← NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $18,660,652
Total expenses: $17,143,465
Contributions and grants received: $14,232,886
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $833,672
Investment income: $4,029,711
Other revenue: -$435,617
Total assets, end of year: $196,094,531
Total liabilities, end of year: $35,662,461
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $160,432,070
Program services expenses (Part IX): $10,191,169
Management and general expenses: $4,635,994
Fundraising expenses: $2,316,302
Program service expenses (Part III): $10,191,169

Program services were 59.4% 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

$2,154,470
1c · Fundraising events

$603,764
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$2,310,675
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$9,163,977
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$1,138,269
2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

total $461,381 · related or exempt $461,381
2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

total $263,895 · related or exempt $263,895
2c · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

total $87,457 · related or exempt $87,457
2d · Program service revenue: TOURS

total $19,804 · related or exempt $19,804
2e · Program service revenue: RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS

total $1,135 · related or exempt $1,135
3 · Investment income

total $2,411,850 · unrelated business $7,083 · excluded $2,404,767
5 · Royalties

total $630 · excluded $630
6a · Gross rents

real property $723,600
6b · Less rental expenses

real property $454,577
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $269,023
6d · Net rental income or loss

total $269,023 · excluded $269,023
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $12,599,576
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $10,981,715
7c · Gain or loss

securities $1,617,861
7d · Net gain or loss

total $1,617,861 · excluded $1,617,861
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$63,750
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$603,764
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$592,106
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$528,356 · excluded -$528,356
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$311,287
10b · Cost of goods sold

$488,128
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total -$176,841 · related or exempt -$176,841
11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

total -$73 · excluded -$73
11e · Other revenue, total

-$73

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $1,148,443 · program services $331,259 · management and general $721,194 · fundraising $95,990
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $4,212,158 · program services $2,742,209 · management and general $1,233,963 · fundraising $235,986
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $151,972 · program services $101,908 · management and general $42,160 · fundraising $7,904
9 · Other employee benefits

total $367,580 · program services $210,925 · management and general $132,622 · fundraising $24,033
10 · Payroll taxes

total $449,637 · program services $258,940 · management and general $162,870 · fundraising $27,827
11b · Fees: legal

total $38,435 · program services $24,827 · management and general $13,276 · fundraising $332
11c · Fees: accounting

total $56,551 · management and general $56,551
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

total $1,419,964 · fundraising $1,419,964
11f · Fees: investment management

total $272,036 · management and general $272,036
11g · Fees: other

total $1,104,660 · program services $750,091 · management and general $344,537 · fundraising $10,032
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $496,352 · program services $493,263 · management and general $2,223 · fundraising $866
13 · Office expenses

total $385,995 · program services $227,417 · management and general $114,843 · fundraising $43,735
14 · Information technology

total $629,931 · program services $331,864 · management and general $263,419 · fundraising $34,648
16 · Occupancy

total $355,577 · management and general $355,577
17 · Travel

total $454,379 · program services $331,183 · management and general $58,075 · fundraising $65,121
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $559,432 · program services $325,235 · management and general $10,004 · fundraising $224,193
20 · Interest

total $403,171 · program services $36,190 · management and general $353,343 · fundraising $13,638
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $2,098,228 · program services $2,001,871 · management and general $77,621 · fundraising $18,736
23 · Insurance

total $186,504 · management and general $186,479 · fundraising $25
24a · Other expenses: DIRECT MAIL

total $783,399 · program services $783,399
24b · Other expenses: ART TRANS. AND STORAGE

total $565,385 · program services $479,095 · management and general $63,313 · fundraising $22,977
24c · Other expenses: EXHIBITION CONSTRUCTION

total $172,253 · program services $137,720 · management and general $25,338 · fundraising $9,195
24d · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

total $23,481 · program services $12,326 · management and general $10,259 · fundraising $896
24e · All other expenses

total $807,942 · program services $611,447 · management and general $136,291 · fundraising $60,204

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $2,509,337 · end of year $1,674,323
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $15,976,607 · end of year $16,057,500
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $5,948,774 · end of year $4,987,583
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $4,251 · end of year $223
7 · Other notes and loans receivable

end of year $4,547,133
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $121,281 · end of year $146,142
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $127,360 · end of year $62,688
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$90,431,070
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$16,757,609
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $57,386,105 · end of year $73,673,461
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $87,409,171 · end of year $89,689,128
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $2,561,437 · end of year $5,255,850
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $21,250 · end of year $500
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $6,202,702 · end of year $2,024,171
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $142,528 · end of year $137,480
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

beginning of year $11,108,591 · end of year $32,931,221
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $347,444 · end of year $569,589
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $15,433,737 · end of year $61,861,060
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $138,830,571 · end of year $98,571,010

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS IS TO COLLECT, CONSERVE AND ELEVATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN ARTISTS FROM ALL NATIONALITIES AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THEIR OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS. WE STRIVE TO ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION BY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL TO JOIN US IN THE RECOGNITION OF WOMEN ARTISTS, MOTIVATE CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE IN THE PURSUIT OF A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE OBSTACLES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF WOMEN ARTISTS. WITH THE MUSEUM'S OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, IN-HOUSE LIBRARY, MAGAZINE, MEMBER BENEFITS AND EXCEPTIONAL EXHIBITIONS, WE ARE ABLE TO PROMOTE AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF WOMEN ARTISTS AND ALLOW FOR THE GROWTH AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITY FOR ASPIRING WOMEN ARTISTS SO THAT THEY TOO MAY REALIZE THEIR DREAMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

OUTREACH:YEAR AT A GLANCE:- NMWA'S REOPENING GARNERED PRESS COVERAGE BY MORE THAN 350 OUTLETS, INCLUDING THE NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, VANITY FAIR, PEOPLE, AND SPECIAL SEGMENTS ON PBS NEWSHOUR, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, AND NPR.- 56,755 PEOPLE VISITED THE MUSEUM BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND JUNE 2024, A 101% INCREASE FROM BEFORE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND RENOVATION.- VISITORS LOVED THE MUSEUM'S TECHNOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENTS. A NEW TOUCHSCREEN TABLE IN THE COLLECTION GALLERIES INVITES GUESTS TO DISCOVER CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ARTWORKS ACROSS TIME, MEDIUM, AND GEOGRAPHY. VISITORS USED IT TO VIEW ARTWORKS MORE THAN 15,000 TIMES.- MORE THAN 7,100 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ENJOYED EDUCATION PROGRAMS SUCH AS TOURS, TALKS, WORKSHOPS, AND ART MAKING.ROOTED IN PLACETHROUGHOUT THE INAUGURAL YEAR, VISITORS ENJOYED INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS CONNECTED TO NMWA'S MISSION AND EXHIBITIONS. THE BUILDING'S REVAMPED SPACES NOT ONLY HOSTED RETURNING SIGNATURE PROGRAMS-THEY ALSO INSPIRED EXCITING NEW OFFERINGS THAT AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF ARTISTS.A KEY ADDITION FROM NMWA'S RENOVATION IS THE BRAND-NEW SUSAN SWARTZ STUDIO. THIS FLEXIBLE CLASSROOM FEATURES SINKS, MOVABLE TABLES, STORAGE FOR ART SUPPLIES, AND TECHNOLOGY FOR PRESENTATIONS. AUDIENCES AND MUSEUM EDUCATORS ALIKE ENJOYED USING THE SPACE TO TRY OUT HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS, NEW PROGRAMS, LECTURES, AND MORE. A NEW OPEN STUDIO SERIES ENGAGES VISITORS WITH DROP-IN ART-MAKING DURING FREE COMMUNITY DAYS. NEARLY 1,600 GUESTS ATTENDED SIXTEEN SESSIONS-MAKING BUTTONS, WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS, FELT BOWLS, BEADED PINS, AND OTHER CREATIONS-INSPIRED BY WORKS IN THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION.THE STUDIO ALSO ENABLED A REINVIGORATED SCHEDULE OF FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE WORKSHOPS, A LONGSTANDING, POPULAR SERIES. ACROSS FOUR EVENTS, ARTISTS ADJOA BURROWES, JAMILA FELTON, ROBIN HA, AND JEN WHITE-JOHNSON TAUGHT LEARNERS HOW TO MAKE ZINES, DECORATIVE PAPERS, ARTISTS' BOOKS, AND MONOTYPES. ONE PARTICIPANT SAID, "I FELT WELCOME AS A BEGINNER TO A GREAT EXPERIENCE WHERE I ACTUALLY MADE ART. THE INSTRUCTOR, EDUCATORS, AND FELLOW ATTENDEES WERE VERY HELPFUL."EDUCATORS AND DOCENTS BROUGHT NMWA'S ART AND EXHIBITIONS TO LIFE VIA ENGAGING TOURS:- NEW DAILY DROP-IN TOURS ENGAGED 1,066 PEOPLE.- MORE THAN 4,190 GUESTS ATTENDED COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS TOURS AND EXHIBITION TOURS. OF THESE, THIRTY-FOUR TOURS WERE FOR SCHOOL AND YOUTH GROUPS COMPRISING 771 CHILDREN AND 113 CHAPERONES.A NEW PROGRAM SERIES, THE BIGGER PICTURE, COMBINED IN-DEPTH LECTURES WITH CONVERSATIONS IN THE GALLERIES. THESE PROGRAMS EXPLORED ART FROM THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY TO TODAY THROUGH THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION: SEVENTY-TWO PARTICIPANTS JOINED ACROSS FIVE PROGRAMS.

