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Holly Peterson Foundation: 37 grants to organizations, $1.8 million (tax year ended November 2025)
Holly Peterson Foundation, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 37 grants to organizations totaling $1,768,000 in its tax year ended November 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 5, 2026. The largest was $280,000 to American Friends of Zeitz Mocaa in New York, NY for to support the portia zvavahera acquisition..
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- EIN
- 261607014
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $6,068,888
- Grants paid
- $1,768,000
- Tax year ended
- November 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 5, 2026, IRS object ID 202602179349100410. It reported $1,768,000 in grants paid; 37 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Friends of Zeitz Mocaa | New York, NY | To support the portia zvavahera acquisition. | Arts, culture and humanities | $280,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Gallery of Art | Hyattsville, MD | To support the charity's core activities. | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | To support the charity's endowed scholarship. | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | To support the charity's core activities. | Arts, culture and humanities | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | To support the lorna simpson acquisition. | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the High Line | New York, NY | To support the high line art/plinth committee. | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon Parks Foundation | Pleasantville, NY | To support the awards dinner and auction. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | To support the arts & artists gala. | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | To support the mayhew acquisition. | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn, NY | To support the brooklyn artists ball. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | To support the vivian peterson fundraising campaign. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | To support the annual gala. | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | To support the isaac julien acquisition. | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | To support the amy sherald retrospective. | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grace Church School | New York, NY | To support teachers' salaries. | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Museum of Contemporary Art | New York, NY | To support the spring gala. | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Museum of Contemporary Art | New York, NY | To support the charity's core activities. | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kitchen | New York, NY | To support the spring gala. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | To support the charity's core activities. | Arts, culture and humanities | $27,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | To support the charity's annual fund scholarship. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | To support the director's council. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pen America Center | New York, NY | To support the pen america gala. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tate Americas Foundation | New York, NY | To support the charity's core activities. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn, NY | To support the charity's core activities. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | To support the spring luncheon. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of Zeitz Mocaa | New York, NY | To support the charity's core activities. | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the High Line | New York, NY | To support the spring benefit. | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerusalem Peacebuilders | Milford, CT | To support the charity's core activities. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lalela Project Inc | New York, NY | To support the charity's core activities. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of New York City | New York, NY | To support the charity's core activities. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seven West Forty Third Street Foundation Inc | New York, NY | To support the facade restoration. | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn, NY | To support contemporary art committee. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coalition for the Homeless | New York, NY | To support the charity's core activities. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County | Riviera Beach, FL | To support the charity's core activities. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Red Hook Initiative Inc | Brooklyn, NY | To support the clutchkit project | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southampton Bath & Tennis Club Charitable Fund | Southampton, NY | To support the charity's core activities. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fund for Park Avenue | New York, NY | To support the charity's core activities. | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202542879349100229. It reported $1,454,309 in grants paid; 31 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | To support the charity's core activities. | Arts, culture and humanities | $355,309 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | To support the charity's endowed scholarship. | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | To support the charity's core activities. | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Speed Art Museum | Louisville, KY | To support the christina quarles purchase. | $76,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture | New York, NY | To support the awards dinner. | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the High Line | New York, NY | To support the charity's annual operations. | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn, NY | To support the 2024 brooklyn artists ball. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | To support the new york city student visionaries of the year. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | To support the 2024 gala. | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | To support the annual gala. | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | To support the edges of ailey exhibit. | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grace Church School | New York, NY | To support teachers' salaries. | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Museum of Contemporary Art | New York, NY | To support the 2024 gala. | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kitchen | New York, NY | To support the 2024 spring gala. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | To support the painting & sculpture committee. | Arts, culture and humanities | $27,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brooklyn Children's Theater | Brooklyn, NY | To support the 2024 gala. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | To support the charity's brown annual fund scholarship. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Museum of Contemporary Art | New York, NY | To support educational programming. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pen America Center | New York, NY | To support the pen america gala. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach | Palm Beach, FL | To support annual dinner dance. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn, NY | To support the charity's core activities. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | To support the 2024 spring luncheon. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sculpture Center Inc | Long Island City, NY | To support the annual gala. | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Child Mind Institute | New York, NY | To support the child advocacy award dinner. | Mental health and crisis intervention | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Broadway for All | New York, NY | To support the nextgen ticketing initiative. | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn, NY | To support contemporary art committee. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Endeavor Therapeutic Horsemanship Inc | Bedford Corners, NY | To support the charity's core activities. | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Snack & Friends Inc | New York, NY | To support the luncheon. | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Equality Florida Institute Inc | St Petersburg, FL | To support the event honoring fred hochberg. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| O Miami Inc | Miami, FL | To support the charity's core activities. | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fund for Park Avenue | New York, NY | To support the charity's core activities. | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $2,132,809 |
| Education | $80,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $15,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 |
| Human services | $10,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 |
| Health care | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $2,501,309 |
| Rhode Island | $400,000 |
| Maryland | $200,000 |
| Kentucky | $76,000 |
| Florida | $35,000 |
| Connecticut | $10,000 |
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Updated August 5, 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.