ORANGE COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ORANGE COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART

EIN 95-1660847 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A510)

What they do

ORANGE COUNTY MUSEUM of ART (OCMA) ENHANCES THE LIVES of A DIVERSE and CHANGING COMMUNITY THROUGH MODERN and CONTEMPORARY ART.

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Of every $100 spent, about $60.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders40 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

106.54%of revenue went to mission work60.6% of expenses · Program services

37.45%of revenue went to fundraising21.3% of expenses

$175.79spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

31.81%of revenue went to management and office costs18.1% of expenses

$8.69in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

85.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $5,931,532 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $453,378 for HEIDI ZUCKERMAN (CEO & DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$7,825,816

Mission workProgram services$8,337,400106.54% of revenue60.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$2,489,33431.81% of revenue18.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$2,930,61437.45% of revenue21.3% of expenses

Total expenses$13,757,348175.79% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 60.6% mission · 18.1% management · 21.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 175.79% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 67.5% mission · 21.9% management · 10.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 145.41% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 64.3% mission · 19.6% management · 16.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 39.48% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 63.1% mission · 27.9% management · 8.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 22.57% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 67.8% mission · 25.2% management · 7.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 13.29% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 76.8% mission · 20.3% management · 2.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 58.35% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 72.5% mission · 24.2% management · 3.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 9.15% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 81.0% mission · 13.1% management · 5.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 126.36% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$7,825,816

Expenses$13,757,348

Annual shortfall $5,931,532 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$8,337,400 · 60.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$2,489,334 · 18.1% of expenses

Fundraising$2,930,614 · 21.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$7,825,816

Expenses$13,757,348

Assets$119,599,852

Income$11,317,030

Contributions$6,726,227

Mission work (program services)$8,337,400

Fundraising$2,930,614

Management and general$2,489,334

Executive compensation (total)$449,492

Stocks and bonds$11,998,968

Accounting fees$49,804

Investing fees$49,348

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

HEIDI ZUCKERMANCEO & DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $453,378Base $440,859 · Other $12,519

COURTENAY FINNCHIEF CURATOR & DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS · 40 hrs/week $192,510Base $187,861 · Other $4,649

VICKIE BYRDCHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $143,815Base $143,038 · Other $777

KIMBERLY GREENHALLVICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $140,393Base $136,931 · Other $3,462

UTE CZEMMELVICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE · 40 hrs/week $133,519Base $120,041 · Other $13,478

HAO NGUYENDIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY · 40 hrs/week $115,857Base $115,763 · Other $94

CARRIE MAURATHDIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS & EVENTS · 40 hrs/week $114,495Base $109,509 · Other $4,986

JASON TULLYDIRECTOR OF BUILDING MAINTENANCE & SECURITY · 40 hrs/week $113,342Base $111,659 · Other $1,683

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (40)

HEIDI ZUCKERMANCEO & DIRECTOR

COURTENAY FINNCHIEF CURATOR & DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

VICKIE BYRDCHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER

KIMBERLY GREENHALLVICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT

UTE CZEMMELVICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE

HAO NGUYENDIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

CARRIE MAURATHDIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS & EVENTS

JASON TULLYDIRECTOR OF BUILDING MAINTENANCE & SECURITY

PATRICK CHENTRUSTEE (FROM 02/02/24)

PHIL BONDTRUSTEE

MICHAEL MARCUSTRUSTEE

MARK J KERSLAKETRUSTEE

SEAN GREENTRUSTEE

LINDA MAGGARDVICE PRESIDENT

LAUREN CHALMERSTRUSTEE

SEMIRA DARIUSHNIATRUSTEE (UNTIL 07/10/24)

KEIKO SAKAMOTOTRUSTEE

STEPHANIE GRODYTRUSTEE

JOHN GUNNINSECRETARY

SUSAN ETCHANDYTRUSTEE

JENNIFER DURANTRUSTEE

IDIT FERDERTRUSTEE

CHERYL KIDDOOTRUSTEE

ALISON HOEVENTRUSTEE

ANNU G SHARMA MDTRUSTEE (FROM 05/07/24)

BARBARA BLUHM-KAULTRUSTEE

BARBARA BOWIETRUSTEE (UNTIL 02/06/24)

BARBARA DANZTRUSTEE (FROM 06/18/24)

BOB OLSONTRUSTEE

CAROL CHOITRUSTEE (UNTIL 06/12/24)

CAROL KLEINTRUSTEE

JAMES BERGENERTRUSTEE

CONNIE SPENUZZATRUSTEE

DAVID EMMES IIPRESIDENT

DEBRA GUNN DOWNINGTRUSTEE

DIANE CONNELLYTRUSTEE (FROM 03/12/24)

ELIAS SABOTRUSTEE (FROM 03/12/24)

HAROLD STRUCKTRUSTEE

ALEXANDRA AIRTHTRUSTEE

J STEVEN ROUSHTREASURER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1997
Location: 3333 AVENUE OF THE ARTS, COSTA MESA, CA 92626-1913
County: Orange
In care of: MARY LOU ORTIZ
Primary officer: MARY LOU ORTIZ, TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(714) 780-2080

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: SINGERLEWAK LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A510)
IRS tax category: Museums