The Robert & Jane Meyerhoff Modern Art Foundation

Cockeysville, MD · EIN 52-2178882 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

The Robert & Jane Meyerhoff Modern Art Foundation reported $28.1 million in revenue and $104,222 in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $0.00 went to program services, $100.00 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,516,955 (TRUSTEE). Revenue rose 45236% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $104K

Program services$0.00 $0
Management & general$100.00 $104K
Fundraising$0.00 $0

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

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $28M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$100.00 $28M
Investment income$0.00 $6

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

2024 filing. Median across 876 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	0.0%	78.5%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	100.0%	13.6%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.0%	6.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.00	$0.10
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	100.0%	57.5%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	1.7%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	20.8%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$2,516,955	$385,706
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	2414.99%	2.03%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	0	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	19,442.0	36.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	5 of 9	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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

— expenses

The organization uses artwork to promote the general public's appreciation,understanding and aesthetic enjoyment of the unique qualities of Modern Art

Highest reported compensation

2024 · 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
TRUSTEE Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week	$0	$2,056,773	$460,182	$2,516,955
TRUSTEE Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week	$0	$432,042	$144,849	$576,891
TRUSTEE Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week	$0	$249,154	$11,771	$260,925
TRUSTEE Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week	$0	$155,782	$51,730	$207,512

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Robert & Jane Meyerhoff Modern Art Foundation (Part VII, line 2).

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
2024 (amended) ⓘ	$28M	$104K	0.0%	$169M	$2,516,955
2023 ⓘ	$87,004	$86,972	0.0%	$129M	$1,568,767
2022 (amended) ⓘ	$5.0M	$73,044	0.0%	$141M	$1,554,116
2021 ⓘ	$72,008	$73,294	0.0%	$129M	$1,295,075
2020 ⓘ	$75,014	$74,415	0.0%	$129M	$1,267,935
2019 ⓘ	$62,005	$63,544	0.0%	$129M	$1,237,717

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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–1b9 · 5 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
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 15aNo
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 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 50

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Questions people ask

How much of The Robert & Jane Meyerhoff Modern Art Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, The Robert & Jane Meyerhoff Modern Art Foundation reported that 0.0% of its $104,222 in expenses went to program services, 100.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does The Robert & Jane Meyerhoff Modern Art Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation The Robert & Jane Meyerhoff Modern Art Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $2,516,955, for the role of TRUSTEE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does The Robert & Jane Meyerhoff Modern Art Foundation get its money?

Of $28.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 100.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is The Robert & Jane Meyerhoff Modern Art Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 52-2178882 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), 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

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (amended), object 202611529349301211 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433209349301983 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022 (amended), object 202523179349304897 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213149349306176 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113199349302246 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003189349300135 · read the filing

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