Expenses $3,124,037 · Revenue $263,895
EXHIBITIONS: THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOMETHE RENOVATED BUILDING EXPANDED NMWA'S GALLERY SPACE, ADDING STRUCTURAL CAPABILITIES AND UPDATED TECHNOLOGY TO ENABLE IMPRESSIVE INAUGURAL EXHIBITIONS. IN THE FIRST-FLOOR TERESA LOZANO LONG GALLERY, THE IMMERSIVE VIDEO INSTALLATION IN FOCUS: ARTISTS AT WORK GREETS VISITORS AND INTRODUCES NMWA'S MISSION THROUGH THE STORIES OF EIGHT CONTEMPORARY WOMEN ARTISTS IN NMWA'S COLLECTION. IN SHORT, POWERFUL VIDEOS, AMBREEN BUTT, SONYA CLARK, COLETTE FU, THE GUERRILLA GIRLS, GRACIELA ITURBIDE, DELITA MARTIN, RANIA MATAR, AND ALISON SAAR DESCRIBE THEIR ARTISTIC PRACTICES IN THEIR OWN WORDS, AFFORDING VIEWERS AN INTIMATE UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORK. IN MAY, THE VIDEO SERIES, WHICH IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE, WAS NAMED A 2024 WEBBY AWARDS HONOREE, REACHING AN EVEN WIDER AUDIENCE.CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE TOOK CENTER STAGE IN THE SKY'S THE LIMIT. VISITORS WERE ENTHRALLED BY LARGE-SCALE WORKS THAT DANGLED FROM THE CEILING AND CASCADED DOWN WALLS. THIS DRAMATIC EXHIBITION WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE IN THE BUILDING BEFORE ITS RENOVATION: NEW INFRASTRUCTURE ALLOWS CURATORS MORE FLEXIBILITY IN PLANNING INSTALLATIONS. THE SKY'S THE LIMIT DEBUTED SEVERAL COLLECTION WORKS NEVER BEFORE EXHIBITED AT NMWA, INCLUDING A 164-FOOT-LONG ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPH BY MARIAH ROBERTSON, A SPARKLING, SUBTLY SHIMMYING SCULPTURE BY BEATRIZ MILHAZES, AND A SHOWSTOPPING CHANDELIER BY JOANA VASCONCELOS THAT COMBINES CROCHETED WOOL AND MURANO GLASS.ON THE FOURTH FLOOR, WITHIN THE GLORIA AND DAN LOGAN LEARNING COMMONS, THE BRAND-NEW MARYROSS TAYLOR GALLERIES FEATURED THREE EXHIBITIONS FOCUSED ON KEY STRENGTHS IN NMWA'S COLLECTION:- HUNG LIU: MAKING HISTORY PRESENTED LIU'S POIGNANT "WEEPING REALIST" PORTRAITS, THROUGH WORKS ON PAPER AND MAJOR PAINTINGS.- HOLDING GROUND: ARTISTS' BOOKS FOR THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS HIGHLIGHTED NINE NEW WORKS BY CELEBRATED BOOK ARTISTS.- IMPRESSIVE: ANTOINETTE BOUZONNET-STELLA FEATURED A FASCINATING SERIES OF TWENTY-FIVE CLASSICAL PRINTS BY THE SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY FRENCH ARTIST.VISITORS ENJOYED THE BRAND-NEW GALLERIES-MORE SPACE DEDICATED TO NMWA'S MISSION-AS WELL AS THE BREADTH OF THESE EXHIBITIONS."EVEN FOR A CORRESPONDENT WITH A KEEN INTEREST IN FEMINIST ART HISTORY, NMWA'S INAUGURAL SHOWS ARE A REVELATION." SARAH CASCONE FOR ARTNETIN THE THIRD-FLOOR GALLERIES, THE ONGOING COLLECTION INSTALLATION REMIX PRESENTS FAMILIAR FAVORITES AND NEVER-BEFORE EXHIBITED WORKS. A JOYOUS LIFE-SIZED SCULPTURE BY NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE, PREGNANT NANA (1995), GREETS VISITORS AS THEY ENTER. THE NEW FLOOR PLAN FEATURES EXTENDED SIGHTLINES AND OPEN NICHES: GALLERY-GOERS CAN CATCH A LONG-DISTANCE GLIMPSE OF DEBORAH BUTTERFIELD'S LARGE-SCALE HORSE SCULPTURE BIG HORN (2006); SPEND TIME WITH ARRESTING PORTRAITS BY DELITA MARTIN, MAY STEVENS, AND GWEN JOHN; AND DELVE INTO NMWA'S WIDE-RANGING COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY BY RANIA MATAR, BERENICE ABBOTT, AND YEVONDE, AMONG MANY OTHERS. GUESTS ENJOY DISCOVERING CONNECTIONS AMONG ARTWORKS IN THEMATIC GROUPINGS, IN SOME CASES ANCHORED BY A MEDIUM AND IN OTHERS BY A SHARED HUE OR IDEA.MEANWHILE, THIRTEEN OTHER NMWA WORKS TRAVELED TO SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS AROUND THE WORLD, SHARING THE MUSEUM'S HOLDINGS WITH NEW AUDIENCES. LAVINIA FONTANA'S PORTRAIT OF COSTANZA ALIDOSI (CA. 1595) FEATURED IN EXHIBITIONS AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF IRELAND, ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO, AND BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART. LOUISE ABBMA'S PAINTING A GAME OF CROQUET (1872) TRAVELED TO MUSE MARMOTTAN MONET IN PARIS, IN AN EXHIBITION-COINCIDING WITH THE SUMMER OLYMPICS IN PARIS-THAT EXPLORED THE VISUAL HISTORY OF SPORTS.A WHOLE NEW WORLDIN APRIL, NEW WORLDS: WOMEN TO WATCH 2024 OPENED TO GREAT FANFARE. IT WAS THE LARGEST ITERATION OF THE SIGNATURE EXHIBITION SERIES, A DYNAMIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN NMWA AND ITS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH COMMITTEES. NEW WORLDS FEATURED TWENTY-EIGHT WOMEN ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE WHOSE WORKS ENVISIONED NEW REALITIES, RESPONDING TO A WORLD TRANSFORMED BY A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, ADVOCACY FOR SOCIAL REFORM, AND POLITICAL DIVISION."IT'S HARD TO THINK OF A FINER EXAMPLE OF THE MUSEUM'S EXECUTION OF ITS . . . ROLE AS THE FIRST MUSEUM IN THE WORLD SOLELY DEDICATED TO CHAMPIONING WOMEN THROUGH THE ARTS THAN NEW WORLDS." BRIAN P. KELLY FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNALPROGRAMMING CONVENED ARTISTS AND ENGAGED OUR AUDIENCE TO ILLUMINATE THE EXHIBITION:- SIX VIRTUAL ARTIST PANEL DISCUSSIONS, OPEN EXCLUSIVELY TO MEMBERS, FEATURED TWENTY-FOUR NEW WORLDS ARTISTS. NEARLY 400 MEMBERS ATTENDED THE PROGRAMS.- AT A NMWA NIGHTS BASH IN MAY, ATTENDEES WORE COSTUMES INSPIRED BY THE EXHIBITION'S THEME.OVER THE TWO-DAY COMMITTEE CONFERENCE COINCIDING WITH THE EXHIBITION'S OPENING, 110 REPRESENTATIVES FROM TWENTY-FIVE OF THE MUSEUM'S THIRTY-ONE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH COMMITTEES CAME TOGETHER AT NMWA. MEMBERS TOURED NEW WORLDS AND THE NEWLY RENOVATED BUILDING; EXCHANGED IDEAS DURING PANELS FOCUSING ON PROGRAMMING, FUNDRAISING, AND ADVOCACY; NETWORKED WITH EACH OTHER AND NMWA STAKEHOLDERS; AND ATTENDED RECEPTIONS AT THE RESIDENCES OF THE FRENCH AND BRITISH AMBASSADORS. THE FORMAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM CONCLUDED WITH THE OPENING RECEPTION OF NEW WORLDS.

Expenses $3,082,505 · Revenue $284,540
CURATORIAL, LIBRARY, AND PUBLICATIONS:COLLECTIONDURING NMWA'S LANDMARK REOPENING YEAR, NEARLY ONE HUNDRED ACQUISITIONS STRENGTHENED THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION. IN ADDITION TO THE SELECTIONS FEATURED HERE, HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE PHOTOGRAPHS BY BERENICE ABBOTT, RENEE COX, ANN HAMILTON, MARTA MARA PREZ BRAVO, AND GILLIAN WEARING; WORKS ON PAPER BY CORITA KENT AND NELLIE MAE ROWE; A PAINTING BY HUNG LIU; AND A SCULPTURE BY DEBORAH BUTTERFIELD. THESE WORKS OF ART, DONATED BY LONGTIME PATRONS AND NEW FRIENDS, WILL DELIGHT VISITORS AND BOLSTER NMWA'S PROGRAMMING IN THE MONTHS AND YEARS TO COME.THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION GREW BY 97 WORKS DURING THE RECENT YEAR: 87 PHOTOGRAPHS, 4 PRINTS, 3 DRAWINGS, 1 PAINTING, 1 SCULPTURE, AND 1 MIXED-MEDIA WORK.THE POPULAR FRESH TALK SERIES RETURNED WITH THREE FORWARD-THINKING CONVERSATIONS. "DIGITAL FUTURES" FEATURED ARTISTS AND CREATORS WHO SPECIALIZE IN DIGITAL ART AND CURRENCY. "CONSCIOUS CREATORS," IN TANDEM WITH NMWA'S ANNUAL MAKERS' MARKET, FOCUSED ON ETHICAL PRODUCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY BY ARTISTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, AND CREATORS. "INFLUENCE AND COLLECTING" FEATURED COLLECTORS DISCUSSING GENDER EQUITY IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS.JANUARY BROUGHT THE DEBUT OF A LIVELY AND POPULAR NEW MONTHLY LATE-HOURS SERIES, NMWA NIGHTS, WHICH FEATURES ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVATIONS THROUGHOUT THE MUSEUM. EACH EVENING FEATURED A GUIDING THEME, APPEARANCES AND EVENTS FROM COMMUNITY PARTNERS, MUSIC, ART-MAKING, CREATIVE COCKTAILS AND MOCKTAILS, AND SPOTLIGHT CONVERSATIONS IN THE GALLERIES. IN TOTAL, MORE THAN 1,860 ATTENDEES ENJOYED THE LIVELY ENERGY OF EACH SOLD-OUT EVENT. PARTNERSHIPS AND HIGHLIGHTS-DRAG KINGS, DJS, A POP-UP LIBRARY, A CLOTHING SWAP, AND MORE-HAVE SURPRISED AND DELIGHTED NMWA NIGHTS ATTENDEES.IN THE BEAUTIFULLY REDESIGNED BETTY BOYD DETTRE LIBRARY AND RESEARCH CENTER (LRC), STAFF WELCOMED NEARLY 4,000 VISITORS TO BROWSE THE COLLECTIONS, INCLUDING 25,000 BOOKS AND PRINT RESOURCES. THE BUSY YEAR FEATURED SCHOLARSHIP AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT:- TWENTY-EIGHT PEOPLE BOOKED SPECIAL RESEARCH VISITS, AND THE LRC FULFILLED 191 REFERENCE REQUESTS.- THE COLLECTION CONTINUED TO GROW WITH 160 NEW ACQUISITIONS, INCLUDING BOOKS, ZINES, ARTISTS' BOOKS, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS.- CURATED BOOK DISPLAYS CELEBRATE SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS AND THE COLLECTION.THE PUBLIC ENGAGED WITH LIBRARY RESOURCES THROUGH TOURS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS. LRC STAFF HOSTED SPECIAL TOURS FOR VISITORS FROM THE SMITHSONIAN ADVISORY BOARD, BAINBRIDGE ISLAND MUSEUM OF ART, MUSEO NACIONAL DE ARTE DE CATALUA, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, AND GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, AMONG OTHERS. DURING THE REOPENING CELEBRATIONS, WOMEN WRITERS FROM ARS POETICA WROTE PERSONALIZED TYPEWRITER POEMS FOR ATTENDEES. PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FEATURED HOLDING GROUND BOOK ARTISTS, AND A POP-UP COLLABORATION WITH BLACK ART LIBRARY WAS A HIGHLIGHT OF FEBRUARY'S NMWA NIGHTS EVENT.LAYING IT ALL ONLINENMWA'S DIGITAL PLATFORMS AMPLIFIED OUR ART AND PROGRAMS TO AUDIENCES NEAR AND FAR. IN THE RECENT YEAR:- THE WEBSITE RECEIVED 1.2 MILLION VISITS FROM 860,400 USERS, A MORE THAN 60% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.- THE PERCENTAGE OF DIGITAL USERS FROM WASHINGTON, D.C., INCREASED BY 287% AS LOCAL AUDIENCES PLANNED THEIR VISITS.- NMWA'S SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS RECEIVED 8.7 MILLION IMPRESSIONS ACROSS INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, AND X (FORMERLY TWITTER).- NMWA'S INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT GAINED 18,451 FOLLOWERS, AND THE MUSEUM'S NEW TIKTOK ACCOUNT GARNERED 50,000 VIEWS ACROSS FIFTEEN VIDEOS.GUESTS AND PARTNER INSTITUTIONS ALIKE JOINED IN FOR A CELEBRATORY SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN, #NMWANOW. UPON THE MUSEUM'S REOPENING, NMWA HELD A PHOTO CONTEST INVITING VISITORS TO POST IMAGES USING THE HASHTAG, WHICH IS NOW AN EVERGREEN TAG FOR PATRONS TO SHARE THEIR VISITS. ADDITIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA COLLABORATIONS INCLUDED PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, LIFE MAGAZINE, METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM.MEANWHILE, THE MUSEUM'S POPULAR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS- REFINED IN RECENT YEARS AND BELOVED BY FAR-FLUNG NMWA FAN -CONTINUED TO WELCOME PARTICIPANTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED PROGRAMS TAILORED TO EDUCATORS AS WELL AS BROAD AUDIENCES:- IN JULY 2023, 265 EDUCATORS ATTENDED THE MUSEUM'S FOURTH ANNUAL VIRTUAL EDUCATOR SUMMER CAMP. CAMPERS REPRESENTED TWENTY-TWO STATES, WASHINGTON, D.C., AND SEVEN COUNTRIES INCLUDING AUSTRALIA, BAHRAIN, BERMUDA, CANADA, MEXICO, QATAR, AND SPAIN. ACROSS SIX SESSIONS, EDUCATORS AND GUEST ARTISTS INTRODUCED PARTICIPANTS TO HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY WOMEN ARTISTS AND ENJOYED EXPERIMENTAL MAKING AND CLOSE LOOKING.- AUDIENCES ADORED NMWA'S LONGSTANDING ART CHAT SERIES, WHICH HELD SEVENTEEN EVENTS WITH 470 TOTAL ATTENDEES.IN 2024, NMWA'S #5WOMENARTISTS CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON DISABILITY ACTIVISM AND ADVOCACY IN THE ARTS. THE MUSEUM'S SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS FEATURED LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS CENTERING ACCESSIBILITY, COLLECTION ARTISTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A FORM OF DISABILITY, AND ARTISTS WHO ENGAGE IN DISABILITY ACTIVISM. LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER SOPHIE LASHER TOOK OVER NMWA'S INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT TO TOUR THE MUSEUM FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A VISITOR WITH AUTISM AND ADHD. ON THE BLOG, ART HISTORIANS WHO RESEARCH ACCESSIBILITY IN ART HISTORY AND DESIGN SHARED THEIR WORK. THE 2024 #5WOMENARTISTS CAMPAIGN REACHED AN ESTIMATED 33 MILLION PEOPLE, WITH 626,000 INTERACTIONS AND 3,911 MENTIONS.

