Cincinnati Museum Association

Also known as Cincinnati Art Museum

Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-0536653 · 501(c)(3) · School
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Cincinnati Museum Association reported $29.5 million in revenue and $24.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.58 went to program services, $16.34 to management and general costs and $5.08 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 52.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $541,859 (DIRECTOR). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 13% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $24M

Program services$78.58 $19M
Management & general$16.34 $3.9M
Fundraising$5.08 $1.2M

For 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 August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $29M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$48.78 $14M
Government grants$4.13 $1.2M
Program service revenue$1.74 $513K
Investment income$37.93 $11M
Other revenue$7.42 $2.2M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 876 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	78.6%	78.5%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	16.3%	13.6%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	5.1%	6.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.08	$0.10
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	52.9%	57.5%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	4.1%	1.7%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	1.7%	20.8%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$541,859	$385,706
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	2.25%	2.03%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	7	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	158.1	36.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	40 of 40	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 expense

$19M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $1.9M

The cincinnati art museum maintains and operates an art museum for the general public involving permanent exhibits, special exhibits and ongoing educational programs. Programs in fiscal year 2025 served 162 prekindergarden through 12th grade schools resulting in 21,651 students participating in educational programs. In total, the cincinnati art museum offered 709 public programs that served 30,228 individuals

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, 35.00 hrs/week	$499,283	$0	$42,576	$541,859
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week	$221,721	$0	$22,265	$243,986
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week	$153,078	$0	$27,415	$180,493
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week	$137,820	$0	$12,457	$150,277
CHIEF CURATOR Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week	$114,092	$0	$9,809	$123,901
CURATOR OF AMERICAN ART Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week	$107,176	$0	$9,674	$116,850
CURATOR OF EAST ASIAN ART Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week	$104,314	$0	$2,397	$106,711

7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Cincinnati Museum Association (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $966K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$29M	$24M	78.6%	$317M	$541,859
FY2024 ⓘ	$24M	$23M	79.3%	$293M	$517,096
FY2023 ⓘ	$27M	$24M	80.7%	$257M	$490,442
FY2022 ⓘ	$26M	$19M	76.1%	$242M	$436,418
FY2021 ⓘ	$24M	$16M	76.6%	$269M	$459,052
FY2020 ⓘ	$26M	$17M	77.9%	$212M	$432,868

Governance 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–1b40 · 40 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 5307
Volunteers Part I, line 6171

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

TRIVERSITY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LLC Renovations	$3,837,106
DEBRA-KUEMPEL Mechanical building repairs	$539,440
BUILDERS FURNITURE LTD Renovations	$410,819
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS Exhibition fees	$343,062
MASTERPIECE INTERNATIONAL LTD LLC Exhibition shipping fees	$278,147

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 17 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

58 private foundations reported grants to Cincinnati Museum Association totaling $1.6M 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.

Correct a figure or respond

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Questions people ask

How much of Cincinnati Museum Association's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Cincinnati Museum Association reported that 78.6% of its $24.1 million in expenses went to program services, 16.3% to management and general and 5.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Cincinnati Museum Association pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Cincinnati Museum Association reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $541,859, for the role of DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Cincinnati Museum Association get its money?

Of $29.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 52.9% came from contributions and grants (including 4.1% from government grants) and 1.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Cincinnati Museum Association a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 31-0536653 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), 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 August 31, 2025, object 202621819349301602 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202530979349301433 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202441029349300744 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202330559349301308 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202240609349300634 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202110789349300516 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 31-0536653: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.