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WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART (EIN 06-0653111)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-03-13
IRS object ID
202620729349300402
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-03-13T00:26:11-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN333709623PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COHNREZNICK ADVISORY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1350 CHURCH STREET 12TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityHARTFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN060653111EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ARTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWADSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8602782670PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1600 MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityHARTFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06103ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJACK MORTONPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTOR OF FINANCEPersonTitleTxt
Phone8602782670PhoneNum
Signature2026-03-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLORI ROTHE YOKOBOSKYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01273422PTIN
Phone9592007000PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJACK MORTONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1600 MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityHARTFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$104,910,879GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.THEWADSWORTH.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1842FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionHOLDING ITS COLLECTION IN TRUST FOR ALL PEOPLE, THE WADSWORTH ATHENEUM IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE AND INSPIRING EVERYONE TO EXPERIENCE AND APPRECIATE EXCELLENCE IN ART AND CULTURE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent35VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers162TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$5,975,307PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$5,258,779CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$839,758PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$815,739CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$5,737,318PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$4,573,989CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$142,564PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$93,743CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$12,409,819PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$10,554,764CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,441,432CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$16,512,189PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$13,069,060CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$22,278,450PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$19,280,762CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$9,868,631PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$8,725,998CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$135,040,715TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$134,751,591TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,181,685TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,875,614TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$131,859,030NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$132,875,977NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionHOLDING ITS COLLECTION IN TRUST FOR ALL PEOPLE, THE WADSWORTH ATHENEUM IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE AND INSPIRING EVERYONE TO EXPERIENCE AND APPRECIATE EXCELLENCE IN ART AND CULTURE.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$11,678,365ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,002,779RevenueAmt
DescCURATING AND CURATORIAL RESEARCH FY2025THE MUSEUM'S CURATORS RESEARCH, CARE FOR, AND EXHIBIT COLLECTIONS INCLUDING PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, DECORATIVE ARTS (FURNITURE, GLASS, CERAMICS, AND METALWORK), WORKS ON PAPER, COSTUME AND TEXTILES, AND MOVING IMAGE ART, RANGING IN DATE FROM ANTIQUITY TO CONTEMPORARY AND INCLUDING WORKS FROM MOST CONTINENTS. THE WADSWORTH ALSO LENDS COLLECTION OBJECTS TO EXHIBITIONS AROUND THE WORLD. IN FY25 WE RELEASED 28 OBJECTS AS PART OF OUR OUTGOING LOANS PROGRAM.WE LEND TO A HOST OF INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND A FEW IN EUROPE, A FEW ARE NOTED BELOW:PHILLIPS COLLECTION MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON KATONAH MUSEUM OF ARTBUCERIUS KUNST FORUMCOLUMBIA MUSEUM OF ARTFLORENCE GRISWOLD MUSEUMFARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM PALAZZO BARBERINIMUSEE JACQUEMART-ANDRETHROUGH PURCHASES, GIFTS, AND BEQUESTS THE WADSWORTH ACQUIRED WORKS OF ART INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WORKS IN THE CONTEMPORARY, EUROPEAN, AND AMERICAN COLLECTION AREAS.FY25 EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS: MADE IN HARTFORDMATRIX 198: STEFFANI JEMISONDIVINE GEOMETRYPAPER, COLOR, LINE: EUROPEAN MASTER DRAWINGSENTRE MUNDOSUNSETTLEDANCIENT BRONZESPRINTS CHARMING: RECENT GIFTS AND ACQUISITIONSDesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,324,659ExpenseAmt
DescEDUCATION/VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND SERVICESTHE LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE & SERVICES TEAMS HELP CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONNECTION, CURIOSITY, AND CONVERSATION THAT INVITE ALL AUDIENCES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LIFE OF THE MUSEUM. WE OFFER WELCOMING EXPERIENCES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDSFROM EARLY LEARNERS TO LIFELONG EXPLORERS. GALLERY TALKS AND TOURS, MUSIC, FILMS, WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS OFFER ENGAGING, LAYERED PERSPECTIVES ON SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS AND FAMILIAR FAVORITES. STUDENTS FROM PRE-K THROUGH GRADE 12 AND BEYOND DEEPEN THEIR VISUAL LITERACY SKILLS WHILE MAKING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ART AND THEIR CLASSROOM LEARNING DURING GUIDED TOURS. THROUGH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, WE SUPPORT ACCESS TO THE ARTS THAT SPARKS EXCITEMENT, ENCOURAGES CREATIVE EXPRESSION, AND FOSTERS A SENSE OF BELONGING AT THE WADSWORTH. WITH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION, WE OFFER MANY PATHWAYS TO EXPERIENCE ART AND CULTURE. IN FY25, NEARLY 40% OF OUR VISITORS PARTICIPATED IN ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,215,214ExpenseAmt
DescOTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, MEMBERSHIP, MUSEUM SHOP, THEATER AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$16,218,238TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document143IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee133EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJACK MORTONPersonNm
Phone8602782670PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1600 MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityHARTFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (41 entries)

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ALDEN GORDON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDRE E ROCHESTER SR
EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BROOK HAZELTON
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
BURKE DOAR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAMILLE SIMPSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL A URICK
EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL L CHENEY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLINE CUNNINGHAM YOUNG
EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHERYL A CHASE
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CLAIRE BURNS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID W DANGREMOND
