JOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

JOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

EIN 53-0245017 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A610)

What they do

AS THE NATIONS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, and A LIVING MEMORIAL to PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY, WE ARE A LEADER for THE ARTS ACROSS AMERICA and AROUND THE WORLD, REACHING and CONNECTING WITH ARTISTS, INSPIRING and EDUCATING COMMUNITIES. WE WELCOME ALL to CREATE, EXPERIENCE, LEARN ABOUT and ENGAGE WITH THE ARTS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $87.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders81 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

75.78%of revenue went to mission work87.3% of expenses · Program services

5.70%of revenue went to fundraising6.6% of expenses

$51.54spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

5.28%of revenue went to management and office costs6.1% of expenses

$3.38in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

35.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2023

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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$306,877,220

Mission workProgram services$232,539,94075.78% of revenue87.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$16,198,3665.28% of revenue6.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$17,486,3835.70% of revenue6.6% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$40,652,53113.25% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$266,224,68986.75% 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: 87.3% mission · 6.1% management · 6.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.75% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 88.3% mission · 5.6% management · 6.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.73% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 89.5% mission · 5.3% management · 5.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.41% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 86.2% mission · 8.1% management · 5.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.01% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 85.6% mission · 10.0% management · 4.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.87% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 90.2% mission · 4.5% management · 5.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.07% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 92.1% mission · 3.8% management · 4.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.62% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 91.4% mission · 3.8% management · 4.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.75% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$516,578,163

Expenses$266,224,689

Annual surplus $250,353,474 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)$232,539,940 · 87.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$16,198,366 · 6.1% of expenses

Fundraising$17,486,383 · 6.6% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$516,578,163

Expenses$266,224,689

Assets$901,012,370

Income$588,664,562

Contributions$182,598,373

Mission work (program services)$232,539,940

Fundraising$17,486,383

Grants given$2,174,724

Average grant$25,890

Management and general$16,198,366

Executive compensation (total)$4,413,272

Stocks and bonds$167,965,733

Accounting fees$392,854

Investing fees$208,465

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

MS DEBORAH F RUTTERPRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $1,460,095Base $1,416,175 · Other $43,920

MS LESLIE J MILLERSR VP, DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $489,600Base $446,680 · Other $42,920

MS NURIT BAR-JOSEFNSO CONCERTMASTER · 40 hrs/week $467,920Base $429,933 · Other $37,987

MR TIMOTHY OLEARYGENERAL DIRECTOR, WNO · 39 hrs/week $464,292Base $413,385 · Other $50,907

MS BARBARA A POLKCHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $435,620Base $410,023 · Other $25,597

MS STACEY B JOHNSONCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 38 hrs/week $375,579Base $339,717 · Other $35,862

MS JEAN DAVIDSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NSO · 39 hrs/week $361,986Base $353,159 · Other $8,827

MR YING FUNSO ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER · 40 hrs/week $355,464Base $307,727 · Other $47,737

MR MARK M COHEEHEAD ELECTRICIAN, OPERA HOUSE · 40 hrs/week $349,350Base $265,003 · Other $84,347

MS ASWATHI ZACHARIAHEXECUTIVE VP & GENERAL COUNSEL · 40 hrs/week $349,287Base $331,708 · Other $17,579

MS MONICA S HOLTSR VP, ARTISTIC PLANNING · 40 hrs/week $343,076Base $308,908 · Other $34,168

MR RALPH BELLANDIVP, INFORMATION SYSTEMS · 40 hrs/week $331,369Base $312,535 · Other $18,834

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 (81)

MS DEBORAH F RUTTERPRESIDENT

MS LESLIE J MILLERSR VP, DEVELOPMENT

MS NURIT BAR-JOSEFNSO CONCERTMASTER

MR TIMOTHY OLEARYGENERAL DIRECTOR, WNO

MS BARBARA A POLKCHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

MS STACEY B JOHNSONCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

MS JEAN DAVIDSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NSO

MR YING FUNSO ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER

MR MARK M COHEEHEAD ELECTRICIAN, OPERA HOUSE

MS ASWATHI ZACHARIAHEXECUTIVE VP & GENERAL COUNSEL

MS MONICA S HOLTSR VP, ARTISTIC PLANNING

MR RALPH BELLANDIVP, INFORMATION SYSTEMS

MR JEFFREY A FINNVP, THEATER PROGRAMMING

MR KEVIN F GIGLINTOSVP, MKTG & SALES(THRU 7/2023)

