New York · Nonprofit
THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE MUSEUM
THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE MUSEUM (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $176 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($176). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $65k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $176
- Net assets
- $1.1M
What The New York City Police Museum does
Mission
The organization is dedicated to preserving the history of the new york city police department. Through its exhibitions, collections, and educational programming, the museum illustrates how the policies and culture of the nypd have evolved over time to meet the changing needs of the city. The museum serves as an educational institution, living memorial, and bridge of understanding between the various communities of new york, the international community and the new york city police department.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The collection management section of program services maintains, updates and organizes new and existing collections, which trace the history of law enforcement from its earliest beginnings to today's modern police force. The museum system has been customized so that the database, cataloguing and digitalization collections meets its specific needs. The collection and archives comprise the most comprehensive collection of nyc police department memorabilia in existence that can be made accessible to the public for research and educational purposes.
$15,165 spent83% of program spendingThe education section of program services provides innovative and interactive programming for children, families and adults of all ages. These engage visitors with the history of new york, the history of the nypd and the role of police in new york city in a fun, informal environment. Programs for schools, community organizations and camp groups are held throughout the year which include hands-on activities.
$2,027 spent11% of program spendingThe exhibition section of program services provides to the public exhibits which depict the history of police in new york, the tools police use and how policing has changed since 9/11. The exhibitions also serve as a memorial to the officers who risk their lives every day to keep us safe.
$1,144 spent6% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $18,336.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $1.7M to $1.5M (−11%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
0% of THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE MUSEUM’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (78% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 9 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
David M Gildea
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $15 → $59.
1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE MUSEUM’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE MUSEUM's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $176 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE MUSEUM is better cushioned than half of the 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE MUSEUM
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
25% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
34%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE MUSEUM: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE MUSEUM?
- THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE MUSEUM (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $176 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($176). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE MUSEUM have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $176 in grants to THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE MUSEUM, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE MUSEUM?
- AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $176 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE MUSEUM find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing