RIVERSIDE ART MUSEUM

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1954

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

DREW OBERJUERGE

Phone

9516847111

Tax Period

2023-09-01 to 2024-08-31

RIVERSIDE ART MUSEUM, founded in 1954, is a community nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $4.9M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue grew 9% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion.

Mission

WE UPLIFT DIVERSE ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL VOICES, CULTIVATE INCLUSIVE EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS AND PROGRAMMING, ENGAGE IN TRANSFORMATIVE CONVERSATIONS, AND FOSTER STRONG COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $2,365,802 Revenue: $1,549,836

EXHIBITIONS, CURATORIAL, AND COLLECTIONS - RIVERSIDE ART MUSEUM (RAM) PRESENTS, ON AVERAGE, TWENTY EXHIBITS A YEAR AT ITS TWO LOCATIONS, THE RIVERSIDE ART MUSEUM AND THE CHEECH MARIN CENTER FOR...

EXHIBITIONS, CURATORIAL, AND COLLECTIONS - RIVERSIDE ART MUSEUM (RAM) PRESENTS, ON AVERAGE, TWENTY EXHIBITS A YEAR AT ITS TWO LOCATIONS, THE RIVERSIDE ART MUSEUM AND THE CHEECH MARIN CENTER FOR CHICANO ART & CULTURE OF THE RIVERSIDE ART MUSEUM. RAM STEWARDS APPROXIMATELY 2,000 OBJECTS IN ITS PERMANENT COLLECTION OF PRINT WORKS (LITHOGRAPHS, SERIGRAPHS, INTAGLIO, MONOTYPE, RELIEF, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND POSTERS), MIXED MEDIA WORKS, AND PAINTINGS AND WATERCOLORS.

Program 2

Expenses: $657,626 Revenue: $737,606

EDUCATION - RAM OFFERS CLASSES AND SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN FROM AGES 3 TO 18 YEARS. ADDITIONALLY, RAM GIVES CURRICULUM-BASED ART LESSONS AT LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT CLASSROOMS THROUGH ITS ART-TO-GO PROGRAM AND BRINGS STUDENTS TO ITS TWO MUSEUM SITES FOR WALK & WONDER TOURS. THROUGH ITS CREATIVE HORIZONS PROGRAM, RAM PROVIDES ART EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO AT-PROMISE TEENS, YOUTH IN GANG PREVENTION PROGRAMS, AND OTHER JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH. ANNUALLY, ABOUT FIFTY JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM. TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL ARTISTS, RAM OFFERS ADULT CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS, AND HOLDS EXHIBIT-RELATED LECTURES, SYMPOSIUMS, AND TOURS. THE ART-MAKE "52 PROJECT" ENGAGES ADULTS IN A SELF-DIRECTED, GROUP-ENCOURAGED, YEAR-LONG EXPLORATION AND COMMITMENT TO INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY SUPPORTED BY MUSEUM-BASED GET-TOGETHERS, CULMINATING IN OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXHIBITION AT RAM.

Program 3

Expenses: $426,530 Revenue: $114,968

COMMUNITY OUTREACH - RAM PROVIDES ARTS ACTIVITIES AT LOCAL FESTIVALS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS (ESPECIALLY IN RIVERSIDE'S EASTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD). RAM COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND RIVERSIDE...

COMMUNITY OUTREACH - RAM PROVIDES ARTS ACTIVITIES AT LOCAL FESTIVALS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS (ESPECIALLY IN RIVERSIDE'S EASTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD). RAM COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND RIVERSIDE RESIDENTS TO PAINT MURALS AT NEIGHBORHOOD SITES. RAM ALSO WORKS WITH THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND A LOCAL HOUSING AUTHORITY TO PLACE AN ARTIST IN AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT ADJACENT TO LINCOLN PARK IN RIVERSIDE; THIS ARTIST, CONTRACTED BY RAM, PROVIDES ARTS ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND AT RAM'S TWO MUSEUMS. MOST RECENTLY, RAM COLLABORATED WITH ARTISTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS TO CREATIVELY REVITALIZE VARIOUS RIVERSIDE-BASED STOREFRONTS. RAM PROVIDES FREE COMMUNITY ART PROGRAMS THROUGH ITS FIRST SUNDAYS AND ARTS WALK PROGRAMS. RAM IS ALSO PART OF THE MUSEUM FOR ALL PROGRAM WITH $1 ADMISSION FOR FAMILIES WITH SNAP-EBT CARDS. RAM ADMITS CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS AND MILITARY FAMILIES TO ITS TWO MUSEUMS FREE OF CHARGE.

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

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $2,218,302

Program Service Revenue $1,454,562

Investment Income $139,073

Other Revenue $1,070,231

TOTAL REVENUE $4,882,168

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $2,513,449

Fundraising Expenses $308,129

Program Expenses $3,606,432

Other Expenses $2,409,253

TOTAL EXPENSES $4,922,702

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$4,882,168	$4,497,885	+0.1%
Expenses	$4,922,702	$4,840,169	+0.0%
Net Income	$-40,534	$-342,284	-0.9%

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

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

150

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

$178,770

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
SUZANNE GRAY	PRESIDENT	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
PATRICIA REYNOLDS	PRESIDENT-ELECT	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
A HAVIVA SHANE	SECRETARY	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ADAM GUZKOWSKI	TREASURER	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
RUTH ANN RYAN	ART ALLIANCE PRESIDENT	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ESTELLA ACUNA	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JAMES ANTOYAN	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DR MARTHA ARGUELLO	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES BIBBS	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ANA FARFAN	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LINDA FREGOSO	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
PAUL GRANILLO	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ERNIE HWANG	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ROLANDO JARAMILLO	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DOUGLAS MCCULLOH	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
TIFFANY NORTH	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH ORTIZ	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MICHELLE OUELLETTE	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CATHY PARADES	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DR CIRIACO PINEDO	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JINNIFER RAZO	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CRECENCIO SEPULVEDA	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LAURA SHARPE	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MICAH TOKUDA	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
OFELIA VALDEZ-YEAGER	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
HECTOR ZATARAIN	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LIS ZULOAGA	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
FELIX ZUNIGA	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DREW OBERJUERGE	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer	$166,424	$12,346	$178,770
MARIA E FERNANDEZ	ARTISTIC DIRECTOR - CHEECH CENTER	40.00	Highest	$116,088	$0	$116,088
ALANNA CORREA	DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE & PLACE	40.00	Highest	$107,628	$13,019	$120,647

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	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$4,882,168	$4,922,702	$5,979,593	$-40,534
2023	$4,497,885	$4,840,169	$5,759,799	$-342,284
2022	$3,545,715	$4,765,976	$7,758,611	$-1,220,261
2021	$1,944,723	$1,292,165	$7,391,620	$652,558
2020	$2,681,733	$1,454,627	$6,616,431	$1,227,106
2019	$2,915,051	$1,654,790	$5,120,100	$1,260,261
2018	$2,621,295	$1,528,378	$3,863,129	$1,092,917