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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COLUMBIA MUSEUM OF ART.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,564,176
Total expenses
$5,677,085
Contributions and grants received
$4,652,624
Grants paid
$312,292
Program service revenue
$415,149
Investment income
$267,516
Other revenue
$228,887
Total assets, end of year
$21,289,357
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,719,023
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$19,570,334
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,363,691
Management and general expenses
$1,681,022
Fundraising expenses
$632,372
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,363,691

Program services were 59.3% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $433,873

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $82,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,699,998

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,436,753

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TOURS & ADMISSION

    total $297,049 · related or exempt $297,049

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TUITION & REGISTRATION

    total $83,002 · related or exempt $83,002

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE REVENUE

    total $33,348 · related or exempt $33,348

  • 2d · Program service revenue: QUALIFIED SPONSORSHIP INCOME

    total $1,750 · related or exempt $1,750

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $197,428 · excluded $197,428

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $247,572

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $247,572

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $247,572 · excluded $247,572

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $70,088

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $70,088

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $70,088 · related or exempt $70,088

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $65,591

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

    $82,000

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $93,949

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$28,358

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $29,118

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $18,945

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $10,173 · excluded $10,173

  • 11a · Other revenue: GALA

    total -$500 · related or exempt -$500

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    -$500

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $312,292 · program services $312,292

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $198,488 · program services $110,726 · management and general $60,449 · fundraising $27,313

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,896,607 · program services $1,058,015 · management and general $577,603 · fundraising $260,989

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $734,339 · program services $377,517 · management and general $244,670 · fundraising $112,152

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $173,796 · program services $96,951 · management and general $52,929 · fundraising $23,916

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $21,400 · management and general $21,400

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $59,329 · program services $52,329 · management and general $7,000

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $78,936 · program services $78,489 · fundraising $447

  • 17 · Travel

    total $13,765 · program services $8,615 · management and general $4,544 · fundraising $606

  • 20 · Interest

    total $14,410 · management and general $14,410

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $82,985 · program services $46,207 · management and general $33,038 · fundraising $3,740

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROMOTIONS

    total $376,276 · program services $343,721 · fundraising $32,555

  • 24b · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $270,055 · program services $110,722 · management and general $143,130 · fundraising $16,203

  • 24c · Other expenses: BUILDING MAINTENANCE

    total $258,942 · program services $106,166 · management and general $137,239 · fundraising $15,537

  • 24d · Other expenses: PUBLIC PROGRAMMING

    total $229,276 · program services $229,276

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $956,189 · program services $432,665 · management and general $384,610 · fundraising $138,914

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,804,447 · end of year $2,633,863

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $99,618 · end of year $136,924

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $100,504 · end of year $202,833

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $16,582,712 · end of year $18,315,737

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,977

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $435,637 · end of year $453,251

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $691,990 · end of year $650,178

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    end of year $328,144

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $287,450

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$1,922,032 · end of year -$2,530,271

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,386,663 · end of year $22,100,605

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE COLUMBIA MUSEUM OF ART SPARKS POWERFUL CONNECTIONS THROUGH ART FROM AROUND THE CORNER AND AROUND THE WORLD IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS WELCOMING TO ALL.

  • THE COLUMBIA MUSEUM OF ART'S THREE MAJOR PROGRAM SERVICE CATEGORIES ARE CURATORIAL, CONSERVATION AND EXHIBITIONS; EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS; AND PRINTING, PUBLICATION, AND PROMOTIONS OF THE ART MUSEUM FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. APPROXIMATELY 1,072,000, 643,000, AND 462,000 WERE SPENT ON CURATORIAL, CONSERVATION AND EXHIBITIONS; EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND PRINTING, PUBLICATION AND PROMOTION, RESPECTIVELY.

    Expenses $3,375,785 · Grants $312,292 · Revenue $415,149

  • Expenses -$12,094

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • DELLA WATKINS

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $241,467
    From this org
    $198,488
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,979
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $198,488
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $35,733
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,246
    Filer's total
    $241,467
  • JOELLE RYAN COOK

    DEPUTY DIREC

    Total calculated
    $151,646
    From this org
    $121,993
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,653
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $121,993
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $22,413
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,240
    Filer's total
    $151,646
  • SELINA CIARLONE

    DIRECTOR OF

    Total calculated
    $141,536
    From this org
    $113,483
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,053
    Hours/week
    60
  • CHARLES AIKEN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DR ROSLYN CLARK ARTIS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MARYANNE BELSER

    EXECUTIVE CO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JULIE BRENAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOSEPH BRUCE

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SUZANNE HULST CLAWSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DR ALLEN J COLES

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LINDA PEARCE EDWARDS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TOBY GOODLETT

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • HAMILTON GRANT

    EXECUTIVE CO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • THERESE GRIFFIN

    EXECUTIVE CO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DR TODD LEFKOWITZ

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LEIGHTON LORD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CATHY LOVE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CHELSEY ALLEN MALLOY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RENEE MCCALL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • STEVEN MCKELVEY

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BEN REX

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ROBERT RHODES

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DR JANDRETTE RHOE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BETH RICHARDSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CANDACE SHIVER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ANN MARIE STIERITZ

    EXECUTIVE CO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DARRIN THOMAS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JULIAN R WILLIAMS

    TRUSTEE

    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. 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 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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • COLUMBIA MUSEUM OF ART COMMISSION

    115 · PROCUREMEN · SC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521339349306537

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