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Nonprofit · EIN 33-0786070

MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART

Tax-exempt · LONG BEACH, CA 90802

Financials

$5.1M$6.1M2023$3.6M$6.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990 (amended)$3,595,143$6,887,150-$3,292,007$39,604,821$513,400$39,091,421
December 31, 2023990$5,147,987$6,071,840-$923,853$42,188,150$758,642$41,429,508
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,474,205
of which government grants
$871,136
Membership dues
$46,573
Program service revenue
$208,274
Investment income
$336,619
Net rental income
$600,102
Net gain from sales of assets
$60,137
Net income from fundraising events
-$158,945
Net income from sales of inventory
$74,024
Other revenue
$576,045

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,025,323
Other salaries and wages
$1,834,252
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$3,295,823
Professional fundraising fees
$170,810
Legal fees
$20,819
Accounting fees
$55,798
Occupancy
$785,307
Travel
$70,890
Depreciation
$495,970
Program services (functional)
$4,437,320
Management and general (functional)
$1,894,901
Fundraising (functional)
$554,929

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$42,188,150
Total assets, end of year
$39,604,821
Total liabilities, end of year
$513,400
Net assets, end of year
$39,091,421
Land, buildings and equipment
$24,860,494
Publicly traded securities
$12,549,164
Net assets without donor restrictions
$11,802,125
Net assets with donor restrictions
$27,289,296
Gross receipts
$5,139,213
Employees
65
Volunteers
110
Year formed
1999
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LOURDES RAMOS-RIVASCEO
Officer
40$333,250$8,000
CEDRIC WOOLFORKCFO/COO
Officer
40$179,256$0
JENNIFER CARRVP OF DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
40$175,000$0
GABRIELA URTIAGACHIEF CURATOR
Key employee
40$165,000$4,855
DINA BARAKATDIR. OF BANQUETS & SPECIAL EVENTS
Key employee
40$159,963$0
SOLIMAR SOLASVP CONTENT/INNOVATION & OUTREACH
Highest-paid employee
40$127,330$3,799
ALISON HENEYVP OF LEARNING & PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Highest-paid employee
40$120,000$3,496
MIKE DEOVLETCO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ROBERT BRAUN MDCO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
SOFIA RILEYVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
TIM DEGANITREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ZACH HOROWITZSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
TIFFANY L BARBARADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIANNE GASTELUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD A NERIDIRECTOR (UNTIL JUNE 2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
9 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PAULA-ROSE WIHONGIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK TAYLORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BURKE GUMBINERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CASTULO DE LA ROCHADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CELIA S DE BIRBRAGHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LYNNE OKON SCHOLNICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LISA MILTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARIO CORDERODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KIKI LIZARRAGADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LOURDES RAMOS-RIVASCEO
Officer
40$325,000$10,184
CEDRIC WOOLFORKCFO/COO
Officer
40$140,427$0
GABRIELA URTIAGACHIEF CURATOR
Highest-paid employee
40$134,997$2,894
DINA BARAKATDIR. OF BANQUETS & SPECIAL EVENTS
Highest-paid employee
40$115,000$10,597
SOLIMAS SOLASVP CONTENT/INNOVATION & OUTREACH
Highest-paid employee
40$103,478$8,450
BURKE GUMBINERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CASTULO DE LA ROCHADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CELIA S DE BIRBRAGHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LYNNE OKON SCHOLNICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE DEOVLETCO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ROBERT BRAUN MDCO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
SOFIA RILEYVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
TIM DEGANITREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ZACH HOROWITZSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
TIFFANY L BARBARADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIANNE GASTELUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD A NERIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAULA-ROSE WIHONGIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK TAYLORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
628 ALAMITOS AVE, LONG BEACH, CA 90802-1513
In care of
% DR ROBERT GUMBINER
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
DR LOURDES RAMOS-RIVAS, 628 ALAMITOS AVENUE, LONG BEACH, CA 90802
Signed the 990
DR LOURDES RAMOS-RIVAS, PRESIDENT/CEO
Phone
(562) 437-1689
Return prepared by
