2025-11-12T13:26:05-05:00 2024-12-31 WITHUMSMITHBROWN PC 1835 MARKET STREET SUITE 1710 PHILADELPHIA PA 191032945 990 2024-01-01 231381459 WOODMERE ART MUSEUM % MARGARET STEELE WOOD 2152470476 9201 GERMANTOWN AVE PHILADELPHIA PA 19118 WILLIAM R VALERIO CEO 2152470476 2025-11-17 true true steven glueck P00856557 2155462140 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z WILLIAM R VALERIO 9201 GERMANTOWN AVE PHILADELPHIA PA 19118 11621402 false X WOODMEREARTMUSEUM.ORG X 1940 PA TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY, LEARNING, AND SELF-EXPRESSION THROUGH EXPERIENCES WITH THE ART AND ARTISTS OF PHILADELPHIA AND THE REGION. 20 20 33 142 0 0 3989091 7706884 281895 269772 502776 993665 39309 83343 4813071 9053664 0 0 0 0 1575750 1761196 0 0 524552 2193783 1654871 3769533 3416067 1043538 5637597 38429133 43743338 1685136 1440932 36743997 42302406 X TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY, LEARNING AND SELF-EXPRESSION THROUGH EXPERIENCES WITH THE ART AND ARTISTS OF PHILADELPHIA AND THE REGION. false false 865094 0 229647 EDUCATION - EXHIBITIONS AT WOODMERE SERVE AS A PLATFORM FOR ONGOING SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, LECTURES, GALLERY TALKS, FAMILY FESTIVALS, SCHOOL PROGRAMS, "ART OF OBSERVATION" PROGRAMS WITH MEDICAL SCHOOLS, AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS FEATURING TOP SCHOLARS AND ARTISTS. CLASSES ARE TAUGHT BY EDUCATORS AND PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS. APPROXIMATELY 3,300 ADULTS AND CHILDREN WERE ENROLLED IN ART CLASSES IN 2024. 592314 0 0 COLLECTIONS - CARING FOR WOODMERE'S COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 10,000 WORKS OF ART IS A PRIMARY ACTIVITY OF THE INSTITUTION. THE FOUNDER'S COLLECTION, THE CORE OF WHICH REMAINS ON VIEW AT WOODMERE TO THIS DAY, CONCENTRATES ON POST-CIVIL WAR AMERICAN PAINTINGS, WORKS BY PHILADLPHIA ARTISTS OF THE 19TH CENTURY, AND LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS OF THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL. WOODMERE ALSO HOLDS ONE OF THE NATION'S PREMIER COLLECTION OF PENNSYVANIA IMPRESSIONISTS, THE CIRCLE OF VIOLET OAKLEY, THE CIRCLE OF ARTHUR B. CARLES, AND MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART OF PHILADELPHIA. REALISM, MODERNISM, PRINTMAKING, CONCEPTUAL ART, AND MANY OTHER THREADS OF ART HISTORY HAVE DISTINCT AND SIGNIFICANT CONFIGURATIONS IN PHILADELPHIA, MAKING WOODMERE'S COLLECTION AN IMPORTANT CULTURAL ASSET OF THE CITY. CITY. 539538 0 40125 Woodmere is a dynamic museum that continues to grow in the vitality of its exhibitions and programming. It is the only art museum solely focused on the work of artists of the Philadelphia region. The museum engages a growing and increasingly diverse audience through ten or more changing exhibitions and vibrant year-round programming. The collection of approximately 11,000 works of art includes the largest concentration of work by Violet Oakley and her circle, as well as important works by Charles Willson Peale, Benjamin West, Thomas Sully, Frederic Church, Arthur B. Charles, Bo Bartlett, and many others. In addition, Woodmere's Helen Millard Children's Gallery showcases five exhibitions annually of art made by children representing the model projects in arts education that can be replicated by teachers. The museum also offers an experience of outdoor sculpture in the context of nature and the environmental features of the museum's grounds. Woodmere continues to develop and integrate the experience across the grounds in a manner that brings art in conversation with environmental science and horticultural interest. Further engagement with the public is provided through an expansive array of educational programs, such as a music series program, lectures, tours, and film. In the fall of 2021, Woodmere acquired a 17,000 square-foot mansion named Frances M. Maguire Hall for Art and Education at Woodmere Art Museum which will allow for a major transformative expansion of the museum's exhibition and outdoor spaces. In addition, this expansion will provide a new drop-in art space for school groups and families and will augment the museum's highly successful educational programming described above. MAJOR TRANSFORMATIVE EXPANSION OF THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITION AND OUTDOOR SPACES.IN ADDITION, THIS EXPANSION WILL PROVIDE A NEW DROP-IN ART SPACE FOR SCHOOL GROUPS AND FAMILIES AND WILL AUGMENT THE MUSEUM'S HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING DESCRIBED ABOVE. WOODMERE IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS, A DISTINCTION HELD BY APPROXIMATELY THREE PERCENT OF ALL MUSEUMS NATION WIDE. 