Dallas Museum of Art

Dallas, TX · EIN 75-0808774 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Dallas Museum of Art reported $146.6 million in revenue and $30.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $66.37 went to program services, $18.82 to management and general costs and $14.81 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 53.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $608,282 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 17 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 282% 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 $30M

Program services$66.37 $20M
Management & general$18.82 $5.7M
Fundraising$14.81 $4.5M

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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $147M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$52.78 $77M
Government grants$0.75 $1.1M
Program service revenue$3.37 $4.9M
Investment income$42.48 $62M
Other revenue$0.62 $915K

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)	66.4%	78.5%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	18.8%	13.6%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	14.8%	6.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.06	$0.10
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	53.5%	57.5%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.7%	1.7%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	3.4%	20.8%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$608,282	$385,706
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	2.02%	2.03%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	17	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	160.3	36.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	65 of 65	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

$16M expenses · 80.3% of program spending · revenue $1.2M

The Dallas Museum of Art organizes and presents innovative exhibitions and programs for the enrichment of the dallas community. Last year, 15 exhibitions,including four ticketed exhibitions,three of which were nationally and internationally touring exhibitions, and twelve non-ticketed exhibitions and installations that crossed cultures, time periods, and mediums, were presented at the dma or touring. The collection includes over 25,000 objects spanning 5,000 years of human history, originating from cultures on every continent. Primary to the mission of the museum is the stewardship…

$3.9M expenses · 19.7% of program spending · grants $50,040 · revenue $803K

THE DMA OFFERED OVER 2,000 EDUCATIONAL VIRTUAL AND ONSITE PROGRAMS FREE OR AT A LOW COST. c3 PROGRAMMING WELCOMED 11,457 VISITORS FOR THE STUDIO PROGRAMS, POP-UP ART SPOT SERVICES, SUMMER CAMPS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. K-12 ART EDUCATION PROGRAMS LIKE GO VAN GOGH AND TOURS OF THE PERMANENT COLLECTION AND SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS ENGAGED MORE THAN 32,768 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. FAMILY, YOUTH, AND SCHOOL (FYS) PROGRAMS ENGAGED 46,448 CHILDREN, STUDENTS, AND TEENAGERS THROUGH 1,599 SERVICES. THE TEEN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM OFFERED SUMMER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES TO 27 DALLAS-BASED TEENAGERS TO DELIVER 156…

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 Officer, 40.0 hrs/week	$574,235	$0	$34,047	$608,282
DEPUTY DIRECTOR Officer, 40.0 hrs/week	$307,760	$0	$17,086	$324,846
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week	$248,165	$0	$19,854	$268,019
CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week	$193,299	$0	$22,186	$215,485
CHIEF CURATORIAL&RESEARCH OFFI Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week	$182,890	$0	$29,743	$212,633
CHEIF INFORMATION OFFICER Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week	$167,255	$0	$22,397	$189,652
TMARGOT B PEROT SENIOR CURATOR Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week	$127,564	$0	$35,566	$163,130
DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week	$134,197	$0	$22,184	$156,381

17 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Dallas Museum of Art (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.5M (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 ⓘ	$147M	$30M	66.4%	$402M	$608,282
FY2024 ⓘ	$46M	$36M	66.2%	$311M	$698,794
FY2023 ⓘ	$28M	$41M	78.4%	$277M	$698,224
FY2022 ⓘ	$50M	$31M	74.1%	$267M	$660,598
FY2021 ⓘ	$27M	$23M	70.2%	$317M	$630,977
FY2020 ⓘ	$38M	$33M	75.5%	$260M	$616,181

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–1b65 · 65 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 5303
Volunteers Part I, line 6200

Private foundation grants it received

66 private foundations reported grants to Dallas Museum of Art totaling $2.2M 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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Questions people ask

How much of Dallas Museum of Art's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Dallas Museum of Art reported that 66.4% of its $30.1 million in expenses went to program services, 18.8% to management and general and 14.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Dallas Museum of Art pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Dallas Museum of Art reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $608,282, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Dallas Museum of Art get its money?

Of $146.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 53.5% came from contributions and grants (including 0.7% from government grants) and 3.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Dallas Museum of Art a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 75-0808774 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 202611359349313236 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501209349303345 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431369349319018 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301329349308530 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241369349315409 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202110759349300536 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 75-0808774: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.