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Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens
Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens reported $19.8 million in revenue and $17.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $72.74 went to program services, $20.79 to management and general costs and $6.47 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 77.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $539,909 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 21% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17MFor context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $20MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 72.7% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 20.8% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.5% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.41 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 13.6% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 2.0% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 6.3% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $539,909 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.16% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 12 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 306.6 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 19 of 19 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expensePhysical plant: hillwood's twenty-five acre estate comprises twelve acres of manicured gardens, including a japanese-style garden, a french parterre, a rose garden, putting green, cutting garden, and many pathways winding through azaleas and other blooming shrubs, surrounded by thirteen acres of woodlands. The 26,000 square foot mansion, open to the public, displays post's extensive art collections in the original domestic setting she created for her own and her guests' enjoyment and to be left for the benefit of the public after her demise. Other buildings on the campus include the visitors…
Collections: important collections of russian imperial art, french decorative arts, costumes, textiles and jewelry are displayed in the mansion and through special exhibitions. Highlights of the russian collection include an 1884 diamond crown worn by the last empress alexandra at her marriage to nicholas ii; and a comprehensive collection of some eighty works by faberge, including two imperial easter eggs. The french holdings include funishings, tapestries and porcelain, primarily from the 18th century, numerous pieces of famed sevres porcelain and spectacular beauvais tapestries designed by…
Interpretation and programs: through its immersive visitor experience, robust calendar of special exhibitions and public and educational programs, hillwood serves over 100,000 individuals annually. All visitors to hillwood have access to informational tours, including docent-led tours, self-guided tours accompanied by rich informational booklets available in english, french, spanish and russian, and self-guided audio tours for the mansion and gardens, all of which are supplemented by explanatory object labels.hillwood routinely engages with community partners that include, but are not limited…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $479,489 | $0 | $60,420 | $539,909 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $182,415 | $0 | $36,011 | $218,426 |
| DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $186,099 | $0 | $32,288 | $218,387 |
| DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAI Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $176,680 | $0 | $39,275 | $215,955 |
| DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $175,306 | $0 | $39,304 | $214,610 |
| CHIEF CURATOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $184,692 | $0 | $20,998 | $205,690 |
| DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $113,424 | $0 | $33,896 | $147,320 |
12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $758K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b19 · 19 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5173
- Volunteers Part I, line 6362
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| AKA NYC LIMITED Advertising services | $382,579 |
| CAPITAL BOILER WORKS Construction services | $357,365 |
| BROWN ADVISORY Investment consulting services | $355,255 |
| C&W SERVICES Janitorial services | $269,088 |
| CROSSLINE CREATIONS LLC Design & fabrications | $261,813 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 13 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
23 private foundations reported grants to Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens totaling $320K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens spent in 2025, $72.74 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens reported that 72.7% of its $17.1 million in expenses went to program services, 20.8% to management and general and 6.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $539,909, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens get its money?
Of $19.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 13.6% came from contributions and grants (including 2.0% from government grants) and 6.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-6080752 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202632269349301013 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202542539349302104 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443179349300334 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313189349303816 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232779349301518 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113089349303466 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003159349302965 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-6080752: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.