Museo De Las Americas

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Denver, CO501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 84-1197230Revenue $1.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSmuseo.org861 Santa Fe Dr, 80204-4344 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Sep 1992Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Museo De Las Americas is dedicated to educating our community through collecting preserving interpreting and exhibiting the diverse arts and cultures of the Americas from ancient to contemporary through innovative exhibitions and programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 110 volunteers and 18 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $15K a year · 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$108K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 62% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $230K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$105K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$851K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$943K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$855K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$851K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$851K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Sep 1992.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.0M Management & general 4% · $56K Fundraising 20% · $281K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $108K 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
Executive Director
$107,500Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Claudia Moran’s $108K as Executive Director is at the 38th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Claudia Moran$107,500$101,490

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

Educates through collecting, preserving, interpreting, and exhibiting diverse arts and cultures of the Americas.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

During the 2024-2025 year Museo de las Americas welcomed 939 students onsite and served an additional 2,759 students through off site programming extending our reach well beyond the museum walls.Museos educational programming encourages meaningful exploration of the arts histories and cultures of Latin America.

$1.0Mprogram 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$230K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$92K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$56K
Fundraisingcol D$281K
Owns and owesPt X
$851K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K
Total assetsLn 16$956K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$443K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Other incomeLn 4–11$92K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$36K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33K
Other assetsLn 15$865K
Total assetsLn 16$956K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K
Net assetsLn 32$851K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 6110
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$150K$36K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38K$33K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$956K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$105K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$851K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$822K$674K$41K$107K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$85K$69K$4K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$69K$57K$3K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$28K$25K$0$3K
Office expensesLn 13$33K$27K$2K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$22K$18K$1K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$27K$22K$1K$4K
InterestLn 20$11K$10K$0$1K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K$0$437
InsuranceLn 23$14K$11K$690$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$252K$114K$958$137K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$16K$2K$677
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.0M$56K$281K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.4M−$203K$851K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.5M−$23K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.0M$76K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $943K$855K$88K$1.0M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,181,470 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,355,106$1,047,014
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $56,231$42,150
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $34,629$92,306
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,445,966$1,181,470
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 $778,138$906,248
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $691,220$477,751
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,469,358$1,383,999
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$23,392−$202,529
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,181,470 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$7,112
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$443,148
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$544,964
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,047,014
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $42,150 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$42,150
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $92,306 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$92,306
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $134,456 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,181,470
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,383,999 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $673,757 · Management $41,083 · Fundraising $106,816$821,656
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $69,365 · Management $4,230 · Fundraising $10,997$84,592
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $56,710 · Management $3,458 · Fundraising $8,991$69,159
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $25,035 · Management $0 · Fundraising $2,782$27,817
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,557 · Management $1,776 · Fundraising $4,618$32,951
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,834 · Management $1,087 · Fundraising $2,827$21,748
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $22,183 · Management $1,353 · Fundraising $3,517$27,053
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9,814 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,090$10,904
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,932 · Management $0 · Fundraising $437$4,369
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,317 · Management $690 · Fundraising $1,794$13,801
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $114,111 · Management $958 · Fundraising $136,739$251,808
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,911 · Management $1,553 · Fundraising $677$18,141
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,046,526 · Management $56,188 · Fundraising $281,285$1,383,999
Part X · Balance sheet $956,068 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $149,654$35,875
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $25,569$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $21,951$21,911
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $37,857$33,488
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $842,677$864,794
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,077,708$956,068
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,872$63,811
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$25,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,370$16,320
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,242$105,131
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,053,466$850,937
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,053,466$850,937
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,077,708$956,068
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $850,937 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,181,470
XI-2 Total expenses$1,383,999
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$202,529
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,053,466
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$850,937

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