Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$8,079,628

Total expenses

$6,491,669

Contributions and grants received

$4,902,607

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$402,801

Investment income

$2,405,896

Other revenue

$368,324

Total assets, end of year

$69,792,024

Total liabilities, end of year

$2,045,180

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$67,746,844

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$4,939,471

Management and general expenses

$1,074,993

Fundraising expenses

$477,205

Program service expenses (Part III)

$4,939,471

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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $642,131 · Revenue $560,698

• EDUCATIONTHE MUSEUM HAS AN ACTIVE AND ENGAGED LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT THAT OFFERS ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND FELLOW EDUCATORS. THE LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AIMS TO PROVIDE UNIQUE, ONE-OF-A-KIND EXPERIENCES THAT BRING PARTICIPANTS JOY, CONNECTION, AND ARE RELEVANT TO THEIR LIVES. FOR FAMILIES:OPEN STUDIO: A SPACE DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR GROWN-UPS, THIS IS THE PLACE TO EXPLORE, DISCOVER, PLAY AND GET MESSY. OPEN STUDIO IS OPEN DURING ALL MUSEUM OPEN HOURS AND IS INCLUDED WITH ADMISSION SO VISITORS MAY USE THE RESOURCE ON THEIR OWN TIME. INSIDE YOU WILL FIND A TREASURE TROVE OF MATERIALS AND TOOLS TO CREATE WHATEVER YOUR HEART DESIRES. MADE POSSIBLE BY PNC WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM THE KATHY MOSES SALEM PHILANTHROPIC FUND OF THE AKRON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, MARY S. AND DAVID C. CORBIN FOUNDATION, CHARLES E. AND MABEL M. RITCHIE FOUNDATION, SAMUEL REESE WILLIS FOUNDATION AND THE HENRY V. AND FRANCES W. CHRISTENSON FOUNDATION.AFTER SCHOOL OPEN STUDIO: THIS MONTHLY EVENT IS OFFERED DURING POST-SCHOOL AFTERNOON HOURS AND WILL LEAD PARTICIPANTS THROUGH A GUIDED ART MAKING EXPERIENCE CENTERED ON A SPECIFIC METHOD OR MATERIAL. AFTER SCHOOL STUDIO OCCURS THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH FROM 4-6PM, SEPTEMBER THROUGH MAY. FREE.FAMILY DAYS: SIX TOTAL DROP-IN STYLE EVENTS FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES (AND THEIR GROWN-UPS). THESE LARGE-SCALE EVENTS ARE GENERALLY ORGANIZED IN A WAY THAT INVITES FAMILIES TO MOVE AROUND AND PARTICIPATE AT THEIR OWN PACE. THEY TAKE PLACE PRIMARILY ON SUNDAY AFTERNOONS. MESS MAKERS: MONTHLY DAYTIME CLASS DESIGNED FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AND THEIR ADULTS. DESCRIPTION: PARK THE STROLLER AND WANDER OVER TO LEARN, PLAY AND EXPLORE CREATION STATIONS DESIGNED WITH THE MESSIEST KIDS IN MIND. EACH SESSION IS A NEW ADVENTURE WITH THE FREEDOM TO INVESTIGATE VARIOUS MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES, AND TEXTURES. DRESS FOR A MESS AND ARTISTIC SUCCESS. ART SMOCKS PROVIDED. RECOMMENDED FOR AGES 0 TO 5.FREE FOR MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS/ $15 FOR NON-MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS. CAMP CREATIVE:THEMED, SCHOOL-AGED CLASSES WHICH OCCUR TWICE PER MONTH JUNE THROUGH AUGUSTDESCRIPTION: MISSING ART CLASS THIS SUMMER? OR JUST LOOKING FOR MORE SUMMER FUN? JOIN CAMP CREATIVE & EXPLORE VARIOUS THEMED SUMMER CAMP DAYS AT THE MUSEUM! ENJOY GUIDED ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES AS YOU CREATE & PLAY OUTDOORS ALONGSIDE AN ART EDUCATOR. EVERY TWO WEEKS, THERE WILL BE NEW MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES TO EXPLORE AS YOU SHARPEN YOUR CREATIVE SKILLS THROUGH MAKING MESSES AND WORKING TOGETHER TO SOLVE ARTISTIC PROBLEMS. DRESS FOR A MESS AND ARTISTIC SUCCESS! ART SMOCKS PROVIDED. BATHING SUITS/WATER CLOTHES & TOWELS HIGHLY SUGGESTED FOR PAINT & WATER THEMED DAYS (CHECK THE CALENDAR FOR EACH CAMP DAY THEME!). CAMP CREATIVE IS DESIGNED TO HAVE SIX SESSIONS THAT WILL BE OFFERED THE 1ST & 3RD WEDNESDAY OF THE SUMMER MONTHS FROM 11AM-1PM. CAMP CREATIVE IS INTENDED FOR CHILDREN AGED 5-12 (SIBLINGS WELCOME!). FREE FOR MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS/$15 FOR NON-MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS.

