MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

465 HUNTINGTON AVE, BOSTON, MA 02115-5523

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

CATHERINE VANDENABEELE, 465 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON, MA 02115

Signed the 990

CATHERINE VANDENABEELE, CFO

Phone

(617) 369-3281

Website

WWW.MFA.ORG

Return prepared by

JOHNSON O'CONNOR FERON & CARUCCI LLP

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O.

Program accomplishments

• EDUCATION PROGRAMS: THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS AN ONGOING SERIES OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE MUSEUM AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN ART. EDUCATION PROGRAMS COVER A WIDE SPECTRUM OF TOPICS AND INCLUDE STUDIO ART CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS, LECTURES, FILMS, CONCERTS, A VARIETY OF OTHER COURSES, FREE DEMONSTRATIONS AND TALKS, FREE WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS, SCHOOL GROUP TOURS, PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL AREA SCHOOLS, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN ARTS AND PROGRAMS FOR FAMILY VISITS TO THE MUSEUM.
  Expenses $20,176,895 · revenue $1,991,413
• EXHIBITIONS: WITH A COLLECTION OF NEARLY 500,000 OBJECTS, THE MUSEUM OWNS SOME OF THE RARE AND IMPORTANT ARTISTIC TREASURES IN THE WORLD. SUCH A COLLECTION ENABLES THE MUSEUM TO PRESENT MANY SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS WITH A BALANCE BETWEEN SCHOLARLY PROGRAMS AND THOSE WITH BROAD PUBLIC APPEAL. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE MUSEUM PRESENTED 20 EXHIBITIONS. SOME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: DALI: DISRUPTION AND DEVOTION; GEORGIA O'KEEFFE AND HENRY MOORE; POWER OF THE PEOPLE: ART AND DEMOCRACY; DEEP WATERS: FOUR ARTISTS AND THE SEA; THE SUN WILL SET: CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACTION AND THE BODY; FRAGMENTS OF SELF: SMFA AT TUFTS JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION; UTOPIA, DYSTOPIA: TONY COKES AND OSCAR MUNOZ; CURATED BY TEENS DEATH AS A CONSTANT COMPANION, A COLLABORATION BETWEEN MFA TEEN PROGRAMS AND THE CENTER FOR NETHERLANDISH ART; LANDSCAPE AND LABOR: DUTCH WORKS ON PAPER IN VAN GOGH'S TIME; ROBERT FRANK: MARY'S BOOK; WITNESSING HUMANITY: THE ART OF JOHN WILSON; VAN GOGH: THE ROULIN FAMILY PORTRAITS; QI BAISHI: INSPIRATION IN INK; THE VISIONARY ART OF MINNIE EVANS; FY25 COMMUNITY ARTS INITIATIVE: INTO THE FOREST; FABRIC OF A NATION: AMERICAN QUILT STORIES AT NASHVILLE, TN; DUTCH ART IN GLOBAL AGE AT FORT WORTH, TX; HOKUSAI: INSPIRATION AND INFLUENCE AT KANSAS CITY, MO; LBM: LIVING WITH THE GODS: ARTS, BELIEFS, AND PEOPLES AT HOUSTON, TX; LMB: JAPAN, AN ARTISTIC MELTING POT: ADMIRATION AND IMITATIO, MISUNDERSTANDINGS AND MODIFICATIONS, AND MOTTAINAI? AT KYOTO NATIONAL MUSEUM, JAPAN.
  Expenses $17,165,542 · revenue $2,294,826
• ENTERPRISE: THE MUSEUM'S RETAIL OPERATIONS OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF MERCHANDISE RELATED TO THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS AND SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS, WHICH CONTRIBUTE IMPORTANTLY TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MUSEUM'S EXEMPT EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE BY MAKING WORKS OF ART FAMILIAR TO A BROADER SEGMENT OF THE PUBLIC. OFFERINGS AT SHOP INCLUDE ART BOOKS, POSTERS, CARDS, GLASS, TEXTILES, JEWELRY AND SCULPTURE. MERCHANDISE IS FOR SALE IN THE PHYSICAL SHOPS OR THROUGH RETAIL'S WEB-BASED OUTLET.THE MUSEUM IS EXEMPT AS AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION ON THE BASIS OF ITS OWNERSHIP, MAINTENANCE, AND EXHIBITION FOR PUBLIC VIEWING OF WORKS OF ART. THE SALES OF SUCH ITEMS CONTRIBUTES IMPORTANTLY TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MUSEUM'S EXEMPT EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES BY STIMULATING AND ENHANCING PUBLIC AWARENESS, INTEREST, AND APPRECIATION OF ART. MOREOVER, A BROADER SEGMENT OF THE PUBLIC MAY BE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT THE MUSEUM ITSELF TO SHARE IN ITS EDUCATIONAL FUNCTIONS AND PROGRAMS AS A RESULT OF SEEING THE ITEMS SOLD.
  Expenses $2,156,194 · revenue $3,173,176
• OPERATING SUPPORT: EXPENSES: $24,009,233 REVENUE: $0OPERATING SUPPORT CONSISTS OF ALL OTHER AREAS OF THE MUSEUM. INCLUDING PROTECTIVE SERVICES, FACILITIES AND OTHER AREAS WHICH SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE MUSEUM AND ITS MISSION.PARKING FACILITIES: EXPENSES: $1,304,091 REVENUE: $4,877,518THE MUSEUM OWNS A PARKING GARAGE AND HAS TWO OPEN-AIR PARKING LOTS. ALL OF THESE FACILITIES ARE OPEN TO MEMBERS AND VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM. THE OPERATION OF ADJACENT PARKING LOTS BY THE MUSEUM, IN AREAS OF INSUFFICIENT PARKING SPACES FOR THE USE OF ITS VISITORS, CONTRIBUTES IMPORTANTLY TO THE MUSEUM'S EXEMPT PURPOSE BY ENCOURAGING VISITATION AND LONGER PERIODS VIEWING OF ITS COLLECTIONS, AND SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS. ANY PROFITS FROM THE FEE CHARGED FOR THE USE OF THE LOT IS PLACED IN THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND.FOOD SERVICES: EXPENSES: $154,800 REVENUE: $1,914,669THE MUSEUM IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED AS AN ART MUSEUM. THE EATING FACILITIES WHICH ARE CONTRACTED AND MANAGED BY RA, ARE OPEN TO THE MUSEUM STAFF, EMPLOYEES, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC VISITING THE MUSEUM AND ARE OF A SIZE COMMENSURATE WITH ACCOMMODATION OF THESE SPECIAL GROUPS OF PATRONS.MEMBERSHIP & VISITORS: EXPENSES: $4,545,440 REVENUE: $10,994,317OVER 1,053,000 VISITORS ATTENDED THE MUSEUM DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025, THERE WERE MORE THAN FIVE COMMUNITY DAYS DURING WHICH ADMISSION CHARGES WERE WAIVED. THE MUSEUM HAS OVER 58,000 ACTIVE MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS. THERE ARE 8 LEVELS OF ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP WITH FEES RANGING FROM $90 TO $300. EACH CATEGORY OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF PRIVILEGES, SUCH AS FREE ADMISSION, PUBLICATIONS, RECIPROCAL MEMBER BENEFITS AT OTHER MAJOR ART MUSEUMS AROUND THE U.S. AND SPECIAL EVENTS.OTHER MISC. PROGRAM SERVICES: EXPENSES: $13,353,850 REVENUE: 7,877,518
  Expenses $43,311,256 · revenue $25,272,345

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

04-2103607

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1965

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Arts, culture and humanities (A510)

Assets (IRS master file)

$1,584,373,764

Income (IRS master file)

$542,008,045

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-2103607).

Questions about MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS

What is the EIN of MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS?

The employer identification number (EIN) of MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS is 04-2103607.

Is MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1965.

Are donations to MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CATHERINE VANDENABEELE.

Who are the officers and directors of MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 53 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,144,716 (MATTHEW TEITELBAUM, ANN & GRAHAM GUND DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $186,630,042, expenses of $141,309,618 and total assets of $1,584,373,764 at year end.

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