Baltimore Museum of Art Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART CONNECTS ART TO BALTIMORE AND BALTIMORE TO THE WORLD, EMBODYING A COMMITMENT TO ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND SOCIAL EQUITY IN EVERY DECISION FROM ART PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION, AND COLLECTING, TO THE COMPOSITION OF OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES, STAFF, AND VOLUNTEERS - CREATING A MUSEUM WELCOMING TO ALL.
- Income
- $31.8 million
- Spending
- $24.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 8.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 43%
- Employees
- 245
- Volunteers
- 44
- Highest pay
- $415,656, executive 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
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 23% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 20% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2536 of 36 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
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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 (3)
- $8.4 million spent. COLLECTION CARE & EXHIBITIONSTHE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART (BMA) CARES FOR AND INTERPRETS A COLLECTION OF OVER 97,000 WORKS OF ART, CAREFULLY MONITORING ITS STORAGE, PRESERVATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND EXHIBITION. IN FY25, THE BMA CONTINUED ITS ACTIVE PROGRAM OF EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS GEARED TOWARDS INCREASING DIVERSITY, ACCESS, AND INCLUSION FOR ITS AUDIENCE IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND AND BEYOND. THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITION PROGRAM CENTERED ON THE EXPANSION AND CONTINUATION OF OUR CORE THEMES, INCLUDING THE COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, FAIRNESS, RELEVANCE, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE BY BRINGING FORWARD UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES AND STORIES THAT RESONATE BOTH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY. SUCH PROJECTS INCLUDED PREOCCUPIED: INDIGENIZING THE MUSEUM, A MAJOR MUSEUM-WIDE INITIATIVE THAT SOUGHT TO ADDRESS THE HISTORICAL ERASURE OF INDIGENOUS CULTURE BY ARTS INSTITUTIONS WHILE CREATING NEW PRACTICES FOR MUSEUMS. THE EXPANSIVE PREOCCUPIED PROJECT ACTIVATED THE GALLERIES AND BEYOND WITH NINE EXHIBITIONS, NUMEROUS PUBLIC PROGRAMS, STAFF TRAINING, AND NEW INTERPRETIVE TEXTS FOR ARTWORKS THROUGHOUT THE MUSEUM. A SECOND YEAR-LONG SUITE OF EXHIBITIONS THAT FELL WITHIN THE LATTER HALF OF FY25 WAS TURN AGAIN TO THE EARTH, AN AMBITIOUS INITIATIVE CENTERED ON THE ENVIRONMENT, ENCOURAGING CONVERSATION AND ACTION AROUND CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ROLE OF THE MUSEUM. TURN AGAIN TO THE EARTH'S EXHIBITIONS CONTINUED THROUGH THE SPRING OF 2026. OTHER EXHIBITION PROJECTS INCLUDED: THE ART OF PATTERN: HENRI MATISSE AND JAPANESE WOODCUT ARTISTS WHICH PAIRED MATISSE'S COMPOSITIONS WITH THOSE OF 19TH-CENTURY JAPANESE WOODCUT ARTISTS TO EXPLORE THE GLOBAL APPEAL OF COLOR AND PATTERN ACROSS SPACE AND TIME, AND THE BAKER ARTIST AWARDS, THE BIENNIAL EXHIBITION THAT SHOWCASED THE WORK OF FIVE ARTISTS, EACH GROUNDED IN HISTORIES AND STORIES RELATED TO SPIRITUALITY, PLACE, AND IDENTITY DEEPLY CONNECTED TO THE BALTIMORE REGION, ITS ECOLOGY, AND PEOPLE. PREOCCUPIED: INDIGENIZING THE MUSEUMDYANI WHITE HAWK: BODIES OF WATERJOHN WATERS ROTUNDAAPRIL 21 - DECEMBER 1, 2024CAROLINE MONNET: RIVER FLOWS THROUGH BENT TREESCONTEMPORARY WING 14-17MAY 12 - DECEMBER 1, 2024DON'T WAIT FOR ME, JUST TELL ME WHERE YOU'RE GOING [SKY HOPINKA FILM PROGRAM]CONTEMPORARY WING 4 (SMALL BLACK BOX)MAY 12 - DECEMBER 1, 2024ENDURING BUFFALOCONTEMPORARY WING 5MAY 12 - DECEMBER 1, 2024ILLUSTRATING AGENCYCONTEMPORARY WING 6MAY 12 - DECEMBER 1, 2024FINDING HOMECONTEMPORARY WING 7MAY 12 - DECEMBER 1, 2024NICHOLAS GALANIN: EXIST IN THE WIDTH OF A KNIFE'S EDGECONTEMPORARY WING 14-17JULY 14, 2024 - FEBRUARY 16, 2025 LAURA ORTMAN: WOOD THAT SINGSCONTEMPORARY WING 10, BLACK BOXJULY 17, 2024 - JANUARY 5, 2025 DANA CLAXTONCONTEMPORARY WING 10, BLACK BOXAUGUST 4, 2024 - JANUARY 5, 2025 TURN AGAIN TO THE EARTHLATOYA RUBY FRAZIER: MORE THAN CONQUERORS, A MONUMENT FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 2021-2022MAY GALLERYNOVEMBER 3, 2024 - APRIL 6, 2025ABIGAIL LUCIEN: UNDER OTHER SKIESCONTEMPORARY WING 1FEBRUARY 26, 2025 - SEPTEMBER 14, 2025CONFRONTING CHANGE AT THE WATER'S EDGE: EARLY MODERN DUTCH ART AND THE ENVIRONMENTPDP STUDY CENTER GALLERYFEBRUARY 9 - JULY 27, 2025AIR QUALITY: THE INFLUENCE OF SMOG ON EUROPEAN MODERNISMJAY MCKEAN FISHER GALLERYFEBRUARY 9, 2025 - FEBRUARY 22, 2026EARTH AS MEDIUM: EXTRACTING ART FROM NATURECONE GALLERY 5APRIL 6, 2025 - AUGUST 17, 2025OTHER EXHIBITIONSTHE ART OF PATTERN: HENRI MATISSE AND JAPANESE WOODCUT ARTISTSJAY MCKEAN FISHER GALLERYJUNE 2, 2024 - JANUARY 5, 2025BAKER ARTIST AWARDSCONTEMPORARY WING 14-17APRIL - JULY 2025ALL EXHIBITIONS LISTED ABOVE WERE PRESENTED FREE TO THE PUBLIC.
- $6.5 million spent. BUILDINGS & GROUNDSOPENED IN 1929 AS A SINGLE BUILDING ADJACENT TO THE CAMPUS OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, THE BMA NOW COMPRISES 10 CONTIGUOUS BUILDINGS AND WINGS (210,000 SQ. FT.), ONE HISTORIC STRUCTURE, AND TWO OUTDOOR SCULPTURE GARDENS (3 ACRES). THE MUSEUM WORKS DILIGENTLY TO MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE OUR BUILDING ENVELOPE TO PROTECT ITS PRICELESS COLLECTION. THE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WHICH RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT UPGRADES DURING MULTIPLE RENOVATIONS ARE NOW ACHIEVING IMPORTANT ECONOMIES IN ENERGY MANAGEMENT. THE BMA'S ENGINEERING STAFF FOLLOWED A DETAILED SCHEDULE OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TO ENSURE THE LONGEVITY OF THESE SYSTEMS. SECURITY WAS ASSURED THROUGH A TRAINED SECURITY,
- $4.2 million spent. EDUCATIONTHE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART ADVANCED ITS ROLE AS A LEADING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE IN FY25 BY EXPANDING PROGRAMS FOR STATEWIDE ENGAGEMENT FOR NEARLY 13,000 STUDENTS FROM BALTIMORE CITY AND NINE MARYLAND COUNTIES, AS WELL AS 7,900 PARTICIPANTS IN PUBLIC PROGRAMS. THE PATRICIA AND MARK JOSEPH EDUCATION CENTER IS THE LOCUS FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT THE BMA AS AN ENTRY POINT FOR STUDENT GROUPS, A CLASSROOM FOR ARTMAKING, AND A GALLERY FOR INTERACTIVE LEARNINGS. SIGNATURE SCHOOL PROGRAMS - INCLUDING CLOSE ENCOUNTERS AND LITERACY THROUGH ART - SERVED 800 STUDENTS FROM BALTIMORE CITY AND COUNTY, WHILE ART-TO-GO RESOURCES REACHED 3,300 EDUCATORS ACROSS MARYLAND AND BEYOND. TEACHER