St Louis Art Museum Foundation
1 Fine Arts Dr, Saint Louis, MO · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $25,077,695 | $12,593,342 | $356,767,694 |
| FY2024 | $29,746,892 | $10,392,412 | $316,779,382 |
| FY2023 | $19,614,433 | $12,255,496 | $290,285,333 |
| FY2022 | $16,648,359 | $7,964,482 | $263,035,103 |
| FY2021 | $22,752,701 | $5,608,052 | $295,986,263 |
| FY2020 | $18,190,657 | $7,578,048 | $252,629,306 |
| FY2019 | $16,327,893 | $7,527,944 | $236,329,623 |
| FY2018 | $22,156,667 | $8,214,520 | $200,904,521 |
| FY2017 | $13,215,140 | $7,561,583 | $216,090,879 |
| FY2016 | $13,980,468 | $6,686,597 | $185,758,469 |
| FY2015 | $39,086,395 | $4,823,141 | $167,921,433 |
| FY2014 | $10,161,249 | $4,624,196 | $137,447,582 |
| FY2013 | $13,229,599 | $6,236,344 | $128,090,332 |
| FY2012 | $21,825,099 | $35,111,572 | $104,296,952 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by St Louis Art Museum Foundation (EIN 43-1374479), 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 | $9,188,525 | 37% |
| Program service revenue | $56,304 | <1% |
| Other revenue | $15,832,866 | 63% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $12,334,737 | 98% |
| Management & general | $258,605 | 2% |
| Fundraising | $0 | 0% |
What the numbers show
- Other revenue made up 63% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 98% of functional expenses, management & general 2%, and fundraising 0%.
- 98% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 98.6% of 907 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations nationwide (too few in MO for a state comparison).
- Net assets covered about 340 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 95th percentile among 558 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in MO.
- Total revenue was higher than 99.3% of 568 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in MO.
- Total revenue rose from $21,825,099 in FY2012 to $25,077,695 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 6 and decreased in 7 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 1 of 14 reported years (FY2012).
- The highest revenue on record here is $39,086,395 in FY2015.
- Net assets grew from $104,296,952 to $356,767,694 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 83% of revenue in FY2012 and 37% 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
TO SUPPORT THE SAINT LOUIS ART MUSEUM INCLUDING GENERAL SUPPORT, ART ACCESSIONS, AND EXPANSION.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1985 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | A110 — Arts, Culture & Humanities |
| 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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