Public Charity

THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART LOS ANGELES

Based in LOS ANGELES, CA, THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART LOS ANGELES operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $29.6M in revenue, $26.5M in expenses, $222.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 99 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $15.2M.

EIN: 953433820 LOS ANGELES, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$29.6M
Total Expenses$26.5M
Total Assets$222.2M
Grant Records99
Funding Total$15.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART (THE MUSEUM) IS A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ESTABLISHED IN 1979 AS THE ONLY ARTIST-FOUNDED MUSEUM IN LOS ANGELES. THE MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO COLLECTING AND EXHIBITING CONTEMPORARY ART AND HOUSES ONE OF THE MOST COMPELLING COLLECTIONS OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE WORLD, COMPRISING APPROXIMATELY8,000 OBJECTS.THE MUSEUM IS COMMITTED TO THE COLLECTION, PRESENTATION, AND INTERPRETATION OF ART CREATED AFTER 1940, IN ALL MEDIA, AND TO PRESERVING THAT WORK FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE MUSEUM PROVIDES LEADERSHIP IN THE FIELD BY IDENTIFYING AND PRESENTING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND CHALLENGING ART OF OUR TIME, ACTIVELY SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF NEW WORK, AND PRODUCING ORIGINAL SCHOLARSHIP. THE MUSEUM ENGAGES AUDIENCES THROUGH AN AMBITIOUS PROGRAM OF FREE EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND PUBLISHING.

Officers & Directors

CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Asa Hursh
TRUSTEE Barbara Kruger
TRUSTEE Berry Stein
TRUSTEE Blake Johnson From 724
TRUSTEE Carlo Traglio
BOARD PRESIDENT Carolyn Clark Powers

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$3,062,536 9 grants
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$2,621,104 8 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$2,014,703 16 grants
Arts & Culture
$1,500,000 5 grants
ARTS AND CULTURE
$735,085 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $29.6M $26.5M $222.2M
2024 $23.6M $25.0M $215.3M
2023 $17.0M $24.3M $203.6M
2022 $29.0M $20.7M $206.8M
2021 $15.2M $15.0M $217.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $15.2M to $29.6M (+94%), with total assets most recently reported at $222.2M.

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