Nonprofit · EIN 13-5596870
NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,444,400 | $2,196,463 | $247,937 | $18,538,944 | $172,287 | $18,366,657 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,974,476 | $2,053,883 | -$79,407 | $18,024,036 | $142,766 | $17,881,270 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $543,366
- of which government grants
- $9,568
- Program service revenue
- $654,091
- Investment income
- $1,306,739
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $807,547
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$50,330
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$9,657
- Other revenue
- -$59,796
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,312,076
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $20,060
- Occupancy
- $60,172
- Depreciation
- $261,343
- Program services (functional)
- $1,771,832
- Management and general (functional)
- $323,291
- Fundraising (functional)
- $101,340
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $18,024,036
- Total assets, end of year
- $18,538,944
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $172,287
- Net assets, end of year
- $18,366,657
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,401,567
- Publicly traded securities
- $15,178,023
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $17,817,864
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $548,793
- Gross receipts
- $8,017,854
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1869
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D JOSHUA TAYLOR | PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $322,327 | $27,728 |
| MICHELE MCEVOY | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,809 | $28,614 |
| JENNIFER A DAVIS | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,002 | $19,231 |
| RYAN GLEASON | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,358 | $4,657 |
| BRUCE W ADDISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIENNE AUERBACH | VICE-CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BLAINE BETTINGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| IAIN H BRUCE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE SIBERT BUITER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELBRUN KIMMELMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES D LAUR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN S MADSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM G POMEROY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE ROSEN BERENBEIM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LORRAINE D BELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM C HALLETT | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN HILL TESLUK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| SHARON W VAINO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MISSY WOLFE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D JOSHUA TAYLOR | PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $250,736 | $39,205 |
| JENNIFER A DAVIS | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,777 | $18,397 |
| BRUCE W ADDISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIENNE AUERBACH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| BLAINE BETTINGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| IAIN H BRUCE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE SIBERT BUITER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELBRUN KIMMELMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES D LAUR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN S MADSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM G POMEROY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| LUKE IVES PONTIFELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LORRAINE D BELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM C HALLETT | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN HILL TESLUK | VICE-CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON W VAINO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 36 W 44TH ST STE 711, NEW YORK, NY 10036-8105
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- D JOSHUA TAYLOR, 36 WEST 44TH STREET 711, NEW YORK, NY 10036
- Signed the 990
- D JOSHUA TAYLOR, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (212) 755-8532
- Website
- WWW.NEWYORKFAMILYHISTORY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MALESARDI QUACKENBUSH SWIFT & CO LLC
Mission
THE NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY (NYG&B) PRESERVES, DOCUMENTS, AND SHARES THE STORIES OF FAMILIES ACROSS THE STATE OF NEW YORK. WE ENGAGE WITH GENEALOGISTS, BIOGRAPHERS, HISTORIANS, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ESTABLISH THE BROADER CONTEXTS OF NEW YORK'S PAST. THE NYG&B ACTIVELY FOSTERS CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NEW YORK'S PAST AND THE PRESENT.
Program accomplishments
- THE NYG&B OFFERS PERSONALIZED RESEARCH TOURS TO REPOSITORIES. ANNUAL TOURS INCLUDE VISITS TO ALBANY, NEW YORK CITY, AND ELSEWHERE. IN ADDITION TO FREE MONTHLY ONLINE PROGRAMMING, THE NYG&B OFFERS GUIDEDHERITAGE TOURS TO INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS AND HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS COVERING A MULTITUDE OF TOPICS TO NEW YORK FAMILY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY. IN ADDITION, THE NYG&B OFFERS THE NEW YORK STATE FAMILY HISTORY CONFERENCE, NEW YORK'S ONLY STATEWIDE FAMILY HISTORY EVENT.Expenses $337,298 · revenue $220,815
- THE NYG&B WELCOMES MEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES WHO ARE INTERESTED IN DISCOVERING AND PRESERVING NEW YORK STORIES. OUR WEBSITE, NEWYORKFAMILYHISTORY.ORG, PROVIDES ACCESS TO EXTENSIVE NEW YORK RECORDS, AN IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE BASE OF ARTICLES AND RESEARCH AIDS, AND GUIDES TO EACH OF NEW YORK'S 62 COUNTIES. THE NYG&B ALSO OFFERS PERSONALIZED CONSULTATIONS AND RESEARCH SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS.Expenses $1,044,061 · revenue $398,148
- THE NYG&B PUBLISHES THE NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, A RENOWNED PEER REVIEWED QUARTERLY THAT DOCUMENTS NEW YORK FAMILIES AND THE NEW YORK RESEARCHER, A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO SHARING RESEARCH ARTICLES AND OTHER TIMELY INFORMATION RELATING TO NEW YORK FAMILY HISTORY. SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS ALSO INCLUDE THE NEW YORK FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH GUIDE AND GAZETTER, TRACING IMMIGRANTS TO NEW YORK, NEW YORK CITY MUNICIPAL ARCHIVES: AN AUTHORIZED GUIDE, AND A FORTHCOMING GUIDE TO THE HOLDINGS OF THE NEW YORK STATE ARCHIVES FOR GENEOLOGISTS AND LOCAL HISTORIANS. IN ADDITION, THE NYG&B PUBLISHES MILLIONS OF RECORDS ONLINE AT NEWYORKFAMILYHISTORY.ORG.Expenses $264,313 · revenue -$9,466
- THE NYG&B ACTIVELY ENGAGES IN PRESERVING AND DIGITIZING NEW YORK RECORDS, MAKING MATERIALS ACCESSIBLE THROUGH ITS WEBSITE NEWYORKFAMILYHISTORY.ORG. IN ADDITION, THE NYG&B OFFERS INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATIONS AND CONDUCTS RESEARCH PROJECTS ON AN AD-HOC BASIS.Expenses $126,160 · revenue $35,128
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Check at the IRS |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-5596870
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1964
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B030)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $19,538,173
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,749,487
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,444,400 | $2,196,463 | $18,538,944 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,974,476 | $2,053,883 | $18,024,036 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,581,836 | $1,988,077 | $17,141,281 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-5596870).
Questions about NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY is 13-5596870.
- Is NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
- Are donations to NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names D JOSHUA TAYLOR.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $322,327 (D JOSHUA TAYLOR, PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE).
- How much revenue does NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,444,400, expenses of $2,196,463 and total assets of $18,538,944 at year end.
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