THE HENRY FRANCIS DU PONT WINTERTHUR MUSEUM INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE HENRY FRANCIS DU PONT WINTERTHUR MUSEUM INC

EIN 51-0066038 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A510)

What they do

Winterthurs Mission is to Preserve and Enhance The Legacy of Its Founder, Henry Francis Du Pont, for The Benefit and Enjoyment of The Public, Including: The Care, Development, and Study of Its Preeminent Collection of Decorative and Fine Arts Made or Used In America; The Enhancement and Interpretation of One of Americas Finest Naturalistic Gardens; The Operation of Graduate Programs In American Material Culture and Art Conservation At The Highest Academic Level; The Operation and Development of A Library to Support These Important Cultural Goals; and The Preservation of The Historically Important Buildings and Grounds.

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Of every $100 spent, about $76.70 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 leaders61 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

37.20%of revenue went to mission work76.7% of expenses · Program services

2.35%of revenue went to fundraising4.9% of expenses

$48.52spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

8.97%of revenue went to management and office costs18.5% of expenses

$15.24in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

5.8%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$63,522,418

Mission workProgram services$23,631,17137.20% of revenue76.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$5,696,8538.97% of revenue18.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,495,7652.35% of revenue4.9% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$32,698,62951.48% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$30,823,78948.52% 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: 76.7% mission · 18.5% management · 4.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 48.52% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 77.9% mission · 17.3% management · 4.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 41.80% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 79.4% mission · 16.3% management · 4.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 160.77% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 75.0% mission · 20.7% management · 4.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 114.08% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 73.6% mission · 21.5% management · 5.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.97% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 76.7% mission · 18.3% management · 5.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 73.56% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 77.6% mission · 17.9% management · 4.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 166.42% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 74.6% mission · 21.7% management · 3.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 66.79% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$63,522,418

Expenses$30,823,789

Annual surplus $32,698,629 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)$23,631,171 · 76.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$5,696,853 · 18.5% of expenses

Fundraising$1,495,765 · 4.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$63,522,418

Expenses$30,823,789

Assets$469,717,386

Income$161,945,285

Contributions$3,705,574

Mission work (program services)$23,631,171

Fundraising$1,495,765

Grants given$6,436

Average grant$6,436

Management and general$5,696,853

Executive compensation (total)$542,406

Stocks and bonds$88,338,980

Accounting fees$384,448

Investing fees$1,120,608

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

MR CHRISTOPHER D STRANDCHARLES F. MONTGOMERY DIRE · 50 hrs/week $337,933Base $297,940 · Other $39,993

MS JENNIFER M MACKEYDIR.-DEVELOPMENT (UNTIL 10/24) · 40 hrs/week $267,353Base $245,806 · Other $21,547

MR KIRK TRASBORGCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AN · 50 hrs/week $255,526Base $246,369 · Other $9,157

MS ALEXANDRA DEUTSCHDIR.-COLLECTIONS · 40 hrs/week $207,839Base $193,576 · Other $14,263

MS CHRISTINE M HEESTERSDIR.-MARKETING AND TECHNOL · 40 hrs/week $195,430Base $184,079 · Other $11,351

MR MICHAEL JANESDIR.-HUMAN RESOURCES · 40 hrs/week $175,573Base $155,682 · Other $19,891

MR JOHN CASTLEDIR.-FACILITIES · 40 hrs/week $169,755Base $142,872 · Other $26,883

MS CATHARINE ROEBERDIR.-ACADEMIC AFFAIRS · 40 hrs/week $149,310Base $131,556 · Other $17,754

MR PHILLIP HALLDIR.-PROJECT MANAGEMENT · 40 hrs/week $137,089Base $119,741 · Other $17,348

MS JOY GARDINERDIR.-CONSERVATION · 40 hrs/week $128,183Base $114,661 · Other $13,522

MS TERRI KUZOASSISTANT TREASURER · 50 hrs/week $117,838Base $108,361 · Other $9,477

MS TRICIA DAVIESASSISTANT SECRETARY · 50 hrs/week $100,421Base $72,933 · Other $27,488

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (61)

MR CHRISTOPHER D STRANDCHARLES F. MONTGOMERY DIRE

MS JENNIFER M MACKEYDIR.-DEVELOPMENT (UNTIL 10/24)

