Menil Foundation Inc

EIN: 746045327 501(c)(3) Arts, Culture & Humanities

Houston, TX

Total Revenue
$37,261,644
Total Expenses
$31,282,405
Total Assets
$527,697,861
Net Assets
$525,467,914
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1954
Legal Domicile
TX
Principal Officer
Rebecca Rabinow
Phone
7135259400
Tax Period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

Menil Foundation Inc, founded in 1954, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $37.3M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. The organization ran a surplus of $6.0M, a strong 16% operating margin.

Mission

The Menil Collection ("The Menil") is committed to its founders' belief that art is essential to human experience. The Menil fosters direct personal encounters with art, and welcomes all visitors free of charge to its museum buildings and surrounding green spaces.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $9,556,869 Revenue: $2,699,577

Exhibitions, art displays, and neighborhood enhancement: The Menil Collection regularly rotates displays of its permanent collection and organizes loan exhibitions, primarily in the main museum...

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Exhibitions, art displays, and neighborhood enhancement: The Menil Collection regularly rotates displays of its permanent collection and organizes loan exhibitions, primarily in the main museum building and in the Menil Drawing Institute. The Menil's thirty-acre campus includes three other art buildings - Cy Twombly Gallery, the Dan Flavin Installation at Richmond Hall, and the Fresco Building along with bungalows serving as staff offices, and a bookstore. The Menil Foundation rents out a number of properties in the neighborhood, including some to other non-profits at discounted rates, and maintains a significant amount of green space, which contributes to the unique vitality of the Menil neighborhood. (Continued on Schedule O)Additionally the Foundation maintains the historic Menil House, the former residence of the museum's founders, which is located in a nearby neighborhood, and serves as the site for museum functions.

Program 2
Expenses: $9,044,126 Revenue: $240,560

Curatorial and collections - The Menil cares for more than 17,000 works of art in its permanent collection spanning the prehistoric to the present day. The museum's holdings comprise four primary...

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Curatorial and collections - The Menil cares for more than 17,000 works of art in its permanent collection spanning the prehistoric to the present day. The museum's holdings comprise four primary areas of focus: artifacts and objects from the civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean, Egypt, and the Near East; medieval and Byzantine art, objects, and icon paintings; the arts of Africa, the Pacific Islands, and the Americas and the American Pacific Northwest; and modern and contemporary paintings, sculptures, drawings and works on paper, photography, and installations, with concentrations in Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Minimalism.

Program 3
Expenses: $1,997,134 Revenue: $49,427

Education and public programs - Each year the Menil presents a variety of free educational programs and events, including artist and curator lectures, panel discussions and book readings, musical...

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Education and public programs - Each year the Menil presents a variety of free educational programs and events, including artist and curator lectures, panel discussions and book readings, musical performances, and film screenings. Since 1989, the Menil and the non-profit Writers in the Schools have collaborated to offer an experiential arts education program that introduces young students to fine arts and creative writing.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $12,370,839
Program Service Revenue $3,044,838
Investment Income $21,892,455
Other Revenue $-46,488
TOTAL REVENUE $37,261,644

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $50,000
Salaries & Benefits $12,723,084
Fundraising Expenses $1,361,818
Program Expenses $21,279,953
Other Expenses $18,497,696
TOTAL EXPENSES $31,282,405

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $37,261,644 $36,441,222 +0.0%
Expenses $31,282,405 $27,201,958 +0.2%
Net Income $5,979,239 $9,239,264 -0.4%
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Governance

Voting Members
24
Independent Members
23
Employees
167
Volunteers
24

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
8
$888,256
Total Directors
24
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
5
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Louisa Stude Sarofim Chair Emerita 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Janet M Hobby Chair 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Doug L Lawing President 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Leslie Elkins Sasser Vice President 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
James W Stewart Jr Treasurer 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Eddie R Allen III Secretary 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Nancy Abendshein Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Suzanne Deal Booth Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Hilda Curran Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Cheryl Finley Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Aziz Friedrich Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Glassman Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Barbara Goot-Gamson Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Cecily Horton Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
George Kelly Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Dillon Kyle Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Alison Leland Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Isabel Lummis Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Francois de Menil Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Clemence Molin Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Franci Neely Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Anaeze Offodile Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
David Ruiz Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mark Wawro Trustee 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Rebecca Rabinow Director 40.00
Officer
$583,140 $42,116 $625,256
Matthew Assiff CFO 38.00
Officer
$263,000 $0 $263,000
Wesley Haines Director of Facilities 35.00
Highest
$178,841 $28,597 $207,438
Edouard Kopp Chief Curator, MDI 35.00
Highest
$189,660 $33,653 $223,313
Suzanne Maloch Director of Human Resource 35.00
Highest
$189,193 $33,630 $222,823
Corina Rogge Director of Conservation 35.00
Highest
$157,616 $16,353 $173,969
Judy Waters Director of Advancement 35.00
Highest
$195,143 $18,229 $213,372
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $37,261,644 $31,282,405 $527,697,861 $5,979,239
2024 No data No data No data No data
2023 $30,492,218 $27,521,111 $482,060,472 $2,971,107
2022 $38,703,533 $24,501,749 $868,135,377 $14,201,784
2021 $43,342,663 $22,881,762 $910,076,505 $20,460,901
2020 $18,374,409 $23,220,012 $819,808,947 $-4,845,603
2019 $37,235,860 $23,008,711 $826,064,979 $14,227,149
2018 $24,610,315 $18,716,354 $810,765,892 $5,893,961
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