Public Charity

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $25.0M revenue, $35.5M expenses, $213.3M total assets. 96 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $22.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 366154098 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$25.0M
Total Expenses$35.5M
Total Assets$213.3M
Grant Records96
Funding Total$22.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MCA IS AN INNOVATIVE AND COMPELLING CENTER OF CONTEMPORARY ART WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN DIRECTLY EXPERIENCE THE WORK AND IDEAS OF LIVING ARTISTS, AND UNDERSTAND THE HISTORICAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT OF THE ART OF OUR TIME. THE MUSEUM BOLDLY INTERWEAVES EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES, COLLECTIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO EXCITE, CHALLENGE, AND ILLUMINATE OUR VISITORS AND TO PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO THE CREATIVE PROCESS. THE MCA ASPIRES TO ENGAGE A BROAD AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE, CREATE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND BE A PLACE FOR CONTEMPLATION, STIMULATION, AND DISCUSSION ABOUT CONTEMPORARY ART AND CULTURE.

Officers & Directors

LIFE TRUSTEE Allen M Turner
TRUSTEE Anne L Kaplan
BOARD CHAIR AND TRUSTEE Cari B Sacks
TRUSTEE Carol Cohen
TRUSTEE Carol Prins
TRUSTEE Carrie Reyes Murphy

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$16,707,592 9 grants
CULTURE & ARTS
$1,021,915 6 grants
Arts & Culture
$800,000 2 grants
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$692,936 8 grants
Grants from Donor Advised Funds - Operating Support
$376,200 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $25.0M $35.5M $213.3M
2024 $17.3M $37.7M $210.4M
2023 $19.2M $32.8M $214.5M
2022 $28.4M $24.6M $213.5M
2021 $26.8M $20.8M $231.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $26.8M to $25.0M (-7%), with total assets most recently reported at $213.3M.

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