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The Museum of Contemporary Art reported $29.6 million in revenue and $26.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $72.92 went to program services, $21.42 to management and general costs and $5.66 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 75.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $936,550 (DIRECTOR). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 46% 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 $27MFor 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 $30M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$74.07 $22M
- Government grants$0.50 $150K
- Program service revenue$3.50 $1.0M
- Investment income$21.93 $6.5M
Other revenue was negative: −$173K. 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) | 72.9% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 21.4% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.7% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.07 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 75.0% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.5% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 3.5% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $936,550 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.53% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 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 | 33 of 34 | 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 expenseCuratorial and exhibition programs: moca continued its dynamic exhibition program with the collection shows "reverberations," "diary of flowers: artists and their worlds, and "fictions of display," which highlighted artworks from the museum's renowned collection of nearly 8,000 contemporary artworks from 1940 to the present by established and emerging artists. Moca also presented major exhibitions of the artists josh kline and olafur eliasson, and featured the first solo museum presentations in los angeles of artists ana segovia and takako yamaguchi as part of its relaunched moca: focus…
Building operations and security:moca has two facilities in the downtown los angeles neighborhood: the moca grand avenue building, designed by celebrated japanese architect arata isozaki, and the geffen contemporary building, renovated by renowned california architect frank gehry. Both facilities require security 24-hours a day, seven days a week, and are properly maintained to ensure the safety of all artworks in moca's care. In consultation with its environmental council and advisors, moca's environmental and sustainability strategist leads the museum's sustainability efforts and…
Public affairs/information: moca's communications department produces a variety of promotional, advertising, and public announcements to inform the public of moca's exhibitions, programming, and collection . Moca's communications outreach included robust marketing & advertising campaigns, public relations efforts, paid & organic social media campaigns, and digital offerings across owned and earned platforms
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 Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $904,292 | $0 | $32,258 | $936,550 |
| CHIEF CURATOR & DIRECTOR OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $252,094 | $0 | $23,813 | $275,907 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $251,944 | $0 | $11,973 | $263,917 |
| CHIEF PEOPLE & CULTURE OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $228,627 | $0 | $19,704 | $248,331 |
| CHIEF OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, LEARNING, AND IMPACT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $218,169 | $0 | $24,024 | $242,193 |
| CHIEF COMMUNICATION OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $218,216 | $0 | $19,515 | $237,731 |
| CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $194,644 | $0 | $11,018 | $205,662 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $160,165 | $0 | $19,345 | $179,510 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Museum of Contemporary Art (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.5M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, 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–1b34 · 33 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 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5243
- Volunteers Part I, line 639
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES Security | $1,037,501 |
| STUDIO OLAFUR ELIASSON FUTURES GMBH Commission | $868,469 |
| CSM COLLECTIVE INC Consulting | $833,124 |
| SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES USA INC Security | $817,251 |
| ALLIED UNIVERSAL JANITORIAL SERVICES Janitorial | $568,727 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 19 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
41 private foundations reported grants to The Museum of Contemporary Art totaling $2.5M 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 The Museum of Contemporary Art's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Museum of Contemporary Art reported that 72.9% of its $26.5 million in expenses went to program services, 21.4% to management and general and 5.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Museum of Contemporary Art pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Museum of Contemporary Art reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $936,550, for the role of DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Museum of Contemporary Art get its money?
Of $29.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 75.0% came from contributions and grants (including 0.5% from government grants) and 3.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Museum of Contemporary Art a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-3433820 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 202630989349301143 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501209349301420 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441369349310704 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311289349302071 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201329349305975 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 (amended), object 202113369349301221 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-3433820: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.