BRANDYWINE CONSERVANCY & MUSEUM OF ART
Mission Statement
BRANDYWINE CONSERVANCY & MUSEUM OF ART MISSION STATEMENT The Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art is committed to the belief that preservation and wise use of natural and cultural resources provides health, education, beauty, and increased quality of life for individuals and communities. Brandywine assures present and future generations of open space, dependable water supplies, historical sites, and important works of American art, and also provides an understanding of the meaning and potential of these, both separately and in relation to each other. Brandywine preserves, protects, interprets, utilizes and displays these resources through its Brandywine River Museum of Art and Brandywine Conservancy. The mission of the Brandywine River Museum of Art is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret for public benefit artistic and historical objects with primary emphasis on the art of the Brandywine region, American illustration and still life painting. The mission is founded on the conviction that the special aspects of American art to which the Museum is dedicated have unique value and will be enjoyed and understood by an increasingly large and diverse audience.
Financial Overview — FY 2025
Compared with Peers
FY 2025| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
74.3% | 79.1% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
14.6% | 13.3% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
11.1% | 6.4% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Fundraising efficiency
Fundraising expenses / gross fundraising income
· lower is better
|
337.4% | 763.3% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
152.2 mo | 30.8 mo |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
3.4% | 14.0% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
48.8% | 65.5% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
93.7% | 8.7% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
7.1% | 4.8% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
62.8% | 5.3% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $42.7M | $15.9M | $201.5M | 74.3% | 176 |
| 2024 | $22.0M | $14.8M | $181.8M | 74.8% | 176 |
| 2023 | $17.9M | $14.8M | $163.8M | 74.5% | 170 |
| 2022 | $25.9M | $15.0M | $153.4M | 76.3% | 152 |
| 2021 | $21.9M | $17.4M | N/A | — | 170 |
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