Nonprofit · EIN 38-1387136
GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM
Tax-exempt · GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $5,022,607 | $8,305,505 | -$3,282,898 | $58,067,780 | $478,298 | $57,589,482 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $5,005,729 | $7,913,741 | -$2,908,012 | $61,955,134 | $1,087,358 | $60,867,776 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $4,844,303 | $7,892,423 | -$3,048,120 | $65,451,844 | $1,691,418 | $63,760,426 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,882,346
- Program service revenue
- $551,097
- Investment income
- $22,416
- Net rental income
- $221,797
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$213
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$106,229
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $136,561
- Other revenue
- $566,748
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Benefits paid to members
- $63,709
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $298,650
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,212,925
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,899,679
- Professional fundraising fees
- $77,850
- Accounting fees
- $17,500
- Occupancy
- $733,689
- Travel
- $57,546
- Depreciation
- $2,362,617
- Program services (functional)
- $4,727,593
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,899,557
- Fundraising (functional)
- $678,355
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $61,955,134
- Total assets, end of year
- $58,067,780
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $478,298
- Net assets, end of year
- $57,589,482
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $55,032,825
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $54,422,520
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,166,962
- Gross receipts
- $5,371,361
- Employees
- 98
- Volunteers
- 83
- Year formed
- 1910
- State of legal domicile
- MI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CINDY MEYERS FOLEY | DIRECTOR AND Officer | 40 | $250,000 | $71,208 |
| CHRISTOPHER BRUCE-KAREL | EXEC DEP DIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,369 | $4,619 |
| LUIS AVILA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT BRANC | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT BREWER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN GRAVELYN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA GRISWOLD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFERY GURNEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| INDIA MANNS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE BOYLES MEILNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE NAITO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZBETH O'SHAUGHNESSY | VICE-PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM OVERBECK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALFIELD REEVES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEADRIANE ROBY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAROL SAROSIK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSH SAYLES | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES SCHIPPER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF SMITH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER THIBODEAU | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDY TYNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MITCHELL WATT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CINDY MEYERS FOLEY | DIRECTOR AND Officer | 38 | $141,100 | $28,431 |
| SHELLY BARNETTE-DAWSON | DEP DIR FOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,939 | $30,648 |
| ERIN GRAVELYN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZBETH O'SHAUGHNESSY | VICE-PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM OVERBECK | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT BRANC | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT BREWER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY TYNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEG GOEBEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFERY GURNEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| INDIA MANNS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE BOYLES MEILNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE NAITO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALFIELD REEVES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER ROSMARIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL SAROSIK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES SCHIPPER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER THIBODEAU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MITCHELL WATT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANA FRIIS-HANSEN LEFT JANUARY 2023 | DIRECTOR AND CEO Officer | 40 | $236,385 | $9,512 |
| SHELLY BARNETTE-DAWSON | DEP DIR FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,482 | $29,894 |
| CHRISTOPHER BRUCE-KAREL | DEP DIR FOR ART, LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,850 | $12,736 |
| KURT HASSBERGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN GRAVELYN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZBETH O'SHAUGHNESSY | VICE - PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| STACIE BEHLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEG GOEBEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| INDIA MANNS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE BOYLES MEILNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM OVERBECK | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER ROSMARIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL SAROSIK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDDIE TADLOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MITCHELL WATT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT BRANC | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT BREWER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE CLIPP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE NAITO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX THIBODEAU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY M FOLEY STARTED JUNE 2023 | DIRECTOR AND CEO Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 101 MONROE CENTER ST NW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503-2801
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CINDY MEYERS FOLEY, 101 MONROE CENTER, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503
- Signed the 990
- CINDY MEYERS FOLEY, DIRECTOR AND CEO
- Phone
- (616) 831-2905
- Website
- WWW.ARTMUSEUMGR.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ANDREWS HOOPER PAVLIK PLC
Mission
CONNECTING PEOPLE THROUGH ART, CREATIVITY, AND DESIGN.
Program accomplishments
- LEE ALEXANDER MCQUEEN & ANN RAY: RENDEZ-VOUS (10/1/2024 - 1/12/2025) - SEE DESCRIPTION IN SCHEDULE O.Expenses $250,798 · revenue $33,364
- EACH YEAR THIS BLOOD SHALL CHANGE AND BLOSSOM: CHRISTOPHER MYERS ON MYTH AND MIGRATION (2/8/2025 - 4/27/2025) - SEE DESCRIPTION IN SCHEDULE O.Expenses $90,531 · revenue $92,078
- DAVID HOCKNEY: PERSPECTIVE SHOULD BE REVERSED, PRINTS FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF JORDAN D SCHNITZER AND HIS FAMILY FOUNDATION (5/13/2025 - 11/2/2025) - SEE DESCRIPTION IN SCHEDULE O.Expenses $119,853 · revenue $31,227
- OTHER EXPENSES RELATED TO THE CARE AND CONSERVATION OF THE PERMANENT COLLECTION AND THE EXHIBITIONS SHOWN DURING THIS YEAR AND EXPENSES RELATED TO PREPARATION OF EXHIBITIONS SCHEDULED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. THIS INCLUDES CURATORIAL, CATALOGING AND RESEARCH, AS WELL AS THE PURCHASE OF ART FOR THE PERMANENT COLLECTION.Expenses $4,266,411 · revenue $394,428
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 38-1387136
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1944
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A510)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $58,067,780
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,371,361
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $5,022,607 | $8,305,505 | $58,067,780 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $5,005,729 | $7,913,741 | $61,955,134 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $4,844,303 | $7,892,423 | $65,451,844 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $10,952,010 | $7,266,158 | $68,920,116 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 38-1387136).
Questions about GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM
- What is the EIN of GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM is 38-1387136.
- Is GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1944.
- Are donations to GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names CINDY MEYERS FOLEY.
- Who are the officers and directors of GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $250,000 (CINDY MEYERS FOLEY, DIRECTOR AND).
- How much revenue does GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,022,607, expenses of $8,305,505 and total assets of $58,067,780 at year end.
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