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Nonprofit · EIN 52-1238810

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20005

Financials

$18.7M$17.1M2023$13.1M$16.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$13,143,812$16,862,812-$3,719,000$191,643,349$30,314,538$161,328,811
June 30, 2024990$18,660,652$17,143,465$1,517,187$196,094,531$35,662,461$160,432,070
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$7,322,699
of which government grants
$449,807
Membership dues
$2,114,689
Program service revenue
$836,662
Investment income
$4,936,991
Royalties
$954
Net rental income
$797,113
Net gain from sales of assets
$2,305,317
Net income from fundraising events
-$556,366
Net income from sales of inventory
-$194,245
Other revenue
$47,460

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,113,949
Other salaries and wages
$4,539,671
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$6,731,686
Professional fundraising fees
$1,015,711
Legal fees
$40,337
Accounting fees
$146,999
Occupancy
$295,819
Travel
$336,477
Depreciation
$2,681,338
Program services (functional)
$10,655,702
Management and general (functional)
$4,228,471
Fundraising (functional)
$1,978,639

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$196,094,531
Total assets, end of year
$191,643,349
Total liabilities, end of year
$30,314,538
Net assets, end of year
$161,328,811
Land, buildings and equipment
$72,072,012
Publicly traded securities
$96,668,887
Net assets without donor restrictions
$61,106,067
Net assets with donor restrictions
$100,222,744
Gross unrelated business income
$18,407
Gross receipts
$20,313,855
Employees
138
Volunteers
115
Year formed
1981
State of legal domicile
DC

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
SUSAN FISHER STERLINGEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ALICE WEST DIR.)
Officer
40$401,261$24,479
KATHRYN WATDEPUTY DIR., ART, PROG. & PUBLIC ENG.
Officer
40$214,491$23,259
CHRISTINA KNOWLESDIR. OF DEV., ANNUAL GIVING & MEMBER
Officer
40$190,889$9,956
DOUG BEAVERDIRECTOR OF SECURITY
Highest-paid employee
40$141,995$19,600
OLAJUMOKE SIWAJUOLACFO
Officer
40$154,567$4,619
LORI BRUBAKERDIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS
Highest-paid employee
40$129,777$17,877
GORDON UMBARGERDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$122,498$11,592
GRETCHEN ORTEGACHIEF OF STAFF
Highest-paid employee
40$114,314$17,805
ILENE GUTMANDEPUTY DIR., NAT. & INT'L. OUTREACH
Highest-paid employee
40$123,472$6,285
PAMELA J AYRESDEP. DIR. FIN. & OPS (UNTIL 4/2024)
Former
0$115,951$7,371
WINTON S HOLLADAYCHAIR OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SUSAN GOLDBERGPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LUCRETIA RISOLEOTREASURER AND FINANCE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHARLOTTE BUXONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KAREN SONNEBORNCOMMUNICATIONS CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
30 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PAMELA PARIZEKAUDIT CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MARCIA MYERS CARLUCCIBUILDING CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
AMY WEISSCOMMUNICATIONS CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ASHLEY DAVISGOVERNMENT RELATIONS CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
NANCY NELSON STEVENSONWORKS OF ART CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DIANE CASEY-LANDRYINVESTMENT CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
GINA ADAMSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JANICE ADAMSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DEBORAH DINGELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARTHA DIPPELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NANCY DUBERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN DUNLEVYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BELINDA DE GAUDEMARMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ANJALI GUPTAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PAMELA GWALTNEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ELIZA HOLLADAYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CINDY JONESMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARLENE MALEKMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JACQUELINE MARSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JULIANA MAYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BONNIE MCELVEEN-HUNTERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHANIE SALEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ALEJANDRA SEGURAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SHEILA SHAFFERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHLEEN ELIZABETH SPRINGHORNMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ANNIE TOTAHMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SARA M VANCE WADDELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ANN WALKER MARCHANTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ALICE WESTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PATTI WHITEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 49 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SUSAN FISHER STERLINGEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ALICE WEST DIR.)
