Cincinnati Museum Association: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 31-0536653)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$26.1M
FY2021	$24.0M
FY2022	$26.0M
FY2023	$26.9M
FY2024	$23.7M
FY2025	$29.5M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$17.5M
FY2021	$16.3M
FY2022	$19.4M
FY2023	$23.7M
FY2024	$23.4M
FY2025	$24.1M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$211.9M
FY2021	$268.9M
FY2022	$241.7M
FY2023	$256.7M
FY2024	$292.5M
FY2025	$317.4M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1934.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

79%

16%

Program services 79% · $18.9M Management & general 16% · $3.9M Fundraising 5% · $1.2M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

47 people listed on the 990; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Lewis Cameron Kitchen

Director

$499,283Pt VII · Sec A

Dave Linnenberg

Chief Administrative Officer

$221,721Pt VII · Sec A

Carol Edmondson

Chief Financial Officer

$153,078Pt VII · Sec A

Ted Forrest

Human Resources Director

$137,820Pt VII · Sec A

Cynthia Amneus

Chief Curator

$114,092Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Aronson

Curator of American Art

$107,176Pt VII · Sec A

Hou-Mei Sung

Curator of East Asian Art

$104,314Pt VII · Sec A

David Wolf

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lewis Cameron Kitchen’s $499K as Director is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Lewis Cameron Kitchen	$499,283	$473,536	—	—	—	—
Lewis Cameron Kitchin	—	—	$449,604	$429,718	$448,887	$426,186
Dave Linnenberg	$221,721	$213,743	$242,291	$193,974	$220,442	$185,793
Carol Edmondson	$153,078	$147,535	$135,627	$127,213	$151,710	$119,898
Ted Forrest	$137,820	$131,257	$120,299	$112,183	$119,134	—
Kirby Neumann	—	—	—	$108,868	$117,357	$108,392
Kirby Neumann Termed 0623	—	—	$116,678	—	—	—
Cynthia Amneus	$114,092	$111,908	$102,437	—	$112,982	—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Operates a public art museum featuring permanent and special exhibits alongside educational programs to inspire and connect the Cincinnati community.

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1 program · $18.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

The cincinnati art museum maintains and operates an art museum for the general public involving permanent exhibits, special exhibits and ongoing educational programs. Programs in fiscal year 2025 served 162 prekindergarden through 12TH grade schools resulting in 21,651 students participating in educational programs.

$18.9Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2025

Tr U-W Lawrence Archer WachsFY2025$140K

Foundation for Advancement in ConservationFY2025$44K

Cincinnati Cancer Foundation INCFY2025$29K

W R Berkley Corporation Charitable FoundationFY2025$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$223K

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$29.5M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$11.2M

Other incomeLn 4–11$2.2M

Money outPt IX

$24.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$18.9M

Managementcol C$3.9M

Fundraisingcol D$1.2M

Owns and owesPt X

$317.4M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12.1M

Total assetsLn 16$325.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$8.1M

PeoplePt VI, VII

47

listed · VII A

PaidVII A7

Voting boardVI 1a40

IndependentVI 1b40

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.6M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$3.1M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$239K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$513K

Investment incomeLn 3$11.2M

Other incomeLn 4–11$2.2M

Gains on assetsLn 7$2.4M

Total revenueLn 12$29.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$441K

SavingsLn 2$11.7M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12.1M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$239.3M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$47.2M

