Arts, Culture, Humanities : Museums
Morris Museum
Interpreting the past, discovering the future, through Art, Sound, and Motion
Board Leadership
Edward von der Linde
Chair
CEO
Cleveland Johnson
Executive Director
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The Morris Museum celebrates art, science, history, and the performing arts by providing engaging exhibitions and programs, all of which are designed to excite the mind and promote cultural interests. The Museum strives to educate, entertain, and inspire diverse audiences of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. The Morris Museum is the only accredited museum in the United States with a fully-rigged proscenium theatre and has the rare opportunity to integrate the performing arts into its museum programming. As one of New Jersey's most dynamic cultural institutions, the Morris Museum and its Bickford Theatre serve more than 300,000 persons each year, two thirds of whom are children. Visitors are drawn from all twenty-one counties in the state and reflect the social-economic and ethnic spectrum that define northern and central New Jersey.
The Morris Museum celebrates art, science, history, and the performing arts by providing engaging exhibitions and programs, all of which are designed to excite the mind and promote cultural interests. The Museum strives to educate, entertain, and inspire diverse audiences of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. The Morris Museum is the only accredited museum in the United States with a fully-rigged proscenium theatre and has the rare opportunity to integrate the performing arts into its museum programming. As one of New Jersey's most dynamic cultural institutions, the Morris Museum and its Bickford Theatre serve more than 300,000 persons each year, two thirds of whom are children. Visitors are drawn from all twenty-one counties in the state and reflect the social-economic and ethnic spectrum that define northern and central New Jersey.
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Financial
83.84
Accountability & Transparency
89.00

Program Expenses (Percent of the charity's total expenses spent on the programs and services it delivers) |
78.0% | |
Administrative Expenses | 14.0% | |
Fundraising Expenses | 7.8% | |
Fundraising Efficiency | $0.17 | |
Working Capital Ratio (years) | 2.49 | |
Program Expenses Growth | 0.9% | |
Liabilities to Assets | 13.9% |
REVENUE | |
Contributions | |
Contributions, Gifts & Grants | $783,451 |
Federated Campaigns | $0 |
Membership Dues | $138,377 |
Fundraising Events | $260,498 |
Related Organizations | $0 |
Government Grants | $193,857 |
Total Contributions | $1,376,183 |
Program Service Revenue | $429,208 |
Total Primary Revenue | $1,805,391 |
Other Revenue | $1,317,059 |
TOTAL REVENUE | $3,122,450 |
EXPENSES | |
Program Expenses | $2,296,774 |
Administrative Expenses | $418,823 |
Fundraising Expenses | $284,779 |
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES | $3,000,376 |
Payments to Affiliates | $0 |
Excess (or Deficit) for the year | $122,074 |
Net Assets | $14,390,460 |
Charts
Compensation | % of Expenses | Paid to | Title | |
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$160,833 | 5.36% | Cleveland Johnson | Executive Director |
Mission
The Morris Museum celebrates art, science, history, and the performing arts by providing engaging exhibitions and programs, all of which are designed to excite the mind and promote cultural interests. The Museum strives to educate, entertain, and inspire diverse audiences of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. The Morris Museum is the only accredited museum in the United States with a fully-rigged proscenium theatre and has the rare opportunity to integrate the performing arts into its museum programming. As one of New Jersey's most dynamic cultural institutions, the Morris Museum and its Bickford Theatre serve more than 300,000 persons each year, two thirds of whom are children. Visitors are drawn from all twenty-one counties in the state and reflect the social-economic and ethnic spectrum that define northern and central New Jersey.
Highly Rated
Charity Name & State | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
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Morris Museum (NJ) | 86.17 | |
Cape Ann Museum (MA) | 93.77 | |
Bennington Museum (VT) | 86.14 | |
Museum of the Southwest (TX) | 89.14 | |
Smithsonian Institution (DC) | 89.28 |