Nonprofit · EIN 33-0786070
MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART
Tax-exempt · LONG BEACH, CA 90802
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $3,595,143 | $6,887,150 | -$3,292,007 | $39,604,821 | $513,400 | $39,091,421 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,147,987 | $6,071,840 | -$923,853 | $42,188,150 | $758,642 | $41,429,508 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,474,205
- of which government grants
- $871,136
- Membership dues
- $46,573
- Program service revenue
- $208,274
- Investment income
- $336,619
- Net rental income
- $600,102
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $60,137
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$158,945
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $74,024
- Other revenue
- $576,045
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,025,323
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,834,252
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,295,823
- Professional fundraising fees
- $170,810
- Legal fees
- $20,819
- Accounting fees
- $55,798
- Occupancy
- $785,307
- Travel
- $70,890
- Depreciation
- $495,970
- Program services (functional)
- $4,437,320
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,894,901
- Fundraising (functional)
- $554,929
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $42,188,150
- Total assets, end of year
- $39,604,821
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $513,400
- Net assets, end of year
- $39,091,421
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $24,860,494
- Publicly traded securities
- $12,549,164
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $11,802,125
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $27,289,296
- Gross receipts
- $5,139,213
- Employees
- 65
- Volunteers
- 110
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOURDES RAMOS-RIVAS | CEO Officer | 40 | $333,250 | $8,000 |
| CEDRIC WOOLFORK | CFO/COO Officer | 40 | $179,256 | $0 |
| JENNIFER CARR | VP OF DEVELOPMENT Key employee | 40 | $175,000 | $0 |
| GABRIELA URTIAGA | CHIEF CURATOR Key employee | 40 | $165,000 | $4,855 |
| DINA BARAKAT | DIR. OF BANQUETS & SPECIAL EVENTS Key employee | 40 | $159,963 | $0 |
| SOLIMAR SOLAS | VP CONTENT/INNOVATION & OUTREACH Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,330 | $3,799 |
| ALISON HENEY | VP OF LEARNING & PUBLIC PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,000 | $3,496 |
| MIKE DEOVLET | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT BRAUN MD | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SOFIA RILEY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM DEGANI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ZACH HOROWITZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY L BARBARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIANNE GASTELUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD A NERI | DIRECTOR (UNTIL JUNE 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAULA-ROSE WIHONGI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BURKE GUMBINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASTULO DE LA ROCHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CELIA S DE BIRBRAGHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNNE OKON SCHOLNICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA MILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIO CORDERO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIKI LIZARRAGA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOURDES RAMOS-RIVAS | CEO Officer | 40 | $325,000 | $10,184 |
| CEDRIC WOOLFORK | CFO/COO Officer | 40 | $140,427 | $0 |
| GABRIELA URTIAGA | CHIEF CURATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,997 | $2,894 |
| DINA BARAKAT | DIR. OF BANQUETS & SPECIAL EVENTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,000 | $10,597 |
| SOLIMAS SOLAS | VP CONTENT/INNOVATION & OUTREACH Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,478 | $8,450 |
| BURKE GUMBINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CASTULO DE LA ROCHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CELIA S DE BIRBRAGHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNNE OKON SCHOLNICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE DEOVLET | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT BRAUN MD | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SOFIA RILEY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM DEGANI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ZACH HOROWITZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY L BARBARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIANNE GASTELUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD A NERI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULA-ROSE WIHONGI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 628 ALAMITOS AVE, LONG BEACH, CA 90802-1513
- In care of
- % DR ROBERT GUMBINER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DR LOURDES RAMOS-RIVAS, 628 ALAMITOS AVENUE, LONG BEACH, CA 90802
- Signed the 990
- DR LOURDES RAMOS-RIVAS, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (562) 437-1689
- Website
- WWW.MOLAA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- VASQUEZ COMPANY LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 33-0786070 or by the name MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF THIS CORPORATION IS TO: EXPAND KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN TINE ART THAT HAS BEEN CREATED SINCE WORLD WAR II; TO OPERATE A MUSEUM; TO COLLECT AND DISPLAY LATIN AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY ART; TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SERVICES REGARDING MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN TINE ART.
