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Dia Center for the Arts
Also known as Dia Art Foundation
Dia Center for the Arts reported $41.9 million in revenue and $27.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $76.29 went to program services, $14.72 to management and general costs and $8.99 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 57.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $842,757 (DIRECTOR). 22 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 38% 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 $28MFor 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 $42MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 76.3% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 14.7% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 9.0% | 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 | 57.6% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.3% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 6.0% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $842,757 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.06% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 22 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 118.1 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 34 of 34 | 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 expenseExhibitions and long-term projects: dia maintains 12 permanent sites and locations. Dia's three locations for presenting changing exhibitions are dia beacon in beacon, ny; dia bridgehampton, in bridgehampton, ny; and dia chelsea in new york, ny. Dia's largest exhibition facility is dia beacon, which houses 240,000 square-feet of exhibition and public program space used for public viewing of the permanent collection, temporary exhibitions, a bookshop and cafe. Dia bridgehampton and dia chelsea present single-artist temporary exhibitions.dia's long-term, site-specific projects are located…
Public programs and education: dia offers educational and public programs in beacon and new york city and employs 30 educators who design and lead original programs for wide-ranging public audiences. Across its sites based in new york, dia offers a variety of hands-on, artist-led, public programming for all ages; artist-led tours; paid, year-round, artist-led programming for high-school aged youth (in nyc, in partnership with the city's department of youth and community development); and paid apprenticeship, fellowship, and internship programs for young people ages 18-26. Dia chelsea, located…
Publications: in 2025, dia published senga nengudi: populated air.dia's publication program has produced over 75 volumes including monographs, anthologies, and collections of criticism and scholarship. Through these publications dia has established a tradition of rigorous scholarship and strives to offer in-depth explorations of its exhibitions, sites, and permanent collection
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $814,423 | $0 | $28,334 | $842,757 |
| DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $370,425 | $0 | $32,976 | $403,401 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $227,124 | $0 | $34,504 | $261,628 |
| DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND COO Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $216,356 | $0 | $26,834 | $243,190 |
| DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $212,550 | $0 | $19,251 | $231,801 |
| DIRECTOR OF IT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $148,361 | $0 | $48,189 | $196,550 |
| DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $120,034 | $0 | $49,411 | $169,445 |
| SENIOR ADJUNCT CURATOR Highest compensated employee, 32.00 hrs/week | $143,805 | $0 | $24,842 | $168,647 |
22 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Dia Center for the Arts (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.0M (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–1b34 · 34 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 5248
- Volunteers Part I, line 634
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| KELCO CONSTRUCTION INC Construction | $4,032,081 |
| STORM KING GROUP INC Construction | $756,946 |
| TRANE US INC Equipment installation/repair | $681,167 |
| GANEM CONTRACTING CORPORATION Construction | $677,805 |
| HIRTLE CALLAGHAN Investment management | $375,057 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 6 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
18 private foundations reported grants to Dia Center for the Arts totaling $1.4M 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 Dia Center for the Arts's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Dia Center for the Arts, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Dia Center for the Arts spent in FY2025, $76.29 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Dia Center for the Arts's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Dia Center for the Arts reported that 76.3% of its $27.5 million in expenses went to program services, 14.7% to management and general and 9.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Dia Center for the Arts pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Dia Center for the Arts reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $842,757, for the role of DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Dia Center for the Arts get its money?
Of $41.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 57.6% came from contributions and grants (including 0.3% from government grants) and 6.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Dia Center for the Arts a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7397946 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 202620709349301427 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202520789349300332 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202410959349300546 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301359349314415 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202220759349301027 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202100929349300330 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7397946: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.