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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 19,410,982 | 19,859,052 | 16,534,922 | 21,648,235 | 24,964,786 | 102,417,977 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 19,410,982 | 19,859,052 | 16,534,922 | 21,648,235 | 24,964,786 | 102,417,977 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 18,838,563 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 83,579,414 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 19,410,982 | 19,859,052 | 16,534,922 | 21,648,235 | 24,964,786 | 102,417,977 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,155,758 | 1,458,459 | 1,580,524 | 2,825,060 | 1,959,018 | 8,978,819 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 113,378,357 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 1 ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART IS WHERE THE POWER OF ART ENGAGES THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY. WE WELCOME AND PROVIDE FREE ADMISSION TO ALL, AND DELIVER UNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITIES TO ENJOY, APPRECIATE AND UNDERSTAND THE FINEST VISUAL ARTS AND THE VARIED CULTURES THEY REPRESENT - ON OUR CAMPUS, ONLINE, AND THROUGHOUT KANSAS CITY. AS AN INSTITUTION OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RENOWN, WE ESTABLISH AND ADHERE TO THE HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND PRACTICES IN RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND CARE OF OUR COLLECTIONS. WE SERVE AS A VITAL PARTNER IN THE EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL LIFE OF OUR COMMUNITY, USING OUR COLLECTIONS AND PROGRAMS TO BUILD AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE PEOPLE CAN GATHER, SHARE AND CONTEMPLATE THE GREATEST CREATIONS OF HUMANKIND. EVERY DAY, IN ALL WE DO, THE NELSON-ATKINS IS COMMITTED TO NURTURING EXCELLENCE, INSPIRING CREATIVITY AND BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH THE POWER OF ART. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a PROGRAM SERVICE DESCRIPTION | THE NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART'S COLLECTION OF OVER 44,100 OBJECTS SPANS 5,000 YEARS. IT IS CELEBRATED FOR ITS HOLDINGS OF CHINESE ART, CONSIDERED AMONG THE BEST IN THE WORLD, WITH IMPORTANT COLLECTIONS OF JAPANESE AND SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN WORKS OF ART. ITS CELEBRATED EUROPEAN PAINTINGS COLLECTION-INCLUDING THE SECOND PAINTING BY VINCENT VAN GOGH PURCHASED BY A US MUSEUM-CONTAIN ONE OF THE FEW CARAVAGGIO PAINTINGS IN NORTH AMERICA, AS WELL AS MASTERPIECES OF IMPRESSIONIST ART. THE PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION IS ONE OF THE FINEST IN THE COUNTRY, SPANNING THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF THE MEDIUM. THE ACCLAIMED NATIVE AMERICAN COLLECTIONS ARE AMONG THE OLDEST IN THE US. THERE ARE ALSO IMPORTANT COLLECTIONS OF EIGHTEENTH CENTURY EUROPEAN DECORATIVE ARTS, AMERICAN PAINT AND SCULPTURE, AND AFRICAN ART, COMPLEMENTED BY THE 22 ACRE DONALD J. HALL SCULPTURE PARK, WHICH ACTS AS ONE OF THE CITY'S FRONT LAWNS AND IS THE SITE OF FREE, POPULAR FESTIVALS CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH, SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN HERITAGE, AND LUNAR NEW YEAR, AMONG OTHER COMMUNITIES. IN RECENT YEARS, THE MUSEUM HAS DRAMATICALLY INCREASED ITS CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIONS WITH A DELIBERATE CAMPAIGN OF INCLUSIVITY, ACQUIRING IMPORTANT WORKS IN ALL MEDIA BY BIPOC MAKERS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 Family/business relationships amongst interested persons | PAUL DEBRUCE & LEO MORTON - Business relationship |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 8b Documentation of meetings held by committees of governing body | MINUTES ARE TAKEN FOR ALL COMMITTEES EXCEPT NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE. A REPORT IS GIVEN AT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETINGS AND INCLUDED IN THOSE MEETING MINUTES. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body | INITIAL COMPILATION OF THE INFORMATION FOR THE RETURN IS COMPLETED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT STAFF WITH REVIEW BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION TO THE ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR RETURN PREPARATION. UPON RECEIPT OF COMPLETED RETURN AND REVIEW BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER THE RETURN WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AUDIT COMMITTEE AND TO ALL TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy | THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES THE COMPLETION OF A WRITTEN QUESTIONNAIRE BY EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER, MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWER AND KEY EMPLOYEES, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE QUESTIONNAIRE ADDRESSES EACH INDIVIDUAL'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE RECEIPT OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH IT, ALONG WITH REQUIRING RESPONSES TO DETAILED QUESTIONS RELATED TO SPECIFIC AREAS THAT COULD RAISE A CONFLICT. THE BOARD CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WOULD REVIEW ANY IDENTIFIED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND DETERMINE WHETHER ANY FURTHER ACTION WOULD NEED TO OCCUR. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS OF THE DIRECTOR/CEO ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. A VARIETY OF SALARY SURVEY INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE V.P., HUMAN RESOURCES DURING THIS PROCESS INCLUDING SURVEYS BY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUM DIRECTORS, THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS, SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, AND THE NON-PROFIT TIMES SALARY AND BENEFIT REPORT. A COMPENSATION STUDY WAS PERFORMED BY SULLIVAN COTTER WHO THEN PROVIDED A RECOMMENDATION. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE BOARD CHAIR, EVELYN CRAFT BELGER, PROVIDED NOTICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION TERMS FOR THE FYE APRIL 30, 2025. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public | THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE NOT GENERALLY MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PRIOR YEAR ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees | OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS - Total Expense: 2714449, Program Service Expense: 1773454, Management and General Expenses: 675954, Fundraising Expenses: 265041; CONTRACT LABOR/FOOD SERVICE - Total Expense: 1515635, Program Service Expense: 1039506, Management and General Expenses: 342022, Fundraising Expenses: 134107; OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES - Total Expense: 2310787, Program Service Expense: 1584866, Management and General Expenses: 521458, Fundraising Expenses: 204463; |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances | Acquisition and Disposition of Art - -3880009; Change in Value of Trusts Held by Others - 5192; Total - -3874817; |
| Software ID: | 24020961 |
| Software Version: | 2024v5.1 |