Nonprofit · EIN 22-2849122
AMISTAD CENTER FOR ART & CULTURE INC
Tax-exempt · HARTFORD, CT 06103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $679,636 | $856,009 | -$176,373 | $580,440 | $67,358 | $513,082 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $603,670 | $737,992 | -$134,322 | $749,731 | $72,963 | $676,768 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $548,877 | $542,502 | $6,375 | $925,571 | $129,385 | $796,186 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $728,567
- of which government grants
- $351,144
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $674
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$52,274
- Other revenue
- -$49,605
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $151,633
- Other salaries and wages
- $288,861
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $498,068
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $45,812
- Travel
- $5,703
- Depreciation
- $26,984
- Program services (functional)
- $459,789
- Management and general (functional)
- $284,497
- Fundraising (functional)
- $111,723
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $749,731
- Total assets, end of year
- $580,440
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $67,358
- Net assets, end of year
- $513,082
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,012
- Publicly traded securities
- $38,215
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $436,799
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $76,283
- Gross receipts
- $783,393
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 1987
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Clunis PhD | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $125,095 | $8,929 |
| Duffield Ashmead IV | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Francine Austin | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sasha Douglas | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Diane Cloud | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILIE DEBRIGARD | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Hon Vanessa L Bryant | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kimberly Scott | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathy Hermes PhD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Hines MD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Roy Willis | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Brown | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAISIE RUSSELL | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| David Kinahan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Fiona Vernal PhD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOANN PRICE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lauren Allen-Jones | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Brad Meacham | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Moyer | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Aaron Crosson Sr | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Lewis | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Hargraves | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Johnson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Paula Silas-Guy | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTIN B JOHN CPAMSPA | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia White | Interim Ex. Dir Officer | 40 | $58,975 |
| Matthew Marshall | Interim Ex. Dir Officer | 40 | $35,793 |
| Duffield Ashmead IV | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Francine Austin | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sasha Douglas | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Cloud | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| EMILIE DEBRIGARD | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Hon Vanessa L Bryant | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kimberly Scott | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kathy Hermes PhD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Hines MD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Antoinette Lazarus | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Judy Young | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Brown | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAISIE RUSSELL | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| David Kinahan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Fiona Vernal PhD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOANN PRICE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ellis Echevarria | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lauren Allen-Jones | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Brad Meacham | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Roy Willis | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Moyer | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Aaron Crosson Sr | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Sarah Lewis | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Hargraves | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Johnson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Paula Silas-Guy | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTIN B JOHN CPAMSPA | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Sarah Clunis PhD | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberly Kersey | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $101,985 |
| ELLEN NURSE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH J NORMEN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sasha Douglas | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Cloud | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILIE DEBRIGARD | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Kimberly Scott | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tamara Williams | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Kenneth Williams | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Annie Lazarus | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Judy Young | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Brown | Ex officio Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAISIE RUSSELL | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CLAIRE PRYOR | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Fiona Vernal PhD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOANN PRICE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ellis Echevarria | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lauren Allen-Jones | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD ALLEYNE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gerard Lupacchino | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Moyer | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Margot Early | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Aaron Crosson Sr | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Lewis | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Hargraves | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Johnson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Paula Silas-Guy | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR ANJANETTE FERRIS-SENATUS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTIN B JOHN CPAMSPA | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Olivia White | Interim Ex. Dir Officer | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 600 MAIN ST, HARTFORD, CT 06103-2911
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Sarah Clunis PhD, 600 MAIN STREET, HARTFORD, CT 06103
- Signed the 990
- Sarah Clunis PhD, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (860) 278-2670
- Website
- www.amistadcenter.org
- Return prepared by
- Maletta & Company
Mission
The Amistad Center for Art & Culture, Inc. is a dynamic cultural institution that cares for and provides public access to its collection of more than 7,000 works of art and artifacts that document the African American experience and can be considered a national treasure. Through high caliber exhibitions and culture-based education programs and events inspired by this collection, The Amistad Center engages, enlightens, and entertains art enthusiasts, scholars, students, individuals and families throughout the Greater Hartford region and, through traveling exhibitions, the nation. The Amistad Center is housed in the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, the country's oldest public art museum, which uniquely enables our institution to serve and satisfy a variety of audiences and interests.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATION - EDUCATION RELATED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT , IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF YOUTH SERVING PROGRAMS E.G. TEEN ADVISORY GROUP (TAG), NEIGHBORHOOD STUDIOS SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM AND FAMILY /COMMUNITY DAYS; ADULT PUBLIC PROGRAMS SUCH AS TOURS AND LECTURES; PRINTED MATERIAL DEVELOPED TO AMPLIFY EXHIBITION CONCEPTS E.G. GALLERY GUIDES, EXHIBITION CATALOGUES.Expenses $289,612
- CURATORIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EXHIBITION PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION; PARTICIPATING IN WADSWORTH COMMITTEES AND PROJECTS RELATING TO MUSEUM-WIDE EXHIBITION PROGRAMMING, MUSEUM-WIDE COLLECTION INSTALLATION AND INTERPRETATION; STAFFING THE CURATORIAL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. COLLECTION ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CARE (CONSERVATION, FRAMING), MANAGEMENT (LOANS, INVENTORY, RECORD KEEPING), DEVELOPMENT (PURCHASES, GIFTS) AND SCHOLARLY RESEARCH OF THE AMISTAD CENTER'S COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 7,000 WORKS OF ART, ARTIFACTS AND DOCUMENTS.Exhibition related activities include the development of the exhibition concept, creation of the checklist of works to be included in the exhibition, coordination of loans and conservation of artwork with museum personnel, writing explanatory labels and wall text, writing and coordinating the design of catalogues or other publications and information to be present on the website, coordinating image use permissions, working with artists to create or install work, opening receptions and events, docent training.Expenses $170,177
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 22-2849122
- 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
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $580,440
- Income (IRS master file)
- $783,393
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $679,636 | $856,009 | $580,440 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $603,670 | $737,992 | $749,731 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $548,877 | $542,502 | $925,571 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $564,078 | $470,483 | $856,197 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 22-2849122).
Questions about AMISTAD CENTER FOR ART & CULTURE INC
- What is the EIN of AMISTAD CENTER FOR ART & CULTURE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMISTAD CENTER FOR ART & CULTURE INC is 22-2849122.
- Is AMISTAD CENTER FOR ART & CULTURE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to AMISTAD CENTER FOR ART & CULTURE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMISTAD CENTER FOR ART & CULTURE 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 AMISTAD CENTER FOR ART & CULTURE 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 AMISTAD CENTER FOR ART & CULTURE 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 AMISTAD CENTER FOR ART & CULTURE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Sarah Clunis PhD.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMISTAD CENTER FOR ART & CULTURE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 25 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $125,095 (Sarah Clunis PhD, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does AMISTAD CENTER FOR ART & CULTURE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $679,636, expenses of $856,009 and total assets of $580,440 at year end.
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