Henry E Huntington Library & Art Gallery
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY, ART MUSEUM, AND BOTANICAL GARDENS SHARES ITS WORLD-RENOWNED COLLECTIONS TO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIP, FOSTER LEARNING, INSPIRE CREATIVITY, AND OFFER TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES FOR DIVERSE AUDIENCES.
- Income
- $160.6 million
- Spending
- $100.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 43 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 59%
- Employees
- 705
- Volunteers
- 1,115
- Highest pay
- $1.1 million, president
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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, over $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 43.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 37% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% 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 33% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 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 (4)
- $24.9 million spent. LIBRARY DIVISION THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH LIBRARIES, HOLDING SOME 12 MILLION CULTURAL TREASURES THAT SPAN THE 11TH THROUGH THE 21ST CENTURIES. THESE EXTRAORDINARY AND DIVERSE MATERIALS - MORE THAN 95% OF WHICH ARE RARE AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS - ARE CENTERED ON 14 INTERSECTING COLLECTION STRENGTHS: AMERICAN HISTORY; BRITISH HISTORY; HISTORY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND MEDICINE; LITERATURE IN ENGLISH; MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS; EARLY PRINTED BOOKS; CALIFORNIA HISTORY AND CULTURE; HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST; HISPANIC HISTORY AND CULTURE; PHOTOGRAPHY; MAPS AND ATLASES; PRINTS, POSTERS, AND EPHEMERA; ARCHITECTURE; AND PACIFIC RIM HISTORY AND CULTURE. THROUGH THESE COLLECTIONS, THE LIBRARY SUPPORTS SCHOLARLY RESEARCH, PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF HISTORY, LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND CULTURE. THE LIBRARY'S COLLECTIONS ENCOMPASS 9.2 MILLION MANUSCRIPTS; 470,000 RARE BOOKS; 430,000 REFERENCE BOOKS; 920,000 PRINTS AND EPHEMERA; 870,000 PHOTOGRAPHS; AND MORE THAN 8 TERABYTES OF DIGITAL COLLECTIONS. HAILING FROM SOME 30 COUNTRIES, EACH YEAR APPROXIMATELY 2,300 RESEARCHERS MAKE MORE THAN 14,000 IN-PERSON VISITS TO STUDY RARE COLLECTIONS IN THE LIBRARY'S READING ROOMS. SOME 250,000 VISITORS TOUR THE LIBRARY'S EXTENSIVE EXHIBITION HALLS IN SAN MARINO. NEARLY 40,000 UTILIZE THE LIBRARY'S VIRTUAL REFERENCE AND VIRTUAL READING ROOM SERVICES, AND MORE THAN 6 MILLION MAKE USE OF ITS VIRTUAL RARE BOOK AND MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS. LIBRARY STAFF MEMBERS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN CULTIVATING AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS, CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISCOVERY AND ENGAGEMENT, AND ENSURING THAT COLLECTIONS ARE PRESERVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THAT INCLUDES A TEAM OF PROFESSIONAL BOOK, PAPER, AND PAINTING CONSERVATORS WHO CARRY OUT THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF COLLECTIONS TREATMENT ANNUALLY FOR LIBRARY AND ART COLLECTIONS. THE THREE LIBRARY EXHIBITION HALLS, WITH A COMBINED 9,000 SQUARE FEET OF DEDICATED SPACE, SHOWCASE SOME OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING MATERIALS IN THE COLLECTION. THE MAIN HALL FEATURES A ROTATING EXHIBITION OF SOME 150 RARE ITEMS GROUPED THEMATICALLY AROUND 12 ICONIC WORKS, INCLUDING THE GUTENBERG BIBLE AND THOREAU'S WALDEN MANUSCRIPTS. LIBRARY COLLECTIONS FEATURE REGULARLY IN LARGE-SCALE SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS IN THE HUNTINGTON'S BOONE GALLERY AND FOCUSED EXHIBITIONS IN THE HUNTINGTON ART GALLERY, AND SUPPLEMENT EXHIBITIONS THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES. THE 90,000-SQUARE-FOOT MUNGER RESEARCH CENTER PROVIDES WORKSPACE FOR SCHOLARS AND STAFF, AND FACILITIES FOR CONSERVATION AND DIGITAL IMAGING, AS WELL AS COLLECTIONS STORAGE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, THE LIBRARY READING ROOMS WERE OPEN TO RESEARCHERS 44 HOURS PER WEEK - A TOTAL OF 250 DAYS - WITH AN AVERAGE OF 61 READERS PER DAY. LIBRARY EXHIBITIONS PRESENTED DURING THE YEAR INCLUDED: * REMARKABLE WORKS, REMARKABLE TIMES: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY * STORIES FROM THE LIBRARY: LOS ANGELES, REVISITED * STORIES FROM THE LIBRARY: THE TALES THROUGH TIME * DON BACHARDY: A LIFE IN PORTRAITS * STORM CLOUD: PICTURING THE ORIGINS OF OUR CLIMATE CRISIS RESEARCH DIVISION THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY, ART MUSEUM, AND BOTANICAL GARDENS IS A COLLECTIONS-BASED RESEARCH INSTITUTE THAT PROMOTES HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP BASED ON ITS LIBRARY, ART, AND BOTANICAL COLLECTIONS. EACH YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 2,000 SCHOLARS IN THE FIELDS OF HISTORY, LITERATURE, BOTANICAL SCIENCE, ART HISTORY, AND THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND MEDICINE COME FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO CONDUCT ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN THE HUNTINGTON'S COLLECTIONS. RESEARCH CONDUCTED IN THE READING ROOMS RESULTS IN ACADEMIC MONOGRAPHS AND SCHOLARLY ARTICLES, BESTSELLING AND PRIZEWINNING BOOKS, ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY FILMS, AND MANY OF THE HISTORY AND SOCIAL STUDIES TEXTS USED IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE HUNTINGTON ALSO DISSEMINATES RESEARCH THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE PROGRAM OF ACADEMIC CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, AND LECTURES. DURING THE YEAR, $2 MILLION IN FELLOWSHIPS WERE AWARDED THROUGH A PEER-REVIEW PROCESS TO 164 SCHOLARS FOR ADVANCED HUMANITIES RESEARCH.
- $21.6 million spent. BOTANICAL DIVISION ENCOMPASSING APPROXIMATELY 130 ACRES OF THE 207-ACRE GROUNDS, THE BOTANICAL GARDENS COMPRISE MORE THAN A DOZEN THEMED GARDENS REPRESENTING DIVERSE LANDSCAPES AND PLANT COLLECTIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. HIGHLIGHTS * LIU FANG YUAN, THE GARDEN OF FLOWING FRAGRANCE, REFLECTS THE TRADITIONAL DESIGN OF SCHOLAR GARDENS IN SUZHOU, CHINA, AND FEATURES A 1.5-ACRE LAKE, A COMPLEX OF PAVILIONS, A TEAHOUSE AND TEA SHOP, STONE BRIDGES, AND WATERFALLS SET AGAINST A WOODED BACKDROP OF MATURE OAKS AND PINES. THE GARDEN'S ALSO INCLUDES, A RESTAURANT, AND AN EXHIBITION COMPLEX. AT MORE THAN 15 ACRES, IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CLASSICAL-STYLE CHINESE GARDENS OUTSIDE CHINA. * THE JAPANESE GARDEN, SET ALONG A CANYON TO THE SOUTH OF THE CHINESE GARDEN, INCLUDES A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE HOUSE, A MOON BRIDGE, A WALLED ZEN GARDEN, TWO BONSAI COURTS, AND SEIFU-AN, A CEREMONIAL TEAHOUSE AND GARDEN. IN 2023, THE JAPANESE HERITAGE SHOYA HOUSE, A 350-YEAR-OLD STRUCTURE TRANSPORTED FROM JAPAN, OPENED TO THE PUBLIC. * THE DESERT GARDEN FEATURES ONE OF THE LARGEST OUTDOOR COLLECTIONS OF MATURE CACTI AND SUCCULENTS IN THE WORLD. RECENT IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE EXPANDED ACCESS AND ADA-COMPLIANT PATHWAYS, AND RENOVATION OF THE DESERT CONSERVATORY FOR PLANTS REQUIRING GREATER PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS. * THE FRANCES AND SIDNEY BRODY CALIFORNIA GARDEN IN THE STEVEN S. KOBLIK EDUCATION AND VISITOR CENTER IS ARRANGED ALONG A CENTRAL ALLE OF OLIVE TREES. THE GARDEN INCLUDES NATIVE AND CLIMATE-ADAPTED PLANTINGS ARRANGED WITHIN HEDGE ROOMS, A DESIGN THAT REFERENCES TRADITIONAL FORMAL LANDSCAPE DESIGN. THE FRANCES LASKER BRODY BOTANICAL CENTER FEATURES: * THE HELEN AND PETER BING CHILDREN'S GARDEN, INTRODUCING CHILDREN TO THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH INTERACTIVE SCULPTURAL ELEMENTS. * THE ROSE HILLS FOUNDATION CONSERVATORY FOR BOTANICAL SCIENCE AND THE ASSOCIATED FOUNDATIONS TEACHING GREENHOUSE, PROVIDING HANDS-ON BOTANICAL SCIENCE EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHILE SHOWCASING ORCHIDS AND OTHER TROPICAL COLLECTIONS. * LABORATORIES FOR RESEARCH WHERE BOTANISTS USE TISSUE CULTURE AND CRYOBIOPRESERVATION TECHNIQUES TO SAFELY FREEZE AND PRESERVE FRAGILE PLANT TISSUE, AND WHERE GENETIC RESEARCH PROVIDES INSIGHTS INTO THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF CYCADS. * THE RANCH GARDEN, FOR TESTING AND DEMONSTRATING CONTEMPORARY IDEAS ABOUT SUSTAINABLE URBAN AGRICULTURE. * THE LIVING COLLECTIONS INCLUDE MORE THAN 15,000 SPECIES OF PLANTS. * ADDITIONAL GARDEN AREAS ARE DEVOTED TO ROSES AND CAMELLIAS, EACH COLLECTION REPRESENTING MORE THAN 1,000 DIFFERENT CULTIVARS. * THE AUSTRALIAN, HERB, JUNGLE, LILY PONDS, PALM, AND SUBTROPICAL GARDENS ARE AMONG OTHER IMPORTANT BOTANICAL ATTRACTIONS. * THE THREE-ACRE ROSE GARDEN FEATURES MORE THAN 2,500 INDIVIDUAL PLANTS AND MORE THAN 1,300 CULTIVATED VARIETIES. * CYCADS HAVE BEEN PART OF THE COLLECTIONS SINCE HENRY E. HUNTINGTON'S TIME, AND THE CURRENT COLLECTION INCLUDES SPECIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. EACH YEAR, THE HUNTINGTON HOSTS BOTANICAL SHOWS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES, AND PLANT SALES FOCUSED ON HORTICULTURE AND PLANT CONSERVATION. IN 2025, MORE THAN 130 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE ANNUAL SUCCULENT PLANTS SYMPOSIUM. OTHER POPULAR PUBLIC EVENTS INCLUDED THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CAMELLIA SOCIETY SHOW, BONSAI-A-THON, THE CALIFORNIA BONSAI SOCIETY SHOW, THE CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY OF AMERICA SHOW, THE HUNTINGTON ORCHID SHOW, AND THE AISEKI KAI VIEWING STONES SHOW. THE GARDENS HOSTED AN ANNUAL PLANT SALE IN THE SPRING, A FALL PLANT SALE, AND SEMI-MONTHLY LECTURES THAT INCLUDED PLANT SALES FOR VISITORS. THE CENTER FOR EAST ASIAN GARDEN STUDIES LECTURE SERIES CONTINUES TO PRESENT SIX TO EIGHT LECTURES ANNUALLY, AVERAGING APPROXIMATELY 125 ATTENDEES IN PERSON AND 300 TO 600 PARTICIPANTS ONLINE. GARDENS STAFF CONTINUE TO EXPAND PROGRAMS IN PLANT CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH, FOCUSING ON PLANT VARIATION, CRYOPRESERVATION, TISSUE-CULTURE PROPAGATION, AND IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY IN URBAN AGRICULTURAL SETTINGS. BOTANICAL EXHIBITIONS PRESENTED DURING THE YEAR INCLUDED: * RED EARTH BY LITA ALBUQUERQUE * GROWING AND KNOWING IN THE GARDENS OF CHINA * WANG MANSHENG: WITHOUT US * MINEO MIZUNO: HOMAGE TO NATURE
- $18.9 million spent. EDUCATION DIVISION THE EDUCATION DIVISION PROVIDES MEANINGFUL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASINGLY DIVERSE AUDIENCES, SERVING THOUSANDS OF K-12 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, FAMILIES, AND LIFELONG LEARNERS EACH YEAR. THROUGH SPECIAL TOURS, PROGRAMS, AND EVENTS IN ART, HISTORY, LITERATURE, AND BOTANICAL SCIENCE, THE DIVISION ENHANCES THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE, DEEPENS INTERPRETATION OF THE COLLECTIONS, AND FOSTERS INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING. THE HUNTINGTON'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO CONNECT AUDIENCES DIRECTLY WITH THE INSTITUTION'S EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTIONS WHILE ENCOURAGING CONTINUED LEARNING AMONG A BROAD PUBLIC. EACH YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 20,000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS ON CAMPUS. THE HUNTINGTON ALSO PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS TO FOSTER SUSTAINED ENGAGEMENT WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THROUGH REPEAT VISITS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. EDUCATION STAFF EMPLOY INQUIRY-BASED TEACHING STRATEGIES AND SUPPORT EDUCATORS IN INTEGRATING THESE METHODS INTO CLASSROOM PRACTICE, EXTENDING THE IMPACT OF HUNTINGTON PROGRAMS BEYOND THE CAMPUS. IN ADDITION, APPROXIMATELY 12,000 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE ANNUALLY IN PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, AND THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM, HUNTINGTON EXPLORERS, FURTHER EXPANDING ACCESS TO MEANINGFUL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR LEARNERS OF ALL AGES. OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THE HUNTINGTON HOSTS MORE THAN 1,050,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY AND MAINTAINS A MEMBERSHIP OF NEARLY 51,000 HOUSEHOLDS. THE INSTITUTION IS SUPPORTED BY AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER CORPS OF MORE THAN 1,000 INDIVIDUALS AND A FULL- AND PART-TIME STAFF OF OVER 600. THE HUNTINGTON IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT RESEARCH AND CULTURAL INSTITUTION SUPPORTED BY GIFTS AND GRANTS FROM INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
- $14.9 million spent. ART MUSEUM DIVISION THE ART MUSEUM FEATURES BRITISH, EUROPEAN, AMERICAN, AND ASIAN ART SPANNING MORE THAN 500 YEARS AND INCLUDES MORE THAN 45,000 OBJECTS THAT ARE PRESERVED, STUDIED, AND DISPLAYED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLES OF DECORATIVE AND FOLK ART, PAINTINGS, PRINTS, AND DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND SCULPTURE ARE EXHIBITED IN THE HUNTINGTON ART GALLERY (THE ORIGINAL HOME OF HENRY E. AND ARABELLA HUNTINGTON) AND IN THE VIRGINIA STEELE SCOTT GALLERIES OF AMERICAN ART. BOTH BUILDINGS ALSO HOST TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS THAT HIGHLIGHT MASTERWORKS FROM THE COLLECTIONS AND CONNECT THE HUNTINGTON'S HISTORIC WORKS WITH CONTEMPORARY ARTISTIC PRACTICE.BRITISH AND EUROPEAN ARTDISPLAYED IN AN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY BEAUX-ARTS RESIDENCE, ONCE THE WINTER HOME OF HENRY E. AND ARABELLA HUNTINGTON, THE BRITISH AND EUROPEAN ART COLLECTION ENCOMPASSES A BROAD RANGE OF STYLES, CULTURES, AND MEDIA, FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT DAY. IT FEATURES ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT HOLDINGS OF BRITISH ART OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM, INCLUDING ITS FAMOUS COLLECTION OF 18TH-CENTURY GRAND MANNER PORTRAITS SUCH AS THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH'S THE BLUE BOY, JOSHUA REYNOLDS' SARAH SIDDONS AS THE TRAGIC MUSE, AND THOMAS LAWRENCE'S PINKIE, IMAGES OF OPULENCE THAT CONTINUE TO INSPIRE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS SUCH AS KEHINDE WILEY. IMPORTANT EXAMPLES OF 19TH-CENTURY BRITISH LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS BY ARTISTS SUCH AS JOHN CONSTABLE AND J. M. W. TURNER ECHO THE LUSH GARDENS OUTSIDE THE GALLERY WALLS, WHILE ONE OF THE LARGEST HOLDINGS OF MATERIAL IN THE WORLD RELATED TO THE ARTS AND CRAFTS DESIGN FIRM WILLIAM MORRIS AND CO. MAKES CLEAR CONNECTIONS WITH THE WORK OF AMERICAN DESIGNERS CHARLES AND HENRY GREENE, ON VIEW IN THE VIRGINIA STEELE SCOTT GALLERIES OF AMERICAN ART JUST A SHORT WALK ACROSS THE GROUNDS.VISITORS CAN ALSO DISCOVER A BROAD RANGE OF EUROPEAN ART, FROM ROGIER VAN DER WEYDEN'S TENDER VIRGIN AND CHILD (CA. 1460) TO TOUR-DE-FORCE BRONZE SCULPTURE BY FLEMISH AND ITALIAN MASTERS SUCH AS GIAMBOLOGNA'S NESSUS AND DEIANIRA (CA. 1575), AND THE GLITTERING LUXURY OF 18TH-CENTURY FRENCH PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE, AND DECORATIVE ART. SELECTIONS FROM THE HUNTINGTON'S HOLDINGS OF OLD MASTER PRINTS AND BRITISH DRAWINGS, INCLUDING ONE OF THE GREATEST COLLECTIONS OF WORK BY VISIONARY BRITISH ARTIST WILLIAM BLAKE, ARE ALSO FREQUENTLY ON VIEW. TEMPORARY INSTALLATIONS BY CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS HIGHLIGHT THE CONTINUING RELEVANCE OF HISTORIC WORKS AND CONNECT THE HUNTINGTON'S COLLECTIONS WITH CURRENT ARTISTIC PRACTICE. AMERICAN ARTTHE HUNTINGTON IS HOME TO 31 GALLERIES OF AMERICAN ART, RANGING FROM THE EARLY COLONIAL PERIOD TO THE PRESENT AND REPRESENTING PAINTING, SCULPTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM, DECORATIVE ARTS, ARCHITECTURE, AND TEXTILES. IN THE GALLERIES, VISITORS ENCOUNTER AMERICAN FOLK AND SELF-TAUGHT ART; PAINTINGS ABOUT THE URBAN AND RURAL AMERICAN EXPERIENCE; ARTWORKS AND METHODS ROOTED IN INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, INFORMING OUR PRESENCE ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS OF THE TONGVA AND KIZH NATIONS; AND WORKS THAT REFLECT AMERICAN NATION-BUILDING AND EXPANSION. CONSIDER A POWERFUL MARBLE SCULPTURE OF AN ANCIENT QUEEN OF PALMYRA BY QUEER 19TH-CENTURY SCULPTOR HARRIET GOODHUE HOSMER, A HYPERDETAILED VIEW OF AN ANDEAN PEAK BY HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL PAINTER FREDERIC EDWIN CHURCH, AND A