American Museum of Natural History
New York, NY · EIN 13-6162659 · Arts, culture and humanities · Rank 2,543 by total revenue
Nat history museum, planetarium, collections, library, scientific research, graduate school (ph.d./ comp biology & mat/education), education & exhibitions (sch o).
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $246,764,235
- Total expenses
- $278,576,256
- Total assets
- $1,675,751,473
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $110,266,299
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $153,997,055
- Employees
- 1,337
- Salary base per employee
- $82,473
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (62)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean M Decatur | PRESIDENT & EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE | Board, Officer | 55 | $1,502,408 |
| Anne Canty | SR VP COMMUNICATIONS,MARKETING | Officer | 45 | $619,778 |
| Cheryl Hayashi | SR VP & PROVOST | Officer | 45 | $573,493 |
| Daniel Stoddard | ACTING SR VP CFO & CIO | Officer | 45 | $567,221 |
| Richard A Madonna | SR VP & CFO-(END 3/3/25) | Officer | 45 | $542,107 |
| Amy Sonnenborn | SR VP CHIEF ADV OFFICER | Officer | 45 | $486,684 |
| Rhea Gordon | SR VP GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | Officer | 45 | $469,106 |
| Lauri Halderman | SR VP FOR EXHIB (End 10/7/24) | Officer | 45 | $448,516 |
| Kala Harinarayanan | SR VP & CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER | Officer | 45 | $415,844 |
| Jennifer OBUS | ASSISTANT SEC. (ST. 12/4/24) | Officer | 45 | $233,552 |
| Carol Tang | SR VP LEARNING (ST. 11/6/24) | Officer | 45 | $150,670 |
| Scott L Bok | Chairman | Board, Officer | 10 | None reported |
| Christopher C Davis | VICE CHAIRMAN | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| John King Jr | VICE CHAIRMAN | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Linda R Macaulay | VICE CHARIMAN | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Theodore A Mathas | vice chairman | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Raymond J McGuire | TREASURER | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Roberto A Mignone | VICE CHAIRMAN | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Valerie S Peltier | VICE CHAIRMAN | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Christine A Varney | SECRETARY(End 12/4/24)TRUSTEE | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Georgina Bloomberg | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lois Chiles | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Andrew Crawford | Trustee(Start 10/9/24) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Cheryl C Effron | TRUSTEE(End 12/4/24) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Tina Fey | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Joseph H Gleberman | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Ben Gottesman | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Peggy Hamburg | TRUSTEE(End 12/4/24) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| William R Hearst III | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Marlene Hess | TRUSTEE(End 12/4/24) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Richard E Jaffe | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Amabel James | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Christopher Kellen | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Katheryn P Kempner | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Shawn Levy | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| John T Lykouretzos | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Roger Juan Maldonado | trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Keith Meister | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lorne Michaels | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Alexandra Mondre | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Edwin H Morgens | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Hallie Nath | Trustee(Start 10/9/24) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Alondra Nelson | Trustee(Start 10/9/24) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Liz Perlman | Trustee(Start 10/9/24) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Theodore Roosevelt IV | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dan Simkowitz | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Peter J Solomon | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dana Springer | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ann Tisch | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kenneth L Wallach | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Laura B Whitman | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Nanar Yoseloff | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Judy Francis Zankel | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Hon Eric Adams | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Hon Adrienne E Adams | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Hon Brad Lander | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Hon Mark Levine | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Hon Susan Donoghue | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE(End 6/1/25) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Hon Iris Rodriguez-Rosa | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE(St. 6/1/25) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Hon Laurie A Cumbo | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Hon David C Banks | EX OFF. TRUSTEE(END 10/16/24) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Hon Melissa Aviles-Ramos | EX OFF TRUSTEE(St. 10/16/24) | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $8,224,015, which is 7.5% of the $110,266,299 salary base shared by 1,337 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Gugenheim | DIR. OF THE MUS. (END 6/30/24) | Former | 45 | $1,738,936 | $0 | $57,179 | $1,796,115 |
| Sean M Decatur | PRESIDENT & EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE | Board, Officer | 55 | $1,216,070 | $0 | $286,338 | $1,502,408 |
| Michael Novacek | CURATOR (FMR SR VP & PROVOST) | Former | 35 | $789,415 | $0 | $71,439 | $860,854 |
| Ward C Wheeler | CURATOR | Highly paid employee | 35 | $536,173 | $0 | $111,527 | $647,700 |
| Anne Canty | SR VP COMMUNICATIONS,MARKETING | Officer | 45 | $460,769 | $0 | $159,009 | $619,778 |
| Cheryl Hayashi | SR VP & PROVOST | Officer | 45 | $478,177 | $0 | $95,316 | $573,493 |
| Daniel Stoddard | ACTING SR VP CFO & CIO | Officer | 45 | $479,619 | $0 | $87,602 | $567,221 |
| John Flynn | DEAN OF GRAD SCHOOL & CURATOR | Highly paid employee | 35 | $455,585 | $0 | $105,427 | $561,012 |
| Juan Montes | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 35 | $437,728 | $0 | $115,599 | $553,327 |
| Richard A Madonna | SR VP & CFO-(END 3/3/25) | Officer | 45 | $485,462 | $0 | $56,645 | $542,107 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202641179349300744 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-6162659
- Organization website (as filed): www.amnh.org