Royal Ontario Museum
Revenue
$74.5m
year to 31 March 2025
Expenses
$71m
year to 31 March 2025
Total assets
$145.3m
$179.7m liabilities
Net assets
Minus $34.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
22
1.6 years on average
Staff
0
822 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
48
named in Part VII
Royal Ontario Museum's network
22 people1 organisationi22 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (22). Violet dotted lines (2) 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 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Chant Chair | Chair | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Alan Smith | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Andrew Macleod | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Anna Kennedy | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Brian Astl | Vice Chair | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Doug Gibson | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Gervan Fearon | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Hanoz Kapadia | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Joshua Basseches | Director and Chief Executive Officer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jaclyn Seidman | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| James Cowan | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jennifer Bell | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Karen Tam | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Louise Moore | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mathew Gibson | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Meric Gertler | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Michael Coates | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mitch Gascoyne | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Rita Shelton Deverell | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Robert D Cooper | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Stacey Jack | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Virginia Van Vliet | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
Officers and senior leadership
48 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ascanio Odorico | Vice President Security and Risk Managemen | since 2023 |
| Alexandra Palmer | Senior Curator Nora E Vaughan Fashion Costume Curatorship | since 2022 |
| Alexis Easton | Vice President Public Affairs Vice-présidente Affaires publiques | since 2022 |
| Anila Swarupa | Senior Vice President Exhibition and Gallery Development | since 2022 |
| Brian McCrady | Chief Facilities Officer | since 2021 |
| Chen Shen | ice President Art and Culture | since 2021 |
| Christopher Darling | Senior Curator Entomology | since 2021 |
| Catherine Sotto | Vice President Finance | 2022 |
| Christopher Kennedy | Assistant Vice President Event Sales | 2023 |
| Constance Macdonald | Vice President Programs Events and Commercial Services | since 2022 |
| Dan Sibley | Chief Human Resources Officer | 2021 |
| Daniel Wright | Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer | since 2021 |
| David Evans | Vice President Natural History | since 2021 |
| Deepali Deewan | Dan Mishra Curator and Head Art and Culture | 2025 |
| Deepali Dewan | Dan Mishra Curator of South Asian Art and Culture | since 2021 |
| Douglas Currie | Senior Curator Entomology | since 2021 |
| Doug Mackenzie | Assistant Vice President Information Technology Services | since 2022 |
| Jennifer Wild | Deputy Director Engagement | since 2021 |
| Joe Aschaiek | Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer | 2025 |
| Jean-Bernard Caron | Richard M Ivey Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology | since 2022 |
| Jean-Marc Moncalvo | Senior Curator Mycology and Interim Deputy Head | 2022 |
| Justin Jennings | Senior Curator New World Archaelogy | since 2022 |
| Krzysztof Grzymski | Senior Curator Egypt and Nubia | 2021 |
| Kathryn Brownlie | Vice President Brand Marketing and Research | since 2022 |
| Kathryn Medeiros | Payroll Manager | 2024 |
| Kelly Harper | Assistant Vice President Visitor Experience | since 2022 |
| Kim Tait | Senior Curator Teck Chair of Mineralogy | since 2022 |
| Krzystof Grzymski | Senior Curator Egypt and Nubia | 2022 |
| Loredana Drusian | Vice President Major Project Management | since 2022 |
| Lori Davison | Chief Marketing and Communications Officer | since 2022 |
| Lynda Hartigan | Deputy Director Collections and Research and Chief Innovation Officer | 2022 |
| Mark Engstrom | Senior Curator Mammology | 2021 |
| Manuelita Cherizard | Chief Human Resources Officer | since 2022 |
| Maria Piacente | Senior Vice President Exhibition and Gallery Planning | since 2022 |
| Patricia Reynolds | Vice President Finance | since 2024 |
| Robert Murphy | Senior Curator Herpetology | 2022 |
| Ronald Speare | Assistant Vice President Maintenance and Capital Development | 2023 |
| Sandra Bourne | Chief Marketing and Communications Officer | 2021 |
| Shyam Oberoi | Chief Digital Officer | since 2021 |
| Susan Fruchter | Deputy Director Museum Operations | since 2021 |
| Sally Tindal | Vice President Communications and Publishing | since 2022 |
| Sarah Fee | Senior Curator Textiles and Costume | since 2022 |
| Sascha Priewe | Associate Vice President Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships | 2022 |
| Silvia Forni | Senior Curator Global Africa and Deputy Head Art and Culture | since 2022 |
| Tamara Onyshuk | Head Exhibition Planning | 2023 |
| Valerie Huaco | Deputy Director Collections and Research and Chief Innovation Officer | since 2023 |
| Wen-Chien Cheng | Senior Curator Louise Hawley Stone Chair | since 2022 |
| William Rogers | Vice President Learning and Programs | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 March 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Basseches | Director and Chief Executive Officer | 35 | $385k | ||
| Valerie Huaco | Deputy Director Collections and Research and Chief Innovation Officer | 35 | $232k | ||
| Jennifer Wild | Deputy Director Engagement | 35 | $224k | ||
| Shyam Oberoi | Chief Digital Officer | 35 | $180k | ||
| Susan Fruchter | Deputy Director Museum Operations | 35 | $180k | ||
| Manuelita Cherizard | Chief Human Resources Officer | 35 | $162k | ||
| Brian McCrady | Chief Facilities Officer | 35 | $162k | ||
| Chen Shen | Co-Chief Curator Art and Culture | 35 | $162k | ||
| Sally Tindal | Vice President Communications and Publishing | 35 | $161k | ||
| Joe Aschaiek | Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer | 35 | $160k | ||
| David Evans | Co-Chief Curator Natural History | 35 | $155k | ||
| Alexis Easton | Vice President Public Affairs Vice-presidente Affaires publiques | 35 | $143k | ||
| Deepali Deewan | Dan Mishra Curator and Head Art and Culture | 35 | $139k | ||
| Deepali Dewan | Dan Mishra Curator of South Asian Art and Culture | 35 | $134k | ||
| Patricia Reynolds | Vice President Finance | 35 | $132k | ||
| Kim Tait | Senior Curator Teck Chair of Mineralogy | 35 | $127k | ||
| Anila Swarupa | Senior Vice President Exhibition and Gallery Development | 35 | $126k | ||
| Maria Piacente | Senior Vice President Exhibition and Gallery Planning | 35 | $126k | ||
| Constance MacDonald | Vice President Programs Events and Commercial Services | 35 | $113k | ||
| Loredana Drusian | Vice President Major Project Management | 35 | $111k | ||
| Kathryn Brownlie | Vice President Brand Marketing and Research | 35 | $106k | ||
| Kelly Harper | Assistant Vice President Visitor Experience | 35 | $106k | ||
| Douglas Currie | Senior Curator Entomology | 35 | $105k | ||
| Jean-Bernard Caron | Richard M Ivey Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology | 35 | $105k | ||
| Justin Jennings | Senior Curator New World Archaelogy | 35 | $105k | ||
| Wen-Chien Cheng | Senior Curator Louise Hawley Stone Chair | 35 | $105k | ||
| Sarah Fee | Senior Curator Textiles and Costume | 35 | $105k | ||
| Ascanio Odorico | Vice President Security and Risk Managemen | 35 | $100k | ||
| Brian Astl | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Bell | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Robert Chant | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Michael Coates | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Robert D Cooper | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| James Cowan | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Rita Shelton Deverell | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Gervan Fearon | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mitch Gascoyne | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Meric Gertler | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Doug Gibson | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mathew Gibson | Trustee | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Royal Ontario Museum
- EIN
- 980033472
- Address
- Toronto Ontario M5s2c6, Canada, 00000
- Mission
- The ROM showcases art culture and nature from around the world and across the ages. As the countrys preeminent field research institute and an international leader in new and original findings the ROM plays a vital role in advancing our understanding of the artistic cultural and natural world. Among the top 10 cultural institutions in North America Canadas largest and most comprehensive... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A50Z 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
- 1968
- Principal officer
- Michelle Soans (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 1978
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- FORGN
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥5years on the filingsJoshua Basseches
≥1years on the filingsRobert Chant
≥1years on the filingsAlan Smith
≥1years on the filingsAndrew Macleod
Latest return
year to 31 March 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 March 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $145.3m
- Total liabilities
- $179.7m
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $34.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $51.6m
- Program service revenue
- $22.7m
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 822
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $66.6m | $69.3m | Deficit $2.7m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.