September 23, 1954 Mr. Fasbyi Mr. Taylor Feels That As Chancellor
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THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM Office of the Director OF ART September 23, 1954 Mr. Fasbyi Mr. Taylor feels that as Chancellor Heald has been BO cooperative towards the Museum, this meeting Bhould be attended by a top- •• nkiag Museum official. Af.r he count on you* -: f in his behalf? , 195* Dr. Henry T. H»e] lev itf Dear Chancellor H<-«id: I h.ve etter of September in Texas h but I have eirtced T, • the Museum, fly serf IIve st the meeting nt dste in regard the ca oal^n Greater New ToT*k Fund. He and Mr. Gardner will both attend, ?ra Taylor Direr: cc: Mr. Easby Mr. Gardner July 16, 195* Dr. Henry T. Heald, Chairman r New York Fuiid Office of the -ellor New Yor jr3ity \ ashinfcton Square, New YoT-k 3. Dear L Ldi four xetter of .wan Of) aa . id to its in und and . Albert the SMStte- MB. ncerely 'lor Dii v< STANDARD OIL COMPANY INCORPORATED IN NEW JEBSEY / t 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA N RECEIVED f NEW YORK SON Y DAVID A SHEPARD DlBBCTOH FEB 19 1954 DIRECTOR February 18, 1954 Mr. Francis Henry Taylor Metropolitan Museum of "rt 5th Avenue & 82nd Street New York 28, New York Dear Mr. Taylor: Recently I accepted the chairmanship of the 1954 Greater g New York. J^JJQCJ ,camF i tf"} and I am now engaged in re- cruiting leadership for the various divisions of the camoaign brganization. One of these is the Museums and Libraries Group. You are, of course, eminently qual ified for the chairmanship of this group, and I hope you will accept it. I want to assure you that your responsibilities would not be so time-consuming as to conflict with the admin istrative duties of your office. You would not be expected to attend more than one or two meetings during the entire campaign, from /pril 26th to June 25th. The processing of letters requesting the participation of other departments would be handled by the staff of the Fund, and other details could aporooriately be delegated to your personnel officer. May I hear from you soon? Sincerely yours, David h. Shepard 1954 Campaip-n Chairman RECEIVED JUN 8 1948 Francis Henry Taylor DIRECTOR At some time in his life almost every Museum Employee will have dealings with one or another of the k-2.j organizations receiving support from The Greater New Yorlc Fund. It represents a great common effort in human fellowship and one from which we are all "bound to benefit. Last year, I am told, the Museum personnel contributed only $59 to the Fund -- almost the smallest contribution of any institution in the five boroughs of the city. Any donation from you, small as it may have to be,-- a dime, a quarter/ a dollar — will improve that record and be a service to all cf us. It is purely voluntary. Make your contribution to Mrs. Carroll (Mr. Harrison's secretary) or to James Costello. Fresident, Employees' Association THE GREATER NEW YORK FUND ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1947 TENTH YEAR THE GREATER NEW YORK FUND The President's Report 1947 in Review 1947 marked the completion of a decade of service by the Greater New York Fund — service to local hospitals, health and welfare agencies in providing funds over and INDEX above their income from other sources, and service to business in providing an opportunity to make single an President's Report - page 3 nual contributions spread equitably and objectively over The Campaign page 4 the whole range of community health and welfare Campaign Statistics page 5 agencies — Catholic, Jewish, Protestant and Non- Distribution _. __ page 6 Sectarian. The Situation in 1948 _ page 7 Fund Distribution page 11 As in previous years the Fund solicited business — cor Treasurer's Report page 27 porations, partnerships and employee groups—for "busi- Condensed Statement of Income and ness's share" of the total contributions needed by the Disposition of Funds _ _ page 28 participating agencies. Balance Sheet _ page 29 Officers and Directors _ page 30 In response, the Fund received 26,593 gifts totaling $4,633,999.40. This was less than was needed, but it did amount to approximately 14 percent of the total contributions re ceived by the 423 participating organizations and insti tutions, and it brought the grand total raised in the ten years of the Fund's existence to $43,033,503. As of December 31, 1947, $3,982,801 had been paid or was payable to the benefiting agencies, and in addition $153,617 was awaiting allocation. 