Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Inc
1100 Rock and Roll Blvd, Cleveland, OH · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $57,541,431 | $33,462,295 | $239,607,683 |
| FY2024 | $65,273,883 | $45,571,355 | $211,785,839 |
| FY2023 | $54,810,546 | $27,827,844 | $188,303,733 |
| FY2022 | $43,897,385 | $26,971,448 | $156,585,704 |
| FY2021 | $52,609,977 | $33,404,110 | $147,802,500 |
| FY2020 | $17,985,913 | $22,854,394 | $128,645,273 |
| FY2019 | $36,803,165 | $28,764,359 | $131,755,704 |
| FY2018 | $43,662,887 | $32,323,928 | $121,082,391 |
| FY2017 | $36,220,978 | $24,117,403 | $111,784,650 |
| FY2016 | $34,833,626 | $21,592,105 | $98,637,938 |
| FY2015 | $24,468,724 | $26,000,724 | $84,834,667 |
| FY2014 | $19,942,582 | $20,323,894 | $88,003,461 |
| FY2013 | $17,717,442 | $19,837,402 | $88,184,216 |
| FY2012 | $19,214,533 | $24,989,723 | $89,586,471 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Inc (EIN 34-1520995), 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 | $31,248,017 | 54% |
| Program service revenue | $14,376,661 | 25% |
| Other revenue | $11,916,753 | 21% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $24,190,829 | 72% |
| Management & general | $6,610,342 | 20% |
| Fundraising | $2,661,124 | 8% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 54% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 72% of functional expenses, management & general 20%, and fundraising 8%.
- 72% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 23.7% of 38 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in OH.
- Net assets covered about 85.9 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 80th percentile among 1174 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in OH.
- Total revenue was higher than 99.5% of 1192 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in OH.
- Total revenue rose from $19,214,533 in FY2012 to $57,541,431 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 8 and decreased in 5 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 5 of 14 reported years (FY2012, FY2013, FY2014, FY2015, FY2020).
- The highest revenue on record here is $65,273,883 in FY2024.
- Net assets grew from $89,586,471 to $239,607,683 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 37% of revenue in FY2012 and 54% 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
BORN FROM THE COLLISION OF RHYTHM & BLUES, COUNTRY, AND GOSPEL, ROCK & ROLL IS A SPIRIT THAT IS INCLUSIVE AND EVER-CHANGING. THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME CELEBRATES THE SOUND OF YOUTH CULTURE AND HONORS THE ARTISTS WHOSE MUSIC CONNECTS US ALL.
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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