Los Angeles County Museum of Art CEO salary and executive pay
Los Angeles County Museum of Art paid its CEO, Michael Govan, $2,056,119 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is down $87,946 (4.1%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $235,355,221, up 50.8% from $156,115,259 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Los Angeles County Museum of Art ranks 2nd of 11 arts and culture nonprofits on this site by CEO pay. $296,334 of Michael Govan's pay came from related organizations (column E). Los Angeles County Museum of Art has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 95-2264067, Los Angeles, CA.
CEO, fiscal year ending June 2025
$2,056,119
- Total revenue
- $235,355,221
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 82%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202621339349308237.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 38th of 208 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.87% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 3 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Michael Govan CEO CEO AND WALLIS ANNENBERG DIRECTOR | $2,056,119 |
| Diana VesgaCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $938,346 |
| Jeffrey BlairGENERAL COUNSEL & ASSISTANT | $513,479 |
| Nancy ThomasSR. DEPUTY DIRECTOR ART ADMIN AND COLLECTIONS | $448,317 |
| Lori Jo HartmanSVP, SITE OPERATIONS | $435,590 |
Also paid on the latest return: Elizabeth Wiatt (SVP, DEVELOPMENT), $421,043; Mark Mitchell (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER), $410,097; Diana Magaloni-Kerpel (DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PROGRAM DIRECTOR), $378,586; Stephanie Barron (SENIOR CURATOR & DEPT. HEAD), $371,824; Jennifer Fiona Ragheb (DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR CURATORIAL & EXHIBITIONS), $347,272; Naima Keith (SVP, EDUCATION & PUBLIC PROGRAMS), $283,287; Britt Salvesen (CURATOR & DEPT HEAD), $274,147; Tiffany August (AVP, PEOPLE & CULTURE), $262,263.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Tony P Ressler (CO-CHAIR OF THE BOARD), Elaine P Wynn (CO-CHAIR OF THE BOARD), Willow Bay (VICE CHAIR), Robert Kotick (VICE CHAIR), William H Ahmanson (TRUSTEE), He Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Bi (TRUSTEE), Wallis Annenberg (TRUSTEE), Mark Attanasio (TRUSTEE), The Honorable Nicole Avant (TRUSTEE), The Honorable Colleen Bell (TRUSTEE), Dr Rebecka Belldegrun (TRUSTEE), Allison Berg (TRUSTEE), Nicolas Berggruen (TRUSTEE), Suzanne Deal Booth (TRUSTEE), Andrew Brandon-Gordon (TRUSTEE), Troy Carter (TRUSTEE), Eva Chow (TRUSTEE), Ann Colgin (TRUSTEE), Janet Crown (TRUSTEE), Kelvin Davis (TRUSTEE), Joshua S Friedman (TRUSTEE), Thelma Golden (TRUSTEE), Susan Hess (TRUSTEE), Mellody Hobson (TRUSTEE), Victoria Jackson (TRUSTEE), and 34 more.
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Michael Govan CEO CEO AND WALLIS ANNENBERG DIRECTOR | $2,056,119 | $235,355,221 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Michael Govan CEO CEO AND WALLIS ANNENBERG D | $2,144,065 | $156,115,259 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Michael Govan CEO CEO AND WALLIS ANNENBERG DIRECTOR | $3,032,332 | $194,481,499 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Michael Govan CEO CEO AND WALLIS ANNENBERG DIRECTOR | $1,947,721 | $150,810,631 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending June 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202621339349308237.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Related | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Michael GovanCEO AND WALLIS ANNENBERG DIRECTOR | $1,412,481 | $296,334 | $347,304 | $1,108,769 | $100,000 | $203,712 | $64,766 | $0 | $1,477,247 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $289,626 | $0 | $6,708 | $0 | $282,538 | $578,872 | |||
| Diana VesgaCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $853,927 | $0 | $84,419 | $853,927 | $0 | $0 | $42,797 | $41,622 | $938,346 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Jeffrey BlairGENERAL COUNSEL & ASSISTANT | $497,919 | $0 | $15,560 | $497,919 | $0 | $0 | $13,200 | $2,360 | $513,479 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Nancy ThomasSR. DEPUTY DIRECTOR ART ADMIN AND COLLECTIONS | $120,743 | $164,609 | $162,965 | $120,743 | $0 | $0 | $21,600 | $0 | $142,343 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $164,609 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $141,365 | $305,974 | |||
| Lori Jo HartmanSVP, SITE OPERATIONS | $350,914 | $0 | $84,676 | $341,414 | $9,500 | $0 | $70,519 | $14,157 | $435,590 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
These figures come from Los Angeles County Museum of Art's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How Los Angeles County Museum of Art compares
Ranked 2nd of 11 arts and culture nonprofits by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 1st, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, $2,293,217
- Next in this ranking: 3rd, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, $1,774,224
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts$2,293,217 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
YMCA of Greater New York$2,132,309 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette$889,712 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
American Museum of Natural History$1,502,408 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science$993,732 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Common questions
Michael Govan (CEO AND WALLIS ANNENBERG DIRECTOR) was paid $2,056,119 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,412,481 from Los Angeles County Museum of Art, $296,334 from related organizations and $347,304 in other compensation (Part VII columns D, E and F).
The CEO, Michael Govan, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $2,056,119.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art paid its CEO, Michael Govan, $2,056,119 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is down $87,946 (4.1%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the CEO was Michael Govan, paid $1,947,721. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,947,721 (Michael Govan); June 2023, $3,032,332; June 2024, $2,144,065; June 2025, $2,056,119.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $124,514,874 and total revenue of $235,355,221 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $110,840,347. Expenses were $108,034,625 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 15.3%. The CEO's pay of $2,056,119 equals 1.65% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Los Angeles County Museum of Art filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 13, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.