2026-02-26T10:07:49-06:00 2025-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2024-07-01 112730714 AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE AMER 7187776800 36-01 35TH AVENUE ASTORIA NY 111061226 IVAN L LUSTIG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7187844520 2026-02-25 1 1 FREDERICK MARTENS P00298107 2126972299 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE AZIZ ISHAM 36-01 35TH AVENUE ASTORIA NY 111061226 12346875 0 X WWW.MOVINGIMAGE.ORG X 1988 NY SEE SCHEDULE OMUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE (MOMI) IS THE ONLY MUSEUM IN THE U.S. THAT EXPLORES THE CENTRAL TECHNOLOGY OF THE PRESENT MOMENT.SCREENS ARE ALL AROUND US. WE USE THEM TO EDUCATE, ENTERTAIN, AND COMMUNICATE. THE MOVING IMAGE-ENCOMPASSING FILM, TELEVISION, VIDEO GAMES, AND OTHER FORMS OF DIGITAL MEDIA-SHAPES HOW WE SEE AND FEEL THE WORLD. WITH EXHIBITIONS?AND SCREENINGS ON THE ART, HISTORY, TECHNIQUE, AND SCIENCE OF THE MOVING IMAGE, MOMI PRESENTS THE REAL AND IMAGINED WORLDS OF OUR PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. WITH GROUND-BREAKING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, DIGITAL LITERACY INITIATIVES, AND CUTTING-EDGE MEDIA LABS, MOMI IS NOT JUST A MUSEUM BUT ALSO A PLACE WHERE WE CAN ALL MAKE SENSE OF THE FORCES AND EXPERIENCES THAT CREATE OUR SHARED REALITY. MOMI IS AN OPEN WORLD IN THE HEART OF BOTH ASTORIA, NYC, AND OUR ENTIRE CREATIVE COMMUNITY. 30 29 108 50 0 0 6025344 8091999 1481449 2157518 2721 5917 505804 1846175 8015318 12101609 0 0 0 0 4941523 5366646 54600 57600 677624 3378592 3553986 8374715 8978232 -359397 3123377 4470826 10815511 1265565 4526873 3205261 6288638 X SEE SCHEDULE OMUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE (MOMI) IS THE ONLY MUSEUM IN THE U.S. THAT EXPLORES THE CENTRAL TECHNOLOGY OF THE PRESENT MOMENT.SCREENS ARE ALL AROUND US. WE USE THEM TO EDUCATE, ENTERTAIN, AND COMMUNICATE. THE MOVING IMAGE-ENCOMPASSING FILM, TELEVISION, VIDEO GAMES, AND OTHER FORMS OF DIGITAL MEDIA-SHAPES HOW WE SEE AND FEEL THE WORLD. WITH EXHIBITIONS?AND SCREENINGS ON THE ART, HISTORY, TECHNIQUE, AND SCIENCE OF THE MOVING IMAGE, MOMI PRESENTS THE REAL AND IMAGINED WORLDS OF OUR PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. WITH GROUND-BREAKING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, DIGITAL LITERACY INITIATIVES, AND CUTTING-EDGE MEDIA LABS, MOMI IS NOT JUST A MUSEUM BUT ALSO A PLACE WHERE WE CAN ALL MAKE SENSE OF THE FORCES AND EXPERIENCES THAT CREATE OUR SHARED REALITY. MOMI IS AN OPEN WORLD IN THE HEART OF BOTH ASTORIA, NYC, AND OUR ENTIRE CREATIVE COMMUNITY. 0 0 3724892 1625219 EXHIBITIONS AND THE COLLECTION:THE MUSEUM PRESENTS AN AMBITIOUS SLATE OF LARGE- AND SMALL-SCALE PERMANENT AND CHANGING EXHIBITIONS AND VIDEO AND ART INSTALLATIONS. THE MUSEUM'S CORE EXHIBITION, BEHIND THE SCREEN, IMMERSES VISITORS IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS OF MAKING MOVING IMAGES. IT FEATURES OVER 1,400 ARTIFACTS, FROM NINETEENTH-CENTURY OPTICAL TOYS TO VIDEO GAMES, AS WELL AS AN ARRAY OF INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES, AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL, AND ARTWORKS. THE JIM HENSON EXHIBITION EXPLORES THE GROUNDBREAKING VISION AND TRANSFORMATIVE CULTURAL IMPACT OF THE BELOVED AMERICAN ARTIST, FEATURING A BROAD RANGE OF OBJECTS AND MATERIALS INCLUDING PUPPETS, STORYBOARDS AND CHARACTER SKETCHES, AND MOVING-IMAGE MEDIA DOCUMENTING HIS EXPERIMENTAL FILM PROJECTS. CHANGING EXHIBITIONS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025 INCLUDED MISSION IMPOSSIBLE-STORY AND SPECTACLE, WHICH FOCUSED ON THE ARTISTIC COMMITMENT AND TECHNICAL INGENUITY BEHIND THE REMARKABLE STUNT WORK THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE POPULAR FILM FRANCHISE, AND RECORDING THE RIDE: THE RISE OF STREET-STYLE SKATE VIDEOS, WHICH FEATURED VIDEOS AND ARTIFACTS FROM SKATE CULTURE'S FORMATIVE YEARS. THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS THE NATION'S LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS RELATING TO THE ART, HISTORY, AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE MOVING IMAGE. WITH APPROXIMATELY 130,000 ARTIFACTS, THE COLLECTION, WHICH INCLUDES COSTUMES, LICENSED MERCHANDISE, TECHNICAL APPARATUS, MOVIE THEATER FURNISHINGS, AND VIDEO AND COMPUTER GAMES, SPANS FROM THE SILENT FILM ERA TO TODAY'S WORLD OF DIGITAL MEDIA CREATION. 2018665 654433 SCREENINGS, EVENTS, AND ONLINE PROJECTS:EACH YEAR THE MUSEUM SCREENS MORE THAN 500 FILMS, PRESENTING A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE MOVING IMAGE, WITH LIVE MUSIC FOR SILENT FILMS, RESTORED PRINTS FROM THE WORLD'S LEADING ARCHIVES, AND NEW FILMS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL CIRCUIT, THE MUSEUM'S SCREENING PROGRAM PROVIDES A STATE-OF-THE-ART, IMMERSIVE VIEWING EXPERIENCE FOR VISITORS. ANNUAL PROGRAMS THAT CONTINUED IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 INCLUDED THE 14TH ANNUAL EDITION OF FIRST LOOK, WHICH INTRODUCED AUDIENCES TO WORKS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, ENCOMPASSING FEATURE AND SHORT FILMS, FICTION AND NONFICTION, AND PERFORMANCES AND EXPERIMENTS; AND SEE IT BIG, THE MUSEUM'S REGULAR SHOWCASE OF FILMS THAT ARE MEANT TO BE SEEN ON THE BIG SCREEN, WITH PROGRAMS DEVOTED TO 70MM FILMS AND HOLIDAY FILMS. WIDE-RANGING PROGRAMS PRESENTED IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 INCLUDED PERSONAL BELONGINGS: FIRST- PERSON DOCUMENTARY IN THE 1990S AND THE MAGIC OF OZ: A FRANK OZ RETROSPECTIVE. AS PART OF OPEN WORLDS, A 15,500 SQUARE-FOOT, WI-FI-ENABLED, FREE COMMUNITY RESOURCE FOR VISITORS TO CONVENE, FIND CREATIVE INSPIRATION, AND EXPERIENCE NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, THE MUSEUM PRESENTED FREE PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON THE CRAFT BEHIND MOVING IMAGES, PUPPETEERING WORKSHOPS, AND LIVE MUSIC AND DANCE CELEBRATIONS . THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE, MOVINGIMAGE.ORG, IS A REPOSITORY OF MOVING IMAGE RELATED MATERIAL AND LORE AND FEATURES THE ONLINE JOURNALS REVERSE SHOT AND SLOAN SCIENCE & FILM, WHICH CONTINUE TO PUBLISH WORKS EXPLORING THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF THE MOVING IMAGE, AND THE INTERSECTION OF SCIENCE AND CINEMA, RESPECTIVELY. 1402362 315791 EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTTHE MUSEUM PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES TO MORE THAN 70,000 STUDENTS EACH YEAR, AS WELL AS AN ARRAY OF DYNAMIC AND MULTI-LINGUAL TOURS, TALKS, WORKSHOPS, AND SCREENINGS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, FAMILIES, ADULTS, AND SENIORS. IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS RANGE FROM FILM APPRECIATION AND WORLD-BUILDING WITH VIDEO GAMES TO SCIENCE-FICTION CINEMA, HANDS-ON MEDIA MAKING AND PUPPETRY FOR THE SCREEN. GAME LAB OFFERS A DYNAMIC SPACE FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES TO EXPERIMENT WITH THE LATEST IN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE GAMES AND ANIMATIONS. MARVELS OF MEDIA, THE MUSEUM'S ANNUAL FESTIVAL RECOGNIZING THE OUTSTANDING MEDIA WORK OF AUTISTIC MEDIA-MAKERS THROUGH FILM SCREENINGS, AN EXHIBITION, AND IN-DEPTH PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND ACCESS MORNINGS, A FREE PROGRAM PROVIDING FAMILIES ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE EXHIBITIONS AND PARTICIPATE IN SPECIALIZED WORKSHOPS, CONTINUED IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. DIGITAL GAME DESIGN INTENSIVES AND SUMMER MEDIA CAMPS, LED BY PROFESSIONAL FILMMAKERS AND GAME DESIGNERS, PROVIDED TEENS AND TWEENS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE IN THE CREATION OF DIGITAL MEDIA. THE ANNUAL TEEN COUNCIL PROGRAM CONTINUED TO SERVE AS A JOB DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR TEENS INTERESTED IN THE MEDIA ARTS, WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS CURATING AND PROGRAMMING PUBLIC EVENTS FOR YOUTH. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, MUSEUM EDUCATORS BRING THE LATEST IN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TO STUDENTS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. 7145919 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 152 0 1 108 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 30 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X JILL ENGEL 7187776800 36-01 35TH AVENUE ASTORIA NY 11106 AZIZ ISHAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 313999 0 37800 IVAN L LUSTIG CO-CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BARKER CO-CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HELEN LEE VICE-CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK SIMONIAN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS BARBOUR TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM BARTOS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW C BLANK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEB BRODY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE BYRD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA CACERES-BONEAU TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLINE DELSENER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN FALK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX FEERST TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JO-ANN FOX-WEINGARTEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF HASLER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN JACOBSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA LEROY JANKLOW TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON KAMEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY KATZENBERG TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW LOEB TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN T MCGUIRE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER MOSELY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS J O'DONNELL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS PAUL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD PLEPLER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALBERTO ROBAINA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA W SAPAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY S SCHLEIFF TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY ZUCKER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA KARAHALIOS COO AND CFO 40.00 X 223018 0 42085 FRED BAEZ CHIEF PROJECTIONIST 35.00 X 142296 0 13837 BARBARA MILLER DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 113196 0 57545 MAURICIO ROLDAN IT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 110834 0 53254 903343 0 204521 5 0 1 0 ASPIRE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS LLC PO BOX 789172 PHILADELPHIA PA 19178 MERAKI EQUIPMENT 219772 ELAINE R BOWEN 78 ROGERS AVENUE BROOKLYN NY 11216 GRANT WRITER 132500 RALPH APPELBAUM ASSOCIATES INC 88 PINE STREET NEW YORK NY 10005 EXHIBITION DESIGN 125000 3 312211 3825100 3954688 8091999 ADMISSIONS 713990 1877793 1877793 MEMBERSHIPS 713990 185102 185102 TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS 713990 90000 90000 PROGRAM FEES 713990 4623 4623 2157518 5917 5917 544449 15382 529067 529067 529067 48855 312211 48855 0 494958 181029 313929 313929 GAIN FROM INSURANCE PROCEEDS 900009 879183 879183 OTHER INCOME 900099 123996 123996 1003179 12101609 2595443 0 1414167 X 527700 231704 271470 24526 3697054 3045985 328649 322420 369548 286706 52494 30348 408015 316550 57958 33507 364329 282657 51752 29920 3250 3250 44000 44000 57600 57600 926136 804918 32039 89179 23094 22245 500 349 240428 193193 42028 5207 457671 457671 113864 90527 14231 9106 17804 17804 420397 357337 63060 154409 151144 3265 PURCHASED SERVICES 311589 234380 4798 72411 SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS 229869 226037 2357 1475 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 207454 197537 9917 FILM/EXHIBITION RENTALS 148369 148369 255652 98959 155117 1576 8978232 7145919 1154689 677624 175856 690903 307059 1323097 1223049 2024234 247582 3044519 52952 38912 145823 174324 11591476 8071954 2318505 3519522 4470826 10815511 736847 1192604 294686 298065 225000 3030324 9032 5880 1265565 4526873 X 1777403 3901704 1427858 2386934 3205261 6288638 4470826 10815511 X 3123377 -40000 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4307417 5985824 4677103 6025344 8091999 29087687 4307417 5985824 4677103 6025344 8091999 29087687 2616251 26471436 92845 484147 375745 279550 534984 1767271 195384 183176 114703 70689 1003179 1567131 32422089 8984655 0.81650 0.84170 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 0 50000 50000 50000 50000 50000 50000 50000 50000 50000 50000 0.