Expenses $2,744,105 · Revenue $1,135
EDUCATION & PUBLIC PROGRAMS:AFTER A TWO-YEAR, TOP-TO-BOTTOM RENOVATION, THE MUSEUM'S TRANSFORMED BUILDING OPENED TO THE PUBLIC ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2023. TO RING IN THE OCCASION, THE OPEN-HOUSE WEEKEND FEATURED CELEBRATORY EVENTS INCLUDING POETRY, MUSIC, DANCE, AND ART-MAKING. OVER THE OPENING DAYS, OUR NEW VISITOR SERVICES TEAM GREETED MORE THAN 2,250 GUESTS-WHO WERE AWED BY THE REIMAGINED SPACE-AND THE WEEKEND'S ENERGY SET THE TONE FOR A LIVELY, BUSY YEAR OF ART AND PROGRAMS.THE WOMEN, ARTS, AND SOCIAL CHANGE (WASC) PUBLIC PROGRAMS INITIATIVE ALSO DEBUTED NEW SERIES AND RESTARTED SIGNATURE FAVORITES, WELCOMING MORE THAN 3,320 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ACROSS EIGHTEEN EVENTS. CREATIVE'S KEYNOTE, A NEW GUEST-SPEAKER PROGRAM CELEBRATING HIGH-ACHIEVING ARTISTS AND CREATIVES, FEATURED BRITISH ART HISTORIAN KATY HESSEL IN NOVEMBER AND CURATOR CECILIA ALEMANI IN MARCH. ALEMANI TALKED ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE CURATING THE 2022 VENICE BIENNALE, WHICH INCLUDED AN UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF WOMEN AND NONBINARY ARTISTS. DISCUSSING RECENT STRIDES AND STRUGGLES IN EFFORTS TO ADVANCE GENDER EQUITY IN THE ARTS, SHE SAID, "WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK THAT MUSEUMS [LIKE NMWA] DO FOR OUR SOCIETY." GUESTS ENJOYED THE PROGRAMS IN NMWA'S UPGRADED, COMPLETELY REFURBISHED MARS PERFORMANCE HALL, WHICH FEATURES PLUSH SEATS AND STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY.

