Mission
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART COLLECTS, STUDIES, CONSERVES, AND PRESENTS SIGNIFICANT WORKS OF ART ACROSS ALL TIMES AND CULTURES IN ORDER TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO CREATIVITY, KNOWLEDGE, AND IDEAS.
Public Charity
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $907.4M in revenue, $502.0M in expenses, $6.4B in total assets. 324 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $153.8M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 131624086
NEW YORK, NY
Art Museums
NTEE: A51
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$907.4M
Total Expenses$502.0M
Total Assets$6.4B
Grant Records324
Funding Total$153.8M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Metropolitan Museum of Art
How Metropolitan Museum of Art divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$71
Programs
the work itself
$25
Management
running the organization
$4
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $71 for programs
$40
Curatorial departments, including operation of the cloisters, conservation, cataloguing, and scholarly publications (includes fellowship awards and travel stipends in the amount of $2,322,708)
$12
Acquisitions and sales of art
$8
Education programs, museum libraries, concerts & lectures, and digital media
Plus 3 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
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
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART FOR THE PURCHASE OF INTERNATIONAL PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF SCULPTURE.
$47,548
ARTS AND CULTURE
$12,500
art funding
$12,500
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$10,617,349
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$6,000,000
Showing up to 5 of 324 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Ex-Officio Trustee
Adrienne Adams
Elective Trustee
Aerin Lauder
Elective Trustee
Alejandro Santo Domingo
Elective Trustee
Amanda Davis Lister
Elective Trustee
Amy Griffin
DEPUTY DIR, COLLECTIONS/ADMIN
Andrea Bayer
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $907.4M | $502.0M | $6.4B |
| 2024 | $697.6M | $477.9M | $6.0B |
| 2023 | $761.5M | $420.2M | $5.6B |
| 2022 | $653.5M | $418.8M | $5.4B |
| 2021 | $536.5M | $369.0M | $5.6B |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $536.5M to $907.4M (+69%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.4B.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.