Foundations that fund museums in New York

1,668 foundations made gifts to museums in New York, reaching 276 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.

1,668Foundations gave here
339Accept applications
$6,000Typical gift
276Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY · EIN 13-168433132 gifts · typical $100,000 · 202432 · $7,332,040$100,0002024Accepts applications
Charina Foundation IncNew York, NY · EIN 13-305029418 gifts · typical $10,000 · 202418 · $365,000$10,0002024Invite only
A Lindsay & Olive B O’ConnorDelhi, NY · EIN 16-606348515 gifts · typical $7,535 · 202415 · $367,348$7,5352024Accepts applications
The Tianaderrah Foundation (NY)New York, NY · EIN 16-644511813 gifts · typical $40,000 · 202413 · $817,000$40,0002024Accepts applications
The Cowles Charitable TrustStaten Island, NY · EIN 13-609029513 gifts · typical $6,000 · 202413 · $85,000$6,0002024Accepts 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 3,128 matched gifts to museums in New York in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 276 matched organizations received gifts to museums in New York in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to museums in New York was $6,000 in tax years 2023–2025.

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How many foundations fund museums in New York?

1,668 foundations made gifts to 276 organizations in New York in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

339 of the 1,668 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.