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Screen a listSeattle Art Museum
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
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$38Mrevenue
FY2025 · −43% in 3 yrs487staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−15.9%
Months of reserve5.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+0.1%
Middle half of peersMedianSeattle Art Museum
Where the money goes FY2025 · $44M spent
Programs$33M75%Management and general$7.9M18%Fundraising$3.4M8%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking3
Its largest funder stopped after FY2021
Friday Foundation gave about $152M a year for two years, 99% of revenue in FY2021.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsGovernment grants fell 82% in FY2023
$6.8M in FY2022, $1.2M in FY2023.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$7.2M in FY2023, −$2.7M in FY2024 and −$6.1M in FY2025. Cash covers 5.2 months, above the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
62 of 62 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIFunders stay
66 of the 109 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists182funders
$17Ma year, last 3 years
66%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Friday FoundationStopped after FY2021$271M$33M–The Jon and Mary Shirley FoundationEvery year since FY2017$2.1M$156k$2.1M$2.7M$146k$105k$110kThe Andrew W Mellon FoundationOn and off$3.5M$500k$500kGates FoundationStopped after FY2022$2.5M$50k$115k$50k$50k$50k–Herman & Faye Sarkowsky Charitable FoundationSince FY2020$1.5M$27k$433k$386kGrousemont FoundationEvery year since FY2017$210k$15k$30k$10k$10k$5k$2.0MDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$3.6M$6.8M$1.2M$1.7M$785k$829k$2.4M142 other fundersUp to $1.8M a year each$1.6M$2.4M$2.2M$2.8M$2.5M$2.4M$4.9M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped