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Menil Foundation Inc.

Menil Foundation Inc.

Houston, TX 77006
Tax ID74-6045327

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About this organization

Revenue

$37,235,860

Expenses

$23,008,711

Website

menil.org

Mission

The Menil Foundation, Inc. supports the Menil Collection, an art museum set in a residential Houston neighborhood. The museum welcomes all visitors free of charge to its art buildings, programs, and green spaces.

About

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 Menils thirty-acre campus includes three other art buildings -Cy Twombly Gallery, the Dan Flavin Installation at Richmond Hall, and the Byzantine Fresco Chapel 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. Additionally the Foundation maintains the historic Menil House, the former residence of the museums founders, which is located in a different area of Houston, and serves as the site for museum functions.

Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing

From their filing, the objective of the non-profit is stated as “The menil collection 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.”.

When talking about its functions, they were outlined as: “The menil foundation, inc. supports the menil collection, an art museum set in a residential houston neighborhood. the museum welcomes all visitors free of charge to its art buildings, programs, and green spaces.”.

  • The legally reported state of operation for the non-profit is TX.
  • According to the filing, the non-profit's address in 2020 is 1519 Branard Street, Houston, TX, 770064721.
  • The non-profit organization as of 2020 has a total of 164 employees reported on their form.
  • Does not operate a hospital.
  • Does not operate a school.
  • Collects art.
  • Does not provide credit counseling.
  • Has foreign activities.
  • Is not a donor advised fund.
  • Is not a private foundation.
  • Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
  • Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
  • Revenue less expenses is $14,227,149.
  • The CEO's compensation within the organization is determined through a thorough evaluation by an impartial entity.
  • The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
  • The organization has 24 independent voting members.
  • The organization has a professional fund raiser.
  • The organization was formed in 1954.
  • The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
  • The organization is required to file Schedule B.
  • The organization is required to file Schedule J.
  • The organization is required to file Schedule O.
  • The organization pays $9,954,980 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
  • The organization pays $1,908,371 in fundraising expenses.
  • The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
  • The organization has minutes of its meetings.
  • The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
  • The organization has fundraising events.
  • The organization has grants to organizations.
  • The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.

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