Cy Twombly Foundation

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New York, New York · EIN 20-2572529 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$4M

Organizations funded4

Typical grant$50,500

Total assets$1.5B

Half of its grants to organizations were between $50,000 and $100,000.

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From the return

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On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Arts & Culture3
Education1
Human Services1

Where it gives

25% of grants went outside New York.

New York3
Illinois1

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Art Institute of Chicago	Chicago, IL	Non-Cash donation of art for exhibition support	$3,800,000
Drawing Center Inc	New York, NY	General support	$100,000
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Inc	New York, NY	Support for the cy twombly award for poetry	$50,500
Safe Horizon Inc	New York, NY	General support	$50,000

Grants approved for future payment

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Museum of Fine Arts Boston	Boston, MA	Non-Cash donation of art for exhibition support	$10,750,000
Name withheld	Rome,	General support	$1,475,000
American Academy in Rome	Rome,	General support	$600,000
Safe Horizon Inc	New York, NY	General support	$500,000
Drawing Center Inc	New York, NY	General support	$200,000
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Inc	New York, NY	Support for the cy twombly award for poetry	$151,500

Name withheld: we could not match the recipient to an IRS-registered organization, and the name may be a person's. Amount, place and purpose are as filed.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$4,000,500	10
2023	$16,474,500	11

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 11, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202503159349100640
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 20-2572529
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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