NonprofitsAmerican Museum Of Natural History

Arts & Culture

American Museum Of Natural History

NEW YORK, NY

Total revenue

$237.1M

Total expenses

$258.2M

Net assets

$1.1B

Grants received

$131.4M

1,307 grants

EIN

136162659

Tax year

2023

Mission

Nat history museum, planetarium, collections, library, scientific research, graduate school (ph.d./ comp biology & mat/education), education & exhibitions (sch o).

Programs

2 programs

Education and public programs - the museum welcomed over 283,000 field trip participants in fy24. High school and college students participate in programs that provide exploration of science and museum careers. Educator professional learning programs served thousands of teachers onsite and online. Urban advantage, a science education program reached 92,900 students from 311 schools across nyc. The museum's mat program helps train earth science teachers for placement in high needs schools. Lectures and public events provide opportunities for public engagement with science topics.

Expenses: $67.3MGrants: $1.9M

Exhibition - the museum is open to the public 363 days a year with more than 40 permanent exhibition halls. The museum has a robust schedule of special exhibitions and planetarium shows it designs and produces, which also travel to venues around the u.s. And internationally, supplemented with educational content, and other web-based resources for learning.

Expenses: $58.1M

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$138.3M
Program service revenue$27.4M
Investment income$56.1M
Other revenue$15.3M
Total revenue$237.1M

Expenses

Grants paid$4.3M
Salaries & benefits$135.9M
Fundraising$10.1M
Other expenses$117.8M
Total expenses$258.2M
Total assets$1.6B
Net assets$1.1B

