John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Gave $11.4M in 2024

New York, New York · EIN 13-5673173 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$11.4M

Organizations funded2

Typical grant$20,000

Total assets$383.6M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $20,000 and $200,000.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fdtn
Address	90 Park Avenue, New York NY 10016
Phone	(212) 687-4470
Form and materials	The foundation has a standard application which specifies the material the applicant should submit for his/her field.
Deadlines	September 15
Restrictions	Individuals in the u.s.a. And canada

Wording as filed; text the foundation typed in capitals is shown in normal case. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

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

Arts & Culture2

Where it gives

0% of grants went outside New York.

New York2

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.

Arts & Culture grants in New York2 of its grants, $220K · 5,883 foundations

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
New York Historical Society	New York, NY	Exhibition installment fee	$200,000
Pamela Council	Bronx, NY	Fine arts	$20,000

The return also lists 284 grants to individuals ($11,189,500). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Grants approved for future payment

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Name withheld	Providence, RI	Fiction	$30,000

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	$11,409,500	409
2023	$11,882,500	396

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543189349101719
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-5673173
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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