The Nelson Gallery Foundation
Kansas City, MO · EIN 44-6012977 · Arts, culture and humanities · Rank 8,902 by total revenue
Encouragement of public interest in art.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $55,555,683
- Total expenses
- $50,993,315
- Total assets
- $611,458,414
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $18,689,987
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $22,641,387
- Employees
- 508
- Salary base per employee
- $36,791
"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 (27)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Zugazagoitia | DIRECTOR/CEO | Officer | 35 | $981,080 |
| Evelyn Craft Belger | BOARD CHAIR | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Ramon Murguia | BOARD SECRETARY | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Sandra A J Lawrence | BOARD TREASURER | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Andrea Feinberg | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ann Kaufmann Baum | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Bill Gautreaux | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Bill Lyons | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Don Hall Jr | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dr Valerie E Chow | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Greg Maday | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kent Sunderland | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Leo Morton | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lewis Gregory | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mark O'Connell | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Marny Sherman | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Neil Karbank | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Paul Debruce | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Pete Browne | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ramin Cherafat | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Richard C Green | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Scott Francis | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Shirley Helzberg | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Steve McDowell | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Susan Chambers | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Tim Dunn | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 6 people received $2,247,944, which is 12.0% of the $18,689,987 salary base shared by 508 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Zugazagoitia | DIRECTOR/CEO | Officer | 35 | $821,428 | $0 | $159,652 | $981,080 |
| Amanda Stone | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Highly paid employee | 35 | $246,066 | $0 | $28,184 | $274,250 |
| Tammy J Bluhm | VICE PRESIDENT, FINANACE /CFO | Highly paid employee | 35 | $223,372 | $0 | $40,769 | $264,141 |
| Nicolle Ratliff | VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT | Highly paid employee | 35 | $215,776 | $0 | $30,964 | $246,740 |
| Steven Waterman | DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DESIGN & EXP | Highly paid employee | 35 | $228,901 | $0 | $15,223 | $244,124 |
| William Rudolph | DEPUTY DIR, CURATORIAL AFFAIRS | Highly paid employee | 35 | $216,532 | $0 | $21,077 | $237,609 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202610149349300106 (Form 990, period ending 2025-04-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 44-6012977
- Organization website (as filed): www.nelson-atkins.org