QUEENS MUSEUM OF ART Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

QUEENS MUSEUM OF ART

EIN 11-2278998 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A510)

What they do

THE QUEENS MUSEUM is DEDICATED to PRESENTING THE HIGHEST QUALITY VISUAL ARTS and EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING for PEOPLE IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA, and PARTICULARLY for THE RESIDENTS of QUEENS, A UNIQUELY DIVERSE ETHNIC, CULTURAL and INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.THE MUSEUM FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY DESIGNING and PROVIDING ART EXHIBITIONS and EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES THAT PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION and ENJOYMENT of ART, SUPPORT THE CREATIVE EFFORTS of ARTISTS, and ENHANCE THE QUALITY of LIFE THROUGH INTERPRETING, COLLECTING, and EXHIBITING ART, ARCHITECTURE, and DESIGN.THE QUEENS MUSEUM PRESENTS ARTISTIC and EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS and EXHIBITIONS THAT DIRECTLY RELATE to THE CONTEMPORARY URBAN LIFE of ITS CONSTITUENTS WHILE MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS of PROFESSIONAL, INTELLECTUAL, and ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $61.30 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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Money made simple

50.21%of revenue went to mission work61.3% of expenses · Program services

6.83%of revenue went to fundraising8.3% of expenses

$81.84spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

24.80%of revenue went to management and office costs30.3% of expenses

$5.77in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

95.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$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$7,793,344

Mission workProgram services$3,912,84150.21% of revenue61.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,932,94124.80% of revenue30.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$532,2166.83% of revenue8.3% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$1,415,34618.16% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$6,377,99881.84% 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: 61.3% mission · 30.3% management · 8.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.84% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 74.0% mission · 19.7% management · 6.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 113.53% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 70.9% mission · 22.2% management · 7.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 126.13% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 67.4% mission · 25.5% management · 7.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.26% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 67.4% mission · 26.5% management · 6.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 118.95% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 63.8% mission · 30.5% management · 5.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 129.40% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 72.1% mission · 22.2% management · 5.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 145.82% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 74.2% mission · 21.2% management · 4.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 114.39% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$7,793,344

Expenses$6,377,998

Annual surplus $1,415,346 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)$3,912,841 · 61.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,932,941 · 30.3% of expenses

Fundraising$532,216 · 8.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$7,793,344

Expenses$6,377,998

Assets$36,805,508

Income$8,357,647

Contributions$7,449,736

Mission work (program services)$3,912,841

Fundraising$532,216

Management and general$1,932,941

Executive compensation (total)$693,882

Stocks and bonds$541,568

Accounting fees$48,674

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

SALLY TALLANTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $344,781Base $297,330 · Other $47,451

DEBRA WIMPFHEIMERDEPUTY DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $184,463Base $162,088 · Other $22,375

KIMAADA LEGENDRE DIRECTOREDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT · 40 hrs/week $138,749Base $104,386 · Other $34,363

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (25)

SALLY TALLANTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

DEBRA WIMPFHEIMERDEPUTY DIRECTOR

KIMAADA LEGENDRE DIRECTOREDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

HANNA MILLERTRUSTEE

YVONNE RILEY-TEPIEVICE CHAIR

THOMAS CHENTRUSTEE, THRU MAY 2025

SETH KUPFERBERGTRUSTEE

SAM CHARNEYTRUSTEE

PETER WARWICKTRUSTEE

PAULA KIRBYCHAIR

PATSY DOERRTRUSTEE

MING CHIANGTRUSTEE

LORRAINE CHAMBERS LEWISTRUSTEE

JIM PALADINOTRUSTEE

ALAN SUNATRUSTEE

GRETCHEN WERWAISSTRUSTEE

DOMINIQUE GOSSTRUSTEE

DENISE SCOTTTRUSTEE

CHRISTINE CIAMPATRUSTEE

CHRISTINA GEFFRARDTREASURER

BEVIN SAVAGE-YAMAZAKITRUSTEE

ARTHI KRISHNAMOORTHYTRUSTEE

ANWARII MUSATRUSTEE

ANGELO BAQUETRUSTEE

AMY DAMATOSECRETARY

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1972
Location: FLUSHING MEADOW PARK, FLUSHING, NY 11368-0000
County: Queens
In care of: SALLY TALLANT
Primary officer: SALLY TALLANT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@queensmuseum.org Phone(718) 592-9700

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PKF OCONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A510)
IRS tax category: Museums