Cabots Museum Foundation: Financials & Form 990

Irene Rodriguez’s $70K as Executive Dir. is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2211 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Irene Rodriguez	$70,000	$70,000	$68,392	$60,020	$23,800	$60,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization, with a nickname or small spelling change read as the same person. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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

Updates and questions

Preserves and promotes cultural respect, education, art, community, and desert habitat.

Our summary of the filed mission and programs (Form 990 Part III, line 4), not the words of the organization.

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Funders

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · from the funders’ 2020 returns

Dated by each funder’s own filing year, which may not match this organization’s fiscal year.

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INC$5K

Total grants received, 2020from 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$206K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$93K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$83K

Other incomeLn 4–11$25K

Money outPt IX

$219K

Ln 25

Programscol B$121K

Managementcol C$98K

Owns and owesPt X

$217K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$161K

Total assetsLn 16$224K

LiabilitiesLn 26$7K

PeoplePt VI, VII

8

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$83K

Government grantsLn 1e$60K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$450

Fees for servicesLn 2g$93K

Investment incomeLn 3$5K

Other incomeLn 4–11$25K

Gains on assetsLn 7$0

Total revenueLn 12$206K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$38K

SavingsLn 2$123K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$161K

Accounts receivableLn 4$2K

Inventories for sale or useLn 8$55K

Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$182

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K

Other assetsLn 15$2K

Total assetsLn 16$224K

LiabilitiesLn 26$7K

Net assetsLn 32$217K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 511

VolunteersI 66

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

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	$164K	$161K
InvestmentsLn 11–13		$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$5K	$3K
Total assetsLn 16	$236K	$224K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$6K	$7K
Net assetsLn 32	$230K	$217K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4	$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5	$71K	$71K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$66K		$66K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$3K		$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$15K	$7K	$8K
Management feesLn 11a	$0
Legal feesLn 11b	$0
Accounting feesLn 11c	$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$0
Investment management feesLn 11f	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$24K	$23K	$607
Office expensesLn 13	$879	$349	$530
Information technologyLn 14	$0
RoyaltiesLn 15	$0
OccupancyLn 16	$0
TravelLn 17	$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18	$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$0
InterestLn 20	$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21	$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$2K		$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$29K	$14K	$15K
All other expensesLn 24e	$9K	$5K	$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$219K	$121K	$98K	$0

Part VII lists each person's pay for the calendar year, including pay from related organizations and from people who have left; Part IX, line 5 is this organization's own cost for its current officers and key staff over its fiscal year.

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Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 6, 2026	$206K	$219K	−$13K	$217K	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 4, 2025	$236K	$257K	−$21K	$230K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Dec 21, 2023	$236K	$207K	$29K	$251K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 30, 2022	$243K	$187K	$56K	$222K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 28, 2022	$165K	$78K	$87K	$166K	990-EZ PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 6, 2021	$186K	$193K	−$7K	$79K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $206,270 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $79,447$83,349

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $104,299$93,161

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,030$4,557

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $49,164$25,203

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $235,940$206,270

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $169,238$154,264

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $87,348$64,817

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $256,586$219,081

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$20,646−$12,811

Part III · Program service accomplishments 1 program, $120,631 spent

III-4a Maintenance and repair of museum, conduct educational tours to the members of the publicincludes $75,144 in grants$120,631

