Data / Foundation grants / Arts, culture and humanities / New York
Who funds arts, culture and humanities in New York: 4,691 foundations, $790.4 million in grants
4,691 private foundations paid 15,764 grants totaling $790,439,029 to arts, culture and humanities nonprofits in New York, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, with $63,916,590 in 104 grants.
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- Cause
- Arts, culture and humanities
- Recipients in
- New York
- Foundations
- 4,691
- Grants
- 15,764
- Total granted
- $790,439,029
Foundations that funded arts, culture and humanities in New York
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 4,691 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 104 | $63,916,590 | $8,556,000 | American Council of Learned Societies | To support the administration and annual institutional renewals for the mellon mays undergraduate fellowship program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 187 | $26,306,070 | $1,500,000 | The Studio Museum in Harlem Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 9 | $20,300,000 | $5,000,000 | Associated Press FDN for Journalism | Launch ap fund for journalism | apps.irs.gov |
| Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust | Santa Fe, NM | 1 | $15,907,000 | $15,907,000 | Fenimore Art Museum | Towards renovation of the museum's research library; and acquisitions of american masterpieces | apps.irs.gov |
| The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 162 | $15,507,000 | $750,000 | La Mama Experimental Theatre Club Inc | Foundation grant - debt reduction | apps.irs.gov |
| Arison Arts Foundation | Coral Gables, FL | 57 | $13,290,189 | $4,800,000 | Ballet Theatre Foundation Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tang Fund | New York, NY | 7 | $12,694,680 | $10,000,000 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Sue & Edgar Wachenheim Foundation | Purchase, NY | 5 | $12,510,000 | $12,135,000 | The Museum of Modern Art | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 141 | $11,380,000 | $350,000 | New York Shakespeare Festival | General operating support for theatrical productions and activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Arnhold Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 60 | $8,695,456 | $2,696,750 | Jazz at Lincoln Center | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| BRD Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $8,400,000 | $8,400,000 | Whitney Museum of American Art | Donation of art for display | apps.irs.gov |
| Sherman Fairchild Foundation Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | 6 | $7,125,000 | $5,750,000 | The New 42ND Street Inc | General Support FY24-27 | apps.irs.gov |
| Morris Opera Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | Metropolitan Opera Association Inc | Charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | San Jose, CA | 7 | $6,725,000 | $5,000,000 | Pro Publica Inc | For the capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 7 | $6,692,827 | $4,544,314 | Harmony Labs Inc | U.s. economic mobility & opportunity | apps.irs.gov |
| Fisher Landau Center for Art | New York, NY | 1 | $6,349,680 | $6,349,680 | Whitney Museum of American Art | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gottesman Fund | New York, NY | 4 | $6,275,000 | $6,000,000 | American Museum of Natural History | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| John Pritzker Family Fund | Redwood City, CA | 6 | $5,738,334 | $5,000,000 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New Modern Wing (Capital Project) Program | apps.irs.gov |
| Fred L Emerson Foundation Inc | Auburn, NY | 6 | $5,658,532 | $5,525,032 | Seward House Museum | Toward endowment ($4.9m); capital restricted ($500k); seward carriage ($100k) | apps.irs.gov |
| Barbara Newington Foundation Agreement Dated 12/17/14 | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | Newington Cropsey Foundation | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Gerry Foundation Inc | Liberty, NY | 1 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | Bethel Woods Center for the Arts | Support for the Center's tax-exempt mission of inspiring, educating, and empowering individuals through the arts and humanities. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 28 | $5,221,053 | $1,750,000 | New York Foundation for the Arts Inc | 81974 supporting resilience creative in creating climate entertainment that empowers and uplifts, promoting awareness of climate change and health equity | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 20 | $5,045,207 | $2,000,000 | Trace Media Inc | In support of general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert W Wilson Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 6 | $5,037,182 | $4,862,182 | World Monuments Fund | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Johnson Robert K Foundation-Main | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | Metropolitan Opera Association Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 19 | $4,714,060 | $2,630,000 | Map Fund Inc | To support the map fund awards for artists in contemporary dance, jazz and theater and to provide support for sustainability planning | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Wilmington, DE | 6 | $4,676,666 | $3,500,000 | Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Popplestone Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $4,500,000 | $2,500,000 | Pro Publica | Democracy & civic engagement - general operating support, five-year plan - investigative reporting for 03/15/2024-03/05/2029 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerome L Greene Foundation | New York, NY | 10 | $4,425,000 | $1,100,000 | An Claidheamh Soluis Inc | Further 501(c)(3) charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Leon Levy Foundation | New York, NY | 43 | $4,399,337 | $1,035,000 | Metropolitan Museum of Art | Project support. | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 13 | $4,330,000 | $1,500,000 | Wnet | Cyberchase season 16 | apps.irs.gov |
| Koret Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 9 | $4,328,333 | $2,960,000 | American Friends of the Israel Museum | Conservation equipment and facilities, technology upgrades, and capacity building support | apps.irs.gov |
| Secunda Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 7 | $4,161,900 | $1,750,000 | Whyhunger Inc | General purpose contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Huo Family Foundation | 2 | $4,100,000 | $4,000,000 | Metropolitan Museum of Art | New modern & contemporary art wing. | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Thompson Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 15 | $4,010,000 | $1,250,000 | Studio Museum in Harlem | To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt functions. | apps.irs.gov |
| Carson Family Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 12 | $3,825,000 | $1,250,000 | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Llewellyn Family Foundation | Harrison, NY | 2 | $3,535,000 | $3,500,000 | The Studio Museum in Harlem | To support the capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jonathan M Tisch Family Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $3,335,000 | $3,200,000 | Shed Nyc Inc | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | apps.irs.gov |
| Kate Cassidy Foundation | Purchase, NY | 5 | $3,305,000 | $1,650,000 | The Museum of Modern Art | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fan Fox and Leslie R Samuels Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 107 | $3,290,893 | $400,000 | Metropolitan Opera Association Inc | Support for the 2023 production of x: the life and times of malcolm x | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tow Foundation Inc | New Canaan, CT | 17 | $3,177,925 | $1,000,000 | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc | West project capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The SHS Foundation | Plainview, NY | 26 | $3,170,000 | $2,000,000 | Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival | The arts | apps.irs.gov |
| The Laurie M Tisch Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 27 | $3,049,600 | $1,325,000 | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 10 | $2,984,100 | $1,000,000 | Sesame Workshop | For general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 5 | $2,925,000 | $1,000,000 | Pro Publica Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Pinkerton Foundation | New York, NY | 36 | $2,820,000 | $351,000 | American Museum of Natural History | Career readiness | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 21 | $2,770,887 | $1,250,000 | Foundation for Contemporary Arts | Endowment: hf award for painting | apps.irs.gov |
