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Nonprofit · EIN 15-0532214

MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR ARTS INSTITUTE

Tax-exempt · UTICA, NY 13502

Financials

$17.9M$18.6M2022$23.1M$18.9M2023$21.7M$18.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR ARTS INSTITUTE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$21,747,639$18,907,400$2,840,239$164,080,704$11,932,569$152,148,135
June 30, 2024990$23,061,469$18,938,166$4,123,303$153,126,009$13,008,629$140,117,380
June 30, 2023990$17,869,525$18,584,785-$715,260$145,470,510$13,770,160$131,700,350
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,781,712
Program service revenue
$12,052,053
Investment income
$6,686,547
Net gain from sales of assets
$4,388,837
Other revenue
$227,327

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$3,429,120
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$464,750
Other salaries and wages
$6,958,585
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$9,230,877
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$61,284
Accounting fees
$64,233
Travel
$189,182
Depreciation
$769,493
Program services (functional)
$17,424,550
Management and general (functional)
$1,482,850

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$153,126,009
Total assets, end of year
$164,080,704
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,932,569
Net assets, end of year
$152,148,135
Land, buildings and equipment
$22,358,491
Publicly traded securities
$117,067,917
Net assets without donor restrictions
$147,860,499
Net assets with donor restrictions
$4,287,636
Gross receipts
$27,906,005
Employees
295
Volunteers
65
Year formed
1919
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ANNA T D'AMBROSIOPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
35$299,862$23,006
STEPHEN G HARRISONDIRECTOR & CHIEF CURATOR
Highest-paid employee
35$128,148$18,275
LISA E WALCHUSKYTREASURER
Officer
35$130,299$11,751
JOHN D MURPHYDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT & DONOR RELATIONS
Highest-paid employee
35$107,852$23,436
RONALD F DRAPERDIRECTOR OF FACILITIES & SECURITY
Highest-paid employee
35$114,491$9,836
EVA M GIBBONSDIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Highest-paid employee
35$118,735$1,919
KATHERINE A LAUBEDIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
35$108,280$4,313
EMMA GOLDENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT KNIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM C CRAINETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANCIS X MATT IIICHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DIETRA HARVEYSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
REV SHARON BAUGHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN J BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTIAN HEILMANNVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
6 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BETTY KRULIKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK LEVITTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
VIGE BARRIETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LAURA TANSEY WETZELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID T GRIFFITHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDREW BRITTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 19 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ANNA D'AMBROSIOPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
35$279,574$21,502
STEPHEN HARRISONDEPUTY DIRECTOR/CHIEF CURA
Highest-paid employee
35$127,235$18,562
LISA WALCHUSKYTREASURER
Officer
35$131,200$9,735
JOHN MURPHYDIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT & DON
Highest-paid employee
35$107,499$24,624
RONALD DRAPERDIRECTOR FACILITIES & CAMP
Highest-paid employee
35$118,311$9,159
EMMA GOLDENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT KNIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM C CRAINETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FX MATT IIICHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DIETRA HARVEYSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SHARON BAUGHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN J BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTIAN HEILMANNVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
C SONIA MARTINEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BETTY KRULIKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK LEVITTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VIGE BARRIETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURA TANSEY WETZELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID T GRIFFITHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 19 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ANNA D'AMBROSIOPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
35$233,214$18,136
LISA WALCHUSKYTREASURER
Officer
35$122,785$9,216
JOHN MURPHYDIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT & DONOR RELATIONS
Highest-paid employee
35$109,933$21,000
STEPHEN HARRISONDEPUTY DIRECTOR/CHIEF CURA
Highest-paid employee
35$107,848$14,399
KENNETH MARCHIONECHAIR OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
35$103,569$13,827
RONALD DRAPERDIRECTOR FACILITIES & CAMP
Highest-paid employee
35$107,331$8,638
EMMA GOLDENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT KNIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM C CRAINETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FX MATT IIICHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DIETRA HARVEYSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SHARON BAUGHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN J BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTIAN HEILMANNVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
C SONIA MARTINEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BETTY KRULIKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK LEVITTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VIGE BARRIETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURA TANSLEY WETZELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
310 GENESEE ST, UTICA, NY 13502-4764
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ANNA T D'AMBROSIO, 310 GENESEE STREET, UTICA, NY 13502
Signed the 990
ANNA D'AMBROSIO, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(315) 797-0000
Return prepared by
GROSSMAN ST AMOUR CPAS PLLC

