Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums

Analysis

Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1987, 39 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, Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums reported income of $54.3m and spending of $58.1m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $62.4m to $54.3m (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New York Historical Society ($54.0m), American Society for Microbiology ($54.4m) and American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research ($53.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.5m (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $23.3m. It paid $253k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $25.2m against liabilities of $16.3m, net assets of $8.9m. It reported 396 employees.