BYRD HOFFMAN WATER MILL FOUNDATION A/K/A THE WATERMILL CENTER (FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED IN 1970, WAS FOUNDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMERGING ARTISTS AND THE PROMOTION OF INNOVATIVE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS, AS WELL AS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, AND EXHIBIT VARIOUS ARTWORKS. THE FOUNDATION OPERATES THE WATERMILL CENTER (CENTER),WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 1992 BY ROBERT WILSON ON EASTERN LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. THE CENTER PROVIDES A PLACE FOR STUDY AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTISTIC AND THEATRICAL ENDEAVORS.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 5 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $150k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $15k
- Base
- $150k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $13k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Artistic Director Unclassified | $150k | — | — | $15k | $165k $178k |
Managing Dir. Officer (Unspecified) | $150k | — | — | $13k | $163k $176k |
Dir. of Finance Unclassified | — | — | — | — | $149k $161k |
Artist Prog. Dir. Unclassified | — | — | — | — | $149k $161k |
Dir. Ext. Affairs Unclassified | — | — | — | — | $117k $127k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 11 unpaid individuals.
Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2024, the highest total compensation at BYRD HOFFMAN WATER MILL FOUNDATION equaled 4% of the organization's total expenses. The median for arts, culture & humanities organizations is 11%.
Based on 17,098 arts, culture & humanities organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.
Funded by
Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.
Held roughly steady
over 3 years
From $162k in 2021 to $165k in 2024.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Board Member pay rose 5% from 2021 to 2023, while revenue rose 191%.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2021 and 2023.
Among peers
Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.
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What are BYRD HOFFMAN WATER MILL FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?
In 2024, BYRD HOFFMAN WATER MILL FOUNDATION reported $3.6M in total revenue and $4M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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