EIN 59-0624432

Norton Museum of Art

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
142
State
Year formed
1941
Most recent tax filings
2022-09-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Norton Museum of Art welcomes visitors to experience the transformative power of art through intimate and innovative encounters with distinctive programs and wide-ranging collections. During fiscal year 21, it continued to produce online programs related to the collection and special exhibitions as the institution remained closed to the public through November 2020. The museum re-opened with extended viewings, while virtual programs were in full swing serving adult, family, and other education. The museum is located in West Palm Beach, FL.
Also known as...
Norton Gallery and School of Art
Total revenues
$29,356,493
2022
Total expenses
$19,142,121
2022
Total assets
$218,173,550
2022
Num. employees
142
2022

Program areas at Norton Museum of Art

Exhibitionsin 2021-22, the Norton Museum of Art presented a season of offerings designed to connect visitors to meaningful experiences with Art. The Norton's accomplishments were realized through a dynamic schedule of exhibitions and a diverse calendar of events and programs. The Norton hosted 17 special exhibitions as the institution regained momentum following the global pandemic. It was proud to welcome the most anticipated exhibition of the fiscal year, frida kahlo, diego rivera, and mexican modernism from the jacques and natasha gelman collection, in october 2021. The popularity of mexican modernism spurred an overwhelming public response with more than 42,000 visitors flocking to the Museum over a five-month period. A great focal point across the season's exhibitions was "the Art of collecting", and the Museum's efforts to bring renowned Art from extraordinary private collections to west palm beach. The first in this series was the howard and judie ganek collection, which presented highlights from the ganeks' transformative gift of more than 100 contemporary artworks (opened february 2022). The exhibition was met with great success, and served as a precursor to two private collection-based exhibitions that followed: a remarkable gathering: the fisher landau family collection and durer, rembrandt; and picasso: three masters of the print. A remarkable gathering surveyed the depth and breadth of the distinguished collection of emily fisher landau with nearly 40 artworks by many of most outstanding artists of the late-20th century. An international grouping of influential masters, the fisher landau family collection includes the work of key modernists such as pablo picasso, Georgia o'keeffe, and piet mondrian, as well as pop Art icons robert Indiana, jasper johns, and andy warhol. Furthermore, the collection's adventurous spirit is revealed in the early representations of complex artistic movements such as minimalism and conceptual Art, as seen through the works of willem de kooning, glenn ligon, agnes martin, and cy twombly, among many others. Three masters of the print focused on the holdings of an anonymous collector who has promised works in their collection to the Norton as gifts of Art. The exhibition brought together three master painters and printmakers across three centuriesalbrecht durer, rembrandt van rijn, and pablo picassowith approximately 30 exceptional works on paper. As those two exhibitions remained on view throughout the summer, the Norton furthered its emphasis on pablo picasso in a small, collection-based exhibition, picasso in warmer climes: works on canvas, clay, and paper. With a view to further interpret, contextualize, and stimulate dialogue around private collection-based and traveling exhibitions, the Norton looks inward to conceive complementary permanent collection-based exhibitions. The exhibition focused on recurring outdoor motifs across a selection of picasso's works, offering visitors the opportunity to explore his diverse career by examining the relationship between picasso in warmer climes and three masters of the print. The season also featured a slate of stimulating permanent collection-based exhibitions, each spotlighting the Museum's five collecting areas. The calendar of exhibitions included: years of glass: the Norton collection 1982-2022 (april 2022), which looked exclusively at artists whose work engages with the medium of glass; origin stories: photography of africa and its diaspora (september 2021) and lalla essaydi: un/veiled (july 2022), both meditations on the medium of photography; jane peterson: impressions of light and water (december 2021), an american impressionist painter whose work captured the Floridian landscape; saul steinberg: a writer who draws (november 2021), a whimsical collection of the contemporary artist's small, intimate drawing; and transcending boundaries: chinese women painters from dynastic times to the modern era (february 2022) and summer silk: qing dynasty robes and signs of the season (june 2022), both of which celebrated the Norton's remarkable chinese collection. In 2021-22, the Museum's curatorial department was also able to effectively complete a critical project. In 2020, staff embarked on a comprehensive bilingual didactic initiative, which set out to present all exhibition and collection labels and panels in english and spanish. This initiative included the translation of more than 670 labels and extended texts to support both special exhibitions and collection installations. This fiscal year also marked the publication of the Norton's first bilingual exhibition catalogue with maria berrio: esperando mientras la noche florece (waiting for the night to bloom). The catalogue was published in january 2022 and is a major achievement for the Museum. The Museum's learning and community engagement department also plays a salient role in the development and presentation of exhibitions. 2021-22 featured two outreach exhibitions in the Museum's chris and bernard marden community gallery, each showcasing the talent of local youth through themed, curriculum-focused exhibitions: drawing transformed (february 2022) and we made it! Afterschool arts outreach annual exhibition (may 2022). The marden gallery continues to serve as an important outreach tool for the Norton to connect with the community by offering a space for students and families to gather, celebrate, and draw inspiration from the Art on view. As those two exhibitions remained on view throughout the summer, the Norton furthered its emphasis on pablo picasso in a small collection-based exhibition, picasso in warmer climes: works on canvas, clay, and paper. The exhibition offered visitors the opportunity to explore recurring outdoor motifs such as fauns, bulls, birds, and figural scenes across a selection of the artist's paintings, prints, and ceramics, including a large, unique painted terracotta relief. Other collection-based exhibitions included years of glass: the Norton collection 1982 2022 (april 2022) which looked exclusively at artists whose work engages with the medium of glass. The photography collection was celebrated in two collection rotations that included origin stories: photography of africa and its diaspora (september 2021) and lalla essaydi: un/veiled (july 2022). The american collection looked at an american impressionist painter with jane peterson: impressions of light and water (december 2021) while the contemporary collection also focused on a singular artist with saul steinberg: a writer who draws (november 2021). And, the chinese collection continued its special rotations in niblack gallery with transcending boundaries: chinese women painters from dynastic times to the modern era (february 2022) and summer silk: qing dynasty robes and signs of the season (june 2022). This fiscal year also marked a continued dedication to presenting bilingual exhibition and collection didactics in english and spanish an effort that began in fy20. The Norton completed our bilingual didactics project, which includes the presentation of all didactic text (labels and panels) throughout permanent collection galleries (with the exception of the chinese collection due to space constraints) and special exhibitions in both english and spanish. This initiative included the translation of more than 670 labels and extended texts to support both special exhibitions and the collection installations. Fiscal year 2022 also marked the publication of the Norton's first bilingual exhibition catalogue with mara berro: esperando mientras la noche florece (waiting for the night to bloom), published in january 2022. Additional exhibition efforts led by the Museum's learning and community engagement department were installed in the chris and bernard marden community gallery to showcase the talent of local youths in drawing transformed (february 2022) and we made it! Afterschool arts outreach annual exhibition (may 2022).
