New York · Nonprofit
THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM
THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM (New York) receives grants from 219 organizations whose IRS filings report $132,837,108 to it, the largest being THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION ($21,000,000). 134 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $62M
- Funders on record
- 219
- Grants received
- $133M
- Net assets
- $288M
What The Studio Museum in Harlem does
Mission
The Studio Museum in Harlem is a contemporary art museum that focuses on the work of artists of african descent - as well as work that has been inspired and influenced by african culture - past and present; through its exhibitions, artist-in-residence programs, education and public programming, permanent collection and archival and research facilities. The Studio Museum in Harlem is committed to serving as a unique resource to its local community, and to national and international arenas, by making art and exhibitions concrete and personal for each viewer. The museum provides a context within which to address contemporary and historical issues, presented through art, created by artists of african descent.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Curatorial: through curatorial projects in fy25, the studio museum presented exhibitions that embodied our commitment to championing artists of african descent and offered fresh perspectives on contemporary art for our communities. The museum remains at the forefront of the contemporary art world through its determination to share a diverse array of artists' perspectives, media, and content. The studio museum's artist-in-residence program provided three emerging artists critical early-career support including mentorship from museum staff, a stipend, and a culminating exhibition. Through the expansion of the permanent collection and archival resources available on our website, curatorial projects served as a springboard to activate dialogue between curators, artists, and local, national, and international audiences. Much of fy25 was spent on preparing for the opening of our new building in november 2025. The curatorial team finalized checklists, didactics, and production for over a dozen exhibitions and projects and began installation. The department also sent two publications to print, the first collection handbook in fifteen years and the first exhibition catalogue for the artist…
$2,483,312 spentof which $35,983 as grants20% of program spendingCollection management: in conjunction with the curatorial team, collection management also spent most of fy25 preparing for the november 2025 building opening, providing labor and logistics for the installation of the inaugural exhibitions including tom lloyd, from now: a collection in context, and to be a place, in addition to newly-commissioned works by camille norment, christopher myers and kapwani kiwanga. Collection management also continued its long-term project of inventorying works, photographing them, conducting condition reports, and shipping objects to conservators and framers. This enabled the team to conserve and restore vulnerable works in the collection.
$2,162,754 spentof which $961 as grants18% of program spendingLearning and engagement: in fy25, the learning and engagement department continued to deepen connections between art and community through programs designed to nurture creativity, expand access, and support audiences across generations. School partnerships transformed local public school classrooms into collaborative art spaces where artist educators led hands-on projects rooted in inquiry-based methods of exploration, strengthening student engagement with artists of african descent and the museum's collection while supporting teachers with tailored art-based curriculum.community partnerships provided sustained creative engagement for organizations across harlem and new york city, offering artmaking workshops, artist visits, and collaborative installations that centered wellness, reflection, and community storytelling. These partnerships engage community members including older adults, youth impacted by the juvenile court and foster care systems, and individuals navigating reentry, reinforcing the museum's commitment to accessible, community-centered arts education.teen programs fostered a supportive environment for young people to explore identity, develop artistic and…
$2,017,968 spentof which $31,350 as grants$2,650 earned by the program17% of program spendingMarketing and communications: through fy25, the marketing and communications department focused on the ideation, planning, and implementation of the studio museum's fall 2025 grand reopening campaign through earned, owned, and operated channels. With the support of external contractors and agencies, the team shaped a multi-platform print, digital, and ooh marketing campaign that leveraged the museum's branding, core messaging, and permanent collection to build momentum toward the opening of its new building. The team also mapped out a robust framework to amplify the museum's mission, history, programs, and leadership through local, national, and international press. The museum continued to expand its digital content by publishing short and long-form video content that offered a behind-the-scenes look at its reopening and inaugural exhibitions, and creating audio experiences contextualizing prominent themes and works in the permanent collection.retail and visitor services: the retail department developed additional items for The Studio Museum in Harlem collection, a suite of products inspired by the new brand and font. The online store also offered new sets of studio magazine back…
$5,562,605 spentof which $50,001 as grants$71,450 earned by the program45% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $12,226,639.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 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 2022 to 2023, from $197M to $255M (+30%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2018 1% · 2019 5% · 2020 15% · 2021 12% · 2022 21% · 2023 48% · 2024 40% · 2025 32%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
95% of THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (58% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 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
Raymond J Mcguire
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 37 funders to 96 funders, grant income rose $7.0M → $10M.
27 of 219 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 36% 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 STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 219 funders by total. 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.
How concentrated its funding is
THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 16% of grant income, and it takes 6 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 6 funders to its left
37% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 29% · 2018 32% · 2019 29% · 2020 36% · 2021 46% · 2022 35% · 2023 17% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. 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.
How long its funders stay
49% of THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 61% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
74% of THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $48M arriving through sponsors registered in 15 states 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 STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 570 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 570 arts & culture nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $1.4M on record.
- Institute of Museum and Library Services$749k
- National Endowment for the Arts$650k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM
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
65% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
81%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 6 states
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Smh Support Corporation · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM?
- THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM (New York) receives grants from 219 organizations whose IRS filings report $132,837,108 to it, the largest being THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION ($21,000,000). 134 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM have?
- IRS filings report 219 organizations giving $132,837,108 in grants to THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM, 134 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM?
- THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $21,000,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM 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 2018–2025), and the filings of 219 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing