FY2019 ANNUAL REPORT MESSAGE FROM BOARD CHAIR MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER Carlos R. Cardenas Carlos Tortolero
As a Mexican American born and raised in Chicago, the National As founder of the National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA), I Museum of Mexican Art has tremendous personal meaning for me. The have seen it grow from a one-gallery facility to the impressive space unique focus the Museum has on art and culture encapsulates the reality visitors experience today. The Museum is considered by many to so many of us Mexicans experience – the straddling of two cultures, be the most prominent Latino arts organization in the country both central to who we are. This is the Museum’s gift to Chicago with over 150,000 annual visitors from 60 different countries and and to the country; an institution sin fronteras, a place for those of an 11,000-piece Permanent Collection. For more than 30 years, Mexican heritage and the broader public to share in the opportunity to NMMA has served as a platform to drive civic dialogue through art understand and appreciate the richness and complexity of Mexican art, exhibitions. NMMA’s exhibitions have helped shape conversations culture, and identity. about race, immigration, LGBTQ issues and political repression. NMMA’s approach to art exhibitions draws extensively from the I am honored to be in my second term as Chairman of the Museum’s Mexican tradition of utilizing the transformative power of visual Board of Trustees where I continue my commitment to ensuring arts for educational purposes. the financial health of this great institution. We have many accomplishments from the past year to celebrate, from the We are grateful to our community of donors who make all this groundbreaking photography retrospective of Laura Aguilar to the 25th possible. Thank you for celebrating Mexican art and culture and for anniversary of the Sor Juana Performing Arts Festival. There is much sharing your passion with others. to look forward to in the year to come.
Thank you for your support. Thank you for participating in our exhibitions, performing arts events, community festivals, and educational programs. We are excited to have you join us in celebrating Mexican art and culture, forever sin fronteras!
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4 VISUAL ARTS Through six temporary exhibitions and the anchor exhibition, Nuestras Historias: Stories of Mexican Identity from the Permanent Collection, NMMA showcased Mexican art 2 from both sides of the border. 5 1 Laura Aguilar: face-to-face with a world Show and Tell (3/22- alive with allegories and 8/18/19), a comprehensive symbols. retrospective of 5 photographer Laura Through Open Access: Aguilar, showcased candid Behind-the-Scenes of the portrayals of herself, her Permanent Collection friends and family, and (2/22-7/28/19), we gave THE YEAR IN PERSPECTIVE her Chicana / Latina and visitors a peek at what LGBTQ communities. happens behind the “staff only” signs. July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019 2 Dia de Muertos · A 6 155 6 Spiritual Legacy (9/20- The result of a Chicago- ARTISTS 12/8/19), NMMA’s 33rd Day Cuba artist exchange of the Dead exhibition, displayed at the SMART featured numerous Museum of Art, Cross installations including a Currents / Intercambio display from Mexico’s Black Cultural (7/11-8/18/19) 473 Towns in the Costa Chica. explored issues of Latino WORKS OF ART identity and place. 3 İ No se olvida! 7 3 Remembering the Nuestras Historias: Tlatelolco Massacre Stories of Mexican (9/21/18-1/20/19), Identity from the memorialized the tragic Permanent Collection 7 massacre that occurred in (ongoing) tells the stories Tlatelolco’s Plaza de Tres of Mexicans from both Culturas on October 2, 1968. sides of the border, from Pre-Columbian times to the 4 In Abyss: Rocío present. Caballero (2/15-10/13/19), contemporary artist Rocío Caballero brought us
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PERMANENT COLLECTION The National Museum of Mexican Art’s 11,000-piece permanent collection, stewarded in alignment with American Alliance of Museums standards, contains paintings, folk art, ancient Mesoamerican artworks, prints, and sculptures.
