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Samuel H Kress Foundation: 85 grants to organizations, $2.2 million (tax year ended June 2025)
Samuel H Kress Foundation, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 85 grants to organizations totaling $2,205,113 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 21, 2026. The largest was $275,000 to New York University in New York, NY for conservation fellowships.
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- EIN
- 131624176
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $95,619,750
- Grants paid
- $2,265,113
- Tax year ended
- June 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 21, 2026, IRS object ID 202601119349102600. It reported $2,265,113 in grants paid; 85 grants to organizations are listed, and 2 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York University | New York, NY | Conservation fellowships | Education | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Advancement in Conservation | Washington, DC | Conservation fellowships | $230,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Gallery of Art | Landover, MD | Institutional fellowships | Arts, culture and humanities | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Academy in Rome | New York, NY | Institutional fellowships | International, foreign affairs and national security | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alliance of Hbcu Museums and Galleries Inc | Marietta, GA | History of art grants | Arts, culture and humanities | $89,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | Institutional fellowships | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | History of art grants | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ithaka S & R | New York, NY | History of art grants | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | History of art grants | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | Digital art history grants | $36,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation for Advancement in Conservation | Washington, DC | Conservation fellowship | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Renaissance Society of America | Bronx, NY | History of art grants | $31,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American School of Classical Studies at Athens | Princeton, NJ | Institutional fellowships | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Interpretive fellowships | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bibliotheca Hertziana | Rome, IT | Institutional fellowships | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bibliotheca Hertziana | Rome, IT | Institutional fellowships | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Courtauld Institute of Art | London, UK | Institutional fellowships | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institut National D'histoire Del Art | Paris, FR | Institutional fellowships | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institut National D'histoire Del Art | Paris, FR | Institutional fellowships | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kunsthistorisches Institut Florence | Florence, IT | Institutional fellowships | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kunsthistorisches Institut Florence | Florence, IT | Institutional fellowships | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | Interpretive fellowships | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York University | New York, NY | Grant digital history art | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Toledo Museum of Art | Toledo, OH | Interpretive fellowships | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trustees of the University of Illinois | Champaign, IL | History of art grants | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Georgia Foundation | Athens, GA | Interpretive fellowships | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Warburg Institute | London, UK | Institutional fellowships | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Winterthur Museum | Winterthur, DE | Interpretive fellowships | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | Institutional fellowships | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Zentralinstitut FR Kunstgeschichte | Munich, GM | Institutional fellowships | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Zentralinstitut FR Kunstgeschichte | Munich, GM | Institutional fellowships | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American School of Classical Studies at Athens | Princeton, NJ | Institutional fellowships | $28,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Archaeological Institute of America | Boston, MA | History of art grants | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mint Museum of Art | Charlotte, NC | History of art grants | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY | History of art grants | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo State College | Buffalo, NY | Conservation fellowships | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Smarthistory | Pleasantville, NY | Digital history of art | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Delaware | Newark, DE | Conservation fellowships | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Medici Archive Project | New York, NY | History of art grants | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Universtiy of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | History of art grants | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Morgan Library & Museum | New York, NY | History of art grants | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Center of Medieval Art | New York, NY | History of art grants | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Center of Medieval Art | New York, NY | History of art grants | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aamc Foundation | New York, NY | History of art grants | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rarebook School | Charlottesville, VA | History of art grants | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Graduate Center Foundation | New York, NY | History of art grants | $11,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Studio School of Drawing Painting & Sculpture | New York, NY | History of art grants | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Alliance of Museums | Arlington, VA | History of art grants | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Archaeological Institute of America | Boston, MA | History of art grants | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Denver Art Museum | Denver, CO | History of art grants | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Advancement in Conservation | Washington, DC | Conservation grant | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Center of Medieval Art | New York, NY | History of art grants | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| College Art Association of America | New York, NY | History of art grants | Arts, culture and humanities | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Honolulu Museum of Art | Honolulu, HI | Conservation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | Matching | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Momuments Fund | New York, NY | General program support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | History of art grants | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Candid | New York, NY | General program support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Visual Resources Association | Atlanta, GA | History of art grants | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bibliotheca Hertziana | Rome, IT | Institutional fellowships | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institut National D'histoire Del Art | Paris, FR | Institutional fellowships | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kunsthistorisches Institut Florence | Florence, IT | Institutional fellowships | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society | Leiden, NL | Institutional fellowships | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Georgia FDN | Athens, GA | History of art grants | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Warburg Institute | London, UK | Institutional fellowships | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Zentralinstitut FR Kunstgeschichte | Munich, GM | Institutional fellowships | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philanthropy New York | New York, NY | General program support | $4,550 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Italian Art Society | Hartford, CT | History of art grants | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Paul's Episcopal Church | New York, NY | Matching | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 122 East 66TH Street Foundation | New York, NY | Matching | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Trust for the British Library | New York, NY | Matching | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City Gardens Club of New York City | New York, NY | Matching | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | Matching | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rare Book School | Charlottesville, VA | Matching | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Grolier Club | New York, NY | Matching | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for Advanced Study | Princeton, NJ | Matching | Science and technology | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Academy in Rome | New York, NY | Matching | International, foreign affairs and national security | $663 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Academy in Rome | New York, NY | Matching | International, foreign affairs and national security | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Council of Learned Societies | New York, NY | Matching | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc | Boston, MA | Matching | Medical research | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute for Advanced Study | Princeton, NJ | Matching | Science and technology | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Medieval Academy of America | Cambridge, MA | Matching | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | New York, NY | Matching | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | New York, NY | Matching | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St John's University | Collegeville, MN | Matching | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202531349349104108. It reported $2,341,745 in grants paid; 87 grants to organizations are listed, and 2 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York University | New York, NY | Conservation Fellowships | Education | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Advancement in Conservation | Washington, DC | Conservation Fellowships | $230,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Gallery of Art | Landover, MD | Institutional Fellowships | Arts, culture and humanities | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Academy in Rome | New York, NY | Institutional Fellowships | International, foreign affairs and national security | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Council of Independent Colleges | Washington, DC | History of Art Grants | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | Institutional Fellowships | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | History of Art Grants | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Smarthistory | Pleasantville, NY | Digital Art History Grants | Arts, culture and humanities | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Alexandria, VA | Digital Art History Grants | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | Digital Art History Grants | $36,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation for Advancement in Conservation | Washington, DC | Conservation Fellowships | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Renaissance Society of America | Bronx, NY | History of Art Grants | $34,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of the Vienna Museum | Chicago, IL | Interpretive Fellowships | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bank Street College of Education | New York, NY | History of Art Grants | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brigham Young University Museum of Art | Provo, UT | Interpretive Fellowships | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Courtauld Institute of Art | London, UK | Institutional Fellowships | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Courtauld Institute of Art | London, UK | Institutional Fellowships | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Georgia O'Keeffe Museum | Santa Fe, NM | Interpretive Fellowships | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institut National D'histoire Del Art | Paris, FR | Institutional Fellowships | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institut National D'histoire Del Art | Paris, FR | Institutional Fellowships | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Memphis Brooks Museum of Art | Memphis, TN | Interpretive Fellowships | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | Interpretive Fellowships | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | Interpretive Fellowships | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | Institutional Fellowships | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American School of Classical Studies at Athens | Princeton, NJ | Institutional Fellowships | $28,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY | History of Art Grants | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American School of Classical Studies at Athens | Princeton, NJ | Institutional Fellowships | $21,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo State College | Buffalo, NY | Conservation Fellowships | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo State College | Buffalo, NY | Conservation Fellowships | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Delaware | Newark, DE | Conservation Fellowships | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Center of Medieval Art | New York, NY | History of Art Grants | $18,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Luis A Ferre Foundation Inc (museo de Arte de Ponce) | Ponce, PR | History of Art