2024-08-15T10:27:28-05:00 2023-12-31 160765486 LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLP 369 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14202 990 2023-01-01 166000166 BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY BUFF 7168739644 ONE MUSEUM COURT BUFFALO NY 14216 KEVIN BRADY BOARD PRESIDENT 7168739644 2024-08-08 1 1 ROBERT S TORELLA P03156259 7168563300 2024-08-08 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z THE BUFFALO HISTORY MUSEUM KEVIN BRADY ONE MUSEUM COURT BUFFALO NY 14216 1879438 0 X WWW.BUFFALOHISTORY.ORG X 1862 NY COLLECT & PRESERVE ARTIFACTS; SHARE LOCAL STORIES; CREATE EXHIBITS & PROGRAMS; EDUCATE & ENTERTAIN 22 22 28 40 0 0 1890172 1074650 127115 173053 166020 236048 98456 115356 2281763 1599107 0 0 0 0 1052071 1097121 0 0 444817 1039901 1081680 2091972 2178801 189791 -579694 8331761 8205885 488537 672117 7843224 7533768 X EXPERIENCING HISTORY WITH YOU, BY REMEMBERING, DISCOVERING, SAFEKEEPING, AND SHARING OUR STORIES; LEARNING AND EXPLORING TOGETHER; SPARKING EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL CONNECTIONS WITHIN OUR UNIQUE COMMUNITY. 0 0 518119 MUSEUM COLLECTIONS - CATALOGUE AND SAFEGUARD A VAST ARRAY OF TREASURES. MORE THAN 100,000 PHYSICAL OBJECTS AND OVER 220,000 ARCHIVAL ITEMS COMPRISE OUR COLLECTION AND SHAPE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WNY'S STORY. CUSTOMIZED ARTIFACT STORAGE UNITS AND CLIMATE CONTROLLED STORAGE AREAS ARE FEATURES OF OUR OFF-SITE COLLECTIONS FACILITY. THREE FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBERS, TOGETHER WITH SPECIALLY TRAINED INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS, CARE FOR THE COLLECTIONS. THEY PROCESS NEW DONATIONS AND CONDUCT INVENTORY WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PROCESSING MANUAL. COLLECTIONS STAFF ALSO PRIORITIZE AND RECOMMEND ARTIFACTS FOR CONSERVATION TREATMENT. ANNUALLY, WE SPEND AT LEAST $20,000 ON ARTIFACT CONSERVATION FROM A FUND RESTRICTED FOR COLLECTIONS CARE AUGMENTED BY SPECIAL GRANTS AND DESIGNATED GIFTS. ACCEPTED 1600 THREE-DIMENSIONAL ITEMS TO BE ACCESSIONED, HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDING: 1554 BUFFALO BILLS ITEMS AS PART OF THE GREG D. TRANTER DONATION; NEARLY A DOZEN LOCAL WORKS OF ART, A PHARMACY BOTTLE COLLECTION, AND CONTEMPORARY MATERIAL ASSOCIATED WITH LOCAL SERVICE MEMBERS. 545816 223382 MUSEUM PROGRAM AND EXHIBITS - THE BUFFALO HISTORY MUSEUM PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN BOTH PRESERVING THE LEGACY OF OUR REGION AND UNDERSTANDING THE UNIQUE CHARACTER AND CULTURAL IDENTITIES OF ITS PEOPLE. WE ARE DISTINCTIVELY LOCATED AT THE CROSSROADS OF PAST AND FUTURE A VIBRANT, HISTORIC DESTINATION SET AT THE HEART OF A RE-ENERGIZED CULTURAL CORRIDOR. SINCE 1862, WE HAVE SERVED AS THE COMMUNITY'S HISTORICAL AMBASSADOR, THE DEDICATED SAFEKEEPER AND STORYTELLER OF OUR COLLECTIVE MEMORY. THROUGH A COLLECTION OF NEARLY 500,000 OBJECTS AND AN EVER-CHANGING ARRAY OF EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS, WE SHARE THE STORIES OF OUR REGION'S TRIUMPHS AND STRUGGLES. OUR 2020-2030 MASTER PLAN BUILDS ON OUR GENERATIONS-LONG COMMITMENT TO WESTERN NEW YORK BY ESTABLISHING A NEW VISION AND BY REFOCUSING ON HOW WE ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITIES TO SHARE THEIR HISTORIES FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVES. OUR GOAL IS TO FOSTER AN ATMOSPHERE OF STORYTELLING, CONVERSATION, AND ENGAGEMENT THAT IS BUILT ON INPUT FROM OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY. WE AIM TO CREATE CONTENT AND CONNECT WITH PEOPLE OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, SHARING DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON HISTORY AND HOW IT CONNECTS WITH CONTEMPORARY ISSUES. WE BELIEVE SHARING IN LOCAL HISTORY BUILDS AND FOSTERS COMMUNITY, CREATING A STRONGER SENSE OF PLACE AND IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. IN A RECENT SURVEY, ALMOST 60% OF OUR VISITORS SAID THAT THE MUSEUM CONTRIBUTES TO THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.CREATING ACCESS FOR ALL TO EXPERIENCE HISTORY -COMPLETE COLLECTIONS STUDIES AND PLAN FOR CENTRALIZING COLLECTIONS AT OUR RESOURCE CENTER. -OFFER VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES PROVIDING LOCAL STUDENTS THE CHANCE TO DISCOVER THEIR HISTORY, SUPPORTING AND REINFORCING THE WORK OF LOCAL EDUCATORS.