| Hess Philanthropic Fund | New York, NY | 17 | $2,725,425 | $1,424,425 | Museum of Modern Art | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | New York, NY | 43 | $2,670,075 | $210,000 | Katonah Museum of Art Inc | For its artejuntos/arttogether program and shen wei: transference, a journey, exhibition | apps.irs.gov |
| The Annenberg Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 36 | $2,609,202 | $350,000 | Dreamyard Project Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| MBK Educational Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $2,550,000 | $2,550,000 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | To support the museum's plans in the area of modern and contemporary art specifically for the costs associated with the construction, maintenance, operations, programming, or other needs of a new or r | apps.irs.gov |
| The Klingenstein-Martell Foundation Fka the Sarah D Klingenstein Foundation | New York, NY | 7 | $2,510,000 | $1,000,000 | Upper West Side Cinema Center | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marie-Josee and Henry R Kravis Foundation | Miami, FL | 10 | $2,480,700 | $1,000,000 | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Booth Ferris Foundation XXXXX4008 | Chicago, IL | 26 | $2,420,000 | $150,000 | Signature Theatre Company | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation | Detroit, MI | 6 | $2,396,000 | $1,000,000 | Central Terminal Restoration Corp | Central Terminal Restoration: Programming and Capacity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 28 | $2,394,014 | $1,250,000 | American Council of Learned Societies | Support for academic fellowships | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald A Pels Charitable Trust Utd 8/18/92 | Harrison, NY | 23 | $2,385,600 | $800,000 | Pro Publica | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 9 | $2,251,783 | $640,000 | Ensemble Studio Theatre Inc | To commission, develop, produce, and disseminate new science plays in new york and across the country | apps.irs.gov |
| Susan S and Kenneth L Wallach Foundation | Purchase, NY | 9 | $2,246,000 | $1,250,000 | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The John A Moran Charitable Trust | Palm Beach, FL | 2 | $2,200,000 | $2,175,000 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Unrestricted contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 7 | $2,181,720 | $2,000,000 | Sesame Workshop | To support inclusion and belonging for refugee and migrant-hosting communities by nurturing early learning environments | apps.irs.gov |
| Fuhrman Family Foundation | New York, NY | 13 | $2,090,498 | $1,000,000 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | For the costume institute benefit | apps.irs.gov |
| The J Paul Getty Trust | Los Angeles, CA | 16 | $2,067,700 | $1,000,000 | Center for Curatorial Leadership | Professional development | apps.irs.gov |
| W L Lyons Brown Jr Charitable Foundation | Louisville, KY | 6 | $2,037,626 | $1,466,836 | Metropolitan Museum of Art | General exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Riggio Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $2,037,000 | $2,000,000 | Dia Center for the Arts Inc | To plan, realize and maintain public projects which cannot be easily produced, financed or owned by individual collectors because of their cost and magnitude. | apps.irs.gov |
| Adobe Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | Museum of Modern Art | Adobe x MoMA program | apps.irs.gov |
| Dorothy Tapper Goldman Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $1,975,000 | $1,715,000 | The New York Historical Society | General | apps.irs.gov |
| John & Amy Griffin Foundation | Pearl River, NY | 8 | $1,975,000 | $1,255,000 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hobsonlucas Family Foundation | San Rafael, CA | 19 | $1,971,000 | $1,000,000 | Apollo Theater Foundation | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kaplen Brothers Fund Inc | Montclair, NJ | 10 | $1,940,000 | $1,000,000 | Roundabout Theatre Company | For the capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Ac & JC Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 12 | $1,876,053 | $325,000 | American Museum of Natural History | To provide support for updates to the museum's permanent exhibition halls and build capacity for future improvements | apps.irs.gov |
| Pilara Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $1,864,820 | $1,824,770 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Art | apps.irs.gov |
| Adelson Family Foundation | Needham, MA | 2 | $1,841,000 | $1,796,000 | Friends of United Hatzalah | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sandler O'Neill Assistance Foundation | Cedar Knolls, NJ | 1 | $1,837,814 | $1,837,814 | Metropolitan Golf Association Foundation | Scholarship program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kaye Family Foundation | Albany, NY | 2 | $1,833,901 | $1,808,901 | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Charina Endowment Fund Inc | New York, NY | 11 | $1,784,000 | $334,000 | Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marcus Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 6 | $1,750,000 | $1,000,000 | Philos Project the | To support the exempt purpose of the recipient organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pierre & Tana Matisse Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 39 | $1,735,000 | $150,000 | City Lore | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dinan Family Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | 5 | $1,733,932 | $1,349,599 | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 6 | $1,725,000 | $1,000,000 | Encounter for Culture and Education Inc | To support Encounter Books | apps.irs.gov |
| Hispanic Sty of America Trust No 2 XXXXX9001 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,700,610 | $1,700,610 | Hispanic Society of America | General | apps.irs.gov |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 7 | $1,700,000 | $500,000 | The Paley Center for Media | To establish the Hearst HS Media Internship | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthland Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $1,675,000 | $1,675,000 | The Studio Museum in Harlem | Arts, culture & media | apps.irs.gov |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation | New York, NY | 26 | $1,672,500 | $250,000 | Carnegie Hall | Special purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hollyhock Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 6 | $1,625,000 | $500,000 | Museum of the City of New York | Centennial matching grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Terra Foundation for American Art | Chicago, IL | 18 | $1,590,000 | $550,000 | Forge Project Association | Arts education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $1,504,000 | $569,000 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | To support roof garden exhibition | apps.irs.gov |
| The Katie McGrath & JJ Abrams Family Foundation | Encino, CA | 1 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | Pro Publica Inc | Unrestricted support$500,000 capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| John Templeton Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 6 | $1,485,133 | $439,753 | New York Public Radio | Radiolab on science and the search for universal wonders | apps.irs.gov |
| The Howard and Nancy Marks Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $1,485,000 | $1,000,000 | Guild Hall of East Hampton | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation To Promote Open Society | New York, NY | 6 | $1,471,020 | $425,000 | Pen American Center Inc | To support the work of pen america on preserving and promoting academic freedom and improving the climate for free expression on college campuses | apps.irs.gov |
