NonprofitsNational Building Museum

Arts, Culture & Humanities

National Building Museum

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$9.1M

Total expenses

$9.1M

Net assets

$8.8M

Grants received

$4.0M

117 grants

EIN

521050999

Tax year

2023

Mission

The national building museum inspires curiosity about the world we design and build.

Programs

3 programs

School programming:we offered 325 formal programs for a total of 8,198 students. In addition, we welcomed 3,300 students to explore the museum on their own without a formal facilitated program. Out-of-school youth (teens):the museum did not offer any out-of-school youth (teens) programs in fy24. Out-of-school youth (summer camp):the museum relaunched summer camp for youth this year. We welcomed 60 out of school youth spread across three weeks of summer camp.community engagement: families, early learners, and all-ages programming: big build (5,384 attendees), gingerbread workshop in december (265 attendees), offered monthly girl scout program opportunities, and continued monthly steam saturday and weekly storytime that are both free to the public. We also opened our new exhibition building stories and launched a series of free community days in association with the exhibition (over 2,600 attendees). Our summer installation, destination domino included family workshops which saw 166 in attendance. Adult programming: the museum presented 27 in-person programs, and one virtual program for adult audiences, serving a total of 3,494 people. The museum's high-profile lecture series spotlight on design featured chris cornelius, marlon blackwell, and weiss/manfredi among others. In october, the museum's vincent scully prize was presented to walter hood at an in-person program. We launched a new winter series called great movies in the great hall, as well as a live storytelling series. The annual darwina l. Neal cultural landscapes lecture featured landscape architect sara zewde. The museum also hosted a first-time homebuyers' fair and a seminar on accessory dwelling units. The museum hosted a virtual panel in support of the frank lloyd wright exhibition, as well as walking tours in support of the capital brutalist exhibition. Total audiences fy24: 26,208

Expenses: $1.1M

Marketing and communications:tells the story of the national building museum - exhibitions, programs, collections, activities, the museum shop, and more - through website and online community engagement, advertising, print collateral and digital marketing, email marketing, public relations, and social media.

Expenses: $793K

Other programs include the great hall, museum shop, and collections.

Expenses: $1.5M

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$5.3M
Program service revenue$2.9M
Investment income$365K
Other revenue$529K
Total revenue$9.1M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$4.0M
Fundraising$1.0M
Other expenses$5.1M
Total expenses$9.1M
Total assets$10.3M
Net assets$8.8M

