HISTORIC HOUSE TRUST OF NEW YORK CITY INC
830 FIFTH AVENUE ROOM 203, NEW YORK, NY 10065 www.historichousetrust.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE HISTORIC HOUSE TRUST OF NEW YORK CITY, INC. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NYC PARKS, ADVOCATES FOR, PROMOTES AND PROVIDES EXPERTISE TO PRESERVE 23 PUBLICLY OWNED HISTORIC SITES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE CITY'S FIVE BOROUGHS TO FULFILL OUR MISSION. WE ADVOCATE FOR THE HISTORIC SITES TO OBTAIN FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR BOTH CRITICAL AND ASPIRATIONAL NEEDS. WE PROMOTE THE HISTORIC SITES THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND OTHER FORMS OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION, THUS HELPING TO EXPAND THEIR AUDIENCES AND IMPACT. WE PROVIDE EXPERTISE TO THE HISTORIC SITES IN THE FORM OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, BEST PRACTICE SOLUTIONS AND LEADERSHIP ACROSS CORE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING HISTORIC HOUSE MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION, EDUCATION, COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT AND FUNDRAISING.

THE HISTORIC HOUSE TRUST OF NEW YORK CITY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NYC PARKS, ADVOCATES FOR, PROMOTES AND PROVIDES EXPERTISE TO PRESERVE 23 PUBLICLY OWNED HISTORIC SITES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE CITY'S FIVE BOROUGHS.AS PART OF HHT'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW YORK CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT, CERTAIN ESSENTIAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AS IN-KIND DONATIONS TO HELP SUPPORT OUR WORK ON BEHALF OF THE PARKS-OWNED HOUSES. THIS INCLUDES OUR OFFICE SPACE (CENTRALLY LOCATED IN CENTRAL PARK), INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (TELEPHONES, COMPUTERS, INTERNET), A MAINTENANCE BUDGET TO PURCHASE MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS SUPPLIES AND EMERGENCY SERVICES THROUGH CITY CONTRACTS, AND THE SALARIES OF HHT'S CAPITAL STAFF AND THAT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

HISTORIC BUILDING CONSERVATION & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: HHT'S MAIN EFFORT IS ENSURING THE SUCCESSFUL PRESERVATION OF THE IRREPLACEABLE HISTORIC STRUCTURES IN ITS CARE. HHT'S STAFF CONSULTS ON AND MANAGES RESTORATION PROJECTS AT THESE SITES, RANGING FROM SMALL REPAIRS TO LARGE-SCALE CAPITAL PROJECTS. DESPITE DELAYS DUE TO COVID-19, HHT COMPLETED ROOF CONSTRUCTION WORK AT TWO SITES. HHT ADDITIONALLY BEGAN A FULL HVAC RECONSTRUCTION AT ONE OF ITS PARTNER SITES, A COMPLEX PROCESS TO PRESERVE THE HISTORIC INTEGRITY OF THE HISTORIC HOUSE AND ITS COLLECTIONS.ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT & PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT: HHT PROVIDES RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT MANAGE THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF ITS PARTNER SITES TO HELP STRENGTHEN THEIR MISSIONS. THIS INCLUDES ANNUAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT, REGULAR PARTNERSHIP MEETINGS, AND OTHER ASSISTANCE AS NEEDED. THIS YEAR HHT REGRANTED $50,000 IN DIRECT GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO ITS PARTNER SITES, AND LAUNCHED BIWEEKLY PARTNERSHIP CALLS TO HELP TRANSMIT IMPORTANT PANDEMIC INFORMATION TO OUR PARTNER SITES, SUPPORTING THEIR ABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE CONDITIONS. THE BIWEEKLY CALLS ALSO ENABLE HHT AND ITS PARTNERS TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THEIR PARTNERSHIPS, FOCUSING ON EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT OPERATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN PARTIES. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & PUBLIC PROGRAMS: HHT WORKS TO PROMOTE VISITATION TO THE INDIVIDUAL SITES AND BOLSTER PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PROGRAMS THEY PRESENT. THIS YEAR, HHT CREATED AN ONLINE PLATFORM TO COLLECTIVELY SHARE OUR PARTNER MUSEUMS' NEW VIRTUAL PROGRAMS THAT WERE LAUNCHED AS A RESPONSE TO PANDEMIC-RELATED SITE CLOSURES AND SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES.COLLECTIONS CARE: HHT PROVIDES CURATORIAL EXPERTISE AND ASSISTANCE TO HELP PRESERVE OUR PARTNER SITES' HISTORIC COLLECTIONS FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF BOTH CURRENT AND FUTURE AUDIENCES. CURRENTLY, HHT ASSISTS IN THE CONSERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF OVER 90,000 HISTORIC ITEMS AND ARTIFACTS. THIS YEAR, HHT EXPANDED THE ROOF RAISERS CURATORIAL BRIGADE, ITS SIGNATURE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, TO INCLUDE TRAINING IN HISTORIC OBJECT INVENTORYING, WITH VOLUNTEERS DEVOTING 224 HOURS TOWARD INVENTORYING 927 COLLECTIONS OBJECTS ACROSS THREE SITES.

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