Figge Art Museum

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Davenport, IA501(c)(3)Since 1925Arts & CultureEIN 42-6090398

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The Figge Art Museum actively serves the public by promoting appreciation and creation of visual Art through education and by collecting, conserving, and exhibiting Art. As a vital, responsive institution, the Museum brings Art and people together. We enrich our community with the experience of Art through education, collections, exhibitions and preservation and we endeavor to transform our community through the power of Art.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 57 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$251K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 56% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $57K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$739K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.7M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$6.2M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$12.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.7M
FY2024▼ -2%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$6.5M
FY2024$4.8M
FY2024$4.7M
Expenses
$6.2M
FY2024▲ +59%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2024$6.2M
Net assets
$12.4M
FY2024▼ -9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.5M
FY2021$9.3M
FY2022$8.9M
FY2023$12.1M
FY2024$13.6M
FY2024$12.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1966.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $4.1M Management & general 27% · $1.7M Fundraising 6% · $346K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $251K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$130,822Pt VII · Sec A
$120,276Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Mohr’s $131K as Executive Di is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michelle Hargrave—$210,976$178,389$161,839$158,595$18,089
Melissa Mohr$130,822$71,351————
Timothy J Schiffer—————$130,511
Todd Woeber$120,276$116,138$117,160$130,303$110,719$106,212
Carmen Darland—————$40,618

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

Promotes art appreciation and creation through education, collecting, conserving, and exhibiting.

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3 programs · $4.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The Figge's 2024-2025 Exhibition Highlights Included

"walter wick:hidden wonders" the whimsical world of walter wick has fascinated people of all ages since 1991, when his first childrens book series I spy found its way onto the bookshelves of millions of american households. This exhibition is the largest survey of wicks work to date.

$3.2Mprogram expense
02

Education

The figge served students from local elementary and secondary schools, colleges, and universities, as well as private school students, senior citizens, community organizations and tourists with a broad program of onsite tours, lectures, hands-on activities.

$804Kprogram expense
03

Auxiliary Activities

The figge has identified the supplemental activities related to operating the store and its CAF/CATERING operations into a third program called auxiliary activities. The museum operates a store offering for sale various art-oriented items, many of which are themed around exhibitions currently or recently on display.

$186Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$57K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $236K · 2020–2020
Museum of Art FoundationIA · FY2020$235,818

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$586K
Money outPt IX
$6.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.1M
Managementcol C$1.7M
Fundraisingcol D$346K
Owns and owesPt X
$12.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$13.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$739K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$586K
Other incomeLn 4–11$356K
Gains on assetsLn 7$326K
Total revenueLn 12$4.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1K
SavingsLn 2$1.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$13.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$739K
Net assetsLn 32$12.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 557
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.6M$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.1M$7.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$450K$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$14.1M$13.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$405K$739K
Net assetsLn 32$13.6M$12.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$275K$153K$123K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$786K$185K$185K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$152K$103K$24K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$110K$75K$18K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Investment management feesLn 11f$43K$43K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$161K$131K$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$148K$137K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$326K$299K$9K$17K
OccupancyLn 16$773K$711K$46K$15K
TravelLn 17$56K$20K$8K$27K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$29K$29K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$1.1M$1.1M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$108K$83K$22K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$111K$32K$79K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.6M$1.6M$11K$30K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$1K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.2M$4.1M$1.7M$346K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $4.8M$3.9M$969K$13.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.5M$3.7M$2.8M$12.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.8M$3.0M$758K$8.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.4M$3.0M$389K$9.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.0M$2.6M$443K$7.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,727,979 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $46,801 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$136,708
VIII-1e Government grants$1,420,276
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,140,630
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,697,614
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,088,654$1,088,654
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $260,465$260,465
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $63,791$63,791
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $325,702$325,702
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $244,952$244,952
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,461,157 · Unrelated business $63,791 · Excluded from tax $505,417$4,727,979
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,167,240 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $152,785 · Management $122,653$275,438
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $786,103 · Management $184,966 · Fundraising $184,966$1,156,035
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $103,195 · Management $24,281 · Fundraising $24,281$151,757
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $74,610 · Management $17,556 · Fundraising $17,556$109,722
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,522$27,522
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $43,089$43,089
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $131,304 · Management $29,806$161,110
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $137,446 · Fundraising $10,696$148,142
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $299,451 · Management $9,223 · Fundraising $17,440$326,114
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $710,755 · Management $46,354 · Fundraising $15,451$772,560
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,977 · Management $8,332 · Fundraising $27,290$55,599
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $29,482$29,482
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesManagement $1,052,532$1,052,532
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $83,375 · Management $21,516 · Fundraising $2,690$107,581
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $32,270 · Management $79,005$111,275
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,581,431 · Management $10,831 · Fundraising $30,017$1,622,279
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,196 · Fundraising $15,807$17,003
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,142,184 · Management $1,678,862 · Fundraising $346,194$6,167,240
Part X · Balance sheet $13,158,570 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,165$1,049
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,631,023$1,699,850
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,544,631$655,337
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $220,014$201,544
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $25,368$26,924
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $213,180$181,916
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $449,875$2,907,749
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,095,707$7,484,201
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,051,175$13,158,570
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $315,424$615,658
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $89,892$123,782
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $405,316$739,440
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,893,261$4,940,827
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,752,598$7,478,303
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,645,859$12,419,130
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,051,175$13,158,570
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,419,130 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,727,979
XI-2 Total expenses$6,167,240
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,439,261
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,645,859
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$212,532
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,419,130

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