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Robert Lehman Foundation Inc: 56 grants to organizations, $2.1 million (tax year ended September 2025)
Robert Lehman Foundation Inc, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 56 grants to organizations totaling $2,106,054 in its tax year ended September 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 25, 2026. The largest was $1,126,954 to The Frick Collection in New York, NY for general educational and charitable purposes.
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- EIN
- 136094018
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $57,186,595
- Grants paid
- $2,106,054
- Tax year ended
- September 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended September 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed July 25, 2026, IRS object ID 202602069349100500. It reported $2,106,054 in grants paid; 56 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Frick Collection | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | $1,126,954 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cleveland Museum of Art | Cleveland, OH | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences | Brooklyn, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Newark Museum of Art | Newark, NJ | General educational and charitable purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Trustees of Princeton | Princeton, NJ | General educational and charitable purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Denver Art Museum | Denver, CO | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bronx Museum of the Arts | Bronx, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $33,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Drawing Center Inc | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $28,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums | San Francisco, CA | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | General educational and charitable purposes | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | San Francisco, CA | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Omi Inc | Ghent, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Studio School of Drawing Painting & Sculpture | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York University | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Site Santa Fe | Santa Fe, NM | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Storm King Art Center | New Windsor, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cincinnati Art Museum | Cincinnati, OH | General educational and charitable purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NXTHVN Inc | New Haven, CT | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pierpont Morgan Library | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pratt Institute | Brooklyn, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Art Fund Inc | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Socrates Sculpture Park Inc | Astoria, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Community improvement and capacity building | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Solomon R Guggenheim Museum Foundation | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sun Valley Center for the Arts Inc | Ketchum, ID | General educational and charitable purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tate Americas Foundation | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Aldrich Museum | Ridgefield, CT | General educational and charitable purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Queens Museum of Art | Queens, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The University of Texas Foundation | Austin, TX | General educational and charitable purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | General educational and charitable purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Hyde Collection Trust | Glens Falls, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alliance for Young Artists & Writers | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Folk Art Museum | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carleton College | Northfield, MN | General educational and charitable purposes | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Guild Hall of East Hampton | East Hampton, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute of Contemporary Art | Boston, MA | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lower Manhattan Cultural Council | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Inc | Memphis, TN | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Powerhouse Arts Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rhode Island School of Design | Providence, RI | General educational and charitable purposes | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Studio in A School Association | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The New Museum of Contemporary Art | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Urbanglass | Brooklyn, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anderson Ranch Arts Center | Snowmass Village, CO | General educational and charitable purposes | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brooks School | North Andover, MA | General educational and charitable purposes | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Contemporary Art Museum St Louis | Saint Louis, MO | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fairfield University Art Museum | Fairfield, CT | General educational and charitable purposes | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | General educational and charitable purposes | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pioneer Works Art Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended September 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed June 16, 2025, IRS object ID 202531679349100408. It reported $1,760,600 in grants paid; 45 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,042,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brooks School | North Andover, MA | General educational and charitable purposes | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morgan Library & Museum | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC | General educational and charitable purposes | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | $33,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Parrish Art Museum | Water Mill, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $31,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Studio School of Drawing Painting & Sculpture | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NXTHVN Inc | New Haven, CT | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $27,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute | Williamstown, MA | General educational and charitable purposes | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Barnes Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jewish Museum | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Detroit Institue of Arts | Detroit, MI | General educational and charitable purposes | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts | Little Rock, AR | General educational and charitable purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bronx Museum of the Arts | Bronx, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Publicolor Inc | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hyde Collection Trust | Glens Falls, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Transformer Inc | Washington, DC | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alliance for Young Artists & Writers | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baltimore Museum of Art | Baltimore, MD | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bric Arts Media Bklyn Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fleisher Art Memorial | Philadelphia, PA | General educational and charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lower Manhattan Cultural Council | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Madison Museum of Contemporary Art | Madison, WI | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mansfield Art Center | Mansfield, OH | General educational and charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Montclair Art Museum | Montclair, NJ | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pioneer Works Art Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodmere Art Museum | Philadelphia, PA | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Contemporary Art Museum St Louis | Saint Louis, MO | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fairfield University Art Museum | Fairfield, CT | General educational and charitable purposes | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pratt Institute | Brooklyn, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The College of New Jersey Foundation | Ewing, NJ | General educational and charitable purposes | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ukrainian Museum | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carleton College | Northfield, MN | General educational and charitable purposes | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doing Art Together | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art | Indianapolis, IN | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Guild Hall of East Hampton | East Hampton, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oregon Center for Contemporary Art | Portland, OR | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | Philadelphia, PA | General educational and charitable purposes | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism (aras) | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yale University Art Gallery | New Haven, CT | General educational and charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York University | New York, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Education | $4,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward R Murrow High School | Brooklyn, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arts Center at Duck Creek | East Hampton, NY | General educational and charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,941,100 |
| Education | $210,600 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $20,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $15,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $2,974,154 |
| Oregon | $120,000 |
| New Jersey | $117,500 |
| Massachusetts | $117,500 |
| Ohio | $85,000 |
| Connecticut | $77,500 |
| California | $50,000 |
| District of Columbia | $50,000 |
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Updated July 25, 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.