Learning & community engagementin 2021-22, the Museum's learning and community engagement department presented an outstanding season of programs enjoyed by over 99,000 visitors. These programs played a key role in advancing the Norton's mission by exploring a broad range of topics and appealing to a wider diversity of visitors.the season's programming capitalized on the special exhibition frida kahlo, diego rivera, and mexican modernism from the jacques and natasha gelman collection. Learning and community engagement staff collaborated with a community committee comprised of internal and external stakeholders to help curate a season of programs that represented specific communities effectively. Thanks to that committee, staff ideated and created 25 programs inspired by the exhibition, and forged programmatic partnerships with the palm beach county school district, miami city ballet, the guatemala maya center, Florida atlantic university, the armory Art center, the palm beach county library system, arts4all, and the dia de los muertos festival in lake worth. In addition to over 900 docent- and curator-led tours in the galleries and virtual tours for school groups, the Museum initiated guia, a program designed for bilingual high school students to lead tours throughout the galleries. Guia took advantage of the mexican modernism exhibition to expand how the Museum was reaching its audiences, and leveraged bilingual guides to engage visitors as they perused the exhibition. The program was so effective that Norton staff were invited to lead the guia program as a class at the local john i. leonard community high school.to broaden access and welcome more visitors through its doors, the Museum also hosted community days, free festivals that feature an array of intergenerational programs. Community days are focused on appealing to a wider audience through four themed experiences: juneteenth family day, lunar new year, games around the world, and nuestra cultura. Over 3,600 visitors enjoyed free admission to community days in 2021-22: the 8th annual lunar new year community day drew over 1,440 visitors; the 2nd annual nuestra cultura community day drew over 800 visitors; the 2nd annual juneteenth community day drew over 930 visitors; and the 2nd annual games around the world community day drew over 700 visitors. The latter two community days were anchors in the Museum's 2nd summer at the Norton initiative, offering visitors free admission on saturdays from memorial day through labor day, and free wellness programs including drum circle, tai chi classes, and dog friendly events that attracted approximately 700 guests and the participation of multiple business partners.afterschool arts outreach (aao)a nationally recognized program that partners with eight afterschool sites across palm beach county to bring arts-based activities directly to students every week, year-roundserved 700 children in 2021-22. In-person sessions were finally able to resume, enabling teaching artists to fully engage participants at partner sites. Aao also expanded during this period and was proud to welcome a new partner to the program, riconcito del sol, a shelter for refugees and immigrants dedicated to serving over 80 adolescent girls between the ages of 13 and 17. Public programs are at the forefront of the Museum's most visible offerings and serve as an important means for connecting with visitors. During the 2021-22 fiscal year, the Norton hosted over 100 family programs that reached 14,000 children and their families, and more than 200 public programs for adult audiences. Key family programs included studio workshops and tours, an Art and literature mash-up program titled book + Art, dance and musical performances, year-round festivals, and more. Major adult public programs included the jewish voices, a concert by violinist arnaud sussman; artist talks by adama delphine fawundu and beth lipman; and scholars' talks by poet and critic john yau, and historians timothy standring, caroline fowler, alexander nemerov, and scott rothkopf.in addition to hispanic heritage month, the Museum hosted three community day events that were free to the public. The 8th annual chinese new year community day drew over 1,440 visitors. A community-based committee helped plan the 2nd annual juneteenth community day, which drew over 930 guests. The 2nd annual games around the world community day drew approximately 500. The last two events were anchors in the Museum's 2nd summer at the Norton effort, offering Museum guests free admission on saturdays from memorial day through labor day weekends and free wellness programs including drum circle, tai chi classes and dog friendly events that attracted approximately 700 guests and the involvement of multiple business partners.afterschool arts outreach programs, serving approximately 700 children and youth in under-resources communities, resumed with in-person classes at eight community sites, including rinconcito del sol, a us committee for refugees and immigrants' site. Family programs and art-making workshops also resumed to the delight of many families and adult audiences. Major adult public programs included jewish voices, a sro concert by violinist arnaud sussman; artist talks by adama delphine fawundu and beth lipman; and scholars' talks by poet and critic john yau, and historians timothy standring, caroline fowler, alexander nemerov and scott rothkopf.
Acquisitions and conversationin 2021-22, the Museum's works of Art committee approved a total of approximately 156 acquisitions that include 88 photographic works, 48 works on paper, 5 paintings, 5 sculptures, and 10 pieces of chinese porcelain ware. Gifts from generous supporters continued to bring exceptional Art into the Norton's permanent collection. Notable acquisitions for the collection included christ at the home of mary (circa 1905), a drawing by henry ossawa tanner; two works by claes oldenburg, a sculpture, study for typewriter eraser: final position (1970), alongside a drawing, notebook page: standing typewriter eraser big guy, (1970); 50 photographs by brett weston were gifted from the christian keesee collection, in collaboration with the brett weston archive; 10 photographs by lalla essaydi which represented over 10 years of the artist's career, and significantly grew our holdings of essaydi's work; 25 photographs by ellen graham, given in conjunction with the establishment of the photography endowment; and a mid-sized scholar's rock gifted for the chinese collection. The addition of these acquisitions brings the Norton's collection to an approximate total of 8,425 objects.the Norton continues to monitor its collection with frequent examinations and conservation treatments that adhere to industry best practice. The exterior works in the Norton's sculpture garden as well as typewriter eraser, scale x (1999) by claes oldenburg and coosje van bruggen at the Museum's west entrance, and historic paul manship sculptures on the east facade of the 1941 building were conserved and treated as part of an annual schedule for cleaning and waxing. The Museum also completed condition reporting on all chinese bronze vessels and created a solution within the pre-existing casework for consistent humidity levels.
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Who funds Norton Museum of Art

