DENVER ART MUSEUM INC

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

100 W 14TH AVENUE PKWY, DENVER, CO 80204-2713

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

CURTIS WOITTE, 100 W 14TH AVENUE PARKWAY, DENVER, CO 80204

Signed the 990

CHRISTOPH HEINRICH, DIRECTOR

Phone

(720) 913-0022

Website

WWW.DENVERARTMUSEUM.ORG

Return prepared by

KUNDINGER CORDER & MONTOYA PC

Mission

SEE DESCRIPTION FOR PART I, LINE 1 ON SCHEDULE O.

Program accomplishments

• EXHIBITIONS AND COLLECTIONS: EACH YEAR, THE DENVER ART MUSEUM (DAM) PRESENTS TEMPORARY AND TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS OF ART FROM AROUND THE WORLD. AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS IN 2025 WERE DAWOUD BEY: STREET PORTRAITS, THE LIFE AND ART OF TOKIO UEYAMA, LUNAR PHASES: KOREAN MOON JARS, KENT MONKMAN: HISTORY IS PAINTED BY THE VICTORS, AND CHARLES SANDISON: CHAMBER. SHOWN IN THE TEXTILE ART GALLERY IN THE MARTIN BUILDING, CONFLUENCE OF NATURE: NANCY HEMENWAY BARTON FEATURES TWELVE TEXTILE WALL SCULPTURES AND FIVE WORKS ON PAPER BY AMERICAN ARTIST NANCY HEMENWAY BARTON, EACH AN EXPLORATION OF THE STUNNING LOCATIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD THAT INFORMED AND INSPIRED HER ARTISTIC PROCESS. AT THE KIRKLAND, VANITY & VICE: AMERICAN ART DECO INVITES VISITORS TO INDULGE IN THE GLITZ AND GLAMOUR OF THE DYNAMIC DESIGNS THAT CAME OUT OF THE REBELLIOUS YEARS OF 1920-1933. THE EXHIBITION FEATURES NEARLY 200 OBJECTS MADE IN AMERICA THAT EXEMPLIFY THE PERIOD, ALL FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION. A MAJOR HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR, WILD THINGS: THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK PRESENTED MORE THAN 450 ARTWORKS CREATED BY MAURICE SENDAK. ONE OF THE MOST VERSATILE ARTISTS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, SENDAK IS BEST KNOWN FOR PICTURE BOOKS, ESPECIALLY THE AWARD-WINNING TITLES WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN, OUTSIDE OVER THERE, AND NUTSHELL LIBRARY. HE ALSO DESIGNED THEATER SETS AND COLLABORATED ON FILMS. THROUGH UNIQUE EXAMPLES OF SENDAKS TIMELESS ART, SUCH AS THE FINAL ARTWORKS FOR WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, VISITORS EXPERIENCED HIS EXTRAORDINARY SKILL AND HIS DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROCESS OF CREATING PICTURE BOOKS AND DESIGNS FOR THE STAGE, TELEVISION, AND FILM PRODUCTIONS. MORE THAN 177,000 VISITORS ATTENDED THE EXHIBITION.
  Expenses $43,011,984 · revenue $5,514,968
• PREMISES & BUILDINGS: THESE COSTS INCLUDE ALL EXPENDITURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF THE MUSEUM'S FACILITIES. EXHIBITION AND PERMANENT GALLERIES DISPLAYED A VARIETY OF ARTWORK FOR THE PUBLIC'S ENJOYMENT WHILE THE MUSEUM'S PUBLIC SPACES ENABLE MUSEUM STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO CONDUCT FREQUENT LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDING TOURS, PUBLIC TALKS, INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS, ART-MAKING ACTIVITIES, AND MORE. THE PREMISES AND BUILDINGS PROVIDE AMPLE SPACE FOR MISSION-DRIVEN PROGRAMMING AIMED AT ENRICHING THE LIVES OF THIS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, AND FOR WHICH THE MUSEUM HAS BEEN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED.
  Expenses $16,493,769
• LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS: AT THE DENVER ART MUSEUM (DAM), WE COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITIES TO CREATE ART AND CREATIVITY EXPERIENCES THAT FOSTER WELL-BEING, BELONGING, AND EMPATHY FOR ALL, WHILE ADVANCING INNOVATIVE PRACTICES IN THE FIELD. WE DO THIS TO FULFILL OUR VISION OF MAKING A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLES LIVES BY CELEBRATING CREATIVITY AND INSPIRING GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND CONNECTION WITH THE WORLD. THE DAMS LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT (L&E) DEPARTMENT DEVELOPS PROGRAMS WITH TWO OVERARCHING GOALS: (1) INCREASING ACCESS TO THE MUSEUMS COLLECTIONS AND (2) CULTIVATING A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, ABILITIES, AND PERSPECTIVES. WE COLLABORATE WITH AUDIENCES AND STAKEHOLDERS USING HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN PRINCIPLES, ENSURING THAT NOTHING ABOUT A GROUP OCCURS