Mission
THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART DENVER IS AN INNOVATIVE FORUM FOR CONTEMPORARY ART THAT INSPIRES AND CHALLENGES ALL AUDIENCES, CREATING UNDERSTANDING AND DIALOGUE ABOUT ART OF OUR TIME.
Public Charity
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART DENVER
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART DENVER is a Public Charity headquartered in DENVER, CO. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.7M revenue, $5.8M expenses, $23.4M total assets. 79 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.5M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 841366092
DENVER, CO
Art Museums
NTEE: A51
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.7M
Total Expenses$5.8M
Total Assets$23.4M
Grant Records79
Funding Total$3.5M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Museum of Contemporary Art Denver
How Museum of Contemporary Art Denver divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$74
Programs
the work itself
$14
Management
running the organization
$12
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $74 for programs
$43
Mca Denver's primary focus is the display of art exhibitions by key figures in regional, national, and international contemporary art
$31
Mca Denver focuses on providing educational programs that provide audiences the unique opportunity to explore art and intellectual thought in conjunction with the richness of everyday life
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
ARTS AND CULTURE
$25,000
Arts, Culture & Humanities
$20,000
DONOR-DRIVEN GRANTMAKING
$10,000
ART MUSEUMS
$365,500
General operating support
$134,333
Showing up to 5 of 79 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TRUSTEE
Amanda Fox Shifrin
TRUSTEE
Amy Minnick
COO
Betsy Leonhardt
TRUSTEE
Bret Hirsh
TRUSTEE THRU
Buck Blessing
TRUSTEE
Emily Ballard
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.7M | $5.8M | $23.4M |
| 2024 | $5.1M | $5.7M | $24.3M |
| 2023 | $6.5M | $5.9M | $24.4M |
| 2021 | $3.9M | $4.3M | $23.3M |
| 2020 | $3.5M | $4.5M | $23.7M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.5M to $4.7M (+36%), with total assets most recently reported at $23.4M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.