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Peabody Essex Museum INC

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990990-T FY2023
DBA: % CFO EAST INDIA SQ
Other · SALEM, MA · EIN 04-3157815

About

PEM offers thought-provoking experiences of the arts, humanities, and sciences to activate understanding of our shared humanity and to empower imagination and learning through experimentation. We steward, build, and make our collections accessible to encourage appreciation of the interconnected histories and creativity of people in our complex, always changing world.

In care of CFO EAST India SQ

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
269
Volunteers
148

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$40.1M
Expenses
$42.8M
Assets
$799.4M
Liabilities
$73.8M

Financial history

$74.6M$37.3M$0
1617181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $40.1M · Peak FY2017: $74.6M · Avg: $51.2M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$75.8M
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)——
NORTH AMERICA - THE UNITED STATES——
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA,——
PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM INC
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Address

161 Essex ST
Salem, MA, 01970-372

Governance

Voting board members18
Independent members18
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsYes
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionYes

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %2.7%
Permanent endowment %87.7%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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