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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,497,597
Total expenses
$15,834,319
Contributions and grants received
$5,047,177
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,087,776
Investment income
$1,362,644
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$142,173,055
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,472,603
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$140,700,452
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$12,057,706
Management and general expenses
$1,591,126
Fundraising expenses
$2,185,487
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,057,706

Program services were 76.1% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $587,842

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $582,956

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,876,379

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $399,062

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GENERAL ADMISSION

    total $1,804,459 · related or exempt $1,804,459

  • 2b · Program service revenue: GROUP SALES

    total $508,168 · related or exempt $508,168

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CAFE AND GIFT SHOP COMMISSIONS

    total $311,223 · related or exempt $311,223

  • 2d · Program service revenue: FACILITY RENTALS

    total $268,461 · related or exempt $268,461

  • 2e · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM EVENTS

    total $195,465 · related or exempt $195,465

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,747,863 · excluded $1,747,863

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $16,638,220

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

    securities $17,023,439

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$385,219

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$385,219 · excluded -$385,219

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $994,708 · program services $236,472 · management and general $758,236

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,502,453 · program services $3,880,800 · management and general $349,397 · fundraising $1,272,256

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $168,101 · program services $116,524 · management and general $15,396 · fundraising $36,181

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $831,526 · program services $542,499 · management and general $106,679 · fundraising $182,348

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $443,723 · program services $296,417 · management and general $66,000 · fundraising $81,306

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $34,030 · program services $6,806 · management and general $17,015 · fundraising $10,209

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $28,800 · management and general $28,800

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $34,500 · fundraising $34,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $355,396 · program services $250,536 · management and general $45,083 · fundraising $59,777

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $523,046 · program services $523,046

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,044,494 · program services $940,409 · management and general $66,795 · fundraising $37,290

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $42,108 · fundraising $42,108

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $714,495 · program services $652,698 · management and general $41,736 · fundraising $20,061

  • 17 · Travel

    total $79,956 · program services $38,873 · management and general $19,048 · fundraising $22,035

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,089,785 · program services $3,965,805 · management and general $74,388 · fundraising $49,592

  • 24a · Other expenses: CURATORIAL AND EXHIBITI

    total $286,604 · program services $286,604

  • 24b · Other expenses: DEVELOPMENT FUNCTIONS A

    total $273,926 · program services $44,708 · management and general $224 · fundraising $228,994

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP

    total $176,594 · program services $88,297 · fundraising $88,297

  • 24d · Other expenses: LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT

    total $124,637 · program services $110,925 · fundraising $13,712

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $85,437 · program services $76,287 · management and general $2,329 · fundraising $6,821

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,903,119 · end of year $3,076,259

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,875,360 · end of year $1,363,556

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $40,697 · end of year $40,088

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $344,931 · end of year $517,313

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

    $105,658,411

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

    $37,170,233

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $71,781,609 · end of year $68,488,178

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $65,187,681 · end of year $67,696,398

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $446,891 · end of year $991,263

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $973,315 · end of year $1,027,034

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $450,323 · end of year $445,569

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $136,574,337 · end of year $135,530,676

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,582,313 · end of year $5,169,776

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION UNCOVERS AND SHARES COMPELLING STORIES ABOUT THE DIVERSE PEOPLE AND COMPLEX EVENTS THAT SPARKED AMERICA'S ONGOING EXPERIMENT IN EQUALITY AND SELF-GOVERNMENT.

