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The Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts: 17 grants to organizations, $665,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, a private foundation in Los Angeles, CA, paid 17 grants to organizations totaling $665,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on September 18, 2026. The largest was $100,000 to Center for Cultural Innovation in Los Angeles, CA for la arts community fire fund.
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- EIN
- 300434789
- Based in
- Los Angeles, CA
- Assets
- $86,896,277
- Grants paid
- $665,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed September 18, 2026, IRS object ID 202612619349100301. It reported $665,000 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Cultural Innovation | Los Angeles, CA | La arts community fire fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tate Americas Foundation | New York, NY | Grant to support ghost and spirit exhibition | Arts, culture and humanities | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit | Detroit, MI | 2025 infinite expansion grants initiative | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 18TH Street Arts Complex | Santa Monica, CA | 2025 infinite expansion grants initiative | Arts, culture and humanities | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| California Institute of the Arstredcat | Valencia, CA | 2025 infinite expansion grants initiative | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fulcrum Arts | Pasadena, CA | 2025 infinite expansion grants initiative | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pieter Performance Space | Los Angeles, CA | 2025 infinite expansion grants initiative | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Future Roots | Los Angeles, CA | 2025 infinite expansion grants initiative | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Joan | Los Angeles, CA | 2025 infinite expansion grants initiative | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Angeles Nomadic Division | Los Angeles, CA | 2025 infinite expansion grants initiative | $38,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Laxart Dba the Brick | Los Angeles, CA | 2025 infinite expansion grants initiative | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Self Help Graphics & Art | Los Angeles, CA | 2025 infinite expansion grants initiative | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Human Resources Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | 2025 infinite expansion grants initiative | $32,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of the Moderna Museet | New York, NY | Ghost and spirit support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Printed Matter Inc | New York, NY | La art book fair grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Guggenheim | New York, NY | Grant award - riddle of the sphinx | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Aspen Insitute Artist Endowed Founation Initiative | Washington, DC | Consortium of nex-gen leaders | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed September 19, 2025, IRS object ID 202542629349100414. It reported $709,000 in grants paid; 20 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artcenter College of Design | Pasadena, CA | Organizational support grant | $130,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tate Americas Foundation | New York, NY | Exhibition support | Arts, culture and humanities | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The American Friends of the Centre Pompidou | Montclair, NJ | Exhibition and conservation support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $54,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit | Detroit, MI | Support for mobile homestead | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clockshop | Los Angeles, CA | Organizational support grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Human Resources Loas Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Organizational support grant | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Laxart Dba the Brick | Los Angeles, CA | Organizational support grant | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coaxial Arts Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Organizational support grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $28,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fulcrum Arts | Pasadena, CA | Organizational support grant | $28,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Angeles Contemporary Exhbitions (lace) | Los Angeles, CA | Organizational support grant | $28,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Self Help Graphics & Art | Los Angeles, CA | Organizational support grant | $28,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Museum of Juraissac Technology | Culver City, CA | Organizational support grant | $28,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California Institute of the Arstredcat | Valencia, CA | Organizational support grant | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Angeles Poverty Department | Los Angeles, CA | Organizational support grant | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Armory Center for the Arts | Pasadena, CA | Organizational support grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Future Roots | Los Angeles, CA | Organizational support grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Joan | Los Angeles, CA | Organizational support grant | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Automata Arts | Los Angeles, CA | Organizational support grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $23,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Echo Park Film Center | Los Angeles, CA | Organizational support grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Aspen Insitute Artist Endowed Founation Initiative | Washington, DC | Advancing next gen leaders support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $611,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $54,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $1,030,000 |
| New York | $195,000 |
| Michigan | $85,000 |
| New Jersey | $54,000 |
| District of Columbia | $10,000 |
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Updated September 18, 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.