| The Keith Haring Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 19 | $1,462,969 | $1,005,000 | The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences | For donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Life Foundation | New York, NY | 7 | $1,411,500 | $535,000 | Sesame Workshop | Cca general | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 2 | $1,400,000 | $1,300,000 | The 74 Media Inc | To increase public awareness and inform the national discussion of critical education issues across the country. | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | 10 | $1,380,000 | $500,000 | Bardavon 1869 Opera House Inc | Upac capital support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brandt Jackson Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 17 | $1,370,000 | $500,000 | Upper West Side Cinema Center Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Irving Penn Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1,370,000 | $1,370,000 | Metropolitan Museum of Art | To promote appreciation and understanding of fine arts (see attachment) | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | 5 | $1,314,050 | $750,000 | Metropolitan Opera Association Inc | Grant is for donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Donald and Barbara Zucker Family Foundation | New York, NY | 8 | $1,296,000 | $1,000,000 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerome Foundation Inc | Saint Paul, MN | 25 | $1,292,000 | $375,000 | The Map Fund | Support for professional development for early career artists. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wallace Foundation | New York, NY | 15 | $1,290,929 | $570,000 | Pregones Puerto Rican Traveling Theater Inc | To participate in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sol Goldman Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 3 | $1,280,000 | $1,250,000 | Friends of United Hatzalah | To support the charity's mission. | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary and James G Wallach Foundation | Purchase, NY | 2 | $1,263,390 | $1,258,390 | Metropolitan Museum of Art | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Arete Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $1,260,000 | $850,000 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Educationalsupport for chairman's council 2019-2020; emergency relief fund, internships, deia strategic plan and women and the critical eye program | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert and Jill Leblanc Charitable Trust | Newtown, CT | 1 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | Lincoln Center for Performing Arts | Performing Arts | apps.irs.gov |
| The Roy Cockrum Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $1,250,000 | $800,000 | Atlantic Theater Company | for production of The Welkin by Lucy Kirkwood | apps.irs.gov |
| Teiger Foundation | New York, NY | 15 | $1,238,000 | $500,000 | The Studio Museum in Harlem | Program support. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Macmillan Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 17 | $1,225,000 | $325,000 | School of American Ballet | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Lisa and Steven Tananbaum Family Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $1,220,000 | $1,000,000 | The Museum of Modern Art | Unrestricted contribution for exempt purposes. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Clark Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $1,220,000 | $870,000 | Fenimore Art Museum | General operating support, special initiative, & capital support | apps.irs.gov |
| Altman Foundation | New York, NY | 25 | $1,218,600 | $100,000 | The Museum of the City of New York Inc | To expand the reach of mcny education programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sidney E Frank Foundation | Harrison, NY | 11 | $1,217,646 | $320,000 | Storm King Art Center | To support storm king's capital campaign and in honor of mark di suvero | apps.irs.gov |
| Roy Lichtenstein Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $1,214,500 | $1,213,000 | Whitney Museum of American Art | Artwork contributed by the foundation to be added to the museum's collection of works by roy lichtenstein. | apps.irs.gov |
| Gerald & Janet Carrus Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Tapper Charitable Foundation | Mashpee, MA | 2 | $1,161,080 | $793,580 | Amt Theater | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated | Pittsburgh, PA | 4 | $1,160,000 | $400,000 | Moving Picture Institute | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Enoch Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 15 | $1,150,000 | $155,000 | Metropolitan Opera Association Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Dalio Foundation Inc | Westport, CT | 12 | $1,135,000 | $300,000 | Film Forum Inc | Restricted to showcase and promote eastern european directors and their cinematic influences | apps.irs.gov |
| Fondation Goldikova Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $1,100,000 | $500,000 | Museum of Modern Art | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hermine and David Heller Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $1,100,000 | $735,000 | New Museum of Contemporary Art | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rosalind P Walter Foundation XXXXX1002 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | Wnet | General | apps.irs.gov |
| JHM Charitable Foundation | Manhattan Beach, CA | 1 | $1,090,000 | $1,090,000 | American Friends of the Louvre Inc | Public support of organization mission | apps.irs.gov |
| Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation | Houston, TX | 10 | $1,090,000 | $500,000 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Program/project support | apps.irs.gov |
| David & Candace Weir Foundation | Albany, NY | 18 | $1,073,754 | $350,000 | Wnet | General charitable needs | apps.irs.gov |
| Perspective Media Initiatives Inc | New York, NY | 16 | $1,065,000 | $215,000 | Women Make Movies | Multitude films general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tianaderrah Foundation (ny) | New York, NY | 33 | $1,047,000 | $250,000 | Hyde Hall Inc | General Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Heidi & Lola Loening Foundation Dba Hilo Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $1,040,000 | $1,000,000 | The Climate Museum | To serve as a hub for climate engagement and leadership in a challenging world | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chazen Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $1,040,000 | $1,000,000 | Louis Armstrong House Museum | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Holly Peterson Foundation | New York, NY | 18 | $1,037,500 | $280,000 | American Friends of Zeitz Mocaa | To support the portia zvavahera acquisition. | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph & Sylvia Slifka Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $1,022,500 | $500,000 | New York City Ballet Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 7 | $1,007,400 | $300,000 | Pro Publica Inc | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation | Newnan, GA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Metropolitan Museum of Art | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Friedman Family Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Yad Vashem USA Foundation | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Charitable Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Friends of United Hatzalah Inc | Support humanitarian disaster relief | apps.irs.gov |
| Stephen and Amandine Freidheim Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | French Institute Alliance Francaise | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dr M Lee Pearce Foundation Inc | Miami Beach, FL | 2 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | Opera America | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 4 | $1,000,000 | $600,000 | Futuro Media Group | For general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Tull Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum | Baseball education | apps.irs.gov |
| Waverley Street Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Climate Museum | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $1,000,000 | $350,000 | Peripheral Vision International | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc | New York, NY | 18 | $965,000 | $100,000 | American Federation of Arts | Program support (over 2 years) | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 5 | $959,937 | $629,369 | New York Hall of Science | Building a stem-engagement partnership in corona | apps.irs.gov |
| Virginia B Toulmin Charitable Foundation III | Cresskill, NJ | 10 | $951,000 | $496,000 | Opera America | Opera grants for women composers (fy26 discovery grants, commissioning grants, ancillary support) | apps.irs.gov |
| The Poses Family Foundation | Florham Park, NJ | 5 | $950,833 | $750,833 | Whitney Museum of American Art | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Stewart J Rahr Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $950,000 | $950,000 | Friends of United Hatzalah Inc | For donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust | West Palm Beach, FL | 78 | $935,000 | $25,000 | Art Effect of the Hudson Valley | Artsbridge | apps.irs.gov |
