NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART

EIN 13-2986881 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A510)

What they do

A CENTER for EXHIBITIONS, INFORMATION, and DOCUMENTATION ABOUT LIVING ARTISTS SINCE 1977, WHICH CONTINUES to BE A PLACE of EXPERIMENTATION and A HUB of NEW ART and NEW IDEAS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $80.60 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 leaders67 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

58.83%of revenue went to mission work80.6% of expenses · Program services

8.58%of revenue went to fundraising11.8% of expenses

$72.95spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

5.54%of revenue went to management and office costs7.6% of expenses

$7.65in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

87.5%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 $874,548 for LISA PHILLIPS (TOBY DEVAN LEWIS DIRECTOR). 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$25,693,478

Mission workProgram services$15,115,03658.83% of revenue80.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,423,4365.54% of revenue7.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$2,205,6498.58% of revenue11.8% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$6,949,35727.05% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$18,744,12172.95% 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: 80.6% mission · 7.6% management · 11.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 72.95% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 81.9% mission · 6.7% management · 11.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 62.38% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 81.4% mission · 7.6% management · 11.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.77% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 78.2% mission · 10.3% management · 11.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 40.51% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 72.9% mission · 17.8% management · 9.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 130.30% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 82.7% mission · 4.7% management · 12.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 136.23% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 82.3% mission · 6.2% management · 11.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 69.48% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 81.9% mission · 6.1% management · 12.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.94% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$25,693,478

Expenses$18,744,121

Annual surplus $6,949,357 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)$15,115,036 · 80.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,423,436 · 7.6% of expenses

Fundraising$2,205,649 · 11.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$25,693,478

Expenses$18,744,121

Assets$143,328,917

Income$113,283,660

Contributions$22,476,994

Mission work (program services)$15,115,036

Fundraising$2,205,649

Management and general$1,423,436

Stocks and bonds$3,322,654

Accounting fees$58,799

Investing fees$46,203

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

LISA PHILLIPSTOBY DEVAN LEWIS DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $874,548Base $825,030 · Other $49,518

MASSIMILIANO GIONIARTISTIC DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $430,931Base $417,070 · Other $13,861

REGAN GRUSYDEPUTY DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $355,610Base $339,402 · Other $16,208

SCOTT CAMPBELLDIR. OF CAMPAIGN ADVANCEMENT · 40 hrs/week $266,143Base $249,870 · Other $16,273

DENNIS SZAKACSCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $263,612Base $241,584 · Other $22,028

RICHARD DRYSDALEVP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION · 40 hrs/week $239,175Base $226,227 · Other $12,948

DIANE VIVONAVP FOR ADVANCEMENT · 40 hrs/week $238,045Base $203,477 · Other $34,568

MARIAH MAZURDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR & VP INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHI · 40 hrs/week $225,062

KEILA TENNENTGENERAL COUNSEL & VP OF COMM. · 40 hrs/week $224,536Base $205,220 · Other $19,316

BRIAN DOREDIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN. · 40 hrs/week $170,643Base $157,749 · Other $12,894

SALOME ASEGADIRECTOR, NEW INC · 40 hrs/week $164,675Base $151,716 · Other $12,959

INDRANIE SANICHARDIRECTOR OF IT · 40 hrs/week $156,268Base $139,995 · Other $16,273

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 (67)

LISA PHILLIPSTOBY DEVAN LEWIS DIRECTOR

MASSIMILIANO GIONIARTISTIC DIRECTOR

REGAN GRUSYDEPUTY DIRECTOR

SCOTT CAMPBELLDIR. OF CAMPAIGN ADVANCEMENT

DENNIS SZAKACSCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

RICHARD DRYSDALEVP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

DIANE VIVONAVP FOR ADVANCEMENT

MARIAH MAZURDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR & VP INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHI

KEILA TENNENTGENERAL COUNSEL & VP OF COMM.

BRIAN DOREDIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN.

SALOME ASEGADIRECTOR, NEW INC

INDRANIE SANICHARDIRECTOR OF IT

IMANI A DESRAMEAUXDIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

ALETHEA ROCKWELLDIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

ISOLDE BRIELMAIERDEPUTY DIRECTOR

LAURA SKOLERBOARD MEMBER

MANUEL E GONZALEZBOARD MEMBER

PETER BOYCE IIBOARD MEMBER

PAUL T SCHNELLVICE CHAIRMAN

PATRICIA BLANCHETVICE PRESIDENT

NEDA YOUNGBOARD MEMBER

NARI WARDBOARD MEMBER

MAJA HOFFMANNBOARD MEMBER

MITZI EISENBERGVICE PRESIDENT

RANDI LEVINEBOARD MEMBER - TERM START

RICHARD MUMBYBOARD MEMBER

RUBEN LEVIBOARD MEMBER

RUTH HOROWITZVICE PRESIDENT

SARA STORYBOARD MEMBER - TERM START

SAUL DENNISONCHAIRMAN EMERITUS

SHELLEY FOX AARONSSECRETARY

STEPHANIE FRENCHBOARD MEMBER

STEPHANIE HORTONBOARD MEMBER

SUE HOSTETLER WRIGLEYBOARD MEMBER

SULTAN SOOUD AL QASSEMIBOARD MEMBER

SUNNY Y GOLDBERGBOARD MEMBER

SUSAN FEINSTEINBOARD MEMBER

ZOLTAN VARGABOARD MEMBER

HANK LATNERBOARD MEMBER

ALEXANDRA BOWESVICE PRESIDENT

CATHERINE ORENTREICHBOARD MEMBER

CHARLOTTE FENG FORDVICE PRESIDENT

DAKIS JOANNOUBOARD MEMBER

DAVID DROGAVICE PRESIDENT

DAVID HELLERVICE PRESIDENT

DEBORAH RECHLERBOARD MEMBER - TERM START

DIANNE WALLACEBOARD MEMBER

DOUGLAS MCNEELYBOARD MEMBER

ELISA NUYTENBOARD MEMBER

EUGENIO LOPEZBOARD MEMBER

EVAN CHOWBOARD MEMBER

FUSUN ECZACIBASIBOARD MEMBER

GAEL NEESONBOARD MEMBER

LOLA GOLDRINGBOARD MEMBER

HUNTER GRAYBOARD MEMBER

JAMES C A MCCLENNENBOARD MEMBER

JAMES-KEITH BROWNPRESIDENT

JAMIE SINGER SOROSBOARD MEMBER

JENNIFER LEVITTBOARD MEMBER - TERM START

JILL KRAUSBOARD MEMBER

JOAN LAZARUSBOARD MEMBER

JOHN FRIEDMANVICE PRESIDENT

JOHN WOTOWICZTREASURER

KEN KUCHINBOARD MEMBER

LEON AMITAIBOARD MEMBER - TERM ENDED

LISA WATSONBOARD MEMBER

LIZA MAUERBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1979
Location: 235 BOWERY, NEW YORK, NY 10002-1218
County: New York
In care of: % RICHARD DRYSDALE
Primary officer: RICHARD DRYSDALE, VP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(212) 219-1222

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: FORVIS MAZARS LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A510)