Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlyNew York, New York · EIN 13-3244308 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$14.4M
Organizations funded105
Typical grant$30,000
Total assets$573.6M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $15,000 and $75,000.
From the return
How to apply
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.
Where it gives
57% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kunstmuseum Basel | Basel, SZ | Art for museum collection | $3,800,000 |
| Guggenheim Museum Bilbao | Abando, SP | Art for museum collection | $3,500,000 |
| Foundation for Contemporary Arts | New York, NY | Endowment: hf award for painting | $1,250,000 |
| Pen American Center | New York, NY | 2024 arc support (3 of 3) | $666,667 |
| World Monuments Fund | New York, NY | Ukraine heritage response fund (3 of 3) | $500,000 |
| Swiss Institute | New York, NY | 2024 NYC arts (consortium: 15 arts organizations) (2 of 3) | $340,000 |
| Bennington College Corporation | Bennington, VT | 2024 museum fellows term program (2 of 5) | $220,000 |
| Asheville Glass Art School Aka North Carolina Glass Center | Asheville, NC | Fci 2024 implementation | $100,000 |
| California College of the Arts | San Francisco, CA | Fci 2024 implementation | $100,000 |
| Ellis-Beauregard Foundation | Rockland, ME | Support for ellis-beauregard foundation artist campus | $100,000 |
| Flint Institute of Arts | Flint, MI | Fci 2024 implementation | $100,000 |
| Kinosaito Inc | Verplanck, NY | Fci 2024 implementation | $100,000 |
| Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design | Milwaukee, WI | Fci 2024 implementation | $100,000 |
| National Nordic Museum | Seattle, WA | Fci 2024 implementation | $100,000 |
| Nevada Museum of Art | Reno, NV | Fci 2024 implementation | $100,000 |
| New Museum of Contemporary Art | New York City, NY | Fci 2024 implementation | $100,000 |
| Piqua Arts Council | Piqua, OH | Fci 2024 implementation | $100,000 |
| Seattle Art Museum | Seattle, WA | Fci 2024 implementation | $100,000 |
| The New School | New York, NY | Fci 2024 implementation | $100,000 |
| The New School | New York, NY | Final univ. in exile installment grant | $100,000 |
| Waterfire Providence | Providence, RI | Fci 2024 implementation | $100,000 |
| Westbeth Corp Housing Development Fund Company Inc | New York, NY | Fci 2024 implementation | $100,000 |
| Marian & Edward Macdowell Inc | Peterborough, NH | Fci 2024 implementation | $99,346 |
| The Long Island Museum Association | Stony Brook, NY | Fci 2024 implementation | $98,890 |
| George Eastman Museum | Rochester, NY | Fci 2024 implementation | $98,220 |
| Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation | New York, NY | Fci 2024 implementation | $85,000 |
| Mancos Common Press Inc | Mancos, CO | Fci 2024 implementation | $75,000 |
| The Art Connection Inc | New York, NY | Support of teen reviewers and critics and teens curate teens programs (2 of 2) | $75,000 |
| Aha Projects | Los Angeles, CA | Frankenthaler climate initative ("fci") 2024 implementation | $71,553 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Boulder, CO | Fci year 4 (2 of 2) | $66,500 |
| Environment & Culture Partners | Tacoma, WA | Fci year 5 | $64,975 |
| The Graduate Center Foundation | New York, NY | Global curatorial training initiative (2 of 3) | $60,000 |
| Environment & Culture Partners | Tacoma, WA | Fci year 4 | $56,364 |
| Studio in a School Association | New York, NY | Arts intern program (2 of 2) | $56,000 |
| Arlington Museum of Art | Arlington, TX | Fci 2024 tech assistance | $50,000 |
| Corporation of the Fine Arts | San Francisco, CA | Fci 2024 scoping- de young museum of art | $50,000 |
| Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture | San Francisco, CA | Fci 2024 tech assistance | $50,000 |
| Haleakala Inc Aka the Kitchen | New York, NY | Fci 2024 technical assistance | $50,000 |
| Lake Placid Association for Music & Art Inc | Lake Placid, NY | Fci 2024 implementation | $50,000 |
| Maryland Institute College of Art | Baltimore, MD | Fci 2024 tech assistance | $50,000 |
| Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Puerto Rico | Rh Todd Pda, RQ | Fci 2024 tech assistance | $50,000 |
| President & Trustees of Williams College | Williamstown, MA | Fci 2024 implementation - williams college museum of art | $50,000 |
| Rhode Island School of Design | Providence, RI | Fci 2024 tech assistance | $50,000 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Fci 2024 tech assistance | $50,000 |
| The Chinati Foundation | Marfa, TX | Fci 2024 tech assistance | $50,000 |
| The Millay Colony for the Arts | Po Box Austerlitz, NY | Fci 2024 tech assistance | $50,000 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Fci 2024 tech assistance - weisman art museum | $50,000 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | Harrison exhib support: survival piece #5 (2024) | $50,000 |
| Hunter Museum of American Art | Chattanooga, TN | Fci 2024 tech assistance | $49,210 |
| Space Gallery | Portland, ME | Fci 2024 tech assistance | $45,000 |
| International Studio & Curatorial Program | Brooklyn, NY | Hff residency (3 of 3) | $38,000 |
| Arttable Inc | New York, NY | Support 2024 fellowship program (2 of 2) | $30,000 |
| Center for Curatorial Leadership Inc | New York, NY | Support of core programming (2 of 3) | $30,000 |
| Madison Square Park Conservancy | New York, NY | General operating support (2 of 3) | $30,000 |
| The Brooklyn Rail Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support (2 of 3) | $30,000 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington, DC | Artist endowed foundations initiative (2 of 3) | $26,000 |
| Blank Forms Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Fci 2024 scoping | $25,000 |
| Center for Photography at Woodstock | Kingston, NY | Fci 2024 scoping | $25,000 |
| Frist Art Museum | Nashville, TN | Fci 2024 scoping | $25,000 |
| Giorno Poetry Systems Institute | New York, NY | Fci 2024 scoping | $25,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 105 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14,412,827 | 105 |
| 2023 | $25,325,037 | 102 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 31, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513049349100306
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-3244308
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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