Nonprofit · EIN 61-0444823
J B SPEED ART MUSEUM
Tax-exempt · LOUISVILLE, KY 40208
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $24,226,156 | $16,302,164 | $7,923,992 | $151,759,014 | $8,729,755 | $143,029,259 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $17,055,129 | $16,899,970 | $155,159 | $143,462,541 | $4,819,687 | $138,642,854 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $13,056,677 | $15,529,524 | -$2,472,847 | $131,370,539 | $2,537,490 | $128,833,049 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $11,761,913
- Program service revenue
- $641,741
- Investment income
- $11,110,155
- Net rental income
- $208,575
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $8,807,398
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$218,567
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $75,913
- Other revenue
- $712,347
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $764,248
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,889,285
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,985,799
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $236,023
- Accounting fees
- $76,804
- Occupancy
- $1,650,840
- Travel
- $119,088
- Depreciation
- $3,211,573
- Program services (functional)
- $12,048,028
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,976,120
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,278,016
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $143,462,541
- Total assets, end of year
- $151,759,014
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,729,755
- Net assets, end of year
- $143,029,259
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $57,274,032
- Publicly traded securities
- $71,011,418
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $124,611,042
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $18,418,217
- Gross unrelated business income
- $472,775
- Gross receipts
- $63,267,604
- Employees
- 155
- Volunteers
- 144
- Year formed
- 1933
- State of legal domicile
- KY
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAPHAELA PLATOW | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (TO 08/25) Officer | 40 | $300,998 | $14,742 |
| STACY GORDON-FUNK | CHIEF OF PHILANTHROPY Key employee | 40 | $167,919 | $8,082 |
| CATHERINE SURRATT | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $153,632 | $8,012 |
| ERIKA HOLMQUIST-WALL | CHIEF CURATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,934 | $7,254 |
| ALAN KAMEI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLAN LATTS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA CURRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA TATMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRETT HALE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BROOKES POPE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE MERRICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMPBELL BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL FARMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY SMITH SHANNON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEANA PARADIS | TRUSTEE, TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
25 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERNIE TACOGUE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GILL HOLLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J TANNER WATKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM ALLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN CROCKETT | TRUSTEE, CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KAVEH ZAMANIAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOPA MEHROTRA | TRUSTEE, IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RON MURPHY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEEMA SHETH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SPENCER HARPER III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STACEY WADE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN DABNEY LAVIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAWANDA CHITAPA | TRUSTEE, SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TODD LOWE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM O'GRADY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTEN BOONE | TRUSTEE (FROM 10/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENT BRUNER | TRUSTEE (FROM 10/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX CAMPBELL | TRUSTEE (FROM 10/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KALI HAYES | TRUSTEE (FROM 10/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM LUCAS | TRUSTEE (FROM 10/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER A MOORE | TRUSTEE (FROM 10/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY HELEN MYLES | TRUSTEE (FROM 10/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA MURRAY-BROWN | TRUSTEE (FROM 10/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WOO SPEED MCNAUGHTON | TRUSTEE (FROM 10/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AIMEE SAPP | CFO Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAPHAELA PLATOW | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $278,900 | $13,900 |
| STACY GORDON-FUNK | CHIEF OF PHILANTHROPY (FROM 10/23) Key employee | 40 | $158,788 | $0 |
| DAVID DINKEL | DIRECTOR OF IT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,808 | $4,720 |
| ERIKA HOLMQUIST-WALL | CHIEF CURATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,600 | $7,000 |
| CATHERINE SURRATT | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (FROM 10/23) Officer | 40 | $141,789 | $1,929 |
| ALAN KAMEI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLAN LATTS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA CURRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN GEORGEHEAD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN WELLS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA TATMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRETT HALE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BROOKES POPE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE MERRICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMPBELL BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL FARMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY SMITH SHANNON | TRUSTEE (FROM 10/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEANA PARADIS | TRUSTEE, TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERNIE TACOGUE | TRUSTEE (FROM 10/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GILL HOLLAND | TRUSTEE (FROM 10/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J TANNER WATKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM ALLEN | TRUSTEE (FROM 10/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CROCKETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAVEH ZAMANIAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOPA MEHROTRA | TRUSTEE, CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA SLAUGHTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON MURPHY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEEMA SHETH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SPENCER HARPER III | TRUSTEE (FROM 10/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STACEY WADE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN DABNEY LAVIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAWANDA CHITAPA | TRUSTEE, SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD LOWE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM O'GRADY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 38 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAPHAELA PLATOW | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $278,000 | $4,277 |
