Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery

“During fiscal year end june 30, 2022, the organization amended its bylaws in order to increase the number of trustees from five to seven.”

“Prior to the filing, the entire draft 990 was sent to all trustees. The form was reviewed and discussed in a meeting of the audit committee. In addition, an outside cpa firm, singerlewak, reviewed the form and went over the form in detail with the assistant vice president for financial affairs/controller.”

“Conflicts of interest statements are requested annually from all trustees, board of governors, chairs of active committees as well as senior leaders. Any conflicts or potential conflicts are reported to the audit committee. The audit committee makes a decision on how each conflict should be handled, including abstaining from voting on certain matters.”

“In reviewing and approving the compensation for the president and cfo, the huntington's board of trustees (referred to as the "approval body" below), uses the following process: 1. Impartial decision makers: the compensation arrangement must be approved in advance (before any payment is made) by the approval body of the huntington composed entirely of individuals who do not have a conflict of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement (example: neither the executive whose compensation is being determined nor any of his/her family members may be present during the discussion/debate or participate in the vote). 2. Comparability data: when the approval body is considering compensation to covered individuals, it must rely on comparability data that demonstrates the fair market value of the compensation in question. For example, when crafting compensation packages, the approval body must secure data that documents compensation levels for similarly qualified individuals in like positions at like organizations. This data may include the following: a) expert compensation studies by independent firms; b) information obtained from the irs form 990 filings of similar organizations; and c) use of an independent compensation consultant. 3. Concurrent documentation: the approval body must document how it reached its decisions, including the data on which it relied. To qualify as concurrent documentation, written or electronic records of the approval body (such as meeting minutes) must note: a) the terms of the compensation and the date it was approved; b) the members of the approval body who were present during the debate on the compensation that was approved and those who voted on it; c) the comparability data obtained and relied upon and how the data was obtained; and d) any actions taken with respect to consideration of the compensation by anyone who is otherwise a member of the approval body but who had a conflict of interest with respect to the decision on the compensation. All other officers and key employees have their compensation reviewed annually by the approval body, which may or may not include comparability data.”

“The organization's form 990 can also be viewed by the public on www.guidestar.org.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements, and form 990 are available to the public upon request.”

“The huntington library, art museum, and botanical gardens shares its world-renowned collections to support scholarship, foster learning, inspire creativity, and offer transformative experiences for diverse audiences.”

“The art museum features european and american art spanning more than 500 years and includes more than 42,000 objects. Extraordinary examples of decorative arts and folk art, paintings, prints and drawings, photography, and sculpture are displayed in the huntington art gallery, the original home of henry and arabella huntington, and in the virginia steele scott galleries of american art. Both buildings also showcase smaller, temporary exhibitions that focus on masterworks in the collection, or place the huntington's historic works in conversation with contemporary artistic practice. One of the greatest collections of 18th-century british grand manner portraiture outside of the united kingdom, including thomas gainsborough's the blue boy and joshua reynolds' sarah siddons as the tragic muse, as well as important examples of 19th-century british landscape painting by such artists as john constable and j.m.w. Turner; major holdings of materials related to the arts and crafts movement, including works by edward burne-jones and walter crane, with particular strength in the designs produced by the william morris firms; more than 13,000 british drawings, ranging from the 17th through the 20th century, including william blake's watercolor designs for illustrations to john milton's paradise lost, fine examples by artist associated with the pre-raphaelite brotherhood, and such modernists as david bomberg and paul nash. Begun with a major gift from the virginia steele scott foundation in 1979, the american art holdings number about 320 paintings, 90 works of sculpture, 1,400 decorative art objects, 2,600 prints and 7,600 drawings, and 1,900 photographs. Exhibits during the year for other programs included: * andrew raftery: the autobiography of a garden * made in l.a. 2020: a version * kehinde wiley: a portrait of a young gentleman * ghetto film school * borderlands * science and the sublime: a masterpiece by joseph wright of derby * method and material: tempera painting in focus * mineo mizuno * 100 great british drawings”

