Royal Ontario Museum

Canada, Outside U.S.
Tax-exempt since Jan. 1978
EIN: 98-0033472

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Museum, Museum Activities (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible by treaty (foreign organization).

Revenue

$60.7M (2023)

Expenses

$64.7M (2023)

Total Assets

$153M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$190M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2012 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2023

Revenue

$60,665,119

Expenses

$64,746,515

Net Income

-$4,081,396

Net Assets

-$37,127,996

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$40,403,683	66.6%
Program Services	$20,094,738	33.1%
Investment Income	$166,698	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,626,601	4.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$22,233,570	34.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$152,549,112
Total Liabilities	$189,677,108
Net Assets	-$37,127,996

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Joshua Basseches (Director And Chief Executive Officer)	$403,293	$0	$0
Jennifer Wild (Deputy Director Engagement)	$235,453	$0	$0
Susan Fruchter (Deputy Director Museum Operations)	$235,453	$0	$0
Daniel Wright (Deputy Director And Chief Financial Officer)	$235,453	$0	$0
Lori Davison (Chief Marketing And Communications Officer)	$169,711	$0	$0
Manuelita Cherizard (Chief Human Resources Officer)	$169,711	$0	$0
Shyam Oberoi (Chief Digital Officer)	$169,711	$0	$0
Brian Mccrady (Chief Facilities Officer)	$169,711	$0	$0
Chen Shen (Co Chief Curator Art And Culture)	$160,872	$0	$0
David Evans (Co Chief Curator Natural History)	$159,258	$0	$0
Anila Swarupa (Senior Vice President Exhibition And Gallery Development)	$132,456	$0	$0
Maria Piacente (Senior Vice President Exhibition And Gallery Planning)	$132,456	$0	$0
Valerie Huaco (Deputy Director Collections And Research And Chief Innovation Officer)	$127,676	$0	$0
Alexis Easton (Vice President Public Affairs Vice Présidente Affaires Publiques)	$125,385	$0	$0
Deepali Dewan (Dan Mishra Curator Of South Asian Art And Culture)	$118,259	$0	$0
William Rogers (Vice President Learning And Programs)	$116,688	$0	$0
Constance Mac Donald (Vice President Programs Events And Commercial Services)	$116,688	$0	$0
Loredana Drusian (Vice President Major Project Management)	$116,688	$0	$0
Kathryn Brownlie (Vice President Brand Marketing And Research)	$112,225	$0	$0
Sally Tindal (Vice President Communications And Publishing)	$112,225	$0	$0
Kim Tait (Senior Curator Teck Chair Of Mineralogy)	$110,972	$0	$0
Douglas Currie (Senior Curator Entomology)	$110,694	$0	$0
Jean Bernard Caron (Richard M Ivey Curator Of Invertebrate Palaeontology)	$110,694	$0	$0
Alexandra Palmer (Senior Curator Nora E Vaughan Fashion Costume Curatorship)	$110,694	$0	$0
Justin Jennings (Senior Curator New World Archaelogy)	$110,694	$0	$0
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Fiscal Year Ending March
2022

Revenue

$61,371,646

Expenses

$61,851,203

Net Income

-$479,557

Net Assets

-$34,834,727

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$49,345,613	80.4%
Program Services	$12,019,656	19.6%
Investment Income	$6,377	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,162,877	3.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$20,291,597	32.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$166,282,284
Total Liabilities	$201,117,011
Net Assets	-$34,834,727

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Joshua Basseches (Director And Chief Executive Officer)	$421,766	$0	$0
Susan Fruchter (Deputy Director Museum Operations)	$256,941	$0	$0
Jennifer Wild (Deputy Director Engagement)	$245,596	$0	$0
Daniel Wright (Deputy Director And Chief Financial Officer)	$245,596	$0	$0
Lori Davison (Chief Marketing And Communications Officer)	$179,682	$0	$0
Shyam Oberoi (Chief Digital Officer)	$176,922	$0	$0
Brian Mccrady (Chief Facilities Officer)	$176,922	$0	$0
Manuelita Cherizard (Chief Human Resources Officer)	$158,966	$0	$0
Chen Shen (Ice President Art And Culture)	$150,490	$0	$0
David Evans (Vice President Natural History)	$149,991	$0	$0
Anila Swarupa (Senior Vice President Exhibition And Gallery Development)	$138,082	$0	$0
Lynda Hartigan (Deputy Director Collections And Research And Chief Innovation Officer)	$131,470	$0	$0
Maria Piacente (Senior Vice President Exhibition And Gallery Planning)	$126,775	$0	$0
Deepali Dewan (Dan Mishra Curator Of South Asian Art And Culture)	$125,766	$0	$0
Jean Marc Moncalvo (Senior Curator Mycology And Interim Deputy Head)	$124,510	$0	$0
Catherine Sotto (Vice President Finance)	$123,543	$0	$0
Constance Mac Donald (Vice President Programs Events And Commercial Services)	$121,647	$0	$0
Loredana Drusian (Vice President Major Project Management)	$121,647	$0	$0
Christopher Darling (Senior Curator Entomology)	$121,606	$0	$0
Robert Murphy (Senior Curator Herpetology)	$121,377	$0	$0
Krzystof Grzymski (Senior Curator Egypt And Nubia)	$121,123	$0	$0
Silvia Forni (Senior Curator Global Africa And Deputy Head Art And Culture)	$118,943	$0	$0
Douglas Currie (Senior Curator Entomology)	$118,537	$0	$0
Jean Bernard Caron (Richard M Ivey Curator Of Invertebrate Palaeontology)	$117,909	$0	$0
Alexandra Palmer (Senior Curator Nora E Vaughan Fashion Costume Curatorship)	$117,281	$0	$0
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Fiscal Year Ending March
2021

