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Nonprofit · EIN 53-0205889

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS

Tax-exempt · ARLINGTON, VA 22202

Financials

$9.9M$10.3M2023$10.9M$10.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$10,908,160$10,717,931$190,229$15,496,524$8,544,888$6,951,636
December 31, 2023990$9,862,260$10,288,446-$426,186$15,593,155$9,329,984$6,263,171
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,742,834
of which government grants
$1,368,241
Program service revenue
$7,803,915
Investment income
$271,565
Royalties
$25,788
Net gain from sales of assets
$31,772
Net income from sales of inventory
$61,899
Other revenue
$89,846

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$138,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$946,466
Other salaries and wages
$2,946,354
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$4,592,552
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$15,449
Accounting fees
$43,330
Occupancy
$796,375
Travel
$268,999
Depreciation
$167,058
Program services (functional)
$7,153,075
Management and general (functional)
$3,121,901
Fundraising (functional)
$442,955

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$15,593,155
Total assets, end of year
$15,496,524
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,544,888
Net assets, end of year
$6,951,636
Land, buildings and equipment
$687,683
Publicly traded securities
$7,486,880
Net assets without donor restrictions
$5,632,890
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,318,746
Gross unrelated business income
$677,229
Gross receipts
$11,934,742
Employees
44
Volunteers
450
Year formed
1906
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARILYN JACKSONPRESIDENT & CEO FROM 4/22/24
Officer
40$301,001$40,970
JENNIFER CALVERT HALLVP, ADVANCEMENT
Key employee
40$160,745$8,542
CAROL CONSTANTINESR DIR.FINANCE & ADMIN THRU 10/31/24
Officer
40$130,248$28,680
BROOKE LEONARDINTERIM CEO THRU 4/22/24
Officer
40$137,981$16,012
DEAN PHELUSSR.DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS
Highest-paid employee
40$116,438$29,867
JULIE HARTSR.DIRECTOR OF EXCELLENCE
Highest-paid employee
40$116,488$22,310
RYAN BOURKESR DIR. MEM & REV THRU 12/31/24
Highest-paid employee
40$122,833$6,854
CARLOS FABIAN ARROYO RODRIGUEZSR. WEB DEVELOPER
Highest-paid employee
40$118,199$6,000
AMY KAMPFAVP, FINANCE & ADMIN FROM 10/31/24
Officer
40$107,688$14,597
NATANYA E KHASHANAVP, MARKETING & DIGITAL
Highest-paid employee
40$113,128$7,053
CHEVY HUMPHREYIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JORGE ZAMANILLOCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DEVON AKMONVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
LINDA HARRISONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DINA BAILEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
18 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
CARRIE REBORA BARRATTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
REBEKAH BEAULIEUDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
FREDERIC BERTLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ALISON REMPEL BROWNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JESSICA CHAVEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CAROLE CHARNOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MARCIA DEWITTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
LARRY DUBINSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ELLEN FERGUSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
LORI FOGARTYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ANN FRIEDMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CHARLES L KATZENMEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
HASSAN NAJJARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JENNIFER ORTIZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
PATSY PHILLIPSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
NATHAN RICHIEDIRECTOR THRU 5/31/24
Trustee or director
2$0
KAROL WIGHTDIRECTOR THRU 2/29/24
Trustee or director
2$0
JAY XUDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 29 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LAURA LOTTPRESIDENT & CEO UNTIL 6/15/2023
Officer
40$225,149$15,845
BROOKE LEONARDINTERIM CEO & CHIEF OF STAFF
Officer
40$200,170$30,154
JENNIFER CALVERT HALLVP, LEARNING & ADVANCEMENT
Key employee
40$162,467$8,881
CAROL CONSTANTINESR. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN
Officer
40$116,823$27,738
DEAN PHELUSSR. DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS
Highest-paid employee
40$115,057$26,522
RYAN BOURKESR. DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP & REVENUE
Highest-paid employee
40$130,052$7,237
NATANYA KHASHANSR. DIRECTOR OF AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$116,876$19,672
JULIE HARTSR. DIRECTOR OF EXCELLENCE
Highest-paid employee
40$115,338$20,014
CARLOS ARROYO RODRIGUEZSR. WEB DEVELOPER
Highest-paid employee
40$116,551$5,822
CHEVY HUMPHREYIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JORGE ZAMANILLOCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
NATHAN RICHIEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DEVON AKMONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DINA BAILEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CARRIE REBORA BARRATTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
FREDERIC BERTLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ALISON REMPEL BROWNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JESSICA CHAVEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CAROLE CHARNOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARCIA DEWITTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRISTINE A DONOVANDIRECTOR UNTIL 5/18/2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LARRY DUBINSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANN FRIEDMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LINDA HARRISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHARLES L KATZENMEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JULISSA MARENCODIRECTOR UNTIL 11/9/2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PATSY PHILLIPSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JULIE STEINDIRECTOR UNTIL 5/18/2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KAROL WIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2451 CRYSTAL DR STE 1005, ARLINGTON, VA 22202-4804
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MARILYN JACKSON, 2451 CRYSTAL DRIVE 1005, ARLINGTON, VA 22202
Signed the 990
MARILYN JACKSON, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(202) 289-1818
Return prepared by
THOMPSON GREENSPON

