Exhibitions: with a collection of nearly 500,000 objects, the museum owns some of the rare and important artistic treasures in the world. Such a collection enables the museum to present many special exhibitions with a balance between scholarly programs and those with broad public appeal. During fiscal year 2025, the museum presented 20 exhibitions. Some highlights include: dali: disruption and devotion; georgia o'keeffe and henry moore; power of the people: art and democracy; deep waters: four artists and the sea; the sun will set: contemporary abstraction and the body; fragments of self:…
Museum of Fine Arts
Museum of Fine Arts: CEO salary, finances and where donations go
“The Museum of Fine Arts houses and preserves preeminent collections and aspires to serve a wide variety of people through direct encounters with works of art in order to encourage inquiry and to heighten public understanding and appreciation of the visual world.”
Data only Figures straight from the filing, screened by our rules. Not yet reviewed in depth by a CPA.
Methodology by Amir Arani, CPA, CA · Updated
- Top pay
- $1.1M Matthew Teitelbaum, 0.8% of spending
- Revenue
- $186.6M 51.6% from donations and grants
- Spent
- $141.3M 58.6% on programs, as reported
- Net assets
- $1.43B end of FY ending Jun 2025
- Savings
- 121.1 months of spending, net assets ÷ spending
- People
- 865 employees, 350 volunteers
No red flags in its latest filing.
We screen every filing against twelve rules. A flag is a prompt for a closer look, not a finding of wrongdoing.
No reported asset diversions, no insider transactions, no fundraisers keeping most of the money, and the governance policies we check for are in place.
Of each dollar it spent, 58.6¢ went to programs, as reported.
For each dollar donated, Museum of Fine Arts spent 7¢ on fundraising.
Fundraising ÷ $96.4M contributions · Form 990 Parts VIII, IXWhat it told the IRS it spent on.
The charity's own description of its largest programs, with what each cost.
Enterprise: the museum's retail operations offers a wide variety of merchandise related to the museum's collections and special exhibitions, which contribute importantly to the achievement of the museum's exempt educational purpose by making works of art familiar to a broader segment of the public. Offerings at shop include art books, posters, cards, glass, textiles, jewelry and sculpture. Merchandise is for sale in the physical shops or through retail's web-based outlet.the museum is exempt as an educational organization on the basis of its ownership, maintenance, and exhibition for public…
Operating support: expenses: $24,009,233 revenue: $0operating support consists of all other areas of the museum. Including protective services, facilities and other areas which support the operations of the museum and its mission.parking facilities: expenses: $1,304,091 revenue: $4,877,518the museum owns a parking garage and has two open-air parking lots. All of these facilities are open to members and visitors to the museum. The operation of adjacent parking lots by the museum, in areas of insufficient parking spaces for the use of its visitors, contributes importantly to the museum's exempt…
Net assets: $920.9M to $1.43B in 11 years.
Net assets at each fiscal year end, 2013 to 2025.
The 8 highest-paid people.
Reportable pay in FY ending Jun 2025, from the charity and related organizations.
| Contractor | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Shawmut Woodworking | Construction | $7,265,377 |
| US Art Company | Art shipping and storage | $1,376,720 |
| Tarianrsig Security LLC | Security | $1,300,320 |
| Unconquerable Security Solutions Pllc | Security | $1,037,805 |
| Cambridge Associates LLC | Investment management | $948,687 |
The questions people ask about the Museum of Fine Arts.
Short, sourced answers. Each one stands on its own.
How much does the Museum of Fine Arts CEO make?
Matthew Teitelbaum, Ann & Graham Gund Director, received $1,144,716 in reportable compensation in FY ending Jun 2025, 0.8% of Museum of Fine Arts' $141.3M in spending.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part VIIWhat percentage of Museum of Fine Arts donations go to programs?
Museum of Fine Arts reported 58.6% of FY ending Jun 2025 spending as programs, 5.1% as fundraising and 36.3% as management.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part IXHow much money does Museum of Fine Arts have?
Net assets were $1.43B at the end of FY ending Jun 2025, about 121.1 months of spending.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part XDoes Museum of Fine Arts have any red flags in its filing?
Its latest Form 990 triggered none of our twelve screening rules, which cover reported asset diversions, insider transactions, fundraiser costs, governance policies and spending patterns.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025)Every number, traced.
- Museum of Fine Arts Form 990, FY ending Jun 2025 (IRS e-file)
- Museum of Fine Arts Form 990 history (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
Amir Arani, “Museum of Fine Arts: CEO salary, finances and where your dollar goes,” Charity Math, updated 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/charities/museum-of-fine-arts/