George Eastman Museum

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on November 6, 2025.

900 East Ave
Rochester, New York 14607

George Eastman Museum (EIN: 16-0743991) has filed an IRS Form 990 between fiscal years 2016 and 2024. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, George Eastman Museum, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 4 out of 127 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $166,488. The highest compensated employee at George Eastman Museum is Bruce Barnes, Ph.D. with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $231,553.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$14,339,669

Expenses

$10,371,944

Employee compensation

$5,733,636
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Mission Statement

FOUNDED IN 1947, THE GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM IS THE WORLD'S OLDEST (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)PHOTOGRAPHY MUSEUM AND ONE OF THE FOREMOST FILM ARCHIVES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE MUSEUM IS LOCATED ON THE HISTORIC ESTATE OF ENTREPRENEUR AND PHILANTHORPIST GEORGE EASTMAN, THE PIONEER OF POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY AND A LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOTION PICUTRE FILM. ITS HOLDINGS COMPRISE MORE THAN 400,000 PHOTOGRAPHS; 28,000 MOTION PICTURE FILMS; THE WORLD'S PREEMINENT COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC AND CINEMATOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY; ONE OF THE LEADING LIBRARIES OF BOOKS RELATED TO PHOTOGRAPHY AND CINEMA; AND EXTENSIVE HOLDINGS OF DOCUMENTS AND OTHER OBJECTS RELATED TO GEORGE EASTMAN. AS A RESEARCH AND TEACHING INSTITUTION, THE MUSEUM HAS AN ACTIVE PUBLISHING PROGRAM AND HAS MADE CRITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE FIELDS OF FILM PRESERVATION AND PHOTOGRAPHIC CONSERVATION.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 6, 2025:
2024 George Eastman Museum 990 filed
October 13, 2023:
2022 George Eastman Museum 990 filed
December 14, 2022:
Amended (originally filed November 13, 2020)2019 George Eastman Museum 990 filed

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