| Breyer Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $925,000 | $925,000 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Digital department, trustee fund, re-opening of rockefeller wing | apps.irs.gov |
| JKW Foundation Trust Ua 092597 | New York, NY | 12 | $913,000 | $770,000 | Pen American Center Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mimi and Peter Haas Fund | San Francisco, CA | 14 | $903,669 | $400,000 | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | "working in concert" campaign to renovate david geffen hall | apps.irs.gov |
| Mertz Gilmore Foundation | New York, NY | 63 | $887,500 | $98,000 | New York Foundation for the Arts | Dance award program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gerald J and Dorothy R Friedman New York Foundation for Medical Research | New York, NY | 1 | $881,223 | $881,223 | Howl Arts Inc | An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 5 | $860,000 | $400,000 | Capital B News Inc | Strengthening civic engagement, general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Gund Geoffrey FDN | Brooklyn, OH | 3 | $856,180 | $766,180 | New York Historical Society | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bok Family Foundation | Canaan, CT | 2 | $850,000 | $675,000 | American Museum of Natural History | Charitable contribution - historical | apps.irs.gov |
| The Koum Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 4 | $850,000 | $500,000 | Friends of United Hatzalah Inc | General charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund | New York, NY | 14 | $844,000 | $170,000 | Carnegie Hall Corporation | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 10 | $835,548 | $225,000 | Opportunity Agenda | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Alice L Walton Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 9 | $833,400 | $255,400 | Smarthistory Inc | to support addition artworks for the Seeing America Program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Warburg Pincus Foundation | New York, NY | 13 | $824,840 | $492,500 | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc | Performing arts center | apps.irs.gov |
| Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 12 | $798,294 | $747,794 | Sesame Workshop | Early intervening in young children's mental health | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sarah Min and Matt Pincus Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $791,667 | $791,667 | Friends of the High Line Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 6 | $780,350 | $650,000 | The Video Consortium Inc | To launch templatized local nonfiction video hubs, a professionalized events arm, and scalable digital tools to solidify video as a more durable future component of local journalism. | apps.irs.gov |
| Tiger Baron Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 31 | $780,000 | $194,000 | New York City Ballet | General support purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Park Foundation Inc | Ithaca, NY | 17 | $775,590 | $180,000 | Type Media Center | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 3 | $775,000 | $500,000 | Storycorps Inc | One small step (oss) in georgia and oss national | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $775,000 | $250,000 | The Carnegie Hall Corporation | To support music education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kovner Foundation | Jupiter, FL | 11 | $772,379 | $380,000 | Playwrights Realm | Performing arts | apps.irs.gov |
| Wasserman Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $771,580 | $757,000 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | 2024 Costume Institute Benefit | apps.irs.gov |
| The Edward John & Patricia Rosenwald Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $768,735 | $523,735 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mark & Anla Cheng Kingdon Foundation | New York, NY | 10 | $767,425 | $260,000 | New York City Center | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Yawkey Foundation II | Westwood, MA | 2 | $765,000 | $750,000 | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Inc | Development, education, and outreach for black baseball initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| JVZ Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $761,243 | $622,630 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | To meet the tax exempt purposes of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sidney J Weinberg Jr Foundation | Albany, NY | 3 | $755,000 | $720,000 | American Friends of Les Arts Florissants | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Waldman Foundation | Harrison, NY | 7 | $755,000 | $731,000 | Circle in the Square Theatre School | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation | Erie, PA | 3 | $750,000 | $350,000 | VMTS Education | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Walter E Schmid Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $750,000 | $250,000 | Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 | VII Foundation Inc | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $750,000 | $600,000 | Sing for Hope | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Daniel and Estrellita Brodsky Family Foundation | New York, NY | 10 | $746,750 | $410,000 | Metropolitan Museum of Art | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 6 | $740,500 | $600,000 | Whitney Museum of American Art | Project support for the annual fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Angelo Family Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 13 | $730,000 | $150,000 | The Museum of Modern Art | For operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Reinhart Foundation | Richmond, VA | 3 | $722,414 | $662,269 | Hudson Opera House | To pay off the mortgage of the hudson opera house | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation Inc | Riverhead, NY | 24 | $721,060 | $211,300 | Celebrate St James Past Present Future | 2025 grant award | apps.irs.gov |
| Liskmorris Foundation Inc | Clifton Springs, NY | 4 | $705,000 | $350,000 | Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Inc | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Samueli Foundation | Corona Del Mar, CA | 5 | $705,000 | $450,000 | Jewish Book Council | General operations for the jewish bookshelf initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hymowitz Family Foundation Trust | New York, NY | 4 | $700,500 | $330,000 | Youth America Grand Prix | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 5 | $700,400 | $300,000 | Futuro Media Group | Promise of an Equitable Future | apps.irs.gov |
| The Searle Freedom Trust | Madison, WI | 3 | $700,000 | $300,000 | Moving Picture Institute | Fellowships | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Bridges Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 11 | $688,881 | $245,587 | Albany Institute of History & Art | Support for exhibition hosting costs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $684,000 | $354,000 | Trace Media Inc | Journalism | apps.irs.gov |
| Soros Fund Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 12 | $682,512 | $300,000 | Museum of Chinese in America | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation Inc | Delhi, NY | 52 | $681,091 | $75,000 | Hanford Mills Museum at East Meredith | 2024 operating expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul & Daisy Soros Foundation Daisy Soros | New York, NY | 4 | $676,000 | $600,000 | Metropolitan Opera Association | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert I Schattner Foundation Inc Aka Schattner Foundation | Rockville, MD | 2 | $675,500 | $535,500 | Friends of United Hatzalah Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation | Buffalo, NY | 9 | $674,500 | $585,000 | Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society Inc | Operating support of symphony orchestra | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jaffe Family Foundation | Valley Cottage, NY | 8 | $671,000 | $325,000 | American Museum of Natural History | Support charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Picket Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $666,000 | $600,000 | New York Historical Society | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Joyce & Daniel Cowin Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $662,500 | $512,500 | New York Historical Society | Charity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shoreland Foundation | Lloyd Harbor, NY | 3 | $649,455 | $624,455 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | General support & annual fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Nash Family Foundation | New York, NY | 16 | $647,000 | $300,000 | The Jewish Museum | To aid the donee organization in carrying out their exempt functions. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hyde and Watson Foundation | Warren Township, NJ | 85 | $642,000 | $20,000 | Battery Conservancy Inc | Purchase and installation of equipment. | apps.irs.gov |
| Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation | New York, NY | 6 | $638,500 | $350,000 | Pro Publica | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harold W McGraw Jr Family Foundation Inc | Stamford, CT | 2 | $631,899 | $404,436 | Carnegie Hall Corp | Current Use for General Charitable Purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Achelis & Bodman Foundation Co Manice & Budd LLP | New York, NY | 21 | $630,000 | $150,000 | New-York Historical Society | New conservation studio | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael S Sachs Foundation | Westport, CT | 1 | $628,178 | $628,178 | American Friends of the Israel Museum | donation of works of art | apps.irs.gov |
| Fernwood Foundation | Weston, CT | 2 | $627,500 | $625,000 | American Classical Orchestra | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $625,000 | $475,000 | Fractured Atlas Inc | Equality labs - supporting health movement infrastructure | apps.irs.gov |
| Hess Foundation Inc | Parsippany, NJ | 3 | $620,000 | $300,000 | Studio Museum in Harlem | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| Mariposa Foundation Inc | Fort Lee, NJ | 3 | $620,000 | $600,000 | American Museum Natural History | For donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Puffin Foundation LTD (f/k/a Puffin New Jersey Inc) | Teaneck, NJ | 16 | $609,789 | $307,500 | Type Media Center | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marilyn & Barry Rubenstein Family Foundation | Brookville, NY | 3 | $600,600 | $600,000 | American Society for Yad Vashem | Religious educational & charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Friese Foundation | Chatsworth, CA | 1 | $600,000 | $600,000 | Friends of United Hatzalah | Community-based volunteer emergency medical services (ems) organization committed to providing the fastest response to medical emergencies across israel even prior the arrival of ambulances and comple | apps.irs.gov |
| Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc | Stamford, CT | 5 | $600,000 | $375,000 | Museum of Modern Art | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry and Lucy Moses Fund Inc | New York, NY | 12 | $595,000 | $100,000 | Jose Limon Dance Foundation Inc | To further donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for A Just Society | New York, NY | 6 | $590,600 | $250,000 | Magnum Cultural Foundation | To provide general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Omaha, NE | 2 | $590,000 | $500,000 | Rock and Soul Forever Foundation | 2024 - 2025 - 2026 operating grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Benificus Foundation | San Carlos, CA | 2 | $588,538 | $488,538 | Smarthistory | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Charina Foundation Inc Richard Menschel | New York, NY | 46 | $580,680 | $75,000 | Museum of the City of New York | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Frank Dimino Foundation Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $580,282 | $580,282 | Italian American Community Center Inc | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel M Neidich & Brooke Garber Foundation | New York, NY | 8 | $576,840 | $361,500 | Whitney Museum of American Art | General charitables | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bari Lipp Foundation Inc | Albany, NY | 7 | $572,500 | $510,000 | New York City Ballet | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bluhm Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $571,200 | $500,000 | Whitney Museum of American Art | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert Rauschenberg Foundation | New York, NY | 17 | $569,400 | $190,000 | Museum of the City of New York | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| William & Sheila Konar Foundation | W Henrietta, NY | 12 | $567,750 | $150,000 | Wxxi Public Broadcasting Council | Journalism Initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts | New York, NY | 3 | $567,675 | $189,225 | Sesame Workshop | Sesame street parental addiction initiative to improve adult-child relationships and family resilience | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillman Family Foundations | Pittsburgh, PA | 29 | $567,000 | $60,000 | Exploring the Arts Inc | Eta turnaround arts - nyc | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 2 | $566,739 | $556,739 | Pro Publica Inc | To support independent investigative journalism. | apps.irs.gov |
| TD Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 16 | $566,000 | $175,000 | Friends of the High Line Inc | Expansion of the high line network people and resource corps (parc) | apps.irs.gov |
| The Margaret and Daniel Loeb Foundation | New York, NY | 6 | $565,500 | $287,500 | Lismore Road Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lily Auchincloss Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 28 | $562,000 | $30,000 | Bronx Museum of the Arts | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Gladys and Roland Harriman Foundation | New York, NY | 8 | $561,528 | $233,099 | Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Endeavor Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 8 | $561,454 | $250,000 | Pen American Center Inc | Freedom of expression and education campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allen & Eve Foundation Inc | Hunt Valley, MD | 3 | $557,500 | $500,000 | Gallery North Inc | Capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ambrose Monell Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $550,000 | $500,000 | American Museum of Natural History | $300,000 for general purposes and $200,000 for the institute for comparative genomics | apps.irs.gov |
| The Z S & M Wilf Foundation Inc | Short Hills, NJ | 2 | $550,000 | $500,000 | Jewish Museum | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Gray Foundation | Albany, NY | 10 | $546,000 | $270,000 | Metropolitan Museum of Art | Teens take the met | apps.irs.gov |
| Brian P Friedman Family Foundation | East Hampton, NY | 5 | $544,659 | $333,334 | New York Historical Society | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Scherman Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 16 | $541,400 | $70,000 | Brooklyn Arts Council | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Armstrong Foundation | Denver, CO | 2 | $540,000 | $525,000 | The School of American Ballet | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shen Family Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | 5 | $540,000 | $250,000 | New York City Ballet | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Richardson Foundation | Katonah, NY | 7 | $539,700 | $481,000 | Metropolitan Museum of Art | General funding | apps.irs.gov |
| Joy of Giving Something Inc | Syracuse, NY | 11 | $529,100 | $104,100 | Museum of City of New York | Artwork / photography | apps.irs.gov |
| The Viniar Family Foundation | New York, NY | 7 | $528,600 | $500,000 | Friends of the High Line Inc | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Owen D and Jennifer Thomas Family Charitable Foundation | Bronxville, NY | 1 | $525,000 | $525,000 | Roundabout Theatre Company | General support & unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Barbara and David Zalaznick Foundation Barbara Zalaznick Trustee | New York, NY | 6 | $521,150 | $275,000 | Whitney Museum of American Art | IRC SEC. 170(c) ORGANIZATIONS - PUBLIC CHARITIES | apps.irs.gov |
| Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation | Roseland, NJ | 6 | $520,000 | $235,000 | Roundabout Theatre Co | Prod supp-readings workshops-gen oper supp | apps.irs.gov |
