2026-08-20T12:37:09-05:00 2025-12-31 331374517 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC 245 PARK AVENUE 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10167 990 2025-01-01 820554364 THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF THE NEW YORK COURTS HIST 9148245864 140 GRAND STREET 701 WHITE PLAINS NY 10601 HENRY J KENNEDY ESQ TREASURER 9148245864 2026-08-20 1 MELISSA MODELSON P01603524 2122862600 2026-08-20 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z HON JONATHAN LIPPMAN 140 GRAND STREET 701 WHITE PLAINS NY 10601 646131 0 X WWW.NYCOURTS.GOV/HISTORY X 2002 NY SEE SCHEDULE O 24 24 3 27 0 0 628021 518552 3705 10350 21387 21471 -11166 -37476 641947 512897 1100 26275 0 0 267210 324312 0 0 27927 146683 124802 414993 475389 226954 37508 730986 780994 10000 22500 720986 758494 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 65664 1000 0 STUDENT INITIATIVESIN 2025, THE SOCIETY CONTINUED ITS EXPANSION OF ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, EMPHASIZING WORKING WITH OTHER CIVICS ORGANIZATIONS AND DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS. THIS RESULTED IN FOUR CLASS VISITS TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, ON TOPICS THAT INCLUDED CAREER MODELING, CONTRACT LAW, AND CRIMINAL LAW, AS WELL AS PRESENTATIONS FOR STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND CIVICS PARTNERS. THE SOCIETY ALSO CONTINUED TO AWARD STUDENTS IN A LAW DAY ART CONTEST, DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM. THE SOCIETY AWARDED $1,000 TOTAL IN THREE TOP PRIZES FOR STUDENTS WHO PRODUCED ARTWORK ON THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION'S LAW DAY THEME. IN 2025, THE THEME WAS THE CONSTITUTION'S PROMISE: OUT OF MANY, ONE. 55842 0 0 PUBLICATIONS- THE SOCIETY PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED TO ITS MEMBERS THE 2025 ANNUAL CALENDAR. THE TOPIC FOR THE 2025 CALENDAR IS NEW YORK: OVER A CENTURY AT THE CENTER OF PRESERVATION LAW.- THE SOCIETY ALSO PUBLISHED ITS 19TH ISSUE OF JUDICIAL NOTICE, ITS SCHOLARLY JOURNAL. ARTICLES FEATURED THEMES INCLUDING GIBBONS V. OGDEN, WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW IN THE STATE, AND THE RIGHTS OF LGBTQ PEOPLE IN NEW YORK. 48090 0 0 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON TOPICS OF NYS LEGAL HISTORY WERE CONDUCTED IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS. MOST PROGRAMMING WAS DONE IN-PERSON, OR HYBRID IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL. BELOW IS A LIST OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS:- HYBRID: CELEBRATING THE RULE OF LAW IN NEW YORK AND SOUTH AFRICA | OCTOBER 21, 2025- IN-PERSON: REMEMBERING WILLOWBROOK: ENSURING JUSTICE, DIGNITY & INCLUSION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES | OCTOBER 27, 2025- IN-PERSON: ALBANY'S MOST ACCLAIMED ARCHITECT: HENRY HOBSON RICHARDSON | NOVEMBER 17, 2025- IN-PERSON: RISING TO THE BENCH: ASIAN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES FROM THE JUDICIARY | NOVEMBER 17, 2025IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY SUPPORTED ITS PROGRAM PARTNERS FOR THE FOLLOWING EVENTS:- IN-PERSON: THE MEREDITH TRIAL: A HISTORICAL REENACTMENT (APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT) | FEBRUARY 24, 2025- IN-PERSON: SCREENING OF ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL (APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT) | MAY 19, 2025- IN-PERSON: DEDICATION OF THE RED ROOM AT THE NY COURT OF APPEALS AS THE CHIEF JUDGE JUDITH S. KAYE ROOM (NY COURT OF APPEALS) | SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 125483 25275 10350 PODCASTS & VIDEOCASTSIN 2025, THE SOCIETY CONTINUED ITS TWO SERIES CHATTING WITH THE AUTHORS OF JUDICIAL NOTICE AND WRECKING BALL: TALES OF PRESERVATION, THE LAW, AND THE PLACES THAT NEW YORKERS LOVE.