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Nonprofit · EIN 94-1156300

SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103

Financials

$61.2M$91.4M2022$65.1M$110.5M2023$102.1M$95.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$102,079,416$95,923,348$6,156,068$841,981,163$41,602,745$800,378,418
June 30, 2024990$65,117,049$110,497,130-$45,380,081$804,492,217$41,408,882$763,083,335
June 30, 2023990$61,181,812$91,371,218-$30,189,406$805,507,382$43,090,235$762,417,147
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$38,400,998
of which government grants
$821,280
Membership dues
$5,871,597
Program service revenue
$12,099,467
Investment income
$25,050,036
Net rental income
$393,366
Net gain from sales of assets
$11,620,245
Net income from fundraising events
-$1,454,016
Net income from sales of inventory
$3,973,508
Other revenue
$26,528,915

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$2,362,375
Other salaries and wages
$31,103,840
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$41,252,165
Professional fundraising fees
$427,073
Legal fees
$476,220
Accounting fees
$170,750
Occupancy
$2,585,085
Travel
$1,197,635
Depreciation
$12,405,346
Program services (functional)
$77,507,435
Management and general (functional)
$11,586,684
Fundraising (functional)
$6,829,229

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$804,492,217
Total assets, end of year
$841,981,163
Total liabilities, end of year
$41,602,745
Net assets, end of year
$800,378,418
Land, buildings and equipment
$329,387,594
Publicly traded securities
$474,139,582
Net assets without donor restrictions
$474,929,928
Net assets with donor restrictions
$325,448,490
Gross unrelated business income
$2,148,733
Gross receipts
$190,692,381
Employees
496
Volunteers
120
Year formed
1935
State of legal domicile
CA

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 / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CHRISTOPHER BEDFORDDIRECTOR
Officer
40$962,283$79,510
ADINE VARAHGENERAL COUNSEL
Officer
40$415,830$44,888
REBECCA MALKIN CHOCRONCOO (THRU 9/2/24)
Officer
40$396,990$17,907
JANET BISHOPTHOMAS WEISEL FAMILY CHIEF CURATOR
Highest-paid employee
40$337,344$38,674
SHEILA SHINCOO (START 9/3/24)
Officer
40$337,083$17,568
SAMANTHA LEOCHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$325,312$16,754
RODIMIRO CORONADO IIICHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$289,974$34,871
GAMYNNE GUILLOTTECHIEF ED & COMMUNITY ENGAGE OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$270,775$29,361
DIANE LYNN MINNITECHIEF COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITS & DESIGN OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$257,220$42,473
ROBERT J FISHERCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
DIANA NELSONPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
LUIS HERRERAVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
MIMI HAASVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
MARYELLEN C HERRINGERVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
ROBERT L EMERYSECRETARY / TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
63 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ALKA AGRAWALTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TY AHMAD-TAYLORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
REFIK ANADOLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOACHIM BECHTLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
YVES BEHARTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES W BREYERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DOLLY CHAMMASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN CHINATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
WAYEE CHUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHARLES M COLLINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
PENNY COULTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
WOODY DE OTHELLOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DOUGLAS DURKINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HARRY J JR ELAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MJ ELMORETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
IVETTE CALDERA ESSERMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MATT FARRONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
IRWIN FEDERMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL FISHERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JONATHAN GANSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHRYN A HALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
EVANS HANKEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JONATHAN HEILIGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BRANDI HUDSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ADRIANE IANNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KEVIN PB JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
PAMELA JOYNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
PAMELA KRAMLICHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID MAHONEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KEVIN MARCHETTITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NION MCEVOYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KENNETH P MCNEELYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTOPHER MEANYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