1 Sam Coronado, Pan Dulce, 1986, serigraph, 6/56, 400+ National Museum of Mexican Art Permanent Collection, 2018.190, Gift from the Gil Cárdenas Collection of Latino UNIQUE WORKS Art, image credit: NMMA staff ADDED TO THE PERMANENT 2 Warren J. Vinton, Diego and Frida on the Terrace, COLLECTION IN 1930, gelatin silver print, ed. 9/10, National Museum of Mexican Art Permanent Collection, 2018.242, Gift of FY2019 Jennifer and Isaac Goldman, image credit: NMMA staff 3 İ 3 Timed to coincide with the Open Access exhibition (2/22/2018), the Permanent Collection department launched an online database of NMMA’s photograph collection at http://nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/ the-collection
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EDUCATION As an organization founded by teachers, education is in our DNA. Arts education 39,625 programming supports teachers, students INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED and families and is a crucial component of THROUGH ON-SITE AND the Museum’s mission. OFF-SITE ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
1 47 teachers received 3 32,401 students 4 professional development participated in guided support to better tours, developing critical incorporate Mexican art thinking skills and into the curriculum and knowledge of Mexican art enhance learning & culture
2 492 toddlers & 4 887 youth engaged in caregivers attended Listo in-school and after-school para el museo toddler enrichment programs tours, learning skills 3 crucial to early childhood development
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2 YOLLOCALLI ARTS REACH
Yollocalli Arts Reach is NMMA’s teen initiative, and is the only youth program in the country to have won two National Arts & Humanities Youth Program awards.
1 Yollocalli’s free events for youth, Chill Set and the Anti-Valentine’s Day Party, are two of the key initiatives of the Yollocalli Youth Council. Over 1,200 youth gather in a safe environment where they are able to be themselves. 400+YOUTH FROM 2 Summer Public Art Internships give youth the opportunity to work with a professional artist to design LITTLE VILLAGE & PILSEN and create a public mural. FOUND A SAFE HAVEN IN
İ 3 Difusión Media equips youth with professional YOLLO’S AFTER-SCHOOL training in journalism and broadcast media and prepares AND SUMMER PROGRAMMING them to be leaders in the next generation of racially diverse media makers. 3
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NMMA FY19 ANNUAL REPORT x 11 PERFORMING ARTS In 2019, the Museum celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Sor Juana Performing Arts 37 PERFORMING ARTS, Festival, which featured Mexican performing LITERARY & FILM EVENTS artists from both sides of the border. NMMA IN FY2019 has served as an incubator for many performing arts organizations over the years, providing capacity building assistance to the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance, Aguijon Theater, Mexican Folkloric Dance Company, Sones de Mexico and many others. Image credit: NMMA staff. Astrid Hadad’s I Am Made in America Image credit: Kevin Penczak photography. The Sor Juana Festival welcomed Maria Hinojosa and Sandra Cisneros for a live recording of WBEZ’s Podcast Passport in partnership with WBEZ, Vocalo and Latino USA. Image credit: NMMA staff. Performances by CASA’s Latin Jazz Ensemble and Los Alebrijes Folkloric Dance
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2 COMMUNITY FESTIVALS
The National Museum of Mexican Art reaches tens of thousands of individuals through our free community festivals highlighting Mexican art and cultural traditions.
1 4th Annual Day of the İ 3 Mexico’s finest folk Dead Xicágo Festival artists showcase their 10,000 people attended work and give live this community event demonstrations at the Folk 16,000+ PEOPLE on October 28, 2018 Art Festival, held annually celebrating the spiritual in October. PARTICIPATED IN NMMA tradition of Dia de COMMUNITY EVENTS IN FY2019 Muertos with community ofrendas, face painting, live 2 performances, and pan de muerto.
2 The 23rd Annual Día del Niño Family Health & Wellness Festival supported families with health screenings, physical activities, health education, art activities and live performances. Over 2,000 3 individuals turned out on May 18, 2019 to celebrate this tradition.
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BUILDING EQUITY For over 30 years, NMMA has been a NMMA LEADERSHIP national leader in anti-racism arts initiatives, EMBODIES OUR FOCUS strengthening artistic and cultural diversity in Chicago by advocating for the work ON RACIAL EQUITY. of Mexican artists, and the work of other Board of Trustees Demographic Profile culturally-specific organizations. By providing 67%...... Mexican mentorship and assistance to people and 13%...... non-Mexican Latino organizations and co-founding initiatives 18%...... White like Enrich Chicago and the Chicago Latino 2%...... African American Theater Alliance, NMMA has played a key 33%...... Female role in creating greater racial equity in 67%...... Male Chicago’s cultural landscape. NMMA Senior Staff 89%...... Mexican 11%...... White 56%...... Female 44%...... Male
“My exposure to and work within NMMA helped boost my confidence as a Mexican in the US and as an American - confidence in who I am and my understanding of community, engagement, partnership, diversity, & inclusion.” - former Museum educator In 2019, The Field Foundation recognized NMMA President Carlos Tortolero as one of 14 inaugural Leaders for a New Chicago, acknowledging his contributions to the city.
