UKRAINIAN MUSEUM

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

A500

Classification

1200

Street

222 E 6TH ST

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Mission and programs · 2025

• FOUNDED IN 1976 BY THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL WOMEN'S LEAGUE OF AMERICA, THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM HAS SERVED FOR NEARLY FIFTY YEARS AS A CULTURAL HOME IN THE EAST VILLAGE. WE STEWARD ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF UKRAINIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE OUTSIDE UKRAINE OVER 8,000 FOLK ART OBJECTS, 3,000 FINE ART WORKS, AND MORE THAN 30,000 ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS. OUR WORK SPANS CENTURIES, FROM RITUAL TEXTILES AND TRADITIONAL DRESS TO MODERNIST PAINTING AND CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY. WE AIM TO SERVE AS BOTH A SCHOLARLY RESOURCE AND A WELCOMING PUBLIC SPACE WHERE EVERYONE IS WELCOME - A PLACE WHERE UKRAINIAN HERITAGE MEETS CONTEMPORARY DIALOGUE, WHERE FOLK TRADITIONS SIT ALONGSIDE CUTTING-EDGE ART, AND WHERE PEOPLE CONNECT ACROSS CULTURES THROUGH OUR COLLECTIONS AND PROGRAMS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)OUR VISION POSITIONS THE MUSEUM AT THE FOREFRONT OF PRESERVING AND STRENGTHENING UKRAINIAN CULTURAL AGENCY, WHERE UKRAINE IS SEEN NOT AS A MONOLITH BUT AS A COSMOPOLITAN CULTURE THAT TAKES IN OTHER CULTURES AND GIVES IN RETURN.THE MUSEUM'S LOCATION IN THE EAST VILLAGE IS CENTRAL TO ITS MISSION. FOR OVER A CENTURY, THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN A HUB OF UKRAINIAN CULTURAL LIFE, WHILE ALSO PLAYING A PIVOTAL ROLE IN NEW YORK'S BROADER ARTISTIC AND INTELLECTUAL HISTORY. THE MUSEUM SEES ITSELF AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN THESE HISTORIES, ROOTED IN A DIASPORIC COMMUNITY YET DEEPLY EMBEDDED IN THE CIVIC AND CULTURAL FABRIC OF NEW YORK CITY. A KEY INSTITUTIONAL PRIORITY IS STRENGTHENING TIES WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, UNIVERSITIES, AND NEIGHBORS TO ENSURE THAT SMALL MUSEUMS AND COMMUNITY-BASED CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS CONTINUE TO SHAPE THE IDENTITY OF THE EAST VILLAGE AS IT EVOLVES. AS THE MUSEUM APPROACHES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2026-2027, IT DOES SO AT A MOMENT OF PROFOUND URGENCY. UKRAINIAN CULTURE TODAY FACES EXISTENTIAL THREATS DUE TO ONGOING WAR AND SYSTEMIC ERASURE. IN THIS CONTEXT, THE MUSEUM'S WORK IS NOT ONLY CULTURAL BUT CIVIC: PRESERVING MEMORY, SUPPORTING CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS, ADVANCING SCHOLARSHIP, AND OFFERING A SPACE WHERE RESILIENCE, SELF-DETERMINATION, AND CULTURAL AGENCY CAN BE UNDERSTOOD AND SUSTAINED.THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION THROUGH FIVE INTEGRATED AREAS OF WORK:COLLECTIONS:WE STEWARD ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF UKRAINIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE OUTSIDE UKRAINE, BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP BY IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. THE FIRST DONORS WERE UKRAINIAN REFUGEES WHO ARRIVED AFTER WORLD WAR II CARRYING TREASURED FAMILY HEIRLOOMS; THAT TRADITION OF COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP CONTINUES TODAY. RECENT ACQUISITIONS INCLUDE WORKS BY MARIA PRYMACHENKO, DAVID BURLIUK, AND BORIS MIKHAILOV. IN 2022, SUPPORTED BY A BOOTH FERRIS FOUNDATION GRANT, WE COMPLETED A TRANSFORMATIVE STORAGE CENTRALIZATION PROJECT - INSTALLING HIGH-DENSITY MOBILE SHELVING THAT BROUGHT 100% OF OUR HOLDINGS UNDER ONE ROOF FOR THE FIRST TIME, CATALYZING OUR ONGOING 2025-2026 DIGITIZATION INITIATIVE.EXHIBITIONS: WE PRESENT 68 EXHIBITIONS ANNUALLY, SPANNING FOLK ART, MODERNISM, AND CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE. MOST ARE ACCOMPANIED BY BILINGUAL SCHOLARLY CATALOGUES AND SUPPORTED BY CURATOR AND ARTIST TOURS, SYMPOSIA, LECTURES, AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS.EDUCATION:WE OFFER 50+ PUBLIC PROGRAMS ANNUALLY - FOLK ART WORKSHOPS, ARTIST TALKS, BILINGUAL TOURS, K-12 PROGRAMS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD WALKING TOURS - ENGAGING FAMILIES, STUDENTS, SENIORS, AND RECENT REFUGEES. FREE WORKSHOPS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR NEWLY ARRIVED IMMIGRANTS OFFER CULTURAL CONNECTION WITHOUT FINANCIAL BARRIERS.PUBLIC-FACING ROLE, INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNITIES:THE EAST VILLAGE HAS WELCOMED SUCCESSIVE WAVES OF IMMIGRANTS FOR OVER A CENTURY, AND THE MUSEUM HAS ALWAYS SEEN ITSELF AS PART OF THAT FABRIC. IN 2024, A FREE OPEN STREETS FESTIVAL DREW 1,200 ATTENDEES, 70% PREVIOUSLY UNAWARE THE MUSEUM EXISTED, PRODUCING A 15% MEMBERSHIP INCREASE. EXPANDING THIS MODEL IS CENTRAL TO OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY PROGRAMMING IN 2026.SAFE - SAFEGUARDING UKRAINIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE: LAUNCHED IN 2022 FOLLOWING RUSSIA'S FULL-SCALE INVASION, SAFE SUPPORTS MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL WORKERS IN UKRAINE THROUGH EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, COLLECTIONS STABILIZATION, LEGAL ADVOCACY FOR STOLEN ARTIFACTS, AND LONG-TERM INSTITUTIONAL RECOVERY. TO DATE, SAFE WAS RECOGNIZED WITH GRANTS FROM BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES, ACHELIS AND BODMAN, AND MOST RECENTLY, THE LEON LEVY FOUNDATION IN 2025. THE PAST FIVE YEARS HAVE BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT SHIFTS TO THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM, RANGING FROM GLOBAL PANDEMIC IMPACTS TO THE REDIRECTION OF PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT TOWARD URGENT NEEDS ARISING FROM THE WAR IN UKRAINE. DESPITE THESE CHALLENGES, THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM IS ON SOLID FOOTING FINANCIALLY, THANKS TO THE OVERALL STRENGTH OF ITS BALANCE SHEET, ITS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO, THE CONTINUING COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR ITS EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND ONGOING RECOGNITION OF THE MUSEUM IN ESTATE DISTRIBUTIONS. THE MUSEUM OWNS ITS BUILDING AT 222 EAST 6TH STREET OUTRIGHT, HOLDS PARTIAL OWNERSHIP IN A SECOND EAST VILLAGE PROPERTY, CARRIES NO SIGNIFICANT DEBT, AND STEWARDS A SUBSTANTIAL ENDOWMENT, CURRENTLY AT $5,570,000, THAT HAS NOT BEEN DRAWN ON CONSISTENTLY, TOGETHER ALLOWING THE MUSEUM TO OPERATE WITH CONFIDENCE AND A LONG-TERM VISION. SPECIFIC STRATEGIES ARE IMPLEMENTED BALANCING NECESSARY EXPENSE GROWTH WITH REVENUE-GENERATING STRATEGIES: IN ADDITION TO A CONCERTED FOCUS ON CONTRIBUTED INCOME AND DIVERSIFYING OUR FUNDING SOURCES, WE FOCUS ON RESOURCE-SHARING AND PARTNERSHIPS, SUCH AS EXHIBITION PARTNERSHIPS WITH INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL, AND REGIONAL MUSEUMS TO EXTEND REACH, SHARE COSTS, AND ATTRACT NEW AUDIENCES; CO-PROGRAMMING WITH OTHER CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS LOCALLY, LONG-TERM MEMBERSHIPS APPEALING TO OUR LOCAL EAST VILLAGE BASE; EXPANDED AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT TARGETING YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHICS THROUGH LATER OPENING HOURS, FREE FIRST THURSDAYS AND REDUCED ADMISSION COMBINED WITH REGULAR KOLO EVENTS LAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH, REVISED MEMBERSHIP AND ADMISSION MODELS, AND CITYWIDE PARTNERSHIPS; RELEVANT PUBLIC PROGRAMMING FOR DOWNTOWN AND EAST VILLAGE COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED DIGITAL MARKETING EFFORTS.

