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Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center
Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center reported $32.8 million in revenue and $41.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $68.18 went to program services, $19.06 to management and general costs and $12.76 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 62.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,015,419 (MUSEUM DIRECTOR/CEO THRU 11/2024). 22 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 21% 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 $41MFor 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 $33MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 68.2% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 19.1% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 12.8% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.26 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 62.4% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.5% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 2.1% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,015,419 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.47% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 22 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 83.4 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 20 of 21 | 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 expenseNo description in Part III; see the filing.
Public & academic programs: the hammer's 300+ programs each year are designed to spark meaningful encounters with art and ideas. They include lectures, symposia, university outreach, film series, readings, family events, tours, and musical performances. Program highlights included the turiya rising concert series in conjunction with "alice coltrane, monument eternal; a popular series of art history lectures by john walsh; and popular series like the moma contenders film series and hammer summer concerts. Hammer museums program details are available on our website, www.hammer.ucla.edu
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSEUM DIRECTOR/CEO THRU 11/2024 Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $941,651 | $0 | $73,768 | $1,015,419 |
| DEPUTY DIR/CURATORIAL AFFAIRS Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $310,468 | $0 | $71,617 | $382,085 |
| DEPUTY DIR/ASST TREASURER THRU 12/2024 Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $320,057 | $0 | $38,562 | $358,619 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $307,078 | $47,527 | $354,605 |
| EXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR & PROVOST THRU 1/25 Director/trustee, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $283,650 | $48,041 | $331,691 |
| DEPUTY DIR/EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $288,753 | $0 | $28,948 | $317,701 |
| CHIEF OF HUMAN RESOURCES Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $211,934 | $0 | $36,284 | $248,218 |
| CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $186,926 | $0 | $36,622 | $223,548 |
22 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $4.1M (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–1b21 · 20 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 5643
- Volunteers Part I, line 65
Private foundation grants it received
18 private foundations reported grants to Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center totaling $2.9M 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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Of every $100 Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center spent in FY2025, $68.18 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center reported that 68.2% of its $41.1 million in expenses went to program services, 19.1% to management and general and 12.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,015,419, for the role of MUSEUM DIRECTOR/CEO THRU 11/2024 (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center get its money?
Of $32.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 62.4% came from contributions and grants (including 0.5% from government grants) and 2.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-4217197 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization, type iii functionally integrated), 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 202621339349307807 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511339349309606 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202430949349302008 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202310829349301016 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202220919349301607 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121349349304422 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-4217197: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.