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← AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME.

Totals

Total revenue
$22,578,459
Total expenses
$14,725,916
Contributions and grants received
$9,930,395
Grants paid
$865,525
Program service revenue
$2,604,919
Investment income
$9,932,138
Other revenue
$111,007
Total assets, end of year
$169,349,327
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,509,808
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$157,839,519
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$10,756,254
Management and general expenses
$1,897,460
Fundraising expenses
$2,072,202
Program service expenses (Part III)
$10,756,254

Program services were 73.0% 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

    $1,816,444

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $768,864

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,345,087

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $446,111

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM RENTAL INCOME

    total $2,037,593 · related or exempt $2,037,593

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TUITION & FEES

    total $567,326 · related or exempt $567,326

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,480,140 · unrelated business -$898 · excluded $1,481,038

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $919,281

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $817,967

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $101,314

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $101,314 · excluded $101,314

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $33,217,017

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

    securities $24,765,019

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $8,451,998

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $8,451,998 · excluded $8,451,998

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $209,340

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

    $1,816,444

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $209,340

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $9,693 · excluded $9,693

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $9,693

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $806,225 · program services $806,225

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $59,300 · program services $59,300

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $855,591 · program services $569,085 · management and general $129,750 · fundraising $156,756

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,470,915 · program services $2,973,772 · management and general $678,012 · fundraising $819,131

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $135,400 · program services $90,060 · management and general $20,533 · fundraising $24,807

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $194,121 · program services $129,117 · management and general $29,438 · fundraising $35,566

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $888,147 · program services $590,740 · management and general $134,686 · fundraising $162,721

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $112,793 · program services $2,430 · management and general $110,363

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $57,023 · management and general $57,023

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $125,000 · management and general $125,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,322,248 · program services $1,522,893 · management and general $349,650 · fundraising $449,705

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,654 · program services $6,131 · management and general $1,335 · fundraising $188

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $869,282 · program services $782,709 · management and general $14,128 · fundraising $72,445

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $70,052 · program services $52,256 · management and general $7,655 · fundraising $10,141

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,864,585 · program services $1,563,147 · management and general $89,966 · fundraising $211,472

  • 17 · Travel

    total $475,687 · program services $286,593 · management and general $126,772 · fundraising $62,322

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $20,551 · program services $20,447 · management and general $104

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,145,993 · program services $1,140,713 · management and general $2,223 · fundraising $3,057

  • 24a · Other expenses: GALA EVENT EXPENSES

    total $142,163 · program services $94,750 · management and general $19,534 · fundraising $27,879

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $103,186 · program services $65,886 · management and general $1,288 · fundraising $36,012

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,071,069 · end of year $3,173,384

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,119,556 · end of year $4,459,190

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,402,862 · end of year $1,062,410

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

    $39,775,770

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

    $25,344,994

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $14,162,472 · end of year $14,430,776

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $52,111,292 · end of year $63,602,512

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $72,701,955 · end of year $75,708,245

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,313,445 · end of year $6,912,810

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,525,890 · end of year $2,815,237

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $379,256 · end of year $378,813

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $8,727,459 · end of year $8,315,758

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $34,038,139 · end of year $35,163,267

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $108,211,907 · end of year $122,676,252

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME IS A RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED WORK IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE OTHE AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME IS A RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED WORK IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES.

  • FELLOWSHIPS AND RESIDENCIES:EACH YEAR THE ACADEMY CONVENES IN ROME A DYNAMIC INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF OVER 100 ARTISTS AND SCHOLARS, LARGELY AMERICAN, TO WORK TOGETHER ACROSS AT LEAST 13 FIELDS FROM ANCIENT STUDIES TO VISUAL ART. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING THEIR WORK WITH AN 11 ACRE, 9 BUILDING CAMPUS, THE ACADEMY ORGANIZES A PROGRAM OF RESEARCH EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS FOR THE SCHOLARLY AND GENERAL PUBLIC.

    Expenses $5,746,173 · Grants $865,525 · Revenue $2,604,919

  • OTHER RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS:THE ACADEMY COMMUNITY INCLUDED 78 VISITING ARTISTS AND SCHOLARS WHO RENT ROOMS, APARTMENTS, STUDY SPACES, AND STUDIOS WHILE PURSUING THEIR RESEARCH IN ROME.

    Expenses $1,636,646

  • ARTHUR AND JANET C. ROSS LIBRARY:WITH OVER 180,000 TITLES CONCENTRATING ON ANCIENT STUDIES AND ITS ART AND ARCHITECTURAL HISTORICAL AFTERLIVES, THE LIBRARY IS A RESOURCE FOR ALL THOSE IN ROME WHO WORK WITH SPECIFIC INTERESTS IN GREEK AND LATIN LITERATURE AND MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE HOLDS OVER 100,000 IMAGES ACROSS SPECIALIZED COLLECTIONS DOCUMENTING ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE, ART, LANDSCAPE DESIGN, AND CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY, ALONG WITH AN EXTENSIVE VISUAL RECORD OF THE ACADEMY'S HISTORY. THE NORTON-VAN BUREN ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDY COLLECTION COMPRISES 9,000 ARTIFACTS-FROM GREEK 8TH CENTURY BCE TO LATE ROMAN COMMON WARE, AS WELL AS OVER 200 GREEK AND LATIN INSCRIPTIONS-OFFERING ONE OF THE LARGEST PRIVATELY-OWNED COLLECTIONS OF ANCIENT ARTIFACTS FOR SCHOLARLY RESEARCH.

    Expenses $1,687,446

  • ARTS AND HUMANITIES EVENTS, SUMMER PROGRAMS, PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $1,685,989

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Calvin Tsao

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Alessia Antinori

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • William M Cameron

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alexandra Munroe

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark Robbins

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $561,899
    From this org
    $506,711
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,188
    Hours/week
    30

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $506,711
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $40,537
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,651
    Filer's total
    $561,899
  • Peter N Miller

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $279,139
    From this org
    $258,462
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,677
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $258,462
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,677
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $279,139
  • Tara Mia Paone

    CHIEF FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $301,441
    From this org
    $259,723
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,718
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $259,073
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $650
    Deferred
    $21,196
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,522
    Filer's total
    $301,441
  • Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susanna Borghese

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jim Brennan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • T Corey Brennan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Martin Brody

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Burnham

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marilynn A Davis

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sharon Davis

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ginevra Elkann Gaetani

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen Greenblatt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ann Hamilton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Guy Hedreen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Phu Hoang

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michelle Hobart

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Henry P Johnson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David I Kertzer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David A Lang

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anne Welsh McNulty

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Simon D Mordant

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nico Muhly

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Francine C Prose

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Slobodan Randjelovic

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katharine J Rayner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John F W Rogers

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Francesco Starace

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cole Frates

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David M Stone

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Straus

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maria Teresa Venturini Fendi

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Suzy Wahba

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carrie Mae Weems

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adam D Weinberg

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sydney H Weinburg

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles K Williams II

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tod C Williams

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Cj Putnam

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aliza Wong

    TRUSTEE. DIRECTOR IN ROME

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    50
  • Elizabeth Harris

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $190,419
    From this org
    $159,196
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,223
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,546
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $650
    Deferred
    $12,972
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,251
    Filer's total
    $190,419
  • Andrew Mitchell

    COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $139,011
    From this org
    $113,724
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,287
    Hours/week
    50
  • Paola Gaetani

    GENERAL MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $438,338
    From this org
    $390,367
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,971
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $390,367
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $47,971
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $438,338
  • Sebastian Hierl

    DRUE HEINZ LIBRARIAN

    Total calculated
    $189,593
    From this org
    $130,965
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,628
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,965
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $58,628
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $189,593
  • Sally Benner

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $177,994
    From this org
    $147,454
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,540
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,804
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $650
    Deferred
    $12,051
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,489
    Filer's total
    $177,994

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

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
HOUSING IS PROVIDED TO THE ACADEMY'S RESIDENTIAL OFFICERS, WHO SERVE FOR FIXED TERMS AND ARE GENERALLY FROM THE U.S. AND MAY BE SECONDED BY U.S. UNIVERSITIES. THE PRESIDENT OF THE ACADEMY RECEIVES PAID MEMBERSHIP IN TWO SOCIAL CLUBS IN WHICH MEMBERSHIP ALSO SERVES A RELATED BUSINESS PURPOSE FOR THE ACADEMY.

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • JANUS SURL

    EVENT SPACE RENTAL · IT · income $1,794,631 · assets $2,054,525

    Directly controlled by AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541969349302814

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