  • 2022-2023 WAS A YEAR OF CONTINUED GROWTH AS THE MUSEUM ENGAGES NEW AUDIENCES AND DEVELOPS INNOVATIVE WAYS TO INSPIRE HISTORICAL EMPATHY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN OUR RISING GENERATIONS. FROM THOUGHT-PROVOKING PROGRAMS WITH LEADING HISTORIANS AND SCHOLARS TO A LIVELY CELEBRATION EXPLORING THE INTERSECTIONS OF SCOTTISH HERITAGE AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, WE DELIVERED A RICH AND ENGAGING VARIETY OF MISSION-DRIVEN PROGRAMS THAT SERVED MANY AUDIENCES, BOTH ONSITE AND ONLINE. OUR PROGRAMS AND EVENTS DELVED DEEPLY INTO THE CONTINUED IMPACT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND ITS RELEVANCE TO OUR LIVES TODAY. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, THE MUSEUM WELCOMED 168,279 VISITORS, INCLUDING 45,383 STUDENTS AND CHAPERONES FROM 23 U.S. STATES, WASHINGTON D.C., AND FRANCE. THE MUSEUM'S SPECIAL EXHIBITION, BLACK FOUNDERS: THE FORTEN FAMILY OF PHILADELPHIA, BROUGHT TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A MAJOR MUSEUM EXHIBITION MORE THAN 100 HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS TO TELL THE INSPIRING STORY OF FREE BLACK PHILADELPHIAN JAMES FORTEN AND HIS FAMILY'S TIRELESS PURSUIT OF LIBERTY AND EQUALITY. THIS YEAR, THE MUSEUM LAUNCHED A NEW INTERACTIVE, MULTIMEDIA TIMELINE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. USING NEARLY 100 HISTORICAL OBJECTS, WORKS OF ART, TEXTILES, AND DOCUMENTS FROM THE MUSEUM'S RICH COLLECTION, THE ONLINE TIMELINE EXPLORES BOTH KEY MOMENTS AND SURPRISING STORIES FROM THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION THROUGH A VISUALLY RICH AND USER-FRIENDLY DIGITAL EXPERIENCE. THE MUSEUM HOSTED ITS SECOND YEAR OF ITS LIVING HISTORY YOUTH SUMMER INSTITUTE TO CULTIVATE A MORE DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE ENGAGED IN THE MUSEUM FIELD, SPECIFICALLY THE AREA OF COSTUMED LIVING HISTORY INTERPRETATION. THE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO ADD SIGNIFICANT ITEMS TO OUR COLLECTION THROUGH OBJECT DONATIONS AND DEDICATED FUNDING FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS TO ENHANCE THE MUSEUM'S MULTIFACETED STORYTELLING. THROUGH THIS WORK, THE MUSEUM DEMONSTRATES THE CONTINUING IMPACT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND ITS RELEVANCE TO OUR LIVES TODAY AND FULFILLS ITS MISSION TO UNCOVER AND SHARE STORIES ABOUT THE DIVERSE PEOPLE AND COMPLEX EVENTS THAT SPARKED AMERICA'S ONGOING EXPERIMENT IN LIBERTY, EQUALITY, AND SELF-GOVERNMENT.

    Expenses $12,057,706 · Revenue $3,087,776

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Robert Scott Stephenson

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $474,895
    From this org
    $449,231
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,664
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $425,231
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $24,000
    Deferred
    $15,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,414
    Filer's total
    $474,895

  • Morris W Offit

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Martha McGeary Snider

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Adrian R King Jr

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Bennett Lomax

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • John Aglialoro

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • John Catsimatidis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Jordana Cooperberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Daniel Dilella

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Margaret Pace Duckett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Alan Fleischmann

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Ray Halbritter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • John Jumper

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Jane Kamensky

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Marion Lane

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Paul Lockhart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Alan Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Edith Mitchell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Zachary J Pack

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Phillip Reese

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Edward Rendell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Stephen W Schwab

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Mark Shenkman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Karla Trotman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Zeeann Mason

    COO

    Total calculated
    $277,061
    From this org
    $244,141
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,920
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $244,141
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,207
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,713
    Filer's total
    $277,061

  • Maureen O'Ryan

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER(THRU 7/14/23)

    Total calculated
    $164,407
    From this org
    $146,962
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,445
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,962
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,212
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,233
    Filer's total
    $164,407

  • Smereczynski Danielle

    CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $249,742
    From this org
    $225,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,742
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $225,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,742
    Filer's total
    $249,742

  • Sue Nicol

    CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $176,944
    From this org
    $150,748
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,196
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,748
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,338
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,858
    Filer's total
    $176,944

  • Philip Mead

    CHIEF HISTORIAN

    Total calculated
    $172,267
    From this org
    $156,527
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,740
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,527
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,826
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,914
    Filer's total
    $172,267

  • Kristian Smith

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $150,948
    From this org
    $125,777
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,171
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $125,777
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,289
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,882
    Filer's total
    $150,948

  • McKechnie Alexandra

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $133,554
    From this org
    $127,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,854
    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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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
9 August 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202432259349300823

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