OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA

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)

1000 OAK ST, OAKLAND, CA 94607-4820

In care of

% MUFG UNION BANK NA

Mailing address (990-N for 2011)

1000 OAK STREET, OAKLAND CA 94607

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

LORI FOGARTY, 1000 OAK STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94607

Principal officer (990-N for 2011)

LORI FOGARTY, 1000 OAK STREET, OAKLAND CA 94607

Signed the 990

LORI FOGARTY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO

Phone

(510) 318-8551

Website

WWW.MUSEUMCA.ORG

Return prepared by

ARMANINO ADVISORY LLC

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 45-3138892 or by the name OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers

Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Secretary of State, bizfile Online

Corporation status, entity number, agent for service

Franchise Tax Board

Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)

Mission

THE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE ALL CALIFORNIANS TO CREATE A MORE VIBRANT FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND PUBLIC DIALOGUE, WE INSPIRE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS TO THINK (CONT. ON SCH. O) CREATIVELY AND CRITICALLY ABOUT THE NATURAL, ARTISTIC, AND SOCIAL FORCES THAT CHARACTERIZE OUR STATE AND INFLUENCE ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE WORLD.

Program accomplishments

• CORE GALLERIES AND SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS:IN TOTAL, THE MUSEUM SERVED 180,844 VISITORS THIS YEAR, AND A MEMBERSHIP OF NEARLY 8,000 HOUSEHOLDS. APPROXIMATELY 90% OF THE MUSEUM'S VISITORS ARE RESIDENTS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, WITH 53% IDENTIFYING AS PEOPLE OF COLOR. 50% OF VISITORS EXPERIENCED OMCA AT A FREE OR DISCOUNTED RATE.THE MUSEUM HAS GALLERIES OF CALIFORNIA HISTORY, CALIFORNIA ART, AND CALIFORNIA NATURAL SCIENCES TO DISPLAY THE CORE COLLECTION, AS WELL AS TWO SPACES FOR TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS. THE MUSEUM IS CONTINUALLY ROTATING OBJECTS IN ITS THREE CORE COLLECTIONS (CONT. ON SCH. O) GALLERIES AND TYPICALLY HOSTS TWO TO THREE TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS PER YEAR. INTERDISCIPLINARY INTERPRETATION IS PROVIDED BY OBJECT AND THEMATIC LABELS, AUDIOVISUAL PRESENTATIONS, INTERACTIVE COMPUTER AND VIDEO TERMINALS, SELF-GUIDING BROCHURES, AND FACILITATED EXPERIENCES.IN FY25, OMCA DEVELOPED AND EXHIBITED CALLI: THE ART OF XICANX PEOPLES, WHICH OPENED ON JUNE 14, 2024 AND CLOSED JANUARY 26, 2025. THIS MAJOR EXHIBITION COMBINES PHOTOGRAPHY, SCULPTURE, PAINTING, INSTALLATION, POETRY, AND MORE TO COLLECTIVELY CONSTRUCT A CALLI, OR "XICANX HOME" THAT HOLDS THE SACRED STORIES OF XICANX PEOPLES FROM PAST TO PRESENT DAY. OMCA WORKED CLOSELY WITH SEVERAL CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS TO CREATE SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATIONS FOR THE EXHIBITION, INCLUDING CONSUELO JIMENEZ UNDERWOOD AND RAFA ESPARZA. THESE WORKS ARE PRESENTED ALONGSIDE POSTERS FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF LATE QUEER CHICANA ACTIVIST AND PROFESSOR MARGARET "MARGIE" TERRAZAS-SANTOS. OMCA ACQUIRED SANTOS' POSTER COLLECTION, TITLED CALLI AMERICAS, IN 2022. OMCA ALSO DEVELOPED AND EXHIBITED BORN OF THE BEAR DANCE: DUGAN AGUILAR'S PHOTOGRAPHS OF NATIVE CALIFORNIA, WHICH OPENED ON NOVEMBER 8, 2024 AND CLOSED ON JULY 13, 2025. INDIGENOUS PHOTOGRAPHER DUGAN AGUILAR'S POWERFUL PHOTOGRAPHY DOCUMENTS A RICH ARRAY OF INDIGENOUS EXPERIENCES FROM 1982 TO 2018, FROM BREATHTAKING CALIFORNIA LANDSCAPES TO NATIVE CALIFORNIAN GATHERINGS, CEREMONIES, AND BASKET WEAVING. AGUILAR'S EXTENSIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE WAS GIFTED TO