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Nonprofit · EIN 23-2876470

PHILADELPHIA MURAL ARTS ADVOCATES

Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19130

Financials

$17.1M$13.9M2022$14M$16.2M2023$17M$16.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PHILADELPHIA MURAL ARTS ADVOCATES by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$16,987,825$16,070,747$917,078$16,054,823$1,868,842$14,185,981
June 30, 2024990$13,976,941$16,192,790-$2,215,849$13,231,654$1,007,695$12,223,959
June 30, 2023990$17,140,744$13,883,381$3,257,363$16,132,994$1,354,106$14,778,888
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$8,647,896
of which government grants
$1,133,718
Program service revenue
$8,142,268
Investment income
$214,306
Net income from fundraising events
-$76,558
Other revenue
-$16,645

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$336,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$420,632
Other salaries and wages
$5,712,111
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$7,213,231
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$336,612
Accounting fees
$70,326
Occupancy
$365,926
Travel
$179,066
Depreciation
$144,434
Program services (functional)
$13,598,403
Management and general (functional)
$1,636,868
Fundraising (functional)
$835,476

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$13,231,654
Total assets, end of year
$16,054,823
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,868,842
Net assets, end of year
$14,185,981
Land, buildings and equipment
$367,594
Publicly traded securities
$1,052,679
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,315,652
Net assets with donor restrictions
$10,870,329
Gross receipts
$17,109,383
Employees
252
Volunteers
300
Year formed
1984
State of legal domicile
PA

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
JANE GOLDENEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
50$174,884$1,378
DON VEONTREAS./SR. DIR. OF FIN. (THRU 05/25)
Officer
50$121,606$8,722
LISA MURCHCOO
Officer
50$99,058$14,984
CAROLYN NAGYSR. DIRECTOR OF DEV. (THRU 02/25)
Highest-paid employee
50$102,413$611
SAMUEL OLSHINFACILITIES TASK FORCE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
REBECCA RHYNHARTFINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHRISTINA WONGNOMINATING & GOV. COMM. CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
HOPE COMISKYPROGRAMS COMM. CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JENNIFER PORGESPROGRAMS COMM. CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KEVIN BASDENAUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JULIA FLEISCHNERBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAN ASTOLFIVICE CHAIR, DEV. COMM. CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SHAUN BOCKERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNA BONIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARC BROWNSTEINDIRECTOR (THRU 02/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
24 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KARYN DIMATTIADIRECTOR (THRU 09/24)
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVEN DUBOWDIRECTOR (THRU 11/24)
Trustee or director
1$0
JANE GOLDBLUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DOMINIQUE GOSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIELLE HANKINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOE HILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LAURA LAROSADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARGOT LEBOVITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARGELLE LISSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DIEDRE MCALEERDIRECTOR (THRU 09/24)
Trustee or director
1$0
KIMBERLY MCGLONNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT MCGOUGHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JENAYE MUNFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN PEDROWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL PETRONGOLODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID PUDLINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RENEE RATTIGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARIELLA RODRIGUESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TONY SCHNEIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIEL SIMMONSDIRECTOR (THRU 12/24)
Trustee or director
1$0
SARENA SNIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHELLE TODD-YAMOAHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TARIQ TROTTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DR CHANDRA WILLIAMSDIRECTOR (THRU 12/24)
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 45 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DON VEONTREASURER/SR. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Trustee or director, Officer
50$118,166$9,165
JANE GOLDENEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
50$111,005$685
CAROLYN NAGYSR. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
50$100,523$518
DAVID GESTCOO
Trustee or director, Officer
50$43,668$0
SAMUEL OLSHINFACILITIES TASK FORCE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LINDA DEJUREFIN. COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BRUCE MARKSFIN. COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR (THRU JUNE 2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAVID PUDLINNOMINATING & GOV. COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHRISTINA WONGNOMINATING & GOV. COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KEVIN BADSENAUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JULIA FLEISCHNERBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAN ASTOLFIVICE CHAIR, DEV. COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KIMBERLY J ALLENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CINDY BASSEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNA BONIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARC BROWNSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DARRELL L CLARKEEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAREN DIMATTIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN DUBOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANE GOLDBLUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH GOLDBLUMDIRECTOR (THRU JULY 2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOMINIQUE GOSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER GROSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIELLE HANKINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOE HILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURA LAROSADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARGOT LEBOVITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KELLY LEEEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARGELLE LISSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIEDRE MCALEERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIMBERLY MCGLONNDIRECTOR (THRU JUNE 2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT MCGOUGHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENAYE MUNFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN PEDROWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL PETRONGOLODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNIFER PORGESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIELLA RODROGUESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MILTON SCHNEIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL SIMMONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARENA SNIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HOPE SOMISKYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ISIAH THOMASEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHELLE TODD-YAMOAHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TARIQ TROTTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR CHANDRA WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 40 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DON VEONTREASURER/SR. DIRECTOR OF FINA
Trustee or director, Officer
50$120,000
DAVID GESTCOO
Trustee or director, Officer
50$0
SAMUEL OLSHINFACILITIES TASKFORCE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LINDA DEJUREFINANCE COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DAVID PUDLINNOMINATING & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CHRISTINA WONGNOMINATING & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
KEVIN BASDENAUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JULIA FLEISCHNERBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DAN ASTOLFIVICE CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JOE HILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DR CHANDRA WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TARIQ TROTTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHELLE TODD-YAMOAHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SARENA SNIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARILLA RODRIGUESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DEIRDRE MCALEERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNIFER L PORGESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL PERTRONGOLODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN PEDROWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIELLE HANKINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARGELLE LISSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LAURA LAROSADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KELLY LEEEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0
KAREN DIMATTIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ISAIAH THOMASEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT MCGOUGHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIEL SIMMONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PETER GROSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSEPH GOLDBLUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JANE GOLDBLUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVEN DUBOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HOPE COMISKYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DARRELL L CLARKEEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0
MARC BROWNSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CINDY BASSEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0
KIMBERLY J ALLENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MILTON SCHNEIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JENAYE MUNFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRUCE MARKSFINANCE COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0
DOMINIQUE GOSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1727 MOUNT VERNON ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19130-3321
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
LISA MURCH, 1729 MT VERNON STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19130
Signed the 990
LISA MURCH, COO
Phone
(215) 685-0758
Return prepared by
WIPFLI ADVISORY LLC