Revenue

$48,995,364

Expenses

$49,294,589

Net Income

-$299,225

Net Assets

-$31,375,195

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$42,205,740	86.1%
Program Services	$6,769,168	13.8%
Investment Income	$20,456	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,836,201	3.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$16,445,382	33.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$156,764,486
Total Liabilities	$188,139,681
Net Assets	-$31,375,195

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Joshua Basseches (Director And Chief Executive Officer)	$358,449	$0	$0
Mark Engstrom (Senior Curator Mammology)	$236,372	$0	$0
Jennifer Wild (Deputy Director Engagement)	$236,372	$0	$0
Susan Fruchter (Deputy Director Museum Operations)	$177,773	$0	$0
Daniel Wright (Deputy Director And Chief Financial Officer)	$165,151	$0	$0
Dan Sibley (Chief Human Resources Officer)	$153,391	$0	$0
Shyam Oberoi (Chief Digital Officer)	$146,200	$0	$0
Brian Mccrady (Chief Facilities Officer)	$146,200	$0	$0
Sandra Bourne (Chief Marketing And Communications Officer)	$129,740	$0	$0
Deepali Dewan (Dan Mishra Curator Of South Asian Art And Culture)	$115,993	$0	$0
Chen Shen (Ice President Art And Culture)	$109,875	$0	$0
Douglas Currie (Senior Curator Entomology)	$106,759	$0	$0
David Evans (Vice President Natural History)	$102,107	$0	$0
Christopher Darling (Senior Curator Entomology)	$100,954	$0	$0
Krzysztof Grzymski (Senior Curator Egypt And Nubia)	$100,814	$0	$0

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2020

Revenue

$58,245,666

Expenses

$58,184,826

Net Income

$60,840

Net Assets

-$12,645,275

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$40,257,235	69.1%
Program Services	$17,978,585	30.9%
Investment Income	$9,846	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,123,575	3.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$21,186,335	36.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$172,886,440
Total Liabilities	$185,531,715
Net Assets	-$12,645,275

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2019

Revenue

$61,926,261

Expenses

$61,660,811

Net Income

$265,450

Net Assets

-$12,863,313

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$41,214,965	66.6%
Program Services	$20,691,327	33.4%
Investment Income	$19,969	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,968,134	3.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$21,960,734	35.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$176,643,111
Total Liabilities	$189,506,424
Net Assets	-$12,863,313

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2018

Revenue

$62,203,180

Expenses

$63,133,892

Net Income

-$930,712

Net Assets

-$13,453,207

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$39,864,567	64.1%
Program Services	$22,318,598	35.9%
Investment Income	$20,015	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,943,305	3.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$21,028,880	33.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$179,876,824
Total Liabilities	$193,330,031
Net Assets	-$13,453,207

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2017

Revenue

Expenses

Net Income

Net Assets

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$0

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$0
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$0

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2016

Revenue

$55,029,955

Expenses

$53,907,291

Net Income

$1,122,664

Net Assets

-$8,234,409

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$38,100,999	69.2%
Program Services	$16,928,785	30.8%
Investment Income	$171	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,896,705	3.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$17,426,761	32.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$179,823,958
Total Liabilities	$188,058,367
Net Assets	-$8,234,409

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending March
2015

Revenue

Expenses

Net Income

Net Assets

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$0

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$0
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$0

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2014

Revenue

$64,644,481

Expenses

$62,781,707

Net Income

$1,862,774

Net Assets

-$11,044,983

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$46,974,485	72.7%
Program Services	$17,668,706	27.3%
Investment Income	$1,290	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,888,580	3.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$20,353,625	32.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$233,110,257
Total Liabilities	$244,155,240
Net Assets	-$11,044,983

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2013

Revenue

$66,781,814

Expenses

$68,549,148

Net Income

-$1,767,334

Net Assets

-$13,514,619

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$48,787,030	73.1%
Program Services	$17,993,423	26.9%
Investment Income	$1,361	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,916,004	2.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$25,054,086	36.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$247,953,817
Total Liabilities	$261,468,436
Net Assets	-$13,514,619

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2012

Revenue

$67,829,087

Expenses

$66,582,159

Net Income

$1,246,928

Net Assets

-$11,767,285

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$50,752,346	74.8%
Program Services	$17,075,391	25.2%
Investment Income	$1,350	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,940,343	2.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$23,181,290	34.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$254,650,116
Total Liabilities	$266,417,401
Net Assets	-$11,767,285

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending March
2011

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2010

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Royal Ontario Museum

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Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $60.7M (2023)

Expenses $64.7M (2023)

Total Assets $153M (2023)

Total Liabilities $190M (2023)

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Revenue

$60.7M (2023)

Expenses

$64.7M (2023)

Total Assets

$153M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$190M (2023)

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