Public Charity

CINCINNATI MUSEUMS FOUNDATION

CINCINNATI MUSEUMS FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in CINCINNATI, OH. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $7.1M revenue, $2.9M expenses, $94.9M total assets. 9 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $33.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 275304295 CINCINNATI, OH Single Organization Support NTEE: A11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.1M
Total Expenses$2.9M
Total Assets$94.9M
Grant Records9
Funding Total$33.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER, NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FREEDOM CENTER AND ANY OTHER TAX EXEMPT, NONPROFIT ENTITY OF WHICH THE CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER IS THE SOLE MEMBER AND TO CONDUCT ANY ACTIVITIES CONSISTENT WITH SUCH PURPOSES.

Where $100 goes at Cincinnati Museums Foundation

How Cincinnati Museums Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$96 Programs the work itself
$4 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $96 for programs

$96
Cincinnati Museums Foundation provides contributions to support the Cincinnati museum center and the national underground railroad freedom center
All program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Anne Drackett Thomas
OUTGOING BOARD MEMBER David Phillips
CEO Elizabeth Pierce
BOARD MEMBER Francie Hiltz
CHAIRPERSON Jane Garvey
CFO & TREASURER Jill Berkemeier

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$33,231,658 9 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $7.1M $2.9M $94.9M
2024 $9.0M $2.9M $87.1M
2023 $3.0M $2.0M $56.9M
2022 $6.4M $1.5M $53.2M
2021 $25.4M $1.7M $62.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $25.4M to $7.1M (-72%), with total assets most recently reported at $94.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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