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Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc: 105 grants to organizations, $14.4 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 105 grants to organizations totaling $14,412,827 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 31, 2025. The largest was $3,800,000 to Kunstmuseum Basel for art for museum collection.
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- EIN
- 133244308
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $573,564,085
- Grants paid
- $14,412,827
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 31, 2025, IRS object ID 202513049349100306. It reported $14,412,827 in grants paid; 105 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kunstmuseum Basel | Basel, SZ | Art for museum collection | $3,800,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Guggenheim Museum Bilbao | Abando, SP | Art for museum collection | $3,500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation for Contemporary Arts | New York, NY | Endowment: hf award for painting | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pen American Center | New York, NY | 2024 arc support (3 of 3) | Arts, culture and humanities | $666,667 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Monuments Fund | New York, NY | Ukraine heritage response fund (3 of 3) | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Swiss Institute | New York, NY | 2024 nyc arts (consortium: 15 arts organizations) (2 of 3) | Arts, culture and humanities | $340,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bennington College Corporation | Bennington, VT | 2024 museum fellows term program (2 of 5) | Education | $220,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Asheville Glass Art School Aka North Carolina Glass Center | Asheville, NC | Fci 2024 implementation | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California College of the Arts | San Francisco, CA | Fci 2024 implementation | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ellis-Beauregard Foundation | Rockland, ME | Support for ellis-beauregard foundation artist campus | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flint Institute of Arts | Flint, MI | Fci 2024 implementation | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kinosaito Inc | Verplanck, NY | Fci 2024 implementation | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design | Milwaukee, WI | Fci 2024 implementation | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Nordic Museum | Seattle, WA | Fci 2024 implementation | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nevada Museum of Art | Reno, NV | Fci 2024 implementation | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Museum of Contemporary Art | New York City, NY | Fci 2024 implementation | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Piqua Arts Council | Piqua, OH | Fci 2024 implementation | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Seattle Art Museum | Seattle, WA | Fci 2024 implementation | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The New School | New York, NY | Fci 2024 implementation | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The New School | New York, NY | Final univ. in exile installment grant | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waterfire Providence | Providence, RI | Fci 2024 implementation | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Westbeth Corp Housing Development Fund Company Inc | New York, NY | Fci 2024 implementation | Housing and shelter | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marian & Edward Macdowell Inc | Peterborough, NH | Fci 2024 implementation | $99,346 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Long Island Museum Association | Stony Brook, NY | Fci 2024 implementation | $98,890 | apps.irs.gov | |
| George Eastman Museum | Rochester, NY | Fci 2024 implementation | Arts, culture and humanities | $98,220 | apps.irs.gov |
| Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation | New York, NY | Fci 2024 implementation | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mancos Common Press Inc | Mancos, CO | Fci 2024 implementation | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Art Connection Inc | New York, NY | Support of teen reviewers and critics and teens curate teens programs (2 of 2) | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aha Projects | Los Angeles, CA | Frankenthaler climate initative ("fci") 2024 implementation | Housing and shelter | $71,553 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Boulder, CO | Fci year 4 (2 of 2) | $66,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Environment & Culture Partners | Tacoma, WA | Fci year 5 | Arts, culture and humanities | $64,975 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Graduate Center Foundation | New York, NY | Global curatorial training initiative (2 of 3) | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Environment & Culture Partners | Tacoma, WA | Fci year 4 | Arts, culture and humanities | $56,364 | apps.irs.gov |
| Studio in A School Association | New York, NY | Arts intern program (2 of 2) | $56,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arlington Museum of Art | Arlington, TX | Fci 2024 tech assistance | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Corporation of the Fine Arts | San Francisco, CA | Fci 2024 scoping- de young museum of art | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture | San Francisco, CA | Fci 2024 tech assistance | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Haleakala Inc Aka the Kitchen | New York, NY | Fci 2024 technical assistance | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lake Placid Association for Music & Art Inc | Lake Placid, NY | Fci 2024 implementation | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maryland Institute College of Art | Baltimore, MD | Fci 2024 tech assistance | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Puerto Rico | RH Todd Pda, RQ | Fci 2024 tech assistance | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| President & Trustees of Williams College | Williamstown, MA | Fci 2024 implementation - williams college museum of art | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rhode Island School of Design | Providence, RI | Fci 2024 tech assistance | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Fci 2024 tech assistance | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Chinati Foundation | Marfa, TX | Fci 2024 tech assistance | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Millay Colony for the Arts | Po Box Austerlitz, NY | Fci 2024 tech assistance | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Fci 2024 tech assistance - weisman art museum | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | Harrison exhib support: survival piece #5 (2024) | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunter Museum of American Art | Chattanooga, TN | Fci 2024 tech assistance | $49,210 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Space Gallery | Portland, ME | Fci 2024 tech assistance | Arts, culture and humanities | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Studio & Curatorial Program | Brooklyn, NY | Hff residency (3 of 3) | $38,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arttable