The Sculpture Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
131669204
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Long Island City, NY, USA
Phone
7183611750
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Visual Arts Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,134,666
Expenses
$2,609,276
Assets
$7,451,560
Liabilities
$632,163

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANICKA YI (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • SOHRAB MOHEBI (DIRECTOR): $193,723 total reported compensation
  • KYLE DANCEWICZ (DEPUTY DIRECTOR): $128,232 total reported compensation
  • ZINA REED (DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT): $127,799 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

See schedule osculpturecenter leads the conversation on contemporary art by supporting artistic innovation and independent thought highlighting sculpture's specific potential to change the way we engage with the world. Positioning artists' work in larger cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts, sculpturecenter discerns and interprets emerging ideas. Founded by artists in 1928, sculpturecenter provides an international forum that connects artists and audiences by presenting exhibitions, commissioning new work, and generating scholarship.

What it reported doing in 2024

As a non-collecting museum, sculpturecenter's annual exhibition program includes 3-6 solo and group exhibitions (most consisting entirely of newly commissioned works) and the in practice open call program, which features newly commissioned solo exhibitions by up to 7 emerging artists. To facilitate deep public engagement and encourage dialogue between visitors, artists, and their work, sculpturecenter hosts free events and programs that complement our exhibitions, such as lectures, performances, and panel discussions, with leaders in the field of contemporary art and other related fields.in fiscal year 2025, sculpturecenter presented 12 critically acclaimed exhibitions and projects, showcasing as many artists and artist teams, plus many more artistic collaborators. These included alexa west (continued from fiscal year 2024); lvaro urbano: tableau vivant; asma: ideal space for music; luana vitra: amulets; and spasial program by khajistan. The in practice open call program produced solo exhibitions by phoebe collings-james (continued from fiscal year 2024), bastien gachet, tony chrenka, anita esfandiari, zishi han and wei yang, sam cottington and alejandro villabona, and kevin herna? Ndez rosa.sculpturecenter's diverse programming expands upon its mission and enriches the discourse between artists and audiences. In fiscal year 2025, sculpturecenter hosted nearly 40 free, in-person public programs. These included 14 performances, 2 book launches, and 3 significant artist talks and panel discussions. Through alexa west and spasial program by khajistan, sculpturecenter also opened its space for 15 days of artist-led programming. Additionally, sculpturecenter collaborated with organizations like asia art archive in america, contemporary art library, and darling green on public programs related to our mission.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 91% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.8%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 69.8%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.1 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -22.2%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.86; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 17.2%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 85.8% of revenue deployed · 69.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $194K · 24 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 13/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 15/100.