Public Charity

MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK is a Public Charity headquartered in NEW YORK, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $13.4M revenue, $15.6M expenses, $67.4M total assets. 100 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $7.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 131624098 NEW YORK, NY History Museums NTEE: A54 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$13.4M
Total Expenses$15.6M
Total Assets$67.4M
Grant Records100
Funding Total$7.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK FOSTERS UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISTINCTIVE NATURE OF URBAN LIFE IN THE WORLD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL METROPOLIS. IT ENGAGES VISITORS BY CELEBRATING, DOCUMENTING, AND INTERPRETING THE CITY'S PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE.

Where $100 goes at Museum of the City of New York

How Museum of the City of New York divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$14 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $77 for programs

$44
Exhibition and publications:in fy25, the museum showcased 10+ shows, including our permanent exhibitions, New York as its core, and temporary exhibitions bringing in close to 185,000 visitors from…
57% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 10 shows; 185,000 visitors
$22
Collections care:during the fiscal year 2025 (fy25), the collection's department continued its focus on caring for and managing the diverse collections of over 750,000 works held by the…
29% of program spending
$11
Educational programs:in fy25, the schwarz center continued its rebuild and expansion that began in fy24
14% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 38,424 students; 900 trips; 6,090 students
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Alexander Farman-Farmaian
TREASURER Antonio Farnos
BOARD MEMBER Brian Feurtado
DIRECTOR, EVENT SALES Cherisse Cleary
BOARD MEMBER Chris Brown
BOARD MEMBER Cynthia Foster Curry

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$5,249,815 56 grants
Arts & Culture
$1,779,857 30 grants
Education
$138,500 3 grants
Training & Professional Development
$118,382 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$100,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $13.4M $15.6M $67.4M
2024 $12.7M $14.6M $69.7M
2023 $17.4M $16.8M $68.4M
2022 $15.9M $12.6M $62.4M
2021 $13.9M $10.5M $66.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $13.9M to $13.4M (-4%), with total assets most recently reported at $67.4M.

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