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 · 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.
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.
Revenue and expenses over time
BYRD HOFFMAN WATER MILL FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 3 filing years.
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