Foundations that fund humanities organizations in New York

414 foundations made gifts to humanities organizations in New York, reaching 59 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.

414Foundations gave here
78Accept applications
$8,570Typical gift
59Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY · EIN 13-18799546 gifts · typical $367,899 · 20246 · $2,360,797$367,8992024Accepts applications
The Sidney E Frank FoundationHarrison, NY · EIN 20-63837795 gifts · typical $250,000 · 20245 · $778,816$250,0002024Invite only
The Poetry FoundationChicago, IL · EIN 36-24908085 gifts · typical $30,000 · 20245 · $146,500$30,0002024Accepts applications
Bydale FoundationPennington, NJ · EIN 13-61952865 gifts · typical $5,000 · 20245 · $25,000$5,0002024Accepts applications
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY · EIN 13-16843314 gifts · typical $100,000 · 20244 · $550,000$100,0002024Accepts 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 522 matched gifts to humanities organizations in New York in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 59 matched organizations received gifts to humanities organizations in New York in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to humanities organizations in New York was $8,570 in tax years 2023–2025.

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How many foundations fund humanities organizations in New York?

414 foundations made gifts to 59 organizations in New York in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

78 of the 414 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.