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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE.

Totals

Total revenue
$12,101,609
Total expenses
$8,978,232
Contributions and grants received
$8,091,999
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,157,518
Investment income
$5,917
Other revenue
$1,846,175
Total assets, end of year
$10,815,511
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,526,873
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,288,638
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,145,919
Management and general expenses
$1,154,689
Fundraising expenses
$677,624
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,145,919

Program services were 79.6% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $312,211

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,825,100

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,954,688

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $1,877,793 · related or exempt $1,877,793

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIPS

    total $185,102 · related or exempt $185,102

  • 2c · Program service revenue: TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS

    total $90,000 · related or exempt $90,000

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $4,623 · related or exempt $4,623

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,917 · excluded $5,917

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $544,449

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $15,382

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $529,067

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $529,067 · excluded $529,067

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $48,855

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

    $312,211

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $48,855

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $494,958

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $181,029

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $313,929 · related or exempt $313,929

  • 11a · Other revenue: GAIN FROM INSURANCE PROCEEDS

    total $879,183 · excluded $879,183

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $123,996 · related or exempt $123,996

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,003,179

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $527,700 · program services $231,704 · management and general $271,470 · fundraising $24,526

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,697,054 · program services $3,045,985 · management and general $328,649 · fundraising $322,420

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $369,548 · program services $286,706 · management and general $52,494 · fundraising $30,348

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $408,015 · program services $316,550 · management and general $57,958 · fundraising $33,507

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $364,329 · program services $282,657 · management and general $51,752 · fundraising $29,920

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,250 · management and general $3,250

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $44,000 · management and general $44,000

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $57,600 · fundraising $57,600

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $926,136 · program services $804,918 · management and general $32,039 · fundraising $89,179

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $23,094 · program services $22,245 · management and general $500 · fundraising $349

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $240,428 · program services $193,193 · management and general $42,028 · fundraising $5,207

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $457,671 · program services $457,671

  • 17 · Travel

    total $113,864 · program services $90,527 · management and general $14,231 · fundraising $9,106

  • 20 · Interest

    total $17,804 · management and general $17,804

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $420,397 · program services $357,337 · management and general $63,060

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $154,409 · program services $151,144 · management and general $3,265

  • 24a · Other expenses: PURCHASED SERVICES

    total $311,589 · program services $234,380 · management and general $4,798 · fundraising $72,411

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS

    total $229,869 · program services $226,037 · management and general $2,357 · fundraising $1,475

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $207,454 · program services $197,537 · management and general $9,917

  • 24d · Other expenses: FILM/EXHIBITION RENTALS

    total $148,369 · program services $148,369

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $255,652 · program services $98,959 · management and general $155,117 · fundraising $1,576

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $175,856 · end of year $690,903

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $307,059 · end of year $1,323,097

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,223,049 · end of year $2,024,234

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $247,582 · end of year $3,044,519

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $52,952 · end of year $38,912

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $145,823 · end of year $174,324

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

    $11,591,476

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

    $8,071,954

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,318,505 · end of year $3,519,522

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $736,847 · end of year $1,192,604

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $294,686 · end of year $298,065

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $225,000 · end of year $3,030,324

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $9,032 · end of year $5,880

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,777,403 · end of year $3,901,704

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,427,858 · end of year $2,386,934

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OMUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE (MOMI) IS THE ONLY MUSEUM IN THE U.S. THAT EXPLORES THE CENTRAL TECHNOLOGY OF THE PRESENT MOMENT.SCREENS ARE ALL AROUND US. WE USE THEM TO EDUCATE, ENTERTAIN, AND COMMUNICATE. THE MOVING IMAGE-ENCOMPASSING FILM, TELEVISION, VIDEO GAMES, AND OTHER FORMS OF DIGITAL MEDIA-SHAPES HOW WE SEE AND FEEL THE WORLD. WITH EXHIBITIONS?AND SCREENINGS ON THE ART, HISTORY, TECHNIQUE, AND SCIENCE OF THE MOVING IMAGE, MOMI PRESENTS THE REAL AND IMAGINED WORLDS OF OUR PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. WITH GROUND-BREAKING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, DIGITAL LITERACY INITIATIVES, AND CUTTING-EDGE MEDIA LABS, MOMI IS NOT JUST A MUSEUM BUT ALSO A PLACE WHERE WE CAN ALL MAKE SENSE OF THE FORCES AND EXPERIENCES THAT CREATE OUR SHARED REALITY. MOMI IS AN OPEN WORLD IN THE HEART OF BOTH ASTORIA, NYC, AND OUR ENTIRE CREATIVE COMMUNITY.

