Public Charity

BURKE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION

BURKE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION, of SEATTLE, WA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $2.3M in revenue, $2.4M in expenses, $1.8M in total assets. 138 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 912151686 SEATTLE, WA History Museums NTEE: A54 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.3M
Total Expenses$2.4M
Total Assets$1.8M
Grant Records138
Funding Total$5.2M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS THE PROGRAM EFFORTS OF THE BURKE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND CULTURE, A WASHINGTON STATE MUSEUM. THE BURKE MUSEUM CREATES A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD AND OUR PLACE IN IT. THE BURKE MUSEUM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WASHINGTON STATE COLLECTIONS OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE AND SHARING THE KNOWLEDGE THAT MAKES THEM MEANINGFUL. THE BURKE MUSEUM WELCOMES A BROAD AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE AND PROVIDES A COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE THAT NURTURES LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND ENCOURAGES RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY AND REFLECTION.

Where $100 goes at Burke Museum Association

How Burke Museum Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$96 Programs the work itself
$3 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $96 for programs

$61
Research and collections, exhibits, education, tribal relations, and public programs
64% of program spending
$35
The Burke Museum Association raised $294,000 through the annual fund and an additional $376,000 through the spring fundraiser
36% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 68,000 children; 84,000 visitors
<$1
New burke endowment
0% of program spending
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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

DIRECTOR Brian Vautour
DIRECTOR Cezanne Garcia
SECRETARY/ DIRECTORR Conor Myhrvold
DIRECTOR Darcy Paschino
DIRECTOR Dwane Chappelle
DIRECTOR Ellen Ferguson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,490,049 100 grants
Arts & Culture
$1,917,361 24 grants
Research & Policy
$266,500 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$6,000 1 grant
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$1,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.3M $2.4M $1.8M
2024 $2.6M $2.0M $1.9M
2023 $1.8M $1.8M $1.3M
2021 $1.7M $10.5M $1.7M
2020 $1.6M $2.3M $10.5M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.6M to $2.3M (+41%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.8M.

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

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