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The National Museum of Women in the Arts reported $13.1 million in revenue and $16.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $63.19 went to program services, $25.08 to management and general costs and $11.73 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 55.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $425,740 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ALICE WEST DIR.)). 14 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 62% 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 $17MFor 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 $13MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 63.2% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 25.1% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 11.7% | 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 | 55.7% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 3.4% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 6.4% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $425,740 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.52% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 14 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 114.8 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 35 of 35 | 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 expenseExhibits:year at a glance: - we opened six special exhibitions that featured more than sixty artists in total. "rich psychological terrain" during the recent year, nmwa presented exhibitions high-lighting women and nonbinary artists who, through their work, boldly redress history and visualize new futures. As the year began, new worlds: women to watch 2024 featured multidisciplinary works by twenty-eight contemporary artists responding to pressing social, political, and environmental issues. A collaboration between the museum and its national and international outreach committees, this…
Curatorial, library, and publications:year at a glance: programs from the betty boyd dettre library and research center (lrc) connected participants to the library's resources in inspiring ways. Continuing a longstanding partnership with wikimedia dc, the lrc hosted two wikipedia edit-a-thons. A poetry workshop in partnership with the local chapter of black girls in art spaces and black girls writers room invited participants to explore the lrc's archives and books. Throughout FY25, more than 5,600 visitors browsed the lrc collections, which comprise 25,000 books and print resources.…
Outreach:year at a glance: online, in action - connecting hundreds of thousands of people with resources on women in the arts, nmwa's website amplifies the museum's collection, exhibitions, and advocacy work. In FY25, the website debuted two major updates: - more than one hundred personal letters to and from frida kahlo, part of nmwa's archival nelleke nix and marianne huber collection: the frida kahlo papers, 1930-1954, were digitized. This feature includes high-resolution scans of the original correspondence alongside full transcriptions. - the refreshed calendar page enables visitors 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 (ALICE WEST DIR.) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $401,261 | $0 | $24,479 | $425,740 |
| DEPUTY DIR., ART, PROG. & PUBLIC ENG. Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $214,491 | $0 | $23,259 | $237,750 |
| DIR. OF DEV., ANNUAL GIVING & MEMBER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $190,889 | $0 | $9,956 | $200,845 |
| DIRECTOR OF SECURITY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $141,995 | $0 | $19,600 | $161,595 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $154,567 | $0 | $4,619 | $159,186 |
| DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $129,777 | $0 | $17,877 | $147,654 |
| DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $122,498 | $0 | $11,592 | $134,090 |
| CHIEF OF STAFF Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $114,314 | $0 | $17,805 | $132,119 |
14 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The National Museum of Women in the Arts (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.1M (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–1b35 · 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 2Yes
- 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5138
- Volunteers Part I, line 6115
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| SANDRA VICCHIO & ASSOCIATES LLC Architectural services | $522,147 |
| DANILLER COMPANY Fundraising consultants | $477,780 |
| KAPLAN HECKER & FINK LLP Legal services | $422,408 |
| TRONVIG GROUP INC Strategy & advertising services | $319,250 |
| LINDER GLOBAL EVENTS Event management & consulting | $301,581 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 9 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
72 private foundations reported grants to The National Museum of Women in the Arts totaling $2.3M 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 The National Museum of Women in the Arts spent in FY2025, $63.19 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The National Museum of Women in the Arts's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The National Museum of Women in the Arts reported that 63.2% of its $16.9 million in expenses went to program services, 25.1% to management and general and 11.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The National Museum of Women in the Arts pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The National Museum of Women in the Arts reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $425,740, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ALICE WEST DIR.) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The National Museum of Women in the Arts get its money?
Of $13.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 55.7% came from contributions and grants (including 3.4% from government grants) and 6.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The National Museum of Women in the Arts a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1238810 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 202641339349305569 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521359349313267 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202323499349300847 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202243559349300229 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202143169349303444 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 (amended), object 202140349349300504 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1238810: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.