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PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART

EIN 23-1365388 PHILADELPHIA, PA

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Revenue 2023
$81,068,240
Expenses 2023
$83,550,297

Program services were 76.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A510
Classification
2000
Street
PO BOX 7646

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

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Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILS) THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY, THE REGION, AND ART MUSEUMS AROUND THE GLOBE, SEEKS TO PRESERVE, ENHANCE, INTERPRET, AND EXTEND THE REACH OF ITS GREAT COLLECTIONS IN PARTICULAR, AND THE VISUAL ARTS IN GENERAL, TO AN INCREASING AND INCREASINGLY DIVERSE AUDIENCE AS A SOURCE OF DELIGHT, ILLUMINATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART IS COMMITTED TO BEING THE CULTURAL HEART OF PHILADELPHIA. (SCH O)PMA IS A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION FOR ART, BUT FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE ARE PHILADELPHIA'S MUSEUM FOR ALL THE MANY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF THE CITY. CURRENTLY, PMA IS PLANNING FOR THE NEXT ERA, EXPANDING THE IMPACT OF THE MUSEUM AS AN ARTS ORGANIZATION AND CIVIC LEADER FOR ALL PHILADELPHIANS TO EXPERIENCE.

  • EXHIBITIONS, CURATORIAL, AND COLLECTIONS(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)SINCE OUR FOUNDING AT THE 1876 CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION, PMA HAS ACCUMULATED ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING ART COLLECTIONS WITH 250,000 WORKS SPANNING 4,000 YEARS. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE COLLECTION INCLUDE:- THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF WORKS BY MARCEL DUCHAMP.- THE GREATEST COLLECTION OF SCULPTURE BY CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI OUTSIDE EUROPE.- THE FINEST PUBLIC COLLECTION OF AUGUSTE RODIN'S SCULPTURE IN THE UNITED STATES.- SUPERB IMPRESSIONIST AND POST-IMPRESSIONIST PAINTINGS, INCLUDING PAUL CEZANNE'S THE LARGE BATHERS, VINCENT VAN GOGH'S SUNFLOWERS, AND IMPORTANT PAINTINGS BY EDOUARD MANET, CLAUDE MONET, PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR, CAMILLE PISSARRO, AND EDGAR DEGAS.- EXCEPTIONAL AMERICAN PAINTING, SCULPTURE, FURNITURE, SILVER, AND CERAMICS-INCLUDING THE REMARKABLE CREATIONS OF THE SHAKERS AND PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS THAT REFLECT PHILADELPHIA'S CENTRAL ROLE IN AMERICAN HISTORY.- EXTRAORDINARY PERIOD ROOMS AND ARCHITECTURAL ENSEMBLES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.THE MUSEUM'S LANDMARK MAIN BUILDING OPENED IN 1928 AT THE WESTERN END OF THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PARKWAY. OTHER BUILDINGS THAT MAKE UP THE CAMPUS INCLUDE THE PERELMAN BUILDING, THE RODIN MUSEUM, AND THE TWO GREAT EIGHTEENTH CENTURY HOUSES IN FAIRMOUNT PARK, MOUNT PLEASANT, AND CEDAR GROVE.IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, THE MUSEUM PRESENTED OVER 20 EXHIBITIONS AND COLLECTIONS INSTALLATIONS IN THE GALLERIES, INCLUDING: THE SHAPE OF TIME: KOREAN ART AFTER 1989 (OCTOBER 21, 2023-FEBRUARY 11, 2024); MARY CASSATT AT WORK (MAY 18-SEPTEMBER 8, 2024), WHICH TOURED TO THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS OF SAN FRANCISCO; OF GOD AND COUNTRY: AMERICAN ART FROM THE JILL AND SHELDON BONOVITZ COLLECTION (MAY 19, 2023-JULY 7, 2024); GEE'S BEND QUILTS FROM THE COLLECTION (FEBRUARY 10-JULY 7, 2024); VAN GOGH'S DRAWING FOR THE POTATO EATERS IN CONTEXT (OCTOBER 27, 2023-MARCH 10, 2024); STEPHEN BURKS: SHELTER IN PLACE (NOVEMBER 19, 2023-APRIL 14, 2024); DOCUMENTARY / ANTI-GRAPHIC: A SURREALIST EYE ON PHOTOGRAPHS (JULY 29, 2023-JANUARY 17, 2024); TRANSFORMATIONS: AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE 1970S (JANUARY 27-JULY 7, 2024); IN THE RIGHT PLACE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY BARBARA CRANE, MELISSA SHOOK, AND CAROL TABACK (JANUARY 27-JULY 7, 2024); JESSE KRIMES: RIKERS QUILT (MARCH 23-SEPTEMBER 15, 2024); TAKE A SEAT: UNDERSTANDING THE MODERN CHAIR (MAY 25-OCTOBER 20, 2024); DIANA SCULTORI: AN ENGRAVER IN RENAISSANCE ROME (JANUARY 27-JULY 29, 2024); SEEING WITH EMPATHY: THE FEMALE GAZE IN AMERICAN MODERNISM (JUNE 1, 2023-JULY 22, 2024); GOLDEN STATE: CALIFORNIA PRINTS FROM THE ALAN SELSOR COLLECTION (AUGUST 3,2023-JANUARY 15, 2024); STRIPPED BARE: THE ACADEMIC MALE NUDE (AUGUST 4, 2023-JANUARY 15, 2024); FLOWERS OF EVIL: SHADOWS IN THE CITY OF LIGHT (MARCH 16-NOVEMBER 10, 2024); AND METAMORPHOSIS: CELEBRATING CREATIVITY AND GROWTH (APRIL 6-NOVEMBER 30, 2024). IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2024, THE MUSEUM PUBLISHED THE SHAPE OF TIME: KOREAN ART AFTER 1989; A REVISED HANDBOOK OF THE PMA COLLECTION WITH A NEW TITLE, PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART: HIGHLIGHTS; AND MARY CASSATT AT WORK. PUBLISHING WAS ALSO INVOLVED WITH PRODUCING LE AVANGUARDIE: CAPOLAVORI DAL PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART; UPLOADED TWO ADDITIONAL OUT-OF-PRINT BOOKS TO THE YALE ART & ARCHITECTURE E-PORTAL (FOR A TOTAL OF TEN PMA BOOKS NOW ON THE PORTAL); AND DIGITIZED NEARLY FORTY BACKLIST TITLES FOCUSED ON AMERICAN ART WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF MAKING THE MAJORITY OF THE BACKLIST VIEWABLE AND DOWNLOADABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.

