- Revenue 2024
- $4,717,761
- Expenses 2024
- $5,797,923
Program services were 74.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- A51
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 1485 DELGANY ST
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART DENVER IS AN INNOVATIVE FORUM FOR CONTEMPORARY ART THAT INSPIRES AND CHALLENGES ALL AUDIENCES, CREATING UNDERSTANDING AND DIALOGUE ABOUT ART OF OUR TIME.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SEE SCHEDULE O
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MCA DENVER'S PRIMARY FOCUS IS THE DISPLAY OF ART EXHIBITIONS BY KEY FIGURES IN REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART. THE MUSEUM HAS SIX DISTINCT, ROTATING GALLERIES THAT ENCOURAGE A DIRECT EXCHANGE BETWEEN ARTISTS AND THEIR AUDIENCES. MCA DENVER'S EXHIBITIONS CREATE RICH, CROSS- DISCIPLINARY DISCOURSE THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PAINTING, SCULPTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY, MIXED MEDIA, VIDEO/FILM, AND PERFORMANCE.
Expenses $2,499,172 · Revenue $596,839
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MCA DENVER FOCUSES ON PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE AUDIENCES THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE ART AND INTELLECTUAL THOUGHT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RICHNESS OF EVERYDAY LIFE. THE MIXED TASTE LECTURE SERIES MINES THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND CAPITALIZES ON THE DIVERSE AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE REGION WHILE ENCOURAGING AUDIENCES TO REFLECT ON HOW THE TOPICS PRESENTED RELATE TO THEIR LIVES. THE CONVERSION SERIES CONNECTS THE COMMUNITY WITH INNOVATIVE ARTISTS, PROMOTING CONTEMPORARY DISCOURSE BY BRINGING INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ARTISTS TO THE FOREFRONT OF PUBLIC EXPERIENCE. THE TEEN COUNCIL PROVIDES TEENS THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH LENDING ARTISTS IN A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT, CREATING WORK AND GAINING UNPARALLELED INSIGHT ABOUT ART.
Expenses $1,798,422 · Grants $20,000 · Revenue $127,798
As filed on the 2024 return.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Nora AbramsNORA ABRAMS
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $255,000
- From this org
- $250,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,000
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $250,000
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $5,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $255,000
-
Sarah MerrillSARAH MERRILL
DEPUTY DIR 9
- Total calculated
- $163,479
- From this org
- $160,273
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,206
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $160,273
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $3,206
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $163,479
-
Betsy LeonhardtBETSY LEONHARDT
COO
- Total calculated
- $10,083
- From this org
- $10,083
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Sarah Kate BaieSARAH KATE BAIE
DEPUTY DIR P
- Total calculated
- $136,713
- From this org
- $134,032
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,681
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Miranda LashMIRANDA LASH
CHIEF CURATO
- Total calculated
- $108,321
- From this org
- $106,197
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,124
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Vanessa CordovaVANESSA CORDOVA
EVENTS COORD
- Total calculated
- $114,677
- From this org
- $114,189
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $488
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Steven CohenSTEVEN COHEN
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Katherine GoldKATHERINE GOLD
CO-VICE CHAI
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Zack NeumeyerZACK NEUMEYER
CO-VICE CHAI
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nelson HioeNELSON HIOE
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Suchit MajmudarSUCHIT MAJMUDAR
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Amanda Fox ShifrinAMANDA FOX SHIFRIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Amy MinnickAMY MINNICK
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bret HirshBRET HIRSH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Emily BallardEMILY BALLARD
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Hannah MannHANNAH MANN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Hollie Velasquez HorvathHOLLIE VELASQUEZ HORVATH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Katina BanksKATINA BANKS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Leslie HerodLESLIE HEROD
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Maia Ruth LeeMAIA RUTH LEE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael BarkinMICHAEL BARKIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael GadlinMICHAEL GADLIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $4,150
- From this org
- $4,150
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nina Henderson MooreNINA HENDERSON MOORE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tomago CollinsTOMAGO COLLINS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sara HirschSARA HIRSCH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
-
2024
- Revenue
- $4,717,761
- Expenses
- $5,797,923
- Contributions
- $3,500,441
- Grants paid
- $20,000
-
2023
- Revenue
- $5,103,941
- Expenses
- $5,701,188
- Contributions
- $3,871,604
- Grants paid
- $20,000
-
2022
- Revenue
- $6,484,676
- Expenses
- $5,860,238
- Contributions
- $5,512,783
- Grants paid
- $15,000
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
-
2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,372,838
- Expenses
- $5,028,112
- Assets (EOY)
- $23,563,221
-
2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,864,884
- Expenses
- $4,345,945
- Assets (EOY)
- $23,283,129
-
2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,460,829
- Expenses
- $4,535,832
- Assets (EOY)
- $23,710,122
-
2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $6,524,195
- Expenses
- $5,598,893
- Assets (EOY)
- $25,382,531
-
2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $10,110,999
- Expenses
- $5,208,942
- Assets (EOY)
- $24,918,516
-
2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $10,110,999
- Expenses
- $5,208,942
- Assets (EOY)
- $24,918,516
-
2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,267,400
- Expenses
- $4,318,686
- Assets (EOY)
- $20,376,869
-
2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,223,025
- Expenses
- $3,439,205
- Assets (EOY)
- $19,218,649
-
2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,907,137
- Expenses
- $3,168,228
- Assets (EOY)
- $19,452,004
-
2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,739,565
- Expenses
- $3,509,500
- Assets (EOY)
- $20,927,248
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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$379,535
2023 General operating support, Holiday Theater
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$365,500
2024 ART MUSEUMS
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$214,000
2023 ART MUSEUMS
-
$134,333
2024 General operating support
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$131,000
2023 EDUCATION
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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$67,000
2024 CULTURE & ARTS
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$62,000
2024 ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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$46,000
2022 CULTURE & ARTS
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.