2026-08-17T09:54:15+00:00 2025-09-30 440160260 FORVIS MAZARS LLP 135 WEST 50TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10020 990 2024-10-01 135562288 MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY OF NEW YORK MUNI 2129353960 111 BROADWAY 1603 NEW YORK NY 10006 KERI BUTLER PRESIDENT 2129353960 2026-08-17 true LAUREN DENTON P01571860 2128127000 2026-08-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X KERI BUTLER 111 BROADWAY 1603 NEW YORK NY 10006 3728429 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. 19 19 30 19 0 2369070 1320911 77122 81541 359068 683157 32224 61957 2837484 2147566 40496 53621 0 0 2674379 2258764 72500 36000 778461 1275522 1532325 4062897 3880710 -1225413 -1733144 8591379 7331765 1341905 1806161 7249474 5525604 SEE SCHEDULE O false false 1243350 52800 SEE SCHEDULE O 930949 821 81541 MAS WORKS ON THE GROUND ACROSS ALL FIVE BOROUGHS MOBILIZING NEW YORKERS ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT OUR CITY WHILE ALSO WORKING WITH CITY GOVERNMENT TO SHAPE THE POLICY AND PROCESSES THAT IMPACT OUR DAILY LIVES. IN 2025 WE WERE A LEAD ADVOCATE IN THE PASSING OF THE CITY OF YES, THE CITY'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE ZONING OVERHAUL SINCE THE 1960S. WE WORKED WITH THE CHARTER REVISION COMMISSION TO SHAPE PROPOSALS FOR LAND-USE AND PLANNING AMENDMENTS WHILE ALSO ENGAGING AS A KEY STAKEHOLDER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS RANGING FROM PENN STATION TO THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART'S TANG WING EXPANSION. PROGRAMMATICALLY, WE FURTHERED OUR ENDURING CULTURE INITIATIVE AIMED AT EXPANDING NEW YORK'S APPROACH TO PRESERVATION BY CELEBRATING MORE OF THE PLACES, CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AND HISTORIES THAT MAKE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS UNIQUE. AS PART OF THE INITIATIVE, WE SUB-GRANTED WITH SEVEN COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO SUPPORT THEIR DIVERSE CULTURAL HERITAGE WORK ACROSS THE CITY, HELD FIVE BOROUGH-BASED SPOTLIGHTS TO CELEBRATE LOCAL HISTORIES OF PEOPLE IN PLACE, AND CONNECTED WITH OVER 50 INTERVIEWS PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD TO DISCUSS THE INTERSECTION OF PRESERVATION AND CULTURAL HERITAGE WITH HOUSING AND CLIMATE. OUR ANNUAL JANE'S WALK WEEKEND BROUGHT IN MORE THAN XNEARLY 10,000 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 WALKING TOURS PROGRAM SERVED AN AUDIENCE OF OVER X3,000, EXPLORING THE ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF NEW YORK'S DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS. SEPARATE FROM THE ACTIVITIES OUTLINED ABOVE, WE HELD X ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS RANGING FROM SITE VISITS TO POLICY TALKS. 226948 SEE SCHEDULE O 2401247 true true false true false 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false true 22 0 30 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 19 19 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true true false false NY X X PETER KERINS 2124530055 111 BROADWAY SUITE 1603 NEW YORK NY 10006 EARL WEINER GENERAL COUNSEL 1.0 X X 0 0 0 JILL LERNER CO-CHAIR 1.0 X X 0 0 0 KENT SWIG TREASURER 1.0 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD OLCOTT CO-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 CHRIS MCCARTIN DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 GABRIEL CALATRAVA DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 JAMES MAGOWAN DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 LESLIE CHANG 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 PAUL LIEBERMAN 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 (RETIRED NOV'24) 40.0 X 201683 0 4667 KERI BUTLER PRESIDENT 40.0 X 156424 0 936 ROBERT LIBBEY VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION 40.0 X 151884 0 23232 BRITT DENSMORE VICE