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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,152,689
Total expenses
$9,313,433
Contributions and grants received
$2,091,829
Grants paid
$24,750
Program service revenue
$7,159,240
Investment income
$767,178
Other revenue
$134,442
Total assets, end of year
$15,937,363
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,001,133
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,936,230
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,968,199
Management and general expenses
$2,702,816
Fundraising expenses
$642,418
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,968,199

Program services were 64.1% 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)

    $772,704

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,319,125

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $10,325

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $3,062,886 · related or exempt $3,062,886

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EXHIBIT AND OTHER FEES

    total $1,430,082 · related or exempt $1,430,082

  • 2c · Program service revenue: REGISTRATIONS

    total $1,342,735 · related or exempt $1,342,735

  • 2d · Program service revenue: ADVERTISING INCOME

    total $820,730 · unrelated business $820,730

  • 2e · Program service revenue: ACCREDITATION AND MAP FEES

    total $463,047 · related or exempt $463,047

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $39,760 · related or exempt $39,760

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $121,127 · excluded $121,127

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $24,048 · excluded $24,048

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,231,518

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $5,585,467

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $646,051

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $646,051 · excluded $646,051

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $85,917

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $5,808

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $80,109 · related or exempt $80,109

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER

    total $30,285 · related or exempt $30,285

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $30,285

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $24,750 · program services $24,750

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $596,141 · program services $60,350 · management and general $442,944 · fundraising $92,847

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,928,519 · program services $1,867,834 · management and general $709,145 · fundraising $351,540

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $124,696 · program services $78,524 · management and general $30,849 · fundraising $15,323

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $264,766 · program services $162,181 · management and general $67,416 · fundraising $35,169

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $261,310 · program services $144,797 · management and general $83,475 · fundraising $33,038

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $24,885 · management and general $24,885

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $32,004 · management and general $32,004

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $50,134 · management and general $50,134

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,282,895 · program services $927,470 · management and general $331,364 · fundraising $24,061

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $611,280 · program services $363,764 · management and general $240,078 · fundraising $7,438

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $472,618 · program services $341,680 · management and general $122,074 · fundraising $8,864

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $789,554 · program services $402,835 · management and general $334,902 · fundraising $51,817

  • 17 · Travel

    total $159,730 · program services $143,566 · management and general $11,875 · fundraising $4,289

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,179,178 · program services $1,179,178

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,950 · management and general $2,950

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $205,191 · program services $134,704 · management and general $56,856 · fundraising $13,631

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $44,306 · program services $34,457 · management and general $7,944 · fundraising $1,905

  • 24a · Other expenses: UBIT

    total $131,274 · management and general $131,274

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $40,850 · program services $33,902 · management and general $4,726 · fundraising $2,222

  • 24c · Other expenses: HONORARIA

    total $40,250 · program services $40,250 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: FOOD AND BEVERAGE

    total $31,893 · program services $25,197 · management and general $6,696 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $14,259 · program services $2,760 · management and general $11,225 · fundraising $274

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $424,929 · end of year $984,628

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,721,369 · end of year $831,311

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,046,891 · end of year $1,356,714

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $268,476 · end of year $128,140

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $45,717 · end of year $42,621

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $395,660 · end of year $315,895

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

    $3,090,094

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

    $2,146,771

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,044,853 · end of year $943,323

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,457,220 · end of year $5,923,178

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $5,411,553

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $664,808 · end of year $398,001

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,353,521 · end of year $2,809,624

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,498,668 · end of year $6,793,508

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,676,986 · end of year $4,908,585

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,211,132 · end of year $1,027,645

