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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by THE MUSEUM FOR AFRICAN ART.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,738,866
Total expenses
$3,402,371
Contributions and grants received
$1,470,038
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$79,386
Investment income
$137,242
Other revenue
$52,200
Total assets, end of year
$82,696,141
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,085,897
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$73,610,244
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,517,769
Management and general expenses
$441,382
Fundraising expenses
$443,220
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,517,769

Program services were 74.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $108,982

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,361,056

  • 2a · Program service revenue: UN GEN ASSEMBLY EVENT

    total $76,930 · related or exempt $76,930

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL FEES

    total $1,862 · related or exempt $1,862

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PUBLICATION SALES

    total $594 · related or exempt $594

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $137,242 · excluded $137,242

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $52,200

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $52,200

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $52,200 · excluded $52,200

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $318,998 · program services $254,348 · management and general $34,450 · fundraising $30,200

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $996,245 · program services $757,157 · management and general $159,520 · fundraising $79,568

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $253,368 · program services $194,610 · management and general $36,219 · fundraising $22,539

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $91,335 · program services $70,228 · management and general $13,403 · fundraising $7,704

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $87,471 · management and general $87,471

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $180,000 · fundraising $180,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $425,586 · program services $362,693 · management and general $26,628 · fundraising $36,265

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,104 · management and general $7,104

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $12,252 · program services $9,420 · management and general $1,799 · fundraising $1,033

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $73,153 · program services $73,153

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $169,568 · program services $130,382 · management and general $24,883 · fundraising $14,303

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,417 · program services $4,272 · management and general $6,997 · fundraising $148

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,462 · management and general $5,462

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,200 · management and general $1,200

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $60,771 · program services $46,728 · management and general $8,917 · fundraising $5,126

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $47,088 · program services $32,193 · management and general $11,398 · fundraising $3,497

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND RE

    total $218,764 · program services $214,282 · management and general $3,497 · fundraising $985

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSE

    total $170,548 · program services $110,880 · fundraising $59,668

  • 24c · Other expenses: EXHIBITION EXPENSE

    total $162,700 · program services $162,700

  • 24d · Other expenses: TRAVEL EXHIBITS

    total $74,815 · program services $74,815

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $34,526 · program services $19,908 · management and general $12,434 · fundraising $2,184

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,706,341 · end of year $1,227,020

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,083 · end of year $1,084

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $7,107,079 · end of year $6,530,112

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $12,632 · end of year $1,470

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $70,952,562

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $219,322

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $70,547,537 · end of year $70,733,240

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,049,508 · end of year $4,203,215

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $295,411 · end of year $209,411

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $2,662,500 · end of year $2,662,500

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $250,000 · end of year $250,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,963,986 · end of year $5,963,986

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $61,845,275 · end of year $61,127,596

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $13,412,008 · end of year $12,482,648

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE AFRICA CENTER, A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN, MULTIDISCIPLINARY INSTITUTION, PROVIDES A GATEWAY FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH CONTEMPORARY AFRICA. THE CENTER IS TRANSFORMING THE WORLD'S UNDERSTANDING OF AFRICA, ITS DIASPORA AND THE ROLE OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT IN THE WORLD. SERVING AS THE HUB FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AROUND CULTURE, BUSINESS, AND POLICY RELATED TO THE CONTINENT, AND IN THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS WHO SHARE THE CENTER'S VALUES, THE AFRICA CENTER INSPIRES ENTHUSIASM, AND ADVANCES THOUGHT AND ACTION AROUND AFRICA'S GLOBAL INFLUENCE AND IMPACT ON OUR COLLECTIVE AND SHARED FUTURES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN, MULTIDISCIPLINARY INSTITUTION, PROVIDES A GATEWAY FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH CONTEMPORARY AFRICA.

  • PUBLIC PROGRAMS - PUBLIC PROGRAMS AT THE AFRICA CENTER ARE MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND FOCUS ON THE CENTER'S THREE CORE AREAS OF CULTURE, POLICY AND BUSINESS. THE AFRICA CENTER WORKS IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH ARTISTS, ACADEMICS, POLICY MAKERS, INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS ON A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE FILM SCREENINGS, BOOK LAUNCHES, WORKSHOPS, MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, AS WELL AS PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVATIONS ON BUSINESS AND POLICY.

