Nonprofit · EIN 33-0717157
LAGUNA ART MUSEUM
Tax-exempt · LAGUNA BEACH, CA 92651
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,627,659 | $3,674,748 | -$47,089 | $7,649,131 | $492,634 | $7,156,497 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,272,330 | $3,210,282 | $62,048 | $7,247,754 | $498,178 | $6,749,576 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,817,144
- Membership dues
- $137,978
- Program service revenue
- $632,929
- Investment income
- $125,540
- Net rental income
- $12,100
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $10,818
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$14,075
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $49,356
- Other revenue
- $52,046
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $324,979
- Other salaries and wages
- $821,540
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,386,994
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $195,850
- Accounting fees
- $153,688
- Occupancy
- $83,740
- Travel
- $46,380
- Depreciation
- $122,291
- Program services (functional)
- $2,085,415
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,423,813
- Fundraising (functional)
- $165,520
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,247,754
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,649,131
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $492,634
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,156,497
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,362,760
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,407,464
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,274,025
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,882,472
- Gross receipts
- $3,844,693
- Employees
- 37
- Volunteers
- 800
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE PERLIN LEE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $210,000 | $2,337 |
| VICTORIA ZARAGINO GERARD | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,267 | $5,657 |
| EMIL MONDA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LITA ALBUQUERQUE | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK BALZAR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT CHAPMAN | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY JENKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG MACGILLIVRAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIARE MEEGAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT WHALEN | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN PICKLE | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY AIRD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE HANAUER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD MALCOLM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOM PAPA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID BRAFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHRYN BURTON GRAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROY BASS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA DANZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH KAPLAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLE KIM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE STRATHMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIE WEAVER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN WHITIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE PERLIN LEE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $198,704 | $11,144 |
| VICTORIA ZARAGINO GERARD | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,825 | $2,750 |
| EMIL MONDA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LITA ALBUQUERQUE | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK BALZAR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT CHAPMAN | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH COLESTOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY JENKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG MACGILLIVRAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLA MEBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIARE MEEGAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN SAMUELIAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN SAMUELIAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB WHALEN | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN PICKLE | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY AIRD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE HANAUER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN KAPLAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD MALCOLM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM PAPA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BRAFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN BURTON GRAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 307 CLIFF DR, LAGUNA BEACH, CA 92651-1623
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JULIE PERLIN LEE, 307 CLIFF DRIVE, LAGUNA BEACH, CA 92651
- Signed the 990
- JULIE PERLIN LEE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (949) 494-8971
- Return prepared by
- REDWITZ INC
Mission
THE MUSEUM'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE OF ART AND ARTISTS IN AMERICN CULTURE THROUGH COLLECT, EXHIBITION, RESEARCH, AND INSTRUCTION. THE FOCUS OF THE ORGANIZATION COLLECTION IS ON THE ART OF CALIFORNIA AND RELATED WORKS FROM THE 19TH, 20TH AND 21ST CENTURIES.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATION IS AT THE HEART OF LAGUNA ART MUSEUM'S MISSION TO ENLIGHTEN AND ENGAGE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. THROUGH SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS, FREE YOUTH ADMISSION, FAMILY WORKSHOPS AND THE DEDICATION OF TRAINED MUSEUM EDUCATORS AND DOCENTS, THE MUSEUM FOSTERS CURIOSITY, CREATIVITY AND LIFELONG LEARNING ROOTED IN CALIFORNIA ART AND IDEAS.COLLABORATING DIRECTLY WITH CALIFORNIA ARTISTS AND ARTWORK COLLECTORS, THE MUSEUM PRESENTS EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT REFLECT THE REGION'S UNIQUE HISTORY, DIVERSITY AND INNOVATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING THE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW ARTISTS HAVE SHAPED THE CULTURAL LIFE OF OUR REGION AND STATE FROM THE 19TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT.THE MUSEUM'S LANDMARK ART + NATURE INITIATIVE PLACES ARTWORK OUTDOORS THAT UNITES ART, SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, DRAWING NATIONAL ATTENTION FOR PROJECTS THAT INSPIRE CONNECTION TO THE LANDSCAPE AND CREATIVITY THAT DEFINES CALIFORNIA.Expenses $2,085,415 · revenue $699,050
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
- 33-0717157
- 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
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A510)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,649,131
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,844,693
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,272,330 | $3,210,282 | $7,247,754 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,605,503 | $2,787,716 | $6,728,751 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about LAGUNA ART MUSEUM
- What is the EIN of LAGUNA ART MUSEUM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LAGUNA ART MUSEUM is 33-0717157.
- Is LAGUNA ART MUSEUM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to LAGUNA ART MUSEUM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LAGUNA 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 LAGUNA 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 LAGUNA 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 LAGUNA ART MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JULIE PERLIN LEE.
- Who are the officers and directors of LAGUNA ART MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 25 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $210,000 (JULIE PERLIN LEE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does LAGUNA ART MUSEUM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,627,659, expenses of $3,674,748 and total assets of $7,649,131 at year end.
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