The Museum of Modern Art
Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016

The Museum of Modern Art
Index
June 30, 2017 and 2016
Page(s)Report of Independent Auditors ............................................................................................................... 1
Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position............................................................................................ 2
Consolidated Statements of Unrestricted Revenues, Expenses andChanges in Unrestricted Net Assets ............................................................................................................ 3
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets ................................................................................... 4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows ..................................................................................................... 5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements ......................................................................................... 6–37

Report of Independent Auditors
To the Board of Trustees of
The Museum of Modern Art
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of The Museum of Modern Art andits subsidiaries, which comprise the consolidated statements of financial position as of June 30, 2017 and2016, and the related consolidated statements of unrestricted revenues, expenses and changes inunrestricted net assets, of changes in net assets and of cash flows for the years then ended.
Management’s Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial
statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America;
this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparationand fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement,
whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors’ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States ofAmerica. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance
about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in
the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including theassessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due tofraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the Company’s
preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on
the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit
also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness ofsignificant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of
the consolidated financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficientand appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
OpinionIn our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of The Museum of Modern Art and its subsidiaries at June 30, 2017 and2016, and their changes in net assets and cash flows for the years then ended in accordance withaccounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

October 12, 2017

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The Museum of Modern Art
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)

2017

AssetsCash and cash equivalents
Cash restricted for construction
Receivables
Accounts receivable and other
Contributions receivable, net
The Trust for Cultural Resources
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other assets
Investments
Accrued investment income and other receivables
Investments, at fair value
Interest in net assets of International Council
Property, plant and equipment, net
Museum collections (Note 1)$

Total assets
Liabilities and Net Assets
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
Deferred revenue
Loans payable and bond premium, net of accumulated
amortization, of $46,276 and $6,151 in 2017 and 2016, respectively
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations$

152,876-

8,317
391,486
33,232
13,196
11,567

4,995
282,726
33,832
13,831
12,810526
953,5395,648
558,730-

1,185
838,520
6,002
498,343-$

2,189,213$

1,845,120$

56,4102,246$

58,8807,345

Total liabilities
Net Assets
Unrestricted
Temporarily restricted
Permanently restricted A16
Total net assets
Total liabilities and net assets

161,601
51,371

2016$

342,991
79,598263,270
78,323

481,245

407,818

692,752
671,172
344,044675,453
480,146
281,703

1,707,968

1,437,302

2,189,213$

1,845,120

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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The Museum of Modern Art
Consolidated Statements of Unrestricted Revenues,
Expenses and Changes in Unrestricted Net Assets
Years Ended June 30, 2017 and 20162017
Unrestricted Net Assets
Plant andEquipment
Funded by
Total
MuseumDesignatedUnrestricted
Operations
Gifts
Net Assets(in thousands of dollars)
Operating revenues and other support
Admissions
Membership
Investment income-spending policy
Annual fund contributions
Other grants and contributions
Circulating exhibition fees
Other
Revenue of auxiliary activities
Net assets released from restrictions$

Total operating revenues and other support
Operating expenses
Curatorial and related support services
Exhibitions
Other museum programs
Cost of sales/auxiliary activities
Depreciation (nonauxiliary)
Public services
Membership, development and cultivation
Facilities, security and other
Public information
Administration and otherTotal operating expenses
Excess (deficit) of operating revenues and support over
operating expenses
Nonoperating revenues, expenses and other support
Acquisition of works of arts
Net assets released from restrictions for art acquisitions
Net assets released from restrictions for debt service and reduction(Deficit) excess of investment income (under) over amounts designatedfor operations and specific purposes
Board-designated and other contributions
Defined benefit plan changes other than net periodic benefit cost
Interest expense, change in fair value of interest rate
swap agreements and other financing costs
Debt extinguishment costs

$

-

$

28,016
14,08337,02912,377
15,9683,585
7,711
58,17637,787$30,782
16,92736,161
14,30019,237803
8,792
58,61821,261$-$30,782
16,92736,161
14,30019,237803
8,792
58,61821,261

214,732-

214,732

206,881-

206,881

47,323
10,912
5,300
58,063
4,884
4,612
12,011
31,044
4,567
29,97021,784-47,323
10,912
5,300
58,063
26,668
4,612
12,011
31,044
4,567
29,97046,184
12,285
4,920
55,104
4,863
4,383
12,24929,773
4,727
27,784

21,867-

46,184
12,285
4,920
55,104
26,730
4,383
12,24929,773
4,727
27,784

208,686

21,784

230,470

202,272

21,867224,139

6,046(21,784)(15,738)

4,609(21,867)(17,258)(25,179)
25,179250-(25,179)
25,179250(40,625)
40,625
250-(40,625)
40,625250

46,162
2,651
1,934

-

46,162
2,651
1,934(70,416)3,000(8,696)-(70,416)3,000(8,696)(5,834)(12,126)-(5,834)(12,126)(9,151)--(9,151)-

Total nonoperating revenues,
expenses and other support

33,037-33,037(85,013)-(85,013)

Change in unrestricted net assets

39,083(21,784)

17,299(80,404)(21,867)(102,271)

Unrestricted net assets
Beginning of year
End of year

28,016
14,08337,02912,377
15,9683,585
7,711
58,17637,787

2016
Unrestricted Net Assets
Plant andEquipment
Funded by
Total
MuseumDesignatedUnrestricted
Operations
Gifts
Net Assets

495,797$534,880

179,656$

157,872

675,453$

692,752

576,201$

495,797

201,523$

179,656

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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777,724$

675,453

The Museum of Modern Art
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)

2017

Unrestricted net assets
Change in unrestricted net assets$

Temporarily restricted net assets
Capital gifts and other contributions
Interest in net assets of International Council
Investment return
Net assets released from restriction
Sales of works of art

17,2992016$(102,271)

189,743(60)
37,176(63,216)
27,383244,384(188)(29,714)(62,136)
17,229191,026

169,575

62,065
18
258

9,996
42
195

Change in permanently restricted net assets

62,341

10,233

Total change in net assets

270,666

77,537

1,437,302

1,359,765

Change in temporarily restricted net assets
Permanently restricted net assets
Capital gifts and other contributions
Interest in net assets of International Council
Investment return

Net assets
Beginning of year
End of year$

1,707,968$

1,437,302

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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The Museum of Modern Art
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)

2017

Cash flows from operating activities
Change in net assets
Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets to net cashused in operating activities
Depreciation and amortization
Defined benefit plan changes other than net periodic benefit cost
Change in interest in net assets of International Council
Net realized gains and unrealized depreciation (appreciation) on investments
Contributions restricted for capital acquisition and permanent endowment
Contributed securities
Proceeds from sales of contributed securities
Change in fair value of interest rate swap agreement
Cost of extinguishment of debt
Sales of works of art
Acquisition of works of art
Changes in assets and liabilities(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable and other
Decrease (increase) in contributions receivable
Decrease in accrued investment income and other investment
receivables
Decrease (increase) in inventories
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets
Increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and otherliabilities
Increase in pension and postretirement benefit obligations(Decrease) increase in deferred revenue$

Net cash used in operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
Drawdown of bond proceeds for construction
Proceeds from disposition of investments
Purchase of investments
Distributions from Trust for Cultural Resources
Sales of works of art
Acquisition of works of art
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

2016

270,666$

77,537

21,698(1,934)354(119,040)(217,501)(15,508)
4,492
(529)
12,126(27,383)
25,17924,061
8,696
291
66,361(215,855)(20,016)
8,658
(364)
(17,229)
40,625(3,322)
9,801

2,857
(1,387)

659
635
1,243

1,356
(1,151)(3,100)

5,037
3,209
(5,099)

5,582
4,446
5,035

(35,217)(13,597)(86,478)
100,856
323,165(319,144)
600
27,383(30,279)(43,637)
228,192(225,306)
700
17,229(31,571)

16,103(54,393)

94,417
15,539(82,367)
9,250(9,000)106,771
30,4131,000(1,200)27,839136,984

8,725

68,994

Cash flows from financing activities
Contributions restricted for capital acquisition and permanent endowment
Proceeds from sales of contributed securities
Repayment of debt
Proceeds from line of credit borrowing
Payments on line of credit borrowing
Net cash provided by financing activities
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents
Beginning of year

152,876

End of year
Supplemental disclosures
Cash paid in the year for interest
Accruals of property, plant and equipment acquisitions
Accruals of acquisitions of works of art
Contributed securities
Bond Proceeds

83,882$

161,601$

152,876

$

6,028
1,224
(5,100)20,589330,117$

12,192
1,901
9,054
35,146

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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The Museum of Modern Art
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
1.

Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis ofaccounting in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ofAmerica and reflect the consolidation of the following entities:


The Museum of Modern Art (the “Museum”);



P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center (“MoMA PS1”);Modern and Contemporary Art Support Corp. (the “Support Corp”); and

AFE, LLC.

Intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Museum is the solemember of MoMA PS1, the Support Corp, and AFE, LLC. In addition, the International Council of
The Museum of Modern Art (the “Council”) provides exhibition and programming support to theMuseum. In 2014, the Council amended its by-laws to exclusively support the Museum in its
international programs and activities. As a result of this amendment, the Museum has recorded its
interest in 100% of the Council’s net assets of $5,648 and $6,002 in the consolidated statements offinancial position as of June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These net assets are classified aseither temporarily or permanently restricted due to timing or donor restrictions. The Council’s net
assets consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and investments which were $492 and$6,176, respectively, at June 30, 2017 and $441 and $5,622, respectively, at June 30, 2016. All of
the Council’s investments (as of June 30, 2017 and 2016) are maintained within the Museum’s
investment portfolio (Notes 3 and 4).
The Museum, MoMA PS1, the Support Corp and the Council are not-for-profit organizations
exempt from tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; AFE, LLC is a limited
liability corporation.
The Museum’s significant accounting policies are described below:
Collections
The Museum is chartered as an educational institution whose collection of modern andcontemporary art is made available to its members and the public to encourage an ever-deeper
understanding and enjoyment of such art by the diverse local, national, and international audiencesthat it serves. Through the leadership of its Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and staff, the Museum
strives to establish, preserve, and document a permanent collection of the highest order thatreflects the vitality, complexity and unfolding patterns of modern and contemporary art; present
exhibitions and educational programs of unparalleled significance; sustain a library, archives, andconservation laboratory that are recognized as international centers of research; and support
scholarship and publications of preeminent intellectual merit.
The Museum’s collections, acquired through purchase and contributions, are not recognized asassets on the consolidated statements of financial position. Purchases of collection items arerecorded in the year in which the items were acquired as decreases in unrestricted net assets.
Contributed collection items are not reflected in the consolidated financial statements. Proceedsfrom sales of works of art, which are reflected as increases in temporarily restricted net assets, areused exclusively to acquire other items for the collection.

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The Museum of Modern Art
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
Net Assets
The Museum reports information regarding its consolidated financial position and changes in
activities in one of three classes of net assets: permanently restricted, temporarily restricted, andunrestricted.
Permanently restricted net assets contain donor-imposed restrictions stipulating that theresources be maintained permanently but permit the Museum to use or expend part or all of
the investment return from the donated assets for specified or unspecified purposes (Note 10).

Temporarily restricted net assets contain donor-imposed restrictions that permit the Museum
to use up or expend the donated assets as specified. The restriction is satisfied either by thepassage of time or by actions of the Museum. Investment income and gains/losses on
permanently restricted net assets are reported as temporarily restricted until appropriated for
expenditure in accordance with donor imposed stipulations. The appropriation and spendingof such income is subject to a standard of prudence, as more fully disclosed in Note 10.

Unrestricted net assets are neither permanently restricted nor temporarily restricted bydonor-imposed restrictions. As reflected in the accompanying consolidated statements offinancial position, the Museum and the Board of Trustees have designated unrestricted net
assets into the following two categories:a.

Museum operations comprise net assets that are an integral part of the Museum’s
programs and supporting activities, including fixed assets purchased from general
operating support funds and net assets designated for long-term investments which
include realized capital gains and unrealized appreciation on permanently restricted net
assets which have no donor-imposed restrictions on either income or capital
appreciation.

b.

Plant and equipment funded by designated gifts represents fixed assets constructed or
acquired with donor specified contributions.

Contributions
Contributions, including promises to give, are recorded as restricted support if they are received
with donor stipulations that limit the use of the donated assets. When a donor restriction expires,that is, when a stipulated purpose restriction is satisfied either by the passage of time or the actionsof the Museum, temporarily restricted net assets are reclassified to unrestricted net assets andreported in the consolidated statements of unrestricted revenues, expenses and changes in net
assets as net assets released from restrictions. It is the Museum’s policy to record temporarily
restricted contributions and investment returns thereon that are received and expended in thesame accounting period in the unrestricted net asset category.
It is the Museum’s policy to recognize contributions restricted by a donor for the acquisition orconstruction of long-lived assets as temporarily restricted support and to reclassify such support tounrestricted net assets as net assets released from restriction when the asset has been acquired
and placed in service.

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The Museum of Modern Art
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
Nonmonetary contributions are recorded at estimated fair value at date of receipt if the Museum
received certain goods and services that meet criteria under generally accepted accounting
principles (“GAAP”) for recognition as contributions. No material nonmonetary contributions weremade in the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016. A substantial number of volunteers havecontributed time to the Museum; however, no amounts have been reflected in the accompanying
consolidated financial statements for such contributed services as these services do not meet thecriteria for recognition as contributions under GAAP. The Museum recognized $15,508 and$20,016 of revenue related to contributed securities for the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016,
respectively.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, if purchased, or, if donated, at a fair value at dateof gift. Depreciation is computed by the straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of theasset.
Buildings and building components
Leasehold improvements
Equipment, machinery and other
Software5 to 50 years
Lesser of useful life or lease term
5 to 20 years
3 to 5 years

Investments
The long term focus of the Museum’s investment portfolio is to support the Museum’s mission by
providing a reliable source of funds for current and future use.
Equity securities, registered mutual funds and exchange traded funds are reported on the basis ofquoted market value as reported on the last business day of the year on securities exchanges
throughout the world. Government and corporate bonds are valued using market quotations.
Income from pooled investments and realized gains and losses and unrealized appreciation anddepreciation on security transactions are allocated among individual restricted and unrestrictedfunds on the basis of the respective percentage share in the fund balance which exists at the
beginning of each month in which income and realized gains and losses and unrealized
appreciation and depreciation are earned.
The Museum’s investment funds, which include equity funds, fixed income funds, hedge funds,
private equity funds and real assets, consist of the Museum’s ownership interest in externallymanaged funds, which may be invested in less liquid investments. The fair value of theseinvestments is determined based on the net asset value (the “NAV”) provided by the external
investment managers of the underlying funds. For all these investments fair value represents theMuseum’s original investment plus the Museum’s allocated share of income, realized gains andlosses and unrealized appreciation and depreciation, net of fees and distributions. The Museum
believes that the NAV of these investments is a reasonable estimate of fair value as of June 30,
2017 and 2016. Because these investments may not be readily marketable, the fair value may besubject to uncertainty and, therefore, may differ from the value that would have been used had aready market for the investment existed. Such differences could be material. The amount of gainor loss associated with these investments is reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial
statements.
Purchases and sales are reflected on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses are
determined on the basis of average cost of securities sold and are reflected in the consolidated
statements of unrestricted revenues, expenses and changes in unrestricted net assets. Dividend

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.
Investments denominated in foreign currency are translated at the year-end spot rate.
Inventories
The Museum values its inventories, consisting primarily of publishing and retailing merchandise, atthe lower of weighted average cost or market.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Museum considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less andmoney market funds when purchased, other than those held for reinvestment in the investment
portfolio, to be cash equivalents.
Museum Operations
The Museum includes in its measure of operations all revenues and expenses that are an integral
part of its programs and supporting activities. Museum operations do not include acquisition of art
work, net assets released from restrictions for art and capital acquisitions and debt reduction,(deficit) excess of investment income (under) over amounts designated for operations and specificpurposes, interest expense, change in fair value of interest rate swap agreements and otherfinancing costs, board-designated and other contributions, defined benefit plan changes other thannet periodic benefit cost. The measure of operations also includes investment income pursuant tothe spending policy (Note 4), but excludes investment return in excess of that amount.
Membership, Development and Cultivation
Membership, development and cultivation expenses were $12,011 and $12,249, respectively, forthe years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016. These amounts include costs attributable to all
fundraising activities including Museum operations, expansion and renovation, endowment, and art
acquisitions. These costs include current and future donor cultivation, acquisition and retention ofmembership, membership fulfillment costs, fundraising events for the benefit of the Museum andcontribution processing and acknowledgement.
Deferred Financing Costs
Deferred financing costs, included as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the associateddebt liability in the consolidated statements of financial position, represent costs to obtain financing
for various projects of the Museum. Amortization of these costs extends over the term of theapplicable loans.
Functional Allocation of Expenses
The cost of providing program and supporting services has been summarized in Note 15.
Advertising Expense
Advertising is recorded as expense in the period incurred. Advertising expense for the years
ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 was $3,310 and $3,001, respectively.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates andassumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent
assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues
and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant estimates include the valuation
assumptions associated with investments without readily determinable fair values, net realizable

