Frick Art & Historical Center Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

Visitor experience & education: the frick pittsburgh delivers meaningful cultural experiences for educators, students, families, tourists, and community members through dynamic programs and interpretive offerings across its magnificent garden campus. (continuted on schedule o)- clayton interpretation & house tours - the refreshed clayton tour situates the frick family story within the broader context of pittsburgh's industrial history. Centered in 1892, it addresses the homestead strike, the assassination attempt on henry clay frick, and the legacy of the gilded age. The tour received an institutional achievement award from pa museums and an award of excellence from the american association for state and local history. In fy26, the frick also launched public tours of the never-before-seen third and fourth floors and preservation tours highlighting the clayton exterior project. - family & community programs - the frick engages families year-round through drop-in activities, creative workshops, and seasonal festivals. Nearly 7,000 visitors attended three free summer fridays concerts (a fourth was cancelled due to weather), enjoying live music, artmaking, picnics, and food trucks. An additional 2,700 visitors participated in frick winterfest, a two-day january celebration featuring a clayton open house, artmaking, live music, and family activities. Summer camps and family programs further support creative learning through art, movement, and play. - commitment to access - admission to the frick's campus and permanent collections is free. Discounted admission and membership rates are offered to teachers, students, seniors, youth 17 and under, people with disabilities, first responders, veterans, active military, and reserves. The frick provides $2 ebt admission through museums for all, ensuring broad community access. - learning experiences for all ages - visitors participate in intergenerational programs including museum tours, gallery conversations, lectures, panel discussions, concerts, community field trips, and hands-on artmaking experiences. - school & teacher engagement - the frick's intimate scale and personalized service support customized field trips developed collaboratively with educators, ensuring meaningful, curriculum aligned learning experiences. - community partnerships - the frick's education team partners with schools, afterschool programs and community organizations to develop curricula, provide artmaking supplies, and connect hands-on learning to museum visits.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 77.7%; rating input score 78
• Fundraising efficiency: $5.92 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 70.7%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 13.53; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 7.7%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings