MFA Cracks Top 400

The Chronicle of Philanthropy has released, on its website, the top 400 charities, and the Museum of Fine Arts is the lone Boston museum to crack the list. The MFA rolls in at 239, nothing close to other local charities such as the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund (6), Harvard (18), or Partners Healthcare System (65) but ahead of every other Boston cultural organization. Not surprisingly, the Museum of Modern Art ranks first in arts and culture, and 57th overall, with $239 million in private support. (The MFA is at just over $67 million.) Three of the top five institutions are in New York, with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston ranking second in arts and culture with $210 million raised.