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Nonprofit · EIN 38-1387136

GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM

Tax-exempt · GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503

Financials

$4.8M$7.9M2022$5M$7.9M2023$5M$8.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$5,022,607$8,305,505-$3,282,898$58,067,780$478,298$57,589,482
September 30, 2024990$5,005,729$7,913,741-$2,908,012$61,955,134$1,087,358$60,867,776
September 30, 2023990$4,844,303$7,892,423-$3,048,120$65,451,844$1,691,418$63,760,426
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,882,346
Program service revenue
$551,097
Investment income
$22,416
Net rental income
$221,797
Net gain from sales of assets
-$213
Net income from fundraising events
-$106,229
Net income from sales of inventory
$136,561
Other revenue
$566,748

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Benefits paid to members
$63,709
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$298,650
Other salaries and wages
$2,212,925
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,899,679
Professional fundraising fees
$77,850
Accounting fees
$17,500
Occupancy
$733,689
Travel
$57,546
Depreciation
$2,362,617
Program services (functional)
$4,727,593
Management and general (functional)
$2,899,557
Fundraising (functional)
$678,355

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$61,955,134
Total assets, end of year
$58,067,780
Total liabilities, end of year
$478,298
Net assets, end of year
$57,589,482
Land, buildings and equipment
$55,032,825
Net assets without donor restrictions
$54,422,520
Net assets with donor restrictions
$3,166,962
Gross receipts
$5,371,361
Employees
98
Volunteers
83
Year formed
1910
State of legal domicile
MI

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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CINDY MEYERS FOLEYDIRECTOR AND
Officer
40$250,000$71,208
CHRISTOPHER BRUCE-KARELEXEC DEP DIR
Highest-paid employee
40$103,369$4,619
LUIS AVILATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT BRANCTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAT BREWERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERIN GRAVELYNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICIA GRISWOLDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFERY GURNEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
INDIA MANNSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANE BOYLES MEILNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHANIE NAITOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LIZBETH O'SHAUGHNESSYVICE-PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
JIM OVERBECKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALFIELD REEVESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEADRIANE ROBYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
7 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
CAROL SAROSIKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSH SAYLESSECRETARY/TR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JAMES SCHIPPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFF SMITHPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
ALEXANDER THIBODEAUSECRETARY/TR
Trustee or director
1$0
JUDY TYNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MITCHELL WATTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 19 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CINDY MEYERS FOLEYDIRECTOR AND
Officer
38$141,100$28,431
SHELLY BARNETTE-DAWSONDEP DIR FOR
Highest-paid employee
40$106,939$30,648
ERIN GRAVELYNPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
LIZBETH O'SHAUGHNESSYVICE-PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
JIM OVERBECKSECRETARY/TR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SCOTT BRANCTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAT BREWERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUDY TYNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MEG GOEBELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFERY GURNEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
INDIA MANNSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANE BOYLES MEILNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHANIE NAITOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALFIELD REEVESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTOPHER ROSMARINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROL SAROSIKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES SCHIPPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEXANDER THIBODEAUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MITCHELL WATTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 21 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DANA FRIIS-HANSEN LEFT JANUARY 2023DIRECTOR AND CEO
Officer
40$236,385$9,512
SHELLY BARNETTE-DAWSONDEP DIR FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENTS
Highest-paid employee
40$124,482$29,894
CHRISTOPHER BRUCE-KARELDEP DIR FOR ART, LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$108,850$12,736
KURT HASSBERGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERIN GRAVELYNPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
LIZBETH O'SHAUGHNESSYVICE - PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
STACIE BEHLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MEG GOEBELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
INDIA MANNSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANE BOYLES MEILNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM OVERBECKSECRETARY/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHRISTOPHER ROSMARINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROL SAROSIKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EDDIE TADLOCKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MITCHELL WATTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT BRANCTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAT BREWERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRUCE CLIPPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHANIE NAITOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEX THIBODEAUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CINDY M FOLEY STARTED JUNE 2023DIRECTOR AND CEO
Officer
40$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
101 MONROE CENTER ST NW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503-2801
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
CINDY MEYERS FOLEY, 101 MONROE CENTER, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503
Signed the 990
CINDY MEYERS FOLEY, DIRECTOR AND CEO
Phone
(616) 831-2905
Return prepared by
ANDREWS HOOPER PAVLIK PLC

Mission

CONNECTING PEOPLE THROUGH ART, CREATIVITY, AND DESIGN.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • LEE ALEXANDER MCQUEEN & ANN RAY: RENDEZ-VOUS (10/1/2024 - 1/12/2025) - SEE DESCRIPTION IN SCHEDULE O.
    Expenses $250,798 · revenue $33,364
  • EACH YEAR THIS BLOOD SHALL CHANGE AND BLOSSOM: CHRISTOPHER MYERS ON MYTH AND MIGRATION (2/8/2025 - 4/27/2025) - SEE DESCRIPTION IN SCHEDULE O.
    Expenses $90,531 · revenue $92,078
  • DAVID HOCKNEY: PERSPECTIVE SHOULD BE REVERSED, PRINTS FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF JORDAN D SCHNITZER AND HIS FAMILY FOUNDATION (5/13/2025 - 11/2/2025) - SEE DESCRIPTION IN SCHEDULE O.
    Expenses $119,853 · revenue $31,227
  • OTHER EXPENSES RELATED TO THE CARE AND CONSERVATION OF THE PERMANENT COLLECTION AND THE EXHIBITIONS SHOWN DURING THIS YEAR AND EXPENSES RELATED TO PREPARATION OF EXHIBITIONS SCHEDULED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. THIS INCLUDES CURATORIAL, CATALOGING AND RESEARCH, AS WELL AS THE PURCHASE OF ART FOR THE PERMANENT COLLECTION.
    Expenses $4,266,411 · revenue $394,428

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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 15, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 16, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 17, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
38-1387136
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
1944
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$58,067,780
Income (IRS master file)
$5,371,361

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$5,022,607$8,305,505$58,067,780XML
990September 2024$5,005,729$7,913,741$61,955,134XML
990September 2023$4,844,303$7,892,423$65,451,844XML
990September 2022$10,952,010$7,266,158$68,920,116IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990September 2020–––IRS
990September 2019–––IRS
990September 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 38-1387136).

Questions about GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM

What is the EIN of GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM?
The employer identification number (EIN) of GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM is 38-1387136.
Is GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1944.
Are donations to GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM 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 GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
Who is the principal officer of GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names CINDY MEYERS FOLEY.
Who are the officers and directors of GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $250,000 (CINDY MEYERS FOLEY, DIRECTOR AND).
How much revenue does GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,022,607, expenses of $8,305,505 and total assets of $58,067,780 at year end.

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