Swiss Institute

“The federal form 990 is prepared by the external accountant, and a final draft is emailed to the swiss institutes's bookkeeper for a preliminary review. Upon completion, the bookkeeper then forwards an electronic copy to the director, treasurer and the rest of the trustees for review and approval. The bookkeeper notifies the external accountant that the form 990 is approved and ready to be filed.”

“Prior to any party's election to the board of trustees or as an officer, such party, and annually thereafter, each member of the board of trustees and each officer shall disclose in writing any interest, as defined below, in any corporation or other organization, which provides goods or services to swiss institute for a fee or other compensation. A copy of each disclosure statement shall be available to any trustee on request. If at any time during his or her term of service, a trustee or officer has any interest, he or she shall promptly disclose the material facts of that interest in writing to the board. When any matter in which a trustee or officer has an interest comes before the board or any committee thereof for decision or approval, that interest shall be immediately disclosed to the board or the committee by that trustee or officer. A trustee or officer shall be deemed to have an "interest" in a matter if that trustee or officer or a related party has a significant economic interest in a decision on the matter by the board or any committee. As to any trustee or officer, a "related party" shall mean any relative thereof or an entity in which any of the foregoing persons in a shareholder, director, officer or the equivalent. No trustees shall vote on any matter in which such trustee has an interest.”

“The board of trustees determines the compensation of the director. Comparable compensation levels for similar positions in similar industries are explored by experts in the industry, and discussed at the board meeting to determine total compensation packages for the director. All compensation deliberations and decisions are documented in the board minutes. The director is provided with an employment contract that outlines the compensation package.”

“The form 990 is available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the internal revenue service code as it is posted on guidestar.org and other similar websites. In addition, forms 990 and 1023, as well as the financial statements, articles of incorporation and bylaws, are available upon written request of the organization at 117 second ave, 2nd floor, new york, ny 10003 or by calling (212) 925-2035. The conflict of interest policy is available to the public upon request.”

“Exhibitions in 2024, si presented the following exhibitions of international artists, its education and community engagement programs, public program series including these seasons, and artists-in-residence program. Tschabalala self: "bodega run" jan 11 - jan 13, 2024 swiss institute presented a book launch and installation by tschabalala self to celebrate the culmination of the artist's long-term project, "bodega run". Lorenza longhi: "world of yum yum" jan 25 - apr 14, 2024 "world of yum yum", was the first solo exhibition in the us by artist lorenza longhi, featuring newly commissioned paintings and sculptures in a site-specific installation. Raven chacon: "a worm's eye view from a bird's beak" jan 25 - apr 14, 2024 "a worm's eye view from a bird's beak", raven chacon's first major institutional solo exhibition, was organized in partnership with nordnorsk kunstmuseum in tromso. The show brought together groundbreaking works from the last 25 years with a newly commissioned sound and video installation, novel iterations of pioneering works, and a major public art mural on si's building. Si offsite | james bantone: "202420242024" mar 15 - may 05, 2024 "202420242024", was the first solo exhibition in the us by artist james bantone, featuring a suite of newly commissioned works. Shuang li: "i'm not" may 01 - aug 25, 2024 "i'm not", was the first institutional solo exhibition by artist shuang li, featuring newly commissioned sculpture and video installations. Kobby adi: "cloisters & instruments" may 01 - aug 25, 2024 "cloisters & instruments", was the first institutional solo exhibition in the us by london-based artist kobby adi. The exhibition brought together a focused selection of newly commissioned works in the expanded field of film and sculpture. "energies" sep 11, 2024 - jan 05 2025 "energies", an international group exhibition unfolded throughout the entire building at 38 st marks pl and expanded into numerous partner locations in the surrounding east village community. Education and public programs si is free to the public and offers multigenerational artist-led workshops, hosted in collaboration with our community partners in the lower east side. Si's public programs included the "energies symposium", performances, artist talks and the fifth installment of "these seasons" series for learning and conversations. Si produced and published "walter pfeiffer: vis--vis", the first ever overview of pfeiffer's artistic output across mediums from the 1970s to the present. Si also published "sweat shame etc"., a publication on cally spooner that surveys spooner's artistic output of the last ten years. "a worm's eye view from a bird's beak", the first-ever monograph on raven chacon, in partnership with nordnorsk kunstmuseum and sternberg press, was published on the occasion of chacon's first major institutional solo exhibition, also titled "a worm's eye view from a bird's beak". Si's artist-in-residence program hosted latefa wiersch and tiphanie kim mall in partnership with prohelvetia.”

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