St Bartholomew's Conservancy Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Dedicated to helping restore and preserve the exterior and gardens of the st. Bartholomew's site, a New York city landmark since 1967 and a national historic landmark since 2016, the conservancy has helped make it possible to accelerate the site's restoration by helping to defray some of the expense of repairing roofs and roof drains, terraces, the church building's north facade, and the great dome to which the conservancy contributed $1.8 million to its restoration. The conservancy also funded illumination of the great dome. The focus continues on the park avenue west facade with the remarkable triple portal designed in 1901 by stanford white of mckim, mead, and white as a memorial to cornelius vanderbilt ii. The bronze doors and friezes are extraordinary works of art designed and executed by leading sculptors of their day: philip martiny, herbert adams, and andrew o'connor, with advice and supervision by daniel chester french. In 1918 the portal was moved section by section from the congregation's previous madison avenue location and provided the defining condition for bertram goodhue's overall romanesque design of the new church building.in 2024 the conservancy continued the work on the conservation evaluation of the triple portal and related entryway of st. Bartholomew's church. Investigations ranged from scientific analysis of materials the organization of the triple portal's architectural features, negative effects of pollution on the portal over the years, the casting of the bronze doors, and the early (unsuccessful) repairs made on the cipollino marble columns. This work culminated in a comprehensive conservation evaluation summary report submitted by excelsior art services with recommended treatments for conservation and preservation. These treatments will be tested by the project's lead conservator to determine the best approaches.a national search for the lead conservator for triple portal conservation was successfully undertaken in 2024. Following a national request for qualifications, st. Bartholomew's conservancy and st. Bartholomew's church jointly selected amanda trienens as the triple portal conservation project's lead conservator. Ms. Trienens, founding principal of cultural heritage conservation llc (chc), has more than 20 years of field experience working on historic structures, monuments, and sculptures. The firm's overarching goal is to ensure the longevity of our shared cultural heritage while attending to the needs of expectations of a spectrum of clients. Philosophically, chc projects are known for embracing (i) maximum retention of original materials, (ii) (recommending repairs whose durability derives from being mechanically compatible with those materials; (iii) specifying conservation treatments that are both effective and minimally invasive, and (iv) drawing attention to the public significance of heritage conservation projects. While offering a full array of design development and testing services, the firm is also uniquely equipped to manage conservation implementation.the conservancy also provided funding in 2024 totaling $23,037 for outside services for the capital project to preserve / conserve the triple portal of st. Bartholomew's church. This included triple portal sample analysis, graphic design services, legal advice for triple portal agreement, 3d imaging renders of bronze doors, photo usage fees, triple portal conservator's report printing and mailing, and continued production on the triple portal film - a masterpiece hiding in plain sight: the stanford white triple portal of st. Bartholomew's church.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 48.5%; rating input score 49
• Program expense ratio: 65.9%; rating input score 66
• Fundraising efficiency: $16.69 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th 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: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 54.7%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 20; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 46.2%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 14.6% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings