As one of St. Louis's leading cultural institutions, the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis focuses its efforts on exhibiting the visual art of our time. The Contemporary, a non-profit organization, promotes meaningful engagement with the most relevant and innovative art being made today.

The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization. The Contemporary’s exhibitions, programming, and operations are member supported and privately funded through contributions from generous individuals, corporations, public funders, and foundations. Additional General Exhibition support is generously provided by the Whitaker Foundation; The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; William E. Weiss Foundation; Nancy Reynolds and Dwyer Brown; Regional Arts Commission; Missouri Arts Council, a state agency; Arts and Education Council; and members of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.