Officer
40$426,000$27,111
PAMELA J AYRESDEP. DIR. FIN. & OPS (UNTIL 4/2024)
Officer
40$219,112$12,099
KATHRYN WATDEPUTY DIR., ART, PROG. & PUBLIC ENG.
Officer
40$208,009$22,056
ILENE GUTMANDEPUTY DIR., NAT. & INT'L. OUTREACH
Highest-paid employee
40$182,121$9,070
CHRISTINA KNOWLESDIR. OF DEV., ANNUAL GIVING & MEMBER
Officer
40$179,713$9,210
DOUG BEAVERDIRECTOR OF SECURITY
Highest-paid employee
40$142,595$18,774
GORDON UMBARGERDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$138,579$13,056
LORI BRUBAKERDIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS
Highest-paid employee
40$126,449$21,192
AMY MANNARINODIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$116,942$6,182
WINTON S HOLLADAYCHAIR OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SUSAN GOLDBERGPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SHEILA SHAFFERTREASURER & FINANCE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHARLOTTE CLAY BUXTONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PAMELA PARIZEKAUDIT CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARCIA MYERS CARLUCCIBUILDING CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
AMY WEISSCOMMUNICATIONS CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ASHLEY DAVISGOVERNMENT RELATIONS CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
NANCY DUBERGOVERNANCE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
NANCY NELSON STEVENSONWORKS OF ART CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DIANE CASEY-LANDRYINVESTMENT CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
GINA F ADAMSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANICE LINDHURST ADAMSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LIZETTE CORROMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BELINDA DE GAUDEMARMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEBORAH I DINGELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN DUNLEVYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANJALI GUPTAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAM GWALTNEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CINDY JONESMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SALLY L JONESMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARLENE MALEKMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANN WALKER MARCHANTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACQUELINE BADER MARSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIANA E MAYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BONNIE MCELVEEN-HUNTERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUCRETIA ADYMY RISOLEOMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHANIE SALESMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE SAPONEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHLEEN ELIZABETH SPRINGHORNMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZA HOLLADAYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEJANDRA SEGURAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNIE TOTAHMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARAH TRECOMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATTI WHITEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTHA DIPPELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAREN SONNEBORNMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARA M VANCE WADDELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALICE WESTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OLAJUMOKE SIWAJUOLACFO (FROM 3/2024)
Officer
40$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1250 NEW YORK AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-3970
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
SUSAN FISHER STERLING, 1250 NEW YORK AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20005
Signed the 990
OLAJUMOKE SIWAJUOLA, CFO
Phone
(202) 783-5000
Return prepared by
GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS IS TO COLLECT, CONSERVE AND ELEVATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN ARTISTS FROM ALL NATIONALITIES AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THEIR OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS. WE STRIVE TO ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION BY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL TO JOIN US IN THE RECOGNITION OF WOMEN ARTISTS, MOTIVATE CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE IN THE PURSUIT OF A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE OBSTACLES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF WOMEN ARTISTS. WITH THE MUSEUM'S OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, IN-HOUSE LIBRARY, MAGAZINE, MEMBER BENEFITS AND EXCEPTIONAL EXHIBITIONS, WE ARE ABLE TO PROMOTE AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF WOMEN ARTISTS AND ALLOW FOR THE GROWTH AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITY FOR ASPIRING WOMEN ARTISTS SO THAT THEY TOO MAY REALIZE THEIR DREAMS.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • EXHIBITS:YEAR AT A GLANCE: - WE OPENED SIX SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS THAT FEATURED MORE THAN SIXTY ARTISTS IN TOTAL. "RICH PSYCHOLOGICAL TERRAIN" DURING THE RECENT YEAR, NMWA PRESENTED EXHIBITIONS HIGH-LIGHTING WOMEN AND NONBINARY ARTISTS WHO, THROUGH THEIR WORK, BOLDLY REDRESS HISTORY AND VISUALIZE NEW FUTURES. AS THE YEAR BEGAN, NEW WORLDS: WOMEN TO WATCH 2024 FEATURED MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORKS BY TWENTY-EIGHT CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS RESPONDING TO PRESSING SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE MUSEUM AND ITS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH COMMITTEES, THIS EDITION OF WOMEN TO WATCH - THE SEVENTH AND LARGEST - SHOWCASED ARTISTS' BRAVE VISIONS AS WELL AS NMWA'S UNIQUE, WIDESPREAD NETWORK OF SUPPORTERS WHO SHARE IN THE MISSION. SUCHITRA MATTAI: MYTH FROM MATTER, THE ARTIST'S FIRST MAJOR MUSEUM EXHIBITION ON THE EAST COAST, PRESENTED FORTY MIXED-MEDIA WORKS AND LARGE-SCALE TEXTILE INSTALLATIONS. COMBINING INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES WITH VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE FOUND MATERIALS SUCH AS SARIS, TAPESTRIES, JEWELRY, AND NEEDLEPOINTS, MATTAI USES MEMORY AND VISUAL CULTURE TO COUNTER COLONIAL AND PATRIARCHAL NARRATIVES. HER WORKS REIMAGINE THE PAST TO CENTER THE PERSPECTIVES OF WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM SOUTH ASIA. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH W MAGAZINE, SHE SAID, "SO MUCH OF MY WORK IS ABOUT CREATING A NEW MYTHOLOGY AND NEW HEROINES AND CELEBRATING AND MONUMENTALIZING WOMEN'S WORK AND LABOR. THIS SHOW AT NMWA IS VERY SPECIAL TO ME." FOLLOWING MATTAI'S BRIGHT, HISTORY-LADEN TEXTILES, UNCANNY TRANSFORMED THE GALLERIES INTO A MEDITATION ON THE EERIE AND ENIGMATIC, EXAMINING THE CONCEPT OF EXISTENTIAL UNEASE FROM A FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE. THE EXHIBITION COMPRISED RECENT ACQUISITIONS AND RARELY SEEN WORKS IN NMWA'S COLLECTION, COMPLEMENTED BY KEY LOANS. VISITORS WERE INTRIGUED BY ART ADDRESSING "RICH PSYCHOLOGICAL TERRAIN" (WASHINGTON POST) FROM THE SURREALISTS TO THE PRESENT, INCLUDING SCULPTURES BY LOUISE BOURGEOIS AND LEONORA CARRINGTON, ELABORATELY STAGED STUDIO PORTRAITS BY FABIOLA JEAN-LOUIS, AND MUCH MORE. MEANWHILE, SPOTLIGHT EXHIBITIONS SHARED ARTISTS' EMOTION, ACTIVISM, AND EVEN HUMOR. IN THE FIRST-FLOOR TERESA LOZANO LONG