-AWARD-WINNING PODCAST REACHING AUDIENCES FAR BEYOND OUR WALLS WITH OVER 50,000 DOWNLOADS TO DATE AND LISTENERS IN EVERY STATE AND OVER 30 COUNTRIES.-DIGITIZING MORE COLLECTIONS RECORDS WITH TRANSITION TO PASTPERFECT ONLINE EDITION -WORKED WITH UB IDEA CENTER TO DEVELOP UNIVERSAL ACCESS PLAN COLLECT AND PRESERVE OUR COMMUNITY'S STORIES-CONTINUE DEVELOPING OUR NEW CONTEMPORARY COLLECTING INITIATIVES, INCLUDING: COVID PANDEMIC AND BLIZZARDS OF 1977/2022.-CONFRONT WHITE SUPREMACY AND SYSTEMIC RACISM WITH OUR PARTNERS IN THE MAY 14TH BUFFALO MASSACRE COMMUNITY MEMORY COALITION-CONTINUE TO BUILD PASTPERFECT ONLINE ARTIFACT DATABASE, PROVIDING REMOTE ACCESS TO COLLECTIONS BY ADDING MORE RECORDS AND VIDEO/AUDIO CONTENT WHEREVER POSSIBLE.-CREATE ACCESS TO RESOURCES DIGITALLY INCLUDING A PERSONAL NAME INDEX TO OUR COLLECTION OF ERIE COUNTY CLERK RECORDS-CONTINUE DIGITAL PRESERVATION INITITIATIVE WITH NEWPAPERS.COM CREATING ACCESS TO OUR VAST NEWSPAPER COLLECTION.-CONTINUE TO FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO, BUFFALO STATE UNIVERSITY, AND OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS, CREATING INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR STUDENTS TO DEVELOP RESEARCH AND COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT SKILLS.-STEWARD THE ONLY STANDING STRUCTURE FROM THE 1901 PAN AMERICAN EXPOSITION, A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK BUILDING OVERLOOKING MIRROR LAKE AND OLMSTED'S DELAWARE PARK. EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS ATTRACT DIVERSE AUDIENCES-TO RESCUE THE COLOR: SALVAGED RENDERINGS OF THE RAINBOW CITYFEATURED MORE THAN A HALF-DOZEN COLORIZED RENDERINGS OF THE 1901 PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION. THE RENDERINGS REVEAL AN IMPORTANT FEATURE OF THE EXPOSITION THAT BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOS AND FILM FOOTAGE NEVER COULD, THE DAZZLING COLOR SCHEME AT THE FAIR DESIGNED BY ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATOR C.Y. TURNER, THE DIRECTOR OF COLOR FOR THE PAN-AM. THE RENDERINGS WERE ORIGINALLY NOT INTENDED TO LAST AND WERE NEARLY DISCARDED IN THE FALL OF 1901. ARTIST CARL HIRSCHBERG, A COLLEAGUE OF TURNER'S, SALVAGED THEM, RECOGNIZED THEIR HISTORIC IMPORTANCE AS ONE OF THE FEW INDICATORS OF THE EXPOSITION'S NOTED COLOR SCHEME, AND DONATED THEM TO THE BUFFALO HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO ENSURE THEIR CARE. THE MUSEUM INVESTED MORE THAN $50,000 OVER A SEVEN-YEAR SPAN TO CONSERVE AND FRAME THE RENDERINGS, WHICH DEPICT THE EXPOSITION'S HORTICULTURAL, GRAPHIC ARTS, AND FORESTRY BUILDINGS.-HISTORY MAKERS II INTRODUCES GUESTS TO THE STORIES OF EIGHTEEN OF OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST NOTABLE OR IMPACTFUL MEN AND WOMEN PAIRED WITH OBJECTS AND PORTRAITS ILLUMINATING THEIR STORY. FEATURED SUBJECTS INCLUDE JOHN ALBRIGHT, GLENN CURTISS, WINIFRED STANLEY, EVA NOLES, WILLIAM WELLS BROWN, WILLIAM FARGO, AND MORE THAN A DOZEN ADDITIONAL FIGURES FROM THE 18TH, 19TH, AND 20TH CENTURIES.-ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC PIECES IN THE BUFFALO HISTORY MUSEUM'S COLLECTION, A MASTERWORK FROM A NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT ARTIST, IS BACK ON DISPLAY INSIDE THE MUSEUM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A DECADE. IN 1868, ARTIST JOHN MIX STANLEY COMPLETED HIS MONUMENTAL CANVAS, THE TRIAL OF RED JACKET. THE 9-BY-6 FOOT OIL PAINTING FEATURES SEVENTY-FOUR FIGURES AT THE BUFFALO CREEK RESERVATION. AT THE CENTER IS SENECA ORATOR SAGOYEWATHA, ALSO KNOWN AS RED JACKET, WHO IS SHOWN DEFENDING HIMSELF AGAINST CHARGES OF WITCHCRAFT. IN THIS EXHIBIT, GUESTS DISCOVER THE STORY BEHIND THE PAINTING, ITS SUBJECTS, AND ITS ARTIST. CO-CURATED BY DR. JOE STAHLMAN, THE DISPLAY ALSO PROVIDES THE HISTORIC CONTEXT FOR THE BUFFALO CREEK RESERVATION DURING THE EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY.- SAY THEIR NAMES: HONOR THEIR LEGACIES EXPANDED ON OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNCROWNED QUEENS INSTITUTE TO FEATURE THE BIOGRAPHIES OF ERIE COUNTY'S AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY ELDERS. THE MUSEUM AND THE UNCROWNED QUEENS PARTNERED TO CREATE CURRICULUM BASED ON THE EXHIBIT TO BE SHARED WITH THE BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.-ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS: INNOVATION IN AMERICAN STAINED GLASS CURATED BY THE STAINED GLASS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (SGAA) IN COLLABORATION WITH JUDSON STUDIOS PAID HOMAGE TO GENERATIONS OF STAINED-GLASS ARTISTS WHO HAVE PUSHED THE BOUNDARIES OF THE MEDIUM. THE EXHIBIT MARKED THE SGAA'S 120TH ANNIVERSARY AND FEATURED WORKS BY AMIR FALLAH, JAMES JEAN, NARCISSUS QUAGLIATA, JUDITH SCHAECHTER, AND MORE.-THE ANNUAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL, A WEEK-LONG CELEBRATION OF THE JAPANESE GARDENS AND MULTICULTURALISM IN BUFFALO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OLMSTED PARKS CONSERVANCY, MUSIC IS ART, FRIENDS OF THE JAPANESE GARDEN, AND CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS. -M&T FREE THIRD FRIDAYS OFFER FREE GENERAL ADMISSION EACH MONTH-EXHIBITS IN DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE: ERIE CANAL 2025 AT CANALSIDE AND THE RETURN OF THE RAINBOW CITYDOUBLING OUR CAPACITY FOR YOUTH EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENTTHE CONTINUUM EXHIBIT IS FOUNDATIONAL TO LOCAL HISTORY EDUCATION. THE EXHIBIT EXTENDS OUR INTERPRETATIONS OF LOCAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, SETTLEMENT, IMMIGRATION, INDUSTRIALIZATION, PAN AMERICAN EXPOSITION, ARCHITECTURE, ERIE CANAL, AND THE CONTINUING EVOLUTION OF ERIE COUNTY. EXHIBIT CONTENT ALIGNS WITH SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM AND CREATES ACCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS TO HAVE ENGAGING, PERSONAL MOMENTS WITH HISTORY.REACTIVATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING OUR EDUCATION COORDINATOR INCREASED THE NUMBER OF BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS FROM 9 SCHOOLS IN 2022 TO 30 SCHOOLS IN 2023. WE REINVIGORATED THE DOCENT AND VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, ADDING NEW TRAININGS AND ACTIVITIES TO REENGAGE OUR VOLUNTEER BASE. WE ALSO CREATED A NEW CHILDREN'S PROGRAM FOR M&T THIRD FRIDAYS, JUNIOR HISTORY BUFFS, THAT INCLUDES A STORY-TIME ACTIVITY WITH MUSIC AND A HISTORY LESSON.DEAI INITIATIVES FORM A PRACTICE, TAKING ACTION-CO-CREATE EXPERIENCES TO AMPLIFY DIVERSE VOICES FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT ISSUES THAT AFFECT BUFFALO'S FUTURE. -SUPPORT THE MISSIONS OF PARTNER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS BY SHARING OUR RESOURCES TO DELIVER COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS. -OFFER NEW WAYS FOR GUESTS AND PARTNERS TO PARTICIPATE THROUGH VIRTUAL AND ON-SITE FREE PROGRAMMING.-SUSTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY PARTNERS, SEEKING 1-2 ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO CREATE COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS.-CONTINUE TO FOSTER THE DYNAMIC OF THE MUSEUM'S DEAI COMMITTEE AT BOTH THE BOARD AND STAFF LEVELS, REALIZING KEY GOALS AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES.LOCAL HISTORY FEEDS DEVELOPMENT AND PLACEMAKING WORK IN WESTERN NEW YORK LOCAL HISTORY SHAPES AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE REVITALIZATION OF WESTERN NEW YORK. MANY RECENT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ARE DISTINCTIVE BECAUSE THEY CELEBRATE OUR LOCAL STORY, I.E., CANALSIDE, LARKINVILLE, RICHARDSON OLMSTED COMPLEX, AND BUFFALO RIVERWORKS. WE ARE THE TRUSTED SOURCE FOR AUTHENTIC, UNIQUE RESOURCES. POTENTIAL AUDIENCES INCLUDE THE GROWING COMMUNITY OF PRESERVATIONISTS, GENEALOGISTS, AND CASUAL RESEARCHERS.REMOVING BARRIERS TO ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION - IN 2023, THE MUSEUM SERVED A TOTAL OF OVER 35,000 INDIVIDUALS. THE MUSEUM TRACKED 14,425 GENERAL ADMISSION GUESTS TO THE MUSEUM FOR A VISIT. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM SAW OVER 2,000 ATTENDEES TO OUR PROGRAMS IE. HAPPY HOUR HISTORY LECTURES, M&T THIRD FRIDAYS, AND FAMILY PROGRAMMING. 1,000 GUESTS ATTENDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, BOTH ON AND OFF SITE, AND 8,300 ATTENDED OUR SPECIAL EVENTS IE. CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL, PAINT THE TOWN, PARTY ON THE PORTICO, AND RED JACKET AWARDS CEREMONY. 101244 LIBRARY - RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL TWO-DIMENSIONAL ITEMS IN THE COLLECTION: BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, LETTERS, DIARIES, PERSONAL PAPERS, ORGANIZATIONAL & BUSINESS RECORDS, PERIODICALS, NEWSPAPERS, SCRAPBOOKS, PHOTOGRAPHS, POSTCARDS, PRINTS, DRAWINGS, POSTERS, MAPS, ATLASES, MICROFILMS, AND EVEN SOME DVDS.IN 2023, NEARLY 549 PATRONS USED OUR LIBRARY'S RESOURCES FOR ON-SITE RESEARCH, MANY OF THEM ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE DIRECTOR OF THE LIBRARY AND 1 PART-TIME ASSISTANT SERVICED THESE GUESTS AND TOURS, ANSWERED HUNDREDS OF TELEPHONE AND EMAIL QUERIES, AND SCANNED HUNDREDS OF ARTIFACTS TO FULFILL REQUESTS. DIGITAL PRESERVATION MAKES COLLECTIONS ACCESSIBLE- TODAY, MOST OF BUFFALO'S ENGLISH-LANGUAGE, PUBLIC DOMAIN NEWSPAPERS FROM 1811-1923 ARE SEARCHABLE ONLINE AT NEWSPAPERS.COM. THIS PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES ACCESS, OTHERWISE COST-PROHIBITIVE, FOR MUSEUM/RESEARCH LIBRARY USERS.2023 ARCHIVAL ACQUISITIONS INCLUDE:STAFFING CAPACITY IN THE ARCHIVES REMAINED REDUCED. FROM THE GREG D. TRANTER COLLECTION, HUNDREDS OF PAPER COLLECTIONS WERE REHOUSED AND NUMBERED. OVER 773 DONATIONS WERE ADDED TO THE COLLECTION, WITH NEARLY 300 TO OUR DIGITAL CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIONS. 1165179 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 25 0 1 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X LYNN PEISCH 7168739644 ONE MUSEUM COURT BUFFALO NY 142163119 KEVIN BRADY PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNE CONABLE VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CASSIE IRISH VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MELISSA LEONARD VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIAN LOONEY VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BILL O'DONNELL VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER SCHIMERT VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AARON SIEGEL VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN DEMPSEY TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SANDY STARKS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GAILE AMIGONE MANAGER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA MARIE ANSELMI PHD MANAGER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MOLLY BOSCARINO MANAGER THROUGH OCT. 2023 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSARIO CHETTA MANAGER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER COPELAND MANAGER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NOEL EMERLING MANAGER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERRENCE GILBRIDE MANAGER THROUGH DEC. 2023 1.00 X 0 0 0 KARNA HOLMES MANAGER THROUGH MAY 2023 