Woodmere Art Museum Inc.

“The organization has members but no stockholders. Members have the right to attend art classes provided by the organization and receive annual updates on the organization.”

“Trustees are elected by the members at the annual meeting.”

“Certain changes to the by-laws may require member approval”

“A copy of the draft of form 990 is sent to the full board for their review and comments prior to filing the return. An officer signs the return after considering board comments.”

“All employees and trustees sign a code of ethics that includes conflict of interest policy. The questionnaire is completed annually by trustees and reviewed by the governance committee. If an issue or transaction involves a board member with a conflict, that board member is prohibited in the governing body's deliberation and decision with respect to that transaction or issue.”

“A contract detailing compensation for the director/ceo, is evaluated and approved annually by the executive committee. Surveys and reviews of compensation are collected annually. Staff and director compensation is reviewed annually. The finance committee signs off on salaries and the board members approve them.”

“A financial summary is available to the public upon request.”

“Woodmere art museum's exhibitions and educational programs offer the public opportunities to learn about, appreciate, and celebrate the art and artists of the philadelphia region.”

“Overall: a dynamic museum that is growing in the vitality of its exhibitions and programing, woodmere is the only art museum solely focused on the work of artists of the philadelphia region. The museum engages a growing and increasingly diverse audience (attendance of more than 46,000 in 2019) through ten or more changing exhibitions and vibrant year-round programming. The collection of approximately 8,000 works of art includes the largest concentration of work by violet oakley and her circle, as well as important works by charles willson peale, benjamin west, thomas sully, frederic church, arthur b. Carles, bo bartlett, and many others. In addition, woodmere's helen millard children's gallery showcases five exhibitions annually of art made by children representing the model projects in arts education that can be replicated by teachers. In recent years, woodmere has "broken outside of its walls" installing monumental sculptures by harry bertoia, robinson fredenthal, sam maitin and dina wind on the museum's six-acre landscape, opening a path forward for more experiences that link art, nature, and ecological services. Further engagement with the public is provided through an expansive array of educational programs, a friday-night jazz program, film, and yoga. Woodmere is accredited by the american alliance of museums, a distinction held by approximately three percent of all museums nationwide. Also, on the national register of historic places, woodmere is designated a significant structure that contributes to the character of the chestnut hill historic district in philadelphia.”

“Education - exhibitions at woodmere serve as a platform for an ongoing series of educational opportunities, lectures, gallery talks, family festivals, school programs, "art of observation" programs with medical schools, and panel discussions featuring top scholars and artists. Due to the 2020 pandemic, woodmere was closed for 6 months and pivoted to online programming providing programs virtually to the public and school and family audiences led by docents and education staff. Classes are taught by educators and professional artists. Approximatly 2,500 adults and children were enrolled in art classes in 2020”

“Collection - caring for woodmere's collection of more than 8,000 works of art is a primary activity of the institution. The founder's collection, the core of which remains on view at woodmere to this day, concentrates on post-civil war american paintings, works by philadelphia artists of the 19th century, and landscape paintings of the hudson river school. Woodmere also holds one of the nation's premier collections of pennsylvania impressionists, the circle of violet oakley, the circle of arthur b. Carles, and modern and contemporary art of philadelphia. Realism, modernism, printmaking, conceptual art, and many other threads of art history have distinct and significant configurations in philadelphia, making woodmere's collection an important cultural asset of the city.”

“Change in beneficial interest in perpetual trust 392,711. Paycheck protection program grant 256,971.”

“The organization has a finance committee which assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant. The procedures of the finance committee with respect to these responsibilities have not changed from the prior year.”

“Not applicable: the organization had no contributions of qualified intellectual property.”

“Not applicable: the organization had no contributions of cars, boats, airplanes, or other vehicles.”