Mission

CHAMPION EQUITABLE AND IMPACTFUL MUSEUMS BY CONNECTING PEOPLE, FOSTERING LEARNING AND COMMUNITY, AND NURTURING MUSEUM EXCELLENCE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • LEARNING, MEETINGS AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION: CAPTURES THE ALLIANCE'S COMMITMENT TO THE ADVANCEMENT, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND NETWORKING OF THE MUSEUM COMMUNITY. THE ALLIANCE'S ANNUAL MEETING IS THE LARGEST CULTURAL MEETING THAT BRINGS TOGETHER ALL DISCIPLINES OF MUSEUM MANAGEMENT, AND REPRESENTS THE BROAD SPECTRUM OF ALLIANCE MEMBERS, FROM AQUARIUMS AND ART MUSEUMS TO SCIENCE CENTERS AND ZOOS. THE MEETING IS ALSO THE LARGEST EXPOSITION OF ITS KIND FEATURING COMPANIES AND PRODUCTS SERVING THE MUSEUM INDUSTRY. THE FUTURE OF MUSEUMS SUMMIT IS A VIRTUAL CONFERENCE DEVOTED TO CURRENT TOPICS, TRENDS AND ISSUES FACING MUSEUMS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.
    Expenses $2,742,535 · grants $136,800 · revenue $2,913,711
  • FIELD-WIDE SERVICES: INCLUDE THOSE SERVICES WHICH DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE ALLIANCE'S COMMITMENT TO CHAMPIONING EQUITABLE AND IMPACTFUL MUSEUMS. PROGRAMS INCLUDED THE CONTINUUM OF EXCELLENCE (ACCREDITATION, MUSEUM ASSESSMENT PROGRAM, AND CORE DOCUMENTS VERIFICATION), INCLUSION, SOCIAL IMPACT, AND GRANT FUNDED INITIATIVES.
    Expenses $2,129,594 · revenue $816,243
  • PUBLICATIONS AND BUSINESS ENTERPRISES - INCLUDES TITLES DEVELOPED AND SOLD THROUGH THE AAM BOOKSTORE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AAM'S CO-PUBLISHER, MUSEUM MAGAZINE, THE ALLIANCE'S JOB BOARD, AND ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUSEUM INDUSTRY PARTNERS.
    Expenses $852,087 · revenue $720,465
  • MEMBERSHIP IS THE HUB OF THE ALLIANCE'S CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER FOR MEMBER INQUIRIES AND ASSISTANCE, AND THE COORDINATION OF MEMBER BENEFITS.ADVOCACY EFFORTS ENSURE THAT MUSEUMS' STORIES ARE TOLD TO POLICYMAKERS, THE PRESS, AND THE PUBLIC. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE MUSEUMS ADVOCACY DAY, MONTHLY ADVOCACY ALERTS, AND PUBLICATIONS THAT ENCOURAGE MUSEUMS TO SPEAK UP FOR THEMSELVES AND THE FIELD.CENTER FOR THE FUTURE OF MUSEUMS HELPS MUSEUMS NAVIGATE THE FUTURE THROUGH BLOG POSTS, ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL TRENDS, AND SPECIALIZED REPORTS AND RESEARCH.
    Expenses $1,428,859 · grants $1,200 · revenue $3,417,554

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
53-0205889
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
1937
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$15,496,524
Income (IRS master file)
$11,934,742

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$10,908,160$10,717,931$15,496,524XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$9,862,260$10,288,446$15,593,155XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$10,152,689$9,313,433$15,937,363IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 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 53-0205889).

Questions about AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS

What is the EIN of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS is 53-0205889.
Is AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1937.
Are donations to AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS 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 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS 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 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS 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 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MARILYN JACKSON.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 33 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $301,001 (MARILYN JACKSON, PRESIDENT & CEO FROM 4/22/24).
How much revenue does AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $10,908,160, expenses of $10,717,931 and total assets of $15,496,524 at year end.

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