Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION IS THE OLDEST MUSEUM OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE U.S. IN ADDITION TO PRESENTATION OF WORKS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION AND SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS, THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS ACTIVE EDUCATIONAL, ACADEMIC, AND PUBLIC PROGRAM SERIES AND NUMEROUS PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER D.C. ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, EMBASSIES, AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. THE PHILLIPS TAKES PRIDE IN ITS HERITAGE AS AN INTIMATE MUSEUM COMBINED WITH AN EXPERIMENT STATION.
MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION OF OVER 4,500 WORKS ORIGINALLY CREATED BEGINNING IN 1913 BY DUNCAN PHILLIPS AND LATER HIS WIFE MARJORIE PHILLIPS AND OPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN 1921 AS THE NATION'S FIRST MUSEUM OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CONSERVATION, ACQUISITION OF NEW WORKS THROUGH BOTH GIFT AND PURCHASE, DIGITAL REPRODUCTION FOR PUBLICATIONS AND FOR PRESENTATION ON THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE, AND IN SOCIAL MEDIA. RESEARCH AND INTERPRETATION FOR SCHOLARS AND THE PUBLIC IS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE USE OF OUR LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES. THE HIGH QUALITY OF WORKS IN THE COLLECTION PRESENTS MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION WITH OTHER MUSEUMS BOTH FOR EXHIBITION PARTNERSHIPS AND FOR SHARING WORKS TO ENHANCE EXHIBITIONS AT OTHER VENUES. THE MUSEUM HAS FEATURED THE WORK OF LIVING ARTISTS FROM ITS INCEPTION, AND THE TRADITION CONTINUES TODAY. THE PHILLIPS ALSO DEVELOPS EXHIBITIONS WHICH TRAVEL TO OTHER VENUES TO GIVE THOSE LIVING OUTSIDE THE DC AREA THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY OUR ARTWORK. INDIVIDUAL WORKS OF ART ARE LOANED TO VARIOUS EXHIBITIONS AROUND THE WORLD.
PUBLIC ACTIVITIES AND OUTREACH INCLUDING SPECIAL EVENTS, MEDIA AND MARKETING ACTIVITIES, VISITOR AMENITIES, AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS. THE MUSEUM'S RENOWNED CONCERT SERIES CONTINUED WITH OUTSTANDING AND WIDELY-HAILED PERFORMANCES OF APPROXIMATELY 30-40 IMPORTANT ARTISTS DURING THE YEAR. THE MUSEUM CONTINUES ITS EXTENSIVE LIST OF PARTNERSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE MUSEUM'S SHOP AND CAFE CONTINUE AS EXCEPTIONAL AMENITIES FOR OUR ONSITE VISITORS; AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE GROWS MONTHLY.
DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS INCLUDING WORKS FROM THE MUSEUM'S OWN HOLDINGS, LOANS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS, AND COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER VENUES. HIGHLIGHTS FROM FY19 INCLUDE: NORDIC IMPRESSIONS: ART FROM LAND, DENMARK, THE FAROE ISLANDS, FINLAND, GREENLAND, ICELAND, NORWAY, AND SWEDEN, 1821-2018; ZILIA SANCHEZ: SOY ISLA (I AM AN ISLAND); AND THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS: STORIES OF GLOBAL DISPLACEMENT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Dorothy Kosinski | VRADENBURG DIRECTOR AND CEO | 60 | $319,241 |
Klaus Ottmann | CHIEF CURATOR & DEUPTY DIRECTOR | 45 | $169,109 |
Susan J Nichols | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 45 | $168,628 |
Cheryl Nichols | CFO | 45 | $97,733 |
Eric Richter | TRUSTEE (UNTIL DEC. 2018) | 1 | $0 |
George D Swygert | TRUSTEE (UNTIL MARCH 2019) | 1 | $0 |
Toni Harris Paul | TRUSTEE (UNTIL JUNE 2019) | 1 | $0 |
Carol Melton | TRUSTEE (UNTIL JULY 2019) | 1 | $0 |
David Driskell | TRUSTEE (UNTIL JUNE 2019) | 1 | $0 |
Leo E Zickler | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Elizabeth Williams | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Alice Phillips Swistel | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Andrea Strawn | TRUSTEE (FROM DEC. 2018) | 1 | $0 |
Michael Shapiro | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Thomas D Rutherfoord Jr | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Harvey Ross | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Kathleen Petitt | TRUSTEE (FROM MARCH 2019) | 1 | $0 |
Ronald A Paul | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
A Fenner Milton | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
B Thomas Mansbach | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Dale Lefebvre | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Howard Krass | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Micheline Klagsbrun | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Lynne N Horning | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Bonnie Burke Himmelman | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Tom Henteleff | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Barbara Hall | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Pamela Gwaltney | TRUSTEE (FROM MARCH 2019) | 1 | $0 |
Carol Brown Goldberg | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Julie Garcia | TRUSTEE (FROM JAN. 2019) | 1 | $0 |
Alan H Fleischmann | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
John Despres | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Nancy Clarvit | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Christopher Carr | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Susan L Butler | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Carolyn Small Alper | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Steven Strawn | TREASURER (FROM DEC. 2018) | 2 | $0 |
Amy Meadows | SECRETARY (FROM JUNE 2018) | 2 | $0 |
Scott Spector | VICE CHAIR (UNTIL JUNE 2019) | 2 | $0 |
Todd Galaida | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
Lindsay Ellenbogen | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
Dani Levinas | CHAIR | 15 | $0 |
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