Who funds The Metropolitan Museum of Art?
New York, New York · EIN 13-1624086 · NTEE A510 · 501(c)(3)
934 private foundations paid The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1,802 grants on IRS Form 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $166.3M in all. Its IRS activity code (NTEE A510) places it in arts & culture.
All years on file, including returns before 2022.
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Foundations that funded it
The 200 largest by total, of 936 on file.
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Largest grants since 2022
Largest first. The purpose is what the foundation wrote on its return, for the tax year shown.
- The Tang Fund · 2025 - Charitable$10,000,000
- Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation Inc · 2023 - General tax exempt purposes$7,847,659
- Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation Inc · 2022 - General tax exempt purposes$6,637,600
- John Pritzker Family Fund · 2024 - New Modern Wing (Capital Project) Program$5,000,000
- Huo Family Foundation · 2023 - New modern & contemporary art wing$5,000,000
- Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc · 2023 - Art for museum collection$5,000,000
- Browne Bolton Foundation Inc · 2024 - Cash gift$4,715,000
- Huo Family Foundation · 2024 - New modern & contemporary art wing.$4,000,000
- Teiger Foundation · 2022 - 8 artworks donated (artists: katharina fritsch, mark grotjahn, laura owens, elizabeth peyton, lisa yuskavage)$3,600,000
- Mbk Educational Foundation Inc · 2024 - To support the museum's plans in the area of modern and contemporary art specifically for the costs associated with the construction,…$2,550,000
- Lilly Endowment Inc · 2025 - Religion & cultural inst initiative$2,500,000
- Lilly Endowment Inc · 2023 - Religion & cultural inst initiative$2,500,000
- Mbk Educational Foundation Inc · 2023 - To support the museum's plans in the area of modern and contemporary art specifically for the costs associated with the construction,…$2,500,000
- The John a Moran Charitable Trust · 2025 - Unrestricted contribution$2,175,000
- The John a Moran Charitable Trust · 2024 - Unrestricted contribution$2,175,000
- Pilara Family Foundation · 2024 - Art$1,824,770
- Marina Kellen French Tr Foundation · 2023 - General fund$1,507,500
- Alexis Gregory Foundation · 2023 - To establish an endowment fund to support the curatorial practice program$1,500,000
- The Daniel and Estrellita Brodsky Family Foundation · 2023 - Charitable$1,479,800
- W L Lyons Brown Jr Charitable Foundation Inc · 2024 - General exempt purpose$1,466,836
- John & Evelyn Kossak Foundation Inc · 2024 - Cultural$1,400,000
- The Irving Penn Foundation · 2024 - To promote appreciation and understanding of fine arts (see attachment)$1,370,000
- The Daniel and Estrellita Brodsky Family Foundation · 2024 - Charitable$1,320,000
- The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc · 2023 - Digital programs$1,310,000
- John & Amy Griffin Foundation Inc · 2023 - General support$1,300,000
Organizations the same foundations fund
Organizations paid by many of the same foundations since 2022, by how much their lists of funders overlap.
- Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY · 284 shared funders
- Central Park Conservancy IncNew York, NY · 222 shared funders
- American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY · 154 shared funders
- Jewish MuseumNew York, NY · 149 shared funders
- Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NY · 140 shared funders
- Frick CollectionNew York, NY · 117 shared funders
- New York Historical SocietyNew York, NY · 102 shared funders
- New York City Ballet IncNew York, NY · 93 shared funders
By tax year of the funder's return
| Year | Grants | Foundations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 265 | 263 | $25.5M |
| 2024 | 669 | 631 | $60.4M |
| 2023 | 724 | 683 | $65M |
| 2022 | 144 | 136 | $15.3M |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | $102K |
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How this page is made
Each grant comes from a foundation's IRS Form 990-PF and was linked to this EIN only when this was the single organization in the IRS Business Master File with that name in that state. Grants written under a different spelling, or where several organizations share the name, are not counted here, so the real totals can be higher. Government grants and gifts from individuals do not appear on these returns.
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-1624086
- IRS Business Master File record updated Nov 9, 2026; listed in Publication 78 (eligible for deductible contributions)
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