The Phillips Collection is the oldest museum of modern and contemporary art in the u.s. In addition to presentation of works from the permanent Collection and special exhibitions, the museum maintains active educational, academic, (continued on schedule o)and public programs, and numerous partnerships with other d.c. Arts organizations, embassies, and educational institutions. The Phillips takes pride in its heritage as an intimate museum combined with an experiment station.

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74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 242 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.8M a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $93.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.7 months of spending in cash, plus $93.5M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $198K
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Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.4M
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
31
of 31 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$26.6M
+94% vs prior year
Spent
$17.4M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$125.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$26.6M
FY2025▲ +94%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.5M
FY2021$17.8M
FY2022$15.6M
FY2023$21.3M
FY2024$13.7M
FY2025$26.6M
Expenses
$17.4M
FY2025+0.1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$13.9M
FY2021$13.1M
FY2022$16.1M
FY2023$16.6M
FY2024$17.3M
FY2025$17.4M
Net assets
$125.4M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$100.8M
FY2021$120.3M
FY2022$113.3M
FY2023$120.5M
FY2024$121.6M
FY2025$125.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1963.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $12.9M Management & general 14% · $2.5M Fundraising 11% · $2.0M

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; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vradenburg Director & CEO
$375,556Pt VII · Sec A
$182,109Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Advancement Officer
$168,664Pt VII · Sec A
Horning Chair for Deai
$137,541Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Human Resources
$133,875Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Curator
$132,869Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Communications Officer
$126,449Pt VII · Sec A
COO (from 10/2024)
$30,091Pt VII · Sec A

Jonathan Binstock’s $376K as Vradenburg Director & CEO is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dorothy Kosinski—$366,781$386,045$329,843$324,685$350,306
Jonathan Binstock$375,556$301,894————
Cheryl Nichols$182,109$187,502$151,576$131,860$119,988$120,496
Klaus Ottmann———$184,877$176,532$171,385
Elizabeth Racheva$168,664—————
Michele Winkler Thomas—$107,719$151,464$150,619$130,642—
Wendy Ponvert——$145,904$135,093$126,626$110,767
Yuma I Tomes$137,541$130,617$121,312———

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Showcases modern and contemporary art alongside diverse live music performances, art tours, and community programs to connect visual art with the performing arts.

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3 programs · $10.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Development and presentation of special exhibitions including works from the museum's own holdings, loans from individuals and other institutions, and collaborations with other venues. Highlights from FY25 include where we meet, a look at the overlapping institutional histories between the howard university gallery of art and the…

$4.8Mprogram expense
02

Management and maintenance of the museum's permanent collection of nearly 6,000 works. When the museum opened to the public in 1921 as the nation's first museum of modern and contemporary art, the collection comprised over 200 works acquired by duncan phillips.

$3.0Mprogram expense
03

The phillips collection engaged with audiences through onsite programs including member art tours, exhibition openings, and others. Through thoughtfully curated performances, phillips music, the museum's concert series, continues to present an outstanding program of concerts, showcasing a culturally diverse range of artists and musical…

