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New YORK Genealogical and Biographical Society

Public charity
DBA: BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
Other · NEW YORK, NY · EIN 13-5596870

About

The new YORK genealogical and biographical society (NYG&b) preserves, documents, and shares the stories of families across the state of new YORK. We engage with genealogists, biographers, historians, and organizations to establish the broader contexts of new YORK's past. The NYG&b actively fosters connections between new YORK's past and the present.

DBA Biographical Society

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
10
Volunteers
100

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$2.4M
Expenses
$2.2M
Assets
$18.5M
Liabilities
$172K

Financial history

$2.4M$1.2M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $2.4M · Avg: $1.6M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$47K
Foreign employees9
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
CANADA
NETHERLANDS
SCOTLAND
VARIOUS
NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
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Address

36 W 44TH ST STE 711
New YORK, NY, 10036-810

Governance

Voting board members18
Independent members17
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %99.6%
Permanent endowment %0.4%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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