Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco

Analysis

Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco reported income of $30.7m and spending of $38.2m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $38.3m to $30.7m (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include PRX Incorporated ($30.6m), Omaha Performing Arts Society ($30.7m) and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences ($30.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 4.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.7m (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $13.1m. At year end it held assets of $243.1m against liabilities of $78.2m, net assets of $164.9m. It reported 179 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.