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nature, and culture for a growing audience of young scientists and science teachers, as
S CI E N CE
seeking trusted sources of information, well as honorary degrees on Cuban zoologist
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education, and inspiration. In this complex Gilberto Silva Taboada and former U.S.
time in which so many of our most pressing Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr.
E D UCATI ON
issues are science based, the Museum’s work
Education programs engaged a variety 10
of advancing scientific research, preparing
of audiences, ranging from documentary
the next generation of scientists and
film lovers enjoying the Margaret Mead E X H I BI TI ON
science teachers, and improving the public
Film Festival to families learning together 12
understanding of science is essential.
in family science adventures, including
The annual report that follows details the in a partnership with the New York City RE P ORT OF TH E
many initiatives of the year that advanced Housing Authority; from curious adults in CH I E F F I N A N CI A L
OF F I CE R
our mission. We presented major exhibitions, conversation with pioneering scientists at
SciCafe to preschool naturalists and their 14
one of which explored the biodiversity and
culture of Cuba and another that showed caregivers exploring nature in the Science
and Nature Program; from computer
F I N A N CI A L
how the latest technology is revealing the
STATE M E N TS
secrets of mummies. In October, we joined coders who stayed up in an all-night “Hack
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colleagues and officials in Columbus, Ohio, the Stacks” hackathon challenge using
to mark a historic partnership with COSI, the Research Library’s data sets to serious
BOA RD OF
science lovers who took a five-part course in
the Center of Science and Industry, to TRUSTE E S
stem cell science. And far too much more to
create two American Museum of Natural 18
detail here.
History galleries in its facility, one a dinosaur
exhibition and one dedicated to presenting COM M I TTE E S OF
As we look ahead to the Museum’s 150th
our special exhibitions. TH E BOA RD OF
anniversary in 2019–20, we continue to find
TRUSTE E S
new ways to express the Museum’s mission
Field work took our scientists around the 20
FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN and to fulfill our role in this complex time.
world, while others pursued molecular
and genomic research in our laboratories, We thank you for your interest and COM M I TTE E S OF
based on our world-renowned collections of involvement and invite you to stay TH E M US E UM ,
specimens and artifacts. These collections P ROJ E CT
with us for what will be an exciting and
On January 11, 2017, the City and State representatives and agencies, rooted in its collections, imbued with COM M I TTE E S ,
now exceed 34 million items, not counting transformative period for the Museum and
American Museum of Natural community groups, and neighbors, and open technology, and informed by the ways
digital astrophysics and genomic data.
A N D A DV I S ORY
meetings for public questions and feedback. people learn, discover, and interact today, all those who love it. COUN CI L S
History unveiled preliminary
The designs were the product of substantial while also helping us better host and serve 21
In the summer of 2016, the Museum
designs for the planned
research and creative work by architect some five million annual onsite visitors and signed a groundbreaking memorandum of
Richard Gilder Center for Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang and exhibit hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren
GI F TS A N D GRA N TS
understanding (MOU) with the National
Science, Education, and designer Ralph Appelbaum, working in close visiting in camp and class groups. Lewis W. Bernard 22
Museum of Natural History in Havana, Cuba,
Innovation, a new facility to association with the Museum’s scientific, formalizing what has been a longstanding
Chairman
The presentation of the Gilder Center
be built on the west side of education, exhibition, and operations staff. collaboration between scientists at the two
P L A N N E D GI V I N G
designs was a milestone that anchored the
the Museum campus. institutions and extending our partnership
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The planned Gilder Center will be year’s ongoing work in science, education,
to education and exhibition initiatives.
The event was the culmination of many a spectacular, fully modern facility, and exhibition—work that seeks to find new, Ellen V. Futter CRE D I TS
President
months of planning and development, showcasing the Museum as an active, more effective ways to study the scientific The Museum conferred Ph.D. and Master 32
including numerous meetings with New York integrated place of science and education, issues of our time and to interpret science, of Arts in Teaching degrees on a new class
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SCIENCE
EXPEDITIONS:
Adding to Scientific Knowledge and Collections
Norway* Melanie J. Hopkins

Canada Peter M. Whiteley
Canada Mark E. Siddall
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Canada Robert F. Rockwell
Alaska George F. Barrowclough
James M. Carpenter
United Kingdom Martine Zilversmit
Arizona Jeremy Frank, Jerome G. Rozen
Kaiya Provost
Edward Myers
continents Arkansas Paul Nascimbene Romania+ Mark A. Norell
Mongolia Mark A. Norell, Michael J. Novacek
California David A. Grimaldi
Alexandra Buczek
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Florida Denton S. Ebel
South Korea Laurel Kendall
Georgia David Hurst Thomas
China Jin Meng
Hawaii Eleanor Sterling Bermuda John S. Sparks
Illinois Mary E. Blair Pakistan Lorenzo Prendini
countries Lu Yao
Marshall Islands* Jennifer Newell
Montana Neil H. Landman Marshall Islands Eleanor Sterling
Cuba George Amato
Nevada Rae-Wynn Grant Mexico Kelly Speer Vietnam Mary E. Blair
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New Mexico Peter M. Whiteley, Ward C. Wheeler Mexico Charles S. Spencer
Spencer Galen Belize Nancy B. Simmons
New York Mark E. Siddall, Spencer Galen, Federico Lopez-Osorio Sudan Vincent Francigny
Peter Capainolo Panama Estefanía Rodríguez
South Dakota Neil H. Landman
u.s. states Texas Neil H. Landman Colombia Alejandro Grajales Solomon Islands Cynthia Malone, Joe McCarter
Kaiya Provost
Wyoming John J. Flynn, Z. Jack Tseng, Camille Grohe, Mark A. Norell Democratic Republic of Congo Melanie L.J. Stiassny Indonesia Susan L. Perkins
Lucas R. Moreira Indonesia Laurel Kendall
Anna Ragni Peru John J. Flynn
Bali Laurel Kendall
Peru Charles S. Spencer
Brazil John S. Sparks

Brazil Mark E. Siddall
Tahiti Eleanor Sterling
Madagascar Christopher J. Raxworthy, Frank T. Burbrink, Arianna Kuhn
Madagascar Rae Wynn-Grant
South Africa Lorenzo Prendini

South Africa Frank T. Burbink, Arianna Kuhn
SELECT EXPEDITIONS FROM FY2017
Argentina Felicity Arengo

CENTER FOR BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION PALEONTOLOGY
ANTHROPOLOGY RICHARD GILDER GRADUATE SCHOOL
VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY
+ Explore21 Expedition * Constantine S. Niarchos Expeditions
Invertebrate Zoology
Total collections
34,120,652
Vertebrate Zoology 23,340,068
COLLECTIONS per division 4,410,912
Earth and Planetary Sciences
156,042
specimens and artifacts
44,410 506 1,211 Ambrose Monell Cryo

Collection (Frozen Tissue)
Anthropology
collection items added collection items loaned visiting scholars hosted 111,887
540,037 Paleontology
5,561,706

JANUARY 201 7
RESEARCH more than
HIGHLIGHTS:
Select Publications Across
Five Divisions
426
scientific publications
2
previously unreported bat
18,000
bird species estimated worldwide
Island Life Drove
Lemur Evolution
James Herrera
Gerstner Scholar,
species identified in Haiti
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
JANUARY 2 017
JULY 2 016 AU G U ST 2 01 6 S E P TE M B ER 201 6 FEB RUARY 201 7
Dinosaur Eggs Were

Fossil Reveals Ostrich Watch for Rare Respiration Makes River Rapids Boost Ancient Pueblos Traced Slow to Develop
Relatives Once Lived Recurrent Nova Begins Camel Spiders Potent Species Diversity Descent Through
in North America Predators Maternal Line Mark A. Norell
Ashley Pagnotta Melanie L.J. Stiassny Macaulay Curator of Paleontology
Sterling Nesbitt Postdoctoral Researcher Lorenzo Prendini Herbert R. and Evelyn Axelrod Peter M. Whiteley
Julia Clarke Curator Research Curator Curator
Research Associates Using CT scans and powerful
Adam Watson
Postdoctoral Fellow microscopes to examine the teeth of
fossilized dinosaur embryos, Museum
Curator Mark A. Norell and colleagues
O CTOBER 2 016 M ARCH 201 7 have found that the incubation period
for embryos was much longer than those
Detonating Common U.S. Snake Ant Mimicry Study Confirms Sharks’
of today’s avian species—sometimes
White Dwarfs as Actually Three Evolved Many Ancient Ancestors as long as six months. During the
Supernovae Different Species Times in Beetles Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event,
John G. Maisey
this drawn-out development cycle may
Saavik Ford Frank T. Burbrink Joseph Parker Herbert R. and Evelyn Axelrod
Barry McKernan Associate Curator Research Associate Research Curator have put dinosaurs at a disadvantage.
Research Associates
O CTOBER 2 016 D E C E M B E R 2 01 6 M AY 201 7 JUNE 2 017
Fossil “Beardogs” Shed Jaguar Scat Analysis Aids Parasitic Beetle Salamander Southern California Backyard Astronomers
Light on Evolution of Conservation Efforts Revealed in Symbiosis Stresses Climate Has Been Stable Discover Brown Dwarf
Dogs and Their Relatives Amber Fossil Green Algae for 50,000 Years
Claudia Wultsch Jacqueline Faherty
Jack Tseng Research Scientist Joseph Parker John Burns Anna Holden Senior Scientist
Research Associate George Amato Research Associate Postdoctoral Researcher Ph.D.-degree Candidate,
Richard Gilder Graduate School
Director, Sackler Institute for Eunsoo Kim
Comparative Genomics Assistant Curator
DECEMBER 2 016 D E C E M B E R 2 01 6 J UNE 201 7
Study Doubles Estimate of World Bird Species

Climate Change Generated Tropical Birds Have Two “Hidden” Bat Researchers Pin
Mixed Responses in Ice Age Joel L. Cracraft George F. Barrowclough More Genetic Species Revealed Down Ancient
Vertebrates Lamont Curator Associate Curator Diversity Than in Haiti South American
Temperate Species Mammal
Frank T. Burbrink Angelo Soto-Centeno
A new study of morphology and genetics suggests previous
Associate Curator Brian T. Smith Research Associate Ross D.E. MacPhee
research may have underestimated bird biodiversity by as much as
Brian T. Smith Assistant Curator Nancy B. Simmons Curator
Assistant Curator half, not counting thousands of previously undescribed species that
Curator
are hiding in plain sight.

Richard Gilder Graduate
School Commencement
C U R AT O R S A N D D I R E C T O R S
October 4, 2016
Michael J. Novacek, Senior Vice President and Provost of Science The 2016 commencement featured two
John J. Flynn, Dean of the Richard Gilder Graduate School distinguished honorees, U.S. Secretary of Education
John B. King, Jr., who oversaw the conferral of
Scott A. Schaefer, Dean of Science for Collections, Exhibition, and Public Understanding of Science
degrees at the first commencement ceremony
in 2013 in his role as New York State Education
DIVISION OF DIVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF MAMMALOGY Commissioner, and Gilberto Silva Taboada, Cuban
ANTHROPOLOGY PALEONTOLOGY Ross D.E. MacPhee
biologist and curator emeritus at the Cuban
National Museum of Natural History (Museo
Laurel Kendall, Division Chair Mark A. Norell, Macaulay Curator, Nancy B. Simmons
Division Chair Nacional de Historia Natural de Cuba, MNHN).
Alex de Voogt Robert S. Voss
Jennifer E. Newell John J. Flynn, Frick Curator
Melanie J. Hopkins DEPARTMENT OF ORNITHOLOGY (L) Museum Chairman Lewis W. Bernard, John B. King, Jr.,
Brian G. Richmond
George F. Barrowclough Gilberto Silva Taboada, and Museum President Ellen V. Futter.
Charles S. Spencer Neil H. Landman
John G. Maisey, Joel L. Cracraft, Lamont Curator,
David Hurst Thomas Division Chair
Herbert R. and Evelyn Axelrod
Peter M. Whiteley Research Curator Brian T. Smith
Jin Meng
DIVISION OF CENTER FOR BIODIVERSITY
Michael J. Novacek
INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY AND CONSERVATION 2 0 1 6 R I C H A R D G I L D E R G R A D U AT E S C H O O L G R A D U AT E S
James M. Carpenter, DIVISION OF Ana Luz Porzecanski, Director
Peter J. Solomon Family Curator,
PHYSICAL SCIENCES Eleanor Sterling,
Division Chair
Jaffe Chief Conservation Scientist
Robert DeSalle DEPARTMENT OF ASTROPHYSICS
PH.D. GRADUATES IN COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY MASTER OF ARTS GRADUATES IN TEACHING
David A. Grimaldi Mordecai-Mark Mac Low HAYDEN PLANETARIUM (EARTH SCIENCE)
Cheryl Y. Hayashi, Rebecca Oppenheimer
Leon Hess Director of Comparative
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Stephanie Frances Loria
Michael M. Shara Frederick P. Rose Director Deisy Acevedo Maya Rebecca Pincus
Biology Research “Systematics of the Scorpion Family Chaerilidae, Homology of
Eunsoo Kim the Lateral Eyes of Scorpions, and Biogeography of South-East Dejan Nada Boñović Gregory Harrison Salwen
DEPARTMENT OF EARTH AND SACKLER INSTITUTE FOR Asian Scorpions”
Susan L. Perkins PLANETARY SCIENCES
COMPARATIVE GENOMICS Rebecca Teresa Brosky Raghida M. Sharif
Advisor: Lorenzo Prendini
Lorenzo Prendini Denton S. Ebel, Division Chair
George Amato, Director Hali Kristine Englert Samantha Kelly Swift
Estefanía Rodríguez George E. Harlow Lauren Amelia Oliver Andrea Michelle Franco Susan Bullock Sylvester
Jerome G. Rozen, Jr. Edmond A. Mathez SOUTHWESTERN “Continental Biogeography of the Hylarana Frog (Anura:
Mark E. Siddall James D. Webster RESEARCH STATION Arthur William Funk II Kin Y. Tsoi
Ranidae) Radiation, and In Situ Diversification in Australasia”
Ward C. Wheeler Geoffrey Bender, Director Advisor: Christopher J. Raxworthy Sean Timothy Krepski Caitlin Tully
DIVISION OF
Vernon Meidlinger
VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY RESEARCH LIBRARY Akinobu Watanabe
DEPARTMENT OF HERPETOLOGY Thomas Baione, “Variations on the Theme of Morphological Characterization,
Harold Boeschenstein Director of Development and Evolution, Featuring CT Imaging, Geometric
Christopher J. Raxworthy Library Services Morphometrics, Phylogenetics and Archosauria”
Frank T. Burbrink Advisor: Mark A. Norell After six successful years, the
Master of Arts in Teaching
DEPARTMENT OF ICHTHYOLOGY
Jonathan Foox program has 70 alumni
Scott A. Schaefer teaching approximately 8,400
“Phylogenomics and Analytical Workflows to Elucidate the
John S. Sparks Parasitic Evolution of Myxozoa” students in high-needs schools
Melanie L. J. Stiassny, Advisor: Mark E. Siddall across New York State.
NEW C U R ATOR Herbert R. and Evelyn Axelrod
Research Curator
Cheryl Y. Hayashi Bernardo F. Santos
Cheryl Y. Hayashi, who joined the Museum “Systematics, Morphological Evolution and Convergence in
as Leon Hess Director of Comparative Cryptine Wasps (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae)”
Biology Research in January 2017, is one of Advisor: James M. Carpenter
the world’s top experts on spider silk.

EDUCATION
13th Annual Urban Advantage
Science Expo
June 10, 2017
192,204 127,600
PROGRAM
HIGHLIGHTS:
In fiscal year 2017, the pioneering science enrichment program—a
Exploring Cutting-Edge
partnership with seven other cultural institutions and the New York
Science, Celebrating attendees at public programs drop-in visitors to the Discovery Room,
City Department of Education—reached 830 teachers and 84,000
Cultures marking its highest visitation year on record
students in 289 middle schools across all five boroughs. A new pilot
program extended the experience to teachers in Grades 3–5 at 22
public elementary schools.
S EP TEMBER 12 , 2016 OC TO B E R 1 3 – 1 6 , 2 01 6
Hayden Special Event: Sampling an Asteroid: Margaret Mead Film Festival: “Re-Frame”
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission M ARCH 29, 201 7
In the spirit of Margaret Mead, the 40th annual
Director of Astrovisualization Carter Emmart festival continued to push the boundaries of
offered new visualizations highlighting how the visual anthropology and documentary film. Annual Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: De-Extinction
spacecraft OSIRIS-REx’s mapping of the asteroid The Margaret Mead Filmmaker Award went to Hosted by Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium Neil
Bennu will help scientists choose a location for Aleksandra Maciuszek for Casa Blanca; honorable deGrasse Tyson, the panel included (L to R): Hank Greely, director of the
sampling surface material. The samples could mention was given to Jessie Deeter for A Center of Law and the Biosciences at Stanford University; Beth Shapiro,
shed light on how our solar system formed and Revolution in Four Seasons. professor at University of California, Santa Cruz; Gregory Kaebnick,
how life on Earth began. scholar and editor of the Hastings Center Report; George Church,
professor at Harvard University and MIT; and Curator Ross D.E. MacPhee.
NOVEMBER 18– 20, 2016 D E C E M B E R 30, 2 01 6
Hackathon: Hack the Stacks with Kwanzaa 2016: Songs for the Soul
BridgeUp: STEM M AY 1 3 , 201 7
Ruben Studdard headlined the
Teams of computer programmers celebration, featuring Linda Humes,
worked overnight in partnership master drummer Sanga of the Valley, Celebrate Culture!
with the Museum’s Research Library LeeAnet Noble, youth drummers Los Sueños del Caribe: People, Land, and Place
on a 24-hour challenge to develop William Diarra Humes and Jason The festival, held in conjunction with the special exhibition ¡Cuba! and hosted
new tools for mining, visualizing, Simmons, and students from the Celia by WNET's Rafael Pi Roman, celebrated the natural and cultural diversity of the
and increasing access to the library’s Cruz Bronx High School of Music. Caribbean with family-friendly activities and the premiere of new music and
extensive collections. poetry co-developed by Grammy-winning Cuban-American jazz legend Paquito
D’Rivera and students from Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music.
Celebrate Pacific Northwest Culture

JUNE 3 0, 201 7
October 2016–May 2017
SciCafe Special Event

Eight months of programming for more than 5,000 visitors focused Zika: What You Need to Know
on the dynamic, living cultures represented in the iconic Northwest Curator Susan L. Perkins, W. Ian Lipkin of Columbia University,
Coast Hall. Museum volunteers led storytelling and activities for Catherine Spong, National Institutes of Health, and Jay K. Varma,
young visitors to highlight the cultural traditions of Northwest Coast New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,
peoples. In addition, Sean Young of the Haida Gwaii Museum in British discussed the plan for dealing with the threat of Zika virus.
Columbia guided visitors on hall tours via a telepresence robot.

EXHIBITION
American Museum of Natural History Dinosaur Gallery
at the Center of Science and Industry (COSI)
in Columbus, Ohio
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EXHIBITION
HIGHLIGHTS: Announced September 2016
Scientific Storytelling in
exhibitions opened onsite traveling exhibitions at 19 venues A unique collaboration with a leading science center, this gallery features current
Three Dimensions
across 3 countries paleontological research from the American Museum of Natural History and spotlights
the evolution of dinosaur biology. Highlights include a 40-foot-long T. rex skeleton and a
700-square-foot diorama of China's Liaoning Forest, one of the largest life-sized recreations
of a prehistoric environment ever built. The American Museum of Natural History Dinosaur
Gallery opened in November 2017. The adjacent American Museum of Natural History Special
¡C U BA ! N OV E M B E R 2 1 , 2 01 6– AU GUST 1 3 , 201 7
Exhibition Gallery, featuring special exhibitions on a rotating basis, opened in March 2018
with Traveling the Silk Road.
Co-curated by Ana Luz Porzecanski, director of the Center
for Biodiversity and Conservation, and Chris J. Raxworthy,
curator in the Department of Herpetology.
This bilingual exhibition explored the extraordinary
biodiversity across Cuba’s remote forests, deep caves,
expansive wetlands, and dazzling reefs through Three Masks of Bali: A Living Artistic Tradition
immersive exhibits that were developed with October 13, 2016–May 7, 2017
colleagues at the Cuban National Museum of Natural
Curated by Laurel Kendall, curator of Asian ethnology, Division of Anthropology.
History (Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Cuba,
MNHN), as well as highlighted the Caribbean island Three recently acquired Balinese masks were displayed in conjunction
nation’s culture, its people, and its history. with the 2016 Margaret Mead Film Festival, highlighting contemporary
work from the South Pacific.
SAU R OP O DS AT TH E M U S E U M F E B RUARY 1 7, 201 7 Malagan Ceremonies of New Ireland

June 2, 2017–May 7, 2018
Curated by a team led by Anthropology Research Associate Sergio Jarillo de la
Curated by Mark A. Norell, Macaulay Curator of Paleontology.
Torre and Columbia University’s Museum Anthropology students.
This new permanent display in the Wallach
Explorer App In June 2017, a new display featured items from the Museum’s remarkable
Orientation Center about the Museum’s history
malagan collection, focusing on the ongoing ritual practices in New
of sauropod collecting includes fossils from the
Launched Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, and the carved figures associated
Museum’s Big Bone Room, including a Camarasaurus
November 22, 2016 with them. Inside You
tail and neck vertebrae, neck and skull fossils from the
juvenile sauropod in the Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda, Opened June 24, 2017
Part of an institution-wide and the pelvis of Diplodocus longus, which was among Co-curated by Susan L. Perkins and Robert DeSalle, curators in the Museum’s Division
effort to redefine the Museum the Museum's first non-avian dinosaur fossils and of Invertebrate Zoology and the Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics.
found by legendary dinosaur hunter Barnum Brown.
experience for the digital age, Inspired by the popular Museum exhibition The Secret World Inside You,
the updated Explorer app, this exhibition introduces visitors to the world of microbes and how they
affect our health and well-being.
developed with support from
Bloomberg Philanthropies,
uses cutting-edge location- M U M M I ES M A R C H 2 0, 2 01 7– JANUARY 7, 201 8
aware technology to let
Digital Totem, Northwest Coast Hall
visitors personalize their Co-curated at the Museum by David Hurst Thomas, Installed July 27, 2016
journey through the Museum’s curator of North American Archaeology in the Division
of Anthropology, and John J. Flynn, Frick Curator of Fossil Curated by Peter M. Whiteley, curator, Division of Anthropology.
45 permanent exhibition halls.
Mammals in the Division of Paleontology; developed by The Museum worked closely with Northwest Coast communities to
Featuring refined wayfinding, The Field Museum, Chicago. create an interactive installation that brings contemporary voices and
in-app ticket purchases, and
Shedding new light on ancient mummies that have new interpretation into this historic hall via a touch-screen portal to the
a wealth of new content, the been recently re-examined using 21st-century tools peoples, places, and sounds of the Pacific Northwest. The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter
new Explorer lets visitors and technologies, this exhibition, co-curated by Curator October 7, 2017–May 28, 2018
select their interests, then of North American Archaeology David Hurst Thomas, This annual live exhibit invited visitors to mingle with up to 500
recommends exhibits based on and developed by The Field Museum, featured one of fluttering, iridescent butterflies among blooming tropical flowers and
the largest collections of mummies housed in North
a visitor’s location. lush green vegetation in 80-degree temperatures.
America and provided an unparalleled glimpse into the
lives and traditions of people from cultures of the past.

