AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

3601 35TH AVE, ASTORIA, NY 11106-1226

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

AZIZ ISHAM, 36-01 35TH AVENUE, ASTORIA, NY 111061226

Signed the 990

IVAN L LUSTIG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(718) 777-6800

Website

WWW.MOVINGIMAGE.ORG

Return prepared by

LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OMUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE (MOMI) IS THE ONLY MUSEUM IN THE U.S. THAT EXPLORES THE CENTRAL TECHNOLOGY OF THE PRESENT MOMENT.SCREENS ARE ALL AROUND US. WE USE THEM TO EDUCATE, ENTERTAIN, AND COMMUNICATE. THE MOVING IMAGE-ENCOMPASSING FILM, TELEVISION, VIDEO GAMES, AND OTHER FORMS OF DIGITAL MEDIA-SHAPES HOW WE SEE AND FEEL THE WORLD. WITH EXHIBITIONS?AND SCREENINGS ON THE ART, HISTORY, TECHNIQUE, AND SCIENCE OF THE MOVING IMAGE, MOMI PRESENTS THE REAL AND IMAGINED WORLDS OF OUR PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. WITH GROUND-BREAKING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, DIGITAL LITERACY INITIATIVES, AND CUTTING-EDGE MEDIA LABS, MOMI IS NOT JUST A MUSEUM BUT ALSO A PLACE WHERE WE CAN ALL MAKE SENSE OF THE FORCES AND EXPERIENCES THAT CREATE OUR SHARED REALITY. MOMI IS AN OPEN WORLD IN THE HEART OF BOTH ASTORIA, NYC, AND OUR ENTIRE CREATIVE COMMUNITY.

