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American Academy of Arts and Letters: 80 grants to organizations, $1 million (tax year ended December 2024)
American Academy of Arts and Letters, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 80 grants to organizations totaling $1,021,150 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $100,000 to Darryl Pinckney in New York, NY for to honor a writer who has made a significant contribution to american literature..
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- EIN
- 130429640
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $117,341,432
- Grants paid
- $1,047,150
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202503189349103020. It reported $1,047,150 in grants paid; 80 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Pinckney | New York, NY | To honor a writer who has made a significant contribution to american literature. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Paper Mill Playhouse | Milburn, NJ | To fund a workshop of a promising new musicial, gun & powder. | Arts, culture and humanities | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Ives Society | Medford, MA | To further the work and musical legacy of charles ives | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Diversionary Theatre | San Diego, CA | To fund a workshop of a promising new musicial, the monster | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sean Shepherd | Chicago, IL | To give a promising composer income which allows him to be free of employment and soley compose. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rhiannon Giddens | Pine Brook, NJ | To honor an exceptional writer for vocal music | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Composers Alliance | New York, NY | To further the musical legacy of otto luening | Arts, culture and humanities | $26,975 | apps.irs.gov |
| Matt Connors | New York, NY | To honor a painter of extraordinary achievement. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress | Washington, DC | To further the musical legacy of otto luening | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aaron Helgeson | New York, NY | To encourage young talent to a composer | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Andrew Holleran | Keystone Heights, FL | To recognize an author for the quality of their prose. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cal Flyn | Stromness, UK | To a talented writer from the united kingdom or ireland for a stay in the united states | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chetna Maroo | London, UK | To a talented writer from the united kingdom or ireland for a stay in the united states | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gayl Jones | Lexington, KY | To honor a demonstated writer of prose. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Selgascano Jose Selgas and Lucia Cano | Madrid, SP | To honor an architect who has made significant contribution to architecture as an art. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alison Armstrong | New York, NY | To aid professional artists, writers and composers who find themselves in financial distress. | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fang Man | Irmo, SC | To honor a young composer of exceptional achievement. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ibuokle Rosaschi | New York, NY | To honor a young composer of extraordinary gifts. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Susie Ibarra | Poughkeepsie, NY | To honor a young composer of exceptional achievement. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vijay Iyer | New York, NY | To honor a young composer of extraordinary gifts. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arthur Pfister | Stamford, CT | To aid professional artists, writers and composers who find themselves in financial distress. | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adam Pendleton | Brooklyn, NY | To honor a young painter of distinction. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ama Codjoe | Jackson, TN | To honor exceptional achievement in literature. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amy Williams | Pittsburgh, PA | To honor exceptional achievement in music composition. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| An-My Le | Brooklyn, NY | To honor exceptional achievement in art. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anthony Cheung | Barrington, RI | To honor mid-career composer of demonstrated artistic merit. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beatriz Colomina | New York, NY | To honor exceptional achievement in architecture. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boris Dralyuk | Tulsa, OK | To honor exceptional achievement in literature. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dara Birnbaum | New York, NY | To honor exceptional achievement in art. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| David George Haskell | Atlanta, GA | To honor exceptional achievement in literature. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ecce Arts Inc | Northampton, MA | To fund recordings by arts and letters award in music winners | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elisa Gonzalez | Brooklyn, NY | To honor exceptional achievement in literature. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Elizabeth McCracken | Austin, TX | To honor exceptional achievement in literature. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fred Wilson | New York, NY | To honor exceptional achievement in art. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gala Porras-Kim | Los Angeles, CA | To honor a visual artist. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds | Oklahoma City, OK | To honor exceptional achievement in art. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jennifer Homans | New York, NY | To honor a critic with original, experimental tendencies. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jordan Casteel | Shady, NY | To honor exceptional achievement in art. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Julie Bargmann | Charlottesville, VA | To honor exceptional achievement in architecture. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Keith Fitch | Cleveland Heights, OH | To honor exceptional achievement in music composition. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Krzysztof Wodiczko | New York, NY | To honor exceptional achievement in architecture. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lan Samantha Chang | Iowa City, IA | To honor exceptional achievement in literature. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Levenbetts David Leven & Stella Betts | New York, NY | To honor exceptional achievement in architecture. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Luis Alfaro | Los Angeles, CA | To honor exceptional achievement in literature. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maya Binyam | Los Angeles, CA | To honor a young writer of distinction. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michael Fiday | Cincinnati, OH | To honor exceptional achievement in music composition. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michelle Huneven | Altadena, CA | To honor exceptional achievement in literature. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pepon Osorio | Philadelphia, PA | To recognize extraordinary achievement in the visual arts. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sharon Hayes | Philadelphia, PA | To recognize extraordinary achievement in the visual arts. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stephen A Taylor | Urbana, IL | To honor exceptional achievement in music composition. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Walid Raad | Medusa, NY | To honor exceptional achievement in art. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Elise Arancio | New York, NY | To a young composer for continued study. | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Isaac Santos | Princeton, NJ | To a young composer for continued study. | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jacob Beranek | New York, NY | To a young composer for continued study. | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Justin Weiss | Charlottesville, VA | To a young composer for continued study. | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Liam Cummins | Mansfield, OH | To a young composer for continued study. | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Luke Blackburn | Arlington, MA | To a young composer for continued study. | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jeffrey Renard Allen | Chicago, IL | To aid professional artists, writers and composers who find themselves in financial distress. | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Paul Brantley | New York, NY | To aid professional artists, writers and composers who find themselves in financial distress. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Taylor Koekkoek | Portland, OR | To honor an exceptional writer for their first novel. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Juilliard School | New York, NJ | To fund a reading of a promising new musical, the monster | $4,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bridge Records Inc | New Rochelle, NY | To fund recordings by arts and letters award in music winners | $3,475 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Allen Gimbel | Loxahatchee, FL | To aid professional artists, writers and composers who find themselves in financial distress. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anna Potter | Poughkeepsie, NY | To aid professional artists, writers and composers who find themselves in financial distress. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arnold Hinton | New York, NY | To aid professional artists, writers and composers who find themselves in financial distress. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bunita Marcus | Brooktondale, NY | To aid professional artists, writers and composers who find themselves in financial distress. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Christine Schiavo | Woodstock, NY | To aid professional artists, writers and composers who find themselves in financial distress. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Donald Beal | Provincetown, MA | To aid professional artists, writers and composers who find themselves in financial distress. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Janice Redman | North Truro, MA | To aid professional artists, writers and composers who find themselves in financial distress. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jeff Talman | Scroon Lake, NY | To aid professional artists, writers and composers who find themselves in financial distress. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jerome Kitzke | New York, NY | To aid professional artists, writers and composers who find themselves in financial distress. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jess Silfa | Pinellas Park, FL | To aid professional artists, writers and composers who find themselves in financial distress. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| John Willenbecker | Los Angeles, CA | To aid professional artists, writers and composers who find themselves in financial distress. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jonathan Goodman | Bronx, NY | To aid professional artists, writers and composers who find themselves in financial distress. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Joseph Davis | New York, NY | To aid professional artists, writers and composers who find themselves in financial distress. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Keith Edmier | New York, NY | To aid professional artists, writers and composers who find themselves in financial distress. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michael Byron | New York, NY | To aid professional artists, writers and composers who find themselves in financial distress. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michael Myunghoon Lee | Los Angeles, CA | To aid professional artists, writers and composers who find themselves in financial distress. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Olivia Erlanger | New York, NY | To aid professional artists, writers and composers who find themselves in financial distress. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stephen Boido | Magdalena, NM | To aid professional artists, writers and composers who find themselves in financial distress. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $96,975 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $377,450 |
| New Jersey | $112,200 |
| California | $92,000 |
| Massachusetts | $69,500 |
| Illinois | $66,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $30,000 |
| Ohio | $27,500 |
| District of Columbia | $25,000 |
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Updated November 14, 2025. 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.