REPORT OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Fiscal year 2017 marked another year of solid

financial performance and growth in the Unrestricted Operating
Museum’s net assets. Revenues And Expenses
Due to continued strength in fundraising and attendance as well
3% 3%
as ongoing financial discipline, the Museum generated positive net
unrestricted operating revenues of $113,312 in fiscal year 2017. This 9%
28%
positive outcome was the net result after transfers of designated
contributions and other revenues to plant and long-term investments. 16% Revenues
The Museum’s net assets increased by $141.0 million, from $896.8
million to $1,037.8 million, during fiscal year 2017. Over the last five 16% 25%
fiscal years, the Museum’s net assets increased by $355.4 million, or

52 percent, due to consistently strong Museum operations, continued
28% Visitor contributions and admissions
strength in fundraising, endowment appreciation, restructuring of the
25% Contributions and grants*
Museum’s long-term debt and reductions in the Museum’s liabilities
16% Endowment and related funds*
for postretirement health care. 16% Auxiliary activities scientific facilities. As in the past, the Museum debt, and borrowings on its lines of credit Marketable Equities 44%
9% The City of New York funded its capital improvements from a remained at zero. Absolute return/hedged equity funds 34%
UNRESTRICTED OPERATING RESULTS 3% Membership variety of sources, including the City of New Marketable fixed income 3%
3% Miscellaneous revenue and other fees
During fiscal year 2017, the Museum’s annual unrestricted operating York, State of New York, private donations, ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Marketable real assets 1%
revenues and support increased by $5.8 million, from $186.3 million to and the Museum’s endowment.
The return on the Museum’s endowment was Private investment partnerships 14%
4%
$192.1 million. Annual unrestricted operating expenses, together with 5% +13.5 percent in fiscal year 2017, reflective
4% The Museum recognized a non-cash Cash equivalents 4%
transfers, also increased by $5.8 million, from $186.2 million to $192.0
5% depreciation expense of $30.6 million during of strong worldwide equity markets. Net of
million for the same period, resulting in net unrestricted operating Total 100%
fiscal year 2017, which exceeded the Museum’s planned withdrawals from the endowment
38%
revenue and support of $113,312 during fiscal year 2017.
9% $28.6 million investment and resulted in to provide funding for Museum operations
Expenses THE IMPORTANCE OF
The Museum continued to receive substantial operating and a decrease of the value of the Museum’s and capital expenditures, as well as gifts and
8% CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS
programmatic support from Trustees, other individuals, foundations, physical plant of $2.0 million, from $408.3 pledge payments to the endowment, the
9% The Museum continued to benefit greatly
and corporations, as well as the City of New York, the State of 18% million to $406.3 million. market value of the endowment increased by
from the extraordinary generosity of its
New York, and the federal government. During fiscal year 2017, $67.5 million in fiscal year 2017, from $607.8
DEBT AND OTHER LIABILITIES private and public supporters. During fiscal
contributions and grants used to fund Museum operations, including 38% Scientific research, education, and exhibition million to $675.3 million.
year 2017, the Museum raised a total of $165.7
a portion of net assets released from restrictions, totaled $48.1 million. 18% Guardianship, maintenance, and operating costs The Museum’s liabilities decreased by $6.6
9% Cost of goods sold and other expenses of The Museum’s endowment asset allocation million in support of its operations, programs,
Additionally, the Museum received unrestricted operating support million during fiscal year 2017 from $406.6
auxiliary activities
from the City of New York, including funding for certain energy and is intended both to drive investment return capital improvements, and endowment—a
8% General and administrative million to $400.0 million. The decrease in
pension costs, totaling $17.2 million. The City of New York also provided Transfers to fund payment of debt service and to provide protection in volatile markets. major endorsement of the importance
9% liabilities was largely attributable to a $10.7
capital support to the Museum (see “Capital Expenditures”). 5% Fundraising and membership million decrease in the valuation of the The Museum’s endowment funds are invested and social impact of the Museum’s work
4% Communications by independent investment managers in in science, education, and exhibition. As a
Museum’s interest rate exchange liabilities
5% Visitor services
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES diversified equity and fixed income securities result, the Museum continued to balance its
4% Information technology
related to its debt, reflecting higher interest
In fiscal year 2017, the Museum invested $28.6 million to fund priority rates used to value these liabilities. During and are overseen by the Museum’s Investment operating budget, enhance its programmatic
capital improvement projects to meet infrastructure and security * Includes a portion of net assets released from restrictions fiscal year 2017, the Museum made principal Committee. As of June 30, 2017, the Museum’s offerings, and make improvements to its
needs as well as permanent exhibition hall renovations and new payments of $3.2 million on its long-term endowment was invested as follows: infrastructure and facilities.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES—UNRESTRICTED
These statements are summarized for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2017, and June 30, 2016, and excerpted from the audited
financial statements. A complete set of the audited financial statements is available on amnh.org.
OPERATING REVENUE AND SUPPORT FY 2017 FY 2016
Investment return designated for operations $ 20,076,659 $ 19,844,004

Contributions and grants 29,297,376 30,568,006
Operating support from the City of New York 17,223,267 16,296,675
Visitors’ contributions and admissions 52,774,018 49,423,737
Membership fees 6,654,130 6,617,511
Auxiliary activities 29,873,157 27,305,113
Miscellaneous fees and other revenue 6,721,430 6,654,225
Net assets released from restrictions 29,464,998 29,635,855
Total operating revenue and support $ 192,085,035 $ 186,345,126
OPERATING EXPENSES
Scientific research $ 36,476,319 $ 35,728,689

Education 25,590,664 25,108,950
Exhibitions 9,682,347 7,470,584
Membership 2,325,340 2,324,771
Visitor services 8,840,958 8,709,788
Auxiliary activities 17,535,047 13,892,601
General and administrative 17,215,542 16,040,166
Fundraising 6,927,026 6,308,614
F I N A N C I A L S TAT E M E N T S Communications and digital media 8,220,921 9,170,041
Information technology 7,782,268 7,180,344
Guardianship, maintenance, and operating costs 34,538,901 32,962,798
Total Operating Expenses $ 175,135,333 $ 164,897,346

CONDENSED SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS Designated contributions and transfers to plant and long-term investments 16,836,390 21,333,506
OF FINANCIAL POSITION Operating revenue and support in excess of operating expenses,

designated contributions, and transfers $ 113,312 $ 114,274
These statements are summarized for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2017, and June 30, 2016, and excerpted from the audited
financial statements. A complete set of the audited financial statements is available on amnh.org.
NON-OPERATING REVENUE, SUPPORT, AND EXPENSES
ASSETS FY 2017 FY 2016

REVENUE AND SUPPORT FOR PLANT
Cash and other operating assets $ 174,097,093 $ 138,182,843 Contributions, grants, and miscellaneous revenue $ 3,253,415 $ 249,047
Contributions and grants receivable, net 172,744,177 140,755,918 Capital support from the City of New York 5,623,559 5,360,346
Long-term investments 684,690,104 616,135,884 Net assets released from restrictions 4,931,025 2,970,460
Plant and equipment, net 406,313,589 408,317,384 Transfer from long-term investments and operations to plant 21,562,757 18,788,597
Total assets $ 1,437,844,963 $ 1,303,392,029

PLANT EXPENSES
LIABILITIES Interest and related expenses $ 10,110,796 $ 9,745,314
Change in value of interest rate exchange and cap agreements (10,660,151) 12,641,987
Accounts payable and other liabilities $ 125,356,183 $ 128,795,865
Depreciation and amortization 30,758,464 31,416,247
Bonds and loans payable 274,685,723 277,842,710
Plant expenses not capitalized 760,689 401,987
Total liabilities $ 400,041,906 $ 406,638,575
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS AND OTHER

NET ASSETS
Contributions and bequests $ 1,131,648 $ 2,161,930
Unrestricted $ 290,252,438 $ 274,516,865 Investment return in excess of amounts designated for operations and plant 8,457,035 (28,816,907)
Temporarily restricted 514,297,865 419,914,942 Net assets released from restrictions 11,168,527 10,771,513
Permanently restricted 233,252,754 202,321,647 Transfers from plant and operations to long-term investments and other, net (4,726,367) 2,544,908
Total net assets $ 1,037,803,057 $ 896,753,454 Pension-related activities and other (4,809,540) (3,070,894)
Total liabilities and net assets $ 1,437,844,963 $ 1,303,392,029 Change in unrestricted net assets $ 15,735,573 $ (43,132,261)

BOARD OF TRUSTEES As of June 30, 2017
Lewis W. Bernard, Chairman

Ellen V. Futter, President EX-OFFICIO HONORARY
TRUSTEES TRUSTEES
Hon. Bill de Blasio Roger C. Altman Elbridge T. Gerry, Jr. Irma Milstein
TRUSTEES Mayor of the City of New York
Philip F. Anschutz Earl G. Graves Morris W. Offit
Hon. Melissa Mark-Viverito
Jackie Bezos Marlene Hess Charles H. Mott William S. Beinecke David A. Hamburg Jeremiah P. Ostriker
Speaker of the Council of the
Scott L. Bok Richard E. Jaffe Valerie S. Peltier City of New York Stephanie Bell-Rose Richard A. Jalkut Richard D. Parsons
Tom Brokaw Helene L. Kaplan Charles E. Phillips, Jr. Hon. Scott M. Stringer Melinda Blinken Harry P. Kamen Kathleen I. Powers
Comptroller of the City of Daniel Brodsky Deborah C. Kessler Alan Rappaport
Christopher C. Davis Katheryn P. Kempner Virginia Hearst Randt
New York
Vivian H. Donnelley Richard S. LeFrak Shaiza Rizavi Raymond G. Chambers Frederick A. Klingenstein Richard L. Revesz
Hon. Gale A. Brewer
Nancy B. Fessenden John Lykouretzos Theodore Roosevelt IV Donald K. Clifford, Jr. David H. Komansky Richard Robinson
President of the Borough of
Tina Fey Linda R. Macaulay Frank V. Sica Manhattan Steven A. Denning Karen J. Lauder Jonathan F. P. Rose
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Victor Marrero Anne Sidamon-Eristoff, Hon. Mitchell J. Silver L.F. Boker Doyle Shelly B. Lazarus Janet Ross
Chairwoman Emerita Commissioner of the Fiona Druckenmiller
Richard Gilder Theodore A. Mathas Ilene Sackler Lefcourt Ralph L. Schlosstein
Department of Parks and
Laura Baudo Sillerman John L. Eastman William M. Lewis, Jr. Mary C. Solomon
Joseph H. Gleberman Raymond J. McGuire Recreation
Anna Deavere Smith Hughlyn F. Fierce Thomas E. Lovejoy Constance Spahn
Robert G. Goelet, Rebekah Mercer Hon. Tom Finkelpearl
Chairman Emeritus Peter J. Solomon Commissioner of the Emily H. Fisher Shirley M. Malcom Rosalind P. Walter
Lorne Michaels
Sibyl R. Golden Christine A. Varney Department of Cultural Affairs
Roberto A. Mignone Tom Freston Norman S. Matthews Judy H. Weston
David S. Gottesman Kenneth L. Wallach Hon. Carmen Fariña
Alexandra Mondre Victor F. Ganzi Eugene R. McGrath Edward O. Wilson
Chancellor of the New York
Peggy Hamburg Tamsen Ann Ziff City Department of Education Helene D. Gayle Edward H. Meyer
Edwin H. Morgens

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES As of June 30, 2017 COMMITTEES OF THE MUSEUM, PROJECT COMMITTEES,
A N D A D V I S O R Y C O U N C I L S As of June 30, 2017
AUDIT COMMITTEE ON EXECUTIVE PLANNING

TRUSTEES AND COMPENSATION
Christine A. Varney, Chairman Christopher C. Davis, Chairman DEVELOPMENT EXHIBITION POLICY INVESTMENT CENTER FOR
GOVERNANCE
Lewis W. Bernard Christopher C. Davis, Chairman Lewis W. Bernard (CAMPAIGN) BIODIVERSITY AND
Peter J. Solomon, Chairman Tom Brokaw, Chairman Roberto A. Mignone, Chairman
Lewis W. Bernard CONSERVATION
Nancy B. Fessenden Jackie Bezos Lewis W. Bernard, Chairman Lewis W. Bernard Lewis W. Bernard
Lewis W. Bernard ADVISORY COUNCIL
Richard E. Jaffe Nancy B. Fessenden Nancy B. Fessenden Tom Brokaw
Scott Bok Ellen V. Futter Scott L. Bok Joseph H. Gleberman, Chairman
John Lykouretzos Ellen V. Futter Ellen V. Futter Christopher C. Davis
Tom Brokaw Richard S. LeFrak Ellen V. Futter John Alexander
Charles H. Mott David S. Gottesman Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Ellen V. Futter
Ellen V. Futter Lorne Michaels Joseph H. Gleberman Lewis W. Bernard
Shaiza Rizavi Charles H. Mott David S. Gottesman Linda R. Macaulay
Victor Marrero Virginia Hearst Randt John Lykouretzos Peggy Bewkes
Theodore Roosevelt IV Theodore Roosevelt IV Linda R. Macaulay Allison Mignone
Christine A. Varney Anne Sidamon-Eristoff Linda R. Macaulay Melinda Blinken
Anne Sidamon-Eristoff Roberto A. Mignone Laura Baudo Sillerman Mary C. Solomon Alan Rappaport Scott L. Bok
BUDGET AND FINANCE Christine A. Varney Anne Sidamon-Eristoff Peter J. Solomon
EXECUTIVE Anna Deavere Smith Roberta Denning
Kenneth L. Wallach Laura Baudo Sillerman
Theodore A. Mathas, Chairman Rosalind P. Walter LIBRARY
Lewis W. Bernard, Chairman Vivian H. Donnelley
Lewis W. Bernard Christine A. Varney EDUCATION POLICY Ann Ziff
Jackie Bezos Nancy B. Fessenden and Pamela S. Farkas
OFFICERS
Nancy B. Fessenden Laura Baudo Sillerman, Chairman David S. Gottesman,
Tom Brokaw Nancy B. Fessenden
Ellen V. Futter Lewis W. Bernard, Chairman SCIENCE POLICY Lewis W. Bernard Co-Chairmen
RICHARD GILDER Emily H. Fisher
Christopher C. Davis Christopher C. Davis
Marlene Hess Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., Chairman Jackie Bezos GRADUATE SCHOOL Lewis W. Bernard
Vivian H. Donnelley Ellen V. Futter
Richard E. Jaffe Ellen V. Futter Lewis W. Bernard Christopher C. Davis Vivian H. Donnelley, Chairman Ellen V. Futter
Nancy B. Fessenden Paul E. Graf
Linda R. Macaulay Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Scott L. Bok Vivian H. Donnelley Lewis W. Bernard Alexandra Mondre
Ellen V. Futter Kathryn Hearst
Roberto A. Mignone David S. Gottesman Tom Brokaw Nancy B. Fessenden Nancy B. Fessenden Constance Roosevelt
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Meg Hirschfeld
Edwin H. Morgens Richard S. LeFrak Vivian H. Donnelley Ellen V. Futter Ellen V. Futter Theodore Roosevelt IV
David S. Gottesman Richard E. Jaffe
Charles H. Mott Linda R. Macaulay Nancy B. Fessenden Rebekah Mercer Anne Sidamon-Eristoff
Marlene Hess Karen J. Lauder
Theodore Roosevelt IV Theodore A. Mathas Ellen V. Futter Alexandra Mondre Laura Baudo Sillerman ORAL HISTORY PROJECT
Richard S. LeFrak Thomas E. Lovejoy
Roberto A. Mignone COMMITTEE
Frank V. Sica Joseph H. Gleberman Charles E. Phillips, Jr.
Linda R. Macaulay Edwin H. Morgens
Charles E. Phillips, Jr. Robert G. Goelet Virginia Hearst Randt Nancy B. Fessenden, Chairman
Theodore A. Mathas Valerie Ohrstrom
BUILDING AND GROUNDS Christine A. Varney Peggy Hamburg Anne Sidamon-Eristoff Lewis W. Bernard
Roberto A. Mignone Valerie S. Peltier
Richard E. Jaffe Ellen V. Futter
Valerie S. Peltier, Chairman Theodore Roosevelt IV
Charles H. Mott
Katheryn P. Kempner Anne Sidamon-Eristoff
Lewis W. Bernard Ross Sandler
Valerie S. Peltier
Ellen V. Futter Linda R. Macaulay
Charles Phillips, Jr. Anne Sidamon-Eristoff
Richard S. LeFrak Roberto A. Mignone
Theodore Roosevelt IV Marion Schwartz
Katheryn P. Kempner Edwin H. Morgens
Anne Sidamon-Eristoff Constance Spahn
Victor Marrero Valerie S. Peltier
Laura Baudo Sillerman Edward O. Wilson
Alexandra Mondre Frank V. Sica
Peter J. Solomon
Peter J. Solomon Anne Sidamon-Eristoff
Christine A. Varney SCIENTIFIC STAFF
Kenneth L. Wallach
Kenneth L. Wallach George Amato
COLLECTIONS
Robert DeSalle
Linda R. Macaulay, Chairman Michael J. Novacek
Lewis W. Bernard Susan L. Perkins
Nancy B. Fessenden Ana Luz Porzecanski
Ellen V. Futter Eleanor J. Sterling
Peggy Hamburg
Katheryn P. Kempner
Rebekah Mercer
Roberto A. Mignone
Shaiza Rizavi
Theodore Roosevelt IV

Citi Dr. and Mrs. Sydney Anderson Valerie and Wright Ohrstrom
The Condé Nast Publications Arcus Foundation Penguin Random House
GIFTS AND GRANTS Con Edison Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Pfizer Inc.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP AXA Equitable The Reiss Family Foundation
Andrew Davis, Shelby Cullom Davis Penelope Ayers, The William P and Gertrude Restaurant Associates
Charitable Fund Foundation Inc. Mr. Andrew Right
The Derfner Foundation Mr. Alec Baldwin Ruth Magness Rollins
PUBLIC FUNDERS New York Life Foundation Barbara and Ray Dalio
Jodie and John Eastman The Bank of New York Mellon May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc.
Valerie and Jeffrey Peltier, Speyer Family Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Denning, The Sage
Foundation Foundation Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond Mr. Hans-Peter Biemann S&P Global
FEDERAL
Robert Scully and Nancy Peretsman Victor F. and Patricia M. Ganzi Estate of Edwin F. Gamble Ms. Katherine Bleckman and Mr. John Bleckman Mr. and Mrs. Drew Saur
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Foundation Google Inc. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James J. Burke, Jr. Ralph Schlosstein, Schlosstein-Hartley
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Robert F. Gossett, Jr. The Gingrich Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Burke Family Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
$500,000 TO $999,999 Anthony Gould Sibyl R. Golden* Capital One Bank Mr. Peter W. Schweitzer, The William P. and
National Endowment for the Humanities Gertrude Foundation Inc.
John & Amy Griffin Foundation Inc. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Margaret Hess Chi and Michael Y. Chi
Anonymous (2)
National Institutes of Health Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
Accenture Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Hess Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Greenwall
National Science Foundation Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Coleman III Aaron and Betty Lee Stern Foundation
Chase Private Client The Marc Haas Foundation
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Johnson Credit Suisse Mr. and Mrs. James Stern
The Red Crane Foundation Helen Hays
United States Department of Defense (DARPA) Kimberly and Greg Lippmann Mr. and Mrs. Peter Daneker Tiffany & Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Kempner, Jr. Hearst
United States Fish and Wildlife Service Joella and John Lykouretzos Mr. and Mrs. George David UBS
Estate of Flora P. Klein The Klein Family Foundation
United States Department of Education Filomen M. D'Agostino Foundation Delta Air Lines Rosalind P. Walter Foundation
Macaulay Family Foundation JetBlue Airways
United States Department of Energy Linda R. and William E. Macaulay Ms. Neda DeMayo Wells Fargo
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Kazis Family
United States Department of the Interior Melissa and Keith Meister Deutsche Bank Americas White & Case
Anne and Charles H. Mott The Korein Foundation
United States–Israel Binational Foundation MetLife Foundation Joe and Diana DiMenna Laura B. Whitman and Thomas C. Danziger
The Pinkerton Foundation Evelyn H. Lauder Charitable Lead Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Howard P. Milstein, Paul and Irma Disney Conservation Fund Wildlife Conservation Society
The Simons Foundation LionTree
STATE Milstein Foundation Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation, Inc. Corrin Yep and Ned Solot
Drs. Marilyn and James H. Simons Michael and Marjorie Loeb
Alexandra and Greg Mondre The Lincoln Ellsworth Foundation Ziff Brothers Investments
Empire State Development Peter and Susan Solomon Loews Corporation
New York Life Insurance Company, Inc. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Nat Zilkha
Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust Keryn and Ted Mathas
Services Panthera Corporation Evercore Partners Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer and Eric Zinterhofer
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. McInerney
New York State Assembly Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of New York Inc. Emily H. Fisher and John Alexander Zubatkin Owner Representation, LLC
Jennifer Mercer
$250,000 TO $499,999 Mr. Ronald O. Perelman and Dr. Anna Chapman
New York State Council on the Arts Jeanne Donovan Fisher
Morgan Stanley
New York State Education Department Anonymous Christopher R. Redlich, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn R. Fuhrman $10,000 TO $24,999
William T. Morris Foundation, Inc.
New York State Department of Health Scott and Roxanne Bok, Bok Family Foundation Julian Robertson Nancy A. Garvey
Mt. Cuba Astronomical Foundation Anonymous (5)
Vivian H. Donnelley, Strachan Donnelley Family Daniel and Joanna S. Rose GoldenTree Asset Management, LP
Peter G. Peterson and Joan Ganz Cooney Daniel D. Adams and Dr. Manon Cox
Charitable Lead Unitrust
CITY Jack* and Susan Rudin, The Rudin Susanne and Paul Graf Allstate Insurance Company
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Henry Peterson Foundation
Foundation, Inc. Sloan and David Greenspan
Mayor of the City of New York Jill and Alan Rappaport The Annenberg Foundation
The Ford Foundation Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Estate of Georgina M. Hecker Henry H. Arnhold, Arnhold Foundation
Manhattan Borough President Mr. and Mrs. William R. Hearst III The Rice Family Foundation
Frank V. Sica Peter C. Hein and Anne Farley
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Connie and Ted Roosevelt, Whalesback Foundation Messrs. William and Bayard Baker
Lynette and Richard Jaffe, The Jaffe Family Mrs. Constantine Sidamon-Eristoff, The Howard Mr. Paul C. Hilal and Ms. Josefin Hilal Candace C. Barasch
Council of the City of New York Foundation Phipps Foundation Janet C. Ross, J and AR Foundation
HSBC Bank The Barker Welfare Foundation
Richard S. LeFrak, The Richard S. and Karen LeFrak Frederick M. R. Smith*, The Fremarch Foundation
Laura Baudo Sillerman
Charitable Foundation, Inc. IBM Corporation Baron Capital Management
Mary Solomon/GS Gives Hugoton Foundation
TRUSTEES, INDIVIDUALS, The Ambrose Monell Foundation ING Financial Services LLC Mr. and Mrs. Carter Bays
Peter and Susan Solomon Family Foundation Epstein Teicher Philanthropies
FOUNDATIONS, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Morgens, The Wildwood John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Richard A. and Amelia Bernstein
The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Tishman Speyer
Foundation Johnson & Johnson
CORPORATIONS AND Judson B. Traphagen
BHP Billiton
Charles E. Phillips, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James S. Tisch
ORGANIZATIONS Dana Wallach Jones and Michael T. M. Jones Bloomingdale's
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Tseng Viacom
Virginia Hearst Randt and Dana Randt JPMorgan Chase BNP Paribas
Estate of Susan E. Watkins Marshall M. Weinberg
Shaiza Rizavi and Jonathan Friedland Annette Kade Charitable Trust
$1,000,000 AND ABOVE Mr. Christopher Bray
Tony and Nanar Yoseloff Josh and Judy Weston Family Foundation
Anne and Bernard* Spitzer Charles Keene Foundation
Anonymous The Daniel and Estrellita Brodsky
Ann Ziff
Ms. Marta J. Lawrence Family Foundation
Bezos Family Foundation Daniel Ziff
$100,000 TO $249,999 $50,000 TO $99,999 The Lehoczky Escobar Family Jennifer Bruder Lavin and Edward Lavin
The Helen Gurley Brown Revocable Trust
100Kin10 Anonymous (2) Marshall P. and Rachael C. Levine Cahill Gordon & Reindel
Dalio Ocean Initiative
$25,000 TO $49,999 Amanda and Thomas Lister Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Christopher C. Davis, Shelby Cullom Davis Roger Altman and Jurate Kazickas 21st Century Fox
Charitable Fund Herbert C. Bernard*, The Fund In Memory of Altman Foundation Anonymous (4) Constance and David Littman Dr. Ronald Caplan and Ms. Aliza Avital-Caplan
Nancy B. and Hart Fessenden Melida Liscano Philip F. Anschutz, The Anschutz Foundation Acacia Conservation Fund Mr. and Mrs. James M. Lober W. P. Carey
Richard Gilder, Gilder Foundation, Inc. Jackie and Mike Bezos Bank of America Merrill Lynch Estate of Shepard L. Alexander Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Castagnello
David S. and Ruth L. Gottesman, Bloomberg Mr. William S. Beinecke AllianceBernstein L.P. MetLife, Inc. Centerbridge Partners, L.P.
The Gottesman Fund The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Estate of Louis H. Blumengarten American Airlines Alice and Lorne Michaels Ralph M. Cestone Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Kenneth C. Griffin Carnegie Corporation of New York Tom and Meredith Brokaw, The Brokaw Family American Express Company Moody's Corporation Chervenak-Nunnalle Foundation
Charles Hayden Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Russell L. Carson Foundation American International Group, Inc. New York Times Company Louis and Virginia Clemente Foundation
* Deceased

