Public Charity

AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM

Based in NEW YORK, NY, AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $6.1M in revenue, $6.0M in expenses, $17.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 46 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.0M.

EIN: 131985627 NEW YORK, NY Museums NTEE: A50 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.1M
Total Expenses$6.0M
Total Assets$17.2M
Grant Records46
Funding Total$2.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

FOUNDED IN 1961 THE AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM IS THE NATIONS MUSEUM OF FOLK AND SELF-TAUGHT ARTISTS. CANDID GENUINE AND UNEXPECTED. AFAM CELEBRATES THE CREATIVITY OF INDIVIDUALS WHOSE SINGULAR TALENTS HAVE BEEN REFINED THROUGH PERSONAL EXPERIENCE RATHER THAN FORMAL ARTISTIC TRAINING WITH A COLLECTION SPANNING 7,500 WORKS OF ART FROM FOUR CENTURIES AND NEARLY EVERY CONTINENT THE MUSEUM ENGAGES PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS THROUGH ITS COLLECTIONS EXHIBITIONS PUBLICATIONS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS AS THE LEADING FORUM SHAPING THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF FOLK AND SELF-TAUGHT ART THANKS TO THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR MEMBER PATRONS AND DONORS ADMISSION IS ALWAYS FREE.

Where $100 goes at American Folk Art Museum

How American Folk Art Museum divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$66 Programs the work itself
$19 Management running the organization
$15 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $66 for programs

$32
Support services
48% of program spending
$19
Exhibitions and collections
29% of program spending
$9
Museum gift shop and e-commerce platform makes merchandise available to the public including hand-made items artistic reproductions and publications that reflect the mission and vision of the museum
14% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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

TRUSTEE Barbara L Gordon
TRUSTEE Ben Z Cohen
TREASURER Brett A Robbins
TRUSTEE Brian Donnelly
TRUSTEE Bruce J Wendel
TRUSTEE Christopher Gigio

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,635,193 30 grants
Arts & Culture
$307,035 14 grants
Education
$7,500 1 grant
Unspecified
$30,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $6.1M $6.0M $17.2M
2024 $5.5M $6.7M $17.0M
2023 $9.6M $5.4M $17.0M
2022 $5.7M $4.5M $11.7M
2021 $3.8M $4.0M $12.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.8M to $6.1M (+61%), with total assets most recently reported at $17.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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