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Filoli Center
Also known as Filoli
Filoli Center reported $22.9 million in revenue and $21.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $72.71 went to program services, $20.16 to management and general costs and $7.13 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 67.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $590,083 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 19 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 167% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · 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
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $23MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 72.7% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 20.2% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 7.1% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.34 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 19.6% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 67.4% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $590,083 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.78% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 19 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 15.5 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 27 of 29 | 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 expensePreservation/gardens: preservation work encompasses the 54,000 sq. Ft. Modified georgian estate house, 16 acres of formal gardens, historic fully functional greenhouses, and a number of outbuildings and structures.filoli is operated today as a public garden, cultural center, and museum. Sixteen acres of formal gardens are divided into a number of separate garden rooms containing annual beds, lawns, hedges, and specimen trees and shrubs. Annuals are grown in filoli's historic greenhouses and planted in the gardens each year. Irish yew, olives and old coast live oaks are the dominant trees. 22…
Visitor services/public engagement: filoli welcomes over 500,000 visitors annually and has 25,000 members as of end of 2024. Visitors can explore on a self-guided tour of the estate natural areas, and gardens and learn through interpretive information about how filoli represents many important aspects of california history. Filoli strives to be inclusive and welcoming to a diverse audience from the bay area and internationally. In 2024 filoli added multiple ticketed events, resulting in filoli welcoming nearly 500,000 visitors, a number that has doubled in recent years and continues to grow
Clock tower shop: filoli's clock tower shop offers visitors access to the historical clock tower building, which served as the garage and service courtyard when filoli was a personal residence. The clock tower shop sells products that enhance the visitor experience, made from filoli's garden and orchards. The shop also sells merchandise from muckross in ireland, which has a historic tie to filoli's first family, the bourns. Visitors can also purchase plants and flower bulbs that are grown in filoli's formal gardens, with interpretive information on how filoli cares for them available from…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $531,066 | $0 | $59,017 | $590,083 |
| CFO (THRU 12/30/24) Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $307,212 | $0 | $25,171 | $332,383 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $255,182 | $0 | $72,358 | $327,540 |
| CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $226,254 | $0 | $24,709 | $250,963 |
| DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $148,221 | $0 | $60,531 | $208,752 |
| MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $191,022 | $0 | $12,231 | $203,253 |
| DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $148,043 | $0 | $45,211 | $193,254 |
| CHIEF EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $175,843 | $0 | $10,551 | $186,394 |
19 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Filoli Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.9M (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–1b29 · 27 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 11aNo
- 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 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5177
- Volunteers Part I, line 6714
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| NOBLE STUDIOS Marketing and media consulting | $613,705 |
| ROYAL CLEANING AGENCY Janitorial services | $578,694 |
| BRAGATO PAVING COMPANY Paving services | $440,910 |
| BAYSIDE PRINTED PRODUCTS Printing and mailing services | $346,254 |
| PRESERVATION ARTS LLC Conservation services | $340,032 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 23 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
19 private foundations reported grants to Filoli Center totaling $101K 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 Filoli Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Filoli Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Filoli Center spent in 2024, $72.71 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Filoli Center's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Filoli Center reported that 72.7% of its $21.2 million in expenses went to program services, 20.2% to management and general and 7.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Filoli Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Filoli Center reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $590,083, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Filoli Center get its money?
Of $22.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 19.6% came from contributions and grants and 67.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Filoli Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-2996648 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 202542699349301424 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202442869349300109 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202342489349301244 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232369349301353 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202132539349300523 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202022619349300722 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-2996648: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.