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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$71,216,972
Total expenses
$46,793,925
Contributions and grants received
$23,961,822
Grants paid
$39,336,802
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$47,121,091
Other revenue
$134,059
Total assets, end of year
$346,948,191
Total liabilities, end of year
$54,034,961
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$292,913,230
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$40,850,359
Management and general expenses
$3,721,069
Fundraising expenses
$2,222,497
Program service expenses (Part III)
$40,850,359

Program services were 87.3% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,783,650

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $20,178,172

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,033,295

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,475,985 · unrelated business -$199,350 · excluded $2,675,335

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $397,640,067

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

    securities $352,994,961

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $44,645,106 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $44,645,106 · excluded $44,645,106

  • 11a · Other revenue: Bed and Breakfast Income

    total $134,059 · unrelated business $134,059

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $134,059

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $39,336,802 · program services $39,336,802

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $848,007 · program services $59,360 · management and general $508,805 · fundraising $279,842

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,171,143 · program services $209,158 · management and general $788,702 · fundraising $1,173,283

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $270,103 · program services $26,021 · management and general $98,119 · fundraising $145,963

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $339,810 · program services $32,736 · management and general $123,441 · fundraising $183,633

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $205,035 · program services $19,752 · management and general $74,482 · fundraising $110,801

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $70,560 · management and general $70,560

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $73,788 · management and general $73,788

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $528,100 · management and general $528,100

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $166,527 · program services $60,000 · management and general $106,527 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $72,046 · management and general $72,046

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $199,922 · program services $49,112 · management and general $141,299 · fundraising $9,511

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $295,679 · management and general $295,679

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $193,561 · management and general $193,561

  • 17 · Travel

    total $154,579 · program services $66,068 · management and general $5,466 · fundraising $83,045

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $55,649 · management and general $55,649

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,093,888 · program services $842,707 · management and general $251,181

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $205,864 · program services $5,919 · management and general $199,945

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $80,770 · management and general $80,770

  • 24a · Other expenses: Special Events

    total $399,936 · program services $142,724 · management and general $20,793 · fundraising $236,419

  • 24b · Other expenses: Tax Expense

    total $27,642 · management and general $27,642

  • 24c · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $4,514 · management and general $4,514

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,643,202 · end of year $4,623,818

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $7,975,371 · end of year $6,522,209

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $13,855 · end of year $1,150,141

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $71,251 · end of year $157,769

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

    $10,703,376

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

    $2,135,118

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,834,391 · end of year $8,568,258

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $102,937,966 · end of year $106,191,997

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $209,778,237 · end of year $214,949,570

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,897,328 · end of year $4,784,429

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $625,598 · end of year $200,327

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $41,616,306 · end of year $41,622,225

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $4,075,248 · end of year $8,796,997

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,570,238 · end of year $3,415,412

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$19,367,801 · end of year -$20,480,037

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $306,632,012 · end of year $313,393,267

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS FOUNDATION IS TO SUPPORT THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE FUNDRAISING AND DONOR CULTIVATION PROGRAM AND THE INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PRIVATE ASSETS. THIS SUPPORT ENHANCES THE ABILITY OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS (MUSEUM), AN AGENCY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS FOUNDATION (Foundation) WAS FOUNDED IN 1976 TO SUPPORT THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS (MUSEUM), AN AGENCY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

  • OVER THE PAST YEAR THE FOUNDATION HAS MANAGED THE PRIVATE INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, AN AGENCY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. THE RESULTS OF THOSE FUND RAISING EFFORTS ARE REFLECTED IN THE DATA LISTED ON THIS RETURN. IN ADDITION, ENDOWMENTS HELD IN TRUST BY THE FOUNDATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MUSEUM HAVE BEEN INVESTED, THE MANAGERS EVALUATED, THE INVESTMENT POLICY REVIEWED, AND FUNDS DISTRIBUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DONOR INTENT.

    Expenses $40,850,359 · Grants $39,336,802

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Agustin E Rodriguez

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charlotte B McGee

    Vice-President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael C Bisceglia

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stanley J Olander Jr

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Adrianne Joseph

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alex Cecil

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anne Marie Irani

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anumpama Agarwal

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bebe Heiner

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Jackson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brock Saunders

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carolyn Garner

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Celia Rafalko

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles T Hodges

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charlie Whitaker

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Damian Klute

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deborah Valentine

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth EA Blue

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Harris Rose

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Locke

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eucharia N Jackson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Farhad Aghdami

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jacqueline Rogers

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer L Schooley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer L Sisk

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KC Graham

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kelly Till

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Larry Kochard

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marshall Acuff

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary C Frediani

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael D Williams

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Schewel

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Page E Corey

    director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alex Nyerges

    Chief Operating Officer

    Total calculated
    $479,641
    From this org
    $433,535
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,106
    Hours/week
    20

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $383,535
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,481
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,625
    Filer's total
    $479,641
  • Andrew Harris

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $209,685
    From this org
    $163,775
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,910
    Hours/week
    20

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,775
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $35,009
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,901
    Filer's total
    $209,685
  • Erin Elder

    Director of Major Gifts

    Total calculated
    $153,415
    From this org
    $114,399
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,016
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $114,399
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,116
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,900
    Filer's total
    $153,415
  • Hazel Duncan

    Director of Accounting

    Total calculated
    $119,905
    From this org
    $102,865
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,040
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jasmonn Coleman

    Assistant Deputy Direstor of Development

    Total calculated
    $256,247
    From this org
    $216,450
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,797
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,450
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $25,483
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,314
    Filer's total
    $256,247
  • Mrs Elizabeth Oliver

    Director of Principal Gifts & Campaign Manager

    Total calculated
    $153,956
    From this org
    $136,050
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,906
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,050
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,870
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,036
    Filer's total
    $153,956
  • Tom Gutenberger

    Deputy Director of Advancement

    Total calculated
    $807,380
    From this org
    $731,713
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $75,667
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $531,713
    Bonus
    $200,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $42,404
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,263
    Filer's total
    $807,380

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

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
The Foundation entered into a supplemental benefit agreement, 457(f) plan, effective June 1, 2009 to pay Alex Nyerges additional amounts upon his retirement. As of August 1, 2011 all contributions to this account are 100% vested. EACH YEAR, THE FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTES THE DIFFERENCE between $100,000 and the amount credited under the 457(b) plan to a supplemental benefit account. NO AMOUNT WAS CONTRIBUTED IN 2024. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2017, THE ACCOUNT WAS CLOSED AND ASSETS WERE TRANSFERRED TO A PLAN CONTROLLED BY THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Compensation
Tom Gutenberger is provided housing as a condition of his employment that meets the requirements of IRC Section 119 and is therefore not included in his taxable income. The foundation also paid club dues on Tom Gutenberger's behalf that were treated as taxable compensation on his W-2.
Schedule J, Part II
During fiscal year 2011, the Foundation entered into an operating agreement with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, an unrelated organization under IRS guidelines. The operating agreement states that the Director of the Museum shall also serve as the COO of the Foundation and the CFO of the Museum shall also serve as the CFO of the Foundation. However, these individuals will be considered employees of the Museum, not the Foundation. As part of a supplemental support agreement between the Foundation and an officer, the Foundation makes payments to the Museum for supplemental salary amounts which are paid by the Museum to the officer as part of their salary. the salary supplement provided to the officer by the Foundation were included as taxable compensation in the officer's W-2 at the Museum. The operating agreement was amended effective November 16, 2021 with no changes to this arrangement.

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

  • TO ASSIST IN IMPLEMENTING AND FUNDING PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND OPERATIONS OF THE VIRIGNIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, ASSISTANCE WAS USED FOR CURATORIAL, ART ACQUISITION, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, AND MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • VMFA REAL ESTATE COMPANY LLC

    REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT RELATED TO REAL PROPERTY HELD IN SUPPORT OF VMFA · VA · income $134,059 · assets $8,052,010

    Directly controlled by VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS FOUNDATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202620449349300712

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