WITHOUT THEIR ENGAGEMENT AND BUY-IN. WE ARE COMMITTED TO GROWING AS LEADERS IN CREATIVITY, EXPERIMENTATION, AND INNOVATION, AND TO FOSTERING A CULTURE OF OPENNESS BY SHARING OUR PROCESSES, CHALLENGES, AND SUCCESSES WITH THE FIELD. THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS, THE MUSEUM STRIVES TO NURTURE A SENSE OF WELL-BEING IN VISITORS AT THE MUSEUM AND RECIPIENTS OF COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. WE AIM TO SUPPORT PERSONAL GROWTH, PRIDE, SELF-WORTH, AND CONNECTEDNESS THROUGH EXPERIENCES WITH ART AND CREATIVITY, CONTRIBUTING TO INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH AND HAPPINESS. WE SEEK TO CULTIVATE A SENSE OF BELONGING BY OFFERING EXPERIENCES THAT BUILD CONNECTIONS, CONFIDENCE, AND OWNERSHIP, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY INCLUDE AND WELCOME PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS, AND ABILITIES. ULTIMATELY, WE HOPE THESE EXPERIENCES WILL BUILD AND SUSTAIN EMPATHY, IMPROVING OUR ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND SHARE THE FEELINGS OF OTHERS, AND FOSTERING INTERCONNECTEDNESS WITHIN AND ACROSS COMMUNITIES. L&E PROGRAMS CAN BE SUMMARIZED UNDER THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: YOUTH AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS LIFELONG LEARNING AND ACCESSIBILITY IN-GALLERY INTERPRETATION CREATIVE AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS THE DAM VALUES ITS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND ENGAGES SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS LEADERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES THROUGH STANDING ADVISORY COMMITTEES (E.G., YOUTH ADVISORY GROUPS, CREATIVE AGING FORUM, ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, LATINO AUDIENCE ALLIANCE, AND OTHERS). AD HOC COMMITTEES SUPPORT IN-GALLERY INTERPRETATION AND PROGRAMS TO HELP CREATE EXPERIENCES THAT REPRESENT ARTISTS, CURATORS, SCHOLARS, NON-ART EXPERTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND MORE. THE L&E DEPARTMENT IS ALSO A LEADER IN THE FIELD OF MUSEUM EDUCATION, REGULARLY HOSTING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM COLLEAGUES, PRESENTING AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES, AND SHARING LEARNINGS AND BEST PRACTICES WITH THE MUSEUM FIELD. ALL MUSEUM-PRODUCED REPORTS ARE ACCESSIBLE ON THE MUSEUMS WEBSITE UNDER RESEARCH & REPORTS.
  Expenses $2,632,478 · revenue $349,454
• OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDED IN THIS CAPTION ARE THE ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE GIFT SHOP, RESTAURANT, AND OTHER FACILITIES DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE VISITOR'S OVERALL MUSEUM EXPERIENCE.
  Expenses $4,512,211

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.

IRS record

EIN

84-6038240

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

1935

Accounting year ends

September

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Arts, culture and humanities (A510)

Assets (IRS master file)

$185,708,568

Income (IRS master file)

$89,346,963

Filing history

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 84-6038240).

Questions about DENVER ART MUSEUM INC

What is the EIN of DENVER ART MUSEUM INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of DENVER ART MUSEUM INC is 84-6038240.

Is DENVER ART MUSEUM INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1935.

Are donations to DENVER ART MUSEUM INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does DENVER ART MUSEUM INC 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 DENVER ART MUSEUM INC 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 DENVER ART MUSEUM INC 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 DENVER ART MUSEUM INC?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names CURTIS WOITTE.

Who are the officers and directors of DENVER ART MUSEUM INC?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 50 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $909,131 (CHRISTOPH HEINRICH, DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does DENVER ART MUSEUM INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $87,033,570, expenses of $79,719,340 and total assets of $185,708,568 at year end.

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