Public Charity

THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON

Based in HOUSTON, TX, THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $255.3M in revenue, $138.2M in expenses, $2.4B in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 312 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $37.2M.

EIN: 741109655 HOUSTON, TX Art Museums NTEE: A51 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$255.3M
Total Expenses$138.2M
Total Assets$2.4B
Grant Records312
Funding Total$37.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON SERVES AS A WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE PLACE FOR ALL PEOPLE, CONNECTING THE COMMUNITIES OF HOUSTON WITH DIVERSE HISTORIES OF ART SPANNING 6,000 YEARS AND SIX CONTINENTS. THROUGH OUR PERMANENT COLLECTIONS, SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS, LEARNING AND INTERPRETATION PROGRAMS, PUBLICATIONS, CONSERVATION AND SCHOLARLY RESEARCH, WE STRIVE TO INSPIRE APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE BROADEST SPECTRUM OF HUMAN ACHIEVEMENT.

Where $100 goes at The Museum of Fine Arts Houston

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

$81 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$65
Accessions, curatorial and exhibit programs
80% of program spending
$10
Education and public programs
12% of program spending
$5
Glassell school of art
6% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 7,800 students

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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
Summer camp, school tours and scholarships.
$39,500
2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$8,254
2025
FOR THE TOSHIKO TAKAEZU: WORLDS WITHIN EXHIBITION, WHICH INCREASES PUBLIC ACCESS TO HER WORKS. THE TTF ENTERED INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON SPECIFYING THAT FUNDS WERE TO SUPPORT THE TOSHIKO TAKAEZU EXHIBITION AND RELATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING.
$5,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,824,961

Showing up to 5 of 312 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Amy Purvis
INVESTMENT DIRECTOR Bradford Smith
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Christian Schornich
MANAGING INVESTMENT DIRECTOR Darren A Bartsch
CHIEF EXHIBTIONS OFFICER Deborah L Roldan
LIFE TRUSTEE Dr Anne S Chao

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$20,368,778 151 grants
Arts & Culture
$10,391,685 52 grants
Environment & Conservation
$3,712,571 27 grants
Education
$740,742 30 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$429,400 22 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $255.3M $138.2M $2.4B
2024 $226.8M $149.8M $2.3B
2023 $148.0M $121.3M $2.2B
2022 $154.5M $123.6M $2.1B
2021 $163.6M $135.2M $2.2B

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $163.6M to $255.3M (+56%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.4B.

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

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