Westmoreland Museum of American Art

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
251014553
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Greensburg, PA, USA
Phone
7248371500
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Art Museums

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,866,468
Expenses
$4,675,000
Assets
$38,537,239
Liabilities
$196,292

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

Leadership & pay

25 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STEPHEN YSLAS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • PAUL NICKOLOFF TRUSTEE THRU (4/25) BOARD PRESIDENT (AS OF 4/25))
  • SILVIA FILIPPINI-FANTONI (DIRECTOR/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • SILVIA FILIPPINI-FANTONI (DIRECTOR/CEO): $191,158 total reported compensation
  • SUZANNE WRIGHT (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND BUDGETING): $138,745 total reported compensation
  • RHONDA MADDEN (DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT): $125,111 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The westmoreland museum of american art offers a place to share compelling and meaningful cultural experiences that open the door to new ideas, perspectives, and possibilities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Collections: the nationally recognized collections of the westmoreland museum of american art bring together over 4,000 objects of fine and decorative american art from the mid-18th century through the present, including a unique focus on the art of southwestern Pennsylvania. The collections relate directly to the historical and cultural heritage of the community by presenting the fine and decorative arts of southwestern Pennsylvania within the context of the broader american art scene. Through the collections, visitors learn about art as an expression of history and culture of the region. We provide interpretation to support learning through gallery guides, wall texts, extended labels for individual works, and interactive opportunities. See schedule o for continuation.approximately 15% of the museum's permanent collection is on view to the public at all times. In addition to continuing to acquire new works by purchase and gift, the museum also actively conserves works already in our collection. Exhibitions: exhibitions: during the 2023-2024 fiscal year, four featured temporary exhibitions, all organized by westmoreland, were presented. These exhibitions were: block party: community and celebration in american art (june 25 september 17, 2023), frank lloyd wright's southwestern Pennsylvania (october 15, 2023 january 15, 2024), 65 artists, 65 years: an anniversary exhibition (february 11, 2024 september 8, 2024), and the great search: art in a time of change, 1928-1945 - part 1 (june 20, 2024 dec 8, 2024).

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 75% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 48
  • Transparency & Controls: 89
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 80
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 46.2%; rating input score 46
  • Program expense ratio: 60.4%; rating input score 60
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • 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 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 31.9%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.24; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.7%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.1% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 46.2% of revenue deployed · 60.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $2.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $191K · 25 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 46/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 26/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 31/100.