  Expenses $3,704,604 · Revenue $58,652

• FOR SCHOOLS: IN-PERSON MUSEUM TOURS: SCHOOLS ARE INVITED TO VISIT THE MUSEUM FOR FREE TOURS, DURING WHICH STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE THE GALLERIES AND MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH ART, ARTISTS, THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND THEMSELVES. AAM TOURS ARE ENGAGING, PARTICIPATORY, SHARED EXPERIENCES THAT COMPLIMENT AND REACH BEYOND WHAT STUDENTS ARE LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM. DIGITAL, PRE-RECORDED TOURS: FOUR DIFFERENT, THEMATIC TOURS ARE OFFERED FOR USE BY TEACHERS OR FAMILIES. THERE ARE SEPARATE TOURS OF EACH TOPIC FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL AGE GROUPS. EACH TOUR LASTS APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AND COVERS THREE TO FOUR ARTWORKS. FOUR PER GRADE. LIVE VIRTUAL TOURS: FOR TEACHERS/SCHOOLS WHO ARE ABLE AND INTERESTED, A LIMITED NUMBER OF TIME SLOTS FOR LIVE, VIRTUAL TOURS WILL BE OFFERED. DURING THESE EVENTS, AN EDUCATOR WILL LEAD A TOUR OF THE GALLERIES AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM PARTICIPANTS IN REAL TIME. STUDENT ART SHOWS: THE MUSEUM WILL HOST STUDENT ART SHOWS FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR. STUDENT ART SHOWS TAKE PLACE DURING SELECT THURSDAY COMMUNITY NIGHTS FROM 5 8 PM, WHEN ADMISSION IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCES COLLABORATION WITH APS AND GAR: THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, ALL (1,700+) AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOL FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS WILL VISIT THE AKRON ART MUSEUM TO PARTICIPATE IN AN EXPERIENCE DESIGNED TO MEET THEIR SPECIFIC ACADEMIC, DEVELOPMENTAL, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL NEEDS. THE PROGRAM'S THEME IS "ARTIST AS INVENTOR". STUDENTS WILL VISIT THE COLLECTION AND SPECIAL EXHIBITION GALLERIES, INVESTIGATING THREE WAYS IN WHICH ARTISTS ACT AS INVENTORS. THEY WILL SEARCH FOR HOW ARTISTS INVENT: NEW WAYS OF SEEING THE WORLD NEW WAYS OF USING MATERIALS NEW WAYS OF SOLVING PROBLEMSTHEY WILL THEN BECOME ARTISTS/INVENTORS THEMSELVES THROUGH A GUIDED STUDIO EXPERIENCE IN WHICH THEY SOLVE A PROBLEM THROUGH CREATING. THIS APPROACH PRIORITIZES FOSTERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF 21ST CENTURY SKILLS, SUCH AS COLLABORATION, CREATIVITY, AND CRITICAL THINKING THROUGH VIEWING AND CREATING ARTWORK IN A COMMUNITY SETTING.FOR TEACHERS: EDUCATOR RESOURCES: IN ADDITION TO THEIR OWN RESOURCES, THE MUSEUM'S LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT HAS CURATED A QUALITY SELECTION OF OFFERINGS FROM OTHER MUSEUMS, ARTISTS, ILLUSTRATORS, AND ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH EDUCATORS CAN ACCESS AS LINKS AND SEND TO STUDENTS' FAMILIES. TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE MUSUENM OFFERS ON-SITE AND ONLINE RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS. THE UPDATED EDUCATOR PAGE OF THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE IS A ONE-STOP RESOURCE FOR ALL DIGITAL OFFERINGS SUCH AS LESSON PLANS, DIGITAL TOURS, AND VIDEO CONTENT. STUDIO LESSON PLANS: A VARIETY OF ART-MAKING LESSONS WITH INCLUDED INSTRUCTIONS, SUPPLY LISTS, AND PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL AGE GROUPS. EACH LESSON CONNECTS TO A WORK OR WORKS IN THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION. COMMUNITY OUTREACH/PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTMUSEUMS FOR ALL: THE AKRON ART MUSEUM IS PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUMS FOR ALL PROGRAM, AN INITIATIVE OF THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES, AND WE OFFER A REDUCED ADMISSION RATE TO THE GALLERIES TO ANY GUEST WHO PRESENTS THEIR STATE-ISSUED ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER (EBT) CARE UPON ARRIVAL. AT THE AKRON ART MUSEUM, WE BELIEVE THAT ART IS FOR EVERYONE. BECAUSE OUR MISSION IS TO ENRICH LIVES THROUGH MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART, WE THINK EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO A CREATIVE LIFE. WE'RE CONTINUALLY WORKING TO MAKE MEANINGFUL ART EXPERIENCES AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE WE ENGAGE WITH. BY JOINING THE NATIONAL MUSEUMS FOR ALL PROGRAM, WE HOPE TO OFFER EXPANDED ACCESS TO ART EXPERIENCES AND BETTER SERVE UNDERREPRESENTED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.AKRON ART LIBRARY:CELEBRATING ITS FIFTH BIRTHDAY IN OCTOBER, FIVE NEW ARTWORKS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL ARTWORKS IN A VARIETY OF MEDIUMS CREATED BY LOCAL, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS. ANY OHIO RESIDENT WITH A LIBRARY CARD IS ELIGIBLE TO CHECK OUT ARTWORKS FROM THE AKRON-SUMMIT COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY AND PARTICIPATING BRANCHES. PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AKRON-SUMMIT COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM THE HUNTINGTON-AKRON FOUNDATION. THIS YEAR, THE MUSEUM CELEBRATED THE PROGRAM'S FIFTH ANNIVERSARY AND HAS ADDED FIVE NEW ARTWORKS.FIRST THURSDAYS:THIS EVENT OFFERS AND ARRAY OF FREE DROP-IN EXPERIENCES FOR NEW AND WELL-ACQUAINTED MUSEUM GOERS FROM A MORNING COFFEE AT THE POP-UP BAR, HANDS-ON PLAY IN OPEN STUDIO, SCAVENGER HUNTS, AND POP-UP TOURS THROUGH THE GALLERY TO EXPLORE ARTWORKS, AND A GRAPHIC NOVEL BOOK CLUB.GRAPHIC NOVEL BOOK CLUB: THE AKRON-SUMMIT COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE MUSEUM IN THE TEAM UP FOR A BOOK CLUB DEVOTED TO GRAPHIC NOVELS. EACH MONTH, A DIFFERENT GRAPHIC NOVEL AND THE ARTISTIC PROCESS BEHIND THE MEDIUM WILL BE UP FOR DISCUSSION. RECURRING PROGRAMMING INCLUDES:COFFEE WITH THE CURATOR, COFFEE WITH THE ARTIST, ARTIST TALKS.ART WALK:EVERY THREE MONTHS, ARTWALK IS HELD IN THE HISTORIC ARTS DISTRICT ON FRIDAY NIGHTS FROM 5 9 P.M. COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO THE QUARTERLY CELEBRATION TO ENJOY FOOD, MUSIC, ART, AND MORE. EACH ARTWALK WILL HAVE A SPECIFIC THEME THAT ENGAGES VISITORS WITH THE ARTS IN NEW WAYS. THE MUSEUM PARTICIPATES IN EACH EVENT AND PROVIDES ENTERTAINMENT, ART-MAKING, AND OTHER PARTICIPATORY EXPERIENCES.CREATIVE