Public Charity

FINE ARTS MUSEUMS FOUNDATION

FINE ARTS MUSEUMS FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in SAN FRANCISCO, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $26.9M revenue, $21.2M expenses, $329.1M total assets. 17 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $22.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 946096509 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$26.9M
Total Expenses$21.2M
Total Assets$329.1M
Grant Records17
Funding Total$22.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE SPECIFIC AND PRIMARY PURPOSES FOR WHICH THIS FOUNDATION IS FORMED ARE THE CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OF SOLICITING, RECEIVING, DISBURSING AND MANAGING FUNDS AND PROPERTY FOR THE EMBELLISHMENT, ADVANCEMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND ENLARGEMENT OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS OF SAN FRANCISCO (FAMSF). THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PURCHASING WORKS OF ART, HOLDING THOSE WORKS OF ART, AND LENDING OR DONATING THEM TO THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS OF SAN FRANCISCO.

Sample Grants Received

2025
TO SUPPORT THE ARTS UPON DISSOLUTION
$197,791
2024
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
$1,965,777
2023
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
$1,323,227
2023
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$10,000

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Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Alexandria J Ashdown
CHAIR David Hooker Spencer
TREASURER, VP OF INVESTMEN David Soward
SECRETARY Debbie Jorgensen
COFAM CHAIR EMERITA Diane B Wilsey
VICE PRESIDENT George Hecksher

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Top Grant Purposes

OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
$22,235,899 6 grants
TO SUPPORT THE ARTS UPON DISSOLUTION
$197,791 1 grant
OPERATIONS
$50,000 5 grants
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
$20,000 1 grant
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $26.9M $21.2M $329.1M
2024 $18.7M $24.7M $309.2M
2023 $22.0M $32.4M $297.4M
2022 $17.2M $16.6M $289.8M
2021 $10.8M $16.4M $330.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $10.8M to $26.9M (+149%), with total assets most recently reported at $329.1M.

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