OMCA BY AGUILAR'S FAMILY IN 2022, AND THIS EXHIBITION WAS DRAWN FROM THESE ARCHIVES, WHICH SHOWCASE MOMENTS OF PROFOUND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE AND UNYIELDING VITALITY IN CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS CALIFORNIAN LIFE.OMCA UNDERTAKES EXTENSIVE VISITOR EVALUATION TO MEASURE THE IMPACT OF ITS PROGRAMMING ON BOTH INDIVIDUAL AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND ON THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. WHEN SURVEYED, VISITORS RESPOND POSITIVELY BOTH TO THE MUSEUM'S IMPACT ON THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS THEIR SENSE OF SOCIAL COHESION WHILE VISITING.
  Expenses $13,184,814 · revenue $980,381
• COLLECTIONS AND GROUNDS MANAGEMENT:THE OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA (OMCA) HAS LEASE AND GRANT AGREEMENTS IN PLACE WITH THE CITY OF OAKLAND TO CONSERVE, STEWARD, RESEARCH, AND PROVIDE SCHOLARLY AND INTERPRETIVE EXPERTISE IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND'S MUSEUM COLLECTIONS, WHICH MAKE UP THE TOTALITY OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION, AND TO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THE CITY'S HISTORIC BRUTALIST BUILDING AND GARDENS OVER SEVEN ACRES AT 1000 OAK STREET AND ITS COLLECTIONS WAREHOUSE IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA (COLLECTIVELY, THE MUSEUM). OMCA MAINTAINS THE BUILDING AND SEVEN ACRES OF GROUNDS AND GARDENS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND. THE MUSEUM'S TERRACED ROOF GARDENS AND CENTRAL COURTYARD, DESIGNED BY NOTED (CONT. ON SCH. O) LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT DAN KILEY, SERVE AS A VILLAGE GREEN FOR OAKLAND RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FROM THE BAY AREA AND BEYOND.THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS ARE THE MOST COMPLETE RESOURCE ON CALIFORNIA'S NATURAL, ARTISTIC, AND SOCIAL HISTORY ANYWHERE IN THE STATE AND ARE HELD IN PUBLIC TRUST BY THE CITY OF OAKLAND FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD AS ONE OF THE CITY'S MOST VALUABLE ASSETS.THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS OF NEARLY 2 MILLION OBJECTS ARE DEVOTED TO THE ART, HISTORY, AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF CALIFORNIA. FOR THE ART COLLECTION, THE MUSEUM SEEKS WORKS THAT REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF IDENTITIES IN CALIFORNIA AND THAT SPEAK TO THE EXPERIENCE OF UNDER-REPRESENTED PEOPLE SUCH AS WOMEN, PERSONS OF COLOR, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY. IN COLLECTING HISTORY ARTIFACTS, OMCA PLACES A HIGH PRIORITY ON ACQUISITIONS THAT FILL GAPS IN OUR ABILITY TO TELL THE STORIES OF DIVERSE PEOPLE AND CULTURES OF CALIFORNIA, THEIR IDENTITIES AND THE DYNAMICS OF POWER BETWEEN AND AMONG THEM, AND THAT ENSURE THE ABILITY OF TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS TO TELL THEIR OWN STORIES. OMCA MAINTAINS THE MUSEUM'S ACCREDITATION WITH THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS (AAM) ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND. OTHER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES THAT OMCA PERFORMS RELATED TO THE CITY OF OAKLAND'S COLLECTIONS INCLUDE: OVERSEE ACQUISITION, CATALOGING, STORAGE, RESEARCH, AND CARE FOR THE CITY OF OAKLAND'S MUSEUM COLLECTIONS MAKE THE CITY OF OAKLAND'S MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AVAILABLE THROUGH EXHIBITION, LOANS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS, AND ONLINE PRESENTATION UNDERTAKE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION EFFECTS FOR THE CITY OF OAKLAND'S MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
  Expenses $1,106,874 · revenue $619,385
• EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS:IN FY25, OMCA SERVED JUST OVER 23,000 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND CHAPERONES ONSITE, WITH AT LEAST 35% OF STUDENTS COMING FROM OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND 49% COMING FROM TITLE I SCHOOLS THAT SERVE LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. ADDITIONALLY, OMCA SERVED OVER 60,000 VISITORS THROUGH ITS PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY FESTIVALS.SCHOOL PROGRAMS: THIS YEAR, OUR EDUCATION TEAM CREATED A NEW NATURAL SCIENCE GUIDE TO SUPPORT SELF-GUIDED GROUPS. THIS PRINTED GUIDE, AVAILABLE IN GALLERIES, ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO ACT AS "SCIENCE SLEUTHS AND DISCOVER EXAMPLES OF PREDATOR AND PREY ANIMALS (CONT. ON SCH. O) THROUGHOUT THE GALLERY. OMCA ALSO INCREASED THE NUMBER OF BUS SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDED TO OUSD CLASSROOMS.PUBLIC PROGRAMMING: OMCA'S PUBLIC PROGRAMMING HELPS TO INCREASE THE MUSEUM'S SOCIAL IMPACT, PROVIDING VISITORS WITH A SENSE OF SOCIAL COHESION. OMCA'S ONSITE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS CELEBRATE CULTURAL TRADITIONS, LIFT UP PERSONAL STORIES, AND PROVIDE INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING. THIS YEAR THE MUSEUM HOSTED "THURSDAY AFTER HOURS AT OMCA" FROM JANUARY TO MARCH, WHICH OFFERS AN ADULT NIGHT OUT AT THE MUSEUM WITH GALLERY ACCESS, PERFORMANCES, AND LIVE DRAWING SESSIONS. ABOUT 1,800 GUESTS ATTENDED THIS EVENT. "FRIDAY NIGHTS AT OMCA WITH OFF THE GRID" EVENTS RUN FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER AND PROVIDE A MULTI-LAYERED, FAMILY-FRIENDLY PROGRAM PLATFORM. THIS PROGRAM DRIVES LARGE-SCALE ATTENDANCE AND ATTRACTS OMCA'S MOST RACIALLY DIVERSE AND YOUNGEST AUDIENCES, WELCOMING 52,000 ATTENDEES IN THE 2025 FISCAL YEAR. OMCA'S TWO ANNUAL CULTURAL FESTIVALS OCTOBER'S DAYS OF THE DEAD COMMUNITY FESTIVAL AND FEBRUARY'S LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL WELCOMED ABOUT 4,800 PARTICIPANTS COLLECTIVELY. ONCE A MONTH, OMCA HOSTS A COMMUNITY TALK SESSIONS, SPOTLIGHT SUNDAYS, INSPIRED BY OMCA EXHIBITIONS AND CURRENT EVENTS.
  Expenses $1,403,994 · revenue $165,924

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

45-3138892

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

2012

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Arts, culture and humanities (A50)

Assets (IRS master file)

$84,358,677

Income (IRS master file)

$40,761,297

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 45-3138892).

Questions about OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA

What is the EIN of OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA?

The employer identification number (EIN) of OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA is 45-3138892.

Is OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.

Are donations to OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA tax-deductible?

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

Which annual return does OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA 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 OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA 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 OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA 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 OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LORI FOGARTY.

Who are the officers and directors of OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 46 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $306,018 (LORI GRANT FOGARTY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO).

How much revenue does OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $17,373,397, expenses of $20,352,008 and total assets of $84,358,677 at year end.

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