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
value of contributions receivable, and pension and postretirement benefit liabilities. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
Derivative Instruments
The Museum records derivative instruments (e.g., interest rate swap agreements) at fair value inaccordance with Derivatives and Hedges Accounting and Fair Value Accounting guidance. Thechange in fair value during the reporting period together with the net effect of the interest rate swap
is recognized below the operating measure in the consolidated statements of unrestricted
revenues, expenses and changes in unrestricted net assets.
Reclassifications
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards
Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and Other
Assets and Deferred Costs - Contracts with Customers (Subtopic 340-40). This standard
implements a single framework for recognition of all revenue earned from customers. This
framework ensures that entities appropriately reflect the consideration to which they expect to beentitled in exchange for goods and services by allocating transaction price to identified
performance obligations and recognizing revenue as performance obligations are satisfied.
Qualitative and quantitative disclosures are required to enable users of financial statements tounderstand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising fromcontracts with customers. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2017 (fiscal year 2019 for the Museum). The Museum is evaluating the impact this standard will
have on the consolidated financial statements.
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03 (Subtopic 835-30) Imputation of Interest Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. This standard requires all costs incurred toissue debt to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of theassociated debt liability. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2015 (fiscal year 2017 for the Museum). The Museum has adopted this guidance for fiscal year
2017.
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall(Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. Per
this guidance, entities that are not public business entities are not required to apply the fair value offinancial instruments disclosure guidance in the General Subsection of Section 825-10-50. The
Museum elected to early adopt this guidance for fiscal year 2016.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). Under this guidance,
lessees will need to recognize the following for all leases (with the exception of leases with a termof twelve months or less) at the commencement date: (a) a lease liability, which is a lessee’s
obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and (b) aright-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of,a specified asset for the lease term. Under the new guidance, lessor accounting is largely
unchanged. The guidance requires a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existingat, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial
statements. The modified retrospective approach would not require any transition accounting forleases that expire before the earliest comparative period presented. A full retrospective transition
approach is not permitted. This new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
December 15, 2018 (fiscal year 2020 for the Museum), with early application permitted. The
Museum is evaluating the impact of this standard will have on the consolidated financial
statements.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-14, Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-forProfit Entities, which makes targeted changes to the not-for-profit financial reporting model. Under
the new ASU, the existing three-category classification of net assets (i.e. unrestricted, temporarily
restricted, and permanently restricted) will be replaced with a model that combines temporarily
restricted and permanently restricted into a single category called “net assets with donor
restrictions”. Differences in the nature of donor restrictions will be disclosed in the notes, with anemphasis on how and when the resources can be used. The guidance for classifying deficiencies
in endowment funds (“underwater endowments”) and on accounting for the lapsing of restrictions
on gifts to acquire property, plant and equipment have also been clarified. New disclosures will
highlight restrictions on the use of resources that make otherwise liquid assets unavailable formeeting near-term financial requirements. Entities will be required to disclose (on the face of thestatement or in notes) the extent to which the balance sheet comprises financial assets, the extent
to which those assets can be converted to cash within one year, and any limitations that would
preclude their current use. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2017 (fiscal year 2019 for the Museum), with early application permitted. This ASU should beapplied on a retrospective basis in the year that the ASU is first applied. The Museum is evaluating
the impact this standard will have on the consolidated financial statements.
In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230):
Restricted Cash. Currently, there is diversity in practice in how transfers between cash andrestricted cash are reflected in the statement of cash flows. The new guidance requires that thereconciliation of the beginning-of-period and end-of period amounts shown in the statement of cash
flows include restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents. If restricted cash is presented
separately from cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheet, companies will be required toreconcile the amounts presented on the statement of cash flows to the amounts on the balance
sheet. Companies will also need to disclose information about the nature of the restrictions. This
new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 (fiscal year 2020 for
the Museum). Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The guidanceshould be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. The Museum is evaluating the impact of
this standard will have on the consolidated financial statements.
In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic
Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost. The amendments in this update
require that an employer report the service cost component in the same line item or items as othercompensation costs arising from services rendered by the pertinent employees during the period.
The other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement
separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations, if
one is presented. The amendments in this update also allow only the service cost component tobe eligible for capitalization when applicable. This update is effective for the Museum for annual
periods beginning after December 15, 2018 (fiscal year 2020 for the Museum). Early adoption ispermitted as of the beginning of an annual period for which financial statements have not been
issued or made available for issuance. Disclosures of the nature and reason for the change inaccounting principle are required in the first annual period of adoption. The amendments in thisupdate should be applied retrospectively for the presentation of the service cost component andthe other components of net periodic pension cost and net period postretirement benefit cost in theincome statement and prospectively, on and after the effective date, for the capitalization of theservice cost component of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit in

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
assets. The Museum is evaluating the impact of this standard will have on the consolidated
financial statements.
2.

Contributions Receivable
Contributions receivable at June 30, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:
2017
Museum operations, programs and endowment
Future periods-split interest agreements
Capital construction and acquisition$

Less: Discount for present value
Allowance for doubtful accounts

Amounts due inLess than one year
One to five years
More than five years

145,607
1,418
274,824

2016$

102,014
1,418
204,622421,849

308,054(17,564)(12,799)(12,529)(12,799)$

391,486$

282,726$

179,232
210,604
32,013$

61,663
119,256
127,135$

421,849$

308,054

Multi-year pledges initially fair valued in fiscal year 2017 and 2016 are computed using a risk freerate adjusted for a market risk premium or the credit worthiness of the donor.
3.

Financial Instruments
The Museum follows guidance with respect to accounting and reporting for the fair value of its
financial assets and liabilities. This guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the
inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. Fair value is defined as the exchange
price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal
or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between participantson the measurement date. Fair value requires an organization to determine the unit of account, themechanism of hypothetical transfer, and the appropriate markets for the asset or liability being
measured.
This guidance also establishes a hierarchy of valuation inputs based on the extent to which the
inputs are observable in the marketplace. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained fromsources independent of the reporting entity and unobservable inputs reflect the entities own
assumptions about how market participants would value an asset or liability based on the best
information available. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use ofobservable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The standard describes a fairvalue hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observableand the last unobservable, that may be used to measure fair value.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
The three input levels are as follows:
Level 1

Quoted prices in active markets that the Museum has the ability to access for identicalassets and liabilities for which significant observable inputs exist. Market price data is
generally obtained from exchange or dealer markets. The Museum does not adjust
the quoted price for such assets and liabilities. Investments included in Level 1 may
include certain equity securities, registered mutual funds and futures contracts.

Level 2

Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as
quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are notactive; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable
market data for substantially the same term of assets or liabilities. This includes useof model based valuations techniques for which all significant assumptions areobservable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for
substantially the full term of the assets. Inputs are obtained from various sources
including market participants, dealers and brokers.
Investments included in Level 2 may include certain U.S. government bonds, money
market funds, fixed income, equity funds and other multi-strategy funds, for whichobservable inputs exist and trade in markets not considered to be active.

Level 3

Unobservable inputs, as they trade infrequently or not at all, that are supported bylittle or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or
liabilities.

A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest levelof input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Inputs are used in applying the various
valuation techniques and broadly refer to the assumptions that market participants use to makevaluation decisions. Inputs may include price information, credit data, liquidity statistics and otherfactors. The Museum considers observable data to be that market data which is readily available
and reliable and provided by independent sources. The categorization of a financial instrument
within the hierarchy is therefore based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and does
not necessarily correspond to the Museum’s perceived risk of that investment.
The Fair Value Option for financial assets and liabilities gives entities the option, at specific election
dates, to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value. The election may be applied
to financial assets and liabilities on an instrument by instrument basis, is irrevocable, and may only
be applied to entire instruments. Unrealized gains and losses on instruments for which the fairvalue option has been elected are reported in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. During
fiscal year 2017 and 2016, the Museum did not elect fair value accounting for any assets or
liabilities that are not currently required to be measured at fair value.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
The following tables summarize the financial instruments reported within the consolidated
statements of financial position carried at fair value as of June 30, 2017 and 2016, by caption andlevel within the fair value accounting hierarchy:
QuotedPrices in
ActiveMarkets(Level 1)
AssetsCash equivalents
Government and corporate bonds
Equity securities
Futures contracts
Investment funds
Registered mutual funds
Fixed income$

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs(Level 2)

207,38289$

62,958$

270,429

198,953
45,138-Significant
Unobservable
Inputs(Level 3)

$

-

471
$

244,562$

June 30,2017
Total Fair
Value

$

-

62,958471-

514,991

Investments measured at NAV

600,296

Total assets at fair value
Liabilities
Interest rate swaps

198,953
45,138207,38289$

1,115,287

$

-

$

5,927

$

-

$

5,927

Total liabilities at fair value $

-

$

5,927

$

-

$

5,927

QuotedPrices in
ActiveMarkets(Level 1)
AssetsCash equivalents
Government and corporate bonds
Equity securities
Futures contracts
Investment funds
Registered mutual funds
Fixed income$

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs(Level 2)

169,380
1,215$

36,706$207,301

185,662
45,111-Significant
Unobservable
Inputs(Level 3)

$

474
$

231,247$-

June 30,
2016
Total Fair
Value

$

-

36,706474-

438,548

Investments measured at NAV

548,594

Total assets at fair value
Liabilities
Interest rate swaps

185,662
45,111
169,380
1,215$

987,142

$

-

$

6,456

$

-

$

6,456

Total liabilities at fair value $

-

$

6,456

$

-

$

6,456

There were no significant transfers in or out of Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
Financial instruments such as those above, involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk
and credit risk in excess of the amounts recorded on the consolidated statements of financial
position. For the Museum, market risk represents the potential loss due to the decrease in thevalue of financial instruments; credit risk represents the maximum potential loss due to possible
nonperformance of contract terms by obligors and counter parties.
Interest rate swap arrangements have inputs which can generally be corroborated by market data
and are therefore classified as Level 2. Interest rate swaps are valued using both observable andunobservable inputs, such as quotations from the counter party, whenever available, andconsidered reliable. The value of the interest rate swap depends upon the contractual terms of andspecific risks inherent in the instrument as well as the availability and reliability of observable
inputs.
The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of
net realizable value or reflective of future values. Furthermore, while the Museum believes its
valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use ofdifferent methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments
could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.
The Museum uses NAV to determine the fair value of all underlying investments which (a) do nothave a readily determinable fair value and (b) prepare their financial statements consistent with themeasurement policies of an investment company or have the attributes of an investment company.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)
The following tables list investments in other investment companies (in partnership format) bymajor category. All percentages are based on NAV as of the fiscal year-end.
As of June 30, 2017

Investment

Adjusted Fair
Value
Determined
Using NAV in

Number of(000's)Funds

Strategy
Fixed Income Investment funds$

Remaining
Life1

UnfundedCommitments

Redemption
Restrictions andTerms in Place

Redemption
Restrictions and(in 000's)

Redemption Terms

Terms

at Year End

34,203

2

N/A

N/A

Monthly: 67% (with 30 days notice)
Quarterly: 33% (with 60 days notice)

1 fund, representing 67% ofassets has a Gate,
triggered at 10% of fundlevel NAV monthly or 40%
annually.

None

Equity - Investment
funds

235,618

6

N/A

N/A

Bimonthly: 18% (with 3 days notice)
Month-end: 28% (with 15 days notice)
Quarterly: 31% (with 30 days notice)
Annual at 12/31: 12% (with 90 days notice)
12/31/18 and then annual: 10% (with 90 days
notice)12/31/19 and then annual: 1% (with 90 days
notice)See redemption terms.

None

Absolute Return Multi-strategy andother62,543

5

N/A

N/A

Quarterly: 12%
Annual at 12/31: 69%
Sidepocket (> 3 Yrs): 19%(All funds require notice periods that range
from 60 to 180 days.)

1 fund, representing 21% ofassets has a Gate,
triggered at 33% of original
investment over a rolling 12month period.

Full redemption requests
made for two funds(representing 5% of assets),with remaining balances
comprised of special
investments to be liquidated
over time.

Absolute Return Equity long/short

-

-

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Full redemption requests
made for the only two funds
previosuly in the long/shortstrategy.

Absolute Return Credit

105,500

6

N/A

N/A

Annual at 12/31: 45%
Quarterly: 13%
6/30/17 and relocking for 36 months: 16%
3/31/18 and relocking for 24 months: 5%
12/31/18 and relocking for 36 months: 21%
3/31/19 and relocking for 24 months: 0%
Sidepocket (> 3 Yrs): <1%
Pending final redemption: <1%
5 funds, representing 100% of assets, require
90 days notice. The remaining fund is
pending final redemption.

1 fund, representing 22% ofassets has a Gate,
triggered at 20% of fundlevel NAV annually.

<1% (one fund) was fully
redeemed on 6/30/11. An
investor-level gate was
imposed, and theinvestment will be fully
redeemed over several
quarters.

Absolute Return Event driven

28,474

1

N/A

N/A

Quarterly: 100%
(All funds require notice periods that range
from 45 to 60 days.)

1 fund, representing 100%of assets has a Gate,
triggered at 25% of investorlevel NAV / quarter.

None

Private Equity

120,10230

0-3 Years: 25%
3-5 Years: 10%>5 Years: 65%

194,355

N/A

N/A

N/A

Real Assets

13,856

5

0-3 Years: 16%
3-5 Years: 0%>5 Years: 84%

6,687

N/A

N/A

N/A

$

1

600,296$

201,042

Defined as the period between June 30, 2017 and the initial Termination Date of the fund as defined in legal
documentation.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)
As of June 30, 2016

Investment

Adjusted Fair
Value
Determined
Using NAV in

Number of(000's)Funds

Strategy
Fixed Income Investment funds$

Remaining
Life1

UnfundedCommitments

Redemption
Restrictions andTerms in Place

Redemption
Restrictions and(in 000's)

Redemption Terms

Terms

at Year End

31,943

2

N/A

N/A

Monthly: 67% (with 30 days notice)
Quarterly: 33% (with 60 days notice)

1 fund, representing 67%
of assets has a Gate,
triggered at 10% of fundlevel NAV monthly or 40%
annually.

None

Equity - Investment
funds

226,153

6

N/A

N/A

Bimonthly: 16% (with 3 days notice)
Month-end: 24% (with 15 days notice)
Quarterly: 39% (with 30 days notice)
Annual at 12/31: 10% (with 90 days notice)
12/31/17 and then annual: 10% (with 90 days
notice)12/31/18 and then annual: 1% (with 90 days
notice)See redemption terms.

None

Absolute Return Multi-strategy andother

66,833

5

N/A

N/A

Quarterly: 22%
Annual at 12/31: 63%
Sidepocket (> 3 Yrs): 15%(All funds require notice periods that range
from 60 to 180 days)

1 fund, representing 21%
of assets has a Gate,
triggered at 33% of original
investment over a rolling
12-month period.

Full redemption requests
made for two funds(representing 5% of assets),with remaining balances
comprised of special
investments to be liquidated
over time.

Absolute Return Equity long/short

22,920

2

N/A

N/A

Quarterly: 100% (with 30 days notice)
Pending final redemption: <1%

2 funds, representing
100% of assets haveGates. Gates are
triggered at 25% of fundlevel NAV for both funds.

None

Absolute Return Credit

93,146

6

N/A$

Annual at 12/31: 45%
Quarterly: 12%
6/30/16 and relocking for 36 months: 16%
3/31/17 and relocking for 24 months: 5%
12/31/17 and relocking for 36 months: 16%
3/31/18 and relocking for 24 months: 5%
Sidepocket (> 3 Yrs): <1%
Pending final redemption: <1%
6 funds, representing 100% of assets, require
90 days notice. The remaining fund is
pending final redemption.

1 fund, representing 23%
of assets has a Gate,
triggered at 20% of fundlevel NAV annually.

<1% (one fund) was fully
redeemed on 6/30/11. An
investor-level gate was
imposed, and theinvestment will be fully
redeemed over several
quarters.

Absolute Return Event driven

25,126

1

N/A

N/A

Quarterly: 100%
(All funds require notice periods that range
from 45 to 60 days)

1 fund, representing 100%of assets has a Gate,
triggered at 25% ofinvestor-level NAV /quarter.

None

Private Equity

73,51931

0-3 Years: 31%
3-5 Years: 30%>5 Years: 39%

181,056

N/A

N/A

N/A

Real Assets

8,954

6

0-3 Years: 27%
3-5 Years: 0%>5 Years: 73%

11,672

N/A

N/A

N/A

$

1

548,594$

7,000

199,728

Defined as the period between June 30, 2016 and the initial Termination Date of the fund as defined in legal
documentation.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)
4.

Investments
Investments at June 30, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:
2016

2017

Cash equivalents
Equity securities
Government and corporate bonds
Investment funds
Registered mutual funds
Fixed income
Equity (long only)
Equity long/shortCreditMulti-strategy and other
Event-driven
Private equity
Real assets$

Investments$

45,010163,158
45,341$

47,99033,454
204,564
92,55622,85025,000103,290
10,681

61,96634,203
235,618
105,500
62,54328,474
120,10213,856

793,894

959,626

Futures contracts
Less: Investments maintained for the Council
Investments per the consolidated
statements of financial position

45,010207,382
44,972$

Fair Value

Cost

Fair Value

Cost

$

$

44,250156,528
44,621$

44,250169,380
44,951

25,151
32,747
218,742
3,184
90,93930,40625,00060,0748,857

35,752
31,943
226,153
22,92093,146
66,83325,12673,5198,954

740,499

842,927

89

1,215

959,715

844,142(6,176)(5,622)

