Public Charity

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MATHEMATICS

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MATHEMATICS is a Public Charity headquartered in NEW YORK, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $25.9M revenue, $10.4M expenses, $104.4M total assets. 54 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $8.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 271450809 NEW YORK, NY Museums NTEE: A50 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$25.9M
Total Expenses$10.4M
Total Assets$104.4M
Grant Records54
Funding Total$8.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

MATHEMATICS ILLUMINATES THE PATTERNS THAT ABOUND IN OUR WORLD. THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MATHEMATICS (MOMATH) STRIVES TO ENHANCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND PERCEPTION OF MATHEMATICS. ITS DYNAMIC EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS STIMULATE INQUIRY, SPARK CURIOSITY, AND REVEAL THE WONDERS OF MATHEMATICS. THE MUSEUM'S ACTIVITIES LEAD A BROAD AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE TO UNDERSTAND THE EVOLVING, CREATIVE, HUMAN, AND AESTHETIC NATURE OF MATHEMATICS.

Where $100 goes at National Museum of Mathematics

How National Museum of Mathematics divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$74 Programs the work itself
$18 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $74 for programs

$61
Museum
82% of program spending
$12
Community
17% of program spending
$1
Traveling exhibition
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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$265,501
2024
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
$215,000
2024
OPERATING INCOME
$125,666
2024
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
$125,000
2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,000

Showing up to 5 of 54 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Armen Avanessians
OUTREACH MATHEMATICIAN Chaim Goodman-Strauss
TRUSTEE Christina Lewis
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO Cindy Lawrence
TRUSTEE David De Weese
TRUSTEE / VICE CHAIR David Turock

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$7,475,958 37 grants
Education
$768,500 6 grants
Arts & Culture
$330,975 7 grants
Human & Social Services
$5,049 1 grant
Unspecified
$65,580 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $25.9M $10.4M $104.4M
2024 $27.0M $9.8M $55.8M
2023 $7.9M $9.5M $38.6M
2022 $6.2M $7.7M $36.8M
2021 $9.9M $6.9M $42.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $9.9M to $25.9M (+162%), with total assets most recently reported at $104.4M.

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