NMMA FY19 ANNUAL REPORT x 17 BUILDING FUTURE ARTS ADMINISTRATION LEADERSHIP The Phillip & Edith Leonian Foundation Arts administration is a field historically provided funding for a Leonian Fellowship in NMMA’s Permanent Collection Department. Fellow Ximena lacking in diversity. According to a 2018 Mora assisted in developing an online database of report produced by the Mellon Foundation, NMMA’s photographs and curating the Open Access: Behind-the-Scenes of the Permanent Collection only 3% of leadership positions in museums exhibition. are held by Latinos, yet they represent almost 17% of the U.S. population. The National Museum of Mexican Art is fighting this trend by training the next generation of arts administrators.
Home Grown Through the inaugural Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative funded by the Walton Family Foundation and the Ford Foundation, NMMA spearheaded the Home Grown program. Home Grown provides two curatorial fellowships per year to emerging museum professionals of color, and helps build a diverse pipeline to arts administration by exposing high school students to practitioners. Fellow Sarita Hernandez spent one year working in the Visual Arts department and curated the 40 años a la esperanza exhibition.
NMMA FY19 ANNUAL REPORT x 19 OUR MISSION BOARD OF TRUSTEES Stimulate knowledge and appreciation of Mexican art and culture from both sides of the border through a significant permanent collection of Mexican art, rich visual and performing arts programs, high quality arts education programs and resources and professional development of Mexican artists. Carlos R. Cardenas, Chair Martin R. Castro Juan Gabriel Moreno The Museum welcomes all people and strives to foster a world where all Sally Nieto, Vice Chair Ramon Cepeda Miguel Noyola are included. Joseph Luna, Treasurer Marta Cerda, J.D. David R. Olivencia Jose Luis Prado, Secretary Gery Chico Diana Palomar Douglas A. Doetsch, Member at Large Edith Diaz Fernando Pástor STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY Rita L. Knox, Member at Large Jessical Estrella Vonita Reescer Greg Firestone Tony Robledo The National Museum of Mexican Art has worked tirelessly for 30 years to Philip Fuentes Eve Rodriguez Montoya affirm the deep artistic and cultural contributions of Mexicans on both sides Rudy Gonzalez Dr. Robert Rodriguez of the border. Now, more than ever, our museum stands in solidarity with all Nicholas Guzman Dr. Houri H. Shafaie, communities targeted by hateful rhetoric and racist attacks. Stuart Handler D.D.S. Anthony Hodes Yolanda (Dusty) Stemer We open our doors every day to welcome every single visitor, and Douglas Levy Sergio Suarez encourage our diverse public – teachers, artists, students and families – Elizabeth Lopez Roberto Valencia to engage with art in ways large and small. We reaffirm our commitment Rogelio Lopez Alma Velasquez to community work and our belief in the museum as a safe space for all. Image credit: Fidel Marquez, Jr. Carlos Tortolero, Art has the wonderful capacity to bring us together, to create hope, and Gala de Arte 2019, left to right: Joseph Luna (Board Treasurer), Sergio Suarez (Trustee), Carol McKinnon President to fortify us for the hard work of resisting hatred. We value the Mexican Governor Jay Pritzker, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Manuel J. Medina experience and expect that while you are here as a visitor you are mindful Eve Rodriguez Montoya (Gala Chair), Carlos and respectful of our artwork, our guests, and our staff. We appreciate your Tortolero (NMMA President), and Carlos R. visit, and we hope that it inspires learning, exploring, and meaningfully Cardenas (Board Chair). engaging with our community and our culture.
