2025-08-15T11:24:52+00:00 2024-09-30 440160260 Forvis Mazars LLP 135 West 50th Street New York NY 10020 990 2023-10-01 135562288 Municipal Art Society of New York MUNI 2129353960 115 Broadway 1705 New York NY 10006 Keri Butler Interim President 2129353960 2025-08-15 true Aaron Shapiro P01333816 2128127000 2025-08-15 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Keri Butler 115 Broadway 1705 New York NY 10006 4424788 false X www.mas.org X 1893 NY THE MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY OF NEW YORK (MAS) LIFTS UP THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE IN THE DEBATES THAT SHAPE NEW YORK'S BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND LEADS THE WAY TO A MORE LIVABLE CITY FROM SIDEWALK TO SKYLINE. MAS ENVISIONS A FUTURE IN WHICH ALL NEW YORKERS SHARE IN THE RICHNESS OF CITY LIFE - WHERE GROWTH IS BALANCED, CHARACTER ENDURES, AND A RESILIENT FUTURE IS SECURED. IN OVER 130 YEARS OF HISTORY, OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS HAVE LED TO THE CREATION OF THE NEW YORK CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, PUBLIC DESIGN COMMISSION, LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION, AND THE TRIBUTE IN LIGHT; THE PRESERVATION OF GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL, THE LIGHTS OF TIMES SQUARE, AND THE GARMENT DISTRICT; THE CONSERVATION OF MORE THAN 50 WORKS OF PUBLIC ART; AND THE FOUNDING OF CIVIC ARTS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE PUBLIC ART FUND, THE NEW YORK LANDMARKS CONSERVANCY, P.S. 1, THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL, THE PARK AVENUE ARMORY CONSERVANCY, AND THE WATERFRONT ALLIANCE. 20 20 28 20 0 0 2748901 2369070 63179 77122 363239 359068 -87381 32224 3087938 2837484 20075 40496 0 2687991 2674379 34175 72500 803898 1291206 1275522 4033447 4062897 -945509 -1225413 8787441 8591379 1558959 1341905 7228482 7249474 See Schedule O false false 1513363 36400 0 SEE SCHEDULE O 1004986 4096 77122 MAS WORKS ON THE GROUND IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS MOBILIZING NEW YORKERS ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT OUR CITY. OUR ANNUAL JANE'S WALK WEEKEND IN 2024 BROUGHT MORE THAN 7,000 NEW YORKERS AND VISITORS TOGETHER FOR AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL CELEBRATING URBAN LIFE. COMMUNITY ADVOCATES USE THESE WALKS AS A WAY TO RAISE AWARENESS OF ISSUES FACING THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. OUR RENOWNED WALKING TOURS PROGRAM, WHICH WAS OFFERED VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024, SERVED AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 2,800 EXPLORING THE ART, ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF NEW YORK'S FIVE BOROUGHS. WE ALSO CURATED TWO ART EXHIBITIONS AS PART OF THE VIRTUAL DORIS C. AND ALAN J. FREEDMAN GALLERY ON MAS.ORG. THESE INCLUDED INSIDE OUT, A PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES BY SALLY DAVIES AND THE IRRESISTIBLE PULL, A PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES BY MAUREEN DRENNAN. ALSO IN FY 2024, MAS PRESENTED 34 VIRTUAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS FROM PANEL DISCUSSIONS TO ARTIST SPOTLIGHTS AND BOOK TALKS. 253510 0 SEE SCHEDULE O 2771859 true true false true false false false true true true false false false true false true false false false false false false true true false false true false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 25 0 28 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 20 20 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NY X X Peter Kerins 2124530055 115 Broadway Suite 1705 New York NY 10006 Earl Weiner General Counsel 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Jill Lerner Vice-Chair 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Kent Swig Treasurer 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Richard Olcott Chair 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Susan Freedman Secretary 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Amanda Boston Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 Barbara Koz Paley Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 Calvin Tsao Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 Chris McCartin Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 Gabriel Calatrava Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 James LaForce Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 Lisa Smith Cashin Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 Manohar Patole Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 Michael Donovan Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 Pamela Mann Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 Susan Grimbilas Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 Susan Hinkson Carling Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 Tina Vaz Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 Wendy Evans Joseph Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 Yeohlee Teng Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Goldstein President 40.0 X 214829 0 29713 Robert Libbey Vice President Finance and Administration 40.0 X 160814 0 42579 Britt Densmore Vice President Development 40.0 X 147941 0 24154 Keri Butler Vice President Planning and Policy 40.0 X 137468 0 1809 Sarah Celentano Senior Director of Individual Giving 40.0 X 115033 0 13486 Sean Kelliher Web Master 40.0 X 113742 0 17413 Thomas Devaney Senior Director Land Use and Planning 40.0 X 137094 0 20723 1026921 0 149877 7 false true false 0 88966 708450 76140 1495514 245154 2369070 TOURS AND COURSES 561520 60023 60023 REGISTRATION 900099 17099 17099 0 0 0 0 77122 215633 215633 0 0 1602949 1459514 143435 0 143435 143435 80100 708450 127790 -47690 -47690 LICENSING 900099 79550 79550 OTHER INCOME 900099 364 364 0 0 0 0 79914 2837484 77122 0 391292 40496 40496 447776 331772 83440 32564 1854644 1304250 148067 402327 55301 38647 3775 12879 146306 104212 11913 30181 170352 121019 16817 32516 19539 19539 48100 48100 1589 1589 72500 72500 52923 52923 141641 127389 14252 0 91692 67937 8466 15289 167626 108670 21120 37836 111833 79447 11040 21346 334421 237575 33014 63832 11784 7825 3748 211 18795 13383 2372 3040 60637 43076 5987 11574 19329 13733 1906 3690 6697 4758 661 1278 Restoration 91230 91230 Catering 61246 61246 Tours and Guides 36440 36440 0 0 0 0 4062897 2771859 487140 803898 97638 107723 112078 246325 279225 0 0 0 0 20959 18000 1037275 1023394 32678 13881 7693061 7839011 0 0 589057 329184 8787441 8591379 165272 284520 140500 233892 107930 112078 0 0 398017 398017 747240 313398 1558959 1341905 X -1156204 -2873202 8384686 10122676 7228482 7249474 8787441 8591379 -1225413 1246405 0 X false true X true false X 2093578 2441940 2135620 2748901 2369070 11789109 0 0 2093578 2441940 2135620 2748901 2369070 11789109 2378664 9410445 234977 199217 211538 197916 215633 1059281 0 28105 29839 17056 20962 79914 175876 13024266 448013 0.7225 0.7955 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income DESCRIPTION - LICENSING, COLUMN A - 27775.0, COLUMN B - 11000.0, COLUMN C - 11000.0, COLUMN D - 20962.0, COLUMN E - 79550.0, COLUMN F - 150287.0; DESCRIPTION - OTHER, COLUMN A - 330.0, COLUMN B - 18839.0, COLUMN C - 6056.0, COLUMN D - , COLUMN E - 364.0, COLUMN F - 25589.0; RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1589 1589 4061308 4062897 353145 0 88286 0 0 false 344787 344099 328779 353145 1370810 2056214 6381 1642 2421 1589 12033 86197 86025 82195 88286 342703 514054 6381 0 0 0 6381 false true X 7117483 1374639 239001 8253121 6474221 100000 852315 309053 7117483 9390968 -1484736 1432011 6474221 9176096 1653261 1438389 9390968 10201434 45305 834763 1905406 9176096 0.0 0.7362 0.2638 38691 38219 472 826344 820567 5777 172240 164608 7632 13881 Operating lease liability 300301 Finance lease liabilities 13097 313398 4030966 1246405 0 1246405 2784561 52923 0 52923 2837484 4009974 0 0 4009974 52923 0 52923 4062897 Schedule D, Part IV, Line 2b Explanation of escrow agreement The society holds funds for outside groups to maintain two war memorials in NYC. X X X X X X true Buckley Hall Events 33 Katonah Avenue Katonah NY 10536 Gala Planning false 788550 72500 716050 788550 72500 716050 NY GALA 788550 708450 80100 100628 27162 0 0 788550 708450 80100 100628 27162 127790 -47690 true 0 0 Schedule I, Part II REPORTING THRESHOLD ALL GRANTS WERE UNDER THE REPORTING THRESHOLD FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds THE GRANTS WERE MONITORED THROUGH EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE GRANTEES, AND EXPENSES WERE DOCUMENTED BY THE GRANTEE AND REVIEWED BY MAS. X X X X false false false false false false false Elizabeth Goldstein President 