2026-03-04T08:48:18-06:00 2025-06-30 WITHUMSMITHBROWN PC 1411 BROADWAY 9TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2024-07-01 132887872 THE DRAWING CENTER INC % LAURA HOPTMAN DRAW 2122192166 35 WOOSTER STREET NEW YORK NY 10013 LAURA HOPTMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2122192166 2026-02-25 true true CATHERINE BENDALL CPA P00521196 2127519100 2026-02-25 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LAURA HOPTMAN 35 WOOSTER STREET NEW YORK NY 10013 6367060 false X WWW.DRAWINGCENTER.ORG X 1976 NY PROMOTES THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DRAWINGS THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS, AND EDUCATION. 27 27 39 28 0 3477641 4112577 147054 177787 32939 54467 4261 123721 3661895 4468552 0 0 0 0 1669774 1736950 0 0 437455 1642185 1852428 3311959 3589378 349936 879174 10883260 11764288 1519159 1475697 9364101 10288591 X THE DRAWING CENTER, A MUSEUM IN MANHATTAN'S SOHO DISTRICT, EXPLORES THE MEDIUM OF DRAWING AS PRIMARY, DYNAMIC, AND RELEVANT TO CONTEMPORARY CULTURE, THE FUTURE OF ART, AND CREATIVE THOUGHT. ITS ACTIVITIES-WHICH ARE BOTH MULTI-DISCIPLINARY AND BROADLY HISTORICAL-INCLUDE EXHIBITIONS; SITE SPECIFIC INSTALLATIONS; THE "DRAWING PAPERS" PUBLICATION SERIES; PUBLIC PROGRAMS; AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES FOR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. false false 2492734 301508 See Schedule O for complete program service activity. 2492734 true true false false false false false true false true true true false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false true 85 0 true 39 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 27 27 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NY X X LAURA HOPTMAN 2122192166 35 WOOSTER STREET NEW YORK NY 10013 Laura Hoptman Executive Director 40.0 0.0 X 215358 0 13356 Olga Tetkowski Deputy Director 40.0 0.0 X 112391 0 13379 REBECCA BRICKMAN DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.0 0.0 X 117585 0 1177 Valentina Castellani Co-Chair 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Hilary Hatch Co-Chair 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Iris Z Marden Secretary 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Jane Dresner Sadaka Treasurer 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Dita Amory BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Frances Beatty Adler BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 David Baum Board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Brad Cloepfil BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Andrea Crane Board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Stacey Goergen BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Amy L Gold BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Harry Tappan Heher BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Priscila Hudgins Board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 KAWS BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Rhiannon Kubicka BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Adam Pendleton BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 David M Pohl BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Nancy poses Board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Almine Ruiz-Picasso BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 David Salle BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Curtis Talwst Santiago BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Joyce Siegel BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Rirkrit Tiravanija BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Barbara Toll BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jean-Edouard van Praet d'amerloo BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Waqas Wajahat BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Linda Yablonsky BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 445334 0 27912 3 false true false 0 9450 1137362 134300 2831465 222850 4112577 PUBLICATION SALES 511190 