Samuel H Kress Foundation

Historical Funder

New York, New York · EIN 13-1624176 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$2.3M

Organizations funded85

Typical grant$12,500

Total assets$95.6M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $30,000.

From the return

How to apply

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

Contact	LISA SCHERMERHORN INTERIM PRESIDENT
Address	174 E 80TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10075
Phone	2128614993
Form and materials	-COVER LETTER WITH CONTACT INFORMATION TO WHICH CORRESPONDENCE CAN BE DIRECTED. -THREE TO FIVE PAGE DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT -ILLUSTRATIONS, IF APPLICABLE (COLOR PHOTOCOPIES ARE ACCEPTABLE) -CURRICULUM VITAE OF THE PROJECT'S PRIMARY PARTICIPANT(S) -A DETAILED BUDGET. IF THE GRANTEE IS OUTSIDE THE US THE BUDGET SHOULD SHOW ALL AMOUNTS IN BOTH FOREIGN CURRENCY AND US DOLLARS; QUOTE A CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE; AND CITE A TRUSTED SOURCE OF THAT RATE. THE FOUNDATION SUGGESTS THAT GRANTEES USE: WWW.OANDA.COM -IRS DETERMINATION LETTER OF 501(C)3 STATUS FOR THE ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD RECEIVE AND ADMINISTER THE GRANT IN ADDITION TO SUBMITTING PRINTED MATERIALS, APPLICANTS MUST ALSO EMAIL A DIGITAL COPY OF THEIR APPLICATION TO APPLICATIONS@KRESSFOUNDATION.ORG - THIS DIGITAL SUBMISSION SHOULD BE SENT AS A SINGLE PDF DOCUMENT
Deadlines	APPLICATION DEADLINES: JANUARY 15, APRIL 1, AND OCTOBER 1 IF WEEKEND DEADLINE IS PREVIOUS FRIDAY
Restrictions	N/A

Copied as filed. 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 & Culture36
Environment8
Education6
STEM2
Health1

Where it gives

53% of grants went outside New York.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
New York University	New York, NY	Conservation fellowships	$275,000
Foundation for Advancement in Conservation	Washington, DC	Conservation fellowships	$230,000
National Gallery of Art	Landover, MD	Institutional fellowships	$170,000
American Academy in Rome	New York, NY	Institutional fellowships	$120,000
Alliance of Hbcu Museums and Galleries Inc	Marietta, GA	History of art grants	$89,000
Harvard University	Cambridge, MA	Institutional fellowships	$55,000
Middlebury College	Middlebury, VT	History of art grants	$55,000
Ithaka S & R	New York, NY	History of art grants	$50,000
Museum of Fine Arts Boston	Boston, MA	History of art grants	$50,000
Smithsonian Institution	Washington, DC	Digital art history grants	$36,000
Foundation for Advancement in Conservation	Washington, DC	Conservation fellowship	$35,000
Renaissance Society of America	Bronx, NY	History of art grants	$31,500
American School of Classical Studies at Athens	Princeton, NJ	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Art Institute of Chicago	Chicago, IL	Interpretive fellowships	$30,000
Bibliotheca Hertziana	Rome, IT	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Bibliotheca Hertziana	Rome, IT	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Courtauld Institute of Art	London, UK	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Institut National D'histoire Del Art	Paris, FR	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Institut National D'histoire Del Art	Paris, FR	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Kunsthistorisches Institut Florence	Florence, IT	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Kunsthistorisches Institut Florence	Florence, IT	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art	New York, NY	Interpretive fellowships	$30,000
New York University	New York, NY	Grant digital history art	$30,000
Toledo Museum of Art	Toledo, OH	Interpretive fellowships	$30,000
Trustees of the University of Illinois	Champaign, IL	History of art grants	$30,000
University of Georgia Foundation	Athens, GA	Interpretive fellowships	$30,000
Warburg Institute	London, UK	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Winterthur Museum	Winterthur, DE	Interpretive fellowships	$30,000
Yale University	New Haven, CT	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Zentralinstitut Fr Kunstgeschichte	Munich, GM	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Zentralinstitut Fr Kunstgeschichte	Munich, GM	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
American School of Classical Studies at Athens	Princeton, NJ	Institutional fellowships	$28,000
Archaeological Institute of America	Boston, MA	History of art grants	$25,000
Mint Museum of Art	Charlotte, NC	History of art grants	$25,000
Syracuse University	Syracuse, NY	History of art grants	$25,000
Buffalo State College	Buffalo, NY	Conservation fellowships	$20,000
Smarthistory	Pleasantville, NY	Digital history of art	$20,000
University of Delaware	Newark, DE	Conservation fellowships	$20,000
Medici Archive Project	New York, NY	History of art grants	$18,000
Universtiy of Miami	Coral Gables, FL	History of art grants	$16,000
Morgan Library & Museum	New York, NY	History of art grants	$15,000
International Center of Medieval Art	New York, NY	History of art grants	$12,500
International Center of Medieval Art	New York, NY	History of art grants	$12,500
Aamc Foundation	New York, NY	History of art grants	$12,000
Rarebook School	Charlottesville, VA	History of art grants	$12,000
Graduate Center Foundation	New York, NY	History of art grants	$11,100
New York Studio School of Drawing Painting & Sculpture	New York, NY	History of art grants	$11,000
American Alliance of Museums	Arlington, VA	History of art grants	$10,000
Archaeological Institute of America	Boston, MA	History of art grants	$10,000
Denver Art Museum	Denver, CO	History of art grants	$10,000
Foundation for Advancement in Conservation	Washington, DC	Conservation grant	$10,000
International Center of Medieval Art	New York, NY	History of art grants	$10,000
College Art Association of America	New York, NY	History of art grants	$9,000
Honolulu Museum of Art	Honolulu, HI	Conservation grant	$8,000
University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL	Matching	$7,500
World Momuments Fund	New York, NY	General program support	$7,500
Portland Art Museum	Portland, OR	History of art grants	$7,000
Candid	New York, NY	General program support	$6,500
Visual Resources Association	Atlanta, GA	History of art grants	$6,000
Bibliotheca Hertziana	Rome, IT	Institutional fellowships	$5,000