| Night Heron Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $518,000 | $500,000 | Gallery North Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Flamboyan Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $515,000 | $515,000 | Academy of American Poets | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Family Charitable Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | 5 | $506,650 | $332,500 | Metropolitan Museum of Art | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Britton Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $505,000 | $505,000 | Tate Americas Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jane Henson Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $505,000 | $500,000 | American Museum of the Moving Image | To support the jim henson collection & related programming | apps.irs.gov |
| Two Lights Foundation Inc | Denver, CO | 3 | $503,000 | $500,000 | Chautauqua Institution | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| Chang K Park Foundation | Armonk, NY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Wnet | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Eggnog Latte Foundation Dba Renee and Jeff Harbers Family FDN | Bellevue, WA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | International Center of Photography | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Enterprise Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | PS1 Contemporary Art Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lois Chiles Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $500,000 | $375,000 | The New York Historical Society | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Philippe and Ana Laffont Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Metropolitan Opera Association | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard Riney Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Sesame Workshop | See amazing in all children | apps.irs.gov |
| Target Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners | Economic opportunity - national | apps.irs.gov |
| The DDS Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Friends of United Hatzalah | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas W Smith Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | 2 | $500,000 | $300,000 | VMTS Education Inc | Public policy | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas and Elizabeth Laffont Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Metropolitan Opera Association Inc | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Eugene M Lang Foundation | New York, NY | 14 | $494,053 | $251,750 | Concerts in Motion | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation Inc | Garden City, NY | 6 | $490,000 | $200,000 | Film Forum | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Maurice Marciano Family Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 2 | $486,448 | $476,448 | Friends of United Hatzalah | Relief program | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul Marciano Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 2 | $484,123 | $476,448 | Friends of United Hatzalah | Relief program | apps.irs.gov |
| Maria & Bernard A Pargh Family Foundation | Nashville, TN | 1 | $480,000 | $480,000 | Friends of United Hatzalah | To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fridolin Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 11 | $472,100 | $125,000 | Zamir Choral Foundation | Promotes choral music for the jewish community | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura Lemle Family Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $471,480 | $470,480 | The NVLD Project | Unrestricted grant | apps.irs.gov |
| CM Bass Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $470,000 | $470,000 | Dia Center for the Arts Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Penn Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 11 | $469,787 | $238,200 | Carnegie Hall Corporation | Lullaby in philadelphia | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 126 | $467,972 | $175,000 | All Stars Project Inc | In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways | apps.irs.gov |
| Weiss Family Foundation | Miami Beach, FL | 2 | $466,000 | $441,000 | Friends of United Hatzalah | To support savings lives in israel | apps.irs.gov |
| Pohly-Turaj Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $465,000 | $300,000 | Vivian Beaumont Theater Inc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Central National Gottesman Foundation | Purchase, NY | 4 | $461,838 | $428,500 | American Museum of Natural History | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Femsa Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $456,263 | $456,263 | Sesame Workshop | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward John Noble Foundation Inc | Greenwich, CT | 8 | $456,230 | $386,730 | American Museum of Natural History | St catherines island archaeological project | apps.irs.gov |
| The Taft Foundation | New York, NY | 6 | $456,000 | $200,000 | Theatre Development Fund | Autism friendly performances | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Wellness Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $450,600 | $300,000 | Black Alliance for Just Immigration | Core operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Jack O McCall Sr and Dolores L McCall Foundation | Midland, TX | 1 | $450,000 | $450,000 | Ground Zero 360 | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| One Million Years Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $450,000 | $450,000 | Dia Center for the Arts Inc | Artwork for public display | apps.irs.gov |
| The John R Oishei Foundation | Buffalo, NY | 14 | $450,000 | $50,000 | Assembly House 150 Inc | Jro transition fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Weill Family Foundation | Albany, NY | 3 | $450,000 | $250,000 | New York Historical Society | General charitable needs | apps.irs.gov |
| Omidyar Network Fund Inc | Redwood City, CA | 3 | $447,500 | $212,500 | The New Press Inc | To support Grantee's work creating a book program focusing on new economic paradigms | apps.irs.gov |
| The Alice M & Thomas J Tisch Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 10 | $443,655 | $135,155 | Museum of Modern Art | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Stewart W & Willma C Hoyt Foundation Inc | Binghamton, NY | 8 | $440,925 | $162,000 | Phelps Mansion Museum | For restoration of museum entrance and historic fencing | apps.irs.gov |
| Appleman Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 20 | $439,700 | $218,000 | New York Foundation for the Arts | General charitable & educational purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Giving Bee Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 13 | $439,500 | $75,000 | Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York Inc | Single Concert | apps.irs.gov |
| The March Forth Foundation | New York, NY | 7 | $435,000 | $150,000 | National Black Theatre Workshop | General operations and capital development support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lowy Foundation USA Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $430,000 | $430,000 | Friends of United Hatzalah | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Coral Reef Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $422,100 | $417,100 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | To be added to a previously established endowment fund at the metropolitan museum of art | apps.irs.gov |
| Fernleigh Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $420,000 | $300,000 | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Common Sense Fund Inc | Greenwich, CT | 6 | $420,000 | $95,000 | Stuttering Association for the Young | To support stutterin association for the young's mission to build a community of acceptance where young people who stutter gain confidence and communication skills through summer camp, speech therapy, | apps.irs.gov |