3 Thus the Fund ends its first decade, and already plans the Borough Halls, rallies on the Post Office steps and are being made for 1948. This year will be a critical one at Rockefeller Center, radio programs and motion pic for the agencies, and the Fund's Eleventh Annual Cam tures, display of Fund flags on Fifth Avenue and in other paign this Spring will have a special importance. Before parts of the city, special window and poster displays by examining the 1948 situation, it may be well to review the city's retail stores, newspaper advertisements coopera some of the events of 1947. tively sponsored by approximately 100 leading retail, department and specialty stores, and use of Fund pro The Campaign motion material by subways, buses, taxis, restaurants, The Fund's Tenth Annual Campaign had the inspir banks and hotels. Newspapers devoted many columns of ing leadership of Frederick M. Warburg as Campaign news, editorial and photographic space to the campaign. Chairman and of John A. Coleman and John D. Rocke feller, 3rd, as Campaign Vice-Chairmen. A total of 547 Campaign Statistics committees, with 11,926 volunteer chairmen and mem Results in 1947 by major committees were as follows: bers, canvassed all phases of the city's business life No. of Subscriptions Amount throughout the five boroughs. Manhattan 19,481 $3,606,518.92 Brooklyn 3,461 514,508.61 The campaign opened with a dinner on April 29 at Queens 2,369 266,809.01 the Hotel Astor, attended by business leaders, agency Bronx _ __ 977 148,749.32 representatives, officers and directors of the Fund and Staten Island ..._ _ 305 97,413.54 members of the volunteer campaign organization. Sen 26,593 $4,633,999.40 ator Irving M. Ives of New York, the principal speaker, sounded the keynote of the campaign, declaring, "The Results by sources of support are shown below: Greater New York Fund is an expression of the policy 1946 1947 Number Amount Number Amount which will guarantee that the management of these com Publicly-owned munity services remains where it economically belongs— Corporations 2,146 $2,808,235 2,129 $2,871,238 Privately-owned at home. The fund which this city's people are asked to Corporations and provide is small compared to the alternative of a break Partnerships 20,201 1,251,991 19,522 1,057,494 Employee Groups, down of this system of voluntary support." including A. F. of L., C.I.O. and Independ The Fund's message was carried to the people of New ent unions 4,855 868,940 4,933 656,269 York City in many ways. Among the outstanding activi Other Sources 12 60,888 9 48,998 ties were the raising of Fund flags at City Hall and at 27,214 $4,990,054 26,593 $4,633,999 4 5 Distribution The table below shows by percentages how these groups As usual, the bulk of the funds distributed in 1947 have shared in pro rata grant distributions during the were in the form of pro rata grants, determined by ap ten years of the Fund's existence. plication of the formula in use by the Fund since its General Hospitals Family Neighbor-Nursing Coordi- Institu- inception in 1938. This formula gives to each agency and and Child hood and and nating tions Related Adult Care Group Health Serv- for the the same percentage of the funds available which its Year Services Services Services Work Services ices Aged philanthropic need, based upon its reports to the Fund, 1938 39 20 15 14 5 5 2 bears to the total philanthropic needs of all the agencies. 1939 39 20 15 14 6 4 2 Pro rata grants for 1947 totaled $3,205,126.95, which 1940 36 20 15 15 7 5 2 were in addition to $777,674.89 distributed in settlement 1941 35 19 16 15 7 6 2 of contractual agreements with agencies and in payment 1942 36 18 16 15 7 5 3 of designated gifts. 1943 34 18 16 16 7 6 3 A list of the participating agencies, showing the pro 1944 31 19 17 17 7 6 3 rata grants received by each from the 1946 and 1947 1945 30 19 17 18 7 6 3 campaigns, appears as a supplement to this report, to 1946 30 18 18 18 7 6 3 gether with data regarding the disposition of all moneys 1947 36 17 16 16 6 6 3 received by the Fund. The distribution of the pro rata grants among the types The Situation in 1948 of services was as follows: This year New York City is facing a grave emergency Hospitals and Related Services $1,169,368.33 in terms of the service available for human welfare. Family and Adult Services 538,472.00 Local hospitals, health and welfare agencies are in serious financial straits — so serious, indeed, that present con Child Care Services.- - 520,686.00 ditions, unless alleviated, inevitably must affect the gen Neighborhood and Group Work Services 510,404.00 eral level of health and well-being of our city and its Nursing and Health Services 191,288.00 business life and productivity.