Amigos Del Museo Del Barrio
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
EL MUSEO'S MISSION IS TO PRESERVE, INTERPRET, AND PROMOTE THE ARTISTIC HERITAGE OF PUERTO RICANS AND ALL LATIN AMERICANS IN THE UNITED STATES BY MEANS OF EXHIBITIONS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, PUBLICATIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
- Income
- $6.6 million
- Spending
- $8.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 1.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 64%
- Employees
- 98
- Volunteers
- 76
- Highest pay
- $372,003, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 56 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.2 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 17% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 22% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 43% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2522 of 22 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $2.2 million spent. CURATORIAL AND EXHIBITIONS:EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO PRESENTED THREE MAJOR EXHIBITIONS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025. FLOW STATES LA TRIENAL 2024 (OCTOBER 10, 2024 - MARCH 16, 2025), EL MUSEO'S SECOND LARGE-SCALE SURVEY OF LATINX CONTEMPORARY ART, WAS ORGANIZED BY CHIEF CURATOR RODRIGO MOURA, CURATOR SUSANNA V. TEMKIN, AND GUEST CURATOR MARA ELENA ORTIZ. FEATURING ARTISTS WORKING ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, PUERTO RICO, AND EXTENDING INTO NEW GEOGRAPHIES ACROSS THE AMERICAS, THE CARIBBEAN, EUROPE, AND ASIA, THE EXHIBITION EXPLORED THEMES OF DIASPORA, TRANSFORMATION, SPIRITUAL CONNECTION, COLLECTIVE MEMORY, AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE. THE TITLE FLOW STATES REFERENCED BOTH THE CONCEPT OF DEEP CREATIVE FOCUS AND THE FLUIDITY OF GEOGRAPHIC AND CULTURAL BOUNDARIES. THE EXHIBITION DREW 5,338 VISITORS FROM 42 STATES AND 15 COUNTRIES, AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A FULLY ILLUSTRATED, BILINGUAL 360-PAGE CATALOGUE. PUBLIC PROGRAMMING INCLUDED CURATOR PANELS, ARTIST-LED EVENTS, ARTS & MINDS PROGRAMMING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MEMORY LOSS, AND SUPER SBADO FAMILY WORKSHOPS.MESTRE DIDI: SPIRITUAL FORM (MARCH 13 - JUNE 30, 2025) WAS A LANDMARK MONOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION PRESENTING OVER 30 SCULPTURES BY THE AFRO-BRAZILIAN SCULPTOR, WRITER, AND CANDOMBL SPIRITUAL PRACTITIONER MESTRE DIDI (B. DEOSCOREDES MAXIMILIANO DOS SANTOS, 1917, SALVADOR, BAHIA2013). CO-CURATED BY FORMER CHIEF CURATOR RODRIGO MOURA AND GUEST CURATOR AYRSON HERCLITO, THE EXHIBITION WAS THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION OF DIDI'S WORK IN THE UNITED STATES IN 25 YEARS. IT FOREGROUNDED DIDI'S ROLE AS A VISIONARY EMISSARY FOR AFRO-BRAZILIAN CULTURE AND SPIRITUALITY AND WAS ORGANIZED INTO SECTIONS INCLUDING SACRED FORMS, ORISHAS, SCEPTERS, AFRO-BRAZILIAN MODERNISMS, MATERIAL EXPERIMENTS, AND LEGACIES. THE SHOW ALSO FEATURED WORKS BY PEERS AND CONTEMPORARIES, AND INCLUDED A NEW COMMISSION BY GOYA LOPES. THE EXHIBITION WAS REVIEWED IN ARTNEWS, ARTNEXUS, O GLOBO, HYPERALLERGIC, AND AIRMAIL, AND DREW OVER 6,000 VISITORS THROUGH THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.CANDIDA ALVAREZ: CIRCLE, POINT, HOOP (OPENED APRIL 24, 2025) WAS THE FIRST LARGE-SCALE MUSEUM SURVEY DEDICATED TO BROOKLYN-BORN PUERTO RICAN ARTIST CANDIDA ALVAREZ (B. 1955). CURATED BY ZUNA MAZA, THE EXHIBITION BROUGHT TOGETHER NEARLY 100 WORKS SPANNING ALMOST FIVE DECADES OF ALVAREZ'S CAREER, INCLUDING PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, COLLAGES, EMBROIDERY, INSTALLATION, AND VIDEO. THE SHOW HIGHLIGHTED ALVAREZ'S NON-HIERARCHICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ABSTRACTION AND FIGURATION, AND CONTEXTUALIZED HER PRACTICE WITHIN NEW YORK CITY'S MULTICULTURAL ART SCENE, HER AFRO-LATINX IDENTITY, AND HER ROLE AS A MENTOR AND EDUCATOR. THE EXHIBITION RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT CRITICAL ATTENTION INCLUDING COVERAGE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE NEW YORKER, OBSERVER, E-FLUX, FRIEZE, AND HYPERALLERGIC, AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A FULLY ILLUSTRATED BILINGUAL CATALOGUE CO-PUBLISHED WITH APERTURE.
