Public Charity

THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS

THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in DETROIT, MI. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $86.0M, expenses of $56.7M, total assets of $742.5M. Imperigo tracks 141 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $31.6M.

EIN: 381359510 DETROIT, MI Art Museums NTEE: A51 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$86.0M
Total Expenses$56.7M
Total Assets$742.5M
Grant Records141
Funding Total$31.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE DIA CREATES EXPERIENCES THAT HELP EACH VISITOR FIND PERSONAL MEANING IN ART AND WITH EACH OTHER.

Where $100 goes at The Detroit Institute of Arts

How The Detroit Institute of Arts divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$73 Programs the work itself
$20 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $73 for programs

$33
Stewardship, care, access, preservation and acquisition of the collection: The Detroit Institute of Arts is among the top encyclopedic museums in the united states
46% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 25 gifts
$33
Audience engagement
45% of program spending
$7
Education
9% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 12 trips; 15 teachers; 1,400 teachers
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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

SR. CURATOR OF EUROPEAN ART & WALTER B FORD II OF Alan Darr
BOARD MEMBER Alan Schwartz
BOARD MEMBER Ali Moiin
BOARD MEMBER Anessa Kramer
BOARD MEMBER Ann Berman
VP, LEARNING & AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT Anthony Smith

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Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$19,857,390 51 grants
General Support
$10,305,032 75 grants
Education
$1,275,403 8 grants
Youth Development
$109,623 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$50,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $86.0M $56.7M $742.5M
2024 $100.8M $58.0M $665.3M
2023 $71.2M $57.6M $574.8M
2022 $79.4M $47.2M $520.0M
2021 $58.4M $42.4M $547.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $58.4M to $86.0M (+47%), with total assets most recently reported at $742.5M.

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