Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2009.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
88 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
7 people listed on the 990; $39K paid to officers and key staff.
George M Smart JR’s $39K as Chairman/CEO is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George M Smart JR | $39,252 | $27,000 | $95,000 | $44,000 | $9,000 |
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.
See Modernist Archive INC 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 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Preserves and promotes modernist architecture through documentation, tours, and educational archives.
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Modernist archive creates a breadth of awareness across america by engaging media influencers and academia. During 2024 modernist archive produced 52 new episodes of the long running podcast usmodernist radio, a weekly newsletter going out to over 64,000 people a week and maintained a north carolina for sale database to publicize…
Modernist archive hosted the 13TH annual george matsumoto prize for excellence in modernist home design, a competition for north carolina houses and architects.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $428K | $491K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $20K | $26K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $0 | $0 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $447K | $517K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $25 | $3K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $447K | $515K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $39K | $13K | $13K | $13K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $77K | $62K | $15K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $9K | $5K | $1K | $2K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $5K | $5K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $2K | $2K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $50 | $50 | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $490 | $392 | $98 | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $68K | $68K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $3K | $581 | $2K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $16K | $16K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $32K | $25K | $6K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $177 | $142 | $35 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $296K | $296K | ||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $4K | $1K | $3K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $557K | $489K | $52K | $15K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 26, 2025 | $618K | $557K | $61K | $515K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 3, 2024 | $592K | $564K | $28K | $447K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 21, 2023 | $649K | $560K | $89K | $398K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 5, 2022 | $516K | $559K | −$44K | $309K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $269K | $365K | −$96K | $353K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $617,841 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $617,841 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $556,834 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $517,405 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $514,502 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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