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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMON CARTER MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART.

Totals

Total revenue
$19,730,899
Total expenses
$20,840,884
Contributions and grants received
$16,657,042
Grants paid
$49,046
Program service revenue
$341,235
Investment income
$2,616,612
Other revenue
$116,010
Total assets, end of year
$97,694,884
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,099,543
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$93,595,341
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$14,703,301
Management and general expenses
$4,712,180
Fundraising expenses
$1,425,403
Program service expenses (Part III)
$14,703,301

Program services were 70.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $440,331

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $11,873,100

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $237,734

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,105,877

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EARNED MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $211,787 · related or exempt $211,787

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TUITION/REGISTRATION

    total $75,035 · related or exempt $75,035

  • 2c · Program service revenue: EXHIBITION/LOAN FEES

    total $54,413 · related or exempt $54,413

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,242,522 · excluded $1,242,522

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $19,494

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $19,494

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $19,494 · excluded $19,494

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,069,205

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $4,695,115

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,374,090

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,374,090 · excluded $1,374,090

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $219,351

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $135,330

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $84,021 · related or exempt $51,471 · unrelated business $32,550

  • 11a · Other revenue: INSURANCE PROCEEDS

    total $6,975 · excluded $6,975

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $5,020 · excluded $5,020

  • 11c · Other revenue: HONORARIA

    total $500 · excluded $500

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $12,495

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $49,046 · program services $49,046

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,344,566 · program services $487,554 · management and general $630,803 · fundraising $226,209

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,567,701 · program services $4,488,152 · management and general $1,529,561 · fundraising $549,988

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $212,578 · program services $149,275 · management and general $46,672 · fundraising $16,631

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $788,011 · program services $518,398 · management and general $199,205 · fundraising $70,408

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $531,607 · program services $336,599 · management and general $143,520 · fundraising $51,488

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $117,004 · management and general $117,004

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $68,322 · management and general $68,322

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $63,578 · management and general $63,578

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $214,658 · management and general $214,658

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,166,930 · program services $1,572,058 · management and general $452,599 · fundraising $142,273

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,535,428 · program services $1,113,918 · management and general $320,699 · fundraising $100,811

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $695,923 · program services $540,370 · management and general $134,271 · fundraising $21,282

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $153,907 · program services $111,656 · management and general $32,146 · fundraising $10,105

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $615,655 · program services $460,595 · management and general $123,887 · fundraising $31,173

  • 17 · Travel

    total $325,089 · program services $191,263 · management and general $77,896 · fundraising $55,930

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,444,598 · program services $1,930,552 · management and general $446,977 · fundraising $67,069

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $270,181 · program services $196,010 · management and general $56,432 · fundraising $17,739

  • 24a · Other expenses: ART ACCESSIONS

    total $1,911,040 · program services $1,911,040

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRINTING AND REPRODUCTI

    total $455,922 · program services $401,166 · management and general $4,873 · fundraising $49,883

  • 24c · Other expenses: EXHIBITION AND LOAN FEE

    total $183,103 · program services $183,103

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPS AND DUES

    total $93,970 · program services $51,664 · management and general $39,075 · fundraising $3,231

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $32,067 · program services $10,882 · management and general $10,002 · fundraising $11,183

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,024,750 · end of year $1,084,844

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,297,722 · end of year $3,288,419

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $217,259 · end of year $85,505

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $185,583 · end of year $47,761

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $197,161 · end of year $193,041

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $185,162 · end of year $152,593

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $59,188,341

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $33,950,497

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $26,066,509 · end of year $25,237,844

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $61,396,225 · end of year $66,129,220

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,543,820 · end of year $1,475,657

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,249,319 · end of year $2,079,535

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $982,411 · end of year $470,336

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,589,670 · end of year $1,549,672

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $33,325,644 · end of year $32,234,584

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $57,967,147 · end of year $61,360,757