184800 0 0 0 30029 0 11250 0 18463 0 244542 0 0 0 Robert Libbey Vice President Finance and Administration 117531 0 0 0 43283 0 9150 0 33429 0 203393 0 0 0 Britt Densmore Vice President Development 147941 0 0 0 0 0 7726 0 16428 0 172095 0 0 0 Thomas Devaney Senior Director Land Use and Planning 137094 0 0 0 0 0 4489 0 16234 0 157817 0 0 0 X 3 245154 Market value false false false Schedule M, Part I Explanations of reporting method for number of contributions Securities - Publicly traded - THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. Form 990, Part III, Line 1 ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY OF NEW YORK (MAS) LIFTS UP THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE IN THE DEBATES THAT SHAPE NEW YORK'S BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND LEADS THE WAY TO A MORE LIVABLE CITY FROM SIDEWALK TO SKYLINE. MAS ENVISIONS A FUTURE IN WHICH ALL NEW YORKERS SHARE IN THE RICHNESS OF CITY LIFE - WHERE GROWTH IS BALANCED, CHARACTER ENDURES, AND A RESILIENT FUTURE IS SECURED. IN OVER 130 YEARS OF HISTORY, OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS HAVE LED TO THE CREATION OF THE NEW YORK CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, PUBLIC DESIGN COMMISSION, LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION, AND THE TRIBUTE IN LIGHT; THE PRESERVATION OF GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL, THE LIGHTS OF TIMES SQUARE, AND THE GARMENT DISTRICT; THE CONSERVATION OF MORE THAN 50 WORKS OF PUBLIC ART; AND THE FOUNDING OF CIVIC ARTS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE PUBLIC ART FUND, THE NEW YORK LANDMARKS CONSERVANCY, P.S. 1, THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL, THE PARK AVENUE ARMORY CONSERVANCY, AND THE WATERFRONT ALLIANCE. Form 990, Part III, Line 4a PLANNING MAS PROMOTES DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS, EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE INFRASTUCTURE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND INVITING OPEN SPACE THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED URBAN PLANNING. IN FY 2024, MAS RELEASED GREENER CORRIDORS FOR A MORE RESILIENT CITY, AN EXTENSIVE STUDY THAT IDENTIFIED WAYS TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY ON SEVERAL OF NYC'S MAIN ARTERIAL THOROUGHFARES. THIS WORK USED EXAMPLES OF BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHERE THE GREENING OF SIMILAR CORRIDORS LED TO TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES, POLLUTION REDUCTION, AND CLOSING GAPS CREATED BY HISTORIC INEQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PRACTICES. AFTER THE RELEASE OF GREENER CORRIDORS, MAS STAFF HAVE BEEN INVITED TO PRESENT ITS FINDINGS TO COMMUNITY BOARDS AND PANELS ON SUSTAINABILTY. THROUGHOUT FY 2024, MAS WAS ACTIVE IN RESPONDING TO THE CITY'S CITY OF YES FOR HOUSING ZONING TEXT AMENDEMENT. THE CITY'S MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN ITS ZONING RESOLUTION IN 60 YEARS, WHICH CREATED NEW CITYWIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSING IN AREAS THAT HAVE TRADITIONALLY UNDERPERFORMED IN HOUSING PRODUCTION. MAS ORGANIZED A WORKSHOP WITH DEVELOPERS, HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, PLANNERS AND PRACTITIONERS TO ASSIST IN FORMULATING SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL THAT ADVOCATED FOR MORE DEVELOPER INCENTIVES TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROTECTIONS THAT ALSO PROMOTE HOUSING, AND EASING OF REGULATIONS TO ALLOW OFFICE TO RESIDENTIAL CONVERSATIONS. IN FY 2024, MAS REVIVED ITS CLOSER LOOK SERIES OF INFORMATIVE PANEL DISCUSSIONS WITH VARIOUS EXPERTS ON SOME OF NYC'S MOST PRESSING LAND USE AND PLANNING ISSUES. UNDER THE CLOSER LOOK PROGRAM, MAS ORGANIZED AND MODERATED A PANEL, AFTER THE CAP, WHICH COVERED THE COMPLEXITIES OF CITY DEVELOPMENT FOLLOWING THE REMOVAL OF A LONG-STANDING ZONING CAP ON RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, THE PASSAGE OF A NEW TAX INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPERS TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND THE CITY OF YES. AS PART OF OUR LIVABLE NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM, WE PROVIDED FIVE WORKSHOPS TO A COHORT OF 68 COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOCUSING ON ZONING AND LAND USE PROCESSES AND HOW TO ENGAGE