Nonprofit · EIN 13-5562383
AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10013
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $10,050,094 | $5,265,549 | $4,784,545 | $62,088,950 | $4,923,660 | $57,165,290 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $5,020,470 | $4,971,917 | $48,553 | $59,587,096 | $5,979,912 | $53,607,184 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,236,168 | $5,232,845 | -$1,996,677 | $55,992,566 | $8,016,624 | $47,975,942 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,108,517
- Program service revenue
- $400,864
- Investment income
- $6,401,413
- Royalties
- $114,121
- Net rental income
- $31,906
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $3,590,801
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$11,813
- Other revenue
- $139,300
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $56,150
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $303,642
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,491,601
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,395,492
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $18,015
- Accounting fees
- $131,631
- Occupancy
- $1,481,521
- Travel
- $21,900
- Depreciation
- $225,097
- Program services (functional)
- $3,700,734
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,112,646
- Fundraising (functional)
- $452,169
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $59,587,096
- Total assets, end of year
- $62,088,950
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,923,660
- Net assets, end of year
- $57,165,290
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,226,825
- Publicly traded securities
- $48,938,902
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $28,554,596
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $28,610,694
- Gross unrelated business income
- $38,301
- Gross receipts
- $27,196,137
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 1865
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATHAN ELKINS | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,503 | $35,568 |
| PETER VAN ALFEN | CHIEF CURATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,950 | $29,059 |
| DR UTE WARTENBERG KAGAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $61,722 | $67,085 |
| MICHAEL BEALL | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH L EDLOW | TREASURER/ASST. SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HENDIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER KRAPF | FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ANDREW BURNETT | SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ALBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KEITH BARRON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR LAWRENCE BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL G COHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLE ANNE MENZI COLLIER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH DEISHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN HAMELBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROF SEBASTIAN HEATH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JONATHAN KAGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT A KANDEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARY N LANNIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PROF NOEL LENSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR HOWARD MINNERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN D NEBEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT RODRIGUEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT RONUS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR CHRISTOPHER J SALMON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE SCHWIMMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR GILLES BRANSBOURG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $120,246 | $64,319 |
| PETER VAN ALFEN | CHIEF CURATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,183 | $27,836 |
| NATHAN ELKINS | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,831 | $29,218 |
| DR UTE WARTENBERG KAGAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $8,685 | $58,344 |
| MICHAEL BEALL | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH L EDLOW | TREASURER/ASST. SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HENDIN | FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ANDREW BURNETT | SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ALBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KEITH BARRON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT BUCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL G COHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLE ANNE MENZI COLLIER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH DEISHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN HAMELBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PROF SEBASTIAN HEATH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN KAGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT A KANDEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER KRAPF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY N LANNIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PROF NOEL LENSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR HOWARD MINNERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN D NEBEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT RODRIGUEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT RONUS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CHRISTOPHER J SALMON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE SCHWIMMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR GILLES BRANSBOURG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $119,398 | $60,586 |
| PETER VAN ALFEN | CHIEF CURATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,142 | $26,749 |
| ELENA STOLYARIK | COLLECTIONS MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,534 | $10,053 |
| DR UTE WARTENBERG KAGAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $9,492 | $55,578 |
| MICHAEL BEALL | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH L EDLOW | TREASURER/ASST. SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HENDIN | FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ANDREW BURNETT | SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ALBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PROF JERE L BACHARACH | TRUSTEE (THRU APRIL 2023) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KEITH BARRON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT BUCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL G COHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLE ANNE MENZI COLLIER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH DEISHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN HAMELBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PROF SEBASTIAN HEATH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN KAGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT A KANDEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY N LANNIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PROF NOEL LENSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR HOWARD MINNERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN D NEBEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT RONUS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CHRISTOPHER J SALMON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE SCHWIMMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK D TOMASKO | TRUSTEE (THRU OCT 2022) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 75 VARICK STREET 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10013-1917
- In care of
- % GILLES BRANSBOURG
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DR UTE WARTENBERG KAGAN, 75 VARICK STREET 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10013
- Signed the 990
- DR UTE WARTENBERG KAGAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (212) 571-4470
- Website
- WWW.NUMISMATICS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY IS TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE STUDY, RESEARCH, AND APPRECIATION OF NUMISMATICS.
Program accomplishments
- COLLECTIONS:THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTION OF OVER 800,000 COINS AND RELATED OBJECTS IS ONE OF AMERICA'S TREASURES. IT ABOUNDS IN BOTH LARGE STUDY COLLECTIONS AND GREAT RARITIES, AND IS PARTICULARLY STRONG IN ANCIENT GREEK, ROMAN, ISLAMIC, FAR EASTERN, U.S., AND COLONIAL COINAGES, AS WELL AS MEDALLIC ART. IN MAKING ITS RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR BROAD STUDY AND ENJOYMENT, THE ANS LENDS ITEMS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE USA AND THE WORLD. CURRENTLY, 413 OBJECTS ARE ON LOAN TO PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS.Expenses $2,502,682 · revenue $157,097
- PUBLICATIONS PROGRAM:THE ANS IS THE PREEMINENT PUBLISHER IN PRINT OF NUMISMATIC MATERIAL IN THE UNITED STATES. OFFERINGS INCLUDE TWO SCHOLARLY JOURNALS, THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NUMISMATICS AND THE JOURNAL OF EARLY AMERICAN NUMISMATICS; AND THE QUARTERLY ANS MAGAZINE, WHICH PRESENTS REGULAR COLUMNS FROM THE SOCIETY'S VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL CURATORS. THE ANS PUBLISHES ON AVERAGE FOUR NEW BOOKS A YEAR ON NUMISMATIC SUBJECTS, AND HAS MORE THAN 50 CURRENTLY IN PRINT. MANY OF ITS OLDER PUBLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN DIGITAL FORMAT AS OPEN ACCESS. THE ANS ALSO MAKES ITS OLDER, OUT-OF-PRINT BOOKS AVAILABLE AS PRINT-ON-DEMAND EDITIONS.THE ANS IS ALSO A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN THE PUBLICATION OF SOPHISTICATED OPEN ACCESS ONLINE RESOURCES FOR THE STUDY AND RESEARCH OF COINS OF VARIOUS PERIODS. THESE INCLUDE ONLINE COINS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (NUMISMATICS/ORG/OCRE) AND HELLENISTIC ROYAL COINAGES (NUMISMATICS.ORG/HRC), BOTH OF WHICH RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES.Expenses $603,178 · revenue $191,050
- EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS:THE ANS CONDUCTS A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS, PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR NUMISMATISTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE:-AN ANNUAL SUMMER GRADUATE SEMINAR IN NUMISMATICS, WHICH SINCE 1952 HAS GRADUATED MORE THAN 600 PARTICIPANTS.-AN ONLINE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, ANS LYCEUM, THAT RUNS 4 TO 6-WEEK LONG COURSES TWO TO THREE TIMES A YEAR ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS.-PUBLIC LECTURES AND CONFERENCES, INCLUDING AN OCCASIONAL SATURDAY SERIES, "MONEY TALKS: NUMISMATIC CONVERSATIONS, AND AN ONLINE WEEKLY NUMISMATIC SERIES, LONG TABLE.-AN AVERAGE OF SIX INTERNSHIPS A YEAR IN MUSEUM, LIBRARY, AND ARCHIVAL DISCIPLINES. -PUBLICATION OF BOOKS AND ARTICLES BY THE ANS CURATORIAL STAFF AND OTHERS. -LECTURES AND TEACHING BY THE STAFF AT CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD. -OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR THE SOCIETY ALSO ROUTINELY WELCOMES APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN SCHOOL GROUPS TO LEARN ABOUT MONEY AND NUMISMATICS. SINCE THE FOUNDING OF THE ANS MORE THAN 160 YEARS AGO, THE INSTITUTION HAS ACTIVELY SOUGHT THE BEST METHODS FOR SECURING AND ORGANIZING THE COLLECTION PHYSICALLY, AS WELL AS FOR MAKING THE CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE THROUGH PUBLICATIONS AND DIGITAL CATALOGING EFFORTS. THE ANS IS CURRENTLY THE LEADING NUMISMATIC INSTITUTION IN THE WORLD FOR DEVELOPING COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE RESEARCH TOOLS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE COLLECTION HOLDINGS.Expenses $594,874 · grants $56,150 · revenue $14,416
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 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-5562383
- 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
- 1938
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A030)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $62,088,950
- Income (IRS master file)
- $27,196,137
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $10,050,094 | $5,265,549 | $62,088,950 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $5,020,470 | $4,971,917 | $59,587,096 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $3,236,168 | $5,232,845 | $55,992,566 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2022 | $9,507,645 | $5,309,916 | $46,439,646 | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | 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 13-5562383).
Questions about AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY is 13-5562383.
- Is AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1938.
- Are donations to AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY 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 NUMISMATIC SOCIETY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY 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 AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names DR UTE WARTENBERG KAGAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 26 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $135,503 (NATHAN ELKINS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,050,094, expenses of $5,265,549 and total assets of $62,088,950 at year end.
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