Cincinnati Museum Center
1301 Western Ave, Cincinnati, OH · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $34,467,370 | $28,754,196 | $314,801,178 |
| FY2024 | $33,189,765 | $33,386,410 | $318,879,381 |
| FY2023 | $26,899,097 | $24,831,523 | $307,061,178 |
| FY2022 | $34,020,074 | $22,989,698 | $300,804,706 |
| FY2021 | $36,167,004 | $40,266,675 | $301,687,694 |
| FY2020 | $49,474,377 | $22,180,112 | $271,733,307 |
| FY2019 | $74,836,727 | $19,120,342 | $244,748,762 |
| FY2018 | $74,838,651 | $12,185,175 | $189,108,174 |
| FY2017 | $60,105,168 | $17,814,263 | $124,625,607 |
| FY2016 | $42,626,108 | $19,582,642 | $77,727,656 |
| FY2015 | $17,887,507 | $18,768,133 | $55,797,916 |
| FY2014 | $23,551,105 | $18,648,058 | $56,524,277 |
| FY2013 | $21,461,388 | $19,420,424 | $48,812,703 |
| FY2012 | $17,937,249 | $19,049,296 | $33,524,508 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Cincinnati Museum Center (EIN 31-1212634), 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 | $17,520,314 | 51% |
| Program service revenue | $14,078,913 | 41% |
| Other revenue | $2,868,143 | 8% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $18,689,399 | 65% |
| Management & general | $6,643,827 | 23% |
| Fundraising | $3,420,970 | 12% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 51% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 65% of functional expenses, management & general 23%, and fundraising 12%.
- 65% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 15.8% of 38 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in OH.
- Net assets covered about 131.4 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 85th percentile among 1174 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in OH.
- Total revenue was higher than 99.2% of 1192 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in OH.
- Total revenue rose from $17,937,249 in FY2012 to $34,467,370 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 7 and decreased in 6 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 4 of 14 reported years (FY2012, FY2015, FY2021, FY2024).
- The highest revenue on record here is $74,838,651 in FY2018.
- Net assets grew from $33,524,508 to $314,801,178 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 41% of revenue in FY2012 and 51% 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
CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER INSPIRES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR WORLD THROUGH SCIENCE, REGIONAL HISTORY, AND EDUCATIONAL, ENGAGING AND MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1987 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | A500 — 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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