The Abby and David Cohen Family Foundation V. and L. Marx Foundation Mr. Michael K. Vlock Mr. and Mrs. Gary Goldring National Geographic Channel Ann Eden Woodward Foundation
Theodore and Alice Cohn Mr. and Mrs. David E. Massengill W. R. Berkley Corporation The Kandell Fund Mr. James L. Nederlander and Mrs. Margo M. Laila Worrell and Michael Hulbert
Colgate-Palmolive Company Diane and Adam E. Max The Walt Disney Company Boo Grace Nederlander Yext, Inc.
Mrs. Charles A. Dana, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene R. McGrath Estate of Eunice Weed Grant Thornton LLP Nicholson & Galloway, Inc.
Michael and Marilyn Dee Mr. Richard McVey and Ms. Lara Spencer Peter and Mary Beth Weinberger Mses. Trish and Hannah Hamlin David Nolan
$2,500 TO $4,999
Douglas and Susanne Durst Charina Foundation, Inc. Joseph and Sophia Abeles Foundation, Inc. Harbor Group International, LLC Ogilvy & Mather
Anonymous (5)
Miller Khoshkish Foundation Elizabeth H. Williams Mrs. Lindsay Hardie Mrs. Jennifer W. Oppenheimer*
Estate of William B. Eddison Estate of Gene B. Abrams
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Mindich Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks Ms. Jaime Harlock-Caiola Dr. David Orentreich
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Einhorn Accor Hotels
Mitsubishi International Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Herbert S. Winokur Mary W. Harriman Foundation Barbara Page and John Liu
Elliott Management Company Eric Altmann
Jim Moran & Associates, Inc. Yale University Mr. Kevin Harris Dr. Louis B. Pieper, Jr., DVM
Niko Elmaleh Rita Antanir Posin and Hana Ohayon
Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Moran The Donald and Barbara Zucker Foundation, Inc. Mr. Matthew Harvey Quebec-Labrador Foundation
Emigrant Savings Bank Yoni Arbel and Leona Clague
Ms. Samantha Regan
Ernst & Young Mr. and Mrs. Laurence J. Nath Mr. and Mrs. Carney Hawks
Arup
Judith and Burton Resnick
Excursionist LLC New Mountain Capital LLC $5,000 TO $9,999 Ms. Gillian Hearst Shaw and Mr. Christian Simonds
Atlanta Fulton County Zoo, Inc.
John R. Robinson and Barbara Robinson Family
First Eagle Investment Management Foundation Newmark & Company Anonymous (5) Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Hesse
Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr.
Roche
Mr. and Mrs. David Foley Julia and Jamal Nusseibeh Mr. Angelo Acconcia and Ms. Cristina Baldassarra Ms. Malda Hibri and Mr. Robert Eisner
Mr. Andrew Baker and Ms. Anne Baker
The Rockefeller Group
Fundmental Advisors Oceanic Heritage Foundation Altria Group, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Higgins
Mr. and Mrs. Randall J. Barbato
Susan and David Rockefeller
Mr. Michael Gallagher Nancy and Morris W. Offit American Ornithological Society Mr. Douglas Hitchner and Ms. Larissa Martell
Anne H. Bass
Adrian Ross, Alfred and Jane Ross Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Goelet Milary Olson and Steven B. Cohen Aristeia Capital, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Hite The Howard Bayne Fund
The Rudin Foundation, Inc.
Herman Goldman Foundation Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Jody and John Arnhold Ms. Lillie Hodges Mr. and Mrs. Uzi Benabraham
Jack and Anita Saltz Foundation
Ms. Elizabeth Goldman and Mr. Stephen Kotran Susan Packie Jonathan Babkow and Maia Rubin David A. Hoffenberg/Sidney Stern Memorial Trust Madeleine Bennett
Barbara Saltzman
Perry and Donna Golkin Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Sheila and David Barrett Mr. and Mrs. John Holmes The Honorable Lucy Wilson Benson
Elaine L. Saul
Andrew S. Goodwin, Plymouth Hill Foundation Mr. William G. Pearcy Mary E. Benner Jennifer Huntley, The Jennifer Foundation Bezos Family Foundation
Val and Min-Myn Schaffner
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Gorman Orr Pitts Family Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Peter Boris Aurelia Ion Jason Biegel and Susan Buchner
Estate of Edward D. Schmidt
Carolyn Gould The Marjorie Merriweather Post Foundation Reverend and Mrs. C. Frederick Buechner Ms. Annette L. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Robert Biggar
Mr. and Mrs. Ross E. Schulman
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Greenberg PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Chanel Claudia and James Joyce Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Blau
Ms. Elizabeth Schwarzman
Greenlight Capital, Inc. Ms. Karen Pritzker Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Civale Ann Kaplan and Robert Fippinger Dr. and Mrs. M. Donald Blaufox
The Seinfeld Family
Guardian Life Insurance Company of America The Prospect Hill Foundation Coach Helene and Mark Kaplan William Kenneth Block
Charlotte and Ottavio Serena di Lapigio
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Guffey Judy Rasmuson Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Colbert Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Kaufman Ms. Katie Boes and Mr. Richard Calacci
Beth Kobliner Shaw and David E. Shaw
Ms. Barbara Guss and Mr. David Kemp Estate of Mary Raymond Connelly McLaughlin & Woloz Suzanne M. Kavetas The Janet Stone Jones Foundation
Shearman & Sterling
Ms. Anne Hathaway Jonathan F. P. Rose, Lostand Foundation Conservation International The Anna-Maria and Stephen M. Kellen Foundation Lori R. Buchbinder and Raymond McDaniel
Elizabeth Sidamon-Eristoff and Hunter Lewis
Kyle Haug Mrs. Frederick P. Rose* Nancy C. and Bruce S. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Kisling Buro Happold Engineering
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Silverman
Craig Hauser Ms. Alice Rosenwald Mr. and Mrs. Chris Coyne Mr. and Mrs. Adam Klein Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Butler
Talbott and Carter Simonds Foundation
Margarita and John Hennessy Family Foundation C. Jay Moorhead Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ernesto Cruz, Jr. Eugene M. Lang Foundation Dr. Linda Carter
Sony Corporation of America
Dr. Tiffany Herlands and Mr. Ronny Barnea Leonard C. Sanford Trust The Dana Foundation Lazard Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cashin
Ms. Denise Spillane and Ms. Marcia Williams
Hitz Foundation Saturday Night Live Mr. and Mrs. Gordon J. Davis Mr. and Mrs. William Milton Lewis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Chait
Mr. Jeremy P Springhorn and Dr. Erin Springhorn
HBO Sarah I. Schieffelin Residuary Trust Christopher Denicolo Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence H. Linden Donald K. Clifford, Jr.*
Anne Spychala Family Charitable Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Huff Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Dinyar Devitre Mr. and Mrs. Ira A. Lipman Mrs. David A. Cofrin
Mrs. Philip A. Straus
ITOCHU International Inc. Kimberly Kravis and Jonathan Schulhof Mr. Di Mondo Mr. and Mrs. George S. Loening Joan and Harvey Cohen
Mrs. Anne Stringfield
The Carl Jacobs Foundation Ms. Rosalind Seysses Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Droppa Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lourie Mr. Seth Cohen
Sumitomo Corporation of America
Karen Katen Shackman Associates International, Inc. Ducommun and Gross Family Foundation Tamara and Kevin MacMillan John Conklin
Mr. Jeff Swiatek and Ms. Caroline Risman
Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Shaye Mr. George Eberstadt and Ms. Cynthia Young Macy's Dr. Michelle Copeland and Dr. Jonathan Halperin
Ms. Sandra Tamer
Chester Kitchings Family Foundation Catherine and Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff Ms. Joan Egrie Ms. Pamela Manice Felipe A. Coronel
Tata Consultancy Services
Elysabeth Kleinhans Mr. and Mrs. Imran Siddiqui Estate of Margaret G. Eiseman Honorable Victor Marrero Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
Mark and Leigh Teixeira
KPMG Mr. Lawrence Silverstein Elephant Rock Foundation Marubeni America Corporation Drs. Lawrence and Eileen Cutler
Melissa Thomas and David Koepp
Richard P. Krasnow and Nancy Meyrich Sidney, Milton and Leoma Simon Foundation Mr. and Mrs. R. Bradford Evans Mr. and Mrs. Scott Maslin Genevieve Da Silva and L. Schellie Archbold
Mr. Kenan Thompson
Rob Schlein and Emily Kroenlein Mr. and Mrs. Ravi Sinha Event Network, Inc. Norman S. and Joanne B. Matthews Ms. Shannon Danzy and Ms. Meaghan Danzy
Barbara and Donald Tober
Latham & Watkins LLP Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Smith Cece and Richard Fabbro Dolly and Charles Mayer, Jr. Mr. Justin Davda
Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Todd
Damian Law John Ben Snow Memorial Trust Ms. Meryl Faulkner Friedrike Merck Davis Brody Bond, LLP
Turbonomic
Shelly B. Lazarus Constance G. Spahn Flyte Tyme-Addison Lee Group Mr. Seth Meyers Judy and Kim Davis
Two Sigma Investments LLC
Will and Mary Leland Dr. Neil Stahl and Dr. Jayne Raper The Frankfort Family Foundation Mr. Michael Mignone and Ms. Teena-Ann Sankoorikal Elisabeth de Picciotto
Varnum De Rose Charitable Remainder
The Leon Levy Foundation Ms. Frances G. Stein Ellen V. Futter Mr. and Mrs. Robert Millard Annuity Trust Mr. and Mrs. Paul del Balso
Judy C. Lewent and Mark Shapiro Mr. Peter Stern and Mrs. Susan Abdalla-Stern The Gabelli Funds Millennium Pipeline Company LLC Venable LLP Mr. and Mrs. James Deutsch
Mary D. Lindsay The Leila & Mickey Straus Family Charitable Trust Heather and Robert Gallivan Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLP Mr. Ernest M. Von Simson and Ms. Naomi O. Dr. Catherine Sybil Diefenbach and Dr. Michael
Margaret Munzer Loeb and Daniel Loeb Dr. Ian M. Tattersall Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gelfand Mizuho Financial Group Seligman Alexander Diefenbach
Grace, Sharon, and Alex Volckhausen Time Warner Inc. Britt-Louise Gilder Mr. Connor Monaghan and Ms. Kate Monaghan Holly Wallace Dr. Naomi Donnelley and Joe Butler
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent A. Mai, The Mai Family UNIPX Media LLC Mr. and Mrs. Ken Giuriceo Dr. Diana M. Moore Rolex Watch USA, Inc. Mr. W. L. Duffy
Foundation The University of Queensland Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Gluck Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Moran Ms. Kristen Wiig Ralph and Laura Durso Foundation
Frank Markus Dr. and Mrs. Roy P. Vagelos Katja Goldman and Michael W. Sonnenfeldt Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Morcos H. W. Wilson Foundation Exxon Mobil Corporation
* Deceased