168448 168448 EXHIBITION REVENUE 900099 9339 9339 177787 55032 55032 0 0 0 0 0 1292970 1293535 -565 -565 -565 604973 1137362 604973 0 0 0 0 0 0 WORKMANS COMPENSATION REFUNDS 900099 120311 120311 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 3410 3410 123721 4468552 301508 54467 0 0 0 0 235050 167166 28188 39696 0 1218926 866891 146178 205857 0 167753 119305 20117 28331 115221 81945 13818 19458 0 0 165894 3698 161318 878 0 0 5112 5112 242020 242004 16 0 6948 6948 48071 21961 23218 2892 12390 8811 1486 2093 0 135005 96014 16191 22800 61762 56761 4874 127 0 0 59605 42824 6968 9813 0 316059 224779 37903 53377 74390 61207 5474 7709 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 168973 120172 20264 28537 SHIPPING AND COURIERS 73256 73256 PRODUCTION EXPENSE 213657 212970 687 SECURITY 76650 54513 9192 12945 192636 31509 158872 2255 3589378 2492734 659189 437455 772940 1295645 113116 203220 668802 976082 535 185 0 0 0 0 0 0 94783 125684 42018 101015 12715680 4879598 8098758 7836082 1092308 1153750 0 0 0 0 0 72625 0 0 10883260 11764288 126648 139886 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1349926 1297851 0 0 42585 37960 1519159 1475697 X 8313220 8305072 1050881 1983519 9364101 10288591 10883260 11764288 879174 45316 X X false true X true false X 3143407 3244617 2947876 3477641 3383221 16196762 0 0 3143407 3244617 2947876 3477641 3383221 16196762 1215804 14980958 24400 27073 15625 26850 55032 148980 0 26171 65569 8666 4621 123721 228748 16574490 902076 0.90386 0.98471 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X BENEFIT EVENT AUCTION true 481710 47047 13220 515537 446889 50474 15653 481710 428255 5001 33704 20071 446889 546659 -98127 20277 428255 463198 103532 20071 546659 0.77000 0.23000 false false 0 180000 180000 0 3786541 1919394 1951292 0 8162425 2730549 5635055 0 408146 375906 53891 0 178568 168135 15844 7836082 0 VACATION ACCRUAL 37960 37960 X 4508756 45316 45316 4463440 5112 5112 4468552 3584266 3584266 5112 5112 3589378 PART III, LINE 1A: THE ORGANIZATION HAS ACCUMULATED CERTAIN ARTWORK THAT HAS NOT BEEN REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS these items are held for public display and not for sale. PART III, LINE 4: AT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINED COLLECTIONS OF ARTWORK FOR EXHIBITION PURPOSES. THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DRAWINGS THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS, AND EDUCATION. PART V, LINE 4: "FUND FOR THE FUTURE" DONATIONS ARE ALLOCATED 25% TO NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS FOR USE TOWARDS CAPITAL COSTS AND 75% TO NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS WITH PERMANENT RESTRICTIONS FOR ENDOWMENT. THE BOARD SPENDING POLICY LIMITS DISTRIBUTIONS TO REALIZED INVESTMENT EARNINGS. PART X, LINE 2: The Organization is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code and exempt from state income taxes under state law, and no provision for such income tax has been reflected in the accompanying financial statements. The Organization has evaluated uncertain tax positions with respect to its operations and concluded there are no such positions at June 30, 2025 and 2024. The Organization did not recognize any tax-related interest or penalties during the periods presented in these financial statements. Annual Benefit 467012 249600 217412 222135 Auction 1015723 628162 387561 382838 0 1482735 877762 604973 604973 604973 X X X false false false false false false false false false Laura Hoptman Executive Director 215358 0 0 0 13356 228714 X 13 52000 FAIR VALUE X 75000 FAIR VALUE X 4 95830 false true false SCHEDULE M, LINEs 1 and 5: THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED DONATED ARTWORK and T-shirts DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 IN SUPPORT OF ITS FUNDRAISING AUCTION AND PUBLICATION PROGRAMS AND THE ITEMS WERE SOLD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11: DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST CERTIFICATION AND FORM 990 DISCLOSURE FORM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15: OFFICER'S COMPENSATION APPROVED BY BOARD BASED ON INDUSTRY STANDARDs. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG. and is posted on the New York State Charities bureau website. Form 990 and AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE BOARD HAS APPROVED THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A EXPRESSING THE UNIVERSALITY OF DRAWING, THE DRAWING CENTER PRESENTS EXTRAORDINARY WORKS ON PAPER FROM A WIDE RANGE OF TRADITIONS. EXHIBITIONS HAVE FEATURED DRAWINGS BY TATTOO ARTISTS, CHEFS, NOVELISTS, AND PRISONERS ALONGSIDE VISUAL ARTISTS, AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL COLLECTIONS OF WORKS ON PAPER. THIS EXPANSIVE VISION-COMBINED WITH THE SCHOLARLY RIGOR AND EXHIBITION STANDARDS OF MUCH LARGER MUSEUMS-MAKES THE DRAWING CENTER A SINGULAR INSTITUTION IN NEW YORK CITY AND INTERNATIONALLY. FOUNDED IN SOHO IN 1977 AND FIRST HOUSED IN A GROUND-FLOOR WAREHOUSE AT 137 GREENE STREET, THE DRAWING CENTER MOVED TO ITS CURRENT HOME AT 35 WOOSTER STREET IN 1987. AFTER NEARLY FIFTY YEARS, IT CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A BELOVED NEIGHBORHOOD INSTITUTION AND A GLOBAL LEADER IN THE STUDY AND CELEBRATION OF DRAWING. IN THE PAST YEAR, THE DRAWING CENTER ENGAGED INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES BOTH ON-SITE IN SOHO AND OFF-SITE IN VARIOUS PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS. THROUGH A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMMING, DIVERSE AUDIENCES WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE MEDIUM OF DRAWING AS PRIMARY, DYNAMIC, AND RELEVANT TO CONTEMPORARY CULTURE, THE FUTURE OF ART, AND CREATIVE THOUGHT. EXHIBITIONS PRESENTED AT THE DRAWING CENTER IN THE PAST YEAR INCLUDED: THE WAY I SEE IT: SELECTIONS FROM THE KAWS COLLECTION; JOHN ZORN: HERMETIC CARTOGRAPHY; ERICKA BECKMAN: POWER OF THE SPIN, AND IN THE MEDIUM OF LIFE: THE DRAWINGS OF BEAUFORD DELANEY. THIS YEAR, WE RELEASED THREE NEW CATALOGS THROUGH OUR DRAWING PAPERS PUBLICATION SERIES AND SERVED CLOSE TO 34,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS. THE WAY I SEE IT: SELECTIONS FROM THE KAWS COLLECTION, ON VIEW OCTOBER 10, 2024 THROUGH JANUARY 19, 2025, FEATURED MORE THAN 350 ARTWORKS CHOSEN BY THE ARTIST KAWS FROM HIS VAST PERSONAL COLLECTION OF OVER 3,000 WORKS ON PAPER BY SOME 500 ARTISTS. THE WAY I SEE IT CONTINUED THE DRAWING CENTER'S TRADITION OF EXHIBITING DRAWINGS FROM OUTSTANDING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, AND OFFERED AN UNPRECEDENTED GLIMPSE INTO THE ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS AND INTERESTS OF ONE OF TODAY'S MOST POPULAR CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS. KNOWN PREDOMINANTLY AS A GROUNDBREAKING FIGURE IN NEW YORK'S AVANT-GARDE AND EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC SCENES, JOHN ZORN HAS LONG BEEN CELEBRATED FOR HIS RADICAL INNOVATIONS IN MUSIC. HOWEVER, HIS ABSTRACT DRAWINGS-A PRIVATE LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLS AND NOTATIONS-HAVE REMAINED A CLOSELY GUARDED SECRET. ON VIEW FEBRUARY 7 THROUGH MAY 11, 2025, HERMETIC CARTOGRAPHY REVEALED A NEW DIMENSION OF ZORN'S ARTISTIC PRACTICE BY SHOWCASING WORKS ON PAPER THAT SPAN SEVEN DECADES OF HIS VISIONARY ENGAGEMENT WITH MARK-MAKING, IMPROVISATION, AND THE ESOTERIC. PRESENTED CONCURRENTLY WITH HERMETIC CARTOGRAPHY, POWER OF THE SPIN FEATURED THE WORK OF ERICKA BECKMAN, A FILMMAKER WHO CAME TO PROMINENCE IN THE LATE 1970S. BECKMAN IS CONSIDERED A KEY FIGURE OF THE PICTURES GENERATION, A GROUP OF AMERICAN CONCEPTUAL ARTISTS WHO APPROPRIATED IMAGES FROM POPULAR CULTURE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CULTURAL CRITIQUE. IN SUMMER 2025, THE DRAWING CENTER PRESENTED AN EXHIBITION FEATURING WORKS ON PAPER BY THE AMERICAN ARTIST BEAUFORD DELANEY (1901-1979). ENTITLED IN THE MEDIUM OF LIFE: THE DRAWINGS OF BEAUFORD DELANEY, IT WAS THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE DELANEY EXHIBITION AT A NEW YORK MUSEUM IN OVER THREE DECADES, AND THE