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS (THE ALLIANCE) IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING EXCELLENCE WITHIN THE MUSEUM COMMUNITY. THE ALLIANCE SUPPORTS MUSEUM STAFF, BOARDS, AND VOLUNTEERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN BETTER SERVING THE PUBLIC. THE ALLIANCE WILL SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOUND PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION AND PROVIDE OUTLETS FOR PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION, AS WELL AS FOSTER THE CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT OF THE MUSEUM PROFESSION THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND OBSERVANCE OF HIGH STANDARDS OF ETHICS. IN PROMOTING ITS PURPOSES, THE ALLIANCE USES MEETINGS, REPORTS, PAPERS, DISCUSSIONS, PUBLICATIONS, AND OTHER MEDIA OF PUBLICITY AND COMMUNICATION SO AS TO INCREASE AND DIFFUSE KNOWLEDGE OF ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO MUSEUMS AND ENCOURAGE COOPERATION AMONG MUSEUMS, MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS, MUSEUM USERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CHAMPION EQUITABLE AND IMPACTFUL MUSEUMS BY CONNECTING PEOPLE, FOSTERING LEARNING AND COMMUNITY, AND NURTURING MUSEUM EXCELLENCE.

  • FIELD-WIDE SERVICES: ACCREDITATION IS THE MUSEUM FIELD'S MARK OF DISTINCTION SINCE 1971, OFFERING A HIGH PROFILE, PEER-BASED VALIDATION OF A MUSEUM'S OPERATIONS AND IMPACT. ACCREDITATION INCREASES A MUSEUM'S CREDIBILITY AND VALUE TO FUNDERS, POLICY MAKERS, INSURERS, COMMUNITY AND PEERS, AND CAN BE A POWERFUL TOOL TO LEVERAGE CHANGE AND HELP FACILITATE COLLECTIONS LOANS BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS. THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS IS CENTERED ON SELF-STUDY AND PEER REVIEW AND TAKES AN AVERAGE OF 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE. ACCREDITED MUSEUMS ARE EXPECTED TO RENEW THEIR ACCREDITATION EVERY 10 YEARS THROUGH A PROCESS OF RE-ACCREDITATION.

    Expenses $2,141,029 · Grants $8,000 · Revenue $761,560

  • MEETINGS AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION: AAM'S ANNUAL MEETING AND MUSEUMEXPO FIRST STARTED IN 1906 IN NEW YORK WITH UNDER 200 MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS AND HAS GROWN TO OVER 5,000 ATTENDEES, BECOMING THE LARGEST MUSEUM CONFERENCE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE AAM ANNUAL MEETING IS THE ONLY EVENT OF ITS SCOPE AND SCALE. IT BRINGS TOGETHER MUSEUMS OF ALL TYPES AND SIZES--FROM ART AND HISTORY MUSEUMS TO ZOOS AND BOTANIC GARDENS--TO SHARE IDEAS AND MAKE CONNECTIONS THAT ARE TRANSFORMATIONAL. IT'S A PLACE WHERE ALL MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER, CREATE PARTNERSHIPS, AND LEAVE INSPIRED TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON THEIR MUSEUMS, COMMUNITIES, AND THE WORLD.

    Expenses $2,171,618 · Grants $16,750 · Revenue $2,489,388

  • PUBLICATIONS AND BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: AAM PRODUCES AN AWARD-WINNING MAGAZINE (MUSEUM), PUBLISHED BI-MONTHLY, WHICH ADDRESSES THE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FACING MUSEUMS TODAY AND WHOSE AUDIENCE IS PEOPLE WHO WORK IN MUSEUMS. RECENT ISSUES HAVE FOCUSED ON ENGAGING NEW AUDIENCES, TRENDS IN MUSEUM EDUCATION, STRATEGIES FOR CREATING AN IDEAL BOARD, AND A FUTURISTIC VIEW OF MUSEUMS. AAM ALSO CO-PUBLISHES BOOKS WITH ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD, THE LATTER OF WHICH PROVIDES ALL EDITORIAL, PRINT, PRODUCTION AND FULFILLMENT SERVICES. AAM RECEIVES A PERCENTAGE ROYALTY IN RETURN FOR USE OF AAM'S COPYRIGHT.

