John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Foundation Incorporated

What it reported doing in 2024

Education, hemingway and museum support(see more detail in schedule o)2024 education highlightsguided museum visits: in 2024, museum educators led nearly 100 field trips for elementary, middle, and high school students. In total, over 4,800 students and 650 chaperones were guided through our exhibits and introduced to kennedy's role in historical events. An additional 305 students took part in virtual field trips, learning from a distance even though they were unable to visit the museum in person. The foundation provided 36 free bus transportations for students in the boston public schools as well as an additional six for lynn public schools.mock election: the library continues to serve as the Massachusetts coordinator for the national student/parent mock election, which is held every two years as part of the federal election cycle. Being a presidential election year, 2024 was especially popular with 10,406 students participating in the program. Students received mock ballots, and 5,030 teachers were provided with free curriculum resources to use in their classroom. Profile in courage essay contest: for the 2024-2025 contest, the library received over 2,300 essays from high school students in all 50 states, from Washington d.c., puerto rico, and 17 countries from every continent except antarctica. Some unexpected countries represented in this year's submissions include uzbekistan, armenia, indonesia, monaco, the bahamas, and panama. Children's literature conference: the annual children's literature conference was held on october 28th. More than 100 teachers and librarians from the boston area explored how educators can continue to implement excellent curriculum and pedagogy when teaching social studies. Family programs: in 2024, the library hosted eight multicultural performances for family and community audiences through the celebrate! Series. These programs served 1,865 in-person attendees and an additional 512 online participants. On february 19, the library presented its 13th annual presidents' day festival. The program included opportunities to meet actors portraying past presidents john adams, thomas jefferson, and theodore roosevelt, as well as former first lady abigail adams. The event also included musical performances, family-friendly museum tours, and hands-on "make and take" activities. The program brought 1,214 visitors to the library, and recorded presidents' day programs received nearly 4,000 online views.volunteer programs: between january and december, the library's volunteer docents brought jfk's life, legacy, and impact to over 5,330 museum visitors in more than 500 individual tours.kennedy library forums: in 2024, the jfk library presented 17 public forums and special "late nights at the library" events. In-person attendance at forums rose in 2024, with 2,504 visitors attending. The 12 forums that were livestreamed attracted 27,374 views on youtube. Highlights of the 2024 season included a community conversation on the middle east facilitated by tufts university professor eileen babbitt; two special events focused on the importance of voting, presented in partnership with the new england patriots and the boston celtics; a presidential debate watch event in partnership with wcvb newscenter 5; "say it well," an evening with obama speechwriter and author terry szuplat; and many more. All events presented highly esteemed panelists whose expertise and thoughtful commentary introduced many perspectives on some of the most important issues of our time.hemingwaythe ernest hemingway collection at the jfk library stands as the preeminent, unparalleled archive for the study of ernest hemingway's life, works, and creative process, comprising over 90% of the nobel laureate's existing manuscripts, more than 11,000 of his personal photographs, and selected family mementos. The library promotes hemingway's literary legacy to scholars and students of all ages through a variety of research opportunities, educational offering

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 82.9%; rating input score 83
• Program expense ratio: 62.8%; rating input score 63
• Fundraising efficiency: $2.41 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 12.4%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.05; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 27.2%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings