Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $33,091,880
- Total expenses
- $16,202,592
- Contributions and grants received
- $26,297,686
- Grants paid
- $300,000
- Program service revenue
- $3,075,404
- Investment income
- $3,718,790
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $171,932,263
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,574,344
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $170,357,919
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $12,457,784
- Management and general expenses
- $1,294,509
- Fundraising expenses
- $2,450,299
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $12,457,784
Program services were 76.9% 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
$609,112
-
1e · Government grants (contributions)
$420,000
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$25,268,574
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$411,006
-
2a · Program service revenue: GENERAL ADMISSION
total $2,022,647 · related or exempt $2,022,647
-
2b · Program service revenue: GROUP SALES
total $486,968 · related or exempt $486,968
-
2c · Program service revenue: CAFE AND GIFT SHOP COMMISSIONS
total $298,913 · related or exempt $298,913
-
2d · Program service revenue: FACILITY RENTALS
total $209,683 · related or exempt $209,683
-
2e · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM EVENTS
total $57,193 · related or exempt $57,193
-
3 · Investment income
total $2,306,762 · excluded $2,306,762
-
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $23,529,897 · other assets $6,653
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $22,100,408 · other assets $24,114
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $1,429,489 · other assets -$17,461
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $1,412,028 · excluded $1,412,028
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $300,000 · program services $300,000
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $906,718 · program services $191,924 · management and general $714,794
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $5,512,165 · program services $3,975,823 · management and general $135,553 · fundraising $1,400,789
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $215,687 · program services $144,337 · management and general $12,949 · fundraising $58,401
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $773,694 · program services $499,653 · management and general $67,065 · fundraising $206,976
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $440,137 · program services $293,050 · management and general $53,034 · fundraising $94,053
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $26,246 · program services $5,225 · management and general $13,138 · fundraising $7,883
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $26,918 · management and general $26,918
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $59,055 · fundraising $59,055
-
11g · Fees: other
total $295,097 · program services $212,715 · management and general $44,148 · fundraising $38,234
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $566,910 · program services $566,910
-
13 · Office expenses
total $464,329 · program services $369,153 · management and general $30,016 · fundraising $65,160
-
14 · Information technology
total $94,238 · program services $47,119 · fundraising $47,119
-
16 · Occupancy
total $921,821 · program services $876,834 · management and general $26,948 · fundraising $18,039
-
17 · Travel
total $130,126 · program services $78,520 · management and general $21,795 · fundraising $29,811
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $4,179,927 · program services $3,970,930 · management and general $125,398 · fundraising $83,599
-
24a · Other expenses: DEVELOPMENT FUNCTIONS A
total $514,387 · program services $265,245 · management and general $18,111 · fundraising $231,031
-
24b · Other expenses: CURATORIAL AND EXHIBITI
total $416,113 · program services $416,113
-
24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP
total $146,212 · program services $73,106 · fundraising $73,106
-
24d · Other expenses: ACQUISITION OF COLLECTI
total $135,293 · program services $135,293
-
24e · All other expenses
total $77,519 · program services $35,834 · management and general $4,642 · fundraising $37,043
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $3,076,259 · end of year $1,341,130
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $2,707,719
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,363,556 · end of year $1,511,279
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $40,088 · end of year $64,665
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $517,313 · end of year $528,907
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$106,095,188
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$41,343,508
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $68,488,178 · end of year $64,751,680
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $67,696,398 · end of year $91,095,342
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $8,797,484
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $991,263 · end of year $1,134,057
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,027,034 · end of year $1,175,206
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $445,569 · end of year $399,138
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $135,530,676 · end of year $163,959,376
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,169,776 · end of year $6,398,543
Mission and programs · 2023
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 LIBERTY, EQUALITY AND SELF-GOVERNMENT.