GALLERY, NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE IN PRINT WELCOMED VISITORS WITH TWENTY VIVID, LARGE-SCALE WORKS ON PAPER FROM THE MUSEUM'S HOLDINGS. ON VIEW AT NMWA FOR THE FIRST TIME, SAINT PHALLE'S ANIMATED PRINTS CONVEY HER INSIGHTS AND DREAMS. MANY WORKS OFFER SOULFUL REFLECTIONS ON THE DYNAMICS AND CHALLENGES OF CONTEMPORARY CULTURE. ON THE FOURTH FLOOR, WITHIN THE GLORIA AND DAN LEARNING COMMONS, THE MARYROSS TAYLOR GALLERIES FEATURED SEVERAL EXHIBITIONS: - SAMANTHA BOX: CONFLUENCES PRESENTED TWO BODIES OF PHOTOGRAPHY THAT EXPLORE THE EXPRESSION OF IDENTITY, PARTICULARLY IN BLACK, QUEER, AND CARIBBEAN DIASPORIC COMMUNITIES. - GUERRILLA GIRLS: MAKING TROUBLE CELEBRATED THE FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FEMINIST-ACTIVIST ARTIST COLLECTIVE WITH A RIVETING PRESENTATION. - A RADICAL ALTERATION: WOMEN'S STUDIO WORKSHOP AS A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR ART MAKING EXAMINED THE HISTORY OF THE WOMEN'S STUDIO WORKSHOP THROUGH ARTISTS' BOOKS, ZINES, AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS. NMWA'S COLLECTION, PRESENTED WITHIN THE THEMATIC GROUPINGS OF REMIX, WAS REINVIGORATED WITH NEARLY SIXTY NEW WORKS ON VIEW - SOME RECENT ACQUISITIONS, OTHERS PRESENTED FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE MUSEUM'S REOPENING. ADDITIONS INCLUDE PACITA ABAD'S LARGE PAINTED BATIK ONE NIGHT STAND (2002), AUDREY FLACK'S PHOTOGRAPHIC STILL LIFE ROLLS ROYCE LADY (1981/PRINTED 1984), AND THE PORTRAIT MRS. LONGDON AS PERSEPHONE (1935) BY YEVONDE, A PIONEER OF COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY. TWELVE OTHER NMWA WORKS TRAVELED ON LOAN TO SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS AROUND THE WORLD, SHARING THE MUSEUM'S ART WITH NEW AND BROADER AUDIENCES. AMY SHERALD'S THEY CALL ME REDBONE, BUT I'D RATHER BE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE (2009) FEATURED IN THE ARTIST'S MAJOR SURVEY, AMY SHERALD: AMERICAN SUBLIME, AT VENUES INCLUDING THE SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART AND THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART. LOTTE LASERSTEIN'S MORNING TOILETTE (1930) TRAVELED TO AUSTRIA, WHERE IT WAS ON VIEW IN RADICAL! WOMEN*ARTISTS AND MODERNISM, 1910-1950 AT THE OSTERREICHISCHE GALERIE BELVEDERE. SEVERAL OF NMWA'S PRINTS BY ELIZABETH CATLETT FEATURED IN THE ARTIST'S CAREER-SPANNING RETROSPECTIVE AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART AND THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM.RECENT ACQUISITIONS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PAST YEAR: THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION GREW BY 36 WORKS DURING THE RECENT YEAR: 20 PHOTOGRAPHS, 6 SCULPTURES, 4 WORKS ON PAPER, 3 PAINTINGS, AND 3 MIXED-MEDIA WORKS.
    Expenses $3,366,451 · revenue $268,310
  • CURATORIAL, LIBRARY, AND PUBLICATIONS:YEAR AT A GLANCE: PROGRAMS FROM THE BETTY BOYD DETTRE LIBRARY AND RESEARCH CENTER (LRC) CONNECTED PARTICIPANTS TO THE LIBRARY'S RESOURCES IN INSPIRING WAYS. CONTINUING A LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP WITH WIKIMEDIA DC, THE LRC HOSTED TWO WIKIPEDIA EDIT-A-THONS. A POETRY WORKSHOP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF BLACK GIRLS IN ART SPACES AND BLACK GIRLS WRITERS ROOM INVITED PARTICIPANTS TO EXPLORE THE LRC'S ARCHIVES AND BOOKS. THROUGHOUT FY25, MORE THAN 5,600 VISITORS BROWSED THE LRC COLLECTIONS, WHICH COMPRISE 25,000 BOOKS AND PRINT RESOURCES. TWENTY-NINE PEOPLE BOOKED RESEARCH VISITS, AND THE LRC FULFILLED 720 REFERENCE REQUESTS, 25% OF WHICH WERE IN-DEPTH RESEARCH INQUIRIES. THE COLLECTION GREW WITH MORE THAN 200 NEW ACQUISITIONS, INCLUDING BOOKS, ARTISTS' BOOKS, ZINES, AND OTHER ART PUBLICATIONS.