1.00 X 0 0 0 BHARAT KOHLI MANAGER THROUGH MAY 2023 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK L MARTIN MANAGER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA A SEALS NEVERGOLD PHD MANAGER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL QUINNIEY MANAGER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STUART ROCKEFELLER MANAGER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK TAYLOR MANAGER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG TRANTER MANAGER THROUGH MAY 2023 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL WEISSFIELD MANAGER THROUGH MAY 2023 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDGE PENNY WOLFGANG MANAGER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA YAEGER MANAGER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA BROWN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 92388 0 10715 92388 0 10715 0 0 0 0 0 70525 508920 495205 1074650 ADMISSIONS 713990 113784 113784 MEMBERSHIPS 713990 59269 59269 173053 77438 77438 98861 0 98861 98861 98861 338039 179429 158610 158610 158610 33703 70525 67537 -33834 -33834 83694 33365 50329 50329 1599107 223382 0 301075 103103 36086 15465 51552 818696 485653 88372 244671 43737 19325 16752 7660 57159 24929 20984 11246 74426 41962 9116 23348 3383 3383 118226 118226 34513 34513 159200 31988 102297 24915 25768 699 25069 48200 8680 23261 16259 137013 64580 68328 4105 9786 160 7787 1839 28183 25733 771 1679 315338 284579 12190 18569 58921 53799 1612 3510 CONSERVATION AND ACQUIS 41502 41502 EXHIBIT PRODUCTION 26156 26156 DUES 11972 3728 3260 4984 EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA 5537 2121 3272 144 57982 14198 38517 5267 2178801 1165179 568805 444817 106326 69534 233925 11482 52618 93898 300 31487 30266 15344 29039 13662631 9064959 4720615 4597672 3171146 3373994 8331761 8205885 179719 290063 308818 382054 488537 672117 X 6157682 6045692 1685542 1488076 7843224 7533768 8331761 8205885 -579694 270238 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 852081 1697845 2356143 1890172 1074650 7870891 852081 1697845 2356143 1890172 1074650 7870891 105655 7765236 148885 70119 119326 143042 176299 657671 102179 10825 310723 122248 104228 650203 9178765 804426 0.84600 0.84660 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: GROSS INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 102,179. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 10,825. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 19,124. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 122,248. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 104,228. EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 291,599. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 1 761757 1500 97379 45819 814817 956488 7000 -141864 59867 761757 822119 100250 91668 57549 956488 751691 6630 88798 25000 822119 737274 65500 140216 191299 751691 0.61836 0.38164 0 0 9105457 5196141 3909316 1510769 1426788 83981 3046405 2442030 604375 4597672 1858641 270238 23809 294047 1564594 34513 34513 1599107 2168097 23809 23809 2144288 34513 34513 2178801 PART III, LINE 1A: THE MUSEUM DOES NOT CAPITALIZE ITS COLLECTIONS, CONSISTING OF VARIOUS LITERATURE AND ARTIFACTS RELATED TO THE HISTORY OF WESTERN NEW YORK. PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OR DISPOSITION OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DEACCESSIONS REVENUE AND ARE USED FOR FURTHER ACQUISITION, REPLACEMENT OR DIRECT CARE, WHICH INCLUDES CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION, OF COLLECTIONS. PART III, LINE 4: THE ENTIRE COLLECTION IS HELD IN TRUST FOR THE PUBLIC AND IS AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH AND EXHIBITION. OUR COLLECTIONS DELIBERATELY REFLECT OUR MISSION, STEWARDED, MANAGED AND DEVELOPED FOR OVER 150 YEARS. THE ARTIFACTS REPRESENT LOCAL AND REGIONAL CONNECTIONS TO NATIONAL THEMES IN AMERICAN