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US nonprofit · EIN 841366092 · Denver, COiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 841366092) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

MCA Denver

Donations deductible
Revenue
$4.7m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$5.8m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$23.4m
$4.5m liabilities
Net assets
$18.9m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
22
5.3 years on average
Staff
89
22 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Steven Cohen
Left since last filing
4
18% of the board
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MCA Denver's network

22 people19 organisationsi22 people and 19 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (22). Violet dotted lines (20) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

22 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 20 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Steven Cohen ChairBoard Chair2019
7 yrs
Amanda Fox Shifrin (also filed as Amanda Fox Shifrin)Trustee2021
5 yrs
Amy Minnick (also filed as Amy Minnick)Trustee2020
6 yrs
Bret HirshTrustee2021
5 yrs
Buck BlessingTrustee Thru2021
5 yrs
Emily BallardTrustee2021
5 yrs
Hannah MannTrustee2025
1 yr
Hollie Velasquez HorvathTrustee2025
1 yr
Katherine GoldCo-Vice Chai2021
5 yrs
Katina BanksTrustee2020
6 yrs
Leslie HerodTrustee2021
5 yrs
Maia Ruth LeeTrustee2023
3 yrs
Michael BarkinTrustee2020
6 yrs
Michael GadlinTrustee2018
8 yrs
Nelson HioeTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Nina Henderson MooreTrustee2024
2 yrs
Sara HirschTrustee2025
1 yr
Suchit MajmudarCompany secretary2019
7 yrs
Scott C Wylie (also filed as Scott Wylie)Trustee2018
8 yrs
Thomas WhittenTrustee Thru2018
8 yrs
Tomago CollinsTrustee2021
5 yrs
Zack NeumeyerCo-Vice Chai2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 22 →

Officers and senior leadership

10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Adam LernerExecutive Dir (To 6/2019)since 2018
Betsy LeonhardtCOO2025
Courtney LawDirector of Communicationssince 2021
Michael McNeillDirector of Developmentsince 2018
Miranda LashSr Curatorsince 2024
Nora AbramsExecutive Director starting 8/2019since 2019
Sarah Kate BaieDir Programmsince 2023
Sarah MerrillDeputy Director starting 3/2019since 2020
Vanessa CordovaEvents Coord2025
Virginia BishopDirector of Development2021

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Nora AbramsExecutive Di40$250k$5k
Sarah MerrillDeputy Dir 940$160k$3k
Sarah Kate BaieDeputy Dir P40$134k$3k
Vanessa CordovaEvents Coord40$114k$488
Miranda LashChief Curato40$106k$2k
Betsy LeonhardtCOO40$10k
Michael GadlinTrustee1$4k
Steven CohenBoard Chair2$0
Katherine GoldCo-Vice Chai1$0
Zack NeumeyerCo-Vice Chai1$0
Nelson HioeTreasurer2$0
Suchit MajmudarSecretary2$0
Amanda Fox ShifrinTrustee1$0
Amy MinnickTrustee1$0
Bret HirshTrustee1$0
Emily BallardTrustee1$0
Hannah MannTrustee1$0
Hollie Velasquez HorvathTrustee1$0
Katina BanksTrustee1$0
Leslie HerodTrustee1$0
Maia Ruth LeeTrustee1$0
Michael BarkinTrustee1$0
Nina Henderson MooreTrustee1$0
Tomago CollinsTrustee1$0
Sara HirschTrustee1$0
Scott WylieTrustee1$0
Buck BlessingTrustee Thru1$0
Thomas WhittenTrustee Thru1$0

Colorado roster

23 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253035826). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Steven CohenChairman
Zack NeumeyerVice Chair
Amanda Fox ShifrinTrustee
Michael GadlinTrustee
Suchit MajmudarSecretary
Michael BarkinTrustee
Amy MinnickTrustee
Nora AbramsExec Director
Sara HirschTrustee
Tomago CollinsTrustee
Bret HirshTrustee
Nora Abrams
Maia Ruth LeeTrustee
Buck BlessingTrustee
Nelson HioeTreasurer
Nina Henderson MooreTrustee
Katina BanksTrustee
Tom WhittenTrustee
Steven CohenBoard Chairman
Scott WylieTrustee
Emily BallardTrustee
Katherine GoldVice Chair
Leslie HerodTrustee

About

Legal name
McA Denver
EIN
841366092
Address
1485 Delgany St, Denver, CO, 80202-1100
State
Colorado
Mission
The museum of contemporary art denver is an innovative forum for contemporary art that inspires and challenges all audiences, creating understanding and dialogue about art of our time. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A51 Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1996
Principal officer
Betsy Leonhardt (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 1997
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsMichael Gadlin
≥8years on the filingsScott C Wylie
≥8years on the filingsThomas Whitten
≥7years on the filingsSteven Cohen

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$23.4m
Total liabilities
$4.5m
Net assets or fund balances
$18.9m
Contributions and grants received
$3.5m
Program service revenue
$725k
Grants and similar paid out
$20k
Employees
89
Volunteers
22

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$4.7m$5.8mDeficit $1.1m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.