRAISING EVENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A PLI MAINTAINS AND INTERPRETS THREE HISTORIC SITES: JOSEPH LLOYD MANOR, AN 18TH CENTURY NORTHERN PLANTATION HOUSE WITH ASSOCIATED 19TH CENTURY STRUCTURES; THE SHERWOOD JAYNE FARM, AN 18TH CENTURY FARM WITH AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY COLONIAL REVIVAL ADDITION; AND THE CUSTOM HOUSE, THE 18TH CENTURY HOME AND LIKELY OFFICE OF HENRY PACKER DERING, ONE OF THE FIRST US CUSTOMS OFFICERS. IN ADDITION, PLI'S HEADQUARTERS, OCCUPYING A FORMER 1843 METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, LOCATED IN COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY, SERVES AS FLEXIBLE PROGRAMMATIC SPACE FOR EXHIBITIONS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND MEETINGS IN ITS FORMER SANCTUARY WHILE PROVIDING ADMININSTRATIVE OFFICE SPACE AT ITS LOWER LEVEL. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED APRIL30, 2025,PLI COMPLETED AN ENORMOUS CAPITAL PROJECT TO INSTALL A NEW HVAC SYSTEM AT JOSEPH LLOYD MANOR. THIS WAS A CRITICAL PROJECT THAT CREATED A MORE COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR STAFF AND VISITORS, AND WAS AN ESSENTIAL UPGRADE TO HELP STABILIZE AND PROTECT THE HISTORIC BUILDING, AS WELL AS THE MANY IMPORTANT OBJECTS AND ARTWORKS HOUSED WITHIN THE BUILDING. PLI RECENTLY FINISHED RESTORING JOSEPH LLOYD MANOR'S HISTORIC GARDEN THANKS TO SUPPORT FROM GENEROUS TRUSTEES AND DONORS, INCLUDING THE MARGARET SULLIVAN FUND. THE RESTORATION WAS COMPLETED BY LOCAL GARDENER, ANNA DAM. ABOUT 70% OF THE ORIGINAL PLANTS WERE REPLACED AND ALL OF THE SEVERELY DAMAGED BRICKWORK HAS BEEN FULLY RESTORED. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B PLI PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND ADVISORY SERVICES TO HELP LOCAL GROUPS ADVANCE PRESERVATION ADVOCACY INITIATIVES IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. PLI HELD ITS PRESERVATION AWARDS CEREMONY ON JANUARY 25, 2025 IN THE HEADQUARTERS EXHIBITION GALLERY. THE AWARDS FOR PROJECT EXCELLANCE WERE AWARDS TO: (1)THE SAFINA CENTER, A NONPROFIT NATURE CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION, FOR ITS RESTORATION OF THE HAWKINS- ELZON HOUSE WITHIN THE OLD SETAUKET HISTORIC DISTRICT;(2) ANTHONY MARTIGNETTI, FOR HIS RESTORATION OF THE MATTITUCK CREEK TIDE MILL; AND (3) THE CHURCH, A PUBLIC ARTS SPACE IN SAG HARBOR, THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP OF ARTISTS, APRIL GORNIK AND ERIC FISCHL, ARCHITECT LEE SKOLNICK, AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT EDMUND HOLLANDER. THE PRESERVATION AWARD FOR ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLANCE WENT TO SUFFOLK COUNTY FOR THEIR WORK PRESERVING OWL HILL. THE HOWARD C. SHERWOOD AWARD WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARD TO BRIAN PINNOLA FOR HIS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION. JUNE 2025 BENEFIT WE HELD OUR JUNE 2025 BENEFIT AT "COCUYO," A BEAUTIFUL HARRIE T. LINDEBERG HOUSE THAT WAS BUILT FOR F. EDWIN CHURCH AND IS NOW OWNED AND WAS METICULOUSLY RESTORED BY TRUSTEE ALFREDO PAREDES AND BRAD GOLDFARB. PLI PRESENTED MESSRS. PAREDES AND GOLDFARB WITH A PLAQUE IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR "OUTSTANDING PRESERVATION EXCELLENCE." THE EXTRAORDINARY GENEROSITY AT THIS EVENT SET A NEW FUNDRAISING RECORD FOR PLI BENEFITS AND GREATLY EXPANDED OUR CIRCLE OF SUPPORTERS. EXHIBITIONS IN EXHIBITIONS, OUR NEWEST EXHIBITION, MAKING A NAME FOR HIMSELF: THE LIFE AND ART OF F. EDWIN CHURCH, OPENED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 TO GREAT PRESS COVERAGE AND STRONG VISITATION. BY HIGHLIGHTING CHURCH'S WORK AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, WE HOPE VISITORS WILL GAIN A RENEWED APPRECIATION FOR THE NORTH SHORE'S CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC HERITAGE AT THE TURN OF THE LAST CENTURY. THIS EXHIBITION WILL REMAIN ON DISPLAY IN OUR GALLERY UNTIL DECEMBER 21, 2025. PROMOTING LONG ISLAND: THE ART OF EDWARD LANGE, 1870-1880 WAS ON DISPLAY IN THE GALLERY FROM AUGUST 16 TO DECEMBER 1, 2024 AND WELCOMED 1760 VISITORS. THIS EXHIBITION DREW THE LARGEST NUMBER OF VISITORS TO PLI SINCE 2017. THE ACTIVITIES SURROUNDING EDWARD LANGE INCLUDED A BOOK LAUNCH PARTY HELD AT THE LOWNDES HOUSE IN NORTHPORT AND A CURATOR TOUR OF THE EXHIBITION LED BY FORMER CURATORIAL FELLOW PETER FEDORYK AND CHIEF CURATOR LAUREN BRINCAT. ALSO, THE BOOK RECEIVED THE 2025 GREATER HUDSON HERITAGE NETWORK AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE. EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT