Arts & Culture grants for nonprofits in New York
5,883 private foundations reported 20,367 arts & culture grants to organizations in New York on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $1.2B in all. 2,416 of them are based in New York.
Foundations5,883
Grants on record20,367
Total granted$1.2B
Their typical grant$5,000
Foundations that fund arts & culture in New York
20 of the 5,883: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of arts & culture grants to New York organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Organization for Transformative Works, New York - General support$9,553
- Mr Mo Project Senior Dog Rescue Inc, Clifton Park - General support$7,143
- Pro Publica Inc, New York - General support$2,946
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Gave $844.7M in 2024
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc, New York - Core support for the pop culture collaborative, a donor collaborative and learning community transforming…$1,750,000
- The Studio Museum in Harlem Inc, New York - General support$1,500,000
- Center for Curatorial Leadership Inc, New York - Core support to maintain a long-term reserve for operations and the development of programmatic initiatives…$1,000,000
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Gave $27.8M in 2024
The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- LA Mama Experimental Theatre Club Inc, New York - Foundation grant - debt reduction$750,000
- St Ann's Warehouse Inc, Brooklyn - Foundation two-year grant - general operating$375,000
- Chamber Music America Inc, New York - Foundation grant - regranting$360,000
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Gave $42M in 2024
The Shubert Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- New York Shakespeare Festival, New York - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$350,000
- Playwrights Horizons Inc, New York - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$325,000
- Vivian Beaumont Theater Inc, New York - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$325,000
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- All Stars Project Inc, New York - In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways$175,000
- Manhattan Class Company Inc, New York - Matching contribution (general operating support)$20,249
- Dance Theatre of Harlem Inc, New York - Matching contribution (general operating support)$20,000
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Gave $555M in 2024
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- American Council of Learned Societies, New York - To support the administration and annual institutional renewals for the mellon mays undergraduate fellowship…$8,556,000
- American Council of Learned Societies, New York - To continue support for postdoctoral fellowships in social justice-oriented government and nonprofit agencies…$1,687,500
- American Council of Learned Societies, New York - To support an open competition addressing sustainable digital infrastructures and promoting justice and…$1,657,500
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Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust
West Palm Beach, FL · latest return: tax year 2025- Young People's Chorus of New York City, New York - General operating$75,000
- Alumni & Friends of Fh Laguardia High School Music and Art, New York - Senior dance gradution concert$50,000
- Art Effect of the Hudson Valley, Poughkeepsie - Artsbridge$25,000
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Gave $6.1M in 2024
The Hyde and Watson Foundation
Warren Township, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Battery Conservancy Inc, New York - Purchase and installation of equipment.$20,000
- New York Hall of Science, Queens - Hard costs related to renovations and purchase of security equipment.$20,000
- Children's Museum of Manhattan, New York - Purchase and installation of equipment.$15,000
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The Laurie M Tisch Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Children's Museum of Manhattan, New York - To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$21,616,570
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York - To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$1,325,000
- New York City Health and Hospitals Corp, New York - To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$1,001,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, East Elmhurst - Matching gifts$5,000
- Mastervoices Inc, New York - Matching gifts$5,000
- Metropolitan Opera Association Inc, New York - Matching gifts$3,100
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Gave $556K in 2024
Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation
Catskill, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Columbia Memorial Health Foundation, Hudson - To make investments for the hudson and greene medical arts campuses and development of an ambulatory surgical…$10,000
- Catskill Mountain Foundation, Hunter - To help with various 2025 programming and performance$2,500
- Shaker Museum and Library, Chatham - To support 2025 programming and projects$2,500
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Arnhold Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York - General fund$2,696,750
- Whitney Museum of American Art, New York - General fund$1,519,250
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York - General fund$1,250,000
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Arison Arts Foundation
Coral Gables, FL · latest return: tax year 2024- Ballet Theatre Foundation Inc, New York - General support$4,800,000
- Museum of Modern Art, New York - General support$1,894,000
- Ps1 Contemporary Art Center Inc, Long Island City - General support$1,822,118
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Gave $60.4M in 2024
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Katonah Museum of Art Inc, Katonah - For its artejuntos/arttogether program and shen wei: transference, a journey, exhibition$210,000
- Ballet Theatre Foundation Inc, New York - For creation of new choreography and a performance at the david rockefeller creative arts center$175,000
- Center for Law and Human Values Inc, Ossining - For its project movement art in practice$125,000
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Leon Levy Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York - Project support.$1,035,000
- Friends of the Israel Antiquities Authority, New York - Project support.$1,000,000
- New York Public Radio, New York - General support$600,000
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Gave $40.1M in 2024
Pinkerton Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- American Museum of Natural History, New York - Career readiness$351,000
- American Museum of Natural History, New York - Career readiness$199,000
- Dreamyard Project Inc, Bronx - After school & summer learning$150,000
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Gave $88.8M in 2024
Hillman Family Foundations
Pittsburgh, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Exploring the Arts Inc, Astoria - Eta turnaround arts - NYC$60,000
- Ayiti Demen, New York - Reinventing le centre d'art$50,000
- New York Public Radio, New York - Wnyc centennial and 2024 election coverage$50,000
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The Annenberg Foundation
Conshohocken, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Dreamyard Project Inc, Bronx - General operating support$350,000
- Democracy Now Productions Inc, New York - Advocacy work related to programming areas$200,000
- Dia Center for the Arts Inc, New York - General operating support$200,000
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Gave $49.3M in 2024
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- American Council of Learned Societies, New York - Support for academic fellowships$1,250,000
- American Council of Learned Societies, New York - Support for PhD dissertation fellowships$406,668
- Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, New York - Support for an art exhibition$250,000
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Gave $29.1M in 2024
The J Paul Getty Trust
Los Angeles, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Center for Curatorial Leadership, New York - Professional development$1,000,000
- New York University, New York - Connecting art histories$365,000
- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester - Getty global art and sustainability fellowships$343,530
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
New York organizations that received arts & culture grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Metropolitan Museum of Art New York | 11 | $3,267,131 |
| Roundabout Theatre Company Inc New York | 11 | $980,273 |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc New York | 10 | $4,660,358 |
| Joyce Theater Foundation Inc New York | 10 | $1,808,502 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art New York | 9 | $3,171,490 |
| New York Public Radio New York | 9 | $1,309,247 |
| Classical Theatre of Harlem Inc New York | 9 | $1,084,972 |
| Playwrights Horizons Inc New York | 9 | $891,909 |
| The Museum of Modern Art New York | 8 | $3,017,665 |
| New York Foundation for the Arts Inc New York | 8 | $2,110,083 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in New York that we classify as arts & culture, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 5,883 foundations, 1,200 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.