Nonprofit · EIN 23-1352027
ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA
Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,693,959 | $2,200,848 | $493,111 | $32,749,887 | $73,770 | $32,676,117 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,297,850 | $1,902,538 | $395,312 | $30,477,919 | $63,400 | $30,414,519 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,839,249 | $1,631,017 | $1,208,232 | $27,799,626 | $65,031 | $27,734,595 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,309,857
- Program service revenue
- $542,467
- Investment income
- $749,219
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $261,017
- Other revenue
- $92,416
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $54,326
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $210,652
- Other salaries and wages
- $565,853
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $942,269
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $18,941
- Accounting fees
- $123,219
- Occupancy
- $168,652
- Depreciation
- $292,006
- Program services (functional)
- $1,423,179
- Management and general (functional)
- $582,727
- Fundraising (functional)
- $194,942
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $30,477,919
- Total assets, end of year
- $32,749,887
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $73,770
- Net assets, end of year
- $32,676,117
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,362,152
- Publicly traded securities
- $19,775,672
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $9,436,346
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $23,239,771
- Gross unrelated business income
- $2,195
- Gross receipts
- $3,151,715
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 21
- Year formed
- 1814
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETH HESSEL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $177,985 | $22,946 |
| ADELE GORRILLA | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HORGAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN SCHWARTZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY COOPER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| PIERCE BULLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ROWLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| VERONICA CHAPMAN-SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| TRINA GARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD BARTHOLOMEW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY COHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY MOSES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA HARPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNARD RESNICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RALPH ROSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| NORA BARRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| JUSTIN DETWILER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| MARY HAWKESWORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| KELLY LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| LUCY STRACKHOUSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| ALISON LAZERWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| ZOE PAPPAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETH HESSEL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $169,510 | $21,694 |
| ADELE GORRILLA | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HORGAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN SCHWARTZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY COOPER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT MORRIS STEINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ROWLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| VERONICA CHAPMAN-SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| F SCOTT DONAHUE ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD BARTHOLOMEW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY COHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY MOSES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT RADER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNARD RESNICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| RALPH ROSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| NORA BARRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN DETWILER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY HAWKESWORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCY STRACKHOUSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAN COUNTRYMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT E LINCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY MONTANARO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETH HESSEL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $161,019 | $22,181 |
| JOAN COUNTRYMAN | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADELE GORRILLA | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HORGAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN SCHWARTZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY COOPER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LEA SHERK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT LINCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY MONTANARO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT MORRIS STEINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ROWLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| VERONICA CHAPMAN-SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| F SCOTT DONAHUE ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD BARTHOLOMEW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY COHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY MOSES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT RADER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNARD RESNICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| RALPH ROSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 219 S 6TH ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-3719
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JEFFREY COOPER, 219 S SIXTH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106
- Signed the 990
- JEFFREY COOPER, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (215) 925-2688
- Website
- WWW.PHILAATHENAEUM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- TAIT WELLER & BAKER LLP
Mission
THE ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA NURTURES CURIOSITY IN MEMBERS AND NEIGHBORS, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY THROUGH LEARNING, DISCOURSE AND MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT. THE ATHENAEUM IS A HISTORIC AND VIBRANT PHILADELPHIA-CENTERED AND MEMBER-SUPPORTED CIRCULATING LIBRARY, RESEARCH ARCHIVE AND CULTURAL FORUM DEDICATED TO HARNESSING OUR RESOURCES - OUR EXPERT STAFF, OUR COLLECTIONS OF BOOKS, ART AND ARCHITECTURE TREASURES AND OUR NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK BUILDING - TO STRENGTHEN OUR GROWING COMMUNITY THROUGH IDEAS, CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT AND FELLOWSHIP.
Program accomplishments
- MUSEUM/LIBRARY BUILDING: THE ATHENAEUM'S THREE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICES, AS MEASURED BY EXPENSES IN FYE 2025 WERE 1) MAINTAINING AND OPERATING THE ATHENAEUM'S 1847 NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK BUILDING AND ITS CIRCULATING AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS; 2) PAYING THE SALARIES AND BENEFITS OF THE STAFF NEEDED TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC AND CARE FOR THE BUILDING AND COLLECTIONS; AND 3) PROVIDE PUBLIC RESEARCH SUPPORT. 1) THE ATHENAEUM BUILDING AND COLLECTIONS CONNECTED WITH THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF AMERICA, AND THE USEFUL ARTS, DISSEMINATE USEFUL KNOWLEDGE FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT REQUIRES CARE AND UPKEEP. THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS CONSIST OF MORE THAN 800,000 BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, MAPS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS OF PARTICULAR VALUE TO ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS, HISTORIANS, AND PRESERVATIONIST. THOUSANDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH ON TWO SITES MAINTAINED BY THE ATHENAEUM: PHILAGEOHISTORY.ORG AND PHILADELPHIABUILDINGS.ORG AND WERE ACCESSED BY MORE THAN 150,000 PEOPLE IN FYE 2025, WHILE STAFF SERVED MORE THAN 30 RESEARCH REQUESTS IN PERSON, PHONE, OR VIA EMAIL EACH MONTH. THE ATHENAEUM'S CIRCULATING COLLECTION OF BOOKS, EBOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS, AND PERIODICALS THAT ARE PART OF THE CIRCULATING BUILDING ARE NOT CAPITALIZED. 2) PERSONNEL COSTS MAKE UP A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET. OUR TEAM OF LIBRARIANS AND CURATOR CARE FOR OUR COLLECTIONS AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND RESEARCHERS. IN FYE 2025, MORE THAN 18,000 ITEMS CIRCULATED. FRONT DESK, MEMBERSHIP, AND PROGRAMMING STAFF PROVIDED HOSPITALITY, TOURS, AND A ROBUST SCHEDULE OF MORE THAN 170 PROGRAMS AND EVENTS IN FYE 2025, ALMOST ALL OF WHICH WERE OPEN TO BOTH MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC. 3) PUBLIC RESEARCH SUPPORT. THE ATHENAEUM SUPPORTS A ROBUST PROGRAM OF FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, AND PRIZES THROUGH THE CHARLES E. PETERSON FELLOWSHIP AND THE PETERSON PRIZES. EACH YEAR, THE CHARLES E. PETERSON FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE REVIEWS APPLICATIONS AND AWARDS FUNDING TO RESEARCHERS AND SCHOLARS WHOSE PROJECTS FOCUS ON AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, LANDSCAPE, OR ENGINEERING PRIOR TO 1860. THE FELLOWSHIP ALSO SUPPORTS 1-3 UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE INTERNS TO GAIN EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH OUR ARCHITECTURAL COLLECTIONS. THE CHARLES E. PETERSON PRIZES ARE JOINTLY OVERSEEN BY THE ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA, THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, AND THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, AND AWARD CASH PRIZES TO TEAMS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR THE BEST ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE'S HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY (HABS) PROGRAM.Expenses $1,423,179 · grants $54,326
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
- 23-1352027
- 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
- 1927
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B700)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $32,749,887
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,151,715
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,693,959 | $2,200,848 | $32,749,887 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,297,850 | $1,902,538 | $30,477,919 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,839,249 | $1,631,017 | $27,799,626 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $4,474,110 | $1,439,475 | $26,748,541 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | 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 23-1352027).
Questions about ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA
- What is the EIN of ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA is 23-1352027.
- Is ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1927.
- Are donations to ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA 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 ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA 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 ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA 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 ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JEFFREY COOPER.
- Who are the officers and directors of ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $177,985 (BETH HESSEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,693,959, expenses of $2,200,848 and total assets of $32,749,887 at year end.
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