265 private foundations reported arts & culture grants in New York on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2023–2025, 265 private foundations reported 666 grants for arts & culture totaling $48,459,011 to 557 organizations in New York. The most-funded New York communities were New York, Brooklyn, Rochester. Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust reported the most arts & culture giving — $15,907,000 across 1 grant. The median grant was $6,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust | 1 | $15,907,000 |
| HUO Family Foundation | 1 | $4,000,000 |
| Carnegie Corporation of NEW York | 3 | $2,983,400 |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 1 | $2,310,000 |
| The Hearthland Foundation | 2 | $2,175,000 |
| The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc | 6 | $1,850,000 |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | 6 | $1,485,232 |
| Margaret a Cargill Foundation | 2 | $1,250,000 |
| ROY Lichtenstein Foundation | 1 | $1,213,000 |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | 10 | $932,500 |
| Michael S Sachs Foundation | 1 | $628,178 |
| Fred L Emerson Foundation Inc | 3 | $600,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Fenimore ART Museum | 2 | $15,913,000 |
| Metropolitan Museum of ART | 11 | $4,564,503 |
| Studio in a School Association | 1 | $2,310,000 |
| New York Public Library | 1 | $2,083,400 |
| The Studio Museum in Harlem | 2 | $1,790,000 |
| Creative Capital Foundation | 1 | $1,590,000 |
| Whitney Museum of American ART | 3 | $1,513,000 |
| Propublica Inc | 2 | $1,102,732 |
| Save the Music Foundation | 1 | $900,000 |
| Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation Inc | 1 | $800,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | 3 | $675,000 |
| American Friends of the Israel Museum | 1 | $628,178 |
| NEW York Shakespeare Festival | 2 | $508,000 |
| Firelight Media Inc | 1 | $500,000 |
| NEW York Foundation | 3 | $450,000 |
265 private foundations reported arts & culture grants in New York on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $48,459,011. The largest by reported dollars were Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust, HUO Family Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of NEW York. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
557 distinct organizations appear as recipients in New York, led by Fenimore ART Museum, Metropolitan Museum of ART, Studio in a School Association. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported arts & culture grant in New York was $6,000, and the largest single reported grant was $15,907,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2023–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
