Public Charity

THE BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

THE BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, of BROOKLYN, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2023 filing shows $1.3M in revenue, $1.3M in expenses. 31 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $642K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 111630813 BROOKLYN, NY General Support NTEE: DEFAULT Latest filing: 2023
Total Revenue$1.3M
Total Expenses$1.3M
Grant Records31
Funding Total$642K
Filing Years2019–2023

Mission

HOUSED IN A MAGNIFICENT LANDMARK BUILDING IN BROOKLYN HEIGHTS DESIGNED BY GEORGE POST IN 1878 AND COMPLETED IN 1881, BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY (BHS) MAINTAINS AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, MAPS, BOOKS, ARTIFACTS AND PAINTINGS RELATING TO NATIONAL AND LOCAL HISTORY WE DRAW FROM THESE HOLDINGS TO CREATE INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITIONS THAT PROMPT VISITORS TO RECONSIDER THE FUNDAMENTAL FACTS OF HISTORY IN LIGHT OF PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS AND ARTIFACTS.

Sample Grants Received

2021
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$7,150
2021
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$7,150
2020
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$9,340
2020
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$5,850
2020
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$5,250

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Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Alan Nisselson - Until 61323
DIRECTOR Heather Malin - Until 61323
CFO Karen Sheehan - Until 61323
CHAIR Miriam Katowitz - Until 61323
SECRETARY Sandra Schubert - Until 61323

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$109,520 6 grants
Arts, Culture & Humanities
$100,570 1 grant
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$100,000 2 grants
General Support
$64,415 3 grants
General support
$38,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2023 $1.3M $1.3M
2022 $768K $1.8M $16.4M
2021 $3.4M $2.4M $17.7M
2020 $3.7M $5.2M $17.6M
2019 $4.8M $5.9M $18.7M

Between 2019 and 2023, reported annual revenue declined from $4.8M to $1.3M (-72%).

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