People

50 listed

NameRoleCompensation

LISA GUGENHEIM

DIRECTOR OF THE MUSEUM

Board

$1.0M

45 hrs/wk

SEAN M DECATUR

PRESIDENT

Board

$719K

55 hrs/wk

ANNE CANTY

SR VP COMMUNICATIONS,MARKETING

Board

$667K

45 hrs/wk

RICHARD A MADONNA

SR VP & CFO

Board

$493K

45 hrs/wk

CHERYL HAYASHI

SR VP & PROVOST

Board

$485K

45 hrs/wk

KALA HARINARAYANAN

SR VP & CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER

Board

$419K

45 hrs/wk

RHEA GORDON

SR VP & GEN COUNSEL

Board

$375K

45 hrs/wk

LAURI HALDERMAN

SR VP FOR EXHIBIITON

Board

$316K

45 hrs/wk

JACQUELINE POWERS

ASSISTANT SECRETARY

Board

$233K

45 hrs/wk

Shawn Levy

Trustee-Start 6/5/24

Board

1 hrs/wk

John T Lykouretzos

TRUSTEE

Board

3 hrs/wk

Linda R Macaulay

VICE CHARIMAN

Board

2 hrs/wk

Roger Juan Maldonado

trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Hon Victor Marrero

TRUSTEE-End 12/13/23

Board

1 hrs/wk

Theodore A Mathas

vice chairman

Board

3 hrs/wk

Raymond J McGuire

TREASURER

Board

3 hrs/wk

Keith Meister

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

Lorne Michaels

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

Roberto A Mignone

VICE CHAIRMAN

Board

2 hrs/wk

Alexandra Mondre

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

Edwin H Morgens

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

Valerie S Peltier

VICE CHAIRMAN

Board

3 hrs/wk

THEODORE ROOSEVELT IV

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAN SIMKOWITZ

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

PETER J SOLOMON

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

Dana Springer

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

Ann Tisch

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

Christine A Varney

SECRETARY

Board

3 hrs/wk

Kenneth L Wallach

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

Laura B Whitman

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

Stephanie D Wilson

TRUSTEE-End 6/3/24

Board

1 hrs/wk

Nanar Yoseloff

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

Judy Francis Zankel

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

Hon Eric Adams

EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

Hon Adrienne E Adams

EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

Hon Brad Lander

EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

Hon Mark Levine

EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

Hon Susan Donoghue

EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

Hon Laurie A Cumbo

EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

Hon David C Banks

EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

ELLEN V FUTTER

PRESIDENT-END 03/15/23

Staff

$937K

55 hrs/wk

MICHAEL NOVACEK

SR ADV TO THE PRES. & CURATOR

Staff

$766K

45 hrs/wk

ANN SIEGEL

SR VP OPS & CAP-END 6/30/23

Staff

$542K

45 hrs/wk

WARD C WHEELER

CURATOR

Staff

$496K

35 hrs/wk

DANIEL STODDARD

VP & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

Staff

$464K

35 hrs/wk

JOHN FLYNN

DEAN OF GRAD SCHOOL & CURATOR

Staff

$441K

35 hrs/wk

SHEREE CARTER-GALVAN

SR VP & GEN COUNSEL-END 3/3/23

Staff

$430K

45 hrs/wk

Juan Montes

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

Staff

$423K

35 hrs/wk

MILTON YUEN

CONTROLLER-End 10/13/23

Staff

$365K

35 hrs/wk

MICHAEL SHARA

CURATOR

Staff

$361K

35 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

TISHMAN INTERIORS CORPORATION

CONSTRUCTION SERVICE

$58.9M

RESTAURANT ASSOCIATES

Restaurant Mgmt

$7.0M

ZUBATKIN OWNER REPRESENTATION LLC

Construction Service

$2.5M

DESIGN AND PRODUCTION INCORPORATED

Exhibit Consultant

$2.4M

THE WHALENS BEREZ GROUP LLC

CONSTRUCTION SERVICE

$2.1M

Grants received

Showing 200 of 1,307

FromAmountPurposeYear
$1.6M
ANNE & BERNARD SPITZER ENDOWMENT FUND
2024
$675K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION - HISTORICAL
2024
$559K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2024
$500K
AC GENERAL
2024
$395K
FOR MISSION SUPPORT
2024
$387K
ST CATHERINES ISLAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT
2024
$325K
SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2024
$325K
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR UPDATES TO THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT EXHIBITION HALLS AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS
2024
$250K
GENERAL FUND
2024
$200K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$200K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$172K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2024
$166K
EVOLUTION OF GENOME ARCHITECTURE AND GENE FAMILIES IN MICROBIAL EUKARYOTES
2024
$157K
CHARITABLE
2024
$150K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$150K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$125K
To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.
2024
$100K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$100K
TO CARRY OUT CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC FUNCTIONS WITH THE PURVIEW OF SECTION 501 (C) (3) OF THE FOUNDATION.
2024
$100K
GIFT TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
2024
$90K
Support for curatorial training
2024
$85K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2024
$55K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2024
$50K
TO SUPPORT THE SCIENCE RESEARCH MENTORING PROGRAM (SRMP) AND THE MASTERS OF ARTS AND TEACHING (MAT) PROGRAM.
2024
$49K
TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO HANOI MUSEUM CONSERVATOR IN PHOTOGRAPHY CONSERVATION.
2024
$25K
UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION
2024
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT PURPOSES
2024
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$25K
GENERAL FUND
2024
$25K
GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT
2024
$20K
DISCOVERY ROOM
2024
$20K
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION.
2024
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$20K
TO BE USED BY THE ORGANIZATION FOR ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE.
2024
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING
2024
$20K
UNRESTRICTED
2024
$17K
ARTS, CULTURE
2024
$15K
Center for Biodiversity
2024
$15K
ANNUAL FUND
2024
$15K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$15K
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
2024
$15K
SOCIAL WELFARE
2024
$11K
Film preservation
2024
$10K
CULTURAL, HISTORICAL & OTHER EDUCATIONAL
2024
$10K
EDUCATION
2024
$10K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2024
$10K
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES
2024
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2024
$10K
GENERAL
2024
$10K
TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$9K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2024
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
THE SPRING LUNCH: SCIENCE, SOCIETY, AND OUR ENVIRONMENT
2024
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$5K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2024