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Carlos Tortolero, COLLABORATIONS President Education Operations Visual Arts Administration Antonio Pazaran, Alex Alvarado, Cesareo Moreno, Rachel Sturgeon, Director of Education Director of Operations Director of Visual Arts Director of Special Kaelyn Andrade, Cindy Antunez, & Chief Curator Events Tour Guide Facilities Associate Raquel Aguiñaga- Aguijón Theater Goodman Theater Chicago Poetry Foundation Yoselyn Leon, Marilyn Lara Corral, Luis Gamez, Martinez, Chicago Latino Theater Alliance Gozamos Mexican Folkloric Dance Receptionist Arts Educator Facilities Associate Associate Director & Chicago Park District Jane Adams Hull House Company Maria Salinas, Miguel Chavez, Antonio Ortiz, Registrar Chicago Public Library Harris Theater Smart Museum of Art Receptionist Community Programs Facilities Coordinator Gustavo Herrera, Chicago Public Schools Instituto Gráfico de Chicago Sones de México Jazmin Tapia, Coordinator Exhibition Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s International Latino Cultural Self-Help Graphics Receptionist Marimar Gutierrez, Permanent Coordinator & Civic Orchestra Center Summit School District Tour Guide Collections Preparator City Bureau La BROCHA Teatro Vista Business Mario Hernandez, Rebecca Meyers, Esther Ramirez, Contemporary Jewish Museum Latinos Progresando UIC Eimy G. Rosales, Gallery Education Permanent Collection Homegrown (San Francisco) Little Village Community Portal UrbanTheater Company Business Director Coordinator Curator Curatorial Fellow Contratiempo Lumpen Radio Water People Theater Imelda Rodriguez, Gabriela Rodriguez, Dolores Mercado, Cuerdas Clásicas Make-Believe Association WBEZ Business Coordinator Education Office Associate Curator Yollocalli Arts Reach Department of Cultural Affairs Mariachi Heritage Foundation Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Coordinator Pamela Morales Fuen- Vanessa Sanchez, and Special Events, México de Corazón Pacific American Experience Development Gilberto Sandoval, tes, Leonian Perma- Director City of Chicago Ministry of Foreign Affairs, (Seattle) Barbara Engelskirchen, Tour Guide nent Collection Fellow Hananne Hanafi, DePaul University Mexico World Music Festival Chief Development Programs Coordinator El BeiSMan Old Town School of Folk Music Zumix Radio (Boston) Officer Tienda Tzintzuntza Whitney Ross, Enlace Chicago Poetry Foundation Lisa Polderman, Gift Shop Youth Advisor Enrich Chicago Puerto Rican Arts Alliance Senior Development Jazmin Sandovol, Manager Retail Manager Thelma Uranga, Raquel Juarez, Communications & Retail Associate 826 Development Manager Dora Becerra, Retail Associate CHI
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Medina Ramos Global Education Wintrust Financial Corporation Betty Iventosch Babb Group Wynndalco Enterprises Arthur Jimenez THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF Juan Gabriel Moreno Youth Guidance Jose Jimenez MTM Hispanic Mary Ann Karris MEXICAN ART IS GRATEFUL TO Clare Muñana $500 - $4,999 Atif Khawaja Nicor Gas Alejandra Alvarez Kivvit Nordstrom, Inc. Nick Anson Douglas Kurtenbach OUR GENEROUS DONORS Northern Trust Company Dan Arce Kenneth Lehman Miguel Noyola James Botana Luis Leon Nuestro Futuro Little Village Chamber of Commerce $100,000 + Sally & Lou Nieto Douglas A. Doetsch Willard Bunn III David R. Olivencia George Burciaga Daniel M. Maye Chicago Park District Phillip and Edith Leonian Dwayne Wade Foundation Diana Palomar Virginia Burd Courtney Mayster Ford Foundation & Walton Family Foundation Evans Food Group Ltd. Peoples Energy Sophia Cabido Juan Morado Jr. Foundation Prince Charitable Trusts Facebook PNC Foundation Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC Raymond Mota Illinois State Board of Education Dr. Robert Rodriguez Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Jose Luis Prado George A. Cardenas Juan Ochoa Institute of Museum and Library Terra Foundation for American Art Philip Fuentes Pritzker Traubert Foundation Patricia Carlos Dominguez & Fernando Pástor Services The Chicago Community Trust Gift of Hope Reed Smith Lenny Dominguez PEN America The Joyce Foundation The Field Foundation of Illinois, Inc. Rudy Gonzalez Alma L. Velasquez Google Tony Robledo Rebecca Carroll Anne L. Pilert Eve Rodriguez Montoya David