activities · 6 groups
What they do
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Curated Art Exhibitions and Public Displays 2 activities
- Operating a museum dedicated to LGBTQIA+ art and discourseProvides a space for LGBTQIA+ artists, scholars, activists, and allies to engage with art and discourse on queerness through exhibitions, public programs, and stewardship of a permanent collection of over 30,000 artworks by queer and trans artists.
- Presenting rotating and thematic art exhibitionsOrganizes and presents rotating exhibitions featuring multidisciplinary artworks by more than thirty-six artists, including historical and contemporary works, curated by the museum’s Head Curator/Director of Exhibitions and Collections. Exhibitions explore themes such as myth, power, liberation, coloniality, dispossession, and pathogenic fictions.
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Artist Residencies and Studio Programs 1 activity
- Administering an Artist Fellowship programOperates an annual Artist Fellowship program that provides professional development workshops, mentorship, and community building for emerging LGBTQIA+ artists, and hosts exhibitions showcasing works by fellowship alumni.
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Site-Specific Artistic Installations and Performances 1 activity
- Commissioning and presenting contemporary art installationsCommissions and presents new contemporary artworks, including multi-channel film installations and synchronized video works, often incorporating interactive or dynamic elements that engage viewers in themes of agency, survival, intimacy, and trans and gender nonconforming experiences.
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Accessibility Services for Cultural Programs 1 activity
- Ensuring accessibility for visitors with disabilitiesProvides wheelchair-accessible galleries, a single-occupancy accessible gender-neutral restroom, a wheelchair available upon request, and accommodations for visitors with disabilities and seniors when needs are disclosed in advance.
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Artist Legacy Preservation and Documentation 1 activity
- Preserving and presenting historical LGBTQIA+ art and cultural materialsRescued artworks by artists dying during the AIDS crisis in the 1980s and maintains historical content on the art journal View; also presented early exhibitions of gay artists’ work dating back to 1969.
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Digital Visitor Engagement via Mobile App 1 activity
- Providing digital visitor resourcesOffers a digital guide for the museum through the Bloomberg Connects app to enhance visitor engagement and access to exhibitions and collections.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$3.02M
Contributions & grants$1.46M48%
Program service revenue$66K2%
Investment income$226K7%
Other revenue$1.27M
expenses
Total expenses$2.44M
Program expenses66%
Admin / overhead21%
Fundraising13%
Salaries & benefits$1.21M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$14.55M
Cash$2.14M
Investments$9.28M
Liabilities$2.55M
Net assets$12.00M
Liquid reserves56.0 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +36.0%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 3
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
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| ALYSSA NITCHUN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $239K |
| AIMEE CHAN-LINDQUIST | DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS | 40 | $134K |
| GREGORY STAMATINA | HEAD CURATOR/DIRECTOR OF EXHIBITIONS AND COLLECTIONS | 40 | $123K |
board members · 12
- ADRIENNE DURING — VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY
- ALEX SLATER — BOARD MEMBER (10/15/24)
- CHELLA MAN — BOARD MEMBER
- DANIEL S BERGER MD — BOARD MEMBER
- DIANE FELICIO — PRESIDENT
- GISELLE BYRD — BOARD MEMBER
- GONZALO CASALS — BOARD MEMBER
- MICHAEL MANGANIELLO — BOARD MEMBER
- MICHAEL SODOMICK — BOARD MEMBER
- MOLLY SOLOMON — INTERIM TREASURER
- RAQUEL WILLIS — BOARD MEMBER
- THOR PERPLIES — BOARD MEMBER (LEFT 10/6/24)
relationships · 43
Who they work with
- Aimée Chan-Lindquist Partner — Director of External Affairs, contact for stock gifts, planned giving, bequests, and artwork donation inquiries.
- Albertine Foundation Funder — Supports Etant donnés, which funded the production of LOVER LOVE
- Andy Warhol Foundation Funder — Provides transformational funding support to the museum.
- Antarctic Partner — Website design and development partner for the museum's website.
- Bloomberg Connects Partner — Provides a digital guide for the museum through the Bloomberg Connects app.