WORKSHOPS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES CONNECTED HUNDREDS OF EDUCATORS WITH THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS, STRENGTHENING THE INTEGRATION OF ART INTO CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.THE BMA ALSO DEEPENED ENGAGEMENT THROUGH INTERPRETATION WITH ROBUST DIGITAL GUIDES FOR SEVERAL EXHIBITIONS OFFERED ON THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE AND THROUGH BLOOMBERG CONNECTS. THESE RESOURCES EXPAND THE BMA'S IMPACT BEYOND THE CLASSROOM THROUGH ROBUST PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AND ARTIST AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AT THE LEXINGTON MARKET SATELLITE AS WELL AS THE BUILDING ON ART MUSEUM DRIVE. FREE FAMILY SUNDAYS, COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS, AND ART AFTER HOURS COLLECTIVELY WELCOMED THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPANTS, WHILE PUBLIC SCHOOL EXHIBITIONS SHOWCASED K-12 STUDENT TALENT FROM 228 SCHOOLS ACROSS BALTIMORE CITY AND BALTIMORE COUNTY. ADULT TOURS, UNIVERSITY COLLABORATIONS, AND NEW ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVES UNDERSCORED THE BMA'S COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVE LEARNING AND REINFORCED THE MUSEUM'S POSITION AS A VITAL CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE FOR COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT MARYLAND.GALLERY LEARNINGSTUDENTS OF ALL AGES EXPLORED THE BMA'S EXHIBITIONS AND COLLECTIONS IN FY25, EITHER LED BY A MUSEUM EDUCATOR OR ON A SELF-GUIDED VISIT. EXPANDED OUTREACH TO REGIONAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES HAS SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED USE OF THE NANCY DORMAN AND STANLEY MAZAROFF CENTER FOR PRINTS, DRAWINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS AND THE RUTH R. MARDER CENTER FOR MATISSE STUDIES. 7,412 PRE-K-12 AND YOUTH GROUP PARTICIPANTS1,474 PRE-K-12 AND YOUTH GROUP VIRTUAL TOUR PARTICIPANTS26 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES174 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY VISITS2,361 COLLEGE STUDENT PARTICIPANTSTEACHER WORKSHOPSTEACHER WORKSHOPS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT UNDERSTANDING OF THE BMA'S COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS, TEACHING WITH ART, AND HOW TO USE THE BMA AS A LEARNING RESOURCE. TEACHERS RECEIVE EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND PARTICIPATE IN CREATIVE ACTIVITIES THAT SPARK NEW THINKING ABOUT WAYS TO INTEGRATE ART INTO THEIR CURRICULUM AND DEVELOP THE CREATIVE CAPACITIES OF THEIR STUDENTS. 57 TEACHER WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS 37 TEACHER SHOWCASE PARTICIPANTS14,131 STUDENTS IMPACTEDART-TO-GOART-TO-GO IS A MONTHLY ACTIVITY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH A FUN, FREE RESOURCE FOR THE CLASSROOM. EVERY MONTH FROM OCTOBER TO MAY, THEY RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH THE LATEST ACTIVITY. EACH ART-TO-GO COMES WITH A PRINTABLE FULL-COLOR IMAGE OF A BMA ARTWORK, BACKGROUND ON THE COLLECTION ITEM, AND AN ACTIVITY DESIGNED AROUND A SINGLE, IMPORTANT, TEACHABLE IDEA. 3,299 SUBSCRIBERSFAMILY PROGRAMSONE OF THE BMA'S MOST POPULAR PROGRAMS, FREE FAMILY SUNDAYS IS DESIGNED TO TEACH CHILDREN HOW TO THINK, SEE, AND MAKE LIKE ARTISTS. THE MUSEUM BEGAN OFFERING BABY ART DATES IN FY25 AND THEY QUICKLY FILLED UP WITH INFANTS AND CAREGIVERS LOOKING FOR INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES. ALL WORKSHOPS ARE LED BY TEACHING ARTISTS AND INSPIRED BY EXHIBITIONS AND THE COLLECTIONS. 4,165 FREE FAMILY SUNDAY PARTICIPANTS 387 BABY ART DATE PARTICIPANTSCLOSE ENCOUNTERS CLOSE ENCOUNTERS IS A MULTIPLE-VISIT PROGRAM FOR FOURTH-GRADE STUDENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. LAUNCHED IN 1982, THE PROGRAM HAS ENGAGED STUDENTS FROM 117 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FROM ACROSS BALTIMORE CITY. IN FY25, EACH SCHOOL HAD THREE CLOSE ENCOUNTERS SESSIONS IN PERSON AT THE MUSEUM AND THREE ART-MAKING SESSIONS HELD VIRTUALLY IN THEIR CLASSROOM. 11 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS509 PARTICIPATING STUDENTS2,646 CONTACT HOURS FOR STUDENTSLITERACY THROUGH ARTLITERACY THROUGH ART IS AN EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM THAT FOSTERS INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING AMONG PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS BY ENCOURAGING CREATIVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ART. IN FY25, BMA EDUCATORS LED 26 LITERACY THROUGH ART SESSIONS IN PERSON AT THE MUSEUM, AND THREE IN VIRTUAL CLASSES.4 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS292 PARTICIPATING STUDENTSADULT GROUP TOURSTHE BMA WELCOMED A WIDE RANGE OF ADULT GROUPS WHO PARTICIPATED IN INTERACTIVE GUIDED TOURS THAT HIGHLIGHTED WORKS THROUGHOUT THE MUSEUM. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED CHURCH AND SOCIAL CLUBS, AND ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE ARC BALTIMORE, WHICH SERVES PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.2,580 PARTICIPANTSCOMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS THE BMA HOSTED LIVELY COMMUNITY DAYS WITH PERFORMANCES, TASTINGS, HANDS-ON ARTMAKING, AND ACCESS FOR PREOCCUPIED EXHIBITIONS IN SEPTEMBER, TURN AGAIN TO THE EARTH EXHIBITIONS IN MAY, AND BAKER ARTIST AWARDS IN JUNE.1,739 PARTICIPANTSART AFTER HOURSTHIS POPULAR EVENT ATTRACTED ADULTS OVER 21 WITH EVENING ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION GALLERIES, OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE THE PREOCCUPIED EXHIBITIONS AND FREE ADMISSION TO SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS SUCH AS BLACK EARTH RISING, ALONG WITH FOOD, MUSIC, DANCING, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO MIX AND MINGLE. 1,174 PARTICIPANTSPUBLIC SCHOOL EXHIBITIONSTHE BMA'S LONG-STANDING PUBLIC SCHOOL EXHIBITIONS - FYIFOR YOUR INSPIRATION (BALTIMORE CITY) AND ART IS FOR EVERYONE (BALTIMORE COUNTY) - CONTINUE TO BE POPULAR SHOWCASES FOR EMERGING ARTISTIC TALENT. 64 PARTICIPATING BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS1,452 BALTIMORE CITY EXHIBITION PARTICIPANTS164 PARTICIPATING BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS2,378 BALTIMORE COUNTY EXHIBITION PARTICIPANTSPANEL DISCUSSIONS AND LECTURESA WIDE RANGE OF PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND LECTURES PRESENTED IN FY25 INCLUDED CENTERING THE MARGINS: UPLIFTING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS
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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1935.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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