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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM.

Totals

Total revenue
$14,339,669
Total expenses
$10,371,944
Contributions and grants received
$7,830,490
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,940,945
Investment income
$3,909,012
Other revenue
$659,222
Total assets, end of year
$64,339,469
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,427,507
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$60,911,962
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,116,968
Management and general expenses
$1,378,771
Fundraising expenses
$876,205
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,116,968

Program services were 78.3% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $707,198

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,123,292

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $844,131 · related or exempt $844,131

  • 2b · Program service revenue: LOANS, RENTALS, ROYALTIES

    total $699,488 · related or exempt $699,488

  • 2c · Program service revenue: FILM DIGITIZATION FEES

    total $212,770 · related or exempt $212,770

  • 2d · Program service revenue: CONTRACTED EDUCATION

    total $170,842 · related or exempt $170,842

  • 2e · Program service revenue: ALL OTHER PROGRAM

    total $13,714 · related or exempt $13,714

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,507,018 · excluded $1,507,018

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $154,275

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $102,519

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $51,756

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $51,756 · excluded $51,756

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $9,839,622

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $7,437,628

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,401,994

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,401,994 · excluded $2,401,994

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $347,624

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $57,623

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $290,001 · excluded $290,001

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $440,345

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $126,295

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $314,050 · related or exempt $314,050

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $3,415 · related or exempt $3,415

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,415

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $498,392 · management and general $240,065 · fundraising $258,327

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,306,046 · program services $3,664,749 · management and general $358,305 · fundraising $282,992

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $67,693 · program services $53,612 · management and general $6,278 · fundraising $7,803

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $520,356 · program services $412,584 · management and general $48,314 · fundraising $59,458

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $341,149 · program services $270,184 · management and general $31,639 · fundraising $39,326

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $8,858 · program services $1,380 · management and general $7,478

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $47,025 · management and general $47,025

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $365,181 · management and general $365,181

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $184,776 · program services $151,730 · management and general $33,046

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $81,669 · program services $78,089 · management and general $3,580

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $339,359 · program services $324,083 · management and general $6,354 · fundraising $8,922

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $142,838 · program services $135,920 · management and general $3,860 · fundraising $3,058

  • 17 · Travel

    total $147,353 · program services $134,693 · management and general $5,967 · fundraising $6,693

  • 20 · Interest

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

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $732,158 · program services $723,297 · management and general $4,214 · fundraising $4,647

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $76,802 · program services $56,318 · management and general $20,225 · fundraising $259

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICES

    total $1,189,449 · program services $1,050,130 · management and general $76,444 · fundraising $62,875

  • 24b · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $433,341 · program services $405,252 · management and general $15,866 · fundraising $12,223

  • 24c · Other expenses: ALL OTHER

    total $418,879 · program services $329,546 · management and general $57,288 · fundraising $32,045

  • 24d · Other expenses: LEASE PAYMENTS

    total $245,189 · program services $228,119 · management and general $17,070 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $204,031 · program services $97,282 · management and general $9,172 · fundraising $97,577

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,989 · end of year $1,902

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,754,776 · end of year $3,834,287

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,789,634 · end of year $7,630,839

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $97,642 · end of year $16,597

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $35,485 · end of year $43,596

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $120,840 · end of year $112,486

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

    $43,746,336

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

    $28,739,810

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $13,229,884 · end of year $15,006,526

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $29,733,082 · end of year $30,789,324

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $5,621,567 · end of year $6,626,215

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $61,900 · end of year $62,402

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $437,447 · end of year $215,295

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $491,725 · end of year $1,731,644

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,541,760 · end of year $1,225,672

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $256,000 · end of year $256,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $431,701 · end of year $214,191

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,477,873 · end of year $12,052,430

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $43,685,187 · end of year $48,859,532

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM, AS A RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, HAS THREE INTERRELATED GOALS:(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) -PROVIDE LEADERSHIP IN THE FIELDS OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND CINEMA;-PRESERVE AND DEVELOP OUR WORLD CLASS COLLECTIONS OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND CINEMA, AS WELL AS GEORGE EASTMAN'S ESTATE, A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK; AND-SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES, IN GREATER ROCHESTER AND ELSEWHERE

Activities or mission (Part I)

FOUNDED IN 1947, THE GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM IS THE WORLD'S OLDEST (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)PHOTOGRAPHY MUSEUM AND ONE OF THE FOREMOST FILM ARCHIVES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE MUSEUM IS LOCATED ON THE HISTORIC ESTATE OF ENTREPRENEUR AND PHILANTHORPIST GEORGE EASTMAN, THE PIONEER OF POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY AND A LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOTION PICUTRE FILM. ITS HOLDINGS COMPRISE MORE THAN 400,000 PHOTOGRAPHS; 28,000 MOTION PICTURE FILMS; THE WORLD'S PREEMINENT COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC AND CINEMATOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY; ONE OF THE LEADING LIBRARIES OF BOOKS RELATED TO PHOTOGRAPHY AND CINEMA; AND EXTENSIVE HOLDINGS OF DOCUMENTS AND OTHER OBJECTS RELATED TO GEORGE EASTMAN. AS A RESEARCH AND TEACHING INSTITUTION, THE MUSEUM HAS AN ACTIVE PUBLISHING PROGRAM AND HAS MADE CRITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE FIELDS OF FILM PRESERVATION AND PHOTOGRAPHIC CONSERVATION.

