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Nonprofit · EIN 13-1623881

AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10011

Financials

$12.5M$14.7M2022$22.6M$14.7M2023$13.5M$15.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
August 31, 2025990$13,491,423$15,722,550-$2,231,127$178,341,071$12,809,652$165,531,419
August 31, 2024990$22,578,459$14,725,916$7,852,543$169,349,327$11,509,808$157,839,519
August 31, 2023990$12,461,199$14,654,452-$2,193,253$154,882,651$12,632,605$142,250,046
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$6,381,223
Program service revenue
$2,694,815
Investment income
$4,292,181
Net rental income
$120,133
Net gain from sales of assets
$3,180,952
Other revenue
$123,204

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$840,631
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,023,716
Other salaries and wages
$4,391,134
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$6,713,846
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$103,273
Accounting fees
$67,542
Occupancy
$2,005,710
Travel
$541,344
Depreciation
$1,362,388
Program services (functional)
$11,248,925
Management and general (functional)
$2,347,226
Fundraising (functional)
$2,126,399

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$169,349,327
Total assets, end of year
$178,341,071
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,809,652
Net assets, end of year
$165,531,419
Land, buildings and equipment
$16,127,069
Publicly traded securities
$55,905,102
Net assets without donor restrictions
$37,660,838
Net assets with donor restrictions
$127,870,581
Gross unrelated business income
$2,206
Gross receipts
$37,258,255
Employees
24
Volunteers
45
Year formed
1894
State of legal domicile
DC

