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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MILLER ART CENTER FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$568,886
Total expenses
$429,503
Contributions and grants received
$419,954
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$37,778
Investment income
$21,142
Other revenue
$90,012
Total assets, end of year
$1,490,715
Total liabilities, end of year
$14,162
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,476,553
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$269,193
Management and general expenses
$121,738
Fundraising expenses
$38,572
Program service expenses (Part III)
$269,193

Program services were 62.7% 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

    $18,342

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $978

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $400,634

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $69,035

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EXHIBIT SALES

    total $26,927 · related or exempt $26,927

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $5,460 · related or exempt $5,460

  • 2c · Program service revenue: EXHIBIT REV - JURIED

    total $5,391 · related or exempt $5,391

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $10,623 · excluded $10,623

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $10,519

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $10,519

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $10,519 · related or exempt $10,519

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $96,759

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $14,768

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $81,991

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $8,627

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $3,574

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $5,053 · related or exempt $5,053

  • 11a · Other revenue: REIMBURSEMENT INCOME

    total $2,914 · related or exempt $2,914

  • 11b · Other revenue: RENTAL MAINTENANCE FEE

    total $100 · related or exempt $100

  • 11c · Other revenue: REFUNDS

    total -$46 · related or exempt -$46

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,968

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $80,089 · program services $28,031 · management and general $24,027 · fundraising $28,031

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $76,265 · program services $64,240 · management and general $6,107 · fundraising $5,918

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $12,494 · program services $7,373 · management and general $2,408 · fundraising $2,713

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,776 · management and general $4,776

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $9,339 · management and general $9,339

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $48,375 · management and general $48,375

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,798 · program services $9,798

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,987 · program services $1,082 · management and general $4,100 · fundraising $805

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,209 · program services $773 · management and general $331 · fundraising $1,105

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $55,847 · program services $51,642 · management and general $4,205

  • 17 · Travel

    total $420 · management and general $420

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $677 · management and general $677

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $508 · program services $508

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,056 · program services $8,181 · management and general $2,875

  • 24a · Other expenses: EXHIBITS/COLLECTIONS

    total $53,784 · program services $53,784

  • 24b · Other expenses: ARTISTS PAYMENTS

    total $22,627 · program services $22,627

  • 24c · Other expenses: EXHIBITS

    total $10,756 · program services $10,756

  • 24d · Other expenses: REIMBURSEMENT EXPENSE

    total $9,800 · management and general $9,800

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $14,696 · program services $10,398 · management and general $4,298

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $27,293 · end of year $65,125

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $102,511 · end of year $202,066

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $7,434 · end of year $10,813

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

    $33,088

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

    $28,377

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,219 · end of year $4,711

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,733,384 · end of year $1,205,600

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,400 · end of year $2,400

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $9,711 · end of year $9,507

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,577 · end of year $4,655

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,864,953 · end of year $1,476,553

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MILLER ART MUSEUM IS A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT EDUCATION INSTITUTION THAT SERVES TO PROVIDE CULTURAL ENRICHMENT IN THE VISUAL ARTS FOR THE NORTHEAST WISCONSIN REGION, IN PARTICULAR THE COMMUNITIES OF DOOR COUNTY, WISCONSIN.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MISSION: FOUNDED IN 1975 THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF GERHARD CF AND RUTH MILLER, THE MILLER ART MUSEUM IS DOOR COUNTY'S YEAR-ROUND CENTER FOR EXHIBITION, EDUCATION AND CREATIVE ENRICHMENT IN THE VISUAL ARTS AND THE PENINSULAS ONLY FINE ART MUSEUM, HOUSING A DYNAMIC PERMANENT COLLECTION OF 20TH C. WISCONSIN ART. THE MUSEUMS MAIN GALLERIES FEATURE REGULARLY CHANGING EXHIBITIONS, EMBRACING A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS AND MEDIA, BOTH HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY; THE SECOND FLOOR GERHARD CF MILLER WING SURVEYS THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AND WORK OF CELEBRATED DEAN OF DOOR COUNTY ARTISTS GERHARD CF MILLER; AND THE RUTH MORTON MILLER MEZZANINE FEATURES ROTATING WORKS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION ALL FREE OF CHARGE AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

  • EXHIBITION PROGRAM: REGULARLY CHANGING EXHIBITIONS (6-8) IN THE MUSEUMS MAIN GALLERIES REFLECT TEH ORGANIZATIONS ONGOING COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING IT'S CREATIVE COMMUNITY, SHAPING AND INFLUENCING THE ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF BOTH LOCAL AND REGIONAL ARTISTS. IN 2022, 329 ARTISTS WERE SERVED, THIS INCLUDES 38% REPRESENTATION FROM STUDENT ARTISTS AGED 14-18 YEARS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED EACH YEAR IN THE SALONG OF DOOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ART. 2022 EXHIBITIONS, IN ADDITION TO THE SALON, INCLUDED: MARINE LIFE FROM SHORE TO FLOOR BY PEGGY MACNAMARA, FOR THE LOVE OF CHARDIN, LANDSCAPES OF ABSENCE BY BRANDON BAUER, THE 47TH JURIED ANNUAL, AND HANSEATIC: A RESTROSPECTIVE OF THE LIFE AND WORK OF KARSTEN AND ELLEN TOPELMANN. PERMANENT COLLECTION: STEWARDSHIP OF THE MUSEUMS COLLECTION, WHICH INCLUDES THE MANAGEMENT, PRESERVATION, DISPLAY AND GROWTH OF NEARLY 1,500 WORKS OF ART, REPRESENTS THE CORE FUNCTION OF THE MUSEUM. THE MILLER ART MUSEUM RECEIVED BY WAY OF GIFT AND PURCHASE, 18 WORKS OF ART DURING 2022 VALUED AT 197,200.00. AUDIENCE EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT: THE MUSEUM OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND SCHOOL AUDIENCES THROUGH ITS SCHOOL TOUR AND STUDENT ART AMBASSADOR PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN, M3 PROGRAMMING, OUTREACH EVENTS, SPECIAL LECTURES AND ARTIST TALKS, AND COLLABORATIONS AND INITIATIVES WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF DOOR COUNTY, WRITE ON DOOR COUNTY, OPEN DOOR PRIDE, AND THE DOOR COUNTY HISTORY ALLIANCE. A 2022 HIGHLIGHT INCLUDES THE DOME HOUSE ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM THAT ENCOURAGES PUBLIC INTERACTION WITH VISUAL ARTISTS AND ASSOCIATED PUBLIC PROGRAMMING.

    Expenses $269,193 · Revenue $37,778

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Tom R Beerntsen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • James Vander Heiden

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Paul Lurie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William C Parsons

    PAST PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Utzinger

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul Wickmann

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2023
Filed
20 October 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202543219349302699

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