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← GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM.

Totals

Total revenue
$12,602,150
Total expenses
$8,979,580
Contributions and grants received
$8,294,726
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,683,972
Investment income
$2,367,259
Other revenue
$256,193
Total assets, end of year
$55,954,650
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,615,363
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$51,339,287
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,072,338
Management and general expenses
$926,272
Fundraising expenses
$980,970
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,072,338

Program services were 78.8% 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)

    $1,045,112

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,249,614

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $684,935 · related or exempt $684,935

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

    total $602,033 · related or exempt $602,033

  • 2c · Program service revenue: FILM DIGITIZATION FEES

    total $223,879 · related or exempt $223,879

  • 2d · Program service revenue: CONTRACTED EDUCATION

    total $132,569 · related or exempt $132,569

  • 2e · Program service revenue: WORKSHOPS

    total $27,777 · related or exempt $27,777

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $12,779 · related or exempt $12,779

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $693,432 · excluded $693,432

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $87,410

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $86,381

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $1,029

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $1,029 · excluded $1,029

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $8,694,561

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

    securities $7,020,734

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,673,827

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,673,827 · excluded $1,673,827

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $375,790

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $122,908

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $252,882 · related or exempt $252,882

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $2,282 · related or exempt $2,282

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,282

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $498,117 · management and general $241,053 · fundraising $257,064

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,899,681 · program services $3,263,489 · management and general $202,535 · fundraising $433,657

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $731 · program services $679 · management and general $29 · fundraising $23

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $439,050 · program services $345,355 · management and general $20,600 · fundraising $73,095

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $311,897 · program services $245,337 · management and general $14,634 · fundraising $51,926

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $10,192 · management and general $10,192

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $35,150 · management and general $35,150

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $73,661 · management and general $73,661

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $209,984 · program services $185,545 · management and general $24,439

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $98,310 · program services $93,666 · management and general $4,644

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $255,888 · program services $239,948 · management and general $10,459 · fundraising $5,481

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $56,519 · program services $53,245 · management and general $1,704 · fundraising $1,570

  • 17 · Travel

    total $92,977 · program services $79,192 · management and general $13,464 · fundraising $321

  • 20 · Interest

    total $34,830 · management and general $34,830

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $697,031 · program services $686,235 · management and general $4,934 · fundraising $5,862

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $89,218 · program services $44,428 · management and general $20,586 · fundraising $24,204

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICES

    total $930,945 · program services $762,517 · management and general $128,214 · fundraising $40,214

  • 24b · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $435,568 · program services $407,327 · management and general $15,952 · fundraising $12,289

  • 24c · Other expenses: LEASE PAYMENTS

    total $230,438 · program services $214,113 · management and general $16,325 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: PRINTING

    total $180,771 · program services $152,480 · management and general $378 · fundraising $27,913

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $398,622 · program services $298,782 · management and general $52,489 · fundraising $47,351

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,788 · end of year $1,688

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,144,862 · end of year $2,484,990

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,774,746 · end of year $7,292,810

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $116,142 · end of year $128,689

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $26,333 · end of year $28,901

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $43,617 · end of year $149,635

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

    $40,599,495

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

    $27,322,579

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $12,918,233 · end of year $13,276,916

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $35,567,463 · end of year $27,288,504

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $5,189,793 · end of year $5,035,839

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $4,173 · end of year $3,246

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $38,691 · end of year $263,432

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,120,436 · end of year $778,213

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,417,670 · end of year $2,817,149

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,050,102 · end of year $776,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $72,926 · end of year $244,001

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,486,595 · end of year $11,904,837

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $43,678,112 · end of year $39,434,450

Mission and programs · 2022

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 2022, APPROXIMATELY 82,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM, CONTINUING THE REBOUND FROM OUR PANDEMIC-RELATED CLOSINGS. 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 THE HISTORIC HOUSE AND GARDENS, FILM SCREENINGS, A DISCOVERY ROOM FOR INTERACTIVE 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 EXPANDED ITS RESOURCES THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE ONLINE, INCLUDING ITS ONLINE DATABASE OF OUR COLLECTIONS, ONLINE 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 275 ALUMNI EMPLOYED IN PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS IN 29 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 $2,041,744 · Revenue $1,072,668

  • COLLECTIONS, PRESERVATION AND EXHIBITIONS: THE MUSEUM IS THE STEWARD OF THE WORLD'S LEADING COLLECTION COVERING THE FIELDS OF PHOTOGRAPHY, CINEMA AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY, AS WELL AS GEORGE EASTMAN'S HISTORIC MANSION, GARDENS, FURNITURE, DECORATIVE OBJECTS, AND PERSONAL PAPERS. IN 2022, THE MUSEUM ACQUIRED 2,382 OBJECTS, DISPLAYED 7 EXHIBITIONS, AND LENT COLLECTION OBJECTS TO NUMEROUS MUSEUMS AROUND THE WORLD. DURING 2022, THE MUSEUM DISPLAYED THE EXHIBITION "JOSHUA RASHAAD MCFADDEN: I BELIEVE I'LL RUN ON", WHICH USED PHOTOGRAPHY TO CRITICALLY EXAMINE RACE, MASCULINITY, SEXUALITY, AND GENDER IN THE UNITED STATES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) THE MUSEUM IS ONE OF THE LEADING MOTION PICTURE ARCHIVES IN THE WORLD, HOME TO MORE THAN 28,000 FILM TITLES, 3 MILLION OBJECTS OF CINEMATIC EPHEMERA, A FILM SCREENING PROGRAM, AND AN ACTIVE FILM PRESERVATION AND DIGITIZATION PROGRAM. THE MUSEUM RUNS AN ACTIVE BOOK PUBLISHING PROGRAM FOCUSED ON CATALOGS OF THE EXHIBITIONS RECOGNIZED BY THE MUSEUM AND SUBJECTS RELATED TO THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS.

    Expenses $5,030,594 · Revenue $866,468

As filed on the 2022 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
  • Kevin P Gavagan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Glazer

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Steven L Schwartz

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christine B Whitman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bruce Barnes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $228,130
    From this org
    $217,632
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,498
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,632
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,498
    Filer's total
    $228,130
  • Ann L Burr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hc Digby Clements

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kenneth Afrederick

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Terry R Taber PhD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeffrey A Korchek Esq

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steven J Sasson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dennis Buchan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Robert F Asbury

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dennis Bassett

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Ann Hetzer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William J Ferguson II

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ross P Lanzafame Esq

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah C Mangelsdorf

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John A Ulatowski MD PhD MBA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Debby Wilson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric R Paley Esq

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Linda Buttrill

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bonnie Garner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Darryl Jackson

    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

    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
  • Robert A Woodhouse

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jacqueline Distefano

    VP-FINANCE AND OPS

    Total calculated
    $132,399
    From this org
    $132,238
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $161
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Lisa Seischab

    VP-DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $150,556
    From this org
    $148,248
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,308
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,248
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,308
    Filer's total
    $150,556

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
5 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202332869349300023

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