Nonprofit · EIN 13-4144013
BYRD HOFFMAN WATER MILL FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · WATER MILL, NY 11976
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,628,274 | $3,961,063 | -$332,789 | $44,084,455 | $3,250,265 | $40,834,190 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $7,095,953 | $4,006,082 | $3,089,871 | $43,678,723 | $3,343,139 | $40,335,584 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $2,440,404 | $3,456,349 | -$1,015,945 | $41,943,050 | $3,047,562 | $38,895,488 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,362,443
- of which government grants
- $67,725
- Program service revenue
- $1,970
- Investment income
- $541,970
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $110,291
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$349,097
- Other revenue
- -$278,109
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $163,550
- Other salaries and wages
- $843,897
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,418,252
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,622
- Accounting fees
- $33,500
- Occupancy
- $180,473
- Travel
- $51,638
- Depreciation
- $643,613
- Program services (functional)
- $3,120,636
- Management and general (functional)
- $680,121
- Fundraising (functional)
- $160,306
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $43,678,723
- Total assets, end of year
- $44,084,455
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,250,265
- Net assets, end of year
- $40,834,190
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $19,107,059
- Publicly traded securities
- $15,212,670
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $29,246,949
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $11,587,241
- Gross receipts
- $14,913,524
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 71
- Year formed
- 1970
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Wilson | Artistic Director | 10 | $150,000 | $14,776 |
| Elise Herget | Managing Dir. Officer | 40 | $150,075 | $13,075 |
| Ronald Harrison | Dir. of Finance | 40 | $135,075 | $13,475 |
| Nicole Martorana | Artist Prog. Dir. | 40 | $135,075 | $13,475 |
| Jillian Maxwell | Dir. ext. affairs | 40 | $103,537 | $13,475 |
| William Campbell | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Karolina Blaberg | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Ehrenkranz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nicolas Bos | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Helen Lee Warren | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephan Farber | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Enric Ruiz Geli | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Anastasiya Siro | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kristian Nammack | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Audrey Gruss | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Ferris | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Wilson | Artistic Dir. Trustee or director | 10 | $150,000 | $11,762 |
| Elise Herget | Managing Director | 40 | $150,000 | $9,972 |
| Ronald Harrison | Dir. of Finance | 40 | $113,996 | $9,972 |
| Nicole Martorana | Artist Prog. Dir. | 40 | $100,731 | $9,972 |
| William Campbell | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Roger Ferris | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Karolina Blaberg | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Ehrenkranz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Audrey Gruss | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Helen Lee Warren | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elka Rifkin | WMC Dir. | 40 | $153,750 | $8,172 |
| Elise Herget | Director Officer | 40 | $150,750 | $8,590 |
| Robert Wilson | Artistic Dir. Trustee or director | 10 | $150,000 | $4,599 |
| RONALD HARRISON | FINANCE MANAGER | 40 | $100,750 | $8,590 |
| William Campbell | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Roger Ferris | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Karolina Blaberg | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Ehrenkranz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Audrey Gruss | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Stein Erik Hagen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 39 WATER MILL TOWD RD, WATER MILL, NY 11976-2420
- In care of
- % RONALD W HARRISON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Elise Herget, 115 W 29TH STREET 10TH FLR, NEW YORK, NY 10001
- Signed the 990
- Elise Herget, Foundation Director
- Phone
- (212) 253-7484
- Website
- WWW.WATERMILLCENTER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Nawrocki Smith LLP
Mission
BYRD HOFFMAN WATER MILL FOUNDATION A/K/A THE WATERMILL CENTER (FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED IN 1970, WAS FOUNDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMERGING ARTISTS AND THE PROMOTION OF INNOVATIVE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS, AS WELL AS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, AND EXHIBIT VARIOUS ARTWORKS. THE FOUNDATION OPERATES THE WATERMILL CENTER (CENTER),WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 1992 BY ROBERT WILSON ON EASTERN LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. THE CENTER PROVIDES A PLACE FOR STUDY AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTISTIC AND THEATRICAL ENDEAVORS.
Program accomplishments
- RESIDENCY PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM IS OPEN FOR ARTISTS FROM ALLARTISTIC BACKGROUNDS AS WELL AS SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, ALUMNI OF THECENTER'S SUMMER, AND FORMER ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE WITH A SPECIALFOCUS ON EMERGING ARTISTS AND CROSS-DISCIPLINARYAPPROACHES. THEPROJECTS ARE EVALUATED AND SELECTED BY A PRESTIGIOUS COMMITTEECONSISTING OF PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE ARTISTIC, HUMANITIES AND SCIENCEBACKGROUNDSExpenses $1,204,752
- CURATORIAL/EXHIBITIONS - THE FOUNDATION'S COLLECTION IS PRESERVED AND CARED FOR BY A TEAM OF ART HANDLERS AND CONSERVATORS AND IS EXHIBITED AT THE CENTER, AMONG OTHER ROTATING VENUES WORLDWIDE. THE COLLECTION IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FOUNDATION'S ACTIVITIES AS IT INSPIRES AND SUPPLEMENTS THE RESEARCH AND ACTIVITIES OF THE FOUNDATION'S ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM AND IS A TOOL FOR ANY WHO VISIT THE CENTER.Expenses $590,628
- INTERNATIONAL SUMMER PROGRAM - INTERNATIONAL SUMMER PROGRAM CONSISTS OF DAILY WORKSHOPS WITH ROBERT WILSON AND HIS COLLABORATORS THAT FOCUS ON NEW PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT FOR THEATER AND OPERA, INSTALLATION AND EXHIBITION DESIGN, FURNITURE AND FASHION DESIGN, FILM AND VIDEO, LANDSCAPING, AND ARCHITECTURE. THE PARTICIPATING ARTISTS PROVIDED SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATIONS AND PERFORMANCES FOR A LARGE OPEN HOUSE, WHICH WAS FREE TO THE PUBLIC. ADDITIONALLY, GUEST LECTURERS SPOKE TO THE ARTISTS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY ON A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS REGARDING SCIENCE AND ARTDURING THE SUMMER LECTURE SERIES SERIES.Expenses $566,674
- ARTISTIC RESOURCES - THE LIBRARY OF INSPIRATION IS A PROGRAM THAT BRINGS TOGETHER THE FOUNDATIONS ARCHIVES, LIBRARY RESOURCES AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE WATERMILL ART COLLECTION AS WELL AS DIGITAL MATERIALS AS A RESOURCE FOR ARTISTS AND SCHOLARS INTO ONE COMPLETE USER FRIENDLY DATABASE. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ARCHIVE IS TO DOCUMENT THE WORK OF ROBERT WILSON, AS WELL AS THAT OF HIS COLLABORATORS AND CONTEMPORARIES. THE ARCHIVE COLLECTS, ORGANIZES, PRESERVES, DESCRIBES AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO ALL FORMATS OF DOCUMENTARY MATERIALS. IN ADDITION, THE ARCHIVE PRESERVES AND DOCUMENTS THE WORK OF THE FOUNDATION.Expenses $498,819
- EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - REGULAR PROGRAMS ARE HELD FOR PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS RUN BY THE CENTERS EDUCATION MANAGER WITH SUPPORT FROM LOCAL TEACHING ARTISTS AND THE INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE. THROUGH PARTICIPATION, STUDENTS EXPLORE THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, INCLUDING MUSIC, DANCE, THEATER, SCULPTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY AND MULTI-MEDIA WORK.Expenses $259,763
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.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-4144013
- 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
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A65)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $44,084,455
- Income (IRS master file)
- $14,913,524
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,628,274 | $3,961,063 | $44,084,455 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $7,095,953 | $4,006,082 | $43,678,723 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,246,881 | $3,602,442 | $39,480,558 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $2,440,404 | $3,456,349 | $41,943,050 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 13-4144013).
Questions about BYRD HOFFMAN WATER MILL FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of BYRD HOFFMAN WATER MILL FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BYRD HOFFMAN WATER MILL FOUNDATION is 13-4144013.
- Is BYRD HOFFMAN WATER MILL FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to BYRD HOFFMAN WATER MILL FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BYRD HOFFMAN WATER MILL FOUNDATION 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 BYRD HOFFMAN WATER MILL FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BYRD HOFFMAN WATER MILL FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of BYRD HOFFMAN WATER MILL FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Elise Herget.
- Who are the officers and directors of BYRD HOFFMAN WATER MILL FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $150,000 (Robert Wilson, Artistic Director).
- How much revenue does BYRD HOFFMAN WATER MILL FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,628,274, expenses of $3,961,063 and total assets of $44,084,455 at year end.
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