“The huntington library is one of the world's great independent research libraries with some 11 million items spanning the 11th to 21st century. These extraordinary and diverse materials are centered on 14 intersecting collection strengths: american history, architecture, british history; early printed books; hispanic history and culture; history of science, medicine, and technology; literature in english; maps and atlases; medieval manuscripts; prints, posters, and ephemera; photography; pacific rim history and culture; california history and culture, and history of the american west. Its collections encompass: 8.8 million manuscripts; 455,000 rare books; 454,000 reference books; 908,000 prints and ephemera, 800,000 photographs, and 475,000 digital files. Some 1,700 researchers from 30 countries visit the library annually to study rare collections in the reading rooms. Library staff assist an additional 4,000 researchers from all over the world through remote reference services. Digitized collections in the huntington digital library receive 1.3 million page views per year. A team of professional book, paper, and paintings conservators carry out thousands of hours of collections treatment and care annually for library and art collections. Three library exhibition halls, with a combined 9,000 square feet of dedicated space, showcase some of the most outstanding materials in the collection. The main hall features 150 rare items grouped thematically around 12 iconic works like the gutenberg bible and thoreau's walden manuscripts. The 90,000-square-foot munger research center provides work space for scholars and staff, and facilities for conservation and digital imaging, as well as collections storage. Due to covid, during fiscal year ending june 30, 2022, the library reading rooms were open to fellows for 275 days, with an average of 36 readers per day. Exhibits during the year for the library and research included: * remarkable works, remarkable times * stories and voices from l.a. Chinatown * what now: collecting for the library in the 21st century, part 2 * mapping fiction”

“Encompassing approximately 130 acres of the 207-acre grounds, the botanical gardens contain more than a dozen spectacular themed gardens. Highlights * liu fang yuan, the garden of flowing fragrance, reflects the traditional style of scholar gardens in suzhou, china, and features a 1.5-acre lake, a complex of pavilions, a teahouse and tea shop, stone bridges and waterfalls set against a wooded backdrop of mature oaks and pines. The garden's final phase includes new pavilions, a restaurant, and an exhibition complex. At more than 15 acres, the garden is one of the largest classical-style chinese gardens in the world. * the japanese garden, set along a canyon to the south of the chinese garden, comprises a traditional japanese house, a moon bridge, a walled zen garden, bonsai court, and seifu-an, a ceremonial teahouse and garden. * the desert garden features one of the largest outdoor collections of mature cacti and succulents in the world. * the frances and sidney brody california garden in the steven s. Koblik education and visitor center is arranged along a central allee of olive trees. The garden includes native and adaptive plantings set among hedge rooms in a nod toward more formal landscape design. * the frances lasker brody botanical center features: * the helen and peter bing children's garden, introducing youngsters to the wonders of the natural world through interactive sculptural elements * the rose hills foundation conservatory for botanical science and the associated foundations teaching greenhouse, providing hands-on botanical science opportunities for children and families, and showcasing orchids and other tropical collections * laboratories for botanical research where botanists are using cryopreservation techniques to safely freeze and conserve fragile plant tissue, and where genetic research reveals much about the evolutionary history of cycads * the ranch garden, for testing and demonstrating contemporary ideas about sustainable urban agriculture * collections include more than 16,000 species of plants. * additional garden areas are devoted to roses and camellias, each collection with more than 1,000 different cultivars. * the australian, herb, jungle, lily ponds, palm, and subtropical gardens are among other important botanical attractions. Each year, the huntington hosts botanical shows, conferences, lectures, and plant sales that focus on specific themes. More than 150 people attended the annual succulent plants symposium. The aiseki kai viewing stones show was hosted online and the southern california camellia show was canceled. The bonsai-a-thon, north american clivia show, california bonsai society show, cactus & succulent society of america show, and the huntington orchid show were all open to the public. The gardens hosted the large annual plant sale and returned to hosting monthly lectures and plant sales for the public. The center for east asian garden studies lecture series (6-8 lectures per year) continues and averages about 125 when in person, and from 300 to 600 when online. Gardens staff continue to develop strong programs in conservation and research focusing on plant variation, cryopreservation and propagation, as well as productivity in urban settings. Exhibits during the year for botanical included: * red earth * a garden of words: the calligraphy of liu fang yuan, part 2”