SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART

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)

1450 EL PRADO, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-1618

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

ROXANA VELASQUEZ, PO BOX 122107, SAN DIEGO, CA 92112

Signed the 990

DAN ZISKO, CFO

Phone

(619) 232-7931

Website

WWW.SDMART.ORG

Return prepared by

ALDRICH CPAS AND ADVISORS LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-1696715 or by the name SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART.

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

TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE AND CULTIVATE CURIOSITY THROUGH GREAT WORKS OF ART.

Program accomplishments

• EXHIBITIONS: THE MUSEUM PRESENTED A BROAD RANGE OF EXHIBITIONS DURING THE YEAR. THESE WERE CREATED FROM THE MUSEUM'S OWN COLLECTION, AS WELL AS BORROWED FROM OTHER MUSEUMS AND LENDERS. WONDERS OF CREATION: ART, SCIENCE, AND INNOVATION IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD, GARRY WINOGRAND: MAN OF THE CROWD, RUUD VAN EMPEL, FOSTERS + PARTNERS: ARCHITECTURE OF LIGHT AND SPACE, WILLIAM GROPER: AMERICAN AGITATOR, PRIX PICTET: HUMAN, AND WOMEN IN FOCUS WERE SOME OF THE EXHIBITIONS PRESENTED DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025.WONDERS OF CREATION: THIS SWEEPING SPECIAL EXHIBITION EXPLORED THE DYNAMIC INTERSECTIONS OF ART, SCIENCE, AND INNOVATION ACROSS THE ISLAMIC WORLD FROM THE EIGHTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT. INSPIRED BY A THIRTEENTH-CENTURY ILLUSTRATED COSMOGRAPHY THAT FRAMES WONDER AS A WAY TO COMPREHEND THE UNIVERSE, THE PRESENTATION BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER 200 WORKS FROM MANUSCRIPTS, MAPS, AND SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS TO CONTEMPORARY ARTWORKS ILLUMINATING THE GLOBAL INFLUENCE OF ISLAMIC INTELLECTUAL AND VISUAL CULTURE. THE INSTALLATION MARRIED HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS WITH NEWLY COMMISSIONED CONTEMPORARY WORKS, ENCOURAGING VISITORS TO TRAVERSE CELESTIAL AND TERRESTRIAL REALMS AND CONSIDER HUMANITY'S ROLE WITHIN THEM.GARRY WINOGRAND: A MAJOR PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION SHOWCASING THE VIVID, KINETIC STREET PHOTOGRAPHY OF GARRY WINOGRAND, ONE OF THE DEFINING AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. KNOWN FOR HIS AGILE USE OF THE LEICA CAMERA AND HIS INTUITIVE COMPOSITIONAL STYLE, WINOGRAND'S WORK IN THIS SHOW SPANNED KEY PROJECTS FROM HIS PROLIFIC CAREER. IMAGES OF URBAN LIFE, PROTEST SCENES, AND CHANCE ENCOUNTERS ON AMERICAN STREETS CAPTURED THE ENERGY AND SOCIAL UPHEAVAL OF THE 1960S AND '70S, REVEALING HIS ENDURING INTEREST IN THE HUMAN SUBJECT AND PUBLIC SPACE.RUUD VAN EMPEL: THIS EXHIBITION PRESENTED THE RICHLY IMAGINATIVE WORK OF DUTCH PHOTOGRAPHER RUUD VAN EMPEL, WHOSE METICULOUSLY CONSTRUCTED DIGITAL IMAGES OCCUPY A SPACE BETWEEN PHOTOGRAPHIC REALISM AND ARTIFICE. BUILT FROM THOUSANDS OF FRAGMENTS OF HIS OWN PHOTOGRAPHS, THESE HYPER-DETAILED COMPOSITIONS INVITE VIEWERS INTO DREAMLIKE LANDSCAPES THAT BOTH CELEBRATE AND CHALLENGE PERCEPTIONS OF NATURE, MEMORY, AND PHOTOGRAPHIC TRUTH. THE WORKS BLENDING LUSH FLORA, COMPLEX COLOR, AND UNCANNY FIGURES ENCOURAGED DEEP ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CONSTRUCTED WORLD OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSION.FOSTER + PARTNERS: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTING THE CELEBRATED ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE OF FOSTER + PARTNERS, LED BY SIR NORMAN FOSTER. THE SHOW INVITED AUDIENCES TO EXPLORE THE FIRM'S DESIGN PHILOSOPHIES, PARTICULARLY ITS FOCUS ON LIGHT, SPACE, SUSTAINABILITY, AND INNOVATION. ARCHITECTURAL MODELS, DRAWINGS, AND CONCEPTUAL PLANS ILLUSTRATED HOW THE STUDIO APPROACHES THE INTEGRATION OF FORM AND ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING VISIONS FOR THE MUSEUM'S OWN WEST WING TRANSFORMATION POSITIONING ARCHITECTURE AS A BALANCE OF ENGINEERING, ARTISTRY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS. WILLIAM GROPPER: THIS RETROSPECTIVE CELEBRATED THE INCISIVE VOICE OF AMERICAN SOCIAL REALIST WILLIAM GROPPER, WHOSE CAREER SPANNED POLITICAL CARTOONS, PAINTINGS, AND PRINTS MARKED BY SHARP SATIRE AND A COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE. BORN IN NEW YORK CITY'S LOWER EAST SIDE, GROPPER CHRONICLED AMERICAN LIFE WITH WIT AND CRITIQUE, TARGETING INSTITUTIONAL HYPOCRISY, LABOR ISSUES, AND POLITICAL SPECTACLE. THE EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTED HIS ENDURING ENGAGEMENT WITH DEMOCRACY AND DISSENT, AFFIRMING HIS PLACE AS AN ARTIST WHO USED VISUAL ART AS A FORM OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.PRIC PICTET: AT THE MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS (PART OF THE SDMA CAMPUS), THE PRIX PICTET: HUMAN EXHIBITION BROUGHT TO SAN DIEGO THE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD'S LATEST CYCLE FOCUSED ON HUMANITY'S ROLE IN AN ERA OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL CHANGE. FEATURING WORK BY A GLOBAL SHORTLIST OF PHOTOGRAPHERS RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR POWERFUL VISUAL NARRATIVES ON SUSTAINABILITY AND HUMAN EXPERIENCE, THE EXHIBITION UNDERSCORED PHOTOGRAPHY'S ABILITY TO PROVOKE REFLECTION ON COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.WOMEN IN FOCUS: THIS PHOTOGRAPHY-CENTRIC EXHIBITION CELEBRATED THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM THE NINETEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT. BY FOREGROUNDING A RANGE OF GENRES AND INNOVATIVE VISUAL VOICES, THE SHOW EXAMINED HOW WOMEN HAVE SHAPED AND EXPANDED THE MEDIUM DESPITE HISTORICAL GENDER BARRIERS. DRAWING ON THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION AND HIGHLIGHTING FIGURES ACROSS ERAS, WOMEN IN FOCUS OFFERED A RICH SURVEY OF BOTH CANONICAL AND UNDER-RECOGNIZED PRACTITIONERS.THE MUSEUM PRESENTED SMALLER EXHIBITIONS IN ITS PERMANENT COLLECTION GALLERIES, SUCH AS SHADOWS OF CONTEMPLATION, FOR THE PEOPLE: MODERNIST PRINTMAKING IN MEXICO, AND DUTCH ART IN A GLOBAL AGE, ALONG WITH ROTATIONS IN THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION GALLERIES. IN THE ONGOING EFFORT TO ADVANCE THE MUSEUM'S GOAL OF MAKING ART MORE ACCESSIBLE, THE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO OFFER FREE ADMISSION TO AGES 17 AND UNDER. THE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO OFFER ITS SMARTPHONE APP TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING THE AUGMENTED REALITY FEATURE, WHICH BRINGS ART TO LIFE. THE APP IS FREE TO DOWNLOAD AND CAN BE USED AT HOME AS WELL AS ON THE PREMISES. SINCE ITS LAUNCH, THE APP HAS OVER 83,000 DOWNLOADS AND INCLUDES 26 AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCES, 619 AUDIO STOPS IN 10 LANGUAGES. IN FY25, THE APP WAS USED OFFSITE IN 48 STATES AND 51 COUNTRIES. THESE DIVERSE EXHIBITIONS AND THEIR COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS RESULTED IN THE MUSEUM WELCOMING APPROXIMATELY 541,000 VISITORS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025.
  Expenses $7,168,537 · revenue $1,413,430
• COLLECTIONS: THE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS, IN PART TO CARE FOR ITS COLLECTIONS, WHICH INCLUDES MORE THAN 20,000 WORKS OF ART. THE COLLECTION IS THE MUSEUM'S GREATEST ASSET. ITS WORKS OF ART ARE DISPLAYED ON A ROTATING BASIS WITHIN THE MUSEUM AND ARE FREQUENTLY LENT TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR EXHIBITION ELSEWHERE. THE MUSEUM ALSO SEEKS TO ACQUIRE ART WHICH WILL ENHANCE ITS COLLECTION. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, IN ADDITION, CONSERVATION BEGAN ON WORKS OF ART TO BE FEATURED IN FUTURE EXHIBITIONS, BOTH AT THE MUSEUM AND AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
  Expenses $95,242
• PROGRAMS: THE MUSEUM OFFERS A BROAD RANGE OF PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, FILMS, EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, TEEN ART CLASSES, SUMMER CAMPS, FAMILY DAYS, AND LECTURES AND SYMPOSIA. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM SPONSORED A DOZEN OUTREACH PROGRAMS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. MORE THAN 40,000 VISITORS PARTICIPATED IN THESE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS WERE FREE OF CHARGE OR INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF ADMISSION.
  Expenses $1,265,731 · revenue $55,429
• OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, THE MUSEUM SERVED AN AUDIENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 541,000 VISITORS FROM LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES. THE MUSEUM PRODUCED TWO ISSUES OF ITS MEMBER'S MAGAZINE. THE MUSEUM WAS SUPPORTED BY APPROXIMATELY 5000 MEMBERS DURING THE YEAR.
  Expenses $2,717,397 · revenue $359,161

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

95-1696715

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

1935

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Arts, culture and humanities (A510)

Assets (IRS master file)

$85,662,683

Income (IRS master file)

$22,438,067

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 95-1696715).

Questions about SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART

What is the EIN of SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART?

The employer identification number (EIN) of SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART is 95-1696715.

Is SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1935.

Are donations to SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART tax-deductible?

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

Which annual return does SAN DIEGO 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 SAN DIEGO 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 SAN DIEGO 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 SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ROXANA VELASQUEZ.

Who are the officers and directors of SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 56 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $488,436 (ROXANA VELASQUEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO).

How much revenue does SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $15,834,249, expenses of $17,769,153 and total assets of $85,662,683 at year end.

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