953,539$

838,520

For fiscal year 2017 and 2016, the total investment return (loss) was approximately 15.4% and(6.8)%, respectively. The Museum’s investment return is calculated as a time weighted internalrate of return for all of the investments over the 2017 and 2016 fiscal years.
Equity and fixed income investments consist of investments in publicly traded U.S. equities, mutual
funds, government and corporate bonds and funds that invest in equity and fixed income based
strategies. The fair values of publicly traded investments are based on quoted market prices.
Investments that are listed on an exchange are valued, in general, at the last reported sale price(or, if there is no sales price, at the last reported bid price, or, in the absence of reported bid prices,at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices thereof). Fund investments in equity
and fixed income based strategies that are not exchange traded are valued based upon NAV
provided by the investment managers of the underlying funds. Some of these funds may not havereadily ascertainable market values and may be subject to withdrawal restrictions. The fair value ofthe funds represents the amount the Museum expects to receive at June 30, 2017 and 2016, if it
had liquidated its investments in the funds on these dates.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)
Private equity fund holdings include investments in buyouts, distressed companies and venture
capital. Hedge funds include credit, equity long/short, multi-strategy and other. Real Assets
include fund holdings in real estate. The Museum values these investments based upon NAV
provided by the investment managers of the underlying funds. As a general rule, investment
managers of hedge funds, private equity and real asset funds value investments based upon thebest information available for a given circumstance and may incorporate assumptions that are theinvestment manager’s best estimates after consideration of a variety of internal and external
factors. Hedge funds, private equity and real asset funds may make investments in securities thatare publicly traded, which are generally valued based on observable market prices, unless a
restriction exists. Investments for which observable market prices do not exist are reported at fairvalue as determined by the fund’s investment manager. The Museum’s management may
consider other factors in assessing the fair value of these investments. Some of these funds may
not have readily ascertainable market values and may be subject to withdrawal restrictions. The
fair value of the funds represents the amount the Museum expects to receive at June 30, 2017 and2016, if it had liquidated its investments in the funds on these dates.
The Museum invests in investment funds that are not registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, and invests in other financial instruments employing various investment
strategies and techniques, including leverage that may involve significant market, credit, andoperational risks. Such investments may allocate a high percentage of their assets in specificsectors of the market in order to achieve a potentially greater investment return. As a result, theinvestments may be susceptible to economic, political, and regulatory developments in a particularsector of the market, positive or negative, and may experience increased volatility in net asset
values.
Investment Income
Pursuant to the Museum’s updated spending policy, an amount equal to a combination of 25%
being determined by calculating 5% of the ending annual market value and 75% is determinedbased on the previous year’s draw adjusted for inflation (for those funds not governed by contrary
donor-imposed restrictions) was made available for operations in fiscal 2017. For fiscal 2016, 5%of a lagged average market value of the endowment assets and unrestricted investments for thepreceding year twelve quarters was made available for operating the Museum.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)
The following schedules summarize the investment return and its classification in the consolidated
statements of unrestricted revenues, expenses and other changes in unrestricted net assets for2017 and 2016:

Dividends and interest, net of investment
management and related fees of $13,486
Net realized gains, changes in unrealized
appreciation

Unrestricted

Temporarily
Restricted

Permanently
Restricted

$

$

$

1,336

Total return on long-term investments
Museum operations (spending policy)
Investment return in excess ofspending policy
Auxiliary activities
Amounts designated for operations
and specific purposes in excess ofinvestment return

Dividends and interest, net of investment
management and related fees of $10,986
Net realized (losses) gains, changes in unrealized(depreciation) appreciation

$

626

207

$

2,169

82,43936,55051

119,040

83,77537,176258

121,209(37,029)--(37,029)

46,74637,176258

84,180

(584)

-

-

(584)

46,162$

37,176$

258

Unrestricted

Temporarily
Restricted

Permanently
Restricted

$

$

$

3,042

Total return on long-term investments

Total
2017

50

156

$

83,596
Total
2016

$

3,248

(36,636)(29,764)39(66,361)(33,594)(29,714)

195(63,113)

Museum operations (spending policy)(36,161)--(36,161)

Spending policy in excess ofinvestment return(69,755)(29,714)

195(99,274)

(661)

-

-

(661)

Auxiliary activities
Amounts designated for operations
and specific purposes in excess ofinvestment return$(70,416)

20$(29,714)

$

195

$

(99,935)

The Museum of Modern Art
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)
5.

Inventories
At June 30, 2017 and 2016, inventories are as follows:2017
Publishing and retail
Available for sales
Work in process$

12,619514

6.

$13,060744

13,13313,80463

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All other$2016

13,196$

13,831

Property, Plant and Equipment
At June 30, 2017 and 2016, property, plant and equipment are as follows:
2017
Buildings
Leasehold improvements
Software, equipment, machinery and furniture and fixtures$

Total property, plant and equipment at costLess: Accumulated depreciation
Property, plant and equipment, net
Land, at cost
Undeveloped property$

553,2148,131
90,563

2016$554,199
4,312
86,875651,908

645,386

369,851

344,024

282,057

301,362

91,352
185,321

91,352
105,629558,730$

498,343

Capitalized interest primarily related to bond financing from the Museum’s prior expansion project(Note 8) was included in fixed assets for the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 and totaled$15,524 and $16,699, respectively.
Undeveloped property includes costs related to a multi-year project comprised of development,
construction and integration of a to-be-constructed Museum-owned condominium unit (part of amixed use facility adjacent to the Museum) into the current galleries of the Museum’s main facility,
construction and equipping new galleries at an adjacent property, and planning and designrenovation changes to the Museum’s main facility.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)
7.

Deferred Revenue
At June 30, 2017 and 2016, deferred revenue is as follows:
2017
Deferred membership revenues
Other, principally deaccession proceeds
Deferred exhibition fees

8.

2016

$

1,744
359
143

$

1,720
4,921
704

$

2,246

$

7,345

Loans Payable
Loans payable at June 30, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:
2017
Series 2016 One E bonds
Series 2008 One A bonds
Series 2010 One A bonds
Series 2012 One D bonds
Revolvers
Line of credit$

Total debt
Bond premium, net of amortization
Deferred financing cost, net of amortization
Total debt and bond premium$

278,400
9,250
9,800

2016
$

130,825
55,28552,54518,000800

297,450

257,455

46,276

6,151

(735)

(336)

342,991$

263,270

In August 2016, the Museum issued fixed rate bonds (2016 One E) with proceeds totaling$330,117 (par of $278,400 and premium of $51,717) with a coupon rate of 4.00% and a blended
yield of 1.65% across the various maturities (years 2023 to 2031). All outstanding bond issues atJune 30, 2016 totaling $238,655 (2008 One A, 2010 One A and 2012 One D) were extinguished.
The cost of this extinguishment, which totaled $12,126, is included in nonoperating revenues,
expenses and other support on the consolidated statement of unrestricted revenues, expenses andchanges in unrestricted net assets. A portion of the bond proceeds will be used for the multi-year
construction and expansion project described in Note 6.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)
The Series 2016 One E bonds consisted of the following amounts and maturities at June 30, 2017:
Principal
Revenue Bonds, Series 2016-One-E
Revenue bonds
Revenue bonds$

110,725
167,675$

278,400

Yield at Issuance

1.26%
1.51% - 2.14%

Rate

4.0%
4.0%

Maturity

Feb 1, 2023
April 1, 2025-2031

Loans payable by the Museum relate primarily to both the renovation and expansion project of its
main facility, which reopened to the public in November 2004, and to the construction project of
MoMAQNS, the Museum’s storage facility in Long Island City, New York.
The Museum received bond proceeds of $75,750 in March 2000 (Series 2000 One A/B) and bondproceeds of $235,000 in December 2001 (Series 2001 One A/B/C/D). The bonds were issued by
the Trust for Cultural Resources (the “Trust”), a public benefit organization created by the State of
New York. The Series 2000 One A/B bonds and Series 2001 One A/B/C bonds were redeemed by
the Series 2008 One A bonds issued by the Trust for the benefit of the Museum in July 2008. A
portion of these bonds was subsequently redeemed by the Series 2010 One A bonds issued inJuly 2010. The Series 2001 One D bonds callable on July 1, 2012 were redeemed in July 2012
through a combination of refinancing proceeds from the Series 2012 One D bonds and a $43,000
short term bridge loan, which the Museum repaid shortly after issuance. All outstanding tranchesof the Series 2008 One A Bonds, the Series 2010 One A Bonds, and the Series 2012 One D Bonds
were redeemed or defeased as part of the August 2016 transaction.
As part of the July 2008 transaction, the Museum terminated a swap that was entered into as partof the December 2001 bond transaction (notional amount of $85,000) and reversed a swap enteredinto in August 2005 (notional amount at the time of reversal of $50,000) with an offsetting swap.
The counterparty for the two remaining offsetting swap agreements is Goldman Sachs Bank USA(the “Counterparty”). Notional amount schedules, payment dates, and final maturity dates are
identical under each agreement, but the Museum is a fixed rate-payer under one and a floating
rate-payer under the other. The Museum has the right to optionally terminate each swap contract
for an agreed upon cash settlement amount based on market conditions. Under certain triggering
events tied to the Museum’s overall credit ratings, the Museum may be required to post collateral to
the Counterparty or the Counterparty may terminate the swap contracts, provided both areterminated simultaneously.
The accounting guidance for accounting and reporting derivatives and hedging requires that allderivatives be recognized in the consolidated statements of financial position as either an asset or
liability and be measured at fair value. Under GAAP, certain criteria must be satisfied in order forderivative financial instruments to be classified and accounted for as either a cash flow or a fairvalue hedge. Accounting for gains and losses on derivatives that are not elected for hedge
accounting treatment or that do not meet hedge accounting requirements are recorded in the
consolidated statements of unrestricted revenues, expenses and changes in unrestricted net
assets.
At June 30, 2017 and 2016, the fair value of the Museum’s derivative financial instruments were ina liability position of $5,927 and $6,456, respectively, and included in other liabilities on the23

