Whitney Museum of American Art CEO salary and executive pay
The highest-paid person on Whitney Museum of American Art's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 was Scott Rothkopf, at $999,235. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the highest-paid person was Adam D Weinberg, paid $2,911,797. Total revenue on that return was $191,356,000, up 63.9% from $116,740,000 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Whitney Museum of American Art ranks 11th of 11 arts and culture nonprofits on this site by top pay. Whitney Museum of American Art has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 13-1789318, New York, NY.
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$999,235
No one on this filing has a chief executive title, so this shows the highest-paid person.
- Total revenue
- $191,356,000
- Top pay vs. peers
- Higher than 58%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202631279349303078.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 87th of 208 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.52% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 3 people were paid more than $500,000, none of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Scott RothkopfALICE PRATT BROWN DIRECTOR | $999,235 |
| Amy RothCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $508,376 |
| Idehen AruedeDEPUTY DIRECTOR | $504,275 |
| Marilou AquinoCHIEF PHILANTHROPIC OFF. (THRU 12/24) | $389,875 |
| Angela RubinCHIEF COM & CONTENT OFF. (THRU 12/24) | $355,744 |
Also paid on the latest return: Nicholas S Holmes (GENERAL COUNSEL/ASSISTANT SECRETARY), $342,734; Kimberly Conaty As Of 0424 (NANCY &STEVE CROWN FAM CHIEF CURATOR), $325,047; Adrienne Edwards (CURATOR & DIR OF CURATORIAL AFFAIRS), $310,149; Andrew Cone (CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER (THRU 11/25)), $289,022; Maria Nelisen (CHIEF HR OFFICER (THRU 12/24)), $274,410; Maura Heffner (CHIEF EXHIBITIONS & COLLECTIONS OFF), $245,580; Jaqueline Woo (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFF. ( AS OF 08/24)), $135,181; Karaugh Brown (CHIEF ADV. OFF. (AS OF 08/24)), $118,570.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Fern Kaye Tessler (BOARD PRESIDENT), Richard M Demartini (CHAIRMAN), Robert J Hurst (CO-CHAIR OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE), Miyoung Lee (VICE PRESIDENT), Nancy Poses (VICE CHAIRMAN), Paul C Schorr IV (TREASURER/TRUSTEE), Anne-Cecilie Engell Speyer (CO-CHAIR OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE), Gaurav K Kapadia (VICE CHAIRMAN), Julie Ostrover (VICE PRESIDENT), Scott Resnick (TRUSTEE (THRU 03/25)), Robert Rosenkranz (VICE PRESIDENT), Bennett Goodman (TRUSTEE), Laurie M Tisch (SECRETARY/TRUSTEE), Judy Hart Angelo (TRUSTEE), Paul Arnhold (TRUSTEE), Jill Bikoff (TRUSTEE), Leslie Bluhm (TRUSTEE), Neil G Bluhm (TRUSTEE), David Cancel (TRUSTEE), David Carey (TRUSTEE), Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo (TRUSTEE), Nancy Carrington Crown (TRUSTEE), Pamella G Devos (TRUSTEE), Beth Rudin Dewoody (TRUSTEE), Fairfax N Dorn (TRUSTEE), and 22 more.
Top pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return, or the highest-paid person where no one has a chief executive title.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Scott RothkopfALICE PRATT BROWN DIRECTOR (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $999,235 | $191,356,000 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Adam D WeinbergALICE PRATT BROWN DIR.(THRU 10/2023) (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $2,911,797 | $116,740,000 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Adam D WeinbergALICE PRATT BROWN DIRECTOR (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $1,092,468 | $100,886,000 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Adam D WeinbergALICE PRATT BROWN DIRECTOR (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $1,049,677 | $110,055,900 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending June 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202631279349303078.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Scott RothkopfALICE PRATT BROWN DIRECTOR | $967,691 | $31,544 | $967,691 | $0 | $0 | $21,350 | $10,194 | $999,235 |
| Amy RothCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $460,170 | $48,206 | $460,170 | $0 | $0 | $21,350 | $26,856 | $508,376 |
| Idehen AruedeDEPUTY DIRECTOR | $464,741 | $39,534 | $464,741 | $0 | $0 | $21,350 | $18,184 | $504,275 |
| Marilou AquinoCHIEF PHILANTHROPIC OFF. (THRU 12/24) | $342,662 | $47,213 | $327,662 | $15,000 | $0 | $21,350 | $25,863 | $389,875 |
| Angela RubinCHIEF COM & CONTENT OFF. (THRU 12/24) | $309,488 | $46,256 | $309,488 | $0 | $0 | $20,391 | $25,865 | $355,744 |
These figures come from Whitney Museum of American Art's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How Whitney Museum of American Art compares
Ranked 11th of 11 arts and culture nonprofits by top pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 10th, Smithsonian Institution, $1,038,055
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
- National Board of Medical Examiners$2,172,839 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Goodwill Industries of South Florida$614,397 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston$1,192,383 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Special Olympics$570,761 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Jewish National Fund-USA$981,628 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Common questions
The fiscal year ending June 2025 filing does not list anyone with a chief executive title. The highest-paid person, Scott Rothkopf (ALICE PRATT BROWN DIRECTOR), was paid $999,235: $967,691 from Whitney Museum of American Art and $31,544 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Scott Rothkopf (ALICE PRATT BROWN DIRECTOR), at $999,235.
The highest-paid person on Whitney Museum of American Art's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 was Scott Rothkopf, at $999,235. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the highest-paid person was Adam D Weinberg, paid $2,911,797. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the highest-paid person was Adam D Weinberg, paid $1,049,677. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,049,677 (Adam D Weinberg); June 2023, $1,092,468; June 2024, $2,911,797; June 2025, $999,235 (Scott Rothkopf).
Whitney Museum of American Art's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $96,002,000 and total revenue of $191,356,000 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $95,354,000. Expenses were $91,899,000 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 4.5%. The highest-paid person's pay of $999,235 equals 1.04% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Whitney Museum of American Art filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 7, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.