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Ellen and Ian Graham Charitable Foundation U / A 12-18-2004Support of Museum$1,400,000
Cornelia T Bailey Charitable TrustArt Acquisition, Exhibitions, Photography, Prints, Learning and Community Engagement$1,000,000
R and E Norton Philanthropic TrustUnrestricted General$724,849
...and 208 more grants received totalling $9,433,016

Personnel at Norton Museum of Art

NameTitleCompensation
Ghislain D'HumieresDirector and Chief Executive Officer$0
John SafranekChief Financial Officer$226,668
Cheryl MacMillanDirector of Finance / Board Member$113,594
Christine M MyersDirector of Major Gifts / Board Member$232,765
Elliot B DavisFormer Chief Executive Officer / Chief Executive Officer / Board Member$307,420
...and 5 more key personnel

Financials for Norton Museum of Art

RevenuesFYE 09/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$23,075,372
Program services$1,265,518
Investment income and dividends$795,740
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$27,296
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$1,306,692
Net income from fundraising events$1,206,846
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$403,420
Miscellaneous revenues$1,275,609
Total revenues$29,356,493

Form 990s for Norton Museum of Art

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-092023-08-14990View PDF
2021-092022-07-11990View PDF
2020-092021-08-13990View PDF
2019-092020-09-10990View PDF
2018-092019-09-14990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

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Data update history
August 19, 2023
Received grants
Identified 163 new grant, including a grant for $1,400,000 from The Ellen and Ian Graham Charitable Foundation U / A 12-18-2004
July 17, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 5, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 8, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 9 new personnel
May 7, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
Nonprofit Types
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General information
Address
1450 S Dixie Hwy
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Metro area
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
County
Palm Beach County, FL
Website URL
norton.org/ 
Phone
(561) 832-5196
Facebook page
nortonmuseumofart 
Twitter profile
@nortonmuseum 
IRS details
EIN
59-0624432
Fiscal year end
September
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1941
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A51: Art Museums
NAICS code, primary
7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
Parent/child status
Independent
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