    Expenses $44,584,209 · Revenue $7,201,315

  • EDUCATION, LIBRARY, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, THE DISABLED, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC PROVIDE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION AND ART IN GENERAL.(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)EDUCATION IS AT THE HEART OF OUR MISSION AND A PRIMARY MEANS OF SERVING OUR VISITORS AND ENGAGING NEW AUDIENCES. WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH PARTNERS LIKE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA (SDP) AND OTHER COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS ALLOWS PMA TO CREATE PROGRAMS FOR OUR VISITORS THAT RESPOND DIRECTLY TO THEIR NEEDS. THE MUSEUM'S LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SDP HAS RESULTED IN MAKING VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS MODELED ON OUR MOST POPULAR SCHOOL OFFERING: SINGLE-VISIT TOURS. THESE VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS ARE FREE OF CHARGE FOR PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS. WE SERVED MORE THAN 8,900 STUDENTS THROUGH VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON ENGAGEMENTS. PARTICIPANTS REPRESENT PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS. WE ALSO CONTINUED OFFERING VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDED DIGITAL CURRICULUM RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS AND CHILDREN.THE DEPARTMENT OF LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT HAS DEVELOPED A ROBUST SCHEDULE OF IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL OFFERINGS DESIGNED TO NURTURE CREATIVITY IN KIDS OF ALL AGES. THE MUSEUM IS THRILLED TO SEE THE RETURN OF IN-PERSON FAMILY PROGRAMMING UNDER THE ART KIDS UMBRELLA. ART KIDS IS AN INITIATIVE TO BUILD AND EXPAND OUR FAMILY AUDIENCE THROUGH YEAR-LONG PROGRAMMING PRIMARILY FOR CHILDREN AGES 3-10 AND THEIR CARETAKERS. THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGED WITH THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THIS PAST YEAR THROUGH ACTIVITIES LIKE ART KIDS STUDIO, GALLERY TOURS, FAMILY FESTIVALS, AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS. BUILDING LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL FAMILIES IS KEY TO THE INITIATIVE, WHICH SEEKS TO CONNECT CHILDREN WITH THE ARTS AT A YOUNG AGE, PROVIDE CAREGIVERS WITH THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO ENGAGE THEIR CHILDREN WITH THE VISUAL ARTS AND DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF MUSEUMGOERS AND ART ENTHUSIASTS.

    Expenses $8,058,750 · Revenue $64,592

  • AUXILIARY ACTIVITIES AND PUBLIC RELATIONS(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO BROADEN ITS REACH THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS.DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024, THE MUSEUM WELCOMED 649,204 VISITORS. WE ENGAGE VISITORS THROUGH CREATIVITY IN THE PRESENTATION AND INTERPRETATION OF OUR COLLECTION AND SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS. WE RECOGNIZE THAT SURPRISE, DELIGHT, AND INSPIRATION ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE EXPERIENCE OF GREAT WORKS OF ART.

    Expenses $11,385,708 · Revenue $1,625,988

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

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Alexandra Svatava Suda

    DIRECTOR AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $759,251
    From this org
    $728,945
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,306
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $728,645
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $300
    Deferred
    $2,665
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,641
    Filer's total
    $759,251
  • Ellen T Caplan

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Osagie O Imasogie

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amachi Ackah

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marta Adelson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John R Alchin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dennis Alter

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Barbara Aronson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrea M Baldeck MD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sandra K Baldino

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sheldon M Bonovitz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ira Brind

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julian Brodsky

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily Cavanagh

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kemel Dawkins

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Romulo L Diaz Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • H Richard Dietrich III

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marlene S Dooner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hope D'Oyley-Gay

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Orlando Esposito

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Edward Fernberger Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jaimie Spector Field

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julia Fleischner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy A Fox

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Haas

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $81,068,240
    Expenses
    $83,550,297
    Contributions
    $46,842,886
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $114,413,997
    Expenses
    $77,863,110
    Contributions
    $43,987,025
    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

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $87,709,075
    Expenses
    $76,004,750
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,179,504,038
  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $116,812,968
    Expenses
    $64,241,193
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,255,022,756
  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $111,793,644
    Expenses
    $71,540,513
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,089,326,303
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $73,820,439
    Expenses
    $72,659,038
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,009,323,665
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $83,221,420
    Expenses
    $72,936,362
    Assets (EOY)
    $962,537,055
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $115,065,241
    Expenses
    $67,638,372
    Assets (EOY)
    $905,599,958

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. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

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

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

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Related corporations and trusts on its 2023 return

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS - PA (1)

    T · CHARITABLE TRUST · PA · controlled entity

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS - PA(1)

    T · CHARITABLE TRUST · PA

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS - NC (3)

    T · CHARITABLE TRUST · NY

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS - NY (1)

    T · CHARITABLE TRUST · NY

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.