| The Zegar Family Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $420,000 | $390,000 | Lower East Side Tenement Museum | General purpose contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Kaphan Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $419,781 | $419,781 | Pro Publica Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wyncote Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | $417,850 | $232,850 | American Documentary Inc | Support for ongoing programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Louis Armstrong Educational Foundat | Great Neck, NY | 6 | $415,000 | $210,000 | Louis Armstrong House Museum | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerome Robbins Foundation | New York, NY | 31 | $412,250 | $100,000 | New York City Ballet | Charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Edith & F M Achilles Mem Fund XXXXX0001 | Chicago, IL | 3 | $410,000 | $175,000 | Whitney Museum of American Art | General | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust | Fenimore Art Museum | Cooperstown, NY | Towards renovation of the museum's research library; and acquisitions of american masterpieces | $15,907,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sue & Edgar Wachenheim Foundation | The Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | General support | $12,135,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tang Fund | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | Charitable | $10,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | American Council of Learned Societies | New York, NY | To support the administration and annual institutional renewals for the mellon mays undergraduate fellowship program | $8,556,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| BRD Family Foundation Inc | Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | Donation of art for display | $8,400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Morris Opera Foundation | Metropolitan Opera Association Inc | New York, NY | Charitable purpose | $7,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fisher Landau Center for Art | Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | General support | $6,349,680 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gottesman Fund | American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | General support | $6,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sherman Fairchild Foundation Inc | The New 42ND Street Inc | New York, NY | General Support FY24-27 | $5,750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fred L Emerson Foundation Inc | Seward House Museum | Auburn, NY | Toward endowment ($4.9m); capital restricted ($500k); seward carriage ($100k) | $5,525,032 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gerry Foundation Inc | Bethel Woods Center for the Arts | Liberty, NY | Support for the Center's tax-exempt mission of inspiring, educating, and empowering individuals through the arts and humanities. | $5,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Barbara Newington Foundation Agreement Dated 12/17/14 | Newington Cropsey Foundation | Hastings On Hudson, NY | General purposes | $5,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Associated Press FDN for Journalism | New York, NY | Launch ap fund for journalism | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Johnson Robert K Foundation-Main | Metropolitan Opera Association Inc | New York, NY | General operating | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | Pro Publica Inc | New York, NY | For the capital campaign | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island FDN | New York City, NY | Records discvry ctr proj-ellis islnd | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John Pritzker Family Fund | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | New Modern Wing (Capital Project) Program | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert W Wilson Charitable Trust | World Monuments Fund | New York, NY | General support | $4,862,182 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arison Arts Foundation | Ballet Theatre Foundation Inc | New York, NY | General support | $4,800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Harmony Labs Inc | New York, NY | U.s. economic mobility & opportunity | $4,544,314 | apps.irs.gov |
| Huo Family Foundation | Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | New modern & contemporary art wing. | $4,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival Inc | Garrison, NY | General & Unrestricted | $3,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Llewellyn Family Foundation | The Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | To support the capital campaign | $3,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jonathan M Tisch Family Foundation | Shed Nyc Inc | New York, NY | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | $3,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Koret Foundation | American Friends of the Israel Museum | New York, NY | Conservation equipment and facilities, technology upgrades, and capacity building support | $2,960,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arnhold Foundation Inc | Jazz at Lincoln Center | New York, NY | General fund | $2,696,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | Map Fund Inc | New York, NY | To support the map fund awards for artists in contemporary dance, jazz and theater and to provide support for sustainability planning | $2,630,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| MBK Educational Foundation Inc | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | To support the museum's plans in the area of modern and contemporary art specifically for the costs associated with the construction, maintenance, operations, programming, or other needs of a new or r | $2,550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Brooklyn Childrens Museum Corp | Brooklyn, NY | Characterdevelop in children museums | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | Religion & cultural inst initiative | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | New York Historical Society | New York, NY | Religion & cultural inst initiative | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | New York Historical Society | New York, NY | Religious liberty initiative | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Popplestone Foundation | Pro Publica | New York, NY | Democracy & civic engagement - general operating support, five-year plan - investigative reporting for 03/15/2024-03/05/2029 | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tang Fund | New-York Historical Society | New York, NY | Charitable | $2,255,680 | apps.irs.gov |
| The John A Moran Charitable Trust | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | Unrestricted contribution | $2,175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Riggio Foundation | Dia Center for the Arts Inc | New York, NY | To plan, realize and maintain public projects which cannot be easily produced, financed or owned by individual collectors because of their cost and magnitude. | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Popplestone Foundation | Harmony Program | New York, NY | Music education - project support for development of a comprehensive youth orchestra system nyc for 03/25/2024-07/14/2026 | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The SHS Foundation | Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival | Garrison, NY | The arts | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Adobe Foundation | Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | Adobe x MoMA program | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Sesame Workshop | New York, NY | To support inclusion and belonging for refugee and migrant-hosting communities by nurturing early learning environments | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Trace Media Inc | Brooklyn, NY | In support of general operations | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arison Arts Foundation | Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | General support | $1,894,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sandler O'Neill Assistance Foundation | Metropolitan Golf Association Foundation | Elmsford, NY | Scholarship program | $1,837,814 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pilara Family Foundation | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | Art | $1,824,770 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arison Arts Foundation | PS1 Contemporary Art Center Inc | Long Island City, NY | General support | $1,822,118 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kaye Family Foundation | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | New York, NY | General donation | $1,808,901 | apps.irs.gov |