- $1.9 million spent. MUSEUM/THEATRE OPERATIONS:EL MUSEO IS OPEN THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM. IN ADDITION TO ITS EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS, THE MUSEUM OFFERS VISITOR AMENITIES INCLUDING COAT CHECK AND A MUSEUM SHOP. VISITORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESERVE TIMED TICKETS IN ADVANCE; WALK-INS ARE ACCOMMODATED AS SPACE PERMITS.EL TEATRO IS A HISTORIC PERFORMANCE SPACE AND ONE OF THE FEW PROSCENIUM ARCH VENUES ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE OF MANHATTAN, FEATURING AN ORCHESTRA PIT AND SEATING FOR APPROXIMATELY 500 GUESTS. RECOGNIZED FOR ITS INTIMATE SCALE, LANDMARK-QUALITY INTERIORS, AND REMARKABLE SERIES OF 30-FOOT MURALS AND STAINED-GLASS ROUNDELS, EL TEATRO IS WELL SUITED FOR CONCERTS, LECTURES, FILM SCREENINGS, AWARD CEREMONIES, PERFORMANCES, CONFERENCES, AND COMMUNITY GATHERINGS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, EL MUSEO CONTINUED TO DEVELOP MULTI-YEAR RENTAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SUPPORTING BOTH EARNED REVENUE GROWTH AND THE MUSEUM'S ROLE AS A NEIGHBORHOOD ANCHOR. EL TEATRO ALSO HOSTED PROGRAMMING ALIGNED WITH THE MUSEUM'S MISSION, INCLUDING PERFORMANCES, ARTIST EVENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMORIALS.THE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT PLAYS A CENTRAL ROLE IN AMPLIFYING EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO'S MISSION BY PROMOTING ITS EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES. WITH A STRATEGIC EMPHASIS ON MEDIA RELATIONS, DIGITAL AND PRINT MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND SOCIAL MEDIA, THE DEPARTMENT DRIVES ENGAGEMENT ACROSS EL MUSEO'S DIVERSE AUDIENCES OF NEIGHBORS, ARTISTS, VISITORS, AND SUPPORTERS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE DEPARTMENT MANAGED MEDIA OUTREACH SUPPORTING ALL THREE MAJOR EXHIBITIONS AND SECURED SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PRESS COVERAGE. IT ALSO OVERSAW COMMUNICATIONS FOR MAJOR PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS, AND BEGAN FOUNDATIONAL WORK ON A COMPREHENSIVE INSTITUTIONAL REBRANDING INITIATIVE INTENDED TO BETTER REFLECT EL MUSEO'S MISSION AND COMMUNITY IDENTITY.
- $531,707 spent. THE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE IS EL MUSEO'S THIRD-LARGEST SERVICE AREA IN FY25, DRIVES THE MUSEUM'S LONG-TERM STRATEGIC GROWTH. BY PROVIDING EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AND FOSTERING VITAL NETWORKS WITH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FUNDERS, THE OFFICE ENSURES THE FINANCIAL AND VISIONARY SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE MUSEUM'S CORE MISSION.
- $1.3 million spent. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO DELIVERED ARTS EDUCATION THROUGH FIVE INTEGRATED PROGRAM AREAS: CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS, TEACHING ARTIST RESIDENCIES, GROUP VISITS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND FAMILY AND INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMS. BILINGUAL, STANDARDS-ALIGNED LEARNING ANCHORED ACROSS ALL FIVE AREAS SUPPORTED ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND CULTURAL LITERACY FOR NEW YORK CITY STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND FAMILIES. PROGRAMS WERE TAUGHT BY EL MUSEO'S TEAM OF FREELANCE TEACHING ARTISTS AND MUSEUM EDUCATORS AND DREW ON THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION AND ROTATING EXHIBITIONS, INCLUDING FLOW STATES: LA TRIENAL 2024, MESTRE DIDI: SPIRITUAL FORM, AND CANDIDA ALVAREZ: CIRCLE, POINT, HOOP.OFF-SITE PARTNERSHIPSDURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, EL MUSEO CONTINUED ITS CASA (CULTURAL AFTER SCHOOL ADVENTURES) AFTERSCHOOL RESIDENCIES AND IN-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. CASA SUPPORTS EXTENSIVE, BILINGUAL, AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT SCHOOL RESIDENCY PARTNERSHIPS (1214 SESSIONS, 2 HOURS EACH) THAT ENRICH THE AFTERSCHOOL NEEDS OF PARTNER SCHOOLS. CASA PARTNERSHIPS ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE SCHOOL'S ENTIRE LEARNING COMMUNITY, INCLUDING PARENTS AND TEACHERS, BY FUNDING A TAILORED CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS, TEACHING ARTIST FEES, VISITS TO EL MUSEO, AND THE INSTALLATION OF ART CREATED BY PARTICIPATING STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE MULTIPLE PROJECTS IN DEPTH AND ACQUIRE UNCONVENTIONAL ART-MAKING AND CRITICAL-THINKING SKILLS. EL MUSEO'S SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP CURRICULUM IS UNIQUE IN THAT IT IS DESIGNED AROUND CONVERSATIONS WITH THE TEACHERS AND STAFF OF EACH SCHOOL, CONSIDERING THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD, AND EXPOSING STUDENTS TO THE RICHNESS OF LATINE, CARIBBEAN, AND LATIN AMERICAN ART AND CULTURE AND, BY EXTENSION, TO THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF NEW YORK CITY. ON-SITE EDUCATION PROGRAMSGUIDED VISITSGUIDED VISITS OFFER INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES MULTIPLE ENTRY POINTS TO EXPLORE EL MUSEO'S MISSION AND HISTORY, PERMANENT COLLECTION, EXHIBITIONS, AND CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS, WHILE FOSTERING INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE SHARING AND UNDERSTANDING THROUGH INQUIRY AND DIALOGUE. PARTICIPANTS CONSIDER THE EXPERIENCES OF COMMUNITIES FROM PUERTO RICO, LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN, AND THE UNITED STATES THROUGH IN-DEPTH EXPLORATIONS OF WORKS OF ART IN EL MUSEO'S EXHIBITIONS AND PERMANENT COLLECTION. A GUIDED VISIT TYPICALLY INCLUDES A 60-MINUTE TOUR LED BY A MUSEUM EDUCATOR, WITH AN OPTION OF EXPANDING THE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE A HANDS-ON ART-MAKING WORKSHOP FOR A 90-MINUTE EXPERIENCE.STORYTELLING PROGRAMSSTORYTELLING PROGRAMS ARE ALSO PART OF EL MUSEO'S GUIDED VISIT OFFERINGS. CREATED FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 3RD GRADE LEARNERS, STORYTELLING WORKSHOPS PROVIDE A CREATIVE, BILINGUAL 90-MINUTE EXPERIENCE, INTRODUCING YOUNGER LEARNERS TO THE IDEAS OF NARRATIVE, CULTURE, AND ART. WITH A CHOICE OF TITLES SUCH AS WAITING FOR THE BIBLIOBURRO OR TITO PUENTE: MAMBO KING, EACH STORYTELLING WORKSHOP IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ART-MAKING ACTIVITY DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE STORY.CULTURAL