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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 54,878,591 | 86,583,680 | 130,255,128 | 87,956,077 | 124,608,518 | 484,281,994 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 54,878,591 | 86,583,680 | 130,255,128 | 87,956,077 | 124,608,518 | 484,281,994 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 10,368,982 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 473,913,012 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 54,878,591 | 86,583,680 | 130,255,128 | 87,956,077 | 124,608,518 | 484,281,994 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,533,504 | 1,543,126 | 2,022,687 | 2,685,223 | 3,096,209 | 10,880,749 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 922,146 | 263,573 | 262,904 | 254,251 | 169,900 | 1,872,774 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 497,138,179 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| FORM 990, PART I & PART III LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: | TO SERVE THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE COLLECTION, CONSERVATION, EXHIBITION AND INTERPRETATION OF SIGNIFICANT WORKS OF ART FROM A BROAD RANGE OF CULTURES AND HISTORICAL PERIODS, AND THROUGH TRANSLATION OF THESE COLLECTIONS INTO MEANINGFUL EDUCATIONAL, AESTHETIC, INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES FOR THE WIDEST ARRAY OF AUDIENCES. THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART (THE "MUSEUM") IS THE PREMIER ENCYCLOPEDIC ART MUSEUM IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION OF OVER 150,000 ARTWORKS FROM AROUND THE WORLD SPANS THE HISTORY OF ART, FROM ANCIENT TO CONTEMPORARY TIMES, INCLUDING ESPECIALLY STRONG COLLECTIONS OF ASIAN, LATIN AMERICAN, EUROPEAN, AND AMERICAN ART. THROUGH ITS VARIED COLLECTIONS, THE MUSEUM IS BOTH A RESOURCE TO AND A REFLECTION OF THE MANY CULTURAL COMMUNITIES AND HERITAGES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE MUSEUM PRESENTED 16 EXHIBITIONS AND PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATIONS, ACQUIRED 315 NEW WORKS OF ART, PROVIDED PROGRAMS FOR 17,995 SCHOOL CHILDREN. TOTAL ATTENDANCE AT THE MUSEUM WAS 815,164. |
| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 8 AND LINE 19: | THE INCREASE IN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM FISCAL YEAR END 06/30/24 TO FISCAL YEAR END 06/30/25 IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO AN INCREASE IN GIFTS FOR LACMA'S BUILDING CAMPAIGN AS CONSTRUCTION PROGRESSES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A | THE MUSEUM'S BYLAWS ESTABLISH AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS ONE OF ITS STANDING COMMITTEES ELECTED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ACT, BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, INCLUDING THOSE SET FORTH IN APPLICABLE STATE LAW. THE SCOPE OF THE COMMITTEE'S AUTHORITY, INCLUDING THE EXCEPTIONS THERETO, IS SET FORTH IN THE BYLAWS OF THE MUSEUM, WHICH ARE PUBLISHED ON THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE BOARD, THE CHAIRS OF EACH STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND OTHER TRUSTEES ELECTED BY THE BOARD. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE VOTING TRUSTEES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | WALLIS ANNENBERG, TRUSTEE, AND GREGORY ANNENBERG WEINGARTEN, TRUSTEE ARE MOTHER AND SON. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY OUTSIDE TAX ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ONCE APPROVED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORTS TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE RETURN IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE REST OF THE BOARD BEFORE IT IS ELECTRONICALLY FILED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE SENDS AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM TO EACH TRUSTEE, AND, WITH THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, MONITORS RESPONSES AND FOLLOWS UP WITH TRUSTEES TO ACHIEVE AS HIGH A RESPONSE RATE AS POSSIBLE. THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL REVIEWS THESE FORMS AND REPORTS SIGNIFICANT CONFLICTS TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHICH REVIEWS ANY SPECIFIC TRANSACTIONS THAT MIGHT INVOLVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH A TRUSTEE. THE GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE MUSEUM SENDS OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND OTHERS AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM, WHICH KEY EMPLOYEES ARE ASKED TO COMPLETE AND RETURN, WHO REVIEWS SUCH FORMS FOR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS AND MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH LACMA'S ETHICS POLICY INCLUDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES CONTAINED IN THE ETHICS POLICY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND DIRECTOR OF LACMA IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WITH THE PARAMETERS ESTABLISHED BY THE MULTI-YEAR EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BY LACMA AND THE CEO AND DIRECTOR IN 2022. THE DIRECTOR ANNUALLY DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF EACH OF THE OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. IN EACH CASE, THE COMPENSATION IS BASED ON (1) THE EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE DURING THE PRIOR YEAR; (2) THE CONTEXT OF LACMA'S OVERALL OPERATING BUDGET; AND (3) COMPARABILITY DATA FOR PERSONS HOLDING SIMILAR POSITIONS IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. SUCH COMPARABILITY DATA IS GENERALLY PREPARED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE AVP OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND INCLUDES A REVIEW OF PUBLICLY FILED FORMS 990 OF OTHER, COMPARABLE INSTITUTIONS. THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION FOR ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES AND THE UNDERLYING DATA, INCLUDING THE PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND COMPARABILITY ANALYSES, ARE PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, TO DETERMINE WHETHER, IN THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S JUDGMENT, SUCH PROPOSED COMPENSATION IS APPROPRIATE, FAIR AND REASONABLE TO LACMA. THE APPROVAL OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS REPORTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT ITS NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING. NOTE THAT LACMA DOES NOT HAVE A SEPARATE "COMPENSATION COMMITTEE". THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FUNCTIONS AS THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. ALL MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ARE INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES OF LACMA. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, INFORMATIONAL RETURNS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND ON THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. THE WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY, POLICY ON REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION, BOARD POLICY ON DIVERSITY, AND COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT POLICY ARE ALSO MADE AVAILABLE ON THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. |
| PART VII, SECTION A & SCHEDULE J, PART II | ALTHOUGH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES IS NOT A "RELATED ORGANIZATION", COMPENSATION PAID BY THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO CERTAIN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE MUSEUM LISTED IN PART VII AND SCHEDULE J, IS INCLUDED IN THE INTEREST OF TRANSPARENCY AND FULL DISCLOSURE. |
| FORM 990, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | THE TITLES LISTED ON FORM 990 PART VII AND SCHEDULE J PART II ARE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THIS RETURN COVERS, AS OF 6/30/2025, WHILE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS ARE FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDING IN THE FISCAL YEAR, PER 990 INSTRUCTIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 7B: | PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF SECURITIES: LACMA HAS INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS AND HEDGE FUNDS WITH MANY STOCK TRANSACTIONS. DUE TO THE LARGE QUANTITY OF STOCK TRANSACTIONS, THIS INFORMATION IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RETURN. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 8: | AS IS TYPICAL FOR DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS, WHEN INTEREST RATES RISE, THE PLAN'S FUNDED STATUS IMPROVES. A MATERIAL INCREASE IN THE APPLICABLE INTEREST RATES RESULTED IN A SUBSTANTIAL DECREASE IN PENSION EXPENSE - TO THE POINT THAT EXPENSES WERE NEGATIVE FOR FY25. |
| FORM 990, PART X, LINE 10C: | THE INCREASE ON THIS LINE REFLECTS CAPITALIZING SPENDING ON LACMA'S NEW BUILDING FOR THE PERMANENT COLLECTION. |
| FORM 990, PART X, LINE 11: | THE DECREASE ON THIS LINE REFLECTS SPENDING OF CAMPAIGN PROCEEDS ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INTEREST RATE SWAP -2,025,221. DOUBTFUL PLEDGES -10,000. ROUNDING -4. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT. THE MUSEUM PERIODICALLY CHANGES AUDIT FIRMS OR ROTATES PARTNERS WITHIN OUR CONTRACTED FIRM. |
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