Cincinnati Museum Association
953 Eden Park Dr, Cincinnati, OH · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $29,466,364 | $24,100,368 | $317,447,912 |
| FY2024 | $23,664,543 | $23,386,777 | $292,547,188 |
| FY2023 | $26,915,404 | $23,709,786 | $256,697,359 |
| FY2022 | $25,969,744 | $19,440,702 | $241,693,148 |
| FY2021 | $24,034,593 | $16,285,368 | $268,891,166 |
| FY2020 | $26,136,607 | $17,472,343 | $211,909,906 |
| FY2019 | $21,718,567 | $16,974,077 | $216,722,334 |
| FY2018 | $19,569,844 | $15,450,711 | $198,655,103 |
| FY2017 | $31,014,166 | $14,729,738 | $191,579,252 |
| FY2016 | $15,295,090 | $14,704,909 | $164,988,291 |
| FY2015 | $22,694,506 | $13,421,912 | $154,287,618 |
| FY2014 | $27,375,719 | $13,664,131 | $150,333,075 |
| FY2013 | $22,080,075 | $14,350,869 | $126,512,132 |
| FY2012 | $17,426,631 | $12,634,849 | $113,030,566 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Cincinnati Museum Association (EIN 31-0536653), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $15,590,811 | 53% |
| Program service revenue | $512,745 | 2% |
| Other revenue | $13,362,808 | 45% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $18,937,120 | 79% |
| Management & general | $3,938,945 | 16% |
| Fundraising | $1,224,303 | 5% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 53% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 79% of functional expenses, management & general 16%, and fundraising 5%.
- 79% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 60.5% of 38 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in OH.
- Net assets covered about 158.1 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 89th percentile among 1174 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in OH.
- Total revenue was higher than 98.9% of 1192 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in OH.
- Total revenue rose from $17,426,631 in FY2012 to $29,466,364 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 8 and decreased in 5 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Revenue covered expenses in each of the 14 reported years, FY2012 to FY2025.
- The highest revenue on record here is $31,014,166 in FY2017.
- Net assets grew from $113,030,566 to $317,447,912 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 74% of revenue in FY2012 and 53% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
THROUGH THE POWER OF ART, WE CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE VIBRANT CINCINNATI BY INSPIRING ITS PEOPLE AND CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITIES.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1934 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | A510 — Arts, Culture & Humanities (in OH) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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