UKRAINIAN MUSEUM

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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

222 E 6TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10003-8201

Principal officer (990 for 2025)

ADRIAN HEWRYK, 222 EAST 6TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10003

Signed the 990

ADRIAN HEWRYK, PRESIDENT

Phone

(212) 228-0110

Return prepared by

CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM IS TO ACQUIRE, PRESERVE, EXHIBIT & INTERPRET ARTICLES OF ARTISTIC, HISTORIC, & SCIENTIFIC VALUE RELATED TO UKRAINIAN LIFE & CULTURE; TO PROMOTE ALL ASPECTS OF UKRAINIAN CULTURE; & TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT UKRAINE & UKRAINIAN CULTURE.

Program accomplishments

• FOUNDED IN 1976 BY THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL WOMEN'S LEAGUE OF AMERICA, THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM HAS SERVED FOR NEARLY FIFTY YEARS AS A CULTURAL HOME IN THE EAST VILLAGE. WE STEWARD ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF UKRAINIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE OUTSIDE UKRAINE OVER 8,000 FOLK ART OBJECTS, 3,000 FINE ART WORKS, AND MORE THAN 30,000 ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS. OUR WORK SPANS CENTURIES, FROM RITUAL TEXTILES AND TRADITIONAL DRESS TO MODERNIST PAINTING AND CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY. WE AIM TO SERVE AS BOTH A SCHOLARLY RESOURCE AND A WELCOMING PUBLIC SPACE WHERE EVERYONE IS WELCOME - A PLACE WHERE UKRAINIAN HERITAGE MEETS CONTEMPORARY DIALOGUE, WHERE FOLK TRADITIONS SIT ALONGSIDE CUTTING-EDGE ART, AND WHERE PEOPLE CONNECT ACROSS CULTURES THROUGH OUR COLLECTIONS AND PROGRAMS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)OUR VISION POSITIONS THE MUSEUM AT THE FOREFRONT OF PRESERVING AND STRENGTHENING UKRAINIAN CULTURAL AGENCY, WHERE UKRAINE IS SEEN NOT AS A MONOLITH BUT AS A COSMOPOLITAN CULTURE THAT TAKES IN OTHER CULTURES AND GIVES IN RETURN.THE MUSEUM'S LOCATION IN THE EAST VILLAGE IS CENTRAL TO ITS MISSION. FOR OVER A CENTURY, THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN A HUB OF UKRAINIAN CULTURAL LIFE, WHILE ALSO PLAYING A PIVOTAL ROLE IN NEW YORK'S BROADER ARTISTIC AND INTELLECTUAL HISTORY. THE MUSEUM SEES ITSELF AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN THESE HISTORIES, ROOTED IN A DIASPORIC COMMUNITY YET DEEPLY EMBEDDED IN THE CIVIC AND CULTURAL FABRIC OF NEW YORK CITY. A KEY INSTITUTIONAL PRIORITY IS STRENGTHENING TIES WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, UNIVERSITIES, AND NEIGHBORS TO ENSURE THAT SMALL MUSEUMS AND COMMUNITY-BASED CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS CONTINUE TO SHAPE THE IDENTITY OF THE EAST VILLAGE AS IT EVOLVES. AS THE MUSEUM APPROACHES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2026-2027, IT DOES SO AT A MOMENT OF PROFOUND URGENCY. UKRAINIAN CULTURE TODAY FACES EXISTENTIAL THREATS DUE TO ONGOING WAR AND SYSTEMIC ERASURE. IN THIS CONTEXT, THE MUSEUM'S WORK IS NOT ONLY CULTURAL BUT CIVIC: PRESERVING MEMORY, SUPPORTING CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS, ADVANCING SCHOLARSHIP, AND OFFERING A SPACE WHERE RESILIENCE, SELF-DETERMINATION, AND CULTURAL AGENCY CAN BE UNDERSTOOD AND SUSTAINED.THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION THROUGH FIVE INTEGRATED AREAS OF WORK:COLLECTIONS:WE STEWARD ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF UKRAINIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE OUTSIDE UKRAINE, BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP BY IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. THE FIRST DONORS WERE UKRAINIAN REFUGEES WHO ARRIVED AFTER WORLD WAR II CARRYING TREASURED FAMILY HEIRLOOMS; THAT TRADITION OF COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP CONTINUES TODAY. RECENT ACQUISITIONS INCLUDE WORKS BY MARIA PRYMACHENKO, DAVID BURLIUK, AND BORIS MIKHAILOV. IN 2022, SUPPORTED BY A BOOTH FERRIS FOUNDATION GRANT, WE COMPLETED A TRANSFORMATIVE STORAGE CENTRALIZATION PROJECT - INSTALLING HIGH-DENSITY MOBILE SHELVING THAT BROUGHT 100% OF OUR HOLDINGS UNDER ONE ROOF FOR THE FIRST TIME, CATALYZING OUR ONGOING 2025-2026 DIGITIZATION INITIATIVE.EXHIBITIONS: WE PRESENT 68 EXHIBITIONS ANNUALLY, SPANNING FOLK ART, MODERNISM, AND CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE. MOST ARE ACCOMPANIED BY BILINGUAL SCHOLARLY CATALOGUES AND SUPPORTED BY CURATOR AND ARTIST TOURS, SYMPOSIA, LECTURES, AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS.EDUCATION:WE OFFER 50+ PUBLIC PROGRAMS ANNUALLY - FOLK ART WORKSHOPS, ARTIST TALKS, BILINGUAL TOURS, K-12 PROGRAMS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD WALKING TOURS - ENGAGING FAMILIES, STUDENTS, SENIORS, AND RECENT REFUGEES. FREE WORKSHOPS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR NEWLY ARRIVED IMMIGRANTS