WES MITCHELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JESSICA MOMENTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DEBORAH NOVACKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KATIE PAIGETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES PARKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BRITTANY PATTNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GINA PETERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ZAC POSENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LISA S PRITZKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BECCA PROWDATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LINNEA CONRAD ROBERTSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHANIE ROBINSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KEIKO SAKAMOTOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KOMAL SHAHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GARY STEELETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DIANA STRANDBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ROSELYNE CHROMAN SWIGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN SWIGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CARRIE MAE WEEMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CARLIE WILMANSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBIN M WRIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SONYA YUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LAUREN FORDEX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CANDACE HUEYEX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
VIVIENNE LIEBOWICHEX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DRAGANA MONSONEX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JULIA STEWARTEX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN WALKEREX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CYNTHIA LOUKIDESEX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHERYL EWERSCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 77 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CHRISTOPHER BEDFORDDIRECTOR
Officer
40$963,027$49,491
ADINE VARAHGENERAL COUNSEL
Officer
40$399,360$41,811
REBECCA MALKIN CHOCRONCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$386,108$20,343
SAMANTHA LEOCHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$347,806$16,038
JANET BISHOPCHIEF CURATOR, PAINTING & SCULPTURE
Highest-paid employee
40$324,876$38,652
SHEILA SHINCHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$288,921$15,143
RODIMIRO CORONADO IIICHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$231,611$27,898
KATHRYN ELEANOR SIEGELRESEARCH DIR, SPECIAL PROGRAM INITIATIVE
Highest-paid employee
40$244,449$714
ROBERT J FISHERCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
DIANA NELSONPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
CHARLES M COLLINSVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
MIMI HAASVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
MARYELLEN C HERRINGERVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
DAVID MAHONEYSECRETARY / TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
ALKA AGRAWALTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TY AHMAD-TAYLORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOACHIM BECHTLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES W BREYERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOLLY CHAMMASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WAYEE CHUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ADAM H CLAMMERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PENNY COULTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOUGLAS DURKINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HARRY J JR ELAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MJ ELMORETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT L EMERYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IVETTE CALDERA ESSERMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATT FARRONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IRWIN FEDERMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL FISHERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JONATHAN GANSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHRYN A HALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EVANS HANKEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUIS HERRERATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRANDI HUDSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID HUFFMANTRUSTEE (THRU 3/21/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ADRIANE IANNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRADLEY JAMESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVIN PB JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAMELA JOYNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD M KOVACEVICHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAMELA KRAMLICHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVIN MARCHETTITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DERYCK MAUGHANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NION MCEVOYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENNETH P MCNEELYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTOPHER MEANYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WES MITCHELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JESSICA MOMENTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TUCKER NICHOLSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEBORAH NOVACKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATIE PAIGETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES PARKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GINA PETERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA S PRITZKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BECCA PROWDATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINNEA CONRAD ROBERTSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHANIE ROBINSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEIKO SAKAMOTOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KOMAL SHAHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LYDIA SHORENSTEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GARY STEELETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROSELYNE CHROMAN SWIGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN SWIGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARBARA T VERMUTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARRIE MAE WEEMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARLIE WILMANSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBIN M WRIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SONYA YUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATIE COLENDICHEX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAUREN FORDEX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JONATHAN HEILIGEREX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CANDACE HUEYEX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VIVIENNE LIEBOWICHEX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DRAGANA MONSONEX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIA STEWARTEX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN WALKEREX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 79 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
NEAL BENEZRADIRECTOR (THRU 4/1/22)
Former
0$1,766,533$20,954
CHRISTOPHER BEDFORDDIRECTOR
Officer
40$623,764$23,690
SAMANTHA LEOCHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$334,467$16,025
JANET BISHOPCHIEF CURATOR, PAINTING & SCULPTURE
Highest-paid employee
40$312,458$36,174
ADINE VARAHGENERAL COUNSEL
Officer
40$288,253$40,283
DAVIDA LINDSAY-BELLCHIEF PEOPLE & INCLUSION OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$274,794$32,370
REBECCA MALKIN CHOCRONCFO AND INTERIM COO
Officer
40$277,361$20,693
TSUGUMI MAKICHIEF EXHIBITS & COLLECTIONS OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$249,617$10,049
SHEILA SHINCHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$231,237$12,999
ROBERT J FISHERCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
DIANA NELSONPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
CHARLES M COLLINSVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
MIMI HAASVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
MARYELLEN C HERRINGERVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
DAVID MAHONEYSECRETARY / TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
ALKA AGRAWALTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TY AHMAD-TAYLORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOACHIM BECHTLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YVES BEHARTRUSTEE (THRU 5/18/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES W BREYERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOLLY CHAMMASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WAYEE CHUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ADAM H CLAMMERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PENNY COULTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERTA DENNINGTRUSTEE (THRU 9/1/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEAN DOUGLASTRUSTEE (THRU 8/30/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HARRY J JR ELAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MJ ELMORETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT L EMERYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IVETTE CALDERA ESSERMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATT FARRONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IRWIN FEDERMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL FISHERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JONATHAN GANSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHRYN A HALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUIS HERRERATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRANDI HUDSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID HUFFMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ADRIANE IANNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRADLEY JAMESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVIN PB JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAMELA JOYNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD M KOVACEVICHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAMELA KRAMLICHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANET W LAMKINTRUSTEE (THRU 5/18/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVIN MARCHETTITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DERYCK MAUGHANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NION MCEVOYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENNETH P MCNEELYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTOPHER MEANYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WES MITCHELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TUCKER NICHOLSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEBORAH NOVACKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATIE PAIGETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GINA PETERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA S PRITZKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BECCA PROWDATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINNEA CONRAD ROBERTSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATIE RODANTRUSTEE (THRU 12/16/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARA SCHREYERTRUSTEE (THRU 2/27/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KOMAL SHAHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LYDIA SHORENSTEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GARY STEELETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROSELYNE CHROMAN SWIGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN SWIGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARBARA T VERMUTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN WALECKATRUSTEE (THRU 5/18/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARRIE MAE WEEMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARLIE WILMANSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAT WILSONTRUSTEE (THRU 5/18/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBIN M WRIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SONYA YUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATIE COLENDICHEX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAUREN FORDEX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CANDACE HUEYEX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VIVIENNE LIEBOWICHEX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DRAGANA MONSONEX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIA STEWARTEX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN WALKEREX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
151 3RD ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103-3107
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
CHRISTOPHER BEDFORD, 151 THIRD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 941033159
Signed the 990
CHERYL EWERS, CFO
Phone
(415) 357-4000
Return prepared by
HOOD & STRONG LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-1156300 or by the name SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OSFMOMA BELIEVES THE ART OF OUR TIME IS VITAL AND SHARES IT WITH PASSION AND PURPOSE, AND THAT ART AND THE CREATIVE PROCESS CAN OPEN MINDS AND HELP BUILD A BETTER WORLD. FOR THAT REASON, WE ASSEMBLE UNPARALLELED COLLECTIONS, CREATE EXHILARATING EXHIBITIONS, AND DEVELOP ENGAGING PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT CONNECT WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • SEE SCHEDULE OEXHIBITIONSA KEY OBJECTIVE OF SFMOMA'S MISSION IS TO PRESENT EXHIBITIONS THAT EXPLORE WORKS BY LEADING MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS AND THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ARTISTIC DIRECTIONS OF OUR TIME, IN THE CONTEXT OF AN ACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ART COMMUNITIES. THE MUSEUM SEEKS A BALANCED EXHIBITION PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES MONOGRAPHIC AND THEMATIC EXHIBITIONS OF BROAD APPEAL AS WELL AS THOSE THAT REFLECT SFMOMA'S DISTINCTIVE CURATORIAL VOICE IN PAINTING AND SCULPTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY, MEDIA ARTS, AND ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN. THE EXHIBITIONS PROGRAM INCLUDES TWENTY-FIVE TO THIRTY PRESENTATIONS ANNUALLY, OF WHICH APPROXIMATELY 75 PERCENT ARE ORGANIZED BY SFMOMA AND APPROXIMATELY 25 PERCENT ARE TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS ORGANIZED BY OTHER INSTITUTIONS.SFMOMA HOLDS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COLLECTION OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART, AND WAS THE FIRST MUSEUM ON THE WEST COAST DEVOTED SOLELY TO 20TH-CENTURY ART. THE MUSEUM'S CURRENT COLLECTION INCLUDES OVER 52,000 WORKS OF PAINTING, SCULPTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY, ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, AND MEDIA ART. THEY ARE DISPLAYED IN 170,000 SQUARE FEET OF EXHIBITION SPACE, MAKING THE MUSEUM ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE UNITED STATES OVERALL, AND ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD FOR MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART. RECENT EXHIBITIONS ORGANIZED BY SFMOMA INCLUDE: GET IN THE GAME; SUSAN PHILIPSZ: SONGS SUNG IN THE FIRST PERSON ON THEMES OF LONGING, SYMPATHY AND RELEASE; YAYOI KUSAMA: DREAMING OF EARTH'S SPHERICITY, I WOULD OFFER MY LOVE; RAGNAR