Mission

MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR ARTS INSTITUTE (MWPAI) IS A FINE ARTS CENTER DEDICATED TO SERVING DIVERSE AUDIENCES BY ADVANCING THE APPRECIATION, UNDERSTANDING, AND ENJOYMENT OF THE ARTS. THE ART INSTITUTE AIMS TO PROMOTE INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS AND STIMULATE ARTISTIC SELF-EXPRESSION AND PERSONAL CREATIVITY. MWPAI CONTINUES TO ASSUME A LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY ROLE FOR THE ARTS IN UTICA, NY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • MUSEUM OF ART - THE MUNSON MUSEUM OF ART FY 24/25 WAS FULL OF EXCITING EXHIBITIONS, DYNAMIC ACQUISITIONS, AND THOUSANDS OF NEW VISITORS TO OUR GALLERIES. EXHIBITIONS EXPLORED VARIOUS SUBJECTS, PERIODS, AND MATERIALS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN WORKS OF ART. THE SUMMER SEASON OPENED WITH AN INTRIGUING SHOW OF MASTERPIECES OF 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS FROM THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THIS EXHIBITION WAS FOLLOWED BY MODERN WOMEN/MODERN VISION: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE BANK OF AMERICA COLLECTION, WHICH FEATURED THE WORK OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM THE 20TH CENTURY. MUNSON ALSO HOSTED A TRAVELING EXHIBITION FROM THE SMITHSONIAN TITLED VOICES AND VOTES: DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA TO COINCIDE WITH THE FEDERAL ELECTION DAY IN NOVEMBER. THE ANNUAL VICTORIAN YULETIDE INSTALLATION, WHICH ATTRACTED MANY GUESTS TO FOUNTAIN ELMS, THE HOME OF THE FOUNDING FAMILY, WAS ON VIEW THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY SEASON. THE SPRING SAW THE PRESENTATION OF TWO EXHIBITIONS HIGHLIGHTING MASTERWORKS DRAWN FROM MUNSON'S PERMANENT COLLECTION: PORTRAITS OF FLORA: FLOWERS IN AMERICAN ART; AND CANVAS TO CULTURE: THOMAS COLE'S VOYAGE OF LIFE LIVES ON. ADDITIONAL EXHIBITIONS OF CONTEMPORARY ART WERE FEATURED IN THE PRATT MUNSON GALLERY. THE RICH ARRAY OF PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE MUSEUM EDUCATION DEPARTMENT REACHED NEARLY 12,000 VISITORS IN THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS FOUR FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND 25 VOLUNTEER DOCENTS. THE DEPARTMENT PRODUCED AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCED THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF EXHIBITIONS AND THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION. THE VARIED EVENTS INCLUDED ART IN BLOOM, ART AND YOGA, ART ALIVE FAMILY DAYS, ART STORY (A READING AND LOOKING STORYTIME FOR PRESCHOOLERS), LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, ARTIST DEMONSTRATIONS, FILMS, AND MEET ME AT MUNSON, A PROGRAM THAT SERVES INDIVIDUALS WITH MEMORY LOSS. NUMEROUS GIFTS AND SEVERAL PURCHASES WERE ADDED TO THE MUSEUM OF ART'S PERMANENT COLLECTION, INCLUDING AN IMPORTANT NEW WORK BY CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN CERAMIC SCULPTOR, ROBERTO LUGO, ADDING TO THE DIVERSITY OF THE ARTISTS INCLUDED IN THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS.
    Expenses $4,535,753 · revenue $433,909
  • SCHOOL OF ART - THE NASAD ACCREDITED SCHOOL OF ART IS COMPRISED OF THREE MAIN PROGRAMS: THE PRATT MUNSON COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN PROGRAM, THE COMMUNITY ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM, AND THE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM. THE PRATT MUNSON PROGRAM FUNCTIONS AS AN EXTENSION CENTER OF PRATT INSTITUTE IN BROOKLYN, NY. STUDENTS PURSUING A BACHELORS OF FINE ARTS, COMMUNICATION DESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY, OR ART EDUCATION DEGREE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE THEIR FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE YEARS AT OUR UTICA CAMPUS BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO PRATT'S BROOKLYN CAMPUS FOR THEIR JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS TO COMPLETE THEIR DEGREE. THE AFFILIATION ENTERED ITS 25TH YEAR IN 2025-2026.IN THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR, PRATT MUNSON'S ENROLLMENT CONSISTED OF 90 FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS AND 87 SOPHOMORE FULL-TIME STUDENTS. OF THE 177 STUDENTS, 168 STUDENTS LIVED IN ONE OF OUR THREE RESIDENTIAL HALLS. THE FIRST-YEAR CLASS INCLUDED 7 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS REPRESENTING 4 COUNTRIES ALONGSIDE DOMESTIC STUDENTS FROM 27 STATES. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WERE 16 INTERNATIONAL SOPHOMORE STUDENTS FROM 5 COUNTRIES, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO 23.THE COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAM ENROLLS APPROXIMATELY 1,150 STUDENTS ANNUALLY ACROSS THREE SEMESTERS, OFFERING 152 CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT POINT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND A PATHWAY INTO THE CREDIT-BEARING ART AND DESIGN PROGRAMS. THE ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM HOUSES 1 ARTIST FOR A 10 MONTH RESIDENCY, DURING WHICH THE RESIDENT ARTIST PRODUCES NEW WORK AND CONTRIBUTES TO BOTH THE COMMUNITY ARTS AND CREDIT-BEARING PROGRAMS THROUGH TEACHING, MENTORING, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING.