HISTORY. THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: - THE NATIVE AMERICAN COLLECTION DOCUMENTS WNY'S FIRST INHABITANTS. - THE REGION'S IMMIGRATION NARRATIVE IS REPRESENTED BY PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS FROM THE AREA'S DIVERSE ETHNIC AND CULTURAL GROUPS. - INDUSTRIALIZATION, LONG-DISTANCE TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRICITY, COMMERCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND POST-INDUSTRIALIZATION ARE EXPRESSED THROUGH ARTIFACTS FROM THE ERIE CANAL, PAN AMERICAN EXPOSITION, BETHLEHEM STEEL, BELL AERONAUTICS, SHIPPING, AUTOMOTIVE AND BIOTECH FIRMS. - ARTIFACTS, BEGINNING WITH THE WAR OF 1812, ILLUSTRATE THE LOCAL CONNECTION TO THE NATION'S MILITARY HISTORY, AS WELL AS PROTECTION OF OUR INTERNATIONAL BORDER AND CIVILIAN EFFORTS ON THE HOME FRONT, ARE ABUNDANT. - OBJECTS FOCUSING ON PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY, MOST NOTABLY FILLMORE, CLEVELAND, MCKINLEY, AND THEODORE ROOSEVELT, CAN BE FOUND IN THE COLLECTION. - WE PRESERVE THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF TEXTILES IN WNY, FEATURING QUILTS, SAMPLERS, LACE AND CLOTHING. - THE GLASS AND CERAMICS COLLECTIONS TRACK DEVELOPMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY, DESIGN, AND CONSUMER TASTES DURING THE 18TH, 19TH, AND 20TH CENTURIES. - THE PAINTING COLLECTION DOCUMENTS TWO CENTURIES OF THE REGION'S CHANGING LANDSCAPE, AND THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED SHAPE THE AREA'S HISTORY. - OUR RESEARCH LIBRARY CONTAINS 20,000 BOOKS; 200,000 IMAGES; 7,000 POSTCARDS; 2,000 MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS; 7,000 MICROFILMS; AND 10,000 MAPS, PLANS, AND DRAWINGS. PART V, LINE 4: INVESTMENT EARNINGS ON THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED FOR OPERATIONS OF THE MUSEUM ONCE APPROPRIATED BY THE BOARD OF MANAGERS. THE CORPUS OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE INVESTED IN PERPETUITY. RED JACKET DINNER 63320 61150 2170 23050 2767 3455 PARTY ON THE PORTICO 31964 8875 23089 1883 5500 21976 3 8944 500 8444 2256 1468 5182 104228 70525 33703 27189 9735 30613 67537 -33834 X 14 X 2359 0 1 0 PART I, LINE 33: PER THE MUSEUM ACCOUNTING ELECTION, IT DOES NOT CAPITALIZE ITS COLLECTION AND THEREFORE THESE ITEMS ARE NOT VALUED FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING PURPOSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 LOCAL RESIDENTS CAN BECOME MEMBERS OF THE MUSEUM FOR A YEARLY FEE. THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF MEMBERSHIPS EXIST: STUDENT, INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, GRANDPARENT, SUSTAINING, COLLECTOR, CONSERVATOR, CURATOR, AND LIFE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ALL MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF MANAGERS, REVIEWS THE 990 AND RECOMMENDS THE DRAFT TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD IS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE 990 FOR THEIR OWN REVIEW PRIOR TO A BOARD MEETING. THE FORM 990 RECOMMENDED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS DISCUSSED AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING AND IS APPROVED WITH AMENDMENTS, IF ANY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE, SIGN, AND DATE A STATEMENT DISCLOSING ANY CONFLICTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. BOARD MEMBERS WITH ANY CONFLICTS ARE EXCUSED FROM THE PORTION OF ANY MEETING WHERE DISCUSSION AND/OR VOTING ON ISSUES RELATED TO THEIR DECLARED CONFLICT(S) TAKE PLACE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A RAISES ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD ANNUALLY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: NO CHANGES FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. BHM DEVELOPMENT LLC ONE MUSEUM COURT BUFFALO NY 14216 923255220 REDEVELOPMENT OF HISTORIC BUILDING NY 0 0 THE BUFFALO HISTORY MUSEUM