Public Charity

THE EAMES INSTITUTE

Based in PETALUMA, CA, THE EAMES INSTITUTE operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $65.4M in revenue, $12.2M in expenses, $136.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 6 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $144.0M.

EIN: 833403946 PETALUMA, CA History Museums NTEE: A54 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$65.4M
Total Expenses$12.2M
Total Assets$136.2M
Grant Records6
Funding Total$144.0M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

THE EAMES INSTITUTE IS A 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY WITH A MISSION OF CULTIVATING CURIOSITY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AT ANY SCALE. OUR AIM IS TO EQUIP EVERYONE WITH THE LIVING LESSONS OF CHARLES AND RAY EAMES SO THAT THEY CAN USE DESIGN TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES IN THEIR OWN WORLD. PRESERVATION, ARCHIVING, CATALOGING, AND DOCUMENTING THE DESIGN ARCHIVES OF CHARLES AND RAY EAMES IN PREPARATION OF EAMES INSTITUTE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SCHOLARLY AND INSTITUTIONAL ENGAGEMENT AND LOANS, AND GENERAL PUBLIC ACCESS.

Where $100 goes at The Eames Institute

How The Eames Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$22 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $78 for programs

$35
Education programs
45% of program spending
$28
Continued planning and developing educational programs to include educational tours and workshops of its collection, located in richmond, calif., And related to the agriculture and design of the…
35% of program spending
$15
Continued preservation, archive, and catalog of eames works and related collections in preparation for scholar and general public access
20% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

SENIOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR Emily Anderson
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RETAIL Erik Heywood
CEO John Cary
CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER Lauen Smith
CHIEF CURATOR Llisa Demetrios
DIRECTOR & SECRETARY/TREAS Melinda Barker

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$134,288,962 4 grants
General Support
$9,700,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$11,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $65.4M $12.2M $136.2M
2023 $61.9M $10.2M $83.9M
2022 $18.0M $6.7M $34.0M
2021 $22.2M $4.2M $19.0M
2020 $1.9M $2.0M $597K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.9M to $65.4M (+3418%), with total assets most recently reported at $136.2M.

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

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