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Museum Association of New York

Public charity · Grantmaker Troy, NY EIN: 16-1156434 Website

The Museum Association of New York uplifts best practices and building organizational capacity through advocacy, education, and networking.

Museum Association of New York at a glance

Total assets
$75,597
-70.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$498,857
-35.5% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$2
Expenses (2025)
$525,188
-32.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Museum Association of New York funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Troy

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2021) to $601K (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $601K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
See Attached Troy, NY—$600,981
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$75,597$498,857$525,188——$2
2024$254,161$772,986$781,747———
2023$307,582$508,484$554,456——$1
2022$341,393$1,185,803$1,166,439$600,9811$1
2021$262,700$549,484$521,332$50,0001$2
2020$236,691$525,878$581,671$147,8091—

About Museum Association of New York

Based on IRS filings

Museum Association of New York is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Troy, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $76K in total assets. Net investment income was $2.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Museum Association of New York is led by Sheila McDaniel, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 27 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sheila McDaniel

    Executive Director

    Board Member → Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $68K (2024) → $35K (2025)

  • Sarah Van Anden

    Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $61K (2025)

  • Georgette Grier-Key

    President

    Board Member → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Cassetti

    President

    Board Member → President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Martz

    Director

    Chair → Board Member, 2024

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Theodore K. Johnson

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew J. Saluti

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Ann Balalaos

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daisy Rodriguez

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samantha Hall-Saladino

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victoria Reisman

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Harden

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kaitlyn Falk Wong

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Masha Turchinsky

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neal Hitch

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sophie Lo

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Alford

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Catania

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carl Morrone

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Marianek

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kajsa Harley

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Hopfinger

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Becky Wehle

    Treasurer

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Natalie Stetson

    Co Vice President

    Board Member → Co Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua Ruff

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Martinez

    Co Vice President

    Board Member → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → Co Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eliza Benington

    Co-Vp

    Vice President → Co-Vp, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (23)
  • Former: Cliff Laube (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Diane Schewcuk (2020–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Erika Sanger (2020–2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: Michael Galban (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Melinda McTaggart (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Claire Kovacs (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Brian Lee Whisenhunt (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Bruce Whitmarsh (2020–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Eliza Kozlowski (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Mariano Desmaras (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Beth Hill (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Denise Lewis (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Marisa Wigglesworth (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Peter Hyde (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Callie Johnson (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Alexandra Drakakis (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Billye Chabot (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Ian Berry (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Ken Meifert (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Lara Litchfield-Kimber (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Starlyn Dangelo (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Suzanne Leblanc (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Tom Shannon (2020–2021) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Sarah Van Anden — Exec Dir.(PART): $61KSarah Van AndenExec Dir.(PART)$61KSheila McDaniel — Exec DIR (Part): $35KSheila McDanielExec DIR (Part)$35K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $61K, to Sarah Van Anden (Exec Dir.(PART)). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Museum Association of New York

How large is Museum Association of New York?

Museum Association of New York reported $76K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $499K.

What is Museum Association of New York?

Museum Association of New York is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Troy, NY. It holds $76K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Museum Association of New York operate?

Museum Association of New York has awarded grants in New York.

What is Museum Association of New York's EIN?

Museum Association of New York's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-1156434. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 2, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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