THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM

EIN 13-2590805 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A500)

What they do

THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM is A CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM THAT FOCUSES ON THE WORK of ARTISTS of AFRICAN DESCENT - AS WELL AS WORK THAT HAS BEEN INSPIRED and INFLUENCED BY AFRICAN CULTURE - PAST and PRESENT; THROUGH ITS EXHIBITIONS, ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAMS, EDUCATION and PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, PERMANENT COLLECTION and ARCHIVAL and RESEARCH FACILITIES. THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM is COMMITTED to SERVING AS A UNIQUE RESOURCE to ITS LOCAL COMMUNITY, and to NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL ARENAS, BY MAKING ART and EXHIBITIONS CONCRETE and PERSONAL for EACH VIEWER. THE MUSEUM PROVIDES A CONTEXT WITHIN WHICH to ADDRESS CONTEMPORARY and HISTORICAL ISSUES, PRESENTED THROUGH ART, CREATED BY ARTISTS of AFRICAN DESCENT.

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Of every $100 spent, about $64.70 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 leaders41 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

19.80%of revenue went to mission work64.7% of expenses · Program services

4.49%of revenue went to fundraising14.7% of expenses

$30.60spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

6.31%of revenue went to management and office costs20.6% of expenses

$17.34in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

95.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $353,639 for THELMA GOLDEN (DIRECTOR AND CHIEF CURATOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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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$61,749,837

Mission workProgram services$12,226,63919.80% of revenue64.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$3,894,6076.31% of revenue20.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$2,774,1394.49% of revenue14.7% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$42,854,45269.40% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$18,895,38530.60% 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: 64.7% mission · 20.6% management · 14.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 30.60% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 60.6% mission · 24.5% management · 14.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 40.58% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 56.7% mission · 29.0% management · 14.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 34.23% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 55.6% mission · 28.6% management · 15.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 22.39% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 28.1% mission · 36.6% management · 35.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 28.41% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 28.8% mission · 33.2% management · 38.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.77% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 52.3% mission · 4.2% management · 43.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 57.18% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 72.3% mission · 13.5% management · 14.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 14.86% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$61,749,837

Expenses$18,895,385

Annual surplus $42,854,452 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)$12,226,639 · 64.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$3,894,607 · 20.6% of expenses

Fundraising$2,774,139 · 14.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$61,749,837

Expenses$18,895,385

Assets$327,699,597

Income$71,706,684

Contributions$58,723,199

Mission work (program services)$12,226,639

Fundraising$2,774,139

Management and general$3,894,607

Stocks and bonds$27,302,082

Accounting fees$82,020

Investing fees$181,536

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

THELMA GOLDENDIRECTOR AND CHIEF CURATOR · 40 hrs/week $353,639Base $336,543 · Other $17,096

CHAKSHU PATELCHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $304,263Base $290,601 · Other $13,662

DEBRA WHITE GENERALCOUNSEL AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $294,930Base $280,392 · Other $14,538

JODI HANEL FERNANDEZDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $214,374Base $175,847 · Other $38,527

TONY WONGSENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE · 40 hrs/week $207,420Base $194,734 · Other $12,686

TERRENCE PHEARSE IICHIEF OF STAFF · 40 hrs/week $199,429Base $165,181 · Other $34,248

ISATA YANSANEHDIRECTOR OF MARKETING · 40 hrs/week $196,250Base $181,619 · Other $14,631

FEDERICO MORROBELDIRECTOR OF BUILDING OPERATIONS · 40 hrs/week $190,711Base $189,481 · Other $1,230

SHANTA LAWSON SENIORDIRECTOR OF LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT · 40 hrs/week $178,221Base $174,777 · Other $3,444

NATASHA LOGANCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $138,576Base $125,987 · Other $12,589

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 (41)

THELMA GOLDENDIRECTOR AND CHIEF CURATOR

CHAKSHU PATELCHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

DEBRA WHITE GENERALCOUNSEL AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

JODI HANEL FERNANDEZDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

TONY WONGSENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

TERRENCE PHEARSE IICHIEF OF STAFF

ISATA YANSANEHDIRECTOR OF MARKETING

FEDERICO MORROBELDIRECTOR OF BUILDING OPERATIONS

SHANTA LAWSON SENIORDIRECTOR OF LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT

NATASHA LOGANCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

RUSS HUTCHINSONTRUSTEE

LISE WILKSTRUSTEE

NATASHA A HOLIDAYTRUSTEE

NICHOLAS ANTOINETRUSTEE

PETER A BOYCE IITRUSTEE

RAYMOND J MCGUIRECHAIRMAN

REGINALD VAN LEETRUSTEE

RODNEY M MILLER SRTREASURER

JOAN S DAVIDSONTRUSTEE

SANDRA GRYMESTRUSTEE

SUZANNE MCFAYDENTRUSTEE

TROY TAYLORTRUSTEE

VICTORIA ROGERSTRUSTEE

DR ANITA BLANCHARDTRUSTEE

ANN G TENENBAUMTRUSTEE

ARTHUR J HUMPHREY JRTRUSTEE

BERNARD I LUMPKINTRUSTEE

CAROL SUTTON LEWISVICE-CHAIR

CC MELVIN IKETRUSTEE

DAMIEN R DWINVICE-CHAIR

DANIELLE COOPER WILLIAMSTRUSTEE

DR AMELIA OGUNLESITRUSTEE

LAURA DAY BAKERTRUSTEE

DR HENRY LOUIS GATES JRTRUSTEE

DR MICHAEL L LOMAXTRUSTEE

GEORGE L KNOXTRUSTEE

GORDON J DAVIS ESQTRUSTEE

HOLLY PETERSONTRUSTEE

JACQUELINE L BRADLEYSECRETARY

ANDREW MARKSTRUSTEE

KATHRYN C CHENAULTVICE-CHAIR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1967
Location: 144 WEST 125TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10027
County: New York
In care of: DEBRA A WHITE
Primary officer: DEBRA A WHITE, GENERAL COUNSEL AND COO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(212) 864-4500

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 (A500)