PHILLIPS COLLECTION
1600 21ST STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20009 www.phillipscollection.org

Total Revenue
$21,813,601
Total Expenses
$14,555,535
Net Assets
$102,745,038

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

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Dorothy KosinskiVRADENBURG DIRECTOR AND CEO60$319,241
Klaus OttmannCHIEF CURATOR & DEUPTY DIRECTOR45$169,109
Susan J NicholsCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER45$168,628
Cheryl NicholsCFO45$97,733
Eric RichterTRUSTEE (UNTIL DEC. 2018)1$0
George D SwygertTRUSTEE (UNTIL MARCH 2019)1$0
Toni Harris PaulTRUSTEE (UNTIL JUNE 2019)1$0
Carol MeltonTRUSTEE (UNTIL JULY 2019)1$0
David DriskellTRUSTEE (UNTIL JUNE 2019)1$0
Leo E ZicklerTRUSTEE1$0
Elizabeth WilliamsTRUSTEE1$0
Alice Phillips SwistelTRUSTEE1$0
Andrea StrawnTRUSTEE (FROM DEC. 2018)1$0
Michael ShapiroTRUSTEE1$0
Thomas D Rutherfoord JrTRUSTEE1$0
Harvey RossTRUSTEE1$0
Kathleen PetittTRUSTEE (FROM MARCH 2019)1$0
Ronald A PaulTRUSTEE1$0
A Fenner MiltonTRUSTEE1$0
B Thomas MansbachTRUSTEE1$0
Dale LefebvreTRUSTEE1$0
Howard KrassTRUSTEE1$0
Micheline KlagsbrunTRUSTEE1$0
Lynne N HorningTRUSTEE1$0
Bonnie Burke HimmelmanTRUSTEE1$0
Tom HenteleffTRUSTEE1$0
Barbara HallTRUSTEE1$0
Pamela GwaltneyTRUSTEE (FROM MARCH 2019)1$0
Carol Brown GoldbergTRUSTEE1$0
Julie GarciaTRUSTEE (FROM JAN. 2019)1$0
Alan H FleischmannTRUSTEE1$0
John DespresTRUSTEE1$0
Nancy ClarvitTRUSTEE1$0
Christopher CarrTRUSTEE1$0
Susan L ButlerTRUSTEE1$0
Carolyn Small AlperTRUSTEE1$0
Steven StrawnTREASURER (FROM DEC. 2018)2$0
Amy MeadowsSECRETARY (FROM JUNE 2018)2$0
Scott SpectorVICE CHAIR (UNTIL JUNE 2019)2$0
Todd GalaidaVICE CHAIR2$0
Lindsay EllenbogenVICE CHAIR2$0
Dani LevinasCHAIR15$0

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