Public Charity

FRIENDS OF THE BASS MUSEUM INC

Based in MIAMI BEACH, FL, FRIENDS OF THE BASS MUSEUM INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $8.0M in revenue, $6.0M in expenses, $16.5M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 57 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.5M.

EIN: 592017511 MIAMI BEACH, FL Art Museums NTEE: A51 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$8.0M
Total Expenses$6.0M
Total Assets$16.5M
Grant Records57
Funding Total$1.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE BASS, MIAMI BEACH'S CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM, CREATES CONNECTIONS BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART AND THE MUSEUM'S DIVERSE AUDIENCES. THE BASS SHARES THE POWER OF CONTEMPORARY ART THROUGH EXPERIENCES THAT EXCITE, CHALLENGE, AND EDUCATE.

Where $100 goes at Friends of the Bass Museum Inc

How Friends of the Bass Museum Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$66 Programs the work itself
$19 Management running the organization
$15 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $66 for programs

$34
Other program servce expenses
51% of program spending
$21
The bass seeks to expand the interpretation of contemporary art by incorporating disciplines of contemporary culture, such as design, fashion and architecture, into the exhibition program
32% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 2,067,606 grants
$6
Designed for children ages 4-12, art camps at the bass are led by professional museum educators, teaching artists and certified m-dps art teachers
10% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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 (THRU 02/2025) Alisa Romano
BOARD MEMBER Ali Scharf-Matlick
BOARD MEMBER Ariel Penzer Milgroom
BOARD MEMBER Barbara Becker
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Berta Sol Picon
BOARD MEMBER Beth Dozoretz

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,217,396 40 grants
Arts & Culture
$234,300 13 grants
Education
$23,099 2 grants
Unspecified
$25,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $8.0M $6.0M $16.5M
2024 $6.0M $6.0M $14.2M
2023 $5.3M $6.0M $14.1M
2022 $3.8M $4.9M $14.5M
2021 $3.2M $3.7M $15.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.2M to $8.0M (+150%), with total assets most recently reported at $16.5M.

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

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