Inc | New York, NY | Support 2024 fellowship program (2 of 2) | Public and societal benefit | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Curatorial Leadership Inc | New York, NY | Support of core programming (2 of 3) | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Madison Square Park Conservancy | New York, NY | General operating support (2 of 3) | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brooklyn Rail Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support (2 of 3) | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington, DC | Artist endowed foundations initiative (2 of 3) | Social science | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blank Forms Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Fci 2024 scoping | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Photography at Woodstock | Kingston, NY | Fci 2024 scoping | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frist Art Museum | Nashville, TN | Fci 2024 scoping | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Giorno Poetry Systems Institute | New York, NY | Fci 2024 scoping | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation Inc | North Adams, MA | Fci 2024 scoping | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Britain Museum of American Art | New Britain, CT | Fci 2024 scoping | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| PS1 Contemporary Art Center | Long Island City, NY | Fci 2024 scoping | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Quoddy Tides Foundation | Eastport, ME | Support for energy efficiency study for masonic hall renovation | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Storefront for Art & Architecture | New York City, NY | Fci 2024 scoping | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | Fci 2024 scoping - tyler school of art & architecture | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO | Fci 2024 scoping | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Corporation of Yaddo | Saratoga Springs, NY | Fci 2024 scoping | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Champaign, IL | Fci 2024 scoping | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University System of New Hampshire | Plymouth, NH | Fci 2024 tech assistance - museum of the white mountains | $22,857 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Giorno Poetry Systems Institute | New York, NY | Support for 2024 salon series | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Bakehouse Art Complex Inc | Miami, FL | Fci 2024 scoping | Arts, culture and humanities | $19,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art in Residence | Lancaster, CA | Fci 2024 catalyst | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carolee Schneemann Foundation Inc | New Paltz, NY | Support for window replacement at historic artist's home | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Contemporary Art Museum St Louis | St Louis, MO | Fci 2024 catalyst | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edmundson Art Foundation Inc | Des Moines, IA | Fci 2024 catalyst - des moines art center | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Housatonic Community College Foundation | Bridgeport, CT | Fci 2024 scoping - housatonic museum of art | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kaneko | Omaha, NE | Fci 2024 catalyst | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Mexico Highlands University Foundation | Las Vegas, NM | Fci 2024 catalyst | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | Williamsport, PA | Fci 2024 catalyst | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Publicolor Inc | New York, NY | General operating support (2 of 2) | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Racing Magpie | Rapid City, SD | Fci 2024 catalyst | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rivers Institute for Contemporary Art & Thought | New Orleans, LA | Fci 2024 catalyst | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Steven Myron Holl Foundation | Rhinebeck, NY | Fci 2024 catalyst | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Taft Museum of Art | Cincinnati, OH | Fci 2024 catalyst | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Fci 2024 catalyst - neubauer collegium for culture and society | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas Cole Historic House | Catskill, NY | Fci 2024 catalyst | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico | San Juan, PR | Fci 2024 catalyst | Arts, culture and humanities | $14,439 | apps.irs.gov |
| Haystack Mountain School of Crafts | Deer Isle, ME | Fci 2024 catalyst | Education | $13,650 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bennington College Corporation | Bennington, VT | 2025 fellows cohort | Education | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Drawing Center Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Akron Art Museum | Akron, OH | Fci 2024 catalyst | Arts, culture and humanities | $11,560 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brooklyn Institute of Art & Sciences Aka Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn, NY | Support 2024-2025: brooklyn artists exhibition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Primary Information Inc | Brooklyn, NY | 2024 operational support | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Museum of Contemporary Art | Los Angeles, CA | Support participation in cimam conference 2024 | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Artists Space | New York City, NY | Michael asher exhibition support | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massachusetts Design Art & Tech Institute | New Bedford, MA | Fci 2024 catalyst | $5,596 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bennington College Corporation | Bennington, VT | 2024 creative legacy fellowship | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Canopy Canopy Canopy Inc Dba Triple Canopy | New York, NY | 2024 programming support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Art Law | Brooklyn, NY | Research and intern programming support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Contemporary Art (ngo) | Kyiv, UP | Szilvashi circle exhibition support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Philanthropic Trust | Jenkintown, PA | Support of 2023 "re/sisters" exhibition at barbican centre | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| On This Spot Nyc Inc | New York, NY | Season three support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Provincetown Art Association & Museum Inc | Provincetown, MA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Haleakala Inc Aka the Kitchen | New York, NY | General operating support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $3,909,725 |
| Education | $776,650 |
| Housing and shelter | $171,553 |
| Public and societal benefit | $30,000 |
| Environment | $30,000 |
| Social science | $26,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $4,371,277 |
| Washington | $321,339 |
| California | $294,053 |
| Vermont | $238,000 |
| Maine | $183,650 |
| Colorado | $166,500 |
| Rhode Island | $150,000 |
| Ohio | $126,560 |
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Updated October 31, 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.