AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS

EIN 53-0205889 ARLINGTON, VA

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Revenue 2024: $10,908,160
Expenses 2024: $10,717,931

Program services were 66.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection: 03
NTEE code: A030
Classification: 2000
Street: 2451 CRYSTAL DR STE 1005

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).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CHAMPION EQUITABLE AND IMPACTFUL MUSEUMS BY CONNECTING PEOPLE, FOSTERING LEARNING AND COMMUNITY, AND NURTURING MUSEUM EXCELLENCE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS (THE ALLIANCE) IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING EXCELLENCE WITHIN THE MUSEUM COMMUNITY. THE ALLIANCE SUPPORTS MUSEUM STAFF, BOARDS, AND VOLUNTEERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN BETTER SERVING THE PUBLIC. THE ALLIANCE WILL SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOUND PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION AND PROVIDE OUTLETS FOR PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION, AS WELL AS FOSTER THE CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT OF THE MUSEUM PROFESSION THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND OBSERVANCE OF HIGH STANDARDS OF ETHICS. IN PROMOTING ITS PURPOSES, THE ALLIANCE USES MEETINGS, REPORTS, PAPERS, DISCUSSIONS, PUBLICATIONS, AND OTHER MEDIA OF PUBLICITY AND COMMUNICATION SO AS TO INCREASE AND DIFFUSE KNOWLEDGE OF ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO MUSEUMS AND ENCOURAGE COOPERATION AMONG MUSEUMS, MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS, MUSEUM USERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

LEARNING, MEETINGS AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION: CAPTURES THE ALLIANCE'S COMMITMENT TO THE ADVANCEMENT, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND NETWORKING OF THE MUSEUM COMMUNITY. THE ALLIANCE'S ANNUAL MEETING IS THE LARGEST CULTURAL MEETING THAT BRINGS TOGETHER ALL DISCIPLINES OF MUSEUM MANAGEMENT, AND REPRESENTS THE BROAD SPECTRUM OF ALLIANCE MEMBERS, FROM AQUARIUMS AND ART MUSEUMS TO SCIENCE CENTERS AND ZOOS. THE MEETING IS ALSO THE LARGEST EXPOSITION OF ITS KIND FEATURING COMPANIES AND PRODUCTS SERVING THE MUSEUM INDUSTRY. THE FUTURE OF MUSEUMS SUMMIT IS A VIRTUAL CONFERENCE DEVOTED TO CURRENT TOPICS, TRENDS AND ISSUES FACING MUSEUMS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.

Expenses $2,742,535 · Grants $136,800 · Revenue $2,913,711
FIELD-WIDE SERVICES: INCLUDE THOSE SERVICES WHICH DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE ALLIANCE'S COMMITMENT TO CHAMPIONING EQUITABLE AND IMPACTFUL MUSEUMS. PROGRAMS INCLUDED THE CONTINUUM OF EXCELLENCE (ACCREDITATION, MUSEUM ASSESSMENT PROGRAM, AND CORE DOCUMENTS VERIFICATION), INCLUSION, SOCIAL IMPACT, AND GRANT FUNDED INITIATIVES.

Expenses $2,129,594 · Revenue $816,243
PUBLICATIONS AND BUSINESS ENTERPRISES - INCLUDES TITLES DEVELOPED AND SOLD THROUGH THE AAM BOOKSTORE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AAM'S CO-PUBLISHER, MUSEUM MAGAZINE, THE ALLIANCE'S JOB BOARD, AND ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUSEUM INDUSTRY PARTNERS.

Expenses $852,087 · Revenue $720,465
MEMBERSHIP IS THE HUB OF THE ALLIANCE'S CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER FOR MEMBER INQUIRIES AND ASSISTANCE, AND THE COORDINATION OF MEMBER BENEFITS.ADVOCACY EFFORTS ENSURE THAT MUSEUMS' STORIES ARE TOLD TO POLICYMAKERS, THE PRESS, AND THE PUBLIC. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE MUSEUMS ADVOCACY DAY, MONTHLY ADVOCACY ALERTS, AND PUBLICATIONS THAT ENCOURAGE MUSEUMS TO SPEAK UP FOR THEMSELVES AND THE FIELD.CENTER FOR THE FUTURE OF MUSEUMS HELPS MUSEUMS NAVIGATE THE FUTURE THROUGH BLOG POSTS, ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL TRENDS, AND SPECIALIZED REPORTS AND RESEARCH.

Expenses $1,428,859 · Grants $1,200 · Revenue $3,417,554

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.

