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Screen a listMadison Museum of Contemporary Art 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)(2)
$5.3Mrevenue
FY2025 · +128% in 3 yrs103staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin28.3%
Months of reserve1.8mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+11.0%
Middle half of peersMedianMadison Museum of Contemporary Art
Where the money goes FY2025 · $3.8M spent
Programs$2.1M56%Management and general$1.1M29%Fundraising$550k15%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 17% of revenue stopped after FY2020
The Joel Shapiro and Ellen Phelan Foundation Inc gave $375k in FY2020, 17% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$895k in FY2023 and −$1.0M in FY2024. Cash covers 1.8 months, under the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
23 of 23 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 11% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort41funders
$392ka year, last 3 years
67%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Joel Shapiro and Ellen Phelan Foundation IncOn and off$375kNimick Forbesway FoundationStopped after FY2021$35k$18k$18k$35k–Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith Family Foundation IncStopped after FY2020$52k$50k–The de Atley Family Foundation IncStopped after FY2021$25k$25k–The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts IncOn and off$50kKohler Foundation IncOn and off$45kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$42k$27k$256k$287k$287k$293k$301k28 other fundersUp to $35k a year each$35k$28k$40k$73k$34k$45k$62k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped