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Screen a listIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc
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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)
$39Mrevenue
FY2025 · +83% in 3 yrs287staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin26.5%
Months of reserve8.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+10.2%
Middle half of peersMedianIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Where the money goes FY2025 · $29M spent
Programs$22M77%Management and general$3.7M13%Fundraising$2.8M10%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$6.5M in FY2023 and −$4.8M in FY2024. Cash covers 8.1 months, above the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
26 of 27 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 10% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 3 of its 4 returns, 5% of revenue in FY2022.
990 Part VIII178funders
$6.9Ma year, last 3 years
17%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Fidelity Non-Profit Management FoundationOn and off$4.0M$2.5M$1.0MAngel FoundationSince FY2019$100k$370k$390k$424k$370kBarr FoundationSince FY2020$675k$300k$320k$300kThe Ruettgers Family Charit FoundationEvery year since FY2017$375k$360k$125k$125k$197k$100k$125kAbrams Foundation IncOn and off$280k$265k$350k$200k$200kStemberg Thomas G Char Fnd Attn Noreen Snow BbhEvery year since FY2017$110k$100k$50k$125k$150k$317k$190kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$2.0M$1.5M$2.0M$1.9M$2.1M$2.1M$2.2M141 other fundersUp to $1.0M a year each$560k$685k$1.4M$885k$2.6M$1.6M$3.0M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund