HENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARY & ART GALLERY

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)

1151 OXFORD RD, SAN MARINO, CA 91108-1218

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

KAREN LAWRENCE, 1151 OXFORD ROAD, SAN MARINO, CA 911081218

Signed the 990

JANET ALBERTI, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CFO

Phone

(626) 405-2150

Website

WWW.HUNTINGTON.ORG

Return prepared by

SINGERLEWAK LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-1644589 or by the name HENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARY & ART GALLERY.

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 HUNTINGTON LIBRARY, ART MUSEUM, AND BOTANICAL GARDENS SHARES ITS WORLD-RENOWNED COLLECTIONS TO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIP, FOSTER LEARNING, INSPIRE CREATIVITY, AND OFFER TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES FOR DIVERSE AUDIENCES.

Program accomplishments

• SEE SCHEDULE O
  Expenses $24,889,651 · revenue $609,304
• SEE SCHEDULE O
  Expenses $21,639,859 · revenue $428,861
• SEE SCHEDULE O
  Expenses $18,915,721 · grants $2,120,344 · revenue $19,936,345
• ART MUSEUM DIVISION THE ART MUSEUM FEATURES BRITISH, EUROPEAN, AMERICAN, AND ASIAN ART SPANNING MORE THAN 500 YEARS AND INCLUDES MORE THAN 45,000 OBJECTS THAT ARE PRESERVED, STUDIED, AND DISPLAYED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLES OF DECORATIVE AND FOLK ART, PAINTINGS, PRINTS, AND DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND SCULPTURE ARE EXHIBITED IN THE HUNTINGTON ART GALLERY (THE ORIGINAL HOME OF HENRY E. AND ARABELLA HUNTINGTON) AND IN THE VIRGINIA STEELE SCOTT GALLERIES OF AMERICAN ART. BOTH BUILDINGS ALSO HOST TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS THAT HIGHLIGHT MASTERWORKS FROM THE COLLECTIONS AND CONNECT THE HUNTINGTON'S HISTORIC WORKS WITH CONTEMPORARY ARTISTIC PRACTICE.BRITISH AND EUROPEAN ARTDISPLAYED IN AN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY BEAUX-ARTS RESIDENCE, ONCE THE WINTER HOME OF HENRY E. AND ARABELLA HUNTINGTON, THE BRITISH AND EUROPEAN ART COLLECTION ENCOMPASSES A BROAD RANGE OF STYLES, CULTURES, AND MEDIA, FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT DAY. IT FEATURES ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT HOLDINGS OF BRITISH ART OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM, INCLUDING ITS FAMOUS COLLECTION OF 18TH-CENTURY GRAND MANNER PORTRAITS SUCH AS THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH'S THE BLUE BOY, JOSHUA REYNOLDS' SARAH SIDDONS AS THE TRAGIC MUSE, AND THOMAS LAWRENCE'S PINKIE, IMAGES OF OPULENCE THAT CONTINUE TO INSPIRE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS SUCH AS KEHINDE WILEY. IMPORTANT EXAMPLES OF 19TH-CENTURY BRITISH LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS BY ARTISTS SUCH AS JOHN CONSTABLE AND J. M. W. TURNER ECHO THE LUSH GARDENS OUTSIDE THE GALLERY WALLS, WHILE ONE OF THE LARGEST HOLDINGS OF MATERIAL IN THE WORLD RELATED TO THE ARTS AND CRAFTS DESIGN FIRM WILLIAM MORRIS AND CO. MAKES CLEAR CONNECTIONS WITH THE WORK OF AMERICAN DESIGNERS CHARLES AND HENRY GREENE, ON VIEW IN THE VIRGINIA STEELE SCOTT GALLERIES OF AMERICAN ART JUST A SHORT WALK ACROSS THE GROUNDS.VISITORS CAN ALSO DISCOVER A BROAD RANGE OF EUROPEAN ART, FROM ROGIER VAN DER WEYDEN'S TENDER VIRGIN AND CHILD (CA. 1460) TO TOUR-DE-FORCE BRONZE SCULPTURE BY FLEMISH AND ITALIAN MASTERS SUCH AS GIAMBOLOGNA'S NESSUS AND DEIANIRA (CA. 1575), AND THE GLITTERING LUXURY OF 18TH-CENTURY FRENCH PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE, AND DECORATIVE ART. SELECTIONS FROM THE HUNTINGTON'S HOLDINGS OF OLD MASTER PRINTS AND BRITISH DRAWINGS, INCLUDING ONE OF THE GREATEST COLLECTIONS OF WORK BY VISIONARY BRITISH ARTIST WILLIAM BLAKE, ARE ALSO FREQUENTLY ON VIEW. TEMPORARY INSTALLATIONS BY CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS HIGHLIGHT THE CONTINUING RELEVANCE OF HISTORIC WORKS AND CONNECT THE HUNTINGTON'S COLLECTIONS WITH CURRENT ARTISTIC PRACTICE. AMERICAN ARTTHE HUNTINGTON IS HOME TO 31 GALLERIES OF AMERICAN ART, RANGING FROM THE EARLY COLONIAL PERIOD TO THE PRESENT AND REPRESENTING PAINTING, SCULPTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM, DECORATIVE ARTS, ARCHITECTURE, AND TEXTILES. IN THE GALLERIES, VISITORS ENCOUNTER AMERICAN FOLK AND SELF-TAUGHT ART; PAINTINGS ABOUT THE URBAN AND RURAL AMERICAN EXPERIENCE; ARTWORKS AND METHODS ROOTED IN INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, INFORMING OUR PRESENCE ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS OF THE TONGVA AND KIZH NATIONS; AND WORKS THAT REFLECT AMERICAN NATION-BUILDING AND EXPANSION. CONSIDER A POWERFUL MARBLE SCULPTURE OF AN ANCIENT QUEEN OF PALMYRA BY QUEER 19TH-CENTURY SCULPTOR HARRIET GOODHUE HOSMER, A HYPERDETAILED VIEW OF AN ANDEAN PEAK BY HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL PAINTER FREDERIC EDWIN CHURCH, AND A MONUMENTAL CARVED REDWOOD SCREEN BY CALIFORNIA AFRICAN AMERICAN MODERNIST SARGENT CLAUDE JOHNSON. THE ARCHITECTURE AND FURNITURE DESIGNS OF PASADENA ARCHITECTS CHARLES AND HENRY GREENE ARE HIGHLIGHTED, AS ARE WORKS BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, THE HERTER BROTHERS, AND TIFFANY & CO. AMERICAN PAINTINGS BY JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY, THOMAS COLE, EDWARD HOPPER, MIKI HAYAKAWA, MABEL ALVAREZ, AGNES PELTON, CHARLES WHITE, AND ANDY WARHOL GRACE THE GALLERIES, AND EVEN MORE WORKS ON PAPER, TEXTILES, AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE PART OF THE HOLDINGS. EVERY ARTWORK IN THE COLLECTION REVEALS THE IDIOSYNCRATIC VISION OF AN ARTIST GRAPPLING WITH SOME FACET OF THE BROAD AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. THE GALLERIES ARE ALSO ACTIVATED BY CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ARTISTS FROM LOS ANGELES AND BEYOND WHO DIALOGUE WITH THE HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS AND THE ACRES OF CULTIVATED GARDENS AND LANDSCAPES RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DOORS.THE HUNTINGTON'S COLLECTION OF AMERICAN ART BEGAN WITH HENRY AND ARABELLA HUNTINGTON'S PURCHASES OF AMERICAN PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE, AND DECORATIVE ARTS TO COMPLEMENT THEIR GROWING LIBRARY HOLDINGS RELATED TO AMERICAN HISTORY. IN 1979, A GIFT OF 50 PAINTINGS FROM THE VIRGINIA STEELE SCOTT FOUNDATION DRAMATICALLY GREW THE COLLECTION, RESULTING IN A SEPARATE BUILDING THAT OPENED IN 1984. THE LOIS AND ROBERT F. ERBURU GALLERY, DESIGNED BY FREDERICK FISHER AND PARTNERS ARCHITECTS, ADDED SIGNIFICANT SPACE TO THE BUILDING IN 2009. IN 2016, EIGHT NEW GALLERIES, ALSO DESIGNED BY FISHER AND PARTNERS, PROVIDED AN EXPANSION TO HOUSE THE JONATHAN AND KARIN FIELDING COLLECTION OF AMERICAN FOLK ART. THE SUSAN AND STEPHEN CHANDLER WING PROVIDES SPACE FOR TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS, AND THE DOROTHY COLLINS BROWN WING FEATURES WORKS BY CHARLES AND HENRY GREENE, ARCHITECTS IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT.ASIAN ARTTHE ASIAN ART COLLECTIONS AT THE HUNTINGTON ARE HETEROGENEOUS, RANGING FROM SMALL COLLECTIONS OF CHINESE EXPORT WARES TO RARE CHINESE BOOKS AND PAINTINGS AND JAPANESE CERAMICS. LIKE MANY GILDED AGE COLLECTIONS, THE HUNTINGTON'S ACQUIRED OBJECTS ARE PRIZED FOR THEIR EXOTIC APPEAL, BEAUTY, AND ARTISTRY, EXEMPLIFIED BY A RARE YUAN DYNASTY (1271-1368) VASE SET IN FRENCH ORMOLU-STYLE MOUNTS IN THE 18TH CENTURY.MORE RECENTLY, THE HUNTINGTON HAS BUILT ON SUCH EARLY COLLECTIONS WITH THE ACQUISITION OF WORKS RELATED TO THE EAST ASIAN GARDEN ARTS, INCLUDING OBJECTS AND PAINTINGS THAT CONNECT THE ALLIED ARTS OF LITERATURE, PAINTING, MUSIC, THEATER, TEA CULTURE, AND STONE APPRECIATION. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE A RARE EARLY EDITION OF THE TEN BAMBOO STUDIO MANUAL OF CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTING, A MULTI-BLOCK, COLOR-PRINTED PAINTING MANUAL PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1633 AND 1703.THE STUDIO FOR LODGING THE MIND, LOCATED AT THE NORTH END OF THE CHINESE GARDEN, IS A 1,720-SQUARE-FOOT, LIGHT- AND CLIMATE-CONTROLLED GALLERY SPACE SUITABLE FOR THE DISPLAY OF WORKS OF ART, INCLUDING PAPER AND SILK. THE GALLERY'S NAME EVOKES REFLECTIONS ON ART COLLECTING BY THE NORTHERN SONG SCHOLAR SU SHI (1037-1101), WHO FAMOUSLY ARGUED THAT ONE SHOULD TEMPORARILY "LODGE ONE'S MIND" IN TREASURED OBJECTS BUT SHOULD NEVER BECOME SO ATTACHED TO THEM THAT ONE BECOMES CONTROLLED BY THEM. THE GALLERY OPENED IN 2020 WITH THE INAUGURAL EXHIBITION "A GARDEN OF WORDS: THE CALLIGRAPHY OF LIU FANG YUAN," WHICH HIGHLIGHTED THE WORK OF 21 INK ARTISTS COMMISSIONED TO CREATE THE ORIGINAL WORKS OF CALLIGRAPHY, ARTFUL BRUSH WRITINGS IN INK ON PAPER, THAT SERVED AS THE MODELS FOR THE MANY LITERARY INSCRIPTIONS IN THE GARDEN.ART MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS PRESENTED DURING THE YEAR INCLUDED:* MINEO MIZUNO: IN THE HUNTINGTON ART GALLERY* RAQIB SHAW: BALLADS OF EAST AND WEST* STORM CLOUD: PICTURING THE ORIGINS OF OUR CLIMATE CRISIS* ALBRECHT DURER: WANDERLUST* BORDERLANDS* BETYE SAAR: DRIFTING TOWARD TWILIGHT* MINEO MIZUNO: HOMAGE TO NATURE
  Expenses $14,912,035 · revenue $25,301

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

95-1644589

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

1938

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Arts, culture and humanities (A540)

Assets (IRS master file)

$1,203,426,426

Income (IRS master file)

$782,414,375

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 95-1644589).

Questions about HENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARY & ART GALLERY

What is the EIN of HENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARY & ART GALLERY?

The employer identification number (EIN) of HENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARY & ART GALLERY is 95-1644589.

Is HENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARY & ART GALLERY tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1938.

Are donations to HENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARY & ART GALLERY tax-deductible?

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

Which annual return does HENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARY & ART GALLERY 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 HENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARY & ART GALLERY 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 HENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARY & ART GALLERY 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 HENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARY & ART GALLERY?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KAREN LAWRENCE.

Who are the officers and directors of HENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARY & ART GALLERY?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $704,183 (KAREN LAWRENCE, PRESIDENT).

How much revenue does HENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARY & ART GALLERY have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $160,592,538, expenses of $100,491,464 and total assets of $1,203,426,426 at year end.

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