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The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum
The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum reported $19.4 million in revenue and $11.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $74.15 went to program services, $18.16 to management and general costs and $7.69 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 50.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $294,486 (DIRECTOR). 13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 143% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12MFor 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 $19MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 74.1% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 18.2% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 7.7% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.50 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 9.4% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 5.0% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 3.7% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $294,486 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.50% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 13 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 80.4 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 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 expenseMerchandisingthe noguchi museum sells functional examples of lighting and furniture designed by Isamu Noguchi, as well as other merchandise that is directly related to the exhibitions, and interpretative materials in the galleries to allow museum visitors to extend their aesthetic and educational experience over time
Collectionthe noguchi museum manages the world's largest and most extensive collection of noguchi's art, and is dedicated to the preservation of this body of work. There are approximately 500 objects in the museum's permanent collection which includes stone, sculptures, ceramics, dance sets, drawings, furniture, sculptural models, portrait heads, and models for public works. While designing and curating his museum, noguchi selected several of these works to be on permanent display in the museum's galleries. In addition to showcasing its permanent collection, the noguchi museum also serves the…
Exhibitionsin addition to the permanent collection installed galleries and garden at the noguchi museum, each year changing exhibitions are presented that offer new perspectives on noguchi's artistic production. In 2024, changing exhibitions included: "toshiko takaezu: worlds within" that continued onto a national tour, "miwako kurashima: folding cosmos, and "against time: the noguchi museum 40th anniversary reinstallation," celebrating the museum's 40th anniversary
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $281,428 | $0 | $13,058 | $294,486 |
| DEPUTY DIRECTOR Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $192,735 | $0 | $68,335 | $261,070 |
| FACILITIES DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $138,917 | $0 | $56,813 | $195,730 |
| FORMER DIRECTOR Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $175,616 | $0 | $11,114 | $186,730 |
| DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE + CULTURE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $153,241 | $0 | $27,259 | $180,500 |
| DIRECTOR OF COLLECTIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $122,170 | $0 | $24,594 | $146,764 |
| DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $118,738 | $0 | $12,665 | $131,403 |
| DIRECTOR, AKARI OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,333 | $0 | $22,869 | $131,202 |
13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $643K (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
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–1b15 · 15 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 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 589
- Volunteers Part I, line 616
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
15 private foundations reported grants to The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum totaling $325K 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 Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum spent in 2024, $74.15 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum reported that 74.1% of its $11.8 million in expenses went to program services, 18.2% to management and general and 7.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $294,486, for the role of DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum get its money?
Of $19.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 9.4% came from contributions and grants (including 5.0% from government grants) and 3.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 61-1472746 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543169349305104 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443199349315484 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313189349313636 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202212519349300111 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202142289349302284 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202022609349300237 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 61-1472746: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.