Mission
WE INSPIRE PEOPLE TO LIVE IN HARMONY WITH THE NATURAL WORLD BY FOSTERING LOVE, APPRECIATION, AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE SONORAN DESERT.
Public Charity
ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM
ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM is a Public Charity headquartered in TUCSON, AZ. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $23.8M revenue, $15.3M expenses, $79.0M total assets. 68 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.2M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 860111675
TUCSON, AZ
Natural History & Natural Science Museums
NTEE: A56
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$23.8M
Total Expenses$15.3M
Total Assets$79.0M
Grant Records68
Funding Total$4.2M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
How Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$81
Programs
the work itself
$16
Management
running the organization
$3
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $81 for programs
$64
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a world-renowned biopark comprised of multiple components, including regional zoo, botanical garden, aquarium, research organization, art institute, and natural history museum
$13
Conservation, education and science programssince its founding in 1952, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum has put conservation education and science at the core of its mission
$4
Art institutethe mission of the asdm art institute is "conservation through art education." We seek to engage people in nature-focused art classes and inspire new conservation advocates
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
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$335,595
GENERAL SUPPORT
$102,500
ARTS, CULTURE
$65,000
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$39,450
GENERAL SUPPORT
$21,000
Showing up to 5 of 68 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TRUSTEE
Abby Hungwe
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Amanda Perkins
TRUSTEE
Angela Faith Liston
CHAIR
Anna Heyer
TRUSTEE
Ben A Minteer
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Brian Denham
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $23.8M | $15.3M | $79.0M |
| 2024 | $16.2M | $14.6M | $66.1M |
| 2023 | $15.2M | $13.5M | $56.7M |
| 2022 | $28.3M | $12.7M | $51.3M |
| 2021 | $19.7M | $9.8M | $40.2M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $19.7M to $23.8M (+21%), with total assets most recently reported at $79.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.