Teiger Foundation
Invitation OnlyNew York, New York · EIN 26-3533921 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$6.2M
Organizations funded85
Typical grant$50,000
Total assets$159.5M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $25,000 and $80,000.
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
60% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moma Ps1 | Queens, NY | Program support. | $500,000 |
| The Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | Program support. | $500,000 |
| J Paul Getty Trust | Los Angeles, CA | Emergency support | $250,000 |
| Mass Moca | North Adams, MA | Program support. | $200,000 |
| The Morgan Library & Museum | New York, NY | Lisa yuskavage - asspicking, foodeating, headshrinking, social climbing, motherfucker bad habits | $200,000 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | Program support. | $170,000 |
| Dia Art Foundation | New York, NY | Program support. | $159,838 |
| Colby College Museum of Art | Waterville, ME | Program support. | $155,000 |
| Hammer Museum | Los Angeles, CA | Program support. | $154,850 |
| Contemporary Arts Museum Houston | Houston, TX | Program support. | $153,180 |
| San Jose Museum of Art | San Jose, CA | Program support. | $151,125 |
| Contemporary Art Museum of St Louis | St Louis, MO | Program support. | $150,000 |
| Hawai'i Contemporary | Honolulu, HI | Program support. | $150,000 |
| Smithsonian Institution National Portrait | Washington, DC | Program support. | $150,000 |
| The Museum of Contemporary Art | Los Angeles, CA | Program support. | $150,000 |
| Center for Curatorial Leadership | New York, NY | General support. | $125,000 |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | Program support. | $125,000 |
| Independent Curators International | New York, NY | Program support. | $115,500 |
| Myriad USA | New York, NY | General support. | $90,750 |
| Brown Arts Institute the Bell Gallery | Providence, RI | Program support. | $80,000 |
| Depaul Art Museum | Chicago, IL | Program support. | $80,000 |
| Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico | Santurce, PR | Program support. | $80,000 |
| Art Papers | Atlanta, GA | Program support. | $75,000 |
| Moody Center for the Arts at Rice Univers | Houston, TX | Program support. | $75,000 |
| Perlman Teaching Museum at Carleton College | Northfield, MN | Program support. | $75,000 |
| The Atheneum | Athens, GA | Program support. | $75,000 |
| The Phillips Collection | Washington, DC | Program support. | $75,000 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (Moca) | Detroit, MI | Program support. | $70,000 |
| The Morgan Library & Museum | New York, NY | Lisa yuskavage - northview (kk on the divan) | $70,000 |
| The Morgan Library & Museum | New York, NY | Lisa yuskavage - study for true blonde at home | $60,000 |
| Forge Project | Ancram, NY | Program support. | $55,000 |
| Galveston Artist Residency | Galveston, TX | Program support. | $55,000 |
| Participant Inc | New York, NY | Program support. | $55,000 |
| The Brick | Los Angeles, CA | Program support. | $54,400 |
| Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center | Buffalo, NY | Program support. | $53,600 |
| Friends of Alice Austen House | Staten Island, NY | Program support. | $52,500 |
| Heard Museum | Phoenix, AZ | Program support. | $52,000 |
| Antenna | New Orleans, LA | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Calarts Redcat | Los Angeles, CA | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts | Cambridge, MA | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Fractured Atlas | New York, NY | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Friends of a Studio in the Woods | New Orleans, LA | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Lacma | Los Angeles, CA | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson | Tucson, AZ | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Oregon State University Foundation | Corvallis, OR | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Rivers Institute | New Orleans, LA | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Sculpture Center Inc | Queens, NY | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Sixty Inches From Center | Chicago, IL | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Spaces | Cleveland, OH | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Storefront for Art and Architecture | New York, NY | Program support. | $50,000 |
| The Luminary | St Louis, MO | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Ucsd Mandeville Art Gallery | LA Jolla, CA | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Vincent Price Art Museum | Monterey Park, CA | Program support. | $50,000 |
| The Morgan Library & Museum | New York, NY | Lisa yuskavage - untitled | $40,000 |
| Chapel & York US Foundation Inc | New York, NY | General support. | $25,750 |
| Name Publications | Miami, FL | Program support. | $25,000 |
| Beta-Local | San Juan, PR | Program support. | $25,000 |
| Corita Art Center | Los Angeles, CA | Program support. | $25,000 |
| Diverseworks Inc | Houston, TX | Program support. | $25,000 |
| Museums Moving Forward | Los Angeles, CA | General support. | $25,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 85 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts Foundation of Kosciusko | Kosciusko, MS | Program support. | $150,000 |
| Asu Art Museum | Tempe, AZ | Program support. | $150,000 |
| Columbia Museum of Art | Columbia, SC | Program support. | $150,000 |
| Creative Time | New York, NY | Program support. | $150,000 |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | Program support. | $150,000 |
| John Michael Kohler Arts Center | Sheboygan, WI | Program support. | $150,000 |
| Mexicali Biennial | Whittier, CA | Program support. | $150,000 |
| Museo Universitario Del Chopo (Funam) | Mexico City, | Program support. | $150,000 |
| Museo Universitario Del Chopo (Funam) | Mexico City, | Program support. | $150,000 |
| Telfair Museums | Savannah, GA | Program support. | $150,000 |
| The Contemporary Austin | Austin, TX | Program support. | $150,000 |
| The Museum of Contemporary Art | Los Angeles, CA | Program support. | $150,000 |
| University of California Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | Program support. | $150,000 |
| Walker Art Center | Minneapolis, MN | Program support. | $150,000 |
| Amherst College | Amherst, MA | Program support. | $75,000 |
| Elmhurst Art Museum | Elmhurst, IL | Program support. | $75,000 |
| Frye Art Museum | Seattle, WA | Program support. | $75,000 |
| Independent Curators International | New York, NY | Program support. | $75,000 |
| Institute for Contemporary Art - Virginia | Richmond, VA | Program support. | $75,000 |
| Mississippi Museum of Art | Jackson, MS | Program support. | $75,000 |
| MIT List Visual Arts Center | Cabridge, MA | Program support. | $75,000 |
| The Industry | Los Angeles, CA | Program support. | $75,000 |
| The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art | Sarasota, FL | Program support. | $75,000 |
| The Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal Stat | Los Angeles, CA | Program support. | $75,000 |
| Tufts University Art Galleries | Medford, MA | Program support. | $75,000 |
| Wallach Art Gallery Columbia University | New York, NY | Program support. | $75,000 |
| 516 Arts | Albuquerque, NM | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Air Gallery | Brooklyn, NY | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Air Gallery | Brooklyn, NY | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Air Gallery | Brooklyn, NY | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Acadiana Center for the Arts | Lafayette, LA | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Acadiana Center for the Arts | Lafayette, LA | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Acadiana Center for the Arts | Lafayette, LA | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Afro Charities Inc | Baltimore, MD | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Afro Charities Inc | Baltimore, MD | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Afro Charities Inc | Baltimore, MD | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Alabama Contemporary Art Center | Mobile, AL | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Alabama Contemporary Art Center | Mobile, AL | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Alabama Contemporary Art Center | Mobile, AL | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Alma Lewis | Pittsburgh, PA | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Alma Lewis | Pittsburgh, PA | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Alma Lewis | Pittsburgh, PA | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Asian Arts Initiative | Philadelphia, PA | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Asian Arts Initiative | Philadelphia, PA | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Asian Arts Initiative | Philadelphia, PA | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Blank Forms | Brooklyn, NY | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Boffo | New York, NY | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Boffo | New York, NY | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Boffo | New York, NY | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Cca Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art | San Francisco, CA | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Cca Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art | San Francisco, CA | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Cca Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art | San Francisco, CA | Program support. | $50,000 |
| City As a Living Laboratory (Call) | New York, NY | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educatio | New York, NY | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educatio | New York, NY | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educatio | New York, NY | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Creativity Explored | San Francisco, CA | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Forge Project | Ancram, NY | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Forge Project | Ancram, NY | Program support. | $50,000 |
| Fractured Atlas | New York, NY | Program support. | $50,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,154,993 | 230 |
| 2023 | $2,171,107 | 133 |
| 2022 | $7,619,495 | 111 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed May 11, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202611319349100231
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 26-3533921
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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