$5K
EARLY ADVENTURES PROGRAM
2024
$5K
General charitable purposes
2024
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$5K
GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2024
$5K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2024
$4K
EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES TO ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3).
2024
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$3K
GENERAL PURPOSE GRANTS
2024
$3K
TO FURTHER AND PROMOTE CHARITABLE EFFORTS.
2024
$2K
UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$2K
To extend financial assistance to worthy organizations.
2024
$2K
TO FUTHER PURPOSE OF CHARITY
2024
$2K
FOR OPERATIONS
2024
$1K
FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2024
$1K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$1K
SUPPORT FOR MUSEUM
2024
$750
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2024
$650
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
2024
$650
AID DONEE ORGANIZATION IN PURSUIT OF ITS TAX EXEMPT
2024
$650
MUSEUM PROGRAMS
2024
$650
HISTORICAL
2024
$627
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$622
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$575
GENERAL PURPOSE
2024
$550
UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT OF THE ORGANZIATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$537
MATCHING GIFT
2024
$525
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2024
$500
GENERAL FUND
2024
$500
unrestricted
2024
$328
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$300
CHARITABLE
2024
$275
To discover, interpret, and disseminatethrough scientific research and educationknowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe.
2024
$275
FOR OPERATIONS
2024
$275
GENERAL OPERATION SUPPORT
2024
$275
General & Unrestricted
2024
$275
TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET
2024
$275
To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.
2024
$275
GENERAL PURPOSE
2024
$275
CULTURAL ARTS
2024
$275
GENERAL PURPOSES
2024
$275
TO ASSIST IN THE PURPOSE OF THE CHARITY
2024
$250
RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONAL & CHARITABLE
2024
$250
RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL & SCIENTIFIC
2024
$250
EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES TO ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3).
2024
$179
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2024
$179
Fund Organization
2024
$164
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSE
2024
$139
EDUCATIONAL
2024
$139
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSE
2024
$139
TO AID DONEE ORGANIZATIONS IN CARRYING OUT THEIR EXEMPT FUNCTION
2024
$124
CULTURAL
2024
$100
Support their museums educational programs.
2024
$40
unrestricted financial contribution
2024
$4.7M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$1.7M
ANNE & BERNARD SPITZER ENDOWMENT FUND
2023
$1.2M
GENERAL FUND
2023
$950K
GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
2023
$653K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$630K
CHARITABLE
2023
$625K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION - HISTORICAL
2023
$521K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2023
$500K
$300,000 FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AND $200,000 FOR THE INSTITUTE FOR COMPARATIVE GENOMICS
2023
$500K
AC GENERAL
2023
$500K
CULTURE & ARTS
2023
$476K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$400K
CHARITABLE
2023
$330K
Career Readiness || Career Readiness
2023
$325K
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR UPDATES TO THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT EXHIBITION HALLS AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS
2023
$325K
SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2023
$320K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$300K
GENERAL PURPOSE-EDUCATION
2023
$250K
FOR MISSION SUPPORT
2023
$250K
GIFT TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
2023
$226K
EVOLUTION OF GENOME ARCHITECTURE AND GENE FAMILIES IN MICROBIAL EUKARYOTES
2023
$200K
To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.
2023
$200K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$200K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$195K
Career Readiness || Career Readiness
2023
$183K
COSMIC VIEW OF LIFE ON EARTH, PART 2
2023
$183K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$176K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$173K
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
2023
$158K
CULTURE & ARTS
2023
$150K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2023
$150K
QUALITY EDUCATION
2023
$150K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$150K
RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY, AND EDUCATIONAL
2023
$150K
ANNUAL CHAIRMAN'S APPEAL
2023
$150K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$150K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$136K
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$125K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2023
$124K
CHARITABLE
2023
$101K
SUPPORT FOR AN INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM OF THE CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION (CBC) THAT WILL INFORM AND ESTABLISH EVIDENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF ENDANGERED APE SPECIES UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE, WITH A FOCUS ON GIBBONS IN VIETNAM.
2023
$100K
FOR THE 2030STEM PROJECT
2023
$100K
Chairman's Fund
2023
$100K
UNRESTRICTED USE
2023
$100K
SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT 7
2023
$100K
FUND FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
2023
$85K
5GENERAL PURPOSES
2023
$77K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$75K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$62K
FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$54K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$53K
FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
2023
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$50K
CHARITABLE GRANT
2023
$50K
WORK IN THE GENOMICS AREA
2023
$50K
TO REFINE 2030STEMS IMPACT DESIGN FOR LONG-TERM GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY
2023

Funded by

$131.4M from 487 funders · 1,307 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$29.6M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

The Gottesman Fund

$10.0M · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Anna-Maria And Stephen Kellen Foundation

$5.7M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

Hess Philanthropic Fund

$5.4M · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$5.1M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Seven Turns Fund Inc

$3.6M · 7 grants · 2018–2023

Bernard And Anne Spitzer

$3.4M · 2 grants · 2023–2024

New York Life Foundation

$3.3M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN136162659
NTEE codeA560
Subsection03
Ruling date1943-06
Formed1869
Employees1483
Volunteers709