THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

A500

Classification

2000

Street

144 WEST 125TH STREET

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• SMH SUPPORT CORP

  EIN 83-2124849

Mission and programs · 2024

• CURATORIAL: THROUGH CURATORIAL PROJECTS IN FY25, THE STUDIO MUSEUM PRESENTED EXHIBITIONS THAT EMBODIED OUR COMMITMENT TO CHAMPIONING ARTISTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT AND OFFERED FRESH PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPORARY ART FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. THE MUSEUM REMAINS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE CONTEMPORARY ART WORLD THROUGH ITS DETERMINATION TO SHARE A DIVERSE ARRAY OF ARTISTS' PERSPECTIVES, MEDIA, AND CONTENT. THE STUDIO MUSEUM'S ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM PROVIDED THREE EMERGING ARTISTS CRITICAL EARLY-CAREER SUPPORT INCLUDING MENTORSHIP FROM MUSEUM STAFF, A STIPEND, AND A CULMINATING EXHIBITION. THROUGH THE EXPANSION OF THE PERMANENT COLLECTION AND ARCHIVAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE, CURATORIAL PROJECTS SERVED AS A SPRINGBOARD TO ACTIVATE DIALOGUE BETWEEN CURATORS, ARTISTS, AND LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES. MUCH OF FY25 WAS SPENT ON PREPARING FOR THE OPENING OF OUR NEW BUILDING IN NOVEMBER 2025. THE CURATORIAL TEAM FINALIZED CHECKLISTS, DIDACTICS, AND PRODUCTION FOR OVER A DOZEN EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS AND BEGAN INSTALLATION. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO SENT TWO PUBLICATIONS TO PRINT, THE FIRST COLLECTION HANDBOOK IN FIFTEEN YEARS AND THE FIRST EXHIBITION CATALOGUE FOR THE ARTIST TOM LLOYD AND BEGAN WORKING ON TWO OTHER PUBLICATIONS, ON THE ARTIST MAVIS PUSEY AND ON THE MUSEUM'S HISTORY, BOTH OF WHICH WILL COME OUT IN FY27. FROM MAY TO OCTOBER 2024, THROUGH OUR MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, WE PRESENTED PROJECTS: TADSKI, WHICH FEATURED THE ARTIST'S EXPANSIVE UNBOUND BOOK, AVE PRETA MISTICA / MYSTICAL BLACK BIRD (2022), IN DIALOGUE WITH A MONUMENTAL WALL DRAWING AND A SET OF SCULPTURES MADE IN RESPONSE TO THE GALLERY SPACE. PASS CARRY HOLD: STUDIO MUSEUM ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE 2023-24 FEATURED THE WORK OF THIS COHORT CREATED WHILE IN RESIDENCE AND WAS ON VIEW SEPTEMBER 2024 / FEBRUARY 2025 AT MOMA PS1. BETWEEN MATTER AND MEMORY: EXPANDING THE WALLS 2023 (AUGUST 2023 / JULY 2024) AND SOMETHING IN THE WATER: EXPANDING THE WALLS 2024 (JULY 2024 / JULY 2025), THE EXHIBITIONS FOR OUR SIGNATURE TEEN PROGRAM, EXPANDING THE WALLS: MAKING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PHOTOGRAPHY, HISTORY, AND COMMUNITY, WERE ON VIEW ONLINE, AND THE HARLEM POSTCARDS SERIES ALSO CONTINUED IN ITS ONLINE FORMAT.

  Expenses $2,483,312 · Grants $35,983

• COLLECTION MANAGEMENT: IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CURATORIAL TEAM, COLLECTION MANAGEMENT ALSO SPENT MOST OF FY25 PREPARING FOR THE NOVEMBER 2025 BUILDING OPENING, PROVIDING LABOR AND LOGISTICS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE INAUGURAL EXHIBITIONS INCLUDING TOM LLOYD, FROM NOW: A COLLECTION IN CONTEXT, AND TO BE A PLACE, IN ADDITION TO NEWLY-COMMISSIONED WORKS BY CAMILLE NORMENT, CHRISTOPHER MYERS AND KAPWANI KIWANGA. COLLECTION MANAGEMENT ALSO CONTINUED ITS LONG-TERM PROJECT OF INVENTORYING WORKS, PHOTOGRAPHING THEM, CONDUCTING CONDITION REPORTS, AND SHIPPING OBJECTS TO CONSERVATORS AND FRAMERS. THIS ENABLED THE TEAM TO CONSERVE AND RESTORE VULNERABLE WORKS IN THE COLLECTION.

  Expenses $2,162,754 · Grants $961

• LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT: IN FY25, THE LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT CONTINUED TO DEEPEN CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ART AND COMMUNITY THROUGH PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO NURTURE CREATIVITY, EXPAND ACCESS, AND SUPPORT AUDIENCES ACROSS GENERATIONS. SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS TRANSFORMED LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS INTO COLLABORATIVE ART SPACES WHERE ARTIST EDUCATORS LED HANDS-ON PROJECTS ROOTED IN INQUIRY-BASED METHODS OF EXPLORATION, STRENGTHENING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT WITH ARTISTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT AND THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION WHILE SUPPORTING TEACHERS WITH TAILORED ART-BASED CURRICULUM.COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS PROVIDED SUSTAINED CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT FOR ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS HARLEM AND NEW YORK CITY, OFFERING ARTMAKING WORKSHOPS, ARTIST VISITS, AND COLLABORATIVE INSTALLATIONS THAT CENTERED WELLNESS, REFLECTION, AND COMMUNITY STORYTELLING. THESE PARTNERSHIPS ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS INCLUDING OLDER ADULTS, YOUTH IMPACTED BY THE JUVENILE COURT AND FOSTER CARE SYSTEMS, AND INDIVIDUALS NAVIGATING REENTRY, REINFORCING THE MUSEUM'S COMMITMENT TO ACCESSIBLE, COMMUNITY-CENTERED ARTS EDUCATION.TEEN PROGRAMS FOSTERED A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO EXPLORE IDENTITY, DEVELOP ARTISTIC AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS, AND CONNECT WITH PRACTICING ARTISTS. THE STUDIO MUSEUM'S SIGNATURE YOUTH PROGRAM, EXPANDING THE WALLS: MAKING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PHOTOGRAPHY, HISTORY AND COMMUNITY CELEBRATED ITS 25TH YEAR, WITH AN INTENSIVE PHOTOGRAPHY-BASED CURRICULUM, COMPLEMENTED BY FIELD EXCURSIONS, ARTIST TALKS, AND INTERGENERATIONAL COLLABORATIONS THAT NURTURED CONFIDENCE, CREATIVITY, AND A SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG PARTICIPANTS. FAMILY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING MONTHLY LIL' STUDIO SESSIONS, PROVIDED PATHWAYS FOR FAMILIES TO EXPLORE ART TOGETHER AND CONTINUED TO EXTEND THE MUSEUM'S CONNECTION WITH FAMILIES IN COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS LOCAL LIBRARIES. STUDIO MUSEUM INSTITUTE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, MUSEUM EDUCATION PRACTICUM AND ARTS LEADERSHIP PRAXIS CONTINUED TO CULTIVATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTS CULTURAL WORKERS AND LEADERS IN THE FIELD. PUBLIC PROGRAMS ORGANIZED FREE PUBLIC EVENTS OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AUDIENCES TO ENGAGE WITH THE STUDIO MUSEUM'S ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE AND TO CONNECT WITH EXHIBITIONS THROUGH PROGRAMMING FEATURING ARTISTS, CURATORS, AND SCHOLARS.

  Expenses $2,017,968 · Grants $31,350 · Revenue $2,650

• MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS: THROUGH FY25, THE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT FOCUSED ON THE IDEATION, PLANNING, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STUDIO MUSEUM'S FALL 2025 GRAND REOPENING CAMPAIGN THROUGH EARNED, OWNED, AND OPERATED CHANNELS. WITH THE SUPPORT OF EXTERNAL CONTRACTORS AND AGENCIES, THE TEAM SHAPED A MULTI-PLATFORM PRINT, DIGITAL, AND OOH MARKETING CAMPAIGN THAT LEVERAGED THE MUSEUM'S BRANDING, CORE MESSAGING, AND PERMANENT COLLECTION TO BUILD MOMENTUM TOWARD THE OPENING OF ITS NEW BUILDING. THE TEAM ALSO MAPPED OUT A ROBUST FRAMEWORK TO AMPLIFY THE MUSEUM'S MISSION, HISTORY, PROGRAMS, AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL PRESS. THE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS DIGITAL CONTENT BY PUBLISHING SHORT AND LONG-FORM VIDEO CONTENT THAT OFFERED A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT ITS REOPENING AND INAUGURAL EXHIBITIONS, AND CREATING AUDIO EXPERIENCES CONTEXTUALIZING PROMINENT THEMES AND WORKS IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION.RETAIL AND VISITOR SERVICES: THE RETAIL DEPARTMENT DEVELOPED ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOR THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM COLLECTION, A SUITE OF PRODUCTS INSPIRED BY THE NEW BRAND AND FONT. THE ONLINE STORE ALSO OFFERED NEW SETS OF STUDIO MAGAZINE BACK ISSUES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE MUSEUM'S HISTORY. THE TEAM IS PREPARING TO OPEN A BRICK-AND-MORTAR STORE IN THE NEW BUILDING, WHICH WILL FEATURE PRODUCTS FROM BLACK ENTREPRENEURS AND BRANDS.BUILDING OPERATIONS:IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024, THE BUILDING OPERATIONS TEAM OVERSAW THE MOVE INTO STUDIO MUSEUM HEADQUARTERS (SMHQ), A 16,700 SQUARE FOOT SPACE THAT HOLDS A MAJORITY OF THE MUSEUM'S ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROGRAM STAFF AND OFFICES. THIS INCLUDED THE CONSOLIDATION OF TECHNOLOGY, FURNISHINGS, AND RECORDS HELD IN THE EXISTING SATELLITE OFFICE LEASED AROUND HARLEM.CAPITAL PROJECT: IN FY25, THE STUDIO MUSEUM WAS PREPARING FOR THE OPENING OF THE FIRST BUILDING IN ITS HISTORY CREATED EXPRESSLY FOR THE NEEDS OF THE INSTITUTION AND ITS COMMUNITIES. DESIGNED BY ADJAYE ASSOCIATES WITH COOPER ROBERTSON, THE NEW BUILDING OCCUPIES THE SITE ON WEST 125TH STREET ON WHICH THE STUDIO MUSEUM HAS BEEN OPERATING SINCE 1982, IN A CENTURY-OLD COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE ADAPTED BY THE CELEBRATED ARCHITECT J. MAX BOND, JR. UNDERTAKEN AS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE INITIATIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE NEW 82,000-SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING WILL ENABLE THE STUDIO MUSEUM TO: EXPAND ITS INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED EXHIBITIONS AND, FOR THE FIRST TIME, SIMULTANEOUSLY ENABLE IT TO DISPLAY INSTALLATIONS FROM ITS UNPARALLELED PERMANENT COLLECTION; OFFER INCREASED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS FOR ITS GROWING AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE; WELCOME VISITORS WITH AN ENHANCED EXPERIENCE; AND ESTABLISH A DISTINGUISHED ARCHITECTURAL PRESENCE ON 125TH STREET, AS A CULTURAL ANCHOR FOR THE HARLEM COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, SPACE FOR EXHIBITIONS AND THE MUSEUM'S SIGNATURE ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM WILL MORE THAN DOUBLE, AND INDOOR AND OUTDOOR PUBLIC SPACE (INCLUDING SPACE FOR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER PROGRAMS) WILL INCREASE BY ALMOST SEVENTY PERCENT.

  Expenses $5,562,605 · Grants $50,001 · Revenue $71,450

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $61,749,837

  Expenses

  $18,895,385

  Contributions

  $58,723,199

  Grants paid

  $118,295

• 2023

  Revenue

  $43,385,519

  Expenses

  $17,603,871

  Contributions

  $38,443,941

  Grants paid

  $294,536

• 2022

  Revenue

  $47,220,609

  Expenses

  $16,164,729

  Contributions

  $42,821,762

  Grants paid

  $216,750

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $59,914,680

  Expenses

  $13,414,272

  Assets (EOY)

  $196,634,585

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $40,471,884

  Expenses

  $11,496,543

  Assets (EOY)

  $153,708,532

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $15,253,617

  Expenses

  $12,167,677

  Assets (EOY)

  $118,554,510

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $14,931,743

  Expenses

  $10,615,641

  Assets (EOY)

  $115,376,323

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $17,901,495

  Expenses

  $10,235,829

  Assets (EOY)

  $112,058,746

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $17,946,629

  Expenses

  $12,454,332

  Assets (EOY)

  $109,197,151

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $61,730,334

  Expenses

  $9,173,832

  Assets (EOY)

  $103,832,196

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $5,400,000

  2022 · Arts & Culture

• GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC

  $1,015,000

  2023 · ARTS AND CULTURE

• THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

  $668,000

  2024 · ARTS AND CULTURE

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $527,260

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

  $500,150

  2023 · ARTS AND CULTURE

• THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

  $500,000

  2022 · ARTS AND CULTURE

• SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $450,500

  2023 · Arts & Culture

• GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC

  $420,000

  2022 · ARTS AND CULTURE

• SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $410,500

  2024 · Arts & Culture

• THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST

  $405,000

  2022 · General Operating Support

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

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