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Fine Arts Museums Foundation
Fine Arts Museums Foundation reported $26.9 million in revenue and $21.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.11 went to program services, $8.89 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 52.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,208,885 (DIRECTOR OF MUSEUMS). Revenue rose 1657% 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 $21MFor 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 $27MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.1% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.9% | 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 | 52.7% | 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 | $1,208,885 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 5.70% | 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 | 184.9 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe Fine Arts Museums Foundation (famf) and cofam privately raised funds and rebuilt the deyoung museum, which was gifted to the city of san francisco upon its completion in 2005. These expenses include the amortization of the beneficial interest in the deyoung as well as the cost of servicing related bonds. The new deyoung has permitted expanded and improved service to the museum's public by increasing the amount of art on view, the expansion of the educational department and the increased exhibition space
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 OF MUSEUMS Officer, 5.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,133,918 | $74,967 | $1,208,885 |
| FISCAL OFFICER Officer, 10.00 hrs/week | $0 | $371,108 | $57,083 | $428,191 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Fine Arts Museums 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, 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–1b9 · 9 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 15aNo
- 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 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 69
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CORPORATION OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS Management fees | $250,000 |
| CANTERBURY CONSULTING Investment management fees | $239,877 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Fine Arts Museums Foundation totaling $30,229 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 Fine Arts Museums 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 Fine Arts Museums Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Fine Arts Museums Foundation spent in FY2025, $91.11 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Fine Arts Museums Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Fine Arts Museums Foundation reported that 91.1% of its $21.2 million in expenses went to program services, 8.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Fine Arts Museums Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Fine Arts Museums Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,208,885, for the role of DIRECTOR OF MUSEUMS (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Fine Arts Museums Foundation get its money?
Of $26.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 52.7% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Fine Arts Museums Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-6096509 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
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202611339349307186 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501339349309575 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421349349305612 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202332209349300928 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211319349304436 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131349349303433 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-6096509: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.