Public Charity

MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY AT THE MCPHERSON CENTER

MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY AT THE MCPHERSON CENTER, of SANTA CRUZ, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $1.4M in revenue, $2.1M in expenses, $6.0M in total assets. 30 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 942718861 SANTA CRUZ, CA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.4M
Total Expenses$2.1M
Total Assets$6.0M
Grant Records30
Funding Total$1.3M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

THE MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY WAS FOUNDED IN 1996 TO PROMOTE A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND THE HISTORY OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY. ITS MISSION IS TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER THROUGH ART AND LOCAL HISTORY TO EXPLORE OUR DIVERSE CULTURES, WHICH IT ACCOMPLISHES BY OFFERING A FULL SLATE OF ART AND HISTORY EXHIBITIONS, VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTWORKS, PUBLIC FESTIVALS, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AND CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS MANY PARTNERS.

Officers & Directors

Treasurer Aliyah Nance
Trustee Ann Ostermann
Trustee Bill Kempf
Trustee Freny Cooper
Trustee George Newell
DIR. OF FINANCE Hans Wuerfmannsdobler

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Top Grant Purposes

FOR HISTORY AWARDS, RYDELL EXHIBITION, LONDON NELSON LEGACY INITIATIVE, SEWING SEEDS
$262,852 1 grant
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$192,671 1 grant
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT, EVERGREEN CEMETERY, HISTORY AWARDS, SPACEMAKER FUND AND EXHIBITS
$179,666 1 grant
ARTS, HISTORY, AND CULTURE
$113,666 1 grant
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
$106,244 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.4M $2.1M $6.0M
2023 $2.0M $2.3M $6.3M
2022 $2.1M $2.2M $6.7M
2021 $1.3M $1.8M $7.1M
2020 $1.5M $2.2M $7.6M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $1.5M to $1.4M (-3%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.0M.

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