| ERIKA HOLMQUIST-WALL | CHIEF CURATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,925 | $19,257 |
| ABBY SHUE | DEPUTY DIRECTOR (THRU 7/1/22) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $154,000 | $5,146 |
| TONI CARVER SMITH | CFO (THRU 5/6/22) Officer | 40 | $141,000 | $4,001 |
| CATHERINE SURRATT | COO (THRU 12/31/22) Officer | 40 | $141,500 | $100 |
| LOPA MEHROTRA | TRUSTEE, CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER CUDE | TRUSTEE, PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA C TATMAN | TRUSTEE, TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAWANDA CHITAPA | TRUSTEE, SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG BALLANTINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRIAN BARNES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMPBELL BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARY BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CROCKETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA CURRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA DIAZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL FARMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN GEORGEHEAD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM GRAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN HADLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRETT HALE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN KAMEI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN DABNEY LAVIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD LOWE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE WOO SPEED MCNAUGHTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE MERRICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON MURPHY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY HELEN MYLES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM O'GRADY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEANA PARADIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BROOKES POPE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN SHAPIRA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEEMA SHETH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA SLAUGHTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STACEY WADE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J TANNER WATKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN WELLS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAVEH ZAMANIAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2035 S 3RD ST, LOUISVILLE, KY 40208-1812
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- AIMEE SAPP, 2035 SOUTH THIRD STREET, LOUISVILLE, KY 40208
- Signed the 990
- AIMEE SAPP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Phone
- (502) 368-5893
- Website
- WWW.SPEEDMUSEUM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC
Mission
AT THE SPEED ART MUSEUM, WE INVITE EVERYONE TO CELEBRATE ART FOREVER. WHETHER YOU'RE AN ART AFICIONADO OR DON'T KNOW A DALI FROM A DEGAS, YOU CAN FIND FRESH INSPIRATION AND MEANING AT THE SPEED ART MUSUEM. WITH MODERN ARCHITECTURE, EXPANDED PROGRAMMING, INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS, AND INVITING OUTDOOR SPACES, THE SPEED OFFERS COUNTLESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE TO CREATE THEIR OWN CONNECTIONS AND EXPERIENCE ART AT THEIR OWN SPEED. AT THE SPEED WE'RE WORKING TO MAKE THE MUSEUM A SAFE AND WELCOMING PLACE FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SPEED'S COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND INCLUSION.
Program accomplishments
- CURATORIAL INITIATIVES INCLUDE ROTATING EXHIBITIONS, CARE FOR THE PERMANENT COLLECTION, AND SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS. THE CURATORIAL STAFF STEWARDS A COLLECTION OF 13,000 OBJECTS SPANNING 6,000 YEARS OF HUMAN HISTORY FROM ANCIENT TO CONTEMPORARY ARTWORKS. CURATORS PRODUCE AMBITIOUS EXHIBITIONS, BRINGING ARTWORK FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO THE LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY AND PROGRAM EVENTS TO ENHANCE EXHIBITION CONTENT.Expenses $6,352,529 · revenue $591,651
- EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOSTER DYNAMIC, MULTI-SENSORIAL EXPERIENCES FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS. EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN TO GROW UP WITH OUTREACH PROGRAMS ENGAGE UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND OFTEN PARTNER WITH BOTH ARTS AND NON-ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO REACH ALL LEVELS OF THE COMMUNITY.Expenses $4,100,404 · revenue $50,090
- GUARDIANSHIP AND MAINTENANCE OF THE MUSEUM AND ITS ART COLLECTION. THE SPEED ART MUSEUM UTILIZES SECURITY PERSONNEL AND TECHNOLOGY TO SECURE THE COLLECTION AS WELL AS THE MUSEUM STAFF AND VISITORS. STATE-OF-THE-ART TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY CONTROL SYSTEMS PROTECT THE COLLECTION FROM ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE.Expenses $1,595,095 · revenue $75,913
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 61-0444823
- 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
- 1935
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A510)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $151,759,014
- Income (IRS master file)
- $63,267,604
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $24,226,156 | $16,302,164 | $151,759,014 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $17,055,129 | $16,899,970 | $143,462,541 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $13,056,677 | $15,529,524 | $131,370,539 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2022 | $18,957,761 | $14,002,151 | $127,590,707 | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 61-0444823).
Questions about J B SPEED ART MUSEUM
- What is the EIN of J B SPEED ART MUSEUM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of J B SPEED ART MUSEUM is 61-0444823.
- Is J B SPEED ART MUSEUM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1935.
- Are donations to J B SPEED ART MUSEUM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does J B SPEED 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 J B SPEED ART MUSEUM due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did J B SPEED ART MUSEUM last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of J B SPEED ART MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names AIMEE SAPP.
- Who are the officers and directors of J B SPEED ART MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 40 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $300,998 (RAPHAELA PLATOW, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (TO 08/25)).
- How much revenue does J B SPEED ART MUSEUM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $24,226,156, expenses of $16,302,164 and total assets of $151,759,014 at year end.
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