Nonprofit · EIN 22-1487582
MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM
Tax-exempt · MONTCLAIR, NJ 07042
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,647,997 | $6,105,391 | -$1,457,394 | $21,279,769 | $2,541,797 | $18,737,972 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $4,433,875 | $5,928,160 | -$1,494,285 | $22,810,509 | $2,623,433 | $20,187,076 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,173,424
- of which government grants
- $348,320
- Membership dues
- $296,247
- Program service revenue
- $1,057,125
- Investment income
- $1,242,449
- Net rental income
- $141,031
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $837,910
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $25,927
- Other revenue
- $174,999
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $26,010
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $145,496
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,705,561
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,335,647
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $40,024
- Occupancy
- $415,012
- Depreciation
- $531,313
- Program services (functional)
- $5,028,837
- Management and general (functional)
- $478,290
- Fundraising (functional)
- $598,264
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $22,810,509
- Total assets, end of year
- $21,279,769
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,541,797
- Net assets, end of year
- $18,737,972
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,924,153
- Publicly traded securities
- $11,920,842
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $16,795,780
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,942,192
- Gross receipts
- $10,095,517
- Employees
- 153
- Volunteers
- 208
- Year formed
- 1914
- State of legal domicile
- NJ
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRA WAGNER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 39 | $119,084 | $15,495 |
| CHRISTINE JAMES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK J WALTER III | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| NEWTON B SCHOTT JR | VICE CHAIR & SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAN ZIEF | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN BRADY ABADAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA AMATO | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDER K ANDLINGER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXIS O DAVIS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN GLASSER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR HATZOPOULOS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HENINGBURG JR | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH HIRSCH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM S JIGGETTS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JANICE LINAUGH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
27 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRETCHEN PRATER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| LYN B REITER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| LISA C RUSSMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ANN SCHAFFER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| CHERYL SLUTZKY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| SHARON C TAYLOR | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ROBERT L TORTORIELLO | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| VALERIE J ABLAZA MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELA BEEKERS-UBEROI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER BENJAMIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN V BERSHAD MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES BLAKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY Y CHAINEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SYLVIA COHN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN COLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA CORHAN-AITKEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ED GREGORY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSANNE GUARARRA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN KOPPELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY LACEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES LEITNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER T LEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LANA MASOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MACI PHILITAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD E POLTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY PUTMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS W TURNBULL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 39 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRA WAGNER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 39 | $120,042 | $16,340 |
| FRANK JWALTER III | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| NEWTON B SCHOTT JR | VICE CHAIR & SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAN ZIEF | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE JAMES | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN BRADY ABADAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA AMATO | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDER K ANDLINGER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXIS O DAVIS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN GLASSER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HENINGBURG JR | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH HIRSCH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JANICE LINAUGH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN PRATER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LYN B REITER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN SCHAFFER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL SLUTZKY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON C TAYLOR | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT L TORTORIELLO | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR HATZOPOULOS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE J ABLAZA MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA BEEKERS-UBEROI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER BENJAMIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN V BERSHAD MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES BLAKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY Y CHAINEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SYLVIA COHN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN COLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA CORHAN-AITKEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN KOPPELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY LACEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER T LEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LANA MASOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD E POLTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY PUTMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA C RUSSMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS W TURNBULL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED GREGORY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES LEITNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 23 S MOUNTAIN AVE, MONTCLAIR, NJ 07042-1747
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- IRA WAGNER, 3 SOUTH MOUNTAIN AVENUE, MONTCLAIR, NJ 07042
- Signed the 990
- IRA WAGNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (973) 746-5555
- Website
- WWW.MONTCLAIRARTMUSEUM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- NISIVOCCIA LLP
Mission
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Program accomplishments
- CURATORIAL:THE MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM INSPIRES AND ENRICHES THE LIVES OF OVER 81,000 VISITORS (81,196 IN-PERSON AND 150 VIRTUAL) THROUGH EXHIBITIONS HELD AT THE MUSEUM OR SELF-ORGANIZED NATIONALLY TRAVELING SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS. THE MUSEUM'S PUBLICATIONS OFTEN ACCOMPANY THESE EXHIBITIONS. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO MANAGES THE DISPLAY, PRESERVATION, AND GROWTH OF THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION OF OVER 12,000 AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN WORKS OF ART, AS WELL AS LOANS OF SELECTED WORKS TO EXHIBITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD.Expenses $2,163,122 · revenue $797
- EDUCATION:THE MUSEUM OFFERS A DIVERSE SCHEDULE OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE A BROAD RANGE OF AUDIENCES. THROUGH AN ACTIVE SCHEDULE OF LECTURES, SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, TOURS AND EVENTS, THE MUSEUM PROVIDES VISITORS WITH ACCESSIBLE AND UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND ENGAGE WITH THE ARTS. THE MUSEUM ALSO OFFERS A VARIETY OF ART CLASSES, CAMPS AND STUDIO WORKSHOPS WHERE PARTICIPANTS CREATE VARIOUS TYPES OF ART WHICH ARE OFTEN RELEVANT TO THE MUSEUM'S CURRENT EXHIBITIONS.Expenses $2,130,488 · grants $26,010 · revenue $894,030
- MEMBERSHIP:THE MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM INCLUDES MORE THAN 2,500-MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS. MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO EXCLUSIVE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, DISCOUNTS ON ART CLASSES AND STORE PURCHASES, AND FREE ACCESS TO A NATIONAL NETWORK OF PARTICIPATING MUSEUMS. THE MUSEUM ALSO ENJOYS THE ACTIVE SERVICE OF OVER 280 VOLUNTEERS WHO VOLUNTEER AS TRUSTEES, DOCENTS, STUDIO ASSISTANTS AND EVENT GREETERS. TOGETHER, MAM WAS THE BENEFICIARY OF OVER 10,000 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER ASSISTANCE ANNUALLY.Expenses $503,961 · revenue $56,900
- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES:MUSEUM STORE - THE STORE AT MAM OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF WELL-DESIGNED MERCHANDISE THAT CAN BE ENJOYED BY THE WHOLE FAMILY. ITEMS RELATED TO THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS OF AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN ART ARE AVAILABLE AS WELL AS HAND-CRAFTED JEWELRY, AND GLASSWARE, CERAMIC OBJECTS AND DECORATIVE HOME ACCENTS OF THE HIGHEST CALIBER. IN ADDITION, THE STORE AT MAM OFFERS A WELL-EDITED SELECTION OF ART-RELATED GIFTS FOR CHILDREN INCLUDING BOOKS, ART IMPLEMENTS, TOYS, GAMES AND FUN COLLECTIBLES.Expenses $231,266 · revenue $139,366
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 22-1487582
- 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
- 1926
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A510)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $21,279,769
- Income (IRS master file)
- $10,095,517
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $4,647,997 | $6,105,391 | $21,279,769 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $4,433,875 | $5,928,160 | $22,810,509 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $5,636,363 | $5,539,794 | $24,220,081 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 22-1487582).
Questions about MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM
- What is the EIN of MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM is 22-1487582.
- Is MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1926.
- Are donations to MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MONTCLAIR ART 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 MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM 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 MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM 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 MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names IRA WAGNER.
- Who are the officers and directors of MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 42 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $119,084 (IRA WAGNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,647,997, expenses of $6,105,391 and total assets of $21,279,769 at year end.
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