  • MUSEUM OPERATING ACTIVITIES AND FUNCTIONS: IN 2024, APPROXIMATELY 99,800 PEOPLE VISITED THE GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM. THIS LARGE INFLUX OF VISITORS WAS FROM THE ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND FROM AROUND THE WORLD. OUR VISITORS EXPERIENCED PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITIONS, SELF-GUIDED AND MOBILE TOURS OF GEORGE EASTMAN'S HISTORIC HOUSE AND GARDENS, FILM SCREENINGS, THE DISCOVERY ROOM FOR INTERACTIVE YOUTH LEARNING, AND THE MUSEUM STORE AND EATERY. THE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO OFFER A ROBUST SCHEDULE OF ONLINE PROGRAMING THAT FOSTERED ENGAGEMENT WITH A GLOBAL AUDIENCE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE MUSEUM CONTINUED EXPANDING ITS RESOURCES THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE ONLINE, INCLUDING ITS ONLINE DATABASE OF OUR COLLECTIONS WITH OVER 360,000 OBJECTS; OVER 50 FINDING AIDS FROM OUR ARCHIVAL HOLDINGS, AND AN EXTENSIVE ARRAY OF ONLINE AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS. THE MUSEUM'S L. JEFFREY SELZNICK SCHOOL OF FILM PRESERVATION, ONE OF THE FIRST GRADUATE SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN FILM PRESERVATION, WITH MORE THAN 300 ALUMNI EMPLOYED IN PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS IN 30 COUNTRIES, FURTHER DEVELOPED ITS CURRICULUM RELATED TO DIGITAL PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES. THE MUSEUM REVITALIZED AND RENEWED ITS INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS, WHICH ARE DEDICATED TO THE DIVERSE POPULATION OF K-12 STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN THE ROCHESTER COMMUNITY. THE MUSEUM CREATED AND PROVIDED FOR PRE-K THROUGH COLLEGE AGE STUDENTS EXPERIENCES THAT EMPHASIZE PARTICIPATORY LEARNING AS WELL AS FOSTER VISUAL AND DIGITAL LITERACY, THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND GLOBAL COMPETENCE.