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)consolidated statements of financial position. The total gain recognized on these derivatives for theyears ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 was $529 and $364, respectively, and was included ininterest expense, change in fair value of interest rate swap agreement and other financing costs inthe consolidated statements of unrestricted revenues, expenses, and changes in unrestricted net
assets. Payments on the swaps totaled $611 and $607, respectively, for the years ended June 30,
2017 and 2016.
In January 2017, the Museum renewed its $20,000 revolving note agreement. This revolver will
mature in January 2018 and has an interest rate based on various LIBOR maturities that was 1.4%
at June 30, 2017. In June 2017, MoMA PS1 renewed a $2,000 revolving note agreement with acommercial bank. This revolver will mature in January 2018 and has an interest rate based on
various LIBOR maturities that was 3.5% as of June 30, 2017. Borrowings under these two facilities
totaled $9,250 and $18,000, respectively, for the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016.
At June 30, 2017, the Museum has available a $35,000 line of credit with a commercial bank. Theline of credit expires in November 2017. Borrowings under the line of credit totaled $9,800 and$800 as of June 30, 2017 and 2016 at an interest rate based on LIBOR maturities that was 1.6%
and 1.0%, respectively.
Annual principal payments as of June 30, 2017 due during the next five fiscal years and in total
thereafter under all of the aforementioned loans payable are approximately as follows:
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Thereafter$

19,050278,400$

297,450

The Museum’s revolver and line of credit agreements contain financial covenants, the mostrestrictive of which requires a certain ratio of unrestricted net assets to its principal amount ofoutstanding debt. The Museum was in compliance with all financial covenants as of June 30, 2017and 2016.
9.

Endowment Funds
The Museum’s endowment consists of approximately 150 individual funds established for a varietyof purposes. As required by GAAP, net assets associated with donor restricted endowment funds,
and funds designated by the Board of Trustees to function as endowments (“Board Designated”),
are classified and reported based on the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions.
On September 17, 2010, New York State enacted the New York Prudent Management ofInstitutional Funds Act (“NYPMIFA”). NYPMIFA contains provisions that govern charitable
institutions’ appropriation and use, among other things, of donor-restricted endowment funds.
NYPMIFA updated certain provisions of prior endowment management law that had become
outdated. Most significantly, under prior law, charitable institutions were required to maintain the“historic dollar value” of endowment funds, meaning that institutions could appropriate only: a24

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)
prudent portion of a fund if the value of the fund were greater than the dollar value of the donor’s
contribution(s) to the fund (i.e., the “historic dollar value”), and the appropriation would not take thefund below that amount; or a prudent portion only of the income from the fund, if the value of thefund were less than the historic dollar value.
Under NYPMIFA, a detailed prudence standard governs appropriation from endowment funds, andthere is no longer a requirement to maintain historic dollar value. Prudent appropriation from afund whose value is less than its historic dollar value is permitted. In particular, NYPMIFA provides
that, unless a donor expresses a contrary intention in a gift instrument, a charitable institution may
appropriate as much of an endowment fund as it “determines is prudent for the uses, benefits,
purposes and duration for which the fund is established,” without regard for historic dollar value.
As with prior law, NYPMIFA retains the requirement that in making any decision to appropriate, “theinstitution shall act in good faith, with the care that an ordinarily prudent person in a like position
would exercise under similar circumstances.” It further provides a new requirement that theinstitution “shall consider, if relevant” the following eight factors in deciding whether or not toappropriate from a fund:The duration and preservation of the endowment fund;The purposes of the Museum and the endowment fund;General economic conditions;

The possible effect of inflation or deflation;

The expected total return from income and the appreciation of investments;

Other resources of the Museum;Alternatives to expenditure of the endowment fund; andThe investment policy of the Museum.

The provisions of NYPMIFA allowing prudent appropriation without regard to historic dollar value
apply to funds created after its effective date of September 17, 2010. Donors of funds created
before that date were given the option of requiring institutions to continue to observe the historic
dollar value restrictions contained in prior law. Some donors of Museum funds have elected thisoption. Moreover, as with prior law, a donor may incorporate in a gift instrument specificrestrictions on appropriation that are different from either NYPMIFA or prior law. Certain of theMuseum’s funds are governed by such instruments. Thus the Museum has funds that fall into
three categories with respect to appropriation: those from which it may prudently appropriate
without regard to historic dollar value; those from which it may prudently appropriate appreciation
only above historic dollar value; and those whose appropriation is governed by specific instructionsin the constitutive gift instrument.
To underscore long term management of the endowment and minimize volatility with respect tooperating support, the Museum moved from a 5% draw on a lagged average market value ofendowment assets and unrestricted investments for the preceding year twelve quarters to a hybrid
approach. In fiscal year 2017 the draw is derived based on 25% being determined by calculating

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)
5% of the ending annual market value and 75% is determined based on the previous year’s draw
adjusted for inflation (for those funds not governed by contrary donor-imposed restrictions). The
total spending rate is limited to a minimum of 4.00% and maximum of 5.75% of the ending market
value.
The Museum’s spending policies are consistent with the Museum’s objectives to utilize income tosupport mission-critical programs while preserving capital and ensuring future growth of theendowment and investment portfolio. Under these policies, and as approved by the Museum’s
Board, the long-term focus of the endowment and unrestricted investments is to support theMuseum’s mission by providing a reliable source of funds for current and future use.
Under the direction and approval of the Investment Committee and the Board of Trustees, theendowment and unrestricted investments will seek to maximize long term returns consistent withprudent levels of risk.
10.

Financial Reporting of Endowments
Consistent with endowment accounting for not-for-profit organizations for funds subject to anenacted version of UPMIFA, the Museum classifies as permanently restricted net assets(a) the original value of gifts donated to the permanent endowment, (b) the original value ofsubsequent gifts to the permanent endowment, (c) the net realizable value of future payments topermanently restricted net assets in accordance with the donor’s gift instrument (outstanding
endowment pledges net of applicable discount), and (d) accumulations, including appreciation,
gains and income, to the permanent endowment made in accordance with the direction of theapplicable donor gift instrument at the time the accumulation is added to the fund.
For financial reporting purposes, donor-restricted endowment fund appreciation, gains and income
exceeding donor restrictions are classified as temporarily restricted net assets until those amounts
are appropriated for expenditure by the Museum in a manner consistent with the standard ofprudence prescribed by law. Upon appropriation, appreciation and earnings are reclassified as
unrestricted net assets.
Funds share in the overall earnings rate of the Museum’s portfolio except for two funds totaling$40,901 and $17,999 as of June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, which are managed by third
parties. Earnings are utilized in accordance with donor stipulations.
Endowment net asset composition by type of fund as of June 30, 2017 and 2016:

Donor-restricted endowment funds
Board-designated endowment funds
Donor-restricted funds below historic dollar value
Total funds

Permanently
Restricted

Temporarily
Restricted

Unrestricted$342,8971$

100,264-$

29,967(1)$

443,161
29,967-$

342,898$

100,264$

29,966$473,128

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Total
2017

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)

Donor-restricted endowment funds
Board-designated endowment funds
Donor-restricted funds below historic dollar value
Total funds

Permanently
Restricted

Temporarily
Restricted

Unrestricted

Total
2016

$

280,467108$

76,409-$28,897(108)$356,876
28,897-$

280,575$

76,409$28,789$385,773

The composition of the Museum’s endowment by net asset class and purpose at the end of theperiod is:
2017
Permanently restricted net assets
Museum programs
Acquisition of works of art
Museum operations and other activities$

Total endowment funds classified aspermanently restricted net assets
Temporarily restricted net assets
Museum programs
Acquisitions of works of art
Support of exhibitions
Operating support and other purposes
Total endowment funds classified as
temporarily restricted net assets
Unrestricted net assets
Unrestricted purposes
Total endowment funds classified as
unrestricted net assets
Total endowment funds$

112,809
59,151
170,938

2016$

63,62858,891
158,056

342,898

280,575

18,845
11,117
15,69054,612

12,8298,158
13,10442,318100,264

76,40929,96628,78929,96628,789473,128$

385,773

As a result of unfavorable market fluctuations the fair market value of assets associated with someindividual donor-restricted endowment funds are below historic dollar value. The aggregate
amount by which fair value was below historic dollar value at June 30, 2017 was $1, and included 1
fund with original donor contributions totaling $25. The aggregate amount by which fair value was
below historic dollar value at June 30, 2016 was $108, and included 10 funds with original donor
contributions totaling $5,670. Deficiencies of this nature are recorded in unrestricted net assets tothe extent that temporarily restricted resources associated with these funds have been reduced to
zero.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)
Reconciliation from endowment net assets to investments, at fair value for June 30, 2017 and 2016is as follows:
2017
Endowment net assets