| Adelson Family Foundation | Friends of United Hatzalah | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | $1,796,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | New York Foundation for the Arts Inc | New York, NY | 81974 supporting resilience creative in creating climate entertainment that empowers and uplifts, promoting awareness of climate change and health equity | $1,750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Secunda Family Foundation Inc | Whyhunger Inc | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | $1,750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dorothy Tapper Goldman Foundation | The New York Historical Society | New York, NY | General | $1,715,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hispanic Sty of America Trust No 2 XXXXX9001 | Hispanic Society of America | New York, NY | General | $1,700,610 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | American Council of Learned Societies | New York, NY | To continue support for postdoctoral fellowships in social justice-oriented government and nonprofit agencies for humanities phds | $1,687,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthland Foundation | The Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | Arts, culture & media | $1,675,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | American Council of Learned Societies | New York, NY | To support an open competition addressing sustainable digital infrastructures and promoting justice and equity in digital scholarly practice | $1,657,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kate Cassidy Foundation | The Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | General support | $1,650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | American Council of Learned Societies | New York, NY | To continue support for dissertation writing fellowships to spur methodological and cross-disciplinary innovation in the humanities | $1,625,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arnhold Foundation Inc | Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | General fund | $1,519,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | American Council of Learned Societies | New York, NY | To continue support for postdoctoral fellowships | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Forge Project Association | Ancram, NY | To support organizational capacity and a lending collection of indigenous works | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | Pro Publica Inc | New York, NY | General support | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Katie McGrath & JJ Abrams Family Foundation | Pro Publica Inc | New York, NY | Unrestricted support$500,000 capital campaign | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Swiss Institute | New York, NY | To continue support for a coalition effort of mid-sized arts organizations in new york city | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | The Studio Museum in Harlem Inc | New York, NY | General support | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | Wnet | New York, NY | Cyberchase season 16 | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| W L Lyons Brown Jr Charitable Foundation | Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | General exempt purpose | $1,466,836 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | American Council of Learned Societies | New York, NY | To continue support for dissertation writing fellowships | $1,450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hess Philanthropic Fund | Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | Charitable | $1,424,425 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Irving Penn Foundation | Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | To promote appreciation and understanding of fine arts (see attachment) | $1,370,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dinan Family Foundation | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | New York, NY | General | $1,349,599 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Laurie M Tisch Foundation Inc | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | New York, NY | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | $1,325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | The 74 Media Inc | New York, NY | To increase public awareness and inform the national discussion of critical education issues across the country. | $1,300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arison Arts Foundation | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc | New York, NY | General support | $1,275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary and James G Wallach Foundation | Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | General support | $1,258,390 | apps.irs.gov |
| John & Amy Griffin Foundation | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | General support | $1,255,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | American Council of Learned Societies | New York, NY | Support for academic fellowships | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc | Foundation for Contemporary Arts | New York, NY | Endowment: hf award for painting | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sol Goldman Charitable Trust | Friends of United Hatzalah | New York, NY | To support the charity's mission. | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert and Jill Leblanc Charitable Trust | Lincoln Center for Performing Arts | New York, NY | Performing Arts | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arnhold Foundation Inc | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | New York, NY | General fund | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Susan S and Kenneth L Wallach Foundation | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc | New York, NY | General support | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carson Family Charitable Trust | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Thompson Family Foundation Inc | Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt functions. | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | The Art and Advocacy Society | Brooklyn, NY | To support the center for art and advocacy | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roy Lichtenstein Foundation | Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | Artwork contributed by the foundation to be added to the museum's collection of works by roy lichtenstein. | $1,213,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gerald & Janet Carrus Foundation | Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre Inc | Hurleyville, NY | General & Unrestricted | $1,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Opportunity Agenda | New York, NY | 81256 supporting a communications lab that develops a shared narrative strategy for the health equity field | $1,126,526 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerome L Greene Foundation | An Claidheamh Soluis Inc | New York, NY | Further 501(c)(3) charitable purpose | $1,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rosalind P Walter Foundation XXXXX1002 | Wnet | New York, NY | General | $1,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JHM Charitable Foundation | American Friends of the Louvre Inc | New York, NY | Public support of organization mission | $1,090,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leon Levy Foundation | Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | Project support. | $1,035,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | Chamber Music America Inc | Brooklyn, NY | To renew support for regranting programs that fund the artistic work of jazz musicians | $1,027,160 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Storyville Center for the Spoken Word Inc | New York, NY | Delivery of solutions to improve global health; empower women and girls; family planning; global health and development public awareness and analysis; inclusive financial systems; maternal, newborn, c | $1,025,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Keith Haring Foundation Inc | The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences | Brooklyn, NY | For donee's exempt purpose | $1,005,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hobsonlucas Family Foundation | Apollo Theater Foundation | New York, NY | General donation | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The J Paul Getty Trust | Center for Curatorial Leadership | New York, NY | Professional development | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Center for Curatorial Leadership Inc | New York, NY | Core support to maintain a long-term reserve for operations and the development of programmatic initiatives into the future and to be managed as a revolving fund | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation | Central Terminal Restoration Corp | Buffalo, NY | Central Terminal Restoration: Programming and Capacity | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waverley Street Foundation | Climate Museum | New York, NY | General Operating Support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Dance Theatre of Harlem Inc | New York, NY | General support and core support for technical assistance | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc | Encounter for Culture and Education Inc | New York, NY | To support Encounter Books | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.