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IKIJ<M.J INSlTtJrE a= Am 8c ~ENCES 1976-1977 You may obtain a copy of the latest annual financial report filed with the New York State Board of Social Welfare by writing to: Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, New York 11238 or N.Y.S. Board of Social Welfare Charities Registration Section Office Tower Empire State Plaza Albany, New York 12242 Comprising: - The Brooklyn Museum 188 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, New York 11238 Brooklyn Botanic Garden 1000 Washington A venue Brooklyn, New York 11225 Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences Brooklyn Children's Museum 200 Eastern Parkway 145 Brooklyn Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11238 Brooklyn, New York 11213 The Brooklyn Institute Established in 1824, it is the oldest cultural complex of its kind in the United States. Its three divisions --The Brooklyn Statement of Objectives Museum, Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Brooklyn Children's Museum- are A commitment to excellence in our known and respected throughout the collections, research and presentations. world. They form the nucleus of cultural The gardens and museums will be of a opportunity for the 2.6 million residents of quality equal to the best. Brooklyn. A commitment to the availability and The Brooklyn Institute is more than its usefulness of our services and collection~. divisions. It also represents a unique Ours is not an elitist tradition. The gardens approach to the management of private and museums are for everybody. cultural institutions. A commitment to the future generations The Institute establishes general policy of Brooklyn - with all that means for for the divisions to assure a continuing continuing financial solvency, good dedication to excellence, relevant service maintenance and forward planning. and sound management: A commitment to cooperation. We It helps the divisions to attract and retain believe that the Institute is one of strong and responsive volunteer and Brooklyn's great volunteer organizations professional leadership (it approves the -but only one. It will continue to succeed appointments of Governing Committees only as Brooklyn succeeds, and as the and Directors of the divisions). people of Brooklyn want it to succeed. We It manages the endowment of the will assist to the extent of our ability the divisions (most of which is restricted). efforts of others to produce excellence and It provides centralized financial services progress for the community. We continue and management advisory services. to welcome the help of all in these efforts. 3 Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences Board of Trustees Officers Trustees Chairman of the Board Hon. Emil N. Baar Mrs. Louis Nathanson EdwardS. Reid Mrs. Haughton Bell Mrs. Kenneth W. Nelson Vice Chairman Dr. William Birenbaum * Theodore Notides Seth S. Faison Mrs. John R. H. Blum Michael J. O'Brien, Jr. John R. H. Blum D. Kenneth Patton Vice President t Rollin C. Bush Mrs. Samuel Perlman Robert A. Levinson o Mrs. Francesco Cantarella Warren Phillips Vice President * Donald Carswell o* Dr. Charles Plotz Robert S. Rubin o Mrs. Andrew Cooper Richardson Pratt, Jr. Eben W. Pyne Vice President §Sidney W. Davidson Vincent J. Quinn Mrs. Duncan Spencer o Mrs. Carroll J. Dickson o* Thomas A. Donnelly o* EdwardS. Reid Secretary Daniel Eisenberg Hon. Frederick W. Richmond Mrs. George Liberman o* Seth S. Faison §*James Q. Riordan Treasurer Richard B. Fisher o§* Robert S. Rubin James Q. Riordan W. Robert Foreman Richard C. Sachs t Mrs. Frank K. Sanders, Jr. Vice Chairman for Administration John Alan Friede Mrs. Edward M. Fuller Herbert Scott-Gibson Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary o Anthony J. Sessa Thomas A. Donnelly Andrew L. Gomory Peter V. Haight Mrs. Duncan Spencer Covington Hardee Mrs. M. Theodore Tanenhaus § J. Victor Herd Mrs. Hollis K. Thayer Ex-Officio William B. Hewson * Mrs. Franklin B. Tuttle o Mrs. Charlene Victor Honorable Abraham Beame Mrs. Miles M. Kastendieck oMrs. TracyS. Voorhees Mayor of the City of New York Dr. John W. Kneller Albert Kronick Hon. George C. Wildermuth Honorable Claude Shostal * Preston L. Lambert Norval C. White Commissioner for o* Wilbur A. Levin Mrs. Earl Kress Williams Dept. of Cultural Affairs David Levine Hon. Joseph B. Williams Honorable Harrison J. Goldin o* Robert A. Levinson o* William M. Williams Comptroller of the City of New York * Mrs. George Liberman § Robert Wilson * Sanford Zimmerman Honorable Howard Golden o* Mrs. Abbot A. Lippman President of the Borough of Brooklyn Alastair B. Martin Mrs. Emmet J. McCormack Michael Botwinick § Arthur Miles Brooklyn Museum Director Charles Miller Honorary Trustees Lloyd Hezekiah o* Donald E. Moore Brooklyn Children's Museum Director Hon. Leonard P. Moore Robert E. Blum § Peter M. Nagler Francis T. Christy Miss Elizabeth Scholtz Brooklyn Botanic Garden Director Each Trustee serves on at least one *Executive Committee Governing Board or Committee. oNominating and Membership Memberships on the Executive, Nomin Committee ating and Membership, Finance and §Finance And Budget Committee Budget Committees are marked t Deceased 7/5177 above. t Deceased 10/29/77 4 Report of The Chairman The attempts to further rationalize the manent collections and their utilization and organization of the Brooklyn Institute of display, is engaged in presenting timely Arts and Sciences, which began almost exhibits of wide interest and in preparation as soon as it was incorporated as the for the future exhibitions such as ''Nubian Brooklyn Apprentices Library in 1824, Art of the Antiquities," which now is continued through the fiscal year scheduled to open in the Fall of 1978. 1976-1977. The mandate to separately Ground was broken, symbolically in the incorporate the Brooklyn Botanic Garden museum lobby because of wretched authorized by the Board of Trustees in weather, for the new educational wing at April 1976 was carried out through mutual the rear of the museum. The addition will efforts by Institute officials and counsel be equal in height to the existing museum and Garden officials and their recently building and will provide space for the engaged legal counsel. greatly expanded educational activities as The combined effort culminated in the well as some space for administrative staff. new corporation assuming responsibility The addition will also house the present of the new irrigation system, on which for the operation of the Garden on July I, heating and power facilities and provide nearly all of the outdoor plant exhibits 1977 and in Governor Carey's signing space for installation of the highly desired, depend, will begin some time late in 1977 the Legislation authorizing the City of New long deferred, environmental control on a grant of almost $500,000 under the York to lease the public park lands machinery in the future. Funds for the recently enacted Federal Local Public occupied by the Garden as a department construction amounting to $4.5 million Works program. The installation of the of the Institute to the new Brooklyn were provided by the Federal Public new system will assure the citizens of New Botanic Garden Corporation on July 12, Works Administration and were obtained York for at least fifty years of a green oasis 1977. We are greatly indebted to all the through the support of the New York City for relazation and contemplation, away officials on borough, city and state levels Department of Public Works. from the turmoil of the City, and will who cooperated in creating the new The Brooklyn Botanic Garden also provide employment for almost two corporation. Our special thanks are shared in federal largess. The construction hundred construction personnel. extended to Governor Hugh Carey, Assembly Majority Leader Stanley Steingut and his Legislative counsel Edwin Financial Outlook Margolis who introduced the measure in the State Assembly, to Senator Jeremiah City appropriations in 1976-1977 for current operations compared with those for Bloom for introducing the counter-part 1975-1976 for The Brooklyn Museum, Children's Museum and Botanic Garden indicate Bill in the State Senate and to Senator that the budget cutting process continues. Figures for both years are: William T. Conklin and his Assistant 1975-1976 1976-1977 Change % Robert Maurer for their behind the scene New York City Appropriations $3,144,771 $2,950,658 -$194,113 -6% assistance, to the State Attorney General's Office whose advice. was invaluable, to the If an annual inflation factor of 6% is taken into account, the real cost of the cuts would New York City Corporation Counsel's be $388,226 or about I 1.6%. Office as well as to Borough Presidents Trustees in all departments have responded to the challenge of the cuts present by Sebastian Leone and Howard Golden and, increasing contributions for general operation purposes as follows: of course, Deputy Borough President John F. Hayes. 1975-1976 1976-1977 Change % Principal among the year's achieve Unrestricted Contributions $405,055 $687,933 +$282,878 +70% ments was the opening of the new Children's Museum with its highly On the other hand, overall operating expenses have increased $209,790 from $5,450,147 acclaimed Participatory Learning in fiscal year 1976 to $5,659,937 in fiscal year 1977, thus negating the improvements Bnvironment in May 1977. The new of unrestricted contributions over the New York City budget cuts. museum has been publicized throughout Officials responsible for fund raising in all departments are urged to concentrate their the world because of its radical departure major efforts in raising contributions for current operating purposes. in the presentation of exhibits so that children will learn about them through physical and mental participation. The The Reports of the individual department Directors and the Institute Treasurer follow. opening represents the realization of a I extend my heartfelt thanks to the departmental Chairmen, Governors and staff seventy eight year deferred dream of the whose efforts in the face of many obstacles have achieved resounding success in so many Institute Board of Trustees.