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR ELSA M NUNEZ
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DUFFIELD ASHMEAD IV
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
EILEEN S POLLACK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMILIE DE BRIGARD
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ESTHER PRYOR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
G DUNCAN HARRIS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GERARD LUPACCHINO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HELENE Y BROWN
EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HENRY M ZACHS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HY J SCHWARTZ
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JASON M GALVIN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY MOYER
EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY N BROWN
PRESIDENT, CEO & EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE35.00Yes (X)$363,806$0$74,565Yes (X)
JOSEPH R GIANNI
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA R HARRIS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LILY DE JONGH DOWNING
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MALLY COX-CHAPMAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK N MANDELL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW HARGRAVES
MUSEUM DIRECTOR; EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE35.00Yes (X)$186,243$0$67,325Yes (X)
MICHELE WREN COOK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NINA F SCHERAGO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PEDRO BERMUDEZ
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHILIPPA FEIGEN MALKIN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH A CLUNIS
EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN CHANDLER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAMARA WILLIAMS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIMOTHY P MCLAUGHLIN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN MORTON
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE35.00$132,991$0$9,360Yes (X)
APRIL SWIECONEK
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATION35.00$124,390$0$27,849Yes (X)
SHARMIN MAHMUD
OUTGOING DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT35.00$167,703$0$34,562Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES USA INC
255 PITKIN STREETEAST HARTFORDCT06108SECURITY$828,171
ACCOUNTING RESOURCES INC
100 WESTERN BLVDGLASTONBURYCT06033ACCOUNTING & HUMAN RESOURCES$306,145
CONSIGLI CONSTRUCTION CO INC
100 ALLYN ST 4TH FLOORHARTFORDCT06103CONSTRUCTION$254,782
CONNECTICUT CONVENTION CENTER
100 COLUMBUS BOULEVARDHARTFORDCT06103EVENT RENTAL & CATERING$175,885
CT MICRONET LLC
6 EXECUTIVE DRIVE SUITE 120FARMINGTONCT06032IT SUPPORT$157,440
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K11CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$327,517MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$727,867FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$1,040,931GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,162,464AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$151,830NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,258,779TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSION REVENUE900099$454,667$454,667
AUXILIARY AND OTHER ACTIVITIES900099$242,861$242,861
EXHIBITION AND OTHER FEES900099$118,211$118,211
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$815,739TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,933,680TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,933,680ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$95,482,591SecuritiesAmt
Other$6,530OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$93,848,812SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,633,779SecuritiesAmt
Other$6,530OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,640,309TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,640,309ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$113,736FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$727,867ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$403,240FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$289,504TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$289,504ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$299,824GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$104,063CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$195,761TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$187,040RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$8,721UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,554,764TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,002,779RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$8,721UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$4,284,485ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$856,896TotalAmt
Program Services$618,036ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$139,486ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$99,374FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,377,302TotalAmt
Program Services$3,190,846ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$713,469ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$472,987FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$129,625TotalAmt
Program Services$87,070ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,925ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,630FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$439,073TotalAmt
Program Services$294,928ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$70,878ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$73,267FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$408,806TotalAmt
Program Services$304,878ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,507ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,421FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,427TotalAmt
Management And General$20,427ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,433TotalAmt
Management And General$112,433ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,500TotalAmt
Program Services$42,500ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$404,309TotalAmt
Program Services$404,309ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,470,307TotalAmt
Program Services$1,269,490ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$200,817FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$566,080TotalAmt
Program Services$565,382ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$698FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$232,699TotalAmt
Program Services$198,013ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,122ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,564FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,212,569TotalAmt
Program Services$2,119,333ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$82,556ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,680FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$655,589TotalAmt
Program Services$420,053ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,827ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$177,709FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,884,791TotalAmt
Program Services$1,800,068ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$75,357ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,366FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$588,493TotalAmt
Program Services$263,411ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$243,094ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$81,988FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PURCHASE OF ART$4,337,944$4,337,944
MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, SH$540,919$301,977$14,011$224,931

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,280,762TotalAmt
Program Services$16,218,238ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,621,092ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,441,432FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,915,858BOYAmt