- PODCAST EPISODE #26: SAMUEL JONES TILDEN: LAWYER, STATESMAN, AND VICTIM OF FATE (CHATTING WITH THE AUTHORS). EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF JUDICIAL NOTICE HON. HELEN E. FREEDMAN DISCUSSES TILDEN'S CAREER, CONTRIBUTIONS TO NEW YORK'S LEGAL COMMUNITY, AND PRESIDENTIAL BID IN THE 1876 ELECTION. - PODCAST EPISODE #27: A CONVERSATION WITH ANDREW BERMAN: THE "CHER" OF PRESERVATION (WRECKING BALL). THIS PODCAST PROVIDES A FAR-RANGING DISCUSSION ON PRESERVATION IN NEW YORK, PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE, INCLUDING THE CASE STUDIES OF ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL, THE "WEATHERMAN HOUSE, AND UNIVERSITY EXPANSIONS. - PODCAST EPISODE #28: BUFFALO V. ROCHESTER: THE JUDGE AND THE ANARCHIST AT THE DAWN OF THE 20TH CENTURY (CHATTING WITH THE AUTHORS). THIS EPISODE EXPLORES TWO PROMINENT, THOUGH IDEOLOGICALLY OPPOSED FIGURES: JOHN R. HAZEL, A POWERFUL GOP MACHINE BOSS FROM BUFFALO WHO BECAME A FEDERAL JUDGE, AND EMMA GOLDMAN, A RUSSIAN IMMIGRANT FROM ROCHESTER SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE "HIGH PRIESTESS OF ANARCHY." - PODCAST EPISODE #29: THE 1876 ELECTION SAMUEL JONES TILDEN V. RUTHERFORD B. HAYES. THIS PODCAST BUILDS UPON EPISODE 26 WITH A DISCUSSION ABOUT ONE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL ELECTIONS IN U.S. HISTORY IN WHICH TILDEN WON THE POPULAR VOTE FOR PRESIDENT, BUT HAYES WAS DECLARED THE WINNER AFTER MONTHS OF DISPUTE. - SPECIAL AUDIOSTORY EPISODE: HOW EMELINE GOT FREE: THE STORY OF THE WOMAN AT THE CENTER OF THE LANDMARK LEMMON SLAVE TRIAL OF 1852. THIS SPECIAL EPISODE OF THE SOCIETY'S PODCAST WAS RELEASED IN 2025. IT IS A RETELLING OF THE LEMMON SLAVE CASE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE OLDEST OF THE EIGHT ENSLAVED YOUNG WOMEN AND CHILDREN: EMELINE. RELYING ON NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS, CASE DOCUMENTS, AND SURVIVING NARRATIVES OF ENSLAVED PEOPLE, EMELINE'S WORLD COMES ALIVE WITH VOICE ACTORS AND A SOUNDSCAPE THAT TRANSPORTS THE LISTENER TO HER TIME. ORAL HISTORY PROJECTIN 2025, THE SOCIETY CONTINUED ITS ORAL HISTORY PROJECT, RELEASING AN INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT S. DEAN, ESQ., AND LYNN W.L. FAHEY, ESQ. THAT WAS RECORDED THE PRIOR YEAR AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE EDITING PROCESS. THE TWO ATTORNEYS DISCUSSED THEIR PRE-LAW CAREERS, THEIR FORMATIVE YEARS AT THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY, THE PIVOTAL DECISIONS THAT LED THEM TO ESTABLISH THEIR OWN ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE CHALLENGES AND REWARDS OF A LIFETIME DEDICATED TO APPELLATE DEFENSE FOR THOSE UNABLE TO AFFORD COUNSEL.COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY FELLOWIN 2025, THE SOCIETY CONTINUED ITS PART-TIME COMMUNICATIONS FELLOWSHIP THAT HAS EXPANDED THE SOCIETY'S DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE WEBSITE AS WELL AS DEVELOP NEW NETWORKS TO EXPAND THE SOCIETY'S REACH AND DEVELOP PODCASTS. A STIPEND OF $20,000 WAS GRANTED FOR A YEAR-LONG FELLOWSHIP, WITH $5,000 PAID IN 2025 AND $15,000 TO BE PAID IN 2026. HISTORIAN-IN-RESIDENCE FELLOWIN 2025, THE SOCIETY ALSO STARTED A NEW FELLOWSHIP TO UPDATE LEGAL HISTORY BY ERA, A SECTION OF THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE THAT TRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW YORK LAW AND COURTS THROUGH FIGURES, CASES, CONSTITUTIONS, AND OTHER RELEVANT MATERIALS. THIS IS A VITAL RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS. THE FELLOW LARGELY COMPLETED THE GILDED AGE AND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION ERA THIS YEAR. A STIPEND OF $30,000 WAS GRANTED FOR A YEAR-LONG FELLOWSHIP, WITH $22,500 PAID IN 2025 AND $7,500 TO BE PAID IN 2026. 