    Expenses $3,245,183 · revenue $1,306
  • OUTREACH:YEAR AT A GLANCE: ONLINE, IN ACTION - CONNECTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH RESOURCES ON WOMEN IN THE ARTS, NMWA'S WEBSITE AMPLIFIES THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION, EXHIBITIONS, AND ADVOCACY WORK. IN FY25, THE WEBSITE DEBUTED TWO MAJOR UPDATES: - MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED PERSONAL LETTERS TO AND FROM FRIDA KAHLO, PART OF NMWA'S ARCHIVAL NELLEKE NIX AND MARIANNE HUBER COLLECTION: THE FRIDA KAHLO PAPERS, 1930-1954, WERE DIGITIZED. THIS FEATURE INCLUDES HIGH-RESOLUTION SCANS OF THE ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE ALONGSIDE FULL TRANSCRIPTIONS. - THE REFRESHED CALENDAR PAGE ENABLES VISITORS TO EXPLORE UPCOMING OFFERINGS VIA NEW CATEGORY TAGS AND WEEKLY EVENT HIGHLIGHTS. MEANWHILE, WEBSITE TRAFFIC GREW, AS DID THE MUSEUM'S REACH THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE PROGRAMMING. IN THE RECENT YEAR: - NMWA.ORG RECEIVED 1.3 MILLION VISITS FROM NEARLY 900,000 USERS. - MAY 2025 MARKED THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF NMWA'S ART CHATS, ITS PIONEERING AND POPULAR VIRTUAL SERIES. - ACROSS INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, X, AND TIKTOK, NMWA POSTS REACHED 9.1 MILLION PEOPLE. - VIDEOS ON ALL OF THE MUSEUM'S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS WERE VIEWED MORE THAN 2.5 MILLION TIMES. - NMWA YOUTUBE VIDEOS RECEIVED MORE THAN 47,000 VIEWS. A PLAYLIST FEATURING SHORT FILMS FROM THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITION IN FOCUS: ARTISTS AT WORK WAS ESPECIALLY POPULAR. IN 2025, NMWA'S #5WOMENARTISTS CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE ARTS. SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS FEATURED ARTISTS WHOSE WORK RELATES TO THIS THEME, HIGHLIGHTED ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS PARTNER MUSEUMS, AND MORE. FROM THE START OF #5WOMENARTISTS IN 2016 THROUGH THE RECENT YEAR, THE CAMPAIGN HAS REACHED MORE THAN 61 MILLION PEOPLE, WITH 1.1 MILLION INTERACTIONS ACROSS ALL SEVEN CONTINENTS. NMWA AROUND THE WORLD IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING AND CELEBRATING NEW WORLDS: WOMEN TO WATCH 2024, THE MUSEUM'S TWENTY-SIX NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH COMMITTEES - WITH 1,100 VOLUNTEER MEMBERS - PRESENTED REGIONAL PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, AND EVENTS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: - THE ARKANSAS STATE COMMITTEE'S THIRTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS, INCLUDING A SERIES OF STATE-WIDE EVENTS AND AN ARTIST GRANT AWARDED TO TRAM COLWIN, A VIETNAMESE AMERICAN WATERCOLOR ARTIST. - A WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION HOSTED BY THE JAPAN COMMITTEE, WHICH WELCOMED MORE THAN 130 SUPPORTERS AND CORPORATE SPONSORS TO THE TOKYO AMERICAN CLUB TO CELEBRATE THE SUCCESS OF NEW WORLDS. - MORE THAN TEN EVENTS HOSTED BY UK FRIENDS OF NMWA, INCLUDING CURATOR-LED TOURS OF EXHIBITIONS FEATURING WOMEN ARTISTS AT TATE AND THE HAYWARD GALLERY. - A JURIED EXHIBITION, THE NEW CITY OF WOMEN, HOSTED BY THE NEW MEXICO STATE COMMITTEE AT TURNER CARROLL GALLERY IN SANTA FE. IT DREW MORE THAN 500 ATTENDEES ON OPENING WEEKEND.