    Expenses $8,561,665 · grants $3,429,120 · revenue $11,057,553
  • PERFORMING ARTS - THE 2024-2025 MUNSON PERFORMING ARTS SEASON OFFERED A DIVERSE SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCES, FILMS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. THE CONCERTS IN THE COURT SERIES FEATURED NELLA ROJAS, LIVE FROM LAUREL CANYON, AND DANU. JEFFREY SIEGAL'S KEYBOARD CONVERSATIONS CONTINUED. FAMILY PROGRAMMING WAS PRESENTED IN COORDINATION WITH ART ALIVE! FAMILY DAYS, INCLUDING PERFORMANCE AND WORKSHOP ACTIVITIES WITH DAVID ENGEL AND DOKTOR KABOOM!. THE FILM SERIES FEATURED INDEPENDENT, FOREIGN, AND DOCUMENTARY FILMS, ALONGSIDE MET LIVE IN HD OPERA SIMULCASTS. SPECIAL EVENTS INCLUDED THE HALF MOON ORCHESTRA HOLIDAY CONCERT AND A SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY DIRECOR/HUMORIST JOHN WATERS.
    Expenses $2,533,246 · revenue $235,611
  • IN ADDITION, THE INSTITUTE OPERATES AN ART & DESIGN RESEARCH LIBRARY WHICH IS OPEN YEAR-ROUND AND SERVES THE INSTITUTE'S STAFF, STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND MEMBERS; THE GENERAL PUBLIC; AND OUTSIDE SCHOLARS. DURING THE 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR, THE LIBRARY SERVED 5,158 PATRONS AND CIRCULATED 1,420 ITEMS. THE LIBRARY PROVIDES REFERENCE, RESEARCH, AND CIRCULATION SERVICES, CLASS AND INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION, COMPUTER AND DATABASE ACCESS AND TRAINING, INTERLIBRARY LOANS, SPECIAL EVENTS, TOURS, AND EXTENDED HOURS. ITS COLLECTIONS INCLUDE 27,394 BOOKS, 22 PERIODICAL SUBSCRIPTIONS, 3,141 MUSIC COMPACT DISCS, 1,728 FILMS ON DVD, AND 2,987 ARTISTS FILES. THE CATALOG OF COLLECTION HOLDINGS IS SEARCHABLE ON-SITE AND THROUGH THE INSTITUTE'S WEB PAGE. THROUGH ITS AFFILIATION WITH THE PRATT INSTITUTE LIBRARIES, PATRONS HAVE ACCESS TO 294 ONLINE ARTICLE, EBOOK, IMAGE, AND STREAMING VIDEO DATABASES. SERVICES ARE OFFERED IN PERSON AND BY EMAIL. CONTACTLESS CURBSIDE PICKUP AND RETURN SERVICES ARE OFFERED YEAR ROUND. AN OUTDOOR RETURN BOX IS AVAILABLE AT THE ACADEMIC CENTER ENTRANCE.
    Expenses $1,793,886 · revenue $324,980

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

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
15-0532214
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
School
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1942
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$164,080,704
Income (IRS master file)
$27,906,005

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$21,747,639$18,907,400$164,080,704IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$23,061,469$18,938,166$153,126,009IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$17,869,525$18,584,785$145,470,510XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$25,944,561$18,110,262$139,434,457IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––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 15-0532214).

Questions about MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR ARTS INSTITUTE

What is the EIN of MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR ARTS INSTITUTE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR ARTS INSTITUTE is 15-0532214.
Is MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR ARTS INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1942.
Are donations to MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR ARTS INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR ARTS INSTITUTE 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 MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR ARTS INSTITUTE due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR ARTS INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR ARTS INSTITUTE?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ANNA T D'AMBROSIO.
Who are the officers and directors of MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR ARTS INSTITUTE?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $299,862 (ANNA T D'AMBROSIO, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR ARTS INSTITUTE have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $21,747,639, expenses of $18,907,400 and total assets of $164,080,704 at year end.

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