The Phillips Collection FY2021 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 1921Arts & CultureEIN 53-0204620Revenue $17.8M in FY2021

On file with the IRSphillipscollection.org1600 21st St Nw, 20009-1003 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Oct 1963Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.2M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
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
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $198K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13.5M
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
30
of 30 voting members
Looks good: 30 of 30 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$17.8M
+69% vs prior year
Spent
$13.1M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$120.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$17.8M
FY2021▲ +69%
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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
$13.1M
FY2021▼ -6%
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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
$120.3M
FY2021▲ +19%
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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 FY2021 Form 990 (year ending July 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $9.9M Management & general 12% · $1.5M Fundraising 13% · $1.7M

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

38 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vradenburg Director and CEO
$324,685Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Curator & Deputy Director
$176,532Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Srategy & Operations
$130,642Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$126,626Pt VII · Sec A
$119,988Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Information Officer
$100,986Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Diversity Officer
$100,286Pt VII · Sec A
Special Events Director
$100,026Pt 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 2Yes
  • 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 · $8.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The phillips collection remained engaged with our audiences, despite closures and scaled back visitation, through digital programs and social media, as well as a newly launched online e-commerce museum shop in november 2020, a newly designed website in december 2020, and a new cultural arts partnership in march 2020 with bloomberg…

$2.8Mprogram expense
02

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 FY21 included: celebrating women artists in the phillips collection featuring works by women artists from the phillips's permanent…

$2.8Mprogram expense
03

Management and maintenance of the museum's permanent collection of nearly 6,000 works was originally created beginning in 1913 by duncan phillips and later his wife marjorie phillips and opened to the public in 1921 as the nation's first museum of modern and contemporary art.

$2.7Mprogram expense

Funders

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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$17.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$5.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Money outPt IX
$13.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.9M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Fundraisingcol D$1.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$120.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$572K
Total assetsLn 16$133.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
38
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a30
IndependentVI 1b30
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.1M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$285K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$5.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$119K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4.5M
Total revenueLn 12$17.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$572K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$572K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$92.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30.7M
Total assetsLn 16$133.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.5M
Net assetsLn 32$120.3M
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$572K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$73.1M$92.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31.6M$30.7M
Total assetsLn 16$115.6M$133.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.8M$13.5M
Net assetsLn 32$100.8M$120.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$887K$639K$111K$137K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.9M$3.9M$172K$807K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$213K$147K$12K$54K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$667K$503K$21K$143K
Payroll taxesLn 10$516K$385K$29K$102K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$18K$18K
Investment management feesLn 11f$202K$202K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$778K$602K$29K$147K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$265K$255K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$767K$612K$55K$100K
Information technologyLn 14$368K$272K$61K$34K
RoyaltiesLn 15$408$408
OccupancyLn 16$605K$261K$335K$9K
TravelLn 17$34K$26K$8K$282
InterestLn 20$460K$345K$101K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.3M$883K$359K$35K
InsuranceLn 23$273K$253K$17K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$842K$787K$6K$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.1M$9.9M$1.5M$1.7M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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 I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $17,753,788 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,034,132$11,092,248
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,942,366$1,191,051
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,252,378$5,351,842
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $272,331$118,647
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,501,207$17,753,788
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 $7,229,634$7,148,945
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,704,817$5,911,852
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,934,451$13,060,797
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,433,244$4,692,991
Part VI · Governance 30 of 30 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body30
VI-1b Independent voting members30
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $17,753,788 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $119,644 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$514,068
VIII-1c Fundraising events$285,117
VIII-1e Government grants$2,238,756
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,054,307
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,091,662
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,092,248
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,191,051$1,191,051
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $44,532 · Excluded from tax $786,423$830,955
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $15,611$15,611
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,520,887$4,520,887
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$16,651−$16,651
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $43$43
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,310,695 · Unrelated business $44,532 · Excluded from tax $5,306,313$17,753,788
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,060,797 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $638,770 · Management $111,272 · Fundraising $136,664$886,706
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,887,702 · Management $171,679 · Fundraising $807,266$4,866,647
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $147,237 · Management $11,638 · Fundraising $54,328$213,203
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $502,776 · Management $20,899 · Fundraising $142,834$666,509
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $385,149 · Management $28,837 · Fundraising $101,894$515,880
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,958$20,958
IX-11d Lobbying feesFundraising $18,117$18,117
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $202,390$202,390
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $602,098 · Management $29,494 · Fundraising $146,769$778,361
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $255,026 · Management $9,724$264,750
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $612,329 · Management $54,865 · Fundraising $99,985$767,179
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $272,212 · Management $61,487 · Fundraising $34,073$367,772
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $408$408
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $261,107 · Management $334,975 · Fundraising $9,145$605,227
IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,726 · Management $7,590 · Fundraising $282$33,598
IX-20 InterestPrograms $345,484 · Management $101,259 · Fundraising $13,678$460,421
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $883,210 · Management $359,134 · Fundraising $34,967$1,277,311
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $253,174 · Management $17,038 · Fundraising $3,157$273,369
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $787,276 · Management $5,803 · Fundraising $48,912$841,991
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,859,684 · Management $1,549,042 · Fundraising $1,652,071$13,060,797
Part X · Balance sheet $133,843,436 assets, 19 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,303,405$572,183
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $8,746,944$8,741,424
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $148,494$559,389
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $354,781$382,938
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $320,998$315,591
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $31,560,973$30,669,935
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $36,868,103$57,815,101
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $36,266,050$34,786,875
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $115,569,748$133,843,436
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,083,179$1,175,558
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $332,711$88,881
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $7,969,202$7,144,829
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $5,206,586$5,011,326
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $172,635$114,317
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,764,313$13,534,911
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $27,820,833$29,422,140
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $72,984,602$90,886,385
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $100,805,435$120,308,525
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $115,569,748$133,843,436
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $120,308,525 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$17,753,788
XI-2 Total expenses$13,060,797
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,692,991
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$100,805,435
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$14,810,099
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$120,308,525

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