AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE
36-01 35TH AVENUE, ASTORIA, NY 111061226 www.movingimage.us

Total Revenue
$6,046,534
Total Expenses
$6,062,483
Net Assets
$3,149,902

Organizations Filed Purposes: MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE ADVANCES THE UNDERSTANDING, ENJOYMENT, AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART, HISTORY, TECHNIQUE, AND TECHNOLOGY OF FILM, TELEVISION, AND DIGITAL MEDIA BY PRESENTING EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SIGNIFICANT MOVING-IMAGE WORKS, AND INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS, AND COLLECTING AND PRESERVING MOVING-IMAGE RELATED ARTIFACTS.

EXHIBITIONS AND COLLECTIONS:THE MUSEUM PRESENTS EXHIBITIONS AND INSTALLATIONS THAT EXPLORE THE CREATION OF MOVING IMAGES, AND MAINTAINS A COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ITS KIND. THE MUSEUM'S CORE EXHIBITION, BEHIND THE SCREEN, IMMERSES VISITORS IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS OF MAKING MOVING IMAGES. IT FEATURES OVER 1,400 ARTIFACTS, FROM NINETEENTH-CENTURY OPTICAL TOYS TO VIDEO GAMES, AS WELL AS AN ARRAY OF INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES, AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL, AND ARTWORKS. THE MUSEUM IS ALSO HOME TO A PERMANENT EXHIBITION DEVOTED TO THE CREATIVE PROCESS AND CAREER OF THE LEGENDARY JIM HENSON, ANCHORED BY THE DONATION OF MORE THAN 400 ARTIFACTS BY MR. HENSON'S FAMILY. THE EXHIBITION FEATURES HISTORIC PUPPETS, ORIGINAL ARTWORK, RARE FILM AND TELEVISION FOOTAGE, AND INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES. A TRAVELING VERSION OF THIS EXHIBITION IS BOOKED IN VENUES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY THROUGH 2023. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, THE MUSEUM PRESENTED THE MAJOR EXHIBITION ENVISIONING 2001: STANLEY KUBRICK'S SPACE ODYSSEY THAT EXPLORED THE DIRECTOR'S INFLUENCES, RESEARCH, AND PRODUCTION PROCESS IN ENVISIONING A WORLD OF THE FUTURE. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 130,000 ARTIFACTS RELATING TO THE ART, HISTORY, AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE MOVING IMAGE, INCLUDES A DONATION OF NEARLY 500 ARTIFACTS BY THE FAMILY OF JIM HENSON

SCREENINGS AND PUBLIC EVENTS:THE MUSEUM PRESENTS OVER 400 SCREENINGS PER YEAR, IN A MIX OF THE CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY. WITH LIVE MUSIC FOR SILENT FILMS, RESTORED PRINTS FROM THE WORLD'S LEADING ARCHIVES, AND OUTSTANDING NEW FILMS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL CIRCUIT, MUSEUM SCREENINGS AND PUBLIC EVENTS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR QUALITY AS WELL AS THEIR SCOPE. SCREENING PROGRAMS IN FISCAL YEAR 2020 INCLUDED FIRST LOOK FESTIVAL, THE MUSEUM'S ANNUAL SHOWCASE FOR INTERNATIONAL CINEMA; VISIONS OF RESISTANCE: RECENT FILMS BY BRAZILIAN WOMEN DIRECTORS, SPOTLIGHTING A NEW GENERATION OF DIRECTORS CREATING BOLD, POLITICALLY-ENGAGED CINEMA; AND ONGOING SERIES SUCH AS CHANGING THE PICTURE, DEVOTED TO WORKS BY FILMMAKERS OF COLOR; NEW ADVENTURES IN NONFICTION, FEATURING NEW DOCUMENTARIES AND THEIR DIRECTORS; FIST AND SWORD, FEATURING CONTEMPORARY AND CLASSIC MARTIAL ARTS AND ACTION MOVIES; AND SCIENCE ON SCREEN, WHICH COMBINES SCREENINGS WITH DISCUSSIONS WITH LEADING SCIENTISTS AND FILMMAKERS.

EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS:THE MUSEUM PROVIDES CURRICULUM-BASED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES TO APPROXIMATELY 70,000 STUDENTS EACH YEAR, AS WELL AS AN ARRAY OF DYNAMIC, ENGAGING TOURS, TALKS, WORKSHOPS, AND SCREENINGS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, FAMILIES, ADULTS, AND SENIORS. LEARNING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE GUIDED TOURS OF THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITIONS, FREE DESIGN JAMS AT WHICH STUDENTS EXPERIMENT WITH DIGITAL TOOLS TO SOLVE DESIGN CHALLENGES, AND INTENSIVE MULTI-DAY WORKSHOPS FOR HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS EXPERIMENT WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART DIGITAL AND ANALOG VIDEO GAME DESIGN. ONGOING FAMILY-FRIENDLY PROGRAMMING INCLUDES MORNINGS@MOMI, A BI-MONTHLY OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES TO EXPLORE EXHIBITIONS AND PARTICIPATE IN ART-MAKING PROJECTS BEFORE THE MUSEUM OPENS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND ACCESS MORNINGS@MOMI, A MONTHLY PROGRAM THAT OFFERS MODIFIED ART-MAKING PROJECTS FOR FAMILIES WITH MEMBERS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM. A NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL OF LOCAL RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS, FORMED IN 2018, PROVIDES SUPPORT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PROGRAMS AND CONTRIBUTES NEW VOICES TO DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES AT THE MUSEUM.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Carl GoodmanEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$247,300
Fred BaezCHIEF PROJECTIONIST35$132,855
Wendell WalkerDEPUTY DIRECTOR40$129,718
Barbara MilerDEPUTY DIRECTOR40$122,501
Lisa GiuffreCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40$114,537
Carolyn FunkPROJECTIONIST35$101,477
Jeffrey ZuckerTRUSTEE1$0
Andrew H TischTRUSTEE1$0
Soumya SriramanTRUSTEE1$0
Mark SimonianTRUSTEE1$0
Hon Claire ShulmanTRUSTEE1$0
Henry S SchleiffTRUSTEE1$0
Joshua W SapanTRUSTEE1$0
Hal RosenbluthTRUSTEE1$0
Lisa RosenblumTRUSTEE1$0
David RivelTRUSTEE1$0
Richard PleplerTRUSTEE1$0
Dennis PaulTRUSTEE1$0
Thomas J O'DonnellTRUSTEE1$0
Walter MoselyTRUSTEE1$0
John T McguireTRUSTEE1$0
Matthew LoebTRUSTEE1$0
Helen LeeTRUSTEE1$0
Jeffrey KatzenbergTRUSTEE1$0
Jon KamenTRUSTEE1$0
Linda Leroy JanklowTRUSTEE1$0
Cheryl HensonTRUSTEE1$0
Michael GordonTRUSTEE1$0
Jo-Ann Fox-WeingartenTRUSTEE1$0
Ellin DelsenerTRUSTEE1$0
Charles CohenTRUSTEE1$0
Matthew C BlankTRUSTEE1$0
Adam BartosTRUSTEE1$0
Herbert S SchlosserCHAIRMAN EMERITUS1$0
Michael PalitzTREASURER1$0
Stuart Match SunaVICE-CHAIRMAN1$0
Warrington HudlinVICE-CHAIRMAN & SECRETARY1$0
Michael BarkerCO-CHAIRMAN1$0
Ivan L LustigCO-CHAIRMAN1$0

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