Grants | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Art Libraries Society of North America | Oak Creek, WI | History of Art Grants | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baltimore Museum of Art | Baltimore, MD | History of Art Grants | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institut National D'histoire Del Art | Paris, FR | General Program Support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Renaissance Society of America | Bronx, NY | History of Art Grants | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Internet Archive | San Francisco, CA | Digital Art History Grants | Human services | $12,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Graduate Center Foundation | New York, NY | History of Art Grants | $11,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Morgan Library & Museum | New York, NY | History of Art Grants | $10,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Renaissance Society of America | Bronx, NY | History of Art Grants | $10,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Alliance of Museums | Arlington, VA | History of Art Grants | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of the National Gallery London | New York, NY | Digital Art History Grants | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Archaeological Institute of America | Boston, MA | History of Art Grants | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Art Libraries Society of North America | Oak Creek, WI | History of Art Grants | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Balboa Park Online Collaborative | San Diego, CA | Digital Art History Grants | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fairfield University | Fairfield, CT | History of Art Grants | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Advancement in Conservation | Washington, DC | Grants Conservation | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Historians of Netherlandish Art | Highland Park, NJ | History of Art Grants | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Center of Medieval Art | New York, NY | History of Art Grants | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Museum | New York, NY | History of Art Grants | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Museum of Women in the Arts | Washington, DC | History of Art Grants | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Renaissance Society of America | Bronx, NY | History of Art Grants | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Georgia FDN | Athens, GA | History of Art Grants | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of the British Museum | New York, NY | History of Art Grants | $9,620 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Medici Archive Project | New York, NY | History of Art Grants | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Archaeological Institute of America | Boston, MA | History of Art Grants | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peabody Essex Museum | Salem, MA | History of Art Grants | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Research Foundation of the State of New York | Buffalo, NY | History of Art Grants | $8,125 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums | San Francisco, CA | History of Art Grants | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,900 | apps.irs.gov |
| Experience Camps | Westport, CT | Matching | Youth development | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Massachusetts -Amherst | Hadley, MA | History of Art Grants | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philanthropy New York | New York, NY | General Program Support | $7,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Candid | New York, NY | General Program Support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Italian Art Society | Hartford, CT | History of Art Grants | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Myriad USA | New York, NY | History of Art Grants | International, foreign affairs and national security | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Visual Resources Association | Atlanta, GA | History of Art Grants | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Center of Medieval Art | New York, NY | History of Art Grants | $5,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| College Art Association of America | New York, NY | History of Art Grants | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Courtauld Institute of Art | London, UK | Institutional Fellowships | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institut National D'histoire Del Art | Paris, FR | Institutional Fellowships | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| King Baudouin Foundation | New York, NY | History of Art Grants | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society | Leiden, NL | Institutional Fellowships | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ny Studio School of Drawing Painting & Sculpture | New York, NY | History of Art Grants | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Smith College | Northampton, MA | Matching | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Hartford, CT | History of Art Grants | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Newberry Library | Chicago, IL | History of Art Grants | Education | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Academy in Rome | New York, NY | Matching | International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art | Kansas City, MO | History of Art Grants | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Italian Art Society | Hartford, CT | History of Art Grants | $3,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Univeristy of Virginia Darden School Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | Matching | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rarebook School | Charlottesville, VA | Matching | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Grolier Club | New York, NY | History of Art Grants | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | History of Art Grants | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Medieval Academy of America | Cambridge, MA | Matching | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Edith Wharton Restoration Inc | Lenox, MA | Matching | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Society of Architectural Historians | Chicago, IL | History of Art Grants | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Paul's Episcopal Church | New York, NY | Matching | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $768,900 |
| Education | $749,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $250,913 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $62,500 |
| Human services | $12,250 |
| Youth development | $7,500 |
| Science and technology | $1,250 |
| Environment | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $1,517,608 |
| District of Columbia | $692,000 |
| Maryland | $355,000 |
| Massachusetts | $237,800 |
| Georgia | $146,000 |
| New Jersey | $118,250 |
| Vermont | $110,000 |
| Illinois | $95,000 |
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Updated April 21, 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.