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Screen a listThe Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles
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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
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$30Mrevenue
FY2025 · +2% in 3 yrs243staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin10.2%
Months of reserve10.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+5.0%
Middle half of peersMedianMuseum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles
Where the money goes FY2025 · $27M spent
Programs$19M73%Management and general$5.7M21%Fundraising$1.5M6%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$7.3M in FY2023 and −$1.3M in FY2024. Cash covers 10.5 months, above the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
33 of 34 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, 1% of revenue in FY2025. $200k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending182funders
$3.6Ma year, last 3 years
9%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Eli and Edythe Broad FoundationStopped after FY2018$1.4M$1.4M–Albatross FoundationEvery year since FY2017$210k$650k$850k$900k$25k$25k$30kMartin Architecture and Design Workshop IncEvery year since FY2017$101k$156k$170k$1.1M$259k$36k$727kAnna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation IncStopped after FY2021$500k$350k$850k–The Annenberg FoundationEvery year since FY2017$360k$110k$160k$160k$50k$50k$25kThe Council for Canadian American Relations IncStopped after FY2021$150k$124k$300k$205k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$563k$1.3M$398k$783k$328k$778k$877k136 other fundersUp to $617k a year each$930k$695k$1.5M$1.1M$2.0M$2.2M$2.3M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped