Nonprofit · EIN 59-6214423
JOHN & MABLE RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · SARASOTA, FL 34243
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,881,782 | $3,450,475 | -$568,693 | $7,757,961 | $93,244 | $7,664,717 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,370,883 | $3,332,075 | $38,808 | $8,148,808 | $267,382 | $7,881,426 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,347,995 | $1,934,224 | $413,771 | $8,060,827 | $429,113 | $7,631,714 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,668,709
- Membership dues
- $1,150,803
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $261,071
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$5,103
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$52,086
- Other revenue
- -$47,998
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $127,500
- Travel
- $155,947
- Depreciation
- $83,178
- Program services (functional)
- $1,798,652
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,183,672
- Fundraising (functional)
- $468,151
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,148,808
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,757,961
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $93,244
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,664,717
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $404,550
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,292,682
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,144,907
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,519,810
- Gross receipts
- $4,855,272
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 380
- Year formed
- 1978
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN HIGH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 | $304,760 | $94,072 |
| JEAN EVANS | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 | $140,327 | $45,554 |
| MARGARET D HAUSBERG | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| H MICHAEL BUSH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BENFER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MERCEDES SOLER-MARTINEZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JASLEEN ANAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS W ARCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ADELE FLEET BACOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARLA VICKERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SEMMES BRIGHTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES B STEWART PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY J CUERVO JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA DONELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ANDREW M ECONOMOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
17 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEON R ELLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELMA GLISSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLISON GREGORY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JAMES J CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR RONALD A JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| E MARIE MCKEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANICE TIBBALS MOBLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| XOCHITL NAPOLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR HOWARD D NOBLE JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREGORY PARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FREDERIC D PFENING III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY ANN ROMANOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN SANDOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAYRA NIUBO SCHMIDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBRA JEAN SHORT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIRK KE WANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEEBLER J STRAZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN HIGH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 | $293,416 | $86,307 |
| JEAN EVANS | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 | $128,089 | $44,676 |
| WARREN R COLBERT SR | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET D HAUSBERG | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| H MICHAEL BUSH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MERCEDES SOLER-MARTINEZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW M ECONOMOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA L PETERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA J SHORT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS W ARCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RONALD A JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| E MARIE MCKEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDERIC D PFENING III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES B STEWART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JANICE TIBBALS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JASLEEN ANAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAN URANGA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY A ROMANOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRK KE WANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY J CUERVO JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LEON R ELLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA DONELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARLA VICKERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MAYRA NUIBO SCHMIDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY D BERK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR FRANCINE B BIRBRAGHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID W BENFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ADELE FLEET BACOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ELMA FELIX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KEEBLER J STRAZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD C NOBLE JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN HIGH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 | $277,702 | $82,126 |
| JEAN EVANS | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 | $118,595 | $30,214 |
| WARREN R COLBERT SR | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET D HAUSBERG | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| H MICHAEL BUSH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH H PAPPAS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW M ECONOMOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA L PETERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA J SHORT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS W ARCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR LISA MERRITT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RONALD A JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| E MARIE MCKEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD M SWAN JR CFA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDERIC D PFENING III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES B STEWART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JANICE TIBBALS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JASLEEN ANAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAN URANGA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY A ROMANOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRK KE WANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY J CUERVO JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LEON R ELLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA DONELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT D HUNTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARLA VICKERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MAYRA NUIBO SCHMIDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MERCEDES SOLER-MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS F ICARD JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR FRANCINE B BIRBRAGHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5401 BAY SHORE RD, SARASOTA, FL 34243-2161
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- STEVEN HIGH, 5401 BAY SHORE ROAD, SARASOTA, FL 34243
- Signed the 990
- STEVEN HIGH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (941) 359-5700
- Website
- WWW.RINGLING.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HILL BARTH & KING LLC
Mission
THE RINGLING IS A PLACE OF ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND CIRCUS IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT INSPIRES, EDUCATES, ENTERTAINS, AND HONORS THE LEGACY OF JOHN & MABLE RINGLING.
Program accomplishments
- SOME 11 EXHIBITIONS HAD DATES THAT FELL WITHIN THE 2025 FISCAL YEAR. EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:SANDY RODRIGUEZ: CURRENTS OF RESISTANCE (APRIL 5, 2025 - AUGUST 10, 2025)CONJURING THE SPIRIT WORLD: ART, MAGIC, AND MEDIUMS (MARCH 15, 2025 - JUNE 24, 2025)ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG: A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION (MARCH 1, 2025 - AUGUST 3, 2025)RADICAL CLAY: CONTEMPORARY WOMEN ARTISTS FROM JAPAN (JULY 27, 2024 - MAY 11, 2025)Expenses $719,769
- MAINTAINING, INTERPRETING, AND CONSERVING THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF OVER 60,000 OBJECTS AS WELL AS AN ARCHIVES COLLECTION AND AN ART RESEARCH LIBRARY THAT SERVES THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE RINGLING HAD 370,596 VISITORS IN FY25 AND 8,233 MEMBERSHIP AND CIRCLE HOUSEHOLDS.Expenses $619,180
- LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ARE OFFERED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, EDUCATORS, AND STUDENTS FROM ELEMENTARY TO UNIVERSITY LEVEL. PROGRAMS INCLUDE LECTURES ON THE ARTS AND HISTORY OF THE CIRCUS, FAMILY EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES IN THE GALLERIES, LESSON PLANS FOR EDUCATORS ABOUT THE RINGLING COLLECTIONS, UNIVERSITY SEMINARS ON A SPECTRUM OF CULTURAL TOPICS, AND UNIVERSITY INTERN PROGRAMS IN WHICH STUDENTS OBTAIN AN OVERVIEW OF THE BUSINESS OF MUSEUMS. IN ADDITION, THE RINGLING HOSTS SCHOOL GROUP TOURS FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA.Expenses $459,703
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
- 59-6214423
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization of unknown type
- Exempt since
- 1969
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A115)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,757,961
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,855,272
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,881,782 | $3,450,475 | $7,757,961 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,370,883 | $3,332,075 | $8,148,808 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,347,995 | $1,934,224 | $8,060,827 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,949,232 | $1,748,494 | $7,269,339 | 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 59-6214423).
Questions about JOHN & MABLE RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of JOHN & MABLE RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JOHN & MABLE RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION is 59-6214423.
- Is JOHN & MABLE RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1969.
- Are donations to JOHN & MABLE RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization of unknown type).
- Which annual return does JOHN & MABLE RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION 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 JOHN & MABLE RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION 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 JOHN & MABLE RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION 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 JOHN & MABLE RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names STEVEN HIGH.
- Who are the officers and directors of JOHN & MABLE RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 32 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does JOHN & MABLE RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,881,782, expenses of $3,450,475 and total assets of $7,757,961 at year end.
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