The Society of the Four Arts Inc

EIN: 590454318 501(c)(3) Arts, Culture & Humanities

Palm Beach, FL

Total Revenue
$118,417,765
Total Expenses
$15,167,927
Total Assets
$251,221,175
Net Assets
$248,317,824
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1936
Legal Domicile
FL
Principal Officer
Dr Philip Rylands
Phone
5616557227
Tax Period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

The Society of the Four Arts Inc, founded in 1936, is a major nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $118.4M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 167% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $103.2M, a strong 87% operating margin.

Mission

To enrich, inspire and engage the Palm Beach County community, enhancing the quality of our lives through educational and cultural programs in art, music, drama, literature, historical and current affairs.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $5,638,219 Revenue: $575,257

Artistic programming consists of art exhibitions, concerts, films, HD screenings from cultural partners, and lectures. Each season The Society of the Four Arts presents a full season of notable...

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Artistic programming consists of art exhibitions, concerts, films, HD screenings from cultural partners, and lectures. Each season The Society of the Four Arts presents a full season of notable programs in music, drama, literature, and the visual arts. Concerts include programs by the world's leading musicians in diverse performances of classical, jazz, bluegrass, and more. Recent art exhibitions included Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum and Rory McEwen: A New Perspective on Nature. Each run included a lecture on the exhibition. The Four Arts curates a Friday Film Series and hosts screenings from the Metropolitan Opera in New York, National Theatre Live in London, and an Exhibition on Screen series. Attendance 21,534 over 83 programs.

Program 2
Expenses: $479,289

Because the Town of Palm Beach has no public libraries, the Society's two libraries - the King Library for adults and a separate, superbly equipped Children's Library, serve, in effect, as the town's...

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Because the Town of Palm Beach has no public libraries, the Society's two libraries - the King Library for adults and a separate, superbly equipped Children's Library, serve, in effect, as the town's "official" libraries. Both are open to the public at no charge (adults pay a small fee for borrowing privileges); both present a full season's schedule of events: story hours for children, plus celebrations of special events like National Fire Prevention week when Palm Beach's fire trucks and firefighters visit the children's library, author visits, book signings, poetry readings, lectures, book discussions, and other events for adults. Attendance 75,530 including 313 events.

Program 3
Expenses: $1,721,006 Revenue: $402,284

Education (Campus on the Lake) programming consists of field trips, lectures, master classes, seminars, and workshops dedicated to the living arts. These programs and events are presented in the new...

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Education (Campus on the Lake) programming consists of field trips, lectures, master classes, seminars, and workshops dedicated to the living arts. These programs and events are presented in the new Four Arts Dixon Education Building. The presentations range widely in subject matter: ongoing classes on classical music, opera, literature, art, watercolor painting, sculpture, cooking, and flower arranging; one-time lectures on a wide variety of subjects. Designed to attract a broad audience, the Campus on the Lake has won wide praise for the variety and depth of its programs. Attendance 10,163 over 124 programs.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $110,823,014
Program Service Revenue $994,018
Investment Income $6,620,762
Other Revenue $-20,029
TOTAL REVENUE $118,417,765

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $5,967,069
Fundraising Expenses $1,758,676
Program Expenses $9,282,045
Other Expenses $9,200,858
TOTAL EXPENSES $15,167,927

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $118,417,765 $44,348,048 +1.7%
Expenses $15,167,927 $14,314,017 +0.1%
Net Income $103,249,838 $30,034,031 +2.4%
Key Indicators
✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
166
Independent Members
166
Employees
57
Volunteers
N/A

