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NATIONAL WESTERN ART FOUNDATION BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM
NATIONAL WESTERN ART FOUNDATION BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM (Texas) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,047,609 to it, the largest being KATE MARMION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($2,525,000). 15 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $8.2M
- Funders on record
- 19
- Grants received
- $4.0M
- Net assets
- $36M
What National Western Art Foundation Briscoe Western Art Museum does
Mission
Briscoe Western Art Museum is a welcoming institution dedicated to celebrating the art, history and culture of the American West. Its gallery of paintings, sculptures, photographs and meticulously crafted artifacts are open to the public and inspire the community to learn more about the rich and diverse experiences embedded in the fabric of the West.Beyond the museum walls, the Briscoe extends its reach by presenting interactive educational programs, providing free admission, tours and activities to all K-12 schools in the region. The impact of the Briscoe goes beyond showcasing art; the programming and exhibitions offer cultural experiences that ignite curiosity, inspire creativity and cultivate a deep-seated love for learning. Through its educational initiatives, Briscoe Western Art Museum acts as a catalyst for positive change, empowering the youth to dream big, think creatively and embrace the beauty of diversity.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Program
Preservation and interpretation of art, history, and culture of the american west through engaging exhibitions, educational programs, and public events reflective of the region's rich traditions and shared heritage.
$3,753,629 spent$361,415 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $3,753,629.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $34M to $39M (+12%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2018 3% · 2019 2% · 2020 11% · 2021 9% · 2022 7% · 2023 12% · 2024 3% · 2025 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
77% of NATIONAL WESTERN ART FOUNDATION BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Elizabeth Jackson
President & CEO
Board chair
Barry Hendler
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2022 and FY2023 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 11 funders, grant income rose $138k → $525k.
4 of 19 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 21% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $259k from 2 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest San Antonio Area Foundation). These are real filings, and they are not money NATIONAL WESTERN ART FOUNDATION BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM raised.
From the IRS filings of NATIONAL WESTERN ART FOUNDATION BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
NATIONAL WESTERN ART FOUNDATION BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM leans on a few funders — its largest provides 62% of grant income and the top three 88%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 51% · 2018 85% · 2019 82% · 2020 74% · 2021 50% · 2022 42% · 2023 64% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
67% of NATIONAL WESTERN ART FOUNDATION BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 79% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
100% of NATIONAL WESTERN ART FOUNDATION BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM's grant income comes from Texas funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $843k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
NATIONAL WESTERN ART FOUNDATION BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 3,230 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,230 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding NATIONAL WESTERN ART FOUNDATION BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $521k on record.
- Institute of Museum and Library Services$511k
- National Endowment for the Arts$10k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like NATIONAL WESTERN ART FOUNDATION BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
37%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NATIONAL WESTERN ART FOUNDATION BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM?
- NATIONAL WESTERN ART FOUNDATION BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM (Texas) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,047,609 to it, the largest being KATE MARMION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($2,525,000). 15 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NATIONAL WESTERN ART FOUNDATION BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM have?
- IRS filings report 19 organizations giving $4,047,609 in grants to NATIONAL WESTERN ART FOUNDATION BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM, 15 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NATIONAL WESTERN ART FOUNDATION BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM?
- KATE MARMION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $2,525,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NATIONAL WESTERN ART FOUNDATION BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2018–2025), and the filings of 19 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing