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Portland Art Museum reported $31.3 million in revenue and $27.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $76.73 went to program services, $10.25 to management and general costs and $13.02 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 72.2% of the total. Government grants made up 5.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $597,030 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 14% 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 $28MFor 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 $31MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 76.7% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.2% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 13.0% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.16 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 72.2% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 5.9% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 16.0% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $597,030 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.15% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 11 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 99.4 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 54 of 56 | 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 expenseMore than 53,750 objects and works of art comprise the museum's collections, including works of european painting and sculpture, american painting and sculpture, silver, asian art, native american art, pre-columbian art, cameroon and other african art, contemporary art, sculpture, prints and drawings, photography, and film
During 2024, the Portland Art Museum and site santa fe, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of state's bureau of educational and cultural affairs, were selected to present jeffrey gibson as the representative for the united states at the 60th international art exhibition of la biennale di venezia (venice biennale). On view april 20 through november 24, 2024, "jeffrey gibson: the space in which to place me" provided international audiences with the first major opportunity to experience gibson's work outside of the U.S
The museum's center for an untold tomorrow is a year-round organization and space where artists and audiences explore our region and the world through cinema and cinematic storytelling in all its forms. Its mission is to expand the reach of cinema as an art form and challenge for whom, by whom and how stories can be told. Through its non-traditional, unbound festivals, screenings, events, co:laboratory adult and youth classes and workshops, audiences and artists form connections that bind our community and encourage a more vibrant, accessible, and diverse media-arts ecosystem
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, 35.00 hrs/week | $482,065 | $0 | $114,965 | $597,030 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $216,221 | $0 | $9,433 | $225,654 |
| DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $200,958 | $0 | $15,616 | $216,574 |
| DIR. OF COLLECTIONS & EXHIBITIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $177,336 | $0 | $15,048 | $192,384 |
| DIR. OF PAM CUT & FILM CURATOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $174,479 | $0 | $12,546 | $187,025 |
| DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $164,161 | $0 | $14,215 | $178,376 |
| DIR. OF RETAIL & CAMPUS OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $159,625 | $0 | $11,244 | $170,869 |
| DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $135,761 | $0 | $4,896 | $140,657 |
11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Portland Art Museum (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–1b56 · 54 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 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5227
- Volunteers Part I, line 670
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| HENNEBERY EDDY ARCHITECTS INC Architectural services | $2,301,319 |
| SINFONIA GROUP LLC Venice construction contractors | $1,251,359 |
| SITE SANTA FE Venice contractors | $415,996 |
| URBAN RESOURCES INC Owner representative services | $358,124 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 37 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
79 private foundations reported grants to Portland Art Museum totaling $7.6M 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 Portland Art Museum's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Portland Art Museum, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Portland Art Museum spent in FY2025, $76.73 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Portland Art Museum's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Portland Art Museum reported that 76.7% of its $27.7 million in expenses went to program services, 10.2% to management and general and 13.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Portland Art Museum pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Portland Art Museum reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $597,030, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Portland Art Museum get its money?
Of $31.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 72.2% came from contributions and grants (including 5.9% from government grants) and 16.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Portland Art Museum a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 93-0391604 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 202610639349301711 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202510869349301306 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202400799349301505 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202310449349302141 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202220569349301027 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 (amended), object 202141419349300809 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 93-0391604: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.