    Expenses $1,076,521

  • NEW CENTER - THE AFRICA CENTER IS TRANSFORMING THE WORLD'S UNDERSTANDING OF AFRICA, ITS DIASPORA AND THE ROLE OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT IN THE WORLD. SERVING AS THE HUB FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AROUND CULTURE, BUSINESS, AND POLICY RELATED TO THE CONTINENT, AND IN THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS WHO SHARE THE CENTER'S VALUES, THE AFRICA CENTER INSPIRES ENTHUSIASM, AND ADVANCES THOUGHT AND ACTION AROUND AFRICA'S GLOBAL INFLUENCE AND IMPACT ON OUR COLLECTIVE AND SHARED FUTURES.

    Expenses $686,554

  • EXHIBITIONS - THE AFRICA CENTER PRODUCES EXHIBITIONS THAT ALIGN WITH OUR MISSION OF TRANSFORMING NARRATIVES ABOUT THE AFRICAN DIASPORA, AFRICAN CONTINENT AND PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT. THE CENTER WORKS WITH UP-AND-COMING CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE DIASPORA WHOSE WORK REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY THAT EXISTS AMONG PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT.

    Expenses $423,884

  • POLICY CENTER - ONE OF THE KEY FOCUS AREAS FOR THE AFRICA CENTER IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AFRICAN POLICY INSTITUTE DEDICATED TO THE FUTURE OF THE AFRICAN CONTINENT AND DIASPORA. THE POLICY INSTITUTE FOCUSES ON THREE INTERRELATED THEMES: HABITABLE SPACES, TECHNOLOGY FOR HUMANITY, AND PROSPEROUS YOUTH-INTEGRATING THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURE AS A TRANSFORMATIVE, CROSS-CUTTING FORCE IN THE POLICY SPACE. OUR MULTIDISCIPLINARY POLICY APPROACH AIMS TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE GLOBAL FUTURE INSPIRED BY AFRICAN INNOVATION, CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, AND VISIONARY NARRATIVES.

    Expenses $330,810

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • HALIMA DANGOTE

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BENJAMIN STEIN

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RICK SEGAL

    TREASURER LEFT 06/28/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ELIZABETH TANYA MASIYIWA

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHELSEA CLINTON

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JENDAYI E FRAZER

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DR MICHAELA DE PURY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CORINNE EVENS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MAJA HOFFMANN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BLAIR MILLER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DANA REED

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARGARET ANADU

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SIYA MADIKANE FORSTMANN

    TRUSTEE LEFT 06/28/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LUPITA NYONG'O

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GBENGA OYEBODE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JIM BILDNER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HERBERT WIGWE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAMIE COOPER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MEREDITH MARSHALL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TEMI ADENIJI

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JV KODALI

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MEREDITH JAMES

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • UZODINMA IWEALA

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $283,880
    From this org
    $266,903
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,977
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $266,903
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,943
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,034
    Filer's total
    $283,880

  • CHINNY OGUNDA

    COO

    Total calculated
    $89,231
    From this org
    $72,131
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,100
    Hours/week
    40

  • ALANA HAIRSTON

    DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $178,725
    From this org
    $161,215
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,510
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,215
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,140
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,370
    Filer's total
    $178,725

  • JENNY HOURIHAN

    COO & CFO THRU 6/30/22

    Total calculated
    $188,845
    From this org
    $180,081
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,764
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,081
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,847
    Nontaxable benefits
    $917
    Filer's total
    $188,845

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4A
JENNY HOURIHAN, COO & CFO RECEIEVED A SEVERANCE OF $95,000 UPON VACATING HER POSITION EFFECTIVE 6/30/22.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • MAA OWNER LLC

    TO CONSTRUCT AND HOLD THE MUSEUM'S CONDOMINIUM UNIT · NY · income $0 · assets $70,733,240

    Directly controlled by THE MUSEUM FOR AFRICAN ART

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
14 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202421359349305607

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