Friends Of The High Line, Inc.
Friends Of The High Line, Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
Through excellence in operations, stewardship, innovative programming, and world-class design, Friends of the High Line seeks to engage the vibrant and diverse community on and around the High Line, and to raise the essential private funding to help complete the High Line's construction and create an endowment for its future operations.
About
HIGH LINE PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION AND CAPITAL REPAIRS:IN 2018, FRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE ("FHL") CONTINUED TO WORK ON SEVERAL LARGE-SCALE CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, ADVANCED THE DESIGN PHASES FOR ADDITIONAL LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS, AND COMPLETED A VARIETY OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ON THE EXISTING HIGH LINE. CONSTRUCTION ON PHASE II OF SECTION 3 BEGAN IN THE SPRING OF 2017. MANY SIGNIFICANT COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT WERE STARTED IN 2018, INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT CIP WALKING SURFACES, LARGE SCALE PLANTING ZONES, LIGHTING INSTALLATIONS AND INSTALLATION OF THE STRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE ART PLINTH ON THE SPUR. OTHER KEY AREAS OF THE PROJECT WERE STARTED, INCLUDING THE EAST AND WEST STAIRS LEADING TO THE SPUR. CONSTRUCTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SPRING OF 2019. THIS IS THE LAST PIECE OF THE HIGH LINE CURRENTLY NOT ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AND IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN MID-2019.FHL FINALIZED DESIGN FOR THE 18TH STREET PLAZA, THE FIRST STREET-LEVEL PARK SPACE CONNECTED TO THE HIGH LINE. CONSTRUCTION IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN 2020.FHL STARTED AND COMPLETED MANY CRITICAL CAPITAL PROJECTS ON BOTH THE HIGH LINE AND AT THE HIGH LINE HEADQUARTERS ("HLHQ") BUILDING AT 820 WASHINGTON STREET. THESE PROJECTS INCLUDED AN EXTENSIVE REDESIGN AND REBUILD OF THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE HLHQ BUILDING AND THE HIGH LINE ITSELF, SIGNIFICANT REPAIRS TO AND REPAINTING OF THE STAIRS AT 26TH AND 28TH STREETS ON THE HIGH LINE, REPAIRS TO THE 16TH STREET ELEVATOR AND REPLACEMENT OF GATES/FENCING AT 34TH STREET FOLLOWING AN AUTO COLLISION. FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL ZONING TEXT CHANGE IN 2017, WHICH ALLOWED US TO MODIFY THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ADJACENT DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE SUPPORT SPACE FOR THE PARK, CONSTRUCTION BEGAN (BY OTHERS) ON THAT BUILDING AND THAT SUPPORT SPACE IN 2018 AND IS EXPECTED TO BE READY FOR USE IN EARLY 2020.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing clearly states the mission of the non-profit as “Friends of the high line works to build and maintain an extraordinary public space on the high line. we seek to protect the entire historic structure, transforming an essential piece of new york's industrial past and inspiring new ways of thinking about the city, parks, public space, preservation, and community. we provide virtually all of the high line's annual operating budget and are responsible for the maintenance of the park, pursuant to a license agreement with the new york city department of parks & recreation. through excellence in operations, stewardship, innovative programming, and world-class design, we seek to engage the vibrant and diverse community on and around the high line.”.
When outlining its functions, they were explained as: “Friends of the high line is a non-profit park conservancy responsible for maintaining and operating an extraordinary public space on the high line. the high line is a 1.45-mile elevated freight rail line transformed into a public park on manhattan's west side.”.
- In compliance with legal regulations, the non-profit has reported their state of operation as NY.
- The filing records the non-profit's address for 2019 as 820 WASHINGTON STREET, NEW YORK, NY, 100141406.
- As of 2019, the non-profit's form reports a total of 230 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$2,396,000.
- The organization has 35 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2000.
- The organization pays $11,197,000 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $2,666,000 in fundraising expenses.
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