Showing the 60 largest of 85 grants to organizations.

The return also lists 2 grants to individuals ($60,000). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Grants approved for future payment

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
New York University	New York, NY	Conservation fellowships	$275,000
Foundation for Advancement in Conservation	Washington, DC	Conservation fellowships	$230,000
National Gallery of Art	Landover, MD	Institutional fellowships	$170,000
American Academy in Rome	New York, NY	Institutional fellowships	$120,000
Harvard University	Cambridge, MA	Institutional fellowships	$55,000
Middlebury College	Middlebury, VT	History of art grants	$55,000
Smarthistory	Pleaseantville, NY	History of art grants	$49,000
Columbia Museum of Art	Columbia, SC	Interpretive fellowships	$40,000
Florida International University Foundation	Miami, FL	Interpretive fellowships	$40,000
Renaissance Society of America	Bronx, NY	History of art grants	$31,500
American School of Classical Studies at Athens	Princeton, NJ	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Bibliotheca Hertziana	Rome,	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Bibliotheca Hertziana	Rome,	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Bibliotheca Hertziana	Rome,	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Courtauld Institute of Art	London,	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Courtauld Institute of Art	London,	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Fellow	Leiden,	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Fellow	Leiden,	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Fellow	Leiden,	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Institut National D'histoire de L'art	Paris,	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Institut National D'histoire de L'art	Paris,	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Institut National D'histoire de L'art	Paris,	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Kunsthistorisches Institut Florence	Florence,	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Kunsthistorisches Institut Florence	Florence,	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Kunsthistorisches Institut Florence	Florence,	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
The Warburg Institute	London,	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Yale University	New Haven, CT	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Zentralinstitut Fr Kunstgeschichte-	Munich,	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Zentralinstitut Fr Kunstgeschichte-	Munich,	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
Zentralinstitut Fr Kunstgeschichte-	Munich,	Institutional fellowships	$30,000
American School of Classical Studies at Athens	Princeton, NJ	Institutional fellowships	$28,000
Bibliotheca Hertziana	Rome,	Institutional fellowships	$5,000
Courtauld Institute of Art	London,	Institutional fellowships	$5,000
Institut National D'histoire de L'art	Paris,	Institutional fellowships	$5,000
Kunsthistorisches Institut Florence	Florence,	Institutional fellowships	$5,000
Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society	Leiden,	Institutional fellowships	$5,000
Zentralinstitut Fr Kunstgeschichte-	Munich,	Institutional fellowships	$5,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$2,265,113	124
2023	$2,341,745	116
2022	$3,283,807	201

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Apr 21, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202601119349102600
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-1624176
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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