VASQUEZ COMPANY LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 33-0786070 or by the name MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF THIS CORPORATION IS TO: EXPAND KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN TINE ART THAT HAS BEEN CREATED SINCE WORLD WAR II; TO OPERATE A MUSEUM; TO COLLECT AND DISPLAY LATIN AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY ART; TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SERVICES REGARDING MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN TINE ART.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • EXHIBITIONS: IN 2024, THE MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART (MOLAA) ORGANIZED FIVE MAJOR EXHIBITIONS, WELCOMING OVER 65,000 VISITORS. KEY EXHIBITIONS INCLUDED ARTENICA: ART, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY IN LATIN AMERICA TODAY, A GETTY-SUPPORTED SHOW HIGHLIGHTING PIONEERING AND CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN DIGITAL ARTISTS; AND THE ENDLESS SPIRAL BY BETSABE ROMERO, AN EXHIBITION PRESENTED AS A COLLATERAL EVENT AT THE 60TH VENICE BIENNALE EXPLORING THEMES OF MIGRATION AND DISPLACEMENT. CROSS-BORDER WOMEN BY ALEJANDRA PHELTS FOCUSES ON EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES THAT LINK INTIMACY, AFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS, AND ATTITUDES OF FEMALE EMPOWERMENT. ANOTHER MAJOR EXHIBITION, VERMILLION LIKE EMBERS BY INDIGENOUS BRAZILIAN ARTIST ANDREY GUAIAN ZIGNNATTO, EXPLORED MEMORY, ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE, AND RESISTANCE THROUGH SCULPTURAL INSTALLATIONS ROOTED IN NATIVE TRADITIONS AND URBAN EXPERIENCES. IMPORTANTLY, THE CURATORIAL TEAM WORKED TO CONTINUE THE GROWTH OF ITS PERMANENT COLLECTION OF OVER 1,600 WORKS.BY SHOWCASING BOTH HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY VOICES, MOLAA FOSTERS GREATER GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE REGION'S CULTURAL RICHNESS, COMPLEXITY, AND ONGOING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLD OF ART.
    Expenses $2,648,490
  • EDUCATIONS: IN 2024, MOLAA SERVED OVER 15,000 K12 STUDENTS THROUGH ITS APRENDE TOUR AND WORKSHOP PROGRAM, OFFERING FREE AND LOW-COST IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES ALIGNED WITH CALIFORNIA VISUAL ARTS STANDARDS. USING VISUAL THINKING STRATEGIES (VTS), APRENDE FOSTERS VISUAL LITERACY, CRITICAL THINKING, AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT WHILE INCREASING ACCESS TO LATIN AMERICAN AND LATINO ART FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.MOLAA EXPANDED ITS EDUCATIONAL IMPACT THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE THE G.R.I.T. SERIES AND THE MOLAA ZOOM PROJECT, SUPPORTING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CREATIVE EXPRESSION, COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, AND EXPLORATION OF ARTISTIC RESEARCH. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING INCLUDED FIVE ANNUAL CULTURAL FESTIVALS, 30+ CORPORATE INCLUSION PROGRAMS, AND 20+ YOUTH INTERNSHIPS.RECOGNIZED AS A MODEL FOR MUSEUM EDUCATION, MOLAA RECEIVED THE 2024 SUPERINTENDENT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MUSEUM EDUCATION FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS. MOLAA ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO NATIONAL ARTS EDUCATION BY PUBLISHING A CURRICULUM AND SERVING AS A PEER REVIEWER FOR SCHOLASTIC ARTS MAGAZINE.
    Expenses $1,273,886 · revenue $119,261
  • PUBLICATIONS: IN 2024, MOLAA CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS PUBLICATIONS AND EXHIBITION CATALOG SERIES, SUPPORTING ARTISTS WHILE ENHANCING PUBLIC ACCESS TO AND UNDERSTANDING OF LATIN AMERICAN AND LATINO ART. THESE SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS SERVE AS LASTING RECORDS OF EXHIBITIONS AND INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS, SUPPORTING ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND INCREASING RECOGNITION AND VALUE OF THE ART AND ARTISTS REPRESENTED. RECENT AND UPCOMING TITLES INCLUDE VERMILLION LIKE EMBERS (ANDREY GUAIAN ZIGNATTO), MEMORIAS DE NUESTRA TIERRA (JUDY BACA), CROSS BORDER WOMEN (ALEJANDRA PHELTS). WORK ALSO PROGRESSED ON THE MOLAA COLLECTION BOOK, A COMPREHENSIVE VOLUME HIGHLIGHTING THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION.THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, MOLAA CONTRIBUTES TO GLOBAL ART DISCOURSE AND THE LONG-TERM VISIBILITY AND APPRECIATION OF LATIN AMERICAN AND LATINO ART.
    Expenses $514,944 · revenue $163,037

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
33-0786070
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
1999
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$39,604,821
Income (IRS master file)
$5,139,213

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$3,595,143$6,887,150$39,604,821XML
990December 2023$5,147,987$6,071,840$42,188,150XML
990December 2022$5,556,052$5,057,853$41,218,300IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS
990December 2016–––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 33-0786070).

Questions about MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART

What is the EIN of MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART is 33-0786070.
Is MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
Are donations to MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART 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 MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DR LOURDES RAMOS-RIVAS.
Who are the officers and directors of MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 24 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $333,250 (LOURDES RAMOS-RIVAS, CEO).
How much revenue does MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,595,143, expenses of $6,887,150 and total assets of $39,604,821 at year end.

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