NonprofitsEames Institute

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.

Expenses: $4.4M

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.

Expenses: $3.5M

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$63.4M
Program service revenue
Investment income$1.6M
Other revenue$446K
Total revenue$65.4M

Expenses

Grants paid$294K
Salaries & benefits$5.7M
Fundraising
Other expenses$6.2M
Total expenses$12.2M
Total assets$136.2M
Net assets$134.4M

People

7 listed

NameRoleCompensation

JOHN CARY

CEO

Board

$523K

40 hrs/wk

MELINDA BARKER

DIRECTOR & SECRETARY/TREAS

Board

3 hrs/wk

LLISA DEMETRIOS

CHIEF CURATOR

Staff

$221K

40 hrs/wk

LAUEN SMITH

CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER

Staff

$209K

40 hrs/wk

EMILY ANDERSON

SENIOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Staff

$177K

40 hrs/wk

SYDNOR ELKINS

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

Staff

$172K

40 hrs/wk

ERIK HEYWOOD

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RETAIL

Staff

$172K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

MICHAEL FEHRENBACH

WEBSITE CONSULTANT

$249K

BLUE COLLAR HIGH FASHION LLC

CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

$216K

ALPHA KILO CREATIVE LLC

PUBLIC RELATIONS

$142K

FREEMAN TROUTMAN

CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

$136K

FOREST LOVE

FACILITIES PROJECT COORDINATION

$135K

Grants received

Showing 9 of 9

FromAmountPurposeYear
$63.3M
ARTS, CULTURE
2024
$53.1M
ARTS, CULTURE
2023
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$11K
COMPOST CONNECTOR
2023
$17.9M
ARTS, CULTURE
2022
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$9.7M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$100K
TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EAMES INSTITUTE
2020
$25K
Design & society
2020

Funded by

$144.1M from 5 funders · 9 grants · 2020–2024

American Endowment Foundation

$134.3M · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Kelson Foundation

$150K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

The Reis Foundation Inc

$25K · 1 grant · 2020

Zero Foodprint

$11K · 1 grant · 2023

Details

EIN833403946
NTEE codeA54
Subsection03
Ruling date2019-12
Formed2019
Employees41
Volunteers0
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