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2012 Facts about the SEC Historical Society

Mission

The SEC Historical Society shares, preserves and advances knowledge of the history of financial regulation through its virtual museum and archive at www.sechistorical.org.

Founded in 1999, the Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Independence from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

The SEC Historical Society is independent of and separate from the SEC, and receives no funding from the public sector.  The virtual museum and archive is built and exhibited independent of any SEC oversight.

Virtual Museum and Archive at www.sechistorical.org

The Society’s virtual museum and archive opens the door to the history of financial regulation from the 20th century to the present, providing firsthand information on the regulation of the capital markets in the United States and the world.

The virtual museum and archive opened on June 1, 2002. Its collection is expanded and enhanced each month. The museum collection currently totals over 5,300 materials, including papers; photos; oral histories interviews; programs; film, radio and television documentaries; a timeline of regulatory developments against U.S. and world events from 1930 to the present; and galleries, permanent exhibits on specific subjects in regulatory history. These materials are not available from other online sources.

The virtual museum and archive is free and accessible worldwide at all times. Close to 300,000 visitors in 2011 used the museum, including regulators from Federal, state, municipal and international agencies; self-regulators; practitioners from law, accounting, auditing and financial services firms; academics - both professors and students; and the press.

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Funding

The SEC Historical Society is funded solely by gifts and grants from individuals, corporations and foundations.  The Society receives no government funding.

The Society's 2012 budget is $830,000. $682,485 (82%) of the budget will be used for the virtual museum and archive's building and outreach.

The Society currently maintains cash and investment reserves of $1.3 million.

Governance and Management

The SEC Historical Society is governed by an independent Board of Trustees. Richard B. Nesson, Luness Partners LLC, currently serves as 2011-12 President. Robert J. Kueppers, Deloitte LLP, will become 2012-13 President on June 1st.

Carla L. Rosati, CFRE has served as the Society’s Executive Director since 2001, and founded the virtual museum and archive at www.sechistorical.org in 2002.