Public Charity

JOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

JOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $516.6M in revenue, $306.3M in expenses, $901.0M in total assets. 242 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $45.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 530245017 WASHINGTON, DC Performing Arts Centers NTEE: A61 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$516.6M
Total Expenses$306.3M
Total Assets$901.0M
Grant Records242
Funding Total$45.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

AS THE NATION'S PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, AND A LIVING MEMORIAL TO PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY, WE ARE A LEADER FOR THE ARTS ACROSS AMERICA AND AROUND THE WORLD, REACHING AND CONNECTING WITH ARTISTS, INSPIRING AND EDUCATING COMMUNITIES. WE WELCOME ALL TO CREATE, EXPERIENCE, LEARN ABOUT AND ENGAGE WITH THE ARTS.

Where $100 goes at John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

How John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $89 for programs

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All program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,700 performances
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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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$1,523,400
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,203,045
2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,133,000
2024
Sponsorship of the NSO Pops Season
$424,000

Showing up to 5 of 242 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY (AS OF 02/25) Ambassador Sergio Gor
PRESIDENT (AS OF 02/25) Amb Richard Grenell
TRUSTEE (AS OF 02/25) Dr Dana Kraft
VICE CHAIR (THRU 02/25) Mr Anthony Welters
TRUSTEE Mr Brian D Ballard
TRUSTEE (01/25 - 02/25) Mr Bryan Rafanelli

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$32,446,891 144 grants
Arts & Culture
$9,931,598 67 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$1,672,160 5 grants
Human & Social Services
$424,550 2 grants
Animal Welfare
$63,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $516.6M $306.3M $901.0M
2024 $306.9M $266.2M $691.4M
2023 $286.4M $279.9M $632.6M
2022 $239.7M $252.7M $619.7M
2021 $131.9M $138.5M $656.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $131.9M to $516.6M (+292%), with total assets most recently reported at $901.0M.

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