NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM

EIN 52-1050999 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A500)

What they do

THE NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM INSPIRES CURIOSITY ABOUT THE WORLD WE DESIGN and BUILD.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $82.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2023The report may be old. Ask for a newer one.

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They name their leaders48 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

81.85%of revenue went to mission work82.0% of expenses · Program services

11.53%of revenue went to fundraising11.6% of expenses

$99.82spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

6.44%of revenue went to management and office costs6.4% of expenses

$1.14in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

58.5%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 $284,171 for AILEEN FUCHS (PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2023

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$9,075,320

Mission workProgram services$7,428,32181.85% of revenue82.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$584,0076.44% of revenue6.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,046,33711.53% of revenue11.6% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$16,6550.18% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$9,058,66599.82% 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

2023CurrentExpense mix: 82.0% mission · 6.4% management · 11.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.82% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 81.5% mission · 7.3% management · 11.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.87% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 77.3% mission · 7.7% management · 15.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 72.51% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 70.9% mission · 13.0% management · 16.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.87% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 78.4% mission · 6.3% management · 15.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.41% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 85.9% mission · 3.2% management · 10.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.80% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 86.1% mission · 3.1% management · 10.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.49% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 85.1% mission · 3.7% management · 11.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.46% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$9,075,320

Expenses$9,058,665

Annual surplus $16,655 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)$7,428,321 · 82.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$584,007 · 6.4% of expenses

Fundraising$1,046,337 · 11.6% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$9,075,320

Expenses$9,058,665

Assets$10,314,183

Income$9,937,002

Contributions$5,309,723

Mission work (program services)$7,428,321

Fundraising$1,046,337

Management and general$584,007

Stocks and bonds$4,064,519

Accounting fees$42,770

Investing fees$30,360

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2023

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

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

AILEEN FUCHSPRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 38 hrs/week $284,171Base $272,943 · Other $11,228

ESTHER WHITEVP OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS & DEVELOPMENT · 38 hrs/week $149,059Base $139,336 · Other $9,723

CATHERINE FRANKELDEPUTY OF EXHIBITION DEVELOPMENT · 38 hrs/week $126,286Base $113,126 · Other $13,160

JACQUELYN BULLOCKVP OF EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT · 38 hrs/week $125,907Base $118,261 · Other $7,646

LORI ANN TROISEVP OF OPERATIONS AND STRATEGY · 38 hrs/week $110,899Base $109,362 · Other $1,537

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 (48)

AILEEN FUCHSPRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

ESTHER WHITEVP OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS & DEVELOPMENT

CATHERINE FRANKELDEPUTY OF EXHIBITION DEVELOPMENT

JACQUELYN BULLOCKVP OF EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT

LORI ANN TROISEVP OF OPERATIONS AND STRATEGY

JEFF GIUZIOTRUSTEE

TIM WILLIAMS AIATRUSTEE

JIM LYNCHTRUSTEE

JOHN MEANSTRUSTEE

JOSEPH MASETTRUSTEE

JOSEPHINE MINUTILLOTRUSTEE

KENNETH P BAKERTRUSTEE

KEVIN ROGGETRUSTEE

KEVIN J HILTONTRUSTEE

LOUIS A VEGATRUSTEE

MARK HERSHEYTRUSTEE

MARNIQUE HEATH AIATRUSTEE

MATT ROBINSONTRUSTEE

MEGHAN ULRICHTRUSTEE

MICHAEL FEIGINTRUSTEE

MICHAEL GERICKETRUSTEE

RODNEY HARRELL PHDTRUSTEE

SARGENT C GARDINERTRUSTEE

SCOTT BLAIRTRUSTEE

STEPHEN LOVETTTRUSTEE

THOMAS IKETRUSTEE

CHRIS MORRISONTRUSTEE

ANNA GRADISHARTRUSTEE

ANNIE SENATORETRUSTEE

ANTHONY W GREENBERGCHAIR

BOBBY SWENNESTRUSTEE

BRIAN CARROLLTRUSTEE

BRIAN HUSEMANTRUSTEE

CAMILO GARCIAVICE CHAIR

CAROL DUKETRUSTEE

CARYN HALIFAXSECRETARY

CATRIONA WINTERTRUSTEE

JAMIE HECHINGERTRUSTEE

CHRIS COOPER FAIA LEED APTRUSTEE

CHRIS MORRISON FAIATREASURER

CHRISTOPHER A MCFADDENTRUSTEE

CONNIE LAITRUSTEE

DAN MCCARTHYTRUSTEE

DAVID T HARESIGN FAIATRUSTEE

ERAN CHENTRUSTEE

ERIC DINGESTRUSTEE

GREG KOGERGENERAL COUNSEL

HALLIE BOYCETRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1976
Location: 401 F STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20001
County: District of Columbia
In care of: AILEEN FUCHS
Primary officer: AILEEN FUCHS, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@nbm.org Phone(202) 272-2448

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2023
Tax period began: October 1, 2023
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A500)