Mission
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Public Charity
STERLING AND FRANCINE CLARK ART INSTITUTE
STERLING AND FRANCINE CLARK ART INSTITUTE is a Public Charity headquartered in WILLIAMSTOWN, MA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $59.4M revenue, $36.9M expenses, $760.7M total assets. 53 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $9.6M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 042163004
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA
Art Museums
NTEE: A51
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$59.4M
Total Expenses$36.9M
Total Assets$760.7M
Grant Records53
Funding Total$9.6M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
How Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$78
Programs
the work itself
$17
Management
running the organization
$5
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $78 for programs
$58
For museum program accomplishments.Museum program accomplishments: since its founding in 1950, the clark's collection has continued to grow, now consisting of over 10,000 objects, including over 500 paintings…
$15
For research and academic programs accomplishments.Research and academic program accomplishments - as an international center for higher learning, the clark is driven by a strong commitment to the…
$5
For educational program accomplishments.Educational program accomplishments: the clark conducts a full series of educational programs for the general public designed to encourage a wide range of audiences to…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
$2,500,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,360,865
CULTURE & ARTS
$147,500
ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES
$66,813
HUGH HAYDEN: SLEEPING GIANT
$55,000
Showing up to 5 of 53 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Caroline O Fowler
TRUSTEE
Cynthia Beck
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
Daphne Birdsey
CHAIR
Denise Littlefield Sobel
TRUSTEE
Doris Fischer Malesardi
TRUSTEE
Elizabeth B Lee
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $59.4M | $36.9M | $760.7M |
| 2024 | $27.1M | $34.2M | $691.6M |
| 2023 | $10.7M | $31.6M | $657.7M |
| 2022 | $8.3M | $29.7M | $670.4M |
| 2021 | $8.1M | $29.0M | $748.0M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $8.1M to $59.4M (+633%), with total assets most recently reported at $760.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.