$

2016

473,128$

385,773

Subtract
Contributions receivable, net, and other adjustments included inendowment net assets(129,252)(103,752)

Add
Unrestricted and temporarily restricted investments, at fair value

609,663556,499

Investments, at fair value$

953,539$

838,520

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of the Museum’s endowment, in total and by
net asset class are as follows:
Permanently
Restricted
Endowment net assets as of June 30, 2015$

Investment return
Investment income
Net appreciation (depreciation)

270,383

Temporarily
Restricted$

103,700

Unrestricted$

30,394

Total$

404,477

195
(106)

3,631
(20,403)210(1,149)4,036(21,658)

Total investment return89(16,772)(939)(17,622)

Contributions
Appropriation of endowment assets for expenditure
Donor-restricted funds below historic dollar value

9,995
108

(10,519)
-

(558)
(108)

9,995
(11,077)-

280,575

76,40928,789385,773258
107

18,291
17,669812
866

19,361
18,642

Total investment return

365

35,9601,678

38,003Contributions
Appropriation of endowment assets for expenditure
Donor-restricted funds below historic dollar value

62,065(107)(12,105)
-

(608)
107

62,065(12,713)-

Endowment net assets as of June 30, 2016
Investment return
Investment income
Net appreciation (depreciation)

Endowment net assets as of June 30, 2017$28

342,898$

100,264$

29,966$473,128

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)
11.

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets
At June 30, 2017 and 2016, temporarily restricted net assets were available for the following
purposes:2017
Museum programs
Acquisitions of works of art
Maintaining art collections
Support of exhibitions
Expansion and renovation
Operating support and other purposes

2016

$

40,14538,543
12,612
20,982
468,543
90,347$

36,633
15,461
12,26919,760
325,005
71,018$671,172$

480,146

During fiscal 2017 and 2016, net assets were released from donor restrictions as a result of either
satisfying the restricted purpose or by the occurrence of other events specified by donors, as
follows:
2017

12.

2016

Museum programs, exhibitions and otherDebt service and reduction
Acquisitions of works of art$

37,787250
25,179$21,261
250
40,625

Total releases from restriction$

63,216$

62,136

Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits
In fiscal year 2009, as part of the Museum’s proactive plan to stabilize operations in response to
the global economic and financial crisis, the Museum approved changes to its pension plans,
effective November 1, 2009. Generally, with certain differences amongst the Museum’s non-unionand various union staff, all employees in the Museum’s defined benefit plan opted either to remainin the defined benefit pension plan and forgo future matching contributions from the Museum in theMuseum’s 403(b) defined contribution plan, or receive an enhanced match in the Museum’s 403(b)defined contribution plan and forgo future accruals in the defined benefit plan. New employees
hired after June 30, 2009 are eligible to participate in the enhanced 403(b) Plan only, thereby
freezing the number of participants in the defined benefit plan.
For those remaining in the trusteed defined benefit pension plan, future benefits are based, among
other factors, on years of service, age, and average monthly compensation during the final years ofservice. The Museum’s funding policy is to contribute annually amounts to meet ERISA’s minimum
requirements, although it may make additional contributions beyond these requirements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)
For those eligible for matching contributions in the 403(b) retirement savings plan based on the
choice noted above, the Museum matches up to a percentage of compensation dependent on an
employee’s compensation, contribution and length of service. In addition, the Museum provides anondiscretionary contribution for employees under certain base compensation levels dependent onlength of service. The Museum contributed $1,516 and $1,461 to the Plan for the years ended
June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Regardless of match eligibility, the 403(b) retirementsavings plan is open for all non-union employees and employees in several unions under collective
bargaining agreements. Employees may contribute up to Internal Revenue code limits.
Postretirement health and welfare benefit costs are funded by the Museum on a pay-as-you-gobasis. Only employees hired before February 1, 2003 are eligible for these benefits. Additionally,as part of the package of changes in fiscal year 2009, employees who retire after November 1,
2009 share the cost of health coverage at the same percentage level as an active employee.
Effective July 1, 2009, the Museum required that, for active employees, most non-union and certain
union employees contribute to the Museum-provided healthcare plan based on salary andcoverage level. Plan design changes affecting all staff on the Museum’s active healthcare plan andfuture retirees were also effective as of July 1, 2009. Effective January 1, 2016, there were further
plan design changes that impacted the level of coverage for all retirees and this amendment
decreased the postretirement benefit obligation by $3,183 for fiscal year 2016.
In fiscal year 2015, the Society of Actuaries released updated mortality tables which reflect longer
actuarial life expectancies. The Museum has incorporated these updated mortality tables in its
underlying estimates and financial obligations associated with the Museum’s defined pension plansand other postretirement benefits as required as of and for the years ended June 30, 2017 and2016.
In fiscal year 2017 the Museum completed a Voluntary Retirement Plan for employees meeting
specific service and age criteria. Employees that elected the plan terminated from the Museum on
July 31, 2016 or were extended in appropriate cases at the discretion of the Museum. The
actuarial costs and payments related to this plan totaled $4,066 and are included in the defined
benefit plan changes other than net periodic benefit cost total in the consolidated statement ofunrestricted revenues, expenses and changes in net assets.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)
The following table sets forth the amounts recognized in the consolidated statements of financial
position, the change in the benefit obligation, the change in plan assets, the funded status, andweighted-average assumptions for theplans:
Pension Benefits
June 30,
2017
2016
Change in benefit obligation
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
Service cost
Interest cost
Amendments
Actuarial (gain) loss
Benefits paid
Employee contributions
Medicare Part D reimbursements
Curtailment
Special Termination Benefits$

119,344
2,700
4,613
2,435
(3,607)(3,728)
612$

105,742
2,613
4,660
9,416
(3,087)-

Postretirement Benefits
June 30,
2017
2016
$

27,051
779
1,093

$

710
(817)
63
38
1,046
593

30,114745
1,131(3,183)(1,023)
(798)
34
31
-

Benefit obligation at end of year

122,369

119,344

30,556

27,051

Change in plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
Actual return on plan assets
Employer contributions
Employee contributions
Medicare Part D reimbursements
Benefits paid

68,072
8,385
598(3,728)70,676207
276(3,087)

716
63
38
(817)

733
34
31
(798)

73,327

68,072--

Fair value of plan assets at end of year
Funded status at end of year
Amounts recognized in the consolidated
statements of financial position consist ofPension and postretirement benefit obligations
Amounts recognized in unrestricted net
assets consist of
Net loss
Prior service (cost) credit

Defined benefit plan changes other than net
periodic benefit cost
Net gain (loss)
Prior service credit
Amortization of net gain
Amortization of prior service credit (cost)$(49,042)$(51,272)$(30,556)$(27,051)$(49,042)$(51,272)$(30,556)$(27,051)$(34,270)(2,167)$(43,904)(257)$(4,727)
2,199$(4,208)3,396$(36,437)$(44,161)$(2,528)

$

(812)

$

6,893
(2,435)
2,741
526

$

(14,476)
2,072
76

$

(711)
183
(1,197)

$

1,023
3,183
(574)

$

7,725

$

(12,328)$(1,725)

$

3,632

2017
Weighted-average assumptions as of June 30
Discount rate
Expected return on plan assets
Rate of compensation increase

4.09 %
7.50
3.50

31

2016
3.89 %
8.00
3.50

2017
4.09 %
N/A
N/A

2016
3.89 %
N/A
N/A

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)
Amounts in unrestricted net assets expected
to be recognized in net periodic benefit costin 2018
Net loss
Prior service cost (credit)

PensionBenefits

Postretirement
Benefits

$

2,049
552

$

167
(822)

$

2,601

$

(655)

The accumulated benefit obligation for the pension plan at June 30, 2017 and 2016 was $105,399
and $100,760, respectively. Detail of the changes in the accumulated benefit obligation for thepension plan is as follows:
2017
Accumulated benefit obligation at beginning of year
Accumulation of benefits, including experience gains/losses
Change in average discount period
Benefit payments
Plan amendments
Change in actuarial assumptions
Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year

2016

$

100,760

$

2,897
3,848
(3,728)2,435(813)
105,399$

91,506

$

3,109
4,022
(3,087)
5,210
100,760

The accumulated benefit obligation for the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan at June 30,
2017 and 2016 was $2,968 and $2,951, respectively. The plan was frozen in fiscal year 2009.
In selecting the expected long-term rate of return on assets, the Museum considered the averagerate of earnings expected on the funds invested or to be invested to provide for the benefits of theplan. This included considering the trust’s asset allocation and the expected returns likely to beearned over the life of the plan.
The following table sets forth the components of the net periodic pension and postretirement
benefits cost for the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016:
Pension Benefits
2017
2016
Service cost
Interest cost
Expected return on plan assets
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)
Amortization of net loss
Curtailment loss
Special termination benefits
Net periodic benefit cost

