Foundations that fund arts education programs nationally

1,986 foundations made gifts to arts education programs across the country, reaching 1,424 nonprofits.

Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024.

1,986Foundations gave here
762Accept applications
$7,500Typical gift
1,424Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY · EIN 23-704973813 gifts · typical $1,925 · 202413 · $518,278$1,9252024Invite only
Marie Lamfrom Charitable FoundationWilsonville, OR · EIN 93-125417112 gifts · typical $6,250 · 202412 · $174,575$6,2502024Accepts applications
Cornelia T Bailey Charitable TrustWest Palm Beach, FL · EIN 88-622045111 gifts · typical $10,000 · 202411 · $110,000$10,0002024Invite only
The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA · EIN 23-150348810 gifts · typical $15,000 · 202410 · $594,880$15,0002024Accepts applications
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY · EIN 13-168433110 gifts · typical $22,500 · 202410 · $534,074$22,5002024Accepts applications

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Gift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.

What the filings show

  • Foundations made 3,804 matched gifts to arts education programs in the United States in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 1,424 matched organizations received gifts to arts education programs in the United States in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to arts education programs in the United States was $7,500 in tax years 2023–2025.

Top states

RankStateFoundationsOrganizations
New York350155
California228202
Pennsylvania14664
Michigan12147
Florida12080
Massachusetts11641
Illinois9365
Minnesota8035
Connecticut6927
Texas5777
Colorado5337
Ohio5340
Washington5239
North Carolina5139
New Jersey4929
Wisconsin4923
Maryland4724
Oregon4040
Virginia3835
Arizona3731
Oklahoma2810
Indiana2615
Maine2414
Tennessee2222
Rhode Island2112
How many foundations fund arts education programs?

1,986 foundations made gifts to 1,424 organizations nationally in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

762 of the 1,986 foundations take applications, according to their tax returns.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.