The Getty Museum (Wikimedia Commons)

The J. Paul Getty Trust received endowment up to $6.2 billion in total during 2013, which was the first time for the institution to approach its peak of $6.4 billion in mid-2007 after the Great Recession.

The Getty, unlike other museums relying almost entirely on donations, lives mostly off its investments. The Getty’s financial statement shows that the Getty has had a 13.7 percent return on its investments during the 2013-13 fiscal year, while other institutions, nationwide, averaged an 11.7 percent.

Read more about the Getty's endowment at The Los Angeles Times.

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