EOY$4,209,783EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,294,648EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,860,922BOYAmt
EOY$1,146,239EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,679BOYAmt
EOY$15,610EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$254,145BOYAmt
EOY$579,571EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$51,613,075LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$34,277,534LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,378,780BOYAmt
EOY$17,335,541EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,523,644BOYAmt
EOY$94,319,362EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,820,558BOYAmt
EOY$15,850,837EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,266,129BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$135,040,715BOYAmt
EOY$134,751,591EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,114,236BOYAmt
EOY$1,657,703EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,449BOYAmt
EOY$217,911EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,181,685BOYAmt
EOY$1,875,614EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,075,580BOYAmt
EOY$24,595,722EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$109,783,450BOYAmt
EOY$108,280,255EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$131,859,030BOYAmt
EOY$132,875,977EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$135,040,715BOYAmt
EOY$134,751,591EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$8,725,998ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$8,913,078NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$829,867OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,296,410CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,709,959CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,320,628CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,975,307CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,258,779CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,561,083TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,296,410CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,709,959CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,320,628CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,975,307CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,258,779CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,561,083TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,435,966SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$27,125,117PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,361,566CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,703,696CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,921,597CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,136,396CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,933,680CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,056,935TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$59,124CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$59,124TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$42,677,142TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$4,129,919GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.63560PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.63840PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$42,500DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$42,500TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION PAID FOCUS GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH LOBBYING ACTIVITITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Historic StructureYes (X)HistoricStructureInd
Modified Easements0ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring0WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement0.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$0ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd

Collection Used Other Purposes CollectionUsedOtherPurposesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Other PurposesYes (X)CollectionUsedOtherPurposesInd
Other PurposesEDUCATIONOtherPurposesDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Solicited Assets SaleYes (1)SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$86,305,554BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,193,638ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$11,732,956InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$10,053,724OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$90,178,424EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$82,161,578BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$534,131ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$9,077,124InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$5,467,279OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$86,305,554EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$79,620,286BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$250,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8,958,579InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$6,667,287OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$82,161,578EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$101,893,474BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$120,665ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$16,837,005InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$5,556,848OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$79,620,286EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$83,156,700BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,065,621ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$23,261,904InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$6,590,751OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$101,893,474EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.11610BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.41666PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.46724TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$45,915,866OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$28,913,989DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,001,877BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,353,465OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,353,465DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$343,744OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,080DepreciationAmt
Book Value$333,664BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$17,335,541TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTRUST FOR THE MUSEUM'S BENEFITDesc
Book Value$15,850,837BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$15,850,837TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$20,600,871TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$8,913,078NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$200,168DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$933,930OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$10,047,176RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,553,695RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$404,309InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$403,240OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,069RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,554,764TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$19,583,924TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$200,168DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$507,303OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$707,471ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$18,876,453ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$404,309InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$404,309ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$19,280,762TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 9:THE WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART REFLECTS EXPENDITURES RELATING TO ITS EASEMENTS IN ITS OPERATING REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES.