Facebook, Inc. Ms. Debra Mayer and Mr. Joseph Frumkin Mr. Kyle L. Van Arsdale and Ms. Betty Wold Johnson Ms. Julia N. Brokaw John F. Eagan Mr. Robert G. Gutenstein
Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Falcone Mr. Nicholas Maza Bernardette Vaskas Jennifer Brorsen and Richard DeMartini Ms. Karen Eckhoff Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Hagglund
Ms. Randa Fayez and Dr. Kamal Aboul-Hosn Kathleen McCabe and W. Dana LaForge Mr. and Mrs. Keith Wallach Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Brownstone Mr. and Mrs. John Eckstein Ms. Sachiko Hakeda
Elaine Fein, The Fein Foundation Mr. Malcom McLain and Ms. Mary Maher Mary J. Wallach John H. Buckner Camille and Peter Ehrenberg Kathleen D. Hale
Susan and Leonard Feinstein Constance and H. Roemer McPhee Rubin-Ladd Foundation Mr. Frank Burzik Mr. and Mrs. John B. Ehrenkranz Lynne and Harold Handler
Martha Feltenstein The Janis and Alan Menken Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David Westin Matthew Cantor Lisa and Sanford B. Ehrenkranz Dora Barlaz and Noah Hanft
Ferrero Belgium S.A. Edward and Sandra Meyer Foundation Inc. William E. Willis Mrs. Liesbeth Carballo and Mr. Federico Carballo Carol and Roger Einiger William F. and Ruth Ann Harnisch
Pamela and David B. Ford Mr. and Mrs. William Michaelcheck Migs Woodside Robert B. Carey Mr. Richard Ellenbogen and Mrs. Maryann Pfeiffer Jon and Trace Harris
Dr. and Mrs. David F. Frankel Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Miranda Mr. David Worthington and Dr. Julie Staggers Walter W. and Barbara I. Carey Lita and Walter Elvers Mrs. Linda Hartig
Mrs. Henry Clay Frick II Mr. and Mrs. Lee J. Morakis Ronald Zelazo and Ziona Zelazo Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carlock John and Deborah Evangelakos Mrs. Naima Hasan and Mr. Harold Ramdass
Peter Hess Friedland David Shaw Neill Victoria Zoellner Mr. and Mrs. John Carlson Dr. Steve R. Fallek and Ms. Susan Saltztstein-Fallek Mr. Timothy Heaton
Charles A. Fritz III Amy Neu and Daniel Neu Mr. Eli Casdin Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Feinberg Dr. and Mrs. George F. Heinrich
Peter Gartland Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Neubauer $1,000 TO $2,499 Stephen P. Chang Ms. Christine F. Ferer Laura and Christopher J. Heintz
Scott Geller The New York Community Trust Beverly and Herbert Chase Mr. and Mrs. Vince Ferraro Marian S. Heiskell
Anonymous (8)
Tom and Marjorie Gilbert William S. Nye Cathy Chernoff Mr. and Mrs. Andrew A. Fink Mr. John C. Henry and Ms. Amy Henry
1220 Exhibits
Dr. Paul W. Glimcher and Dr. Barbara Knappmeyer Mr. and Mrs. Ned Offit Ms. Diane Chester Holley and Russell Flagg Ilene and Jerry Herz
Carol and Robert Abrahams
Goldfarb & Fleece Mrs. William Oppenheim Mr. Edward Chin and Ms. Elizabeth Merrick Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischman Alexandra and Paul Herzan
Mr. and Mrs. Ahmar Ahmad
Eugene and Emily Grant Chips and Sarah Page Ms. Lindsey Choudhry Dr. and Mrs. John J. Flynn Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Higgins
Matt H. Ahrens and Erin Smith Ahrens
Ms. Rachel Green Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Pantzer Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. Clemente Ellen L. Fogle Higgins, Quasebarth & Partners, LLC
Mr. David D. Alger
William Green and Alyson Adler Mr. and Mrs. Kent R. Papsun Ms. Mary Ann Cloyd Ms. Lindsay N. Forbes and Mr. Ali Dibadj Mr. William Himwich and Ms. Letitia Carlson
Christine Allen
Ellen K. and Lawrence R. Gross Nina and Mike Patterson James Cohen and Barbara Carey Fourth Wall Events CAPT Deborah Ann Hinkley, MC, USN
Mrs. Sandra Allen
Loomis J. Grossman, Jr. Dr. M. Lee Pearce Mr. and Mrs. Bertram J. Cohn B. Harrison Frankel Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hipkins
Jose and Mary Alvarado
Agnes Gund Pfeifler Family Foundation Mrs. Marie H. Cole Miss Elise D. Frick Mr. Donald J. Hobson
Stephen and Madeline Anbinder
Mr. Anuj Gupta PIMCO Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Conboy Mrs. Barbara J. Fried Mrs. Frank W. Hoch
Karl Anderson and Marissa Shorenstein
Matthew Haberling Brian Pitz and Brinlea Johnson Mr. William J. Constantine and Ms. Margaret Mr. Charles Fritsch and Ms. Cynthia Walpole Ms. Julia Hodder and Mr. David Hodder
Ben Appen and Leslie Chang
Wellington
Merrill G. and Emita E. Hastings Foundation Mr. Justin Pollack and Ms. Suzanne Reisman Vera Miller Aryeh Ms. Susan C. Frunzi and Mr. David Wachtel Constance M. Hoguet
Mr. Brad Cooper and Ms. Kimberly Cooper
Ms. Nell Hanlon Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Prince Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Asrelsky Suzanne Frye, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hollein
Victoria Costa and Jacob Carl Zydney
Michael and Sandy Hecht Mr. and Mrs. William F. Ramonas Mrs. Alyssa Au and Mrs. Kady Chang Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Furtsch Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Holodak
Mr. Kenneth A. Cowin and Ms. Helen Cowin
Stop & Stor Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. John Reynolds Kym Aughtry Chad Gallant and Barbara Becker Ms. Patrica Horotan
Mr. and Mrs. Derek Cribbs
The Hertz Corporation Mr. Dominic Ricci and Ms. Jennifer Stalec Ms. Borzou Azima Mr. and Mrs. Sean Gardner Dr. Leslie Howard
Walt Crimm Associates
Carolyn Hickman and John R. Campbell III David Rockefeller* Elizabeth P. Ball Mr. Phillipe Garinois Mr. and Mrs. John E. Hull
Mr. Richard Crowell
Mr. and Mrs. Dylan Hixon Drs. Valerie and John W. Rowe Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Barry Mrs. Jacqueline M. Garrett Ms. Yie-Hsin Hung
Susan R. Cullman and John Kirby
Hodgson Russ LLP Bryan and Aidan Rowley Mr. Justin Bartha Gary Zarr & Associates Mr. Jeff Hunter
Mr. Patrick Daly and Ms. Katherine Sinding
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Howard Alfred and Ann Ruesch Dr. James G. Basker Mr. and Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry, Jr. Peter Hutchings and Martha Wolfgang
Dale S. Dancis
Mr. and Mrs. John Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Russell Martin and Maryann Baumrind Mr. and Mrs. Scott Gewirtz Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Mrs. Jennifer Danielson and Mr. Dryw Danielson
Mr. and Mrs. Munib Islam Andrew Sabin Family Foundation Dr. Betty Baxter and Mr. Comer Cash Baxer Jordan Glaser and Hazel Weiser Peter Anthony Irwin
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Danziger
J.H. Electric of New York, Inc. Patricia E. Saigo, M.D. Reginald R. and Jameson A. Baxter Ms. Jill Glazer and Ms. Michelle Glazer Anita and Robert Jacobson
Ms. Sarah Daubenspeck
M. Elaine Johnston Ms. Nadia Samadani and Mr. Omar Kathwari Mr. and Mrs. Bob Baylis Ms. Susan F. Glazer Richard A. Jalkut
Mr. and Mrs. Vickram David
Max Kade Foundation, Inc. Ms. Robin Sandell Dr. Kathryn and Mr. Bruce Beal Mr. Peter Glusker and Ms. Dalia Gold Mr. and Mrs. Morton Janklow
Mary G. Davis
Richard I. Kandel Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Santella Mr. Joel S. Beam Michael and Anne B. Golden Mr. and Mrs. Vladimir Jelisavcic
Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Davis
Kaplan, Inc. Mr. Michael Sarkozi and Mr. Ronald Shuma Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Beard Mr. Neil J. Goldmacher and Ms. Bari B. Goldmacher Dr. Barbara Jessen and Ms. Ann Jessen
Elizabeth De Cuevas
Mr. Dan Katzner and Ms. Claudia Zeldin Mr. and Mrs. Paul Segal Mr. and Mrs. Richard I. Beattie Daniel and Libby Goldring Drs. Ramesh and Lajwanti Jhaveri
Mr. David H. De Weese and Ms. Anne C. Heller
The Honorable Thomas H. Kean Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shabsels Ms. Margaret Beller and Ms. Elizabeth Beller Mrs. Arlene Goldstein Harry Jho
Jeffrey S. Dean, Ph.D.
Helen Kimmel Anya C. M. Herz and Dr. Andrew Shiva Stephanie Bell-Rose Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Goodman Dr. Keith Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Cisco del Valle
Ms. Emily J. Klopfer Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Singer Ms. Stephanie Belz Mr. Michael Gordon Thomas P. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Demko
Mr. Christopher Kojima and Ms. Elizabeth Kojima Melissa A. Slaybaugh Elaine S. Bernstein and Erika Bernstein Kelble Ann and Melissa Gottlieb Mr. Arlin Jorge
Christine Denham and Robert W. Stein
Miss Vanessa Krauser Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smigel Ms. Michelle Bernstein Ms. Susannah Gray and Mr. John Lyons Joseph Family Charitable Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony L. DiBrizzi
Mr. and Mrs. Beau Lescott Society of Systematic Biologists Ms. Kathryn M. Berthold Estate of Lee A. Greenbaum Mr. Colin Jost
Michael DiBrizzi
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Lessing Marc S. Solomon Judith L. Biggs Kim and Jeff Greenberg Mr. George Jovanoski
Robert and Marti Dinerstein
Betty and John Levin Dr. and Mrs. Peter Som Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Blair David J. Greene Foundation, Inc. Joseph Kahn and Shannon Wu
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher DiOrio
Hans Li and Jennifer Kouvant Mr. Carl R. Spadaro Peter and Sofia Blanchard Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Greenfield Harry P. Kamen
Mr. John R. Donahue and Mr. Aaron Hobart
Ethel Lipsitz The Goldie Anna Charitable Trust Lauren Blum and C. William Merten Gail Gregg Ms. Elizabeth Kantor
Ms. Ceara Donnelley and Mr. Nathan Berry, Gaylord
Arthur L. Loeb Mr. and Mrs. William C. Sterling, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Bognacki and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation Mr. Charles Griffis and Mrs. Megan Kelly Pat and Paul D. Kaplan
Mr. and Mrs. James I. Magid Mr. and Mrs. William Stevenson Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bovenizer III Ms. Margaret F. Donovan and Ms. Nancy Broderick Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Grinberg Mr. and Mrs. George Kaufman
Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Malkin Suvretta Capital Management Victoria R. Boyt Mr. and Mrs. L.F. Boker Doyle Ms. Margaret Grise and Mr. Adam Silver Earle W. Kazis
Jeffrey and Cynthia Manocherian Mr. Ahmir K. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brandman Mr. Brian Drake and Mrs. Diane Ash Drake Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Grove Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Kean
Lizzy and Bryce Markus United Airlines Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brandmeyer Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Dreyer Mrs. Patricia Gruber Laurie D. Kefalidis
Marriott International The University of Michigan Catharine O. Broderick and Henry U. Harris III The Durst Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Gural Ms. Saundra Keinberger and Ms. Nina Keinberger
* Deceased