$2.9Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$26.6M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$14.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Money outPt IX
$17.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$12.9M
Managementcol C$2.5M
Fundraisingcol D$2.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$125.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$980K
Total assetsLn 16$131.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
39
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a31
IndependentVI 1b31
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$500K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$402K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$848K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$14.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$381K
Gains on assetsLn 7$12.4M
Total revenueLn 12$26.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$980K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$980K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$93.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26.0M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$131.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M
Net assetsLn 32$125.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5242
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$871K$980K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$91.4M$93.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27.2M$26.0M
Total assetsLn 16$128.9M$131.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.3M$6.4M
Net assetsLn 32$121.6M$125.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$823K$536K$171K$116K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.6M$5.2M$511K$927K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$272K$199K$39K$34K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.0M$789K$45K$172K
Payroll taxesLn 10$725K$548K$90K$87K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$84K$84K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$6K$6K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$193K$193K
Investment management feesLn 11f$283K$283K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.1M$975K$9K$133K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$304K$293K$4K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$733K$419K$189K$125K
Information technologyLn 14$298K$199K$75K$24K
RoyaltiesLn 15$30K$31K−$2K$271
OccupancyLn 16$1.4M$986K$378K$35K
TravelLn 17$153K$104K$32K$16K
InterestLn 20$248K$181K$60K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.3M$864K$434K$34K
InsuranceLn 23$336K$303K$28K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.4M$1.2M$53K$75K
Total functional expensesLn 25$17.4M$12.9M$2.5M$2.0M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $26.6M$17.4M$9.2M$125.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $13.7M$17.3M−$3.7M$121.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $21.3M$16.6M$4.7M$120.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $15.6M$16.1M−$474K$113.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $17.8M$13.1M$4.7M$120.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $10.5M$13.9M−$3.4M$100.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $26,569,664 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,507,678$10,020,447
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,942,599$1,472,937
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,783,554$14,695,435
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $462,165$380,845
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $13,695,996$26,569,664
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,236,088$9,472,833
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $58,015$192,695
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,055,699$7,703,421
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $17,349,802$17,368,949
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,653,806$9,200,715
Part VI · Governance 31 of 31 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body31
VI-1b Independent voting members31
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $26,569,664 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $493,737 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,118,988
VIII-1c Fundraising events$847,558
VIII-1e Government grants$499,696
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,554,205
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$402,386
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,020,447
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,472,937$1,472,937
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $137,134 · Excluded from tax $2,159,821$2,296,955
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $5,173$5,173
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $31,892$31,892
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $12,398,480$12,398,480
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$154,990−$154,990
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,033$5,033
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,966,674 · Unrelated business $137,134 · Excluded from tax $14,445,409$26,569,664
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $17,368,949 across 21 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $536,231 · Management $170,827 · Fundraising $115,974$823,032
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,209,340 · Management $511,324 · Fundraising $926,570$6,647,234
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $198,900 · Management $39,061 · Fundraising $33,715$271,676
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $789,251 · Management $45,054 · Fundraising $171,757$1,006,062
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $547,950 · Management $89,776 · Fundraising $87,103$724,829
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,517$11,517
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $83,597$83,597
IX-11d Lobbying feesFundraising $5,500$5,500
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $192,695$192,695
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $283,457$283,457
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $974,640 · Management $8,523 · Fundraising $133,088$1,116,251
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $292,952 · Management $4,411 · Fundraising $6,748$304,111
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $418,976 · Management $189,202 · Fundraising $125,318$733,496
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $198,906 · Management $75,195 · Fundraising $23,840$297,941
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $30,860 · Management −$1,624 · Fundraising $271$29,507
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $985,815 · Management $378,249 · Fundraising $35,118$1,399,182
IX-17 TravelPrograms $104,062 · Management $32,326 · Fundraising $16,298$152,686
IX-20 InterestPrograms $180,559 · Management $60,261 · Fundraising $7,286$248,106
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $863,533 · Management $433,689 · Fundraising $34,188$1,331,410
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $303,090 · Management $27,559 · Fundraising $5,534$336,183
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,242,054 · Management $53,078 · Fundraising $75,345$1,370,477
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,877,119 · Management $2,495,482 · Fundraising $1,996,348$17,368,949
Part X · Balance sheet $131,831,964 assets, 19 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $871,265$980,025
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $7,051,409$10,735,307
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $19,702$34,159
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $404,300$438,072
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $200,911$174,209
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,218,167$26,011,768
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $43,966,384$49,895,397
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $47,421,860$43,563,027
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,777,108$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $128,931,106$131,831,964
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,588,752$1,443,573
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $94,706$45,939
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $5,303,645$4,816,421
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $129,558$87,042
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,316,661$6,392,975
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $35,097,346$37,982,957
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $86,517,099$87,456,032
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $121,614,445$125,438,989
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $128,931,106$131,831,964
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $125,438,989 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$26,569,664
XI-2 Total expenses$17,368,949
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,200,715
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$121,614,445
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$5,376,171
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$125,438,989

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