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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation reported $9.6 million in revenue and $3.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.44 went to program services, $8.68 to management and general costs and $5.88 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 85.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $650,000 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 1235% 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 $3.6MFor 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 $9.6MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.4% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.7% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.9% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.37 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 6.0% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 85.5% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $650,000 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 17.90% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 83.1 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 31 of 32 | 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FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseTo preserve and protect historical documents, records and artifacts related to the Roll & Roll music industry as well as successfully establish a Hall of Fame which has directly promoted Rock & Roll and its cultural aspecct by annaul inductions and industry achievement recognitions
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 Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $650,000 | $0 | $0 | $650,000 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $881K (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–1b32 · 31 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- 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 51
- Volunteers Part I, line 631
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| 403A LLC Marketing and development | $420,000 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation totaling $121K 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 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation spent in FY2025, $85.44 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation reported that 85.4% of its $3.6 million in expenses went to program services, 8.7% to management and general and 5.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $650,000, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation get its money?
Of $9.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 6.0% came from contributions and grants and 85.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-3171867 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 202641289349301139 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500529349300640 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431299349302423 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301289349302540 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202220699349300122 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202130919349301573 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-3171867: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.