Cerda Plante Moran $50,000 - $99,999 Goya Foods Ryder Charitable Foundation Chicago Bears Football Club Res Publica Group Illinois Arts Council Agency $5,000 - $19,999 Nicolas Guzman Houri Shafaie DDS Chicago Latino Theater Alliance Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur AARP Stuart Handler SOLIC Capital Advisors, LLC Chicago Youth Voices Network Peter Romero Foundation ABC 7 Chicago Illinois Tool Works Foundation Southwest Airlines Co. Sandra Cisneros Miguel A. Ruiz Robert M. McCormick Foundation Accenture Jenner & Block LLC Yolanda (Dusty) & Alex Stemer Committee to Elect Maria Pappas Saint Anthony Hospital National Endowment for the Arts Advanced Care Medical JGMA Sergio & Mary Suarez Dillon M. Dalton Jose R. Sanchez Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Specialists, PC JP Morgan Chase The Irving Harris Foundation DePaul University Mark T. Schneid Polk Bros. Foundation Allstate Insurance Company Kirkland & Ellis LLP The Oppenheimer Family Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher AutoZone Rita & Jim Knox Luisa Echevarria Foundation Michael Eifel & Flom LLP $20,000 - $49,999 Azteca Foods, Inc. Doug Levy Tito's Vodka / Fifth Generation, Inc. El Valor Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Alivio Medical Center Baker McKenzie Elizabeth Lopez Truck King Hauling Contractors, Inc. Enlace Chicago Phill Smolinski Alphawood Foundation Bechily Hodes Family Foundation Rogelio Lopez Uber Karena Fiorenza TCF Foundation Aroha Philanthropies Edward R. Casas Joseph A. Luna University of Illinois Cancer Center Manny Flores Carlos & Maria Tortolero Bank of America Charitable Martin R. Castro Fidel Marquez Jr. University of Illinois Chicago Trina Fresco University of Illinois Hospital Foundation, Inc. Marta Cerda MAT Construction University of Minnesota Juan Gaytan Jr. & Health Services BMO Harris Bank Chicago Learning Exchange (CLX) Mazza Foundation Univision Deborah Good University of Notre Dame Carlos R. Cardenas Chicago White Sox McDonald's Hispanic Owner US Bank HBK Engineering LLC Mae Whiteside CIBC Bank USA Gery Chico Operators Association V&V Supremo Foods, Inc. Hektoen Institute for Medical Wintrust Bank Pilsen ComEd Choose Chicago Carol & John McKinnon Arthur & Joanne Velasquez Research Department of Cultural Affairs and Coca-Cola McMaster-Carr Supply Company Walgreens Company Steve Herseth Special Events- City of Chicago Conagra Brands Foundation Maria G. Medina Wallin Gomez Architects, Ltd. Lawrence Howard Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Edith Diaz Manuel J. Medina
NMMA FY19 ANNUAL REPORT x 25 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES ACTUAL June 30, 2019 YEAR TO DATE 6/30/2019
Assets Operating Revenue Cash and cash equivalents $474,954 Grant Revenue $1,792,706 Investments $370,389 Program Revenue $227,060 Receivables - Net: Donations $106,660 Pledges $131,679 Member Fees $15,440 Grants $805,101 Gift Shop Sales $656,881 Inventories $161,716 Revenue - Other $105,208 Prepaid expenses & deposits $51,369 Special Event Revenue $570,439 Property and equipment - Net $4,585,684 Chicago Park District Revenue $1,459,994 Total Assets $6,579,801 In-Kind Contributions $49,200 Write-off & Return of Grants $(634) Liabilities & Net Assets Total Operating Revenue $4,982,954 Liabilities Accounts payable $261,761 Expenditures Deferred revenue $410,432 Exhibit and Programming Expense $1,189,775 Accrued expenses $156,015 Total Payroll and Related Expense $2,350,869 Long-term debt $575,000 Occupancy $220,651 Total liabilities $1,403,208 Art Acquisition Expense $3,395 General and Administrative Expense $544,097 Net Assets Interest Expense $53,503 Without donor restricitions $3,805,233 Depreciation $422,452 With donor restrictions $1,371,360 Gift Store COGS $317,639 Total net assets $5,176,593 Fundraising Events Expense $203,970 Total liabilities and net assets $6,579,801 Total Grants to Other Organizations $28,601 Total Expenditures $5,334,952
Change in Net Assets (GAAP) $(351,998) Change in Net Assets excl. depreciation $70,454
Non-recurring Campaign Consultant Expense in G&A $40,000 Cover Image: Jesús Helguera (1910-1971) La leyenda de los volcanes The Legend of the Volcanos 1940 oil on canvas 75 x 97 inches unframed 82” H x 103 3/8” W x 2 ¼” D framed Courtesy of Garrison and Rosslyn Valentine