  • EXHIBITIONS AND THE COLLECTION:THE MUSEUM PRESENTS AN AMBITIOUS SLATE OF LARGE- AND SMALL-SCALE PERMANENT AND CHANGING EXHIBITIONS AND VIDEO AND ART INSTALLATIONS. THE MUSEUM'S CORE EXHIBITION, BEHIND THE SCREEN, IMMERSES VISITORS IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS OF MAKING MOVING IMAGES. IT FEATURES OVER 1,400 ARTIFACTS, FROM NINETEENTH-CENTURY OPTICAL TOYS TO VIDEO GAMES, AS WELL AS AN ARRAY OF INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES, AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL, AND ARTWORKS. THE JIM HENSON EXHIBITION EXPLORES THE GROUNDBREAKING VISION AND TRANSFORMATIVE CULTURAL IMPACT OF THE BELOVED AMERICAN ARTIST, FEATURING A BROAD RANGE OF OBJECTS AND MATERIALS INCLUDING PUPPETS, STORYBOARDS AND CHARACTER SKETCHES, AND MOVING-IMAGE MEDIA DOCUMENTING HIS EXPERIMENTAL FILM PROJECTS. CHANGING EXHIBITIONS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025 INCLUDED MISSION IMPOSSIBLE-STORY AND SPECTACLE, WHICH FOCUSED ON THE ARTISTIC COMMITMENT AND TECHNICAL INGENUITY BEHIND THE REMARKABLE STUNT WORK THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE POPULAR FILM FRANCHISE, AND RECORDING THE RIDE: THE RISE OF STREET-STYLE SKATE VIDEOS, WHICH FEATURED VIDEOS AND ARTIFACTS FROM SKATE CULTURE'S FORMATIVE YEARS. THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS THE NATION'S LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS RELATING TO THE ART, HISTORY, AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE MOVING IMAGE. WITH APPROXIMATELY 130,000 ARTIFACTS, THE COLLECTION, WHICH INCLUDES COSTUMES, LICENSED MERCHANDISE, TECHNICAL APPARATUS, MOVIE THEATER FURNISHINGS, AND VIDEO AND COMPUTER GAMES, SPANS FROM THE SILENT FILM ERA TO TODAY'S WORLD OF DIGITAL MEDIA CREATION.

    Expenses $3,724,892 · Revenue $1,625,219

  • SCREENINGS, EVENTS, AND ONLINE PROJECTS:EACH YEAR THE MUSEUM SCREENS MORE THAN 500 FILMS, PRESENTING A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE MOVING IMAGE, WITH LIVE MUSIC FOR SILENT FILMS, RESTORED PRINTS FROM THE WORLD'S LEADING ARCHIVES, AND NEW FILMS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL CIRCUIT, THE MUSEUM'S SCREENING PROGRAM PROVIDES A STATE-OF-THE-ART, IMMERSIVE VIEWING EXPERIENCE FOR VISITORS. ANNUAL PROGRAMS THAT CONTINUED IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 INCLUDED THE 14TH ANNUAL EDITION OF FIRST LOOK, WHICH INTRODUCED AUDIENCES TO WORKS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, ENCOMPASSING FEATURE AND SHORT FILMS, FICTION AND NONFICTION, AND PERFORMANCES AND EXPERIMENTS; AND SEE IT BIG, THE MUSEUM'S REGULAR SHOWCASE OF FILMS THAT ARE MEANT TO BE SEEN ON THE BIG SCREEN, WITH PROGRAMS DEVOTED TO 70MM FILMS AND HOLIDAY FILMS. WIDE-RANGING PROGRAMS PRESENTED IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 INCLUDED PERSONAL BELONGINGS: FIRST- PERSON DOCUMENTARY IN THE 1990S AND THE MAGIC OF OZ: A FRANK OZ RETROSPECTIVE. AS PART OF OPEN WORLDS, A 15,500 SQUARE-FOOT, WI-FI-ENABLED, FREE COMMUNITY RESOURCE FOR VISITORS TO CONVENE, FIND CREATIVE INSPIRATION, AND EXPERIENCE NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, THE MUSEUM PRESENTED FREE PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON THE CRAFT BEHIND MOVING IMAGES, PUPPETEERING WORKSHOPS, AND LIVE MUSIC AND DANCE CELEBRATIONS . THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE, MOVINGIMAGE.ORG, IS A REPOSITORY OF MOVING IMAGE RELATED MATERIAL AND LORE AND FEATURES THE ONLINE JOURNALS REVERSE SHOT AND SLOAN SCIENCE & FILM, WHICH CONTINUE TO PUBLISH WORKS EXPLORING THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF THE MOVING IMAGE, AND THE INTERSECTION OF SCIENCE AND CINEMA, RESPECTIVELY.

