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Nonprofit · EIN 06-0653111

WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART

Tax-exempt · HARTFORD, CT 06103

Financials

$10.9M$18.8M2022$12.4M$22.3M2023$10.6M$19.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$10,554,764$19,280,762-$8,725,998$134,751,591$1,875,614$132,875,977
June 30, 2024990$12,409,819$22,278,450-$9,868,631$135,040,715$3,181,685$131,859,030
June 30, 2023990$10,944,489$18,812,412-$7,867,923$136,539,604$1,016,864$135,522,740
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$5,258,779
of which government grants
$1,040,931
Membership dues
$327,517
Program service revenue
$815,739
Investment income
$4,573,989
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,640,309
Net income from fundraising events
-$289,504
Net income from sales of inventory
$195,761
Other revenue
-$93,743

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$856,896
Other salaries and wages
$4,377,302
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$6,211,702
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$20,427
Accounting fees
$112,433
Occupancy
$2,212,569
Travel
$655,589
Depreciation
$1,884,791
Program services (functional)
$16,218,238
Management and general (functional)
$1,621,092
Fundraising (functional)
$1,441,432

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$135,040,715
Total assets, end of year
$134,751,591
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,875,614
Net assets, end of year
$132,875,977
Land, buildings and equipment
$17,335,541
Publicly traded securities
$94,319,362
Net assets without donor restrictions
$24,595,722
Net assets with donor restrictions
$108,280,255
Gross unrelated business income
$8,721
Gross receipts
$104,910,879
Employees
133
Volunteers
162
Year formed
1842
State of legal domicile
CT

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
JEFFREY N BROWNPRESIDENT, CEO & EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
35$363,806$74,565
MATTHEW HARGRAVESMUSEUM DIRECTOR; EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
35$186,243$67,325
SHARMIN MAHMUDOUTGOING DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
35$167,703$34,562
APRIL SWIECONEKDIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATION
Highest-paid employee
35$124,390$27,849
JOHN MORTONDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer
35$132,991$9,360
ALDEN GORDONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDRE E ROCHESTER SREX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BROOK HAZELTONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BURKE DOARTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAMILLE SIMPSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROL A URICKEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROL L CHENEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLINE CUNNINGHAM YOUNGEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHERYL A CHASEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CLAIRE BURNSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
26 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DAVID W DANGREMONDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DR ELSA M NUNEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DUFFIELD ASHMEAD IVCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
EILEEN S POLLACKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
EMILIE DE BRIGARDVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ESTHER PRYORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
G DUNCAN HARRISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GERARD LUPACCHINOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HELENE Y BROWNEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HENRY M ZACHSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HY J SCHWARTZVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JASON M GALVINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFFREY MOYEREX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSEPH R GIANNITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LAURA R HARRISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LILY DE JONGH DOWNINGSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MALLY COX-CHAPMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK N MANDELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHELE WREN COOKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NINA F SCHERAGOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
PEDRO BERMUDEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
PHILIPPA FEIGEN MALKINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SARAH A CLUNISEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN CHANDLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TAMARA WILLIAMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TIMOTHY P MCLAUGHLINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 48 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JEFFREY N BROWNPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
35$347,846$51,090
MATTHEW HARGRAVESMUSEUM DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
35$203,646$58,071
SHARMIN MAHMUDDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
35$165,051$30,207
APRIL SWIECONEKDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION
Highest-paid employee
35$128,260$28,744
TRACEY KRASNIEWSKIOUTGOING DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer
35$90,760$3,172
AARON CROSSON SREX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALISON D DAVISOUTGOING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDRE E ROCHESTER SREX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANN MULCAHYEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BROOK HAZELTONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BURKE DOARTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAMILLE SIMPSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROL L CHENEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLINE CUNNINGHAM YOUNGEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHERYL A CHASEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CLAIRE BURNSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CYNTHIA J BULAONGOUTGOING EX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID G JEPSONOUTGOING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR ELSA M NUNEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EILEEN S POLLACKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EMILIE DE BRIGARDVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ESTHER PRYORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
G DUNCAN HARRISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GERARD LUPACCHINOIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
HELENE Y BROWNEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HENRY M ZACHSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HY J SCHWARTZVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JANE E BRITTONEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON M GALVINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOANN H PRICEOUTGOING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH R GIANNITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURA R HARRISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LILY DE JONGH DOWNINGSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MALLY COX-CHAPMANOUTGOING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK N MANDELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW A SCHAEFERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW G MARSHALLEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL F KLEINOUTGOING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELE WREN COOKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NINA F SCHERAGOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PHILIPPA FEIGEN MALKINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT DANCETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARAH A CLUNISEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN CHANDLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TAMARA WILLIAMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIMOTHY P MCLAUGHLINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DUFFIELD ASHMEAD IVCHAIR
Officer
1$0$0
JACK MORTONDIRECTOR OF FINANCE 1/24
Officer
35$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 43 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JEFFREY N BROWNPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
35$327,131$20,280
MATTHEW HARGRAVESMUSEUM DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
35$166,140$28,764
THOMAS LOUGHMANFORMER CEO
Former
35$164,200$11,901
TRACEY KRASNIEWSKIDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer
35$124,615$0
ALISON D DAVISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANN MULCAHYEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLINE CUNNINGHAM YOUNGEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHERYL A CHASEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CYNTHIA J BULAONGEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID G JEPSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR ELSA M NUNEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EILEEN S POLLACKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EMILIE DE BRIGARDSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
G DUNCAN HARRISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GERARD LUPACCHINOCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
HY J SCHWARTZVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOSEPH R GIANNITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURA R HARRISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LILY DE JONGH DOWNINGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MALLY COX-CHAPMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW A SCHAEFERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL F KLEINVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHELE COOKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PHILIPPA FEIGEN MALKINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT DANCETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TAMARA WILLIAMSEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIMOTHY P MCLAUGHLINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK N MANDELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLAIRE BURNSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROL L CHENEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BROOK HAZELTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOANN H PRICETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ESTHER PRYORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NINA F SCHERAGOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OLIVIA WHITEEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANE BRITTONEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIMBERLY KERSEYOUTGOING EX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARBARA G WARDOUTGOING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HENRY M ZACHSOUTGOING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEAN-PIERRE VAN ROOYOUTGOING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY G MARSTEDOUTGOING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTA BENTHAMOUTGOING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MERRILL F MANDELLOUTGOING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
600 MAIN ST, HARTFORD, CT 06103-2911
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JACK MORTON, 600 MAIN STREET, HARTFORD, CT 06103
Signed the 990
JACK MORTON, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Phone
(860) 278-2670
Return prepared by
COHNREZNICK ADVISORY LLC

Mission

HOLDING ITS COLLECTION IN TRUST FOR ALL PEOPLE, THE WADSWORTH ATHENEUM IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE AND INSPIRING EVERYONE TO EXPERIENCE AND APPRECIATE EXCELLENCE IN ART AND CULTURE.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • CURATING AND CURATORIAL RESEARCH FY2025THE MUSEUM'S CURATORS RESEARCH, CARE FOR, AND EXHIBIT COLLECTIONS INCLUDING PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, DECORATIVE ARTS (FURNITURE, GLASS, CERAMICS, AND METALWORK), WORKS ON PAPER, COSTUME AND TEXTILES, AND MOVING IMAGE ART, RANGING IN DATE FROM ANTIQUITY TO CONTEMPORARY AND INCLUDING WORKS FROM MOST CONTINENTS. THE WADSWORTH ALSO LENDS COLLECTION OBJECTS TO EXHIBITIONS AROUND THE WORLD. IN FY25 WE RELEASED 28 OBJECTS AS PART OF OUR OUTGOING LOANS PROGRAM.WE LEND TO A HOST OF INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND A FEW IN EUROPE, A FEW ARE NOTED BELOW:PHILLIPS COLLECTION MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON KATONAH MUSEUM OF ARTBUCERIUS KUNST FORUMCOLUMBIA MUSEUM OF ARTFLORENCE GRISWOLD MUSEUMFARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM PALAZZO BARBERINIMUSEE JACQUEMART-ANDRETHROUGH PURCHASES, GIFTS, AND BEQUESTS THE WADSWORTH ACQUIRED WORKS OF ART INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WORKS IN THE CONTEMPORARY, EUROPEAN, AND AMERICAN COLLECTION AREAS.FY25 EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS: MADE IN HARTFORDMATRIX 198: STEFFANI JEMISONDIVINE GEOMETRYPAPER, COLOR, LINE: EUROPEAN MASTER DRAWINGSENTRE MUNDOSUNSETTLEDANCIENT BRONZESPRINTS CHARMING: RECENT GIFTS AND ACQUISITIONS
    Expenses $11,678,365 · revenue $1,002,779
  • EDUCATION/VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND SERVICESTHE LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE & SERVICES TEAMS HELP CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONNECTION, CURIOSITY, AND CONVERSATION THAT INVITE ALL AUDIENCES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LIFE OF THE MUSEUM. WE OFFER WELCOMING EXPERIENCES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDSFROM EARLY LEARNERS TO LIFELONG EXPLORERS. GALLERY TALKS AND TOURS, MUSIC, FILMS, WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS OFFER ENGAGING, LAYERED PERSPECTIVES ON SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS AND FAMILIAR FAVORITES. STUDENTS FROM PRE-K THROUGH GRADE 12 AND BEYOND DEEPEN THEIR VISUAL LITERACY SKILLS WHILE MAKING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ART AND THEIR CLASSROOM LEARNING DURING GUIDED TOURS. THROUGH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, WE SUPPORT ACCESS TO THE ARTS THAT SPARKS EXCITEMENT, ENCOURAGES CREATIVE EXPRESSION, AND FOSTERS A SENSE OF BELONGING AT THE WADSWORTH. WITH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION, WE OFFER MANY PATHWAYS TO EXPERIENCE ART AND CULTURE. IN FY25, NEARLY 40% OF OUR VISITORS PARTICIPATED IN ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS.
    Expenses $3,324,659
  • OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, MEMBERSHIP, MUSEUM SHOP, THEATER AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS.
    Expenses $1,215,214

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
06-0653111
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
1942
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$134,751,591
Income (IRS master file)
$104,910,879

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$10,554,764$19,280,762$134,751,591XML
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$12,409,819$22,278,450$135,040,715XML
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$10,944,489$18,812,412$136,539,604XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$6,568,708$14,356,373$137,737,882IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––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 06-0653111).

Questions about WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART

What is the EIN of WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART is 06-0653111.
Is WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1942.
Are donations to WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF 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 WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART 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 WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART 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 WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JACK MORTON.
Who are the officers and directors of WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 41 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $363,806 (JEFFREY N BROWN, PRESIDENT, CEO & EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE).
How much revenue does WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,554,764, expenses of $19,280,762 and total assets of $134,751,591 at year end.

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