PART III, LINE 1A:IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING POLICIES GENERALLY FOLLOWED BY MUSEUMS, COLLECTIONS OF WORKS OF ART ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASE OR DONATION SINCE THE MUSEUM'S INCEPTION ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED AND CARED FOR. THE MUSEUM'S POLICY REQUIRES THAT PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF COLLECTION ITEMS OR INSURANCE PROCEEDS BE USED SOLELY FOR ACQUISITION OF OTHER ART OBJECTS OR THE DIRECT CARE OF EXISTING COLLECTIONS. IF ASSETS USED TO PURCHASE COLLECTION ITEMS ARE SOURCED FROM RESTRICTED FUNDS, PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THOSE ITEMS ARE SHOWN AS INCREASES IN NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS UNTIL AN ACQUISITION IS MADE.
PART III, LINE 4:THE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO HOLD ITS COLLECTION IN TRUST FOR ALL PEOPLE AND IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING AND INSPIRING EVERYONE TO EXPERIENCE AND APPRECIATE EXCELLENCE IN ART AND CULTURE. THE MUSEUM VALUES ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP ON A LOCAL AND GLOBAL LEVEL. AS PART OF ITS ROLE AS CONNECTICUT'S FLAGSHIP VISUAL ARTS INSTITUTION, THE MUSEUM IS A CULTURAL MEETING PLACE FOR THE SHARING OF IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES. FOUNDED IN 1842, THE MUSEUM IS HOME TO A COLLECTION OF NEARLY 50,000 WORKS OF ART SPANNING 5,000 YEARS, FROM ANTIQUITIES TO CONTEMPORARY ART. ANNUALLY, THE MUSEUM HOSTS SEVERAL MAJOR EXHIBITIONS AND MULTIPLE SMALLER SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS. THE MUSEUM OFFERS TOURS, CONCERTS, FILMS, GALLERY TALKS, LECTURES, SYMPOSIUMS, SCHOOL AND FAMILY PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS AND ART HISTORY COURSES.
PART V, LINE 4:THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED FOR MUSEUM OPERATIONS, EXHIBITIONS, AND PROGRAMMING AS WELL AS THE ACQUISITION OF WORKS OF ART.
PART X, LINE 2:MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE MUSEUM AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT, AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE MUSEUM'S FEDERAL INFORMATION RETURNS PRIOR TO FISCAL YEAR 2022 ARE CLOSED AND MANAGEMENT CONTINUALLY EVALUATES EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, AUDITS, PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS. THE MUSEUM FILES FEDERAL AND STATE OF CONNECTICUT INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, WHICH REPRESENT THE MAJOR TAX JURISDICTIONS OF THE MUSEUM. IF THE MUSEUM HAD UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAXES, IT WOULD RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH ANY TAX MATTERS AS PART OF THE INCOME TAX PROVISION AND INCLUDE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES WITH THE RELATED TAX LIABILITY IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOOD SOLD 104,063. CHANGE IN PERPETUAL TRUST 829,867.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -403,240.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD 104,063. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 403,240.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM07PROGRAM SERVICESPURCHASES OF ARTWORK$3,470,784
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM01PROGRAM SERVICESMARKETING$173,949
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees8SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee8TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$3,644,733SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$3,644,733TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SPRING 2025 GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$841,603GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$727,867CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$113,736GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$122,492NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$21,493RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$88,158FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$4,085EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$167,012OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$841,603GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$727,867CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$113,736GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$122,492NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$21,493RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$88,158FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$4,085EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$167,012OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$403,240DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$289,504NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JEFFREY N BROWN
