Public Charity

THE DRAWING CENTER INC

THE DRAWING CENTER INC, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $4.5M in revenue, $3.6M in expenses, $11.8M in total assets. 43 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 132887872 NEW YORK, NY Visual Arts NTEE: A40 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.5M
Total Expenses$3.6M
Total Assets$11.8M
Grant Records43
Funding Total$1.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE DRAWING CENTER, A MUSEUM IN MANHATTAN'S SOHO DISTRICT, EXPLORES THE MEDIUM OF DRAWING AS PRIMARY, DYNAMIC, AND RELEVANT TO CONTEMPORARY CULTURE, THE FUTURE OF ART, AND CREATIVE THOUGHT. ITS ACTIVITIES-WHICH ARE BOTH MULTI-DISCIPLINARY AND BROADLY HISTORICAL-INCLUDE EXHIBITIONS; SITE SPECIFIC INSTALLATIONS; THE "DRAWING PAPERS" PUBLICATION SERIES; PUBLIC PROGRAMS; AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES FOR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY GROUPS.

Where $100 goes at The Drawing Center Inc

How The Drawing Center Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$65 Programs the work itself
$20 Management running the organization
$15 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $65 for programs

$65
For complete program service activity
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 34,000 individuals; 3,000 participants; 12 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 Adam Pendleton
BOARD MEMBER Almine Ruiz-Picasso
BOARD MEMBER Amy L Gold
Board member Andrea Crane
BOARD MEMBER Barbara Toll
BOARD MEMBER Brad Cloepfil

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Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$1,190,936 16 grants
General Support
$504,190 23 grants
Education
$178,000 3 grants
International Aid & Development
$75,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.5M $3.6M $11.8M
2024 $3.7M $3.3M $10.9M
2023 $3.1M $3.5M $10.6M
2022 $3.7M $3.3M $11.1M
2021 $3.4M $2.8M $10.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.4M to $4.5M (+32%), with total assets most recently reported at $11.8M.

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