Arts, Culture & Humanities
Eames Institute
PETALUMA, CA
Total revenue
$65.4M
Total expenses
$12.2M
Net assets
$134.4M
Grants received
$144.1M
9 grants
EIN
833403946
Tax year
2024
Mission
The eames institute is a 501(c)(3) public charity with a mission of cultivating curiosity to solve problems at any scale. Our aim is to equip everyone with the living lessons of charles and ray eames so that they can use design to make positive changes in their own world. Preservation, archiving, cataloging, and documenting the design archives of charles and ray eames in preparation of eames institute educational programs, scholarly and institutional engagement and loans, and general public access.
Programs
2 programs
Education programs. As a newly-formed entity, the institute worked in 2024 on planning and developing its educational programs to include educational tours and workshops related to the agriculture and design of the property.
Continued planning and developing educational programs to include educational tours and workshops of its collection, located in richmond, calif., and related to the agriculture and design of the eames ranch property in petaluma.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
7 listed
JOHN CARY
CEO
$523K
40 hrs/wk
MELINDA BARKER
DIRECTOR & SECRETARY/TREAS
—
3 hrs/wk
LLISA DEMETRIOS
CHIEF CURATOR
$221K
40 hrs/wk
LAUEN SMITH
CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER
$209K
40 hrs/wk
EMILY ANDERSON
SENIOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR
$177K
40 hrs/wk
SYDNOR ELKINS
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
$172K
40 hrs/wk
ERIK HEYWOOD
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RETAIL
$172K
40 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
MICHAEL FEHRENBACH
WEBSITE CONSULTANT
BLUE COLLAR HIGH FASHION LLC
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
ALPHA KILO CREATIVE LLC
PUBLIC RELATIONS
FREEMAN TROUTMAN
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
FOREST LOVE
FACILITIES PROJECT COORDINATION
Grants received
Showing 9 of 9
Funded by
$144.1M from 5 funders · 9 grants · 2020–2024
$134.3M · 3 grants · 2022–2024
$9.7M · 1 grant · 2020
$150K · 3 grants · 2020–2023
$25K · 1 grant · 2020
$11K · 1 grant · 2023