Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← SCULPTURE CENTER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SCULPTURE CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,136,151
Total expenses
$1,990,686
Contributions and grants received
$2,061,914
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$37,071
Investment income
$31,487
Other revenue
$5,679
Total assets, end of year
$6,052,647
Total liabilities, end of year
$265,685
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,786,962
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,340,422
Management and general expenses
$239,653
Fundraising expenses
$410,611
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,340,422

Program services were 67.3% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $366,909

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $311,010

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,383,995

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $11,753

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS

    total $37,071 · related or exempt $37,071

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $23,531 · excluded $23,531

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $15,125

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

    other assets $7,169

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $7,956

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $7,956 · excluded $7,956

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $76,421

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $366,909

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $76,421

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $5,372

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $820

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $4,552 · related or exempt $4,552

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $1,127 · excluded $1,127

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,127

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $339,172 · program services $164,987 · management and general $62,712 · fundraising $111,473

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $432,825 · program services $286,644 · management and general $59,631 · fundraising $86,550

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $9,889 · program services $6,764 · management and general $915 · fundraising $2,210

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $63,120 · program services $38,610 · management and general $8,795 · fundraising $15,715

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $63,320 · program services $37,243 · management and general $9,895 · fundraising $16,182

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $28,491 · management and general $28,491

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $60,074 · program services $12,015 · management and general $42,052 · fundraising $6,007

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $206,474 · program services $165,350 · management and general $4,557 · fundraising $36,567

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $11,119 · program services $9,929 · management and general $760 · fundraising $430

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $21,334 · program services $14,574 · management and general $1,187 · fundraising $5,573

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $60,050 · program services $46,706 · management and general $6,672 · fundraising $6,672

  • 17 · Travel

    total $75,532 · program services $64,961 · management and general $233 · fundraising $10,338

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $16,283 · program services $1,937 · management and general $878 · fundraising $13,468

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $188,246 · program services $179,292 · management and general $4,477 · fundraising $4,477

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $35,830 · program services $28,882 · management and general $3,474 · fundraising $3,474

  • 24a · Other expenses: EXHIBITION EXPENSES

    total $190,922 · program services $190,922

  • 24b · Other expenses: BENEFIT EVENT

    total $68,540 · fundraising $68,540

  • 24c · Other expenses: BUILDING REPAIRS AND MA

    total $49,358 · program services $45,524 · management and general $1,277 · fundraising $2,557

  • 24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE AND UTILITIES

    total $39,223 · program services $34,162 · management and general $1,599 · fundraising $3,462

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $30,884 · program services $11,920 · management and general $2,048 · fundraising $16,916

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $207,317 · end of year $272,131

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $56,863 · end of year $419,586

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $341,327 · end of year $341,327

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $48,737 · end of year $51,933

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

    $6,183,490

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

    $2,475,164

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,889,674 · end of year $3,708,326

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,017,718 · end of year $1,153,019

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $9,624 · end of year $106,325

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $16,534 · end of year $168,174

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $25,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $97,511

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,461,993 · end of year $5,519,712

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $67,733 · end of year $267,250

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OSCULPTURECENTER LEADS THE CONVERSATION ON CONTEMPORARY ART BY SUPPORTING ARTISTIC INNOVATION AND INDEPENDENT THOUGHT HIGHLIGHTING SCULPTURE'S SPECIFIC POTENTIAL TO CHANGE THE WAY WE ENGAGE WITH THE WORLD. POSITIONING ARTISTS' WORK IN LARGER CULTURAL, HISTORICAL, AND AESTHETIC CONTEXTS, SCULPTURECENTER DISCERNS AND INTERPRETS EMERGING IDEAS. FOUNDED BY ARTISTS IN 1928, SCULPTURECENTER PROVIDES AN INTERNATIONAL FORUM THAT CONNECTS ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES BY PRESENTING EXHIBITIONS, COMMISSIONING NEW WORK, AND GENERATING SCHOLARSHIP.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SCULPTURECENTER COMMISSIONS AND PRESENTS EXHIBITIONS OF CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE.

