95-1904692 · Riverside, CA
THE RIVERSIDE ART MUSEUM (RAM) SERVES A LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE FROM ITS TWO DOWNTOWN RIVERSIDE LOCATIONS - THE RIVERSIDE ART MUSEUM (OPENED IN 1967) AND THE CHEECH MARIN CENTER FOR CHICANO ART & CULTURE OF THE RIVERSIDE ART MUSEUM (OPENED IN 2022), OFFERING EXHIBITION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AT BOTH SITES. RAM PROVIDES CURRICULUM-BASED ART LESSONS THROUGHOUT CLASSROOMS IN INLAND EMPIRE SCHOOLS AND GIVES DOCENT-LED EXHIBITION TOURS AT BOTH SITES FOR STUDENTS FROM THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND BEYOND. RAM ALSO ENGAGES AT-RISK YOUTH THROUGH MURAL PROJECTS AND ONLINE CLASSES, OFFERS ADULT CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS, AND HOLDS EXHIBIT-RELATED LECTURES, SYMPOSIUMS, AND TOURS. RAM'S ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCY PROGRAM, BASED IN AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT, FACILITATES RESIDENT-LED CREATIVE PLACE-MAKING PROJECTS IN RIVERSIDE'S EASTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD.
Total revenue
$4.5M
FY2023
Total expenses
$4.8M
FY2023
Net assets
$5.3M
FY2023
Operating margin
-7.6%
NPLens analysis
FY18–FY2023 · from annual filings
Financial health
C+
Derived analysis — not an official IRS designation.
Computed from FY2023 · derived analysis
FY2023 · program vs. administration vs. fundraising (Form 990, Part IX)
FY2023 · where revenue comes from (as reported)
Highest-paid officers, directors & key employees · FY2023.
DREW OBERJUERGE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
$139,137
MARIA E FERNANDEZ
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR-CHEECH CENTER
$111,000
MADELYN MILLEN
TRUSTEE
$0
DR MARTHA ARGUELLO
TRUSTEE
$0
JOSEPH ORTIZ
TRUSTEE
$0
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Health scores, efficiency ratios, peer percentiles, and outlier flags are derived analysis by NPLens — not official IRS designations. Figures are as reported on the organization's Form 990 filings. How these are computed →