PRESIDENT DEVELOPMENT 40.0 X 141476 0 6652 SARAH CELENTANO SENIOR DIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL GIVING 40.0 X 113012 0 11091 SEAN KELLIHER WEB MASTER 40.0 X 110901 0 5137 THOMAS DEVANEY SENIOR DIRECTOR LAND USE AND PLANNING 40.0 X 134648 0 15911 1010028 0 67626 7 false true false 0 89047 670507 71030 490327 1320911 TOURS AND COURSES 561520 73576 73576 REGISTRATION 900099 7965 7965 0 0 0 0 81541 176760 176760 0 0 1938596 1432199 506397 0 506397 506397 56261 670507 148664 -92403 -92403 FORGIVENESS OF RENT 900099 137066 137066 LICENSING 900099 16250 16250 OTHER INCOME 900099 1044 1044 0 0 0 0 154360 2147566 81541 0 745114 53621 53621 360271 268445 65841 25985 1577157 1092457 129148 355552 41579 29892 2338 9349 139468 99983 9768 29717 140289 98722 13714 27853 16424 7500 8924 98820 98820 3422 3422 36000 36000 46120 46120 164252 10006 154246 0 70937 49951 7063 13923 205703 137021 18357 50325 120014 41033 66914 12067 532891 364955 64965 102971 7683 3402 3290 991 30732 24936 4868 928 57085 41701 5076 10308 8989 6325 879 1785 6860 4827 671 1362 CATERING 95923 95923 RESTORATION 37120 37120 TOURS AND GUIDES 29350 29350 0 0 0 0 3880710 2401247 701002 778461 97254 112078 116950 279225 164205 0 0 0 0 18000 168754 1059083 1032383 13881 26700 7839011 6563356 0 0 329184 194546 8591379 7331765 284520 567047 233892 690681 112078 116950 0 0 398017 398017 313398 33466 1341905 1806161 X -2873202 -4212087 10122676 9737691 7249474 5525604 8591379 7331765 -1733144 9274 0 X false true true false X 2441940 2135620 2748901 2369070 1320911 11016442 0 0 2441940 2135620 2748901 2369070 1320911 11016442 1938156 9078286 199217 211538 197916 215633 176760 1001064 0 29839 17056 20962 79914 154360 302131 12319637 393118 0.73690 0.72253 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME DESCRIPTION - LICENSING, COLUMN A - 11000.0, COLUMN B - 11000.0, COLUMN C - 20962.0, COLUMN D - 79550.0, COLUMN E - 16250.0, COLUMN F - 138762.0; DESCRIPTION - OTHER, COLUMN A - 18839.0, COLUMN B - 6056.0, COLUMN C - , COLUMN D - 364.0, COLUMN E - 1044.0, COLUMN F - 26303.0; DESCRIPTION - FORGIVENESS OF RENT, COLUMN A - , COLUMN B - , COLUMN C - , COLUMN D - , COLUMN E - 137066.0, COLUMN F - 137066.0; RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 3422 3422 3877288 3880710 344036 0 86009 0 0 false 344099 328779 353145 344036 1370058 2055087 1642 2421 1589 3422 9074 86025 82195 88286 86009 342515 513772 0 0 0 0 0 false true X 8253121 558860 463276 8348705 7117483 1374639 239001 8253121 6474221 100000 852315 309053 7117483 9390968 -1484736 1432011 6474221 9176096 1653261 1438389 9390968 0.0 0.7277 0.2723 false false 38691 38648 43 848092 825653 22439 172300 168082 4218 26700 FEDERAL INCOME TAXES FINANCE LEASE LIABILITIES 33466 33466 2110720 9274 0 9274 2101446 46120 0 46120 2147566 3834590 0 0 3834590 46120 0 46120 3880710 SCHEDULE D, PART IV, LINE 2B EXPLANATION OF ESCROW AGREEMENT THE SOCIETY HOLDS FUNDS FOR OUTSIDE GROUPS TO MAINTAIN TWO WAR MEMORIALS IN NYC. SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4 INTENDED USES OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS THE SOCIETY'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY SEVEN INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES AND GENERAL SUPPORT. 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X X X X false false false false false false false ELIZABETH GOLDSTEIN PRESIDENT (RETIRED NOV'24) 201683 0 0 0 0 0 2510 0 2157 0 206350 0 0 0 KERI BUTLER PRESIDENT 156424 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 936 0 157360 0 0 0 ROBERT LIBBEY VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION 151884 0 0 0 0 0 7320 0 15912 0 175116 0 0 0 THOMAS DEVANEY SENIOR DIRECTOR LAND USE AND PLANNING 134648 0 0 0 0 0 7543 0 8368 0 150559 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY OF NEW YORK (MAS) WAS FOUNDED IN 1893 TO WORK TOWARDS THE CREATION OF A LIVABLE CITY, TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF ALL NEW YORKERS AND TO USE THE MUNICIPAL ARTS OF ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING, PRESERVATION, AND PUBLIC ART TO IMPROVE AND PROTECT THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT OF NEW YORK. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A PLANNING MAS PROMOTES DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS, EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE INFRASTRUCTURE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND INVITING OPEN SPACE THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY-BASED URBAN PLANNING. IN FY 2025, MAS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF CITY OF YES (PASSED DECEMBER, 2025) WHICH REPRESENTS THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL ZONING CHANGE NEW YORK CITY HAS SEEN SINCE THE 1960S. FURTHER, WE WORKED WITH THE CHARTER REVISION COMMISSION TO SHAPE PROPOSALS FOR LAND-USE AND PLANNING AMENDMENTS WHILE ALSO ENGAGING AS A KEY STAKEHOLDER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS RANGING FROM PENN STATION TO THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART'S TANG WING EXPANSION. ADDITIONALLY, WE WORKED WITH COMMUNITY BOARDS TO UNDERSTAND LARGE LAND-USE ACTIONS HAPPENING IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, SUCH AS THE LONG ISLAND CITY REZONING AND ENGAGED WITH BOTH COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT STAKEHOLDERS ON THE MIDTOWN SOUTH MIXED USE REZONING. AS PART OF OUR LIVABLE NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM, WHICH MAS HAS RUN SINCE 2007, WE WELCOMED OVER 60 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS TO A FINAL WORKSHOP FOCUSED ON HOW TO ENGAGE IN THE PUBLIC PROCESS FOR ZONING AND LAND-USE PROJECTS AND REVIEWS HAPPENING IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C PRESERVATION MAS ADVOCATES FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION PRACTICES AND POLICIES. IN FY 25, MAS CONTINUED WORK ON OUR MELLON-FUNDED ENDURING CULTURE INITIATIVE, PARTNERING WITH OUR SEVEN SUB-GRANTEE COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO FACILITATE CULTURAL PROGRAMMING ACROSS THE CITY. FURTHER, OUR TWO GRANT-FUNDED FELLOWS CONTINUED DESK RESEARCH AS WELL AS ROBUST INTERVIEWING OF LEADERS ACROSS THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR TO INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POLICY BRIEF AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN. AS NEW YORK FACES A CRITICAL HOUSING SHORTAGE, AFFORDABILITY PRESSURES, AND INCREASING CLIMATE IMPACTS, MAS IS EXPLORING THE UNTAPPED POTENTIAL OF EXISTING BUILDINGS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE TO INFORM LAND USE DECISIONS, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, AND LONG-TERM STEWARDSHIP WITH THE GOAL OF REDEFINING THE ROLE OF PRESERVATION IN A CHANGING CITY AND FURTHER UNDERSTANDING THE POLICY FRAMEWORKS NEEDED TO SHAPE ADAPTIVE REUSE AND REINVESTMENT IN OUR URBAN FABRIC. ADDITIONALLY, MAS TESTIFIED OR MADE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS ON A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT HISTORIC PRESERVATION ISSUES AND CONTINUED WORK CONSERVING PUBLIC ART IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS THROUGH OUR ADOPT-A-MONUMENT PROGRAM. 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. IN AUGUST 2025, KERI BUTLER WAS NAMED PRESIDENT WITH A REDUCED ANNUAL COMPENSATION IN COMPARISON TO THE FORMER PRESIDENT WHO LEFT IN NOVEMBER 2024. 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. IN AUGUST 2025, KERI BUTLER WAS NAMED PRESIDENT WITH A REDUCED ANNUAL COMPENSATION IN COMPARISON TO THE FORMER PRESIDENT WHO LEFT IN NOVEMEBR 2024. 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.