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Menil Foundation reported $37.3 million in revenue and $31.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $68.03 went to program services, $27.62 to management and general costs and $4.35 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 58.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $625,256 (Director). 16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 103% 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 $31MFor 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 $37M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$33.16 $12M
- Program service revenue$8.16 $3.0M
- Investment income$58.68 $22M
Other revenue was negative: −$46,488. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 68.0% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 27.6% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.4% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.11 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 33.2% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 8.2% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $625,256 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.00% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 16 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 201.6 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 23 of 24 | 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, art displays, and neighborhood enhancement: The Menil Collection regularly rotates displays of its permanent collection and organizes loan exhibitions, primarily in the main museum building and in the Menil Drawing Institute. The Menil's thirty-acre campus includes three other art buildings - Cy Twombly Gallery, the Dan Flavin Installation at Richmond Hall, and the Fresco Building along with bungalows serving as staff offices, and a bookstore. The Menil Foundation rents out a number of properties in the neighborhood, including some to other non-profits at discounted rates, and…
Curatorial and collections - The Menil cares for more than 17,000 works of art in its permanent collection spanning the prehistoric to the present day. The museum's holdings comprise four primary areas of focus: artifacts and objects from the civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean, Egypt, and the Near East; medieval and Byzantine art, objects, and icon paintings; the arts of Africa, the Pacific Islands, and the Americas and the American Pacific Northwest; and modern and contemporary paintings, sculptures, drawings and works on paper, photography, and installations, with concentrations in…
Education and public programs - Each year the Menil presents a variety of free educational programs and events, including artist and curator lectures, panel discussions and book readings, musical performances, and film screenings. Since 1989, the Menil and the non-profit Writers in the Schools have collaborated to offer an experiential arts education program that introduces young students to fine arts and creative writing
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 | $583,140 | $0 | $42,116 | $625,256 |
| CFO Officer, 38.00 hrs/week | $263,000 | $0 | $0 | $263,000 |
| Chief Curator, MDI Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $189,660 | $0 | $33,653 | $223,313 |
| Director of Human Resource Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $189,193 | $0 | $33,630 | $222,823 |
| Director of Advancement Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $195,143 | $0 | $18,229 | $213,372 |
| Director of Facilities Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $178,841 | $0 | $28,597 | $207,438 |
| Director of Conservation Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $157,616 | $0 | $16,353 | $173,969 |
16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Menil Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $682K (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–1b24 · 23 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 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5167
- Volunteers Part I, line 624
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| WS Bellows Construction Corporation Construction | $619,663 |
| Marek Brothers Systems Inc Construction | $470,233 |
| Urbano Architects PLLC Architect | $454,988 |
| Brightview Landscapes LLC Landscaping service | $404,314 |
| Merit Electric Co LTD Electrical | $373,706 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 19 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
22 private foundations reported grants to Menil Foundation totaling $2.1M 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 Menil Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Menil Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Menil Foundation spent in FY2025, $68.03 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Menil Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Menil Foundation reported that 68.0% of its $31.3 million in expenses went to program services, 27.6% to management and general and 4.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Menil Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Menil Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $625,256, for the role of Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Menil Foundation get its money?
Of $37.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 33.2% came from contributions and grants and 8.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Menil Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 74-6045327 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 202621219349301872 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541299349304014 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401299349302945 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320839349301022 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231369349313698 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141669349300319 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 74-6045327: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.