THE CHINATI FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE CHINATI FOUNDATION

EIN 74-2340423 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A510)

What they do

THE MISSION of THE CHINATI FOUNDATION/LA FUNDACION CHINATI is to PRESERVE THE VISION of THE ARTIST DONALD JUDD (1928-1994), WHO IN 1986 FOUNDED THE ORGANIZATION AS A UNIQUE MUSEUM. JUDD INSTALLED LARGE-SCALE WORKS and GROUPS of WORK BY HIMSELF and A LIMITED NUMBER of OTHER ARTISTS ON A PERMANENT BASIS ACCORDING to EACH ARTISTS SPECIFICATIONS. IT WAS JUDDS GOAL to BRING ART, ARCHITECTURE, and THE LAND TOGETHER to FORM A COHERENT WHOLE. JUDD BELIEVED IN THE PURITY of ART and ITS INTRINSIC VALUE for HUMANS. HE SITUATED HIS MUSEUM IN MARFA, TEXAS, BELIEVING THAT THE REMOTENESS and VAST OPEN SPACES of THE LOCALE ENHANCED VIEWERS EXPERIENCE of THE ARTWORKS. CENTRAL to THIS MISSION ARE CONSERVING THE COLLECTION and MAKING IT AVAILABLE to THE PUBLIC, WHILE MAINTAINING THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT JUDD INITIATED.

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38.61%of revenue went to mission work66.3% of expenses · Program services

6.58%of revenue went to fundraising11.3% of expenses

$58.20spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

13.01%of revenue went to management and office costs22.3% of expenses

$6.87in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

79.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$6,370,230

Mission workProgram services$2,459,76938.61% of revenue66.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$828,53513.01% of revenue22.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$419,3006.58% of revenue11.3% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$2,662,62641.80% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$3,707,60458.20% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 66.3% mission · 22.3% management · 11.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 58.20% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 80.1% mission · 9.0% management · 10.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.28% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 67.2% mission · 24.7% management · 8.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 438.82% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 82.4% mission · 7.9% management · 9.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 122.42% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 72.3% mission · 13.7% management · 13.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.77% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 69.7% mission · 10.8% management · 19.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.29% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 61.4% mission · 16.7% management · 21.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.71% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 63.0% mission · 19.2% management · 17.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.01% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$6,370,230

Expenses$3,707,604

Annual surplus $2,662,626 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$2,459,769 · 66.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$828,535 · 22.3% of expenses

Fundraising$419,300 · 11.3% of expenses

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Revenue$6,370,230

Expenses$3,707,604

Assets$25,489,139

Income$8,685,840

Contributions$5,037,551

Mission work (program services)$2,459,769

Fundraising$419,300

Management and general$828,535

Executive compensation (total)$228,461

Stocks and bonds$17,615,502

Investing fees$79,145

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

CAITLIN MURRAYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $200,547Base $191,242 · Other $9,305

STEPHEN MARTINDIR. PRESERVATION AND PLANNING · 40 hrs/week $121,733Base $111,325 · Other $10,408

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (22)

CAITLIN MURRAYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

STEPHEN MARTINDIR. PRESERVATION AND PLANNING

JOSE NOE SUROTRUSTEE

STEVEN VOLPETRUSTEE

SIR NICHOLAS SEROTATRUSTEE

SAM HAMILTONCO-CHAIR

RICHARD SHIFFTRUSTEE

NOELLE REEDTRUSTEE

NEIL SUBINTRUSTEE

MIGUEL FERNANDEZTRUSTEE

MACK FOWLERTRUSTEE

LEE COHNCHAIR

ANNABELLE SELLDORFTRUSTEE

J PATRICK COLLINSTRUSTEE

HEATHER PESANTITRUSTEE

GEORGE KELLYTRUSTEE

GABRIEL CATONETRUSTEE

FRANCK GIRAUDTRUSTEE

DOUGLAS BAXTERTRUSTEE

COURTNEY J MARTINTRUSTEE

CHAD DAYTONTRUSTEE

ANTHONY MEIERTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1985
Location: PO BOX 1135, MARFA, TX 79843-1135
County: Presidio
In care of: % CAITLIN MURRAY
Primary officer: CAITLIN MURRAY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailarchives@chinati.org Phone(432) 729-4362

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: WITHUM SMITH BROWN PC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A510)
IRS tax category: Museums

THE CHINATI FOUNDATION

THE CHINATI FOUNDATION

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Financial picture

How each $100 of revenue was used

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Money in and money out

Reported spending amounts

Leadership and board

People reported as paid

About this charity

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