    Expenses $2,469,540 · Revenue $1,332,438

  • COLLECTIONS, PRESERVATION AND EXHIBITIONS: THE MUSEUM IS THE STEWARD OF THE WORLD'S LEADING COLLECTIONS IN PHOTOGRAPHY, MOVING IMAGES, CONTEMPORARY MOVING IMAGE ARTWORKS AND TECHNOLOGY. THE PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION, AMONG THE OLDEST AND BEST IN THE WORLD COMPRISES MORE THAN 400,000 OBJECTS DATING FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF THE MEDIUM IN 1839 THROUGH TO THE PRESENT DAY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IT ENCOMPASSES WORKS MADE IN ALL MAJOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES-FROM DAGUERREOTYPE TO DIGITAL - FOR A WIDE RANGE OF PURPOSES, FROM DOCUMENTARY RECORD TO ARTISTIC EXPRESSION.THE MOVING IMAGE COLLECTION IS ONE OF THE LARGEST (28,000 FILMS) AND MOST IMPORTANT IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH A FOCUS N THE HISTORY AND PRESERVATION OF CINEMA. ITS HOLDING INCLUDE THOUSANDS OF RARE AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT FILMS, AS WILL AS ARCHIVAL EPHEMERAL RELATED TO MOTION PICTURES, SUCH AS FILM STILLS, CELEBRITY PORTRAITS, DOCUMENTS, AND PRODUCTION MATERIALS. THE MUSEUM PRESENTS A PROGRAM OF TWO-MONTH EXHIBITIONS OF (MOSTLY CONTEMPORARY) MOVING IMAGE ARTWORKS IN A DEDICATION SPACE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE TECHNOLOGY COLLECTION HOLDS THE WORLD'S LEADING COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC AND CINEMATROGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY. CONSISTING OF OVER 19,000 OBJECTS, THE COLLECTION OFFERS AN UNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND MOVING IMAGES. CAMERA EQUIPMENT FOR VIRTUALLY EVERY FORM OF LENS-BASED PHOTOGRAPHY FROM ITS INVENTION TO TODAY, INCLUDING THE CAMERAL MODEL FOR THE LUNAR ORBITER. THE MUSEUM'S PRINCIPAL FACILITIES ARE LOCATED ON THE TEN-ACRE PROPERTY FORMERLY OWNED BY GEORGE EASTMAN (1854-1932). EASTMAN'S 35,000 SQUARE-FOOT MANSION WAS RESTORED AND REOPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN 1990 AS A HISTORIC HOME, WHICH INCLUDES HIS FURNISHINGS, DECORATIVE ART, RELATED ARTIFACTS FROM HIS HOME. IT INCLUDES THREE HISTORIC GARDENS AND THE GEORGE EASTMAN STUDY CENTER, WITH SUBSTANTIAL HOLDINGS OF THE CORRESPONDENCE, PHOTOGRAPHS, FILMS AND PERSONAL ITEMS RELATED TO GEORGE EASTMAN. THE RICHARD AND RONAY MENSCHEL LIBRARY IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED COLLECTIONS OF BOOKS, PERIODICALS AND OTHER MATERIAL ON PHOTOGRAPHY AND MOVING IMAGES. IT'S HOLDING OF 50,000 OBJECTS, INCLUDE COMPREHENSIVE, INTERNATIONAL, UP-TO-DATE MATERIALS ON THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY; LITERATURE ABOUT MOTION PICTURES, TELEVISION AND VIDEO WHICH COVERS THE SILENT PERIOD TO THE DIGITAL AGE; AND AN EXTENSIVE AND IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF RARE BOOKS ON PHOTOGRAPHY AND MOVING IMAGES. THE MUSEUM HAS AN ACTIVE BOOK PROGRAM FOCUSED ON CATALOGS RELATED TO OUR EXHIBITIONS. IT HAS PRODUCED MORE THAN 75 PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING 13 SCHOLARLY AND BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED BOOKS ON PHOTOGRAPHY AND CINEMA, THREE OF WHICH HAVE RECEIVED AWARDS. DURING 2024 THERE WERE EIGHT PROJECTS IN VARIOUS STAGES OF PRODUCTION. THE MUSEUM'S ACTIVE PROGRAM OF TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS OR PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGE WORKS ARE PRESENTED YEAR-ROUND IN FIVE GALLERIES, INCLUDING THE RECENTLY OPENED GALLERY OBSCURA. THIS GALLERY HAS A UNIQUE ROLE - FEATURING EXHIBITIONS CREATED OR PRESENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOL AND YOUTH PROGRAMS. THE PROJECTS FOCUS ON GREATER ROCHESTER AND EXHIBITIONS FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS THAT ARE THEMATICALLY RELATED TO COMMUNITY EVENTS. IN 2024 THE MUSEUM ACQUIRED 1179 OBJECTS, DISPLAYED 14 EXHIBITIONS, AND LENT COLLECTION OBJECTS TO MUSEUMS AROUND THE WORLD. IN OCTOBER 2024, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MUSEUM'S SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY, LIFE WITH PHOTOGRAPHS - 75 YEAR OF THE EASTMAN MUSEUM OPENED. IN THIS EXHIBITION, WE PAY HOMAGE TO THE LONG HISTORY OF THE MUSEUM, WHILE ALSO CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ONGOING CONVERSATIONS, CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATIONS, AND NEW UNDERSTANDINGS OF HOW PHOTOGRAPHY HAS INUNDATED AND SHAPED LIVES. THE EXHIBITION COMPRISED SEVEN SECTIONS, EACH FOCUSING ON STRENGTHS OF THE COLLECTIONS AND OUTLINING APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING THE AMORPHOUS MEDIUM KNOWN AS PHOTOGRAPHY.

    Expenses $5,647,428 · Revenue $925,972

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Nannette Nocon

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Bruce Barnes PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $231,553
    From this org
    $216,027
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,526
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,027
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,588
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,938
    Filer's total
    $231,553

  • Kenneth Afrederick PhD

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Robert A Woodhouse

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mone' C Barkley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Mattia

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lee Schaffner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephen Jones Esq

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ann L Burr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dennis Bassett

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bonnie Garner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leah Painter Roberts

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Edwin J Lopez-Soto Esq

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Fabricio Morales

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeffrey J Pollock

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan S Robfogel Esq

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeffry A Roloson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Margaret A Sanchez

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Brubaker

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ross P Lanzafame Esq

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Stenn

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terry R Taber PhD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John A Ulatowski MD PhD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sarah C Mangelsdorf PhD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Debby Wilson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William J Ferguson II

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hc Digby Clements

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steven J Sasson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Glazer

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeffrey A Korchek Esq

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lisa Seischab

    VP-DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $160,000
    From this org
    $150,313
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,687
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,313
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,036
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,651
    Filer's total
    $160,000

  • Jacqueline Distefano

    VP-FINANCE AND OPS

    Total calculated
    $134,874
    From this org
    $132,051
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,823
    Hours/week
    37.5

  • Peter Bagrov PhD

    CURATOR IN-CHARGE

    Total calculated
    $139,525
    From this org
    $129,314
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,211
    Hours/week
    37.5

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

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 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

No itemized grants to organizations 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.

  • EASTMAN MUSEUM LA

    501(C)(3) · PUBLICLY EXHIBIT PHOTOGRAPHY AND TO ARCHIVE AND PRESERVE COLLECTIONS · CA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
5 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513109349301951

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