Nonprofit screen
Screen a listColumbus Museum of Art
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$14Mrevenue
FY2025 · −28% in 3 yrs291staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−29.4%
Months of reserve8.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−0.8%
Middle half of peersMedianColumbus Museum of Art
Where the money goes FY2025 · $18M spent
Programs$15M83%Management and general$1.7M9%Fundraising$1.3M7%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
29 of 29 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 24% of revenue in FY2025. $439k is traced federal awards from Institute of Museum and Library Services.
990 Part VIII · USAspending103funders
$6.4Ma year, last 3 years
57%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Greater Columbus Arts CouncilEvery year since FY2017$265k$253k$409k$399k$423k$655k$1.2MLillie Gill Derby Tr 1958 CharOn and off$280k$258k$264k$264k$340k$278kRoy Lichtenstein FoundationOn and off$50k$50k$100k$1.1M$9kThe Shackelford Family FoundationEvery year since FY2017$6k$24k$6k$510k$525k$156k$30kThe American Home FoundationStopped after FY2021$535k$500k–The John J and Pauline Gerlach FoundationEvery year since FY2017$25k$25k$525k$25k$25k$25k$25kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$1.7M$2.1M$3.2M$3.3M$1.8M$2.2M$7.6M77 other fundersUp to $215k a year each$460k$458k$487k$1.1M$859k$647k$471k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped