BOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

BOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART

EIN 59-6019851 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A510)

What they do

THE MUSEUM of ART is AN EDUCATIONAL and CULTURAL FACILITY WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED to PROMOTE and ENCOURAGE THE UNDERSTANDING, ENJOYMENT, and APPRECIATION of FINE and VISUAL ARTS THROUGH PERMANENT and ROTATING EXHIBITS and SPECIAL EVENTS. ALSO, to DEVELOP, COORDINATE, and ENCOURAGE THE ORGANIZATION of FINE and VISUAL ART ACTIVITY and LEARNING BY GROUPS of ALL AGES BY PROVIDING CLASSES IN VARIOUS MEDIUMS.

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

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They name their leaders38 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

78.21%of revenue went to mission work64.7% of expenses · Program services

19.00%of revenue went to fundraising15.7% of expenses

$156.81spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

23.63%of revenue went to management and office costs19.6% of expenses

$1.65in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

91.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $2,954,894 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $208,834 for IRVIN LIPPMAN (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$6,749,879

Mission workProgram services$5,279,17678.21% of revenue64.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,594,75923.63% of revenue19.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,282,15619.00% of revenue15.7% of expenses

Total expenses$8,156,091120.83% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

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: 64.7% mission · 19.6% management · 15.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 120.83% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 67.2% mission · 15.8% management · 17.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 199.41% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 71.8% mission · 17.1% management · 11.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.57% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 66.2% mission · 19.2% management · 14.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.33% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 62.8% mission · 19.3% management · 17.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.95% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 69.0% mission · 16.1% management · 14.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.63% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 69.1% mission · 17.9% management · 13.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 40.23% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 68.8% mission · 19.0% management · 12.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 54.08% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$5,201,197

Expenses$8,156,091

Annual shortfall $2,954,894 Expenses were higher than revenue 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)$5,279,176 · 64.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,594,759 · 19.6% of expenses

Fundraising$1,282,156 · 15.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$5,201,197

Expenses$8,156,091

Assets$13,432,015

Income$8,327,473

Contributions$4,756,812

Mission work (program services)$5,279,176

Fundraising$1,282,156

Grants given$985,005

Average grant$492,503

Management and general$1,594,759

Stocks and bonds$5,614,396

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

IRVIN LIPPMANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $208,834Base $205,004 · Other $3,830

ROBERTA S KJELGAARDDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $123,291Base $121,465 · Other $1,826

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 (38)

IRVIN LIPPMANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

ROBERTA S KJELGAARDDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

NORMAN CODOHONORARY TRUSTEE

JUNE GELBHONORARY TRUSTEE

LIZA WAINGERTRUSTEE

LORRAINE GILDENTRUSTEE

M ADAM BANKIERTRUSTEE

MARLEEN BRODYTRUSTEE

MARLENE POMERANZHONORARY TRUSTEE

MARTA BATMASIANTRUSTEE

MARTIN MALLINGERTRUSTEE

JULIE CLAIRMONT SHIDECHAIR APPOINTEE

OLIVE JOHNSONHONORARY TRUSTEE

PAOLA LUPTAK JAKOBSON2ND VICE CHAIR

PAT OHNELLHONORARY TRUSTEE

PAUL MILLERTRUSTEE

RAUL VALEROTRUSTEE

RENEE BLATTTRUSTEE

STACEY PACKERMEMBER-AT-LARGE

ZACHARY KIRSTEINTRUSTEE

DR KAREN MASHKINTRUSTEE

ASA LOOFTRUSTEE

B MICHAEL BUDDTRUSTEE

BETH H DAVISCHAIR APPOINTEE

DALIA PABON STILLERIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

DANIEL HOSTETTLERTRUSTEE

DANIEL WOLGINASSISTANT TREASURER

DENNIS BEDLEYTRUSTEE

DOUG MITHUNMEMBER-AT-LARGE

ANGELO BIANCOTRUSTEE

DR TAMARA MORGENSTERNSECRETARY

EDITH STEINTRUSTEE

GAIL E COHENTREASURER

HOUDA SILCOCKTRUSTEE

JEAN COLKERHONORARY TRUSTEE

JODY HARRISON GRASSCHAIR

JOHN TOLBERTTRUSTEE

JOHN DESPREZ IIVICE CHAIR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1955
Location: 501 PLAZA REAL MIZNER PARK, BOCA RATON, FL 33432-0000
County: Palm Beach
In care of: JODY HARRISON GRASS
Primary officer: JODY HARRISON GRASS, CHAIR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(561) 392-2500

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2023
Tax period began: October 1, 2023
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A510)
Grant-giving organization: Yes