Nonprofit · EIN 13-5562288
MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10006
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,147,566 | $3,880,710 | -$1,733,144 | $7,331,765 | $1,806,161 | $5,525,604 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,837,484 | $4,062,897 | -$1,225,413 | $8,591,379 | $1,341,905 | $7,249,474 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,087,938 | $4,033,447 | -$945,509 | $8,787,441 | $1,558,959 | $7,228,482 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,320,911
- of which government grants
- $71,030
- Membership dues
- $89,047
- Program service revenue
- $81,541
- Investment income
- $683,157
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $506,397
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$92,403
- Other revenue
- $61,957
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $53,621
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $360,271
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,577,157
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,258,764
- Professional fundraising fees
- $36,000
- Legal fees
- $16,424
- Accounting fees
- $98,820
- Occupancy
- $532,891
- Travel
- $7,683
- Depreciation
- $8,989
- Program services (functional)
- $2,401,247
- Management and general (functional)
- $701,002
- Fundraising (functional)
- $778,461
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,591,379
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,331,765
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,806,161
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,525,604
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $26,700
- Publicly traded securities
- $6,563,356
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$4,212,087
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $9,737,691
- Gross receipts
- $3,728,429
- Employees
- 30
- Volunteers
- 19
- Year formed
- 1893
- 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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH GOLDSTEIN | PRESIDENT (RETIRED NOV'24) Officer | 40 | $201,683 | $4,667 |
| ROBERT LIBBEY | VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Officer | 40 | $151,884 | $23,232 |
| KERI BUTLER | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $156,424 | $936 |
| THOMAS DEVANEY | SENIOR DIRECTOR LAND USE AND PLANNING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,648 | $15,911 |
| BRITT DENSMORE | VICE PRESIDENT DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,476 | $6,652 |
| SARAH CELENTANO | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL GIVING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,012 | $11,091 |
| SEAN KELLIHER | WEB MASTER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,901 | $5,137 |
| EARL WEINER | GENERAL COUNSEL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL LERNER | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT SWIG | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD OLCOTT | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN FREEDMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA BOSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA KOZ PALEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS MCCARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GABRIEL CALATRAVA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES MAGOWAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LESLIE CHANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA SMITH CASHIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MANOHAR PATOLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL LIEBERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN GRIMBILAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN HINKSON CARLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TINA VAZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY EVANS JOSEPH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YEOHLEE TENG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Goldstein | President Officer | 40 | $214,829 | $29,713 |
| Robert Libbey | Vice President Finance and Administration Officer | 40 | $160,814 | $42,579 |
| Britt Densmore | Vice President Development Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,941 | $24,154 |
| Thomas Devaney | Senior Director Land Use and Planning Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,094 | $20,723 |
| Keri Butler | Vice President Planning and Policy Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,468 | $1,809 |
| Sean Kelliher | Web Master Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,742 | $17,413 |
| Sarah Celentano | Senior Director of Individual Giving Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,033 | $13,486 |
| Earl Weiner | General Counsel Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jill Lerner | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kent Swig | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Olcott | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Freedman | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amanda Boston | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Koz Paley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Calvin Tsao | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris McCartin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gabriel Calatrava | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James LaForce | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Smith Cashin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Manohar Patole | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Donovan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Pamela Mann | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Grimbilas | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Hinkson Carling | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tina Vaz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Wendy Evans Joseph | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Yeohlee Teng | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Goldstein | President Officer | 40 | $216,743 | $27,833 |
| Robert Libbey | Vice President Finance and Administration Officer | 40 | $163,946 | $39,478 |
| Britt Densmore | Vice President Development Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,714 | $24,041 |
| Thomas Devaney | Senior Director Land Use and Planning Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,230 | $18,690 |
| Meaghan Baron | Vice President, Communications Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,000 | $7,840 |
| Sean Kelliher | Web Master Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,407 | $18,084 |
| Spencer Williams | Director of Advocacy Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,590 | $11,981 |
| Christy MacLear | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Earl Weiner | General Counsel Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jill Lerner | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kent Swig | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Olcott | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Freedman | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amanda Boston | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Koz Paley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Calvin Tsao | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris McCartin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gabriel Calatrava | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James LaForce | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Smith Cashin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Donovan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Pamela Mann | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Grimbilas | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Hinkson Carling | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tina Vaz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Wendy Evans Joseph | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Yeohlee Teng | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 111 BROADWAY RM 1603, NEW YORK, NY 10006-1929
- In care of
- % ROBERT LIBBEY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KERI BUTLER, 111 BROADWAY 1603, NEW YORK, NY 10006
- Signed the 990
- KERI BUTLER, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (212) 935-3960
- Website
- WWW.MAS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- FORVIS MAZARS LLP
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE OExpenses $1,243,350 · grants $52,800
- 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.Expenses $930,949 · grants $821 · revenue $81,541
- SEE SCHEDULE OExpenses $226,948
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-5562288
- 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
- 1933
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A400)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,331,765
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,728,429
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $2,147,566 | $3,880,710 | $7,331,765 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $2,837,484 | $4,062,897 | $8,591,379 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $3,087,938 | $4,033,447 | $8,787,441 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $2,596,766 | $3,955,228 | $9,061,821 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 13-5562288).
Questions about MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
- What is the EIN of MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY OF NEW YORK?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY OF NEW YORK is 13-5562288.
- Is MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY OF NEW YORK tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1933.
- Are donations to MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY OF NEW YORK tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 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 MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY OF NEW YORK due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY OF NEW YORK last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY OF NEW YORK?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names KERI BUTLER.
- Who are the officers and directors of MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY OF NEW YORK?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 26 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $201,683 (ELIZABETH GOLDSTEIN, PRESIDENT (RETIRED NOV'24)).
- How much revenue does MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY OF NEW YORK have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,147,566, expenses of $3,880,710 and total assets of $7,331,765 at year end.
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