Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$28m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$28.1m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$228.3m
$53.8m liabilities
Net assets
$174.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
19
6.3 years on average
Staff
249
166 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Richard Varner
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation's network
19 people14 organisationsi19 people and 14 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Violet dotted lines (17) 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
19 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 19 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Varner Chair | Chairman/Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bobby Rahal | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bruce Meyer | Vice-Chair/Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Charles Nearburg | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Chip Connor | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| David Sydorick | Vice-Chair/Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Sabrina Kay | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Duke of Richmond | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Franz Von Holzhausen | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Greg Penske | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Juan Gonzalez | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mark Mitchell | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| McKeel Hagerty | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Merle Mullin | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Phillip Sarofim | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Richard Roeder | Secretary/Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| VIN Di Bona | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| William H Ahmanson | Treasurer/Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Wolfgang Porsche | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
14 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alperen Guman | Chief Technology Officer | 2024 |
| Anna Song | Engagement & Ex. Office Director | since 2023 |
| Bryan Stevens | Exhibits Director | since 2019 |
| Dana Williamson | Collections Manager | 2022 |
| Eitan Ginsburg | Chief Financial Officer | since 2018 |
| John Yanez | Controller | since 2022 |
| Leslie Kendall | Chief Historian | since 2022 |
| Lincoln Ramirez | Collections Development Manager | 2022 |
| Luna Bondesan | Marketing Director | since 2023 |
| Michael Bodell | Deputy Director | since 2018 |
| Sandra Landicho | Chief Financial Officer (End 6/1/23) | since 2022 |
| Teresa Sequeira | Finance Director | 2024 |
| Terry Karges | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Tom Torii | Chief Financial Officer (As of 10/2023) | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Karges | Executive Director | 40 | $537k | $39k | |
| Michael Bodell | Chief Operating Officer | 40 | $395k | $23k | |
| Tom Torii | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $216k | $34k | |
| Bryan Stevens | Exhibits Director | 40 | $174k | $15k | |
| Luna Bondesan | Marketing Director | 40 | $174k | $6k | |
| Teresa Sequeira | Finance Director | 40 | $144k | $8k | |
| Anna Song | Chief of Staff/Interim Director Engagement | 40 | $140k | $36k | |
| Alperen Guman | Chief Technology Officer | 40 | $138k | $5k | |
| Richard Varner | Chairman/Director | 8 | $0 | ||
| Bruce Meyer | Vice-Chair/Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| David Sydorick | Vice-Chair/Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| William H Ahmanson | Treasurer/Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| Richard Roeder | Secretary/Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chip Connor | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Vin Di Bona | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Juan Gonzalez | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| McKeel Hagerty | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Sabrina Kay | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Merle Mullin | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Mitchell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Charles Nearburg | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Greg Penske | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bobby Rahal | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Phillip Sarofim | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Franz von Holzhausen | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Wolfgang Porsche | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Duke of Richmond | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation
- EIN
- 954739699
- Address
- 6060 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90036-3605
- State
- California
- Mission
- To explore and present the history of the automobile and its impact on global life and culture. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A500 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
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1999
- Principal officer
- Terry Karges (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2000
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsRichard Varner
≥8years on the filingsBobby Rahal
≥8years on the filingsBruce Meyer
≥8years on the filingsCharles Nearburg
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $228.3m
- Total liabilities
- $53.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $174.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $10.3m
- Program service revenue
- $10m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $7k
- Employees
- 249
- Volunteers
- 166
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $28m | $28.1m | Deficit $87k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.