Clyfford Still Museum

Tax-deductible

Denver, CO501(c)(3)Since 2005Arts & CultureEIN 86-1147083

Home to the art and legacy of the american painter clyfford still, we invite all to explore the potential of individual creative endeavor.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 41 volunteers and 56 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $428K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$870K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 97% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $4.8M
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.5M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$6.9M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$17.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.5M
FY2025▲ +3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$6.5M
Expenses
$6.9M
FY2025▲ +10%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$6.3M
FY2025$6.9M
Net assets
$17.7M
FY2025▼ -2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$19.6M
FY2021$19.6M
FY2022$18.6M
FY2023$18.0M
FY2024$18.1M
FY2025$17.7M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2006.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $4.7M Management & general 27% · $1.8M Fundraising 5% · $337K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

29 people listed on the 990; $870K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Museum Direc
$297,974Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Direc
$204,769Pt VII · Sec A
Director Dev
$143,441Pt VII · Sec A
Director Col
$116,287Pt VII · Sec A
Director Edu
$108,012Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer Th
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joyce Tsai’s $298K as Museum Direc is at the 97th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joyce Tsai$297,974$287,452$276,106$265,757——
Joan Prusse————$254,527$209,967
Anna Boatwright$204,769$199,359$193,003$188,158——
Dean Sobel—————$191,748
Barbara Russell$143,441$135,908$131,950———
Marna Steuart——$136,898$102,075——
Katherine Wilson$116,287$109,772$106,575———
Debbie Linster————$100,058$110,360

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

Preserves, researches, and shares Clyfford Still's art and legacy.

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3 program services account for $4.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Education and Programs

As part of the museum's vision to offer quality programs and conduct scholarly research relating to the art and life of clyfford still, the museum engages our audiences through programs and educational offerings that both enliven museum spaces and provide opportunities for meditation - in single events and longer term collaborations.

$1.8Mprogram expense
02

Exhibitions and Collections

The clyfford still museum was established to serve as a permanent repository and exhibition place for the works of one of the most important painters of the 20TH century, clyfford still (1904-1980).

$1.8Mprogram expense
03

Museum Building and Galleries

The clyfford still museum raised funds from private philanthropic sources to finance the construction of the clyfford still museum facility. The two-story, 28,500-SQUARE-FOOT building broke ground in december 2009, construction was completed in september 2011 and the museum opened to the public in november 2011.

$1.2Mprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$4.8M

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$231K
Other incomeLn 4–11$106K
Money outPt IX
$6.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.7M
Managementcol C$1.8M
Fundraisingcol D$337K
Owns and owesPt X
$17.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$156K
Total assetsLn 16$19.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$405K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$58K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$231K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$106K
Total revenueLn 12$6.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
SavingsLn 2$144K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$156K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17.8M
Other assetsLn 15$584K
Total assetsLn 16$19.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$17.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 556
VolunteersI 641
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$242K$156K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17.9M$17.8M
Total assetsLn 16$19.1M$19.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$18.1M$17.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$327K$111K$108K$108K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.3M$1.4M$839K$84K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$99K$59K$36K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$432K$251K$156K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$184K$105K$66K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$290K$290K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$265K$111K$155K
Office expensesLn 13$252K$174K$65K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$157K$90K$57K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$389K$273K$92K$24K
TravelLn 17$173K$98K$62K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$567K$499K$62K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$48K$27K$17K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.4M$1.2M$122K$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$48K$44K$4K$335
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.9M$4.7M$1.8M$337K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $6.5M$6.9M−$373K$17.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.4M$6.3M$106K$18.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.9M$5.5M−$652K$18.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.2M$5.1M−$962K$18.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.4M$4.3M$56K$19.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.5M$4.2M−$745K$19.6M 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,523,236 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $80,420 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$84,467
VIII-1d Related organizations$4,833,104
VIII-1e Government grants$404,972
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$846,465
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$57,752
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,169,008
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $231,429$231,429
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,838$16,838
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $25,541$25,541
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $311,849 · Excluded from tax $42,379$6,523,236
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,896,583 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $111,025 · Management $107,760 · Fundraising $107,760$326,545
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,382,203 · Management $838,625 · Fundraising $83,855$2,304,683
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $58,647 · Management $36,010 · Fundraising $4,625$99,282
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $250,584 · Management $155,999 · Fundraising $25,114$431,697
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $104,809 · Management $66,195 · Fundraising $12,871$183,875
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $290,190$290,190
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $110,822 · Management $154,625$265,447
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $174,333 · Management $64,914 · Fundraising $13,227$252,474
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $89,680 · Management $56,640 · Fundraising $11,013$157,333
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $272,547 · Management $92,209 · Fundraising $23,793$388,549
IX-17 TravelPrograms $98,393 · Management $62,143 · Fundraising $12,084$172,620
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $498,612 · Management $62,326 · Fundraising $5,666$566,604
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,246 · Management $17,208 · Fundraising $3,346$47,800
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,206,008 · Management $122,420 · Fundraising $33,388$1,361,816
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $43,645 · Management $3,688 · Fundraising $335$47,668
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,718,744 · Management $1,840,762 · Fundraising $337,077$6,896,583
Part X · Balance sheet $18,954,279 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,488$11,956
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $218,301$143,974
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $266,567$209,598
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $151,060$139,252
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,215$60,598
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,907,542$17,805,288
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $556,086$583,613
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,145,259$18,954,279
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $254,647$437,014
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $790,000$790,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,044,647$1,227,014
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $17,975,612$17,702,217
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $125,000$25,048
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $18,100,612$17,727,265
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,145,259$18,954,279
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,727,265 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,523,236
XI-2 Total expenses$6,896,583
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$373,347
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$18,100,612
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$17,727,265

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