Program accomplishments

• EXHIBITIONS AND THE COLLECTION:THE MUSEUM PRESENTS AN AMBITIOUS SLATE OF LARGE- AND SMALL-SCALE PERMANENT AND CHANGING EXHIBITIONS AND VIDEO AND ART INSTALLATIONS. THE MUSEUM'S CORE EXHIBITION, BEHIND THE SCREEN, IMMERSES VISITORS IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS OF MAKING MOVING IMAGES. IT FEATURES OVER 1,400 ARTIFACTS, FROM NINETEENTH-CENTURY OPTICAL TOYS TO VIDEO GAMES, AS WELL AS AN ARRAY OF INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES, AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL, AND ARTWORKS. THE JIM HENSON EXHIBITION EXPLORES THE GROUNDBREAKING VISION AND TRANSFORMATIVE CULTURAL IMPACT OF THE BELOVED AMERICAN ARTIST, FEATURING A BROAD RANGE OF OBJECTS AND MATERIALS INCLUDING PUPPETS, STORYBOARDS AND CHARACTER SKETCHES, AND MOVING-IMAGE MEDIA DOCUMENTING HIS EXPERIMENTAL FILM PROJECTS. CHANGING EXHIBITIONS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025 INCLUDED MISSION IMPOSSIBLE-STORY AND SPECTACLE, WHICH FOCUSED ON THE ARTISTIC COMMITMENT AND TECHNICAL INGENUITY BEHIND THE REMARKABLE STUNT WORK THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE POPULAR FILM FRANCHISE, AND RECORDING THE RIDE: THE RISE OF STREET-STYLE SKATE VIDEOS, WHICH FEATURED VIDEOS AND ARTIFACTS FROM SKATE CULTURE'S FORMATIVE YEARS. THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS THE NATION'S LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS RELATING TO THE ART, HISTORY, AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE MOVING IMAGE. WITH APPROXIMATELY 130,000 ARTIFACTS, THE COLLECTION, WHICH INCLUDES COSTUMES, LICENSED MERCHANDISE, TECHNICAL APPARATUS, MOVIE THEATER FURNISHINGS, AND VIDEO AND COMPUTER GAMES, SPANS FROM THE SILENT FILM ERA TO TODAY'S WORLD OF DIGITAL MEDIA CREATION.
  Expenses $3,724,892 · revenue $1,625,219
• SCREENINGS, EVENTS, AND ONLINE PROJECTS:EACH YEAR THE MUSEUM SCREENS MORE THAN 500 FILMS, PRESENTING A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE MOVING IMAGE, WITH LIVE MUSIC FOR SILENT FILMS, RESTORED PRINTS FROM THE WORLD'S LEADING ARCHIVES, AND NEW FILMS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL CIRCUIT, THE MUSEUM'S SCREENING PROGRAM PROVIDES A STATE-OF-THE-ART, IMMERSIVE VIEWING EXPERIENCE FOR VISITORS. ANNUAL PROGRAMS THAT CONTINUED IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 INCLUDED THE 14TH ANNUAL EDITION OF FIRST LOOK, WHICH INTRODUCED AUDIENCES TO WORKS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, ENCOMPASSING FEATURE AND SHORT FILMS, FICTION AND NONFICTION, AND PERFORMANCES AND EXPERIMENTS; AND SEE IT BIG, THE MUSEUM'S REGULAR SHOWCASE OF FILMS THAT ARE MEANT TO BE SEEN ON THE BIG SCREEN, WITH PROGRAMS DEVOTED TO 70MM FILMS AND HOLIDAY FILMS. WIDE-RANGING PROGRAMS PRESENTED IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 INCLUDED PERSONAL BELONGINGS: FIRST- PERSON DOCUMENTARY IN THE 1990S AND THE MAGIC OF OZ: A FRANK OZ RETROSPECTIVE. AS PART OF OPEN WORLDS, A 15,500 SQUARE-FOOT, WI-FI-ENABLED, FREE COMMUNITY RESOURCE FOR VISITORS TO CONVENE, FIND CREATIVE INSPIRATION, AND EXPERIENCE NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, THE MUSEUM PRESENTED FREE PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON THE CRAFT BEHIND MOVING IMAGES, PUPPETEERING WORKSHOPS, AND LIVE MUSIC AND DANCE CELEBRATIONS . THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE, MOVINGIMAGE.ORG, IS A REPOSITORY OF MOVING IMAGE RELATED MATERIAL AND LORE AND FEATURES THE ONLINE JOURNALS REVERSE SHOT AND SLOAN SCIENCE & FILM, WHICH CONTINUE TO PUBLISH WORKS EXPLORING THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF THE MOVING IMAGE, AND THE INTERSECTION OF SCIENCE AND CINEMA, RESPECTIVELY.
  Expenses $2,018,665 · revenue $654,433
• EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTTHE MUSEUM PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES TO MORE THAN 70,000 STUDENTS EACH YEAR, AS WELL AS AN ARRAY OF DYNAMIC AND MULTI-LINGUAL TOURS, TALKS, WORKSHOPS, AND SCREENINGS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, FAMILIES, ADULTS, AND SENIORS. IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS RANGE FROM FILM APPRECIATION AND WORLD-BUILDING WITH VIDEO GAMES TO SCIENCE-FICTION CINEMA, HANDS-ON MEDIA MAKING AND PUPPETRY FOR THE SCREEN. GAME LAB OFFERS A DYNAMIC SPACE FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES TO EXPERIMENT WITH THE LATEST IN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE GAMES AND ANIMATIONS. MARVELS OF MEDIA, THE MUSEUM'S ANNUAL FESTIVAL RECOGNIZING THE OUTSTANDING MEDIA WORK OF AUTISTIC MEDIA-MAKERS THROUGH FILM SCREENINGS, AN EXHIBITION, AND IN-DEPTH PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND ACCESS MORNINGS, A FREE PROGRAM PROVIDING FAMILIES ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE EXHIBITIONS AND PARTICIPATE IN SPECIALIZED WORKSHOPS, CONTINUED IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. DIGITAL GAME DESIGN INTENSIVES AND SUMMER MEDIA CAMPS, LED BY PROFESSIONAL FILMMAKERS AND GAME DESIGNERS, PROVIDED TEENS AND TWEENS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE IN THE CREATION OF DIGITAL MEDIA. THE ANNUAL TEEN COUNCIL PROGRAM CONTINUED TO SERVE AS A JOB DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR TEENS INTERESTED IN THE MEDIA ARTS, WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS CURATING AND PROGRAMMING PUBLIC EVENTS FOR YOUTH. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, MUSEUM EDUCATORS BRING THE LATEST IN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TO STUDENTS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS.
  Expenses $1,402,362 · revenue $315,791

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

11-2730714

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1985

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Arts, culture and humanities (A500)

Assets (IRS master file)

$10,815,511

Income (IRS master file)

$12,346,875

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 11-2730714).

Questions about AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE

What is the EIN of AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE?

The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE is 11-2730714.

Is AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.

Are donations to AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names AZIZ ISHAM.

Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 34 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $313,999 (AZIZ ISHAM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $12,101,609, expenses of $8,978,232 and total assets of $10,815,511 at year end.

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