    Expenses $2,018,665 · Revenue $654,433

  • EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTTHE MUSEUM PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES TO MORE THAN 70,000 STUDENTS EACH YEAR, AS WELL AS AN ARRAY OF DYNAMIC AND MULTI-LINGUAL TOURS, TALKS, WORKSHOPS, AND SCREENINGS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, FAMILIES, ADULTS, AND SENIORS. IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS RANGE FROM FILM APPRECIATION AND WORLD-BUILDING WITH VIDEO GAMES TO SCIENCE-FICTION CINEMA, HANDS-ON MEDIA MAKING AND PUPPETRY FOR THE SCREEN. GAME LAB OFFERS A DYNAMIC SPACE FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES TO EXPERIMENT WITH THE LATEST IN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE GAMES AND ANIMATIONS. MARVELS OF MEDIA, THE MUSEUM'S ANNUAL FESTIVAL RECOGNIZING THE OUTSTANDING MEDIA WORK OF AUTISTIC MEDIA-MAKERS THROUGH FILM SCREENINGS, AN EXHIBITION, AND IN-DEPTH PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND ACCESS MORNINGS, A FREE PROGRAM PROVIDING FAMILIES ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE EXHIBITIONS AND PARTICIPATE IN SPECIALIZED WORKSHOPS, CONTINUED IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. DIGITAL GAME DESIGN INTENSIVES AND SUMMER MEDIA CAMPS, LED BY PROFESSIONAL FILMMAKERS AND GAME DESIGNERS, PROVIDED TEENS AND TWEENS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE IN THE CREATION OF DIGITAL MEDIA. THE ANNUAL TEEN COUNCIL PROGRAM CONTINUED TO SERVE AS A JOB DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR TEENS INTERESTED IN THE MEDIA ARTS, WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS CURATING AND PROGRAMMING PUBLIC EVENTS FOR YOUTH. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, MUSEUM EDUCATORS BRING THE LATEST IN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TO STUDENTS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS.

    Expenses $1,402,362 · Revenue $315,791

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

Listed in Part VII

  • AZIZ ISHAM

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $351,799
    From this org
    $313,999
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,800
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $293,654
    Bonus
    $19,904
    Other
    $441
    Deferred
    $37,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $351,799

  • IVAN L LUSTIG

    CO-CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL BARKER

    CO-CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HELEN LEE

    VICE-CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARK SIMONIAN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRIS BARBOUR

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ADAM BARTOS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MATTHEW C BLANK

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEB BRODY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHELLE BYRD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARIA CACERES-BONEAU

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ELLINE DELSENER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KAREN FALK

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALEX FEERST

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JO-ANN FOX-WEINGARTEN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEFF HASLER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LYNN JACOBSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LINDA LEROY JANKLOW

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JON KAMEN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEFFREY KATZENBERG

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MATTHEW LOEB

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN T MCGUIRE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WALTER MOSELY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • THOMAS J O'DONNELL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DENNIS PAUL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RICHARD PLEPLER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALBERTO ROBAINA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOSHUA W SAPAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HENRY S SCHLEIFF

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEFFREY ZUCKER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRISTINA KARAHALIOS

    COO AND CFO

    Total calculated
    $265,103
    From this org
    $223,018
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,085
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $222,701
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $317
    Deferred
    $28,876
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,209
    Filer's total
    $265,103

  • FRED BAEZ

    CHIEF PROJECTIONIST

    Total calculated
    $156,133
    From this org
    $142,296
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,837
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,296
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,617
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,220
    Filer's total
    $156,133

  • BARBARA MILLER

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $170,741
    From this org
    $113,196
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,545
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $111,995
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,201
    Deferred
    $17,993
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,552
    Filer's total
    $170,741

  • MAURICIO ROLDAN

    IT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $164,088
    From this org
    $110,834
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,254
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $110,620
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $214
    Deferred
    $16,830
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,424
    Filer's total
    $164,088

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 · Written employment contract
  • 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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
25 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202620579349300912

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