Expenses $1,240,522 · Revenue $107,261

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

WINTON S HOLLADAY

CHAIR OF THE BOARD

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
SUSAN GOLDBERG

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
SHEILA SHAFFER

TREASURER & FINANCE CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
CHARLOTTE CLAY BUXTON

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
PAMELA PARIZEK

AUDIT CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
MARCIA MYERS CARLUCCI

BUILDING CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
AMY WEISS

COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
ASHLEY DAVIS

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
NANCY DUBER

GOVERNANCE CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
NANCY NELSON STEVENSON

WORKS OF ART CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
DIANE CASEY-LANDRY

INVESTMENT CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
GINA F ADAMS

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
JANICE LINDHURST ADAMS

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
LIZETTE CORRO

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
BELINDA DE GAUDEMAR

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
DEBORAH I DINGELL

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
SUSAN DUNLEVY

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
ANJALI GUPTA

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
PAM GWALTNEY

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
CINDY JONES

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
SALLY L JONES

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
MARLENE MALEK

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
ANN WALKER MARCHANT

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
JACQUELINE BADER MARS

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
JULIANA E MAY

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
BONNIE MCELVEEN-HUNTER

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
LUCRETIA ADYMY RISOLEO

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
STEPHANIE SALES

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
JULIE SAPONE

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
KATHLEEN ELIZABETH SPRINGHORN

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
ELIZA HOLLADAY

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
ALEJANDRA SEGURA

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
ANNIE TOTAH

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
SARAH TRECO

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
PATTI WHITE

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
MARTHA DIPPELL

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
KAREN SONNEBORN

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
SARA M VANCE WADDELL

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
ALICE WEST

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
SUSAN FISHER STERLING

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ALICE WEST DIR.)

Total calculated

$453,111

From this org

$426,000

From related orgs

$0

Other

$27,111

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$376,000

Bonus

$50,000

Other

$0

Deferred

$19,219

Nontaxable benefits

$7,892

Filer's total

$453,111
PAMELA J AYRES

DEP. DIR. FIN. & OPS (UNTIL 4/2024)

Total calculated

$231,211

From this org

$219,112

From related orgs

$0

Other

$12,099

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$209,112

Bonus

$10,000

Other

$0

Deferred

$11,219

Nontaxable benefits

$880

Filer's total

$231,211
KATHRYN WAT

DEPUTY DIR., ART, PROG. & PUBLIC ENG.

Total calculated

$230,065

From this org

$208,009

From related orgs

$0

Other

$22,056

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$208,009

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$10,400

Nontaxable benefits

$11,656

Filer's total

$230,065
CHRISTINA KNOWLES

DIR. OF DEV., ANNUAL GIVING & MEMBER

Total calculated

$188,923

From this org

$179,713

From related orgs

$0

Other

$9,210

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$179,713

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$8,986

Nontaxable benefits

$224

Filer's total

$188,923
OLAJUMOKE SIWAJUOLA

CFO (FROM 3/2024)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

40
ILENE GUTMAN

DEPUTY DIR., NAT. & INT'L. OUTREACH

Total calculated

$191,191

From this org

$182,121

From related orgs

$0

Other

$9,070

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$172,121

Bonus

$10,000

Other

$0

Deferred

$8,863

Nontaxable benefits

$207

Filer's total

$191,191
DOUG BEAVER

DIRECTOR OF SECURITY

Total calculated

$161,369

From this org

$142,595

From related orgs

$0

Other

$18,774

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$138,442

Bonus

$4,153

Other

$0

Deferred

$7,130

Nontaxable benefits

$11,644

Filer's total

$161,369
GORDON UMBARGER

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Total calculated

$151,635

From this org

$138,579

From related orgs

$0

Other

$13,056

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$118,579

Bonus

$20,000

Other

$0

Deferred

$6,929

Nontaxable benefits

$6,127

Filer's total

$151,635
LORI BRUBAKER

DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS

Total calculated

$147,641

From this org

$126,449

From related orgs

$0

Other

$21,192

Hours/week

40
AMY MANNARINO

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Total calculated

$123,124

From this org

$116,942

From related orgs

$0

Other

$6,182

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 · Independent compensation consultant
3 · Form 990 of other organizations
3 · Compensation survey or study
3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
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
8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4B: THE MUSEUM HAS A 457(F) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2021. SUSAN FISHER STERLING PARTICIPATES IN THE PLAN. $35,000 OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLAN ARE INCLUDED IN PART II, COLUMN (C).
PART I, LINE 7: THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES RECEIVED MERIT-BASED BONUS PAYMENTS DURING THE YEAR: - SUSAN FISHER STERLING $50,000 - PAMELA J. AYRES $10,000 - ILENE GUTMAN $10,000 - DOUG BEAVER $4,153 - GORDON UMBARGER $20,000 - LORI BRUBAKER $10,000

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: 2023
Filed: 15 May 2025
IRS schema version: 2023v6.0
Source object: 202521359349313267

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