Other assetsLn 15$22.9M

Total assetsLn 16$325.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$8.1M

Net assetsLn 32$317.4M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5307

VolunteersI 6171

Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$8.1M	$12.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$219.9M	$239.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$44.5M	$47.2M
Total assetsLn 16	$300.5M	$325.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$8.0M	$8.1M
Net assetsLn 32	$292.5M	$317.4M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$966K	$709K	$171K	$87K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$7.7M	$5.7M	$1.4M	$693K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$240K	$176K	$42K	$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$1.1M	$810K	$195K	$99K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$633K	$465K	$112K	$57K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$47K		$47K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$12K		$12K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$319K		$319K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$1.6M	$1.2M	$388K	$94K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$401K	$389K		$12K
Office expensesLn 13	$322K	$269K	$48K	$6K
OccupancyLn 16	$1.0M	$827K	$181K	$13K
TravelLn 17	$182K	$149K	$30K	$4K
InterestLn 20	$72K		$72K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2.5M	$2.0M	$470K	$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$5.9M	$5.6M	$220K	$6K
All other expensesLn 24e	$1.1M	$695K	$269K	$112K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$24.1M	$18.9M	$3.9M	$1.2M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$29.5M	$24.1M	$5.4M	$317.4M	990 PDF
FY2024	$23.7M	$23.4M	$278K	$292.5M	990 PDF
FY2023	$26.9M	$23.7M	$3.2M	$256.7M	990 PDF
FY2022	$26.0M	$19.4M	$6.5M	$241.7M	990 PDF
FY2021	$24.0M	$16.3M	$7.7M	$268.9M	990 PDF
FY2020	$26.1M	$17.5M	$8.7M	$211.9M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $29,466,364 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,504,756$15,590,811

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $293,404$512,745

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,119,440$11,176,480

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,746,943$2,186,328

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $23,664,543$29,466,364

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,914,870$10,658,775

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,471,907$13,441,593

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $23,386,777$24,100,368

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $277,766$5,365,996

Part VI · Governance 40 of 40 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body40

VI-1b Independent voting members40

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $29,466,364 across 13 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $1,973,714 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$438,708

VIII-1c Fundraising events$238,650

VIII-1e Government grants$1,217,508

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,695,945

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,067,845

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,590,811

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $512,745$512,745

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $58,817 · Excluded from tax $8,722,240$8,781,057

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $213,817 · Unrelated business $18,627$232,444

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,395,423$2,395,423

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$46,647−$46,647

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $26,817$26,817

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,882,544 · Unrelated business $895,176 · Excluded from tax $11,097,833$29,466,364

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $24,100,368 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $708,778 · Management $170,705 · Fundraising $86,855$966,338

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,658,856 · Management $1,362,903 · Fundraising $693,450$7,715,209

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $175,944 · Management $42,375 · Fundraising $21,560$239,879

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $809,740 · Management $195,022 · Fundraising $99,228$1,103,990

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $464,548 · Management $111,884 · Fundraising $56,927$633,359

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $47,031$47,031

IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $12,000$12,000

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $319,429$319,429

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,157,048 · Management $387,904 · Fundraising $93,945$1,638,897

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $388,557 · Fundraising $12,165$400,722

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $268,532 · Management $47,728 · Fundraising $5,770$322,030

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $827,344 · Management $180,762 · Fundraising $12,625$1,020,731

IX-17 TravelPrograms $148,606 · Management $30,022 · Fundraising $3,558$182,186

IX-20 InterestManagement $71,801$71,801

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,990,891 · Management $469,934 · Fundraising $20,346$2,481,171

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,643,604 · Management $220,416 · Fundraising $5,794$5,869,814

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $694,672 · Management $269,029 · Fundraising $112,080$1,075,781

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $18,937,120 · Management $3,938,945 · Fundraising $1,224,303$24,100,368

Part X · Balance sheet $325,524,430 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,235,737$440,948

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,888,552$11,693,959

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,515,303$3,206,870

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $258,340$272,970

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $616,107$491,954

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $44,509,021$47,234,384

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $219,863,338$239,328,520

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $21,642,034$22,854,825

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $300,528,432$325,524,430

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,421,992$3,509,933

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $4,559,252$4,566,585

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,981,244$8,076,518

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $100,384,719$109,602,820

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $192,162,469$207,845,092

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $292,547,188$317,447,912

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $300,528,432$325,524,430

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $317,447,912 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$29,466,364

XI-2 Total expenses$24,100,368

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,365,996

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$292,547,188

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$18,335,925

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,198,803

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$317,447,912

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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