Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $31,333,273 | $27,731,361 | $229,593,776 |
| FY2024 | $37,717,663 | $26,507,860 | $218,274,912 |
| FY2023 | $29,727,698 | $21,661,651 | $199,074,961 |
| FY2022 | $49,745,421 | $18,953,232 | $186,275,116 |
| FY2021 | $22,345,406 | $15,609,721 | $164,924,067 |
| FY2020 | $27,542,215 | $22,341,023 | $145,944,788 |
| FY2019 | $20,011,169 | $22,498,104 | $139,993,696 |
| FY2018 | $23,292,679 | $19,132,127 | $140,855,100 |
| FY2017 | $30,408,830 | $16,866,878 | $133,691,361 |
| FY2016 | $15,580,736 | $17,434,172 | $114,142,023 |
| FY2015 | $16,612,076 | $17,738,722 | $118,475,363 |
| FY2014 | $16,026,230 | $16,918,073 | $119,690,621 |
| FY2013 | $12,925,713 | $16,026,541 | $113,969,263 |
| FY2012 | $17,920,652 | $15,018,368 | $111,755,414 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Portland Art Museum (EIN 93-0391604), 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 | $22,616,837 | 72% |
| Program service revenue | $5,026,062 | 16% |
| Other revenue | $3,690,374 | 12% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $21,278,897 | 77% |
| Management & general | $2,841,203 | 10% |
| Fundraising | $3,611,261 | 13% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 72% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 77% of functional expenses, management & general 10%, and fundraising 13%.
- 77% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 46.6% of 907 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations nationwide (too few in OR for a state comparison).
- Net assets covered about 99.4 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 87th percentile among 621 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in OR.
- Total revenue was higher than 99.8% of 625 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in OR.
- Total revenue rose from $17,920,652 in FY2012 to $31,333,273 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 6 and decreased in 7 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 5 of 14 reported years (FY2013, FY2014, FY2015, FY2016, FY2019).
- The highest revenue on record here is $49,745,421 in FY2022.
- Net assets grew from $111,755,414 to $229,593,776 between FY2012 and 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
COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF ART FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1938 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | A510 — 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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