  • AS A NON-COLLECTING MUSEUM, SCULPTURECENTER'S ANNUAL EXHIBITION PROGRAM INCLUDES 3-6 SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS (MOST CONSISTING ENTIRELY OF NEWLY COMMISSIONED WORKS) AND THE IN PRACTICE OPEN CALL PROGRAM, WHICH FEATURES NEWLY COMMISSIONED SOLO EXHIBITIONS BY UP TO 7 EMERGING ARTISTS. TO FACILITATE DEEP PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE BETWEEN VISITORS, ARTISTS, AND THEIR WORK, SCULPTURECENTER HOSTS FREE EVENTS AND PROGRAMS THAT COMPLEMENT OUR EXHIBITIONS, SUCH AS LECTURES, PERFORMANCES, AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS, WITH LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND OTHER RELATED FIELDS.IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, SCULPTURECENTER PRESENTED 4 CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED EXHIBITIONS, SHOWCASING 29 ARTISTS: HENRIKE NAUMANN: RE-EDUCATION, THE GERMAN ARTIST'S U.S. DEBUT; TIRZAH, A UNIQUE EXHIBITION OF THE MUSICIAN'S RELATIONSHIP TO ART PRODUCTION, DESIGNED BY ARTIST SHAHRYAR NASHAT AND PRESENTING THE WORK OF 7 VIDEO ARTISTS; EDGAR CALEL: B'ALAB'J (JAGUAR STONE), A MAJOR NEW EARTHWORK INSTALLATION; AND CFGNY IN RESIDENCE, A PROGRAMMATIC RESIDENCY BY A 4-MEMBER ARTIST COLLECTIVE WITH PUBLIC EVENTS AND ROTATING SUB-EXHIBITIONS. FISCAL YEAR 2023 ALSO MARKED THE INAUGURATION OF A NEW FORMAT FOR SCULPTURECENTER'S IN PRACTICE OPEN CALL. THE PROGRAM, WHICH RECEIVES APPROXIMATELY 1,200 APPLICATIONS ANNUALLY, NOW OFFERS SOLO EXHIBITIONS TO UP TO 7 EMERGING ARTISTS WHO HAVE NOT YET EXHIBITED IN A NEW YORK INSTITUTION. IN PRACTICE 2023 BEGAN WITH SOLO EXHIBITIONS BY ARTISTS JORDAN LOEPPKY-KOLESNIK AND SALIM GREEN; MORE SOLO EXHIBITIONS IN THE SERIES FOLLOWED IN FISCAL YEAR 2024.SCULPTURECENTER'S DIVERSE PROGRAMMING EXPANDS UPON ITS MISSION AND ENRICHES THE DISCOURSE BETWEEN ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, SCULPTURECENTER HOSTED 12 FREE IN-PERSON PUBLIC PROGRAMS, INCLUDING PUBLICATION LAUNCHES, ARTIST TALKS, MUSIC PROGRAMMING, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, WALKING TOURS, POETRY READINGS, OPENING VIEWINGS, AND MORE.

    Expenses $1,340,422 · Revenue $41,623

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

Listed in Part VII

  • CAROL BOVE

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • SANFORD BIGGERS

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • ROBERT ELLIOTT

    VICE CHAIR (THROUGH 11/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • ELEANOR HEYMAN PROPP

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • ANDREAS WALDBURG-WOLFEGG

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • LIBBY ELLIS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • NAIRY BAGHRAMIAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CANDACE BARASCH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JUSTIN BEAL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ELEANOR CAYRE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RICHARD CHANG

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BARBARA GUNDLACH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LESLIE HEWITT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SUSAN HAYDEN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SEAN LYONS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ADAM MCEWEN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MICHAEL QUINN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SAMUEL ELLIS SCHEINMAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • HELEN WARWICK

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • FRED WILSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SOHRAB MOHEBI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $96,462
    From this org
    $95,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,462
    Hours/week
    40
  • KYLE DANCEWICZ

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $122,188
    From this org
    $105,386
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,802
    Hours/week
    40
  • JONI TODD

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (THROUGH 10/22)

    Total calculated
    $107,994
    From this org
    $93,857
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,137
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
4 April 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202440959349300549

Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.

The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.