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Ps1 Contemporary Art Center Inc

EIN 23-7379091 · Long Is City, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood75 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

MOMA PS1 IS A CONTEMPORARY ART INSTITUTE IN LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK. AN EXHIBITION SPACE RATHER THAN A COLLECTING INSTITUTION, MOMA PS1 DEVOTES ITS ENERGY AND RESOURCES TO DISPLAYING THE MOST EXPERIMENTAL ART IN THE WORLD ACROSS ALL ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES. A CATALYST AND AN ADVOCATE FOR NEW IDEAS, DISCOURSES, AND TRENDS IN CONTEMPORARY ART, MOMA PS1 ACTIVELY PURSUES EMERGING ARTISTS, NEW GENRES, AND ADVENTUROUS NEW WORK BY RECOGNIZED ARTISTS IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT INNOVATION IN CONTEMPORARY ART. MOMA PS1 ACHIEVES THIS MISSION BY PRESENTING ITS DIVERSE PROGRAM TO A BROAD AUDIENCE IN A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH VISITORS CAN DISCOVER AND EXPLORE THE WORK OF CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS.

Income
$15.2 million
Spending
$13.3 million
Spent on programs
75%
Reserves
1.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 86%
Employees
132
Volunteers
32
Highest pay
$679,228, secretary

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

Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 49% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 14% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 13% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 44% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    75% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 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 34% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    31 of 32 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (3)
  1. $9.1 million spent. EXHIBITIONSMOMA PS1 PRESENTS THE WORK OF EMERGING ARTISTS, ESTABLISHED ARTISTS WORKING IN NEW GENRES, AND OVERALL, PRESENTING TO THE PUBLIC WORKS OF CONTEMPORARY ART THAT ARE ENGAGING, CHALLENGING, AND GROUND-BREAKING ARTWORK IN A UNIQUE, ACCESSIBLE VENUE.
  2. $758,760 spent. LIVE PROGRAMSSINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1976, MOMA PS1 HAS OFFERED AUDIENCES ONE OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE PROGRAMS OF LIVE PERFORMANCE IN THE WORLD. MOMA PS1'S PIONEERING OUTDOOR MUSIC SERIES WARM UP IS ONE OF THE LONGEST RUNNING MUSIC PROGRAMS HOUSED WITHIN A MUSEUM. AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF MOMA PS1'S CURATORIAL PROGRAM FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, WARM UP SEEKS TO ELEVATE INNOVATIVE VOICES: EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED, LOCAL AND GLOBAL, AND ACROSS GENRES.
  3. $93,113 spent. EVENTS & RETAILMOMA PS1 HOUSES A CAFE AND BOOKSTORE, EACH MANAGED BY A 3RD PARTY VENDOR.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 1981.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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