Bicky and George Kellner Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Manheimer Ms. Grace M. Parr Charles V. Schaefer Mr. Bryan H. Tucker Mr. Robert Atwater
Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Kendall Barbara Manocherian Parton/Bove Charitable Fund Rita and Joseph B. Scheller Mr. Andrew Turk Ms. Patricia Azeltine
Mr. Erik Kenward Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Margolin Mr. Maurice Passy Mr. and Mrs. David T. Schiff U.S. Geological Survey Ms. Ashanda Balderas
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kerschner Ms. Isabelle Marino and Mr. Ryan Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Peek Mr. Rick Schulman and Ms. Debbie Schulman Mrs. Nenon Ujiki Mr. Frank M. Bamberger
The Kerwin Family Tom Marshall and Kathy Keneally Penn State Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Schwartz The University of Georgia Ms. Carolina Baron
Mr. and Mrs. Raj M. Keswani Drs. Patrick and Linda Mastroianni Mr. Emmanuel Perez Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Schwartz USDA FS Southern Research Station-Athens Ms. Linda Barrett
Dr. and Mrs. Hoshang J. Khambatta Mrs. Nina Matis and Mr. Alan Gosule Mr. Brett Perkins and Ms. Yvonne Perkins Mr. and Mrs. James Scott Utah State University Ms. Helen Baumhofer
Mrs. Tracy Kimmel and Mr. James Florack Mr. and Mrs. Gary H. Matt Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Pittman Mr. Donald P. Seibert Ms. Diane G. VanWyck and Mr. Frank Repas Mr. David Baxter
Patrick J. Knox MCar/Wilshire Limousine Ronnie Planalp Paul and Mary Seid Joyce P. and Diego R. Visceglia Foundation Ms. Fern Beckman
Ms. Judy Koch and Ms. Barbara J. Eler Dr. Kevin McAuliffe and Dr. Katharine Frase Mr. and Mrs. Len Poliandro Mr. and Mrs. Salil Seshadri Mr. Markus Voorham and Ms. Vanessa Ms. Joan L. Benson
Julie Kohn and Dan Swift Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCain Mr. and Mrs. Zachary O. Pomerantz Dr. Yelena Shafeyeva Hicks-Voorham The Honorable Lucy Wilson Benson
Ms. Kristine Koren Ms. Paula McGuinness Mr. Arthur W. Porter Pamela and Mel Shaftel Maria T. Vullo Mr. Lewis Bernard
Mr. Tyler Korff Mrs. Dee McLeod and Mr. Edrick Browne Deborah and Earl Potter Shake Shack Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Mr. Robert Bethge
Mrs. Katherine J. Kornblau-Susskind Carolyn and Eugene Mercy, Jr. Acorn Hill Foundation John M. Shapiro and Shonni J. Silverberg Emily V. Wade Dr. and Mrs. Donald Blaufox
Kristy and Jonathan Korngold Ms. Natalie Merrick Jamie and Phil Prince Mr. Claude Shaw and Ms. Lara Meiland-Shaw Douglas Warner Mr. Lynn A. Bohlin
Ms. Jane Krakowski Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Mestres, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Pruzan Mr. Jay Shayevitz and Ms. Susan Shayevitz Dorothy Watson and Marjorie O. Watson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Braun
Andrea Krantz and Harvey Sawikin Dr. Roslyn Milstein Meyer and Dr. Jerome Harris Mr. Arun Puranik Barry A. Shenkman Evelene Wechsler Ms. Beatrice Brewster
Meyer Rochelle and Jesse Shereff Mr. and Mrs. Peter Weidman
Mr. George H. Krauss Yvonne S. Quinn Mr. Peter Brizard
Ms. Alexandra Milstein Ms. Holly Sherr Mrs. John L. Weinberg
Dorothy and David Kroenlein John Rachwalski and Jessica Yau Mr. Kenneth A. Bronston
Sandra C. and Lowell A. Mintz Mr. Michael Shoemaker
Mr. David Kuck Mr. and Mrs. Scott Radke Mr. Earl. D. Weiner Mr. and Mrs. Michael Buckner
Elizabeth Miracky, The Dwight Group Ian Shrank and Alexandra W. Logue
Mr. and Mrs. Tomislav Kundic Mr. and Mrs. Paul Raether Mr. Jerry A. Weiss Mr. Sherman B. Carll
Mr. David Mirkin and Ms. Karen Piacentini Marlys Silver
Elizabeth and Robert La Blanc Ms. Elisa Rapaport and Mr. William Schabio Mrs. Edward Weisselberg Ms. Ann Chambers
Ms. Barbara Mitchell and Mr.J Zachary Sullivan Boon Sim and Shiuan Wu
Estate of Ann M. Lacy Mr. and Mrs. Austin Ratner Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Whalen Ms. Carolyn M. Chave and Ms. Chloe Hall
Cynthia Mitchell and Joseph Mitchell Ms. Zhanna Shulina
Lambert Family Mr. and Mrs. William Rayner Ms. Stephanie G. Wheeler Ms. Anita Child
Mr. and Mrs. Vikram Mody Esther Simon Charitable Trust
Peter and Deborah Lamm Mr. Sean Redding Robert W. and Donna T. Whiteford Ms. Winifred C. Chin
Eben Moglen Mr. and Mrs. Gary Singer
Joseph Laraia and Dr. Mary Motyl Mrs. Kristi Reilly and Mr. Sean Lee Mary Louise Whitmarsh Mr. Leon Choate, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Mogul Mr. and Mrs. John Slapp
The Larkin Family Mr. and Mrs. John M. Reiss Dr. and Mrs. Wayne G. Whitmore Michael Jay Chusmir
Dr. Barbara W. Monsanto and Dr. Enrique Monsanto Abigail Solomon and Jason Teuscher
The Robert J. Laskowski Foundation Ms. Fretta Reitzes Ms. Sara Wiener Margaret Olstad Cleary
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Morrill Vicki Rosen Solomon
Ms. Karen J. Lauder Richard L. Revesz Jarvis and Coke Anne Wilcox Ms. Myrna Coffino
Mr. Joseph C. Morris Ms. Olivia Song and Mr. Scott Rofey
David B. Sterling Mr. Roy Ritter Dr. Mary Anne Wilkinson and Mr. Bill E. Samelson Ms. Barbara Cohen
Mr. Jerome B. Moss and Ms. Olga Gottlieb Honorable Joyce L. Sparrow
Nora Lavori Sheila J. Robbins Mr. Charles Perry Wilson and Mr. Ransom C. Wilson Mr. Theodore Cohn
Mr. Gary R. Mullen Ms. Cristina Spencer and Mr. Graham Spencer
Mr. and Mrs. David Lederman Mr. Mark T. Robinson WiT Media Dr. Charles J. Cole and Carol R. Townsend
Ms. Barbara Munn Jeffrey and Sarah Stafford
Ellen Leef-Sherrow and Michael Sherrow Mr. and Mrs. Scott Robinson Lisa and Richard Witten Mrs. Marie H. Cole
Mr. James Murphy Starwood Hotels & Resorts New York City Metro
Jacqueline LeFrak and Edward Kosinski Sascha M. Rockefeller Honorable and Mrs. James D. Wolfensohn Mr. and Mrs. John Colgrove
Music Express Worldwide Chauffeur Services Market
Mr. and Mrs. Frederic I. Leif Mr. John A. Rodger Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wolfson Ms. Danica Cordell-Reeh
Ms. Kathryn Myers Esta E. Stecher
The Irene Levoy Foundation, Inc. Ms. Cynthia Roeser Ms. Alisa Amarosa Wood and Mr. Alastair Wood Dr. Susan Cropper
Ms. Frances Naftal Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Steinman
Mr. John Lewin and Ms. Marjory Becker-Lewin Cynthia Rogers Charles O. Wood Dr. Virginia L. Cunningham
NAON, Inc. Susan Steinsapir
Mr. and Mrs. D. Roger B. Liddell Theodore Roosevelt Association Mr. David Wood Mr. Frank Davanzo
Mr. and Mrs. James Neary Marc Stern and Kimberly Yellin
David and Amy Liebowitz Mr. and Mrs. John Rorer Mrs. Margaret W. Wright Mr. and Mrs. James E. Davies
Stephanie and Herbert Neuman Mr. James Stevenson and Ms. Josephine A. Merck
Ms. Billie Lim and Mr. Stephen Ifshin Mr. and Mrs. Jeff L. Rosenheim Dr. Breezy Wynn and Ms. Vance Thompson Ms. Carol Davies-Gross and Mr. Abie Gross
New Leaf Consulting and Restoration William P. Stewart
Ms. Susan B. Lindenauer and Mr. Arthur Lindenauer Mr. and Mrs.* Cye Ross Janet B. York Mr. Anthony Delbove
New York Building Congress Daniel L. Stoddard
Mr. John P. Linderman and Dr. Trudy M. Burke Mr. Robert Ross Martin Zaretsky Mr. David A. Dorfman
Partnership for NYC Alan and Katherine Stroock Fund
Fritz and Lee Link Gail Ann Rothman Robert P. Zimmerman Mr. Christopher J. Durso
Mrs. Norman D. Newell Guy Miller Struve and Marcia Mayo Hill
Yen Liow and Eeling Lim Michael Tuch Foundation Ms. Beth Zubatkin Mr. Howard Einbinder and Mrs. Jo Ellen Loth
Maria Niarchos and Stephané Gouaze Arlene Stuhl
Mr. Steven Lipsitz Ms. Mary Rufrano Bloomberg Philanthropies Marvin W. Ellin
Bruce Nicholas Mr. Kent Sublette
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Litwin* Mr. and Mrs. Troy Ruhanen Dr. Wally B. Elvers and Ms. Lita Elvers
Dr. Michael Novacek and Dr. Maureen O'Leary Mr. John C. Sullivan
Mr. Chien C. Liu Mr. Tomas Ruiz and Ms. Anne Ruiz Mrs. Eva Ezrovics
Ms. Sandra Nudelman and Mr. Matt Parsons Dr. P. R. Sundaresan JESUP LEGACY CIRCLE
Joe and Clare LoCicero Nina Rumbough Mary Ellen Fahs, PhD.
Mr. and Mrs. David O'Brien Jeffrey Taback and Inanna Donnelley
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Lombard Mrs. Allen D. Rushton Anonymous (36) Mr. Dennis R. Ferguson
Mr. Nick Ogurtsov and Ms. Desi Eagan Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tannenhauser
Ms. Kate Lopez Ms. Patricia Ryan Mrs. Arlene Abrams Ms. Inge Fischer
Oklahoma State University Ms. Nancy T. Taubenslag and Mr. Mauri Rosenthal
Al Loris Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rylee Ms. Roberta Adelman and Mr. Fred Adelman Stuart Fischman, Esq.
Ms. Joanne Omar Amy Taylor and Nelson A. Rockefeller, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Loshak Bonnie L. Sacerdote Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Allen Mr. Alan Fleischer and Ms. Martha S. Fleischer
Oregon State University Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Telljohann
Mrs. Barbara L. Louis Mr. and Mrs. Robert Safron Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Altman Ms. Stephanie Fogel
Jonathan Orser D'Vera Topol
Mr. Robert MacNeil Ms. Courtney Sale Ross Dr. and Mrs. Sydney Anderson Mr. John French III
Mr. Gregory E. Ostling and Ms. Angela Tu Alexander and Catherine Traykovski
Mr. William G. Magnussen Mr. Anthony M. Pagnotta and Ms. Margaret M. Ms. Nicole Salmasi Joseph and Joan Cullman Conservation Ms. Marcelle Arak Eli A. Friedman, M.D.
Ms. Anita M. Majetich Pagnotta Mr. Joshua Sandbulte and Ms. Tracey Strauss Foundation, Inc. Dr. Rudolf G. Arndt Miss Mignon Ganne
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Malloy Nicole and Bruce Paisner Ms. Linda S. Sanford Ms. Cecily Trenka and Mr. Ron Trenka Ms. Robyn J. Asimov Mr. and Mrs. Brian Gill
Dr. and Mrs. Roy S. Malpass Ms. Diona Park Dr. and Mrs. Carl Saphier Jean and Raymond Troubh Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Asrelsky Mr. Roland Ginzel
* Deceased

Mr. William A. Glaser and Mrs. Gilberte Ms. Gretchen Marks Dr. Margaret Schottstaedt
Vansintejan-Glaser Ms. Camille Mastri and Mr. John Plencner Mr. and Mrs. Eric Schraemli
Mr. Richard Gordon Ms. Laura Bemben McCloskey and Mr. Ciaran Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Schwartz
Mr. Michael Goudket McCloskey
Mrs. Lenore Scott
Mrs. Anne Gouldsbury Mr. and Mrs. Robert McColaugh
Mr. Richard Sheridan
Mr. Peter H. Gregson Mr. Michael J. McCormick
Mr. A. James Smith, Jr. and Ms. M. Kathryn
Mr. Peter S. Grimes Mr. Charles McCown
Eickhoff-Smith
Ellen and Lawrence Gross Mr. and Mrs. Edward R H McDowell
Mr. Ronny Soderstrom
Ms. Margaret L. Hagen Ms. Ann S. McIntyre
Ms. Jeannette Hanby and Mr. David Bygott Mr. Peter J. Solomon
Mr. Charles W. Merrels
Mrs. Doris Hansmann Dr. Peter M. Som and Ms. Judy S. Som
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Messinger
Ms. Ruth Ann Harnisch and Mr. Bill F. Harnisch Ann Breen Metcalfe Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sommer
Ms. Anneliese Harstick Ms. Payne B. Middleton Mr. Mark M. Spradley
Dr. and Mrs. Karl A. Hartman, Jr. Mr. Maceo W. Mitchell and Ms. Patricia J. Wynne Jeff Spychala
Mr. Roderic Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Mones Ms. Linda J. Starzman
Mr. Gregory F. Hauser Mr. and Mrs. James E. Moore Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Steele
Ms. Susan Heath Mr. Charles H. Mott Ms. Jennifer Stevens
Mr. Walter G. Heid Ms. Mary Mugurdichian Mr. Mark L. Stevens
Ms. Esther L. Herbert Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Mull Dr. and Mrs. Martin A. Stolbun
Ms. Judith F. Hernstadt Miss Ellen J. Myers
Mr. Karl J. Stone
Mr. Kenneth Heuer Ms. Eileen Nemeroff
Mrs. Jennifer Higgins Mr. Joseph M. Sweeney
Dr. Stephanie Neuman and Mr. Herbert Neuman
Mr. Matthew Higgins Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Telljohann
Mrs. Gillian W. Newell
Mrs. Susan S. Hochenberg Ms. Diann Terry PLANNED GIVING
Mr. Thomas K. O'Brien, Jr.
Mr. Michael Irwin Mr. Robert F. Petrie and Ms. Valerie Thaler
Mrs. Theresa Ornstein
Ms. Margot Jacobs Mr. Christopher Theodor and Ms. Ronetta Blackburn
Mr. Jonathan Orser
Dr. Irma B. Jaffe Dr. William Thierfelder and Prof. Michael Aloi
Dr. Norman Osofsky and Mrs. Carol Falcetti
Ms. Marilyn Jaffe-Ruiz and Mr. Victor R. Ruiz
Mr. Michael Pantuliano Mrs. Edwin Thorne Promote broader understanding of the natural WAYS TO GIVE:
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony James
Ms. Irene Toovey
Ms. Dorothy Johnsen
Mr. Michael R. Passarella world for generations to come!
Mr. Mark W. Jordan and Ms. Cynthia Jordan
Ms. Maria M. Patterson Ms. Ellen M. Rosette and Mr. Salvatore Troiano • A Gift in Your Will—known as a Bequest—is the most common
Patricia S. Joseph
Ms. Celia Paul and Mr. Stephen Rosen Mr. Craig S. Tunks and Mr. Tom Toynton By arranging a planned gift for the American way to plan a future gift.
Ms. Eileen Pentel and Mr. Don Wade Dr. Gretchen Van Alstyne
Ms. Helene L. Kaplan Museum of Natural History, your impact will
Marcia Kaplan-Mann
Mrs. Frank Perdue Mrs. Helen S. Vishniac • Beneficiary Designations on your IRA and 401k accounts keep
Mr. Stanley Perlman extend to future generations of children, assets outside of probate and may reduce taxes for your estate. A life
Mrs. Suzanne M. Kavetas Ms. Marjory S. Walters
Ms. Belinda Kaye