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE AMON CARTER MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART WAS ESTABLISHED THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF AMON G. CARTER SR. (1879-1955) TO HOUSE HIS COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 400 PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES BY FREDRIC REMINGTION AND CHARLES M. RUSSELL, TO COLLECT, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O...)PRESERVE AND EXHIBIT THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF AMERICAN ART, AND TO SERVE AN EDUCATIONAL ROLE THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATION, AND PROGRAMS DEVOTED TO THE STUDY OF AMERICAN ART.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, AND EXHIBIT THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF AMERICAN (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O...) ART, AND TO SERVE AN EDUCATIONAL ROLE THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS, AND PROGRAMS

  • COLLECTIONS AND SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS:SINCE OPENING IN 1961, THE MUSEUM HAS EXPANDED AND DIVERSIFIED ITS HOLDINGS FROM AMON G. CARTER'S PERSONAL COLLECTION OF WESTERN ART TO A COLLECTION OF OVER 7,500 DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, PRINTS, AND WATERCOLORS; MORE THAN 45,000 EXHIBITION QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS; AND OVER 200,000 SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AND OBJECTS. THE CARTER IS NOW ONE OF THE WORLD'S PREEMINENT MUSEUMS DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO THE STUDY OF AMERICAN ART WITH PREMIERE MASTERWORKS BY GREAT AMERICAN ARTISTS FROM THE 19TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT DAY. THE MUSEUM IS COMMITTED TO ENGAGING AUDIENCES THROUGH COLLECTING, PRESERVING, AND DISPLAYING THIS COLLECTION AND THROUGH AN AMBITIOUS SERIES OF TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS. SPANNING A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O...)MEDIA, AND TIME PERIODS, THESE EXHIBITIONS, DRAWN FROM THE COLLECTION AS WELL AS LOANS AND PRESENTED IN VARIOUS SPACES BOTH IN THE MUSEUM AND ON ITS GROUNDS, AMPLIFY THE CARTER'S ABILITY TO EXAMINE THE BREADTH OF AMERICAN CREATIVITY.

    Expenses $10,086,122 · Grants $8,000 · Revenue $105,884

  • PUBLIC RELATIONS:THE MUSEUM STRIVES TO CREATE APPROACHABLE, THOUGHT-PROVOKING COMMUNICATIONS THAT DEMONSTRATE THE INCLUSIVITY AND DYNAMISM OF THE MUSEUM. THE CARTER'S LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL STRATEGIC PROMOTIONS INCLUDE PRESS RELEASES, TARGETED MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, EMAIL CAMPAIGNS, PAID ADVERTISING, AND ORGANIC AND PAID SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS. THE MUSEUM INVESTS IN PUBLICATIONS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SERVING DIVERSE AUDIENCES AS A CORE PILLAR OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ADVERTISING/MEDIA PLAN. THE MEDIA PLAN EMPHASIZES CONSISTENT COVERAGE WITH MULTIPLE POINTS OF PLACEMENT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BUILDING RECOGNITION FOR THE CARTER WHILE INVESTING IN DIVERSE LED BUSINESS. THE CARTER'S WEBSITE WAS REBUILT IN 2019 WITH THE EMPHASIS OF A USER (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O...)FIRST MODEL WHICH INCLUDED CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE WEB CONTENT ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES (WCAG). THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE POLICY INCLUDES WCAG CONSIDERATION INTO ALL ASPECTS OF WORK. WITH A COLLECTION AND EXHIBITIONS, BOTH ONSITE AND ONLINE, THAT SPAN THE BREADTH OF AMERICAN ART FROM THE NINETEENTH CENTURY THROUGH THE PRESENT, THE MUSEUM CAN RESONATE WITH PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS.

    Expenses $2,433,097

  • EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH:THE CARTER MUSEUM WELCOMES VISITORS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES AND IS COMMITTED TO HELPING VISITORS ENJOY ITS EXHIBITIONS AND COLLECTION OF AMERICAN ART THROUGH ACCESSIBLE FACILITIES, EVENTS, AND INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCES. PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY EXTEND BEYOND TRADITIONAL MUSEUM ACTIVITIES AND OCCUR OUTSIDE OF THE MUSEUM TO CREATE MEANINGFUL, CREATIVE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION. EDUCATION IS CENTRAL TO THE MUSEUM'S MISSION AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. REGULAR PROGRAM OFFERINGS AT THE CARTER AND IN THE COMMUNITY INCLUDE: - MONTHLY FAMILY PROGRAMS SERVING AGES 0-12. - SPECIAL FAMILY AND COMMUNITY EVENTS (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O...)DURING SPRING BREAK, SUMMER, AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.- BILINGUAL, PREK-12 GUIDED STUDENT TOURS LED BY PROFESSIONAL GALLERY TEACHERS THAT SERVE NEARLY 20,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY.- EDUCATOR TRAINING WORKSHOPS, DISTANCE LEARNING BROADCASTS, AND CARTER IN THE CLASSROOM EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES.- LECTURES, SPECIAL TOURS, MUSICAL AND CULTURAL PERFORMANCES, ARTMAKING WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER SOCIAL AND CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES INSPIRED BY THE COLLECTION AND EXHIBITIONS.- ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS; PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; INDIVIDUALS WITH COGNITIVE AND/OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES; AND PEOPLE WITH LOW OR NO VISION.-COMMUNITY-BASED ART EDUCATION PROGRAMS OFFERED IN COMMUNITY CENTERS AND WITH YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS.

    Expenses $2,184,082 · Grants $41,046 · Revenue $286,822

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Karen Johnson Hixon

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mark L Johnson

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Robert M Bass

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John H Robinson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mary Constance Beck

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stephen W Butt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John Allen Chalk

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Conforti

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Glenn K Davidson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Walker C Friedman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Christina R Johnson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • J Bryan King

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • J Luther King Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David M Porter

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stephen P Smiley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nenetta C Tatum

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andrew J Walker

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 8/25)

    Total calculated
    $461,470
    From this org
    $419,264
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,206
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $407,477
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $11,787
    Deferred
    $17,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,956
    Filer's total
    $461,470

  • Scott A Wilcox

    COO/CFO

    Total calculated
    $418,925
    From this org
    $373,816
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,109
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $370,882
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,934
    Deferred
    $16,746
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,363
    Filer's total
    $418,925

  • Guy Clifton Vanderpool

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $215,029
    From this org
    $187,005
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,024
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $186,387
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $618
    Deferred
    $9,411
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,613
    Filer's total
    $215,029

  • Andrew Eschelbacher

    DIRECTOR OF COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS

    Total calculated
    $215,604
    From this org
    $168,153
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,451
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,021
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $132
    Deferred
    $8,935
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,516
    Filer's total
    $215,604

  • Sherrie Fanning

    DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND SHARED SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $184,000
    From this org
    $154,949
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,051
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,471
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $478
    Deferred
    $7,945
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,106
    Filer's total
    $184,000

  • Amanda Blake

    DIRECTOR OF EDUCATON, LIBRARY AND VISITOR SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $162,968
    From this org
    $149,664
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,304
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,560
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $104
    Deferred
    $7,538
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,766
    Filer's total
    $162,968

  • Theresa Renee Permann

    FINANCE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $168,923
    From this org
    $136,451
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,472
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,344
    Bonus
    $2,500
    Other
    $607
    Deferred
    $6,932
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,540
    Filer's total
    $168,923

  • Will M Gillham

    EDITOR AND PUBLISHER

    Total calculated
    $143,880
    From this org
    $119,625
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,255
    Hours/week
    35

  • Jodie Utter

    HEAD OF CONSERVATION

    Total calculated
    $142,804
    From this org
    $117,765
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,039
    Hours/week
    35

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 August 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202602269349302675

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