GUILD HALL OF EAST HAMPTON INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

GUILD HALL OF EAST HAMPTON INC

EIN 11-1776034 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A200)

What they do

GUILD HALL is THE CULTURAL HEART of THE EAST END: A MUSEUM, PERFORMING ARTS, and EDUCATION CENTER, FOUNDED IN 1931. WE INVITE EVERYONE to EXPERIENCE THE ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES of THE ARTS: to OPEN MINDS to WHAT ART CAN BE; INSPIRE CREATIVITY and CONVERSATION; and HAVE FUN.

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Of every $100 spent, about $66.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders52 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

33.94%of revenue went to mission work66.2% of expenses · Program services

7.01%of revenue went to fundraising13.7% of expenses

$51.26spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

10.31%of revenue went to management and office costs20.1% of expenses

$6.93in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

93.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$14,257,679

Mission workProgram services$4,838,75633.94% of revenue66.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,469,90210.31% of revenue20.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$999,3647.01% of revenue13.7% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$6,949,65748.74% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$7,308,02251.26% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 66.2% mission · 20.1% management · 13.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 51.26% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 64.0% mission · 16.8% management · 19.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 119.24% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 61.7% mission · 19.1% management · 19.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 66.57% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 64.3% mission · 18.1% management · 17.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 27.45% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 55.8% mission · 22.1% management · 22.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 66.60% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 67.8% mission · 15.5% management · 16.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 110.00% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 71.6% mission · 13.1% management · 15.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 116.36% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 68.6% mission · 13.6% management · 17.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.59% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$14,257,679

Expenses$7,308,022

Annual surplus $6,949,657 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$4,838,756 · 66.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,469,902 · 20.1% of expenses

Fundraising$999,364 · 13.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$14,257,679

Expenses$7,308,022

Assets$50,677,524

Income$16,959,746

Contributions$13,365,181

Mission work (program services)$4,838,756

Fundraising$999,364

Management and general$1,469,902

Executive compensation (total)$190,000

Stocks and bonds$5,527,081

Accounting fees$68,857

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

ANDREA GROVEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 35 hrs/week $251,959Base $234,308 · Other $17,651

KRISTIN EBERSTADTCHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER · 35 hrs/week $221,959Base $199,678 · Other $22,281

JEANNINE DYNERCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · 35 hrs/week $200,910Base $181,249 · Other $19,661

AMY KIRWINCHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER · 35 hrs/week $116,561Base $104,178 · Other $12,383

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (52)

ANDREA GROVEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

KRISTIN EBERSTADTCHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER

JEANNINE DYNERCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

AMY KIRWINCHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER

PATTY KENNERTRUSTEE

LINDA LINDENBAUMTRUSTEE

LINDA MACKLOWETRUSTEE

LISA SCHULTZTRUSTEE

LOUISE PHANSTIELTRUSTEE

LUCY COOKSON LEFT 112024TRUSTEE

MARTIN COHENCHAIRMAN

MARY JANE BROCK2ND VICE CHAIR

MICHAEL CINQUETRUSTEE

MIREYA DANGELOTRUSTEE

MONICA TESSLERTRUSTEE

PAMELA PANTZERTRUSTEE

VALNETINO D CARLOTTITRUSTEE

PETER M WOLFTRUSTEE

ROSS BLECKNERTRUSTEE

SHERI SANDLERTRUSTEE

SONDRA MACKTRUSTEE

STEPHEN MERINGHOFFTRUSTEE

SUSAN JACOBSONTRUSTEE

SUSAN MARKTRUSTEE

SUZANNE SYLVORTRUSTEE

TOM ROUSHTRUSTEE

TONI BERNSTEINTRUSTEE

ALBERT C BELLASTRUSTEE

GALIA MEIRI-STAWSKITRUSTEE

ALEXANDRA FAIRWEATHERTRUSTEE

BARBARA LANETRUSTEE

BOB BALABANTRUSTEE

BRUCE WOLOSOFFTRUSTEE

BRUCE C HORTENTRUSTEE

CHERYL MINIKESTRUSTEE

CHIRSTINA ISALY LICEAGATRUSTEE

DAVID DE LEEUWTRUSTEE

ELLEN MYERSTRUSTEE

ERIC FISCHLTRUSTEE

FLORENCE FABRICANTTRUSTEE

LINCOLN PALSGROVETRUSTEE

HENRY S SCHEIFFTRUSTEE

HILARIE L MORGANTRUSTEE

JAMES PETERSONTREASURER

JANE BAYARDTRUSTEE

JANE SHALLATTRUSTEE

JEFF LOEWYTRUSTEE

JOHN SHEASECRETARY

JULIE RAYNOR GROSSTRUSTEE

KENETH L WYSE1ST VICE CHAIR

KIM HEIRSTONTRUSTEE

LAURIE SPRAYREGANTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1978
Location: 158 MAIN ST, EAST HAMPTON, NY 11937-2721
County: Suffolk
In care of: JAMES PETERSON
Primary officer: JAMES PETERSON, TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@guildhall.org Phone(631) 324-0806

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A200)