MS EILEEN T ANDREWSVP, PUBLIC RELATIONS

MR GLENN A TURNERVP, PRODUCTION

MR ROSS RICHARDSSR VP, OPERATIONS

MS JORDAN C LASALLESR VP, EDUCATION

REP MICHAEL MCCAULTRUSTEE

MS SHONDA RHIMESTREASURER

SEN CHRIS VAN HOLLENTRUSTEE

REP KEVIN MCCARTHYTRUSTEE (THRU 10/2023)

MS PAMELA BONDITRUSTEE

MS PAMELLA ROLAND DEVOSTRUSTEE

REP JULIA LETLOWTRUSTEE

REP JOYCE BEATTYTRUSTEE

REP HAKEEM JEFFRIESTRUSTEE

MS TATIANA COPELANDTRUSTEE

MS PHEFELIA NEZTRUSTEE

MS PHYLLIS J WASHINGTONTRUSTEE

SEN TOM CARPERTRUSTEE

MR ANTHONY WELTERSVICE CHAIR

THE HON MURIEL BOWSERTRUSTEE

THE HON MIGUEL CARDONATRUSTEE

THE HON MICHAEL HUCKABEETRUSTEE

THE HON LONNIE BUNCHTRUSTEE

THE HON ELAINE CHAOTRUSTEE

THE HON CHARLES F SAMS IIITRUSTEE

THE HON CARLA HAYDENTRUSTEE

THE HON ANTONY BLINKENTRUSTEE

REP MIKE JOHNSONTRUSTEE (AS OF 10/2023)

SEN SUSAN COLLINSTRUSTEE

SEN SHELLEY MOORE CAPITOTRUSTEE

SEN MITCH MCCONNELLTRUSTEE

SEN MARK WARNERTRUSTEE

SEN CHUCK SCHUMERTRUSTEE

THE HON XAVIER BECERRATRUSTEE

REP SAMUEL GRAVESTRUSTEE

REP RICK LARSENTRUSTEE

MS ANDREA WYNNTRUSTEE

MR BRIAN D BALLARDTRUSTEE

MR CARL H LINDNER IIITRUSTEE

MR DAVID C BOHNETTTRUSTEE

MR DAVID M RUBENSTEINCHAIRMAN

MR DOUGLAS MANCHESTERTRUSTEE

MR JON VOIGHTTRUSTEE

MR KELCY WARRENTRUSTEE

MR LEE GREENWOODTRUSTEE

MR LEWIS FEREBEETRUSTEE

MR MARC I STERNTRUSTEE

MR PAOLO ZAMPOLLITRUSTEE

MR ROBERT CASTELLANITRUSTEE

MR ROBERT DRURY LENHARDTRUSTEE

MR STEVEN WITKOFFTRUSTEE

MS ADRIENNE ARSHTTRUSTEE

MS MICHELE KESSLERTRUSTEE

MS BILLIE TSIENTRUSTEE

MS CARI B SACKSTRUSTEE

MS CATHERINE B REYNOLDSTRUSTEE

MS DARYL ROTHTRUSTEE

MS DENISE SAULTRUSTEE

MS HANNAH F BUCHANTRUSTEE

MS HEATHER WASHBURNETRUSTEE

MS HILDA SOLISTRUSTEE

MS JACQUELINE BADGER MARSSECRETARY

MS JENNIFER FISCHERTRUSTEE

MS KAREN TUCKER LEFRAKTRUSTEE

MS KATE ADAMSON HASELWOODTRUSTEE

MS KELLY ROBERTSTRUSTEE

MS LYNNETTE FRIESSTRUSTEE

MS MARY HELEN BOWERSTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1959
Location: 2700 F ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20566-0001
County: District of Columbia
In care of: % BEN CANNON
Primary officer: DONNA ARDUIN, CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(202) 416-8000

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2023
Tax period began: October 1, 2023
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BDO USA
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A610)
Grant-giving organization: Yes