IN PROJECTS THAT SHAPE THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. MAS ALSO PROVIDED THREE IN-PERSON NETWORKING AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COHORT MEMBERS. Form 990, Part III, Line 4c PRESERVATION MAS ADVOCATES FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION PRACTICES AND POLICIES. IN FY 2024, WITH A GRANT FROM THE MELLON FOUNDATION FOR OUR ENDURING CULTURE INITIATIVE, MAS WAS ABLE TO HIRE A RESEARCH FELLOW. WE CONVENED AN ADVISORY GROUP TO GUIDE OUR WORK AND HELD THREE FOCUS GROUPS TO WORKSHOP IDEAS AROUND PRESERVATION RELATED TO CULTURAL HERITAGE, LEGACY AND SMALL BUSINESSES, AND URBAN DESIGN. WE ORGANIZED THREE PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS TO EXPLORE LOCAL SITES OF CULTURAL HERITAGE. OUR RESEARCH FELLOW COMPLETED THE FIRST PHASE OF RESEARCH, MAPPING THE FIELD OF RELATED ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE TO DEVELOP AN INITIATIAL LIST OF POLICY IDEAS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AN ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN. MAS TESTIFIED OR MADE RECOMMENDATIONS ON A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT HISTORIC PRESERVATION ISSUES, INCLUDING ADVOCATING FOR PROTECTING THE BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN AGAINST A LUXURY DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD ADVERSELY IMPACT ITS PLANTS. MAS SUPPORTED THE WILLOUGHBY HART HISTORIC DISTRICT IN BROOKLYN AND CALLED FOR FLEXIBLE PRESERVATION REQUIREMENTS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR HOMEOWNERS TO MAINTAIN HOMES WITHIN THE DISTRICT. MAS'S ADOPT-A-MONUMENT PROGRAM CONTINUED ITS WORK CONSERVING PUBLIC ART IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS INCLUDING THE JOAN OF ARC STATUE IN RIVERSIDE PARK AND THE ROCKET THROWER IN FLUSHING MEADOWS-CORONA PARK, QUEENS, A VESTIGE OF THE 1964 WORLD'S FAIR. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL UPON COMPLETION AND REVIEW, AND THEN SUBMITTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. THE FORM 990 IS THEN SENT ELECTRONICALLY TO MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING BODY FOR COMMENTS. ANY COMMENTS ARE THEN GROUPED, SUMMARIZED AND PROVIDED TO MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL FOR CHANGES. EACH ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED AND ADDRESSED PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT IS APPLICABLE TO ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. EACH COVERED PERSON IS REQUIRED TO RECEIVE A COPY OF THE POLICY AND TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OR TO THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD. AFTER ANY DISCUSSION OF THE CONFLICTING INTEREST BETWEEN THE INTERESTED PERSON AND THE BOARD OR A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND THE GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE ORGANIZATION, THE GENERAL COUNSEL SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF THE GENERAL COUNSEL IS THE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL CONSULT WITH EACH OTHER AND DECIDE IF A CONFLICT EXISTS. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DETERMINED TO EXIST, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND IS PROHIBITED FROM MAKING ANY ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE IMPROPERLY THE DELIBERATION OR VOTING ON THE MATTER GIVING RISE TO THE CONFLICT. EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL STATEMENT ACKNOWLEDGING THE OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES, WHICH PERIODICALLY REVIEWS THE REASONABLENESS OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES A COMPARISON WITH AVAILABLE COMPARABILITY DATA. THE COMMITTEE'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ARE SUBSTANTIATED IN CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST DONE ON April 27, 2022. There has been no significant change in compensation since 2022. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE REASONABLENESS OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS' COMPENSATION ON April 27, 2022. There has been no significant change in compensation since 2022. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public THE SOCIETY MAKES THEIR FORM 990 AVAILABLE WITH GUIDESTAR.ORG AND ON ITS WEBSITE. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST.