Henry Gallery Association Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
IN SUPPORT OF ITS MISSION TO ADVANCE CONTEMPORARY ART, ARTISTS AND IDEAS, THE HENRY DEVELOPS AND PRESENTS EXHIBITIONS OF CONTEMPORARY ART, MAINTAINS A 26,000+ OBJECT PERMANENT COLLECTION, AND OFFERS EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO SERVE A BROAD PUBLIC AUDIENCE, INCLUDING AN ONLINE CONSTITUENCY. FREE ADMISSION IS EXTENDED TO THE FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND TO STUDENTS AT ALL LEVELS OF ELEMENTARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION WORLDWIDE.
- Income
- $4.3 million
- Spending
- $4.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 65%
- Reserves
- 14.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 61%
- Employees
- 55
- Volunteers
- 84
- Highest pay
- $307,788, john s. behnke director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 76% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 14.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 13% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 18% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1565% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 17 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2522 of 22 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $3.1 million spent. THE HENRY IS GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED FOR BOLD AND CHALLENGING EXHIBITIONS, PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF CONTEMPORARY ART, AND BEING THE FIRST TO PREMIERE NEW WORKS BY ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING ARTISTS. OUR EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS PRESENT NARRATIVES OFTEN ABSENT FROM PUBLIC DISCOURSE, CENTERING WORKS BY THOSE MARGINALIZED BY INEQUITABLE STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS, INCLUDING ARTISTS WHO IDENTIFY AS WOMEN, PEOPLE OF THE GLOBAL MAJORITY (PGM), AND LGBTQ+. EDUCATION IS FUNDAMENTAL TO THE HENRY'S MISSION TO CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY TO THE POWER OF ART. WE DESIGN PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AROUND EXHIBITIONS AS POINTS OF ACCESS TO THE MUSEUM AND TO ARTISTS. THE HENRY STRIVES TO ENSURE THAT OFFERINGS REFLECT AND ATTRACT THE FULL SPECTRUM OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR SEE THE HENRY AS INVITING AND INCLUSIVE. THE HENRY SERVED 40,905 VISITORS IN FY2025. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO OFFER PAY-WHAT-YOU-WISH ADMISSIONS TO LOWER FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO ACCESS AND WE ARE ALWAYS FREE FOR YOUTH, STUDENTS, AND UW FACULTY AND STAFF. FREE PROGRAMS SERVED 860 PEOPLE, HELPING MAXIMIZE PUBLIC BENEFIT. SEVENTY-FOUR SCHOOL GROUPS AND COMMUNITY TOURS BROUGHT 1,150 YOUTH TO THE GALLERY. SERVICE ACCOMMODATIONS INCLUDE MOBILITY ACCESS, LISTENING DEVICES, LIVE AND CLOSED CAPTIONING, TRANSCRIPTS, BRAILLE AND LOW-VISION SIGNAGE, AND ALL-GENDER RESTROOMS. A) REPRESENTATIVE EXHIBITIONS THICK AS MUD EXPLORED HOW MUD ANIMATES RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND PLACE THROUGH THE WORK OF EIGHT CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS. WITH A RANGE OF AESTHETIC APPROACHES FROM FIGURATIVE CLAY SCULPTURE TO AUDIO RECORDINGS OF THE SWAMP THE ARTISTS ENGAGED MUD AS A MATERIAL OR SUBJECT THAT SHAPES PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE HISTORIES, MEMORY, AND IMAGINATION. NINA CHANEL ABNEY: FISHING WAS HIS LIFE CENTERED THE RICH CULTURE AND COMMERCE OF FISHING WITHIN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, CELEBRATING A LONG LEGACY OF IDENTITY AND SELF-DETERMINATION INTIMATELY ENTANGLED WITH COASTAL FISHERIES WHILE ALSO CONJURING THE STRUCTURAL INEQUITIES THAT THREATEN BLACK LIFE AND LIVELIHOODS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY. THIS WAS A DENSELY WOODED HILL, A COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITION WITH YEHAW, A COLLECTIVE OF INTERDISCIPLINARY INDIGENOUS CREATIVES, EXPLORED AND REFLECTED ON THE ONGOING DISPLACEMENT OF NATIVE AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FROM THEIR ANCESTRAL TERRITORIES. HENRY OFFSITE: CHLO BASS SOFT SERVICES WAS PART OF THE HENRY'S INITIATIVE TO BRING COMMISSIONS OF NEW WORK INTO THE PUBLIC SPHERE THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THIS COMMISSION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VOLUNTEER PARK TRUST PLACED FOURTEEN STONE BENCHES THROUGHOUT THE PARK. ENGRAVED INSCRIPTIONS AND IMAGES TIED INTO THE LOCAL FLORA AND THE HISTORIES OF VOLUNTEER PARK AS A SITE FOR AIDS ACTIVISM HOW THAT MEMORIALIZATION AND TRAGIC LOSS RESONATE WITH OUR PANDEMIC EXPERIENCES AND GRAPPLED WITH THE ONGOING POLITICS OF ISOLATION, SHAME, CARE, AND WHAT BINDS US IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH. TAKING CARE: COLLECTION SUPPORT STUDIO SHARED 103 OBJECTS FROM THE HENRY'S COLLECTION THAT ARE RARELY ON VIEW. DURING THE EXHIBITION, THE COLLECTIONS TEAM EMBARKED UPON A LARGE-SCALE COLLECTIONS CARE PROJECT IN A TEMPORARY STUDIO CONSTRUCTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GALLERY. THIS ALLOWED VISITORS A BEHIND-THE-SCENES EXPERIENCE OF COLLECTIONS CARE THAT IS RARELY OPEN TO PUBLIC VIEW. EVERYTHING WAS BEAUTIFUL, AND NOTHING HURT WAS AN EXHIBITION OF MOVING-IMAGE INSTALLATIONS DRAWN FROM THE HENRY'S COLLECTION. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MFA AND MDES THESIS EXHIBITION: THE HENRY ANNUALLY PRESENTS THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON'S SCHOOL OF ART, ART HISTORY, DESIGN MASTER OF FINE ARTS, AND MASTER OF DESIGN THESIS EXHIBITION. FINE ARTS AND DESIGN STUDENTS WORK WITH ADVISERS AND OTHER ARTISTS TO DEVELOP ADVANCED TECHNIQUES, EXPAND CONCEPTS, DISCUSS CRITICAL ISSUES, AND EMERGE WITH A VISION AND DIRECTION FOR THEIR OWN WORK. B) PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS EXHIBITION ARTIST TALKS, LECTURES, PANELS, AND WORKSHOPS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO MEET THE ARTISTS FEATURED IN OUR EXHIBITION SEASON AND ENGAGE IN IN-DEPTH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ABOUT CONTEMPORARY ART LED BY UW FACULTY AND OTHER EXPERTS.ARTVENTURES OFFERS FREE, QUARTERLY, ONSITE AND ONLINE WORKSHOPS THAT DRAW FROM THEMES IN OUR EXHIBITIONS TO LINK SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND CAREGIVERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIMENT WITH NEW MATERIALS AND MODES OF MAKING. THE HENRY TEEN ART COLLECTIVE CONNECTS UP TO 15 DIVERSE YOUTH FROM TEN REGIONAL SCHOOLS WITH INNOVATORS IN THE FIELD AROUND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. PARTICIPANTS MEET WEEKLY DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR FOR ARTIST-LED WORKSHOPS, INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, COLLABORATIVE BRAINSTORMING, ART MAKING, AND CONVERSATIONS WITH ART PROFESSIONALS. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE A $599 STIPEND. THE HENRY ART LIAISONS PROGRAM PROVIDES A PAID INTERNSHIP FOR UP TO SIX UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO LEARN MUSEUM PRACTICES AND TAKE THE LEAD DEVELOPING GALLERY TOURS THAT THEY CONDUCT WITH A SOCIAL-JUSTICE LENS. HENRY ART LIAISONS ALSO FACILITATE SPECIAL TOURS FOR UNDERSERVED SENIORS TO INCREASE SOCIAL CONNECTION THROUGH INTERGENERATIONAL EXCHANGE. K12 TOURS INVITE SCHOOL GROUPS TO VISIT AND ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE THAT SPARKS STUDENTS' IMAGINATIONS AND CONNECT CONTEMPORARY ART TO THEIR CLASSROOM CURRICULUM. STAFF WORK WITH EDUCATORS TO CUSTOMIZE THE EXPERIENCE TO MEET THEIR GOALS AND NEEDS. INTERPRETIVE GUIDE PRINT PUBLICATIONS INVITE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, UW, AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTRIBUTE INTERPRETIVE RESPONSES TO CURRENT HENRY EXHIBITIONS. CONTRIBUTORS RECEIVE A STIPEND.
- $68,271 spent. THE HENRY'S PERMANENT COLLECTION IS A DISTINCT CULTURAL ASSET SUPPORTING SCHOLARSHIP AND THE INTERESTS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IT COMPRISES OVER 28,000 OBJECTS, INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT HOLDINGS IN PHOTOGRAPHY, MID-19TH TO 21ST-CENTURY PAINTING, WORKS ON PAPER INCLUDING EUROPEAN MASTER PRINTS, A TEXTILE AND COSTUME COLLECTION, AND A GROWING BODY OF WORKS IN NEW MEDIA FORMATS. THE COLLECTION'S SEARCHABLE ONLINE DATABASE, ACCESSED THROUGH THE HENRY'S WEBSITE, IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE MANY POINTS OF ENTRY TO INFORMATION AND IMAGES ASSOCIATED WITH COLLECTIONS OBJECTS. ANNUALLY, MORE THAN 8,000 RESEARCHERS ACCESS OUR COLLECTION ONLINE. BY APPOINTMENT, WE HOST VISITORS IN OUR ELEANOR REED COLLECTION STUDY CENTER, WHERE STUDENTS, SCHOLARS, AND THE PUBLIC MAY VIEW WORKS OF ART FROM OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION, FREE OF CHARGE.THE HENRY HAS A GROWING COLLECTION OF IMPORTANT WORKS FROM THE 15TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT, INCLUDING THE RENOWNED JOSEPH AND ELAINE MONSEN COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY, AND NEW ACQUISITIONS REFLECTING THE DYNAMIC RANGE OF CONTEMPORARY ART BEING CREATED WORLDWIDE. SUB-COLLECTIONS OF NOTE ARE: THE STIMSON-BULLITT COLLECTION OF 19TH CENTURY PRINTS JAPANESE FOLK POTTERY AND NORTHWEST CERAMICS THE THOMAS AND FRANCES BLAKEMORE COLLECTION OF JAPANESE PRINTS THE BURT AND JANE BERMAN COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ART THE WILLIAM AND RUTH TRUE COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ART THE ALBERT FELDMANN COLLECTION OF EUROPEAN MASTER PRINTS, AND THE WASHINGTON ART CONSORTIUM COLLECTION OF AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHS, 1970-1980. THE HENRY IS ABLE TO PRESENT A NEARLY COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF PRINTMAKING, GROUNDED IN ITS SOCIAL AND POLITICAL HISTORY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1970.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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