The Chinati Foundation
Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on November 17, 2025.
PO Box 1135
Marfa, Texas 79843
The Chinati Foundation (EIN: 74-2340423) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, The Chinati Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 2 out of 62 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $161,140. The highest compensated employee at The Chinati Foundation is Caitlin Murray with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $200,547.
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Mission Statement
THE MISSION OF THE CHINATI FOUNDATION/LA FUNDACION CHINATI IS TO PRESERVE THE VISION OF THE ARTIST DONALD JUDD (1928-1994), WHO IN 1986 FOUNDED THE ORGANIZATION AS A UNIQUE MUSEUM. JUDD INSTALLED LARGE-SCALE WORKS AND GROUPS OF WORK BY HIMSELF AND A LIMITED NUMBER OF OTHER ARTISTS ON A PERMANENT BASIS ACCORDING TO EACH ARTIST'S SPECIFICATIONS. IT WAS JUDD'S GOAL TO BRING ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND THE LAND TOGETHER TO FORM A COHERENT WHOLE. JUDD BELIEVED IN THE PURITY OF ART AND ITS INTRINSIC VALUE FOR HUMANS. HE SITUATED HIS MUSEUM IN MARFA, TEXAS, BELIEVING THAT THE REMOTENESS AND VAST OPEN SPACES OF THE LOCALE ENHANCED VIEWERS' EXPERIENCE OF THE ARTWORKS. CENTRAL TO THIS MISSION ARE CONSERVING THE COLLECTION AND MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, WHILE MAINTAINING THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT JUDD INITIATED.
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