MR KIRK TRASBORGCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AN

MS ALEXANDRA DEUTSCHDIR.-COLLECTIONS

MS CHRISTINE M HEESTERSDIR.-MARKETING AND TECHNOL

MR MICHAEL JANESDIR.-HUMAN RESOURCES

MR JOHN CASTLEDIR.-FACILITIES

MS CATHARINE ROEBERDIR.-ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

MR PHILLIP HALLDIR.-PROJECT MANAGEMENT

MS JOY GARDINERDIR.-CONSERVATION

MS TERRI KUZOASSISTANT TREASURER

MS TRICIA DAVIESASSISTANT SECRETARY

MRS LYNN SPRINGER ROBERTSSEC (FROM 5/2025); TR (UNTIL 5/2025)

MR WILLIAM T LAFONDTRUSTEE

MRS LOUISA C DUEMLINGTRUSTEE EMERITI

MRS KATHARINE BOOTHTRUSTEE

MRS JULIA BISSELL LEISENRINGTRUSTEE EMERITI

MRS ELLEN J KULLMANTRUSTEE

MRS ELIZABETH H OWENSSECRETARY (UNTIL 5/2025)

MRS ELIZABETH B JOHNSONTRUSTEE EMERITI

MRS ALICE CARY BROWNTRUSTEE EMERITI (UNTIL 11/2024)

MR SAM SCHWARTZTRUSTEE AND CHAIR EMERITI

MRS MARJORIE P MCGRAWTRUSTEE EMERITI

MRS MAUREEN C RHODESTRUSTEE

MRS RICHARD I G JONESTRUSTEE

MRS SUSAN M TOWNSENDTRUSTEE

MS CYNTHIA A HEWITTVICE CHAIR

MS DEBRA HESS NORRISTRUSTEE (FROM 9/2024)

MS DESIREE CALDWELLTRUSTEE

MS ELLET KIDD VEALETRUSTEE

MS KATHLEEN FUREY MCDONOUGHTRUSTEE (FROM 9/2024)

MS MARICHU C VALENCIATRUSTEE

MS RHONDA STARKS CROWDERTRUSTEE

MR JAMES B HAWKESTRUSTEE

DR ELIZABETHER P CAREYTRUSTEE (FROM 5/2025)

DR SANDRA HARMON-WEISSTRUSTEE (UNTIL 1/2025)

MR BRUCE C PERKINSCHAIR

MR CHRISTOPHER S PATTERSONTRUSTEE

MR DAVID B WARRENTRUSTEE EMERITI

MR DAVID L DE LUCATRUSTEE

MR DAVID W DANGREMONDTRUSTEE

MR EDMOND L LINCOLNHONORARY TRUSTEE

MR EDWARD W KANETRUSTEE

MR FORBES MANERTRUSTEE

MR FRANK J GUZZETTATRUSTEE

MR FRANK L HOHMANN IIITRUSTEE

MR GEOFFREY M ROGERSTRUSTEE EMERITI

MR TIMOTHY R GOLDSMITHTRUSTEE

MR JEREMY H GONZALEZ IBRAHIMTRUSTEE

MR JONATHAN B LORINGTRUSTEE

MR JOSEPH C HOOPES JRTRUSTEE

MR LOGAN D DELANY JRTRUSTEE

MR MARK E STALNECKERTRUSTEE EMERITI

MR MORRISON H HECKSCHERTRUSTEE EMERITI

MR P COLEMAN TOWNSENDTRUSTEE

MR PIERRE DU PONT HAYWARDTRUSTEE EMERITI

MR RANDALL SCHRIMSHERTRUSTEE

MR ROBERT M PECKTRUSTEE

DR BLAINE T PHILLIPSTRUSTEE EMERITI

MR STEPHEN S SMITHTRUSTEE

MR STEVEN OBANIONEX OFFICIO

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1953
Location: 5105 KENNETT PIKE, WINTERTHUR, DE 19735-1819
County: New Castle
In care of: Kirk Trasborg
Primary officer: Kirk Trasborg, Chief Financial Officer

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailreference@winterthur.org Phone(302) 888-4600

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BONADIO & CO LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A510)
IRS tax category: Museums
Grant-giving organization: Yes