Part IV · Checklist of required schedules 6 of 48 answered Yes, no flags

IV-1 A 501(c)(3) charity (Schedule A)Yes

IV-2 Lists its large donors to the IRS (Schedule B)Yes

IV-3 Took part in a political campaignNo

IV-4 LobbiedNo

IV-5 Owes proxy tax on member duesNo

IV-6 Holds donor advised fundsNo

IV-7 Holds conservation easementsNo

IV-8 Holds art or historical collectionsYes

IV-9 Credit counseling or escrow accountsNo

IV-10 Holds endowment fundsNo

IV-11a Reports land, buildings and equipmentYes

IV-11b Reports investments in other securitiesNo

IV-11c Reports program-related investmentsNo

IV-11d Reports other assetsNo

IV-11e Reports other liabilitiesYes

IV-11f Uncertain tax positions footnoteNo

IV-12a Its own audited financial statementsNo

IV-12b In a group's audited financial statementsNo

IV-13 Runs a schoolNo

IV-14a Has an office, staff or agents outside the USNo

IV-14b Over $10,000 of activity outside the USNo

IV-15 Over $5,000 in grants to groups abroadNo

IV-16 Over $5,000 in aid to people abroadNo

IV-17 Over $15,000 to paid fundraisersNo

IV-18 Over $15,000 from fundraising eventsNo

IV-19 Over $15,000 from gamingNo

IV-20a Runs a hospitalNo

IV-21 Over $5,000 in grants to US groupsNo

IV-22 Over $5,000 in grants to US peopleNo

IV-23 Reports top pay in detail (Schedule J)No

IV-24a Over $100,000 in tax-exempt bondsNo

IV-25a Gave an insider an excess benefit this yearNo

IV-25b Found an excess benefit from a past yearNo

IV-26 Loan to or from an officer or insiderNo

IV-27 Grant to an insider or their familyNo

IV-28a Business deal with an officer or directorNo

IV-28b Business deal with an officer's familyNo

IV-28c Business deal with a firm an officer controlsNo

IV-29 Over $25,000 in noncash giftsNo

IV-30 Gifts of art or historical itemsNo

IV-31 Closed down or dissolvedNo

IV-32 Sold or gave away over 25% of its net assetsNo

IV-33 Owns a single-member companyNo

IV-34 Related to other organizations (Schedule R)No

IV-35a Controls another organizationNo

IV-36 Transfers to a related non-charityNo

IV-37 Activity through a partnershipNo

IV-38 Explains answers in Schedule OYes

Part V · Other IRS filings and tax compliance no flags

V-1a Forms 1099 filed0

V-1b Forms W-2G filed0

V-2a Employees on W-2 forms11

V-1c Followed backup withholding rulesYes

V-2b Filed its payroll tax returnsYes

V-3a Over $1,000 of unrelated business incomeNo

V-4a Holds an account in a foreign countryNo

V-5a Party to a prohibited tax shelterNo

V-5b Knew another party was in a tax shelterNo

V-6a Raised gifts that are not tax deductibleNo

V-7a Gifts where the donor got something backYes

V-7b Told those donors what they could deductYes

V-7c Sold donated property it had to reportNo

V-7e Took money to pay a donor's insuranceNo

V-7f Paid premiums on a donor's insuranceNo

V-14a Sold indoor tanningNo

V-15 Owes tax on pay over $1 millionNo

V-16 Owes the college endowment taxNo

Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members7

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

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

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VII · Officers, directors and key employees 8 people listed, 1 paid by the organization

VII-1a Irene RodriguezExecutive Dir. · 40 hours a week$70,000

VII-1a Cynthia BreunigDirector$0

VII-1a Dorothy MerrilSecretary$0

VII-1a Haddon LibbyVice President$0

VII-1a Jeff BowmanPresident$0

VII-1a Michael SeeryTreasurer$0

VII-1a Russ MartinDirector · 40 hours a week$0

VII-1a Roberta CrncicDirector$0

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $206,270 across 12 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $15,003 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$60,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$23,349

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$450

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$83,349

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $93,161$93,161

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,557$4,557

VIII-5 Royalties$0

VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $10,200$10,200

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $122,921$206,270

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $219,081 across 31 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0

IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0

IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0

IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $71,136Part VII lists each person's pay for the calendar year, including pay from related organizations and from people who have left; Part IX, line 5 is this organization's own cost for its current officers and key staff over its fiscal year.$71,136

IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $65,742$65,742

IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0

IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $2,547$2,547

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,302 · Management $7,537$14,839

IX-11a Management fees$0

IX-11b Legal fees$0

IX-11c Accounting fees$0

IX-11d Lobbying fees$0

IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0

IX-11f Investment management fees$0

IX-11g Other fees for services$0

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $23,139 · Management $607$23,746

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $349 · Management $530$879

IX-14 Information technology$0

IX-15 Royalties$0

IX-16 Occupancy$0

IX-17 Travel$0

IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0

IX-20 Interest$0

IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,939$1,939

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,029 · Management $15,191$29,220

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,676 · Management $4,357$9,033

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $120,631 · Management $98,450 · Fundraising $0$219,081

Part X · Balance sheet $223,738 assets, 22 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,631$37,826

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $93,832$123,383

X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0

X-4 Accounts receivable$2,000

X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0

X-6 Loans to other insiders$0

X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $63,730$55,024

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $625$182

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,039$3,373

X-11 Publicly traded securities$0

X-12 Other securities$0

X-13 Program-related investments$0

X-14 Intangible assets$0

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,950$1,950

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $235,807$223,738

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,439$2,861

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,488$3,808

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,927$6,669

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $229,880$217,069

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $229,880$217,069

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $235,807$223,738

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $217,069 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$206,270

XI-2 Total expenses$219,081

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,811

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$229,880

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$217,069

Part XII · Financial statements and reporting Audited: No

XII-2b Financial statements audited by an independent accountantNo

Schedule O · Explanations 3 explanations

O-1 Part VI, line 11bDocuments are available upon request.

O-2 Part VI, line 12cIn connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and/or business relationship and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the trustees and members of the commitees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement.

O-3 Part VI, line 19Policies were made available to independent reviewers not to general public.

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