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Eames Institute

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / History Museums (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$18M (2022)

Expenses
$6.65M (2022)

Total Assets
$34M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$4.53M (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2019 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$18,038,535
Expenses
$6,652,299
Net Income
$11,386,236
Net Assets
$29,485,385
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $17,895,000
99.2%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $136,505
0.8%
Other Revenue $7,030
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $383,754
5.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,791,845
26.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $34,010,822
Total Liabilities $4,525,437
Net Assets $29,485,385
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Cary (Ceo) $325,661 $0 $58,093
Llisa Dementrios (Chief Curator) $209,998 $0 $57,537
Sam Grawe (Chief Brand And Marketing Officer) $201,749 $0 $20,051
Benjamin Godfrey (Dir. Ranch Operations) $130,414 $0 $7,894
Joni Joseph (Collections Mgr And Registrar) $102,998 $0 $42,857
Kiman Chheng (Controller) $100,290 $0 $43,231
Melinda Barker (Director & Secretary/Treas) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$22,211,223
Expenses
$4,245,906
Net Income
$17,965,317
Net Assets
$18,099,149
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $22,187,223
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $24,000
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $288,665
6.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,732,075
40.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $18,964,312
Total Liabilities $865,163
Net Assets $18,099,149
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Cary (President & Ceo) $288,665 $0 $36,212
Llisa Demetrios (Chief Curator) $169,200 $0 $49,215
Phoebe Shenker (Former Chief Planning Officer) $163,434 $0 $14,737
Sam Grawe (Chief Brand And Marketing) $136,621 $0 $8,607
Adam Esposito (Former Facilities Manager) $103,029 $0 $4,671
Joni Joseph (Collection Manager & Registrar) $100,250 $0 $31,691
Layla Aguilar (Former Farm Manager) $100,150 $0 $11,554
Melinda Barker (Director & Secretary/Treas) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,858,384
Expenses
$1,973,586
Net Income
-$115,202
Net Assets
$135,702
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,858,384
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $305,309
15.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $680,147
34.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $597,103
Total Liabilities $461,401
Net Assets $135,702
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Cary (President & Ceo) $258,828 $0 $42,591
Llisa Demetrios (Manager) $137,760 $0 $44,076
Phoebe Shenker (Manager) $129,913 $0 $12,590
Melinda Barker (Director & Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,738,066
Expenses
$1,486,855
Net Income
$251,211
Net Assets
$251,211
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,732,026
99.7%
Program Services $6,000
0.3%
Investment Income $40
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $420,825
28.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $220,414
14.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $351,941
Total Liabilities $100,730
Net Assets $251,211
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Cary (President & Ceo) $254,250 $0 $25,177
Emily Pidgeon (Coo) $135,192 $0 $6,206
Melinda Barker (Director & Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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