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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
PETER N MILLERPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
50$514,038$47,743
TARA MIA PAONECHIEF FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATION
Officer
50$288,199$36,908
MARK ROBBINSPRESIDENT & CEO (FORMER)
Former
30$286,154$0
SEBASTIAN HIERLDRUE HEINZ LIBRARIAN
Highest-paid employee
50$146,817$13,078
SHAWN A MILLERPROGRAM DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
50$115,213$23,090
PAOLA GAETANIGENERAL MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
50$136,027$0
SARA ARGENTIERIFINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Highest-paid employee
50$119,647$10,657
KETTER M WEISSMANDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
50$103,696$17,752
CALVIN TSAOCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ALESSIA ANTINORIVICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
WILLIAM M CAMERONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ALEXANDRA MUNROESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SHADI BARTSCH-ZIMMERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSANNA BORGHESETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
T COREY BRENNANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
38 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MARTIN BRODYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY BURNHAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIEL C COHENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARILYNN A DAVISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SHARON DAVISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
COLE FRATESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BART FRIEDMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DOMENICO DESOLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GINEVRA ELKANN GAETANITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHEN GREENBLATTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ANN HAMILTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GUY HEDREENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
PHU HOANGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHELLE HOBARTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HENRY P JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID I KERTZERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID A LANGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ANNE WELSH MCNULTYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SIMON D MORDANTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NICO MUHLYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GWENDOLYN NORTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANCINE C PROSETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SLOBODAN RANDJELOVICTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHARINE J RAYNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN F W ROGERSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANCESCO STARACETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
COLE FRATESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL STRAUSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARIA TERESA VENTURINI FENDITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SUZY WAHBATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CARRIE MAE WEEMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ADAM D WEINBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SYDNEY H WEINBURGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARIET WESTERMANNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHARLES K WILLIAMS IITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TOD C WILLIAMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL CJ PUTNAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ALIZA WONGTRUSTEE. DIRECTOR IN ROME
Trustee or director
50$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 49 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARK ROBBINSPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
30$506,711$55,188
PAOLA GAETANIGENERAL MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
50$390,367$47,971
TARA MIA PAONECHIEF FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Officer
50$259,723$41,718
PETER N MILLERPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
50$258,462$20,677
ELIZABETH HARRISDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
50$159,196$31,223
SEBASTIAN HIERLDRUE HEINZ LIBRARIAN
Highest-paid employee
50$130,965$58,628
SALLY BENNERCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
50$147,454$30,540
ANDREW MITCHELLCOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
50$113,724$25,287
CALVIN TSAOCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ALESSIA ANTINORIVICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
WILLIAM M CAMERONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ALEXANDRA MUNROESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SHADI BARTSCH-ZIMMERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSANNA BORGHESETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM BRENNANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
T COREY BRENNANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTIN BRODYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY BURNHAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARILYNN A DAVISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHARON DAVISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GINEVRA ELKANN GAETANITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN GREENBLATTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANN HAMILTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GUY HEDREENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PHU HOANGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELLE HOBARTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HENRY P JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID I KERTZERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID A LANGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNE WELSH MCNULTYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SIMON D MORDANTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICO MUHLYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANCINE C PROSETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SLOBODAN RANDJELOVICTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHARINE J RAYNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN F W ROGERSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANCESCO STARACETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
COLE FRATESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID M STONETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL STRAUSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIA TERESA VENTURINI FENDITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUZY WAHBATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARRIE MAE WEEMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ADAM D WEINBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SYDNEY H WEINBURGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES K WILLIAMS IITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOD C WILLIAMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL CJ PUTNAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALIZA WONGTRUSTEE. DIRECTOR IN ROME
Trustee or director
50$0$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 54 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARK ROBBINSPRESIDENT & CEO (UNTIL JULY 31, 2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
50$468,385$68,171
PAOLA GAETANIGENERAL MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
50$380,335$46,738
TARA MIA PAONECHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
50$237,684$41,577
SEBASTIAN HIERLDRUE HEINZ LIBRARIAN
Highest-paid employee
50$127,599$57,122
ELIZABETH HARRISDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
50$140,504$16,517
SARA ARGENTIERIDEPUTY DIR. FOR FINANCE AND ADMIN
Highest-paid employee
50$104,628$43,838
MARILYN HERNANDEZVP FOR DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
50$123,116$18,274
CALVIN TSAOCHAIR (EFFECTIVE 1/1/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
CARY J DAVISCHAIR (UNTIL 12/31/2022)
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
ALESSIA ANTINORIVICE-CHAIR (EFFECTIVE 1/1/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOHN F W ROGERSVICE-CHAIR (UNTIL 12/31/2022)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
WILLIAM M CAMERONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JIM BRENNANSECRETARY (UNTIL 12/31/2022)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ALEXANDRA MUNROESECRETARY (EFFECTIVE 1/1/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
PETER N MILLERPRESIDENT & CEO (EFFECTIVE 8/1/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
50$0$0
SHADI BARTSCH-ZIMMERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL BIERUTTRUSTEE (UNTIL 3/25/2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSANNA BORGHESETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
T COREY BRENNANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTIN BRODYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY BURNHAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARILYNN A DAVISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHARON DAVISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GINEVRA ELKANNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH A FARRELL JRTRUSTEE (UNTIL 12/31/2022)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN GREENBLATTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANN HAMILTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LYLE ASHTON HARRISTRUSTEE (UNTIL 12/31/2022)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GUY HEDREENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PHU HOANGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELLE HOBARTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WALTER J HOODTRUSTEE (UNTIL 12/31/2022)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HENRY P JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID I KERTZERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID A LANGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM B MCGURN IIITRUSTEE (UNTIL 12/31/2022)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNE WELSH MCNULTYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SIMON D MORDANTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICO MUHLYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANCINE C PROSETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SLOBODAN RANDJELOVICTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHARINE J RAYNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANCESCO STARACETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
COLE FRATESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID M STONETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL STRAUSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIA TERESA VENTURINI FENDITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUZY WAHBATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARRIE MAE WEEMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ADAM D WEINBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SYDNEY H WEINBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES K WILLIAMS IITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOD C WILLIAMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALIZA WONGTRUSTEE. DIRECTOR IN ROME
Trustee or director
50$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
535 WEST 22ND STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10011-1119
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
PETER N MILLER, 535 WEST 22ND STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10011
Signed the 990
SARA ARGENTIERI, DEPUTY DIR. OF FINANCE AND ADMIN
Phone
(212) 751-7200
Return prepared by
LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP

Mission

THE AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME IS A RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED WORK IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES.