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0 7136012 4952422 2183590 4455464 3119532 1335932 3519522 CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION 5880 5880 12101609 0 12101609 0 12101609 8978232 0 8978232 0 8978232 PART III, LINE 1A: COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS: THE MUSEUM COLLECTS HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY ARTIFACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCTION, PROMOTION AND EXHIBITION OF MOTION PICTURES, TELEVISION, VIDEO AND DIGITAL MEDIA. COLLECTION ITEMS ACQUIRED EITHER THROUGH PURCHASE OR DONATION ARE NOT CAPITALIZED. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS. A DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION IS KEPT BY THE REGISTRAR AND IS CURRENTLY INSURED FOR A VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY $8,000,000 PLUS $2,400,000 FOR ITEMS ON LOAN. PART III, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS THE NATION'S LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS RELATING TO THE ART, HISTORY, AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE MOVING IMAGE. COMPRISING OVER 130,000 ARTIFACTS, THE COLLECTION IS AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE FOR BOTH THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND FOR SCHOLARS, BENEFITING ANYONE WHO TAKES AN INTEREST IN THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE MOVING IMAGE. PART V, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM'S ENDOWMENT WAS ESTABLISHED BY A BEQUEST. THE INCOME EARNED ON THE PRINCIPAL OF THE ENDOWMENT IS TO BE USED FOR THE MUSEUM'S OPERATIONS. X X X X X X X 1 ELINORE ANTELL 200 MCFARLANE DRIVE 402 DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 FUNDRAISING CONSULTING 0 0 57600 0 57600 NY SPRING GALA 361066 312211 48855 48855 361066 312211 48855 48855 48855 0 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AZIZ ISHAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 293654 0 19904 0 441 0 37800 0 0 0 351799 0 0 0 CHRISTINA KARAHALIOS COO AND CFO 222701 0 0 0 317 0 28876 0 13209 0 265103 0 0 0 FRED BAEZ CHIEF PROJECTIONIST 142296 0 0 0 0 0 10617 0 3220 0 156133 0 0 0 BARBARA MILLER DEPUTY DIRECTOR 111995 0 0 0 1201 0 17993 0 39552 0 170741 0 0 0 MAURICIO ROLDAN IT DIRECTOR 110620 0 0 0 214 0 16830 0 36424 0 164088 0 0 0 X 4 0 0 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS COMPOSED OF OFFICERS OF THE BOARD (THE MUSEUM'S GOVERNING BODY), INCLUDING THE CO-CHAIRMEN, VICE-PRESIDENT, TREASURER, AND SECRETARY, AS WELL AS OTHER SELECT TRUSTEES WHO ARE HAVE SHOWN EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT TO THE MUSEUM. ONLY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CAN BE APPOINTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE BY-LAWS OF THE MUSEUM'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES SPECIFY THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE "SHALL BE AUTHORIZED OR EMPOWERED TO TAKE ALL ACTION THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS AUTHORIZED OR EMPOWERED TO TAKE EXCEPT THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL NOT BE AUTHORIZED TO REMOVE OR ELECT TRUSTEES OR AMEND THE CHARTER OF THESE BY-LAWS." FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE MUSEUM'S CO-CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND SIGNED BY THE CO-CHAIRMAN. A COPY OF THE FORM IS DISTRIBUTED TO, AND APPROVED BY, THE MUSEUM'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT A MEETING PRIOR TO THE FORM'S FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE MUSEUM'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES UPON THEIR FIRST ELECTION TO THE BOARD, AND ANNUALLY AT A BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING. AT BOTH OF THESE TIMES, TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AND SUBMIT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THE TRUSTEE HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE POLICY, AND HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEW AND APPROVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION AND THE COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE MUSEUM'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 675,136. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 32,039. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 82,847. TOTAL EXPENSES 790,022. ARTISTIC FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 129,782. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 6,332. TOTAL EXPENSES 136,114. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: RETURN OF PRIOR YEAR GRANT -40,000.