PLI HOSTED ITS FIRST EVER JUNETEENTH POETRY CELEBRATION AT JOSEPH LLOYD MANOR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CARIBBEAN AMERICAN POETRY ASSOCIATION. THE EVENT FEATURED ORIGINAL POETRY WRITTEN BY YASMIN MORAIS, KEISHA-GAYE ANDERSON, AND LINDAMICHELLE BARON, AS WELL AS THE NEXT GENERATION OF STUDENT POETS FROM LONG ISLAND, INCLUDING THE NASSAU COUNTY TEEN POET LAUREATE AND SUFFOLK COUNTY TEEN POET LAUREATE. MARGARET SULLIVAN SPEAKER SERIES THANKS TO GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM THE MARGARET SULLIVAN FUND, WE HAVE CREATED AN EXCITING, VIBRANT SPEAKER SERIES AIMED AT INCREASING OUR AUDIENCE AND FILLING AN EVER-INCREASING DEMAND FOR ADULT EDUCATION. LECTURES INCLUDE: - JAKE GORST DISCUSSES ANDREW GELLER: DECONSTRUCTED. - BLACK POETRY DAY: JAMES G. BASKER DISCUSSES THE BLACK PRESENCE IN THE FOUNDING ERA. - ARCHITECT SAM WHITE DISCUSSES THE ARCHITECT AS CLIENT: SANFORD WHITE AT "BOX HILL." ON JANUARY 24, 2025 AT CHRISTIE'S AMERICANA SALE, PLI SUCCESSFULLY ACQUIRED A MAGNIFICENT PAINTING OF EPHRAIM NILES BYRAM (1809-1881) BY ORLANDO HAND BEARS. EPHRAIM BYRAM WAS AN ASTRONOMER, CLOCKMAKER, WOODWORKER, BOOKBINDER, NATURALIST, PHILOSOPHER, HORTICULTURALIST, AND MECHANIC, AND THIS PORTRAIT PRESENTS PLI WITH SIGNIFICANT EDUCATIONAL AND INTERPRETIVE OPPORTUNITIES AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE IN SAG HARBOR, AS WELL AS IN OUR EXHIBITION GALLERY. MORE DETAILS TO COME. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C PLI MAINTAINS AND INTERPRETS REPRESENTATIVE COLLECTIONS OF FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS, PERIOD PHOTOGRAPHS AND PAINTINGS, EVERY-DAY HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS AND VARIOUS ARCHIVAL MATERIALS FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL, AND EXHIBITION PURPOSES. TO SHOWCASE THESE COLLECTIONS WHILE ADVANCING THE VALUE OF PRESERVING MATERIAL CULTURE, PLI CREATES EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLICATIONS THAT RELATE TO LONG ISLAND HISTORY. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, PLI HELD ITS EARLY LONG ISLAND FURNITURE SYMPOSIIUM ON SEPTEMEBER 8, 2025 WHICH WAS A SOLD-OUT, STANDING ROOM ONLY EVENT. MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS AND FURNITURE ENTHUSIASTS FROM ALL OVER LONG ISLAND AND BEYOND ATTENDED THE DAY-LONG PROGRAM WHICH EXPLORED A RANGE OF TOPICS CONNECTED TO THE STUDY, RESEARCH, CONNOISSEURSHIP, INTERPRETATION AND CARE OF EARLY LONG ISLAND AND AMERICAN FURNITURE. PROMOTING LONG ISLAND: THE ART OF EDWARD LANGE, 1870-1880 WAS ON DISPLAY IN THE GALLERY FROM AUGUST 16 TO DECEMBER 1, 2024 AND WELCOMED 1760 VISITORS. THIS EXHIBITION DREW THE LARGEST NUMBER OF VISITORS TO PLI SINCE 2017. THE ACTIVITIES SURROUNDING EDWARD LANGE INCLUDED A BOOK LAUNCH PARTY HELD AT THE LOWNDES HOUSE IN NORTHPORT AND A CURATOR TOUR OF THE EXHIBITION LED BY FORMER CURATORIAL FELLOW PETER FEDORYK AND CHIEF CURATOR LAUREN BRINCAT. ALSO, THE BOOK RECEIVED THE 2025 GREATER HUDSON HERITAGE NETWORK AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE. ON JANUARY 24, 2025 AT CHRISTIE'S AMERICANA SALE, PLI SUCCESSFULLY ACQUIRED A MAGNIFICENT PAINTING OF EPHRAIM NILES BYRAM (1809-1881) BY ORLANDO HAND BEARS. EPHRAIM BYRAM WAS AN ASTRONOMER, CLOCKMAKER, WOODWORKER, BOOKBINDER, NATURALIST, PHILOSOPHER, HORTICULTURALIST, AND MECHANIC, AND THIS PORTRAIT PRESENTS PLI WITH SIGNIFICANT EDUCATIONAL AND INTERPRETIVE OPPORTUNITIES AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE IN SAG HARBOR, AS WELL AS IN OUR EXHIBITION GALLERY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D VARIOUS PROGRAM SERVICE GRANTS: EXPENDITURES: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES GRANTS 1,500 GENERAL GRANTS 4,490 PUBLICATION GRANTS 69,149 EXHIBITS/EVENTS GRANTS 23,707 HISTORIC HOUSE GRANTS 304,310 TOTAL 403,156 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 WAS PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE IT WAS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C TRUSTEES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY ANY INTERESTS THAT MAY GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETS TO DISCUSS DIRECTOR COMPENSATION. MANY FACTORS ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETS TO DISCUSS STAFF COMPENSATION, WHERE MANY FACTORS ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT TO DETERMINE AN APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 PLI MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.