Public Charity

THE MUSEUM OF LANGUAGE ARTS INC

THE MUSEUM OF LANGUAGE ARTS INC is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $6.2M revenue, $7.1M expenses, $55.0M total assets. 75 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $10.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 464894732 WASHINGTON, DC Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C. NTEE: A99 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$6.2M
Total Expenses$7.1M
Total Assets$55.0M
Grant Records75
Funding Total$10.9M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

PLANET WORD IS A MUSEUM THAT INSPIRES AND RENEWS A LOVE OF WORDS, LANGUAGE, AND READING THROUGH UNIQUE, IMMERSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES. IT PROVIDES A SPACE TO EXPLORE WORDS AND LANGUAGE THAT IS GROUNDED IN A SOLID UNDERSTANDING OF LANGUAGE ARTS AND SCIENCE.

Where $100 goes at The Museum of Language Arts Inc

How The Museum of Language Arts Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$84 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $84 for programs

$84
On october 22, 2020, the museum officially opened its doors to the public
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 150,000 visitors
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIR. OF OPERATIONS & VISITOR SVCS. Adriana A Licon
DIRECTOR Anna Deavere Smith
CHAIR AND CEO Ann B Friedman
DIRECTOR Ann Doerr
DIRECTOR Caron Garcia Martinez
DIRECTOR Craig Mundie

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$8,854,387 39 grants
Education
$850,000 11 grants
Arts & Culture
$706,005 13 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$225,000 3 grants
Health & Medicine
$135,583 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $6.2M $7.1M $55.0M
2023 $8.3M $7.5M $55.8M
2022 $41.8M $5.4M $56.1M
2020 $7.4M $2.8M $22.4M
2019 $8.2M $1.6M $17.1M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $8.2M to $6.2M (-24%), with total assets most recently reported at $55.0M.

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