Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1926.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
39 people listed on the 990; $130K paid to officers and key staff.
Ira Wagner’s $119K as Executive Director is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lora S Urbanelli | — | — | — | — | — | $145,308 |
| Ira Wagner | $119,084 | $120,042 | $123,764 | $130,000 | $82,767 | — |
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.
See Montclair Art Museum executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Inspires community through art exhibitions, education, and collections of American and Native American art.
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Education
The museum offers a diverse schedule of programs designed to engage a broad range of audiences. Through an active schedule of lectures, gallery tours and interdisciplinary presentations of music, dance, film and literature, the museum provides visitors with accessible and unique opportunities to learn about art.
Curatorial
The montclair art museum inspires and enriches the lives of over 107,000 visitors (12,099 in-person and 94,494 virtual) through exhibitions held at the museum or self-organized nationally traveling special exhibitions. The museum's publications often accompany these exhibitions.
Membership
The montclair art museum includes more than 2,000 member households. Members have access to exclusive programs and events and also enjoy discounts from the art school. The museum also enjoys the active service of over 200 volunteers who make profound contributions by working as stewards on the board of trustees, as assistants in the…
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $4.7M | $5.5M | $5.6M | $7.9M | $14.9M |
| Given inLn 1b | $31K | $25K | $66K | $149K | $2.3M |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $508K | $1.1M | $2.9M | $7.6M | $895K |
| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.8M | $1.9M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $12.7M | $12.4M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $8.8M | $8.4M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $24.0M | $23.8M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $3.9M | $3.2M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $20.1M | $20.5M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $22K | $22K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $133K | $94K | $13K | $26K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $2.3M | $1.6M | $240K | $481K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $10K | $10K | $779 | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $171K | $137K | $16K | $18K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $220K | $154K | $24K | $42K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $35K | $35K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $570K | $492K | $29K | $48K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $84K | $80K | $392 | $3K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $63K | $62K | $512 | $1K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $387K | $350K | $23K | $15K |
| InterestLn 20 | $83K | $83K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $518K | $508K | $5K | $5K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $145K | $119K | $18K | $8K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $319K | $278K | $2K | $39K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $60K | $9K | $50K | $904 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $5.2M | $3.9M | $540K | $689K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 25, 2025 | $4.6M | $6.1M | −$1.5M | $18.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 21, 2024 | $4.4M | $5.9M | −$1.5M | $20.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 | $5.6M | $5.5M | $97K | $21.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 28, 2022 | $7.9M | $5.2M | $2.7M | $20.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Dec 14, 2021 | $4.6M | $4.6M | −$2K | $20.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 11, 2021 | $4.1M | $4.5M | −$459K | $19.1M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,870,896 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 38 of 38 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,870,896 across 13 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,163,160 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $23,752,572 assets, 20 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,543,468 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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