990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • FELLOWSHIPS AND RESIDENCIES:EACH YEAR THE ACADEMY CONVENES IN ROME A DYNAMIC INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF OVER 100 ARTISTS AND SCHOLARS, LARGELY AMERICAN, TO WORK TOGETHER ACROSS AT LEAST 13 FIELDS FROM ANCIENT STUDIES TO VISUAL ART. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING THEIR WORK WITH AN 11 ACRE, 9 BUILDING CAMPUS, THE ACADEMY ORGANIZES A PROGRAM OF RESEARCH EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS FOR THE SCHOLARLY AND GENERAL PUBLIC.
    Expenses $5,796,036 · grants $840,631 · revenue $2,694,815
  • OTHER RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS:THE ACADEMY COMMUNITY INCLUDED 98 VISITING ARTISTS AND SCHOLARS WHO RENT ROOMS, APARTMENTS, STUDY SPACES, AND STUDIOS WHILE PURSUING THEIR RESEARCH IN ROME.
    Expenses $1,741,106
  • ARTHUR AND JANET C. ROSS LIBRARY:WITH OVER 180,000 TITLES FOCUSING ON ANCIENT STUDIES AND THEIR ARTISTIC AND ARCHITECTURAL HISTORICAL AFTERLIVES, THE LIBRARY IS A RESOURCE FOR ALL THOSE IN ROME WITH SPECIFIC INTERESTS IN GREEK AND LATIN LITERATURE AND MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE HOLDS OVER 100,000 IMAGES ACROSS SPECIALIZED COLLECTIONS DOCUMENTING ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE, ART, LANDSCAPE DESIGN, AND CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY, ALONG WITH AN EXTENSIVE VISUAL RECORD OF THE ACADEMY'S HISTORY. THE NORTON-VAN BUREN ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDY COLLECTION COMPRISES 9,000 ARTIFACTS, RANGING FROM GREEK 8TH-CENTURY BCE OBJECTS TO LATE ROMAN COMMON WARE, AS WELL AS OVER 200 GREEK AND LATIN INSCRIPTIONS, OFFERING ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TEACHING AND RESEARCH COLLECTIONS OF ITS KIND IN ROME.
    Expenses $1,601,286
  • ARTS AND HUMANITIES EVENTS, SUMMER PROGRAMS, PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER PROGRAMS.
    Expenses $2,110,497

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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025August 31, 2026January 15, 2027Not due yet
2024August 31, 2025January 15, 2026990 on file
2023August 31, 2024January 15, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
13-1623881
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
1926
Accounting year ends
August
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$178,341,071
Income (IRS master file)
$37,258,255

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990August 2025$13,491,423$15,722,550$178,341,071XML
990-TAugust 2025–––IRS
990August 2024$22,578,459$14,725,916$169,349,327XML
990-TAugust 2024–––IRS
990August 2023$12,461,199$14,654,452$154,882,651XML
990-TAugust 2023–––IRS
990August 2022$24,816,827$12,581,577$145,667,565IRS
990-TAugust 2022–––IRS
990August 2021–––IRS
990-TAugust 2021–––IRS
990August 2020–––IRS
990August 2019–––IRS
990August 2018–––IRS

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 13-1623881).

Questions about AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME

What is the EIN of AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME is 13-1623881.
Is AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1926.
Are donations to AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME 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 ACADEMY IN ROME due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names PETER N MILLER.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 53 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $514,038 (PETER N MILLER, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME have?
On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $13,491,423, expenses of $15,722,550 and total assets of $178,341,071 at year end.

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