Public Charity

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS is a Public Charity headquartered in ARLINGTON, VA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $10.9M revenue, $10.7M expenses, $15.5M total assets. 13 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $328K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 530205889 ARLINGTON, VA Professional Societies & Associations NTEE: A03 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$10.9M
Total Expenses$10.7M
Total Assets$15.5M
Grant Records13
Funding Total$328K
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

CHAMPION EQUITABLE AND IMPACTFUL MUSEUMS BY CONNECTING PEOPLE, FOSTERING LEARNING AND COMMUNITY, AND NURTURING MUSEUM EXCELLENCE.

Where $100 goes at American Association of Museums

How American Association of Museums divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $77 for programs

$30
Learning, meetings and professional education
38% of program spending
$23
Field-wide services
30% of program spending
$15
Membership is the hub of the alliance's customer service center for member inquiries and assistance, and the coordination of member benefits.Advocacy efforts ensure that museums' stories are told…
20% 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 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alison Rempel Brown
AVP, FINANCE & ADMIN FROM 10/31/24 Amy Kampf
DIRECTOR Ann Friedman
INTERIM CEO THRU 4/22/24 Brooke Leonard
SR. WEB DEVELOPER Carlos Fabian Arroyo Rodriguez
SR DIR.FINANCE & ADMIN THRU 10/31/24 Carol Constantine

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Civil Rights & Social Justice
$125,000 1 grant
General Support
$96,224 7 grants
Arts & Culture
$25,375 2 grants
Education
$6,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$75,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $10.9M $10.7M $15.5M
2023 $9.9M $10.3M $15.6M
2022 $10.2M $9.3M $15.9M
2021 $9.7M $7.9M $11.4M
2020 $6.7M $7.8M $10.4M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $6.7M to $10.9M (+63%), with total assets most recently reported at $15.5M.

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

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