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy
✓ Whistleblower Policy
✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School
✗ Operated a Hospital
✗ Provided First Class Travel
⚠ Reported Conflict of Interest
✗ Reported Asset Diversion
✗ Excess Benefit Transaction
✗ Made Political Expenditures
✗ Engaged in Lobbying
✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund
✓ Maintained Art Collections
✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
11
$1,551,016
Total Directors
167
$634,579
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
5
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Dr Randolph H Guthrie Chairman 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Robert L Forbes Vice Chairman 3.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Patrick Henry Vice Chairman 3.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr John D Koch Vice Chairman/Assistant Se 3.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Gilbert C Maurer Vice Chairman 3.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Mary M Morse Vice Chaiman/Assistant Tre 3.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr William S Gubelmann Secretary 3.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Michael Ainslie Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Suzanne Ainslie Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Francis A Argenbright Jr Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Kathleen Argenbright Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr John T Avellino Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs R Ellen Avellino Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Victoria Baker Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Mary-Randolph Ballinger Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Merrilyn Bardes Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Dr Diana Barrett Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Lawrence Beyer Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Michele Beyer Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Ellen Hassenfeld Block Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Ambassador WL Lyons Brown Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs W L Lyons Brown Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Douglas Buck Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr George A Cohon Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Susan Cohon Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Denis P Coleman Jr Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Annabelle Coleman Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Margaret Dean Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Mary O McDonnell Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Anna M de Peyster Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Maureen Donnell Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Miranda Donnelley Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Robert G Donnelley Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Shawn M Donnelley Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Edith B Eglin Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Alexander P Federbush Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Marjorie Federbush Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr David Fischer Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Jennifer Fischer Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Joseph P Flanagan Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Anne Flowers Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Chris Flowers Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Lydia Forbes Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Ann Fromer Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Robert Fromer Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Gay H Gaines Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Stanley N Gaines Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Connie Geisler Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Peter N Geisler Jr Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Peter N Geisler Sr Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Soraya Whelton Geisler Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Jody Gill Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Thomas D Gill Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Deborah Glass Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Dennis R Glass Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Jane Grace Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr John R Grace Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Sherri Grace Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Audrey Gruss Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Martin D Gruss Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Shelley Gubelmann Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Beatrice H Guthrie Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Julia Hansen Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Melinda Hassen Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Thomas E Hassen Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Desmond J Heathwood Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Dorothy Ann Heathwood Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Heather Henry Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Ms Heather T Henry Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Ronnie Heyman Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Birgitt Hilton Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Leslie Wohlman Himmel Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Frederick E Hopkins III Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Kelly M Hopkins Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Barry Hoyt Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Cynthia Hoyt Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Page Lee Hufty Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Sam Hunt Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Victoria Hunt Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Judith Iovino Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Thomas Iovino Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Joseph Jacobs Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Michelle Jacobs Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Janet James Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr William E James Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Reuben Jeffery III Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Robin Jeffery Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Jason T Kalisman Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Josephine Kalisman Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Ms Y Michele Kang Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Gil Kemp Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Eaddo Kiernan Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Peter D Kiernan III Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Giuliana Koch Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Jay Frederick Krehbiel Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Silvia Beltrametti Krehbiel Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Jeremiah D Lambert Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Sanda Lambert Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Leonard A Lauder Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Gretchen Leach Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Howard H Leach Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Joseph W Luter Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Karin Luter Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr J Peter Lyons Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Kay Lyons Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Lance D Mahaney Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Patricia Mahaney Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Michael Margolis Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Allyson Mashek Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Grant E Mashek Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Betsey Matthews Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr George G Matthews Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Jean Matthews Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr William M Matthews Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Talbott Maxey Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr John J McAtee Jr Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Ambassador Bonnie McElveen-Hunter Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Henry P McIntosh IV Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Ambrose K Monell Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Lili Monell Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Peggy B Moore Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Dudley L Moore Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Carole O Moran Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr David Hubbard Morrish Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Karen Conway Morrish Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Mitra Mujica-Margolis Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Robert Nederlander Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Ms Suzanne Niedland Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr David G Ober Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Alice Pannill Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Eleanor Pao Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Dr Nicholas Papanicolaou Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Gary L Patsley Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Pamela Patsley Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Michael Peacock Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Lynn Pohanka Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Thomas C Quick Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Oliver Harrison Quinn Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Aileen Roberts Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Brian L Roberts Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Colleen M Rogers Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Douglas E Rogers Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Philip E Ruppe Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Philip Rylands Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Jordan Saunders Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Alan A Shuch Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Barbara Smith Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Diane Smith Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Honorable Lesly S Smith Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Randall D Smith Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Thomas W Smith Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Sally Soter Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Jane H Told Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr William H Told Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Meredith A Townsend Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Christopher S Vecellio Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Kathryn Cottrill Vecellio Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Leo Vecellio Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Tara Vecellio Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Robert Vila Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Robin Weeks Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr J William Weeks Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mrs Lynne Wheat Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Michel Witmer Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Friederike Wood Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mr Robert K Wood Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Dr Philips Rylands President & CEO 40.00
Officer Director
$408,478 $226,101 $634,579
Gloria Rex Chief Financial Officer 40.00
Officer
$303,890 $29,338 $333,228
Sofia Maduro Chief Programs Officer 40.00
Officer
$221,857 $30,232 $252,089
Nancy Hullihen Chief Development Officer 40.00
Officer
$301,110 $30,010 $331,120
Ingrid Berkeczi Controller 40.00
Highest
$132,101 $13,577 $145,678
Rachel Schipper Director of Libraries 40.00
Highest
$153,188 $17,303 $170,491
Drew Blazure Director of Facilities Man 40.00
Highest
$107,680 $6,820 $114,500
Philip Barnes Director of Staging & Tech 40.00
Highest
$140,780 $27,158 $167,938
Debra Watson Director of Membership Ser 40.00
Highest
$139,139 $21,871 $161,010
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $118,417,765 $15,167,927 $251,221,175 $103,249,838
2024 No data No data No data No data
2023 $18,534,890 $12,141,104 $114,118,413 $6,393,786
2022 $17,288,735 $12,064,687 $110,356,718 $5,224,048
2022 $17,288,735 $12,064,687 $110,356,718 $5,224,048
2021 $24,597,391 $10,746,625 $121,173,909 $13,850,766
2020 $10,723,344 $10,285,928 $99,286,312 $437,416
2019 $10,871,317 $9,412,768 $86,801,162 $1,458,549
2018 $14,435,672 $8,858,110 $86,179,890 $5,577,562
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