PRESIDENT, CEO & EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE$314,638$0$49,168$0$0$0$41,829$0$32,736$0$438,371$0$0$0
MATTHEW HARGRAVES
MUSEUM DIRECTOR; EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE$186,243$0$0$0$0$0$26,288$0$41,037$0$253,568$0$0$0
SHARMIN MAHMUD
OUTGOING DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$167,703$0$0$0$0$0$8,745$0$25,817$0$202,265$0$0$0
APRIL SWIECONEK
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIO$124,390$0$0$0$0$0$6,533$0$21,316$0$152,239$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE EXECUTIVE TEAM RECEIVED A BOARD APPROVED CALENDAR YEAR BONUS IN THEIR 2024 W2S.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution23ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$50,725NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,604NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution10ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$52,366NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Collectibles CollectiblesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution179ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$35,135NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescART SUPPLIESDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$12,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE AMOUNT IN COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 PART 1REVENUE LESS EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART I, LINE 19 ($8,725,998) INCLUDES $4,337,944 OF COLLECTION ACQUISITIONS REPORTED AS 'PURCHASE OF ART' IN PART IX, AND $1,884,791 OF DEPRECIATION EXPENSE, WHICH IS A NON-CASH ITEM. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM RECOGNIZED $8,913,078 OF NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS DURING THE YEAR; THESE UNREALIZED GAINS ARE REFLECTED IN THE PART XI RECONCILIATION OF NET ASSETS BUT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN TOTAL REVENUE ON THE FORM 990 AND THEREFORE DO NOT AFFECT PART I, LINE 19.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE WADSWORTH ATHENEUM REVIEWS THE COMPLETED FORM(S) 990 PRIOR TO FILING. THE FORM(S) 990 ARE ALSO ELECTRONICALLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM WHICH DISCLOSES ALL INTERESTS. THE GOVERNANCE COORDINATOR RECEIVES AND REVIEWS ALL SUBMISSIONS AND SHARES WITH MANAGEMENT TO DETERMINE IF ANY DISCLOSURES POSE A CONFLICT. IF THE OFFICE OF THE CEO & DIRECTOR DETERMINES THAT ANY DISCLOSURES MAY POSE A CONFLICT, THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD IS THEN NOTIFIED. IN ADDITION, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS NOTIFIED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ACEO & DIRECTOR THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS A DELEGATED FUNCTION OF THE BOARD WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE OF ADMINISTERING THE COMPENSATION, PERFORMANCE REVIEW, AND GOAL SETTING PROVISIONS OF THE DIRECTOR & CEO'S COMPENSATION FOCUSING ON RETENTION, MOTIVATION AND ALIGNMENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATING AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF NO LESS THAN THREE AND NO MORE THAN FIVE MEMBERS. THE COMMITTEE CONVENES AS NEEDED. IN ITS DELIBERATIONS, THE COMMITTEE ASSESSES PERFORMANCE/RESULTS, REVIEWS VALID COMPENSATION COMPARABILITY DATA, ACTS WITH THE APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY OF ITS MEMBERS, DOCUMENTS ITS DECISIONS AND RATIONALE, AND ASSURES THAT ALL ACTIONS RELATED TO EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ARE APPROVED IN ADVANCE OF TAKING EFFECT. OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES THE CEO & DIRECTOR OF THE MUSEUM DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES. THE CEO/DIRECTOR WORKS WITH THE HUMAND RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND USES THE ASSOCIATION OF ART MUSEUM DIRECTORS (AAMD) SALARY SURVEY, SURVEYS OF LOCAL, SIMILARLY-SIZED NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND THE MUSEUM'S BUDGET AS GUIDELINES TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION AMOUNT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19A CONDENSED FORM OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE MUSEUM'S ANNUAL REPORT WHICH IS POSTED ON THE WADSWORTH ATHENEUM WEBSITE AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE MUSEUM'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OR BY-LAWS ARE DISCLOSED BY REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF TRUSTS FOR THE MUSEUM'S BENEFIT 829,867.