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Portland Museum of Art reported $14.6 million in revenue and $11.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $71.20 went to program services, $6.06 to management and general costs and $22.74 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 55.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $420,894 (Executive Director). 8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 7% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending January 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12MFor context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending January 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $15M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$54.78 $8.1M
- Government grants$0.34 $50,000
- Program service revenue$7.43 $1.1M
- Investment income$37.45 $5.5M
Other revenue was negative: −$178K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 71.2% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.1% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 22.7% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.33 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 55.8% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.3% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 7.5% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $420,894 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.56% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 95.3 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 35 of 35 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseEducational Programs: Create outstanding educational programs and collection-based activities to inspire and enrich the lives of diverse audiences and serve as a vital cultural center for the city and region (63,086 participants in 2024)
Exhibitions and Collections: Originate outstanding exhibitions from PMA's permanent collection and through borrowed works of art. Present traveling exhibitions that support and extend PMA's mission. Preserve, document, and interpret over 19,000 objects in the collection and five architectural landmarks (127,641 visitors in 2024)
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Director Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $348,127 | $0 | $72,767 | $420,894 |
| Sr. Deputy Director/COO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $255,631 | $0 | $17,760 | $273,391 |
| Chief Curator Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $199,747 | $0 | $30,678 | $230,425 |
| Chief Financial Officer Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $192,920 | $0 | $26,692 | $219,612 |
| Director of Philanthropy Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $102,505 | $0 | $33,584 | $136,089 |
| Director of HR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $113,997 | $0 | $17,665 | $131,662 |
| Past Creative Director/Dir. of PR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $115,170 | $0 | $1,880 | $117,050 |
| Director of Major Gifts Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $100,821 | $0 | $13,485 | $114,306 |
8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Portland Museum of Art (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $914K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b35 · 35 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5133
- Volunteers Part I, line 6104
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Lever Architecture PC Architecture & Design | $862,635 |
| MPX Printing | $271,848 |
| Bernstein Shur Legal Services | $256,695 |
| Urban Projects Collaborative LLC Owner's Representative | $159,791 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 6 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
51 private foundations reported grants to Portland Museum of Art totaling $3.2M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Portland Museum of Art's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Portland Museum of Art, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Portland Museum of Art spent in FY2025, $71.20 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Portland Museum of Art's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending January 31, 2025, Portland Museum of Art reported that 71.2% of its $11.8 million in expenses went to program services, 6.1% to management and general and 22.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Portland Museum of Art pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Portland Museum of Art reported for one person in the fiscal year ending January 31, 2025 was $420,894, for the role of Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Portland Museum of Art get its money?
Of $14.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending January 31, 2025, 55.8% came from contributions and grants (including 0.3% from government grants) and 7.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Portland Museum of Art a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 01-0378420 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2025, object 202523499349301322 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2024, object 202413489349300126 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2023, object 202311669349301756 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2022, object 202201589349300700 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2021, object 202142649349300539 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2020, object 202002729349301000 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 01-0378420: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.