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Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art reported $10.6 million in revenue and $19.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.12 went to program services, $8.41 to management and general costs and $7.47 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 49.8% of the total. Government grants made up 9.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $438,371 (PRESIDENT, CEO & EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 20% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $19MFor 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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$39.61 $4.2M
- Government grants$9.78 $1.0M
- Program service revenue$7.66 $816K
- Investment income$42.95 $4.6M
Other revenue was negative: −$93,743. 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) | 84.1% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.4% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 7.5% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.27 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 49.8% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 9.9% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 7.7% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $438,371 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.27% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 82.7 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 35 of 37 | 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 expenseCurating and curatorial research fy2025the museum's curators research, care for, and exhibit collections including paintings, sculptures, decorative arts (furniture, glass, ceramics, and metalwork), works on paper, costume and textiles, and moving image art, ranging in date from antiquity to contemporary and including works from most continents. The wadsworth also lends collection objects to exhibitions around the world. In FY25 we released 28 objects as part of our outgoing loans program.we lend to a host of institutions within the united states and a few in europe, a few are noted…
Education/visitor experience and servicesthe learning & engagement and visitor experience & services teams help create opportunities for connection, curiosity, and conversation that invite all audiences to participate in the life of the museum. We offer welcoming experiences for people of all ages and backgroundsfrom early learners to lifelong explorers. Gallery talks and tours, music, films, workshops, lectures, and social programs offer engaging, layered perspectives on special exhibitions and familiar favorites. Students from pre-k through grade 12 and beyond deepen their visual literacy…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT, CEO & EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE Director/trustee, officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $363,806 | $0 | $74,565 | $438,371 |
| MUSEUM DIRECTOR; EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE Director/trustee, officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $186,243 | $0 | $67,325 | $253,568 |
| OUTGOING DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $167,703 | $0 | $34,562 | $202,265 |
| DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATION Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $124,390 | $0 | $27,849 | $152,239 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $132,991 | $0 | $9,360 | $142,351 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $857K (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–1b37 · 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 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5133
- Volunteers Part I, line 6162
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES USA INC Security | $828,171 |
| ACCOUNTING RESOURCES INC Accounting & human resources | $306,145 |
| CONSIGLI CONSTRUCTION CO INC Construction | $254,782 |
| CONNECTICUT CONVENTION CENTER Event rental & catering | $175,885 |
| CT MICRONET LLC It support | $157,440 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 11 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
37 private foundations reported grants to Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art totaling $1.1M 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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Of every $100 Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art spent in FY2025, $84.12 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art reported that 84.1% of its $19.3 million in expenses went to program services, 8.4% to management and general and 7.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $438,371, for the role of PRESIDENT, CEO & EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art get its money?
Of $10.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 49.8% came from contributions and grants (including 9.9% from government grants) and 7.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 06-0653111 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 June 30, 2025, object 202620729349300402 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202530989349300003 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401099349300420 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301339349300605 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202133509349301113 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202013499349301451 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 06-0653111: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.