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AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC 958-605, THE MUSEUM DOES NOT CAPITALIZE DONATED WORKS OF ART AND COLLECTIONS OR RECOGNIZE THEM AS REVENUES OR GAINS. FASB ASC 958-605 PROVIDES THAT SUCH DONATIONS NEED NOT BE RECOGNIZED IF THEY ARE ADDED TO COLLECTIONS THAT ARE HELD FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, EDUCATION, OR PROTECTED UNENCUMBERED, CARED FOR, AND PRESERVED. THE MUSEUM HAS A POLICY THAT REQUIRES THE PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF COLLECTION ITEMS TO BE USED TO AQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR ITS COLLECTION AND/OR THE DIRECT CARE AND PRESERVATION OF THE MUSEUM'S EXISTING COLLECTIONS. DIRECT CARE INCLUDES INVESTING IN THE EXISTING COLLECTION TO ENHANCE THE LIFE, USEFULNESS, OR QUALITY, AND THEREBY ENSURING THE COLLECTION WILL CONTINUE TO BENEFIT THE PUBLIC. THE COST OF ALL OBJECTS PURCHASED IS REPORTED AS SEPERATE PROGRAM EXPENSE. ALL SUCH ITEMS ON HAND ARE CURRENTLY INSURED FOR $20,000,000. PART III, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF ART, ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND ART OBJECTS THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGUED, PRESERVED AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. PART V, LINE 4: THE INTENDED USES OF THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENTS ARE TO ENDOW THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THE CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, DIRECT EXHIBITION EXPENSES AND FOR OTHER UNRESTRICTED MUSEUM USE. PART X, LINE 2: GAAP REQUIRES ENTITIES TO EVALUATE, MEASURE, RECOGNIZE AND DISCLOSE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. GAAP PRESCRIBES A MINIMUN THRESHOLD THAT A TAX POSITION IS REQUIRED TO MEET IN ORDER TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE MUSEUM BELIEVES THAT IT HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS DEFINED IN GAAP. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN VALUE OF PERPETUAL TRUST 277,814. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD -106,075 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES - 28,624. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD -106,075. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -28,624. educational 204958 118208 86750 12126 16498 0 204958 118208 86750 12126 16498 28624 58126 X X X X X false false false false false false false false false William r Valerio phd EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO 250058 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13819 0 263877 0 0 0 Stephanie Cehelsky CFO 143396 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14366 0 157762 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D, OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL MANSION WHICH HOUSES MUSEUM'S WORKS OF ART. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: A COPY OF THE DRAFT IS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING. AN OFFICER SIGNS THE RETURN AFTER CONSIDERING BOARD COMMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: ALL EMPLOYEES AND TRUSTEES SIGN A CODE OF ETHICS THAT INCLUDES CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS COMPLETELY ANNUALLY BY TRUSTEES AND REVIEWED BY THE STRATEGIC ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE. IF AN ISSUE OR TRANSACTION INVOLVES A BOARD MEMBER WITH A CONFLICT, THAT BOARD MEMBER IS PROHIBITED IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATION AND DECISION WITH RESPECT TO THAT TRANSACTION OR ISSUE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15: SURVEYS AND REVIEWS OF COMPENSATION ARE COLLECTED ANNUALLY. STAFF AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS SALARIES AND THE BOARD MEMBERS APPROVE THEM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9, CHANGES IN NET ASSETS: CHANGE IN VALUE OF PERPETUAL TRUST 277,814. COLLECTION ITEMS PURCHASED -447,099. Syndication costs -400,000. Equity contribution in MH Owner 200,000. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 -369,285.