    Expenses $2,623,580 · revenue $251,640
  • EDUCATION & PUBLIC PROGRAMS:YEAR AT A GLANCE: - MORE THAN 6,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THIRTY PUBLIC PROGRAMS FEATURING FIFTY ARTISTS AND CULTURAL INNOVATORS. - 237 TEACHERS FROM SEVENTEEN STATES, WASHINGTON, D.C., AND FIVE COUNTRIES PARTICIPATED IN THE FIFTH ANNUAL VIRTUAL EDUCATOR SUMMER CAMP AND THE ON-SITE ART, BOOKS, AND CREATIVITY TEACHER INSTITUTE. WHERE ART MEETS AUDIENCE AFTER A VISIT IN MARCH, A GIRL SCOUT TROOP LEADER WROTE, "WE HAD A FABULOUS TIME EXPLORING THE ART AND SUCH INTERESTING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHY THERE AREN'T MORE WOMEN ARTISTS REPRESENTED IN ART MUSEUMS. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR A FANTASTIC MORNING!" THOUSANDS OF NMWA VISITORS HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES: POSITIVE, CREATIVE, AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING. VISITORS OF ALL AGES ENJOYED TOURS, TALKS, AND ART-MAKING OPPORTUNITIES DURING NMWA'S POPULAR, TWICE-MONTHLY FREE COMMUNITY DAYS: - MORE THAN 13,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE MUSEUM'S FREE COMMUNITY DAYS. - SUNDAY FREE COMMUNITY DAYS ENGAGED AN AVERAGE OF 828 ATTENDEES PER DAY. - THE BUSIEST FREE COMMUNITY DAYS OCCURRED DURING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH: 512 PEOPLE VISITED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, AND 1,124 ON SUNDAY, MARCH 1. IN THE SUSAN SWARTZ STUDIO, THE OPEN STUDIO SERIES ENGAGED FREE COMMUNITY DAY VISITORS WITH DROP-IN ART-MAKING. ACROSS TWENTY-THREE SESSIONS, MORE THAN 2,600 PARTICIPANTS CREATED SELF-PORTRAIT BOOKS, CUSTOM BUTTONS, ZINES, MINI TAPESTRIES, POCKET-SIZE STAR BOOKS, BEADED PINS, AN ALMA WOODSEY THOMAS-INSPIRED TAPE COLLAGE, AND AN ALISON SAAR-INSPIRED PAPER ETCHING.NMWA OFFERED OPPORTUNITIES FOR VISITORS TO LEARN DIRECTLY FROM ARTISTS WITH HANDS-ON FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE WORKSHOPS. ACROSS FIVE WORKSHOPS TAUGHT BY LOCAL ARTISTS, EIGHTY-EIGHT PARTICIPANTS LEARNED HOW TO MAKE POP-UP BOOKS, PRINTS, PLANT PORTRAITS (IN COLLABORATION WITH THE U.S. BOTANIC GARDEN), CYANOTYPES, AND EVEN HULA HOOPS. ACROSS THE CITY, NMWA EDUCATORS BROUGHT THE MUSEUM'S ART AND EXHIBITIONS TO LIFE THROUGH VISITS TO ELEVEN LOCAL SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES. THEY LED ART-MAKING ACTIVITIES AND FACILITATED CONVERSATIONS INSPIRED BY THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION THAT ENGAGED NEARLY 500 STUDENTS. IN ADDITION: - SEVENTY-THREE SCHOOLS AND YOUTH GROUPS VISITED THE MUSEUM FOR TOURS THAT SERVED MORE THAN 2,300 STUDENTS AND CHAPERONES. - MORE THAN 3,500 PEOPLE ATTENDED PRIVATE TOURS AND DROP-IN COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS TOURS. - FOURTEEN TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN THE ELEVENTH ON-SITE ART, BOOKS, AND CREATIVITY TEACHER INSTITUTE, THE FIRST SINCE THE MUSEUM'S REOPENING IN 2023. - 5,300 VISITORS ENJOYED EDUCATIONAL "SEE FOR YOURSELF" CARDS ABOUT ART IN THE COLLECTION AND EXHIBITIONS. THE WOMEN, ARTS, AND SOCIAL CHANGE (WASC) PUBLIC PROGRAMMING INITIATIVE SHARED THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF WOMEN AND THE ARTS AS AGENTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH DIVERSE AND INSPIRING EVENTS. WASC EVENTS ENGAGED MORE THAN 6,200 ATTENDEES ACROSS TWENTY-FIVE PROGRAMS, A 61.5% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. THE MUSEUM'S SIGNATURE FRESH TALK SERIES RETURNED WITH FIVE EVENTS THAT DOVE INTO EXHIBITION THEMES AND TIMELY SOCIAL ISSUES. IN ONE EVENT, ARTIST SUCHITRA MATTAI AND WRITER ARUNA D'SOUZA DISCUSSED MATTAI'S WORK TO CHALLENGE CONVENTIONAL COLONIALIST NARRATIVES. IN ANOTHER, HUNTER HARRIS AND PEYTON DIX, WRITERS AND PODCAST HOSTS, EXAMINED THE PORTRAYAL OF WOMEN IN MEDIA, FILM, AND LITERATURE. NMWA PROGRAMS OFFERED EVEN MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO HEAR FROM LEADING ARTISTS AND CURATORS. SANDRA JACKSON-DUMONT, RECENT FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE LUCAS MUSEUM OF NARRATIVE ART, SPOKE DURING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. A VIRTUAL TALK ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY FEATURED ARTISTS FABIOLA JEAN-LOUIS AND SHEIDA SOLEIMANI, BOTH PART OF THE EXHIBITION UNCANNY. FOR WORLD PRIDE, PHOTOGRAPHER ZANELE MUHLOI AND SCHOLAR MECCA JAMILAH SULLIVAN CELEBRATED THE LATEST VOLUME OF MUHOLI'S POWERFUL SELF-PORTRAIT SERIES. THE NMWA NIGHTS LATE-HOURS SERIES RETURNED WITH EIGHT VIBRANT, SOLD-OUT EVENTS. EACH THEMED EVENING OFFERED ATTENDEES MUSIC, ART-MAKING, CREATIVE COCKTAILS AND MOCKTAILS, AND MORE. THIS YEAR, LOCAL POETS PERFORMED IN THE GALLERIES; FIBER ARTISTS LED ATTENDEES IN PARTICIPATORY WEAVING; AND CIRCUS PERFORMERS CELEBRATED THE EXHIBITION UNCANNY WITH SURREAL ACROBATICS. "I REALLY LIKE THE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES AND LOCAL VENDORS AT NMWA NIGHTS. THIS HELPS STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES," ONE ATTENDEE SAID. NMWA NIGHTS EVENTS ALSO FEATURED THREE SUCCESSFUL DONATION DRIVES, HOSTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: - MORE THAN 220 CRAFT AND CLEANING ITEMS WERE DONATED TO N STREET VILLAGE, A NONPROFIT SUPPORTING WOMEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. - MORE THAN 2,500 FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND 250 BRAS WERE DONATED TO I SUPPORT THE GIRLS, WHICH PROVIDES ESSENTIAL ITEMS TO PEOPLE IN NEED. - MORE THAN TWENTY POUNDS OF BEAUTY PRODUCTS WERE RECYCLED VIA PACT, AN ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON REDUCING BEAUTY PACKAGING WASTE.
    Expenses $1,420,488 · revenue $121,161

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
52-1238810
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
1982
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$191,643,349
Income (IRS master file)
$20,313,855

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$13,143,812$16,862,812$191,643,349IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$18,660,652$17,143,465$196,094,531IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$24,802,690$11,132,171$172,065,573IRS
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022–––IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 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 52-1238810).

Questions about NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC

What is the EIN of NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC is 52-1238810.
Is NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
Are donations to NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS 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 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC 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 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC 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 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SUSAN FISHER STERLING.
Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 45 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $401,261 (SUSAN FISHER STERLING, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ALICE WEST DIR.)).
How much revenue does NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $13,143,812, expenses of $16,862,812 and total assets of $191,643,349 at year end.

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