NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

EIN 13-1624124 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A800)

What they do

THE FOUNDING MISSION of THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY ("THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL "TNYH") is to COLLECT, PRESERVE, and INTERPRET, for THE BROADEST POSSIBLE PUBLIC, MATERIAL RELEVANT to THE HISTORY of THE UNITED STATES IN GENERAL and of NEW YORK STATE and CITY IN PARTICULAR.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $80.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders58 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

80.06%of revenue went to mission work80.0% of expenses · Program services

6.68%of revenue went to fundraising6.7% of expenses

$100.03spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

13.29%of revenue went to management and office costs13.3% of expenses

$6.49in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

79.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $14,304 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $1,018,070 for LOUISE MIRRER (PRESIDENT AND CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$43,143,885

Mission workProgram services$34,540,95880.06% of revenue80.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$5,734,25713.29% of revenue13.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$2,882,9746.68% of revenue6.7% of expenses

Total expenses$43,158,189100.03% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 80.0% mission · 13.3% management · 6.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.03% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 80.7% mission · 12.4% management · 6.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 72.01% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 83.8% mission · 10.0% management · 6.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.88% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 85.0% mission · 9.8% management · 5.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.97% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 86.1% mission · 9.1% management · 4.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 61.84% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 85.7% mission · 8.8% management · 5.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.66% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 86.4% mission · 7.5% management · 6.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.49% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 85.8% mission · 7.9% management · 6.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.73% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$43,143,885

Expenses$43,158,189

Annual shortfall $14,304 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$34,540,958 · 80.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$5,734,257 · 13.3% of expenses

Fundraising$2,882,974 · 6.7% of expenses

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Revenue$43,143,885

Expenses$43,158,189

Assets$280,032,481

Income$112,412,857

Contributions$34,444,595

Mission work (program services)$34,540,958

Fundraising$2,882,974

Management and general$5,734,257

Stocks and bonds$11,878,440

Accounting fees$188,741

Investing fees$21,676

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

LOUISE MIRRERPRESIDENT AND CEO · 45 hrs/week $1,018,070Base $894,454 · Other $123,616

FREDDY TAVERASSECRETARY, EVP & GENERAL COUNSEL · 45 hrs/week $384,660Base $319,542 · Other $65,118

MONIQUE QUINNASSISTANT TREASURER AND CFO · 45 hrs/week $335,643Base $297,353 · Other $38,290

VALERIE PALEYSVP AND LIBRARY DIRECTOR · 45 hrs/week $324,060Base $280,840 · Other $43,220

ARMANDO LOPEZDIRECTOR OF IT · 45 hrs/week $280,280Base $205,844 · Other $74,436

MATTHEW BREGMANVP DEVELOPMENT (END 2/2024) · 45 hrs/week $271,105Base $214,573 · Other $56,532

FRANK DIMAIOLOVP HUMAN RESOURCES · 45 hrs/week $258,997Base $221,022 · Other $37,975

MARGARET HOFERFORMER VP MUSEUM DIRECTOR $237,699Base $208,549 · Other $29,150

YASHIRIS MORETAVP OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS · 45 hrs/week $231,653Base $196,817 · Other $34,836

LESLIE HAYESVP EDUCATION · 45 hrs/week $225,661Base $163,474 · Other $62,187

WENDY IKEMOTOVP CHIEF CURATOR · 45 hrs/week $221,460Base $189,797 · Other $31,663

EMILY CROLLDIR. OF COLLECTIONS & CURATORIAL AFFAIRS (END 1/20 · 45 hrs/week $216,585Base $167,511 · Other $49,074

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (58)

LOUISE MIRRERPRESIDENT AND CEO

FREDDY TAVERASSECRETARY, EVP & GENERAL COUNSEL

MONIQUE QUINNASSISTANT TREASURER AND CFO

VALERIE PALEYSVP AND LIBRARY DIRECTOR

ARMANDO LOPEZDIRECTOR OF IT

MATTHEW BREGMANVP DEVELOPMENT (END 2/2024)

FRANK DIMAIOLOVP HUMAN RESOURCES

MARGARET HOFERFORMER VP MUSEUM DIRECTOR

YASHIRIS MORETAVP OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS

LESLIE HAYESVP EDUCATION

WENDY IKEMOTOVP CHIEF CURATOR

EMILY CROLLDIR. OF COLLECTIONS & CURATORIAL AFFAIRS (END 1/20

KENNETH WEINESVP & CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER

ARLENE BARNARDCONTROLLER (END 5/2025)

DEREK LANCEVP DEVELOPMENT (END 6/2025)

NORMAN BENZAQUENTRUSTEE

JUDITH BERKOWITZTRUSTEE

LOIS CHILESTRUSTEE

MARY EDLOWTRUSTEE (AS OF 5/2025)

TARKY LOMBARDI JRTRUSTEE (DECEASED 11/2024)

MICHAEL HORMELTRUSTEE

MICHAEL SOLENDERTRUSTEE

MICHAEL WEISBERGTRUSTEE

SY STERNBERGTRUSTEE

SIDNEY LAPIDUSTRUSTEE

PETER MAYTRUSTEE

SUZANNE F PECKVICE CHAIR

SUSAN WATERFALLTRUSTEE

RAVENEL B CURRY IIITRUSTEE

RICHARD REISS JRTRUSTEE

ROGER HERTOGTRUSTEE

RUSSELL P PENNOYERTREASURER

SALLY KLINGENSTEIN MARTELLTRUSTEE

ERNEST TOLLERSONTRUSTEE

ANITA VOLZ WIENTRUSTEE

ARNOLD CHAVKINTRUSTEE (AS OF 10/2024)

BARBARA KNOWLES DEBSTRUSTEE

BARRY BARNETTTRUSTEE

BRIAN KANETRUSTEE

BRIDGET VAN KRALINGENTRUSTEE

BUZZY GEDULDTRUSTEE

DANIEL COHENTRUSTEE (END 10/2024)

DAVID W ZALAZNICKTRUSTEE

EDWARD R HINTZTRUSTEE

ELIE HIRSCHFELDTRUSTEE

ELIZABETH B DATERTRUSTEE (DECEASED 11/2024)

LAWRENCE NEUBAUERTRUSTEE

GILLIAN STEELTRUSTEE

HELEN APPELTRUSTEE

HSIN-MEI AGNES HSUCHAIR

JANE WEITZMANTRUSTEE

JEAN MARGO REIDTRUSTEE

JOEL I PICKETTRUSTEE

JOHN MONSKYVICE CHAIR

JONATHAN M MOSESTRUSTEE

JOSEPH A DIMENNATRUSTEE

ANDREW H TISCHVICE CHAIR

KEITH WOFFORDTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1938
Location: 170 CENTRAL PARK W, NEW YORK, NY 10024-5152
County: New York
In care of: % MONIQUE QUINN
Primary officer: LOUISE MIRRER, President & CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(212) 873-3400

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: KPMG LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A800)