Program accomplishments
- EXHIBITIONS: IN 2024, THE MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART (MOLAA) ORGANIZED FIVE MAJOR EXHIBITIONS, WELCOMING OVER 65,000 VISITORS. KEY EXHIBITIONS INCLUDED ARTENICA: ART, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY IN LATIN AMERICA TODAY, A GETTY-SUPPORTED SHOW HIGHLIGHTING PIONEERING AND CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN DIGITAL ARTISTS; AND THE ENDLESS SPIRAL BY BETSABE ROMERO, AN EXHIBITION PRESENTED AS A COLLATERAL EVENT AT THE 60TH VENICE BIENNALE EXPLORING THEMES OF MIGRATION AND DISPLACEMENT. CROSS-BORDER WOMEN BY ALEJANDRA PHELTS FOCUSES ON EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES THAT LINK INTIMACY, AFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS, AND ATTITUDES OF FEMALE EMPOWERMENT. ANOTHER MAJOR EXHIBITION, VERMILLION LIKE EMBERS BY INDIGENOUS BRAZILIAN ARTIST ANDREY GUAIAN ZIGNNATTO, EXPLORED MEMORY, ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE, AND RESISTANCE THROUGH SCULPTURAL INSTALLATIONS ROOTED IN NATIVE TRADITIONS AND URBAN EXPERIENCES. IMPORTANTLY, THE CURATORIAL TEAM WORKED TO CONTINUE THE GROWTH OF ITS PERMANENT COLLECTION OF OVER 1,600 WORKS.BY SHOWCASING BOTH HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY VOICES, MOLAA FOSTERS GREATER GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE REGION'S CULTURAL RICHNESS, COMPLEXITY, AND ONGOING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLD OF ART.Expenses $2,648,490
- EDUCATIONS: IN 2024, MOLAA SERVED OVER 15,000 K12 STUDENTS THROUGH ITS APRENDE TOUR AND WORKSHOP PROGRAM, OFFERING FREE AND LOW-COST IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES ALIGNED WITH CALIFORNIA VISUAL ARTS STANDARDS. USING VISUAL THINKING STRATEGIES (VTS), APRENDE FOSTERS VISUAL LITERACY, CRITICAL THINKING, AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT WHILE INCREASING ACCESS TO LATIN AMERICAN AND LATINO ART FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.MOLAA EXPANDED ITS EDUCATIONAL IMPACT THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE THE G.R.I.T. SERIES AND THE MOLAA ZOOM PROJECT, SUPPORTING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CREATIVE EXPRESSION, COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, AND EXPLORATION OF ARTISTIC RESEARCH. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING INCLUDED FIVE ANNUAL CULTURAL FESTIVALS, 30+ CORPORATE INCLUSION PROGRAMS, AND 20+ YOUTH INTERNSHIPS.RECOGNIZED AS A MODEL FOR MUSEUM EDUCATION, MOLAA RECEIVED THE 2024 SUPERINTENDENT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MUSEUM EDUCATION FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS. MOLAA ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO NATIONAL ARTS EDUCATION BY PUBLISHING A CURRICULUM AND SERVING AS A PEER REVIEWER FOR SCHOLASTIC ARTS MAGAZINE.Expenses $1,273,886 · revenue $119,261
- PUBLICATIONS: IN 2024, MOLAA CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS PUBLICATIONS AND EXHIBITION CATALOG SERIES, SUPPORTING ARTISTS WHILE ENHANCING PUBLIC ACCESS TO AND UNDERSTANDING OF LATIN AMERICAN AND LATINO ART. THESE SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS SERVE AS LASTING RECORDS OF EXHIBITIONS AND INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS, SUPPORTING ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND INCREASING RECOGNITION AND VALUE OF THE ART AND ARTISTS REPRESENTED. RECENT AND UPCOMING TITLES INCLUDE VERMILLION LIKE EMBERS (ANDREY GUAIAN ZIGNATTO), MEMORIAS DE NUESTRA TIERRA (JUDY BACA), CROSS BORDER WOMEN (ALEJANDRA PHELTS). WORK ALSO PROGRESSED ON THE MOLAA COLLECTION BOOK, A COMPREHENSIVE VOLUME HIGHLIGHTING THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION.THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, MOLAA CONTRIBUTES TO GLOBAL ART DISCOURSE AND THE LONG-TERM VISIBILITY AND APPRECIATION OF LATIN AMERICAN AND LATINO ART.Expenses $514,944 · revenue $163,037
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 33-0786070
- 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
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A500)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $39,604,821
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,139,213
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,595,143 | $6,887,150 | $39,604,821 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,147,987 | $6,071,840 | $42,188,150 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,556,052 | $5,057,853 | $41,218,300 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2016 | – | – | – | 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 33-0786070).
Questions about MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART
- What is the EIN of MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART is 33-0786070.
- Is MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN 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 MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART 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 MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART 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 MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DR LOURDES RAMOS-RIVAS.
- Who are the officers and directors of MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 24 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $333,250 (LOURDES RAMOS-RIVAS, CEO).
- How much revenue does MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,595,143, expenses of $6,887,150 and total assets of $39,604,821 at year end.
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