- Carmen Maria Machado Partner — Guest curator and author who provides an incisive and intuitive reading of Rocío García’s work for the exhibition.
- Centro del Arte Contemporáneo Quito Partner — Hosted the exhibition Raiz, which included works and artists later featured in the Leslie-Lohman Museum’s ficciones patógenas exhibition.
- Charles Henri Ford Partner — Featured as co-editor of the art journal View, whose work is highlighted in an exhibition or archival presentation.
- Chloe Ming Partner — Assistant Curator and Exhibitions Manager who co-curated the exhibition
- Chloe Ming Partner — Curated the Soft Spaces exhibition series as Assistant Curator / Exhibitions Manager
- Christie’s Funder — Provides programmatic and corporate support as part of the museum’s Neighborhood Council.
- Christie’s Education Partner — Partner organization co-supporting the Artist Fellowship program with the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
- Estate of David Wojnarowicz Partner — Collaborated with the museum on the publication and exhibition of the "Arthur Rimbaud in New York" series.
- Etant donnés Funder — Provided support for the production of LOVER LOVE through a program of Albertine Foundation & Villa Albertine
- Farrow & Ball Partner — Member of the museum’s Neighborhood Council providing corporate support.
- Film Tucson Partner — Supported the filming of LOVER LOVE in Tucson, Arizona
- Ford Foundation Funder — Provides transformational funding support to the museum.
- GIDEØN BERGER STUDIO Partner — Member of the museum’s Neighborhood Council providing corporate support.
- Henry Luce Foundation Funder — Provides programmatic support to the museum.
- John Burton Harter Foundation Funder — Provides programmatic support to the museum.
- Keith Haring Foundation Funder — Provides programmatic support to the museum.
- Ministry of Culture, R.O.C. (Taiwan) Funder — Provided support for the production of LOVER LOVE
- New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Government — Provides funding support in partnership with the New York City Council.
- New York State Council on the Arts Government — Provides funding support with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
- P.P.O.W Gallery Partner — Collaborated on the publication and exhibition of David Wojnarowicz's "Arthur Rimbaud in New York" series.
- Parker Tyler Partner — Featured as co-editor of the art journal View, whose work is highlighted in an exhibition or archival presentation.
- Rockefeller Brothers Fund Funder — Provides programmatic support to the museum.
- Rockefeller Brothers Fund Partner — Funder supporting the Artist Fellowship program in partnership with Christie’s Education
- Smiley Collective Partner — Member of the museum’s Neighborhood Council providing corporate support.
- Stamatina Gregory Partner — Head Curator / Director of Exhibitions and Collections who co-curated the exhibition
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strategies · 5
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Affective and Craft-Based Archival Practices to Reclaim Queer Historiesmethodology: affective-archivingBy treating art as personal archival practice and using craftsmanship as re-embodiment, the museum connects individual identity to urban and historical transformation because affective documentation and material making restore continuity between past loss, present resilience, and future liberation.
- Collaborative and Interactive Practices to Embodify Agency and Memorymethodology: collaborative storytellingBy using collaborative scripting with intergenerational performers and interactive installations, the museum centers trans and gender nonconforming narratives and fosters embodied engagement because participatory art forms deepen intimacy, agency, and affective connection amid political precarity.
- Community-Centered Artistic Platforms as Catalysts for Discoursemethodology: community-as-catalystBy creating queer-centered spaces and platforms for artistic sharing, the museum fosters engagement between art and queerness because such spaces validate lived experience, enable vulnerability, and position the institution as a living site of cultural dialogue and resistance.
- Liberatory Pedagogy and Curatorial Frameworks for Identity Reclamationmethodology: liberatory_pedagogyBy centering queer and trans histories and using liberatory pedagogy, the museum affirms marginalized identities and fosters sustainable artistic engagement because education rooted in reclamation and collective learning empowers ongoing LGBTQIA+ cultural production.
- Speculative and Queer-Feminist Curation to Expand Perception and Challenge Powermethodology: queer-feminist curationBy using speculative world-building, body horror, and queer-feminist narratives in curation, the museum disrupts fixed identities and dominant power structures because imaginative frameworks enable visitors to engage with alternative realities that transcend socially constructed limits.