2025-07-22T09:04:35-05:00 2024-12-31 160765486 LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLP 369 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14202 990 2024-01-01 166000166 BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY BUFF 7168739644 ONE MUSEUM COURT BUFFALO NY 14216 KEVIN BRADY BOARD PRESIDENT 7168739644 2025-07-08 1 1 ROBERT S TORELLA P03156259 7168563300 2025-07-08 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z THE BUFFALO HISTORY MUSEUM KEVIN BRADY ONE MUSEUM COURT BUFFALO NY 14216 4010949 0 X WWW.BUFFALOHISTORY.ORG X 1862 NY COLLECT & PRESERVE ARTIFACTS; SHARE LOCAL STORIES; CREATE EXHIBITS & PROGRAMS; EDUCATE & ENTERTAIN 19 19 22 45 0 0 1074650 2291468 173053 293159 236048 425432 115356 220626 1599107 3230685 0 0 0 0 1097121 1044986 0 0 481274 1081680 1247903 2178801 2292889 -579694 937796 8205885 9456993 672117 1080616 7533768 8376377 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 548918 MUSEUM COLLECTIONS-CATALOGUE AND SAFEGUARD A VAST ARRAY OF TREASURES. MORE THAN 100,000 PHYSICAL OBJECTS AND OVER 450,000 ARCHIVAL ITEMS COMPRISE OUR COLLECTION AND SHAPE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WNY'S STORY. CUSTOMIZED ARTIFACT STORAGE UNITS AND CLIMATE CONTROLLED STORAGE 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 OVER NEARLY 886 THREE-DIMENSIONAL ITEMS TO BE ACCESSIONED, HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: 115 BUFFALO BILLS ITEMS AS PART OF THE GREG D. TRANTER DONATION; BLIZZARD 2022- FLAG FROM OVER ERIE COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS; VIETNAM AIR FORCE DRESS UNIFORM; 1930S SEED BAGS FROM KREINER & SONS, BUFFALO, NY; PROMOTION ITEMS FROM RUGBY MILL KNITTING; 24 SOUVENIRS FROM 1901 PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION, ARTIST DESIGNED COVID MASKS FROM COLLECTION OF GERALD MEAD AND OTHER CONTEMPORARY MATERIAL CULTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PANDEMIC. 665869 333110 IN 2024, THE 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 OVER 550,000 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 THE 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 60,000 DOWNLOADS TO DATE AND LISTENERS IN EVERY STATE AND OVER 75 COUNTRIES.-DIGITIZING MORE COLLECTIONS RECORDS WITH TRANSITION TO PASTPERFECT ONLINE EDITION - CONTINUE PAY-WHAT-YOU-WISH APPROACH TO ADMISSION FEESCOLLECT AND PRESERVE OUR COMMUNITY'S STORIES:-CONTINUE DEVELOPING OUR NEW CONTEMPORARY COLLECTING INITIATIVES, INCLUDING: CELEBRATIONS & CULTURAL TRADITIONS AND RECIPES & HISTORIC MENUS-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:- EXPAND SAY THEIR NAMES: HONOR THEIR LEGACIES, EXHIBIT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNCROWNED QUEENS INSTITUTE WHICH SHARES THE STORIES, WISDOM AND INSIGHTS OF BUFFALO'S COMMUNITY ELDERS. BUILDING FROM THE PILOT IN 2023, A DOZEN ADDITIONAL PROFILES-INCLUDING PORTRAITS, BIOGRAPHIES AND VIDEO INTERVIEWS THAT CAPTURE THE STORIES OF A GROUP OF BUFFALO'S SENIOR COMMUNITY BUILDERS WILL BE FEATURED. BUFFALO'S UNCROWNED QUEENS INSTITUTE WORKS TO PRESERVE THE HISTORIES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN AND MEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE EXHIBIT RUNS THROUGH APRIL 2024.-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.-FEATURE THE LIFE AND DEATH OF BUFFALO'S GREAT NORTHERN GRAIN ELEVATOR, A COMPANION EXHIBIT TO PHOTOGRAPHER AND ACTIVIST BRUCE JACKSON'S NEW BOOK BY THE SAME TITLE. THE EXPERIENCE DOCUMENTS THE STORY OF THIS KEY ARCHITECTURAL LANDMARK THROUGH TEXT, DOCUMENTS, AND JACKSON'S OWN PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL DECADES TO TELL THIS TRAGIC STORY THAT WILL APPEAL TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE HISTORY AND PRESERVATION OF AMERICA'S INDUSTRIAL CULTURE.-HISTORY OF BUFFALO'S 1901 PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION RETURNED TO ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE WITHIN THE MUSEUM. DURING THE EXPOSITION, THE MUSEUM SERVED AS THE NEW YORK STATE BUILDING AND IS THE ONLY REMAINING MAJOR STRUCTURE LEFT OVER FROM THE FAIR. THE EXHIBIT SHARES THE STORY OF THE EXPOSITION, ITS PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION, ALONG WITH THE IMPORTANT QUESTION OF WHY BUFFALO WAS CHOSEN AS THE HOST CITY FOR THE BENCHMARK EVENT. THE ORIENTATION EXPERIENCE INCLUDES ONE-OF-A-KIND IMAGES AND ARTIFACTS FROM THE FAIR, INCLUDING PAINTINGS BY JOHN ROSS KEY, SOUVENIRS AND MEMORABILIA, AND RARE EXPOSITION WORKERS PASSES. -FEATURED TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBIT FOR LOCAL PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING EDITORIAL CARTOONIST ADAM ZYGLIS. HIS CARTOONS ARE INTERNATIONALLY SYNDICATED AND HAVE APPEARED IN MANY PUBLICATIONS AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON POST, USA TODAY, THE NEW YORK TIMES AND LOS ANGELES TIMES. POLITICAL CARTOONS- BOTH CONTEMPORARY AND HISTORIC PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT LENS INTO THE COMPLEXITY OF HISTORY AND NECESSITY FOR THINKING CRITICALLY WHEN CONSUMING INFORMATION.