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Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates
Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates reported $17.0 million in revenue and $16.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.62 went to program services, $10.18 to management and general costs and $5.20 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 50.9% of the total. Government grants made up 6.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $176,262 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 61% 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 $16MFor 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 $17M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$44.19 $7.5M
- Government grants$6.67 $1.1M
- Program service revenue$47.88 $8.1M
- Investment income$1.26 $214K
Other revenue was negative: −$16,645. 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) | 84.6% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.2% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.2% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.10 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 50.9% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 6.7% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 47.9% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $176,262 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.10% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 10.6 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 29 of 29 | 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 expensePublic art & civic engagement - for over 40 years, Mural Arts has worked with communities to create a collection that has made philadelphia "the mural capital of the world." we serve geographic and affiliated communities throughout the entire city of philadelphia and produce approximately 120 public art projects annually. Mural Arts leads projects designed to address the unique local needs of different communities, with the common threads of producing exceptional artwork and artists engaged in deeply rooted community practices as the infrastructure for change. We work closely with key…
Porch light - Mural Arts' porch light department situates art and human connection at the heart of recovery, resilience, and healing throughout philadelphia. In collaboration with a carefully selected cohort of public health clinics and social service agencies, porch light employs a deeply collaborative creative process, led by highly qualified artists, in order to achieve tangible social benefit for people, communities, and organizations. Mural Arts has collaborated closely with the department of behavioral health and intellectual disability services (dbhids) to design programs since 2007.…
Restorative justice - Mural Arts serves between 50 and 75 justice-impacted individuals annually through the guild, the rec crew, prison programs and other restorative justice themed projects. Participants in the guild and rec crew develop career skills through daily workshops and exposure to career/education pathways. The rj programs further provide supportive relationships, and non-judgmental spaces where returning citizens and other justice-impacted people can reimagine themselves as valuable and capable. We use a trauma-informed approach to support individual members, while striving to…
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, 50.00 hrs/week | $174,884 | $0 | $1,378 | $176,262 |
| TREAS./SR. DIR. OF FIN. (THRU 05/25) Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $121,606 | $0 | $8,722 | $130,328 |
| COO Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $99,058 | $0 | $14,984 | $114,042 |
| SR. DIRECTOR OF DEV. (THRU 02/25) Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $102,413 | $0 | $611 | $103,024 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $421K (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–1b29 · 29 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 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5252
- Volunteers Part I, line 6300
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| EAST COAST STEEL FABRICATION INC Floatlab steel fabrication | $877,602 |
| FIERA STUDIOS Artist services | $208,085 |
| EB LOGIX INC It services | $114,666 |
| HALL WAY CONSULTING FIRM General hr consulting services | $113,800 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 11 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
34 private foundations reported grants to Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates totaling $3.1M 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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Every number above is copied from Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates spent in FY2025, $84.62 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates reported that 84.6% of its $16.1 million in expenses went to program services, 10.2% to management and general and 5.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $176,262, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates get its money?
Of $17.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 50.9% came from contributions and grants (including 6.7% from government grants) and 47.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-2876470 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202611359349306696 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540439349301449 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441019349301819 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331239349300608 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221369349314972 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141379349308779 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-2876470: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.