CELEBRATION WORKSHOPSCULTURAL CELEBRATION WORKSHOPS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF EL MUSEO'S GROUP VISITS PROGRAM AND INCLUDE FESTIVITIES SUCH AS DA DE LOS MUERTOS AND THREE KINGS DAY, AND EXTEND TO THE AROUND THE BLOCK WALKING TOUR. THESE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED AT VARIOUS TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND INTRODUCE VISITORS OF ALL AGES TO THE DIVERSE TRADITIONS CELEBRATED IN EAST HARLEM, THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, AND ACROSS LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. THESE 90-MINUTE PROGRAMS ARE LED BY MEMBERS OF EL MUSEO'S MUSEUM EDUCATOR AND ARTIST EDUCATOR TEAM.ADULT TOURS AND WORKSHOPSEL MUSEO OFFERS ADULT TOURS AND WORKSHOPS TAILORED TO A DIVERSE AUDIENCE INCLUDING PRIVATE GROUPS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, COLLEGE STUDENTS, OLDER ADULTS, AND ADULT LANGUAGE LEARNERS. PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN SPANISH, ENGLISH, OR AS BILINGUAL EXPERIENCES. FREE PUBLIC TOURS FOR VISITORS ARE OFFERED ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.FY25 GUIDED VISIT OFFERINGSDURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE FOLLOWING GUIDED VISIT EXPERIENCES WERE OFFERED: STORYTELLING WORKSHOPS, HONORING OUR LOVED ONES: DA DE LOS MUERTOS CULTURAL CELEBRATION WORKSHOPS (OCTOBERNOVEMBER 2024), THREE KINGS: MULTICULTURAL CONNECTIONS, THE AROUND THE BLOCK WALKING TOUR, AND PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE MAJOR EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW DURING THE YEAR, INCLUDING FLOW STATES: LA TRIENAL 2024, MESTRE DIDI: SPIRITUAL FORM, AND CANDIDA ALVAREZ: CIRCLE, POINT, HOOP. GROUP TRAINING SESSIONS AND INDIVIDUALIZED TRAINING SESSIONS WERE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO THE TEAM OF MUSEUM EDUCATORS IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXHIBITIONS, CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS, AND OTHER GUIDED VISIT PROGRAMS.ACCESS PROGRAMSACCESS PROGRAMS OFFER UNIQUE MUSEUM EXPERIENCES TO OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, EL MUSEO CONTINUED ITS SU-CASA PROGRAM, A COMMUNITY ARTS ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE THAT PLACES ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE AT SENIOR CENTERS ACROSS THE FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY. FUNDED BY THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL, SU-CASA PROVIDES GRANTS FOR THE CREATION AND DELIVERY OF ARTS PROGRAMMING FOR SENIORS. TEACHING ARTISTS ENGAGE PARTICIPATING SENIORS IN AN ART PROJECT OR SERIES OF CULTURAL PROGRAMS OVER THE COURSE OF THE RESIDENCY, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES A PUBLIC PROGRAM COMPONENTAN EXHIBIT, READING, PERFORMANCE, OPEN HOUSE, OR OTHER CULTURAL INTERACTION OPEN TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. THE INITIATIVE CONNECTS ARTISTS WITH SENIORS AND POSITIVELY IMPACTS THE WELL-BEING OF OLDER ADULTS THROUGH ARTS-BASED ACTIVITIES. TEEN PROGRAMSTEEN PROGRAMS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH FROM ACROSS THE FIVE BOROUGHS TO ENGAGE WITH EL MUSEO'S MISSION THROUGH VARIOUS PROJECTS.FAMILY PROGRAMSCOQU CLUB, DEVELOPED IN 2016, PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN (AGES 25) A SPACE TO LEARN, PLAY, EXPLORE, AND GROW IN A BILINGUAL ART MUSEUM SETTING. THE PROGRAM IS OFFERED ONSITE TWICE A MONTH WITH DIFFERENT THEMES FACILITATED BY EL MUSEO'S MUSEUM EDUCATORS. EACH SESSION PAIRS A CHILDREN'S BOOK READIN
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1972.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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