Skyscraper Museum EIN 13-3882190 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Skyscraper Museum FY2022 filing

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Studies and promotes urban architecture, planning, and design, and their impact on city life. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $891K in revenue, $592K in expenses, and $8.4M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
New York, NY
Website
www.skyscraper.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$891KFY2022
Expenses
$592K
Net assets
$8.4M
People
15
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  13-3882190 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New York, NY
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Studies and promotes urban architecture, planning, and design, and their impact on city life.
Leadership
Carol a Willis · President-Director · $100K
Money in and out
$891K revenue, $592K expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$891K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$592K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$8.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $299K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
88.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+34%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$891K
FY2022▲ +29%
Expenses
$592K
FY2022▲ +11%
Total assets
$8.4M
FY2022▼ -5%
Total liabilities
$26K
FY2022▼ -74%
Total revenue
$891K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$592K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$8.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$299K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$8.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $421K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Programs

The museum offers educational programs, in person and virtual, such as free curator's tours; monthly author's talks held in our galleries; panel programs and lectures for professional and general-interest audiences.

$253Kprogram expense
02

Exhibitions

The museum had two major exhibitions. The first, "supertall 2020 and the second, "residential rising: lower manhattan since 911."

$126Kprogram expense
03

Educational Tours

The museum provides tours of its exhibits and collections to groups from elementary-through college-level classes and senior groups during special morning hours and all day on mondays and tuesdays.

$42Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSkyscraper Museum
EINHdr · item D13-3882190
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.skyscraper.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A500)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1996

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
President-Director
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carol Willis’s $125K as President is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2212 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carol Willis$125,000
Carol a Willis$125,000$125,000$100,000$106,250$125,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$772K · 87%
Investment income$112K · 13%
Other revenue$6K · 1%
Contributions & grants87%$772K
Investment income13%$112K
Other revenue1%$6K
Program service revenue$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$207K
Total revenueLn 12$891K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.03
Program services71%$421K
Management & general26%$154K
Fundraising3%$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$592K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$8.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$26K
Total net assetsLn 32$8.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed23.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $4.4M · Operating expenses/yr $592K
88.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $421K · Total expenses $592K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $154K · Total expenses $592K
26%
Fundraising
Fundraising $17K · Total expenses $592K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $22K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $421K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $772K · Total revenue $891K
87%
Government reliance
Government grants $207K · Total revenue $891K
23%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $2K · Total revenue $891K
0.2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $112K · Total revenue $891K
+13%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $2K · Total expenses $592K
0.3%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $891K · Prior year $693K
+29%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $8.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $891K · Expenses $592K
+34%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $8.4M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $8.4M · Total assets $8.4M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $3.2M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $8.4M
38%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Carol a Willis · Reported title PRESIDENT-DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $100K · Total expenses $592K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $339K · Total expenses $592K
57%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%
Overhead ratio 26%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth 29%
Investment management fee ratio 0.4%
Accounting fee ratio 7%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$963K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$919K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$639K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$891K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$693K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$518K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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