125483 25275 10350 295079 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X ALLISON M MOREY 9148245864 140 GRAND STREET SUITE 701 WHITE PLAINS NY 10601 LIPPMAN HON JONATHAN PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GIUFFRA ROBERT J JR ESQ CHAIR & TRUSTEE 0.20 X X 0 0 0 GREENBERG HENRY M ESQ VICE CHAIR & TRUSTEE 0.30 X X 0 0 0 RENWICK HON DIANNE T VICE-CHAIR & TRUSTEE 0.30 X X 0 0 0 SIFFERT JOHN S ESQ VICE CHAIR & TRUSTEE 0.20 X X 0 0 0 LEVINE ALAN ESQ EXECUTIVE VP & TRUSTEE 0.20 X X 0 0 0 KENNEDY HENRY J ESQ TREASURER, CHR FINANCE & TRUSTEE 0.30 X X 0 0 0 FREEDMAN HON HELEN E SECRETARY & TRUSTEE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BARNETT HELAINE M ESQ TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 BOSWORTH MICHAEL ESQ TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 DRYLEWSKI ALEXANDER C ESQ TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 EDLIN RICHARD A ESQ TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 GARCIA HON MICHAEL J TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 GOODWIN DAVID L ESQ TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHNSON PROF PAULA C TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 KAMINS HON BARRY TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 KAPLAN ROBERTA A TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 KIM HON JUDY H TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 LEAHY MICHAEL W TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 LEVIN A THOMAS ESQ COUNSEL & TRUSTEE, THRU JAN 2025 0.30 X 0 0 0 LYNCH LORETTA E TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 MCKENZIE DEAN TROY TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 MOSKOWITZ LAUREN A TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 UNTERMYER ADRIAN I ESQ TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 WAN HON LILLIAN TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 MOREY ALLISON M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 110000 0 6900 110000 0 6900 1 0 0 0 0 31460 410600 76492 44583 518552 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 10350 10350 10350 21471 21471 75 75 44583 44583 0 0 51100 410600 88651 -37551 -37551 512897 10350 0 -16005 X 26275 26275 116900 46160 53430 17310 161000 120820 33250 6930 12055 8269 3084 702 34357 20896 10491 2970 12187 12187 50160 30097 20048 15 124 124 27939 14445 13494 2735 2735 1178 1178 1602 1602 FILM PRODUCTION 20500 20500 EDUCATIONAL LECTURES 5746 5746 OTHER DIRECT OPERATING 1747 1747 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 884 884 475389 295079 152383 27927 31863 18306 678000 762688 21123 0 730986 780994 10000 22500 10000 22500 X 720986 758494 720986 758494 730986 780994 37508 0 X 0 0 0 X 327552 600650 335165 628021 518552 2409940 327552 600650 335165 628021 518552 2409940 264321 2145619 683 2004 17150 21095 21546 62478 10048 10048 2482466 14055 0.86430 0.88270 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2024 AMOUNT: $ 10,048. PART II, LINE 3 THE NYS COURT SYSTEM PROVIDES VARIOUS SERVICES TO THE SOCIETY AT NO COST. THESE SERVICES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN, AND DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF, THE SOCIETY'S PUBLIC SUPPORT, WHICH IS OVER 85% AS REPORTED IN SCHEDULE A, SECTION C. THE SOCIETY'S ACTIVITIES WHICH DIRECTLY SERVE THE INTERESTS OF THE COURT ARE SET FORTH IN PART III, PROGRAM SERVICES SECTION. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE USE OF OFFICES LEASED BY THE COURT SYSTEM IN A SUITE WHERE MOST OF THE SPACE IS USED BY NYS COURT OFFICERS; ONE PERSON ASSIGNED TO LIAISON PROGRAMMING WITH COURT PERSONNEL, AND ONE OTHER PERSON IS MINIMALLY INVOLVED WITH ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS; AND MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES WHICH ARE IMMATERIAL COSTS SUCH AS POSTAGE, PHOTOCOPY AND TECHNOLOGY. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED ANNUAL GALA 461700 410600 51100 87571 1080 461700 410600 51100 87571 1080 88651 -37551 1 POLSKY FELLOWS TUITION ASSISTANCE 2 25100 STUDENT ARTWORK AWARD 4 1175 PART I, LINE 2: THE SOCIETY MONITORS THE USE OF GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE BY PAYING SEMINAR TUITION DIRECTLY ON BEHALF OF THE SELECTED FELLOWS AND RETAINING SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING REGISTRATION RECORDS, INVOICES, PROOF OF PAYMENT, AND CONFIRMATION OF PARTICIPATION. ART CONTEST AWARDS ARE PROVIDED ONLY TO INDIVIDUALS SELECTED UNDER THE CONTEST'S ESTABLISHED ELIGIBILITY AND JUDGING CRITERIA, AND THE SOCIETY RETAINS AWARD RECORDS AND PROOF OF PAYMENT AS WELL AS SHARES USE OF THE WINNING SUBMISSIONS. X 1 44583 SALES PRICE 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS IN PART I, COLUMN (B) OF SCHEDULE M. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: THE SOCIETY'S MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES IN THE CALENDAR YEAR 2025 WERE PERFORMED LARGELY IN A HYBRID FASHION, INCORPORATING BOTH PRE- AND POST-COVID-19 PRACTICES OF IN-PERSON AND REMOTE ACTIVITIES. STAFF WORKED TOGETHER BOTH IN PERSON AT THE OFFICE AND THROUGH REMOTE ACCESS, AND PROGRAMS WERE HELD USING BOTH METHODS, WHILE CONTINUING TO ASSESS WHAT MODELS WORK BEST FOR SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP AND PROGRAM ATTENDEES. ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES, INCLUDING STAFF, BOARD, AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS, WERE HELD SUBSTANTIALLY IN A HYBRID FASHION. THE SOCIETY HELD ITS ANNUAL GALA IN 2025. THE EVENT IS THE SOCIETY'S MOST SIGNIFICANT FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR. THE SOCIETY RECEIVED GROSS RECEIPTS OF $461,700. GRANTS IN 2025: AS WITH 2024, THE SOCIETY DID NOT RECEIVE SUBSTANTIAL GRANT FUNDING IN 2025, BUT DID CONTINUE TO DISBURSE GRANT FUNDING FROM PRIOR YEARS, AS DESCRIBED BELOW. DONATIONS & TRANSFERS: SIGNIFICANT DONATIONS INCLUDED: - THE SOCIETY RECEIVED A DONATION OF 50 SHARES OF MCKESSON STOCK, WHICH WERE SOLD FOR $44,583. - AFTER THE DISSOLUTION OF THE HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK, INC., THE REMAINING FUNDS WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE SOCIETY. THE BULK OF THIS TRANSFER OCCURRED IN PRIOR YEARS, AND THE REMAINING FUNDS OF $13,108 WERE TRANSFERRED IN 2025. DISBURSEMENT OF GRANT AND DONATION PROCEEDS: THE FOLLOWING EXPENDITURES OF GRANT PROCEEDS WERE MADE IN 2025. THE SOCIETY WORKED TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THE VARIOUS GRANTS AND TO REPORT TO GRANTORS: - WILLIAM NELSON CROMWELL FOUNDATION GRANT: $975 FOR PURCHASING COPIES THE EIGHT TO GIFT TO MEMBERS AS WELL AS STUDENT INTERNS AT THE NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT. THIS GRANT HAS ALSO BEEN USED FOR PUBLICATION EXPENSES AS WELL AS OUTREACH FOR THE BOOK AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOOK TALKS. - FIRST DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATION OF JUSTICE FUND: THESE FUNDS WERE RAISED IN 2023 FOR THE APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT TO CONTEXTUALIZE ITS EXISTING ARTWORK IN THE COURTHOUSE AND ADD ADDITIONAL PIECES THAT BETTER REPRESENT THE DIVERSITY OF JUDGES, ATTORNEYS, AND COURT USERS, WHETHER BY GENDER, RACE, OR OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC, TO HIGHLIGHT THE INCLUSIVITY OF JUSTICE TODAY, AS WELL AS DEVELOP APPROPRIATE PROGRAMMING. IN 2025 THE SOCIETY DISBURSED $518 FOR THIS PROGRAM: $175 FOR CASH PRIZES FOR A STUDENT ART COMPETITION AND $343 FOR AN EVENT RECEPTION. - COMMERCIAL DIVISION FILM FUND: THE REMAINING $20,000 OF $60,000 RAISED IN 2024 TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A NEW COMMERCIAL DIVISION FILM WAS SPENT. THE REVISED FILM FEATURES NEW INTERVIEWS WITH JUDGES AND ATTORNEYS AS WELL AS UPDATES IN THE INDUSTRY. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: THE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY IS AS FOLLOWS: - TO PRESERVE THE LEGAL HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; - TO FOSTER SCHOLARLY UNDERSTANDING AND PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK COURTS AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE JUDICIAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT TO NEW YORK STATE AND THE NATION; - TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COURTS OF NEW YORK AND OF THE COMMON LAW, AND TO EXCHANGE AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION; - TO ISSUE PUBLICATIONS IN ALL FORMATS; - TO GATHER, COLLECT, HOLD, PRESERVE AND MAKE AVAILABLE TO SCHOLARS APPROPRIATE COLLECTIONS OF ARTIFACTS AND OTHER MATERIALS; - TO SPONSOR APPROPRIATE PERMANENT, TEMPORARY AND TRAVELING EXHIBITS AND DISPLAYS; - TO UNDERTAKE APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS; AND - TO PLACE MARKERS AT APPROPRIATE HISTORIC SITES AND SEEK TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THOSE SITES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FIRST PREPARES THE WORKPAPERS AND OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE FORM 990. SHE THEN REVIEWS THE FORM 990 WITH THE TREASURER, AND THEN FORWARDS THE FORM 990 TO ALL VOTING TRUSTEES BY E-MAIL. TRUSTEES ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 WITH A REQUEST TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE SOCIETY CURRENTLY HAS IN PLACE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHICH IT ANNUALLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES. THE POLICY REQUIRES THAT ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES MUST ANNUALLY SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS THAT MAY EXIST. THE SIGNED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS KEPT ON FILE. IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE CONFLICTED MEMBER MUST IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE AND MATERIALITY OF ANY CONFLICTS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. A CONFLICTED MEMBER CANNOT VOTE ON THE MATTER, SUCH MEMBER MUST BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE QUORUM FOR THE MEETING. AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, A MEMBER WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY BE REQUIRED TO LEAVE THAT PORTION OF A MEETING THAT CONSIDERS THE MATTER AS TO WHICH THERE IS A CONFLICT. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING REFLECT THE MAKING OF THE DISCLOSURE, THE ABSTENTION FROM VOTING, THE QUORUM SITUATION, AND WHETHER THE DIRECTOR OR MEMBER WAS PRESENT OR ABSENT WHEN THE MATTER WAS CONSIDERED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS UNDERTAKEN IN THE FINAL QUARTER OF 2024. THE PROCESS WAS CONDUCTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE TREASURER AND APPROVED BY THESE COMMITTEES. A REVIEW OF THE BALANCE SHEET WAS MADE TO DETERMINE AVAILABLE CURRENT ASSETS. A SEARCH WAS UNDERTAKEN TO DETERMINE COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING REVIEW OF AVAILABLE FORMS 990. RECORDS OF THE COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE MAINTAINED IN COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE SOCIETY MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PAYROLL FEE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 97. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 48. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 15. TOTAL EXPENSES 160. HISTORIAN IN RESIDENCE FELLOW: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 30,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 30,000. COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 20,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 20,000.