Tyler Museum of Art
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Educational and cultural center to enrich lives through collection, study, exhibition, interpretation and celebration of visual arts.
- Income
- $-2.2 million
- Spending
- $1.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 31.3 months of spending
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 40
- Highest pay
- $85,951, 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
Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 63% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 31.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 244% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 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 92% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
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
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.
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)
- $891,051 spent. Educational and cultural center to enrich lives through collection, study, exhibition, interpretation and celebration of visual arts.
- EXHIBITIONS AND PERMANENT COLLECTION: SINCE 1971 WHEN THE TMA OPENED TO THE PUBLIC IT HAS BEEN A DESTINATION FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND IT HAS ORGANIZED DIVERSE EXHIBITIONS FEATURING REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ART, ANCIENT TO CONTEMPORARY, AND PARTICIPATED IN WORLD-CLASS EXHIBITIONS ORGANIZED BY OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN ORDER TO MEET VARIOUS NEEDS AND INTEREST OF ITS DIVERSE AUDIENCES. ANNUALLY THE MUSEUM WELCOMES APPROXIMATELY 10,000 VISITORS. IN ADDITION TO CHANGING SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS, THE MUSEUM WORKS WITH AREA HIGH SCHOOLS TO PRESENT AN ANNUAL ART EXHIBIT FEATURING ART BY SENIORS AND ADVANCE-PLACEMENT STUDENTS.EXHIBITIONS FOCUSING ON THE MUSEUM'S GROWING PERMANENT COLLECTION ARE ALSO PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC. ALTHOUGH THE COLLECTION INCLUDES SEVERAL MAJOR PIECES OF ASIAN ART, ITS MAIN FOCUS IS ON AMERICAN ART FROM THE 19TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON EARLY TO CONTEMPORARY TEXAS ART AND ON MEXICAN FOLK ART. IN 2010 TMA RECEIVED A GIFT OF OVER 650 WORKS FROM THE LAURA AND DAN BOECKMAN COLLECTION OF MEXICAN AND LATIN AMERICAN FOLK ART. IN ADDITION TO THIS LARGE AND IMPORTANT COLLECTION, THE MUSEUM HAS FORMED A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GRAHAM WILLIFORD FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART AND WILL HOUSE AND CARE FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED PAINTINGS AND DECORATIVE ARTS OBJECTS FROM THE MID-19TH CENTURY THROUGH THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY. THE WILLIFORD COLLECTIONS INCLUDES WORKS BY THOMAS COLE, JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER, JOHN SINGER SARGENT, JOHN WHITE ALEXANDER, WILLIAM MORRIS HUNT, ELIHU VEDDER, THOMAS WILMER DEWING, FRANK DUVENECK AND MANY OTHER IMPORTANT AND WELL-KNOWN ARTISTS AS WELL AS SCULPTURE BY AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS, FREDERICK MCMONNIES AND VICTOR BRENNER AND DECORATIVE ART SUCH AS SILVER BY TIFFANY, GORHAM AND OTHER AMERICAN MAKERS. SCHOOL TOUR AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: THE TYLER MUSEUM OF ART (TMA) DEVELOPS EDUCATIONAL TOURS FOLLOWED BY A HANDS-ON ART ACTIVITY FOR GRADE STUDENTS FROM THE VARIOUS PRIVATE AND REGIONAL SCHOOLS. SELF-TOUR BROCHURES FOR YOUNG VISITORS ARE PROVIDED FOR CERTAIN EXHIBITIONS AND A FAMILY ACTIVITY CORNER DESIGNED TO BE A WELCOMING AND CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR LEARNING ABOUT ART AND DIFFERENT CULTURES ALLOWS CHILDREN AND ADULTS ACCESS TO ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE EXHIBITS.IN ADDITION TO THE SCHOOL TOUR PROGRAM, THE MUSEUM IS COMMITTED TO REACHING OUT TO ITS DIVERSE COMMUNITY THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS SUCH AS ITS ADULT TOURS, SCHOLARLY LECTURES, GALLERY TALKS BY ARTISTS, MUSIC PERFORMANCES, FAMILY DAYS, "FIRST FRIDAY" TOURS, AND ITS INFORMATIVE WEBSITE WHICH INCLUDES EDUCATIONAL LESSON PLANS. THE TMA PRODUCES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS SUCH AS GALLERY BROCHURES, EXHIBITION CATALOGUES AND EXTENDED EXHIBIT LABELS TO FURTHER THE UNDERSTANDING OF ART AND ITS PERMANENT COLLECTION AND WORKS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE AWARENESS OF THE CULTURAL ARTS IN THE REGION. AN EXTENSIVE NON-CIRCULATING ART LIBRARY IS ON-SITE.
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 July 1968.
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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