Nonprofit · EIN 22-3694371
GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE INC
Tax-exempt · HAMILTON, NJ 08619
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $27,558,686 | $10,187,137 | $17,371,549 | $98,059,533 | $2,188,750 | $95,870,783 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $11,772,078 | $8,958,442 | $2,813,636 | $67,895,902 | $2,172,662 | $65,723,240 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $9,249,114 | $9,023,015 | $226,099 | $61,246,086 | $2,532,017 | $58,714,069 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $22,530,473
- of which government grants
- $643,550
- Membership dues
- $825,306
- Program service revenue
- $3,103,290
- Investment income
- $1,770,072
- Net rental income
- $286,639
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $688,596
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$131,788
- Other revenue
- $154,851
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $949,415
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,066,189
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,975,456
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $126,077
- Accounting fees
- $50,960
- Occupancy
- $1,523,192
- Travel
- $47,329
- Depreciation
- $688,932
- Program services (functional)
- $6,285,150
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,364,374
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,537,613
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $67,895,902
- Total assets, end of year
- $98,059,533
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,188,750
- Net assets, end of year
- $95,870,783
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $33,799,784
- Publicly traded securities
- $49,087,147
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $47,746,970
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $48,123,813
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$83,041
- Gross receipts
- $32,864,786
- Employees
- 144
- Volunteers
- 140
- Year formed
- 1999
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Schneider | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $300,457 | $38,989 |
| Kathleen Greene | Chief Audience Officer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $173,534 | $38,465 |
| Marissa Reibstein | Chief Development Officer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $183,536 | $18,264 |
| Robert Gross | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 40 | $189,114 | $10,747 |
| Matt Smith | Director of Facilities Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,194 | $15,103 |
| Eric Ryan | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Greenleaf | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Penelope Lattimer | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| David Timothy | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Teri Cox | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sharon Lorenzo | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ilana Gutierrez | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Nigel Brown | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kalpana Patel | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Bajwa | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cataldo Doria | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Umesh Gaur | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Nick Pahade | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Freda Howard | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Karen Andrade-Mims | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Gary Bannett | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Jasmin Sethi | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Lauren Eder | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Shuma Panse | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Rishi Puri | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| George Sanderson | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Layo Bright | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Jose Rafael Borbolla Escoboza | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| John Yaron Wind | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Manting Chiang | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Schneider | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $219,931 | $36,276 |
| Kathleen Greene | Chief Audience Officer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,720 | $45,711 |
| Marissa Reibstein | Chief Development Officer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,189 | $24,753 |
| Robert Gross | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 40 | $155,251 | $16,891 |
| Matt Smith | Director of Facilities Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,740 | $0 |
| Teri Cox | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ilana Gutierrez | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Nick Pahade | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sharon Lorenzo | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott McVay | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jerry Wind | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Nigel Brown | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kalpana Patel | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Bajwa | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Umesh Gaur | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Cateldo Doria | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Freda Howard | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen Andrade-Mims | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Gary Bannett | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| George Sanderson | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Rishi Puri | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jasmin Sethi | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Shuma Panse | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Lauren Eder | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ulli Arendt | Trustee- through December 2024 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Marco Cucchi | Trustee - Through November 2024 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| David Timothy | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Greenleaf | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Ryan | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Penelope Lattimer | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Schneider | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $219,838 | $28,961 |
| Kathleen Greene | Chief Audience Officer Officer | 40 | $140,465 | $35,549 |
| Marissa Reibstein | Chief Development Officer Officer | 40 | $151,247 | $15,577 |
| Robert Gross | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 40 | $154,991 | $9,776 |
| Michelle Bajwa | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Nigel Brown | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kalpana Patel | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Umesh Gaur | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen Andrade-Mims | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Gary Bannett | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter Vermeulen | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Cateldo Doria | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Freda Howard | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Greenleaf | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ilana Gutierrez | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ulli Arendt | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Teri Cox | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Nick Pahade | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Esther Novak | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jerry Wind | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sharon Lorenzo | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott McVay | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Penelope Lattimer | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Ryan | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| David Timothy | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Marco Cucchi | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 80 SCULPTORS WAY, HAMILTON, NJ 08619-3451
- In care of
- % ROBERT GROSS
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Eric Ryan, 80 SCULPTORS WAY, HAMILTON, NJ 08619
- Signed the 990
- ROBERT GROSS, Chief Financial Officer
- Phone
- (609) 586-0616
- Website
- www.groundsforsculpture.org
Mission
Grounds For Sculpture combines art and beckoning spaces to welcome, surprise, and engage all visitors in the artists act of invention.
Program accomplishments
- Visitor Services: designed to provide information services, process membership benefits, coordinate tour groups, perform introductory lectures, assist with special events and collect entrance fees. Staff monitors multiple park entry points as well as information desks located throughout the park. The ticketing process remained mostly as an online, advanced purchase ticketing system that had been implemented several years earlier in order to maintain a safe environment; with members permitted to visit anytime during the week as a perk. In 2025, we welcomed over 200,000 visitors. GFS is committed to equitable access and welcoming in the community through its partnership with both Art-Reach ACCESS and Families First Discovery Pass programs in which over 5,300 free admission tickets were issued. Additionally, reduced admission was offered to 3,298 front-line health care workers and 2,258 veterans/active military.Expenses $3,100,734 · revenue $2,721,733
- ARTS EDUCATION: GFSs education programs encourage exploration, discovery, and direct engagement with the arts. Our wellness related programs continued to be highly attended, leveraging the unique healing potential of art and nature. They included yoga,tai chi,meditation, mindfulness, sound baths and wellness walks. Adult education programs also include workshops to learn new skills but not limited to guided tours, immersive introductions to a wide variety of art making materials and techniques, courses that encourage both skill development and relationship building, and seasonal art and horticulture offerings. Family programs provide opportunities to share experiences that include hands-on artmaking, storytelling and guided exploration of our galleries and gardens. There are over 11,000 students for group visits each year. Our wellness related programs continued to be highly attended leveraging the unique healing potential of art and nature.Expenses $1,749,106 · revenue $381,557
- Exhibitions: In 2025, over 200,000 people visited GFS. GFS embraces a wide range of contemporary sculpture and related art in its exhibitions. These projects affirm the organizations commitment to broadening our exhibition program and collection in ways that reflect the diversity of the region and the dynamic world around us. GFS maintains the work of the outdoor collection at the highest standards, with ongoing sculpture restoration projects performed during the year.Expenses $1,435,310
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 | 990 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
- 22-3694371
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A25)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $98,059,533
- Income (IRS master file)
- $32,864,786
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $27,558,686 | $10,187,137 | $98,059,533 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $11,772,078 | $8,958,442 | $67,895,902 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $9,249,114 | $9,023,015 | $61,246,086 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $27,172,627 | $9,308,429 | $57,488,217 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | 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 22-3694371).
Questions about GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE INC
- What is the EIN of GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE INC is 22-3694371.
- Is GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE INC 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 GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Eric Ryan.
- Who are the officers and directors of GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 30 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $300,457 (Gary Schneider, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $27,558,686, expenses of $10,187,137 and total assets of $98,059,533 at year end.
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