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Filing year 2023

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 36-6154098·NTEE A510 · Arts, Culture & Humanities·3
Total revenue
$17.3M
Total assets
$210.4M
Total expenses
$0
Reported officers
79
Mission

THE MCA IS AN INNOVATIVE AND COMPELLING CENTER OF CONTEMPORARY ART WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN DIRECTLY EXPERIENCE THE WORK AND IDEAS OF LIVING ARTISTS, AND UNDERSTAND THE HISTORICAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT OF THE ART OF OUR TIME. THE MUSEUM BOLDLY INTERWEAVES EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES, COLLECTIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO EXCITE, CHALLENGE, AND ILLUMINATE OUR VISITORS AND TO PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO THE CREATIVE PROCESS. THE MCA ASPIRES TO ENGAGE A BROAD AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE, CREATE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND BE A PLACE FOR CONTEMPLATION, STIMULATION, AND DISCUSSION ABOUT CONTEMPORARY ART AND CULTURE.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 10 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefits
Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefitsExecutive compensation
Pritzker Director
officer (unspecified)
$889k
Deputy Director & COO
director (operational)
$413k
Chief Curator (until 04/24)
highest compensated employee
$295k
Chief Comm. Officer (until 01/24)
officer (unspecified)
$278k
Sr. Director of People and Culture
highest compensated employee
$243k
Chief Development Officer
$212k
Sr. Director of Audience Experience
highest compensated employee
$193k
Director of Curatorial Affairs
highest compensated employee
$189k
Former Chief Instnl Adv Officer
former officer/director/trustee
$166k

Plus 69 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Arts, Culture & Humanities

Down 13%
from 2022

From $1M in 2022 to $889k in 2023.

$1M
2022
$889k
2023
Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

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