MONUMENTAL CARVED REDWOOD SCREEN BY CALIFORNIA AFRICAN AMERICAN MODERNIST SARGENT CLAUDE JOHNSON. THE ARCHITECTURE AND FURNITURE DESIGNS OF PASADENA ARCHITECTS CHARLES AND HENRY GREENE ARE HIGHLIGHTED, AS ARE WORKS BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, THE HERTER BROTHERS, AND TIFFANY & CO. AMERICAN PAINTINGS BY JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY, THOMAS COLE, EDWARD HOPPER, MIKI HAYAKAWA, MABEL ALVAREZ, AGNES PELTON, CHARLES WHITE, AND ANDY WARHOL GRACE THE GALLERIES, AND EVEN MORE WORKS ON PAPER, TEXTILES, AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE PART OF THE HOLDINGS. EVERY ARTWORK IN THE COLLECTION REVEALS THE IDIOSYNCRATIC VISION OF AN ARTIST GRAPPLING WITH SOME FACET OF THE BROAD AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. THE GALLERIES ARE ALSO ACTIVATED BY CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ARTISTS FROM LOS ANGELES AND BEYOND WHO DIALOGUE WITH THE HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS AND THE ACRES OF CULTIVATED GARDENS AND LANDSCAPES RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DOORS.THE HUNTINGTON'S COLLECTION OF AMERICAN ART BEGAN WITH HENRY AND ARABELLA HUNTINGTON'S PURCHASES OF AMERICAN PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE, AND DECORATIVE ARTS TO COMPLEMENT THEIR GROWING LIBRARY HOLDINGS RELATED TO AMERICAN HISTORY. IN 1979, A GIFT OF 50 PAINTINGS FROM THE VIRGINIA STEELE SCOTT FOUNDATION DRAMATICALLY GREW THE COLLECTION, RESULTING IN A SEPARATE BUILDING THAT OPENED IN 1984. THE LOIS AND ROBERT F. ERBURU GALLERY, DESIGNED BY FREDERICK FISHER AND PARTNERS ARCHITECTS, ADDED SIGNIFICANT SPACE TO THE BUILDING IN 2009. IN 2016, EIGHT NEW GALLERIES, ALSO DESIGNED BY FISHER AND PARTNERS, PROVIDED AN EXPANSION TO HOUSE THE JONATHAN AND KARIN FIELDING COLLECTION OF AMERICAN FOLK ART. THE SUSAN AND STEPHEN CHANDLER WING PROVIDES SPACE FOR TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS, AND THE DOROTHY COLLINS BROWN WING FEATURES WORKS BY CHARLES AND HENRY GREENE, ARCHITECTS IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT.ASIAN ARTTHE ASIAN ART COLLECTIONS AT THE HUNTINGTON ARE HETEROGENEOUS, RANGING FROM SMALL COLLECTIONS OF CHINESE EXPORT WARES TO RARE CHINESE BOOKS AND PAINTINGS AND JAPANESE CERAMICS. LIKE MANY GILDED AGE COLLECTIONS, THE HUNTINGTON'S ACQUIRED OBJECTS ARE PRIZED FOR THEIR EXOTIC APPEAL, BEAUTY, AND ARTISTRY, EXEMPLIFIED BY A RARE YUAN DYNASTY (1271-1368) VASE SET IN FRENCH ORMOLU-STYLE MOUNTS IN THE 18TH CENTURY.MORE RECENTLY, THE HUNTINGTON HAS BUILT ON SUCH EARLY COLLECTIONS WITH THE ACQUISITION OF WORKS RELATED TO THE EAST ASIAN GARDEN ARTS, INCLUDING OBJECTS AND PAINTINGS THAT CONNECT THE ALLIED ARTS OF LITERATURE, PAINTING, MUSIC, THEATER, TEA CULTURE, AND STONE APPRECIATION. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE A RARE EARLY EDITION OF THE TEN BAMBOO STUDIO MANUAL OF CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTING, A MULTI-BLOCK, COLOR-PRINTED PAINTING MANUAL PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1633 AND 1703.THE STUDIO FOR LODGING THE MIND, LOCATED AT THE NORTH END OF THE CHINESE GAR
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 May 1938.
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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