Mission

MURAL ARTS - THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA MURAL ARTS PROGRAM UNITES ARTISTS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS ROOTED IN THE TRADITIONS OF MURAL MAKING, TO CREATE ART THAT TRANSFORMS PUBLIC SPACES AND INDIVIDUAL LIVES.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • PUBLIC ART & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - FOR OVER 40 YEARS, MURAL ARTS HAS WORKED WITH COMMUNITIES TO CREATE A COLLECTION THAT HAS MADE PHILADELPHIA "THE MURAL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD." WE SERVE GEOGRAPHIC AND AFFILIATED COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AND PRODUCE APPROXIMATELY 120 PUBLIC ART PROJECTS ANNUALLY. MURAL ARTS LEADS PROJECTS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE LOCAL NEEDS OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, WITH THE COMMON THREADS OF PRODUCING EXCEPTIONAL ARTWORK AND ARTISTS ENGAGED IN DEEPLY ROOTED COMMUNITY PRACTICES AS THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CHANGE. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PHASE TO CHANNEL THEIR EXPERIENCES, IDENTITIES AND IDEAS INTO THE DIRECTION OF EACH PROJECT.
    Expenses $8,413,866 · grants $336,000 · revenue $3,599,419
  • PORCH LIGHT - MURAL ARTS' PORCH LIGHT DEPARTMENT SITUATES ART AND HUMAN CONNECTION AT THE HEART OF RECOVERY, RESILIENCE, AND HEALING THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA. IN COLLABORATION WITH A CAREFULLY SELECTED COHORT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CLINICS AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, PORCH LIGHT EMPLOYS A DEEPLY COLLABORATIVE CREATIVE PROCESS, LED BY HIGHLY QUALIFIED ARTISTS, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE TANGIBLE SOCIAL BENEFIT FOR PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS. MURAL ARTS HAS COLLABORATED CLOSELY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES (DBHIDS) TO DESIGN PROGRAMS SINCE 2007. PORCH LIGHT ALSO LEADS COLOR ME BACK, MURAL ARTS' SAME-DAY WORK AND PAY PROGRAM, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2019 AND HAS REACHED OVER 1000 PARTICIPANTS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING HOUSING OR ECONOMIC INSECURITY.
    Expenses $1,784,030 · revenue $1,557,831
  • RESTORATIVE JUSTICE - MURAL ARTS SERVES BETWEEN 50 AND 75 JUSTICE-IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY THROUGH THE GUILD, THE REC CREW, PRISON PROGRAMS AND OTHER RESTORATIVE JUSTICE THEMED PROJECTS. PARTICIPANTS IN THE GUILD AND REC CREW DEVELOP CAREER SKILLS THROUGH DAILY WORKSHOPS AND EXPOSURE TO CAREER/EDUCATION PATHWAYS. THE RJ PROGRAMS FURTHER PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS, AND NON-JUDGMENTAL SPACES WHERE RETURNING CITIZENS AND OTHER JUSTICE-IMPACTED PEOPLE CAN REIMAGINE THEMSELVES AS VALUABLE AND CAPABLE. WE USE A TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, WHILE STRIVING TO RESTORE JUSTICE-IMPACTED COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA.
    Expenses $1,647,783 · revenue $1,126,071