FIRST-EVER EXHIBITION DEVOTED TO DRAWING-THE MEDIUM THAT WAS CENTRAL TO HIS OEUVRE. IN THE MEDIUM OF LIFE INCLUDED APPROXIMATELY 90 DRAWINGS, GOUACHES, PASTELS AND NOTEBOOK SKETCHES MARKING DISTINCT PERIODS OF DELANEY'S CAREER. ALL OF THE DRAWING CENTER'S EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS ARE PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC, FREE OF CHARGE, THANKS TO A MULTI-YEAR GRANT FROM THE CY TWOMBLY FOUNDATION. IN THE PAST YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 34,000 INDIVIDUALS VISITED THE WAY I SEE IT: SELECTIONS FROM THE KAWS COLLECTION; JOHN ZORN: HERMETIC CARTOGRAPHY; ERICKA BECKMAN: POWER OF THE SPIN, AND IN THE MEDIUM OF LIFE: THE DRAWINGS OF BEAUFORD DELANEY. THE DRAWING CENTER HAS CONTINUED ITS EXPANSION OF ITS PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS THROUGH ITS EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, WITH OVER 3,000 AUDIENCE PARTICIPANTS ENGAGING WITH PUBLIC EXHIBITION-BASED PROGRAMS, ARTIST AND CURATOR CONVERSATIONS, DRAWING WORKSHOPS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND GROUP TOURS. ITS SCHOOL PROGRAMS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 1,800 K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS, INCLUDING 25 STUDENTS FROM PS 42 BENJAMIN ALTMAN SCHOOL; 25 STUDENTS FROM CHELSEA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL; 25 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THE LEXINGTON SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF; AND 25 STUDENTS FROM PS 347 THE AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE & ENGLISH LOWER SCHOOL. THE DRAWING CENTER'S ONGOING LANGUAGE ACCESS INITIATIVE PROVIDED 12 DRAWING WORKSHOP PROGRAMS TO DEAF AUDIENCES AND SPANISH LANGUAGE SPEAKERS. THE DRAWING CENTER'S PUBLICATION PROGRAM ENABLES THE PRODUCTION OF IMPORTANT AND INFLUENTIAL NEW SCHOLARSHIP ON DRAWING. ALL EXHIBITIONS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY AN EDITION OF DRAWING PAPERS, AN AFFORDABLY PRICED PUBLICATION THAT ATTRACTS A WIDE AUDIENCE, FROM STUDENTS AND FELLOW ARTISTS TO CRITICS, COLLECTORS, AND SCHOLARS. DRAWING PAPERS INCLUDE REPRODUCTIONS OF ARTISTS' WORKS, ARTIST STATEMENTS, COMMISSIONED ESSAYS, AND INTERPRETIVE TEXTS. DRAWING PAPERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE DRAWING CENTER'S ONSITE AND ONLINE BOOKSTORES, AND IN COMMERCIAL BOOKSTORES. THE DRAWING CENTER PARTNERS WITH THE ONLINE PUBLISHER ISSUU.COM TO OFFER ALL 150+ OF ITS PUBLICATIONS IN A READABLE FORMAT FOR FREE ONLINE. TO DATE, MORE THAN 2 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE READ OUR PUBLICATIONS ONLINE. IN THE PAST YEAR, THE DRAWING CENTER PUBLISHED IN-HOUSE DRAWING PAPERS PUBLICATIONS FOR THE WAY I SEE IT: SELECTIONS FROM THE KAWS COLLECTION; JOHN ZORN: HERMETIC CARTOGRAPHY, AND IN THE MEDIUM OF LIFE: THE DRAWINGS OF BEAUFORD DELANEY. EACH PUBLICATION FEATURES FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE ARTWORKS INCLUDED IN THE EXHIBITIONS, ALONG WITH ESSAYS BY TDC CURATORS, ARTISTS, AND SCHOLARS. THE DRAWING CENTER PRESENTS A VARIETY OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS, INCLUDING GALLERY TALKS, LECTURES, READINGS, PERFORMANCES, AND PANELS THAT PROVIDE NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE WORK ON VIEW IN OUR EXHIBITIONS. THIS PAST YEAR, THE DRAWING CENTER ORGANIZED PUBLIC PROGRAMS TO ACCOMPANY THE WAY I SEE IT: SELECTIONS FROM THE KAWS COLLECTION; JOHN ZORN: HERMETIC CARTOGRAPHY; ERICKA BECKMAN: POWER OF THE SPIN, AND IN THE MEDIUM OF LIFE: THE DRAWINGS OF BEAUFORD DELANEY. THESE PROGRAMS ENGAGED OVER 3,000 AUDIENCE PARTICIPANTS AND FEATURED THE PARTICIPATION OF ARTISTS, WRITERS, AND CRITICS INCLUDING: ERIK PARKER, LEE QUIONES, SEAN CORCORAN, JANE DICKSON, TONY OURSLER, VALRIE ROUSSEAU, AND MATTHEW HIGGS, AMONG OTHERS. SELECT PROGRAMS WERE RECORDED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL FUTURE AUDIENCES TO VIEW, FOR FREE, THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE ARTIST CONVERSATIONS, AND TDC'S POPULAR DRAWNOW! WORKSHOP SERIES.