Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2167011 · Arts, culture and humanities · Rank 4,785 by total revenue
The museum is an independent center of learning that engages in research and public education.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $114,814,441
- Total expenses
- $95,268,967
- Total assets
- $932,857,968
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $33,977,326
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $42,873,399
- Employees
- 717
- Salary base per employee
- $47,388
"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 (88)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian F Siggers | PRESIDENT + CEO | Board, Officer | 35 | $874,416 |
| Isaac Kwon | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & COO | Officer | 35 | $407,209 |
| Le Monte G Booker Sr | CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER - PART YEAR | Officer | 35 | $321,152 |
| John L Bucksbaum | VICE CHAIR, FACILITIES & ADMIN SRVS | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Dr Richard A Chaifetz | VICE CHAIR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Richard W Colburn | EXECUTIVE MEMBER AT LARGE | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Robert W Crawford Jr | VICE CHAIR, AUDIT | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Marsha A Cruzan | VICE CHAIR, GOVERNANCE | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Jeffrey T Foland | VICE CHAIR, MARKETING | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Marshall B Front | VICE CHAIR, INVESTMENT | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Wilbur H Gantz III | CHAIR EMERITUS | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Karen Z Gray-Krehbiel | EXECUTIVE MEMBER AT LARGE | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| David D Hiller | VICE CHAIR, INTEGRATIVE RESEARCH | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Jamee C Field Kane | VICE CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Jeffrey B Keller | VICE CHAIR, SCIENCE ACTION | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Jorge M Leon | VICE CHAIR, RETIREMENT AND BENEFITS | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Margaret B Maclean | VICE CHAIR, COLLECTIONS | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Bobby Mehta | BOARD CHAIR | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Michael O'Grady | SECRETARY | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Jessica P Sarowitz | VICE CHAIR, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESS & INCLUSION | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Jai Shekhawat | VICE CHAIR, DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Matthew K Simon | EXECUTIVE MEMBER AT LARGE | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Dawn L Solomon | VICE CHAIR, EXHIBITIONS | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Jason M Wortendyke | VICE CHAIR, FINANCE | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Charles Katzenmeyer | VP, INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT | Key employee | 35 | $356,585 |
| Thorsten Lumbsch | VP, SCIENCE & EDUCATION | Key employee | 35 | $288,476 |
| Arjun Aggarwal | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Susan M Benton | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Howard B Bernick | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Christopher T Bertschy | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Amy E Best | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kathleen M Boege | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Elizabeth Brady | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Euler Bropleh | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Tracy Cahillane | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Gregory C Case | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Andrew Clarke | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| David Cotton | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mark J Cozzi | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Sir Peter Crane Frs | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Wendell Dallas | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Oscar A David | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Sandy Deromedi | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lauren Jiggetts-Donovan | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Margery Kamin Feitler | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Marshall Field V | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Michael E Flannery | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Natasha Galavotti | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| F Neal Gram III | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jack M Greenberg | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Judy Greffin | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lewis S Gruber | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| John J Hamill | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Caryn Harris | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Constance T Keller | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Shannon M Kennedy | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Richard L Keyser | BOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| William C Kunkler III | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Joseph P Lacher Jr | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ambassador Fay Hartog-Levin | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Richard Levin | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Diane Von Schlegell Levy | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lisa Meaney | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| David Moore | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Neil S Novich | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| James J O'Connor Jr | BOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Christopher A O'Herlihy | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dr David Oxtoby | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kenneth O'Keefe | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Asutosh Padhi | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Aurie A Pennick | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| John F Podjasek III | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Peter B Pond | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| John Rau | BOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Thomas S Ricketts | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Joan Rubschlager | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dr Dilara Sayeed | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Nydia S Searle | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jennifer L Sherman | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Adele S Simmons | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mary L Smith | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Thomas S Souleles | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mark Tebbe | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Marcus Von Kapff | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mark R Walter | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Everett S Ward | BOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Laura S Washington | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Patrick Wood-Prince | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $3,425,902, which is 10.1% of the $33,977,326 salary base shared by 717 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian F Siggers | PRESIDENT + CEO | Board, Officer | 35 | $840,238 | $0 | $34,178 | $874,416 |
| Isaac Kwon | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & COO | Officer | 35 | $377,394 | $0 | $29,815 | $407,209 |
| Charles Katzenmeyer | VP, INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT | Key employee | 35 | $329,160 | $0 | $27,425 | $356,585 |
| Le Monte G Booker Sr | CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER - PART YEAR | Officer | 35 | $282,727 | $0 | $38,425 | $321,152 |
| Phillip Heck | CURATOR & DIRECTOR, INTG. RESEARCH CENTER | Highly paid employee | 35 | $248,612 | $0 | $40,516 | $289,128 |
| Thorsten Lumbsch | VP, SCIENCE & EDUCATION | Key employee | 35 | $253,417 | $0 | $35,059 | $288,476 |
| Colette Hands | VP, PEOPLE & CULTURE | Highly paid employee | 35 | $227,742 | $0 | $8,257 | $235,999 |
| Jaap Hoogstraten | HEAD OF EXHIBITIONS | Highly paid employee | 35 | $190,633 | $0 | $30,412 | $221,045 |
| Steven Strohmeier | SR. DIRECTOR, INSTITUTIONAL GIVING | Highly paid employee | 35 | $190,683 | $0 | $27,037 | $217,720 |
| Gary Feinman | CURATOR | Highly paid employee | 35 | $183,904 | $0 | $30,268 | $214,172 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202503119349303380 (Form 990, period ending 2024-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 36-2167011
- Organization website (as filed): www.fieldmuseum.org