AGING INSTITUTE: A SERIES OF SIX (EIGHT-SESSION) ART MAKING WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS 55+. WORKSHOPS WILL ALL CULMINATE IN A PUBLIC ART SHOW EVENT. THE MUSEUM WILL ALSO DEVELOP AND PARTICIPATE IN ANTI-AGEISM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR MUSEUM STAFF AND LOCAL PARTNERS.THE AKRON ART MUSEUM'S WORKSHOP SERIES WILL FOCUS ON MATERIALS AND THEMES REPRESENTED IN THE COLLECTION AND SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS. IN EACH SERIES, PARTICIPANTS WILL EXPLORE THE MUSEUM'S GALLERIES AND THEN PUT THE THEMES INTO PRACTICE WITH STUDIO SESSIONS LED BY REGIONAL ARTISTS. EACH SERIES WILL CULMINATE WITH A CREATIVE AGING ART SHOW AND RECEPTION IN THE MUSEUM'S LOBBY, TO WHICH THE PARTICIPANTS CAN INVITE FAMILY AND FRIENDS.EXHIBITION RELATED PROGRAMMING: DESIGNED FOR GENERAL AUDIENCES (PRIMARILY ADULTS), THESE EVENTS AIM AT PROVIDING ENTERTAINING, EDUCATIONAL, OR ENRICHING EXPERIENCES TIED TO THE ARTISTS, THEMES, AND MEDIA OF EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW. THE FREQUENCY OF THESE EVENTS IS BASED ON THE EXHIBITION CALENDAR, BUT EACH LARGE-SCALE EXHIBITION WILL HAVE SEVERAL RELATED EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE RUN OF THE SHOW. OFFERINGS RANGE FROM ART-MAKING CLASSES, DEMONSTRATIONS, GALLERY TALKS, PANELS, FILMS, AND MORE. ADDITIONAL EXHIBITION RELATED EVENTS MAY BE SCHEDULED SPECIFICALLY FOR SCHOOL OR FAMILY AUDIENCES, LED BY STAFF WHO OVERSEE THOSE INITIATIVES.SPECIAL PERFORMANCES:MIDWINTER BLUES & OTHER TUNES THIS FREE, ONE-DAY CELEBRATION OF MUSIC AND COMMUNITY IN AKRON FEATURES MUSICAL ACTS, VISUAL ARTISTS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS ALL HAILING FROM NORTHEAST OHIO. THIS YEAR'S ONE-DAY CELEBRATION WILL BE HOSTED THROUGHOUT THE MUSEUM FOR AN EVENING OF HAPPENINGS RIGHT DOWNTOWN. ADD SPARK TO THE WINTRY SKIES OUTSIDE. THE DAY WILL INCLUDE SAND PERFORMANCES FROM POETS, DANCERS, AND ARTISTS ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY PARTNERS SUCH AS ELIZABETH'S BOOKSHOP AND WRITING CENTRE, THE NIGHTLIGHT CINEMA AND AKRON-SUMMIT COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY. THIS YEAR WILL ALSO FEATURE CALIFORNIA-BASED ARTIST JOANNA KEANE LOPEZ LEADING A PERFORMANCE ALONGSIDE HER WORK IN STATE OF THE ART CONSTRUCTS. THIS EVENT IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM ACME FRESH MARKET, AUDIO-TECHNICA U.S. INC. AND CLEAR GOLD AUDIO & LIGHTING. MEDIA SPONSORSHIP IS PROVIDED BY 91.3 THE SUMMIT.DOWNTOWN AT DUSK IN ITS 39TH YEAR, THIS SERIES PRIDES ITSELF ON FEATURING MUSICIANS WITH CONNECTIONS TO NORTHEAST OHIO. THIS YEAR'S LINEUP HAILS FROM AKRON, NASHVILLE, TN, KENT AND YOUNGSTOWN. THERE WERE FOUR EVENTS PERFORMING JAZZ, ROCK, BLUES, STORYTELLING AND REGGAE MUSIC.

  Expenses $592,736 · Revenue $74,791

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

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

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

2024

Filed

13 April 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

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