Public Charity

PS 1 CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER INC

Based in LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, PS 1 CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $15.2M in revenue, $13.3M in expenses, $9.5M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 57 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $20.6M.

EIN: 237379091 LONG ISLAND CITY, NY Art Museums NTEE: A51 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$15.2M
Total Expenses$13.3M
Total Assets$9.5M
Grant Records57
Funding Total$20.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

MOMA PS1 IS A CONTEMPORARY ART INSTITUTE IN LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK. AN EXHIBITION SPACE RATHER THAN A COLLECTING INSTITUTION, MOMA PS1 DEVOTES ITS ENERGY AND RESOURCES TO DISPLAYING THE MOST EXPERIMENTAL ART IN THE WORLD ACROSS ALL ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES. A CATALYST AND AN ADVOCATE FOR NEW IDEAS, DISCOURSES, AND TRENDS IN CONTEMPORARY ART, MOMA PS1 ACTIVELY PURSUES EMERGING ARTISTS, NEW GENRES, AND ADVENTUROUS NEW WORK BY RECOGNIZED ARTISTS IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT INNOVATION IN CONTEMPORARY ART. MOMA PS1 ACHIEVES THIS MISSION BY PRESENTING ITS DIVERSE PROGRAM TO A BROAD AUDIENCE IN A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH VISITORS CAN DISCOVER AND EXPLORE THE WORK OF CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS.

Where $100 goes at Ps 1 Contemporary Art Center Inc

How Ps 1 Contemporary Art Center Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$76 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $76 for programs

$69
Exhibitionsmoma ps1 presents the work of emerging artists, established artists working in new genres, and overall, presenting to the public works of contemporary art that are engaging, challenging…
91% of program spending
$6
Live programssince its founding in 1976, moma ps1 has offered audiences one of the most extensive programs of live performance in the world
8% of program spending
$1
Events & retailmoma ps1 houses a cafe and bookstore, each managed by a 3rd party vendor
1% of program spending
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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 Kimmel
BOARD MEMBER Agnes Gund
BOARD MEMBER Ara Tucker
BOARD MEMBER Beth Swofford
BOARD MEMBER Claude Grunitzky
DIRECTOR Cornelia Butler

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$19,653,796 37 grants
Arts & Culture
$358,219 12 grants
Human & Social Services
$320,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$244,265 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $15.2M $13.3M $9.5M
2024 $10.6M $11.9M $7.6M
2023 $11.9M $10.6M $8.6M
2022 $9.7M $10.3M $8.0M
2021 $9.6M $7.6M $7.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $9.6M to $15.2M (+58%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.5M.

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

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