  Expenses $1,445,895 · Revenue $115,392

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 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. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $1,220,034

  Expenses

  $2,007,456

  Contributions

  $961,516

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $1,977,970

  Expenses

  $1,800,493

  Contributions

  $1,102,348

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $1,599,407

  Expenses

  $1,467,893

  Contributions

  $875,399

  Grants paid

  $0

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

  $865,290

  Expenses

  $1,191,586

  Assets (EOY)

  $17,472,244

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $695,350

  Expenses

  $1,029,483

  Assets (EOY)

  $17,226,735

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,648,871

  Expenses

  $1,279,308

  Assets (EOY)

  $16,814,483

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

• GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $275,000

  2024 · ARTS

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $21,550

  2023 · ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $15,200

  2024 · ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $13,200

  2022 · ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

• UKRAINIAN NATIONAL WOMENS LEAGUE OF AMERICA INC

  $12,900

  2023 · SUPPORT MISSION OF THE MUSEUM.

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $10,300

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $9,550

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• UKRAINIAN NATIONAL WOMENS LEAGUE OF AMERICA INC

  $7,700

  2022 · SUPPORT MISSION OF THE MUSEUM.

• ALBERTINE FOUNDATION

  $6,000

  2024 · ARTISTIC GRANT

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $5,843

  2023 · GENERAL 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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