San Francisco, CA

CARTOON ART MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA

EIN 68-0036947

Arts, Culture & Heritage Museums & Visual Arts Children & youth

Mission

The Cartoon Art Museum’s mission is to ignite imaginations and foster the next generation of visual storytellers by celebrating the history of cartoon art, its role in society, and its universal appeal.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About CARTOON ART MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA

Founded in 1984 and based in San Francisco, the Cartoon Art Museum is a nonprofit educational museum dedicated to the preservation, study, and public presentation of cartoon art in all its forms — from comic strips and graphic novels to animation and political cartoons. The museum maintains a substantial permanent collection and presents rotating exhibitions, artist events, workshops, and youth programs that connect professional cartoonists with the public.

The museum operates a public gallery space (current location at 781 Beach Street), an education program that includes classes and seasonal Cartoon Camps, and a research collection of original art. In recent years the museum has continued an active exhibition schedule and community programming, including shows and educational offerings across 2023–2025 and ongoing camps and workshops into 2026.

Notable achievements

Extensive permanent collection

Houses a large permanent collection of original cartoon and animation art (approximately 8,000–9,000 pieces) spanning comic strips, comic books, editorial cartoons, and animation production art.

New Fisherman’s Wharf home (2017)

Opened its current public location at 781 Beach Street with expanded gallery, education space, screening area, store, library and collections facilities, improving public access and program capacity.

Longstanding exhibition and awards legacy

Has produced nearly 200 exhibitions since founding and created the Sparky Awards (named for Charles M. Schulz) and artist programs such as Cartoonists-in-Residence to celebrate and support creators.

At a glance

Total assets: $1.2M
Annual revenue: $618K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 68-0036947
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: www.cartoonart.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Rated and listed by national charity evaluators and nonprofit directories (organization appears in Charity Navigator and national nonprofit databases under EIN 68-0036947).

Participant in San Francisco 'Museums For All' and other community-access programs that provide reduced or free admission to low-income residents.

Historic endowment support from Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz established early institutional funding and led to the Sparky Awards name and legacy.

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