Tampa Museum of Art Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART COLLECTS, PRESERVES, STUDIES, AND EXHIBITS ICONIC AND IMPORTANT WORKS OF ART TO EDUCATE, ENGAGE, AND INSPIRE THE RESIDENTS OF OUR REGION AND OTHERS AROUND THE WORLD.
- Income
- $6.6 million
- Spending
- $8.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 67%
- Reserves
- 10.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 73%
- Employees
- 92
- Volunteers
- 313
- Highest pay
- $479,822, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 10.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 21% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 71% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1567% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 31 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2550 of 51 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 December 31, 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 (1)
- $5.3 million spent. THE TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART IS A CULTURAL INSTITUTE THAT ADDS MEASURABLE VALUE TO PEOPLE'S LIVES. WE ARE A PLACE TO CELEBRATE ICONIC WORKS OF ART IN EXHIBITIONS FEATURING BREAKTHROUGHS IN ARTISTIC DIRECTIONS, AND WE ARE A VENUE FOR COMMUNITY FORUMS AND DIALOGUES WITH INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARTISTS AND SCHOLARS. THE TMA IS ALSO A REPOSITORY OF ART COLLECTIONS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, AS WELL, WE PROVIDE STUDIO ART PROGRAMS, SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS FOR STUDENTS AND TOURS FOR ADULTS, AND OFFER OVER SIXTEEN DIFFERENT ART EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON ANCIENT, MODERN, AND CONTEMPORARY ART. CONTINUED AT SCHEDULE O. AT THE END OF 2025, THE TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART'S PERMANENT COLLECTION COMPRISED OVER 8,000 OBJECTS, 284 OF WHICH WERE RECEIVED IN THIS CALENDAR YEAR. THE MUSEUM COLLECTS CLASSICAL ANTIQUITIES (1,061 OBJECTS), 19TH-CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHY AND PRINTS EMPHASIZING WORKS THAT RELATE TO THE CLASSICAL COLLECTION (APPROXIMATELY 1,300 OBJECTS), MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART IN A VARIETY OF MEDIA (OVER 7,000 OBJECTS), WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PHOTOGRAPHY, ART CREATED AFTER 1970, AND NEW MEDIA. WITHIN THOSE TOTALS, THE FOLLOWING REPRESENT WORKS THAT WERE BROUGHT INTO OUR COLLECTION IN 2025: CLASSICAL ANTIQUITIES (132 OBJECTS), 19TH-CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHY AND PRINTS EMPHASIZING WORKS THAT RELATE TO THE CLASSICAL COLLECTION (1 OBJECT), AND MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART IN A VARIETY OF MEDIA (69 OBJECTS). THE MUSEUM CARES FOR AND COLLECTS WORKS BY NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARTISTS IN A RANGE OF TECHNIQUES AND MEDIUMS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE TIES TO FLORIDA AND THE TAMPA BAY REGION. THE MUSEUM RECOGNIZES THAT ITS ACQUISITIONS TODAY ARE SETTING STANDARDS FOR FUTURE COLLECTING ACTIVITY AND BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. THE MUSEUM CELEBRATED ITS 105TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2025. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART CONTINUED TO RAISE REVENUE AND ALLOCATE ITS FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES TOWARDS THE PRESENTATION OF EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS CARE AND MANAGEMENT, AND THE PROVISION OF A ROBUST SCHEDULE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO SERVE THE TAMPA BAY COMMUNITY. THE 2023 GALLERY RENOVATIONS PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL 12,000 SQUARE FEET FOR SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS AND FOCUSED PRESENTATIONS OF THE PERMANENT COLLECTION. EQUALLY SIGNIFICANT WAS THE ADDITION OF THE VINIK FAMILY FOUNDATION EDUCATION CENTER FOR TMA'S ROBUST EDUCATION PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, THE 2023 RENOVATION TRANSFORMED THE PUBLIC SPACES ON THE MUSEUM'S FIRST FLOOR WITH AN INCREASE OF SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR THE STORE, NEW ADMISSION DESKS WITH TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED WAYFINDING SYSTEMS, AND A REDESIGN OF THE FIRST-FLOOR ATRIUM INTO A SCULPTURE GALLERY. AS A RESULT, THE FULL HARD AND SOFT COST EXPENSES OF THE RENOVATION CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS WERE TRANSFERRED FROM THE TMA FOUNDATION, THE CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISING ARM OF THE MUSEUM, TO THE TMA, INC., THE OPERATIONS AND LEASEHOLD CORPORATION FOR THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS. THE REVENUE AND EXPENSES OF THOSE OPERATIONS ARE REFLECTED IN THE 2024 990. BELOW ARE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE TRAVELING AND IN-HOUSE EXHIBITIONS PRESENTED AT TMA IN 2025, AND THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES DEVELOPED FOR THE TAMPA BAY REGION AND BEYOND. SHOWS OPENING IN 2025 INCLUDE 14TH CONGRESSIONAL AND NEXT GENERATION HIGH SCHOOL ART COMPETITION 2025 FEBRUARY 1 THROUGH APRIL 13, 2025 THIS ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL ART EXHIBITION FEATURES EXEMPLARY WORK CREATED BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE 14TH CONGRESSIONAL AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. STUDENTS COMPETE FOR TWO TOP PRIZES: THE MUSEUM CHOICE AWARD AND THE CONGRESSIONAL CHOICE AWARD. THE ARTWORK SELECTED FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL CHOICE AWARD WILL CONTINUE TO REPRESENT THE DISTRICT IN THE NATIONAL CONGRESSIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ART COMPETITION, HANGING IN THE CANNON TUNNEL OF THE U.S. CAPITOL FOR ONE YEAR. THE 14TH CONGRESSIONAL AND NEXT GENERATION HIGH SCHOOL ART COMPETITION IS PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE KATHY CASTOR. STUDENTS, TEACHERS, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY ARE INVITED TO ATTEND AN EXHIBITION RECEPTION AND CELEBRATION. YOUNG AT ART 2025 JANUARY 13 THROUGH APRIL 13, 2025 EACH YEAR, THE TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART INVITES HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ART TEACHERS TO SUBMIT A STUDENT'S ARTWORK FOR THE YOUNG AT ART STUDENT EXHIBITION. THE MUSEUM CELEBRATES THE CREATIVITY OF THIS YEAR'S SUBMISSIONS FROM STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEDICATION AND SUPPORT OF THE VISUAL ARTS BY THE EDUCATORS, SCHOOL STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION, AND THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF THE ARTISTS. 100+ STUDENT ARTWORKS FROM PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE ON VIEW IN THE VINIK FAMILY EDUCATION CENTER HALLWAY. THIS EXHIBITION IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND STUDENTS, TEACHERS, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY ARE INVITED TO ATTEND AN EXHIBITION RECEPTION AND CELEBRATION. UNDER THE SPELL OF THE PALM TREE: THE RICE COLLECTION OF CUBAN ART FEBRUARY 6, 2025, THROUGH JULY 6, 2025 UNDER THE SPELL OF THE PALM TREE: THE RICE COLLECTION OF CUBAN ART TRACES SUSIE AND MITCHELL RICE'S DECADE-LONG PATH OF DISCOVERING THE ART AND ARTISTS OF CUBA. AN EXTENSIVE INTERGENERATIONAL EXHIBITION OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY CUBAN ART, UNDER THE SPELL OF THE PALM TREE PRESENTS OVER 70 PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, PRINTS, MIXED MEDIA, ART BOOKS, AND SCULPTURES BY 55 ARTISTS. ORGANIZED IN SIX SECTIONS-THE LANGUAGE OF FORMS AND THE FORMS OF LANGUAGE; THE PROPHET'S DREAM; THE GREAT JOURNEY; SENSORY LANDSCAPES OF MEMORY AND DESIRE; THE MUSINGS OF NARCISSUS; AND THE SPIRIT OF THE REAL, THE REALITY OF THE SPIRIT-THIS IMPORTANT EXHIBITION CELEBRATES SIX DECADES OF CUBAN ART. HERE AND NOW: SELECTIONS FROM THE CONTEMPORARY COLLECTION ON VIEW MARCH 15, 2025, THROUGH JANUARY 4, 2026 IN THIS REFRESHED PRESENTATION OF THE TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART'S PERMANENT COLLECTION, HERE AND NOW: SELECTIONS FROM THE CONTEMPORARY COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS KEY HOLDINGS AND NEW ACQUISITIONS OF CONTEMPORARY ART. WITH A FOCUS ON ART OF THE MOMENT OR ART OF OUR TIME, HERE AND NOW NODS TO THE COLLECTING
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 November 6, 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 December 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 November 1979.
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 November 4, 2026.
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