Postretirement Benefits
2017
2016

$

2,700
4,613
(5,100)
526
2,740
612

$

2,613
4,660
(5,528)
76
2,333
-

$

779
1,093
(830)
183
686
592

$

745
1,131
(574)
-

$

6,091

$

4,154

$

2,503

$

1,302

The health care cost trend rate assumption used in determining the accumulated postretirement
benefit obligation for the coming year is 8.0% and 7.8% at June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)
The following data shows the effect of a one percentage point health care cost trend rate increase(decrease) for 2017, inclusive of the impact of a higher discount rate in fiscal 2017:
Percentage
Point
Increase
Effect on total of service and interest cost
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation$

Percentage
Point(Decrease)

414
5,017

$

(324)
(4,061)

Target allocations at June 30, 2017, by asset category are as follows:
Asset category
Equity securities
Fixed income

76 %
24 %

The composition of asset categories and valuation techniques used to measure fair value aredescribed in Note 3.
Fair Value Measurements
Within the fair value hierarchy, the pension plan’s investments at fair value by level as of June 30,
2017 and 2016 are as follows:
QuotedPrices in
ActiveMarkets(Level 1)
AssetsCash and cash equivalents
Fixed income
Fixed income – other
Government & corporate
Equities
Securities
Registered mutual funds
Investment funds$

Total investments andcash equivalents$

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs(Level 2)

168

$

502

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs(Level 3)

$

-

Total
Fair Value
2017

$

670

-

4,189
13,300-4,189
13,3004,960
45,691
-

4,517

-

4,960
45,691
4,517

50,81933$

22,508$-$73,327

The Museum of Modern Art
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)
QuotedPrices in
ActiveMarkets(Level 1)
AssetsCash and cash equivalents
Fixed income
Fixed income – other
Government & corporate
Equities
Securities
Registered mutual funds
Investment funds$

Total investments andcash equivalents$

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs(Level 2)

285

$

149

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs(Level 3)

$

-

Total
Fair Value
2016

$

434

-

4,409
10,936-

4,409
10,936

8,141
40,504
-

3,648

-

8,141
40,504
3,648

48,930$19,142$-$

68,072The investment funds categorized as Level 2 have monthly redemptions with a 15 day notice
period. There were no significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 in fiscal years 2017 and2016.
The Museum’s primary investment objective is to maximize the total rate of return, subject to thepreservation of capital. The primary means by which capital preservation is to be achieved isthrough diversification of the Plan’s assets across asset classes. The assets are viewed as ahaving a long term horizon with high liquidity needs.
Cash flows for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017 are as follows:
PensionBenefits
Expected employer contributions
2018
Projected benefit payments for the fiscal year ending June 30
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023–2027

Postretirement
Benefits

$

5,720

$

1,472

$

4,623
4,816
5,851
5,496
5,440
30,186

$

1,472
1,529
1,320
1,282
1,258
7,014

The Medicare Prescription Drug Act (The “Act”) introduced a prescription drug benefit under
Medicare Part D as well as a federal subsidy to employers whose plans provide an “actuarial
equivalent” prescription drug benefit. The Museum’s postretirement prescription drug benefit
qualified for this subsidy and consequently the Museum treats the effects of the Act as an actuarial
gain. The effects of the Act are not significant. Accordingly, there was minimal impact on the net
periodic postretirement benefit cost for fiscal years 2017 and 2016.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)
13.

Advances to the Trust
The Museum, together with the Trust and a private developer, completed construction of a
combined-use building in 1980, providing renovated and expanded facilities for the Museum and acondominium project using development rights from the Museum’s real estate (“Museum Tower”).
In connection with the 1980 expansion, real property used for part of the expansion was transferredto the Trust, and a portion of the new construction was leased back to the Museum under arenewable 99-year net lease for a payment of one dollar annually. The lease also provides for theMuseum’s right to purchase the leased premises for one dollar under certain circumstances.
Under this arrangement, as further described below, related expenditures and the associated debt
for the 1980 expansion and renovation of the Museum are not reflected in these consolidated
financial statements.
Over the years, the Trust has issued serial bonds to the public for the purpose of refinancing earlier
bond issues in 1980, 1984, 1991, 1993, 1996 and 2001. In May 2012, the Trust refinanced theremaining 1996 and 2001 bond issues with Series 2012A Refunding Revenue Bonds of $38,360
with a final maturity in 2023. The Series 2012A bonds did not extend the maturity of the 1996 and2001 bond issues and are the only outstanding bonds with respect to the 1980 expansion.
In accordance with the New York State legislation pertaining to the Trust, the Museum Tower is
exempt from real property taxation, but the Trust collects the equivalent of real property taxes fromthe owners of individual condominium units in the Museum Tower. These tax-equivalency
payments (“TEPs”) are based on the real property tax assessment of the Museum Tower.
In connection with the 1980 expansion, the Museum agreed to advance funds to the Trust to theextent that TEPs and the proceeds of the Serial Bonds are not sufficient to pay debt service duefrom time to time from the Trust to the holders of the Serial Bonds and to complete the 1980
expansion project. Such advances totaled $33,232 and $33,832, respectively, at June 30, 2017and 2016.
The advances bore interest at a rate of 9% annually through June 30, 2004. Pursuant to anagreement in January 2006 between the Museum and the Trust, the interest rate on theoutstanding advances from the Museum was converted to a market-based floating rate.
The Museum also agreed that no additional interest would accrue on the advances for a five-year
period beginning July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2009. Cumulative interest totaled $138,318 and$137,090 at June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Commencing on July 1, 2009 and thereafter, the unpaid balance of any outstanding advances willaccrue interest at a floating rate equal to the 3-year Treasury rate in effect on July 1 of that year.
The rate was .71% and 1.08% for fiscal years 2017 and 2016, respectively. This agreement
provided for the issuance of new instruments to the Museum to evidence the obligations of theTrust, which required the authorization of the Comptroller of the State of New York and of theComptroller of the City of New York. These authorizations were obtained in August 2006 and the
new instruments evidencing the Trust’s obligations have now been issued.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)
Pursuant to the New York Arts and Cultural Affairs Law, the Trust uses TEPs to pay administrative
expenses, the portion of the TEPs due to the City of New York, and debt service on the Serial
Bonds. Any TEPs that remain after such payments have been made are applied to repay theMuseum advances made to the Trust described above and interest earned thereon.
In the event that the Museum is required to make further advances to cover debt service on the
Serial Bonds described above, the Trust has agreed to issue to the Museum instruments for theamount of each such advance, which will be subject to the same terms and conditions as the
instruments currently outstanding with respect to the previous advances from the Museum.
Statutory law limits the Museum’s right to collect unpaid interest and principal with respect to any
advance not paid within 57 years from the date of the original advance. Accordingly, to the extent
that any advance and all accrued interest are not repaid in full within 57 years, the obligation of theTrust to the Museum will be extinguished and the Museum will thereafter have no right to collectfrom the Trust with respect to such obligations. The earliest expiration date for any advance will
occur in 2039.
TEPs available in accordance with the Arts and Cultural Affairs Law described above to reimburse
the Museum for its advances were $600 and $700 in 2017 and 2016, respectively. The amounts
were paid to the Museum, decreasing the receivable from the Trust. The Museum receives annual
audited financial statements of the Trust. In addition, the Museum reviews the tax equivalency
billings, subsequent collection and allocation of proceeds.
14.

Commitments
The Museum is obligated under lease agreements, which generally require the payment of baserents plus escalations. Rent expense under these leases amounted to $3,027 and $2,064 in 2017and 2016, respectively.
Minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases as of June 30, 2017 are as
follows:
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Thereafter
Total minimum lease payments

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$

2,844
2,900
2,958
3,026
2,647
24,300$38,675

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2017 and 2016
(in thousands of dollars)
15.

Expenses by Functional Classification
Expenses by functional classification for fiscal year 2017 and 2016 are as follows:
2016

2017
Museum operating expenses excluding depreciation
Depreciation
Interest and other expenses (nonoperating)Museum program expenses
Curatorial and related program expenses
Exhibitions
Other museum programs
Public services
Cost of sales and expenses of auxiliary activities$

203,802
26,668
5,834$

197,409
26,7309,151$

236,304$

233,290$87,00020,061
5,300
4,612
58,063$85,961
22,865
4,920
4,383
55,104

Supporting services
Management and generalFundraising (including membership and fulfillment costs)$

175,036

173,233

46,58914,67945,18914,86861,26860,057236,304$

233,290

For the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, cost of sales and expenses of auxiliary activities
included $647 and $627 of depreciation expense, respectively, relating solely to such activities.
16.

Subsequent Events
The Museum has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through October 12, 2017, whichis the date the consolidated financial statements were issued. No subsequent events haveoccurred that require disclosure in or adjustment to the consolidated financial statements.

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