KJARTANSSON: THE VISITORS; BAY AREA WALLS: DAVID HUFFMAN; OLAFUR ELIASSON: ONE-WAY COLOUR TUNNEL; YAYOI KUSAMA: ASPIRING TO PUMPKIN'S LOVE, THE LOVE IN MY HEART; RUTH ASAWA: RETROSPECTIVE; AMY SHERALD: AMERICAN SUBLIME; NEW WORK: MARY LOVELACE O'NEAL; NEW WORK: SAMSON YOUNG; AROUND GROUP F.64: LEGACIES AND COUNTERHISTORIES IN BAY AREA PHOTOGRAPHY; BAY AREA WALLS: JENIFER K. WOFFORD; TABLE MANNERS; CONSUELO KANAGA: CATCH THE SPIRIT; KUNIE SUGIURA: PHOTOPAINTING; MUSEUM 101: WHEN IS MODERN?; (SUPER)NATURAL: PAUL KLEE AND MASAKO MIKI; PAUL KLEE: THE PREHISTORY OF THE VISIBLE; GET IN THE GAME: WHEN THE WORLD IS WATCHING; GET IN THE GAME: UNITY THROUGH SKATEBOARDING; CREATIVE GROWTH: THE HOUSE THAT ART BUILT; SECA ART AWARD; YURI SUZUKI: ARBORHYTHM; BARBARA STAUFFACHER SOLOMON: STRIPS OF STRIPES; BAY AREA WALLS: GENE YANG; JULIE MEHRETU: HOWL, EON (I,II); WU TSANG: OF WHALES; AL WONG: TWIN PEAKS; KARA WALKER: FORTUNA AND THE IMMORTALITY GARDEN (MACHINE); AS WELL AS ROTATIONS IN THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS, OPEN ENDED: 1900 TO NOW, PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE SACK PHOTOGRAPHIC TRUST, AND WORKS FROM THE FISHER COLLECTION. SFMOMA'S EXHIBITIONS TOUR WIDELY AND HAVE BEEN PRESENTED NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY AT SUCH VENUES AS THE WALKER ART CENTER; ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO; MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON; WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART; CRYSTAL BRIDGES MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART; AND FUNDACION MAPFRE IN MADRID.
    Expenses $29,371,157 · revenue $8,260,280
  • SEE SCHEDULE OCOLLECTIONS AND PURCHASE OF ARTONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS OF A MUSEUM IS TO DEVELOP, CARE FOR, AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AN OUTSTANDING COLLECTION OF WORKS OF ART, THEREBY CREATING AND OFFERING AN ARTISTIC LEGACY TO THE COMMUNITY, NATION, AND THE WORLD. SINCE 1935, SFMOMA HAS BEEN A PIONEER AMONG MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUMS IN COLLECTING AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING IN THE FIELDS OF PHOTOGRAPHY, ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN, INSTALLATION, AND NEW MEDIA, EVEN AS IT HAS ASSEMBLED PREMIER HOLDINGS IN THE MORE TRADITIONAL MEDIA OF DRAWING, PAINTING, AND SCULPTURE. SFMOMA'S ART COLLECTION IS REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL IN SCOPE, AND BEGINS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY, WHICH ENCOMPASSES THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF THAT MEDIUM (1839 TO THE PRESENT). THE MUSEUM HAS MORE THAN 52,000 WORKS OF ART IN ITS COLLECTION, REFLECTING THE COLLECTING STRATEGIES OF THE MUSEUM'S CURATORIAL DEPARTMENTS AND THE RESEARCH LIBRARY.DEPARTMENT OF PAINTING AND SCULPTURETHE DEPARTMENT OF PAINTING AND SCULPTURE CONSISTENTLY ENGAGES WITH THE ART AND ARTISTS OF OUR TIME, CONTINUING EFFORTS THAT EXTEND BACK TO OUR OPENING IN 1935. IN ADDITION TO ORGANIZING MAJOR RETROSPECTIVES AND THEMATIC EXHIBITIONS, THE DEPARTMENT IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING ARTISTS AT THE START OF THEIR CAREERS, AS FOUNDING DIRECTOR GRACE MCCANN MORLEY DID WHEN SHE PRESENTED KEY EARLY SOLO MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS OF CLAIRE FALKENSTEIN, ADALINE KENT, ROBERTO MATTA, AND MARK ROTHKO. NUMBERING MORE THAN EIGHT THOUSAND WORKS, OUR HOLDINGS INCLUDE PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, AND WORKS ON PAPER, YET OFTEN EXPAND BEYOND THESE CATEGORIES TO FOLLOW ARTISTS AND THEIR INTERESTS.THE PAINTING AND SCULPTURE COLLECTION FEATURES ART CREATED BETWEEN 1900 AND THE PRESENT WITH CONCENTRATIONS HIGHLIGHTING THE FULL ARCS OF ARTISTS' WORK. WIDE-RANGING IN SCOPE, AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE FAUVISM, MODERNISM IN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO, AND TRANSATLANTIC SURREALISM. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHS INCLUDE POSTWAR AMERICAN ART WITH DEEP HOLDINGS IN MINIMALISM AND POP ART; POSTWAR GERMAN ART; AND CONTEMPORARY ART BOTH LOCAL AND GLOBAL. AS THE FIRST MUSEUM ON THE WEST COAST DEDICATED TO MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART, THE PAINTING AND SCULPTURE DEPARTMENT REMAINS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING AND EXHIBITING ART AND ARTISTS FROM CALIFORNIA AND THE BAY AREA. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDE THE SECA ART AWARD, WHICH DISTINGUISHES BAY AREA ARTISTS WHOSE WORK HAS NOT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL RECOGNITION, AS WELL AS RETROSPECTIVES OF LOCAL ARTISTS, INCLUDING RUTH ASAWA, BRUCE CONNER, JAY DEFEO, AND DAVID PARK.DEPARTMENT OF PHOTOGRAPHYSFMOMA WAS AMONG THE FIRST AMERICAN ART MUSEUMS TO RECOGNIZE PHOTOGRAPHY AS AN ART FORM. THE MUSEUM HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO THE ACQUISITION, RESEARCH, PRESENTATION, AND INTERPRETATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS FOR MORE THAN NINETY YEARS, MAKING SFMOMA'S HOLDINGS ONE OF THE OLDEST COLLECTIONS OF PHOTOGRAPHY AMONG ART MUSEUMS NATIONWIDE. THE PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION IS ALSO THE MUSEUM'S LARGEST COLLECTION. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION IS PARTICULARLY WELL-REGARDED FOR ITS PHOTOGRAPHY OF CALIFORNIA AND THE WEST, THE EUROPEAN AVANT-GARDE, AND AMERICAN MODERNISM. OTHER AREAS OF STRENGTH INCLUDE JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHY, VERNACULAR PHOTOGRAPHY, LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY, AND A GROWING CONTEMPORARY COLLECTION. THE SFMOMA PRITZKER CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE LARGEST PERMANENT SPACE DEVOTED TO PHOTOGRAPHY IN A MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM.DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGNTHROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY SFMOMA HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE FORUM FOR EXAMINING FORMAL AND CONCEPTUAL ISSUES IN THE FIELDS OF DESIGN. THE MUSEUM PRESENTED ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN EXHIBITIONS REGULARLY BEFORE AN OFFICIAL CURATORIAL DEPARTMENT WAS FOUNDED IN 1983. FIVE YEARS LATER, THE MUSEUM BEGAN COLLECTING WORKS OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY DESIGN; TO DATE, THERE ARE OVER 7,500 WORKS OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN. AS THE FIRST A+D COLLECTION ON THE WEST COAST, SFMOMA IS NOW RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE FOREMOST MUSEUMS INVESTED IN COLLECTING, CONSERVING AND EXHIBITING WORKS OF ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, FURNITURE DESIGN, PRODUCT DESIGN, AND GRAPHIC DESIGN. THE COLLECTION IS INTERNATIONAL IN SCOPE WHILE REFLECTING THE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER OF CALIFORNIA. OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES, THE MUSEUM HAS BUILT SIGNIFICANT HOLDINGS IN CONTEMPORARY VISIONARY ARCHITECTURE, BAY AREA DESIGN, POLITICAL POSTERS, AND PRODUCT DESIGN WITH DIGITAL INTERFACE. THE DEPARTMENT AIMS TO AFFECT POSITIVE CULTURAL CHANGE, ENCOURAGE IMAGINATION AND CRITICAL THINKING, AND PRESENT AN EXPANSIVE VIEW OF DESIGN. DEPARTMENT OF MEDIA ARTSTHE SFMOMA DEPARTMENT OF MEDIA ARTS, ESTABLISHED IN 1987, WAS AMONG THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES. MEDIA ARTS ORGANIZES EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS, PERFORMANCES, AND FILM PROGRAMS. THE MEDIA ARTS COLLECTION ENCOMPASSES THE DIVERSITY OF TIME-BASED MEDIA WORKS AND INSTALLATIONS, INCLUDING VIDEO, FILM, SLIDE PROJECTION, SOUND, ONLINE PROJECTS, COMPUTER-BASED AND LIVE ARTWORKS. REFLECTING THE HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGICAL AND CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENTS IN ART SINCE THE 1960S, THE MEDIA ARTS COLLECTION AND EXHIBITION PROGRAM FEATURES LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS. BAY AREA ARTISTS ARE ONE ONGOING FOCUS OF THE COLLECTION AND PROVIDE A CONTEXT FOR UNDERSTANDING THE REGION AS A HISTORIC CENTER FOR EXPERIMENTAL MEDIA. DEPARTMENT OF CONTEMPORARY ART ESTABLISHED IN 2017, THE DEPARTMENT OF CONTEMPORARY ART EVIDENCES SFMOMA'S LONG COMMITMENT TO EXHIBIT AND COLLECT THE ART OF OUR TIME. THE DEPARTMENT ORGANIZES TEMPORARY, TRAVELING, AND PERMANENT COLLECTION EXHIBITIONS; PERFORMANCES; AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDING SCREENINGS AND SYMPOSIA. THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ACCESSIONS COMMITTEE (ICAC) IS THE NEWEST ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE AT SFMOMA, DEDICATED TO CONTEMPORARY ART BY PRACTITIONERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHOSE WORKS REFLECT KEY ISSUES, MODALITIES, AND FORMAL CONCERNS OF OUR TIMES. THE ICAC COLLECTS ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND WELCOMES CO-ACQUISITIONS WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND INSTITUTIONS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2018, THE COMMITTEE HAS ACQUIRED OVER TWO HUNDRED WORKS IN DIVERSE MEDIA RANGING FROM INSTALLATION, VIDEO, PHOTOGRAPHY, SCULPTURE, AND PAINTING BY ARTISTS BASED IN BRAZIL, JAMAICA, GERMANY, KOREA, LEBANON, MEXICO, PUERTO RICO, U.K., VIETNAM, AND ELSEWHERE. SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH AND ACQUISITIONS, INCLUDING WORKS BY ARTISTS NOT PREVIOUSLY REPRESENTED IN THE COLLECTION, CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THE HISTORY OF ART THAT SFMOMA WILL BE ABLE TO TELL TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE.SPECIAL COLLECTIONS IN THE SFMOMA RESEARCH LIBRARYTHE SFMOMA RESEARCH LIBRARY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS INCLUDE RARE BOOKS, MAGAZINES, AND PRINTED EPHEMERA. THESE MATERIALS DOCUMENT THE HISTORY OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART, DESIGN AND PHOTOGRAPHY. THE LIBRARY ALSO HOLDS A COLLECTION OF ARTISTS' BOOKS, DATING FROM THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT. OTHER COLLECTION STRENGTHS INCLUDE HISTORIC DOCUMENTATION OF EXHIBITIONS IN THE BAY AREA, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY PHOTOBOOKS, AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO INFLUENTIAL MODERN ART AND DESIGN EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS. THIS COLLECTION CONTAINS OVER 4,000 BOOKS, PERIODICALS AND EPHEMERA FILES.
    Expenses $11,688,380 · revenue $17,425
  • SEE SCHEDULE OEDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTEDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AT SFMOMA STRIVES TO MAKE CONTEMPORARY ART AND CULTURE ENGAGING, RELEVANT, AND ACCESSIBLE TO AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES AND KNOWLEDGE LEVELS. TOGETHER, WE CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING THAT SERVE A WIDE ARRAY OF BACKGROUNDS AND COGNITIVE STYLES; FOSTER MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS AND SHARED INQUIRY; DEVELOP INTERPRETIVE, TEACHING, AND SCHOLARLY RESOURCES; BUILD PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS; AND MAKE SPACE FOR PLAY AND EXPERIMENTATION. MAJOR AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE: 1. EDUCATION: CREATES EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR K-12 TEACHERS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON BAY AREA AUDIENCES. OFFERINGS INCLUDE VIRTUAL AND ON-SITE PROGRAMS SUCH AS TOURS, WORKSHOPS, FILM SCREENINGS, ARTIST-COMMISSIONED RESOURCES, AND HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND ACCESS. 2. INTERPRETIVE MEDIA: INTERPRETIVE MULTIMEDIA MATERIALS THAT OFFER THOUGHT-PROVOKING INSIGHTS AND CREATIVE RESPONSES TO ART FROM MANY VOICES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN AUDIENCES, ARTWORKS AND ARTISTS. OFFERINGS INCLUDE VIDEOS, PODCASTS, AUDIO GUIDES, GAMES, AND INTERACTIVE LEARNING LOUNGES. 3. PUBLICATIONS: PRODUCE BOOKS, CATALOGUES, AND DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS THAT DOCUMENT AND PROVIDE CONTEXT FOR EXHIBITIONS AND THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION, SHOWCASE THE SCHOLARSHIP OF OUR CURATORS, AND AIM TO REACH A WIDE RANGE OF READERS. PRODUCE IN-GALLERY INTERPRETIVE TEXTS FOR MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS AND COLLECTION INSTALLATIONS. 4. PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: PUBLIC EVENTS FOR ADULTS THAT EXPLORE THE MEANING OF ART IN PUBLIC LIFE. THESE INCLUDE AN ARRAY OF VIRTUAL AND ON-SITE GATHERINGS, SUCH AS ARTIST TALKS, TOURS, ARTISTIC COMMISSIONS, AND PERFORMANCES. KORET EDUCATION CENTER THE KORET EDUCATION CENTER IS A 4,800 SQUARE FOOT MULTI-USE, FREE PUBLIC SPACE, ACCOMMODATING A BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES, AND SERVING AS THE BASE OF OPERATIONS FOR THE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DIVISION. THE SPACE IS COMPRISED OF A LARGE PUBLIC GALLERY, TWO STUDIOS, AND AN OFFICE, AND ACCOMMODATES K-12 SCHOOL VISITS, TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY EXHIBITIONS AND MORE.
    Expenses $3,414,292 · revenue $520
  • COLLECTORS' FORUMCOLLECTORS' FORUM IS AN ART EXPERIENCE GROUP DEDICATED TO ENCOURAGING THE COLLECTION OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART. THROUGH ANNUAL DUES, COLLECTORS' FORUM MEMBERS SUPPORT THE MUSEUM'S GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET. IN APPRECIATION OF THIS SUPPORT, COLLECTORS' FORUM MEMBERS EXPERIENCE EXCLUSIVE PROGRAMS AND TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES CENTERED AROUND THE ART MARKET AND ALL ASPECTS OF COLLECTION-BUILDING. SECA (SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF CONTEMPORARY ART)SECA IS AN ART EXPERIENCE GROUP WHICH CELEBRATES THE LOCAL ART SCENE AND BUILDS COMMUNITY AMONG CREATIVES AND THE ART-CURIOUS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS. SECA MEMBERS ENJOY TOURS AND TALKS AT LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, ARTIST-RUN SPACES, AND MORE. MEMBERS ARE ALSO INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BIENNIAL SECA ART AWARD BY NOMINATING LOCAL ARTISTS FOR THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD AND EXHIBITION AT SFMOMA, AND VISITING THE STUDIOS OF FINALISTS TO GAIN INSIGHTS ON THEIR WORK.
    Expenses $33,033,606 · revenue $29,261,330

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
94-1156300
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
1937
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$841,981,163
Income (IRS master file)
$190,692,381

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$102,079,416$95,923,348$841,981,163IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$65,117,049$110,497,130$804,492,217IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$61,181,812$91,371,218$805,507,382XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$89,774,720$85,247,028$808,682,158IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––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 94-1156300).

Questions about SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

What is the EIN of SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART is 94-1156300.
Is SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1937.
Are donations to SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN 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 SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN 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 SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN 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 SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CHRISTOPHER BEDFORD.
Who are the officers and directors of SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 78 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $962,283 (CHRISTOPHER BEDFORD, DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $102,079,416, expenses of $95,923,348 and total assets of $841,981,163 at year end.

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