-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 GOO GOO DOLLS RETROSPECTIVEENGAGING OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING:LIKE OUR EXHIBITS, OUR PROGRAMMATIC OFFERINGS ARE DIVERSE IN TOPIC, WITH A VARIETY OF FORMATS INCLUDING TOURS, OUTREACH PROGRAMS, LECTURES, FAMILY DAYS, FREE M&T THIRD FRIDAYS, DOCUMENTARY VIDEOS, AND PODCASTS. WE PROACTIVELY SEEK OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE BIPOC / LGBTQ+ HISTORIES TO CONTINUOUSLY EXPAND OUR REACH WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE ESTABLISHED STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE HISPANIC HERITAGE COUNCIL, THE UNCROWNED QUEENS INSTITUTE, THE BUFFALO AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM, AND THE BUFFALO-NIAGARA ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS CHAPTER WHO WE PLAN TO CONTINUE PARTNERING WITH.REACTIVATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING: OUR EDUCATION COORDINATOR INCREASED THE NUMBER OF BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS FROM 9 SCHOOLS IN 2022 TO 56 SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT 2024. WE REINVIGORATED THE DOCENT AND VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, ADDING NEW TRAININGS AND ACTIVITIES TO REENGAGE OUR VOLUNTEER BASE. WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR 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 EXPERIENCES WITH OVER 60 CO-SPONSORED 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. THE MUSEUM IS 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 2024, THE MUSEUM SERVED A TOTAL OF OVER 40,000 GUESTS. THE MUSEUM TRACKED OVER 14,000 GENERAL ADMISSION GUESTS TO THE MUSEUM FOR A VISIT. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM SAW OVER 3,786 ATTENDEES TO OUR PROGRAMS EX: HAPPY HOUR HISTORY LECTURES, M&T THIRD FRIDAYS, AND FAMILY PROGRAMMING. 2,085 ATTENDEES TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING BOTH ON AND OFF SITE. AND OVER 9,000 ATTENDEES TO OUR SPECIAL EVENTS. 111576 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 2024, OVER 550 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 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.2024 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 61 DONATIONS AND NEARLY 38 PURCHASES WERE ADDED TO THE COLLECTION, INCLUDING A LARGE LOCAL MENU COLLECTION. 1326363 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 27 0 1 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 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 CATHERINE 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 WILLIAM O'DONNELL VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER SCHIMERT VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN DEMPSEY TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SANDRA STARKS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LISA MARIE ANSELMI MANAGER 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 BARBARA A SEALS NEVERGOLD 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 JEFFREY STRAVINO MANAGER 1.00 X 0 0 0 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 96265 0 11273 96265 0 11273 0 0 0 0 INSERO & CPAS 300 CLINTON SQUARE ROCHESTER NY 14604 ACCOUNTING SERVICES 109866 1 61460 524800 1705208 16250 2291468 ADMISSION AND PROGRAM FEES 713990 228559 228559 MEMBERSHIPS 713990 64600 64600 293159 35156 35156 149468 0 149468 149468 149468 1070147 679871 390276 390276 390276 98886 61460 67679 31207 31207 72665 32714 39951 39951 3230685 333110 0 606107 107539 37639 16131 53769 775166 501050 67573 206543 35532 14603 7381 13548 54002 20211 33791 72747 44200 8054 20493 200 200 126630 126630 190208 33353 64598 92257 7873 7873 105614 41317 23515 40782 163662 78866 82612 2184 11376 5033 4578 1765 56179 51295 1537 3347 355123 319821 14434 20868 67249 60404 2838 4007 EXHIBIT PRODUCTION 86398 86022 376 DUES 27754 9039 8498 10217 CONSERVATION AND ACQUIS 22782 22782 EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA 3162 190 2972 23693 538 19910 3245 2292889 1326363 485252 481274 69534 60949 11482 101491 93898 1062023 30266 29706 29039 42880 14848715 9420082 4597672 5428633 3373994 2731311 8205885 9456993 290063 277508 382054 803108 672117 1080616 X 6045692 6776060 1488076 1600317 7533768 8376377 8205885 9456993 937796 -95187 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1697845 2356143 1890172 1074650 2291468 9310278 1697845 2356143 1890172 1074650 2291468 9310278 17048 9293230 70119 119326 143042 176299 219973 728759 10825 310723 122248 104228 98885 646909 10685946 942733 0.86970 0.84600 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: GROSS INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 10,825. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 19,124. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 122,248. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 104,228. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 98,885. EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 291,599. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 1 814817 64094 97332 781579 761757 1500 97379 45819 814817 956488 7000 -141864 59867 761757 822119 100250 91668 57549 956488 751691 6630 88798 25000 822119 0.65000 0.35000 0 0 9830918 5412970 4417948 1963568 1504984 458584 3054229 2502128 552101 5428633 3135498 -95187 -95187 3230685 0 3230685 2292889 0 2292889 0 2292889 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 66700 41950 24750 16917 928 3730 PAINT THE TOWN 75764 19510 56254 12167 9605 7112 3 17882 17882 17220 160346 79342 81004 29084 10533 28062 67679 13325 X 3 X 883 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 YEAE BHM DEVELOPMENT LLC ONE MUSEUM COURT BUFFALO NY 14216 923255220 REDEVELOPMENT OF HISTORIC BUILDING NY 0 0 THE BUFFALO HISTORY MUSEUM