Ms. Mary Pettigrew
Ms. Fanny E. Warburg families, explorers, researchers, and science insurance policy is another way to plan a gift for charity with a simple
Mrs. Gloria K. Rand
Dr. Joan A. Kedziora Mrs. Isobel Wayrick learners who walk through our doors. beneficiary designation.
Ms. Gertrude Redmond
Ms. Latimer Kells Mr. Marshall M. Weinberg
Mr. and Mrs. Johannes G. Kilian
Angela Reich, Ph.D.
Arne Werchick We are honored to recognize those who make • Careful Succession Planning with an existing donor advised fund or
Ms. Pamela Reinertsen and Mr. Arthur Reinertsen
Ms. Catherine King trust is another way to create a future gift without changing your will.
Ms. Madeleine Richard Judy and Josh Weston bequests and planned gifts to the Museum
Prof. and Mrs. Tom C. King
Edward A. Kirtman and Risa M. Schifter
Ms. Gloria Roma Mr. Ronald D. Weston
with a membership in the Jesup Legacy Circle. • Life-Income Arrangements such as a gift annuity or charitable
Ms. Joyce Rosen Mr. Sidney S. Whelan, Jr. and Ms. Anne S. McCook
Mr. Frederick A. Klingenstein With many giving options to choose from, you remainder trust can support the Museum’s future while also securing
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Rothstein Dr. and Mrs. Donald W. Whipple
Stanley Kottock tax benefits and lifetime payments for you and your family.
Mr. Ravi Rozdon Mr. Thomas C. Danziger and Ms. Laura B. Whitman can select the type of planned gift that best
Janet Kozera
Stuart and Barbara Kreisberg
Ms. Harriette Rubinstein Mr. Chester Widomski and Dr. Linda Widomski suits your needs. • Charitable Lead Trusts can also be used to pass assets to children or
Mr. Peihua Ku
Mr. Murray Sackson Mr. Gabriel Wiesenthal grandchildren in a tax-advantaged way.
Patricia E. Saigo, M.D. Dr. Adam S. Wilkins
Mr. Russell Lee
Ms. Diane Lefer
Ellen Salem, Ph.D.
Ms. Caroline Wilson
• Real Estate or Business Interests, if properly planned, can make a
Mr. and Mrs. Will E. Leland
Dr. and Mrs. Michael R. Sanders
Ms. Betsy Yamazaki
very tax-wise gift to support the Museum.
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Sanford, Jr.
Ms. Jane A. Levenson Ms. Irene Zelnick
Mr. William Savino
Sir Julian Edmond Paul Lewison and Ms. Wendy Mr. and Mrs. Eric T. Zinn
Lewison Mr. Patrick Schaar and Ms. Dorothy Gold
Mary D. Lindsay Ms. Jane Scheiber
Ms. Anita J. Linn Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Schiavone
Ms. Catherine Lomuscio and Mr. Frank Lomuscio Ms. Christine Schiavone-McKeon
For more information, visit amnh.org/plannedgiving, contact our planned giving office at
Mr. John Maguire Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schiffmann
Ms. Gloria Schindler
plannedgiving@amnh.org, or call us at 212-769-5119.
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to host the annual Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate—
Mummies was developed by The Field Museum, Chicago. THE BUTTERFLY CONSERVATORY BridgeUP: STEM is generously supported by a grant from
Major funding for ¡Cuba! has been provided by the Lila generously endowed by relatives, friends, and admirers
the Helen Gurley Brown Trust. KWANZAA 2016: SONGS FOR THE SOUL
Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund. The Museum gratefully acknowledges the Richard and Generous support for The Butterfly Conservatory has of Isaac Asimov and his work—bringing the finest
Karen LeFrak Exhibition and Education Fund. been provided by the Eileen P. Bernard Exhibition Fund. Kwanzaa 2016: Songs for the Soul is co-presented by
Significant support for ¡Cuba! has been provided by the minds in the world to the Museum each year to debate
SCICAFE SERIES Community Works and New Heritage Theatre Group.
Ford Foundation. Mummies is proudly supported by Chase Private Client. pressing questions on the frontier of scientific discovery.
The SciCafe Series is proudly sponsored by Judy and The Kwanzaa marketplace is organized by the
Generous support for ¡Cuba! has been provided by the
Josh Weston. Harlem Arts Alliance.
Dalio Ocean Initiative. CELEBRATE CULTURE!
¡Cuba! is proudly supported by JetBlue. SciCafe Special Event: “Zika: What You Need to Know,” Support for Celebrate Culture! programs, including the Special Thanks: Jazz at Lincoln Center, Paper Source, and
The Secret World Inside You, and related activities Margaret Mead Film Festival: “Re-Frame;” Celebrate Westside Market NYC.
are generously supported by the Science Education Pacific Northwest Culture; Kwanzaa 2016: Songs for the
Partnership Award (SEPA) program of the National Soul; and Los Sueños del Caribe: People, Land, and Place LOS SUEÑOS DEL CARIBE (DREAMS
Institutes of Health (NIH). is provided, in part, by the May and Samuel Rudin Family OF THE CARIBBEAN): PEOPLE, LAND,
EXPEDITIONS E D U C AT I O N A N D P R O G R A M S Foundation, Inc.; the Sidney, Milton and Leoma Simon AND PLACE
Special thanks to MicroCulture developers PETLab at
Parsons and Jane McDonough. Foundation; and the family of Frederick H. Leonhardt. Los Sueños del Caribe: People, Land, and Place is
supported in part by an award from the National
Endowment for the Arts.
EXPLORE21 EXPEDITION TO ROMANIA RICHARD GILDER GRADUATE SCHOOL URBAN ADVANTAGE
The Museum’s Explore21 Initiative is generously The Museum expresses its utmost appreciation Major public support for the Urban Advantage
supported by the leadership contributions of to Richard Gilder, a steadfast and most generous program is provided by the Speaker and the
Katheryn P. and Thomas L. Kempner, Jr.; Linda R. benefactor and friend whose visionary philanthropy City Council of New York, and the New York City
and William E. Macaulay; and the Stavros enabled the Museum to establish the Gilder Department of Education. P H OTO G R A P H Y A N D D E S I G N
Niarchos Foundation. Graduate School.
Additional support for the Richard Gilder Graduate DISCOVERY ROOM
AMNH-MONGOLIAN ACADEMY OF School has been generously provided by the Hess The Discovery Room was made possible by a grant
SCIENCES EXPEDITIONS PHOTOGRAPHY DESIGN
Foundation, Inc.; an anonymous Museum Trustee; the from the Edward John Noble Foundation.
The AMNH-Mongolian Academy of Sciences City of New York; Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., Gerstner Family Cover: M. Shanley Pages 10–11: R. Mickens, M. Shanley, D. Finnin, R. Mickens on design, new york city.
Additional support has been provided by the www.ond.com
expeditions are generously supported by the Margaret Foundation; and the Annette Kade Charitable Trust. Page 2: Ralph Appelbaum Associates Pages 12–13: AMNH, D. Finnin, Robb McCormick
Ralph M. Cestone Foundation, the Louis and Virginia
and Will Hearst Paleontological Research Fund. Photography, C. Chesek, D. Finnin, R. Mickens, D. Finnin
Clemente Foundation, the Ducommun and Gross Pages 6–7: D. Finnin, V. Simeonovski, NASA/ESA, D.
MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING Family Foundation, the Larkin Family, and the Shepard, K. Enge, K. Krysko, D. Finnin, T. Komatsu, M. Page 15: D. Finnin
CONSTANTINE S. NIARCHOS PROGRAM
V. and L. Marx Foundation. Baird/Wikimedia Commons, R. Kramer/Wikimedia
EXPEDITIONS Page 16: D. Finnin
With deepest appreciation, the Museum acknowledges Commons, J. Surrey/Wikimedia Commons, M. Ellison,
The 2016 Constantine S. Niarchos Expeditions were Kathryn W. Davis for her generous founding support of O. Lucanus, J. Maisey, R. Hangarter, J. Gross, AMNH, N. Pages 18–19: D. Finnin
HAYDEN PLANETARIUM PROGRAMS
generously supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. the Master of Arts in Science Teaching (MAT) Program. Albury/National Museum of the Bahamas, P. Schouten Page 31: D. Finnin
Support for Hayden Planetarium Programs is provided
Leadership support for the MAT program is provided by
by the Schaffner Family and the Horace W. Goldsmith Page 8: R. Mickens Pages 32–33: D. Finnin
The Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund.
Endowment Fund. Page 9: D. Finnin/M. Shanley
The MAT program is supported in part by the National
Science Foundation under Grant Numbers DRL-1119444
and DUE-1340006, and the U.S. Department of
Education under Grant Number U336S140026.

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A N N UA L R EP ORT 2 01 7

2 A M E R I C A N M U S E U M O F N AT U R A L H I S T O R Y 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 3

Norway* Melanie J. Hopkins

Brazil John S. Sparks

South Africa Lorenzo Prendini

Argentina Felicity Arengo

+ Explore21 Expedition * Constantine S. Niarchos Expeditions

44,410 506 1,211 Ambrose Monell Cryo

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Dinosaur Eggs Were

O CTOBER 2 016 D E C E M B E R 2 01 6 M AY 201 7 JUNE 2 017

DECEMBER 2 016 D E C E M B E R 2 01 6 J UNE 201 7

Study Doubles Estimate of World Bird Species

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8 A M E R I C A N M U S E U M O F N AT U R A L H I S T O R Y 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 9

NOVEMBER 18– 20, 2016 D E C E M B E R 30, 2 01 6

Celebrate Pacific Northwest Culture

SciCafe Special Event

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SAU R OP O DS AT TH E M U S E U M F E B RUARY 1 7, 201 7 Malagan Ceremonies of New Ireland

12 A M E R I C A N M U S E U M O F N AT U R A L H I S T O R Y 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 13

Fiscal year 2017 marked another year of solid

fiscal years, the Museum’s net assets increased by $355.4 million, or

14 A M E R I C A N M U S E U M O F N AT U R A L H I S T O R Y 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 15

OPERATING REVENUE AND SUPPORT FY 2017 FY 2016

Investment return designated for operations $ 20,076,659 $ 19,844,004

Total operating revenue and support $ 192,085,035 $ 186,345,126

Scientific research $ 36,476,319 $ 35,728,689

Total Operating Expenses $ 175,135,333 $ 164,897,346

OF FINANCIAL POSITION Operating revenue and support in excess of operating expenses,

ASSETS FY 2017 FY 2016

Total assets $ 1,437,844,963 $ 1,303,392,029

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS AND OTHER

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Lewis W. Bernard, Chairman

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AUDIT COMMITTEE ON EXECUTIVE PLANNING

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Ms. Belinda Kaye

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