Top foundations · New York
Top foundations funding museums in New York
15 of the most active funders: together, foundations gave $54.5M to 90 museums in New York in tax years 2022–2024.
| # | Foundation | Organizations funded | Total | Typical grant | Applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ford Foundation New York, NY · last grant 2024 | 11 | $5.1M | $125k | Accepts |
| 2 | The New York Community Trust New York, NY · last grant 2024 | 8 | $304k | $25k | Accepts |
| 3 | The Hyde and Watson Foundation Warren Township, NJ · last grant 2024 | 7 | $51k | $7.5k | Accepts |
| 4 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation New York, NY · last grant 2024 | 5 | $3.2M | $600k | Accepts |
| 5 | Terra Foundation for American Art Chicago, IL · last grant 2024 | 5 | $435k | $100k | Accepts |
| 6 | Charina Foundation Inc Richard Menschel New York, NY · last grant 2024 | 5 | $225k | $10k | Invitation only |
| 7 | The Tianaderrah Foundation (NY) New York, NY · last grant 2024 | 4 | $304k | $26k | Accepts |
| 8 | Robert Lehman Foundation Inc New York, NY · last grant 2024 | 4 | $68k | $18k | Invitation only |
| 9 | May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation Inc New York, NY · last grant 2024 | 4 | $60k | $6.2k | Invitation only |
| 10 | Northern New York Community Foundation Inc Watertown, NY · last grant 2024 | 4 | $35k | $6.6k | Accepts |
| 11 | The Cowles Charitable Trust Staten Island, NY · last grant 2024 | 4 | $30k | $6.2k | Accepts |
| 12 | The William G Pomeroy Foundation Syracuse, NY · last grant 2024 | 4 | $14k | $1.7k | Accepts |
| 13 | The Jedra Charitable Foundation Inc Lexington, KY · last grant 2024 | 4 | $11k | $2k | Invitation only |
| 14 | The Vytautas Burbulis Charitable Trust New York, NY · last grant 2024 | 4 | $4.8k | $1k | Invitation only |
| 15 | The Chicago Community Trust Chicago, IL · last grant 2024 | 3 | $490k | $10k | Accepts |
Recent grants
The Paley Center for Media · Newyork · 2024 · from William Randolph Hearst Foundation
$500,000
American Museum of the Moving Image · Astoria · 2024 · from The Jane Henson Foundation
$500,000
The Studio Museum in Harlem · New York · 2024 · from Teiger Foundation
$500,000
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