Headley-Whitney Museum INC

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The Museum seeks to connect people with their culture and the culture of others through the collections, interpretation and exhibition of the arts - jewelry, furniture, paintings, photography and textiles.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 61-0850306) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$85K 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $49K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
73% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
28.9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
28.9 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $35K
4 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1
<0.01% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.01% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 17 voting members
None of 17 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$445K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$353K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$5.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$445K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$303K
FY2021$196K
FY2022$459K
FY2023$346K
FY2024$508K
FY2025$445K
Expenses
$353K
FY2025▼ -25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$244K
FY2021$213K
FY2022$389K
FY2023$291K
FY2024$473K
FY2025$353K
Net assets
$5.8M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$5.3M
FY2025$5.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1973.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $259K Management & general 19% · $68K Fundraising 8% · $27K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $85K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$85,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christina Bell’s $85K as Executive Dir. is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christina Bell$85,000$68,462$52,692$45,000$45,000$15,592

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

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

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1 program · $259K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The museum's educational programs inform the public about the significance of objects of their culture and the culture of others. Programs explain technique, design, and recognize the political and economic influences of decorative art and fine art.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 61-0850306) · Dispute this line
$259Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$35K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$445K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$208K
Investment incomeLn 3$184K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$53K
Money outPt IX
$353K
Ln 25
Programscol B$259K
Managementcol C$68K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$849K
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$53K
Government grantsLn 1e$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$208K
Investment incomeLn 3$184K
Gains on assetsLn 7$60K
Total revenueLn 12$445K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$232K
SavingsLn 2$618K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$849K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$917K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.5M
Other assetsLn 15$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$613K$849K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.2M$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$968K$917K
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1$1
Net assetsLn 32$5.3M$5.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$85K$55K$17K$13K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$4K$1K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$4K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$802$337$465
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$51K$31K$8K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$35K$26K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$157K$137K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$353K$259K$68K$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2026 $445K$353K$92K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2024 $508K$473K$35K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 $346K$291K$55K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 11, 2023 $459K$389K$70K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 3, 2022 $196K$213K−$17K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 14, 2021 $303K$244K$59K$4.7M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $444,723 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $52,765$53,394
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $332,692$207,523
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $120,202$183,806
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,000$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $507,659$444,723
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $100,054$91,779
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $373,101$261,239
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $473,155$353,018
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $34,504$91,705
Part VI · Governance 0 of 17 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $444,723 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$7,405
VIII-1e Government grants$5,588
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$40,401
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$53,394
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $207,523$207,523
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $123,806$123,806
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $60,000$60,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $391,329$444,723
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $353,018 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $55,246 · Management $17,003 · Fundraising $12,751$85,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,406 · Management $1,356 · Fundraising $1,017$6,779
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,586$5,586
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,708$4,708
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,500 · Management $1,406$4,906
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,195$1,195
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $337 · Management $465$802
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $30,569 · Management $7,642 · Fundraising $12,737$50,948
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $25,988 · Management $8,662$34,650
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $136,537 · Management $20,762$157,299
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,145$1,145
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $258,923 · Management $67,590 · Fundraising $26,505$353,018
Part X · Balance sheet $5,798,316 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $101,901$231,574
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $510,936$617,701
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $968,020$917,072
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,204,776$2,531,172
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,500,797$1,500,797
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,286,430$5,798,316
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1$1
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1$1
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,544,277$3,661,896
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,742,152$2,136,419
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,286,429$5,798,315
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,286,430$5,798,316
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,798,315 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$444,723
XI-2 Total expenses$353,018
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$91,705
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,286,429
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$94,307
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$325,874
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,798,315

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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