-
IN 2023-2024, THE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS REACH AND IMPACT IN ANTICIPATION OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE IN 2026. THE MUSEUM DELIVERED AN INNOVATIVE AND ENGAGING VARIETY OF MISSION-DRIVEN PROGRAMS BOTH ONSITE AND ONLINE, INCLUDING SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS, LIVING HISTORY EVENTS, PUBLIC LECTURES, AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, THE MUSEUM WELCOMED 170,556 VISITORS, INCLUDING 43,972 STUDENTS AND CHAPERONES FROM 24 U.S. STATES, AS WELL AS FRANCE AND GERMANY. MORE THAN 75,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE MUSEUM'S SPECIAL EXHIBITION, WITNESS TO REVOLUTION: THE UNLIKELY TRAVELS OF WASHINGTON'S TENT, EXPANDING ON THE TRUE STORIES OF WHAT LIFE WITHIN THOSE FABRIC WALLS WAS REALLY LIKE FOR GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON, AND WHAT IT TOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT GENERATIONS TO SAVE THIS RELIC SO THAT IT COULD BECOME THE SYMBOL OF AMERICAN RESILIENCE AND SACRIFICE THAT IT IS TODAY. DURING 2024, THE MUSEUM LAUNCHED A NEW AUDIO DESCRIPTIVE TOUR DESIGNED FOR GUESTS WHO ARE BLIND OR LOW VISION AS PART OF OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO MAKING OUR PRESENTATION OF AMERICA'S FOUNDING STORY ACCESSIBLE TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. 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 $12,457,784 · Grants $300,000 · Revenue $3,075,404
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Robert Scott StephensonROBERT SCOTT STEPHENSON
PRESIDENT AND CEO
- Total calculated
- $510,878
- From this org
- $475,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $35,878
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $451,000
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $24,000
- Deferred
- $16,612
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,266
- Filer's total
- $510,878
-
Morris W OffitMORRIS W OFFIT
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8
-
Martha McGeary SniderMARTHA MCGEARY SNIDER
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Adrian R King JrADRIAN R KING JR
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Bennett LomaxBENNETT LOMAX
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
John AglialoroJOHN AGLIALORO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
John CatsimatidisJOHN CATSIMATIDIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
James W CrystalJAMES W CRYSTAL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Daniel DilellaDANIEL DILELLA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Margaret Pace DuckettMARGARET PACE DUCKETT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Alan FleischmannALAN FLEISCHMANN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Ray HalbritterRAY HALBRITTER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Jane KamenskyJANE KAMENSKY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Marion LaneMARION LANE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Paul LockhartPAUL LOCKHART
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Alan MillerALAN MILLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Ashton NewhallASHTON NEWHALL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Charles F PreusseCHARLES F PREUSSE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Zachary J PackZACHARY J PACK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Phillip ReesePHILLIP REESE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8
-
Edward RendellEDWARD RENDELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Stephen W SchwabSTEPHEN W SCHWAB
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Mark ShenkmanMARK SHENKMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Karla TrotmanKARLA TROTMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Daniel WheelerDANIEL WHEELER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Zeeann MasonZEEANN MASON
COO (THRU MAY 2024)
- Total calculated
- $295,998
- From this org
- $252,160
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $43,838
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $252,160
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $12,608
- Nontaxable benefits
- $31,230
- Filer's total
- $295,998
-
David ReinhardtDAVID REINHARDT
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $64,446
- From this org
- $61,539
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,907
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Danielle SmereczynskiDANIELLE SMERECZYNSKI
CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $301,442
- From this org
- $252,839
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $48,603
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $252,839
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,674
- Nontaxable benefits
- $38,929
- Filer's total
- $301,442
-
Sue NicolSUE NICOL
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $193,294
- From this org
- $164,149
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,145
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $164,149
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,832
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,313
- Filer's total
- $193,294
-
Philip MeadPHILIP MEAD
CHIEF HISTORIAN (THRU DECEMBER 2023)
- Total calculated
- $167,484
- From this org
- $143,514
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,970
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $143,514
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,176
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,794
- Filer's total
- $167,484
-
Kristian SmithKRISTIAN SMITH
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $168,825
- From this org
- $133,710
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $35,115
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $133,710
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,686
- Nontaxable benefits
- $28,429
- Filer's total
- $168,825
-
Alexandra McKechnieALEXANDRA MCKECHNIE
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
- Total calculated
- $140,757
- From this org
- $128,477
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,280
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Maureen O'RyanMAUREEN O'RYAN
FORMER CFO (THRU JULY 2023)
- Total calculated
- $159,282
- From this org
- $137,632
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,650
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $137,632
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,882
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,768
- Filer's total
- $159,282
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
-
AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
$100,000
THE REVOLUTIONARY CITY COLLABORATIVE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL GRANT
-
THE REVOLUTIONARY CITY COLLABORATIVE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL GRANT
-
THE REVOLUTIONARY CITY COLLABORATIVE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL GRANT
-
THE REVOLUTIONARY CITY COLLABORATIVE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL GRANT
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 10 April 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202501059349301225
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.