The Studio Museum in Harlem
144 West 125th Street, New York, NY · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $61,749,837 | $18,895,385 | $287,568,276 |
| FY2024 | $43,385,519 | $17,603,871 | $244,780,417 |
| FY2023 | $47,220,609 | $16,164,729 | $215,688,944 |
| FY2022 | $59,914,680 | $13,414,272 | $182,888,223 |
| FY2021 | $40,471,884 | $11,496,543 | $145,112,053 |
| FY2020 | $14,931,743 | $10,615,641 | $114,078,470 |
| FY2019 | $17,946,629 | $12,454,332 | $108,361,383 |
| FY2018 | $61,730,334 | $9,173,832 | $102,408,601 |
| FY2017 | $31,021,557 | $7,761,083 | $49,697,175 |
| FY2016 | $18,501,821 | $7,054,205 | $26,391,360 |
| FY2015 | $7,100,072 | $6,351,044 | $14,928,886 |
| FY2014 | $9,611,899 | $5,723,286 | $14,603,618 |
| FY2013 | $6,703,088 | $5,316,271 | $10,430,186 |
| FY2012 | $4,845,383 | $5,266,181 | $9,040,405 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by The Studio Museum in Harlem (EIN 13-2590805), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $58,723,199 | 95% |
| Program service revenue | $24,620 | <1% |
| Other revenue | $3,002,018 | 5% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $12,226,639 | 65% |
| Management & general | $3,894,607 | 21% |
| Fundraising | $2,774,139 | 15% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 95% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 65% of functional expenses, management & general 21%, and fundraising 15%.
- 65% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 9.8% of 132 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in NY.
- Net assets covered about 182.6 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 94th percentile among 3987 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in NY.
- Total revenue was higher than 99.5% of 4097 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in NY.
- Total revenue rose from $4,845,383 in FY2012 to $61,749,837 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 8 and decreased in 5 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 1 of 14 reported years (FY2012).
- Net assets grew from $9,040,405 to $287,568,276 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 64% of revenue in FY2012 and 95% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
THE NEXUS FOR ARTISTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT, LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY, AND FOR WORK THAT HAS BEEN INSPIRED AND INFLUENCED BY BLACK CULTURE.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1967 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | A500 — Arts, Culture & Humanities (in NY) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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