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Filing year 2023

STERLING AND FRANCINE CLARK ART INSTITUTE

Williamstown, Massachusetts·EIN 04-2163004·NTEE A510 · Arts, Culture & Humanities·3
Total revenue
$27.1M
Total assets
$691.6M
Total expenses
$34.2M
Reported officers
28
Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION STATEMENT.PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION FOR PART I, LINE 1, ABOVE.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 9 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Director & Ex Officio
director (operational)
$679k
$759k
Base
$428k
Bonus
$65k
Other
$21k
Benefits
$12k
Chief Advancement Officer
highest compensated employee
$245k
$274k
Base
$229k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$936
Deputy Director & Chief Curator
director (operational)
$231k
$258k
Base
$215k
Bonus
Other
$269
Benefits
$936
Chief Financial Officer and Clerk
$225k
$251k
Base
$178k
Bonus
$20k
Other
$864
Benefits
$13k
Marx Director Collections/exhibitions
highest compensated employee
$220k
$246k
Base
$167k
Bonus
Other
$2k
Benefits
$33k
Williams College, Ex Officio
board member
$217k
$242k
Director of Communications
director (operational)
$207k
$232k
Base
$160k
Bonus
Other
$1k
Benefits
$29k
Director of Facilities
highest compensated employee
$204k
$228k
Base
$147k
Bonus
$8k
Other
$1k
Benefits
$32k
Director of Research / Aca
highest compensated employee
$187k
$209k
Base
$149k
Bonus
Other
$179
Benefits
$27k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Northeast region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 19 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Arts, Culture & Humanities

Up 10%
from 2022

From $616k in 2022 to $679k in 2023.

$616k
2022
$679k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 7% in real terms$712k to $759k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Northeast region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

STERLING AND FRANCINE CLARK ART INSTITUTE reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$10.7M
$31.6M
2022
$27.1M
$34.2M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What Arts, Culture & Humanities executives earn in Massachusetts

Comparable arts, culture & humanities organizations in Massachusetts pay their highest-earning executive a median of $75,614.

25th percentile
$24k
Median
$75,614
75th percentile
$130k
90th percentile
$293k

These are arts, culture & humanities sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 197 organizations across 197 filings (2022 – 2023).

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