OFFER CULTURAL CONNECTION WITHOUT FINANCIAL BARRIERS.PUBLIC-FACING ROLE, INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNITIES:THE EAST VILLAGE HAS WELCOMED SUCCESSIVE WAVES OF IMMIGRANTS FOR OVER A CENTURY, AND THE MUSEUM HAS ALWAYS SEEN ITSELF AS PART OF THAT FABRIC. IN 2024, A FREE OPEN STREETS FESTIVAL DREW 1,200 ATTENDEES, 70% PREVIOUSLY UNAWARE THE MUSEUM EXISTED, PRODUCING A 15% MEMBERSHIP INCREASE. EXPANDING THIS MODEL IS CENTRAL TO OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY PROGRAMMING IN 2026.SAFE - SAFEGUARDING UKRAINIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE: LAUNCHED IN 2022 FOLLOWING RUSSIA'S FULL-SCALE INVASION, SAFE SUPPORTS MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL WORKERS IN UKRAINE THROUGH EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, COLLECTIONS STABILIZATION, LEGAL ADVOCACY FOR STOLEN ARTIFACTS, AND LONG-TERM INSTITUTIONAL RECOVERY. TO DATE, SAFE WAS RECOGNIZED WITH GRANTS FROM BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES, ACHELIS AND BODMAN, AND MOST RECENTLY, THE LEON LEVY FOUNDATION IN 2025. THE PAST FIVE YEARS HAVE BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT SHIFTS TO THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM, RANGING FROM GLOBAL PANDEMIC IMPACTS TO THE REDIRECTION OF PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT TOWARD URGENT NEEDS ARISING FROM THE WAR IN UKRAINE. DESPITE THESE CHALLENGES, THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM IS ON SOLID FOOTING FINANCIALLY, THANKS TO THE OVERALL STRENGTH OF ITS BALANCE SHEET, ITS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO, THE CONTINUING COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR ITS EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND ONGOING RECOGNITION OF THE MUSEUM IN ESTATE DISTRIBUTIONS. THE MUSEUM OWNS ITS BUILDING AT 222 EAST 6TH STREET OUTRIGHT, HOLDS PARTIAL OWNERSHIP IN A SECOND EAST VILLAGE PROPERTY, CARRIES NO SIGNIFICANT DEBT, AND STEWARDS A SUBSTANTIAL ENDOWMENT, CURRENTLY AT $5,570,000, THAT HAS NOT BEEN DRAWN ON CONSISTENTLY, TOGETHER ALLOWING THE MUSEUM TO OPERATE WITH CONFIDENCE AND A LONG-TERM VISION. SPECIFIC STRATEGIES ARE IMPLEMENTED BALANCING NECESSARY EXPENSE GROWTH WITH REVENUE-GENERATING STRATEGIES: IN ADDITION TO A CONCERTED FOCUS ON CONTRIBUTED INCOME AND DIVERSIFYING OUR FUNDING SOURCES, WE FOCUS ON RESOURCE-SHARING AND PARTNERSHIPS, SUCH AS EXHIBITION PARTNERSHIPS WITH INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL, AND REGIONAL MUSEUMS TO EXTEND REACH, SHARE COSTS, AND ATTRACT NEW AUDIENCES; CO-PROGRAMMING WITH OTHER CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS LOCALLY, LONG-TERM MEMBERSHIPS APPEALING TO OUR LOCAL EAST VILLAGE BASE; EXPANDED AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT TARGETING YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHICS THROUGH LATER OPENING HOURS, FREE FIRST THURSDAYS AND REDUCED ADMISSION COMBINED WITH REGULAR KOLO EVENTS LAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH, REVISED MEMBERSHIP AND ADMISSION MODELS, AND CITYWIDE PARTNERSHIPS; RELEVANT PUBLIC PROGRAMMING FOR DOWNTOWN AND EAST VILLAGE COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED DIGITAL MARKETING EFFORTS.
  Expenses $1,445,895 · revenue $115,392

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

IRS record

EIN

13-2887818

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

1978

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Arts, culture and humanities (A500)

Assets (IRS master file)

$16,837,952

Income (IRS master file)

$2,098,241

Filing history

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.

Questions about UKRAINIAN MUSEUM

What is the EIN of UKRAINIAN MUSEUM?

The employer identification number (EIN) of UKRAINIAN MUSEUM is 13-2887818.

Is UKRAINIAN MUSEUM tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1978.

Are donations to UKRAINIAN MUSEUM tax-deductible?

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

Which annual return does UKRAINIAN MUSEUM 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 UKRAINIAN MUSEUM due?

The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did UKRAINIAN MUSEUM last file with the IRS?

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

Who is the principal officer of UKRAINIAN MUSEUM?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ADRIAN HEWRYK.

Who are the officers and directors of UKRAINIAN MUSEUM?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 26 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $212,954 (PETER DOROSHENKO, MUSEUM DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does UKRAINIAN MUSEUM have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,220,034, expenses of $2,007,456 and total assets of $16,837,952 at year end.

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