Public Charity

Bakersfield Art Foundation Inc DBA Bakersfield Museum of Art

Bakersfield Art Foundation Inc DBA Bakersfield Museum of Art is a Public Charity headquartered in Bakersfield, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.4M revenue, $1.4M expenses, $2.7M total assets. 13 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $269K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 770125694 Bakersfield, CA Art Museums NTEE: A51 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.4M
Total Expenses$1.4M
Total Assets$2.7M
Grant Records13
Funding Total$269K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

The Bakersfield Museum of Art inspires and engages diverse audiences by providing a broad spectrum of creative visual arts experiences through the exhibition and preservation of fine art, educational programs, community outreach and special events.

Where $100 goes at Bakersfield Art Foundation Inc DBA Bakersfield Museum of Art

How Bakersfield Art Foundation Inc DBA Bakersfield Museum of Art divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$43 Programs the work itself
$43 Management running the organization
$14 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $43 for programs

$22
Exhibits
51% of program spending
$21
The Museum provides significant educational programs including docent tours to students, art education classes during the school day for 5th grade students, after-school art enrichment classes, semester-long art…
49% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 3,000 students; 3,500 students; 5,000 students
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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

At Large Aida Molina
Exec Dir/CEO Amy Smith
Trustee Ariel Dyer
Trustee Christopher Lowe
Chair-Elect Daniel Cater
Trustee David Coffey

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$255,539 12 grants
Unspecified
$13,858 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.4M $1.4M $2.7M
2024 $1.1M $1.2M $2.7M
2023 $1.0M $1.1M $2.7M
2021 $718K $816K $3.1M
2020 $887K $938K $3.1M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $887K to $1.4M (+56%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.7M.

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

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