  • ART EDUCATION - MURAL ARTS' ART EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE ART EDUCATION AND INTEGRATION COURSES FOR OVER 2000 YOUTH (AGE 10-18) AT 15 PARTNER SITES AND OFFERS ART ACTIVITIES AT RECREATION CENTERS ACROSS PHILADELPHIA. IN MANY CASES, WE PROVIDE THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE WITH THE ARTS. AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING TRACKS VARY BY TYPE AND DIFFICULTY, INCLUDING BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE MURALISM, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND A MURALISM TRACK TARGETING COURT-INVOLVED YOUTH. WE ALSO DELIVER A MULTI-YEAR IN-SCHOOL MODEL THAT PAIRS TEACHING ARTISTS WITH CORE SUBJECT TEACHERS, A MOBILE VAN (MURALS ON THE MOVE) THAT BRINGS ART AND CREATIVE PRACTICE TO RECREATION CENTERS, AND PAID SUMMER APPRENTICESHIPS FOR ALUMNI.
    Expenses $1,530,154 · revenue $1,665,988
  • TOURS PROGRAM - MURAL ARTS OFFERS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TOURS OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST OUTDOOR ART GALLERY, WHERE PEOPLE EXPLORE THE MURALS, ARTISTIC PROCESSES AND COMMUNITY HISTORIES THAT INSPIRE OUR WORK. PATRONS WEAVE THROUGH THE DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS OF PHILADELPHIA, GETTING GREAT VIEW OF THE CITY BY FOOT, BY VEHICLE, BY TRAIN, BY SEGWAY, OR VIRTUALLY. PATRONS CAN TAKE IN THE ICONIC IMAGERY THAT MAKES PHILADELPHIA THE MURAL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD AND LEARN ABOUT PHILADELPHIA'S BEAUTIFUL VISUAL HISTORY FROM PROFESSIONAL TOUR GUIDES.
    Expenses $222,570 · revenue $227,325

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
23-2876470
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
1998
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$16,054,823
Income (IRS master file)
$17,109,383

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$16,987,825$16,070,747$16,054,823IRS
990June 2024$13,976,941$16,192,790$13,231,654XML
990June 2023$17,140,744$13,883,381$16,132,994XML
990June 2022$13,202,341$12,629,787$12,384,320IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 23-2876470).

Questions about PHILADELPHIA MURAL ARTS ADVOCATES

What is the EIN of PHILADELPHIA MURAL ARTS ADVOCATES?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PHILADELPHIA MURAL ARTS ADVOCATES is 23-2876470.
Is PHILADELPHIA MURAL ARTS ADVOCATES tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
Are donations to PHILADELPHIA MURAL ARTS ADVOCATES tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does PHILADELPHIA MURAL ARTS ADVOCATES 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 PHILADELPHIA MURAL ARTS ADVOCATES 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 PHILADELPHIA MURAL ARTS ADVOCATES 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 PHILADELPHIA MURAL ARTS ADVOCATES?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LISA MURCH.
Who are the officers and directors of PHILADELPHIA MURAL ARTS ADVOCATES?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 39 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $174,884 (JANE GOLDEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does PHILADELPHIA MURAL ARTS ADVOCATES have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $16,987,825, expenses of $16,070,747 and total assets of $16,054,823 at year end.

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