Nonprofit · EIN 22-7229934
ROTHKO CHAPEL
Tax-exempt · HOUSTON, TX 77006
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,311,215 | $3,252,421 | $1,058,794 | $44,759,191 | $3,793,338 | $40,965,853 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,942,975 | $3,048,852 | $894,123 | $39,143,243 | $406,886 | $38,736,357 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,002,048
- of which government grants
- $11,000
- Program service revenue
- $17,425
- Investment income
- $1,050,977
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $593,107
- Net income from fundraising events
- $61,822
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $26,880
- Other revenue
- $240,765
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $376,197
- Other salaries and wages
- $661,415
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,177,741
- Professional fundraising fees
- $86,240
- Legal fees
- $2,725
- Accounting fees
- $44,803
- Occupancy
- $77,066
- Travel
- $54,552
- Depreciation
- $1,058,220
- Program services (functional)
- $2,189,632
- Management and general (functional)
- $431,975
- Fundraising (functional)
- $630,814
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $39,143,243
- Total assets, end of year
- $44,759,191
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,793,338
- Net assets, end of year
- $40,965,853
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $22,416,813
- Publicly traded securities
- $16,992,988
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $29,416,117
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $11,549,736
- Gross receipts
- $4,720,564
- Employees
- 27
- Volunteers
- 17
- Year formed
- 1972
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Leslie | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $185,854 | $23,735 |
| Thuy Tran | Director of Advancement Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,238 | $30,779 |
| Michael Hudson | Director of Finance & Oper Officer | 40 | $120,667 | $22,818 |
| Troy Porter | Chairman of the Board Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lee Lahourcade | Vice Chair; Co-Chair, Capital Campaign Committee Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Christoher Rothko | Vice Chair; Co-Chair, Capital Campaign Committee Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Sabino | Secretary; Chair of Governance Committee Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CC Lee | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Maire Baldwin | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sanford Dow | Chair Development Committee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Omar El-Halwagi | Chair of Program Committee Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Keegan | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Melanie Lawson | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Laura Mayo | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Judy Nyquist | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Rothko Prizel | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Aziz Shaibani | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Carlos Silva | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nicola Springer | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ellen Susman | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Leslie | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $171,413 | $16,058 |
| Thuy Tran | Director of Advancement Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,894 | $12,839 |
| Michael Hudson | Director of Finance & Oper Officer | 40 | $109,794 | $12,738 |
| Troy Porter | Chair of the Board Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen L Rosa | VP of the Board Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CC Lee | Treasurer / Finance Committee Chair Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Maire Baldwin | Board Member Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sandy Dow | Development Committee Chair Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Omar El-Halwagi | Program Committee Chair Institutional trustee | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Lee Lahourcade | Board Member Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Melanie Lawson | Board Member Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Laura Mayo | Board Member Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kate Rothko Prizel | Board Member Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Christopher Rothko | Site Dev, Cap Campaign Comm Chair Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michele Sabino | Board Member Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Aziz Shaibani | Board Member Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Carlos Silva | Board Member Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nicola Springer | Board Member Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ellen Susman | Board Member Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1410 SUL ROSS ST, HOUSTON, TX 77006-4830
- In care of
- % TUNCAY ABDULLAH ANTEPLI
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Abdullah Antepli, 1410 Sul Ross Bldg B, Houston, TX 77006
- Signed the 990
- Abdullah Antepli, President
- Phone
- (713) 524-9839
- Website
- www.rothkochapel.org
- Return prepared by
- Blazek & Vetterling
Mission
To steward a reflective space and present programs that promote spirituality, creativity, dialogue, and action leading to more equitable, empowered, and engaged communities.
Program accomplishments
- The Rothko Chapel hosts more than 100,000 visitors annually from over 100 countries. Visitors are drawn to the Chapel's unique sacred art by Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman, created for contemplation and prayer. The Rothko Chapel is the steward of the artwork, ensuring its upkeep and public accessibility, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Welcome House offers educational materials and media about the Chapel and its mission. The Chapel extends its hospitality by providing a sacred place for personal and private ceremonies and services, including weddings, memorials, and baptisms, celebrating life's passages, as well as faith community services and religious holidays.Expenses $1,659,714 · revenue $26,880
- The Rothko Chapel's public programs provide interactive community education and space for dialogue on critical issues related to the spiritual and physical state of the human condition. Many of our programs integrate spirituality and the arts. Our interfaith dialogue programs are designed to foster interfaith and intercultural understanding, which are critically important in one of the most diverse cities in the United States, and to cultivate peace and cooperation in the community and beyond.Expenses $518,937 · revenue $17,425
- The Rothko Chapel Archives act as the organization's institutional memory and provide important insight into the Chapel's unique legacy. This growing collection preserves the organization's history and documents its ongoing impact, particularly in contemporary and sacred art, ecumenical and interfaith dialogue, and international human rights.Expenses $10,981
- Rothko Chapel continued its Opening Spaces capital project to restore the chapel. In addition, it expanded its campus by constructing a new welcome and community engagement center, administrative offices, and library, creating new and enhanced green spaces, building its endowment for ongoing maintenance, and expanding programming.
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
- 22-7229934
- 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
- 1972
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X21)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $44,759,191
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,720,564
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $4,311,215 | $3,252,421 | $44,759,191 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,942,975 | $3,048,852 | $39,143,243 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,131,441 | $3,259,187 | $37,470,894 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $6,150,728 | $3,090,688 | $37,118,893 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 22-7229934).
Questions about ROTHKO CHAPEL
- What is the EIN of ROTHKO CHAPEL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ROTHKO CHAPEL is 22-7229934.
- Is ROTHKO CHAPEL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1972.
- Are donations to ROTHKO CHAPEL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ROTHKO CHAPEL 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 ROTHKO CHAPEL 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 ROTHKO CHAPEL 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 ROTHKO CHAPEL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Abdullah Antepli.
- Who are the officers and directors of ROTHKO CHAPEL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $185,854 (David Leslie, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does ROTHKO CHAPEL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,311,215, expenses of $3,252,421 and total assets of $44,759,191 at year end.
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