    Expenses $641,449 · Revenue $932,730

  • MEMBERSHIP: AAM MEMBERSHIP HELPS MUSEUMS AND INDIVIDUALS WORKING IN MUSEUMS TO CONNECT TO THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO KEEP UP WITH BEST PRACTICES IN AN EVER-CHANGING FIELD. FROM RESEARCH AND REPORTS TO TOOLKITS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, AAM MEMBERSHIP BRINGS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE TO EXCEL IN THE FIELD. CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP INCLUDE INSTITUTIONAL, INDIVIDUAL, INDUSTRY AND ALLY. EXPENSES $493,372. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $ 0. REVENUE $3,062,886.ADVOCACY: MUSEUMS ADVOCACY DAY (MAD) PROVIDES ESSENTIAL TRAINING AND SUPPORT THAT ADVOCATES NEED TO MEET EFFECTIVELY WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFF. MUSEUMS ADVOCACY DAY IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO UNITE WITH MUSEUM COLLEAGUES AND SUPPORTERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS ONE VOICE TO REAFFIRM MUSEUMS' ESSENTIAL VALUE, COLLECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS, AND ASPIRATIONS WHILE MAKING THE CRITICAL CASE FOR MUSEUMS DIRECTLY TO CONGRESS. MAD IS AN ANNUAL TWO-DAY CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, DC TYPICALLY SCHEDULED AT THE END OF FEBRUARY. EXPENSES $363,141. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $ 0. REVENUE $23,070.CENTER FOR THE FUTURE OF MUSEUMS: THE CENTER FOR THE FUTURE OF MUSEUMS (CFM) IS A "THINK TANK"-LIKE PROGRAM TO HELP MUSEUMS NAVIGATE THE FUTURE BY MONITORING CULTURAL, TECHNOLOGICAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC TRENDS THAT MATTER TO MUSEUMS; EQUIPPING MUSEUMS TO HELP THEIR COMMUNITIES ADDRESS FUTURE CHALLENGES; AND BUILDING STRONG CONNECTIONS AMONG MUSEUMS AND EDUCATIONAL, CORPORATE, CIVIC, NONPROFIT AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS. CFM HOSTS A BLOG, AN ANNUAL REPORT CALLED TRENDSWATCH, AS WELL AS OTHER REPORTS AND SPECIALIZED RESEARCH. EXPENSES $157,590. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $ 0. REVENUE $0.

    Expenses $1,014,103 · Revenue $3,085,956

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Chevy Humphrey

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Devon Akmon

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jorge Zamanillo

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kippen De Alba Chu

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alison Rempel Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ann Friedman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carole Charnow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carrie Rebora Barratt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Charles L Katzenmeyer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Christine A Donovan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dina Bailey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Frederic Bertley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • James Pepper Henry

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Julie Stein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Julissa Marenco

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Karol Wight

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kelly McKinley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Linda Harrison

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marcia Dewitt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nathan Richie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Robert M Davis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Laura Lott

    PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $464,231
    From this org
    $438,224
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,007
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $418,224
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,228
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,779
    Filer's total
    $464,231

  • Carol Constantine

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN

    Total calculated
    $131,909
    From this org
    $106,885
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,024
    Hours/week
    40

  • Brooke Leonard

    CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $156,874
    From this org
    $132,839
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,035
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $122,839
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,668
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,367
    Filer's total
    $156,874

  • Jennifer Calvert Hall

    SR. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $147,380
    From this org
    $139,563
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,817
    Hours/week
    40

  • Dean Phelus

    SR. DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS

    Total calculated
    $136,390
    From this org
    $112,161
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,229
    Hours/week
    40

  • Julie Hart

    SR. DIRECTOR OF EXCELLENCE

    Total calculated
    $132,485
    From this org
    $114,445
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,040
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ryan Bourke

    SR. DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP & REVENUE

    Total calculated
    $131,453
    From this org
    $124,457
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,996
    Hours/week
    40

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
18 May 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202331459349301003

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