EIN 13-3795391

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
111
Year formed
1994
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History was founded by Richard Gilder and Lewis E. Lehrman with the mission to promote knowledge and understanding of American history through educational programs and resources. As the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to K-12 history education, the institute offers museum collections, exhibitions, and educational resources that include over 85,000 primary source documents related to American history. Approximately 90-95% of these documents are digitized and searchable on The gli website.
Total revenues
$12,020,184
2023
Total expenses
$10,332,907
2023
Total assets
$66,115,842
2023
Num. employees
111
2023

Program areas at The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Teacher programs in American history:teacher professional development programs served 21,000 teachers. In The summer, teacher professional development programs served more than 1,500 teachers online and 500 teachers in person, with several hundred additional educators joining for livestreamed lectures. The gettysburg collegegilder Lehrman ma in American History, an affordable, fully online master's degree program, led by renowned, award-winning historians, admitted 1,300 students this year.
Museum collections through exhibitions and educational resources:the Gilder Lehrman collection includes over 86,000 primary source documents relating to American History. The digital collection allows online access to our documents. In 2020, The Institute launched its transcription project, which enlists middle and high school students to transcribe documents from The Gilder Lehrman collection. More than 430 volunteers have transcribed more than 4,250 pages of rare documents from The Gilder Lehrman collection. Traveling exhibition panels on major topics in American History are in circulation and visited 98 sites across The country. Gilder Lehrman collection's primary sources are also on display in physical exhibition spaces at The george Washington's mount vernon, gettysburg national military park, The morgan library & museum, The museum of The American revolution, The museum of modern art and united states capitol visitor center. Online program, inside The vault: highlights from The Gilder Lehrman collection, has been viewed by nearly 50,000 teachers, students, scholars, and History enthusiasts.
Student programs in American History: student programs served all fifty states and 99 countries outside of The us. The total number of schools that participated in The affiliate school program was over 34,750, reaching 12 million students. The Gilder Lehrman Institute has partnered with The rockefeller foundation and The musical "hamilton" to create an education program for The musical, which had participation from 195,000 students. The Institute's ap us History study guide had 1.6 million unique visitors. The Institute's online American History courses called History school served 8,700 students. History u, an offering in which students can take American History self-paced online courses, has served 3,500 students.
Other programs. National History teacher of The year award program, national book prizes, conferences outreach, scholarly & college fellowship program and book breaks weekly online program.

Who funds The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Gilder FoundationHistory$3,750,000
Gilder FoundationHistory$2,000,000
Fulk Family FoundationAnnual Abraham Lincoln Symposium for Teachers in Grades K Through 12 at Abraham Lincoln Library in Springfield, Illinois$500,000
...and 44 more grants received totalling $8,580,397

Personnel at The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

NameTitleCompensation
James G. BaskerPresident and Chief Executive Officer$258,584
Kathrine MottChief Operating Officer$211,281
Kate Rizzo SmithChief Financial Officer$128,038
Josh LandonDirector of Marketing and Communications
Nicholas GlisermanDirector of Technology , Information , and Digital Engagement
...and 15 more key personnel

Financials for The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$7,431,388
Program services$2,103,310
Investment income and dividends$2,175,683
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$60,556
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$164,059
Net income from fundraising events$-120,880
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$191,109
Miscellaneous revenues$14,959
Total revenues$12,020,184

Form 990s for The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-04-23990View PDF
2022-062023-05-15990View PDF
2021-062022-05-16990View PDF
2020-062021-05-25990View PDF
2019-062021-02-09990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Data update history
October 3, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
August 2, 2024
Received grants
Identified 13 new grant, including a grant for $500,000 from Fulk Family Foundation
May 19, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 18, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 9 new grant, including a grant for $270,000 from Robert and Kate Niehaus Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsNational levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
49 W 45th St 2nd FL
New York, NY 10036
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
gilderlehrman.org/ 
Phone
(646) 366-9666
Facebook page
gilderlehrman 
Twitter profile
@gilder_lehrman 
IRS details
EIN
13-3795391
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1994
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A70: Humanities Organizations
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
126125
FTB Entity ID
None yet
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-10-16
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