People

48 listed

NameRoleCompensation

AILEEN FUCHS

PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$273K

37.5 hrs/wk

ESTHER WHITE

VP OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS & DEVELOPMENT

Board

$139K

37.5 hrs/wk

JACQUELYN BULLOCK

VP OF EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT

Board

$118K

37.5 hrs/wk

CATHERINE FRANKEL

DEPUTY OF EXHIBITION DEVELOPMENT

Board

$113K

37.5 hrs/wk

LORI ANN TROISE

VP OF OPERATIONS AND STRATEGY

Board

$109K

37.5 hrs/wk

GREG KOGER

GENERAL COUNSEL

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

KENNETH P BAKER

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

SCOTT BLAIR

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

HALLIE BOYCE

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

BRIAN CARROLL

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ERAN CHEN

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

CHRIS COOPER FAIA LEED AP

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ERIC DINGES

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

CAROL DUKE

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MICHAEL FEIGIN

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

SARGENT C GARDINER

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MICHAEL GERICKE

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JEFF GIUZIO

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ANNA GRADISHAR

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DAVID T HARESIGN FAIA

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

RODNEY HARRELL PHD

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MARNIQUE HEATH AIA

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JAMIE HECHINGER

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MARK HERSHEY

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

KEVIN J HILTON

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

BRIAN HUSEMAN

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

THOMAS IKE

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

CONNIE LAI

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

STEPHEN LOVETT

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JIM LYNCH

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JOSEPH MASET

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DAN MCCARTHY

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

CHRISTOPHER A MCFADDEN

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JOHN MEANS

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JOSEPHINE MINUTILLO

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

CHRIS MORRISON

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MATT ROBINSON

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

KEVIN ROGGE

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ANNIE SENATORE

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

BOBBY SWENNES

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MEGHAN ULRICH

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

TIM WILLIAMS AIA

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

CATRIONA WINTER

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

LOUIS A VEGA

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ANTHONY W GREENBERG

CHAIR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

CAMILO GARCIA

VICE CHAIR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

CHRIS MORRISON FAIA

TREASURER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

CARYN HALIFAX

SECRETARY

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

PLUS AND GREATER THAN LLC

DESIGN

$142K

HELIOS HR LLC

CONSULTING

$109K

Grants received

Showing 117 of 117

FromAmountPurposeYear
$125K
Sponsorship of NBM's Future Cities initiative
2024
$100K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$35K
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
2024
$25K
To enable the institution to continue their public charitable role.
2024
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$15K
CHARITABLE
2024
$15K
CHARITABLE
2024
$13K
EDWARD FEINER LECTURE FUND
2024
$10K
UNRESTRICTED/GENERAL
2024
$10K
GENERAL USE
2024
$5K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2024
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$3K
INSPIRES CURIOUSITY ABOUT THE WORLD OF DESIGN AND BUILDINGS
2024
$1K
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARITY.
2024
$225K
Sponsorship of the Summer Block Party & the Future Cities Initiative
2023
$164K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$118K
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
2023
$30K
CHARITABLE
2023
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$25K
To enable the institution to continue their public charitable role.
2023
$20K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$16K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$13K
DONATIONS - CULTURAL
2023
$7K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$6K
ANNUAL FUND
2023
$5K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2023
$5K
UNRESTRICTED/GENERAL
2023
$5K
COMMUNITY & CHARITABLE
2023
$3K
GENERAL USE
2023
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$1K
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARITY.
2023
$150
UNRESTRICTED USE BY RECIPIENT
2023
$90
GENERAL USE.
2023
$150K
Sponsorship of the Summer Block Party & 2022 Gala and Honor Award
2022
$65K
SUPPORT THE ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN FILM FESTIVAL:DC
2022
$37K
TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR GUN VIOLENCE MEMORIAL PROJECT
2022
$30K
CHARITABLE
2022
$23K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$13K
DONATIONS - CULTURAL
2022
$10K
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$5K
ARTS, CULTURE
2022
$1K
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARITY.
2022
$1K
ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION TO WHICH MONEY WAS DONATED
2022
$150
UNRESTRICTED USE BY RECIPIENT
2022
$142K
COVID RELIEF ASSISTANCE
2021
$65K
SUPPORT THE FILM FESTIVAL
2021
$55K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$55K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$35K
SUPPORT THE SPOTLIGHT ON DESIGN PROGRAM SERIES
2021
$30K
CHARITABLE
2021
$25K
CAPACITY BUILDING
2021
$25K
To enable the institution to continue their public charitable role.
2021
$5K
SUPPORT THE ARTS AND HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
2021
$4K
to support a virtual conversation with MacArthur Fellows Ben Katchor and Camilo Jose Vergara and moderated by Elihu Rubin, in conjunction with the exhibition The Towers of the WTC: 51 Years of Photographs by Camilo Jose Vergara, Fellows
2021
$4K
to support a virtual conversation with MacArthur Fellows Ben Katchor and Camilo Jose Vergara and moderated by Elihu Rubin in conjunction with the exhibition The Towers of the WTC: 51 Years of Photographs by Camilo Jose Vergara
2021
$150
UNRESTRICTED USE BY RECIPIENT
2021
$414K
GENERAL SUPPORTING
2020
$255K
TO SUPPORT GUN VIOLENCE MEMORIAL PROJECT
2020
$215K
Sponsorship of the Summer Block Party
2020
$50K
To enable the institution to continue their public charitable role.
2020
$30K
CHARITABLE
2020
$30K
SUPPORT THE SPOTLIGHT ON DESIGN PROGRAM SERIES
2020
$25K
ARTS & CULTURE
2020
$20K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$10K
Justice is Beauty: The Work of MASS Design Group
2020
$10K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2020
$8K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$8K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$2K
SUPPORT THE ARTS AND HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
2020
$1K
ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION TO WHICH MONEY WAS DONATED
2020
$500
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARITY.
2020
$285K
Sponsorship of the Summer Block Party
2019
$61K
SUPPORT THE "ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN FILM FESTIVAL: DC"
2019
$55K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$30K
SUPPORT THE SPOTLIGHT ON DESIGN PROGRAM SERIES
2019
$25K
SUPPORT OF THE MUSEUM ACTIVITIES
2019
$16K
CARES ACT EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANT ENHANCEMENT
2019
$1K
ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION TO WHICH MONEY WAS DONATED
2019
$200
PROMOTION OF THE ARTS
2019
$55K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$35K
CHARITABLE
2018
$31K
CHARITABLE
2018
$25K
SUPPORT OF THE MUSEUM ACTIVITIES
2018
$5K
General Charitable
2018
$55K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$25K
SUPPORT OF THE MUSEUM ACTIVITIES
2017
$10K
INVESTIGATING WHERE WE LIVE
2017

Funded by

$4.0M from 45 funders · 117 grants · 2017–2024

Aarp

$1M · 5 grants · 2019–2024

Latino Economic Development Corporation

$568K · 4 grants · 2019–2021

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$313K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Everytown For Gun Safety Support Fund

$292K · 2 grants · 2020–2022

Revada Foundation

$286K · 6 grants · 2019–2022

Hitt Contracting Foundation Inc

$184K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

The American Institute Of Architects

$183K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Milton & Dorothy Sarnoff

$170K · 6 grants · 2018–2024

Details

EIN521050999
NTEE codeA500
Subsection03
Ruling date1976-02
Formed1980
Employees79
Volunteers52
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