Skip to main content

Nonprofit · EIN 34-0733127

CANTON MUSEUM OF ART

Tax-exempt · CANTON, OH 44702

Financials

$1.5M$1.7M2022$1.7M$1.8M2023$1.6M$1.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CANTON MUSEUM OF ART by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$1,622,466$1,664,384-$41,918$7,116,763$554,516$6,562,247
June 30, 2024990$1,673,166$1,848,818-$175,652$6,626,276$413,491$6,212,785
June 30, 2023990$1,524,644$1,737,415-$212,771$6,446,452$442,962$6,003,490
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,204,444
Membership dues
$23,960
Program service revenue
$169,283
Investment income
$213,872
Net rental income
$400
Net gain from sales of assets
$24,168
Net income from sales of inventory
$25,567
Other revenue
$34,867

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$95,000
Other salaries and wages
$436,222
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$624,002
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$21,337
Occupancy
$420,180
Depreciation
$23,833
Program services (functional)
$966,412
Management and general (functional)
$597,785
Fundraising (functional)
$100,187

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$6,626,276
Total assets, end of year
$7,116,763
Total liabilities, end of year
$554,516
Net assets, end of year
$6,562,247
Land, buildings and equipment
$293,445
Publicly traded securities
$6,240,556
Net assets without donor restrictions
$4,936,156
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,626,091
Gross receipts
$3,090,097
Employees
42
Volunteers
290
Year formed
1935
State of legal domicile
OH

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MAX BARTON IIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$95,000
THOMAS BORDENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DR Virginia BanksTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CARRIE SIBILATreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
VICKY STERLINGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TERESA GOLDEN-MCCLELLANDSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DR PAUL TURGEONPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Robin KratzerTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK SPANERVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Joe OstrowskeTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Joe FeltesTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MAX BARTON IIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$95,000
THOMAS BORDENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DR Virginia BanksTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTINE PETERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CARRIE SIBILATreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
VICKY STERLINGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TERESA GOLDEN-MCCLELLANDSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DR PAUL TURGEONPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Robin KratzerTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK SPANERVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LISA TURKALI - PAINTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
Joe OstrowskeTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Joe FeltesTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 14 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MAX BARTON IIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$95,000
THOMAS BORDENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DR Virginia BanksTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTINE PETERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CARRIE SIBILATreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
VICKY STERLINGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TERESA GOLDEN-MCCLELLANDSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DR PAUL TURGEONPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Robin KratzerTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CINDY WINICKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MELEAH SkillernTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK SPANERVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LISA TURKALI - PAINTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
Joe OstrowskeTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1001 MARKET AVE N, CANTON, OH 44702-1075
In care of
% DEE ST CLAIR
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Max Barton, 1001 Market Ave N, Canton, OH 447021075
Signed the 990
Max Barton, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(330) 453-7666
Return prepared by
HALL KISTLER & COMPANY LLP

Mission

THROUGH CREATIVE EXHIBITIONS, IMAGINATIVE PROGRAMS, AND SHARING AMERICAN ART AND ITS STORES THROUGH OUR COLLECTION, THE MUSEUM IS A CULTURAL RESOURCE THAT ENGAGES, EDUCATES, ENTERTAINS, AND ENRICHES OUR VISITORS AND COMMUNITY. THE CANTON MUSEUM OF ART (CMA) IS ONE OF OHIO'S PREMIER ART MUSEUMS. CMA IS RECOGNIZED FOR POWERFUL EXHIBITIONS FOCUSED ON AMERICAN ART, ITS INFLUENCES AND THEMES THAT ALLOW EVERYONE TO CONNECT WITH CREATIVITY, AMERICAN STORIES, AND CULTURAL HERITAGE. CMA PRODUCES 12 TO 14 EXHIBITIONS EACH YEAR, FEATURING ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS CURATED BY CMA TO SHOWCASE CELEBRATED AMERICAN ARTISTS AND DIVERSE REGIONAL AND NATIONAL TALENTS, IN PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION WITH OTHER MUSEUMS AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS; AND THEMED EXHIBITIONS THAT MAKE CMA'S COLLECTIONS COME ALIVE WITH STORIES. CMA'S ACCLAIMED COLLECTION, INCLUDING NAMES SUCH AS EDWARD HOPPER, JOHN SINGER SARGENT, ALICE SCHILLE, AND TOSHIKO TAKAEZU, TO NAME A FEW, FOCUSES ON AMERICAN WORKS ON PAPER, PRIMARILY WATERCOLO

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • EXHIBITIONS/COLLECTIONS: AS ONE OF NORTHEAST OHIO'S PREMIER MUSEUMS, THE CANTON MUSEUM OF ART (CMA) IS RECOGNIZED FOR POWERFUL EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT "CONNECT ART TO LIFE" - CENTERED AROUND AMERICAN ARTWORKS AND THEMES THAT ALLOW AUDIENCES TO EXPLORE SOCIAL TOPICS, HISTORY, AND CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH ART. CMA'S ART COLLECTION IS ONE OF THE FINEST COLLECTIONS IN OHIO, WITH OVER 4,000+ PIECES INCLUDING WATERCOLORISTS SUCH AS EDWARD HOPPER, WINSLOW HOMER, AND ANDREW WYETH, AND CERAMIC ARTISTS SUCH AS TOSHIKO TAKAEZU AND PETER VOULKOS. ANNUALLY CMA PROVIDES 12-14 ORIGINAL EXHIBITIONS TO THE PUBLIC, CURATED BY CMA STAFF TO SHOWCASE CELEBRATED AMERICAN ARTISTS AND EMERGING REGIONAL TALENTS, AND FEATURED, THEMED WORKS FROM THE MUSEUM'S OWN COLLECTION. CMA EXHIBITIONS ARE OFTEN IN COLLABORATION WITH PROGRAMMING FROM OTHER ARTS AND CULTURAL PARTNERS ACROSS OUR REGION, AS WELL AS CURATORIAL PROGRAMS INSIDE THE MUSEUM, THAT BRING THE ART AND ITS STORIES TO LIFE.
    Expenses $562,324 · revenue $145,981
  • EDUCATION & OUTREACH: EDUCATION IS INTEGRAL TO THE CMA EXPERIENCE, FUELING CREATIVITY IN MINDS OF ALL AGES. THIS INCLUDES OUR FREE MUSEUM TO GO PROGRAM TO STARK COUNTY SCHOOLS, WHICH SUPPORT STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS THROUGH STANDARDS ALIGNED ART INSTRUCTION; IN-MUSUEM GROUP TOURS; AND FREE FAMILY DAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND UNDERSERVED AUDIENCES. CMA'S EDUCATION STATION ALLOWS A PLACE WHERE VISTIORS CREATE AND LEARN ABOUT ART CONCEPTS FEATURED IN AN EXHIBITION. EDUCATION STATION ACTIVITIES CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE SEASON AND ARE FOCUSED ON BRINGING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN GREATER CONNECTION TO ART AND EACH OTHER. CMA'S SCHOOL OF ART FEATURES CLASS OFFERINGS FOR ALL AGES IN OIL PAINTING, WATERCOLORS, POTTERY, AND MORE. CMA ALSO WORKS WITH COMMUNITY AND HEALTHCARE AGENCIES FOR USING ART AS THERAPY FOR THEIR CLIENTS, SEEING MORE THAN 2,000 PARTICIPANTS EACH YEAR. CMA'S EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS ENABLE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO USE OUR RESOURCES AS A PLACE TO LEARN, PLAY, AND BE INSPIRED BY ART.
    Expenses $404,088 · revenue $223,743

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.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
34-0733127
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
1941
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$7,116,763
Income (IRS master file)
$3,090,097

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$1,622,466$1,664,384$7,116,763IRS
990June 2024$1,673,166$1,848,818$6,626,276IRS
990June 2023$1,524,644$1,737,415$6,446,452XML
990June 2022$1,826,074$1,541,417$5,958,269IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

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 34-0733127).

Questions about CANTON MUSEUM OF ART

What is the EIN of CANTON MUSEUM OF ART?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CANTON MUSEUM OF ART is 34-0733127.
Is CANTON MUSEUM OF ART tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1941.
Are donations to CANTON MUSEUM OF ART tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CANTON MUSEUM OF ART 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 CANTON MUSEUM OF ART 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 CANTON MUSEUM OF ART 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 CANTON MUSEUM OF ART?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Max Barton.
Who are the officers and directors of CANTON MUSEUM OF ART?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $95,000 (MAX BARTON II, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does CANTON MUSEUM OF ART have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,622,466, expenses of $1,664,384 and total assets of $7,116,763 at year end.

Other nonprofits in CANTON

All nonprofits in CANTON · Ohio · Arts, culture and humanities