Chevy HumphreyCHEVY HUMPHREY

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Jorge ZamanilloJORGE ZAMANILLO

CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Devon AkmonDEVON AKMON

VICE CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Linda HarrisonLINDA HARRISON

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Dina BaileyDINA BAILEY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Carrie Rebora BarrattCARRIE REBORA BARRATT

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Rebekah BeaulieuREBEKAH BEAULIEU

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Frederic BertleyFREDERIC BERTLEY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Alison Rempel BrownALISON REMPEL BROWN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Jessica ChavezJESSICA CHAVEZ

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Carole CharnowCAROLE CHARNOW

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Marcia DewittMARCIA DEWITT

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Larry DubinskiLARRY DUBINSKI

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Ellen FergusonELLEN FERGUSON

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Lori FogartyLORI FOGARTY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Ann FriedmanANN FRIEDMAN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Charles L KatzenmeyerCHARLES L KATZENMEYER

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Hassan NajjarHASSAN NAJJAR

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Jennifer OrtizJENNIFER ORTIZ

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Patsy PhillipsPATSY PHILLIPS

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Nathan RichieNATHAN RICHIE

DIRECTOR THRU 5/31/24

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Karol WightKAROL WIGHT

DIRECTOR THRU 2/29/24

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Jay XuJAY XU

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Marilyn JacksonMARILYN JACKSON

PRESIDENT & CEO FROM 4/22/24

Total calculated

$341,971

From this org

$301,001

From related orgs

$0

Other

$40,970

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$301,001

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$16,500

Nontaxable benefits

$24,470

Filer's total

$341,971
Brooke LeonardBROOKE LEONARD

INTERIM CEO THRU 4/22/24

Total calculated

$153,993

From this org

$137,981

From related orgs

$0

Other

$16,012

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$137,981

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$5,590

Nontaxable benefits

$10,422

Filer's total

$153,993

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

2024

Revenue

$10,908,160

Expenses

$10,717,931

Contributions

$2,742,834

Grants paid

$138,000
2023

Revenue

$9,862,260

Expenses

$10,288,446

Contributions

$1,577,140

Grants paid

$19,000
2022

Revenue

$10,152,689

Expenses

$9,313,433

Contributions

$2,091,829

Grants paid

$24,750

Tax year	Revenue	Expenses	Contributions	Grants paid
2024	$10,908,160	$10,717,931	$2,742,834	$138,000
2023	$9,862,260	$10,288,446	$1,577,140	$19,000
2022	$10,152,689	$9,313,433	$2,091,829	$24,750

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

2024 · 990-T

Revenue

not reported

Expenses

not reported

Assets (EOY)

not reported
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

$9,674,597

Expenses

$7,925,867

Assets (EOY)

$11,405,115
2021 · 990-T

Revenue

not reported

Expenses

not reported

Assets (EOY)

not reported
2020 · 990

Revenue

$6,706,612

Expenses

$7,765,169

Assets (EOY)

$10,353,160
2020 · 990-T

Revenue

not reported

Expenses

not reported

Assets (EOY)

not reported
2019 · 990

Revenue

$9,789,665

Expenses

$10,327,353

Assets (EOY)

$10,810,598
2018 · 990

Revenue

$12,931,702

Expenses

$8,963,439

Assets (EOY)

$10,370,320
2017 · 990

Revenue

$9,886,719

Expenses

$9,901,158

Assets (EOY)

$6,771,844

Tax year	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Assets (EOY)
2024	990-T	not reported	not reported	not reported
2023	990-T	not reported	not reported	not reported
2022	990-T	not reported	not reported	not reported
2021	990	$9,674,597	$7,925,867	$11,405,115
2021	990-T	not reported	not reported	not reported
2020	990	$6,706,612	$7,765,169	$10,353,160
2020	990-T	not reported	not reported	not reported
2019	990	$9,789,665	$10,327,353	$10,810,598
2018	990	$12,931,702	$8,963,439	$10,370,320
2017	990	$9,886,719	$9,901,158	$6,771,844

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

ST ANTHONY FOUNDATION

$45,000

2024 NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STIPEND
PARKS & PEOPLE INC

$25,000

2024 NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STIPEND
NORTHEAST TOWSON IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION INC

$25,000

2024 NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STIPEND
GARDOPIA GARDENS

$25,000

2024 NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STIPEND

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS

$25,000

2024 Civic Life
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

$10,640

2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM

$10,000

2023 FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE

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 11 November 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 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.